Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chapter 1543: He’s Yours

The wandering souls who had previously been unwilling to reveal their identities as members of the Five Element Grand Sect all exposed themselves the moment they saw that man, clamoring in excitement. If the Zhu Long had not been away from the bridge, they would’ve likely leapt onto the bridge and rushed toward the man. However, their fear of falling into the Forgotten River stopped them.

”Move closer,” Fang Chen said softly.

The Zhu Long slowly approached the Forgotten River. Once it was close enough, figures leapt from its back one after another, running toward that man. Before long, hundreds of them had crossed over.

Zhou Huaiyu had wanted to go as well, but when he thought of the truth behind that matter, he hesitated.

At that moment, the fastest runner had already reached the Third Elder. Overcome with emotion, he knelt on the ground and wailed loudly, ”Third Elder! Our Five Element Grand Sect is gone! It’s gone!”

Someone turned and pointed at Fang Chen. ”Third Elder, that cultivator over there might know something. Why don’t we take him down first?”

Fang Chen’s face remained calm.

”Fellow Daoist, this is a seventh-transformation Ancient Immortal. You’d best be prepared,” Bixuan said, his expression extremely grave.

The Third Elder slowly twisted his neck, lowered his head, and looked at the one kneeling before him, crying like a child. He extended a hand as withered as dry wood and placed it on the man’s head.

Seeing this, the man cried even louder, as if all his grievances were finally being released. But in the next instant, the Third Elder’s hand tightened, and the man’s skull was instantly plucked off.

The man froze. Before he could react, the Third Elder inhaled. Countless strands of Yin Lifespan surged out from the top of the man’s head and were drawn into his mouth.

The wandering soul shriveled like a deflated ball at a visible speed, until it was sucked completely dry and dissipated entirely.

The rest were stunned, staring at the Third Elder in disbelief.

Someone said blankly, ”Third Elder... what’s wrong with you?”

”Have you all been away from the Underworld for too long? In the Underworld, apart from the Forgotten River letting you survive for so many years, if you want longevity, you must absorb Yin Lifespan.”

Fang Chen wore a faint smile as he spoke.

”This Yin City has no wandering souls left, which means he has plundered all Yin Lifespan here. And to wantonly plunder is to fall into the path of Yin Demons.”

”He is a Great Yin Demon.”

Everyone shuddered in shock.

A Great Yin Demon?! A Great Yin Demon that had lost its sanity?!

In the next moment, as if to cooperate with Fang Chen’s words, the Third Elder began slaughtering. He raised the pagoda in his hand. It spun rapidly above everyone’s heads. Strands of Yin Lifespan were peeled from their bodies and devoured by the pagoda.

In just a few breaths, over a hundred wandering souls had been drained dry. The rest fled in panic, but when they reached the end of the bridge, they discovered that the Zhu Long had already pulled away.

They looked back. Despair appeared on their faces. Gritting their teeth, they leapt straight into the Forgotten River. Accompanied by splashes, the desperate cultivators of the Five Element Grand Sect jumped into the Forgotten River one after another.

The Third Elder walked forward and looked toward the Forgotten River. A trace of wariness seemed to flash through his eyes. Then he looked at the Zhu Long, at the wandering souls on its back, and finally at Fang Chen standing atop its head. A greedy smile spread across his face.

With a light flick of his hand, the pagoda shot through the air and appeared above everyone’s heads.

”Fellow Daoist, retreat now!” Bixuan cried out in alarm.

The wandering souls had also been terrified by what they had just seen. They did not want to end up with their souls annihilated right after finally escaping the Forgotten River.

Fang Chen suddenly smiled and said, ”It’s yours.”

A childish, mischievous laugh rang out beside everyone’s ears.

”Heehee.”

For some reason, every wandering soul who heard that laugh felt a chill deep in their heart.

In the next instant, the pagoda that had been spinning overhead was suddenly hugged and toyed with by a small child wearing a red bellyband.

