Longevity Heaven's intervention instantly put Heavenly Court in a disadvantageous position.
However, Heavenly Court possessed the Life Defeat Killer Move; whenever the battle was on the verge of collapse, they could rely on it to reverse the situation.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Life Defeat!"
Golden Dawn Altar and the mortal grass hut crumbled on the spot, as countless Gu insect corpses fell to the ground like scattering flower petals.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Life Defeat!"
Dozens of Shadow Sect Gu Immortals charged toward Heaven Overseeing Tower, but the world turned into a vast expanse of white once more, and those dozens of Shadow Sect Gu Immortals were instantly killed.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Life Defeat!"
Green Wave Pavilion also instantly turned into a sky full of Gu insect corpses, crashing into the dust like a meteor shower.
What was Fang Yuan doing at this time?
He was hiding in the distance within the immortal gu house, watching the tragic slaughter between Shadow Sect, Longevity Heaven, and Heavenly Court with cold eyes.
The brutality of the war far exceeded imagination, with countless Gu Immortals shedding blood on the battlefield.
Those Southern Border Gu Immortals who were near Yi Tian Mountain from the start had long been completely annihilated by the aftershocks of the battle.
Furthermore, the Myriad Tribulations in the sky continued to descend. To resist this world-ending tribulation, the Rank Eight Calamity Beckoning Immortal Gu was also completely destroyed.
At this moment, another Myriad Tribulation came crashing down.
Spectral Soul Demon Venerable let out a roar, thrusting hundreds of arms into the calamity cloud and pulling with all his might, actually tearing the entire Myriad Tribulation apart!
Even though Heaven Overseeing Tower was a Rank Nine immortal gu house, it could not contend with Spectral Soul Demon Venerable.
Even with the assistance of the Myriad Tribulations and the Life Defeat Killer Move turning the tide at critical moments, Heavenly Court still found it difficult to stop the spread of defeat.
Moreover, not long ago, Shadow Sect had released over twenty Primeval Desolate Beasts they had raised in the White Heaven; each possessed Rank Eight battle strength, rampaging through the battlefield and madly biting at the rank eight immortal gu house, the Embroidery Tower.
But just then, three immortal gu houses flew out from White Heaven, all of them reinforcements for Heavenly Court—they were Wind Cloud Manor, Myriad Dragon Dock, and Ancient Soul Gate.
"Good, good, good, Wind Cloud Manor, Myriad Dragon Dock, Ancient Soul Gate... You Ten Great Ancient Sects have actually come as well. What about Spirit Affinity House, Heavenly Lotus Sect, War Immortal Sect, Spirit Butterfly Valley, Immortal Crane Sect, Heaven's Envy Manor, and Black Heaven Temple?"
Old Man Yan Shi gnashed his teeth and turned to Shadowless Evil, saying, "Put them all to sleep!"
"Soul Leading Into Dream, Soul Leading Into Dream, Soul Leading Into Dream, Soul Leading Into Dream, Soul Leading Into Dream, Soul Leading Into Dream, Soul Leading Into Dream, Soul Leading Into Dream..."
Shadowless Evil frantically activated the Dream Path Killer Move. The Gu Immortals within Wind Cloud Manor, Myriad Dragon Dock, and Ancient Soul Gate were caught off guard and defenseless, all falling into a deep slumber.
At this moment, inside Heaven Overseeing Tower, most of the Heavenly Court Gu Immortals had fallen asleep, leaving only the Heavenly Watchtower Master, Refining Nine Lives, Bi Chen Tian, and Che Wei struggling to hold on.
Then, Thin Green's sword light slashed over again. The towering Heaven Overseeing Tower tottered, on the verge of collapse at any moment; Heavenly Court no longer dared to use the Life Defeat Killer Move.
"Dammit! Must we return empty-handed today?" Heavenly Watchtower Master gnashed his teeth.
In this moment of crisis, the Heavenly Court Gu Immortal Che Wei also flew out of Heaven Overseeing Tower to engage Thin Green in a great battle.
