Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chapter 396: Invincible?

"Daoist Jiang, are you serious? The King of Illusions hasn't taken any disciples in the last two hundred years!"

The expression of Immortal Tianwu became serious, and several other Golden Core Realm cultivators mirrored his astonishment. They had heard of the King of Illusions. That was undoubtedly an unfathomable Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse!

Jiang Shun chuckled lightly. "This is no joking matter. If that wasn't the case, why would I bring out the Purple Pole Dao Academy's disciple token? Having her join is more than enough."

The Golden Core Realm cultivators fell into silence, some attempting to analyze the illusion, searching for a way to break through to it. However, they came to a shocking conclusion: they couldn't find a single flaw in this illusion! If they wanted to break it, they'd have to rely on their cultivation base to forcibly break it!

It was evident how terrifying the illusions of Sui Nianhua were. She would be invincible amongst those at the same cultivation level as her.

Feng Tingjian furrowed his brows, looking at Sui Nianhua with a hint of gravity in his gaze. "You're willing to let her join the Purple Pole Dao Academy with her talent?"

Jiang Shun chuckled lightly, "Why wouldn't I be willing? Have you all forgotten? That King of Illusions is also an ancestor of my Jiang Family!"

Fang Wanli was dumbfounded. "That rumor is actually true?"

They had indeed heard that there was an ancestor of the Jiang Family who had a profound cultivation base that was at the Purple Pole Dao Academy.

However, it never crossed their mind that it would be that King of Illusions….

"So that's it. No wonder when Daoist Jiang offended the crown prince of the Hidden Immortal Empire, the matter was somehow resolved. Turns out the King of Illusions is your blood relative," said Immortal Wutian with a sigh.

Jiang Shun chuckled lightly. "We can talk about this later. For now, let these two juniors have a spar."

With that, all eyes turned to Sui Nianhua and Fang Chen.

'He's going to lose,' thought Fang Lingxing.

She was secretly relieved, glad that wasn't the one who had to face Sui Nianhua.

She simply didn't have any way of breaking through Sui Nianhua's illusion. She would've been put at a disadvantage right from the very start.

Fang Lingxing looked at Fang Chen with mockery. You once made Big Brother Jue lose face with your Illusion Talisman. You're getting a taste of your own medicine now. This is karma.

Fang Lingxing, however, couldn't help but find it regrettable that Master Chen's disciple token would be taken away. She had to find a way to seize an opportunity during the trade conference now.

Fang Shang's expression grew solemn as he glanced at Sui Nianhua, feeling somewhat envious. "This kind of method..."

Sui Nianhua looked at Fang Chen with a faint smile. "Go ahead and make your move, but I doubt you can take even half a step toward me. It's all in vain. You might as well admit defeat now."

Fang Chen took a step forward. However, he suddenly blurred and appeared back where he was.

The crowd's expressions became complicated.

Fang Chen tried to manipulate the elements by gathering spiritual energy around him. However, that energy was like headless flies, unable to approach Fang Chen.

Li Cang found this unbelievable. “Isn't she invincible in here…?”

Facing such a cultivator, even a hundred Martial Emperors would find it difficult to get close. He finally understood why the gap between martial artists and cultivators was like a chasm.

The smile on Sui Nianhua's face grew even brighter. "I told you, you can't get close to me."

"Uncle, we've been tricked. While her illusions are powerful, that's all they are. She doesn't have any offensive power. If we hadn't accepted these fight conditions, this match would've at most ended in a tie," Fang Wanli said with a serious expression through voice transmission.

Fang Tingjian remained silent, not uttering a word.

Fang Wanli could only curse Jiang Shun inwardly. There was simply nothing he could do other than that.

"What's your relationship with that little girl?" Sui Nianhua asked.

She was casually watching Fang Chen attempt to break her illusion.

Fang Chen didn't pay her any heed. He was observing the surroundings expressionlessly, searching for flaws in the illusion.

Immortal Tianwu shook his head lightly. "Even we can't find any flaws. It's probably impossible for a Qi Refining Realm cultivator to break this illusion."

Seeing Fang Chen's silence, Sui Nianhua continued to smile. "You should discipline that girl properly in the future. Not every occasion allows for casual speech. There's a hierarchy among mortals, just as there is among cultivators."

Fang Chen smiled faintly while analyzing the illusion. "I know her well. She wouldn't have acted if she didn't have reason to. You did it because you simply wanted to force this bet. But you didn't have to drag a kid into this. You could have been direct about this. My ancestor is a reasonable person."

Fang Tingjian's mouth curved into a slight smile at Fang Chen's words. His eyes were filled with amusement.

Fang Wanli couldn’t help but burst out laughing. “Even the younger generation understands this principle, yet some people insist on using underhanded tactics. Truly shameless.”

Jiang Shun's expression turned cold as he glanced lightly at Fang Chen.

Immortal Tianwu and others caught on. It seemed that today's events were deliberately orchestrated by Jiang Shun. However, they knew they couldn't say much. Everyone here was a Golden Core Realm cultivator, and Jiang Shun's background was superior to theirs.

The smile on Sui Nianhua's face turned cold. "Are you insinuating that I'm intentionally causing trouble?"

With a thought, a stone lion, as large as a mountain, suddenly appeared in front of Fang Chen and stomped toward him.

A hint of mockery appeared on Sui Nianhua's face, as if she could already see Fang Chen's next move.

Fang Jue and the others' expressions were somber. "Is this attack real or fake?"

Judging from the momentum of the stone lion, it seemed real. However, this was the opponent's illusion, so truth and falsehood were intertwined. It was difficult to tell which was which!

It must be said that her illusion technique far surpasses the level of the Illusion Talisman. Even peak-grade, yellow-rank illusions talismans might not reach her level. No wonder she's so confident.

Fang Chen sighed inwardly.

He couldn't break through the opponent's illusion with normal methods, so now he could only cheat.

Fang Chen's divine soul left his body. In an instant, all the illusory scenes around him disappeared without a trace.

Even that stone lion that was formed from earth energy was not actually the size of a small mountain. It was only about ten meters tall. The fluctuation of spiritual energy wasn't entirely smooth either, which meant that the opponent was somewhat struggling to control her power. That suggested that Sui Nianhua's mastery over the five elements was... mediocre.

The only problem now was that his soul was out of his body, and Fang Chen could see through the opponent's illusion, but his physical body couldn't move. And returning his divine soul to his body would leave him trapped in the illusion. This was quite the quagmire.

But this isn't entirely unsolvable. It's almost impossible for her to harm me.

Fang Chen looked at the stone lion expressionlessly for a moment before returning his divine soul to his body.

Boom!

A huge footprint landed on Fang Chen.

However, the stone lion shattered into tiny fragments while Fang Chen remained unharmed.

Now that Fang Chen's sword body had reached the third rank, his physical body's strength had reached a level that was unimaginable to ordinary people. There was simply no way for a Qi Refining Realm cultivator to be able to harm him.

"Foundation Building Realm cultivators might be able to forcibly break through this illusion. As for Golden Core Realm cultivators... it shouldn't take them long. What they can do, my third rank Sword Body can do just as well," Fang Chen mused as he sat down with his hands resting on his knees, silently meditating.