Immortal of the Nine Realms

Mirror of the Universe's response greatly surprised Fang Chen.

It wasn't that the question itself required a huge sum of spirit stones but that it simply didn't know?

Little Sword naturally wouldn't miss a rare opportunity like this to mock Little Mirror. It immediately started taunting Mirror of the Universe.

Mirror of the Universe sighed. "I was forged by an immortal, not by those ghosts and spirits from the underworld.

"Brother, if you're going to refine the Nine Heavens Profound Mother Primordial Spirit, walking the Yin path is inevitable. Whether it's a blessing or a curse, it all depends on your own methods. However, since you practice the Three Thousand Dao Art, your foundation should be of help when walking the Yin path."

Fang Chen nodded lightly.

Once he left the Pitu Ruins, he would enter the Three Thousand Dao Realm to prepare for refining the Nine Heavens Profound Mother Primordial Spirit.

One piece of information the Mirror of the Universe had just mentioned was quite useful. The soul was weaker than the Nascent Soul Realm, making the Yin path highly dangerous.

However, his soul was no ordinary one. At least it wouldn't be weaker than a Nascent Soul Realm, and it should offer some help when walking the Yin path.

Zhu Long seemed to see through his thoughts. It suddenly transformed into a white mist, entering Fang Chen's body.

Fang Chen was a little surprised. He could feel Zhu Long moving through him but didn't sense anything unusual.

***

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

The Pitu Ruins were simply too vast. In these three months, Fang Chen visited many places but only encountered four Immortal Seedlings.

Aside from those encounters, Fang Chen was mostly alone most of the time

"No wonder this is the work of an immortal. This is supposed to be only a cave-dwelling, yet it's like an entire continent."

Fang Chen marveled to himself when suddenly a huge beast appeared in front of him. After glancing at Fang Chen, the beast immediately turned and left.

This wasn't the first or second time such a thing had happened. The beast was undoubtedly one of the immortal beast offspring raised by Pitu. It didn't dare act against him for only one reason, Zhu Long.

Perhaps it sensed Zhu Long's presence and knew that Zhu Long was specifically raised by Pitu, which made these immortal beasts believe that Fang Chen had some connection to Pitu. This was why they didn't dare to take action.

At that moment, Fang Chen heard a voice up ahead.

"You really have some nerve! These Dragon Essence Fruits were discovered by me first. Are you really going to try and snatch them? There's always a proper order to things, don't you think?"

It was Wu Tai's voice.

Fang Chen raised his eyes and saw that, several miles away, two factions were confronting each other. One was Wu Tai, and the other was a group of Nascent Soul Realm Immortal Seedlings.

Between the two groups were three Dragon Essence Fruit trees, bearing a total of ten fruits. Nearby, there were also some fossilized bones, which looked a bit like the remains of a true dragon.

A Nascent Soul Realm Immortal Seedling was wearing a half-smile. "Wu Tai, as a sign of respect for the Forbidden Demon Island, I'll allow you to take one of these Dragon Essence Fruits. But if you dare touch the others, I'll cut off whichever hand you use. You can test whether I'm joking or not."

"Is the reputation of the Forbidden Demon Island so worthless? It's only worth a single Dragon Essence Fruit in your eyes?" Wu Tai sneered repeatedly. "How about this: I'll give you a choice. Pick one Dragon Essence Fruit from the bunch, and if anyone dares to touch the remaining nine, we'll settle the score after leaving this place."

From a distance, Fang Chen lightly nodded. In just three months, Du Kong had already imitated about seventy to eighty percent of Wu Tai's previous temper. It was likely that during this time, Du Kong had interacted with quite a few Nascent Soul Realm Immortal Seedlings who were familiar with Wu Tai.

Just as the atmosphere between the two factions became tense, a group of cultivators flew in. Leading them was Miao Yan, a disciple of the Immortal Golden Lion.

He said, "Everyone, listen to my advice. It's just a few Dragon Essence Fruits. You've probably come across a fair number of them recently. As for the fines from the Golden Immortal Sect, at least you don't have to pay those anymore."

