Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chapter 513: Why Not Just Kill Him

Old Wu covered his cheek, looking blankly at the handsome youth. He looked utterly confused.

As a grand completion stage Golden Core Realm cultivator, although he was a trusted subordinate under the Rainbow King, he had enough autonomy. He occupied a mountain peak with hundreds of lesser demons under his command, who referred to him as the "Great King" every day.

Even the Rainbow King wouldn't easily slap him like this; for a Golden Core Realm cultivator, it was a complete humiliation.

The banquet hall fell into an incredibly heavy silence. Whether they were Golden Core or Foundation Building Realm cultivators, they could only watch silently, their thoughts fluctuating with speculations arising.

The handsome youth bowed respectfully to Fang Chen and Fairy Yu and began, "Two esteemed guests, I won't pretend anymore. I have identified you both. Everything today was instigated by this centipede demon on its own and has nothing to do with me or my father.

"If I had known that this centipede demon dared to be so audacious, I would have informed my father long ago and had him prepare a coffin for this centipede demon."

The handsome youth's manner and speech were extremely humble, far from the demeanor of the Rainbow King's son.

Everyone gasped in realization, understanding why the behavior of the Rainbow King's son had become so strange.

"What background do these two have that can scare the son of the Rainbow King like this?"

"Old Wu is in trouble today..."

People whispered to each other, and curiosity appeared in the eyes of many demon Golden Core Realm cultivators, with a hint of gloating hidden in their eyes.

Old Wu looked somewhat bewildered. “Young Highness... are they...?”

The Qinghu Empire's ruler was surprised, and she couldn't help but shoot Fang Chen a few glances.

"Now that you have recognized us, don't you want to capture us for merit? The benefits Heavenly King Zhen is offering must be substantial," Fang Chen said with a faint smile.

"You're joking. How could we dare to get involved in such matters? Whether it's regarding Heavenly King Zhen or you two, we only have endless reverence in our hearts," the handsome youth said sincerely.

Endless reverence!? Heavenly King Zhen’s Manor?!

The crowd grew perplexed. The background of these two individuals might be even greater than they imagined.

"Moreover..." the handsome youth sighed bitterly, "even Immortal Seedlings perished by your hands, and the funeral bells echoed throughout the heavens and earth for a full twenty-seven days. As long as your enemy is at the Nascent Soul Realm, no one could rival you in the word."

The banquet hall echoed with gasps of shock. "Gasp...."

The Golden Core Realm demon cultivator who sat with Fang Chen almost had his teeth knocked out from the shock.

Old Wu's face turned pale as if he had realized Fairy Yu's origins. His arm trembled slightly, and he couldn't even meet Fairy Yu and Fang Chen's gaze.

"Could this be the Demoness Yu from the Void Immortal Sword Sect?"

"Old Wu is in deep trouble this time. If he survives today, I'll change my last name to Wu."

"They killed Immortal Seedlings. The Jade Demoness's husband, in terms of strength and background, is not someone ordinary cultivators can provoke!"

The toll of the funeral bells for a full twenty-seven days not only mourned the fall of Immortal Seedlings, but it also served as a battle cry from the sects behind those Immortal Seedlings.

It was evident that this matter could not be easily resolved. These two individuals before them were the ones who caused the bell to toll for twenty-seven days straight. They had been able to kill Immortal Seedlings, people who had the qualifications to ascend to the Immortal Realm prematurely.

Weren't all the Golden Core Realm present like ants to them?

Fairy Yu smiled and said to Fang Chen, "Dear, this person is quite interesting. Let's just not kill him."

Fang Chen nodded lightly.

The handsome youth let out a sigh of relief.

He saw Fang Chen take the jade box from Old Wu's hand and look at it.

Fang Chen asked him, "Apart from this Stag Ginseng, do you happen to have Swallow Ice Grass and Purple Whisker Flower?"

The handsome youth was slightly surprised. He pondered for a moment and then quickly nodded. "Yes, I do have them."

"You can have someone send them over. We'll wait here," Fang Chen replied with a smile.

"No problem, no problem."

The handsome youth quickly took out a Transmission Talisman and instructed his subordinates to send the required spiritual materials to Fang Chen.

After that, he smiled at Fang Chen and said, "Daoist, how should we deal with this Centipede Demon?"

"Daoist, it's a misunderstanding. This is all a misunderstanding! It was that guy who made me have evil thoughts. He is the real culprit!"

Old Wu's scalp was numb as he immediately began to explain, pointing at a Gold Core demon cultivator with a sharp-mouthed and monkey-cheeked appearance who was dumbfounded.

"I'm not... I..." The Gold Core Realm demon cultivator also wanted to explain, but before he could finish speaking, he was obliterated by a flash of sword light.

A living Golden Core Realm cultivator had been killed just like that. All that remained of him was a few ashes and a lone storage ring.

Fairy Yu extended her hand and the storage ring fell into her palm. She immediately began to refine it.

The guests were startled.

They felt as if they had awakened from a dream. They tried to recall that sword strike they saw just now, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't remember.

However, they threw that to the back of their minds as they became horrified.

They wouldn't have been able to block that sword strike either!

Some Golden Core Realm demon cultivators who were just speaking in a flowery manner were now drenched in cold sweat as they stood up straight in a serious manner, not daring to take a breath.

Fang Chen looked at Qinghu’s Lord and smiled lightly. "Qinghu' Ruler, how did you fall into this person's hands? Did he kidnap your daughter?"

"My daughter and my younger sister are both in his hands." The Qinghu ruler nodded softly. She then looked at Old Wu and asked, "Where are they?"

"They're here, they're here. I'll have someone bring them over." Old Wu nodded quickly, wiping the sweat off of his forehead.

He instructed the middle-aged man who had spoken earlier to fetch the two.

After hearing the instructions, the man looked at Fang Chen in fear and quickly left.

Before long, Tu Qingqiu and the young princess of the Qinghu Empire were brought over. The two hadn't been injured, but their complexions weren't very good.

The moment the young princess of the Qinghu Empire saw the Qinghu ruler, she rushed up to her excitedly. "Mother!"

Tu Qingqiu didn't understand what was happening. Did sister really marry this Centipede Demon?

"Did he torture you?" the Qinghu ruler asked in a low voice.

"He didn't torture us. But he did say very unpleasant things" the young princess of the Qinghu Empire said as she hugged the Qinghu Ruler.

The young princess turned to look at Old Wu with anger in her eyes.

“E-Everyone is unharmed. Can this misunderstanding be resolved?” asked Old Wu tentatively.

At this moment, he didn't care about anything else and quickly tried to please Fang Chen and Fairy Yu.

"Resolved? Weren't you trying to marry me?" Fairy Yu smiled lightly. "You wanted to snatch me away from my husband with that little ability of yours?"

Old Wu could only smile awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.

At that moment, Tu Qingqiu and the young princess of the Qinghu Empire also noticed Fang Chen's presence and a hint of shock appeared on both their faces.

"Stay quiet," the Qinghu Empire’s Ruler warned through voice transmission.

Both of them subconsciously nodded, not daring to say more.

The handsome young man slowly spoke up, "What Old Wu did today is indeed not very proper. If your anger has not yet subsided, why not..."

Old Wu looked at him expectantly, wanting to hear how he would help him out of this situation.

"Why not just kill him?" the handsome young man said in a deep voice.

Hearing that, Old Wu became furious. Turning into a phantom of light, he rushed out of the banquet hall and cursed loudly, "You little bastard, I've been a diligent servant to your father for a hundred or two hundred years, and you treat me like this?!"