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Heavenly Court.
The originally white sky became covered in seven colored rainbow lights.
A huge Immortal Gu House was floating in the sky.
It was truly an incredible Immortal Gu House!
It had three floors of altars, grand and magnificent. There were multiple pillars holding each floor up, having white jade railings and shining aurora.
It was the rank eight luck path Immortal Gu House — Calamity Luck Altar.
In the past, Giant Sun Immortal Venerable had personally constructed it, it was one of his three Immortal Gu Houses that he used.
Originally, Calamity Luck Altar was left as Longevity Heaven's foundation, but this time to attack Heavenly Court, they actually brought it along.
Such an act showed Longevity Heaven's confidence, many of Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals felt very worried.
Fairy Zi Wei frowned deeply.
Even Duke Long had a solemn gaze in his eyes.
However, his attention was not on Calamity Luck Altar, but the rainbow lights in the sky instead.
Duke Long said in a low tone: "Calamity Luck Altar and the Longevity Heaven Gu Immortals alone cannot break in here easily. This seven colored rainbow light is of rank nine level, it must be the work of Giant Sun Immortal Venerable!"
"Giant Sun Immortal Venerable?" Fairy Zi Wei was dazed before realization shined on her face: "According to Heavenly Court's records, Giant Sun Immortal Venerable was once invited to tour Heavenly Court. Did he create this backdoor secretly at that time?"
"That should be the case." Duke Long said.
Fairy Zi Wei's expression turned grim: "This Giant Sun Immortal Venerable is truly crafty. He had already planned to invade Heavenly Court so long ago, his scheme was so deep."
"All past venerables have great wisdom, they cannot be underestimated. Giant Sun Immortal Venerable possessed luck path methods, he secretly set this arrangement and we could not discover it until it was used now." Duke Long sighed as he shook his head, having a complex feeling.
Back then, when Giant Sun became venerable, he did it through luck path, it was a huge obstruction to fate Gu. Back then, Heavenly Court's leader, Golden Hooped Great Immortal, made a plan and specially invited Giant Sun Immortal Venerable to tour Heavenly Court, telling the world that they were inviting Giant Sun to join Heavenly Court openly.
After considering it, Giant Sun agreed to the invitation and went on to look around Heavenly Court.
Golden Hooped Great Immortal personally led Giant Sun Immortal Venerable as they went to look at the important places in Heavenly Court, especially the places that Limitless, Reckless Savage, and Red Lotus stopped at when they attacked.
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable made a suggestion, he wanted to see fate Immortal Gu.
Golden Hooped Great Immortal did not reject him, they went up Heaven Overseeing Tower and saw fate Gu.
After Giant Sun left the tower, he remained silent along the way.
After leaving Heavenly Court, he said that he had to reconsider the matter of joining them.
This experience and the conversation between Giant Sun and Golden Hooped was clearly recorded in Heavenly Court's history with great precision.
"The power of rank nine is truly unfathomable, we only saw Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's arrangements today, that is not strange at all. After all, he cultivated luck path, and we have little understanding of this path. However, even Spectral Soul Demon Venerable who managed to plant spies in Heavenly Court is in our captivity now. Giant Sun Immortal Venerable has died long ago, only his Calamity Luck Altar and a bunch of Northern Plains Gu Immortals are here to attack us now, how can my Heavenly Court fall so easily?" The hall resounded with Old Man Zheng Yuan's voice.
1Fairy Zi Wei nodded but she still frowned: "Calamity Luck Altar is not an ordinary rank eight Immortal Gu House, it was once owned by Giant Sun Immortal Venerable. It is a pity that Prince Feng Xian did not join this invasion, otherwise we would have gotten information about Longevity Heaven's sneak attack in advance."
"But most importantly, how much force is hidden in Calamity Luck Altar?"
"Hmm... wait, I think there isn't a lot. Because we did not get any news of this invasion by Northern Plains' Longevity Heaven. They were able to keep it hidden so well, they must have kept it to a very small number of people."
Fairy Zi Wei analyzed rapidly.
"You are not wrong, that is likely so." Duke Long nodded, even though he stood up from his seat, his arms were still behind his back, he did not join the battle, as if he was waiting for something.
At the next moment, the whole of Heavenly Court shook.
Swoosh, like the howling of the wind, this sound was etched deep into everyone's hearts.
Duke Long, Fairy Zi Wei, and Old Man Zheng Yuan felt no surprise, they showed faint smiles on their faces.
"The killer move that Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable left behind has activated!"
Within Calamity Luck Altar, Longevity Heaven's Gu Immortals felt no surprise either.
The information that Giant Sun Immortal Venerable left behind already described this. In fact, even without Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's information, Longevity Heaven had a number of true inheritances of the few Demon Venerables. Be it Reckless Savage or Limitless, they were Northern Plainsmen, the intel of their attack on Heavenly Court was in Longevity Heaven's hands.
1"This is the killer move qi wall?"
"Qi wall killer move is very ordinary, but when Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable was at a young age, he was very skilled at it and enjoyed using it."
"When Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable became invincible in the world, this qi wall killer move was also elevated to rank nine!"
Longevity Heaven's Gu Immortals discussed as they manipulated Calamity Luck Altar, attacking the surroundings.
The surrounding air started to produce ripples like a formless fortress, only after facing a lot of attacks did it burst back into normal air.
But soon, it gathered again into a formless fortress wall.
The whole of Heavenly Court was reinforced by this air, resisting the invasion of Longevity Heaven. But for Heavenly Court's members, when they moved, the qi wall around them would return to normal air, they would not be obstructed.
Longevity Heaven's Gu Immortals made some attempts as they expressed shock on their faces.
"Indeed worthy of Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable!"
"The ordinary qi wall killer move has the power of rank nine in Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable's hands, it is even stronger than the heavenly wind qi wall."
"What do we do now?" Five Elements Grandmaster had an ugly expression, he was very worried. He had just joined Longevity Heaven recently, he had only learned of the invasion several days ago.
Five Elements Grandmaster's worry was very reasonable, if they could not get past this move, they would need to destroy all the qi walls along their path.
The expenditure would be too high, they might not even make it to Duke Long before their immortal essence dried up, they would be extremely tired.
But it was too difficult to unravel this move.
Firstly, it was a rank nine killer move, only methods of similar level would be effective. Unless they possessed an extremely effective rank eight killer move, it would not be useful.
Secondly, after the changes of eras, qi path had already fallen out of common use, almost nobody from Longevity Heaven in this trip cultivated qi path.
What could they do?
"Don't worry, we have our method!"
"Even though this move is made by Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable, so many years have passed, eras have changed, after the invasions of three Demon Venerables, it already possessed flaws."
"That's right, back then, Limitless, Reckless Savage, and Red Lotus could not unravel this qi wall killer move even though they attacked Heavenly Court. They merely used their incredible strength to break through by force."
"They carved out three roads on their own, these three paths are the places where the qi wall is at its weakest and cannot regenerate. As long as we destroy a small area, we will be able to enter one of these three paths and follow the Demon Venerable's road to fight our way in!"
Five Elements Grandmaster let out a sigh of relief: "So that's it."
Next, he asked: "Which path do we choose?"
At the same time.
In the Central Great Hall, Duke Long and Fairy Zi Wei conversed: "Even though qi wall is powerful, it had been exposed long ago. Since Longevity Heaven is attacking now, they must be aware of its weaknesses, they will use the paths that the Demon Venerables created."
Fairy Zi Wei nodded, recalling: "The left path was created by Limitless Demon Venerable, it passes Central Heaven Gate, Name Plaque Palace, Sun Palace, Five Deity Hall, Central Great Hall, Heaven Overseeing Tower, Forgotten Dao Lake, and finally, it stops at the Imperfection Regret Pavilion on the peak of Star Zone Mountain."
"The central path was created by Reckless Savage Demon Venerable. It passes Immortal Emperor Court, Hidden Space Pavilion, Sumeru Lake, Eternal Sand Cave, Million Heavenly King Gallery, Embroidered Tower, Central Great Hall, and ends at Heaven Overseeing Tower."
"The right path was made by Red Lotus Demon Venerable. He first went past Lotus Fairy Pond and Bright Moon Treasure Light Hall, followed by Twelve Spiritual Pass, Separation Flame Pavilion, Magnetic Star Hill, Water Wood Clarity Court, Central Great Hall, and ends at Heaven Overseeing Tower."
"As long as they make their choice, we will be able to know their route and set up our defenses."
Fairy Zi Wei's eyes flickered with the sparkles of wisdom.
"That is right." Duke Long had no objections.
Boom boom boom!
Calamity Luck Altar brought the few Longevity Heaven Gu Immortals as they attacked the weak spot of the qi wall and went in.
Once they entered, Longevity Heaven's group felt that the pressure was greatly lifted, the qi wall was barely existing here!
Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals also saw what happened.
Fairy Zi Wei and Duke Long looked at each other: "They chose the left path."
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Left path!
This was the path that Limitless Demon Venerable created a million years ago during the Olden Antiquity Era!
The left path passed Central Heaven Gate, Name Plaque Palace, Sun Palace, Five Deity Hall, Central Great Hall, Heaven Overseeing Tower, Forgotten Dao Lake, and finally, it stopped at the Imperfection Regret Pavilion on the peak of Star Zone Mountain.
The huge Heavenly Court was shining in glorious light, it had countless palaces and pavilions, it was a grand sight.
