Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms - Chapter 203

Chapter 203: Eat and Sleep

The sword embryo paid him no heed and continued flooding him with its thoughts.

Fang Chen’s face darkened.

This fellow’s background is indeed extraordinary. If what I saw earlier was real, it would mean that this sword embryo is actually the core of a massive planet, and that hand is likely the doing of a sect ancestor-level existence!

Even so, if this fellow demands to be fed an endless supply of blood essence, it would be no different from a malevolent entity. Not only must I not use it, but I also have to find a way to seal it off. Otherwise, its existence will be like a time bomb that may explode at any moment.

Fang Chen suddenly froze up. He sensed the sword embryo relaying its indignance.

“You don’t want my blood essence?” Fang Chen asked in surprise.

The sword embryo shook sideways.

“Then what do you want to eat…” Fang Chen asked.

The sword embryo was unable to relay detailed information, possibly because their connection wasn’t deep enough. Even so, Fang Chen could sense it slowly becoming anxious.

“Calm down, let me try to figure it out.” Fang Chen consoled it as his mind spun into action.

It’s all good as long as it isn’t a malevolent entity.

Seconds later, Fang Chen’s eyes lit up. He took out the Moonsunk Gold Truncheon’s fragments from his storage ring and asked, “Is this what you want?”

The sword embryo responded with its action. It enveloped the fragments with its fluid body, and bubbles began popping outward. It looked as if it was digesting the Moonsunk Gold Truncheon.

Fifteen seconds later, a massive bubble popped out from its body, as if it was burping.

Fang Chen had been observing it meanwhile. He noticed that the sword embryo’s aura had gotten stronger after devouring the Moonsunk Gold Truncheon, and their connection appeared to have deepened as well.

So, is it an artifact that devours other artifacts?

Fang Chen was perplexed. He had no idea whether there were other such artifacts in the world of cultivation, but regardless, it was clear this sword embryo was no ordinary entity. Does this mean that the sword embryo will get increasingly stronger if I feed it a steady supply of artifacts?

Hungry, hungry… The sword embryo revolved around Fang Chen. Its message was much clearer this time around.

“You’re still hungry? The Moonsunk Gold Truncheon might just be fragments, but it still used to be a twelve daosoul imprint artifact…” Fang Chen mumbled.

Tr, ash…

“…” Fang Chen stared at the sword embryo before slowly speaking up, “You’re still young. You shouldn’t curse.”

Hungry, hungry, very hungry!

“Wait.”

Fang Chen took out all of the artifacts he had inside his storage ring. The bulk of them were from the South Heaven Sect’s cultivators. He had kept them, thinking that Xu Ge and the others might be able to use them if they became a cultivator, else he could also sell them for ki stones.

Forget it, feeding the child comes first.

The sword embryo was excited. It took only thirty short seconds to devour all of the artifacts.

“Urp…” Its aura grew yet again.

Fang Chen could sense that it was finally full.

“You’re full now, right? Are you able to transform into a flying sword?” Fang Chen asked.

The sword embryo suddenly dove into Fang Chen’s head.

Perplexed, Fang Chen touched his forehead but there was nothing there. He then closed his eyes and tried to inspect within him, but he couldn’t find any trace of the sword embryo.

“Where did it hide?” Fang Chen was confused.

Did it go to sleep right after eating?

Meanwhile, a figure slowly opened his eyes and spoke with an ancient, resonant voice, “Someone is assimilating our ‘Cataclysmic Sword Embryo’. Quickly find that person and retrieve our sword embryo.”

Those words reverberated afar in an instant.

“Yes, Old Ancestor!”

“Yes, Old Ancestor!”

Countless figures rushed out of the Empyrean Immortal Sword Sect on swords. All of them first bowed in the same direction before scattering in all directions. These were all highly respected figures in the world of cultivation, revered as sword immortals and sword emperors.

Some of them had been in seclusion training for over a hundred years. Some of them had been sleeping for a thousand years.

But all of them were suddenly making a move together.

This alarmed the other major sects in the world of cultivation, and they quickly sent scouts to figure out what was happening in the Empyrean Sword Immortal Sect.

Why did all these old monsters suddenly come out of seclusion together?

Those who were ignorant were baffled. Those who knew what was going on shook their heads and held their tongues.

…

“Young master, I have reached Ki Manifestation!” Xu Ge excitedly paraded his inner ki in front of Fang Chen.

He was able to make such a fast breakthrough thanks to the Bone Tempering Pill, as well as the many battles he had fought recently while being with Fang Chen. Zhao Yan’s occasional pointer helped as well.

“Not bad. One more step, and you’ll reach Earth Profound realm. I’ll impart the Purple Aura Formula to you. You should practice that alongside your martial cultivation. Whether anything comes out of it or not depends on you,” Fang Chen said.

“Thank you, young master!” Xu Ge nodded in excitement.

Zhao Yan looked at Xu Ge in envy. He might have his martial arts legacy, but he also looked forward to becoming an immortal cultivator too.

“Do you wish to become an immortal cultivator too?” Fang Chen asked Zhao Yan.

“I do.” Zhao Yan nodded.

“I’ll impart a cultivation method to you once you reach Heaven Profound realm, lest you get distracted at this point,” Fang Chen replied with a smile.

Zhao Yan was stunned before he broke out in a beaming smile. “Thank you, young master. That day won’t be too far away.”

Fang Chen knew that he wasn’t boasting. He sensed that Zhao Yan’s aura had greatly strengthened over the last few days, a sign that he was close to reaching pinnacle Longevity Ki. Beyond that was Heaven Profound realm.

Heaven Profound realm martial artists, even by the standards of grade-7 states, were not weaklings. Elder Cloudcrane had told him that a pinnacle Heaven Profound realm martial artist was on par with a twelfth stage Ki Refinement cultivator.

Similarly, Liu Suifeng also revealed a look of fear when talking about Heaven Profound realm martial artists.

From this, Fang Chen deduced that martial artists underwent a metamorphosis in this realm, and this metamorphosis might grant them the ability to cross blows with cultivators.

As for what the metamorphosis was, he would have to wait till Zhao Yan made his breakthrough to know for sure.

“Young master Fang,” Ji Lenghuang’s respectful voice could be heard from the doorway.

Fang Chen opened the door.

Ji Lenghuang hurriedly bowed before reporting, “Our Old Master says that he has prepared the necessary manpower, and he would like to ask when you wish to make a move.”

“We can set off now,” Fang Chen replied.

He had made a breakthrough to eighth stage Ki Refinement, and he had plenty of Purple Lightning Talismans in his storage ring. It shouldn’t be too tough for him to distract the stone fae and bat fae, not to mention that Ji Congyun would be lending a helping hand too.

Ji Lenghuang’s eyes lit up in delight. He quickly took his leave to report the matter.

Soon, the Ji Clan’s massive procession began marching toward the cavern.

This huge commotion naturally caught Chillwater’s emperor’s notice.

Chillwater’s emperor stood on the palace walls as he watched the procession leave the capital with a distressed frown.

“The Ji Clan has joined hands with Great Xia’s War God. They might have even opened up the hidden land they have guarded for many years to him too. At this rate, it won’t be long before the Ji Clan gains enough power to corner us. What should I do?”

An old eunuch standing behind the emperor pondered before replying, “Your Majesty, now that the Old Ancestor has fallen, I fear that only the intervention of the White Tiger Empire can turn the tables around.”