Immortal of the Nine Realms

At this moment, the Envoy finally seemed to recover his senses as he asked uncertainly, "You lost your memories?"

Then he could not help but laugh. "It seems you fought someone while returning here and were injured badly enough that even your memories became incomplete. In that case, it probably won't be long before someone comes looking for you."

As he spoke, he slowly supported his mutilated body and stood up, his gaze sweeping across everyone present. "This man's existence will only bring disaster upon all of you. Your Fang Clan will pay the price because of him."

Everyone was alarmed.

Fang Yue suddenly gathered his courage and spoke. "My daughter already said it just now. You people don't dare act recklessly. That's why the Wang Clan divine ability cultivator used indirect methods, colluding with the stupidest branch of our Fang Clan in an attempt to steal the complete Blazing Fist. So our Fang Clan won't encounter any trouble at all, right?"

The expressions of Elder Huofeng, Fang Sheng, and the others turned incomparably ugly.

The Envoy fell silent.

Fang Yue immediately realized he was right. Joy appeared on his face, and the Fang Clan members all finally let out sighs of relief.

"My memories are indeed missing somewhat. Why don't you tell me exactly how the Fang Clan expert offended a Saint?" Fang Chen asked with a faint smile.

The Envoy grinned. "I won't tell you. If you want to know, go ask yourself."

The Wang Clan cultivator hurriedly added, "This junior does not know the details either."

"The Great Zhou should be your backing, correct? The Great Zhou is the clan standing behind you." Fang Chen suddenly spoke again. "If I uproot the Great Zhou entirely, what would happen to the Fang Clan?"

The Envoy was both shocked and furious. "You dare!?"

Fang Chen nodded. "You can gamble and see whether I dare or not."

After several breaths of silence, the Envoy said coldly, "There's no harm in telling you. Your Fang Clan's Ancestor Lie took something he should not have: the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower. Saint Luoxue demanded he hand it over, but he refused, and thus he became a sinner. But what use is knowing this to you?"

"You are merely at the Ninth Realm, not at the Limit Breaking Realm. Even if you reached that level, you still could not interfere in this matter. You would accomplish nothing."

When Fang Chen heard Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower, no change appeared on his face, though his heart filled with shock.

The Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower was hidden in this era, and it was in the hands of that Fang Clan's Half-Saint?

He didn't know if this was a coincidence or if the predecessors of the Reincarnation Immortal Sect deliberately arranged this. The complete Book of History Immortals can even record this era, which means the Reincarnation Immortal Sect already existed during this period..."

At that thought, Fang Chen calmly asked, "How many Saints does the human race possess?"

"Nine," the Envoy answered.

The Envoy was deeply uncertain. The opponent's injuries were so severe that his memories had become fragmented. Despite that, he could still subdue him in a single move.

Which transformation is this man at exactly?

Among the nine Saints, could one of them be a senior from the Reincarnation Immortal Sect? Or perhaps by this era, the Reincarnation Immortal Sect had already surpassed even the Saint realm...

The more Fang Chen thought about it, the more he felt the Reincarnation Immortal Sect was filled with secrets.

Can such a force of this strength truly decline? And if even the Reincarnation Immortal Sect had declined, was it because the Human Race later encountered foreign invasion? Or had they run into some trouble so great that even the Reincarnation Immortal Sect could not intervene?

Fang Chen stopped thinking about it for now and turned to Fang Longshan, smiling faintly. "Clan Leader Fang, today's ancestor rite has already concluded. You should deal with the Fang Clan's internal matters now."

"Yes." Fang Longshan nodded respectfully before looking toward Elder Huofeng. "The Huofeng branch will surrender ninety-nine percent of its businesses. Any objections?"

"No objections," Elder Huofeng answered with a pale face.

At this moment, the Huofeng branch clansmen no longer dared say anything and could only accept Fang Longshan's judgment.

"For the next three hundred years, your direct descendants will no longer be permitted to cultivate the Blazing Fist," Fang Longshan continued. "The cultivation of Fang Sheng and Fang Ji must also be crippled."

Fang Sheng stared at Fang Longshan in disbelief.

At this moment, Elder Huofeng seemed to age more than ten years. He muttered, "As long as our lives are spared... as long as our lives are spared..."

Fang Longshan issued an order, "Fang Yue, take the clansmen and inventory all properties belonging to the Huofeng branch. Within one month, ownership of all businesses must be completely transferred. The Huofeng branch's ties with outside powers must also be severed. Those who married into external noble clans must either divorce their wives or leave the Hechuan Fang Clan themselves. As for those women who married into outside noble clans, neither they nor their children may ever again set foot in the Fang Clan for the rest of their lives. Their names will be erased from the clan registry."

After memorizing them all carefully, Fang Yue directly led his people away together with the Huofeng Branch clansmen. The cultivation of Fang Sheng and Fang Ji was crippled on the spot by Fang Yue himself. From beginning to end, Fang Sheng did not dare resist.

The Fang Clan members on Heaven Fang Mountain gradually departed. In the end, even Fang Longshan descended the mountain. Because he knew Fang Chen still had questions for the Envoy, and those questions were not things ordinary Fang Clan members should hear.

"Wang He, who ordered you to steal the Blazing Fist from the Fang Clan?" Fang Chen asked with a faint smile.

Wang He subconsciously glanced toward the Envoy.

Fang Chen nodded lightly before shifting his gaze back to the Envoy. "You are a divine ability cultivator under Saint Luoxue's faction, correct?"

"Why ask when you already know," replied the Envoy. "A dignified Saint naturally wouldn't care about a mere Foundation Establishment fist art. So was it you who believed the Fang Clan produced a Half-Saint because of the Blazing Fist and thus decided to seize it? Or is there someone else behind you?"

Fang Chen smiled faintly. "Think carefully before answering. Your status is too low, so there are many matters that you don't care about. What you seek is merely survival."

The Envoy remained silent for a moment before speaking hoarsely. "It was an order from a certain lord within the Divine Realm. I only know that this lord also comes from the Luoxue Alliance under Saint Luoxue. From beginning to end, I only saw written letters. I do not know whose idea it truly was."

Fang Chen smiled. "I see... Then tell me about the origins of the nine Saints."

The Envoy was dumbfounded for a few moments. Finally, he said, "The origins of the nine Saints? I am merely an insignificant ninth-transformation cultivator. How could I possibly know the origins of the nine Saints? From beginning to end, I only know that the Fang Clan and Great Zhou fall under the rule of the Luoxue Alliance. As for the other eight Saints, I know absolutely nothing."

"Perhaps only those at the Three Limit Breaking Steps are qualified to learn information regarding the other eight Saints. Before reaching that level, my horizons are limited merely to the Luoxue Alliance. And even then, I have never seen the full scope of the Luoxue Alliance itself."

"Then tell me the exact situation of the Fang Clan divine ability cultivators outside."

The Envoy looked sceptical. "They are currently being hunted by the Luoxue Alliance. As for their exact circumstances, I have no way of knowing. I only know that besides that Half-Saint, the Fang Clan possesses over ten experts at the Three Limit Breaking Steps. Someone this powerful would have a high status under any Saint's command. If they had not taken something they should not have taken, then Great Zhou should actually have been ruled by your Fang Clan instead."