Immortal of the Nine Realms

Long Tianxing stared at Fang Chen. After a moment, he suddenly smiled. ”If you can really injure me with just one move, I will step down as the leader of the Qingzhou Sword Sect and let you take my place!”

The crowd was instantly shocked. However, they knew that Long Tianxing dared to say such words because he was completely confident in his own abilities. They could only imagine that Fang Chen was going to meet a miserable fate.

Even if he was a sword cultivator... the gap in cultivation level was not something that could be easily bridged. They had sensed the commotion on Mount Spirit Void some time ago. It was clearly a disturbance caused by a Qi Refining Realm cultivator condensing an immortal vein. It was far from reaching the Foundation Building Realm.

Fang Chen smiled. ”Your words, not mine.”

”Make your move,” said Long Tianxing lightly.

A flash of cold light appeared in Fang Chen’s eyes.

The first form of the Eight Desolation Supreme Sword Scripture!

Terrifying sword intent pervaded the air as spiritual energy swept out from Fang Chen. The people around seemed to have seen a dazzling golden light rise from within him, and astonishment filled their eyes.

For the first time in their entire lives, the crowd felt the famed, terrifying sword intent up close. They didn’t know how to describe the feeling, but if they had to, it was as if one had stepped through the gates of Hell. They felt as if they’d get shredded to pieces by the sword intent any moment now!

Long Tianxing’s eyes snapped open in horror, his hair stood on end. Danger! Extreme danger! When that sword qi was unleashed, it’d without a doubt be fatal for him!

Xia Xuanji’s face turned somber. He had underestimated the swordsman. What terrifying sword intent! Even he didn’t have the confidence to withstand it unscathed!

The three Elders of the Spirit Void Sect were horrified. If the swordsman had used that move on them that day, they were certain they would’ve died under its might! The entire Spirit Void Sect would have been completely wiped out!

They were very lucky to have made the right choice!

With a flash of silver light, the terrifying sword intent erupted instantly.

Long Tianxing could no longer resist the horror in his heart. Just as he was about to make a move, he heard a roar nearby!

The Passing Dragon Island Master’s face had turned ashen, and an endless stream of spiritual power surged out, revealing the aura of the late-stage Foundation Building Realm expert!

Long Tianxing and Xia Xuanji were both startled.

”Late-sage Foundation Building Realm?”

The cultivators present were also incredibly shocked.

What the hell was happening!

Before they could react, the spiritual energy barrier around the Passing Dragon Island Master had already been pierced by a sword. With terrifying momentum, Little Sword tore a hole through the Passing Dragon Island Master’s chest.

Pfft!

Blood splattered across the earth.

”Why...?” The Passing Dragon Island Master looked down at the wound, his face full of resentment, mixed with confusion. His eyes drifted upward toward Fang Chen, full of shock.

”You think I don’t know you’re from the Sea Dragon Sect” Fang Chen said indifferently.

The Spirit Void Citylord was stunned, and everyone was bewildered by this sudden turn of events.

They couldn’t understand why the sword cultivator attacked the Spirit Void Citylord’s friend. Wasn’t this about something between him and Long Tianxing?

Even Long Tianxing was full of confusion, but amidst the confusion, he suddenly felt immensely relieved.

That sword... there was no way he could fend it off!

”Damn it...”

Passing Dragon Island Master looked at the Spirit Void City Lord, his eyes filled with resentment. ”You betrayed me. The Sea Dragon Sect will definitely... avenge me...” As those words escaped the Passing Dragon Island Master’s mouth, his flesh began to disintegrate into specks of dust that fell to the ground into a heap. Even his storage ring wasn’t spared, annihilated by the terrifying sword intent.

Fang Chen sighed inwardly. Still the same. What a pity.

His spiritual energy had been depleted, restored, depleted, and restored countless times in this short moment. Each time it was depleted, his flesh would wither a little, and his vital essence would be continuously damaged.

