Immortal of the Nine Realms

"Where is Demon King Tianfeng?!"

"Why is he gone?!"

"Could it be…?"

The crowd's eyes were filled with shock, and they looked at Fang Chen with fear, their sarcastic, mocking eyes were no more.

That sword earlier... had been utterly terrifying! Terrifying to the point where they felt as if they were under a petrification spell, unable to move!

Now that Demon King Tianfeng had disappeared, it was very likely that he had been... slain by that sword strike!

Everyone drew in cold air.

Demon King Tianfeng had been at the mid-stage of the Foundation Building Realm, a talisman expert, and he had been hailed as a genius who had the potential to reach the Golden Core Realm!

Someone like that… had actually been slain with a single sword strike?

Shopkeeper Lin's expression shifted erratically. A thought had struck him; he had seen his fair share of the world, and he was able to piece together what Fang Chen might be….

Qin Wei felt chills all over. He had never expected that Fang Chen would be so powerful—so powerful as to kill someone in the mid-stage Foundation Building cultivator with a single move!

The human cultivators present looked at each other, their eyes filled not only with shock but also curiosity. "Who exactly is this…?"

"Uncle Tianfeng..." muttered the princess in a daze.

The fox women behind her had gone completely stiff with fear, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar!

The demon cultivators who had mocked and insulted Fang Chen earlier also closed their mouths one after another. They didn’t even dare to look at Fang Chen, lest they looked at him wrong.

But little did they know, behind the mask he wore, Fang Chen was aging at a noticeably rate. Time seemed to be catching up with him. If he looked to be forty a few moments ago, then he was a man in his fifties now.

Fang Chen used these moments of silence as a chance to replenish his spiritual energy. After a while, once his spiritual energy had fully recovered, Little Sword struck again, instantly slaying several demon cultivators who had been clamoring to eat Xia Ji.

The demons were startled.

The fox women reacted quickly, surrounding the princess protectively, their eyes wary and filled with fear as they looked at Fang Chen.

Taking away the storage rings from the demon cultivators, Fang Chen transformed into a brilliant sword light and soared into the sky.

Everyone was overwhelmed by the rich sword intent emanating from him.

By the time they reacted, several figures had already been snatched from the scene.

"That human cultivator who abducted the princess is gone!"

"He was rescued…."

Suddenly, the fox women noticed that someone very important had gone missing, and they turned frantic with anxiousness, looking all around.

"The princess!"

"Where is the princess?!"

The demon cultivators' hearts sank.

The princess had been abducted again!

This time, it wasn't a cultivator at the fourth stage of Qi Refining Realm, but a human cultivator who could slay Demon King Tianfeng with a single strike!

The fox-women's faces turned pale with fear. If anything went wrong, none of them would survive!

Shopkeeper Lin looked at the fox woman with a grave expression. "Please go back and inform the ruler that this matter needs to be handled with caution. I suspect that that human cultivator is a sword cultivator with an incredible background!"

Sword cultivator?

Whether they were human or demon cultivators, everyone inhaled sharply in shock. Various terms flashed through their minds: lunatic, battle maniac, protective, petty, vengeful, capable of breaking through all obstacles with their swords...

Qin Wei stuttered, "L-Lin...Shopkeeper Lin, is he really a sword cultivator?"

"Most likely," said Shopkeeper, his expression complicated. "You were lucky to survive."

Qin Wei felt himself go cold as his hairs pricked on end. He was genuinely terrified! He had just brushed shoulders with death!

"Shopkeeper Lin, do you know him? You must make him return the princess, or else your Heavenly Treasure Pavilion will be implicated!" A fox woman threatened in desperation.

Shopkeeper Lin's expression darkened, and he responded coldly, "Our pavilion conducts business openly and we deal with all kinds of cultivators. I don’t know who he is, and even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you anything. Do you think that the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, which originates from a fourth-tier empire, is composed of only a bunch of merchants?”

The fox-woman was left tongue tied. They exchanged glances and eventually left with grim faces, presumably to seek help.

***

In a deserted valley five hundred miles away from the market, a streak of sword light descended from the sky, transforming into several figures.

Jiang Zhong and Jiang Tianai stumbled back a few steps, almost falling. The speed of the sword light was simply too fast.

The princess stumbled and tottered before her balance was broken and she fell to the ground. She seemed confused as to what was happening.

"Brother, I can't remove the Binding Talisman on you,” said Fang Chen to Xia Ji as he patted his shoulder. “We'll just have to wait for it to wear off.”

Xia Ji, who was completely frozen, couldn't even blink. He could only express himself by moving his eyeballs up and down.

Xia Ji was utterly overwhelmed with shock. He had seen what happened clearly. Demon King Tianfeng was turned into ash after he was engulfed by the sword light!

He found it hard to imagine when Fang Chen had embarked on the path of cultivation and how he acquired the power to slay a mid-stage Foundation Building Realm cultivator in such a short time. It was simply too surreal. Even his master, the Abbot of the Profound Void Temple, didn't possess such strength!

He decided to wait until the Binding Talisman wore off so he could ask Fang Chen all about it.

The princess finally came to her senses, her gaze fixed on Fang Chen with uncertainty. "Who are you exactly, and why are you opposing our empire?"

Why would such a powerful figure make a move on account of a mere Qi Refining Realm cultivator?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt like she was in a dream. Demon King Tianfeng, who possessed formidable strength, was actually slain by someone with just one strike!

"I’m not the one looking for trouble here. You guys are the ones who chose to go against me," replied Fang Chen , turning to look at the princess before patting Xia Ji's shoulder. "If you want to kill him, you’ll have to kill me too."

If Xia Ji had been able to speak, he would’ve immediately shouted, “Yeah that's right!”

The princess was dumbfounded. She couldn't imagine how Xia Ji would know such a powerful figure. Moreover, they seemed extremely close!

In her impression, Xia Ji came from a very humble background in a small empire whose name she couldn't even recall. If it weren't for the Abbot of the Profound Void Temple passing by and seeing Xia Ji, recognizing his talent for cultivation, and bringing him back, Xia Ji would still be just an ordinary mortal! He would be as insignificant as an ant!

Jiang Zhong suddenly realized. "So they know each other...."

The princess’s expression changed repeatedly. She tried to curb the fear in her heart and, feigning calmness, she said, "Since you are acquainted with him, then the misunderstanding between the Qinghu Empire and him should be resolved. Please, let me go."

Fang Chen chuckled. "You don't think I'm a fool, do you?"

The princess didn't say anything. After a moment, she hoarsely said, "What do you want to do?"

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