Immortal of the Nine Realms

Yan Haoran rubbed his eyes, seemingly unable to believe them.

After confirming that Wang Chongsong had truly turned to ash, a mix of urgency and fury filled his heart. That man had simply patted his ass and walked away, leaving them to deal with the consequences!

The woman furrowed her brows slightly. ”That man possesses considerable cultivation.”

If Wang Chongsong was indeed the creator of the Inverse Immortal Demonic Embryo, then his abilities could not be underestimated.

”My lord, I still want to stay by your side. Please don’t let her take me away,” Fairy Yu pleaded as she rushed over to Fang Chen. She glared at the woman with open hostility, her eyes wide and fierce.

Fang Chen let out a soft sigh. ”Is there no other way?”

”No.” The woman shook her head. ”I can tell you where I come from. If you have the chance in the future, you can seek me out. I will bring this woman back to my sect, and how she is dealt with will be decided by the elders there.”

”The first time I met her, she was only this tall,” said Fang Chen. He gestured with his hand, indicating a height of just over a meter. ”I practically watched her grow up. Now that she’s fallen ill, I should be the one deciding how to deal with her, not anyone else.”

That made Fairy Yu a little happy. As long as Fang Chen didn’t let that woman take her away, everything else could be negotiated! Given what she knew of Fang Chen, he would never truly harm her.

The woman frowned. ”That’s not what you promised me. You said that if she was confirmed to be the Inverse Immortal Demonic Embryo, you would let me deal with her.”

”If I hadn’t said that... would you have waited until now?” Fang Chen gave her an apologetic look. ”Fellow Daoist, you may continue pursuing the Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign. As for her, I will deal with her myself. I promise you that she will not bring calamity to the world.”

Fairy Yu was slightly startled. ”My lord, you—”

Fang Chen took out the World Gourd and sealed her inside.

He put away the gourd and looked at the woman. ”Until a method is found, I’ll keep her confined in the World Gourd. Inside, she can’t cultivate, so she won’t become what you imagine.”

The woman’s gaze deepened. ”You must know, I’m not trying to take her away for my own selfish reasons.”

There appeared to be brilliant flames flickering in her eyes. Yan Haoran and the others noticed that and couldn’t help feeling a surge of hope.

This woman hadn’t lost her cultivation power, which meant she was likely as powerful as Fang Chen. If the two of them clashed, Yan Haoran and the others might find a way out of this mess!

Fang Chen smiled. ”If you have a way to strip the Inverse Immortal Demonic Embryo from her, you may take it. I don’t care and don’t want to know what you intend to do with it. But Little Yu is mine. If I say you can’t take her, then you can’t.”

The woman frowned. ”You’re no match for me, even as a second-transformation sword cultivator.”

Fang Chen spoke calmly. ”You’re welcome to try. I didn’t use my full strength earlier. I’d like to see what happens if I go all out... Could I slay a third-transformation sword cultivator?”

Yan Haoran found it hard to believe. He hadn’t used his full strength!? That wasn’t full strength!?

Nangong Yuanzhen’s gaze wavered in shock. Could it be that Fang Chen hadn’t been bluffing when he said he could kill Li Wuwang? Could he actually do it?

Anger flashed in the woman’s eyes, and the aura of divine light she radiated intensified. However, in the next instant, she turned to stare into the void, where a figure was watching them from the shadows.

The woman muttered, ”Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign!”

She turned back to Fang Chen, her gaze lingering on him for a moment. Then she left in pursuit of the figure.

”Bitch!” the figure, the Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign, cursed furiously before making a swift escape.

The woman and the Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign vanished over the horizon.

Fang Chen’s gaze turned toward Yan Haoran and the others with a small smile. ”Give me the Pifu Sand and your artifacts.”

Yan Haoran tried to use his sect affiliation to pressure Fang Chen. ”I’m from the Thousand Dao Tower—”

Fang Chen replied flatly, ”I know. Your master is Song Zhili, a third-transformation Dao cultivator. If I have the time, I’ll pay him a visit.”

Yan Haoran fell silent.

It was clear to him that Fang Chen wasn’t afraid of his master. At this point, no matter what powerful backer he brought up, it would be meaningless.

His only hope now was Li Wuwang. If he could buy some time, perhaps the situation could change.

With this in mind, Yan Haoran stated, ”We’ve lost our cultivation power and can’t retrieve the Pifu Sand or our artifacts.”

Fang Chen studied Yan Haoran for a moment, then he took out several Soul Guiding Lanterns and placed them beside the group.

Nangong Yuanzhen looked at the lanterns warily. ”What are you doing?”

Fang Chen smiled and told them, ”I’ve changed my mind. You’ll go into the underworld. Then you might have a chance to survive.”

The underworld?!

Yan Haoran and the others instinctively looked at Nie Yunqian, only to see her already sitting cross-legged. She seemed to be practicing how to carry out the Soul Crossing Ritual.

Yan Haoran said, ”Fang Chen, we don’t know how to perform the Soul Crossing Ritual...”

”That’s fine. I’ll teach you.”

”...”

Yan Haoran and the others were First-Rate Sect Leaders with top-tier talent and comprehension, so they learned it quickly with Fang Chen’s guidance.

They were willing to learn and follow Fang Chen’s instructions only because of what he’d said earlier. There was a chance they could survive. As long as survival was possible, they could endure humiliation and suffering.

Fang Chen waved to someone in the distance. ”You. Come.”

Ouyang Xuanzhen instinctively looked around but saw no one nearby. He immediately forced out a fawning smile. ”Senior Fang, are you calling this lowly one?”

Fang Chen said nothing more.

Ouyang Xuanzhen hurried over, bowing respectfully. ”What is your command, Senior Fang?”

When Xu Qingsong and the others saw this scene, their faces paled. Perhaps after today... there would be no more Great Expansion Dao Sect in this world.

”Keep watch nearby. Don’t let any stray vermin approach their physical bodies.” Fang Chen pointed at Yan Haoran and the others. ”I’m taking them to the underworld.”

Ouyang Xuanzhen suppressed the feeling of dread rising within him and nodded. ”Please rest assured, Senior Fang. I will see this task done and let no one approach this place!”

”Good,” Fang Chen replied with a nod.

Then he vanished.

***

Jiangguang City, the Underworld.

Over the past few years, Jiangguang City had collected several more batches of Yin Lifespan Coins. Including the ones from the Lesser Underworld, there were over thirty thousand Yin Lifespan Coins now.

As Yan Haoran and the others looked around, they finally figured out what had happened. Those unfamiliar Loose Immortals they had seen in the human world had likely come from the underworld.

”My lord, who are these people?” Xing Xian asked from beside Fang Chen, curiously studying Yan Haoran and the rest.

Judging by their aura, this group was undoubtedly Yin Walkers, not Yin Demons.

”From now on, they’ll be underworld soldiers,” Fang Chen said with a smile.

Xing Xian’s gaze wavered in surprise. Underworld soldiers?

Yan Haoran and the others gasped. Was Fang Chen really planning to leave them in the underworld?!

Only Nie Yunqian seemed to understand something, and her breathing grew heavier.

Fang Chen conjured several sealing talismans out of thin air and struck them onto Yan Haoran and his companions, who instinctively tried to resist.

Nie Yunqian was the only exception. She remained perfectly calm and accepted the treatment. Beneath that calm, a hint of excitement flickered in her eyes.

Fang Chen told them, ”You may resist, but I’ll make your souls disperse. You won’t even have a chance to reincarnate.”

At these words, no one dared to resist further. They slumped into silent despair, letting the foreign power flow through their bodies.