Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chapter 876: If There’s a Slight Chance of Winning

On the Cloud Platform Pavilion, the Spiritual Void Sword Sect cultivators all turned their attention to Zuo Xu.

The female cultivator furrowed her brows and muttered, ”Can he see us? Isn’t he blind?”

Zuo Xu smiled amusingly, locking eyes with Fang Chen. ”Although he’s blind, he practices a form of eye technique. Till today, nobody knows if his blindness is due to an injury.”

The female sword cultivator remarked grimly, ”This person’s sword is so powerful that it can easily kill an Enlightenment Realm cultivator. No one among the Nascent Soul Realm in the Spiritual Void Sword Sect can match him.”

Zuo Xu laughed. ”Not necessarily. His sword technique is strong, but if the Spiritual Void Sword Sect has a Nascent Soul Realm sword cultivator capable of activating a Profound Grade Flying Sword, it may not be impossible to fight him.”

Profound Grade Flying Sword?

The female sword cultivator was puzzled, and she gently shook her head. She mumbled, ”How do we activate it? Even a low-rank Profound Grade Flying Sword with one Dao imprint isn’t something a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator can use. Moreover, none of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in our sect have a flying sword with a Dao imprint.”

Zuo Xu tossed a pill to her and said, ”Give this pill to the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators to consume before the battle. Fang Chen Sword Questioning will end at the Spiritual Void Sword Sect.”

The others looked at each other in confusion. The pill Zuo Xu gave seemed ordinary, holding little spiritual energy.

Could it really allow the Spiritual Void Sword Sect to end Fang Chen’s run here?

***

Inside the Spiritual Void City, nobody dared to speak. Wang Zhenlong smiled at the sight and led the group forward. Soon, they gradually disappeared from view under the watchful gaze of the crowd.

Earlier, the Heaven Profound Mirrors nearby had transmitted Fang Chen’s sword strikes for everyone to see, causing a stir among cultivators across various regions. His wanton killings of cultivators in Spiritual Sky City were obviously a blatant provocation to Celestial Heaven!

As Fang Chen and his group made their way toward the Spiritual Void Sword Sect, many cultivators in the region followed suit. Although they had little faith in the sect’s ability to handle the situation, they still hoped for a miracle to happen!

During the journey, Fang Chen noticed that Langya Wenqiu had fallen silent, looking deep in thought. Seeing this, he comforted her, ”It’s ok. Master isn’t angry. This is a lesson. You will be able to deal with a situation like this better next time.”

Langya Wenqiu sighed and glanced at her fellow senior and junior brothers who had been so eager to challenge earlier. She forced a bitter smile after seeing their defeated faces and said, ”Senior Brother Fang, if it weren’t for Supreme Emperor Wang’s intervention earlier, I would have been in danger. If you hadn’t acted afterward, our sect would have been ridiculed.”

”This matter has nothing to do with you,” replied Fang Chen with a smile. ”Someone purely wanted to mess with me.”

Langya Wenqiu asked subtly, ”Is...it the son of the First Rate Sect Leader?”

Fang Chen nodded slightly, then fell silent.

The son of the First Rate Sect Leader was not a simple man to deal with and more trouble would definitely come their way.

Surprisingly, the gates of the Spiritual Void Sword Sect were wide open, unlike the other sects that had their gates closed. However, apart from the spectators, no cultivator could be seen at the entrance.

In the sect leader’s hall of the Spiritual Void Sword Sect, the sect leader and elders were all gravely solemn. Standing before them were several Nascent Soul Realm sword cultivators.

One of the elders broke the silence, saying, ”Sect leader, I think this time...we should learn from others and close off the gates for ten years. There’s no need to sacrifice the lives of our disciples.”

Another elder coldly retorted, ”If we do that, won’t the Spiritual Void Sword Sect become a laughingstock? This time, we cannot retreat. Even if sacrifices are to be made, we must show our stance.”

”Originally, the purpose of Sword Questioning was just a way to determine superiority and not to kill. If it weren’t for the Kunlun Sword Sect forcing the Void Immortal Sword Sect into a corner, it wouldn’t have turned into a Broken Path Sword Questioning,” added an annoyed elder.

As soon as the elder’s words left his mouth, the hall fell silent once more. The sect leader of the Spiritual Void Sword Sect glanced at him and said, ”Do not speak carelessly. If that person hears you, no one will be able to protect you.”

Turning to the Nascent Soul realm sword cultivators before him, he asked, ”Is anyone willing to fight? If none of you wish to, I will not blame you. It is human nature to avoid danger, and we cultivators are no exception. Do not let this affect your state of mind.”

The sword cultivators exchanged conflicted glances. Since becoming sword cultivators, they had never faced such a difficult decision.

If there were even the slightest chance of winning, they would have unsheathed their swords without hesitation!

However, they knew their chances of victory were slim, so no one was brave enough to face death head-on.

As the others fell into silence, the female sword cultivator slowly entered the main hall. She bowed to the sect leader and the elders politely, then took out the pill given to her by Zuo Xu. She explained, ”According to Zuo Xu, he said that as long as the chosen disciple consumes it beforehand, it will put an end to the Void Immortal Sword Sect’s Sword Questioning.”

The crowd gasped slightly. A single pill can put an end to the Sword Questioning?

The sect leader, who was at the Dao Union Realm, stood up and walked over to examine the pill in the female sword cultivator’s hand. The various elders in the Fusion Realm followed, doing the same.

The other Nascent Soul Realm sword cultivators in the hall exchanged excited looks.

Zuo Xu was the son of the Carefree Immortal Monarch, a direct descendant of the First Rate Sect Leader. Any pill he gave wouldn’t represent him solely. This meant that the Carefree Immortal Monarch had given his approval to interfere in this matter!

Frowning, the sect leader remarked, ”This pill seems ordinary....”

The elders also nodded lightly, unable to discern any remarkable special properties in the pill.

An elder slowly stepped forward and assured, ”Since Zuo Xu was the one who gave it to us, there must be no issues.”

The crowd was visibly shaken and quickly bowed respectfully. ”We pay our respects to you, Supreme Emperor Lu!”

Supreme Emperor Lu took the pill from the female sword cultivator to examine it. Suddenly, he chuckled lightly and said, ”If I’m not mistaken, this pill indeed has the power to put an end to the Void Immortal Sword Sect’s Sword Questioning.”

Everyone was slightly surprised and uncertain.

What has Supreme Emperor Lu discerned?

Supreme Emperor Lu swept his gaze over the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators present and suddenly pointed at one of them. He ordered, ”You are chosen for the battle. Take this pill.”

The selected sword cultivator froze and stepped forward to accept the pill.

The sword cultivator Supreme Emperor Lu had chosen wasn’t the most outstanding among his peers. On the contrary, he might be one of the weakest. He didn’t understand why he had been chosen to fight. If the pill truly had miraculous effects, shouldn’t the strongest cultivator consume it for the best chance of success?

The sect leader was similarly doubtful.

Without any further words, Supreme Emperor Lu simply watched that sword cultivator swallow the pill. After that, he turned toward the gates and announced loudly, ”Wang Zhenlong is here. Let’s go welcome him.”

The area near the gate was filled to the brim with cultivators who had come to watch the battle. Their expressions were hostile toward Wang Zhenlong and his group.

At the same time, Supreme Emperor Lu led the crowd out to meet them. He smiled subtly and greeted Wang Zhenlong, ”Brother Wang, it has been over a hundred years since we last met. If not for that battle back then, we might have both already passed the heavenly tribulation and become Immortal Kings.”