Immortal of the Nine Realms

"Yes, yes, yes. Let’s ask the friends from the Immortal Giant Sect to speak fairly. The Langya Clan started this conflict. Shouldn’t they compensate us?" the elder of the Wei Clan also chimed in.

"It seems you are unwilling to listen to my advice. Fine, if my position as the prefect is not enough, let the friends from the Immortal Giant Sect make a statement," Qi Jian said, shooting Langya Xing Zhou a look.

Although everyone saw that Jiang Tian’ai and Fang Chen had a good relationship, that was personal. This matter involved higher-level confrontations. In the end, personal relationships could not affect the bigger picture. They were confident that the Immortal Giant Sect would not offend the Ninth Generation King’s Manor over a matter of personal friendship.

"Sir Fang, do you think this compensation is fair and reasonable?" Jiang Tian’ai said suddenly.

The crowd was momentarily stunned.

Qi Jian and the others exchanged glances, their expressions growing grim.

"Who exactly is this person?"

"I don’t know... but it seems like a cultivator from the Grand Thousand Dao Sect."

"The Grand Thousand Dao Sect? That’s impossible."

They communicated through voice transmission. They couldn’t discern Fang Chen's background and furrowed their brows in confusion.

"This is the Immortal Giant Sect’s representative?"

"Her cultivation level is not high. Since she is in charge, it means the other few are merely accompanying and supporting her…. For her to have Middle Three Realms experts accompanying her, she must have an extraordinary status in the Immortal Giant Sect."

"She didn’t make a direct decision but consulted this Fang cultivator brought by the Langya clan... Could he be the Langya clan’s trump card?"

The crowd was uncertain and worried. Some of the leaders who had sided with the Qin Family were suddenly uneasy and began secretly inquiring about Fang Chen's background. However, they didn’t find any useful information.

The ancestor of the Langya Clan revealed a hint of a smile. Langya Da Zhao and the others were secretly delighted, though they tried to appear calm and showed no signs of it.

"Lady Jiang, asking an unrelated person about such an important matter seems inappropriate, doesn’t it?" Qi Jian said, interrupting before Fang Chen could respond.

"Does the Immortal Giant Sect need to be constrained by the rules of the Azure Dao Manor regarding who we consult? Although I came here on my master's orders, my master said I can do as I wish," Jiang Tian’ai replied with a frown.

Qi Jian was taken aback and instinctively looked toward the other Immortal Giant Sect cultivators. They were all in the Middle Three Realms and should have a say.

However, they completely ignored his query. Only one of them softly said, "We are merely accompanying Tian’ai on this outing. She will proceed as she sees fit. Unless it concerns safety, we cannot interfere. We hope you understand, Prefect Qi."

Qi Jian’s expression was strange. "I see…."

He slowly nodded and said to Jiang Tian’ai, "Then please, make your own judgment."

Turns out her position in the Immortal Giant Sect is so high, Langya Wenqiu thought to herself in surprise.

Though she believed the Immortal Giant Sect was far inferior to the Void Immortal Sword Sect, no one in the Void Immortal Sword Sect had the treatment Jiang Tian’ai currently enjoyed.

"Sir Fang, what do you think about the reasonableness of the conditions proposed by the Immortal Qin Clan?" Jiang Tian’ai asked again.

All eyes in the crowd turned to Fang Chen, their gazes filled with various emotions; some were nervous while others were serious.

"Of course… they are not very reasonable," said Fang Chen.

Jiang Tian’ai nodded slightly. "I also find it unreasonable. Sir Fang, what do you suggest we do?"

The Qin family head’s expression turned somewhat sour. He looked at Qi Jian, who was also deep in thought about how to handle the situation.

"The current situation is that before the negotiations, the Langya Clan has been steadily defeating the Immortal Qin Clan. Even if there is to be a negotiation, it should be the weaker side providing compensation," Fang Chen said with a smile. ȑ�

He continued, "In my view, the Qin Immortal Clan should concede two-thirds of their territory to the Langya Clan and pay two thousand mid-grade spirit stones and four hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones. As for their Dao Orthodoxy inheritance, the Langya Clan seems to have no interest."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The Langya Clan's cultivators beamed with delight upon hearing this.

Langya Xing Zhou nodded with a smile. "Indeed, we have no interest in their Dao Orthodoxy."

Langya Da Zhao and his wife’s eyes sparkled, their gaze lingering on Fang Chen with admiration. Such a good child!

Fortunately, I brought Brother Fang along; otherwise, today would have been disastrous, Langya Wenqiu thought, feeling both touched and happy to see Fang Chen standing up for her family.

The leaders of the major clans looked at each other with puzzled expressions, wisely choosing not to speak at this moment because they were uncertain about the direction of the situation.

The Qin Clan Ancestor’s face darkened as he glanced at Fang Chen. Before Fang Chen could speak, a voice interjected, "Daoist Fang, I recall that you were once a distinguished guest of the Immortal Qin Clan. How is it that you now seem so close to the Langya clan?"

A distinguished guest of the Immortal Qin clan!?

This statement immediately caused confusion among the crowd.

"Qi Fa, this is not your place to speak," Qi Jian reprimanded.

Everyone's attention turned to Qi Fa, who responded with an innocent smile. "Father, I don’t mean to intrude. I’m just curious why Daoist Fang is sometimes a distinguished guest of the Immortal Qin Clan, and at other times so close with the Langya clan."

The Langya clan’s cultivators looked at Fang Chen with a mix of curiosity and suspicion.

"Yes, I’ve seen him at the Qin Manor before," someone from the Qin Clan added.

"It was Lady Chu Lan who invited him," another person from the Qin Clan chimed in.

Langya Wenqiu, looking surprised, asked, "Senior Brother Fang, do you have connections with the Immortal Qin Clan?"

"Yes, I am acquainted with Lady Chu," Fang Chen confirmed with a smile.

The crowd’s expressions turned odd as they realized that Fang Chen might be shifting allegiances among different powers.

Chu Lan’s eyes showed a hint of wry amusement, while the head of the Qin Clan frowned, lost in thought.

"Daoist Fang, since you have connections with Lady Chu, it seems questionable from an ethical standpoint that you are speaking in favor of the Langya Clan now," Qi Fa said with a smile.

Fang Chen laughed lightly. "Ethics? Langya Wenqiu is my junior sister. If I don’t speak up for her, should I instead speak up for you, Young Master Qi Fa?"

"Yes, Senior Brother Fang is a disciple of the Extreme Sword Peak in the Void Immortal Sword Sect and is highly regarded by the elders. Shouldn't he speak up for me rather than for you?" Langya Wenqiu retorted on the spot.

The atmosphere immediately grew tense as the crowd registered the shock.

So he’s a a Void Immortal Sword Sect disciple too?!

At this moment, Chu Lan realized why Fang Chen was a sword cultivator. "No wonder…."

She quickly grasped that the Void Immortal Sword Sect was Fang Chen's true backing.

The Qin family head was visibly surprised. "To think he's a disciple of the Void Immortal Sword Sect…."

He subconsciously sent a transmission to Chu Lan, "Lady Chu, did you know his identity beforehand? Why didn’t you inform us?"

"I had no idea. Like you, this is my first time learning of this," Chu Lan replied tersely.

The head of the Qin Family looked uncomfortable, while the head of the Wei Clan thought to himself that the situation had worsened. Another disciple of the Void Immortal Sword Sect was here, and with the apparent bias from the Immortal Giant Sect, things were looking increasingly unfavorable.