Bitan Blessed Land was currently facing a devastating "locust plague."
Countless Northern Plains Gu Immortals swept through the blessed land like a swarm of locusts, frantically looting every resource that caught their eye.
Those who failed to snatch any immortal or Mortal materials turned their demonic claws toward the Mortals and Gu Masters of the Eastern Tribe, seizing them by the handful like harvesting weeds.
Though most of these Eastern Tribe members were merely Mortals or ordinary Gu Masters, they could still be sold as slaves in Treasure Yellow Heaven.
The prestigious Eastern Tribe, descendants of Giant Sun Immortal Venerable, had actually declined to such a state, reduced to livestock for others to slaughter—it was a lamentable sight.
Perhaps heaven was watching, for amidst this man-made disaster, more than a dozen Rank Five Peak Gu Masters of the Eastern Tribe within Bitan Blessed Land took the risk to attempt Immortal Ascension, triggering their Immortal Ascension Tribulations one after another.
Most were reduced to ashes by the tribulations, but three successfully balanced the three qis and brought down the Immortal Ascension Tribulation.
They braved their tribulations to boldly block the demonic and Loose Cultivator Gu Immortals who were "red-eyed with greed."
At the same time, the massive loss of heaven and earth qi caused the condition of Bitan Blessed Land to deteriorate rapidly.
Combined with the Northern Plains immortals forcibly prying open the blessed land's entrance, the entire blessed land was on the verge of collapse.
Fortunately, Bitan Blessed Land had a deep foundation and was situated on the surface, allowing it to freely absorb heaven and earth qi. It soon rebalanced the three qis and regained stability.
Meanwhile, the two variant human Gu Immortals, Jiang Yu and Little Person Gu Immortal, took advantage of the chaos to flee in panic, attempting to abandon Bitan Blessed Land.
The repeated setbacks did not make these demonic and Loose Cultivators restrain themselves; instead, it made them more united against outsiders as they scoured Bitan Blessed Land to capture Eastern Tribe members.
The two Rank Seven variant human Gu Immortals, Little Person Gu Immortal and Jiang Yu, also received significant attention from the immortals, even though they only wanted to escape and live peacefully.
Little Person Gu Immortal and Jiang Yu fought back with all their might but were surrounded by dozens of Gu Immortals, making it difficult to escape.
Yuan Fang was at the core of the battlefield. Narrowing his eyes, he caught sight of a group of Hairy People slaves a few yards away. He immediately flew over, activating a Killer Move to take them away.
Just then, a blazing fireball came whistling toward him. Yuan Fang was quick-witted and waved his hand, easily blocking the fireball.
The person who attacked him stared at Yuan Fang with wide, furious eyes and roared fiercely:
"I discovered these Hairy People first! Get lost! Get lost now! Or I'll let you taste the sensation of being roasted by flames!"
Yuan Fang glanced sideways at the man with disdain, raising his hand to activate the Human Path Killer Move, "Flower Exchange, Wood Grafting."
With a soft sound, two Fire Path immortal gu from within that person's immortal aperture quietly fell into Yuan Fang's hands.
"My immortal gu!"
The man was shocked and furious, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering as he turned to flee.
Yuan Fang gave a cold laugh and unleashed the "Only I Am Supreme" Killer Move. Within a few breaths, the man was completely assimilated and became one of Yuan Fang's Clones.
This man was named Scarless White. He primarily cultivated Wisdom Path and minored in Fire Path. Despite being a Wisdom Path Gu Immortal, he didn't have a single Wisdom Path immortal gu, possessing only two Fire Path immortal gu.
Those two Fire Path immortal gu were of little use to Yuan Fang, so he returned them to Scarless White.
In any case, Scarless White was now his Clone; the stronger the Clone, the more beneficial it was for him.
Yuan Fang then ordered his Clone to collect the Hairy People before weaving through the chaotic crowd of immortals to hunt down Little Person Gu Immortal and Jiang Yu to seize Fang Cun Mountain.
