Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 165: The Three Faes Falling in Defeat

Fang Zhixue was so shocked that she stuttered, “Y-you must be out of your mind! You’re saying that you’re a Longevity Ki martial artist?! Even Chillwater wouldn’t have more than a handful of Longevity Ki martial artists!”

The Auspicious King’s Sixth Daughter was also surprised by Zhao Yan’s words that her fear temporarily vanished. She hadn’t expected to hear someone in Great Xia making such a huge boast.

“Even your big brother is just Great Xia’s youngest Ki Manifestation martial artist. I heard he recently defeated Chillwater’s Ji Lengyue. That means he has advanced to either first stage Aureate Ki or second stage Primal Ki. Such talent is more than enough for him to tower above others in Great Xia,” Zhao Yan said.

“Let me tell you a story. Many years ago, there was an ordinary fisherman couple who lived by the Great Xia River. For generations, their family has made a living from fishing. It was a tough life, but they were at least able to fill their stomachs. Shortly after, the couple had a child, and the child added much joy to their simple lives.

“Alas!” Zhao Yan suddenly sighed.

“A heavy rain raised huge waves in the Great Xia River, taking away the couple’s lives. Their son was only three years old then. With no other family members to take care of him, he went hungry. He was so hungry that he had to eat grass and tree bark. He thought about fishing like his parents did, but his parents died before they could impart to him the art of fishing, though it was not as if he had the strength to fish either.

“In the end, he couldn’t take it anymore, so he marched into the mountain, determined to find something that could really fill his stomach. He walked and walked, and he eventually found himself standing before a cliff face.

“There, he discovered peculiar fruits growing on a tree, a corpse that had died for many years, and a book. He couldn’t read the words in the book, but the fruits filled his tummy, allowing him to stave off starvation.

“Somehow, a single fruit could keep him full for seven days, so he would

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