Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms - Chapter 191

Chapter 191: Returning

Li Daoye’s face was livid, but he suppressed his anger and squeezed out a smile. “It might be hard to split it equally since there are only three fruits, so why don’t you take two while we take one?”

Li Xiuming laughed. “Under normal circumstances, a third stage Ki Refinement cultivator like you has no right to be traveling with us. You should be glad that my junior and I are bringing you around. How can you be so greedy on top of that?”

“Shameless!” Li Daoye spat.

Li Xiuming’s face darkened. Terrifying spirit ki surged from his body, and with a light palm thrust, he sent Li Daoye flying over thirty meters away.

Pu!

Li Daoye spat a mouthful of blood.

“What about you?” Li Xiuming looked at Fang Chen.

“You can decide between the two of you,” Fang Chen replied with a smile.

“Good. At least you know when to back down.” Li Xiuming nodded his head in approval.

He plucked the three Scarlet Fruits with his spirit ki before leaving with Chaoxianggong Nisheng.

Fang Chen walked over to Li Daoye’s side and supported him to his feet. “You should learn to bow your head when you’re in a weaker position. He spared you this time, but he might just take your life the next time.”

“Young master Fang, how can you tolerate that?!” Li Daoye exclaimed in anger.

“You have to hold it in whether you want it or not.” Fang Chen chuckled. “Let’s go. We need to catch up with them. He’s been keeping an eye on us. He’ll probably kill us right away if we try to escape.”

“Those wretches! I’ll get back at them one day!” Li Daoye spat under his breath.

The four of them ventured deeper into the hill and explored the area, but they found nothing else other than the three earlier Scarlet Fruits. There was not even a single ki stone to be found.

Meanwhile, Fang Chen took a few looks at a stone hut. That was the place the Enlightenment Heaven Supreme had told him to acquire the items from. A specific method was needed to open the hidden door.

“There’s nothing valuable here other than the three Scarlet Fruits.” Li Xiuming stood in front of the stone door as he shook his head. “We traveled all the way here only for three Scarlet Fruits. What a waste.”

Li Daoye clenched his teeth.

“Senior, we only spent 5 low-grade ki stones for that map. It’s not a waste,” Chaoxianggong Nisheng replied with a smile.

“That’s true.” Li Xiuming nodded. He turned to Fang Chen and Li Daoye and said, “My junior and I will be leaving this place. You can’t fly on a sword, and we shan’t travel together anymore. Take care of yourselves.”

With that, the two of them got onto their swords and left the hill.

Seeing that, Li Daoye finally cursed out loud, “Those shameless knaves! They took everything good before leaving us here! I bet that flying beast is still nearby. They are trying to escape by themselves while leaving us here to rot and die!”

He then turned to Fang Chen and asked, “Young master Fang, what should we do next? Do we wait here or… That gate only opens once every ten days. We’ll have to wait another ten days if we miss the timing.”

“If the flying beast is camping for us, I don’t think we’ll be able to make it to the entrance,” Fang Chen replied.

“I shouldn’t have entered this place,” Li Daoye grumbled. I made such a huge loss. I wasted my Purple Lightning Talismans. I was beaten up. And now, I might be unable to leave this place too. Damn it!

“However, I think that there’s more to this place,” Fang Chen said. He looked at the stone hut with a faint smile.

“Oh?” Li Daoye’s eyebrows shot up. He looked at the stone hut, then back at Fang Chen, and doubt seeped into his eyes. “Young master Fang, did you notice something?”

“I’ll have to try it out to know for sure.”

Fang Chen formed a hand seal. His spirit ki slowly flowed and manifested into a peculiar restriction art before him. Under Li Daoye’s watch, the restriction art fell on the stone hut.

Boom!

A golden light burst from the stone hut. Its walls tore off as it transformed into a majestic palace.

Li Daoye was stunned. He would have never expected there was such a secret to the stone hut. Who could have thought its previous appearance was just a disguise?

Seconds later, the golden light dispersed.

Li Daoye felt his lips turning dry. He stared at the palace before him as he asked, “Young master Fang, there has to be valuable treasures inside, right?”

“We’ll know once we take a look,” Fang Chen replied with a chuckle.

“That’s right. We’ll know once we take a look.”

Another voice echoed behind Fang Chen and Li Daoye.

Goosebumps rose all over Li Daoye’s body as he anxiously turned around to take a look. It was Li Xiuming, who should have already left by now!

“Senior, you’re right. There really is something weird about him.” Chaoxianggong Nisheng looked at Li Xiuming with eyes of admiration.

Li Xiuming chuckled. “It’s not that difficult to figure out. We have been flying on our swords all this while, yet we arrived here a step later than them. The chances are that he’s familiar with this place or at least knows his way around.”

He then looked at Fang Chen and asked, “Am I right?”

“Can’t it be that we’re just lucky?” Fang Chen asked.

Li Daoye frowned. Now that he thought about it, it did seem like Fang Chen knew his way around. They had narrowly avoided many dangers along the way due to Fang Chen noticing them in advance.

“Luck? Everything in the world of cultivation happens for a reason,” Li Xiuming coldly replied. “This palace was covered by a hidden restriction art. Even I couldn’t see through its disguise. Yet, you knew about the restriction art and were even able to lift it. That proves my deduction. It’s about time for you to tell me what’s your relationship with the owner of this place.”

“Ha…” Fang Chen sighed. “I shan’t hide it anymore since you have already guessed as much. The owner of this place is my sect elder. He died a while ago, and he left some stuff for me.”

Fear flickered across Li Xiuming’s eyes, but he quickly concealed it and said, “Your sect elder? The cultivator who resided here should be at Foundation Establishment at the very least… You’ll enter the palace with him first. My junior and I will follow you. If you encounter any danger, we’ll step forward and protect you.”

Li Daoye cursed Li Xiuming’s entire clan in his mind. That son of a bitch is obviously using us to scout out traps in there!

“My friend is injured; he won’t be able to react if any danger comes our way. Why don’t we have him stand on guard outside while I scout the way ahead?” Fang Chen said.

“Young master Fang…” Li Daoye was taken aback, and his eyes swiftly turned red. My father said that cultivators are all selfish… Bullshit! Young master Fang is clearly a selfless person!

Li Xiuming thought about it before nodding. “All right.”

“Guard the outside. Just flee if you sense danger. Your cultivation is too low. You won’t be of any help even if you linger,” Fang Chen said out loud despite Li Xiuming’s presence.

Then, he made his way toward the palace. Li Xiuming and Chaoxianggong Nisheng exchanged looks before following him.