Western Desert. ✓
Clear skies stretched for ten thousand li under a blazing sun.
A patch of crimson dreamscape drifted silently in the air, strikingly conspicuous.
Red Cloud Dancer and Thousand Transformations Will were both trapped within this dreamscape, unable to free themselves.
Night Fiend Woman and Azure Mist Fairy Consort circled the dreamscape, flying ceaselessly around it.
Gu Insect after Gu Insect flew from their hands, deployed around the perimeter of the dreamscape.
Just like the Righteous Path Gu Immortals of the Southern Border, they were setting up an Immortal Gu formation, attempting to seal off the dreamscape and prevent anyone else from laying claim to it.
There was no alternative. Now that the dreamscape had first appeared, major forces across the Five Regions and Two Heavens—along with various independent and Demonic Path powerhouses—were all studying it, but every one of them was still in the earliest stages.
At this point in time, very few Gu Immortals possessed any means of dealing with dreamscapes.
Although Old Ancestor Thousand Transformations held the distinguished rank of an Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal and had inherited a True Inheritance of Madety, he was still utterly helpless against the dreamscape.
Yet this matter concerned Red Cloud Dancer and the transformation of his own Eighth Transformation Immortal Gu—he absolutely could not simply let it go.
After weighing his options, the only course of action was to cordon off this dreamscape and reserve it for the future.
"That should be enough."
"I'll stand guard while you complete the final steps."
Night Fiend Woman and Azure Mist Fairy Consort exchanged a brief communication, after which Night Fiend Woman took up the defensive position while Azure Mist Fairy Consort continued constructing the Immortal Gu formation.
Among all of Old Ancestor Thousand Transformations' wives and concubines, Night Fiend Woman held the highest status and possessed the strongest strength, with Azure Mist Fairy Consort ranking just below her.
Earlier, the two women had received a mysterious voice transmission informing them of Fairy Cuibo's location, putting them both on extreme alert.
Red date Immortal essence stones were fed in succession, and Gu Insect after Gu Insect was activated, coalescing into a hazy web of formation light.
The light took on an ochre-brown hue, like yellow sand swirling through the sky, with the shadowy silhouettes of various beasts flickering within.
Then, Azure Mist Fairy Consort produced a crucial Immortal Gu.
This was a Seventh Transformation Immortal Gu that resembled a beetle—commonly known as a ground cockroach. It was about the size of an infant's fist, with an extremely flattened body that radiated a steel-like luster, giving it an overwhelmingly sturdy appearance.
"A Rule Path Immortal Gu—Guan?" Upon seeing this Immortal Gu, Feng Jiuge, hidden in the distance, felt his heart stir and his gaze grew fervent.
He had been searching for this Rule Path Immortal Gu for a very long time, without success.
"If I possessed the Guan Gu, the duration of my Immortal-killing move One Melody of Yangguan would be greatly extended. Moreover, with an Immortal Gu in hand, a vast number of mortal Gu could be eliminated, drastically reducing the difficulty and casting time of this move."
"Who would have thought this Immortal Gu was actually in Old Ancestor Thousand Transformations' possession."
Feng Jiuge sighed.
"Even though I created the Treasure Acquisition Song and can refine wild Immortal Gu, under these circumstances, the chances of successfully seizing it are far too slim."
Night Fiend Woman and Azure Mist Fairy Consort were both on high alert. The difficulty of seizing another's Immortal Gu was extremely great—in all of history, only Rob Heaven Demon Lord had made a name for himself in such endeavors. Since his era, even Gu Immortals of the Theft Path could rarely achieve such remarkable feats.
The Guan Gu served as the core of this Immortal formation. Once activated, it descended into the yellow sand.
A moment later, the formation light stopped shifting and solidified into a pale yellow cloud, floating quietly in the sky.
Azure Mist Fairy Consort and Night Fiend Woman both breathed sighs of relief.
"Done. The Immortal Gu formation has been established."
"With this formation in place, we can instantly shuttle between the two locations. We'll see who dares to cross us!"
Both women radiated killing intent.
Unfortunately, Feng Jiuge never showed himself from beginning to end.
When Feng Jiuge finally appeared, the two women felt relieved but also somewhat disappointed.
A short while later, both women turned back and departed the area.
Feng Jiuge tailed them for a stretch and discovered that their destination was unmistakable—the Myriad Image Desert.
"That's strange. They didn't go looking for Fairy Cuibo? Given Old Ancestor Thousand Transformations' personality, how could he possibly let this go? Could it be that something has come up on Old Ancestor Thousand Transformations' end?"
Feng Jiuge had obtained a wealth of detailed intelligence from the Heavenly Court, and he knew full well that Old Ancestor Thousand Transformations' temperament and way of operating leaned toward overbearing tyranny and petty vengeance—which was precisely why Feng Jiuge had set this plan in motion. Yet Old Ancestor Thousand Transformations had not taken the bait, and had even abandoned Fairy Cuibo entirely.
This was extremely peculiar.
It also meant that Feng Jiuge's scheme—to leverage Old Ancestor Thousand Transformations' faction to continue pressuring and probing Fang Yuan—had fallen through.
Just then, Feng Jiuge received a voice transmission.
He slipped away quietly, and behind a sand dune, he met with two Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals of the Heavenly Court.
Feng Jiuge was no stranger to these two.
Back in the Southern Border, it had been these two who appeared and blocked Wu Yong on his behalf.
Afterward, Feng Jiuge had pursued Fang Yuan while these two hunted down the Supreme Heavenly Eagle. Unfortunately, the Supreme Heavenly Eagle had long since been linked through the Linked Fortune Immortal Gu by Fang Yuan.
At that time, Fang Yuan had relied heavily on this precious Eighth Transformation combat force. By linking its fortune, he could not only protect the Supreme Heavenly Eagle but also use the fortune resonance killing move to determine its location.
Although Fang Yuan had other means of detection, he had considered that the Heavenly Court and other Gu Immortals might attempt to disrupt them, so he chose the Fortune Path for greater security.
After all, the only major force proficient in the Fortune Path was Lifespan Heaven.