Immortal of the Nine Realms

”Big Eyed Li, do you think I’m living well here? You don’t know how I’ve been living these years. Life was so tough around here that everyone around me left. Now, only a distant relative of mine remains by my side as a helper,” Lord Tiger immediately lamented, and the guest beside him couldn’t help but lower their head.

Lord Tiger suddenly looked at Li Daoye. ”Hey, what are you doing?”

”Something’s not right here. I have a feeling there’s something amiss, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.” Li Daoye frowned, then suddenly started to calculate with his fingers. At this moment, an inexplicable force was flowing at his fingertips, but no one else could see it except for Fang Chen. He could see a white gas surging unpredictably as Li Daoye calculated with his fingers.

Lord Tiger scrunched up his brow as he glanced at the shadowy area. He couldn’t see how troubled Nong Guiquan’s expression was right now. To be exposed before by that person was one thing, but now, even the descendants of his sworn brothers could detect him?

”Did I make a mistake in my cultivation?” Nong Guiquan began to doubt himself.

Lord Tiger was somewhat astonished as he looked at the middle-aged Daoist. ”What is he calculating? Aren’t you from the Qi Observing lineage? What’s with this nonsense?”

”It’s true that my lineage practices the art of Qi Observation, but by the time the inheritance had reached my generation, it had been broken. This kid has had some luck recently and gained some opportunities in a certain place, and he joined the Yi Sect!”

The middle-aged Daoist said with frustration, ”As you know, our Qi Observing lineage conflicts with the Yi Sect. The two paths cannot be practiced together. Otherwise, even if we live longer, it won’t be enough to compensate for the consumption. Now, I plan to start anew and pass on my Qi Observing technique to another successor.”

”Patriarch, it will take time to nurture a new successor. I suggest we choose someone from the younger generation of the Eight Trigrams Sect,” another Daoist spoke up.

Fang Chen remembered this Daoist; his name was Mingjing, an elder of the Eight Trigrams Sect. He had come to Grand Xia looking for Li Daoye once before, but he fled with his tail between his legs when he came to learn that Li Daoye had been swept into the affairs of the Spirit Blood Sect. He never returned to Grand Xia since then.

The middle-aged Daoist’s eyes widened as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. ”The younger generation? The youngest among them is already fifty-eight. How am I supposed to choose from them? Even if they have the talent, why would I pin my hopes on those worthless bunch?”

The middle-aged Daoist’s eyes faintly emitted a divine light. The lineage of Qi Observing had exceptional vision. It was no wonder Lord Tiger called him ”Big-Eyed Li.”

”Don’t argue with each other... Ah, wait a moment, I’ve figured it out!” Li Daoye pointed to the shadowy corner, his voice trembling. ”There’s someone here!”

Big Eyed Li was surprised. ”Someone’s here, you say? Could it be Fourth Brother, Big Brother?”

Lord Tiger was dumbfounded, and he stared at Li Daoye with astonishment. ”What kind of strange technique did your son inherit? How can he even figure out where Fourth Brother is?”

Nong Guiquan’s expression darkened as he walked out of the shadow and respectfully called out to Big Eyed Li, ”Second Brother.”

Fang Chen’s expression became somewhat peculiar. It seems they all come from the Heavenly Doom Hall.

He hadn’t expected the Eight Trigrams Sect to have such an origin. However, if they were from the Heavenly Doom Hall, why would they reside in a mere sixth-tier empire?

Lord Tiger had managed to even thrive and reside within the Grand Quan Imperial Capital.

Li Daoye began to proudly boast, ”Dad, did you see that? There really was someone in there! My Divination of the Stars technique is better than the Eight Trigrams Sect’s Qi Observing, right?”

Big Eyed Li’s expression had turned unpleasant, but he had to admit that the Divination of the Stars technique was indeed slightly stronger than their Qi Observing lineage—just slightly, though!

”Second Brother, why did you bring your family to Grand Qian? Are you planning to participate in the upcoming trade conference?” Nong Guiquan asked coldly.

