Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chapter 570: Strange Stone Sphere

The black and white paper figures bowed toward Fang Chen before transforming into wisps of green smoke and dissipating.

If not for the pile of still-warm hearts, everyone would have felt as if they had just awoken from a dream.

The Grand Thousand Dao Sect was supposed to have faced a calamity today. But in just a few moments, that calamity had been easily resolved.

Pei Qingfeng looked at Fang Chen, his shock still fresh. "Young... Young Martial Uncle... What was that just now?"

Despite his vast experience, he couldn't help feeling uneasy and even began to stutter.

"It's something similar to the technique Daoist Five Ghosts uses," Fang Chen replied casually.

The others guessed it was the Spiritual Attachment Technique, but Fang Chen was only at the Foundation Building Realm; how could he use the Spiritual Attachment Technique to unleash this much power? The power he displayed was far stronger than that of Daoist Five Ghosts, who had practiced the technique for over two hundred years.

"How many Golden Cores does the Profound Ghost Dao Sect have left?" Fang Chen asked.

Pei Qingfeng's expression changed slightly, and he whispered, "There are two left. One is their Sect Master, Daoist Five Ghosts's senior brother. He is slightly stronger than him, at the mid-stage Golden Core Realm. The other one is just at the early stage of the Golden Core Realm and is inferior to me."

"In that case, I'll send Little Black with you to handle the matter with the Profound Ghost Dao Sect," decided Fang Chen.

Elder Xu and the rest were ecstatic. Pei Qingfeng made up his mind and bowed. "Many thanks, Young Martial Uncle. I will surely eradicate the Profound Ghost Dao Sect and let no one escape!"

The black paper figure appeared once more. Pei Qingfeng, along with Elder Xu and the others, directly tore through the void toward the location of the Profound Ghost Dao Sect.

As a result of Pei Qingfeng’s decision, Guan’e remained behind with over a hundred Qi Refining Realm cultivators to clean up the mess.

Guan’e instructed the Qi Refining Realm disciples to clean up the mess on the scene and handed over the collected storage rings to Fang Chen.

"Martial Uncle, these are their storage rings. This one belongs to Daoist Five Ghosts," Guan’e said respectfully.

Fang Chen shook his head and smiled lightly. "No need to give them to me. Count them and keep them for yourself. It seems the disciples in the sect are leading quite frugal lives. If there are spirit stones or treasures, distribute them among them."

Fang Chen then walked toward the inner sanctum and disappeared into the void.

Guan'e was stunned like a wooden chicken. She looked down at the rings in her hand. "Senior Uncle Master is being way too... generous, isn't he?!"

The items inside these storage rings amounted to a very substantial amount.

The Qi Refining Realm disciples close to them overheard their conversation, and their hearts trembled. They quickly put in more effort as they did their work.

Guan'e’s expression was complicated. She stashed the storage rings and went to comfort the villagers. After seeing them off, she approached a middle-aged Daoist.

The Daoist quickly bowed with a clasped fist when he saw her approach. "I, Chen Taiji, pay my respects to you, Master!"

"We pay our respects to you, Immortal Master Guan!"

The other Daoists bowed too, their eyes filled with reverence and deference.

"Taiji, you have shown great courage this time and did not disgrace me in front of the Profound Ghost Dao Sect. Choose a courtyard master to take your place. In three days, I will take you to the inner sanctum to assist you in condensing your immortal veins," Guan’e said softly.

Chen Taiji was first surprised, then tears streamed down his face. He knelt down and repeatedly kowtowed. "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!"

The Daoists in the outer sect were full of envy. Entering the inner sanctum meant stepping onto the path of immortality, transforming from mortal to immortal!

Guan’e looked at the others and said lightly. "Keep striving, all of you. This time, our sect's foundation is likely to multiply. Before long, we'll select new disciples, and you all have a chance."

Upon hearing this, the outer sect disciples showed ecstatic expressions. Their immortal fate had arrived!

Inner sanctum, ancestral court.

