PHS Chapter 256 (Patreon)

Chapter 256: Who Said I Was Thinking the Same Thing As You?

Within the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets.

Li Yun waved his hand slightly. A great river appeared, exuding a hazy aura. He swept his palm across the void, and Fang Han from one hundred thousand years later transformed into a streak of light, sinking into the River of Time and vanishing instantly.

It was as if everything that had just happened was an illusion, leaving people unable to recover their senses for a long time.

If not for the jade pendants Fang Han and Fang Qinglan each held, almost no one would have dared believe that someone could return from one hundred thousand years in the future.

Such methods were far too inconceivable.

If...

Everyone could have their future self come and help their present self...

...wouldn't everyone be able to defy the heavens?

"Senior." Meng Qingzhi rubbed his hands, his face full of anticipation. He asked with great curiosity, "One hundred thousand years from now... no, a million years... let's make it five million years."

"Five million years from now, how is this junior doing?"

He was very curious about this.

He reckoned that his own aptitude, compared to ordinary people, was genius-level. But compared to someone like Fang Han, it was utterly mediocre. His self from one hundred thousand years later... likely wouldn't have changed much.

But five million years later, if he hadn't fallen, he would be a True Immortal at the very least, right?

If he had his self from five million years later and lent a hand, wouldn't he be directly invincible?

"You?" Li Yun glanced at him, did not speak, but instead extended one hand.

Meng Qingzhi's expression darkened. He muttered, "How... much?"

"Not much," Li Yun said breezily. "Just the same value as what Fang Han just took out."

"This..." Meng Qingzhi's face fell.

He didn't know how many good things Fang Han had just produced, but using his toes to think, he understood its value was immeasurable, likely rivaling the entire foundation of the Nine Nether Demon Sect.

Fang Han was alone and unattached now, so he could take out anything. But he himself probably couldn't.

The Nine Nether Demon Sect still had hundreds of thousands of disciples to support. The medicinal pills and spirit stones consumed every day were an astronomical figure. If he really moved out all his good things... the Nine Nether Demon Sect would collapse.

"This junior will think... think about it." Meng Qingzhi gave a dry laugh.

He touched his Storage Ring and shed bitter tears.

He hadn't even refined an Imperial Weapon. He was so poor he had nothing. Who knew what year or month it would be before he could find a piece of Divine Metal to refine an Imperial Weapon.

As for news of his future achievements, he could only put it off.

"Senior's great kindness, this junior will never forget it as long as I live!"

At this moment, Fang Han stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said sincerely.

"Mm." Li Yun nodded, accepting the bow. With a single hand, he lifted lightly. "Rise."

Fang Han didn't move. Instead, his palm flipped, and an ancient manual appeared. Dao rhythm flowed over it. Only half the manual remained, and it emanated the aura of a True Immortal.

One could see that the other half seemed to have been forcefully torn off by an external power.

It was severely incomplete.

"This is the ancient manual left by the Fang clan's ancestor. Originally, one could cultivate to the True Immortal Realm with it, but it is now incomplete. However, it can still help one step into the Great Emperor realm."

"This junior wishes to exchange this ancient manual for the whereabouts of Fuyun Mountain, Taixu Mountain, and Dunshi Immortal Palace!"

Fang Han spoke, sending the ancient manual before Li Yun.

Beside him, Fang Qinglan's expression flickered.

She glanced at the ancient manual. Although she wanted to stop him, she thought of the achievements her Young Lord could attain in the future, which seemed no weaker than his ancestors', and so she extinguished the thought.

It was just one ancient manual.

Once the Young Lord matured, he could completely walk his own Dao and create his own.

"You want revenge?" Li Yun extended his hand, drew the ancient manual to him, flipped through it casually, memorized its contents, then looked at Fang Han and asked flatly.

"Correct!" Fang Han clenched his fists, gritting his teeth.

The hatred of his clan's annihilation had to be avenged. The scene of his clansmen's tragic deaths was still vivid in his mind.

In the past, it didn't matter that he had no strength.

But now, he had to collect some interest first.

After all, this was not the Earth Immortal Realm. No matter how long the reach of those three powers, they couldn't extend it here. He could kill the few people they sent across the boundary with no effort at all.

Three powers. One mastermind, two accomplices. Today, he would settle the score with them one by one!

"Youth, after all." Li Yun didn't say much.

The current Fang Han had not yet matured; he wasn't as steady as his future self, which was understandable.

His clan had just been annihilated, and not long after, he had obtained the strength of a peak Great Emperor. Any man with hot blood would be unable to resist seeking revenge.

That jade pendant of his could be used three times.

Using it once wasn't a waste. Killing the people from those three powers would also reduce three opponents for when the True Immortal inheritance emerged in the future.

"Here are their whereabouts." Li Yun spent fifty thousand Heavenly Secrets Points in the System, queried the locations of the three powers, recorded it in a jade slip, and tossed it to Fang Han.

"Many thanks, Senior!" Fang Han glanced at the jade slip's contents and was instantly overjoyed. He stood up and cupped his hands again. "This junior will take his leave today."

"Mm." Li Yun nodded.

Meng Qingzhi stood to the side, watching Fang Han depart, clicking his tongue inwardly.

He hadn't expected this strange twist of fate to ultimately benefit Fang Han.