Calamity Luck Altar charged ahead with an unstoppable momentum.
Heavenly Court, which had been silent for a long time, finally met with an unavoidable attack.
Within Calamity Luck Altar, Five Elements Grandmaster watched and observed the situation.
He was tongue-tied and deeply moved: "If I was not seeing this personally, I would not believe that all these buildings here are Immortal Gu Houses! Even though most are just rank six Immortal Gu Houses, Heavenly Court's foundation is still too terrifying."
Flower Lady of the Northern Desolation Immortals chuckled: "Five Elements, this is Heavenly Court after all. It was created three million years ago during the Remote Antiquity Era, it had remained standing until today. Even though fate Gu was damaged, it remained as the number one force in this world. With such an accumulation, this is not a surprising sight."
"Look at these palaces, they are all the creation of famous rank eight immortals from the Remote Antiquity Era. After modifications from future experts like Statue Deity, Aunt Orchid, Yellow Court Monarch, Uncle Feng, and Concubine Quan Miao, they continued to develop and improve upon them, until they were completed today."
"All of the palaces and Immortal Gu Houses are considered one entity, they can help each other. At the same time, these palaces can be separated and elevated on their own, it is very convenient."
"However, there is no need to overestimate Heavenly Court, these Immortal Gu Houses are mostly just rank six. And most importantly, they are only specialized in one aspect, they are not as comprehensive as the Immortal Gu Houses outside."
Five Elements Grandmaster nodded: "I understand, if it is comprehensive, even more Immortal Gu will need to be used, as well as a vast number of mortal Gu. Heavenly Court is very proud, other than the three Demon Venerables who attacked, nobody dared to invade them. Thus, there was no need for such investments in their opinion, after all, these Immortal Gu Houses are kept in Heavenly Court most of the time, they are not too useful."
Saying so, Five Elements Grandmaster suddenly laughed loudly: "So that's it! We attacked Heavenly Court and caught them unguarded at this moment. This is their weakness, interesting, interesting. Other than three Demon Venerables, to think that I will also attack Heavenly Court. Even if I die here, with this experience, my life was not in vain."
Five Elements Grandmaster was filled with grand aspirations. He was a Northern Plainsman, even though he was rank eight, his nature was that of a Northern Plainsman, it had never changed.
The people of Northern Plains sought glory through combat, it was a shame to live as a loser.
For them, dying in the battlefield was the greatest honor and recognition.
Calamity Luck Altar forced its way through, finally arriving at Central Heaven Gate.
This huge gate was like a mountain adorned with beautiful golden ornaments, it was held by tall and thick pillars, there were shining pearls and gems on its frame.
"This is Central Heaven Gate?"
"It looks like an information path Immortal Gu House?"
Five Elements Grandmaster looked around as he pondered.
"Indeed, Heavenly Court only recruits new members who are elites of the ten great ancient sects. These rank eight elites would have to pass the test in Central Heaven Gate before they join Heavenly Court." Bull Demon said.
Central Heaven Gate was shut tight, it blocked Calamity Luck Altar from advancing further.
In Central Great Hall.
Duke Long asked: "Central Heaven Gate is a rank eight information path Immortal Gu House but it has weak defenses, it cannot stop them for long. How many golden pearls do we have in the storage?"
Fairy Zi Wei replied immediately: "Three thousand six hundred."
Duke Long nodded: "Take them all out and use them to help Central Heaven Gate defend against the enemy. I am certain that Longevity Heaven has trump cards up its sleeves, Northern Plains has courageous people but they are not without wisdom. We need to remain calm and deal with them without panicking, we will stall for time and wait until fate Gu is restored, all our hard work and sacrifice will pay off in the end."
"Yes, sir." Fairy Zi Wei answered as she manipulated the Central Great Hall.
The Central Great Hall was the control area of all the Heavenly Court Immortal Gu Houses, using it, Fairy Zi Wei opened Heavenly Court's treasury and took out all of their golden pearls.
Cling cling cling...
There was a sharp noise as golden pearls fell down like rain, there were golden sparkles as they poured down.
Calamity Luck Altar crashed into Central Heaven Gate as it started to crack from the pressure.
The golden pearls landed on Calamity Luck Altar and created continuous sharp noises.
Calamity Luck Altar remained unaffected, there were no cracks on it.
However, the golden pearls started to show their true effect, as the peals turned into huge soldiers that were armored all over their bodies. Under the shadows of their helmets, only their two eyes were shining with piercing golden light. They had weapons like axes, blades, and spears in their hands.
Soon, these golden pearl soldiers surrounded Calamity Luck Altar. Countless blades and spears slashed and stabbed at Calamity Luck Altar, causing many sparks to appear.
Calamity Luck Altar shook intensely, in order to defend from the attacks, immortal essence was rapidly expended.
"What is this?" Five Elements Grandmaster was shocked: "Each soldier has the strength of an ancient desolate beast but possesses no life force, this looks like an immortal killer move?"
"These are golden pearls. During the Medieval Antiquity Era, there was a metal path great expert in Heavenly Court, he was known as the Golden Pearl Immortal King. These golden pearls were his signature killer move, a method unique to him." Bull Demon said plainly.
Flower Lady giggled as she covered her mouth: "Heavenly Court is only tossing these golden pearls while Fairy Zi Wei and Duke Long are not showing up, it seems that they are trying to stall for time until fate Gu gets restored."
Bull Demon nodded: "This is a wise decision, even though Heavenly Court is huge, there are only a few rank eight Gu Immortals who are awake. The battlefield outside is depleting and splitting up Heavenly Court's current force."
"Then we need to make use of this time." Flower Lady's eyes shined.
Bull Demon said in a low tone: "Let me do it."
Saying so, he concentrated and started to manipulate Calamity Luck Altar.
A method was activated by Bull Demon as Calamity Luck Altar started to shine in a blinding light.
Within the light, auspicious clouds formed and pushed all the golden pearl soldiers away.
At the next moment, with a loud bang, Calamity Luck Altar broke through Central Heaven Gate.
Longevity Heaven's group did not slaughter these golden pearl soldiers or attack the heavily damaged Central Heaven Gate, they only pushed forward.
This was a battle that was determined by time.
Since Heavenly Court wanted to stall for time, Longevity Heaven's group had to make use of that and prevent them from succeeding.
Along the way, golden pearl soldiers continued to obstruct them but could not stop Calamity Luck Altar's advancement.
Soon, Longevity Heaven's Gu Immortals arrived at Name Plaque Palace.
But what they saw was that Name Plaque Palace flew high up into the sky.
"Heavenly Court actually moved this Name Plaque Palace away!" Five Elements Grandmaster was happy but suspicious.
Bing Sai Chuan said in a low tone: "This is also an information path Immortal Gu House, there are name plaques inside, each has a person's name. These people form a huge information network for Heavenly Court, they are all over the five regions."
Five Elements Grandmaster was shocked: "So that means, if we destroy it, Heavenly Court's information network will be exposed? No wonder they had to move it away at any cost."
Five Elements Grandmaster felt that it was a pity.
Heavenly Court's information network was huge, it covered all five regions. Even though other regions were trying to get information on other regions, their scale and reach could not compare to Heavenly Court.
Heavenly Court had the ten great ancient sects as their subordinate forces, they had ruled over Central Continent for many eras, they were naturally able to select suitable people to nurture as elites and send to other regions secretly.
As for the other four regions, Longevity Heaven and Southern Alliance had only surfaced recently, trying to unify their own regions. As for other super clans, even if they sent people out, compared to Heavenly Court, they were too small and insignificant.
"Forget it, we had already anticipated that Name Plaque Palace would fly away. Without its obstruction, we can save a lot of time and advance faster!" Bing Sai Chuan ordered.
Sun Palace.
Calamity Luck Altar soon arrived at the third obstacle.
Sun Palace gave out a heated light, it was too blinding.
The surroundings of the palace were distorted from the warm air, intense heat assaulted everyone.
Even though Longevity Heaven's members were inside Calamity Luck Altar, they still felt immense heat that burned them endlessly.
The immortals tried to move Calamity Luck Altar to charge through but even without getting too close, the surface of Calamity Luck Altar started melting, a vast number of mortal Gu were charred and incinerated.
Sun Palace was so strong that Calamity Luck Altar could not get close.
It controlled the illumination of the whole of Heavenly Court, it had multiple light path rank eight Immortal Gu as the cores, even though it was very weak in defense, even lower than Central Heaven Gate, Calamity Luck Altar could not approach it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Calamity Luck Altar stayed in the air as killer moves were activated, attacking Sun Palace from afar.
But all sorts of killer moves melted from the heat and light of Sun Palace before they even landed.
"This obstacle is too hard, we do not have any light path or dark path experts helping us." Five Elements Grandmaster frowned deeply.
"No need to worry." Bull Demon spoke: "Sun Palace is strong on the outside and weak on the inside, as long as we can get in, we will be able to destroy it. I will go."
"Okay, let's go together." Flower Lady chuckled as she lay on his shoulder, feeling no nervousness at all.
Five Elements Grandmaster was greatly shocked.
He knew how dangerous that was, the light was too intense, without proper defense, even rank eight Gu Immortals could not last long, they would melt like candles.
"Isn't that too dangerous, we can think of other ways." Five Elements Grandmaster said cautiously.
