Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 106: He’s Unworthy!

Ever since learning about the Blood Spirit Cult’s existence, Fang Chen had a list of suspects in mind whom he thought was colluding with them. Xia Yu was on the list.

Li Huafeng had made a sudden recovery and achieved a breakthrough to Ki Control thanks to Xia Yu’s pill, but this beckoned the question: where did Xia Yu obtain this pill from?

Ordinary pills wouldn’t have worked on Li Huafeng’s injuries.

The answer was clear.

Both Vice Minister Qin and Enforcement Envoy Liu had been acting under Xia Yu’s orders.

Xia Yu might not know what the Blood Spirit Cult was doing in Great Xia, but he must have known that those cultivators were killing innocent civilians and absorbing their blood essence to further their cultivation. Yet, he tolerated it because he was attracted to their means.

It was not without reason that Chillwater’s Ji Clan worshiped a cultivator. How could Xia Yu resist the temptation?

After having their fill of drinks and food, the crowd gathered in the crown prince’s manor took their leave, but Tao Yu, Ye Qinghe, and Li Huafeng stayed behind.

“Do you know why I’m troubled?” Xia Yu asked.

The three of them shook their heads with perplexed looks.

“Have you heard of entities in this world who possess astonishing means that surpass our wildest imagination?” Xia Yu said.

“Your Highness, are you talking about immortal cultivators?” Tao Yu asked. “I heard those entities can only be found in remote places or powerful states. They are too proud to reveal themselves even if they passed by Great Xia, and ordinary mortals wouldn’t be able to see through them either.”

“Immortal cultivators? That’s too far-fetched. I bet it’s a lie weaved by powerful states to intimidate their vassals!” Li Huafeng remarked.

Ye Qinghe held his tongue, choosing to patiently wait for Xia Yu to carry on.

“Immortal cultivators exist in this world. Chillwater’s Ji Clan worships a cultivator, and that’s how they rose to greatness,” Xia Yu replied. “Grade-6 states are strong because they are backed by cultivators. That’s the re

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