I never would have imagined that there was a Thievery Path Gu Immortal hidden within the Shadow Sect's forces!
"Black City, we cannot stay here any longer. We must retreat immediately and report this news to the Deputy Envoy with utmost urgency!"
Fairy Jiang Yu's face was as pale as paper, her beautiful eyes filled with unshakable terror. She subconsciously clenched her fists, her gaze warily sweeping over the dim, misty clouds surrounding them.
As if at any second, an even more terrifying Killer Move might launch a surprise attack from within the clouds.
Not daring to delay for a moment, she grabbed Black City, who stood beside her with an equally grave expression.
The Aura around the two of them surged violently, transforming into two sharp streaks of light—one purple, one black—that shot straight up into the sky.
In the blink of an eye, they completely vanished from the edge of the battlefield, leaving behind only two faint traces of Gu Immortal Qi.
Meanwhile, on the other side of Lang Ya Blessed Land, the true main battlefield, the brutality of the assault and defense was escalating at a shocking rate.
The air was thick with the pungent smell of blood, the intense Aura of Immortal Path Killer Moves being activated, and the piercing shrieks of various Killer Moves colliding—enough to chill the soul and terrify the heart.
Yuan Fang was seated cross-legged beside the Lang Ya Earth Spirit, his expression solemn, faint golden light from Luck Path swirling around him.
Before him hovered a mirror containing infinite mysteries. Its surface was smooth as a whetstone, free of even a speck of dust, yet it clearly reflected every corner of the entire battlefield within Lang Ya Blessed Land.
Yuan Fang's eyes were fixed intently on the mirror, his mind highly focused. He seemed to have fused with the mirror itself, controlling every movement on the battlefield.
"Kid Yuan Fang, your 'Heavenly Luck Empowerment' Killer Move is truly more formidable than this old man ever imagined!"
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit stood nearby, his snow-white beard fluttering gently in the fierce wind blowing from the battlefield. His cloudy old eyes shone with unconcealed admiration and shock. He couldn't help but nod repeatedly, his tone full of respect:
"In all my long years, I have seen countless Luck Path Killer Moves, but I have never seen anyone fuse Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's all living beings luck true inheritance and Self Luck True Inheritance so skillfully and perfectly."
"What's even rarer is that you've integrated your own unique insights into the Human Path, giving this Killer Move a characteristic that belongs solely to you."
Faced with the Lang Ya Earth Spirit's continuous praise, Yuan Fang had no mind to respond.
The current battle situation was at a critical extreme. The slightest misstep, and the entire Lang Ya Blessed Land would fall completely into the hands of Shadow Sect, with all its Gu Immortals meeting a gruesome end.
The twelve Cloud Pavilions he had meticulously arranged were the core defensive barrier against Shadow Sect's assault.
Three of them had now completely fallen, forcibly breached by the Shadow Sect's swarm of Immortals, with heavy casualties among the Gu Immortals inside.
The Cloud Pavilions themselves had been shattered to pieces, unable to offer even a shred of defensive power.
And the seven Clones he had obtained during the Northern Plains martial competition for marriage had all perished in battle, not even a wisp of remnant soul left behind.
What weighed even heavier on Yuan Fang's heart, making cold sweat pour down his back, was that with the death of each Clone, his own Luck would plummet dramatically.
This was the most fatal and most hidden flaw of his 'Only I Am Supreme' Killer Move!
Before this, he had always focused on other matters, never delving deeply into this point.
It was only now, with his Clones falling one after another, that he suddenly realized: besides the sharp drop in Luck, the death of a Clone would also cause a massive loss of his own Human Path dao marks.
Normally, Yuan Fang rarely used the Luck Inspection immortal gu to examine the state of his own Luck.
Coupled with the fact that his self gu could continuously increase Human Path dao marks to compensate for losses, this was why he had never discovered that behind such a powerful Killer Move lay such a terrifying hidden danger.
As Clones fell one after another, Yuan Fang's Luck plummeted like a breached river, cascading downward uncontrollably.
This drastic attenuation of Luck directly weakened and suppressed the effects of the 'Heavenly Luck Empowerment' Killer Move he was activating, greatly diminishing its power and creating a vicious, despair-inducing cycle.
Even so, the Foundation of this 'Heavenly Luck Empowerment' Killer Move remained astonishingly formidable.
It perfectly fused Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's two supreme Luck Path True Inheritances—All Living Beings Luck and Self Luck. Combined with Yuan Fang's own unique insights into the Human Path, its might and amplification far surpassed the majority of rank six Immortal Path Killer Moves in the Gu World.
