Northern Plains, Langya Blessed Land.
On an unremarkable stretch of marshland, boundless radiance suddenly surged into the sky. The light shone like jade, casting a verdant glow over the surroundings. Amid the emerald brilliance, countless butterflies fluttered and danced.
The radiance lasted for three breaths before abruptly dissipating, leaving behind only scattered jade-like stars that drifted and flickered.
What was different from before was that seven figures now stood on the ground that had been completely empty moments ago.
They radiated the aura of Central Continent Gu Immortals. The one at their head wore a red-and-white robe and was none other than a figure whose name shook the world — a once-in-millennia existence: Feng Jiuge!
These people had been teleported directly from the Central Continent. Even Feng Jiuge was slightly dazed for a moment. After recovering his composure, they began examining their surroundings.
Beside Feng Jiuge, a Seventh Transformation wisdom-path Gu Immortal rapidly counted on his fingers, then exclaimed excitedly, "This is Langya Blessed Land!"
Hearing this, the surrounding Central Continent Gu Immortals all looked visibly energized.
Feng Jiuge gave a satisfied nod, opened the door to his immortal orifice, and released a wisp of will.
This wisp of will was already extremely fragmented, as though it had weathered countless ages and was on the verge of complete extinction.
Feng Jiuge cupped his fists respectfully toward it. "That we are able to traverse two regions and arrive here is all thanks to your immortal killer move, Senior."
The will struggled to take human form — the image of a shabby-looking schoolteacher. It swept its gaze across the surroundings. "You are all pillars of our Heavenly Court. My main body left this fragment of will precisely to deal with a situation like today's. I hope you will all work together with united hearts to complete your mission and live up to Heavenly Court's trust!"
"We will do everything in our power," the other six Seventh Transformation Gu Immortals answered in unison.
Hearing this response, the will let out a hearty laugh. "Magnificent! With you to carry the torch, my great Heavenly Court shall endure for eternity!"
As the laughter faded, the wisp of will crumbled like ash in the wind, dissipating steadily until it vanished completely.
Behind Feng Jiuge, a Gu Immortal named Fang Yunhua — a young man wearing a white jade crown — knew some of the inside story. Seeing this scene, he sighed with deep emotion. "Senior Liang Liang's last remaining fragment of will in this world has finally perished as well."
Liang Liang was a renowned figure in history.
He had been an Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal of Heavenly Court, a powerful master of the space path. He had once obtained the Fixed Immortal Travel Gu and even upgraded it to the Seventh Transformation level.
Later, when the primordial legendary beast Huo Kong rampaged, he participated in the battle and perished. The Seventh Transformation Fixed Immortal Travel Gu was destroyed along with him.
After that, Fixed Immortal Travel reappeared multiple times throughout history, refined by different people from different regions, but it never rose above the Sixth Transformation level.
Even when Fang Yuan later refined Fixed Immortal Travel in the Three Kings Blessed Land, it could not escape this limitation.
However, after that, Heavenly Court's Granny Sha successfully refined a Sixth Transformation Fixed Immortal Travel Gu. Then, when Fairy Ziwei led Heavenly Court, she dedicated herself to raising this immortal gu's transformation level.
Hevenly Court possessed the world's most abundant reserves of immortal materials, with a collection tracing back to the era of the Primeval Origin Immortal Venerable — the distant antiquity of three million years ago!
The refinement of Fixed Immortal Travel was difficult primarily due to a shortage of a key immortal material. But this problem was not so daunting for Heavenly Court.
Several months ago, Fairy Ziwei activated the contingency that Gu Immortal Liang Liang had left before going to battle, awakening his preserved fragment of will.
Under this will's guidance, not only did Heavenly Court successfully refine a Seventh Transformation Fixed Immortal Travel Gu, but they also managed to gather numerous Gu insects to form the immortal killer move Seven Directional Immortal Gates.
It was this immortal killer move that teleported Feng Jiuge, Fang Yunhua, and five other Gu Immortals from the Central Continent's ten great sects directly to Langya Blessed Land in the Northern Plains.
However, having just arrived, the remnant of Liang Liang's will that had assisted Feng Jiuge in activating this move had finally reached its limit and completely dissipated.
The last trace left behind by a legend in this world had now vanished.
But it had allowed Heavenly Court's plan to come to fruition.
"Langya Blessed Land..." Feng Jiuge murmured. His figure slowly rose into the air as he activated an immortal scout move to survey in all directions.
For tens of thousands of miles in every direction, the terrain was flat and expansive — nothing but marshlands and wetlands, with sparse, scattered vegetation clearly visible at a glance.
But Feng Jiuge saw far more. His keen observation soon detected many signs of hairpin people having lived within this area.