Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

“Senior, my surname is…” Fang Yan subconsciously prepared to correct him, but then he swallowed the impossible thought: “Never mind… call me whatever you like, senior.”

"Oh, it's nothing, I was just joking."

Yunping chuckled, "I know your surname is Fang. I just felt you were always very serious, so I wanted to lighten the mood."

"Is that so... oh..."

"Of course, I didn't mean to tease you by calling you by the wrong name, so don't worry about that."

After speaking, Yunping paused for a moment, then prepared to get to the point.

"So what brings you here today, Fang Shui?"

"I……"

If it weren't for the fact that the person in front of him was Yun Ping, Fang Yan would have really gone up and unleashed a set of martial arts techniques.

His expression changed several times, and it took him several seconds to catch his breath.

"Yes...that's how it is, senior..."

He spoke with a hint of despair, his voice tinged with sorrow, "Recently... it seems that something extraordinary has been discovered within the territory of the Lantian Empire."

"Something incredible?" Yun Ping blinked. "Your eldest prince's hidden erotic books have been discovered?"

"That shouldn't be the case. His Highness the First Prince always carries his erotic paintings with him."

"To be able to answer this question so seriously..." Yunping looked at Fang Yan with satisfaction, "You've grown a lot, Fang Tu."

"..."

Fang Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the surge of sorrow that welled up within him.

"In short..." he stammered, "...within the Empire...it seems a place has been discovered that appears to be the tomb of a semi-immortal..."

"The tomb of a demigod?"

Upon hearing this, the old rogue's mocking expression slowly disappeared.

He also knew that once this thing came out, it would be no joke.

"Are you sure that's the tomb of a demigod?"

"It's basically confirmed." Seeing that Yunping finally started to get serious, Fang Yan breathed a sigh of relief. "Judging from the seven layers of array sealing outside that secret realm, it is at least at the level of a saint or above, and it seems to be emanating a little bit of the aura of a half-immortal, but it is very weak, as if thousands or tens of thousands of years have passed."

"Master and Her Highness the Princess have been dealing with this matter these past few days, and they happened to think of you, so they wanted to ask—"

"Senior, would you be interested in exploring that immortal's tomb?"

The tomb of the immortals...

Based on Fang Yan's description, it is indeed very likely that it is the tomb of a half-immortal.

A powerful figure at the semi-immortal level, upon death, can have their fragmented physical body spontaneously coalesce into a small secret realm. Furthermore, if their divine soul is not completely torn apart, the remaining fragments can transform into the myriad spiritual elements within that secret realm.

Logically, the tomb of the immortal should have been discovered immediately after his death, but there has been no news of his passing recently.

Although Gu Tianwang was a half-immortal, he was crushed by Yun Ping with a single kick, his body and soul were completely destroyed, leaving not even ashes, and he couldn't even be buried.

There seemed to be no news of the other half-immortals falling either, and besides, that half-immortal's aura was from thousands or tens of thousands of years ago...

How was this cemetery discovered?

Seemingly sensing something amiss, Yunping asked in a deep voice, just to be on the safe side.

Fang Yan quickly provided an answer to this question.

"Actually... this demigod's tomb... wasn't discovered by someone, but rather it suddenly appeared on its own."

"Suddenly appeared?"

“Yes.” Fang Yan nodded. Even now, when he thinks back on it, he still finds it somewhat unbelievable. “Without any warning, one day a cave suddenly appeared in a small town within the empire. It is said that the cave appeared with demonic energy, as if it was attracted by the dense demonic energy and emerged on its own.”

Drawn by demonic energy...

Yunping seemed to have thought of something and tentatively asked, "When did this demigod's tomb appear?"

"Just a few days ago..."

Okay, I understand.

This half-immortal's tomb was probably hidden underground in the Lantian Empire for a long time, until a few days ago, when the mess at the Three-Day Academy happened and the demonic energy of the Demonic Sect and that girl Lin Yuan spread directly to the Desolate Heaven Domain, which brought this hidden half-immortal's tomb to light.

The fact that this half-immortal was attracted by demonic energy suggests that he might have cultivated demonic powers to become a half-immortal, and he might even be related to Yuan'er, the incarnation of the Demon-Slaying True Blood.

So...

"That girl Yuan'er has really stirred up quite a few troubles..."

Thinking of this, Yunping felt a bit troubled and reached up to rub his forehead, deciding in his heart that he must pat the little girl's bottom a few more times later.

5. Who was in the Holy Light group? They were kicked.

"But then again—"

Yunping touched his chin with a slight sense of wonder, staring at the handsome young man in front of him with great interest.

"Why are you coming to me instead of exploring the Tomb of the Half-Immortals your own Lantian Empire?"

This is a rather delicate issue.

As a secret realm, the Tomb of the Half-Immortal contains treasures that could instantly transform an unknown sect into a powerful force. After all, it is a secret realm formed after the death of a Half-Immortal, and no one can be sure what strange and wonderful things are hidden inside.

Even a dominant force like the Lantian Empire, a major power in a vast celestial domain, would absolutely covet the Tomb of the Half-Immortal.

Such valuable information was something Yun Ping was trying to keep secret, but Fang Yan took the initiative to come and tell him, even asking if Yun Ping was interested in exploring the tomb of the Half-Immortal—Yun Ping couldn't ignore such unusual behavior.

