"Snow Beard, take this move!" Wei Ling Yang roared. He pointed his right hand at Snow Beard Ancestor, and an enormous, majestic beam of light blasted toward the old man.
Snow Beard Ancestor gave a soft hum and raised his hand to block. A massive ice wall materialized, completely intercepting the beam with effortless ease.
Then, Snow Beard Ancestor exhaled. Clusters of frigid air shot toward Wei Ling Yang like spinning axes.
Wei Ling Yang's expression changed instantly.
These swirling ice axes were exceedingly troublesome — he had already suffered from them before. What made matters worse was that he had no countermeasure against them.
With no other choice, Wei Ling Yang flew into the Gu Immortal House Jiaolian Camp, relying on its formidable defensive power to shield himself.
Bang, bang, bang.
A rapid succession of muffled impacts rang out as the frost axes followed Wei Ling Yang and crashed into the Jiaolian Camp one after another.
The Jiaolian Camp shook and trembled. Frenzied cold energy spread wildly, instantly freezing to death the numerous mortal Gu that formed the Gu Immortal House.
"Quick, repair the Gu Immortal House!"
"Someone's injured, heal him fast!"
"Power up the Gu Immortal House — attack as defense!!"
The Gu Immortals inside the house scrambled in chaos.
Wei Ling Yang gasped for breath. His right hand had silently frozen into a solid block of ice.
"When exactly did I get hit?" Even Wei Ling Yang himself was stunned when he looked at the injury on his right hand.
Snow Beard Ancestor's methods were endlessly varied — either overwhelmingly powerful or eerily sinister, making them impossible to guard against.
Wei Ling Yang had unknowingly taken one of Snow Beard Ancestor's moves and suffered a bitter loss.
He tried several methods, but the injury on his right hand showed no signs of improvement.
"This injury is actually that troublesome..." Bi Chen Tian sucked in a sharp breath.
"It's nothing serious — he just temporarily sealed my right hand. What worries me now is Wan Hai Long Liu's side. Even though he commands two Gu Immortal Houses and has the majority of Central Continent's Gu Immortals backing him, he's facing the Fortune Guarding Heavenly Palace and Eternal Life Heaven! We need to rescue Ma Hong Yun and Zhao Lian Yun immediately, rendezvous with Wan Hai Long Liu, and retreat to Central Continent!"
Wei Ling Yang's gaze flickered ceaselessly.
Central Continent's Gu Immortals had naturally come prepared. Although there had been unexpected complications on the Unimpeded Path, Central Continent's reserves were still ample. After recovering their bearings, these Gu Immortals responded actively and escaped danger smoothly.
But the overall situation was now extremely unfavorable for Central Continent!
Dealing with the Fortune Guarding Heavenly Palace had already been a struggle. Now, having split their forces in two, Wei Ling Yang, as the strategist, felt enormous pressure.
Boom, boom, boom.
Thunderous explosions rang out without end as the Gu Immortal House Jiaolian Camp shuddered continuously, retreating step by step.
Central Continent's two Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals were both elite among their rank. As members of the Heavenly Court, they were naturally formidable in the extreme.
But the Northern Plains ranked first among the five domains in combat power, and Snow Beard Ancestor was universally acknowledged as the strongest among the current Eighth Transformation cultivators of the Northern Plains.
Now, he unleashed a tempestuous onslaught. Since engaging Snow Beard Ancestor, the Central Continent side had never once gained the upper hand!
"This can't go on! You stay here to heal and control the Gu Immortal House — manage the situation. I'll go out and distract Snow Beard Ancestor!" Bi Chen Tian said through gritted teeth.
"Be extremely careful." Wei Ling Yang knew his injury hadn't recovered, and he instructed Bi Chen Tian with concern.
Bi Chen Tian flew out of the Jiaolian Camp and immediately activated an Immortal Killer Move, transforming into a brilliant green rainbow — like a long bridge suspended across the sky — diving straight toward the snow peak below.
Bi Chen Tian's aim was to destroy the Fate-Reversing Sacrificial Refinement Formation.
Once this formation was destroyed, the Gu Immortal House Jiaolian Camp could advance unimpeded, charging straight through to rescue Zhao Lian Yun, and perhaps Ma Hong Yun as well.
Though Snow Beard Ancestor was powerful, he could not stop the Jiaolian Camp from plowing through.
"Don't even think about it." Snow Beard Ancestor had already seen through Central Continent's strategy. He activated an Immortal Killer Move, and countless hailstones immediately plummeted from the high sky.
Each hailstone was enormous, like small hills, crashing down with thunderous impact. Upon landing, each one transformed into a snow monster.
These snow monsters possessed at least Wild Beast-level combat power, with some Ancient Wild Beast-level snow monsters mixed among them.
They stood among the snow peaks, roaring upward.
Snow Beard Ancestor suddenly drew a deep breath. From his nostrils emerged two streams of frigid air so dark a blue they were nearly black.
The cold energy dispersed outward, instantly conjuring a fierce blizzard. The snow monsters thrived in the blizzard, even able to ride the wind and snow to take flight. Bi Chen Tian, however, was severely hampered.