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First gen Gu Yue clenched his bloody fangs so hard that it made cracking sounds, but he couldn't even budge, much less struggle.
Suddenly, another ball of light was captured by the yellow talisman and it fell to the ground, turning into an alternating black and white Taiji light sphere.
Two peculiar Gu worms were circling and chasing each other within this light sphere. As the Taiji light sphere continued to rotate, they seemed to carry traces of great dao, shocking many Gu Masters.
"What Gu is this?" Bai Ning Bing and many others were bewildered.
"It actually is a Rank four...." Fang Yuan's eyes focused in concentration.
"Yin Yang Rotation Gu!!" Sky Crane Lord screamed, his face clearly revealing his shock. He remained stunned for a while, then he raised his head and laughed, "My good senior brother, I truly have to thank you for finding such a good Gu. Hahaha, you actually wanted to turn back into a human, but what a pity, for your plan has been destroyed by me!"
First gen Gu Yue anxiously moved his legs and snarled; he had completely lost his manners. Whether it was Blood Skull Gu or Yin Yang Rotation Gu, they were both crucial to his plan that stretched through a millennium. Now, they were both sealed and extracted; all his painstaking plotting had almost gone in up into smoke now.
Sky Crane Lord's smile turned even more jubilant, his desire for vengeance was fully satisfied by seeing this expression of First gen Gu Yue.
Another yellow light that was captured fell to the ground; it was a scarlet colored Gu and looked like a translucent water sphere.
On seeing this Gu, First gen Gu Yue suddenly stopped his struggle; he was exulted. He opened his bloody mouth, revealing his fangs as he shouted, "Quick, destroy this Gu worm!"
Several Gu Masters immediately moved forward upon hearing this and used their attacks.
This Gu had been sealed by Problem Nipped in the Bud Gu, stopping the First gen Gu Yue from activating it with his thoughts. There was a layer of yellow light on the surface carrying an imprint; it could only be unsealed by Tie Xue Leng or by using some special Gu worms.
However, this Gu was an expendable Gu and was special as it needed to be destroyed to be activated.
Several Gu Masters made their moves; the yellow light imprint was only a sealing Gu worm and didn't have any defensive powers. After several attacks, the yellow light imprint collapsed, destroying the sealed Gu worm along with it.
Buzz!
A soft cry resounded, and a blood light bloomed, suddenly expanding and turning into a spherical shield within moments.
First gen Gu Yue was within the shield, while Sky Crane Lord was outside.
The blood red shield's range was six mu, and Bai Ning Bing and Fang Yuan were both within the shield, whereas Xiong Jiao Man and some others were outside.
The most encouraging part was that the white eyebrows were instantly cut apart into two halves by this shield; with the disintegration of the white eyebrows, Fang Yuan and others recovered control of their bodies.
"The aura of this shield reaches Rank five, but why does it resemble the Water Curtain Skyflower Gu?" Fang Yuan was bewildered; he had never seen this Gu before.
Sky Crane Lord was separated by this shield, and he staggered up before laughing coldly, "Senior brother, such a good move, you are actually able to counterattack and break my Raise Eyebrows & Exhale Gu. It's a pity such a trifle defense won't work against me, you are just prolonging your imminent defeat by doing this!"
First gen Gu Yue instead laughed loudly, "Junior brother, how about testing it yourself?"
"That's my intention!" Killing intent flashed in Sky Crane Lord's eyes; countless flying cranes and feather arrows shot towards the shield, while his eyes also sent out the white beams at the same time. @@novelbin@@
However, the blood shield was still unshakeable and was as stable as before.
Sky Crane Lord's face turned extremely dark as he stopped his attacks, "What Gu is this?"
Gu Yue first threw his head back and laughed, "Let me teach you, this is my personally fused gu: Blood Curtain Skyflower Gu. The Water Curtain Skyflower Gu - a Rank four gu - can block Rank five Gu attacks. This Gu is at Rank five and has even more powerful defense. Water Curtain Skyflower Gu prevents its owner from going in and out; but this Blood Curtain Skyflower Gu lets me go out. Junior brother, don't be impatient, you can attack slowly, use all your strength. Just wait till I recover, then I'll come out and cut your dog head, ahhaha!"
"You thief, keep on boasting!" Sky Crane Lord was in turmoil; he had everything in his grasp before, but to think First gen Gu Yue was able to recover some ground and the situation turned into a deadlock again.
He attacked madly and extremely fiercely, killing all the Gu Masters outside the shield including Xiong Jiao Man.
However, inside the Blood Curtain Skyflower Gu, all was calm and quiet. The blood shield was as stable as Mt. Tai, and the group of Gu Masters inside the shield were relieved.
"First ancestor is indeed an unrivalled hero!"
"We are finally saved. The first ancestor will show his divine might and this person will definitely be defeated."
"Hu, this is the strength of Rank five Gu Master? I am actually still alive in front of such strength!"
The Gu Masters cheered and shouted.
On the contrary, Bai Ning Bing snorted; his death was certain due to the Ten extreme aptitude, but this deadlock decreased the splendor of it and he was not happy about it.
Sky Crane Lord kept on attacking for a long while with no results. At one moment, he suddenly stopped as if he had woken up.
First gen Gu Yue's words were meant to incite him into attacking the Blood Curtain Skyflower Gu and wasting his primeval essence. If he wasn't wrong, this Blood Curtain Skyflower Gu had the same effect as Water Curtain Skyflower Gu. Its fusion price was extremely high and belonged to one time use expendable category, but it had a high defense, albeit with a set duration. It would automatically dissipate after a certain amount of time.
At this thought, Sky Crane Lord sat cross-legged, then took out two primeval stones and pinched them, starting to recover his primeval essence.
"Lend me a hand, you will only have a chance at life by helping me. Primeval stones, I need a large number of them!" First gen Gu Yue shouted - the surrounding Gu Masters immediately took out primeval stones and piled them around him.
First gen Gu Yue opened his bloody mouth wide and breathed in deeply, sucking the primeval stones into his mouth.
Crack, he chewed the primeval stones; large amounts of natural primeval essence poured into his aperture.
On seeing this, the Sky Crane Lord became anxious and started shouting, "Don't give them to him, you morons! Once he recovers his movement, he will kill you all and use your blood to upgrade his aptitude. You are causing your own doom!"
"Hmph, using such a low level tactic to sow distrust, so ridiculous!"
"Quick, this old thief is telling us not to give it, so we need to give even more primeval stones."
"Everything depends on lord ancestor!"
Gu Masters provided the primeval stones generously and soon, great quantities of primeval stones entered First gen Gu Yue's mouth. Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing watched indifferently from the side.
A normal body wouldn't be able to endure such a large amount of primeval essence pouring into them, but First gen Gu Yue's blood wight zombie body was powerful and strong. The primeval essence in his primeval sea began to rise rapidly.
The Demon Suppression Iron Chain Gu was becoming weaker, and after quite a while, it turned into a pool of blood; it had thoroughly died out.
With the bindings gone, First gen Gu Yue gave a long roar and activated his blood wight vital Gu. Great quantities of blood were absorbed into his body, and within moments, his powerful arms grew back again with claws as sharp as a knife.
He gave a hearty laugh then stood up.
At this exact moment, the Problem Nipped in the Bud Gu on his forehead also turned into a pool of blood and completely dissipated.
"It seems the heavens do not want me dead!" First gen Gu Yue threw his head back and laughed.
"We ask first ancestor to behead this old thief!"
"Once the lord ancestor makes his move, he will definitely succeed."
The group of Gu Masters was elated.
First gen Gu Yue's laughter gradually stopped, and fire burned in his eyes as he spoke unhurriedly, "I will, of course, kill my enemy. But before killing him, I still have something I need to do."
"Not good." Fang Yuan's heart suddenly jumped when he heard the tone of the voice, and he discreetly moved towards the outer edge of the group.
The people beside him were puzzled by this but they were still filled with high fighting spirit, "We are not sure what first ancestor has to do, but we will serve the ancestor to the best of our abilities!"
First gen Gu Yue threw his head back and cackled with laughter, "Haha, the thing I need to do is to take your lives!"
"What?!" The crowd turned pale with shock.