Fang Chen sat on the stone steps, fidgeting with a stone box and a stone bead. The white paper figure stood at the side, examining these two items.

"Little White, do you know the origin of this stone bead? How is it related to our sect?" Fang Chen asked casually.

Pei Qingfeng mentioned that the stone box was left by Ancestor Hong Qing. However, when Fang Chen opened the stone box, what he used was the spiritual energy cultivated from the Introduction to the Three Thousand Daos. He suspected that this item might be related to the Three Thousand Dao Sect.

The white paper figure scrutinized the stone objects for a while before shaking its head lightly. "Mm... I can't tell what it is."

Fang Chen took out the Mirror of the Universe. "Little Mirror, what is this thing?"

"Brother, um... you'll need to pay me with high-grade spirit stones before I tell you what it is," replied Mirror of the Universe.

Fang Chen nodded lightly. "Got it...."

Fang Chen knew things were definitely not ordinary.

"Little White, the Grand Thousand Dao Sect doesn't have the continuation to the Introduction to the Three Thousand Daos. Do you think I should switch to other techniques or continue searching for Senior Yun He?" Fang Chen asked softly.

He had been at the early stage of Foundation Building Realm for many years now, and with his increased spiritual energy reaching a bottleneck, he was just one step away from breaking into the mid-stage of Foundation Building Realm. Initially, he thought that the Three Thousand Dao Sect existed in the world and that coming here would solve his problem of finding a suitable technique.

Unfortunately, there was no continuation of the Introduction to the Three Thousand Daos in the Grand Thousand Dao Sect, making the issue of his cultivation technique the most pressing concern.

The white paper figure’s face showed a troubled expression. "Lord, you have already achieved the Source of Authority. Although you can switch to the previous master's techniques, his lineage is far inferior and would waste the Source of Authority...."

It had hoped that Fang Chen could obtain the continuation techniques and continue cultivating, which would lead to unimaginable achievements in the future! Perhaps... another Heavenly Cloud Emperor could emerge!

However, the Grand Thousand Dao Sect didn't have the rest of the techniques after the Introduction to the Three Thousand Daos. Who knew how many years it would take Fang Chen to find the Heavenly Cloud Emperor's remnant soul?

Fang Chen's face showed a bitter smile. "You don't know as well...."

As he absentmindedly played with the stone bead in his hand, a thread of spiritual energy quietly flowed into it. The stone bead exerted a suction force, absorbing one thread of spiritual energy after the other, faster and faster. By the time Fang Chen noticed, eighty to ninety percent of his internal spiritual energy had already disappeared.

Fang Chen's eyes flickered as he looked at the stone bead in his hand.

Soon, his spiritual energy was depleted completely. Even though he had extremely strong recovery abilities, the stone bead kept sucking whatever spiritual energy he recovered.

Rather than being alarmed, Fang Chen was delighted. He immediately took out spirit stones from his storage rings and held them in his hand. He absorbed from one side and supplied the stone bead from the other. The spirit stones were rapidly consumed; in the blink of an eye, the stone ate up ten thousand spirit stones worth of spiritual energy. Yet, the stone bead was far from saturated, as its absorption speed only increased!

"Old freak, what is this stone bead!?" Little Sword exclaimed.

"I’m afraid the spirit stones he prepared for you will all be used by this stone bead," Mirror of the Universe lamented.

Little Sword was suddenly anxious. These spirit stones had been specifically kept for Little Chen to buy him treasures!

As time passed, second by second, the spirit stones were consumed at an incredibly fast rate.

The white paper figure sensed that something was wrong and immediately soared into the air, looking around with a serious expression, preventing outsiders from approaching this place.

After some time passed, Guan’e had already returned to the ancestral hall with her disciples. She suddenly noticed an unusual spiritual fluctuation from the ancestral courtyard and decided to investigate. But when she approached, she saw the white paper figure staring at her with cold eyes.

"The lord has matters, please refrain from approaching without permission," the white paper figure said.

"Oh, it's Senior Martial Uncle...."

Guan'e respectfully bowed and quietly withdrew.