Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chapter 517: Northern Dipper, Celestial Heaven

The purple-robed youth chuckled lightly, not taking Elder Gu's hint seriously. He smiled. "I am at the Nascent Soul Realm and won't make a move against them. My subordinates are also inferior in skill and have no intention of acting. Elder Gu, you needn't worry. We won't harm the business of your Point Star Gate."

Elder Gu nodded slightly at his words, as long as the business of the Point Star Gate wasn't disrupted, it was acceptable.

The purple-robed youth glanced at Fairy Yu and then shifted his gaze to Fang Chen, smiling faintly. "Junior, where do you hail from?"

The Qinghu Ruler and the others felt an extremely terrifying pressure emanating from the purple-robed youth, as if they were ants looking up at a towering mountain. This aura was clearly not at the Golden Core Realm; the person in front of them was very likely a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator!

Fang Chen smiled faintly. "Are you from Heavenly King Zhen Manor?"

The purple-robed youth nodded lightly.

"In that case, we have nothing more to say,” said Fang Chen, paying the teleportation fee and leading everyone into the formation.

The purple-robed youth was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Fang Chen to be so calm in facing him. Was he confident that the youth wouldn't make a move?

The teleportation formation began to flash white light, and then the aura of Fang Chen and the others disappeared completely.

"Lord Zhao, in my opinion, it's best not to get too deeply involved in this matter," Elder Gu said, his words rife with meaning. "Demoness Yu has condensed the Inverse Immortal Demonic Embryo and doesn’t have many years left to live. Moreover, she doesn't have the strength to kill Nascent Soul Realm cultivators. This meant that the person beside her must also have a significant background."

“Getting too deeply involved and accumulating too much karma may be harmful for your cultivation."

"Elder Gu, we follow the Heavenly King Zhen Manor. We are not afraid of karmic entanglement. If possible, I wish to be as carefree as you and not bother with these trivial matters, Elder Gu. But unfortunately, in the world of cultivation, some things are hard to have a say in.”

The purple-robed youth chuckled lightly before leading his group into the teleportation formation. After they were sent away by the teleportation formation, an old man slowly walked up to Elder Gu. "Brother Gu, thank you."

"No need to be polite. Given our past friendship, this small favor is nothing. Besides, even if I didn't intervene, Lord Zhao wouldn't dare to make a move. But may I ask about the background of that young man? How is it possible for him to slay Immortal Seedlings?"

Elder Gu showed a curious expression.

The old man smiled lightly, shook his head, and then walked into the teleportation formation.

"Even the Madman Fang from back then has shown up. I'm afraid many people will have trouble sleeping peacefully," Elder Gu muttered softly.

Then, he sighed lightly. "Ah, I’m getting old. If only I were a few hundred years younger, I might join in on this excitement."

With that, he turned and walked away, his figure somewhat lonely.

***

Immortal Dynasty Holy Land didn't refer to just any place; it was because a true immortal had appeared here in the past. That true immortal had taught and guided disciples there for over a thousand years before ascending to the Immortal Realm. Countless cultivators had made breakthroughs under his guidance during those thousand years. Because of that, people in later generations called that place the Immortal Dynasty Holy Land.

In this region of the Immortal Dynasty Holy Land, there were numerous major cultivation sects and cultivation families. Among them, the Ning Family was the most famous, with a cultivator at the Tribulation Realm overseeing it.

As for the sects, the Greenwood Sect was the most famous. Not only were there Tribulation Realm cultivators presiding over it, but they also cultivated various spirit trees and fruits, supplying many rare spirit herbs to the various sects of the Central Continent Empire.

"Little Mirror, how many sects in the Central Continent have Ascension Realm cultivators presiding over it?

Perhaps this information didn’t have anything to do with karma and was not a secret, so Mirror of the Universe replied straightforwardly, "There are a total of twenty-two forces with Ascension Realm cultivators presiding in the Central Continent."

Twenty-two?

