Tens of thousands of years ago, seven figures stood staggering at the edge of the Door of Life and Death.
They were the original split souls of Spectral Soul Demon Venerable; originally ten had set out together, but now only these seven remained, each of their robes stained with the marks of time.
"From now on, we shall address each other as Red, Orange, Blue, Yellow, Green, Cyan, and Purple."
The leading figure's voice was hoarse yet firm:
"We will establish an organization called Shadow Sect—meaning to be like a shadow, hidden yet omnipresent."
Shadow Sect was officially born at this moment.
As tens of thousands of years passed, generation after generation of split souls emerged from the Door of Life and Death and joined the ranks of Shadow Sect.
They shared the same soul, the same ideal, and the same goal, unafraid of life or death, bravely sacrificing themselves for the revival of the main body—
This was the true Shadow Sect.
Countless predecessors fought bloodily, and countless successors followed in their footsteps, finally reaching this day.
Qin Bai Sheng looked at the warm immortal gu in his hand, his heart both surging and heavy.
He knew that his life's mission was about to be completed, and that intense hundred-day battle was also about to draw to a close.
"Fang Yuan, use Fixed Immortal Travel to take this gu and leave with everyone." Qin Bai Sheng's gaze fell upon the young man before him, his tone as calm as a deep lake.
"You're not leaving?" Fang Yuan looked up, keenly perceiving the determination in the other's voice.
"After the main body is resurrected, Luo Po Valley will be needed; I must guard this place for him." Qin Bai Sheng's gaze was as resolute as a rock as he looked toward the southern horizon, as if he could already see the mist-shrouded Yi Tian Mountain;
"Luo Po Valley belongs to my Shadow Sect; just like a nation's territory, someone must always be stationed there."
Fang Yuan was slightly startled; he possessed a Pulling Mountain immortal gu, but whether it was Fang Yuan himself or Yuan Fang, neither would ever lend out this gu.
However, logically speaking, Qin Bai Sheng should have known that he had Pulling Mountain immortal gu.
Fang Yuan couldn't tell if Qin Bai Sheng truly didn't know or was feigning ignorance; to be safe, he spoke tentatively:
"Brother Qin, Shadow Sect has many methods; is it really impossible to move Luo Po Valley away?"
Qin Bai Sheng slowly shook his head; his Shadow Sect naturally had methods to move Luo Po Valley, but he, Qin Bai Sheng, did not have that capability.
Seeing that his expression didn't seem fake, Fang Yuan exchanged a glance with Black City beside him and said in a low voice:
"Alright, I promise you."
Just as everyone was preparing to activate Fixed Immortal Travel to evacuate, Fang Yuan discovered that this gu was actually unable to take them out of Luo Po Valley—it turned out that all of this was related to the reinforcements from Central Continent.
Since the last Northern Plains auction, Spirit Affinity House had purchased the two immortal gu, Wandering the World and Delighting in Mountains and Waters.
These two gu were originally the core of near water pavilion; after being brought back to Spirit Affinity House, the higher-ups refined the water-milk fusion immortal gu, and supplemented by other Water Path immortal gu, they actually reconstructed a near water pavilion that surpassed the past.
The new near water pavilion was the ultimate in mobility and defense, and they had even comprehended a brand-new Water Path battlefield Killer Move—"Water Mist Battlefield."
This Water Mist Battlefield was extremely special; it had no offensive effect but was skilled at trapping enemies, and its range was astonishingly wide, not only covering the entire Luo Po Valley but also encompassing its outskirts.
Because of the water-milk fusion immortal gu, the Central Continent Gu Immortals could transform into water spirits and move rapidly within the water mist.
And a Rank Six gu like Fixed Immortal Travel was simply unable to take Fang Yuan and his group through this barrier.
Since they couldn't run, they could only use their true skills to break through.
That night, the luo po wind passed through the valley entrance, making a howling sound.
Qin Bai Sheng gathered the Shadow Sect immortals, preparing to launch a final charge against Feng Jiu Ge and his group.
He first handed the immortal gu concerning success or failure to the Blazing Glory Lightning Bay Immortal Zombie, who had been wearing black and hiding his identity, and solemnly instructed:
"This immortal gu concerns success or failure; be sure to protect it well and bring it back to the Southern Border Shadow Sect. If Central Continent pursues too closely, then seek assistance from the Zombie Alliance."
After speaking, he turned to Fairy Jiang Yu beside him, his gaze carrying a final entrustment: "Jiang Yu, you must protect him well and bring him back to the Southern Border!"
