Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chapter 385 Sword-shaped Immortal Vein

Fang Chen followed the directions Mirror of the Universe provided, and they led him right up to a dried-up lake.

This lake seemed to have been dry for hundreds of years. The ground was covered in yellow mud. There were even skeletons of fish that appeared every once in a while.

There was a huge crack resembling the mouth of an abyss not too far away. The crack occasionally echoed with strange sounds. It was like the sound made when a gale of wind passed through a crack.

"Is that peak-grade, yellow-rank treasure inside this crack?" Fang Chen's eyes flickered as he approached the edge of the crack and peered down.

The crack went very deep down.

If the treasure that Mirror of the Universe mentioned was deep inside, why hadn't other cultivators discovered it yet?

"When the immortal boat descended from the sky, it collided with the bottom of the lake, tearing open this crack. The lake dried up because all the water flowed into the crack," explained Mirror of the Universe.

"In that case, why haven't any cultivators come to investigate? If they had, they should have been able to find the boat."

"They wouldn't be able to find it. This immortal boat has a special Soul Imprint. Unless they were at the Nascent Soul Realm, they'd find it difficult to trace its whereabouts.

"Besides, its former owner has died inside the immortal boat. Before dying, he set up a forbidden formation around it. Anyone who approaches without permission will have their soul erased!"

Fang Chen was surprised. "A peak-grade, yellow-rank immortal boat whose former owner was at the Nascent Soul Stage? He even erected a formation before he died? How will I get close to it then?"

"There should still be a way to get it," said Mirror of the Universe tentatively.

"Little Sword was right. This guy is a bit tricky," muttered Fang Chen.

Fortunately, he didn't want that treasure because he wanted to use it. The forbidden formation should be ineffective against Little Sword.

Fang Chen's divine soul split from his body and went down the crack.

It didn't take long before he saw an immortal boat emitting faint green light wedged into a cliff.

There were a few skeletons near the immortal boat.

Fang Chen's thoughts stirred slightly as he slowly approached the immortal boat. "This Nascent Soul Realm forbidden formation should be ineffective against me, right?"

If there was any danger, he would retreat immediately.

However, even after Fang Chen entered the immortal boat, the formation wasn't triggered. It evidently couldn't do anything to his divine soul.

In the center of the immortal boat, there was a figure sitting with its back facing him.

Fang Chen moved forward with his divine soul. When he came close to the figure, he noticed that he was only a skeleton. This was likely the immortal boat's former owner, the one Mirror of the Universe talked about.

Fang Chen bowed respectfully. "Since you've already passed away, Senior, I will borrow this immortal boat for a while."

Just as Fang Chen lowered his head, he saw a few lines of tiny words written in front of the skeleton.

What's this?

Fang Chen examined the words carefully.

"I am Elder Du Fei of the Profound Seeking Sect in the Central Continent Empire. Because I exposed the evil deeds of the Spirit Blood Sect, I was ambushed by the Kunlong Battle General and the Jade Dragon Battle General.

"Even though I broke free from the siege, I succumbed to my injuries and died. If anyone comes here, please relay my words to the sect leader of the Profound Seeking Sect: the Grand Elder is an evil cultivator of the Spirit Blood Sect, plotting to obliterate humanity.

"And if you are a cultivator of the Blood Spirit Sect, go to hell!"

Fang Chen's brow scrunched up. The Kunlong Battle General and the Jade Dragon Battle General were the ones who had killed this Nascent Soul Realm cultivator?

The Profound Seeking Sect in Central Continent?

This sect shouldn't be that famous back on the Central Continent; otherwise, a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator wouldn't have been able to become an elder.

"It seems that the Spirit Blood Sect has deep roots in Central Continent. There are Spirit Blood Sect cultivators in both small sects and big sects."

Fang Chen's expression turned serious. He already had a certain grasp over the Spirit Blood Sect's cultivators' beliefs from his conversation with Xia Xuanji. They use mortals, whom they consider inferior and useless lifeforms, to help them ascend to immortality. They believe that by doing this there would be more resources to go around.

