The surrounding heaven and earth had turned a frosty white.
Countless gray clouds, each about the size of a carriage, floated around Fang Yuan.
Though Fang Yuan felt not the slightest breeze, these clouds drifted at high speed, circling him like shoals of vicious sharks or a ravenous wolf pack.
"This is absolutely an Immortal Path battlefield killer move! One whose origins I'm not even clear on. It seems to be mostly Cloud Path..."
Fang Yuan was on full alert. After his initial shock, his mind flashed like lightning as he rapidly analyzed the situation.
"An Immortal Path battlefield killer move would be one thing, but there are actually nine Gu Immortals, plus a dragon-shaped Primordial Desolate Beast!" Fang Yuan swept his gaze over the nine figures.
These mysterious Gu Immortals were each shrouded in a layer of gray cloud that concealed their true appearances, revealing only their eyes.
Their Gu Immortal auras, however, could not be completely hidden and leaked out.
And that dragon-shaped beast was also covered in a thin layer of gray cloud, coiled before Fang Yuan. Its surging, majestic aura was terrifying beyond measure! In Fang Yuan's perception, it was like a towering mountain, while he himself was but a tiny ant at its foot.
Fang Yuan's mind shook.
This lineup was far too powerful! He was no match at all. That much was obvious without even thinking.
"Strange! How could so many people be lying in ambush for me?" Beyond his shock, Fang Yuan also felt immense confusion.
The northern ice plains were virtually uninhabited, with almost no resources of any kind.
This was a wasteland shaped by the madman Demon Venerable Kuang Man, and its only wealth was Kuang Man's true meaning, which caught Chu Du's attention.
Therefore, Gu Immortals rarely came here.
Furthermore, before every tribulation, Fang Yuan had always gathered intelligence through the Treasure Yellow Heaven, the Langya Sect, and even Chu Du's side.
None of the major Righteous Path forces in the Northern Plains had made any significant moves.
Because of the Black Family's destruction, everyone was busy digesting their gains and adapting to the brand-new balance of power.
These Righteous Path forces almost all had territories in the Northern Plains, with Gu Immortals stationed there respectively. In reality, it would be very difficult for even the ten great tribes to suddenly mobilize three or four Gu Immortals, unless some major event occurred.
And the Demonic Path or independent cultivators, while free and unrestrained, usually traveled alone. How could they suddenly gather together like this?
"Besides, I had almost entirely stayed within the Langya Blessed Land to avoid deduction by Wisdom Path Gu Immortals. I also had means like Dark Crossing to protect myself. It's highly unlikely my movements could be calculated so precisely! Where did this group of Gu Immortals come from? Could they be from the Central Continent?"
Previously, to investigate the truth behind the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building tragedy, the ten great Central Continent sects had united to form a team of Gu Immortals specifically to explore the Northern Plains.
Now, with the Heavenly Court trying every means to deal with the Shadow Sect and Fang Yuan, sending out another team wouldn't be strange.
But!
Central Continent Gu Immortals, especially those from the ten great sects or the Heavenly Court, were known for their open and above-board style. How could they be hiding their faces and creeping around like this?
These Gu Immortals were all concealing their appearances, and even the Primordial Desolate Beast was the same. Only blurry human shapes were visible.
"Perhaps, these are just numerous illusions created by the battlefield killer move?" A guess flashed rapidly through Fang Yuan's mind.
From the moment he collected his Immortal Gu house, prepared to return, to being ambushed, falling into the trap, and now analyzing countermeasures, the actual elapsed time was very short, just a few moments.
The Supreme Immortal Zhan Body's mind was sharp to begin with, and with Wisdom Path means assisting, Fang Yuan had fully reacted!
If this were truly such a terrifying enemy formation, Fang Yuan would have no hope whatsoever.
However!
He felt the likelihood of these being illusions was very high, because the origin of this group of Gu Immortals was simply inexplicable.
A sharp light surged in Fang Yuan's eyes. In the next moment, he resolutely activated his Sword Escape Immortal Gu and charged toward the Gu Immortals.
The nine Gu Immortals showed no reaction, seeming stunned.
Fang Yuan flew close but immediately halted. Three breaths later, "Appear" and "Blood-Stained Robes" were already activated, then he pointed a finger, and a sword beam shot forth!
Immortal Path Killer Move — Sword Trace Life-Seeking.
A Gu Immortal figure with a Sixth Transformation aura moved.
But immediately, a Seventh Transformation female Gu Immortal beside him pressed his shoulder: "You cannot take this move. I will handle it."
As soon as her words fell, she flicked her finger, and an ice mirror materialized in midair.
The sword light condensed by Sword Trace Life-Seeking hit the ice mirror but did not pierce it. Instead, it was deflected, drastically changing direction.
"It can actually change the direction of my Immortal Path Killer Move!" Fang Yuan's heart tightened. He hastily commanded Sword Trace Life-Seeking to return to its original path.
After being released, his Sword Trace Life-Seeking could also be directed by his will.
It was just that this killer move was very fast, making it difficult for a Gu Immortal to control.
Just as Sword Trace Life-Seeking was maneuvered back, unexpectedly, a second ice mirror suddenly appeared ahead.
Fang Yuan could only watch helplessly as Sword Trace Life-Seeking was deflected once more.
Then, a third, fourth, and more ice mirrors appeared in succession, surrounding Sword Trace Life-Seeking and causing it to spin in circles in the air.
"Bad! This Gu Immortal's technique is extremely effective against my Sword Trace Life-Seeking." Fang Yuan's heart sank, and he was about to react.
A second Seventh Transformation Gu Immortal suddenly stepped forward, gave a low roar, and an ice spear instantly condensed in his hand.
Then, pulling it back with a single arm as if drawing a powerful bow, stretching it to its limit, he suddenly hurled it at Fang Yuan.
The ice spear flew through the air, piercing the sound barrier and emitting a heart-chilling shriek. Frigid energy radiated outward, condensing the moisture along its path into brief specks of frost that floated in the air.
A beautiful scene, yet it radiated a piercing killing intent.
"This is absolutely a composite Immortal Path Killer Move centered on a Seventh Transformation Gu Immortal!" Fang Yuan hastily retreated, trying to dodge.
But this ice spear, just like Sword Trace Life-Seeking, could be directed.