Fairy Jiang Yu had a look of determination, ready to face death: "I cannot guarantee his safety, but I can guarantee that before I die in battle, he will definitely not die."
"Good, good, good!" Qin Bai Sheng said "good" three times, then turned to look at Wind Returning Child, Fang Yuan, Black City, and the others:
"I entrust these two to all of you. In the future, when the main body returns, there will surely be a generous reward!"
Having entrusted all his final affairs, Qin Bai Sheng seemed to have shed a thousand-pound burden, and his gaze suddenly became resolute.
With a wave of his arm, he led the Shadow Sect immortals, like a black torrent, charging out of Luo Po Valley.
Outside Luo Po Valley, Feng Jiu Ge was receiving two Rank Seven Gu Immortals who had arrived from Spirit Affinity House.
They had come aboard the near water pavilion; inside the tent should have been peaceful with wine and conversation, but a sudden commotion and chaos erupted outside.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Old Man Tian Long's loud shout pierced the night sky; Feng Jiu Ge immediately flew out of the tent, only to see flames soaring into the sky outside, with battle cries everywhere.
"Lord Feng Jiu Ge, do not panic, we brought the near water pavilion!" a newly arrived Rank Seven Spirit Affinity House Gu Immortal shouted loudly, then activated the power of the near water pavilion.
A flash of water light appeared, and a surging river came rolling in; the river surface was as smooth as a mirror, each ripple seemingly woven meticulously with fine threads, shining with a chilling water light.
The rushing fire was instantly extinguished, but in that split second, a black light shot through the air, piercing the head of that Rank Seven Gu Immortal on the spot, killing him in one strike!
Feng Jiu Ge was slightly surprised and looked in the direction of the black light; it was indeed Black City.
"You actually killed Huang Yucheng! Dammit! You must die!" The Gu Immortal who had just been killed was named Huang Yucheng.
His wife, Lei Yihao, who had come with him, saw her beloved die tragically and was consumed with rage, activating a domineering Immortal Path Killer Move and charging straight toward Black City.
Seeing this, Black City immediately flew back, using a Dark Path Killer Move to temporarily hide in the shadows.
Lei Yihao specialized in lightning path and was skilled in offense and movement, but she was not good at investigation; for a while, she couldn't find Black City's trace.
Her gaze shifted and fell upon another figure—a person whose black robes flapped in the wind, wearing a mask and a black hood, with a pair of huge, majestic wings on his back; it was Jiang Yu.
Since she couldn't find Black City, she vented her anger on Jiang Yu!
Lei Yihao blasted a series of Immortal Path Killer Moves at Jiang Yu; Jiang Yu was alarmed and immediately activated the Liu Liu Liu Killer Move, his figure becoming nearly invisible as he fled rapidly through the air.
But Lei Yihao had already locked onto him with an Immortal Path Killer Move, every strike chasing Jiang Yu's figure relentlessly, and plus, lightning path was naturally good for movement.
For a time, Jiang Yu was actually forced into a somewhat pathetic state.
Jiang Yu had not even passed a single Great Tribulation yet, and his battle strength was only at the bottom tier among Rank Sevens;
On the other hand, Lei Yihao was backed by a super force like Spirit Affinity House and had a complete set of immortal gu, enough to be ranked in the middle tier among Rank Sevens.
Jiang Yu flew rapidly all the way while Lei Yihao attacked fiercely. As Jiang Yu flew, he advised with a bitter smile, "Fellow immortal, how much does Spirit Affinity House pay you a month to be so desperate?"
"Shut up! You little thief! You killed my husband, you killed my Huang-lang! I want you dead!!!"
Lei Yihao raised her hand, and countless sizzling Lightning Glow Flying Blades shot out, stabbing fiercely into Jiang Yu's buttocks and back.
"Fellow immortal, I wasn't the one who killed your husband, why are you chasing me?" Jiang Yu said, enduring the intense pain:
"Besides, haven't you heard the ancients say 'when will vengeance end if we keep retaliating'? You should learn to let go, let go of hatred, and head toward a beautiful future!" Jiang Yu grimaced in pain but still didn't forget to be talkative.
"I'll let go of your grandmother's fart! What 'when will vengeance end'! I want revenge!!!"
Lei Yihao raised her right hand high and whipped it down fiercely:
"Immortal Path Killer Move—Lightning Glow Snake Whip!"
Only to hear a crackle of thunder from Jiang Yu's buttocks as he took a solid whip; the pain made him gasp, his buttocks stinging as if on fire, and he could even smell a burnt scent similar to grilled meat.
"You forced me! I didn't want to fight, but you forced me to do this!!!"
