Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chapter 482 Disappeared Without a Trace

Yun Tiancheng fell silent for a few breaths, then slowly said, "I realize my mistake. However, members of the Fang Family have killed several of the Profound Yellow Palace's geniuses in the past, creating deep-seated enmity. Junior Brother Mu had an ancestor who died at the hands of a Fang Family cultivator. Therefore, choosing to deal with Fang Jue is understandable. I just wanted to help Junior Brother Mu vent his anger and stand up for justice on behalf of our Profound Yellow Palace."

"Senior Brother, I think we should let it go. Their actions have reasons behind them. I still vividly remember how Fang Tengyuan treated the Profound Yellow Palace in the past. If it were me, I might not be able to resist taking action too. It's just that we are elders, and it's not appropriate for us to attack juniors," advised a Golden Core Realm cultivator in a soft voice.

The other Golden Core Realm cultivators glanced at each other and also spoke up to absolve the two of blame.

The complexion of the Profound Yellow Palace's patriarch eased slightly, and he said lightly, "The fact that you remember grudges from hundreds of years ago shows that you indeed hold the Profound Yellow Palace in your hearts."

Mu Zhaohe breathed a sigh of relief inwardly; it seemed he wouldn't be punished.

After a pause, the leader continued, "What have you learned about Fang Chen from your encounter with him? Is his strength really as rumored?"

The expressions of everyone turned serious.

Yun Tiancheng nodded slowly, a trace of fear showing in his eyes. "His sword intent is terrifying. My spiritual barrier couldn't stop it. Besides, he seems to have a special technique. I couldn't even tell when he got close to me."

"The sword cultivation lineage focuses on offense. With such formidable offensive power combined with a special technique, ordinary cultivators would find it difficult to defend against."

The Profound Yellow Palace's Patriarch nodded softly. "However... you don't need to worry too much. A sword cultivator's weakness is that they're short-lived. After a few hundred years, those who are still alive will be among you."

The expressions of the crowd turned strange, but they could only compare lifespan with sword cultivators.

"The two of you should focus on your cultivation and avoid going out for a while. Don't give Fang Chen any excuse to come and kill you," the Profound Yellow Palace's Patriarch instructed.

He then turned around and left.

The other Golden Core Realm cultivators also left one after another, comforting the two as they departed.

After everyone had left, the two returned to Yun Tiancheng's cave dwelling in silence. Yun Tiancheng activated a formation, and a barrier of spiritual energy instantly enveloped the entire cave, making it impenetrable.

"You guessed right, Senior Brother Yuntian. Fang Chen will indeed show up in the Azure Cloud Empire," Mu Zhaohe said, his earlier frivolous expression disappearing, replaced by a hint of mockery. "He couldn't resist showing himself, revealing his location to us. The Azure Dragon Battle General will easily capture him now."

Yun Tiancheng frowned slightly. "It was also Kunlong Battle General who conveyed this information to us. Otherwise, I would have thought he was dead for sure."

Fang Chen stood nearby, quietly listening to their conversation.

Azure Dragon Battle General. That was probably another prominent figure from the Spirit Blood Sect. Fang Chen had never heard of him before, and he didn't know his strength. He wondered if the sword intent left behind by Senior Huang from the Void Immortal Sword Sect would be enough to deal with him.

Mu Zhaohe suddenly showed a hint of admiration. "Senior Brother Yuntian, why do you think Kunlong Battle General knows that Fang Chen might still be alive? If not for him telling me to mess with Fang Jue, it wouldn’t be easy to draw Fang Chen out without suspicion."

“He might have guessed,” Yun Tiancheng said lightly. "But this time, the price we paid was not small. Losing to Fang Chen in front of countless cultivators, I'm afraid many people will gossip behind our backs."

"It doesn't matter. What use is face compared to Blood Spirit Pills? Fang Chen's bounty is worth a hundred Blood Spirit Pills. Even if we split it, you'll have a chance to break through to the Golden Core Realm, and I can try to reach the grand completion stage of the Foundation Building Realm," Mu Zhaohe said, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

Losing a few teeth and a bit of face didn't bother him much. What he cared about was tangible benefits!

"The Spirit Blood Sect is hunting me down? I am worth a hundred Blood Spirit Pills?"

Fang Chen was somewhat surprised. The Spirit Blood Sect was really going all out, offering a bounty for a dead person.

A Blood Spirit Pill required the blood essence of a hundred thousand mortals, so a hundred pills would be a staggering ten million mortal blood essences! Countless mortals had likely been refined into Blood Spirit Pills over the years.

"Now that he's in the open and we're in the shadows, we just need to wait for Azure Dragon Battle General to make a move. By then, Fang Chen will truly be dead," Mu Zhaohe said, somewhat gleeful.

"Kunlong Battle General mentioned that he carries some kind of sword intent, perhaps from the Void Immortal Sword Sect. Even if Azure Dragon Battle General is going to act, he needs to be prepared to avoid being injured." Yun Tiancheng shook his head lightly. "You go back to cultivate first. I need to focus on my cultivation. If I can reach the grand completion stage of the Foundation Building Realm before getting those Blood Spirit Pills, I can directly strive for the Golden Core Realm then."

Mu Zhaohe smiled faintly. “Congratulations to Senior Brother in advance."

After that, Mu Zhaohe turned and left the cave-dwelling.

After Mu Zhaohe left, Yun Tiancheng slowly took out a jade slip and held it in his hand, rubbing it gently. "Is the strength of sword cultivators truly unstoppable? Even with my Radiant Divine Eyes, am I still no match for them... No, it must be because I've been slacking in my cultivation of the Radiant Divine Eyes, not reaching its full potential yet. This eye technique is unparalleled in the world. As long as I cultivate diligently, I will surely make something of myself in the future!"

With that thought, Yun Tiancheng sat down in place, pressing the jade slip against his forehead and starting to cultivate the Radiant Divine Eyes.

Fang Chen returned his soul to his body. Then, he immediately used the Shadow Buddha Technique. In an extremely short time, he traversed through more than half of the Azure Cloud Empire's capital and arrived outside Yun Tiancheng's cave dwelling.

The residence was protected by formations. Intruding would trigger an alarm, giving Yun Tiancheng the chance to react. However, such formations were child's play in Fang Chen's eyes. He easily found loopholes in the formation, opened one gate after another, and silently approached Yun Tiancheng.

Yun Tiancheng's eyes were closed tightly, and Fang Chen could faintly see a strange blue light seeping through his eyelids.

Seeing that he was so focused, Fang Chen didn't disturb him and directly knocked Yun Tiancheng unconscious, picking up the jade slip and leaving.

After an unknown period, Yun Tiancheng slowly regained consciousness.

"Why does my head ache so much after this session of cultivation?"

He subconsciously touched the back of his head, feeling sticky. Upon closer inspection, his hand was covered in blood!

He suddenly remembered that he had been practicing the Radiant Divine Eyes technique when, for some reason, he was interrupted, seemingly falling into a coma!

Yun Tiancheng immediately checked the formation in his cave and found it operating normally without any abnormalities.

"Did I experience cultivation deviation? No, this is clearly an external injury.... Wait, my jade slip!"

Anxiousness spread across Yun Tiancheng's face as he searched everywhere for the jade slip, only to realize it had vanished!

His face turned pale.

The cultivation of the Radiant Divine Eyes was complex, and with his current strength, he could only see a part of the contents in the jade slip. Now that the jade slip was missing, how could he continue cultivating the rest of the Radiant Divine Eyes?