Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms - Chapter 256
Chapter 256: Completely Taking Over
Fang Chen had previously analyzed how strong an early Foundation Establishment cultivator was—they were far stronger than a twelfth stage Ki Refinement cultivator, such that even saying that they were ten times stronger was an understatement.
Mid Foundation Establishment cultivators, judging from Elder Jinnan’s prowess back then, were around seven to eight times stronger than an early Foundation Establishment cultivator.
And this was by the standards of Infernoblaze’s cultivators.
The Sea Dragon Sect, a sect with a Golden Core old ancestor, was bound to have a more complete cultivation method. This was evident from how the Blue Mountain Island Master was significantly stronger than Yao Dan and the Flying Eagle Sect Master even though they were at the same cultivation stage.
From this, it would be safe to assume that the Flood Dragon Island Master was beyond his current means to deal with, even if he resorted to the Eight Barrens Immortal Subjugation Peerless Swordsmanship’s first form…
He might be able to harm the Flood Dragon Island Master, but the odds of killing the latter were likely to be zero.
“I could still consider it if I forge my eleventh immortal vein and further strengthen little sword, but till then…”
With that, Fang Chen returned his soul to his body.
The Spirit Heaven Sect’s third elder was busy relaying something to the first elder and the second elder.
“First Senior, Second Senior, we have no choice but to give up the Spirit Heaven Sect if he is a sword cultivator. As long as there’s a breath in us, even if we lose our base, we can always make a comeback. But if we die… it will be over for the Spirit Heaven Sect!”
“Third Junior, do we stand no chance at all? I don’t think he has reached Foundation Establishment yet…”
“Don’t make light of a sword cultivator. They are more terrifying than you can imagine! Each sword cultivator could have a bunch of old monsters behind them. Sword cultivators are known for their unrivaled offensive prowess—you can tell as much through what he has done. Even if we defeated him, do you think our sect stands a chance against the old monsters behind him?”
“This…”
“Stop hesitating. Our Spirit Heaven Sect isn’t the only one to have been put in such a situation before. Think about what the other sects had to do to survive. Is your pride more important than your life?”
“Fine, let’s go with this for now. We’ll decide what to do next once we meet our sect master. We’ll lower our heads for today…”
“Are you done discussing?” Fang Chen suddenly spoke up.
“Yes, we are done.” The first elder nodded with an awful look. “We’ll do as you say. I hope you’ll hold to the end of your promise and not hurt any of us.”
“Remember, you aren’t to take anything with you. Every blade of grass here belongs to me.” Fang Chen smiled.
The faces of the three elders further darkened, but they dared not refute him. The Heaven Profound realm martial artists and the disciples guarding the entrance gate hung their heads even lower.
Every Spirit Heaven Sect’s cultivator who walked past Fang Chen would be thoroughly searched so as to ensure that they brought nothing with them.
It took less than an hour for the Spirit Heaven Sect to be emptied out.
All of the Spirit Heaven Sect’s cultivators descended from the mountain with their three elders. They didn’t have a ki stone, artifact, or pill with them. They had left those on the mountain.
“First Elder, are we leaving just like that?” some of the Spirit Heaven Sect’s cultivators asked in indignation. They couldn’t help but glance at the mountain as they said those words, fearing that Fang Chen would overhear them.
“What else can you do?” the first elder coldly replied. “You should be glad to have escaped with your lives.”
“We’ll first head to the City Lord Manor and inform the city lord about what happened. There might still be a chance to turn things around,” the second elder said.
That perked the crowd up.
Their city lord was backed by Infernoblaze’s imperial clan. If he chose to help them, there was a chance they could turn the tables on Fang Chen.
On the mountain, Fang Chen tallied the artifacts. There were 53 of them in total, and they were of varying daosoul imprints.
“This flying sword is decent. It has ten daosoul imprints. You can take it.”
Fang Chen picked out one of the artifacts and tossed it to Abbess Clearlotus. The latter was still using the same artifact as when she was still at second stage Ki Refinement, such that it was no longer suited for her.
“Young master Fang, are you giving this to me?” Abbess Clearlotus was taken aback.
This artifact was worth quite a bit of low-grade ki stones.
“Take it.” Fang Chen nodded with a smile.
He fed the remaining artifacts to little sword, including Yao Dan’s and the Flying Eagle Sect Master’s artifacts.
Little sword merrily feasted on the artifacts. Its aura strengthened with each artifact it devoured. After devouring dozens of artifacts, it returned to Fang Chen’s body to digest them.
Abbess Clearlotus was intrigued.
She thought that Fang Chen had used some kind of smithing skill to fuse those artifacts into his flying sword. Little did she know that little sword had really devoured those artifacts.
After dealing with the artifacts, Fang Chen proceeded to tally the ki stones. It turned out that there was a huge fortune to be earned by taking over a sect.
All in all, he gained 3600 low-grade ki stones from the Spirit Heaven Sect. Most of them came from the three elders, the managers, and the Spirit Heaven Sect’s vault. With that, Fang Chen’s wealth increased to 5400 low-grade ki stones.
Even Golden Core cultivators would be baffled by his wealth.
Other than that, he also acquired a couple of storage rings. He could exchange them for artifacts or spirit materials in the future.
“What’s this pill?” Fang Chen held a glistening golden pill in his hand.
Abbess Clearlotus came over and examined the pill. “Young master Fang, this is a Spirit Origin Pill. It raises a person’s cultivation by the equivalent of three months’ of training. It’s forged by one of the old ancestors of Infernoblaze’s imperial clan. It’s rare to find this pill in the market. I saw one when my master received one from attending a banquet in the capital.”
“It raises a person’s cultivation by three months’ of training?” Fang Chen was awed.
He found a total of three Spirit Origin Pills in the Spirit Heaven Sect. Consuming all of them would raise a person’s cultivation by nine months’ of training!
It just so happened that he might have to confront a Sea Dragon Sect’s late Foundation Establishment cultivator in the near future, and consuming these three pills might help him forge his eleventh immortal vein.
The two of them spent two hours organizing everything in the Spirit Heaven Sect.
Ki stones, spirit medicine, spirit herbs, pills… They completely emptied the Spirit Heaven Sect’s coffers, leaving not even a single strand of hair behind.
“Abbess Clearlotus, I’m going to consume these three Spirit Origin Pills. I’ll need you to guard me for the time being. Hide right away if anything happens,” Fang Chen instructed.
Abbess Clearlotus nodded, though she was confused to hear those words.
What could happen? The Spirit Heaven Sect Master wouldn’t dare to return anytime soon.
Fang Chen found a quiet chamber and swallowed all three Spirit Origin Pills together. Then, he took out his talisman spirit materials and began drawing pinnacle Purple Lightning Talismans.
In Spirit Heaven City’s City Lord Manor…
“Please wait here for a moment. Our city lord is with an esteemed guest. I’ll announce your arrival to him.” The City Lord Manor’s butler respectfully ushered the first elder and the others into the guest room.
Spirit Heaven City’s name originated from the Spirit Heaven Sect. Not even the City Lord Manor’s butler dared to pull his weight against the Spirit Heaven Sect’s cultivators.
However, the butler was curious why three of the Spirit Heaven Sect’s old ancestors suddenly descended from the mountain with all their disciples. Could they have heard about the City Lord Manor’s esteemed guest and wish to pay respect to him too?