Jiang Yu's face turned fierce as he suddenly activated the Liu Liu Liu Killer Move, his figure abruptly appearing behind Lei Yihao, a dagger in his right hand bursting with a cold black light, stabbing straight into Lei Yihao's kidney.
"How... how is this possible!!!" Lei Yihao's pupils shrank to the size of needle tips, her hands tightly grasping Jiang Yu's wrist; she instantly lost her breath, dying with her eyes wide open.
"This... was all forced by you all!" Jiang Yu pulled out the dagger, put Lei Yihao's corpse into his immortal aperture, and looked toward the depths of the battlefield while panting.
This dagger was no ordinary item; it was the Immortal Path Killer Move "Justice Dawn Blade" that Jiang Yu had created himself, referencing the "Shame of Northern Plains" Liu Liu Liu's Killer Move "Despicable Passage Blade."
However, this Killer Move had a fatal flaw:
Justice Dawn Blade could only be held by hand and not thrown; it was even attached to the hand. Furthermore, it had to be stabbed from behind to cause damage; if stabbed from the front or side, it wouldn't be considered "justice."
On the other side, facing the night raid of the Shadow Sect immortals, Feng Jiu Ge was calm and composed, opening his mouth to sing Song of a Scholar.
Countless phantoms of Song of a Scholar emerged, lunging at the Shadow Sect immortals.
Facing this scene, Yuan Fang activated the Myriad Swords Killer Move; for a time, countless sword lights turned toward Feng Jiu Ge and the Scholars of a Song, and those newly appeared phantoms were actually strangled to death in an instant.
Facing Fang Yuan's fierce offensive, Feng Jiu Ge raised his hand to prop up a defense and then began to sing Heaven and Earth Song.
The singing made the gravel roll, as if recounting the vastness of heaven and earth, and how minuscule all living beings were.
Under the suppression of Heaven and Earth Song, the battle strength of the Shadow Sect immortals dropped significantly, and the power of Fang Yuan's Myriad Swords Killer Move was also weakened, with less than one-tenth remaining.
On the other side of the battlefield, Wolf Wolf transformed into a Lightning Glow Giant Wolf, his size massive and his battle strength skyrocketing as he fought with the two fairies, Ling Mei and Proud Snow.
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Weakened by the Heaven and Earth Song, Wolf Wolf gradually fell into a disadvantage and could only turn around and flee.
Ling Mei and Proud Snow exchanged glances, combining their efforts to activate the Crescent Moon Gu, unleashing their strongest offensive Immortal Path Killer Move:
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Peerless Crescent Moon Slash!"
Countless moon blades shot out like a flood, heading straight for the giant lightning-crowned wolf.
The giant wolf was bulky and completely unable to dodge, being hacked into hundreds of pieces by the countless moon blades. The original image of the giant wolf instantly collapsed, reverting to human form and becoming a pile of blurred, mangled remains.
Wind Returning Child activated the Wind Path Killer Move Wind Escape, but was closely pursued by Old Man Tian Long and a Gu Immortal from the Zhan Xian Sect.
Within the Water Mist Battlefield, the Gu Immortals of Central Continent could merge into the water mist at any time to move rapidly; even though Wind Returning Child was the fastest person in the Northern Plains, he found this extremely troublesome at the moment.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Ice Flying Needles!" Old Man Tian Long flicked his left hand, and hundreds of invisible flying needles shot through the air towards Wind Returning Child, who dodged them by a hair's breadth.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Charge!" The next moment, the Zhan Xian Sect Gu Immortal flew out like a cannonball.
His left fist slammed heavily into Wind Returning Child's chest, followed immediately by an uppercut that broke Wind Returning Child's Wind Path Killer Move on the spot.
Wind Returning Child fell from high in the sky, crashing heavily onto the cold ground and vomiting blood.
"It is all over, Wind Returning Child."
The Zhan Xian Sect Gu Immortal descended from the air, walking step by step towards the severely injured Wind Returning Child.
Wind Returning Child felt desolate in his heart and was about to surrender when he saw a sharp sword light pierce through the air, instantly penetrating the Zhan Xian Sect Gu Immortal's skull; blood sprayed out, and the body collapsed with a loud thud.
Wind Returning Child let out a long sigh of relief; he knew he had been saved. But the next second, he was lifted high by a force, and his vision went black as he fainted.
Yuan Fang remained expressionless, raising his hand to use the Only I Am Supreme Killer Move, instantly enslaving Wind Returning Child as his own Clone.