As Jiang Yu was fleeing in panic, an Immortal Path Killer Move suddenly struck. The attacker was a Rank Seven expert, the Northern Plains Devil Head Pi Shui Han.
Jiang Yu did not dare to linger and immediately changed direction to escape. At that moment, Yuan Fang revealed one of his trump cards.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Heroic Sword Eyes!"
In the next instant, Yuan Fang's appearance changed abruptly, transforming into the likeness of the Central Continent Sword Immortal Thin Green from tens of thousands of years ago.
Within "Thin Green's" eyes, sword light surged violently, piercing out like a white rainbow through the sun, followed closely by a white flash that drew blood.
Jiang Yu felt a chill on his left shoulder as his flesh was instantly torn open, deep enough to see the bone, and blood gushed out incessantly.
This "Heroic Sword Eyes" could transform gaze into sword light. The sword light was so fast that it could hit the limit of Yuan Fang's vision in the blink of an eye.
"Thin Green's" gaze sharpened, and another sword light, like a comet striking the moon, swept past with a whoosh, slicing off Jiang Yu's left ear.
Jiang Yu endured the intense pain, gritting his teeth as he continued to flee.
"As expected of a Rank Seven Gu Immortal, he flees quite fast." "Thin Green" sneered as his form shifted again, reverting to Yuan Fang's appearance.
Just then, the figure of the Little Person Gu Immortal flashed before his eyes. A cold light glinted in Yuan Fang's eyes as he activated "Heroic Sword Eyes" once more.
In the next moment, the sword light struck like lightning, slashing directly at Little Person Gu Immortal.
Little Person Gu Immortal's pupils shrank as he felt a bone-chilling cold rush toward him. The sword light grazed past his shoulder, missing him by a hair's breadth and leaving him in a cold sweat.
"So... such a fast sword! So fast..."
Little Person Gu Immortal no longer dared to confront Yuan Fang head-on, immediately activating defensive measures and fleeing with all his strength.
Although Yuan Fang was only at rank six cultivation, his sword path dao marks were as profound as a Rank Seven Gu Immortal's. The only gap between Yuan Fang and a Rank Seven Gu Immortal was the quantity of immortal essence.
Furthermore, what he was currently using was the Legacy of the Sword Immortal Thin Green.
Thin Green was the first person in the original work to be called a "Pseudo-Venerable," known by the title: "The Pseudo-Venerable whose sword split the five continents, bound by love for the sake of all living beings."
His Killer Moves were still top-tier even in the current Gu World, possessing infinite power.
The demonic and Loose Cultivators were like a locust plague, stripping Bitan Blessed Land of its resources.
To fight over immortal materials, the Gu Immortals began killing each other; some were even struck down on the spot by their companions over a few stalks of immortal materials.
Yuan Fang and the Gu Immortals of the Gu Yue Clan moved through the countless Killer Moves and Gu Immortals, even coming to blows over a few immortal essence stones.
Yuan Fang also hit two Rank Six Gu Immortals with the "Only I Am Supreme" Killer Move, but unfortunately, one of them had already died. Great White Cloud Life happened to not be present, so he couldn't be converted into a Clone.
As for the other Rank Six Gu Immortal, her name was quite something—she was called "Willow Like Smoke."
Willow Like Smoke was a Northern Plains rank six Loose Cultivator who specialized in Transformation Path. She originally had an immortal gu, but she destroyed it herself in a moment of crisis.
She possessed a seductive charm and devastating beauty, with countless suitors. Many Righteous Path Gu Immortals of Northern Plains were willing to be her devoted followers.
In terms of looks, Willow Like Smoke far surpassed the likes of Ge Yao and Yao Le, and she was not even inferior to Bai Ning Bing.
If Bai Ning Bing was an ice mountain beauty untouched by the Mortal World, then Willow Like Smoke was a charming "little fox," seemingly the Reincarnation of King Zhou's wife, Daji.
At this time, the two Rank Seven variant human Gu Immortals, Jiang Yu and Little Person Gu Immortal, finally met. The two huddled together for warmth, fleeing in panic toward the entrance of Bitan Blessed Land.