Bing Sai Chuan shook his head: "Speed is the key, go."
He controlled Calamity Luck Altar as it attacked, paving a way for Bull Demon and Flower Lady.
Bull Demon and Flower Lady shot out with incredible speed, they were about to get into Sun Palace in just an instant.
"Wishful thinking!" Fairy Zi Wei who was in the Central Great Hall smiled coldly as Sun Palace's intensity surged.
"Oh no." Five Elements Grandmaster shouted in dismay.
At the crucial moment, Flower Lady shouted as her tiny body jumped, turning into a pink light that shielded Bull Demon.
Bull Demon cried out in pain, he charged into Sun Palace without stopping.
Fairy Zi Wei's expression turned grim, she said bitterly: "Sun Palace has been taken down."
After ten breaths of time, Sun Palace was destroyed.
Without Sun Palace, the whole of Heavenly Court's sky became dark.
In the rubble, Bull Demon carried Flower Lady's corpse as he returned to Calamity Luck Altar with an expressionless face.
Sun Palace was destroyed, Longevity Heaven also paid a price.
Flower Lady died!
Looking at the silent Bull Demon, Five Elements Grandmaster wanted to console him but no words came out after he opened his mouth.
Bull Demon and Flower Lady were together known as the Northern Desolation Immortals, they were usually extremely close and never left each other's side. Now that one was sacrificed while the other survived, this pain was truly deep and heavy.
Even though Flower Lady died, she had a smile on her face.
Bull Demon looked at Flower Lady's corpse for a long time, she eventually turned into scattering flower petals, only a tiny delicate flower remained.
Bull Demon placed this flower on his head carefully and gently, it was completely different from his usual cold and tough appearance.
"Continue." Bull Demon turned around and looked towards the front.
Under Bing Sai Chuan's manipulation, Calamity Luck Altar continued to move ahead.
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Once Sun Palace was destroyed, the next was Five Deity Hall. And after Five Deity Hall, it would be the Central Great Hall that Fairy Zi Wei and Duke Long were in.
Longevity Heaven's Gu Immortals came with determination, they attacked ferociously without concern for sacrifices, Heavenly Court's immortals felt deep pressure.
"We cannot let them continue with this any farther." Duke Long turned to Fairy Zi Wei: "Have you deployed all of them already?"
Fairy Zi Wei's expression was quite ugly: "Only two came."
Duke Long was dazed before he spoke: "Cang Xuan Zi didn't come? So be it, when it agreed to join Heavenly Court back then, there was already an agreement with Genesis Lotus Immortal Venerable. The two that came should be able to block Calamity Luck Altar for some time with their strength."
Five Deity Hall was already in sight, suddenly, a sandstorm brewed, waves of sand blocked Calamity Luck Altar.
Roar—!
A tiger's roar resounded in the surroundings.
The sand waves spread apart as a hill-like tiger was exposed from within.
The fierce tiger had overwhelming aura, its body seemed to be made of metal, it had golden skin and silver teeth, its eyes resembled sparkling rubies, emanating fierce light. On the tiger's forehead, the marking was not '王' but '沙1'.
Five Elements Grandmaster took a glance and expressed his shock: "Heavenly Court also has legendary immemorial desolate beasts?"
"Of course." Bing Sai Chuan had a plain expression: "Heavenly Court has a total of three legendary immemorial beasts. This huge tiger looks like a tiger but it is actually a Shabi. This is a type of monster that is formed in the fiendish qi sea spring. Right now, qi path is going extinct, the fiendish qi sea spring is already extinct, this is the only Shabi left."
"During the Olden Antiquity Era, Heavenly Court's qi path great expert Seven Fiendish Primeval Monarch nurtured it. After he became rank eight and traveled the world, he purposely looked for the fiendish qi sea springs and created the Shabi from them. He refined a total of ninety-nine Shabi, he formed a grand army with them. These Shabi were compatible with his immortal killer moves, he could use them extremely well, during that era, almost nobody could rival him."
"But now, this is the final one. This Shabi was one of the last few created, it was number ninety-five. Thus, it had been named as such, but after Ancestor Giant Sun got invited to Heavenly Court and saw this Shabi, he named it Shabi Ninety-five1
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"So there was such a backstory. No wonder lord has such a deep understanding of it." Five Elements Grandmaster sighed in admiration.
He looked behind him, only to see that Shabi Ninety-five had whipped up a sandstorm, fighting against 'Calamity Luck Altar' with a grand commotion, displaying peak rank eight battle strength!
Bing Sai Chuan analyzed closely: "Shabi Ninety-five resides in Eternal Sand Cave, it was deployed by Heavenly Court to come here. Green jade crane Ruan Dan will likely come here too, while Cang Xuan Zi is probably not coming."
Five Elements Grandmaster asked: "Ruan Dan, Cang Xuan Zi, are they the remaining two legendary immemorial beasts?"
At the same time, he felt puzzled inside: Why was Bing Sai Chuan so certain that Cang Xuan Zi would not join the battle? Did they have spies in Heavenly Court?
Bing Sai Chuan answered: "Indeed. Ruan Dan is an immemorial green jade crane, it was nurtured by Immortal Crane Sect and created pill path, it resides in Heavenly Court to cultivate in normal times. As for Cang Xuan Zi, it is that vast heaven vine. This vine has incredible power and abilities, it sprouts in three hundred years, blossoms in three hundred years, and bears fruits in three hundred years. The fruits that it create are called vast heaven fruits, if used in a grotto-heaven, it can expand the size of the immortal aperture's sky. Thus, this vast heaven vine is also known as the tenth heaven of this world!"
"Tenth heaven of this world..." Five Elements Grandmaster shook, he suddenly realized as he pointed left: "That huge vine pillar that extends towards the limits of the sky?"
Heavenly Court had countless palaces, there was a huge vine that connected heaven and earth, it was even taller than the Heaven Overseeing Tower behind the Central Great Hall, it was very eye-catching. When Five Elements Grandmaster invaded Heavenly Court, he noticed it immediately.
"That's right, the vast heaven vine was brought in by Genesis Lotus Immortal Venerable personally, it had an agreement with him, it is a unique existence in Heavenly Court, it does not need to follow orders, but only has to provide a batch of vast heaven fruits every thousand years."
Five Elements Grandmaster heard this as he felt his horizons broadening, he had never thought that there would be a legendary immemorial desolate plant in this world that could ignore Heavenly Court's orders.
But thinking about it, he knew why.
The vast heaven vine's ability was too unique and special. With these vast heaven fruits, Heavenly Court could continue to increase the skies of the immortal aperture and increase its foundation. Rather than saying that the vast heaven vine could ignore Heavenly Court's orders, it was more like Heavenly Court was making use of it and allowing it some degree of freedom.
At the moment, in the Central Great Hall.
"Oh no!" Fairy Zi Wei frowned: "This Calamity Luck Altar is fake."
"What?" Duke Long looked over.
Fairy Zi Wei was in control of Central Great Hall, she had been using the palaces and countless Immortal Gu Houses to observe Central Continent, she obviously kept a high amount of concentration on Heavenly Court's situation.
Heaven Overseeing Tower could not be moved normally, Fairy Zi Wei mobilized the other Immortal Gu Houses, shooting out a crystal rainbow light.
The rainbow light tore through the skies, landing on 'Calamity Luck Altar'.
"Calamity Luck Altar' shook before it returned to its original form.
This was a four legged beast with purple fur.
Its body was huge, even larger than the Shabi.
It was like a ferret, its body covered in shiny purple fur, its eyes were shining with a purple crystal-like color, there was a dog tail on its back.
"Oh! You finally realized, you fools from Heavenly Court! Hahaha..." The purple ferret laughed loudly, mocking its enemies.
"You are... Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's dog tail life extending ferret, Mao Li Qiu?!" Shabi Ninety-five was very shocked, it spoke human words.
The purple ferret's expression sank, it quickly moved out like a purple flash of lightning.
Boom.
Sand splattered, the dog tail life extending ferret pressed down on the Shabi as it opened its mouth, saying with a fierce expression and low tone: "Remember, call me Grandpa Mao!"
Shabi Ninety-five was furious, growling: "In terms of age, I am your grandfather instead!"
It struggled to get up but the dog tail life extending ferret did not budge.
Shabi Ninety-five was secretly shocked: "This beast has such great strength? But how can I be suppressed like this?"
"Hahaha, stupid cat and silly ferret, you two are a good couple, this is such an interesting fight." Right at this moment, laughter resounded above the two beasts.
Dog tail life extending ferret looked up and saw a Gu Immortal sitting on a cloud, looking at them with a smile.
The dog tail life extending ferret's expression froze for a second before it realized: "Oh, so you are that green jade crane, why are you posing as a human? Come down, let your Grandpa Mao teach you how to be a proper bird again!"
The laughter stopped, the green jade crane was furious: "You insolent ferret, I am going to tear your skin apart."
The green jade crane was about to descend when it stopped all of a sudden, Fairy Zi Wei had given it orders secretly, instead of fighting with dog tail life extending ferret Mao Li Qiu, it was supposed to head to Five Deity Hall.
The true Calamity Luck Altar had not shown itself but the route it could take was fixed.
The green jade crane acknowledged the order and was about to leave when a huge shadow appeared in front of it.
It looked up and its pupils shrunk.
Mao Li Qiu had jumped into the sky and its huge form was crashing down while causing a vacuum behind it.