First gen Gu Yue, however, didn't hesitate to make his move.
Squelch, his claw immediately pierced through a Rank three Gu Master near him. When he took back his palm, there was a pulsing heart on it.
This Gu Master was a Gu Yue clan member, and his expression was one of disbelief at this moment. He gave a loud scream, blood spurting out like a fountain as he fell down with his head facing up.
"Good blood, it can't be wasted," First gen Gu Yue exclaimed. With a shift of his mind, the Blood Skull Gu flew up and made one round around this Gu Master's body.
The Gu Master's corpse twitched, and all the blood in him was extracted by the Blood Skull Gu, entering into its two empty eye sockets.
After the Blood Skull Gu drank its fill, the blood stripes on its crystal skull turned even brighter.
"First ancestor, you?!" As the group retreated with all their might, someone cried out.
"Noisy!" First gen Gu Yue's figure flashed and appeared in front of this person, slashing his body into two with a knife. Blood spurted out and was absorbed by the Blood Skull Gu.
"First ancestor, you ungrateful beast, if not for our primeval stones, how could you have any fighting strength left?!"
"This first ancestor is no decent person, everyone lets attack together and kill him!"
"That's right, there is power in numbers....ahh!"
A bloody massacre unfolded. First gen Gu Yue was a peak Rank five and he had completely recovered his primeval essence. These Gu Masters were just Rank one, Rank two or at most Rank three, so how could they be his match?
And this Blood Curtain Skyflower separated inside from outside, forming a sealed space. Only its master, First gen Gu Yue could go out. But once he exited, he couldn't enter again; he would have to destroy the Blood Curtain Skyflower or wait for it to dissipate.
The group of Gu Masters weren't able to escape, they tried fighting but were utterly defeated and killed by First gen Gu Yue.
Except for Bai clan's and Xiong clan's Gu Masters, he killed every Gu Yue clansmen and used the Blood Skull Gu to absorb the blood. After killing several hundreds, the Rank four Blood Skull Gu was glistening red, as it had reached the limit of what it could absorb.
First gen Gu Yue laughed loudly and summoned the Blood Skull Gu; the Blood Skull Gu came towards him and floated above his head.
"This day, this moment, my centuries of arduous planning has finally come to fruition!" He let out a long exhalation of relief. At this moment, the Blood Skull Gu opened its tightly shut mouth and threw up a blood fountain.
The blood fountain didn't have the fishy odor of blood, but instead let out a sweet relaxing fragrance.
This blood fountain poured from above First gen Gu Yue and completely soaked him.
However, what was strange and mysterious was that not even a drop of the blood fountain sprayed on the ground. All of the blood stuck to First gen Gu Yue's body, then slowly seeped inside, finally reaching the aperture.
First gen Gu Yue stood on the spot; he was silent and his head was down as he appreciated this moment. Suddenly, he burst out with a crazed laughter as he spoke, "Kakakaka, my aptitude has advanced, my aptitude has really advanced!"
The rest of the Gu Masters tremored.
Outside the blood shield, Sky Crane Lord pointed at First gen Gu Yue and furiously shouted, "Return my Blood Skull Gu back to me!"
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First gen Gu Yue laughed with even more joy; suddenly, he stopped laughing and turned towards Lord Sky Crane, speaking with a voice filled with hatred, "Junior brother, you never thought there would be a day like this, right?! We were both orphans raised by the master. But since young, master always pampered you more. Why? Isn't it because your aptitude is A grade and mine is only C grade?"
"Naturally, with your A grade aptitude, your cultivation progressed much faster. Did you know, with my C grade aptitude, how much sweat and effort I had to put in compared to you, just barely be able to match with your pace? Although we were called the Twin Cranes of Righteous Paths - you were always the main and I the second. You were like the brightest star, just because you were an A grade genius!"
"Even your luck was good and you obtained one of the true inheritances of Blood Sea ancestor. Blood Skull Gu could purify the blood of the relatives killed and pour them into the aperture, upgrading it. Did you know what my mood was like at the time? I thought day and night, thinking of countless schemes. I knew the Blood Skull Gu was my only hope; with it, I could change my life, change my fate!"
"But it is mine, MINE!" Lord Sky Crane was so angry that he stamped his feet repeatedly.
"Yes, it is yours." First gen Gu Yue nodded, "Your aptitude is great and your luck is also great. Clearly, we started out at the same time, killing enemies together, but the heavens only appreciated you, giving you the true inheritance. Did you know, when I looked at your proud expression and listened to you talking about your future plans, when I was forcing myself to smile, I suddenly realized."
"The heavens favored you, gave you A grade aptitude and the true blood sea inheritance. But what could I do about it? I was only an insignificant C grade talent, so how could I succeed just by relying on myself? I could only seize, rob! Change what wasn't mine to become mine! The fate that heaven had planned for me was to let me bow under someone, making me a shadow behind others! But I am indignant, for on what basis did he put me below and you above?" First gen Gu Yue actually seemed to be weeping and whimpering at the end.
Blood wight zombie's appearance was extremely terrifying, and adding on to this strange sound, anyone who heard it would feel coldness seep into their bones.
"Since the heavens don't favor me, master doesn't love me, other people don't value me - I can only love myself more, I can only value myself more, I can only rely on myself more. I can only put in more effort, I can only take more risks, I can only exert myself more! Only then can I succeed! But the righteous path talks of moral codes, ethics, comradeship, qualifications, hierarchy. I am only a lone person, a nobody with no background, no talent and no resources. So tell me, how could I succeed?"
"With the righteous path, I could only let myself be exploited and bullied, I could only look up to these young masters and geniuses. Even if I kept on increasing my qualifications until I got old, I would only achieve minute success. This is the righteous path... a bullshit path!"
"Only by becoming a demon, forsaking ethics, comradeship, the social rules and paying a huge price, I could take another path among the thorns and brambles, a path that belonged to myself! So, I schemed against you, seized your blood sea true inheritance and became a demon. Haha, and a demon I became!"
A demon I became...
A demon I became...
The voice reverberated within the blood shield.
Outside the shield, Lord Sky Crane was in a quiet and sombre mood.
First gen Gu Yue slowly stopped laughing then began killing again. Large numbers of Gu Masters were killed, their blood absorbed by the Blood Skull Gu and concentrated into the blood fountain, pouring into First gen Gu Yue's aperture and raising his aptitude.
The higher the aptitude, the more primeval essence could be stored in the aperture.
As First gen Gu Yue killed more and more Gu Yue clansmen, his aptitude kept on increasing. After chewing the primeval stones, his primeval essence increased and his fighting strength became more powerful.
Outside the blood shield, Lord Sky Crane was burning with anxiety, but the Blood Curtain Skyflower was like a deep chasm; he could do nothing but sigh. He had tried to prevent it, but he could only give up.
As time passed on, there were only a few numbers of people left inside the blood shield.
"Brat, you stole the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus. I will give you a chance to atone for your crime, obediently hand it over and your life will be spared!" First gen Gu Yue walked closer step by step, his killing intent firmly locking Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan knew the chance of his survival was scarce, but his expression didn't change and instead sneered, "Only three year old children might be deceived by your bullshit. Hmph, I will destroy Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus if you come any closer. You should know that I have refined this Gu and can easily cause it to self-destruct with a thought. It's up to you."
First gen Gu Yue's steps slowed, then he resolutely and quickly pressed on towards Fang Yuan.
"Brat, you have guts and you are smart too. You are indeed my descendant, I will take your blood and use it to raise my aptitude. Of course, I won't let you go. Originally, I used a blood type Gu to purify my heir's blood lineage, to try and bring out a descendant with the Ancient Moon Desolate Yin physique. As long as I absorbed the blood of such a genius, I would be able to raise my aptitude sharply to 99% A grade aptitude!"
"If it had been so, I could have let you guys go, but unfortunately your luck doesn't seem to be good. Humph, the thing I hate the most in my life is being coerced. If Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus dies then so be it, but you are sure to die!"
His words hadn't even finished when the two wings on his back flapped, propelling him forward; in the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Fang Yuan.
First gen Gu Yue made a grabbing motion with his right hand; in that split second, Fang Yuan's pupils shrunk, and his hairs stood on the end as he retreated hastily.