Fang Chen was slightly surprised. Supreme Immortal Pudu had mentioned that there were only a hundred Emperor's Ranking experts, each of whom was at least at the Ascension Realm. The most elite among them were First Rate Sect Leaders and Loose Immortals.

How could there be only twenty-two forces with Ascension Realm cultivators in the Central Continent?

Fang Chen expressed his doubts.

Mirror of the Universe was a little astonished. "Brother, don't you know that besides the Central Continent, there are two other first-tier empires in this realm? Although the Central Continent has the longest history and had the most true immortals in ancient times, it’s in steep decline nowadays and the number of experts is far fewer than that of the other two first-tier empires.

“Even the number of First Rate Sect Leaders on the emperor ranking is far fewer than the other two."

It was also from then that Fang Chen learned about Northern Dipper and Celestial Heaven. These were two other first-rank empires, separated from the Central Continent by the Immortal Demonic Sea.

Rankings such as the Heavenly Spiritual Herb Ranking, Emperor Ranking, and Spiritual Treasure Ranking were made up of people from the three first-tier empires. There were more than a hundred Ascension Realm cultivators, but only the strongest made it onto the rankings. There were many relatively unknown Ascension Realm cultivators not on the ranking.

“Lord Fang, the Immortal Dynasty Holy Land is ahead. Once we arrive there, it's only a few days' journey to the Greenwood Sect,” the Qinghu ruler said, pointing to the faintly visible mountains not far away.

The mountains stretched endlessly, with countless buildings and caves in sight.

"We’re almost there?"

Fairy Yu glanced at the Qinghue ruler and nodded slightly. It seemed like the route they had taken was a shorter one, shortening the time a lot.

Fairy Yu transmitted her voice, "My lord, the Immortal Dynasty Holy Land is the official residence of the Central Continent, and it has always been presided over by cultivators in the Upper Three Realms.

“We don't know the relationship between them and Heavenly King Zhen Manor, but they should be on good terms. Official residences usually have formations prohibiting various escape methods, so the Shadow Buddha Technique may not work here."

Fang Chen was slightly surprised. If he couldn't use the Shadow Buddha techniques, he’d find it challenging to do many things. This could prove to be troublesome. He had planned to use this technique to rush into the Greenwood Sect without hesitation.

Fang Chen asked, "Qinghu Ruler, if we take a detour, how much longer will the journey be?"

The Qinghu ruler was surprised. "A detour?"

After pondering for a few moments, she tentatively replied, "It may add several years to the journey. I haven't been to this place myself, so I can't be sure of the details."

Fang Chen's brows furrowed slightly. Several years? That’s too long.

"Lord, how about we don't go to the Greenwood Sect?" Fairy Yu said through voice transmission.

“No, without the Vast Origin Fruit, trouble will keep coming to our door." Fang Chen's gaze hardened as he looked toward the direction of the Immortal Dynasty Holy Land. "Let's go. Even if someone is waiting for us, if they want to block our path, they'll have to pay a price."

Fairy Yu hesitated, wanting to persuade him against this. However, she ultimately didn't voice her thoughts. She didn't dare to say it, nor did she want to. As she said, once they entered the territory, whether it was cloud riding, rainbow transformation, sword control, or even sword transformation techniques, they all failed without exception.

It seemed that, except for specific cultivators, everyone lost the ability to fly freely in this place.

Fang Chen attempted to use the Shadow Buddha techniques but found that an unknown force was interfering and obstructing him from blending into the shadows.

He tried to use his divine soul to explore the peculiarities of the formations here and to observe Gai Hong and others' arrangements. However, he discovered that even his divine soul couldn't leave his body in this place, something he had never encountered before.

Suddenly, the Qinghu ruler’s expression turned into one of shock. She pointed in a certain direction and said, "Fang Chen... look over there....”

Fang Chen and Fairy Yu looked up and saw a giant bronze mirror hanging on a high wall, reflecting their current appearance. Nearby, many cultivators had already noticed them and started whispering to each other curiously.