The green jade crane shrieked before it returned to its true form, it flapped its wings and quickly got out of the casted shadow's range.
But at the next moment, Mao Li Qiu's claws grabbed onto the green jade crane's leg.
"Come down here for your Grandpa Mao!" The dog tail life extending ferret snickered as it pulled with its strong limb.
The green jade crane flapped its wings furiously, but it soon discovered to its despair that any effort ended in vain.
Slam, the green jade crane landed on the ground, causing a huge pit to form.
The green jade crane's ears were buzzing, it only had one thought in its mind now: "This Northern Plains brute has such great strength!"
The green jade crane struggled to get up but Mao Li Qiu pounced once again.
Dust clouds rose as rocks were sent flying.
The green jade crane continued to shriek ——
"Ahh! You thug, don't pull my feathers."
"Ahh, you mindless beast, don't bite my leg!"
"Don't touch my elegant neck you scumbag!"
"My neck is breaking, it's breaking!"
"Ahhhh, my leg is breaking, my leg is breaking!"
Duke Long: "..."
Fairy Zi Wei: "..."
Five Elements Grandmaster: "..."
Bing Sai Chuan: "..."
2Eventually, the green jade crane's screaming reached its limit: "Stupid cat, what are you doing, why aren't you coming here and helping me?!"
"Hahaha, weren't you having a good time watching earlier? You two can play, I'm leaving." Shabi Ninety-five laughed as it flew towards Five Deity Hall.
"Where are you going?" Mao Li Qiu snickered as a clone flew out of its body, pouncing at Shabi Ninety-five with great speed.
"We are both males, why are you lying on top of me now?!" Shabi Ninety-five was furious.
3The green jade crane agreed with these words wholeheartedly, it shrieked amidst the dust clouds: "That's right! Let us go if you have guts... ahhh, stop kicking between my legs, your evil scumbag!"
Shabi Ninety-five was very angry, it liked the action of pouncing on others, but it liked to be at the top, being at the bottom was a disgrace and humiliation.
Shabi Ninety-five was struggling on the ground below Mao Li Qiu, it was furious and its teeth were exposed as it growled: "A mere clone, you want to obstruct me, you are simply looking down... hmm?"
At the next moment, Shabi Ninety-five's expression became dazed, it was a little fearful: "Is this the main body or a clone? Why does it have such great strength?"
In the Central Great Hall, Duke Long seemed to have realized something: "This is..."
Because of Mao Li Qiu's actions, Calamity Luck Altar obtained some crucial time, it finally arrived at Five Deity Hall.
"I have already explained the details of Five Deity Hall to you, it will depend on you now." Bing Sai Chuan said to Five Elements Grandmaster.
Five Elements Grandmaster looked behind worriedly: "Can Grandpa Mao do it? How long can it last?"
"Don't worry, it is using the killer move perfect pair, this was the method of Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable that my Longevity Heaven had searched for with great effort! It can summon a clone with the same battle strength as the main body." Bing Sai Chuan's lips curled up.
2"Understood!" Five Elements Grandmaster's eyes shined with bright light, staring at Five Deity Hall.
Five Deity Hall shook intensely, a giant spirit made of the five elements, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, formed and attacked Calamity Luck Altar.
Calamity Luck Altar burst out with profound light, Five Elements Grandmaster was directly sent into Five Deity Hall.
The five elements giant spirit was furious, it wanted to defend but Calamity Luck Altar shot out an incredible attraction force that restrained it.
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Bam bam bam...
With a chain of explosions, Five Deity Hall was blown to smithereens amidst a huge fire.
Five Elements Grandmaster stepped on thin air as he walked out, even though there was some soot on his face, he was unharmed.
Next, he went inside Calamity Luck Altar.
Five Elements Grandmaster laughed loudly: "Even though this Five Deity Hall is extraordinary, I am very familiar with its concept, my methods directly counter it. This was much easier than I had expected it to be!"
As he said that, a sense of pride emerged in him.
Bing Sai Chuan looked at him and said plainly: "Of course it is, the formation path methods that you use are part of my Ancestor Giant Sun's arrangements."
Five Elements Grandmaster was stunned, his expression changed as he looked at Bing Sai Chuan: "What do you mean?"
Bing Sai Chuan gave him a glance, showing a smile full of deep meaning: "Why do you think you managed to enter Longevity Heaven when you attacked? Do you remember the most important words of your inheritance? Do you find them nonsensical? Try reading them in reverse, but only the last word of each sentence."
Five Elements Grandmaster was immediately suspicious.
He was a lone cultivator from birth, his turning point was the mysterious lone immortal formation path true inheritance that he found, it led to his achievements.
"Ever since I obtained the true inheritance, I cultivated non-stop and had never spoken of it to others. How does Bing Sai Chuan know that my true inheritance has those important sentences? I have never understood what it was saying... reverse the order and read the last word of each line...."
"Hmm? Listen to Bing Sai Chuan and attack Heavenly Court?!" Five Elements Grandmaster was lost for words, he stared at Bing Sai Chuan in disbelief.
1Bing Sai Chuan controlled Calamity Luck Altar to move forward while saying slowly: "Even if a rank nine venerable does not cultivate wisdom path, at their level, they have already gained a deep understanding of the path, it is not hard to set up arrangements that will affect future generations."
"Back then, after Ancestor Giant Sun visited Heavenly Court, he made plans for today's invasion. The method to destroy Five Deity Hall was part of his arrangements."
"But if he displayed his research results so openly, traces would be left behind and Heavenly Court would notice them. Thus, he secretly left an arrangement that was independent of Longevity Heaven, he allowed it to develop on its own and be cultivated by a lone cultivator. Because you are not of Giant Sun's bloodline, even if you become a rank eight, Heavenly Court would not expect your methods to counter Five Deity Hall. They would not think of you and link it to our invasion of Heavenly Court!"
Saying so, Bing Sai Chuan paused and continued: "Grandmaster, the climatic battle involving fate Gu is far more complex than you can ever imagine. Rank six and seven Gu Immortals are not even qualified to join. As for rank eight Gu Immortals, we are merely pawns. Some rank eights refuse to join in, that is because they sensed something and understand their own self-worth. Some joined but are ignorant of the true situation."
"The truth behind this great battle is the fight of past venerables across time and space!"
Five Elements Grandmaster was stunned from hearing this, he muttered: "Fighting across time and space, a battle between venerables?"
In human history, there were ten venerables. Each one was invincible in their own era, they were at the apex of history, the greatest pride of humanity.
Bing Sai Chuan revealed the truth, Five Elements Grandmaster was deeply shocked.
He could not help but feel his own insignificance, his pride from earlier vanished without a trace.
Bing Sai Chuan glanced at Five Elements Grandmaster's look of shock as he consoled: "But don't worry, among the venerables, Ancestor Giant Sun is the most caring towards his descendants and subordinates. He gained a nickname back then because of this."
2"The venerables all have their own arrangements, they want to exert their influence at this crucial moment, But after the merciless tides of history, most of these arrangements have been altered in some way. Rank nine venerables are not all-knowing, they would make mistakes too, many arrangements have been completely changed due to the passing of time."
"A large number of them were discovered by future venerables and got modified."
"Ancestor Giant Sun came after Genesis Lotus and Thieving Heaven, he was succeeded by Spectral Soul and Paradise Earth. The venerables who appear later would naturally have an advantage in setting up their arrangements, our attack on Heavenly Court succeeded to this extent, the reason is obvious."
Bing Sai Chuan's words made Five Elements Grandmaster go into a daze.
Bing Sai Chuan chuckled afterwards: "So what if there is Duke Long? Can he compare to Ancestor Giant Sun's arrangements? No need to worry so much, you must have confidence that we will succeed! In this expedition, our Longevity Heaven will definitely obtain fate Gu!"
1"Obtain fate Gu?" At this moment, Five Elements Grandmaster finally realized Longevity Heaven's objective in attacking Heavenly Court.
"That's right." Bing Sai Chuan admitted openly, there was no need to hide anything now: "Heavenly Court came to snatch our fortune rivalling heaven Gu, why can't we come after their fate Gu?"
"Why is Heavenly Court the number one human force? Fate Gu played a crucial role in it. After getting it, our Longevity Heaven will definitely obtain the throne of the number one human force!"
In Central Great Hall.
Fairy Zi Wei looked as Calamity Luck Altar got closer, she had a serious expression: "They are coming!"
At her side, Old Man Zheng Yuan was also expressing his concern.
Even though the Central Great Hall was the control area of all the Immortal Gu Houses, it had low defense. After all ,who would think that Heavenly Court's Central Great Hall would be attacked by enemies?
Even though this Central Great Hall was once attacked by three Demon Venerables and even got destroyed, Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals did not reinforce its defense later on. Because against venerables, no matter how strong Central Great Hall's defense was, it could not defend against a venerable, there was no point.
Now it seemed like Giant Sun Immortal Venerable had already noticed this flaw when he toured Heavenly Court. Longevity Heaven's assault caught Heavenly Court off-guard, Fairy Zi Wei and the rest were in a passive situation.
"It seems that the true flaw is not in terms of defense but mindset." Fairy Zi Wei had an understanding as she said: "I seem to have missed out something. Is it..."
1"How long until fate Gu is fully restored?" At this moment, Duke Long asked.