However, how could it be easy to dodge a Rank five expert? The blood wight claws were almost upon him, but suddenly an ice hand pierced in from his side.
BANG.
There was the sound of a collision, and the ice hand shattered and cold aura flew all over the place; the First gen Gu Yue had to take a step back.
"Bai Ning Bing?!" Fang Yuan was shocked when he turned around to look at the person who had helped him.
Bai Ning Bing took back his broken arm, and cold air blew out from the wound and instantly condensed into a new ice hand just like before. It was just that there was no flesh in the hand - he was already reaching the lifespan limits of his ten extreme aptitude.
"To think that I can have a such a splendid death. It's a pity I won't be able to see the conclusion to this battle!" Bai Ning Bing heaved a deep sigh, then suddenly smiled and looked at Fang Yuan with his deep blue pupils, "Fang Yuan, you and I are the same kind of people. My death is certain, but it would be a real pity if you were to die too. So I will protect you, but I have a condition."
Bai Ning Bing may only be a Rank three Gu Master, but as his death closed upon him, his fighting strength continued to grow steeply like a water fountain. The final hope to win against First gen Gu Yue was him!
"What condition?" Fang Yuan's gaze flashed.
Bai Ning Bing stretched out his two arms like he was embracing the world. Clothed in a white gown, matching with his snowy white hair and sharp eyebrows, he said, "Live on for me and witness the myriad wonders of this world!"
In that moment, Fang Yuan was emotionally moved!
This man...
Fang Yuan looked at Bai Ning Bing and he felt like he was looking at his younger self in his previous life.
Bai Ning Bing's words might sound like nonsense, but they were genuine. Maybe, ordinary people would never believe it, but Fang Yuan understood the profound meaning contained within these words.
Bai Ning Bing was a top genius, his talent in defiance of the heavens and but his lifespan superficially short. He had already found his path, and found his faith. He wasn't afraid of death but he was reluctant to leave this world.
He had regrets, but under this situation where he had no other alternatives, he could only entrust them to Fang Yuan.
"Oh, it actually is Northern Dark Ice Soul physique! Tsk, such a pity that you are not a descendant of my lineage, otherwise they wouldn't have needed to die." First gen Gu Yue smiled malevolently. "But you want to block me by relying on this Northern Dark Ice Soul physique? So naive!"
His figure disappeared and appeared right in front of Bai Ning Bing.
BOOM!
There was a noise of explosion, and the two had traded off a blow.
First gen Gu Yue was forced back two steps whereas Bai Ning Bing's whole skull and most of his body was blown away.
But in the next instant, crackle, crack...
Cold air permeated the area, ice and frost condensed together to again grow out the body and the skull - Bai Ning Bing was resurrected!
"What!" First gen Gu Yue got the shock of his life. Ten extreme aptitudes were rarely seen and this was the first time he was facing one.
Two people traded off blows again. In the end, Bai Ning Bing's cultivation level was weak and was firmly pressed in a disadvantageous position, so the situation looked very bad. However, no matter how First gen Gu Yue killed him, he didn't die.
At this moment, Bai Ning Bing's Northern Dark Ice Soul body was close to an undying body; no matter how severe the wounds, they would be frozen back to the original state in a matter of seconds.
Gu Yue Bo was becoming more furious and also fearful, and he crazily increased his offensive attacks. Bai Ning Bing gradually lost all color of life, turning into a moving iceman. Even his white hair had turned into thin icicles.
The time had finally arrived...
Death was descending at this moment.
"Infinite brilliance in the mortal realm, to the ends of the world the skies and seas stretch beyond. As the winds blow my ashes back to the earth, it is incomparable to the shining moon in the reflection of the water!" Bai Ning Bing recited a poem with a faint smile.
Henceforth, his facial expression froze.
There was a burst of cold wind and the fog like frost suddenly rose up.
Crackle.....
Large amounts of ice started spreading from under his feet, then the glacier rose up like the birth of a mountain!
The surging majestic ice was like a landslide, like a tsunami, like a dragon rolling on the waves, as it crushed towards First gen Gu Yue.
First gen Gu Yue let out a gasp and brought out all his strength to resist it. The red hairs on his head were all standing on end, mist of blood rising from all over his body, and large numbers of blood guillotine and bladewing blood bat Gu were sent to crash against the glacier in an attempt to slow it down even by a bit. @@novelbin@@
In the end, he was still suppressed by the glacier, confined and engulfed.
The enormous glacier filled the whole blood shield, but it didn't touch Fang Yuan as he was in a small space left intentionally by Bai Ning Bing.
Bang.
The Blood Curtain Skyflower burst with a soft sound. With no hindrances, the cold air crazily flew around, and ice immediately condensed into a glacier which continued to spread.
"It broke the shield of Blood Curtain Skyflower gu! Such power..." Lord Sky Crane didn't dare face the glacier as he promptly took to the air.
Under his astonished gaze, the glacier continued to spread and actually covered the whole Qing Mao mountain from the top of the mountain to the bottom. In this instance, the lush, thriving Qing Mao mountain turned into a sinister land of ice and snow.
The icy ground under Fang Yuan's feet continued to raise higher, he too was personally observing this scene.
This thousand li glacier was the evidence of the fall of a young genius, and contained within it was Bai Ning Bing's indignance and helpless sigh.
"Not good, I need leave this place soon! Bai Ning Bing's consciousness is weakening and gradually dying out, he is already losing the control of the glacier." Fang Yuan found that the space he was on was shrinking, ice continuously condensed and moved forward, compressing the space he was on.
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Fang Yuan immediately used the Chainsaw Golden Centipede, as well as the Blood Moon Gu, trying to break the ice.
But the ice layer was way too thick, and the coldness was oozing. Every layer of ice he shaved off, two layers would grow. Fang Yuan was trapped in a desperate situation, without any way to free himself.
At this same time, blood light emerged from under the icy river.
There was initially a hint of blood light, but it soon spread, becoming stronger and stronger, until a blood coloured aurora enveloped the area.
"Hahaha." With a long laugh, blood light rushed towards the sky as First gen Gu Yue broke the ice and escaped. Although he looked miserable, his tone was arrogant, "This Northern Dark Ice Soul physique, if he reached Rank four, he might be able to kill me. Sadly for him, he is only a Rank three peak stage..."
Saying so, he turned his gaze to Fang Yuan within the ice river.
"Northern Dark Ice Soul physique couldn't kill you, then let me do it." Far in the sky, Lord Sky Crane flew over casually. The Ironbeak flying crane king he was sitting on, had already returned after killing the blood river python when they flew away earlier.
At this point, in the entire Qing Mao mountain, only three people remained.
Bai Ning Bing had already turned into the ice mountain, his consciousness expended. Fang Yuan was like an insect inside an amber, trapped within the ice.
As for the two Rank five Gu Masters however, after First gen Gu Yue raised his aptitude, his aperture could store much more primeval essence. Lord Sky Crane had already recovered most of his strength after resting.
The two's gaze were focused on Fang Yuan.
First gen Gu Yue wanted to kill Fang Yuan, to take his blood. Lord Sky Crane wanted to stop First gen Gu Yue, and he would naturally not restrict himself by protecting Fang Yuan, thus he could only strike first and kill Fang Yuan.
With their natures, they would not tolerate a bystander. After all, what if both of them got injured, and a third person profited from it?
Fang Yuan sighed. Seeing their gazes, he knew he was finished.
He had lost the Thunderwings Gu and Thousand Li Earthwolf spider. Even if he had them, he could not escape from two Rank five Gu Masters.
He only had Rank three peak stage cultivation, incomparable with Rank five. In this situation, he was like fish meat, easily cut by knives. And these were two extremely sharp knives!
He could not beat them in combat, and couldn't escape from them either, but Fang Yuan had a final move!
That is — Spring Autumn Cicada!
Fang Yuan's mind went into his aperture. The light walls in his aperture had turned into a rough stone aperture.
His snow silver primeval essence was about half left. The stone aperture no longer had recovery abilities, but Fang Yuan's Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus maintained such a scene in his aperture.
These were not important; he placed all his concentration on the Gu in the middle.
