Chapter 1677 - Final Remnant Map Piece

News of Chen Fan and the others’ return to the True Martial Academy instantly set off huge waves.

Several hundred years ago, all eight disciples of the True Martial Academy’s Peerless Peak lineage passed the Immortal Draft Assembly’s trial and ascended to the Heavenly Realm to cultivate. Even centuries later, that feat remained etched in the collective memory.

Now that they had returned, a single question echoed in countless minds: had they become Immortals?

Immortality was the lifelong dream of every cultivator on the Tianwu Continent. Their reappearance ignited unprecedented upheaval, drawing innumerable experts rushing toward the True Martial Academy.

The academy was more prosperous than ever. Over the centuries, they had gained another Void Immortal. Now, with three Void Immortals overseeing it, the True Martial Academy was the undisputed number one force of the Tianwu Continent.

Chen Fan and the others met their master, Zhang Daoling. Once the undisputed number one expert of the Tianwu Continent, he still held that lofty status today. Moreover, his cultivation had advanced further, reaching the Half-Immortal realm.

“Master.”

“Teacher.”

Although Chen Fan and the others’ cultivation now far surpassed Zhang Daoling, they still respected him immensely.

“Hahahaha, good, good, good. It’s good that you’re back!” Zhang Daoling laughed heartily, his joy unmistakable.

Afterward, Chen Fan returned to the Chen Clan in True Martial City to reunite with his family.

“Father, Mother, I’m back.”

“Xiaofan, is it really you?”

Nangong Yue and Chen Zhengqing stared at him in disbelief, half-convinced they were dreaming.

“It’s me. I’m back.”

“Good, it’s good that you’re back. Good, good, good...”

“Scoundrel!”

Chen Fan heard another familiar voice. Turning his head around, he saw Xuan Shitong weeping uncontrollably.

“Shitong...” A familiar voice rang out. Chen Fan turned to see Xuan Shitong, tears streaming down her face as she rushed toward him.

“

Whoa

.”

Xuan Shitong jumped into Chen Fan’s embrace and said, choking up, “You bastard... I thought I’d never see you again...”

Chen Fan held Xuan Shitong tightly in his arms and said with a bitter smile, “How could that be? I’m back now, aren’t I?”

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, three months had gone by. Those months became the warmest, most peaceful period of Chen Fan’s life.

Within the True Martial Academy, Chen Fan asked, “First Senior Brother, how’s the situation now?”

Huang Wuji replied, “I’ve already sent out a word. The various major forces have also agreed to follow our True Martial Academy’s lead. A Tianwu Alliance has been formed to resist the demons together.”

“That’s good, then.”

Under Huang Wuji’s coordination, the Tianwu Alliance was quickly established and guarded on all fronts.

Chen Fan and the others weren’t stingy with their resources. They took out large amounts of elixirs and herbs. The overall strength of the alliance soared, producing far more than just a handful of Half-Immortal experts.

Chen Fan even poured great efforts into performing martial infusion on Zhang Daoling and pushed him into the Immortal Platform realm.

Afterwards, he went to other realms and bestowed a large amount of resources upon them, raising their overall strength. He also requested them to form a unified alliance to prepare for battle.

Time flew by like a blur, yet none of them dared to slack off.

The void space suddenly tore apart. Vast, surging demonic qi poured forth like a signal flare. Immediately after, ear-piercing demonic howls shook heaven and earth as countless dark silhouettes surged out, blotting out the sky.

Dong, dong!

Countless mournful bell chimes echoed across the continent. Streams of light shot into the air as cultivators rushed out, staring at the invading army with fear etched into their eyes.

“

Gege

, kill! Slaughter the world! Let rivers of blood flow!” A cruel, demonic howl echoed. Demonic silhouettes swept down in an instant like a swarm of locusts.

“Stop them! Sound the alarm! Call for reinforcements!”

Furious roars erupted everywhere. Experts leapt into the sky, their auras surging as they met the oncoming demons.

Boom, boom!

The majestic forces collided, setting off wild ripples. The entire continent plunged into chaos.

Simultaneously, spatial cracks tore open on the other continents. Large armies of demons gushed forth.

Flames of war raged fiercely. Battle cries filled the air. Life and death, blood and fire, saber and swords unfolded everywhere.

The lower realms turned into meatgrinders. Countless experts from both sides swarmed forward relentlessly like locusts.

Wars were extremely brutal.

As the core leaders of the resistance, Chen Fan, Huang Wuji, and the others rushed to the other realms repeatedly to quell the crises.

After all, among the Featherlight disciples from the lower realm, they were the strongest. The others, at best, were mere Half-step Immortal Kings.

Several times, Immortal King–level demon experts spearheaded assaults, pushing the battle to the brink. Each time, Chen Fan intervened. With an Immortal Emperor present, disaster was forcibly averted.

Time continued to pass, yet whether in the Heavenly Realm or the lower realms, the situation remained tense. Fortunately, the Heavenly Realm didn’t show signs of defeat. It only fell into a protracted tug of war.

Due to Chen Fan’s intervention, the demon race suffered heavy losses in the lower realms. A Demon Emperor even led his army to assault the Tianwu Continent, but Chen Fan ultimately killed it with overwhelming strength. Consequently, the situation in the lower realm continents was much better than in the Heavenly Realm.

After that, his interventions became less frequent. He had a rather easy time.

Tempered by the constant threat of life or death, martial artists on the lower-realm continents improved rapidly. Their potential was fully unleashed, pushing them past critical thresholds.

Chen Fan sat cross-legged on a mountain peak in the True Martial Academy.

In his hands were four remnant map pieces. Put together, it was clear that one last piece was missing. Yet at that moment, the four fragments began to glow faintly, drifting into the air as if responding to the aura of the final piece.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

“Could it be that the final map piece is on the Tianwu Continent?”

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes at the sight.

Swoosh, swoosh.

The four remnant map pieces danced in the air and flew towards the depths of the True Martial Academy.

“It’s within the True Martial Academy?”

Brilliant light erupted from Chen Fan’s eyes. He followed the four remnant map pieces to the academy’s treasure vault.

Chen Fan’s immortal will swept out instantly like a storm into the True Martial Academy’s treasure vault, and he saw a remnant map piece emitting a faint glow.

“It’s indeed the final map piece.”

Chen Fan’s heart stirred, and he seized the final map piece through the air.

With the Heavenly Realm engulfed in flames of war, even Chen Fan, now an Immortal Emperor, could not afford complacency. Sages had already entered the battlefield. Before them, even Immortal Emperors were nothing more than ants.

If he wanted his fate firmly in his own grasp, he had to grow stronger. Only overwhelming power could ensure survival.

After obtaining the final map piece, Chen Fan’s figure blurred, and he returned to the mountain peak.