Fairy Zi Wei was in charge of the Central Great Hall, she knew the situation of the refinement path formation, she had a heavy heart as she answered: "We need six hours."
"Six hours..." Duke Long was joyful: "My lifespan is almost used up, but heaven has taken pity on me, even though six hours is not a lot, I will be able to see fate Gu restored. Next, let me handle this."
Fairy Zi Wei asked worriedly: "Lord Duke Long, your injuries have yet to..."
Even though Heavenly Court tried its best to heal him, Duke Long's injuries still remained. This was caused by the joint attack of Eastern Sea's rank eight Gu Immortals, in the short time, even Duke Long could not heal himself fully.
Duke Long smiled plainly: "I am about to die anyway, these injuries do not matter. In any case, I have the killer move heavenly dragon's last stand, at the final moments of my life, in all five regions, is there anyone who can match me in battle?"
1He had a plain expression but his words revealed utter confidence and dominance!
Calamity Luck Altar was like a huge beast as it charged down at the Central Great Hall.
Air was sliced apart, wild winds roared.
If it hit, the entire Central Great Hall would be reduced to shambles.
At this moment, a single small body appeared, blocking its path.
"Duke Long!" Five Elements Grandmaster shouted.
"Smash into him." Bull Demon said.
Boom!
The hill-like Calamity Luck Altar crashed down ferociously, but it was stopped in midair.
A dragon claw forced it to stop.
Duke Long floated in the air, his body did not move but his right hand had turned into sharp dragon claws, grabbing onto Calamity Luck Altar and preventing it from moving any further.
"This?!" Five Elements Grandmaster was deeply shocked.
Bull Demon was also in disbelief: "He alone managed to stop Calamity Luck Altar so easily? Unbelievable! If I was not seeing this personally, I would never believe it."
Crack...
The dragon claws exerted strength as they dug into Calamity Luck Altar, cracks started to form and spread around the dragon claws.
Calamity Luck Altar started to shine in a piercing light, immortal killer moves were used on Duke Long who was in close proximity.
Despite being bathed in explosions and impacts, Duke Long's body remained unmoved.
Roar...
An immense aura and qi burst out of his body.
The qi gathered and formed into dragons that coiled around Calamity Luck Altar, squeezing it.
"What method is this? Duke Long had not used it in the Eastern Sea battle!" Bull Demon squinted.
He suddenly had a flash of inspiration, uttering: "There is no invincible Immortal Gu, only invincible Gu Immortal."
Five Elements Grandmaster was shocked once again.
Dragon qi killer move had unparalleled might, Five Elements Grandmaster knew clearly that if he had to face the attack, he would not last long. Calamity Luck Altar was a rank eight Immortal Gu House, but it was still suppressed by Duke Long singlehandedly!
Longevity Heaven's members could already see victory in the horizons, Heaven Overseeing Tower was right ahead but Duke Long obstructed them, turning their hope of victory into an unattainable dream.
Duke Long was just one person, but he was an obstacle that they could not get past!
"He is just rank eight, how can our difference be this immense? Lord Bing Sai Chuan, what do we do?" Five Elements Grandmaster was out of ideas.
The difference in battle strength could not be made up for with courage.
Five Elements Grandmaster looked at Bing Sai Chuan, but he had already gone missing.
Where did he go?
At the next moment, Bing Sai Chuan appeared behind Duke Long.
His time path killer move that had been prepared for a long time landed on Duke Long's head.
"Success?" Bing Sai Chuan's pupils shrunk.
Duke Long did not move, instead a vast wave of dragon qi shot out with a loud roar.
The dragon mouth bit Bing Sai Chuan as it flew up, restraining him in the air.
Bing Sai Chuan relied on his defenses to hold on while he used killer moves to try and get out of the dragon qi's restraint.
But his actions were futile.
The dragon qi was not indestructible, but its speed of recovery was just too fast.
"You are clearly injured... this is definitely not your usual battle strength!" Bing Sai Chuan gritted his teeth.
"How can you possibly comprehend the profundity of my killer move, heavenly dragon's last stand?" Duke Long looked at Bing Sai Chuan plainly as he placed his focus back on Calamity Luck Altar.
Calamity Luck Altar was filled with cracks, it was surrounded by countless dragon shaped qi that pressed down on it, a large number of Gu worms continued to die. Calamity Luck Altar could not break free, if this went on, it would definitely be destroyed.
Five Elements Grandmaster gritted his teeth: "Let me go out, I would rather die in combat by Duke Long's hands than die here without doing anything."
Bull Demon was silent.
Bing Sai Chuan suddenly snickered: "I am not your match, but so what? I have my trump card! I respectfully request — Limitless, please turn around!"
"What?!" This time, it was Duke Long's turn to be shocked.
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A million years ago!
Olden Antiquity Era
Limitless Demon Venerable attacked Heavenly Court and moved unhindered, even though Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals tried to stop him, they were powerless.
Limitless Demon Venerable moved at a casual speed but none of Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals could match him, they suffered huge losses and deaths.
Central Heaven Gate broke into shrapnel, Name Plaque Palace did not even have the time to fly away, in front of Limitless Demon Venerable, Sun Palace and Five Deity Hall were thin as paper, they were simply like a joke.
Eventually, when Limitless Demon Venerable arrived before the Central Great Hall, Heavenly Court shook, Star Constellation's will descended and activated Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's arrangement — nine-nine consecutive unceasing formation.
Limitless Demon Venerable landed in the formation and only managed to escape after destroying a hundred formations.
Below Heaven Overseeing Tower.
Limitless Demon Venerable looked at Star Constellation's will: "Star Constellation, we are both venerables, you spent so much effort to try and restrict me, even though I hate you, I also admire you. Right now, you are dead while I am alive, no matter how many methods you left behind, so what? You want to stop a living Gu Venerable? That is impossible. Rank nine venerables are invincible in this world, only other venerables can deal with them."
Star Constellation's will smiled bitterly, she opened a path to Heaven Overseeing Tower: "Of course I understand what you are saying. But how can I give up without even trying? Please enter."
Limitless Demon Venerable raised his eyebrows: "Not stopping me anymore?"
Star Constellation's will said expressionlessly: "Since I cannot stop you, what's the point? Limitless, since you want to destroy fate Gu, I will accompany you to see it."
Limitless Demon Venerable was stunned for a moment, a slight smile appeared on his flawless face.
1"Interesting." He said softly as he walked up Heaven Overseeing Tower alongside Star Constellation's will, when they arrived at the top, they saw fate Gu.
Not long after, Limitless Demon Venerable left the tower, walking out.
The Heavenly Court Gu Immortals who were deeply injured became greatly surprised, because Limitless Demon Venerable did not destroy fate Gu. It was still in perfect condition at the top of Heaven Overseeing Tower, nobody knew what happened inside the tower, or what Star Constellation's will and Limitless Demon Venerable talked about.
In the end, Limitless Demon Venerable still had a cold expression, but a slight anger could be felt from his gaze.
1He looked around, wherever his gaze landed, Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals felt a deep chill, their morale fell to rock bottom.
Finally, Limitless Demon Venerable looked at Star Constellation's will: "Hmph, Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable and Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, you two definitely left many more methods in your lifetimes, are you looking down on me? Use them all, I want to see them myself."
Star Constellation sighed bitterly.
But Limitless Demon Venerable was bent on fighting, she could only entertain him.
Thus, a bloody battle continued.
Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals were sacrificed in Limitless Demon Venerable's hands, countless died.
Wherever Limitless Demon Venerable went, pool of blood and corpses appeared. Star Constellation's will followed behind him, watching calmly as he slaughtered endlessly.
After a while, the water of Forgotten Dao Lake became blood red in color.
Limitless Demon Venerable squinted, the feeling of joy from slaughtering emerged in his heart.
1At this moment, he looked at the lake's ripples as he asked: "What lake is this?"
"Forgotten Dao Lake."
"Forgotten Dao Lake? The lake suits the name, it is a good lake. It is too much of a pity if I destroy it." Limitless Demon Venerable suddenly became energetic: "Forgotten Dao, Forgotten Dao, but who can really forget their Dao?"
After some silence, Star Constellation's will said: "Since you already came to Heavenly Court, why don't you take a look around?"
Limitless Demon Venerable looked at Star Constellation's will with deep meaning: "Aren't you afraid that I will destroy Heavenly Court?"
Star Constellation's will was very calm: "You cannot destroy Heavenly Court. Not only will master's supreme methods activate when Heavenly Court faces a fatal crisis, even if you succeed in destroying Heavenly Court, can you destroy fate Gu?"
Saying so, Star Constellation's will showed a solemn expression: "And most importantly, the true Heavenly Court is not here, it is within our hearts. Even if Heavenly Court is destroyed, a new generation will rebuild it. Limitless, you can't live forever right?"
Limitless Demon Venerable stood silently on the spot, staring at Star Constellation's will as his gaze became icy cold.
Star Constellation's will looked straight at him with a calm expression.
A long while later, Limitless Demon Venerable nodded: "As expected of Star Constellation, you are absolutely right."
Star Constellation's will felt no surprise: "Let's continue the tour?"
Limitless Demon Venerable went up Star Zone Mountain, he saw a pavilion at the peak.
It was naturally an Immortal Gu House.
Limitless Demon Venerable stepped into the pavilion, looking down at the whole of Heavenly Court, other than the bloody road that he created through his slaughter until now, the other areas were still grand and elegant.