Fang Cun Mountain was currently stored within Little Person Gu Immortal's Fang Cun Blessed Land. Because Little Person Gu Immortal was a Little Person, he was only the size of a thumb; he currently sat on Jiang Yu's head, his hands tightly clutching Jiang Yu's hair.
The scene was rather comical:
The Little Person flapped his tiny wings with all his might, his hands gripping Jiang Yu's messy hair, with only his small head peeking out;
Jiang Yu, meanwhile, vigorously flapped his massive wings, half-crouched on a multicolored cloud, his hands clutching the corners of the cloud as he drove it forward like a horse.
Both their faces were deathly pale and filled with terror, the Little Person looking back from time to time, fearing they would be caught by pursuers.
The two were extremely fast and soon reached the vicinity of the Bitan Blessed Land entrance before stopping to catch their breath.
The two variant human Gu Immortals had consumed a lot of immortal essence in the previous battle. They were currently refining Rank Seven immortal essence stones to replenish their Rank Seven red date immortal essence while taking a brief moment to rest.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Little Person Gu Immortal, Little Person Gu Immortal, scanned the surroundings worriedly and said in a heavy voice:
"Brother Jiang Yu, how about we leave quickly? I have an ominous feeling."
The Feathered Men Gu Immortal, Jiang Yu, wiped the cold sweat from his face and looked behind him warily.
Jiang Yu then activated an Immortal Rank investigative Killer Move, after which he let out a long sigh of relief as if he had survived a disaster. A self-satisfied and fortunate smile appeared on his face:
"Rest assured, Brother Dong Fang, I have an Immortal Path investigative Killer Move called 'Killing Intent Perception.'"
"This Killer Move allows me to perceive killing intent within a certain range. Anyone who develops killing intent toward me will be—"
Before he could finish his sentence, a small and agile figure suddenly swooped down like a "goshawk striking a palace," and a hideous demonic claw shot out like lightning, grabbing toward the Little Person Gu Immortal, Little Person Gu Immortal.
Little Person Gu Immortal was quick-witted and slapped down at the hideous demonic claw, causing the claw to snatch Jiang Yu's right ear instead.
With a "shredding" sound, Jiang Yu's right ear was completely torn off, and blood splattered everywhere.
The attacker was a beastman Gu Immortal with only rank six cultivation.
His skin was an eerie greenish-blue, and he was short, standing about 1.1 to 1.2 meters tall.
His mouth was full of protruding yellow tusks like a wild boar, paired with a long pointed nose, flapping long ears, and a pair of bulging yellow eyes—he was the spitting image of an ugly goblin.
Perhaps some readers remember this beastman Gu Immortal—his name was Eastern Orc, and he had once sold beastman slaves in Treasure Yellow Heaven.
Eastern Orc primarily cultivated Food Path and minored in Strength Path, possessing a Food Path rank six immortal gu called "Madman Immortal Gu."
Furthermore, he had an Immortal Path Killer Move centered on the Madman Immortal Gu that combined Food and Sound Paths, called "Hannibal's Little Tune."
After activating this move and devouring the flesh and blood of Gu Immortals, he could directly increase his Food Path dao marks; it was his best method for cultivation. Because of this, Eastern Orc possessed a large number of Food Path dao marks.
The Feathered Men Gu Immortal, Jiang Yu, endured the sharp pain in his right ear, wishing he could slap this beastman to death.
Jiang Yu's Immortal Path Killer Move, Killing Intent Perception, only worked on killing intent directed at himself.
However, Eastern Orc's killing intent was entirely focused on the Little Person Gu Immortal, Little Person Gu Immortal, which was why Jiang Yu hadn't noticed a thing.
Just as Jiang Yu was about to strike, his Killing Intent Perception suddenly gave a frantic warning—a large group of enemies was rapidly approaching.
Jiang Yu did not dare to stay and turned to flee, taking the Little Person Gu Immortal with him.
The beastman Gu Immortal, Eastern Orc, did not give chase. He activated Hannibal's Little Tune, preparing to enjoy Jiang Yu's right ear.