Any Gu Immortal with knowledge of Luck Path knew that the Rank Eight heavenly luck gu was the most representative immortal gu of the all living beings luck true inheritance.
The core of so-called All Living Beings Luck is extracting the Luck of all living beings, turning it to one's own use, using the Luck of the masses to increase one's own Luck.
Take the heavenly luck gu, for example. It can forcibly extract an enemy's Luck, causing them to be plagued by misfortune and constant disasters, thereby allowing oneself to attract fortune, avoid disaster, and gain an absolute upper hand in battle.
The dog shit luck immortal gu, on the other hand, is the core immortal gu of the Self Luck True Inheritance.
Self Luck, as the name implies, focuses on increasing and stabilizing one's own Luck. It does not rely on external forces or seize from the masses, but cultivates only the Self, allowing one to turn calamity into fortune, encounter constant Opportunities, and escape death in countless dangerous situations.
This dog shit luck immortal gu was once Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's vital Gu. Back then, it was precisely by relying on it that Giant Sun Immortal Venerable turned danger into safety through countless life-and-death crises, overcoming all obstacles to finally ascend to the position of Immortal Venerable, his might shaking the entire Five Regions and Two Heavens.
Throughout his life, Giant Sun Immortal Venerable founded three supreme Luck Path True Inheritances:
Self Luck, All Living Beings Luck, and Heaven and Earth Luck.
The first two supreme True Inheritances had now, by chance, all been obtained by Yuan Fang.
Only the most powerful and mysterious Heaven and Earth Luck True Inheritance remained firmly in the grasp of Giant Sun Immortal Venerable himself, utterly inaccessible to others.
The might of the Heaven and Earth Luck True Inheritance was terrifying to the extreme.
It could extract the vast Luck of the entire heaven and earth, the entire Five Regions and Two Heavens, even the entire Gu World, turning it to one's own use, using the Luck of heaven and earth to crush powerful enemies in the world.
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's world-shaking Killer Move, 'All Living Beings, Heaven and Earth, I Stand at the Center,' was based on the Heaven and Earth Luck True Inheritance, directly extracting the boundless Luck of the Five Regions and Two Heavens to empower himself, overpowering Fang Yuan and Star Constellation, with none able to rival him.
As for this supreme Heaven and Earth Luck True Inheritance, Yuan Fang currently dared not entertain even the slightest hope. His strength and Foundation were still far from sufficient to touch a Legacy of this level.
But the 'Heavenly Luck Empowerment' Killer Move he was currently activating, even without the empowerment of Heaven and Earth Luck, was already formidable enough.
Enough to sustain him in this desperate battle, allowing him to hold out against the swarm of Shadow Sect Immortals to the end.
The most unique aspect of this Immortal Path Killer Move was that its core was not an ordinary immortal gu at all.
Rather, it was Ma Hong Yun, who resided within Yuan Fang's immortal aperture, completely unaware of the Heaven-Defying Luck he possessed.
Ma Hong Yun was the possessor of the Rank Eight heavenly luck gu, even if he himself knew nothing about it.
But just the Heaven-Defying, extreme Heavenly Luck he carried on his person was enough to forcibly attract and extract the Luck of others, providing a continuous stream of power for the 'Heavenly Luck Empowerment' Killer Move.
The dog shit luck immortal gu and the calamity inviting immortal gu in Yuan Fang's hands were also indispensable cores of this Immortal Path Killer Move.
The dog shit luck immortal gu was responsible for ensuring Yuan Fang's own Luck remained unbroken and his Foundation stable; the calamity inviting immortal gu was responsible for attracting calamity, transferring all crises and misfortune onto Ma Hong Yun.
Thus, a peculiar and highly efficient cycle quietly formed amidst the brutal battlefield:
Yuan Fang continuously channeled his remaining Luck onto his allied Gu Immortals, boosting their combat power, Luck, and defense, allowing them to hold out a moment longer under Shadow Sect's fierce assault. Yet this very action caused his own Luck to plummet wildly, nearing exhaustion.
At the same time, he had Ma Hong Yun use immortal essence to activate the calamity inviting immortal gu, causing Ma Hong Yun to attract boundless calamity.
This forced the Heavenly Luck within Ma Hong Yun's body to passively extract the vast Luck of the Shadow Sect's swarm of Immortals, replenishing the consumption of the 'Heavenly Luck Empowerment' Killer Move and maintaining its continuous operation.
Yuan Fang's cultivation was only that of a Rank Six Gu Immortal, while the heavenly luck gu was a genuine Rank Eight immortal gu. The gap between them was like a chasm.
Forcing a Killer Move with a Rank Eight immortal gu at its core with only rank six cultivation would inevitably incur a terrifying backlash. The slightest misstep would cause Luck to plummet catastrophically, with coffin-carrying death Luck descending upon him.
