“To activate this great formation right under our noses! Even if you were once invincible under heaven, you are now dead. You disregard us, fine. But defying heaven like this… Heaven’s will is clear. How could you possibly succeed?”
The Heaven Surveillance Tower Lord roared, and once again combining the power of the Heavenly Court immortals, he launched the strongest attack of the Heaven Surveillance Tower.
“Hold the line!” The Shadow Sect immortals, who had anticipated this, promptly activated their Immortal Gu Houses and soared into the sky.
The world abruptly turned white.
An attack from Fate was impossible to defend.
Recovering his senses, Fang Yuan spat out a mouthful of blood, his face a purplish‑gold.
Although he was a demon from outside the heavens, he was still bound by this world; the damage he took was only a few tenths less than that of others.
Looking more closely, Fang Yuan discovered that the three Immortal Gu Houses—Indestructible Iron Fortress, Blood River Chariot, and Ill Omen Yin Residence—had completely disintegrated, turning into fragments that kept falling from the sky.
Fang Yuan’s Startled Swan Battle Platform, though shrunk within the Ten Absolute Immortal Zombie No‑Life Formation, was also heavily damaged. Over a thousand ordinary Gu had perished, two Immortal Gu were severely wounded and dying, no longer fit for use. Of the seven platform corners, three had collapsed.
But Fang Yuan was cheering inwardly.
He hoped the Heavenly Court would continue to press its advantage and shatter this Ten Absolute Formation.
As soon as an opening appeared, he could slip away.
The situation grew clearer: obviously, the Heavenly Court Gu Immortals were after the Shadow Sect. If Fang Yuan fled now, the Heavenly Court Gu Immortals would likely have no time to deal with him.
Just as Fang Yuan hoped, the Heaven Surveillance Tower, hovering at the highest point, began to glow with a white halo.
The halo grew thicker and thicker; when it reached its limit, it would once again unleash a fierce attack of Fate. By then, the Ten Absolute Formation would undoubtedly be broken.
A strong wind rose, and Feather Saint City came charging directly at Fang Yuan.
“Why don’t you go after the Heavenly Court Gu Immortals instead of coming for me?” Fang Yuan sneered, but he did not fight head‑on.
Craftily piloting his Startled Swan Battle Platform, he dodged in all directions, waiting for the next strike from the Heavenly Court Gu Immortals.
Suddenly, the Heaven Surveillance Tower trembled violently. The densely accumulated white halo burst apart and vanished completely.
The Heaven Surveillance Tower was covered in scars, severely damaged.
The Heavenly Court Gu Immortals inside the tower also spit blood with it, suffering backlash damage.
From within Feather Saint City came the voice of the Seven Star Child Zombie: “Tower Lord, you have fallen for a trap.”
At this moment, inside Feather Saint City, there were more than a dozen Shadow Sect Gu Immortals, led by the Seven Star Child Zombie, Bo Qing Zombie, and Ying Wuxie.
Although the other six Immortal Gu Houses were destroyed, the Shadow Sect Gu Immortals had relied on some Space Path method to successfully extricate themselves and gather in the last Immortal Gu House—Feather Saint City.
After all, with the Ten Absolute Immortal Zombie No‑Life Formation and the Shadow Sect’s long‑term planning, holding absolute territorial advantage, achieving this was hardly surprising.
“How could this be?” Fang Yuan saw this and was thrown into doubt.
Inside the Heaven Surveillance Tower, the Heavenly Court Gu Immortals gradually realized what had happened.
“The Heaven Surveillance Tower is a Ninth Transformation Immortal Gu House—how could it be so heavily damaged?”
“The Shadow Sect didn’t even attack; the problem was with the Tower itself.”
“There’s a mole in the Heavenly Court!” The Tower Lord’s face was ashen, his gaze fixed tightly on Bi Chentian and Lian Jiusheng.
After the Sword Immortal Bo Qing had awakened, his sword light swept across Central Continent and once severed the Heaven Surveillance Tower.
To prevent the sword qi from eroding more Gu Insects and causing even greater damage, the Tower Lord had repaired the Heaven Surveillance Tower together with Bi Chentian and Lian Jiusheng.
The Tower Lord himself was certainly not the problem; therefore, the one who caused the trouble had to be one of those two—Bi Chentian or Lian Jiusheng.
Alerted by the Tower Lord, the other Heavenly Court Gu Immortals reacted quickly, distancing themselves from the two suspects and surrounding them.
“Wait! How could I possibly be an agent of the Shadow Sect?” Bi Chentian’s gaze was furious and alarmed as he argued. “To join the Heavenly Court, one must pass many layers of inspections and tests. In the three million years since its founding, when has there ever been a traitor or a mole? This could be a scheme of the Shadow Sect! Our top priority must be to quickly destroy this Refinement Path formation. We must not fall for the Shadow Sect’s provocation and delay tactics!”
Bi Chentian’s expression was earnest, unable to hide his anxiety.
“Hahaha!” Lian Jiusheng suddenly burst into loud laughter. His gaze turned dark as he swept his eyes around, saying in an icy tone, “Precisely because it has been three million years since its founding, no matter how rigorous the tests and inspections, they have become outdated. What’s so difficult about infiltrating the Heavenly Court?”
“Lian Jiusheng, you…” Bi Chentian murmured, retreating a step in shock.
“So Lian Jiusheng, you are the mole!”
“Are you really Lian Jiusheng, or someone else?”
The Heavenly Court Gu Immortals were on high alert, but no one made a rash move.
“There has never been any Lian Jiusheng in this world. You want to stop me? Even a Ninth Transformation Immortal Gu House can’t. Hehehe… You’ll have to get through me first.”
After saying this, Lian Jiusheng abruptly died.
A fresh green wind blew out from his body.