Immortal of the Nine Realms

Fang Chen silently eyed Xia Yu.

Seemingly sensing Fang Chen’s gaze, Xia Yu looked up. When he saw that Fang Chen was indeed staring at him, he revealed a face full of guilt.

The people around didn’t notice Xia Yu’s odd behavior. They were all too busy trying to make out what was happening in the sky. They were very eager to know the outcome of this battle between three cultivators.

Fang Chen withdrew his gaze, and the next moment, his divine soul soared into the sky, approaching the battle.

It had to be said; the Spirit Blood Sect’s Foundation Building Realm cultivator did have some skills. Despite facing Elder Jin Nan and Abbess Zhu Yue on his own, he was not at much of a disadvantage. Not to mention that each of his moves was quite tricky, his combat experience seemed to be slightly superior to Jin Nan’s.

It was too bad he was facing two Foundation Building Realm cultivators. Although the cultivation level of Abbess Zhu Yue was slightly lower than the two, her flying sword was formidable.

While she chose not to directly confront the man, she could still help suppress him slightly with the coordination of Jin Nan.

”Don’t hold anything back, Abbess Zhu Yue! Use your Mind Entanglement Curse, and I will finish him off!” transmitted Jin Nan directly to Abbess Zhu Yue.

Hearing his words, Abbess Zhu Yue’s expression shifted. The Mind Entanglement Curse was the top-tier technique of Concealed Moon Hermitage, but it was also the technique she was least willing to use.

This technique came at a great cost; the soul would be permanently damaged, and one’s cultivation base might drop slightly. It could take the practitioner several years to fully recover.

”I can only use it once. Make sure you kill him,” transmitted Abbess Zhu Yue back as she made the decision.

She suddenly clasped her hands together, and her face turned tranquil and devout.

A Sanskrit chant echoed from her mouth:

”Om Mani Padme Hum, this is the unheard of, the Nine Realms of the Heart Sutra...”

The Spirit Blood Sect’s Foundation Building Realm cultivator felt his eyelids turn heavy and his head droopy. The Sanskrit chant was like a demonic melody that attacked his soul, making him gradually feel drowsy as his eyes started to close.

”It’s about time,” Fang Chen saw this scene and felt relieved. Abbess Zhu Yue’s technique was able to affect the Spirit Blood Sect cultivator. So as long as Jin Nan didn’t make a mistake, they should be able to kill him.

”Go!” commanded Jin Nan. His sword transformed into a streak of light in the skies and stabbed at the space between his opponent’s eyebrows. This was a lethal spot. A cultivator was no different from a mortal in this regard.

Even he, who was in the Foundation Building Realm, would be dead beyond the shred of doubt were he to be stabbed through his glabella. There were only a handful of cultivators who cultivated special methods that would allow them to shift the damage elsewhere.

Swoosh...

The flying sword sank into the space between the cultivator’s eyebrows, through his head and out the back, as quick as lightning, drawing a string of blood as it came out.

Seeing that, Jin Nan heaved a sigh of relief. “It’s done....”

His opponent had been a true pain in the ass to deal with. Even though the man’s lifespan was at its end and his cultivation dropped to the early Foundation Building Realm, he managed to buy some time for himself after absorbing the red mist.

Even so, the Spirit Blood Sect’s Foundation Building Realm cultivator’s methods were truly terrifying. He was able to fight back against two experts in the Foundation Building Realm. Jin Nan could only imagine how strong he was in his prime.

Fortunately, Abbess Zhu Yue worked well with him and he managed to kill the opponent.

The Spirit Blood Sect’s Foundation Building Realm cultivator definitely had a lot of treasures on him. They would definitely gain a lot today.

A smile tugged on Elder Jin Nan’s lips when he thought of that.

Abbess Zhu Yue heaved a sigh of relief. Even though they had risked it all to land that final blow, it had paid off.

However, it was then that the three saw a scene that left them surprised: the man’s body was still hovering in mid air. It had yet to plummet to the ground!