Limitless Demon Venerable breathed in deeply, he was revitalized: "This is a good pavilion, what is its name?"
"Imperfection Regret Pavilion." Star Constellation's will answered.
Limitless Demon Venerable's eyes shined, this rank eight Immortal Gu House had no secret in front of him, he could understand the profundity and structure of the construct at first glance.
He nodded: "Imperfection Regret Pavilion, it is a good name, it is quite appropriate."
"Regret, regret, I could not accomplish my goal in this trip, it is truly a great regret. But whose life can be perfect without imperfection or regrets?"
He seemed to be asking Star Constellation's will, but he also looked like he was mumbling to himself, his tone was quite complex.
Star Constellation's will was silent.
Limitless Demon Venerable suddenly laughed as his expression vanished, he became cold and aloof again.
He clapped: "Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, these are truly impressive arrangements. However, my interest is piqued again."
Star Constellation's will had a change of expression.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's arrangement was not just the nine-nine consecutive unceasing formation, in truth, Forgotten Dao Lake and Imperfection Regret Pavilion were also part of her meticulous set up.
COMMENT
Limitless Demon Venerable was invincible in the world, he could not be blocked, the only way to preserve Heavenly Court was by eliminating his killing intent and fighting spirit.
In this aspect, wisdom path Gu Immortals were the most proficient.
Even though Limitless Demon Venerable was affected by Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, his fighting spirit only fell for a moment before it returned.
Limitless Demon Venerable did not attack again, he looked at Star Constellation's will: "I was born in the wrong era, it is a pity that I cannot be part of the great era a million years later. Star Constellation, the same applies for you, in that case, I have a suggestion."
"Please go ahead."
"Why don't we play a game of chess in this pavilion."
"Chess?" Star Constellation's will was stunned: "Sure, both of us need this chessboard after all."
For the next few days, Limitless Demon Venerable stayed inside Imperfection Regret Pavilion as he played chess with Star Constellation's will.
When Limitless Demon Venerable left, Star Constellation's will also vanished within the pavilion. Imperfection Regret Pavilion thus became a forbidden area of Heavenly Court.
During normal times, Imperfection Regret Pavilion would have no commotion. But at times, Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals would be able to see two vague figures inside the pavilion.
Regardless of what angle they were at, they could only see the sides of these two people. One was male and the other was female, they resembled Star Constellation Immortal Venerable and Limitless Demon Venerable.
But any Heavenly Court Gu Immortal who saw this sight would usually die days later. The lucky few who survived would feel an absurd increase in their strength.
Years later.
Genesis Lotus Immortal Venerable went to Imperfection Regret Pavilion and wanted to get rid of this threat, but in the end, he shook his head as he left Star Zone Mountain.
Many years passed again.
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable was invited to tour Heavenly Court. He saw Embroidered Tower, he saw the three pieces of bloody skins left by Reckless Savage Demon Venerable, he entered Heaven Overseeing Tower and saw fate Gu. Finally, he came here but did not ascend the mountain, he only took a look at Imperfection Regret Pavilion before he left.
COMMENT
These records flashed by Duke Long's mind in an instant.
"Giant Sun Immortal Venerable is very crafty, he must have noticed something back then. Why is Bing Sai Chuan able to mobilize the power that Limitless Demon Venerable left behind?"
Duke Long thought about it rapidly, he wanted to stop Bing Sai Chuan but he had no method to do so.
He acutely sensed that a profound aura had emerged from Bing Sai Chuan's body before it vanished without a trace.
Far away, at the peak of Star Zone Mountain.
Two shadows that were playing chess appeared on the empty Imperfection Regret Pavilion, along with their chessboard.
Even though only their sides could be seen, it was still possible to see that the female had unparalleled beauty, while the male had a cold expression.
It was the scene of two venerables plotting against each other!
Ripples appeared in the air, the still image of the two venerables started to turn bright.
Star Constellation had a complex gaze, raising her head to look at Limitless: "The person you are waiting for is here?"
Limitless Demon Venerable shook his head, sighing: "He is not here yet, but there is someone from my homeland who has inherited one of my true inheritances, I have to help him."
Saying so, he lifted a chess piece from the board and flicked it.
In the entire process, Limitless Demon Venerable did not even take a look at the battlefield, much less turn around.
The chess piece flew out of Imperfection Regret Pavilion as the image of the two venerables faded away, only an empty Imperfection Regret Pavilion was left.
The chess piece flew at a shocking speed, it landed on Duke Long almost instantly.
Duke Long's body shook intensely, shock expressed all over his face.
Plop.
At the next moment, Duke Long fell from the air, crashing on the ground.
The power of the chess piece materialized as illusory silver-white chains, tying him up and stabbing into his phantom aperture, sealing all of his Gu worms.
Duke Long's eyes were wide opened, he could breathe normally but could not move an inch.
He found that even though his strength was still around, whenever he tried to break free, the chains would emit similar strength that canceled out all of his effort.
This was a rank nine immortal killer move!
Duke Long was forcefully restrained, the dragon qi he created also dispersed. Calamity Luck Altar and Bing Sai Chuan regained their freedom.
Bing Sai Chuan shouted loudly as he charged at Duke Long, but the strongest killer move that he used was easily blocked by the silvery chains the moment it reached Duke Long.
Duke Long was unharmed.
Bing Sai Chuan's heart sank: "This rank nine killer move restricts Duke Long but also protects him. Because this is a battle between venerables, even though there is Limitless Demon Venerable's strength, Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's will is also involved?"
Since he could not kill Duke Long, Bing Sai Chuan gave up that idea immediately.
He jumped into Calamity Luck Altar and at the next moment, Calamity Luck Altar moved and the Central Great Hall was smashed to bits!
Fairy Zi Wei could only bring Old Man Zheng Yuan away as they escaped rapidly.
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Fairy Zi Wei's expression was grim.
The Central Great Hall was the control area of Heavenly Court's palaces, now that it was destroyed, Fairy Zi Wei's control fell drastically! She would need to expend a lot of time and effort to mobilize them now.
But in intense battles like this, every breath of time was precious.
The Central Great Hall became a pile of rubbles, ahead of Calamity Luck Altar was a tall tower.
"Heaven Overseeing Tower!" Inside Calamity Luck Altar, Bing Sai Chuan had a heated gaze.
Heaven Overseeing Tower was famous in the world, all Gu Immortals in the five regions knew about it. Right now, it was still and motionless, a refinement path immortal formation was shining in bright light, enveloping it.
"Fate Gu is at the top of Heaven Overseeing Tower, it is being repaired using the refinement path formation!" Bing Sai Chuan frowned.
Heavenly Court's defenses were very tight, Heaven Overseeing Tower was actually the final line of defense.
The Central Continent Refinement Path Convention was not over yet, but only the finals were left. Because countless Gu Masters failed in their Gu refinement, there was already many success dao marks inside Infallible blessed land.
These dao marks were taken by Heavenly Court, they used them to repair fate Gu, ensuring that nothing went wrong in the process.
"We cannot directly destroy this refinement path formation, otherwise, fate Gu's recovery might be ruined due to the backlash, it will return to its originally injured state. We need to go in and snatch it!" Thinking of this, Bing Sai Chuan gave orders to Five Elements Grandmaster and Bull Demon.
Bull Demon acknowledged the order while Five Elements Grandmaster became hesitant: "Lord Bing Sai Chuan, there might be a slight problem. If we gain a good chance to snatch fate Gu but it has not been repaired fully yet, what do we do?"
This was a problem indeed.
Heavenly Court had methods to restore fate Gu, they were relying on human path killer moves, the Central Continent Refinement Path Convention, and a vast number of failures to create the success dao marks in Infallible blessed land that could be used to repair fate Gu.
Longevity Heaven did not have such methods.
Bing Sai Chuan looked at Five Elements Grandmaster, at this point in time, there was no need for any concealment, he said the truth: "We want fate Gu in such a state. It had been repaired by Heavenly Court for countless years, it is near complete recovery now. This is the fate Gu that we want."
"A fully repaired fate Gu cannot be used by anyone. Even Heavenly Court can only use it through Immortal Gu House Heaven Overseeing Tower, to look at the fate of all lifeforms in this world. If anyone can truly control fate Gu, they will be able to decide the traces of fate, they will be able to manipulate the lives of all beings. It is a pity, even though the venerables of past generations tried so, none of them have ever succeeded."
Five Elements Grandmaster was curious: "In that case, what is the point of snatching an incomplete fate Gu?"
Bing Sai Chuan smiled lightly: "We cannot control fate Gu, the reason that the past venerables came up with was that the activation of fate Gu has a high requirement, only heaven's will can control it. But this does not mean that we cannot use fate Gu itself."
"Heavenly Court's Heaven Overseeing Tower is the best example. They are able to make use of fate Gu, even though it is a minor usage."
"Other than that, Heavenly Court has another method, that is to use fate Gu as an immortal material to refine it with a luck path Immortal Gu and create destiny Gu!"
2"Destiny Gu?" Five Elements Grandmaster's pupils shrunk.
Bing Sai Chuan's smile widened: "That is the reason why Heavenly Court invaded Northern Plains to try and snatch fortune rivalling heaven Gu for themselves."
"So that's it." Five Elements Grandmaster realized.