"Without this belief, it would be impossible to develop a sect to its current level relying solely on brute force."

Fang Chen sighed lightly in his heart. The Spirit Blood Sect is much harder to deal with than he imagined.

"Senior, you perished at the hands of the Spirit Blood Sect. I too do not agree with their beliefs. Whenever I encounter one of them, I'll kill them. I'll try to relay back your message when I arrive in the Central Continent. Now that we have a connection, I'll use this immortal boat to enhance my cultivation."

Fang Chen bowed once again.

In the next moment, Little Sword received its cue and immediately flew into the crack and arrived in front of the immortal boat.

Fang Chen nodded gently. "We can start now."

Little Sword flew straight toward the immortal boat. However, halfway there, several heavenly thunders suddenly shot out from the immortal boat, blasting toward Little Sword.

Little Sword's body shook a little, but it completely ignored the power of the heavenly thunders. It easily reached the immortal boat before it started to devour it.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed

Little Sword form didn't grow any longer and maintained its length of three feet. However, its aura was becoming more and more deep, like an abyss.

Fang Chen could clearly feel his own strength increasing as well, as his sword body was becoming stronger. The twelve immortal veins within his body, like pillars of heaven and earth, became even more profound. Their golden radiance became more brilliant.

Fang Chen's eyes lit up with joy. "Looks like Little Sword was right. Once I ascend to the third rank of the sword body, the Gold of Supremacy can evolve into the Source of Authority."

According to Introduction to the Three Thousand Daos, Source of Authority was the best foundation one could have. Not that he'll have this to act as the foundation, his future path would be a lot smoother.

Fang Chen knew that innate talent wasn't that good. He was even worse than Li Daoye in this aspect. Fang Chen being able to ascend to the 12th stage of the Qi Refining Realm in just a little over a year had nothing to do with his talent, it was all thanks to his profound and strange divine soul.

However, once his immortal veins advanced to Source of Authority and he found a Foundation Building Pill for himself, he'd advance to the Foundation Building Realm, allowing his latent talent to undergo a complete change.

Foundation Building was an opportunity to completely reconstruct one's innate talent.

Meanwhile, figures were appearing near the crack.

Fang Chen's body was sitting upright in a groove within the crack, so they hadn't found him yet.

The Demon Cloud Emperor was standing quietly in the void. After searching almost a thousand miles around, he still hadn't found that kid.

He even began to suspect that the other party might have already left the Demon Cloud Empire.

Profound White Divine Monarch arrived and bowed respectfully. "Your Majesty, the only remaining place to search now is the dried-up lake."

"We should check the crack too. He could be hiding in there, though the chance is slim," said the Demon Cloud Emperor softly.

"Understood!" Profound White Divine Monarch nodded immediately and turned to leave. He instructed his subordinates to search the lake and sent people to investigate the crack.

Fang Chen'd divines soul was standing close, and he had heard them. He couldn't help but sigh. They were bound to find him sooner or later.

Little Sword was now devouring the last bit of the immortal boat.

Fang Chen had a premonition that once the immortal boat was completely devoured, Little Sword would immediately advance.

"A third-rank sword body coupled with the Eight Desolation Supreme Sword Scripture.... I wonder if I'll be able to kill the Demon Cloud Emperor with one strike," pondered Fang Chen.

Little Sword's voice suddenly sounded, "Little Chen, I've finished devouring the boat. I'll start advancing immediately, it should take about 15 minutes!"

Fang Chen's divine soul trembled slightly. He immediately withdrew his divine soul.

Little Sword had long since fused with his physical body, and Fang Chen felt that his physical body was undergoing a special transformation. His body continued to grow stronger and his spiritual energy became more profound. However, the most significant change was in his twelve immortal veins, which were slowly transforming into a sword shape.

Fang Chen was startled. "It isn't Source of Authority!?"