His original intention was to ask Senior if the True Immortal inheritance Fang Han spoke of was real. If he could snatch that inheritance, it would be for the best.

But now, give him a hundred nerves, he wouldn't dare provoke Fang Han again.

The other's trump card was too strong. If he was angered, borrowing the strength of a peak Great Emperor to suppress and kill him wouldn't take much effort at all.

"Senior, that inheritance left by Fang Han's ancestor... it couldn't be in the Purple Profound Realm, could it?" Meng Qingzhi asked.

"Where else?" Li Yun retorted.

The Fang clan originally walked out of the Purple Profound Realm. If their inheritance wasn't left in the Purple Profound Realm, could it be left in the Tianyuan Realm?

"The Purple Profound Realm is about to be rocked by towering waves, I fear." Meng Qingzhi raised one hand, rubbing his chin, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

With beings from the Earth Immortal Realm descending, it was uncertain if the Purple Profound Realm could even focus its full attention on the Tianyuan Realm anymore, because they were about to be unable to fend for themselves.

And if he were to interfere, and fish in troubled waters...

...never mind anything else, making a huge profit shouldn't be a big problem.

His demands weren't high. Just snatching a few Imperial Weapons would be enough.

He didn't care for others' Imperial Weapons. He planned to use those Imperial Weapons to trade for some news at the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, preferably to find some rare materials.

He would refine his own Imperial Weapon!

The rarer the materials, the better. If his Imperial Weapon could grow with him and evolve into an Immortal Weapon, he would probably wake up laughing from his dreams.

"Senior, those supreme figures from the Earth Immortal Realm... they can't just cross the boundary and act at will, can they?" Meng Qingzhi asked probingly.

"Hm?" Li Yun raised an eyebrow, glanced at Meng Qingzhi, and asked teasingly, "You want to learn from Fang Han?"

"Er..." Meng Qingzhi's expression froze. He quickly waved his hands. "Senior misunderstands. This junior is also thinking of the Tianyuan Realm. After all, the Earth Immortal Realm has Supreme True Immortals."

"If they destroy the Purple Profound Realm and then target the Tianyuan Realm, and we don't make some preparations, wouldn't we be lambs to the slaughter?"

"Besides," "This junior suspects that when the people from the Earth Immortal Realm learn that the Purple Profound Realm and the Tianyuan Realm are at war, they'll inevitably get other ideas. After all, Senior said it yourself—not only does the Purple Profound Realm have a True Immortal inheritance, but our Tianyuan Realm does too!"

"Rather than letting them strike first, this junior might as well take the initiative!"

"Let them understand that our Tianyuan Realm is not to be trifled with!"

"Heh." Li Yun gave a light laugh, looked at Meng Qingzhi, and raised a hand to his forehead. "If you've taken a fancy to the resources in the hands of those people crossing the boundary, just say so."

"Why bother with these high-sounding justifications?"

"Ahem." Meng Qingzhi coughed dryly, embarrassed. "Nothing can be hidden from Senior."

The earlier Fang Han had sounded a warning bell for him.

The Earth Immortal Realm was worthy of its name. If a single Fang Han was so wealthy, what about the others?

Killing a few prodigies versus killing a few Great Emperors—which was simpler, was obvious at a glance. He didn't believe that every person crossing the boundary would be protected by a Great Emperor.

If he secretly killed a few, he could definitely make a killing.

He didn't believe every power in the Earth Immortal Realm had a True Immortal, nor did he believe Great Emperors were worthless there. In his view, the Dao Protectors for those prodigies... were Quasi-Emperors or Great Saints at best.

With his Great Emperor cultivation, bullying those weaker than himself... wouldn't it be easy?

As for... using his strength to oppress people, he had never considered that.

Those of the demonic path valued strength the most. Face was worthless. As long as one had strength, wouldn't facing be easy to gain?

"Not every prodigy is as wealthy as Fang Han," Li Yun said breezily.

The reason Fang Han was so rich was that the Fang clan had been annihilated, and he was clutching the foundation for the Fang clan's re-emergence. That's why his wealth far surpassed most prodigies.

It could even rival the wealth of some Great Emperors.

Other prodigies simply wouldn't carry so many things with them.

"However," Li Yun paused, then spoke again. "Your point about the Earth Immortal Realm targeting the Tianyuan Realm is not without reason."

"In ancient times, a Supreme True Immortal wanted to refine the Purple Profound Realm, to forge an entire world into a supreme Immortal Weapon. Now that a True Immortal knows of the Tianyuan Realm... perhaps..."

"It will still incite the greed of a True Immortal."

"This is something one must guard against."

"Senior's insight is like a torch, you've thought just as this junior has." Meng Qingzhi offered a compliment.

Since Senior had the same thought, this was easy. If he went and killed the Earth Immortal Realm's prodigies, even if a True Immortal crossed the boundary to act... could Senior sit by and watch the Tianyuan Realm be destroyed?

With Senior's strength, casually swatting a few Supreme True Immortals to death should be easy.

"Who said I was thinking the same thing as you?" Li Yun gave him a sidelong glance, speaking indifferently.

"Ah?" Meng Qingzhi's expression stiffened. He muttered, "Then Senior's meaning is...?"

"My meaning is, it is enough to have the Earth Immortal Realm and the Purple-Profound-Tianyuan two realms... be at the same level from now on," Li Yun said slowly.

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