His vital Gu, the Rank six Spring Autumn Cicada!
Only by using this Gu could he travel against the flow of time, creating a new miracle!! Using an impossible method to change fate itself!
Even then—
Such a method, was extremely risky.
The river of time is a forbidden area in the great dao, mortals are not allowed to traverse in it. Once they enter, it is breaking the rules of heaven and earth, and they would face divine retribution.
Secondly, Spring Autumn Cicada had not fully recovered, so it was like a broken boat forcefully travelling in the river of time, he might capsize mid-way and sink.
Lastly, Fang Yuan was only at Rank three peak stage. Activating the Spring Autumn Cicada now was like a baby using a sword, and he might easily get hurt by the sword.
"Once I use the Spring Autumn Cicada, I will have to self detonate. Using all my cultivation and the flesh and blood of my body, as well as all my other Gu worms, as a driving force to move the Spring Autumn Cicada forward. Compared to my previous life,even if I self detonate, this force is too small, and there is a high chance it would kill me directly. But at this point, I have no other ways left, I am forced to use this Gu!"
Fang Yuan was helpless too.
Earlier, he would rather use the Stone Aperture Gu than the Spring Autumn Cicada, because of the great risk involved.
Given 100%, there was less than even 10% chance of succeeding.
Many times, when Gu Masters use high ranking Gu, they would face a strong backlash. Like Gu Yue Qing Shu, right now Fang Yuan could only bet on the fact that "Spring Autumn Cicada is his vital Gu".
"Little rascal, hand over your life and contribute your blood to your ancestor!'
"Lad, you are unlucky, you can only blame this despicable ancestor of yours. I will set you free from your misery!"
First gen Gu Yue and Lord Sky Crane both attacked at once.
Fang Yuan was forced to the cliff's end, he could only jump.
"Spring Autumn Cicada, do it!" His eyes glowed with wondrous light, as two green and yellow lights burst forth from his body.
"This aura?!"
"How can this be? A Rank six Gu!"
At once, the two Rank five Gu Masters were shocked, but soon, greed emerged on their faces.
"Kill him and take the Rank six Gu!"
"This is a an opportunity from heaven, good lad, hand it over and I may spare your life!"
Their speed was even faster than before.
But at this time, a loud boom occurred.
Fang Yuan self detonated!
"What?!" Before his death, he heard the two Rank five Gu Master's cries of shock.
Legend says, the world has one long river, known as time! Humans were like fish in the river, and under the currents, the fish could only flow downwards. Sometimes, one or two fish would jump above the surface of the river and see the events below — this was predicting the future.
Without the river of time, the world would be still, becoming a drawing. Only with this river can change occur, and the world can move, either prospering or withering.
The river of time, with roaring currents. Every ripple was a story, an event that occured in the past.
Under the turbulent river water, a tiny Gu worm was flowing upstream.
It spread its wings, moving with difficulty. With the waves crashing against it, every impact could nearly cause its demise.
It carried Fang Yuan's consciousness and memories, while a yellow green light was protecting its body. It moved up the river shakingly, like a candle blown by the wind.
Eventually, it could only move up a little, before the yellow green light dispersed. The Spring Autumn Cicada had reached its limit, and with a swoosh, it turned into a flash and burrowed into one of the ripples.
Fang Yuan's body shook, his eyes having a tint of yellow green light deep within.
This light flashed by quickly, and Fang Yuan shuddered.
Consciousness and memories assaulted his brain, merging instantly.
He succeeded!
He was extremely happy, he had rebirthed once more!
After sensing this, he immediately looked around, observing his surroundings.
He found that his primeval essence was being expended as his arms and body were coiled by white eyebrows.
Seeing once again, oh!
So it was this moment.
Tie Xue Leng's backup plan activated already. First gen Gu Yue was trapped by iron chains, not being able to move. His forehead also had a yellow talismen, the Demon Suppression Iron Chain Gu and the Problem Nipped in the Bud Gu.
That Lord Sky Crane also landed on the ground, his body covered in a white barrier. He activated the Raise Eyebrows & Exhale Gu, trying to exhaust all of First gen Gu Yue's primeval essence.
Fang Yuan squinted. He was coiled by the white eyebrows, not able to move, thus he could only use up primeval essence and wait for a good chance.
Under the effect of the Problem Nipped in the Bud Gu, a yellow light flew out of First gen Gu Yue's body.
This yellow light was about fist-size, smaller than a person's face. It casually landed on the ground, showing the Blood Skull Gu inside.
"Blood Skull Gu! After hundreds of years, I finally see you again!" Lord Sky Crane on seeing this, was exhilarated and his expression extremely excited.
Gu Yue first head clenched his bloody fangs so hard that it made cracking sounds, but he couldn't even budge, much less struggle.
Suddenly, another ball of light was captured by the yellow talisman and fell to the ground, turning into the alternating black and white Taiji light sphere.
Two peculiar Gu worms were circling and chasing each other within this light sphere. It was the Yin Yang Rotation Gu.
According to Fang Yuan's memories, Lord Sky Crane shouted again, "Yin Yang Rotation Gu, my good senior brother, I truly have to thank you for finding such a good Gu. Hahaha, you actually wanted to turn back to a human, but what a pity your plan was destroyed by me!"
Fang Yuan looked at First gen Gu Yue.
Indeed, he was anxiously moved his legs and snarled, he had completely lost his manners.
"Wait a bit longer, my opportunity is coming." Fang Yuan's eyes shone with brilliance, choosing to wait a bit longer.
The third yellow light that was captured fell to the ground; it was a scarlet colored Gu and looked like a translucent water sphere.
Fang Yuan's heart jumped: "Blood Curtain Skyflower!"
It was this Gu that changed the situation and allowed First gen Gu Yue to overturn the crisis.
Blood Curtain Skyflower was created by First gen Gu Yue, Fang Yuan didn't know it earlier but now he was clear of its effects.
Indeed, afterwards, First gen Gu Yue shouted, "Quick someone, destroy this Gu worm!"
Several Gu Masters immediately moved forward upon hearing this and immediately used their attacks.
Swoosh!
A soft cry resounded, Blood Curtain Skyflower appeared again, the blood color sphere shield isolating the two areas. Some people were outside, while some were inside.
The blood shield broke the white eyebrows completely, and Fang Yuan and the others no longer had to compete with the Lord Sky Crane in primeval essence, thus regaining freedom.
Lord Sky Crane was blocked by this Gu, hurriedly getting up and snickering continuously.
After some conversation, he could not break the blood shield, and had to stop, asking, "What Gu is this?"
Gu Yue laughed smugly, "Let me teach you, this is my personally fused Gu — Blood Curtain Skyflower. Water Curtain Skyflower - a Rank four Gu - can block Rank five Gu attacks. This Gu is at Rank five and has even more powerful defense. Water Curtain Skyflower prevents even its owner from going in and out; but this Blood Curtain Skyflower can let me leave. Junior brother, don't be impatient, you can attack slowly, use all your strength. Just wait till I recover, I will then come out and cut away your dog head, ahahaha!"
Lord Sky Crane was furious, attacking again, but failed. After he calmed down, he chose to replenish his primeval essence, waiting for the blood shield to lose effect.
The Gu Masters seeing the blood shield being impenetrable, were overjoyed thinking their lives were saved, quickly flattering First gen Gu Yue, but only Bai Ning Bing snorted.
First gen Gu Yue thus asked for more primeval stones, and everyone quickly contributed what they had.
Although First gen Gu Yue was chained up, and could not move, his mouth continued to crush primeval stones as he recovered quickly.
Sky Crane Lord seeing this, started shouting, "You morons! Once he recovers his movement, he will kill you all and use your blood to upgrade his aptitude. You are causing your own doom!"
No one believed him.
"Hehe, using such a low level tactic to sow distrust, we'll laugh till our teeth drops!"
"Quick, this old thief is telling us not to give, so we need to give even more primeval stones."
"Everything is depending on lord ancestor!"
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Large numbers of primeval stones continued to be absorbed by First gen Gu Yue, as he chewed and crushed them.
Bai Ning Bing watched coldly.
But Fang Yuan moved; he did not observe but had a different choice than before.