And at this moment, the Self Luck True Inheritance finally played a crucial role.
A vast amount of his own Luck supported Yuan Fang's Luck, allowing him to barely withstand the impact of the heavenly luck gu's backlash, preventing an immediate catastrophic drop in Luck.
Even so, Yuan Fang's Luck was still being continuously drained by Ma Hong Yun, constantly decreasing.
Compounded by the substantial Luck deduction from his Clones' deaths, this consumption process was accelerated infinitely.
Yuan Fang's face grew increasingly pale, a faint trace of blood even trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Just then, a fatal new variable emerged in the battle situation.
The swarm of Shadow Sect Immortals, who had been scattered and assaulting, nibbling away at the Cloud Pavilions from all sides, suddenly stopped fighting individually.
Instead, they gathered rapidly within an extremely short time.
Like a clenched iron fist, they concentrated all their power and launched a storm-like fierce assault on the same Cloud Pavilion!
"Not good!"
Seeing this, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit was both shocked and furious. His aged face instantly flushed crimson, and he couldn't help but cry out.
They saw the Shadow Sect's core powerhouse, Qin Bai Sheng, suddenly raise his broad palm, the gold dao Aura around him surging like a tidal wave.
A devastatingly powerful Immortal Path Killer Move erupted forth, its golden light dazzling and unstoppable, instantly annihilating a Yuan Fang Clone that rushed forward to block it!
That Clone didn't even have time to scream before turning to ashes under the terrifying Killer Move.
"Such formidable combat power! We're no match at all! Retreat! Run!"
Scarless White was scared Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, his heart filled with nothing but boundless fear. He no longer dared to prolong the fight, turning to activate an Immortal Path Killer Move to flee.
"Trying to run? In front of me, you dare even speak of running? Immortal Path Killer Move—Wind Escape!"
Seeing this, Wind Returner shouted sharply. The Aura around him surged violently as he transformed into an extremely fast green wind shadow, instantly blocking Scarless White's path and cutting off all his routes of escape.
This Wind Escape Killer Move was no ordinary technique; it was one of the fastest Immortal Path Killer Moves in the Northern Plains today. Within the same rank, almost no one could escape it.
"Immortal Path Killer Move—Li Huang's Mourning Garments!"
At this critical juncture between life and death, Scarless White no longer dared to hold back. He fiercely activated his ultimate defensive Killer Move.
His hair grew at a visible, frantic rate, instantly transforming into blazing crimson flames that completely enveloped his entire body. The roaring flames formed an incredibly sturdy fiery defensive shield.
Relying on this Move, Scarless White actually managed to briefly contend with the Rank Seven Wind Returner, avoiding instant annihilation.
"Hmph! Wind Returner, can't even handle a mere Rank Six Gu Immortal? Utterly useless! Immortal Path Killer Move—Waning Clouds at Sunset!"
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Not far away, Jiang Yu saw this and couldn't help but sneer, his face revealing a disdainful expression.
He waved his hand, and the Cloud Path Immortal Qi around him surged, instantly unleashing an incredibly fierce Killer Move.
In the sky, a patch of dark, residual clouds rapidly condensed, carrying within it a fireball as large as a setting sun, bearing a world-destroying Aura, howling as it shot towards Scarless White's back.
The speed was so fast that there was no time to react!
'How dare you sneak attack, thief! Do not harm our Gu Immortal! Immortal Path Killer Move—Green Robe!'
At the critical moment, Qing Shu's figure flashed, unhesitatingly blocking behind Scarless White, fiercely activating his defensive Killer Move, forcefully withstanding Jiang Yu's powerful Rank Seven Killer Move.
With a loud bang!
Qing Shu's figure violently trembled, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his face instantly pale, yet he still firmly blocked the front, not retreating half a step.
Seeing the battle situation had become so dire, Lang Ya Earth Spirit dared not hesitate any longer.
Immediately, he fully activated the power of Lang Ya Blessed Land, transferring the remaining Gu Immortals and formidable wild beasts from the other cloud pavilions to Scarless White and Qing Shu's side, concentrating their strength to resist the fierce attack of the Shadow Sect.
"Fang Yuan, what you said was indeed true. These Shadow Sect thieves are truly terrifyingly strong..." Lang Ya Earth Spirit looked at the brutal slaughter before him, feeling a wave of fear, his voice slightly trembling.
As soon as he finished speaking, a rank seven immortal gu house with a majestic Aura and overflowing spiritual light quickly flew from the depths of Lang Ya Blessed Land, tearing through the sky.