"This……"

Faced with Yun Ping's question, Fang Yan was obviously taken aback for a moment, and then gave a wry smile: "Indeed... if it were just an ordinary tomb of a half-immortal, perhaps Master and the others would have gone to explore it on their own, but this time... it's not the same."

Having received the expected answer, Yunping narrowed his eyes:

"Tell me, how are they different?"

“We seem to have sensed an aura of what appears to be the ultimate power from that cave leading to the secret realm.”

"The ultimate?"

When it comes to the ultimate, there is nothing else in the world besides the Twenty-One Ultimates that can be given this title.

Is there the ultimate secret in the Tomb of the Half-Immortal?

Upon hearing this, Yunping instinctively disbelieved it.

He had contact with all twenty-one of the ultimate beings. Some he had good relationships with, such as the Holy Profound Gold, the Azure Sea Profound Gold, and the Great Wilderness Heavenly Flame. Naturally, there were also those he had bad relationships with, such as the Deathly Evil Spirit Ice, the Ancient Spirit Burial Soil, and the Xuanyuan Emperor Gold...

Yunping knew a lot about these supreme beings who existed since ancient times, but he had never heard of any of them liking to stay in other people's cemeteries.

"Is this correct?" Yun Ping pondered for a few seconds before beginning to doubt whether the people from the Lantian Empire had made a mistake in their judgment.

Fang Yan shook his head and replied seriously, "It shouldn't be. His Majesty even went to investigate in person and did find an aura that was exactly the same as the ultimate one... but it was very, very faint."

A faint, ultimate aura...

Could it be that some supreme being, after being severely injured, escaped to this tomb of a half-immortal?

Teaming up with a certain guy who calls himself a "hunter," we have to admit that this possibility exists.

If that's the case, then Yunping really has no choice but to go to the tomb of the Half-Immortal.

"Because of the presence of such an extreme aura, we dare not act rashly. After much thought, we conclude that only you, senior, have the ability to explore the true nature of that demigod's tomb..."

"You're making it sound so nice, but all you want is for me to do things for you!"

"This..." Fang Yan was stunned upon hearing this, and hurriedly lowered his head: "No, no—we just..."

"Okay, okay, it's just a joke, don't take it so seriously~"

The old rogue slowly stood up from his chair, rubbed his sore neck, and glanced at Fang Yan with a smile: "You are from the Lantian Empire. I will basically agree to any request you make. Otherwise, that kid Old Chu might come back to life one day and secretly force-feed me chili water in the middle of the night."

"...The patriarch wouldn't be that indecent, would he..."

"Come on, Old Chu is not the kind of person who is serious. It's just that your history books portray him as too noble."

Recalling that old rascal who sneaked up to his bedside in the middle of the night and placed more than a dozen fifth-order explosive flame arrays, Yun Ping really wanted to drag him up from hell and give him a good beating.

pity--

The chance to beat up Old Chu is gone.

Retracting his thoughts from the mischievous grin on his friend's face, Yunping stretched and yawned before continuing, "Alright, I understand. I'll go back and tell Chu Xin and the others that I'll be visiting the Half-Immortal's Tomb."

"Thank you, senior!" Seeing that Yun Ping agreed to this matter, Fang Yan knew that this trip was worthwhile, so he reminded him, "However, the cave dwelling of the Half-Immortal's Tomb has not yet been fully revealed. We will have to wait a few more days. It will not be too late for you to go after the cave dwelling has been fully revealed."

Yunping nodded, then seemed to remember something and asked a question—

"By the way, has news of the Half-Immortal's Tomb spread yet?"

"This...it must have spread by now." Fang Yan seemed to realize what Yun Ping was worried about: "After all, the appearance of the Half-Immortal's Tomb Cave was too big a commotion...if this place weren't so far away from where the cave appeared, I'm afraid you would have known about this long ago."

"So, there will be quite a few people going to explore the Half-Immortal's Tomb."

"That should be the case—"

Fang Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "No matter how hard we try to stop them, those sect leaders will probably still show up. We can't stop them from being driven by self-interest."

Indeed... From the perspective of those sects and forces, if a half-immortal's tomb that might contain a large number of treasures suddenly appeared not far from them, anyone with a bit of desire would definitely try their best to go in and explore it.

If you happen to find a treasure, it's not impossible for you to rise to the top.

Everyone dreams of getting rich overnight.

Having already anticipated that situation, Yun Ping nodded knowingly, then stopped thinking about it and instead asked Fang Yan a seemingly unrelated question—

"I'm talking about Fang Jin..."

"...Huh?" Fang Yanmo was stunned for two seconds before realizing that Yun Ping was calling him: "W-what's wrong?"

"Have you grasped any of the sword techniques I taught you before?"

At this point, Fang Yan suddenly recalled that the extremely profound sword technique he had learned was taught by the person before him, and nodded with immense gratitude: "Thanks to your kindness, senior, Fang Yan has already comprehended four forms of the Nine Emperors Sword Technique..."

"Oh, the Fourth Form, your comprehension is quite good. It seems that the inheritance you received from the ancient times has greatly improved your comprehension."

Upon hearing Yun Ping mention the ancient heritage, Fang Yan's expression suddenly changed, his face showing a look of shock and fear, as if he had been seen through.