"First gen Ancestor, the situation is dire, I have the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus to offer!" He was filled with sincerity as he walked up quickly, a look of helplessness but determination.
Gu Yue laughed heartily, "Very good, as expected of my descendant. Such filial piety, as your ancestor, I am very happy!"
He had long wanted the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, and once sent two bladewing blood bat groups to chase after Fang Yuan, but Fang Yuan escaped quickly and didn't give him the chance.
However right now he had no suspicions.
Firstly, he did not fall out with Fang Yuan yet, and earlier he had lied that he was protecting Fang Yuan when he dispatched the bladewing blood bat group.
Secondly, Fang Yuan had taken the initiative to grab onto the white eyebrows and help the First gen Gu Yue in the primeval essence expenditure, causing the wavering people to make up their minds. Such a loyal performance, First gen Gu Yue still remembered it vividly.
Lastly, under such circumstances, Fang Yuan could only place his hopes on First gen Gu Yue. Only then could he defeat Lord Sky Crane and protect his life. First gen Gu Yue did not believe that Fang Yuan would ruin his own survival chances and attack him.
Thus, when Fang Yuan got closer, First gen Gu Yue laughed continuously, "With the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, my chances of victory is higher by 20%. All of you move away, and let him in."
"Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus?" Outside the blood barrier, Lord Sky Crane was stunned and quickly shouted, "You mustn't do it!"
Under everyone's gazes, Fang Yuan got to First gen Gu Yue's side.
"First gen ancestor. I have thought it through! It was you who created the village, it was because of you that all of us descendants exist. Back in the day, you made such a great contribution to the village. Today, you even led our clan towards brilliance. The Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus should be used by you, great ancestor." He was full of admiration, his tone excited and nervous.
First gen Gu Yue nodded continuously, thinking: This lad is good with words. Too bad I still have to kill him later and retrieve his blood.
But at this time!
Fang Yuan lowered his back, striking.
He grabbed First gen Gu Yue, using the strength in his waist to turn his body and moved both arms.
He opened his mouth and growled, using the strength of two boars, expending all his energy to throw!
Swish!
First gen Gu Yue was thrown out of the blood barrier by him.
Dead silence!
At this time, it was as if time stopped.
The outside winds blew relentlessly. First gen Gu Yue was smashed onto the ground, his red hair flying around in the winds as he stared blankly, having unable to react to what had just happened.
In front of him, less than ten steps away was Lord Sky Crane.
This old man was still furious and anxious over Fang Yuan contributing the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus. He did not expect in the least that in the very next moment, such a drastic change would occur.
He was stunned too, staring blankly at First gen Gu Yue.
First gen Gu Yue was his mortal enemy, but at this point Lord Sky Crane was stunned, like he was still dreaming, not moving at all.
In the blood barrier, everyone stood like a statue, silent and unmoving.
Some people opened their mouths, so large that a fist could fit in it. Some stared with wide-opened eyes, almost bulging out.
Even Bai Ning Bing lost his composure, staring at Fang Yuan in astonishment.
Only when half a bamboo building collapsed within the blood barrier did everyone jolt awake all of a sudden.
"Wha... what... what the fuck!" Someone swore.
"Fang Yuan, what dumb shit did you do!" Someone pointed at Fang Yuan, his entire body shivering.
"First gen ancestor!!" Someone attempted to pull First gen Gu Yue back, but was blocked by the Blood Curtain Skyflower.
"Despicable thief! Lying to your ancestor, I will tear you to shreds!" First gen Gu Yue finally reacted, lying on the ground screaming.
"Hahaha..." Amidst the frightened individuals, someone laughed.
It was none other than Bai Ning Bing.
He laughed till his tears came out, giving a thumbs up to Fang Yuan, "Interesting, interesting, truly spectacular."
"Fang Yuan, are you crazy?"
"Fang Yuan, you harmed the First gen ancestor, you plot even against the ancestor, are you still human?!"
"Waaaaaah, Fang Yuan must've been bought over by that white hair old man. You spy, you traitor!!"
The surrounding people pointed at him in rage, but Fang Yuan lightly laughed, "I am a Rank three peak stage, who dares to kill me? Who can kill me?"
At this point, within the blood barrier, there were few Rank three Gu Masters. They had little primeval essence left due to the fight earlier, and they even gave up their primeval stones and could not get replenishments. As for the others, they were mortals or Rank one or two Gu Masters.
Without the First gen Gu Yue, within this blood barrier, Fang Yuan really was unstoppable.
"Hehehe." Fang Yuan laughed, bending down and picking up the two Gu worms.
His left hand carried the Blood Skull Gu, and his right hand carried the Yin Yang Rotation Gu. These two were owned by First gen Gu Yue, but right now they had a thin layer of yellow light, sealed by the Problem Nipped in the Bud Gu, unable to sense First gen Gu Yue's desperate calls.
But this seal was an obstacle to Fang Yuan as well.
He wanted to break the seal and refine the two Gu worms. Forcefully breaking the seal however, will only cause these two Gu to be destroyed.
This was different from the Blood Curtain Skyflower Gu, as the Blood Curtain Skyflower Gu had to be destroyed to be used. By breaking the seal, it was the same as using it.
But Fang Yuan was not anxious.
He knew what would happen next. Both the Demon Suppression Iron Chain Gu and Problem Nipped in the Bud Gu would be corrupted by the Blood Frenzy Gu, turn into blood water and die.
"Hahaha, my good senior brother, to think you have this day! Hand over your life!" Lord Sky Crane howled, rushing into the sky and attacking towards First gen Gu Yue.
First gen Gu Yue was suppressed by the demon suppressing chains and could not move, thus he was a target board and could only take the hits.
He scolded furiously, howling and struggling.
Suddenly the iron chains turned into a puddle of blood water, allowing him to regain his freedom and he hurriedly flew into the air, crashing against the blood barrier.
With a loud bang, unquestionably, he was blocked by the blood barrier.
This Blood Curtain Skyflower was refined by him, and it was his greatest invention. It had superb defense, but once used it cannot be moved nor turned off. For him, he could only exit and not enter.
"Little rascal, you will die a painful death!" First gen Gu Yue's grievance and rage towards Fang Yuan was greater than anything, rising like a tsunami.
Lord Sky Crane naturally chased him, laughing non-stop.
First gen Gu Yue could only give up on the blood barrier and resist the Lord Sky Crane. He had eaten large amounts of primeval essence earlier, thus he had ample primeval essence. Even though he had the lower hand, he could stabilise his situation.
"First gen ancestor, good luck!"
"Lord First gen, we are cheering for you!"
"Ancestor, you are our only hope..."
The battle between two Rank five attracted everyone's attention. Fang Yuan however, retracted his gaze and looked at Bai Ning Bing.
This situation was like two tigers competing, while he Fang Yuan was a rabbit. Both the Lord Sky Crane and First gen Gu Yue were crafty old foxes. To wait for the two to injure each other and benefit Fang Yuan, such a chance was slim.
No one was stupid, they would not let the battle adrenaline get to their head.
Moreover, this blood barrier could only protect them for a while. Once the time is up, everyone inside including him would face the slaughter of Lord Sky Crane and First gen Gu Yue. @@novelbin@@
He had already rebirthed once, thus the Spring Autumn Cicada had fallen into a weak state again, unable to be used.
Right now, he could only try to get as strong as possible, exerting the greatest effort to fight for a chance to survive.
Fang Yuan already had a plan. But in this plan, there was a person who played a crucial role. That person is Bai Ning Bing.
The Northern Dark Ice Soul physique's self detonation would greatly affect the battlefield. Especially when the two Rank fives were fighting outside of the barrier.
But how was he going to convince Bai Ning Bing?
Fang Yuan looked at Bai Ning Bing, and Bai Ning Bing sensed it, turning back to look at Fang Yuan.
Among the people, they stared at each other.
Fang Yuan in his black robe, with black hair and eyes, revealed a devilish smile as his lips curled.
"I have a way to resolve the ten extreme aptitudes, and allow you to return to life." He said.
Bai Ning Bing's body shuddered, he obviously wanted to live. "What method?"
However, Fang Yuan's words changed. "But this method does not have much chance of success, it is highly probable to fail."
