Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chapter 395: Azure Cloud’s Sui Huanian

Fang Lingxing sized up Fang Chen. After two months of seclusion, his aura seems… even more restrained than before.

The members of the Fang family grew excited when they saw Fang Chen.

Fang Xiu nodded lightly. "He should be much stronger now that two months have passed."

He had started to employ the trick that Fang Chen had taught them, multi-tasking. It was initially uncomfortable, but he quickly realized its benefits. However, this method of practice was quite tedious. The average cultivator couldn't sustain such a way of assiduous practice for too long.

"Junior Sister, Fang Chen is here," Fang Jue transmitted to Fang Yun.

Fang Yun was pale-faced, and she could barely open her eyes. She forced her eyes open for a moment, looked at Fang Chen, then at Jiang Tianai, and closed them again.

When Fang Ao and Jing Jing saw their daughter like this, they couldn't help but grow even more resentful toward that girl who had injured her.

Fang Shang was standing in the crowd, among the second-branch disciples.

When Fang Chen appeared, Fang Shang's gaze immediately fell on him.

"He is different. His aura seems sharper than it was two months ago." A faint hint of mockery flashed in Fang Shang's eyes. "Still, it doesn't matter."

Fang Chen absolutely couldn’t compare to Jue Wudi, who was a true Foundation Building Realm cultivator. Among those with the same level, Jue Wudi was almost unbeatable.

In terms of strength, background, and power, there was no comparison between the two.

However, what they didn't know was that Fang Chen was deliberately letting them perceive his aura.

There were many Golden Core Realm cultivators here, and if all of them were not able to discern his cultivation level, it was bound to arouse suspicion, causing trouble.

Jiang Shun sized up Fang Chen with a faint smile. "He's at the 12th stage of Qi Refining Realm. He has a solid foundation with a robust aura. Congratulations, Daoist Fang. In the near future, the Fang Family might have another Foundation Building Realm cultivator."

"Compared to your closed-door disciple, this child's foundation is still slightly inferior," remarked Fang Tingjian with a smile.

"Stop being modest. Say, why don't we have a friendly competition?" Immortal Tianwu chuckled. "Since we're all here, I'll act as a witness. Everything will be within the rules, but if anyone steps out of line, we won't hesitate to intervene."

Fang Tingjian smiled lightly. "This is a friendly competition. The premise is naturally not to endanger lives. Daoist Jiang, do you have any objections?"

Jiang Shun nodded gently. "Actually, it's quite simple. My disciple recently stumbled upon a fortuitous encounter. If your disciple can touch her clothes within a hundred moves, we'll consider it our loss. Conversely, if he’s not able to, it's your loss. How about that?"

Everyone was momentarily stunned.

"Touch her clothes within a hundred moves?"

The gazes of Immortal Tianwu and the other Golden Core Realm cultivators fell on the young female cultivator. Their eyes were filled with doubt.

"Things can't be this simple," said Fang Xiu with a slightly serious expression. If that was all that needed to be done, then not to mention Fang Chen, even he was confident he could touch her clothes within a hundred moves. After all, they were both Qi Refining Realm cultivators.

Fang Tingjian furrowed his brow slightly. “Daoist Jiang, the stakes we're putting up are not to be taken lightly. Are you sure you want to do this?”

Jiang Shun chuckled softly. “With all our old friends here, would I joke about something like this?”

“Very well, it's settled then.” Fang Tingjian's lips curled slightly upwards as he looked at Fang Chen. “Fang Chen, did you hear that? If you can touch Daoist Jiang's disciple within a hundred moves, you win. Otherwise, you lose.”

The expressions of the crowd were quite strange, especially the Fang Family disciples who had witnessed Fang Chen's abilities. They felt that Jiang Shun had come today to gift them a token.

“If the Purple Pole Dao Academy apprenticeship offer is won, I wonder who will receive it.”

“Fang Chen will obviously be the one to get it. If not him, who else?”

“Well, we don't know that yet…."

“Junior Sister, they seem quite confident,” remarked one of Jiang Shun's disciples, who was in the Foundation Building Realm. He wore a nonchalant expression, his demeanor condescending.

The eldest among them, who emitted the aura of someone in the mid stage Foundation Building Realm, smiled softly and winked at the young female cultivator.

“Senior Brother, if I win, will you take me around the trade conference? We agreed on that previously,” said the young female cultivator with a smile.

“Of course, as long as what you buy doesn't exceed a thousand low-grade spirit stones, I will buy it for you,” said her senior brother.

The young female cultivator smiled joyfully. “Thank you.”

The conversation between the two was projecting extreme confidence.

"Uncle, do you think there might be something fishy going on here?" Fang Wanli sent a quiet message, his expression becoming somewhat serious.

"Of course there might be something fishy. Let's just watch and see," Fang Tingjian glanced at Fang Wanli and then smiled faintly as he looked at Jiang Shun. "Shall we begin?"

Jiang Shun's lips curved into a smile as he nodded lightly.

The young female cultivator walked into the arena and looked at Fang Chen, smiling lightly. “Yun Chang, Sui Nianhua.”

“Grand Qian, Fang Chen.”

Sui Nianhua chuckled lightly. “Why aren't you opening your eyes to look at me?”

“I’m blind,” replied Fang Chen.

Blind?

Immortal Tianwu reflexively looked at Fang Tingjian.

Fang Tingjian nodded lightly. “He’s indeed blind.”

Sui Nianhua's face didn't show any ridicule. Instead, it suddenly became somewhat serious. The fact that the Fang Family sent a blind disciple to fight her showed that both their Golden Core Realm cultivators were confident in him. There must be something special about him.

A glimmer of light flashed in Sui Nianhua's eyes, and the next moment, everyone felt the world around them spin.

The surroundings changed drastically.

Everyone found themselves standing on the peak of various mountains. Surrounding them were endless abysses and seas of raging fire, as if there were roars and howls coming from within the abysses.

The sky turned dark, with rolling dark clouds and flashing thunder.

Sui Nianhua and Fang Chen appeared on a platform in the middle of an isolated mountain range, surrounded by abyssal fire and thunderous skies.

“An illusion technique!?”

Everyone was shocked.

Immortal Tianwu was surprised and turned to Jiang Shun. “Daoist Jiang, what kind of technique is this? Even we're being affected….”

The other Foundation Building Realm cultivators and their disciples were shocked by the scene before them. Through conversation, they realized that everyone present was trapped in this illusion, without exception!

With that discovery, Fang Jue and the others were filled with horror. Even Foundation Building Realm cultivators were drawn into this illusion. For such a skill to have been employed by a 12th stage Qi Refining Realm cultivator was truly unimaginable.

Previously, when Fang Chen faced off against Jue Wudi, the Illusion Talisman he used only trapped Jue Wudi in an illusion. Compared to today, that Illusion Talisman was a joke!

Jiang Shun's lips curved slightly. “Gentlemen, you might not know this, but my disciple has once swallowed a divine lotus and has gained extraordinary insights into illusion techniques ever since then. Soon, the King of Illusions at the Purple Pole Dao Academy will personally take my disciple as a student.”

The expressions of the Foundation Building Realm cultivators present became extremely serious. The King of Illusions at the Purple Pole Dao Academy? That was an unbeatable and terrifying figure in the Hidden Cloud Region!