Although Che Wei was not a Pseudo-Venerable, he was at the level of Bing Sai Chuan and Qin Ding Ling, and was even the creator of the Soldier Path; his battle with Thin Green was roughly a three-to-seven or four-to-six split.
Thin Green could not take down Che Wei for a time, and could only allow Heaven Overseeing Tower to depart.
Inside Heaven Overseeing Tower, the remaining three immortals of Heavenly Court breathed a sigh of relief. Heavenly Watchtower Master was severely injured and on his last breath, while the other two were also not lightly wounded.
"Heavenly Watchtower Master, your presiding over Heaven Overseeing Tower is of vital importance. Heavenly Court can be without me, but it cannot lose you and risk failure. Please let me treat you."
The Heavenly Court Gu Immortal Refining Nine Lives disregarded his own injuries and staggered toward the Heavenly Watchtower Master.
Heavenly Watchtower Master cast a grateful look at Refining Nine Lives:
"Thank you."
For over three million years, every Heavenly Court Gu Immortal has been incomparably loyal to the Human Race, willing to shed their blood and sacrifice their lives for humanity.
The Seniors fought all their lives before entering the Heavenly Court Immortal Tomb to sleep, while the juniors continued to take up the burdens left behind, continuing to hold up the sky of Heavenly Court.
Whenever Heavenly Court or the Human Race faced a crisis, the Seniors would awaken from the Immortal Tomb to continue the fight.
Heavenly Court is not just an organization; it is a conviction.
Just like this heartwarming scene right now, many such moments have appeared throughout history...
A fatal blow!!!
Heavenly Watchtower Master's eyes suddenly shrank to the size of pinpricks, staring in disbelief at Refining Nine Lives, who wore an extremely eerie smile on his face.
Refining Nine Lives's right hand, like a knife, pierced through his beating, warm heart...
Heavenly Watchtower Master's aura vanished; he was dead...
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"Refining Nine Lives! Have you gone mad? Without the Heavenly Watchtower Master, how will we control Heaven Overseeing Tower to contend with Shadow Sect and Longevity Heaven!!!"
Bi Chen Tian cursed at Refining Nine Lives, but Refining Nine Lives only gave a cold laugh:
"It's simple, we just won't have a Heaven Overseeing Tower anymore."
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Explosive Liberation of Heaven Overseeing Tower!!"
Refining Nine Lives held a Gu in his hand; it looked unremarkable but emitted a Rank Eight aura! Rank Eight Blast Immortal Gu!!
Rumble— Rumble— Rumble—
Heaven Overseeing Tower shook violently as a sea of fire erupted within. Refining Nine Lives laughed wildly amidst the flames, frantically activating the Explosive Liberation of Heaven Overseeing Tower Killer Move.
Bi Chen Tian was distraught, desperately trying to salvage the situation like a firefighter.
"Hahaha! fate gu! Life Gu! Immortal Path Killer Move..."
Before Refining Nine Lives could finish, a door appeared out of thin air inside Heaven Overseeing Tower—it was the Dragon Gate.
In the next moment, Duke Long flew into Heaven Overseeing Tower and punched the Rank Eight Blast Immortal Gu in Refining Nine Lives's hand, shattering it.
This was followed by a flurry of "Chaotic Dragon Punches," beating Refining Nine Lives until his brains splattered, his limbs broke, and his flesh flew everywhere.
Refining Nine Lives laughed wildly instead:
"Duke Long! You're late! Hahahahahaha!"
Suddenly, Refining Nine Lives's aura vanished as he abruptly Self-detonated, and the Great Unity Wind kicked up, assimilating everything inside Heaven Overseeing Tower.
Duke Long merely smiled, reaching out to grab the Great Unity Wind, which dissipated on the spot:
"I already knew you Shadow Sect people liked to Self-detonate, so I specifically created an Immortal Path Killer Move targeting the Great Unity Wind."
Duke Long raised his hand with another Immortal Path Killer Move, and the sea of fire inside Heaven Overseeing Tower completely vanished.
