Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms - Chapter 26

Chapter 26: Blood Spirit Cult

Celestial Xiao’s body shuddered, as hatred flashed across his eyes.

The person before her was none other than the sinister daoist who had chased her all the way here.

“Our manor’s security is getting lax. Celestial Xiao snuck in, and this daoist pulled it off too. And I think Old Huang is still fast asleep? He has no sense of danger at all,” Fang Chen murmured.

He astral projected his soul and quietly assessed the daoist from mid-air. In this state, he could vividly sense the movements in the surroundings and react right away.

“It’s him?” Fang Chen was shocked to see the daoist’s face.

He remembered setting this person six years ago at a banquet, but it had been too long ago that he couldn’t remember whose banquet it was. During that period of time, he would attend at least ten banquets, big and small, every month.

“Only someone with spirit ki can force out my mother worm.” The daoist looked at Fang Chen.

Spirit ki? What’s that?

Celestial Xiao struggled to understand the daoist’s words, though she understood that the white worm from earlier on was the mother worm.

Fang Chen returned his soul to his body and asked, “You’re a cultivator. Why are you trying to assassinate her?”

“Knowing too much isn’t beneficial to you. I didn’t come here today to become your enemy. I’m here only to take her life,” the daoist replied.

“I promised to let her return to Greenpine alive.” Fang Chen smiled.

“Fang Chen, you seem to believe the world revolves around you just because others call you ‘War supreme-ruler’. You are nothing in the eyes of my kind,” the daoist scoffed. “I’ll cut you if you get in my way.”

“Your cultivation… doesn’t appear to be particularly strong. Don’t you think it’d be reckless of you to make a move on me?” Fang Chen asked with a frown.

He sensed that the other party’s spirit ki was around the same level as him, probably third stage Ki Refinement at most. A single Purple Lightning Talisman should suffice in curbing this person.

“Hah! You don’t seem to know a lot; you must be a new cultivator. I’m curious to know how you came to possess spirit ki. I guess I’ll have to drag you back with me and interrogate you.”

The daoist took out a little bell around the size of a palm and gently struck it.

Weng!

An inexplicable energy rippled outward and attempted to shake Fang Chen’s soul, but his soul was immovable like a mountain. This resulted in the energy rippling backward, and the little bell exploded into scrap metal.

Pu!

Fresh blood gushed out of the daoist’s mouth. He couldn’t believe his eyes.

I actually suffered a backlash from my Soul Suppressing Bell? That’s impossible! The Soul Suppressing Bell has the power to curb any cultivator of sixth stage Ki Refinement or below. It’s a treasure my master bestowed it upon me after I made a huge contribution!

Celestial Xiao was dumbfounded. She didn’t expect the enigmatic daoist to suddenly spew blood, especially since Fang Chen hadn’t lifted a single finger from the start to the end.

“Where did this rat come from? How dare you trouble our young master? Die!” a voice bellowed.

A giant suddenly appeared before the daoist. It smashed its massive fist into the daoist, smashing every inch of his bones and tendons.

At the same time, a sword suddenly pierced through the daoist’s chest. It was pulled out, then plunged in a second time.

“Young master, are you all right?” Tie Ma withdrew his sword before clasping his fist at Fang Chen.

“Young master, this daoist is too brazen. He deserves death for troubling you,” Huang Sihai cursed while spitting his saliva everywhere.

“Don’t kill him. I have questions for him,” Fang Chen said helplessly.

“He’s not dead yet. I made sure to leave a breath in him.” Huang Sihai pulled the collapsed daoist up with a single hand and bellowed, “Oi, you better answer my young master’s questions, you hear me? Try to pull anything, and I’ll crush your head!”

“The Giant Dragon General… He has been let out of the Court of Great Brilliance?” Celestial Xiao was stunned by the sight of Huang Sihai.

The Xiao Clan was familiar with Huang Sihai. He was one of the Four Dragon Generals under Fang Chen’s command, and he was known for his immense innate strength.

A moment later, Celestial Xiao saw Tie Ma and was utterly shocked. Her shock swiftly turned into anger and disbelief.

“Why are you in Great Xia? Who ordered you to kill Celestial Xiao?” Fang Chen walked up to the daoist and asked.

The other party couldn’t have gone after Celestial Xiao on a whim. Someone must have been behind this, but was there anyone in Great Xia who had the power to order a cultivator around?

Fang Chen suddenly realized that the waters in the capital ran deeper than he had expected. He thought he knew Great Xia well, but the truth might not have been the case.

“Cough cough cough…”

The daoist kept coughing blood, as indignation and resentment welled up in his eyes. He hadn’t expected that a third stage Ki Refinement cultivator like him would die to two martial artists. His injuries were severe, such that his time was limited unless healed by a miraculous pill.

“F-Fang Chen, the Blood Spirit Cult will exact vengeance for me! It won’t be long before you accompany me down there. Hahaha…” The daoist laughed eerily before his head fell limp.

The Blood Spirit Cult? Fang Chen narrowed his eyes. That’s obviously a cultivator sect!

Huang Sihai and Tie Ma frowned. Neither of them had heard about the Blood Spirit Cult.

“Tie Ma, have you always been Fang Chen’s subordinate?” Celestial Xiao asked in disbelief.

“That’s right.” Tie Ma nodded.

“You’re amazing, War supreme-ruler Fang. You planted a person in our Xiao Clan for so many years, and none of us noticed a thing at all. Even my father was fooled by Tie Ma!” Celestial Xiao coldly spat.

She finally understood why the Wolf Army would find itself disadvantaged by all sorts of coincidences at critical junctures before falling in defeat. It turned out there was a spy in their upper echelon!

“Tie Ma is my Hidden Dragon. Your Xiao Clan has also slipped many spies into our Great Xia over the years. All’s fair in war. We aren’t playing house here. This is nothing to be angry about,” Fang Chen said. “You’re injured. Have a rest. I’ll have someone escort you back tomorrow.”

“No, I won’t go. I’m not leaving until I get to the bottom of his background.” Celestial Xiao glanced at the daoist’s corpse.

“Old Huang, bring her down to rest. Break her legs if she tries anything funny,” Fang Chen instructed.

Huang Sihai grinned. He stepped forward, grabbed Celestial Xiao, and took his leave. Celestial Xiao was like a little chick in his hand, unable to oppose him at all.

Tie Ma intended to search the daoist’s body, but Fang Chen shook his head and said, “I’ll do it. His items are unlikely to be normal. He might have prepared a means against us searching him, so we’ll have to be extra careful.”

Fang Chen squatted down and searched the daoist’s corpse. He found a little porcelain bottle and a bulging leather sack.