Yet this made Bai Ning Bing even more convinced.
Next Fang Yuan said his third sentence, "But I think even if we fail, it will allow your final moments to be as spectacular as ever."
Bai Ning Bing's was moved.
Fang Yuan used three sentences and targeted his heart's innermost desires, convincing him!
He was also smart, and after thinking, he asked directly, "Then what do I need to do?"
Fang Yuan's smile disappeared. At the same time, the Problem Nipped in the Bud Gu turned into a puddle of blood water.
Blood Skull Gu and Yin Yang Rotation Gu's seal vanished and were about to fly away, but Fang Yuan grabbed onto them.
He used the Spring Autumn Cicada's aura. These three Gu were merely Rank four, they were immediately tamed. Fang Yuan injected his primeval essence and refined them, turning them into his!
"What? Fuck!" Outside the blood barrier, First gen Gu Yue's head hurt as he lost the connection with the Blood Skull Gu and Yin Yang Rotation Gu.
He was beyond shocked, losing his bearing and rushing towards the blood barrier!
"How can this be? How could you refine my three Gu worms so quickly!" First gen Gu Yue cried out sadly, attacking the blood barrier like a crazed man.
Fang Yuan stole food from a tiger's mouth. By taking the Blood Skull Gu and Yin Yang Rotation Gu, it was a fatal blow to the First gen.
Everyone was shocked, taking a step back. First gen Gu yue was like a fierce beast trapped in despair, his eyes starting to burn with fire.
But quickly, Lord Sky Crane's attack came.
"I want you to die, I want you to die!" First gen Gu Yue went frantic, attacking without defending, exerting all his anger on Lord Sky Crane.
Lord Sky Crane was taken aback as he received some damaging blows.
The two fought it out again, as the battle slowly reached its climax.
Fang Yuan laughed loudly, saying to Bai Ning Bing: "Come, kill them all with me!"
Before he finished, he acted. As the razors on the Chainsaw Golden Centipede moved, he slashed a Gu Master nearby into half!
Blood Skull Gu!
Soon after, Fang Yuan activated the Blood Skull Gu, absorbing the blood.
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"Fang Yuan, what are you doing?"
"Quickly stop, the enemy is before us, how can we fight among ourselves?"
"Stop now, otherwise... urgh!"
Everyone was shocked. Fang Yuan was ruthless, killing another clansmen.
"I am only killing Gu Yue clan people, outsiders fuck off! Otherwise I'll kill you as well!" Fang Yuan screamed.
Everyone was stunned, retreating steps away, not expecting Fang Yuan to be so insane.
"Fang Yuan has lost it!"
"He's lost his logic, attack together!"
"Indeed, if this goes on, even before the first ancestor defeats the enemy, we'd have been slaughtered by Fang Yuan already...."
It was like Fang Yuan stabbed a beehive, causing everyone to stir, but no one dared to attack; most could only shout and encourage others to fight.
"Hahaha, interesting!" Bai Ning Bing laughed loudly, suddenly attacking and killing someone beside him.
"Lord Bai Ning Bing, you!" The dying person was a Bai clansmen.
"Oh no, Lord Bai Ning Bing lost it too!" Everyone shouted.
Fang Yuan's gaze concentrated, looking at Bai Ning Bing, not expecting him to change so drastically.
Bai Ning Bing laughed maniacally, "Since you can kill your own clansmen, I can't lose to you. Sigh, since too many deaths have occurred, Bai clan's future is ruined already, we can no longer be a village. The clan leader I'm indebted to is dead too, I might as well kill them now, and enjoy the fun."
"Hehehe, that's great," Fang Yuan laughed heartily, his body moving quickly, starting his slaughter.
Since these clansmen were going to die anyway, they might as well die at Fang Yuan's hands, contributing to his aptitude growth instead of First gen Gu Yue.
These people in the blood barrier, how could they be a match for Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing together? Especially when Bai Ning Bing who was nearing death, was much stronger and killed even more people than Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan took the last hit and extracted their blood.
After killing a hundred people, the Blood Skull Gu reached its limit, and the crystal skull started to turn blood red.
Fang Yuan laughed heartily, activating the Blood Skull Gu, raising it over his head.
The teeth opened, shooting out a fragrant blood stream, drenching Fang Yuan from head to toe.
Fang Yuan enjoyed the discomfort and breathed in deeply, living in the moment.
His black robe and hair together with his bloodbathed body, made him look like a demon straight out of hell. The surrounding people upon seeing him, were all scared and cried out in fear.
"My aptitude really increased!" Fang Yuan's aptitude was only 44% C grade originally, but after the Man-beast Life Burial Gu, it dropped to 43%. Right now, standing under the blood stream as it gushed into his aperture, his aptitude rose by 10%, going to 53%.
"Indeed a great treasure, no wonder First gen Gu Yue treated it like his life!" Fang Yuan opened his eyes, nodding in satisfaction, starting another round of slaughter.
The two caused much bloodshed within the blood barrier.
This was a large slaughterhouse.
"Fang Yuan, you mad and crazy monster!" Gu Yue Mo Yan rushed up.
Fang Yuan dodged her attack and raised his Chainsaw Golden Centipede before throwing it down.
The young girl was split in half.
"Fang Yuan, let us go please, we're your uncle and aunt!" Gu Yue Dong Tu and his wife kneeled down and begged.
Fang Yuan laughed coldly, his left hand waving, and a blood colored moonblade shot out, beheading the two.
Blood Skull Gu absorbed the Gu Yue clansmen' blood, turning into a thick blood stream, pouring into Fang Yuan.
"What a pleasure..." Fang Yuan closed his eyes, breathing in deeply, only to feel a warm feeling travelling through his body and causing his mind to become sharper, like he had been reborn.
Aptitude rose again, becoming 63%!
A Gu Master's aptitude, 40-59% was C grade, 60-79% was B grade, and 80% and above was A grade.
Fang Yuan had officially left C grade and become a B grade talent!
"But, my cultivation dropped..." Fang Yuan opened his eyes, staring intently.
Fang Yuan's aptitude rose to B grade, but his cultivation dropped from Rank three to Rank two.
Strange!
First gen Gu Yue evidently retained his cultivation level as his aptitude rose, so why was it that when it came to Fang Yuan, such a thing happened?
"This problem should be due to the Stone Aperture Gu!" Fang Yuan sighed in his heart.
Fang Yuan had used the Stone Aperture Gu to squeeze out all his potential, causing his cultivation to rise to Rank three peak stage. But this Blood Skull Gu injected the quality blood stream into him, raising the aperture's potential and raising his aptitude.
Undeniably, these two Gu clashed in nature.
But Blood Skull Gu was Rank four, while Stone Aperture Gu was Rank three. The Blood Skull Gu ruled over the Stone Aperture Gu, causing Fang Yuan's aperture to turn from stone back to light. However, the cultivation increase that the stone aperture brought was also disappearing, and even reducing his cultivation in the process.
This change was something Fang Yuan did not expect in such a short time.
But Bai Ning Bing was getting stronger, he killed everywhere he went. Thus, Fang Yuan was able to keep his strength and stop attacking, only collecting the bloodline.
First gen Gu Yue who was outside the blood barrier, saw the people getting slaughtered and flew into a rage, screaming but to no avail.
He spread his bloodline, waiting for hundreds of years. It was all for this moment, killing his descendants to raise his aptitude. After planning for so long, in the end, someone else benefited from it.
"This lad, so young yet so ruthless, even more demonic than his ancestor!" Lord Sky Crane seeing this, was slightly shocked too.
The slaughter continued, until six hours later.
Fang Yuan's cultivation dropped to Rank one initial stage, but his aperture returned to being a light wall, able to recover primeval essence on his own.
He was bathed in blood over ten times, and towards the last few times, the effect weakened. The first few raised his aptitude by 10%, but the percentage continued to drop with each try.
But his aptitude had increased from the C grade 43% to over 90%.
90%, A grade aptitude!
A grade aptitude!!
"Five hundred years of my previous life, I only manage to raise my aptitude from C to B about 200 years later through pure luck. To think that this time, I can benefit from a disaster and rise to A grade." Fang Yuan clenched his fist, secretly excited.
