Chapter 499: Gai Wu

Chapter 499: Gai Wu

"Brother Xia... is actually a sword cultivator who can freely slay Golden Core Realm cultivators?!"

The cultivator from Dragon Soaring Pavilion arrived late. Then, when Che Yuxuan saw one Golden Core after another being harvested by sword light, his face filled with shock.

The deck was very quiet. In just a dozen breaths, thirty or so Golden Core Realm cultivators had fallen.

Fang Chen collected the storage rings left by those Golden Core Realm cultivators and directly threw the high-grade, yellow-rank treasures to Little Sword. Dozens of high-grade, yellow-rank treasures were equivalent to two or three top-grade, yellow-rank treasures.

Little Sword happily devoured them, rapidly growing stronger with each treasure it devoured.

Among them, the storage rings of the four celestial soldiers and Senior Chi contained a considerable amount of spirit stones, almost equaling the total of the rest of the Golden Core cultivators combined. Altogether, there were more than seventy thousand spirit stones, which was quite a substantial income.

Fairy Yu was still recovering and meditating.

Fang Chen looked at everyone and said lightly, "Tonight is New Year's Eve, everyone. Continue to eat and drink well. No need to mind the two of us."

"Yes...."

Everyone nodded subconsciously and returned to their seats, but the atmosphere couldn't return to what it was before. They were all sitting straight and speaking in low voices, afraid of disturbing the two.

Fang Chen sat next to Fairy Yu and took out Mirror of the Universe. "Little Mirror, what is the origin of Heavenly King Zhen?"

"Do you want detailed information or just general information?" asked Mirror of the Universe.

Fang Chen replied, “Of course I need detailed information. How many low-grade spirit stones do you require?”

Fairy Yu's current situation was related to Heavenly King Zhen. If that guy wanted to go after Fairy Yu, it was the same as going against Fang Chen. Fang Chen had learned from his military experience that knowing oneself and knowing the enemy was the key to victory.

"For detailed information, ten thousand low-grade spirit stones are enough. For general information, only five hundred low-grade spirit stones are needed," Mirror of the Universe replied.

Fang Chen's eyes flickered. “Why is there such a big difference?”

"In the Central Continent, Heavenly King Zhen's reputation is resounding. Even ordinary people know about it, so it's naturally not worth much."

He already got the answer he wanted. Senior Yun He's detailed information was more expensive than that of Heavenly King Zhen, even requiring mid-grade spirit stones. It indicated that his strength should be above that of Heavenly King Zhen.

However, the way Mirror of the Universe priced the questions was somewhat unique. Some questions were mainly priced based on how many people knew about the matter, rather than the nature of the question itself. For example, Fang Chen's question on the whereabouts of Xia Xuanji and Fang Cangyue required a sky-high price.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye. Even though Senior Chi had died, the ship continued to operate as usual, heading toward the direction of Tai Chu. However, no one dared to tread lightly on the deck these days, fearing that they might disturb Fang Chen and Fairy Yu.

Fairy Yu suddenly opened her eyes. When she saw Fang Chen beside her, a relaxed smile found its way to her lips.

She said, “It has been a long time since I've had a rest like this."

This was the first time she felt relaxed in recent years, both mentally and physically. She felt extremely safe with Fang Chen by her side.

“Have you rested well? How did those Golden Core Realm cultivators manage to find your whereabouts?” Fang Chen asked with a smile.

Fairy Yu gently leaned against Fang Chen's chest, shaking her head slightly. “I don't know. Every few days, or sometimes even daily, they will find me. It's quite annoying.”

Fang Chen planned to ask Mirror of the Universe later to see what was going on and if there was a way to resolve it.

“How did the grudge between you and the Heavenly King Zhen start? Is it related to his third son, Gai Wu?” Fang Chen asked.

Fairy Yu was somewhat surprised. “Lord, you also know that scoundrel?”

Even in the Central Continent Empire, not many people knew about Gai Wu. That guy was not very old and was in his early thirties. If it wasn't for Gai Wu coming to the Void Immortal Sword Sect, she would have never known about such a person.

Fang Chen softly nodded as he looked at Fairy Yu.

After thinking for a moment, Fairy Yu began, “Indeed, the incident did start because of Gai Wu. That year, I returned with my senior sister to enter seclusion and coincidentally encountered him, who was visiting the Void Immortal Sword Sect.

"As he is the third son of the Heavenly King Zhen, he had many privileges. As long as he didn't wander into the restricted areas, he could go anywhere he wants."

A hint of disgust appeared in Fairy Yu's eyes. "But he shouldn't have. He shouldn't have opened the door to my seclusion chamber at the moment of my breakthrough to the Foundation Building Realm!”

Through her narration, Fang Chen came to understand the whole incident. Gai Wu had a reckless temperament, and being the third son of the Heavenly King Zhen, he had acted without restraint. Seeing Fairy Yu's captivating appearance, he had disregarded the fact that she had been breaking through to the Foundation Building Realm and tried to make advances on her. That led to Fairy Yu's spiritual energy reversing, causing her to go into a demonic state.

Even then, he had shown no remorse!