It turned out that Duke Long had dreamed of Star Constellation Immortal Venerable within a dream realm.
Following the instructions of Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, Duke Long knew that Refining Nine Lives was a mole sent by Shadow Sect, and he also knew about the Rank Eight Blast Immortal Gu and the way to counter it.
"Lord Duke Long, the Life Defeat Killer Move is now difficult to use, and Heaven Overseeing Tower's phantom transformation methods are also hard to employ. What should we do?"
Bi Chen Tian looked worried, but Duke Long was not panicked at all, looking up at the gathering calamity clouds.
It was the Myriad Tribulation—Grey Memory.
In the Gu World, a Myriad Tribulation meant eternal damnation; the Thin Green of that year had died to a Myriad Tribulation.
Old Ancestor Thousand Transformations had undergone his first Myriad Tribulation and left himself half-dead; Old Ancestor Xue Hu robbed everywhere and even stole Immortal Zombie corpses from the Zombie Alliance just to refine the heavenly luck gu to survive his first Myriad Tribulation.
But there are also Myriad Tribulations that do not harm one's life, such as the Myriad Tribulation Grey Memory before the immortals' eyes.
The Myriad Tribulation Grey Memory makes one recall the lowest points of their life, making them unable to extricate themselves, eventually losing their sense of Self.
Under the influence of Grey Memory, everyone fell into it except for the Heavenly Court immortals, Fang Yuan's group, and Shadowless Evil, who had only been born for a dozen or so hours.
Fang Yuan looked at Spectral Soul Demon Venerable's Grey Memory, which was playing his tragic past:
In his childhood, Ming You stood in front of his father, with his mother behind him:
"Kill her! Kill her! Kill her!"
"Father! You cannot kill Mother!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
*Squelch—*
In the end, Ming You's mother was killed by his father amidst the curses of the angry clansmen.
The young Ming You was talking with his grandfather, the Clan Chief, in the study:
"I had you read our Family's historical records thoroughly. Have you gained anything these days? Come, tell Grandfather."
"Grandson has looked through history and discovered that there is one greatest truth in the world, and that is 'to kill'."
"To kill?"
"Yes. When we are hungry, we need food to fill our stomachs, so we must kill prey for food. When we have enemies, we must kill them to remove the threat. When the world is at peace, we must kill the meritorious officials to control power."
"Looking through history, it is just you killing me and me killing you. What is a hero? Someone who kills many, many enemies. What is a loser? Someone who cannot out-kill the opponent and is killed by them."
"Actually, although 'kill' is just a single word, there is deep knowledge within it. How to kill—do you use Gu worms to do it yourself, or do you hire Gu Masters to act on your behalf? Sometimes, one cannot kill openly; a public execution would invite great trouble, so one chooses assassination. There are many different types of assassination, for example..."
"Enough!"
Ming You became a Rank One Gu Master and hid inside his grandfather the Clan Chief's study:
"Hehehe, today I finally refined the Breath Concealment Gu. By hiding in the study, I will give Grandpa a big surprise!"
After a long while, the Clan Chief and his confidants entered the study: "This rebellious son! He actually wants to revolt? To harm his own father!"
"Lord Clan Chief, there are quite a few high-level members around the young Clan Chief as well."
"The rebellious son's power is indeed not to be underestimated. If we strike him down openly, it will not only damage the reputation of the Righteous Path but also cause internal strife and deplete the Family's strength. Hmm... then let's prepare well and strike first to gain the upper hand. Find an opportunity to assassinate him quietly. Once a person dies, the lamp goes out; as long as we kill this rebellious son, the other Elders will naturally disperse."
Young Ming You tightly covered his mouth in his hiding spot in the study, trembling all over, not daring to even breathe, terrified to the extreme.
...
The youthful Ming You possessed high cultivation, even surpassing his grandfather the Clan Chief.