Bai Ning Bing stopped his killing, walking over, "Next, what do we do?"
In the blood barrier, only the two of them were left. The others, whether it was Gu Master or mortal, were all killed.
Outside the blood barrier, no one was spared from the aftermath of the two Rank five experts' battle.
In the entire area, there was only the two inside the barrier, and the two outside.
Fang Yuan looked outside, saying casually, "Next, we wait for First gen Gu Yue to run into defeat, and the Blood Curtain Skyflower to vanish."
"And then?" Bai Ning Bing pursued.
"Then?" Fang Yuan turned around and looked at Bai Ning Bing, then he smiled, "Then you can go and die."
Bai Ning Bing was stunned.
"Oh? What do you mean?" Immediately, his eyes squinted into a line as his blue irises had a dangerous killing intent.
"The Northern Dark Ice Soul physique's self detonation is extremely strong. Even though your cultivation is weak, and the chances are not high, it should be able to hurt Rank five experts. After detonating, are you able to control the direction of the snow and frost?" Fang Yuan laughed.
"How would I know?" Bai Ning Bing's lips twitched. "I've never self detonated before!"
"I know you can!" Fang Yuan laughed heartily, patting his chest. Unknowingly, the image of Bai Ning Bing self-detonating previously appeared in his mind.
And that line—"Live for me, and witness the brilliance of this world!"
"I will stay by your side. After you detonate, and when the time is ripe, I will save your life and cause you to resurrect," Fang Yuan continued. @@novelbin@@
"What if you can't?"
"Hehehe." Fang Yuan laughed plainly, "Then you need to bet. When you detonate, I will be by your side. If you suspect my sincerity, you can send the ice storm to kill me. You must've noticed already. That's right, my cultivation is already Rank one initial stage. By then, I will have no way to survive."
"But if you believe me, then I could be lying too. Eventually I will not resurrect you, because I have no way to do so. Thus, you need to gamble — whatever choice you make, not just what you are thinking, but also what you are considering in the moment before you die."
Bai Ning Bing was solemn.
Fang Yuan's words was telling him to gamble away. But actually, wasn't Fang Yuan betting too? He was using his own life as the wager, fully dependant on Bai Ning Bing's thoughts.
"Hehe. So exciting. So very exciting! Then I shall bet on it, haha!" A moment later, Bai Ning Bing raised his head, laughing loudly.
Fang Yuan did not care about him, but concentrated on the battle outside the blood barrier.
As expected, First gen Gu Yue had the lower hand, suppressed by Lord Sky Crane.
Although he replenished his primeval essence, he could not replenish it, so under a sustained battle, how could he compete with Lord Sky Crane?
Moreover, Lord Sky Crane was clear of his methods, and he would not allow First gen Gu Yue to take back any advantage.
"I AM SO FUCKING FURIOUS!" A moment later, First gen Gu Yue cried out, "Little thief, you destroyed my thousand year plan, I will spare you today. Someday, I will kill the hell out of you to appease my anger!"
Throwing this angry statement, First gen Gu Yue flapped his wings and escaped the battlefield, flying towards the skies.
"Don't think of leaving!" Lord Sky Crane quickly turned into a flash of light, chasing relentlessly.
Without their intense battle, this battlefield became quiet instantly.
This was originally the best time to leave, but the blood veil aurora became a huge obstacle.
Four hours later, the blood barrier was thinning, and was about to vanish.
But at this time, a white light flew over, turning into the Lord Sky Crane.
His body was full of injuries. A wound stretched from his left shoulder to his waist, so deep that his bones could be seen, overflowing with purple poisonous red blood. But his face was extremely uplifted, showing the happiness of getting his long awaited revenge.
His right hand held a skull, a blood covered face, it was First gen Gu Yue!
"He actually managed to kill First gen Gu Yue?" Bai Ning Bing showed astonishment.
Fang Yuan laughed instead, "It seems this old fellow hates First gen Gu Yue to the core. Hehe, to kill the First gen, he definitely paid a huge price.
While they were speaking, the blood barrier vanished, and there were no longer any obstacles between the two.
"Little thief, quickly hand over the two Gu worms. I am still in a good mood now, I might spare your lives. Otherwise, when the blood barrier vanishes, you will all die without a resting place!" Lord Sky Crane flew into the sky, looking down and laughing loudly.
Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing looked at each other before laughing lightly, not speaking.
"Lord Sky Crane flew into a rage. "Good lad, refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit, you deserve to get killed!"
Before he finished his words, he turned into a white light and assaulted.
Bai Ning Bing laughed grandly, taking a huge step in front, "I was waiting for you!"
Saying so, his body lost all color, turning into an ice statue.
Cold winds blew, and as winds turned into a hurricane, frost and ice covered the sky and the infinite ice river appeared.
"This is!" Lord Sky Crane did not expect it in the least that such a development would occur, causing him to be unprepared against Bai Ning Bing's attack, and was sealed into the ice.
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BOOM! BOOM!
The ice glacier shook intensely as Lord Sky Crane carried out his attacks; he was about to break out of the ice layer in just a few seconds.
"We can't let this old geezer break free!" Fang Yuan shouted.
Bai Ning Bing couldn't speak anymore; after Fang Yuan's shout, he resolutely self-exploded one of his arm, turning it into vast amounts of frost wind. The wind swept through everything, the glacier spread and the ice layer rapidly thickened by a hundred feet.
Lord Sky Crane roared within the ice and started attacking in a frenzy.
Bai Ning Bing exploded his other arm. More ice condensed and the glacier repeatedly pressed down on Lord Sky Crane, suppressing him every time he tried to breakthrough.
Under Bai Ning Bing's meticulous control, the ice moved like an army, firmly entrapping Lord Sky Crane. Lord Sky Crane may be a Rank five Gu Master, but after killing Gu Yue first head, he was thoroughly spent. He attacked again and again, but couldn't break out in the end.
"It is actually Northern Dark Ice Soul Physique! But if you want to kill me with just this, you can keep on dreaming!" He suddenly realized and immediately activated Life-retaining Jade Burial Gu.
Green jade light came into being and covered his body. Then the rays of light turned from virtual to material, changing into a transparent jade coffin with Lord Sky Crane inside it.
This jade coffin was abnormally hard; even after trying multiple times, Bai Ning Bing was not able to put even a scratch on it. In the end, he could only add more ice layers around the jade coffin, forming an ice peak that was hundreds of feets high.
Fang Yuan had watched all this from the sidelines.
"Worthy of being a ten extreme physique!" He was impressed even though this was his second time seeing it.
Fang Yuan was standing right beside Bai Ning Bing. Right now, Bai Ning Bing had destroyed his two arms and was turning into an ice sculpture. Even his appearance was becoming indistinct as the ice slowly covered him.
Both his appearance and his consciousness were slowly dissipating. Once his consciousness fades, he would be completely dead. @@novelbin@@
As the ice layer started to spread towards himself, Fang Yuan was clear on what he had to do: It is impossible to escape by myself; I will be sealed and frozen to death by the glacier sooner or later!
"It's time." Immediately, he took out a pair of Gu worms from his aperture.
One black Gu and one white Gu were revolving around each other in an orbit, forming a light sphere of Taiji diagram.
This was the Yin Yang Rotation Gu.
"Go." Fang Yuan willed it; the black Gu immediately flew out and merged into Bai Ning Bing's ice sculpture.
Fang Yuan may just be a Rank one right now, but his aperture still contained large amounts of Rank three snow silver primeval essence which he almost used up in activating this Gu.
In the instance when the black Gu went into the ice sculpture, black light burst out everywhere; yin qi gathered from all around and formed into an energy vortex in the air. A completely new life force came into being within the ice sculpture, and started growing vigorously.
The dazzling black light dissipated; the ice sculpture cracked and broke into pieces, which then flew scattered to the surroundings.
A white gown, silver hair, intact arms, picturesque appearance with lovely blush on the cheeks; Bai Ning Bing broke free of the ice and came out!
The blizzard came to a sudden stop and the cold air also completely dispersed. The ice layer stopped a few inches from Fang Yuan, he had lived through this near death experience!
