Immortal of the Nine Realms

Watching the phenomenon in the sky, Fang Chen’s first thought was that someone was warning him. But as the vision continued, and even began to show his own figure, he realized this was more than just a warning.

What kind of person can project events from nearly a thousand years ago into the void like this? Does this person... know about the fairy within the blazing sun? Or... is this not aimed at me at all, but at the slumbering patriarch of the Spirit God Sect within Three World Mountain?

Fang Chen’s furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and a faint sneer appeared in his eyes,

The other party’s intentions didn’t matter. He would simply respond accordingly.

***

Xia Ji stood with his hands behind his back, with Marshal Xiao and Xia Yunxin beside him.

This was the capital of the Underworld, not the Mortal Realm, yet the same strange phenomenon appeared in its sky.

Xia Ji watched without blinking, his expression grave.

Before long, one subordinate after another from the Hidden Guard Division hurried over.

”Sir, we’ve investigated, this phenomenon has appeared everywhere, without exception.”

Xia Ji frowned.” Without exception?”

Marshal Xiao was similarly surprised. Great distances divided the realms. How could the same phenomena be witnessed everywhere?

They couldn’t understand why the battle of Three World Mountain was manifesting across all realms.

Suddenly, a wave of unease struck Xia Ji’s heart, and his brows furrowed. ”Did something happen on Fang Chen’s side?”

Could this phenomenon be drawn from Fang Chen’s memories? Under what circumstances could someone extract his memories?

Suppressing his anxiety, Xia Ji continued watching. Soon, the scene shifted to Fang Chen personally leading his soldiers into battle against Marshal Xiao.

Emotion rose in Marshal Xiao’s eyes. Who could have imagined that after that battle, he would one day become a Ghost Immortal of the Underworld, wielding great power?

Xia Ji suddenly chuckled. ”Marshal Xiao, look at you, you weren’t Fang Chen’s match at all.”

In the vision, Fang Chen clearly had the upper hand.

Marshal Xiao smiled calmly. ”At the time, the lord’s methods were beyond my comprehension. To possess such strength at such a young age, I was indeed inferior. I chose to face him at Three World Mountain because I had prepared in advance. Otherwise, it was no different from seeking death.”

He paused for a moment. Finally, he said, ”Even then, I had already sensed something was off within my empire, as if an invisible hand was pushing everything forward.”

Xia Ji nodded. ”You were perceptive enough to notice the Spirit God Sect even back then.”

Sure enough, moments later, a powerful figure appeared, someone from a tier-eight empire, whose cultivation had already surpassed the Human Profound Realm and reached the Earth Profound Realm.

His intervention left Fang Chen completely unable to resist. Within a few exchanges, Fang Chen was defeated. When the man was about to deliver the killing blow, he was stopped by Marshal Xiao, who turned to Fang Chen and said,

”Living will be more painful than death.”

That was Marshal Xiao’s reasoning, and it was accepted. With that, the expert spared Fang Chen’s life.

”Something’s not right,” Marshal Xiao suddenly said.

Xia Ji noticed it too. ”I remember Fang Chen lost his sight in this battle. Why didn’t you blind him?”

In the vision, the severely injured Fang Chen was already being escorted away by Huang Sihai and his soldiers. At this point, his eyes were still intact.

Marshal Xiao frowned. ”I wasn’t the one who blinded him. I remember he looked up at the sky, and then the black in his pupils gradually faded, leaving only gray-white.”

”What about the other details?” Xia Ji asked quickly.

”Everything else... matches my memory.”

”That’s good... that’s good...”

Xia Ji let out a breath and laughed softly.

Had this scene been extracted from Fang Chen’s own memories, there wouldn’t have been discrepancies. Which meant the worst-case scenario had not occurred.

***

The scene shifted again. As if fast-forwarding, it showed Fang Chen’s five years in the capital of the Grand Xia Empire.

***

Mingwang Star.

A faint smile appeared on Fang Chen’s face.

The culprit behind this vision clearly did not know about the fairy in the blazing sun. This meant they were not all-knowing.

He calmly continued watching, treating it as a chance to revisit those five years. There was a certain amusement in it. He wanted to see whether the other party knew about Master Yun He. Back then, Master Yun He had transmitted the Introduction to the Three Thousand Daos to him, communicating purely through the soul. If even that could be exposed, the opponent’s capabilities would need to be reassessed.

***

Soon, five years passed, and the scene changed again.

Now it was in the Grand Qian Empire, which the Spirit Blood Sect was preparing to massacre to refine Blood Spirit Pills.

Seeing the familiar scene, Xia Ji’s expression shifted. Though much time had passed, he still remembered those events clearly. The pain of being betrayed by his own master was indescribable.

In the vision, Fang Chen sacrificed his lifespan and delivered a stunning sword. From the vigor of youth, he cut through the years until reaching extreme old age.

***

Enlightenment Star.

The crowd exchanged glances. They could clearly see that Fang Chen had exhausted his lifespan. Each strike of his sword had consumed years of his life.

But if his lifespan had truly been depleted, he should have died. Why, then, was he alive now, becoming a core disciple of the Enlightenment God Palace?

”Could this... not be Ninth Brother? Look at his eyes, they’re normal...” someone whispered.

Chen Enxue’s expression shifted as she noticed the lively eyes in the image.

”Could he have a twin brother?” She murmured.

But soon, she dismissed the idea. The demeanor he possessed... it was unmistakably the same person.

Chen Enxue frowned. ”Someone is really digging up Ninth Brother’s past... But none of this proves anything.”

Wang Chongsong stared at the sky, his brows tightly furrowed. ”What kind of enemy has this guy offended? If this keeps going, won’t his identity as Monarch Yan be exposed to everyone?”

Sure enough, the scenes began to accelerate. Battle after battle from Fang Chen’s life was being revealed. Some were connected to the Spirit God Sect, others to the Killing Spiritual Division. But none of them revealed the peculiar nature of Fang Chen’s soul.

***

Suddenly, the scene shifted again, to the Langgui Constellation.

Fang Chen seized a mountain and met Little Immortal Honglian. Then, he passed the assessment, becoming an outer disciple of the Enlightenment God Palace.

The scenes sped up again, arriving at Great Thunder Sound.

Seeing this, Wang Chongsong finally made his judgment.

”This isn’t the Demon Race’s doing.”