But fortunately, he managed to defeat the Passing Dragon Island Master with that sword. The power of the Eight Desolation Supreme Sword Scripture didn’t disappoint him.

Shocked, mouth opened ajar, the Spirit Void Citylord stared at what was of the Passing Dragon Island Master, a heap of dust. ”When did I betray you?”

He struggled to understand what was happening. He thought and thought, his mind churning. The sword cultivator who was supposed to confront Long Tianxing... why did he suddenly attack the Passing Dragon Island Master? Wait... could it be...?

The Spirit Void City Lord’s expression shifted. Glancing at Fang Chen, he suddenly turned horrified.

He had pieced it all together!

The swordsman in front of him was probably the person the Passing Dragon Island Master had been looking for!

”Damn bastard! That old man knew that person was a sword cultivator but didn’t tell me! He probably knew that the person who took over the Spirit Void Sect was the one he was looking for! He didn’t tell me on purpose, hoping I would take action to probe his strength,” he rumbled. “Unbeknownst to that old man the swordsman knew everything all along and he struck first.” The Spirit Void Citylord’s face turned a shade paler. ”The old man thought that I leaked the information in death! If the Sea Dragon Sect catches wind of this, I... I...”

While the father was struck in internal turmoil, afraid, his daughter was furthest from sadness, overjoyed, in fact—as was Ye Wenxiu.

Long Tianxing spoke slowly, his tone conflicted. ”Spirit Void Citylord... was that person a late-stage Foundation Building expert of the Sea Dragon Sect?”

”The Sea Dragon Sect...”

The expressions of the cultivators present all became extremely strange.

That was a powerful sect with a Golden Core Realm cultivator presiding over it. It was known all over the lands and it had a pretty big reputation in the cultivation world!

”What did I just see? A late-stage Foundation Building Realm cultivator was killed with a single sword strike?!”

”So terrifying! So this is the power of a sword cultivator?!”

”Unbelievable, truly unbelievable!”

Whispers filled the air, and the gazes toward Fang Chen had completely changed. They were now filled with deep awe.

”Late-stage Foundation Building Realm...” murmured Xia Xuanji softly, his back already soaked in cold sweat.

Fortunately, he wasn’t the one to make the first move. If he was the one meeting that sword, he would’ve found it incredibly difficult to fend it off. No, in fact, his fate wouldn’t have been any better than that of the late-stage Foundation Building Realm. He might’ve not even been able to say a few words before his death, as the old man had been able to do!

The three Elders of Spirit Void Sect felt inexplicable fear.

Even the Grand Elder regretted his decision now. If he had known how terrifying the swordsman was, he wouldn’t have used Transmission Talisman at all!

The Spirit Void Citylord spoke slowly. ”He was a late-stage Foundation Building Realm cultivator from the Sea Dragon Sect, yeah. He’s the Passing Dragon Island Master.”

Long Tianxing shuddered.

The person who was killed was a true blue late-stage Foundation Building Realm expert! Even such an existence hadn’t been able to withstand a single sword strike!

The vicinity turned deathly quiet, pin-drop silence. The only thing that could be heard was the rapid breathing of everyone present.

Unbeknownst to everyone, under the mask, Fang Chen’s face began to visibly age at an alarming rate. Several wrinkles had appeared, even, making him look like a man in his forties!

Fang Chen was aware of this, but he couldn’t ascertain the extent of his condition.

It all stemmed from his lacking cultivation. He had forcefully used the first form of the Eight Desolation Supreme Sword Scripture twice in a row, affecting his lifespan.

Fang Chen spoke slowly, his voice hoarse. ”Sect Master Long, when do you plan to step down? You just said that if I could injure you with one move, you’d hand me your position, no? Does that offer still stand?”

The cultivators of the Qingzhou Sword Sect were suddenly taken aback by Fang Chen’s words. But after a moment of panic, their faces turned conflicted.