Because Wind Returning Child had not destroyed his immortal gu beforehand, his immortal gu were also preserved intact.
Beside Yuan Fang was another Rank Seven Gu Immortal, none other than Black City —
He had also been enslaved as a Clone by Yuan Fang in the same way just moments ago; not only were his immortal gu preserved intact, but even that rank six immortal gu house, Black Prison, had been seized by Yuan Fang as well.
After being enslaved, Wind Returning Child soon regained consciousness and bowed, saying: "Master, I am Wind Returning Child, willing to capture Jiang Yu alive for you, so that Jiang Yu may be used by you."
Yuan Fang sighed, shaking his head with slight regret: "That Yu Min Gu Immortal ran too fast, actually becoming the first person to escape the Water Mist Battlefield."
Black City originally had a Rank Six Dark Arrow immortal gu, which was his main combat strength, but it had been swapped away by Yuan Fang using the "Flower Exchange, Wood Grafting" Killer Move during the Lang Ya Blessed Land defense battle three months ago.
Now that Black City had become Yuan Fang's Clone, Yuan Fang returned the Dark Arrow immortal gu to him. Black City immediately felt his strength greatly increase and promptly requested to fight for Yuan Fang:
"Master! Let me go intercept Fairy Jiang Yu and her companion! Jiang Yu is very strong in concealment abilities; if she could become one of us, we would surely be even stronger!"
Yuan Fang shook his head, gazing towards the most intense part of the battlefield, pointing there and saying with a smile: "I am going to enslave these two people as my Clones as well."
Wind Returning Child and Black City looked in the direction he pointed, and upon seeing it, were scared to the point of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering — it was actually the number one Rank Seven of Northern Plains, Qin Bai Sheng, and the number one Rank Seven of Central Continent, Feng Jiu Ge!
Black City's face instantly turned pale, and Wind Returning Child also hurriedly advised: "Master... Master, it is not that we do not know of your immense Divine Ability, it is just that those two..."
"You do not know, but when the war first started, their combat strength was far greater than it is now. Especially that Feng Jiu Ge, he definitely still has trump cards he hasn't revealed."
Yuan Fang smiled slightly, his tone full of confidence: "Watch my operation. Immortal Path Killer Move — Only I Am Supreme!"
Several black iron nail phantoms shot out simultaneously, striking Feng Jiu Ge right in the forehead.
But to Yuan Fang's shock, the Only I Am Supreme Killer Move, which was always effective against Gu Immortals of the same rank, had actually failed against Feng Jiu Ge this time!
Yuan Fang suddenly realized: Although Feng Jiu Ge was at Rank Seven cultivation, the number of his dao marks had long reached the Rank Eight level, enough to even fight a great battle against Wu Yong, who was operating the Rank Eight immortal gu house, Clear Jade Dripping Wind Small Bamboo Building.
Therefore, unless it was a Rank Eight level Only I Am Supreme Killer Move, it was impossible to enslave Feng Jiu Ge.
Suddenly! The rank seven immortal gu house near water pavilion smashed towards Yuan Fang. Yuan Fang was greatly alarmed and was about to dodge, but Black City and Wind Returning Child threw themselves forward, blocking this impact for Yuan Fang.
"That was close... Man as Before!"
The next moment, the severely injured Black City and Wind Returning Child were restored to their original state, while the near water pavilion turned around and activated a Water Path Killer Move, with countless water arrows whistling towards Yuan Fang.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Unity is Strength!" Yuan Fang shouted, and a phantom of a city appeared out of thin air, easily blocking all the water arrows.
Immediately after, Yuan Fang shared the augmentation of the Human Path Killer Move Peoples Hearts Are Drawn To from within Boundless City with Black City and Wind Returning Child. Then, everyone saw him press his hands together, resembling an old monk in meditation.
"It's that move again! He actually knows it too! How is this possible!"
Inside the near water pavilion, Old Man Tian Long was greatly alarmed, and the two Fairies, Ling Mei and Proud Snow, exchanged glances, both seeing intense unease in each other's eyes —
The Killer Move Yuan Fang was using was none other than the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword.
First sword! The sword light was like a comet striking the moon, hitting a section of the eaves of the near water pavilion. Wherever the sword light passed, nothing could stop it; that section of the eaves of the near water pavilion was sliced off by a single sword strike.
"We cannot let him use a second sword! Everyone! We must fully activate the near water pavilion!" Fairy Ling Mei furrowed her brows and shouted sternly.
The next moment, the near water pavilion was fully activated, and countless Killer Moves bombarded the phantom of the city, but the city did not move an inch. Meanwhile, Yuan Fang was already brewing the second sword of the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword.