"I am really alive!" Bai Ning Bing was shocked. He looked at his pretty jade-like hands and then felt his whole body; his disbelief changed to ecstasy.
"Hahaha." Fang Yuan laughed brightly, "I used the Yin Gu of Yin Yang Rotation Gu on you, this Gu can change yang to yin and give you a complete transformation. It is a Rank four healing Gu and has the effect of bringing the dead to life. It has a weak point though, and that is — the Gu Master's aptitude will be lowered by 10% once it is used."
Bai Ning Bing possessed the ten extreme physique which was a 100% aptitude. Now, his aptitude was lowered by 10%, and was equal to Fang Yuan's 90% aptitude.
This news, to others, might have been grievious, but to Bai Ning Bing, it was joyous news.
"This feels great. My aptitude has been lowered, I no longer have the Northern Dark Ice Soul Physique. Haha, what does it matter if I only have 90%?" Bai Ning Bing started laughing loudly.
Fang Yuan, however, shook his head. "It is very difficult to change the ten extreme physiques. Although this method lowered your aptitude, as you cultivate in the future, your aptitude will also recover until the day it turns into Northern Dark Ice Soul Physique again. When that day comes, you will need to use this Yang Gu - it will turn you around again and lower your aptitude by 10%."
Upon saying this, Fang Yuan put back the Yang Gu into his aperture in front of Bai Ning Bing's dead-straight gaze.
"Yin Yang Rotation Gu all come in pairs; you have already used that Yin Gu, so only the Yang Gu on me will have any effect on you. Don't even think of stealing it, I have already refined this Yang Gu; I can easily order it to self-destroy with just a thought," Fang Yuan explained.
He only had Rank one cultivation now, but Bai Ning Bing was still a Rank three Gu Master; naturally he needed some ways to stop Bai Ning Bing from taking actions against him.
"I see, Fang Yuan, you really planned it all!" Bai Ning Bing heaved a long sigh, "What do you want from me for that Yang Gu?"
"Hahaha..." Fang Yuan laughed for a good while then turned serious, "Qing Mao Mountain has already turned into a desolate ice mountain. The three great clans along with countless living beings have all been frozen and will die within three to five days. Such a scene will definitely attract the attention and investigation of many forces. Moreover, that old man isn't dead and has sealed himself within the jade coffin, waiting to breakout. We can't stay in Qing Mao Mountain anymore, we need to leave."
"But look at me, I only have Rank one cultivation now; I can't even take out my Gu worms, much less leave by myself. Hence, I need to rely on your strength. This world is so big, so wondrous, and Qing Mao Mountain is only a very small part of it. Follow me as I roam this land, and witness the wonders of the world!"
"It was like this! You really planned out everything. Humph!" Bai Ning Bing grinded his teeth. He was really happy but there was also some resignation now. However, as it turns out, Fang Yuan's proposal moved him. "I can agree to you but I need to make one thing clear."
"What?" Fang Yuan asked.
"It is not me who is following you, but you who is following me as I roam the lands!" Bai Ning Bing's red lips slightly raised with an arrogant smile.
"Hahahaha." Fang Yuan laughed heartily.
"Then, where are we going next? What do you have in mind?" Bai Ning Bing asked.
"Bai Gu mountain." Fang Yuan answered in between his laughters.
"What's so funny?" Bai Ning Bing was truly puzzled.
Fang Yuan laughed until his tears flowed, "You still haven't discovered anything wrong?"
"What is there that's wrong?" Bai Ning Bing raised his dark eyebrows; suddenly, his face turned extremely wonderful.
Surprise, fear, puzzled, panic, shock, anger... all these expressions intertwined in her face.
She looked at her round and full chest, and cried out with a loud voice, "I, how did I become a woman?!"
The voice resounded throughout the Qing Mao mountain, shaking the snow.
"Of course it would be like that! Yin Yang Rotation Gu - Yin Gu is used in male body, to turn yang into yin, and become a woman; likewise, Yang Gu is used in female body, to turn yin to yang, and become a man. Yin Yang Rotation, rotating yin and yang... what do you think it means?" Fang Yuan spoke like it was what it should be.
"I, I... what the fuck!" Bai Ning Bing looked at Fang Yuan with a furious gaze and cursed. With this, she must now get hold of that sole Yang Gu.
"Brother Bai, calm yourself, being able to live is the greatest fortune," Fang Yuan consoled her.
"Fortune my ass, how about you try being a woman?!" Bai Ning Bing's furious growl resounded within the snow covered mountain and glaciers.
Two days later.
The sun hung high in the sky; the ice was melting down and a stream of clear water flowed through the ice mountain.
Crackle....
The silence of the surroundings was broken by the cracking of ice; a jade light burst out from within the ice and hovered in the air, turning into a jade coffin.
The jade coffin exploded, and Lord Sky Crane gave a long cry upon regaining his freedom and seeing the daylight again.
This Life-retaining Jade Burial Gu was a Rank five Gu and was very mysterious. As long as the Gu Master had one breath of life in him, it could suspend his life and delay the injuries. Not only this, but the jade coffin it formed was extremely strong and could even be considered a defensive weapon.
"Goddamn thief!" He cursed with a pained voice. Right now, he was both furious and impatient.
Even after killing his lifetime enemy, the First gen Gu Yue, he couldn't get the true blood sea inheritance; how was he going to answer his teacher when he returned?
According to his memories, the ice layer where Fang Yuan was supposed to be was already cut open.
"If only he didn't get far!" He patrolled the surroundings hoping for a lucky break.
He used his recon Gu and discovered many life forces hanging on to their lives in the depths of the ice layers.
Living beings were tenacious and this tenacity could often bring about miracles. It had only been two days since this glacier covered these life forms, which was not enough to lead to their complete deaths.
"Found him! To think he was actually hiding here, hmph, the most dangerous area is the safest place, right? This guy is really crafty!" Lord Sky Crane's whole body jolted and became indescribably happy upon this discovery.
He rushed into the ice layer and soon fished out an ice chunk.
Within the ice chunk, Fang Zheng's whole body was covered with a layer of moonlight from the Moon Raiment Gu. He was already at the edge of death's door.
Lord Sky Crane could swear he would never forget Fang Yuan's appearance in this life.
However, he was a Rank five expert and after closely looking at Fang Zheng, he was immediately disappointed. "This person isn't him, only their appearances are similar. Sigh..."
He heaved a deep sigh before suddenly becoming stupefied.
"Wait a second, their appearances are so similar which means they are extremely likely to be twins! If so, then he is closely related to that little thief!" Lord Sky Crane's dim old eyes suddenly burst out with a sharp gaze.
With a close relative on him, he could refine the Kinship Blood worm!
It was because of this Rank five Kinship Blood worm that he was able to locate the First gen Gu Yue among this vast world and its diverse life forms.
"I haven't completely failed teacher's assignment. There is still some hope. This kid is my only hope. I must save him!"
Fang Zheng slowly opened his exhausted and heavy eyes.
"Where is this?" His eyes were still hazy and he could only see a blurry figure before him. At the same time, his whole body felt weak, along with an intense headache.
The last thing he recalled was the three clans competition, where Ironbeak flying cranes covered the sky and everyone around him had fled.
He had activated the Moon Raiment Gu and resisted against the flying cranes' attacks. As the battle continued, a flying crane broke through his barrier and pecked fiercely at his forehead.
He had immediately lost consciousness, tumbling down the cliff.
"You are the elder standing on the crane?!" As he became clear on the identity of the person before him, Fang Zheng struggled to get up in shock, but fell down again before he could completely stand up.
"Kid, you are still thinking of escaping in front of me, Lord Sky Crane?" Lord Sky Crane sneered.
He sized up Fang Zheng once and said, "You could say that I am even your lifesaver. If not for me, you would have already frozen to death. I advise you to not move around randomly, don't blame me if you fall down."
Fang Zheng looked beside him and immediately got a great shock.
There were clouds moving all around him, and he was standing on the back of an enormous crane as it flew in the sky.
"You, who the hell are you? Where are you taking me to?" Fang Zheng cried out in alarm.
"I am Lord Sky Crane, and we are heading to the Middle Continent."
"Middle Continent?!" Fang Zheng shouted in shock.