Chapter 204: Full and Energetic

"White Tiger Empire..."

The emperor of the Frost Water Empire showed a hint of hesitation on his face. "Even if I personally ask for their intervention, the White Tiger Empire may not pay my request any heed. After all, this is only an internal affair of the Frost Water Empire."

The old eunuch whispered, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that the fourth princess is practicing in the White Tiger Empire's Ten Directions Sect? Also, the relationship between the fourth princess and the son of the White Tiger Empire's Grand General, Lin Li, is quite good."

The eyes of the emperor flickered. If the eunuch hadn't reminded him of this, he might have forgotten about that daughter of his. She had been sent to cultivate martial arts in the White Tiger Empire's top sect, the Ten Directions Sect, since very young. She had been there for over twenty years, only returning once, and that was when she traveled with Lin Li.

The emperor said coldly, "Write a letter and send it to her as soon as possible. Ensure that not a single word leaks out, and be sure not to be noticed by the Ji Family."

The old eunuch nodded slightly. "I will send someone trustworthy to deliver it. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

"Remember to inform them of everything. The letter should not contain a word of falsehood. Inform them that Fang Chen is a cultivator. See if we can request the assistance of a cultivator from them."

"Yes."

***

The massive procession returned to the cave entrance. This time, Ji Congyun mobilized several hundred experts from the Ji family, including Ji Junhua.

"Returning Essence Qi martial artist, Innate Qi martial artist, and Vajra Qi martial artist; together, there are more than a hundred people. Additionally, there are three hundred people, all of whom are pure Qi Core martial artists!

Ji Congyun clasped his fists and said, “Lord Fang, this time I've mobilized most of the experts from the Ji Family. If anything goes wrong, the losses will be severe. I hope you can lend a hand...:”

Ji Junhua and the others all looked at Fang Chen, their expressions slightly strange. They didn't quite understand Ji Congyun's actions, but since he had spoken, they had no choice but to follow.

Now they also wanted to hear what Fang Chen had to say. After all, they all knew that even the former immortal master hadn’t wanted to step into this place for a second time. It was full of danger, and if there were any mistakes, the Ji Family would definitely suffer heavy losses.

“There are only two monsters inside that you need to be careful of. One of them is the bat demon and the other is a giant stone demon.”

Fang Chen smiled faintly. “At that time, each of us will deal with one, and the rest is simple. There will definitely be casualties, but it won't be as terrifying as before.”

“Do I have to go in too?” Ji Congyun shivered.

Did he have to go in again?

Fang Chen’s smile widened. “What do you think?”

Gritting his teeth, Ji Congyun looked at Zhao Yan, “Can he go with us? He’s a Longevity Qi Stage martial artist. With him around, things will be much easier.”

Fang Chen laughed. “Someone has to stay outside. You wouldn't want us to suddenly be locked inside for a year without being able to come out, right?”

Ji Congyun suddenly fell silent.

"Shhh." Suddenly Fang Chen made a soft sound and waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. Immediately, everyone closed their mouths, looking puzzled at Fang Chen.

The next moment, they were stunned to see a small silver sword slowly flying out from the center of Fang Chen's forehead.

The scene was truly shocking. Ordinary martial artists had never seen such a sight, and they couldn't imagine how a sword could be hidden in someone's head. Even though the sword was only about an inch long, it was very delicate.

Fang Chen vaguely remembered that Li Daoye had mentioned that nurturing a Destiny Treasure could take anywhere from several years to even decades for it to be considered fully formed. But now... this small sword of his had transformed from a sword embryo into a flying sword in just one day? That wasn’t just a bit short of the estimation....

The sword embryo was indeed extraordinary.

Suppressing his astonishment, Fang Chen smiled. "I thought you were just slacking around after eating your fill. It turns out I misunderstood you."

The small sword flew around him, extremely agile. Even though it was only about an inch long, Fang Chen could vaguely sense that its power might even surpass the dragon truncheon.

Fang Chen thought to himself,

When it became a sword embryo, someone ought to have placed a Soul Imprint on it, only, I can't sense it. It's probably because the level of that Soul Imprint is quite profound.

"Hungry, hungry...

"

muttered the small sword. Only Fang Chen could hear its voice.

Fang Chen was slightly surprised. "You can talk now?"

Last time, he could only sense the emotions of the small sword, but now it seemed like he could hear its voice. However, clearly, he was the only one able to hear it. The others couldn’t.

The small sword continued muttering, "Hungry, hungry, eat..."

Fang Chen smiled.

It seems that its intelligence is just starting to develop. It’s just like a child who can only say a few words... If I keep feeding it, it might eventually begin to communicate with me effortlessly, like Victorious Buddha.

"You need to put in the work if you want to eat your fill. I'll need you to work later, and after you're done, I'll find you something to eat."

"Okay, okay, work, live..."

The small sword flew around merrily, soaring into the sky for a moment and then dipping back down the other. It came to rest again in front of Fang Chen.

The scene left those watching amazed.

Ji Junhua's face turned pale. With such abilities, Fang Chen could easily kill all the martial artists present, including Ji Congyun! That was a legendary technique! ‘Manipulating a sword and taking the head of an enemy from a thousand miles away!

"Come back." Fang Chen retracted the small sword into his body. After that, he and Ji Congyun entered the cave first.

Before long, the others also entered one by one, forming a massive group standing behind the two, waiting for orders.

Ji Congyun asked, "Lord Fang, what's next?"

"With so many of us entering, the giant stone demon and bat demon will soon notice. Let's wait for them to show themselves," said Fang Chen, to which Ji Congyun nodded in agreement.

After about the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the crowd felt a slight tremor in the ground. A moment later, they saw the massive giant stone demon charge over from a distance. Each step it took smashed a large pit in the rocky cave floor.

Following that, a dark figure swished and appeared in the sky.

The bat demon had arrived too.

Ji Congyun commanded, "The rest of you disperse and collect the valuables in here. We will convene here again in ten days."

"Yes, sir!" Ji Junhua and the others immediately led their people to scatter in different directions.

The giant stone demon and bat demon did not chase after them. Their gazes were fixed firmly on Fang Chen and Ji Congyun.

Fang Chen smiled. "Want to pick?"

Ji Congyun's expression changed slightly. Almost without hesitation, he struck out with his palm into the air, forming a palm in the air condensed from internal energy that smashed into the giant demon stone. However, it did not even displace a speck of dust on its body.

However, that action successfully provoked it. With a roar, it chased after Ji Congyun.

In the span of a dozen breaths, everyone disappeared from Fang Chen's sight.

Now, only he remained facing the lofty bat demon.

"Can you talk?"

The bat demon slowly flapped its wings, hovering in mid-air as it looked down at Fang Chen from above. It seemed to lack much intelligence, showing only a bloodthirsty gaze.

Fang Chen muttered softly to himself, "It seems they follow a completely different path from Victorious Buddha and the other two. These two demons’ intelligence seems low. Strange..."

The cultivation of the bat demon and giant stone demon surpassed that of his three disciples, but their intelligence was far inferior. This might be due to a flaw in their approach to cultivation, or perhaps it might’ve been something intentionally orchestrated by Supreme Immortal Pudu.

The bat demon seemed to sense that Fang Chen was lost in thought, and it swiftly dove down at him!

In the next moment, the small sword emerged, and with a flash of silver light, a small hole appeared in the bat demon’s wing. Blood bloomed like a beautiful flower.

"It only consumed a bit of spiritual energy. It seems... this is one of the differences between a Destiny Treasure and an ordinary treasure."

Fang Chen was quite satisfied.