At Suspended Magnetic Mountain, on a rainy night, he ambushed the Family's high-level members and killed his grandfather who had placed high hopes on him, crying and laughing simultaneously in the heavy rain:
"Although it's very sad... is this what freedom feels like? Hahaha. If I had known this earlier, I should have killed them long ago. These noisy things should have been killed long ago. From now on, anyone I find unpleasant, I'll just kill them directly!"
Ming You created Kill Path and Soul Path, and also inherited the Food Path Legacy of a beastman Gu Immortal, reaching Rank Seven cultivation.
During an experience in Western Desert, he was swallowed by the Rank Eight Primeval Desolate Beast, the Green Claw Ghost Winged Lion. He died several times but finally escaped with extreme danger.
Heavy rain fell, wetting Ming You's black hair and black robes as he swore:
"I swear!!!"
"This is the last time in my life I will struggle at death's door! From now on, only I will make others struggle at death's door!!!"
"Five Regions and Two Heavens, witness this!!!"
And at this moment, Ming You was the three-headed, thousand-armed giant before them. From weak and powerless to endless fear, from endless fear to struggling at death's door...
Then, looking down on the world, gazing down at the immortals, standing above all living beings!
Suddenly, the eighty-eight true yang building was knocked flying on the spot by a rank eight immortal gu house, which was precisely the immortal gu house immortal gu house.
Having gone through countless Great Tribulations and Myriad Tribulations, the eighty-eight true yang building was already unusable. Now, heavily damaged by the immortal gu house, it almost collapsed.
Duke Long also suddenly appeared, unleashing a flurry of Chaotic Dragon Fists and Dragon Claw Strikes at the eighty-eight true yang building.
Shadowless Evil inside the eighty-eight true yang building immediately used the Soul Leading Into Dream Killer Move, but it had already been cracked by Duke Long, who had received instructions from Heaven's Will.
"Damn it! Why isn't it working anymore!!!"
Shadowless Evil gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, watching Duke Long's fists, which were too fast to see, pounding the eighty-eight true yang building at a speed of X times per second.
At this moment, Duke Long was like an electric drill, frantically working on a "brick". The flying stone chips were Gu worms from the eighty-eight true yang building; the corpses of various mortal Gu and immortal gu fell to the ground like drifting snowflakes.
Finally, the eighty-eight true yang building could no longer hold on and was smashed apart by Duke Long. The Gu Immortals inside also fell from high altitude.
Shadowless Evil fell heavily to the ground. Fortunately, he was already a Gu Immortal, so it was just a scrape.
"Hmm, what is that?"
Shadowless Evil saw a very unfamiliar immortal gu house in the air. In his memory, Shadow Sect's immortal gu houses were all destroyed, and those of Heavenly Court were clearly different from this one.
"That is the immortal gu house! Hmph! This Fang Yuan must want to sit back and reap the rewards. Shadowless Evil! Kill him! My lifespan is running out; you must help the main body achieve Rebirth..."
Old Man Yan Shi said as he threw himself into the Ten Extremes Immortal Zombie Lifeless Formation.
The immortal gu houses were all destroyed, and those Shadow Sect Gu Immortals couldn't help much in the Myriad Tribulation. Except for the Rank Eights, they all threw themselves into the Ten Extremes Immortal Zombie Lifeless Formation, sacrificing everything.
Shadowless Evil looked back; there were only a few people like Thin Green and Seven Stars Child, all Rank Eight cultivation.
In the sky, the immortal gu house sent by Longevity Heaven was emitting ten thousand feet of golden light, engaging in a fierce battle with the immortal gu house.
"Without an immortal gu house, it will be difficult for us to survive the Myriad Tribulation. Shadowless Evil, use Soul Leading Into Dream to put Fang Yuan to sleep and seize the immortal gu house!" Thin Green shouted, and Shadowless Evil immediately acted.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Soul Leading Into Dream!"
The next moment, the immortal gu house stopped, suspended high in the air. Shadowless Evil successfully put Fang Yuan to sleep.
Everyone was happy, but then they saw the immortal gu house flying rapidly again.