Suddenly, Eastern Orc spat out a mouthful of blood as his Killer Move suffered a sudden backlash, failing completely.
He had activated this move countless times without fail, yet it had inexplicably failed now, leaving him filled with doubt and suspicion.
He hurriedly checked his immortal aperture, only to find to his horror that the core Madman Immortal Gu had vanished without a trace.
"Where is my immortal gu?!"
In the next moment, a phantom of a black iron nail shot through the air, hitting Eastern Orc squarely in the forehead.
It was Yuan Fang's "Only I Am Supreme" Killer Move.
Yuan Fang and twelve Gu Immortals flew over. He had gained much just now and was currently preparing to close the net.
It turned out that on the way out of Bitan Blessed Land, Xiao Mang had discovered Jiang Yu and Little Person Gu Immortal.
Upon learning of this, Yuan Fang immediately ordered a pursuit.
During the chase, they happened to run into Eastern Orc, so he used "Flower Exchange, Wood Grafting" and "Only I Am Supreme" in succession to subdue him instantly.
The poor beastman Gu Immortal, Eastern Orc, was merely a passerby and had no means to resist the Only I Am Supreme Killer Move.
After just a few breaths, he was completely reduced to one of Yuan Fang's Clones.
At this point, Yuan Fang had six Gu Immortal Clones under his command: Lin Hong, Xiao Mang, Avatar, Wu Hen, Ru Yan, and Bu Lin.
As for Gu Yue Lin Xiang, he was still a Rank Five Gu Master, only possessing rank six battle strength for a short time before self-detonating due to the special Universe Great Evolution Body.
Within Eastern Orc's Bu Lin Blessed Land, he actually raised hundreds of thousands of beastmen, which delighted Yuan Fang.
After all, the beastman race had long since gone extinct, so this was undoubtedly an unexpected windfall.
Eastern Orc had two immortal gu:
One was the Food Path "Madman Immortal Gu," and the other was the Strength Path "Iron Wing Eagle Strength Immortal Gu."
Yuan Fang took the Iron Wing Eagle Strength Immortal Gu, intending to give it to Fang Yuan. As for the Madman Immortal Gu, he returned it to Eastern Orc to let him continue being useful.
After dealing with Eastern Orc's affairs, Yuan Fang did not stop for a moment, immediately ordering the thirteen Gu Immortals to join him in hunting down Little Person Gu Immortal and Jiang Yu.
Yuan Fang had obtained an Immortal Path movement Killer Move called "Roaming Sword Flying Shadow" from Thin Green's Legacy. Combined with the amplification from his sword path dao marks, his movement speed was actually faster than the Rank Seven Feathered Men Gu Immortal, Jiang Yu.
In addition, with Yuan Fang's zombie Clone benefiting from the wisdom halo and the help of a sword path Great Grandmaster, Yuan Fang actually managed to temporarily modify the Killer Move, allowing Roaming Sword Flying Shadow to be used on a group. The only drawback was that the speed was slower.
However, with Yuan Fang's sword path dao marks and Human Path blessings, the movement speed of the Roaming Sword Flying Shadow Killer Move was already considered top-tier for Rank Seven.
Soon, Yuan Fang and his group caught up, and Jiang Yu could even clearly see their figures getting closer and closer.
Fear instantly gripped his heart, and he made a desperate decision. He grabbed the Little Person Gu Immortal, Little Person Gu Immortal, from his head and threw him backward with all his might, roaring:
"Better a Fellow Daoist die than this poor Daoist! Brother, away you go!"
"Jiang Yu, oh Jiang Yu! You insidious and cunning villain! I hope you have no descendants!"
The Little Person Gu Immortal happened to fly right in front of Eastern Orc, and with a wave of his hand, he used an Immortal Path Killer Move to kill Eastern Orc on the spot.
But because of Great White Cloud Life's Man as Before immortal gu, Eastern Orc was resurrected in the next instant. Everyone swarmed forward, giving the Little Person Gu Immortal a severe beating; the scene was truly pitiful.
As for Jiang Yu, he relied on his friend's "sacrifice" to successfully escape.