This immortal gu house was several stories high, with an ancient and elegant design, classical and grand.
The walls were a steady and dignified deep red, the roof covered with lustrous blue glazed tiles, shining brilliantly under the sunlight. It was surprisingly similar to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in Beijing's Temple of Heaven Park.
'To combat the Shadow Sect's Gu Immortals and to defend our Lang Ya Blessed Land, I have specially expended immense effort to create this rank seven immortal gu house—Surging Wave Hall!'
Lang Ya Earth Spirit spoke solemnly, his voice filled with a hint of pride.
As he finished speaking, seven Gu Immortals ready to support the battlefield, along with three core Gu Immortals guarding this cloud pavilion, leaped onto Surging Wave Hall, quickly entering the hall, taking their positions, and fully activating this immortal gu house.
'Within Surging Wave Hall, I have long since stored a vast amount of white litchi immortal essence, enough for you all to fully activate and sustain it for a long time!'
Before Lang Ya Earth Spirit finished speaking, the Gu Immortals inside the hall began to frantically consume the white litchi immortal essence, activating Surging Wave Hall and unleashing its full power.
In the next moment!
Surging Wave Hall soared into the sky, its Aura surging, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it rushed to the frontline battlefield, joining the slaughter!
With the powerful addition of the rank seven immortal gu house, Surging Wave Hall, the momentum of Lang Ya Blessed Land's side instantly surged, reversing the downturn and beginning to fully suppress the Shadow Sect's Gu Immortals!
It should be known that within Lang Ya Blessed Land, there exists the Rank Eight immortal gu, heavenly origin supreme treasure lotus!
Over the past thirty thousand years, the heavenly origin supreme treasure lotus has continuously produced countless Rank Eight white litchi immortal essence. The accumulation is so vast that it is terrifying, and few in the entire Five Regions can compare.
With such a vast, almost inexhaustible supply of immortal essence, Surging Wave Hall could finally unleash its full power without any worries, exploding with a terrifying might comparable to a Rank Eight Gu Immortal!
In an instant, the Shadow Sect's Wolf Wolf, Black City, Returning Wind Child, Jiang Yu, and Fairy Jiang Yu were fully suppressed by Surging Wave Hall's relentless bombardment, retreating step by step, unable to fight back, only able to flee in disarray.
But even with the battle situation so unfavorable, the Shadow Sect's core figure, Qin Bai Sheng, remained standing in the back, his expression calm, quietly observing the battle, with no intention of taking action, as if everything before him was still under his control.
At this moment, Wolf Wolf was driven to a desperate situation, no longer daring to hold back any strength, suddenly transforming into the ancient wild beast, Lightning Fur Wolf.
The Lightning Fur Wolf had a massive body like a mountain, blue lightning coiling around it, its fur like steel needles, its eyes red as blood, and its mouth issuing a deafening howl.
Relying on the powerful Physical Body of the ancient wild beast, Wolf Wolf continuously withstood Surging Wave Hall's fierce attacks, forcefully enduring one Killer Move after another.
Returning Wind Child, on the other hand, fully activated the Immortal Path Killer Move 'Wind Escape,' turning into an extremely fast gust of wind, swiftly shuttling through the battlefield, dodging countless lethal attacks and Killer Moves, his figure elusive and hard to lock onto.
He would occasionally stop, activating 'Wind Blade of Death,' spitting out numerous incredibly sharp wind blades, recklessly cutting through the cloud pavilion, Surging Wave Hall, and the Gu Immortals of Lang Ya Blessed Land, causing significant casualties.
Jiang Yu, meanwhile, continuously waved his hand, summoning ancient-level cloud beasts from the ancient white sky.
One after another, these massive, wild cloud beasts descended from the sky, each possessing genuine rank six battle prowess.
They fought fearlessly, madly charging, greatly compensating for the Shadow Sect's lack of frontline combat power.
Several dozen ancient-level cloud beasts could be seen rampaging on the battlefield, charging recklessly, putting immense pressure on Lang Ya Blessed Land's defensive line.
But even so, Lang Ya Blessed Land had too many Gu Immortals, and their Foundation was too deep.
Moreover, there was Great White Cloud Life, hiding in Surging Wave Hall, continuously activating Man as Before, treating our injured, stabilizing the battle line.
Furthermore, this Surging Wave Hall was not an ordinary rank seven immortal gu house.
In terms of power and combat strength, it was surprisingly on par with the founding Ancestral Master Water Ni's rank seven immortal gu house, near water pavilion, ranking among the top rank seven immortal gu houses!
Soon, the Shadow Sect's Gu Immortals could no longer hold out.