"Damn it! There must be others inside the immortal gu house!" Seven Stars Child glared at the immortal gu house that had started flying again.
At this time, a large group of Ancient Desolate Beasts drawn by the calamities and tribulations rushed toward the immortal gu house.
"Holy crap! So many!"
Inside the immortal gu house, Hei Lou Lan grew anxious and frantically slapped Fang Yuan's face, but Fang Yuan just wouldn't wake up. Moreover, his snoring was incredibly loud; he was clearly sleeping soundly.
"Water... use water to splash him awake!!!"
Great White Cloud Life was in a flurry, looking for water everywhere, only then remembering he had Water Path Gu worms, so he activated Splash Water Gu to splash Fang Yuan, trying to wake him up.
"Use fire to roast him!!!"
Fairy Li Shan screamed, losing all her dignity as a Rank Seven Gu Immortal, hurriedly activating some Fire Oil Gu or Lava Gu, but Fang Yuan still wouldn't wake up.
Everyone was in a panic. Without Fang Yuan as their backbone, they instantly became like headless flies, at a loss.
Shadowless Evil, Seven Stars Child, and others were about to pursue, but they were sucked onto the ground, unable to move.
It was the Great Tribulation Earth Subsidence.
In the sky, the rank eight immortal gu house where the Longevity Heaven immortals were located emitted golden light; they clearly had means to deal with the calamities and tribulations.
Not long ago, the reason the Shadow Sect immortals could avoid losing their ability to act under the Myriad Tribulation Ashy Memory was because of the Longevity Heaven immortals.
If not for Spectral Soul Demon Venerable being too strong, he could also have escaped the Myriad Tribulation Ashy Memory.
But at this moment, the Longevity Heaven immortals were fighting Duke Long and could hardly help the Shadow Sect immortals. Not only could they not stop the Earth Subsidence, but even the previous Myriad Tribulation Ashy Memory returned.
Under the effect of the Ashy Memory, Shadowless Evil saw the past of Mo Yao and Thin Green. They were together, saying sappy things like "I don't care what you are, I only know we love each other deeply."
Shadowless Evil stared naively, very curious:
"What are they doing?"
Shadowless Evil had only been born for a dozen or so hours; how could he understand the feelings between men and women? But seeing Shadowless Evil's expression and question, Thin Green was embarrassed to the extreme.
On the other side, the immortal gu house flew rapidly and was actually mistaken for a Shadow Sect Gu Immortal by the immortal gu house, which pursued it.
However, relying on the Myriad Tribulation Relic Vajra Tribulation it had collected, the immortal gu house managed to hold on until it flew out of the Yi Tian Mountain battlefield.
"No! Why the hell are you chasing us!!!"
Fang Zheng frantically invested white lychee immortal essence, red date immortal essence, and green grape immortal essence, fully activating the immortal gu house to flee.
Finally, Fang Zheng and the others temporarily escaped the pursuit of the immortal gu house and saw Yuan Fang.
Upon seeing Yuan Fang, Great White Cloud Life and the others felt as if they had seen their long-lost father, tears streaming down as they shouted excitedly.
Yuan Fang was the strongest in the Great Love Sect, including Fang Yuan. He was a figure comparable to Qin Bai Sheng and likely had Rank Eight battle strength.
"You've finally come over. Eh? This is..."
Everyone turned to look in the direction Yuan Fang was gazing, only to see a relatively small tower flying toward them. Fang Zheng turned pale with fright at the sight:
"Oh no! The Heavenly Court Gu Immortals are attacking."
Yuan Fang's eyes widened in shock. He had also observed the entire Yi Tian Mountain battlefield through Fang Yuan. By observing the functions of this immortal gu house, he naturally recognized the small tower before him:
"What kind of nightmare have you brought upon us... This is the Heavenly Court rank eight immortal gu house immortal gu house! Back then, even Reckless Savage Demon Venerable had to leave behind three layers of Bloody Skin in front of the immortal gu house at its Peak!"
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