Immortal of the Nine Realms

”To be able to leave under my watch, this person is not simple.” Qi You frowned slightly.

Shopkeeper Lin’s heart sank.

How did he escape? What if he comes after us later?

”Wait here for me.” With a cold snort, Qi You suddenly transformed into a streak of rainbow and left the valley.

About two hours later. Qi You returned to the valley, his expression somewhat grim. Seeing that, Shopkeeper Lin knew that he hadn’t found the person.

Qi You said indifferently, ”Take me back to Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.”

”Yes...” Shopkeeper Lin quickly nodded his head.

***

The voice of Little Sword echoed in Fang Chen’s ear. ”Little Chen, why didn’t you stay and fight him? We had a chance if we used the Eight Desolation Supreme Sword Scripture.”

Little Sword had been brimming with fighting spirit ever since it advanced to the third rank.

Fang Chen smiled. ”The benefits we obtained are plenty enough. My sword body has advanced to the third rank, and we’ve gained 70,000 low-grade spirit stones, several top-grade, yellow-rank treasures, and more than a dozen mid-grade, yellow-rank treasures.

”Not to mention the many spiritual materials, pills, and the formation inheritance. Why should we stay and fight a mid stage Golden Core Realm cultivator? I don’t know his full capabilities, nor what other cards he holds. Winning brings us little benefit, and a loss could spell the end of us.”

Mirror of the Universe chimed in there. ”It’s good that you’re cautious and prudent, young one. If you were as reckless as some, you’d soon find yourself in trouble.”

Immediately, Little Sword started bickering with it again.

Fang Chen couldn’t be bothered with them. He transformed into a sword and hurried back toward the Great Qian Imperial Capital. In the Great Qian Empire.

***

”The young master has been in seclusion for nearly two months now....”

Li Cang glanced at the Fang Chen’s room, his expression somewhat grave.

The trade conference was about to begin, and in recent days, many cultivators had come from many different empires. Some were from sixth-tier empires, some from fifth-tier empires.

There were new faces visiting the Fang Family almost every day.

A distinguished guest had arrived at the manor on this day, and the two ancestral elders from each branch of the Fang Family had personally come out to welcome them.

”I heard it’s a Golden Core Realm cultivator from the Yuncang Empire. Ah, such strong individuals not only have unfathomable methods, but their backgrounds are as deep as the ocean. Compared to them, we are just ants,” Li Cang murmured to himself.

At that moment, Chang Feilan suddenly rushed back to the secluded courtyard with Jiang Tianai.

When Li Cang’s eyes fell on Jiang Tiani, he was startled.

”Sister Chang, what’s that on her face!?”

There was a very noticeable palm print on Jiang Tianai’s cheek!

Chang Feilan’s face was dark. She tenderly touched Jiang Tianai’s cheek, then turned to Li Cang and said, ”The distinguished guest has a disciple who acted very arrogantly. Tianai merely spoke a few words for Lady Fang Yun, and she was slapped. That disciple severely injured Lady Fang Yun too. Elder Fang Ao has already gone to handle the matter, but I wonder how the two ancestors will deal with this.”

Pausing for a moment, Chang Feilan glanced toward Fang Chen’s room and whispered, ”Is there any sign of the young master coming out of seclusion? I... want to request the young master to come out of seclusion.”

Jiang Tianai hurriedly said, ”Auntie Chang, please don’t disturb! You’ll be disturbing his cultivation by asking him to come out of seclusion.”

Chang Feilan gritted her teeth in anger. ”But those juniors are really arrogant....”

Li Cang hurried forward to inquire about the whole situation.

It turned out that a female disciple in the Qi Refining Realm from the distinguished guest’s group had gotten into a heated argument with Fang Yun. Jiang Tianai happened to be there and spoke a few words for Fang Yun, which led to that female disciple slapping her.

Fang Yun retaliated immediately when that happened. However, she wasn’t a match for that female disciple and was severely injured to the point where she had hacked out blood.

Subsequently, Fang Jue came over with the disciples from the third branch and stopped the female disciple from leaving. Shortly after, the female disciple’s senior brother came over.

He was at the Foundation Building Realm. with just a single move, he injured Fang Jue and the rest, which ultimately led to Fang Ao and the others appearing one after another.

Fang Tingjian and Fang Wanli, the two ancestors, had intervened and were now speaking with that distinguished guest.

Li Cang smiled bitterly and said, ”Sister Chang, that esteemed guest from the Yuncang Empire must have an impressive background if the two ancestors are paying him that much attention. it’s best not to involve young master in this matter.”

Chang Feilan was indignant, and she found this hard to swallow. ”So young lady should just take a beating like that?”

She had been serving Jiang Tianai for a while now, and she had grown fond of her calm and sensible nature. Moreover, she used to serve under Madam Fang Ao, so it could be said that Fang Yun was also her mistress. Now that both her mistresses had been attacked, she found it hard to endure even if she was a martial artist!

Li Cang said softly, ”We’ll wait for the young master to come out of seclusion before we talk about this further. It’s my responsibility to ensure that no one disturbs the young master during his seclusion, that includes you.”

Chang Feilan knew that there wasn’t anything she could say to sway him, so she sighed and went to fetch medicine for Jiang Tianai.

Fang Chen nodded lightly from the shadows.

”Li Cang has already become a Martial Emperor. Not bad.”

Li Cang’s aura was several times stronger than before, and it was clear that he had advanced from Royal Qi to Imperial Qi and was now a Martial Emperor. Once a martial artist reached that stage, it meant that their foundation had reached the peak.

Fang Chen returned to his room and split his divine soul from his body.

He had noticed the prominent palm print on Jiang Tianai’s cheek.

That person hadn’t held back at all; otherwise, the palm print wouldn’t have lasted so long on a Qi Refining Realm cultivator like Jiang Tianai.

Fang Chen’s gaze shifted to the reception hall where several Golden Core Realm auras were present, one of which was even comparable to Fang Tingjian’s.

Late-stage Golden Core Realm?

Fang Chen’s divine soul arrived in the hall, where many Foundation Building Realm cultivators from the Fang Family were gathered.

Fang Ao and his wife looked extremely displeased as they stood behind Fang Wanli, their gazes occasionally falling on a young female cultivator not far away.

The young female cultivator appeared indifferent. Her eyes were filled with arrogance, and she’d occasionally cast disdainful looks at everyone present.

She was accompanied by several similar arrogant-looking young cultivators, all of whom were at the Foundation Building Realm.

Fang Tingjian was quietly conversing with an old man, who wore a faint smile on his face and was listening quietly.

Fang Tingjian sighed softly. “Daoist Jiang, this was just a bit of friction between the younger generation, and there was no need for us to intervene, but... your disciple went a bit too far with her actions.”

Fang Chen’s attention shifted to Fang Yun. She was pale-faced, and her vitality was deficient. She had obviously sustained internal injuries that affected her cultivation base.

Even Fang Jue, who was known for his good temperament, was visibly angry.

The old man suddenly chuckled. ”Daoist Fang, perhaps it’s best for us old folks not to meddle in this matter. Why not let the younger generation resolve it themselves? I know my disciple has quite the temper, so if someone from the Fang Family can discipline her and teach her that there are always greater talents out there, it would be considered a good lesson for her.”

The young female cultivator chuckled lightly. ”Master, I’ve already reached the 12th stage of Qi Refining Realm. Perhaps only Foundation Building Realm cultivators would be able to match me here.”

What a rude junior! thought the Foundation Building Realm cultivators of the Fang Family in unison.