Bing Sai Chuan continued: "But they do not know that the so called destiny Gu was first conceptualized by Ancestor Giant Sun. Heavenly Court wants to refine rank ten destiny Gu in one go, they are too ambitious. We are different, we only want a rank nine destiny Gu, thus, the fate Gu that we use does not need to be fully restored."
"As long as we have rank nine destiny Gu, my Longevity Heaven will be able to contest Heavenly Court. In the following great era, we will dominate and replace Heavenly Court, we will reign over the five regions, we can even become the supreme rulers of all beings in this world!"
Five Elements Grandmaster was tongue-tied, Longevity Heaven's ambition was shocking, but he was also in deep admiration towards Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's plan: "So Giant Sun Immortal Venerable had already planned for Heavenly Court's invasion long ago, Longevity Heaven only used the arrangements today!"
Hearing Bing Sai Chuan's explanation and encouragement, Five Elements Grandmaster hesitated no more, he went with Bull Demon as they flew out towards the refinement path formation.
Heaven Overseeing Tower was at the center of the formation, they had to charge up to the top of Heaven Overseeing Tower to take away fate Gu.
"They've entered the formation!" Old Man Zheng Yuan watched from afar, he had a worried expression.
Fairy Zi Wei was not too worried: "This refinement path formation was specially set up, it is not the Refinement Cauldron formation from earlier, not only is Yuan Qiong Du inside, there are two other rank eights helping with the Gu refinement."
Even though the Refinement Cauldron formation was effective in repairing fate Gu, because it was a copy of Lang Ya blessed land's Refinement Cauldron, Heavenly Court stopped using it.
After all, Longevity Heaven had already annexed Lang Ya Sect, they already had information of the Immortal Gu House Refinement Cauldron.
Inside the refinement path formation, Yuan Qiong Du was the main person in charge, he had to concentrate and could not leave. The two Heavenly Court rank eights helping him could temporarily stop their work and help protect Yuan Qiong Du.
Thoughts flickered in Fairy Zi Wei's mind continuously: "Since Longevity Heaven sent people to invade the formation, they must be trying to snatch fate Gu and not destroy it, that's why they are acting so cautiously. Only otherworldly demons can destroy fate Gu, while Fang Yuan is at Emperor City now, we still have time."
Thinking of this, Fairy Zi Wei did not join the battle, instead, she placed Old Man Zheng Yuan under protection.
Old Man Zheng Yuan only had rank seven cultivation level, he could not participate in the fight. But he had a crucial use, he was the key to using Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable's human path methods!
After making sure Old Man Zheng Yuan was safe, Fairy Zi Wei returned to the battlefield.
Calamity Luck Altar was floating in the air, blocking the entrance to the refinement path formation.
Within the formation space, Bull Demon and Five Elements Grandmaster were already fighting against the two Heavenly Court rank eights.
With a cry, Fairy Zi Wei had countless thoughts rain down like a meteor storm, crashing towards Calamity Luck Altar.
This was an extraordinary immortal killer move, with the amplification of Star Constellation Chessboard, even Calamity Luck Altar could not ignore it.
Bing Sai Chuan healed his injuries while he controlled Calamity Luck Altar to resist Fairy Zi Wei.
Fairy Zi Wei's Star Constellation Chessboard was also a rank eight Immortal Gu House created by Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, while Calamity Luck Altar was created by Giant Sun Immortal Venerable.
The fight between two Immortal Gu Houses was also akin to the fight between Giant Sun Immortal Venerable and Star Constellation Immortal Venerable.
At once, the scene was intense.
Both sides went all out with their abilities, rank eight immortal killer moves had incredible power, but thankfully Heavenly Court was defended by past venerables' methods, it was not destroyed.
As the battle went on, Fairy Zi Wei's breathing became heavier.
Even though she controlled Star Constellation Chessboard, it was tiny and could be held in one hand. Compared to it, Calamity Luck Altar was huge and blocked the formation entirely, it had an advantage.
During this time, Fairy Zi Wei also wanted to save Duke Long.
But Duke Long was bound by silvery chains made by Limitless Demon Venerable's method, once Fairy Zi Wei got close, she felt a strong repulsion force. Any immortal killer move she used was also dispelled by the chains.
Thankfully, this was a form of protection for Duke Long, even though he was in the battlefield, he was completely unharmed. Meanwhile, the palaces around him were turned into ruins, there were many crevices and pits all over the area.
"Damn it, damn it!" Duke Long gritted his teeth, he continued to struggle but there was no effect.
"This is not going well." Fairy Zi Wei had a heavy heart, she was engaged in a long fight, she could not help Yuan Qiong Du who was inside the formation.
Even though Longevity Heaven did not bring many Gu Immortals, all of them who came were rank eight elites, they had their respective roles.
At this rate, they might really be able to take fate Gu away.
Right when Fairy Zi Wei felt helpless against the situation, a corner of Heavenly Court shook intensely, auras started to grow from nowhere, rapidly expanding.
"That is... the immortal graveyard!" Fairy Zi Wei was overjoyed.
Heavenly Court's immortal graveyard had countless rank eight experts. It was unfathomable, not even Fairy Zi Wei knew how many rank eights were sleeping there.
At the critical moment, Heavenly Court finally expended its foundation, the slumbering Gu Immortals sensed it and awakened from their slumber!
"You dare attack my Heavenly Court, you are courting death!" With an explosive voice, a muscular Gu Immortal with a bear head jumped up, his body flying into the sky as his cold gaze stared at Calamity Luck Altar.
While he said that, his figure vanished on the spot.
"Such speed!" Bing Sai Chuan was shocked.
At the next moment, with a loud crash, Calamity Luck Altar fell like a toppling mountain, it was sent flying by a huge force.
A huge black bear that was even larger than Calamity Luck Altar stood at where it was blocking earlier.
Fairy Zi Wei's eyes shined brightly: "This is Senior Zhang Fei Xiong, a transformation path great expert of Heavenly Court! He is most skilled in bear-type transformations, his strength can rival mountains, his power can move the earth."
"The juniors are too useless, outsiders actually managed to attack Heavenly Court so deeply, hmm? Central Great Hall was destroyed?" A voice resounded again.
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An old Gu Immortal appeared in the air.
He had a pale face and thin body, he looked like he was sick. Right now, he sat on a wheelchair, his body seemed weak but his eyes shined with cold light, it made people feel fear and worry.
"Ah." Fairy Zi Wei gasped: "Lord Gu Liu Ru. Sigh, he is a time path great expert, if he had woken earlier to defend the River of Time, taking the place of Senior Li Huang, Fang Yuan would not have escaped!"
Calamity Luck Altar flew into the sky again, as Gu Liu Ru pointed his finger at it.
The entire rank eight Immortal Gu House started to move several times as slowly!
Zhang Fei Xiong laughed loudly as he pounced, crashing into Calamity Luck Altar as he pressed down on it, suppressing it.
"Who woke me up? Sigh, I am so old, if I sleep any less, I will get more wrinkles, I will be ugly! Little sister, don't you agree?" A beautiful figure appeared beside Fairy Zi Wei all of a sudden.
Fairy Zi Wei was taken aback, she did not sense anything.
"Junior greets Senior Wan Zi Hong." Fairy Zi Wei bowed respectfully.
"Don't call me senior, call me sister. Look, are there more wrinkles near my eyes now?" This newly awakened female immortal got close to Fairy Zi Wei as she asked with deep concern.
Fairy Zi Wei looked at the snow-white, beautiful and flawless face, she was speechless but her expression became very polite: "There are no wrinkles, Wan... sister, you are too worried."
She was very cautious.
Because this female immortal Wan Zi Hong did not have an ordinary background.
Most of Heavenly Court's members were chosen from Central Continent's ten great ancient sects, but this Wan Zi Hong was once a great demon that wreaked havoc in Western Desert, she was absorbed by Heavenly Court to become one of its members.
Zhang Fei Xiong, Gu Liu Ru, Wan Zi Hong... one by one, Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals woke up from the immortal graveyard.
At once, the numbers on each side became tilted, the situation changed drastically.
"So many reinforcements at once? Are there more?" Inside Calamity Luck Altar, Bing Sai Chuan laughed loudly.
In this dangerous situation, he was still able to laugh.
Fairy Zi Wei had a bad feeling, since Longevity Heaven was attacking Heavenly Court, how could they not expect the situation in the immortal graveyard?
"Do you know why I bought Calamity Luck Altar? Because the killer move of a former Demon Venerable is in it." At this moment, Bing Sai Chuan's gaze became deep and unfathomable.
But what method gave him such confidence?
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Hidden Dragon Cave battlefield.
The super immortal formation suppressing Di Zang Sheng was broken by Eastern Sea's rank eights, it was half collapsed, only the central core area was still active.
Old Man Bei Feng was heavily injured, he could barely hold down the situation. His grandson Feng Chan Zi was beside him, waiting for Heavenly Court's reinforcements to no avail. The despair on Feng Chan Zi's face became increasingly deep.
Outside the central area, Eastern Sea's rank eights completely surrounded this formation.
Hua clan first supreme elder Hua Cai Yun let out an immemorial cloud beast, it continued to dwindle away at the formation's core.
"This is Heavenly Court's creation after all, even just the core of the formation can resist my cloud beast's corrosion." Hua Cai Yun sighed.
Roar—!
At this time, a loud dragon roar could be heard from deep within the abyss, it was ground shaking.