Second sword! Long Rainbow Piercing the Sun! The sword light was sharp and extremely fast, striking the wall of the near water pavilion, and through the pavilion, it precisely severed the right arm of a Rank Seven Gu Immortal inside.
Because the sword light was too fast, it was quite a while after the sword light had completely pierced through the near water pavilion that everyone heard the metallic clashing sound and the whistling sound of the sword light severing the right arm.
"This is the real Five Finger Fist Heart Sword! Everyone be careful! The third sword will be even more powerful; we must stop him!" As Fairy Ling Mei said this, she joined forces with Fairy Proud Snow to activate the Crescent Moon Gu, once again unleashing the Peerless Crescent Moon Slash Killer Move.
The moon blades descended like a rainstorm, shaving off strands of Human Qi and human will from the phantom of the city formed by the Unity is Strength Killer Move.
Seeing that the Peerless Crescent Moon Slash had such miraculous effect, the Central Continent Gu Immortals were overjoyed.
But suddenly, a surge of Human Qi from within Yuan Fang's body poured into the city walls, and the wear and tear caused by the Peerless Crescent Moon Slash was restored to its original state within a few minutes.
"It's too late! The third sword is coming! Quickly use defensive Killer Moves!" Old Man Tian Long yelled, fully activating his defensive Killer Move, and everyone followed suit.
And Yuan Fang's third sword also arrived on schedule at this moment.
Third sword! Sword Piercing the Firmament! Because of the movement of the near water pavilion, this sword strike was slightly off, slicing off the roof of the near water pavilion, piercing through, and punching through the Water Mist Battlefield, heading straight up into the firmament, almost piercing through the Heavenly Gang Qi Wall.
"No! How can this Five Finger Fist Heart Sword Killer Move be even more powerful than the one in Qin Bai Sheng's hands! This... who exactly is this Li Feiyu!" Fairy Proud Snow was dripping with cold sweat, terrified by the power of this third sword.
Old Man Tian Long also looked timid, explaining: "The current Qin Bai Sheng mainly cultivates Soul Path and concurrently cultivates Metal Path; he has no Sword Path dao marks on him. In contrast, this Li Feiyu is clearly a Sword Path Gu Immortal, with at least ten thousand Sword Path dao marks on him."
Fourth sword! The sword light instantly pierced through the near water pavilion, decapitating a Gu Immortal with a single strike! Blood flowed straight out!
The near water pavilion vibrated, severely damaged, and the core Water and Milk Blending immortal gu was also injured by the aftershocks of the battle.
"This won't do! The fourth sword has such power; the near water pavilion will be unable to withstand this fifth sword! We cannot sit here and wait for death; let's charge out and fight him to the death!" Fairy Ling Mei gritted her teeth and said.
The next moment, the Central Continent Gu Immortals rushed out of the near water pavilion one after another. But Yuan Fang suddenly smiled: "Who told you that my Five Finger Fist Heart Sword Killer Move would have a fifth sword? Immortal Path Killer Move — Only I Am Supreme!"
Several black iron nail phantoms shot out simultaneously, and in just a moment, the four surviving Rank Seven Gu Immortals inside the near water pavilion were enslaved as Yuan Fang's Clones on the spot.
"We pay our respects to Master! Let this near water pavilion serve as a gift!" Old Man Tian Long, Ling Mei, Proud Snow, and the Rank Seven Gu Immortal whose right arm had been severed by Yuan Fang's sword all knelt together.
"Good, very good!" Yuan Fang was overjoyed, letting the four Gu Immortals bind themselves, pretending they had been captured alive by him alone.
On the other side, Qin Bai Sheng ultimately could not defeat Feng Jiu Ge; he utilized a backup plan of Northern Plains' Shadow Sect, dragging Feng Jiu Ge into the Thieving Heaven True Inheritance space of Luo Po Valley.
Inside the Thieving Heaven True Inheritance space, neither Feng Jiu Ge nor Qin Bai Sheng could leave. Feng Jiu Ge gazed at Qin Bai Sheng, only to hear Qin Bai Sheng recite aloud in a loud voice:
"Having endured fifty-four tribulations, the tribulation clouds still cover the sky. The soul light in my chest suppresses all living beings, the Sword Qi in my fists ranges across the Northern Plains. Coming and going for four hundred years, without death, how can a new face be born? Abandoning this broken body to exchange for a clear breeze, sweeping across the firmament to restore the light years."
The next moment, Qin Bai Sheng heroically sacrificed himself. At this moment — the wind rose.