Strange!

A dead cultivator was no different from a mortal. How could his corpse stay in mid air?

Indeed, the man’s eyes snapped open, and he glanced at Jin Nan and Zhen Yue with a mocking gaze. “Do you really think I’d die so easily?!”

Elder Jin Nan and Abbess Zhu Yue sucked in a cold breath in unison as they stared at him in disbelief. The Spirit Blood Sect Foundation Building Realm cultivator, whose head had been pierced by the flying sword, was supposed to be dead, but he still stood in the void as if nothing had happened!

At this moment, the Spirit Blood Sect cultivator slowly turned around, facing the two of them. Although his body was tattered and bloody, his eyes were filled with a strange, fanatical light. The spiritual energy around him started to disappear and it was replaced by a frightening corpse qi! That was right! It was corpse qi!

”A corpse cultivator!?” exclaimed Jin Nan. ”You... You have actually turned yourself into an undead corpse!”

”The weakness of a corpse cultivator lies in the corpse bead inside their body. This corpse bead circulates within the meridians. If it is not destroyed, he is basically undying and indestructible!” said Zhen Yue as she stopped employing her curse. She could only use it so much with her cultivation level, any more would bring serious damage to her divine soul.

She was filled with shock and a bit of regret. If she had known that the Spirit Blood Sect cultivator was crazy enough to willingly delve into the path of a corpse cultivator, she might not have decided to help Fang Chen.

Corpse cultivators were extremely special in the cultivation world. After successfully transforming themselves into undead corpses, their lifespan would be a hundred times longer than cultivators of the same level. The higher the cultivation, the more obvious this advantage becomes. Furthermore, the defensive power of corpse qi was terrifying. Any magical treasure that came into contact with it may be contaminated, leading to a significant loss of power.

Because of that, local cultivators would suffer a huge headache if a corpse cultivator or two appeared in an area. A slight mistake could damage magical treasures or result in corpse poisoning.

”It’s too late for you to realize that now. I didn’t want to reveal my true form. Now, I need a considerable amount of essence blood to make up for the loss after the battle,” said the Spirit Blood Sect’s Foundation Building Realm cultivator indifferently. ”Unfortunately, you’ve pushed me too far. So, it’s time for you to meet your end.”

Jin Nan Elder’s face turned serious. ”Abbess Zhu Yue, we have to fight till the bitter end today.”

There was no turning back. They had to go all out; otherwise, they would be the ones killed instead.

Abbess Zhu Yue nodded slowly.

In the next moment, the three clashed again. However, this time, the Spirit Blood Sect’s Foundation Building Realm cultivator clearly had the upper hand. Under his corpse qi, Jin Nan and Abbess Zhu Yue’s magical treasures gradually became shrouded in a layer of black mist. Their magical treasures had been clearly contaminated! This caused their power to lessen considerably.

Due to the presence of the corpse bead, the Spirit Blood Sect’s foundation-building cultivator forcibly resisted the attacks of the two with his physical body. Although he cut quite the sorry figure, he didn’t really suffer any real injuries.

After a few more exchanges, Elder Jin Nan and Abbess Zhu Yue were each struck by a palm strike. Not only were their spiritual energies contaminated, but even their physical bodies were subtly invaded by corpse poison.

The Spirit Blood Sect’s Foundation Building Realm cultivator suddenly flung his head back and laughed uproariously. ”Hahaha!”

The dense and majestic corpse qi blanketed the sky.

A bitter smile slowly rose on Elder Jin Nan’s face. ”It seems that today is our end...” he muttered.

It was then that he heard Abbess Zhu Yue shout, ”Young Master Fang, when will you make your move?!”

The next moment, Purple Lightning Talismans flew out like they didn’t cost money. Li Daoye, Abbess Qing He, and those lying in ambush leaped out at once. The boundless thunderous light interwove into a vast net, enveloping the corpse cultivator!

Just at that split second alone, over two hundred Purple Lightning Talismans had been used on him!