Black City's immortal essence was the first to be depleted. His face pale, his body weak, he could only retreat to Qin Bai Sheng's side, sit cross-legged, and take the Opportunity to heal himself.
Seeing the current battle situation had fallen into an absolute disadvantage, Qin Bai Sheng, who had been silently observing, finally spoke.
His voice was low and cold, carrying an unquestionable authority that echoed across the battlefield:
'All of you, retreat behind me!'
These simple seven words carried a crushing pressure.
The Shadow Sect's Gu Immortals, as if granted amnesty, dared not disobey, quickly withdrawing their Moves, retreating at the fastest speed, gathering behind Qin Bai Sheng.
Qin Bai Sheng slowly raised his right hand, the Soul Path Immortal Qi around him surging like a tidal wave.
An overwhelmingly vast soul force swept across the entire battlefield!
Without any hesitation, he unleashed an Immortal Rank Soul Path Killer Move—Soul Suppression!
In the next moment!
Qin Bai Sheng's vast, starry sea-like soul force pressed down like an invisible mountain, instantly suppressing all the Gu Immortals of Lang Ya Blessed Land, rendering them completely immobile!
Everyone was stiff, unable to Move a finger. immortal essence could not be circulated, Killer Moves could not be activated, and they could only watch as they became lambs to the slaughter.
Even the rank seven immortal gu house, Surging Wave Hall, which was flying in the sky and continuously unleashing terrifying Killer Moves, instantly lost its power, plummeting heavily onto the cloudy ground, suppressed by Soul Suppression.
Unable to Move an inch, the Gu Immortals inside the hall were even more terrified, but helpless.
'Immortal Path Killer Move—Hall-Breaking Gold Hammer.'
Qin Bai Sheng's expression remained calm as he spoke again, his voice steady.
A gigantic golden hammer shadow instantly appeared in the air.
The golden hammer was lustrous, as large as an elephant, spinning with a crushing momentum as it smashed towards the suppressed Surging Wave Hall!
Boom!!!
A deafening explosion echoed throughout Lang Ya Blessed Land!
In the next moment, countless fine cracks instantly spread from the outside to the inside of Surging Wave Hall's sturdy deep red walls.
Blinding golden light burst from the cracks, making it impossible to look directly at.
The golden light soared, incredibly bright, causing all the Gu Immortals to involuntarily close their eyes.
When the golden light dissipated and everyone looked again, they couldn't help but gasp—
The rank seven immortal gu house, which had just been dominating the battlefield with a power comparable to Rank Eight, had crumbled, turning into a pile of ruins!
Countless mortal Gu and a few surviving immortal gu fled in panic from the ruins, like stray dogs, desperately returning to Lang Ya Earth Spirit's side.
'I had long anticipated that you would use the immortal gu house to resist desperately. Therefore, I prepared this Hall-Breaking Gold Hammer Killer Move early on, specifically to dismantle your immortal gu house.'
With one Move, Qin Bai Sheng destroyed Surging Wave Hall, which had the power of a Rank Eight Gu Immortal, his voice still calm, as if he had done something insignificant.
Seeing this, the Shadow Sect's Gu Immortals were greatly inspired, cheering, their momentum surging once again.
Meanwhile, the Gu Immortals of Lang Ya Blessed Land were utterly terrified, losing all will to resist, forced to abandon this cloud pavilion, retreating in panic.
'Damn! Damn it! This Qin Bai Sheng actually predicted my arrangement!'
Lang Ya Earth Spirit was both shocked and furious, his aged face contorted, but he was helpless.
Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng, standing nearby, also looked extremely grim, their faces ashen.
In just a moment, the twelve cloud maze formations that Lang Ya Earth Spirit had painstakingly set up were on the verge of complete collapse.
Of the twelve cloud pavilions, only three remained, barely holding on.
After destroying Surging Wave Hall, Qin Bai Sheng's Aura surged again, unleashing a terrifying power.
His target was clear—he headed straight for the cloud pavilion where Lang Ya Earth Spirit and Fang Yuan were located, advancing with irresistible force, overwhelming all obstacles!
Lang Ya Earth Spirit was forced back by his terrifying Aura, anxiously pacing like an ant on a hot pan, muttering to himself, his voice filled with endless panic and desperation:
'What to do! What should I do! The opponent, Qin Bai Sheng, is too strong. We cannot resist him at all! Damn it, damn it, damn it!'
'Do I really have to release him?'
'Don't force me, please don't force me!'
'This is all your fault! You forced me to do this!!!'
A desperate and mournful roar erupted from Lang Ya Earth Spirit's mouth, resonating throughout the crumbling Lang Ya Blessed Land.
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