Miao Yan cupped his hands. "There's no need to ruin your relationships over such trivial matters. Here are ten Dragon Essence Fruits. How about I take two, and you each take four?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

Wu Tai glanced at Miao Yan. "Brother Miao, as far as I know… these Dragon Essence Fruits have nothing to do with you, right? Why do you get to take two?"

The other group of Nascent Soul Realm Immortal Seedlings was also uncertain.

"Miao Yan, are you playing the mediator, or do you want to forcibly take two Dragon Essence Fruits from us? Even if a fight breaks out, it's between us and Wu Tai. What does it have to do with you?"

"How could it not be related? The rule of the ruins is that anyone who sees it gets a share."

Miao Yan smiled and then suddenly paused, turning his gaze toward Fang Chen. "Brother Dongfang, when I said 'seeing is having a share,' it doesn't concern you. Don't misunderstand me, if you want to watch the drama, feel free to do so."

Wu Tai's eyes flickered, and he glanced at Fang Chen, a subtle hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Wu Tai waved his hand. "So it's Brother Dongfang. Brother Dongfang, you've arrived just in time. Come, help us settle this, these guys are being unreasonable!"

"Brother Wu, you want him to settle this? I'm afraid he's not quite up to it yet." Miao Yan gently shook his head. He turned to the group of Nascent Soul Realm Immortal Seedlings. "I only want 2 fruits, isn't that too much to ask?"

The group of Nascent Soul Realm Immortal Seedlings exchanged glances.

"Just 2? Then take them quickly and leave," said one of them impatiently.

Miao Yan smiled and was about to reach out to pick two Dragon Essence Fruits.

At that moment, Fang Chen interjected, "I'll say something fair. Since Brother Wu was the first to discover these Dragon Essence Fruits, they naturally belong to him. As Immortal Seedlings, it's rather unsightly for you all to snatch them."

Everyone turned to look at Fang Chen. The group of Nascent Soul Realm Immortal Seedlings exchanged glances, and one of them asked Miao Yan, "Who is this person? Where does he come from?"

Miao Yan smiled and looked at Fang Chen, speaking softly, "Brother Dongfang, this matter… I'm afraid a wandering cultivator can't really speak for anyone here. Don't get yourself into trouble."

"Brother Miao, that's not right. Why can't Brother Dongfang represent us?"

"There are few cultivators in the world like him, who have such a sense of justice." Wu Tai sneered. He cupped his hands toward the void. "Elder Qin, please show yourself."

Everyone was stunned to hear that.

A figure appeared in the void, an elderly man standing with his hands behind his back, calmly observing Miao Yan and the others. His gaze, though calm, sent a chill down their spines.

"I am Qin Man from the Forbidden Demon Island. Greetings, fellow cultivators."

Miao Yan forced a smile. "Ah, it's Senior Qin Man…"

He couldn't help but curse his luck. Has the Forbidden Demon Island gone mad? How many people have they sent this time? Do they treat mid-grade spirit stones as low-grade ones?

Although the group of Nascent Soul Realm Immortal Candidates hadn't seen Qin Man before, they could sense an unusual aura emanating from him.

He is an expert in the Upper Three Realms!

The group of Nascent Soul Realm Immortal Seedlings tensed, their gazes flickering with uncertainty.

"Everyone, now, who do these Dragon Essence Fruits belong to?" Wu Tai asked with a smile.

"Naturally, they all belong to Brother Wu," said someone with a forced smile.

"This young brother, thank you for speaking up earlier and saying something fair. Please take these Dragon Essence Fruits," said Qin Man.

With a wave of his hand, he plucked the ten Dragon Essence Fruits and handed them to Fang Chen with a kind smile.

The group was dumbfounded.

He got 10 Dragon Essence Fruits just for speaking up for someone?!

They exchanged glances, their faces turning ugly. If they had known, they would have been the ones to speak out.