”If you’re short of money, don’t ask me for any. I’ve also been having a hard time recently,” Lord Tiger added.

”Big Brother, why are you so afraid that I’ll borrow money from you?” Big Eyed Li started, ”To be honest, I came here because I felt something strange about the atmosphere here. A while ago, I observed the celestial phenomena...”

”Dad, weren’t you going to the outhouse in the middle of the night?”

”Shut up! Can’t I take a look at the celestial phenomena while I’m at it?” Big Eyed Li snorted coldly, then continued, ”I saw that the celestial phenomena in this direction were unpredictable, indicating that there might be a great opportunity. So, I thought I’d come over and try my luck.

”As you know, my unlucky master offended a crazy woman back then and was forced to hide in the Flame Empire. Over the years, the fortune of our Eight Trigrams Sect has been declining. If we don’t encounter a major stroke of luck soon, our lineage will be cut off.”

As he spoke, Big Eyed Li glanced at Li Daoye, and a hint of killing intent suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Li Daoye was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Big-Eyed Li and exclaimed, ”Dad, were you just thinking of killing me?”

Big Eyed Li ignored him and turned to Lord Tiger. ”Big brother, you’re well-informed. Do you know why the celestial phenomena here are so unpredictable?”

”Unpredictable? Isn’t it because of the trade conference? Nowadays, there’s fierce competition in the Grand Qian Imperial Capital, with over a hundred Golden Core Realm cultivators. Perhaps that’s the reason,” Lord Tiger pondered.

Big Eyed Li thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, ”My Qi Observing technique is never wrong. Perhaps at the trade conference, our Eight Trigrams Sect will find an opportunity!”

Fang Chen felt speechless for a moment. What the Eight Trigrams Sect Master sees is probably related to the Spirit Blood Sect. Instead of an opportunity, it’s more likely to be a bad omen....

Fang Chen looked at Li Daoye. He hadn’t expected this kid to come across such an opportunity. His Divination of the Stars technique was indeed remarkable.

If it weren’t for his ability to project his consciousness, he wouldn’t have been able to see Nong Guiquan in the shadows. However, Li Daoye managed to calculate it.

And that was at his current cultivation level, which was at the ninth stage of the Qi Refining Realm.

Fang Chen nodded slightly. ”Not bad.”

Li Daoye had truly been able to encounter an opportunity of his own! Considering his cultivation level back in Grand Xia, he had experienced a significant surge in strength.

Li Daoye suddenly turned around and looked toward where Fang Chen was. ”Wait, it seems there’s someone else here.”

Everyone was surprised.

Big Eyed Li frowned. ”Other than your Fourth Uncle, who else has such abilities? Don’t be so easily startled!”

”Dad, I’ve already mastered the Divination of the Stars technique. As of now, I’ve merged with the Heavenly Dao, and all things are within my calculations!” Li Daoye’s voice was heavy. ”You can’t deny my skills.”

A hint of killing intent flickered in Big Eyed Li’s eyes again. Just as he was about to reprimand him, he noticed that Lord Tiger and Nong Guiquan looked very strange.

”Young Master Fang, are you here?” Lord Tiger asked tentatively.

Big Eyed Li and Ming Jing looked puzzled.

”Is there really someone else?”

Before long, a figure emerged from the shadows.

Nong Guiquan was initially shocked, but then a hint of relief appeared on his face. He wasn’t wrong. It was indeed because Li Daoye’s technique was too powerful.

Big Eyed Li was surprised. ”Isn’t this Fourth Brother’s...?”

”I told you so.” Li Daoye’s face showed a hint of pride. But when he saw Fang Chen’s face clearly, his hair stood on end, and he exclaimed in disbelief, ”Lord Fang?!”

Lord Fang?!

What’s going on here!?

Lord Tiger and Nong Guiquan were both bewildered by how Li Daoye had addressed the newcomer.

Did these two know each other?