The Third Elder seemed furious. He stared at the Ghost Infant and let out a strange cry. ”ARGH?!”

”Heehee...”

The Ghost Infant ignored him and instead peed on the pagoda.

The people watching were stunned.

This is...

Bixuan and Zhou Huaiyu instinctively looked at Fang Chen, shock clearly visible in their eyes.

The Third Elder was utterly enraged and tried to retrieve the pagoda.

Seeing this, the Ghost Infant became annoyed. Grabbing the pagoda, it suddenly vanished.

When everyone saw it again, it was already squatting on top of the Third Elder’s head, smashing the pagoda down on his skull again and again.

The first strike sent the Third Elder crashing to his knees, a dense mass of yin energy dissipating from the top of his head. The second strike made the Third Elder let out a wail of agony. Then came the third strike, and the fourth.

No one knew how many times the infant had struck, but they could clearly see that the Third Elder’s head had already been smashed away.

Yet the Ghost Infant did not let him off. It continued smashing his body with the pagoda, inch by inch. It appeared chaotic, yet also incredibly meticulous. It did not spare a single spot on him. And it seemed to be having a lot of fun during the process, laughing merrily. It was a haunting sight.

From time to time, it even looked toward Fang Chen. When it received his encouraging smile, it smashed even more gleefully.

Among the wandering souls, many had been cultivators in life. Some belonged to the Five Element Grand Sect and, out of caution, had not revealed themselves earlier. Others belonged to different sects. But they all knew exactly what level of cultivation their Third Elder possessed.

In life, he had been a seventh transformation Ancient Immortal!

From then until now, even after becoming a Great Yin Demon, his strength should not have declined; in fact, it should have increased! Yet such an existence... was being smashed to pieces by a little kid?

Bixuan sucked in a cold breath. The look in his eyes as he gazed at Fang Chen now carried unmistakable reverence.

It was obvious that the Ghost Infant listened to this man. It was his subordinate!

Zhou Huaiyu stared blankly at the scene, unable to recover for a long time.

Finally, the Third Elder was completely beaten to death. All of his Yin Lifespan turned into surging Yin energy, merging into the surroundings.

Only then did the Ghost Infant grow bored. Carrying the pagoda, it ran over to Fang Chen.

Countless terrified gazes followed it.

Fang Chen picked up the Ghost Infant and casually took the pagoda from its hands, examining it carefully.

The item was somewhat similar to the battle armor used by the various divisions of the Lesser Underworld. It should be made using similar methods, refined from Yin energy, equivalent to a spiritual treasure of the Mortal Realms.

The Ghost Infant’s little hand reached out and snatched the pagoda back into its arms.

Fang Chen smiled. ”You want it?”

The Ghost Infant giggled.

”Then you can have it. But let your mother take a look first, only if she allows it can you keep it. Go.”

With a light pat, Fang Chen sent the Ghost Infant away.

Seeing this, the wandering souls finally understood,

The person before them was undoubtedly a major figure of the Underworld! It was someone they couldn’t even fathom!

After that, the Zhu Long slowly drew up to the bridge. Everyone disembarked in an orderly fashion and headed toward Yin City.

At the city gate, Fang Chen pointed at one of them and said, ”I said earlier, if you didn’t reveal your identity and got recognized, you’d have to go soak in the Forgotten River.

”So, will you jump in yourself, or shall I help you?”

That wandering soul froze and instinctively tried to argue, ”I’m not a cultivator of the Five Element Grand Sect, I’m—”

Fang Chen said nothing more and cast the Skin Peeling Technique.

In an instant, the soul was disassembled into a mass of Yin energy and dissolved into the void.

Seeing this, the wandering souls were instantly terrified. Wasn’t this method exactly the same as the one that Great Yin Demon had just used?

”Don’t think you’ve hidden yourself well,” Fang Chen said with a smile as he looked at them.

”Either end up like him, or jump back in right now.”