Sound waves reverberated, causing the entire Earth Trench to tremor, countless rocks started to fall off the Earth Trench's cliffs.
Eastern Sea's rank eights looked at the abyss below them worriedly, Shen Cong Sheng urged: "The formation is half destroyed, it cannot suppress Di Zang Sheng anymore, to avoid problems, we need to act now."
Di Zang Sheng was a very unique legendary immemorial desolate beast. Because it was created from the power of Central Continent's earth veins, it was born from endless hatred, anger, and grudges.
Thus, it bore natural hatred and killing intent towards humans, and most importantly, unless its source was destroyed, it would never die. It had once caused great trouble to Heavenly Court, Eastern Sea's Gu Immortals did not want to fight Di Zang Sheng for no reason. They wanted to take away Dragon Palace to regain their reputation, if Di Zang Sheng was released, it would continue to find trouble with Heavenly Court and Central Continent.
"It is ready." Song Qi Yuan nodded.
"Puff." He muttered lightly.
Immortal killer move — Broken Mirror Shard Light.
Crack!
With a loud sound resembling a mirror falling on the ground and shattering into countless pieces.
The entire formation core area's light halo also shattered like a mirror, exposing Old Man Bei Feng and Feng Chan Zi who were inside.
"No!" Feng Chan Zi was so scared he quickly screamed and moved back.
Song Qi Yuan's killer move was very special, it created no commotion when used at first, only after a long period of nurturing would it catch people off-guard and create an unexpected result.
This broken mirror shard light was Song Qi Yuan's proud method, it was mostly used against stationary enemies like formations.
The formation broke, Di Zang Sheng growled loudly, the sound waves created shook the entire Earth Trench.
"Quick, make use of the time!" Eastern Sea's rank eights attacked.
"I am going to die!" Feng Chan Zi fell backwards, he was so scared he shut his eyes, shivering with a distorted expression, awaiting his death.
Old Man Bei Feng sighed deeply, he could not fight anymore, the difference in strength was too big, he could only wait for his death.
"Don't kill him, let me capture him alive." Shen Cong Sheng suddenly said.
Eastern Sea's Gu Immortals halted their attacks, they were quite surprised, did Shen Cong Sheng have a method to capture a rank eight Gu Immortal alive?
"Everyone, take a good look." Shen Cong Sheng smiled confidently: "Go."
The Eastern Sea immortals saw that countless threads appeared around Old Man Bei Feng's body, he was wrapped up like a cocoon.
"This is a new killer move that I created recently, it is called lingering sound!" Shen Cong Sheng explained.
Old Man Bei Feng had a furious expression, he was already prepared for death, but these Eastern Sea Gu Immortals actually wanted to capture him alive, it was a great humiliation.
Eastern Sea's immortals were quiet.
It seemed like Shen Cong Sheng could really capture rank eight Gu Immortals. Even though Old Man Bei Feng was defenseless at the moment, Shen Cong Sheng's method was still quite threatening.
Rank eight Gu Immortals had very deep foundations, it was evident from seeing Shen Cong Sheng's method.
Old Man Bei Feng could not resist, as for Feng Chan Zi, he was already shivering from fear, Eastern Sea's immortals did not even bother with this cowardly rank six immortal.
Shen Cong Sheng used his immortal killer move to its limit and captured Old Man Bei Feng. The value of a living rank eight Gu Immortal was much higher than a dead one. Forget about the rest, just the reputation gained from capturing a great expert of the same rank was enough for Shen Cong Sheng and the entire Shen clan's reputation to soar in Eastern Sea!
The other immortals started to look for Immortal Gu House Dragon Palace.
They had come here together for this rank eight Immortal Gu House.
Soon, Zhang Yin found something.
"Over there!" He pointed with an excited expression, before using an investigative immortal killer move.
After using the killer move, an Immortal Gu House appeared, it floated above everyone's head, it was several tens of meters on top of Old Man Bei Feng.
The Eastern Sea immortals were overjoyed, what else but Dragon Palace could this be?
Other than Shen Cong Sheng, the other Eastern Sea immortals quickly gathered with an excited expression.
Shen Cong Sheng concentrated on dealing with Old Man Bei Feng, he felt no anxiety. Before coming here, the Eastern Sea immortals had already set an alliance agreement, it had quite the binding force. The rule was: If Eastern Sea's immortals obtain Dragon Palace, everyone would get a share. As for the share, it would depend on how much effort they put in.
Since Dragon Palace appeared, Song Qi Yuan and the rest started to try and capture it.
But after using several killer moves, Dragon Palace only shook, it did not acknowledge a new owner.
"This Immortal Gu House is really extraordinary!" Dragon Palace's fierce resistance made the Eastern Sea immortals even more excited, their desire for Dragon Palace rose even more.
Gradually, while trying to capture it, they realized a huge secret.
"So that's it."
"Heavenly Court placed Immortal Gu House Dragon Palace here to try and tame Di Zang Sheng!"
"Even though Di Zang Sheng was born from the earth vein and negative emotions, it is still considered a dragon, it is countered by Dragon Palace, thus there is a possibility of subduing it."
"Duke Long has a good plan indeed! Now that the five regions' earth veins are becoming one, and Di Zang Sheng's power comes from the earth vein, once they combine, Di Zang Sheng's power will rise by at least five times!"
"Don't forget, when the earth veins become one and the five regional walls vanish, the world would be in chaos and conflict, by then, there will be a great amount of fear, hatred, jealousy, and other emotions. With that, Di Zang Sheng's strength will rise again."
Eastern Sea's immortals conversed as some gasped.
At this rate, among the legendary immemorial desolate beasts, Di Zang Sheng might become the number one among them.
It already had peak rank eight battle strength to begin with, after the boost, it might even be able to reach pseudo-Immortal Venerable!
"No wonder Duke Long paid a huge price to obtain Dragon Palace, he wanted to subdue a pseudo-Immortal Venerable battle strength to suppress the situation."
"Thankfully we came to stop Heavenly Court's plan, otherwise, we will have trouble during the five regions chaotic war."
2Eastern Sea's immortals were very glad.
"No wonder we could only hear dragon roars even though the formation broke, Di Zang Sheng has not escaped yet."
"Right now, Dragon Palace is suppressing Di Zang Sheng, we need to wait a bit more."
"That's right, after Dragon Palace subdues Di Zang Sheng, not only would we gain a rank eight Immortal Gu House, we will also gain an existence with great battle strength."
1"If Heavenly Court finds out, they would probably puke blood."
"Hahaha, truly fantastic, fantastic."
Emperor City battlefield.
Immortal killer move — Great Thief Ghost Hand!
Fang Yuan activated it in succession, Heavenly Court's Immortal Gu Houses avoided them wherever the ghost hands went.
Great thief ghost hand could steal Gu worms, Fang Yuan could use this killer move to steal rank eight Immortal Gu, even if they were hiding inside the grotto-heavens of Gu Immortals.
The essence of Immortal Gu Houses was the combination of Gu worms to create a stable form. It could be seen as a combination of many killer moves, or a mobile immortal formation.
Be it immortal killer move, Immortal Gu House, or immortal formation, they were all ways to use Gu worms. Even though they appear different, the essence was the same.
Great thief ghost hand could even steal Gu worms inside immortal apertures, not to mention Immortal Gu Houses which were essentially mobile immortal formations that exposed their Gu worms on the outside.
Undeniably, great thief ghost hand countered Immortal Gu Houses!
Fang Yuan relied on great thief ghost hand to attack, managing to steal many Gu worms.
He had targeted Immortal Gu Houses before, but that was Great Space Temple which had a method that resisted great thief ghost hand. In truth, most Immortal Gu Houses did not have a way to counter Fang Yuan's great thief ghost hand.
The Immortal Gu House defense line that Heavenly Court meticulously created became a huge mess because of Fang Yuan's interference and influence.
"Scoundrel Fang Yuan, accept your death!" At the critical moment, Li Huang shouted as he pounced at Fang Yuan with verdant sun flame cloak on him.
Heavenly Court's Immortal Gu Houses could not deal with Fang Yuan, but their Gu Immortals could.
It was much harder for great thief ghost hand to steal Immortal Gu from immortal apertures than Immortal Gu Houses!
Especially when Li Huang had verdant sun flame cloak, it could defend against Fang Yuan's great thief ghost hand.
Fang Yuan saw that Li Huang had approached him, he advanced instead of retreating: "Li Huang, you finally showed up at long last, I've been waiting for you!"
At the next moment, Fang Yuan turned into the immemorial year monkey and spitted.
Instantly, spring scissors killer move flew out, tearing through space as it targeted Li Huang.
Next, Fang Yuan breathed in deeply as the monkey grabbed empty space with both hands, pulling out a huge fan out of nowhere.
It was immortal killer move — Summer Fan.
Snip!
"What?!" Li Huang had a shocked gaze as the cloak on his back became torn, its defense was greatly lowered.
Fan!
Whoosh!
Intense winds blew, the world changed colors.
Li Huang was hit as he flew far away due to the wind.
"How did his strength rise so drastically?" Li Huang looked at the tiny spark left on his verdant sun flame cloak as he showed an ugly expression.
Because when he got attacked earlier, he saw that the situation was bad and activated verdant sun flame cloak once again.
This fire path defensive killer move had a great attribute, it could be used consecutively and stacked. The weakness was that the expended immortal essence would be twice as high!