Immortal of the Nine Realms

The expedition teams whom Lin Dong had called out stepped forward and gathered near the Black Dragon Boat. They suppressed their shock and confusion, their eyes repeatedly glancing toward Fang Chen’s direction.

Isn’t that the captain of the Nine Realms Expedition Team?

A wave of emotions surged in their hearts. First, it was Little Immortal Honglian from the Nine Realms Expedition Team who achieved core status in the Formless Purgatory. And now, the captain of the Nine Realms Expedition Team also become a core disciple?

The cultivators from Expedition Star No. 432 couldn’t help but sigh.

This was fate....

At the same time, they were delighted. Since Expedition Star No. 432 had now produced two core disciples, when they went out to explore in the future, they’d naturally feel more confident when dealing with other Enlightenment God Palace cultivators.

Wang Xuan of the Profound King Expedition Team murmured, ”It really is... Junior Brother Fang...”

Xu Qian’s shock had subsided, but her expression remained complex. Strictly speaking, they had no actual relationship with Junior Brother Fang. In fact, they had even offended him once by trying to rope him in just to obtain his quota and repair their Immortal Boat.

”Luckily, Master is also aboard his Black Dragon Boat. With him acting as a mediator, and given Junior Brother Fang’s current status and position, he probably won’t deign to hold it against us...” muttered Xu Qian, relief flooding her chest.

Truthfully, she had felt more fear than shock just now.

Lin Yuan suddenly poked his head out from the Black Dragon Boat, looking at the few cultivators from the Profound King Expedition Team. ”Hey, you all are here too?”

After saying a few words to Fang Chen, his figure flickered. He then appeared before the Profound King Expedition Team.

Wang Xuan and the others did not dare to be negligent and quickly stepped forward to pay their respects.

Now, the other party was no longer a junior but a follower of a core disciple, a member of a Core Expedition Team, with status far higher than that of an ordinary cultivator.

”There’s no need for such formalities. I’m here to catch up with old friends,” said Lin Yuan, looking toward the few former companions.

The group stepped forward to greet him with forced smiles, their words tinged with humility and nervousness.

Lin Yuan said with a smile, ”Don’t worry. You were separated from the Nine Realms Expedition Team back then for certain reasons, but we all come from the Langgui Constellation, don’t we? So, if there’s any trouble during this expedition to Ancient Forbidden Zone No. 97, I’ll naturally help if I can.”

His words immediately eased the tension in the group, and they all let out a long sigh of relief.

Yu Wuxia and Meng Qingling couldn’t be bothered with these people. They were busy trying to calculate the strength of the assembled Immortal Boats. However, halfway through, they simply gave up. There were just too many variables to calculate.

There were many first-transformation immortals, and even second-transformation immortals. After Lin Dong finished selecting the 700 expedition teams, Ji Gang took over. He was the one responsible for recruiting the remaining 800 teams. Among these teams were third-transformation immortals, fourth-transformation immortals, and even a few fifth-transformation immortals.

With that, the line-up for the Immortal Boat Formation was set, and the fleet was assembled, ready to set off to Ancient Forbidden Zone No. 97.

”Daoist Ji, now that all the accompanying expedition teams are gathered, what about Daoist Mi Yu?” asked Fang Chen, looking at Ji Gang.

Ji Gang’s expression turned slightly awkward. ”I’m still in contact with her. She said she’ll be here soon.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a flying sugar glider appeared in a flash of light and landed on Fang Chen’s shoulder.

The group stood frozen in shock.

Ji Gang smiled bitterly and said, ”Mi Yu, you should come down. How can you stand on the shoulder of a core disciple?”

Mi Yu, the sugar glider, blinked in confusion, her hands holding a bug as she nibbled on it. ”Can’t I?”

”It’s fine. If you’re comfortable standing there, Mi Yu, I don’t mind at all,” said Fang Chen, turning to observe Mi Yu with a smile and a hint of curiosity.

A fifth-transformation immortal should have life experience, but Mi Yu seemed a bit childish.

”Daoist Ji, Core Disciple Fang said he doesn’t mind. I’ll stay up here. This is simply how our lineage likes it,” said Mi Yu.

After speaking, she suddenly yawned. She glanced at Fang Chen and said, ”I’m a bit tired from the trip. Would it be alright if I take a nap?”

”Sure.”

Mi Yu immediately burrowed into Fang Chen’s robes, then hung her head out, her eyes closing slightly. She fell asleep just like that.

Elder Qin shook his head in exasperation. ”Daoist Mi Yu is truly as rumored...”

At this moment, Lin Yuan had returned to the Black Dragon Boat from the Profound King Expedition Team. The moment he saw a creature hanging from Fang Chen’s chest, he curiously looked it over, then exclaimed in surprise, ”Captain, when did you get a spiritual pet? It looks so cute.”

Meng Qingling kicked him lightly in the calf. ”Shut up.”

Lin Yuan winced in pain.

Yu Wuxia transmitted the message coldly, ”That’s a cultivator, a fifth-transformation immortal, and far more senior than us. Be careful calling this senior a spiritual pet. You might wind up in trouble—the kind of trouble that could really hurt you.”

Lin Yuan paused for a moment, then immediately acted as if nothing had happened and changed the subject. ”Is everyone ready?”

The senior sister’s Black Dragon Boat was in the center. She scanned the surroundings and slowly spoke, ”Ready!”

”Then, let’s depart.”

In an instant, the ten thousand-odd Immortal Boats around Senior Sister shifted and merged, forming a massive Black Dragon Formation. Other core disciples also began to form their own Black Dragon Formations. Fang Chen did the same.

His sharp eyes noticed that Immortal Taixu was aboard Li Shanzi’s Black Dragon Boat.

Lin Yuan and the others looked at the nearby Immortal Boats. With their own Black Dragon Boat at the helm, some transformed into dragon scales, while others turned into dragon claws. A wave of boldness surged in their hearts.

Not long ago, the Nine Realms Expedition Team was just a single dragon scale in the Black Dragon Formation. But now, the Nine Realms Expedition Team was the core of that formation.

One hundred Black Dragon Formations of varying sizes, with Senior Sister at the center, began heading toward Ancient Forbidden Zone No. 97.

They gradually accelerated. When the vast fleet reached its peak speed, it seemed to disappear in an instant into the distant sky.

That was the unique technique of the Immortal Boat Formation, Escaping Light

The expedition teams that weren’t selected could only watch with regret as the fleet left.

***

On the Black Dragon Boat, Fang Chen didn’t need to do anything personally. Ji Gang and the others were continuously infusing immortal essence into the Black Dragon Boat.

The 1500 Immortal Boats were doing the same, all contributing their strength to maintain the speed of Escaping Light. ℴ

At present, the aura of the Black Dragon Formation was being guided by Senior Sister’s formation, so Fang Chen didn’t need to worry about the direction. As long as the energy supply wasn’t cut off, everything would be fine.

He could relax and be the hands-off manager, simply waiting to arrive at their destination.

In the boat’s cabin, Fang Chen took out Mirror of the Universe.

”Little Mirror, I need to know the exact locations of the second-transformation immortal herb for the Sword Immortal Path, the Hundred-Blood Dragon Gall, and the Ageless Eye. How many immortal crystals will that require?”

”You haven’t achieved a sufficient foundation for a breakthrough yet. The second-transformation herb is useless to you right now.”

”It’s fine,” Fang Chen replied casually. ”I’ll only need a few decades.”

All eleven of his avatars were in the process of cultivation. As long as their feedback didn’t stop, it wouldn’t be long before his foundation stabilized.

”Alright, let me see.”

Mirror of the Universe began to emit a faint golden light.