Southern Border.
Ten Thousand Dragons!
A dragon's roar erupted, utterly shattering the entire Immortal battlefield. Silver scales surged like a sea as Fang Yuan shot out like lightning.
The moment he broke free, a flood of pleas for help reached him.
"What? The Langya Blessed Land was raided by the Heavenly Court? And Feng Jiuge led the assault?" Fang Yuan was visibly shaken.
He had been intercepted by Lu Weiyin and temporarily trapped — and during that exact time, the Langya Blessed Land came under attack by the Heavenly Court. If anyone claimed there was no connection between the two events, not even a ghost would believe it!
"Oh? They've already been forced to retreat? Most of the Central Continent Gu Immortals are dead, with only Feng Jiuge surviving?" Fang Yuan skimmed the message relayed by the Langya Earth Spirit, then turned to the letter from Mao Liu.
Mao Liu was the spy the Shadow Sect had planted in the Langya School — a man loyal to Fang Yuan's side. His intelligence was the most trustworthy of all.
From Mao Liu's letter, Fang Yuan swiftly pieced together the entire sequence of events.
"So Feng Jiuge saw the situation turning against him and voluntarily withdrew..."
A sharp glint flickered through Fang Yuan's eyes, but this was no place for deep contemplation. For all he knew, one of the Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals among the Southern Border Righteous Path forces could already be on his way here.
Fang Yuan evacuated swiftly. On the way, he activated a prearranged method and triggered the self-destruction of Danghun Mountain!
"Heh. The Heavenly Court's raid on the Langya Blessed Land was clearly planned well in advance. Methods for uprooting mountains aren't common, yet Feng Jiuge simply carried Danghun Mountain away outright. This was a calculated move to cripple my foundation. A pity... did you really think Danghun Mountain would be so easy to seize?"
Fang Yuan had placed Danghun Mountain in the Langya Blessed Land for two reasons. First, to demonstrate sincerity in their cooperation, enlisting the Langya School's efforts to manage the Courage Dao Gu business and conserve his own energy. Second, it served as a contingency — he feared neither the Langya School nor any other Gu Immortal would attempt to secretly claim Danghun Mountain for themselves.
While hurtling through the air, Fang Yuan turned his consciousness inward to his own Blessed Land.
Jiang Shan Ru Gu!
He activated the Sixth Transformation Immortal Gu, directing it at a large chunk of rock he had long since set aside.
This stone came from Danghun Mountain — a piece Fang Yuan had cut away and preserved well before.
Now that the main body of Danghun Mountain had self-destructed, this chunk was the largest remaining piece in existence.
Under the radiance of the Jiang Shan Ru Gu Immortal Gu, the stone immediately began to expand, gradually swelling and growing, gradually developing toward the form of a complete Danghun Mountain.
"Secret realms of heaven and earth, like Immortal Gu, are unique and singular. Danghun Mountain was originally transformed by the Ghostly Soul Demon Venerable. Under the light of the Jiang Shan Ru Gu, this stone will surely be able to reproduce the complete Danghun Mountain."
Fang Yuan was brimming with confidence.
Although Danghun Mountain had been taken from him, he had not truly lost it. Given time, Danghun Mountain would return to his hands once more.
However, the process would be somewhat lengthy.
The Jiang Shan Ru Gu was only Sixth Transformation, while Danghun Mountain was a secret realm of heaven and earth comparable to a Ninth Transformation Immortal Gu. Moreover, the stone Fang Yuan had reserved was far smaller than the original mountain in volume.
The Heavenly Court had plotted for a long time, and Feng Jiuge had struck personally — Fang Yuan's total losses were considerable.
First, he had failed to reclaim the Sky-Supreme Eagle. Second, Danghun Mountain had been temporarily destroyed; restoring it would require time and a massive infusion of Immortal Essence. Third, Gu Yue Fang Zheng had been captured and carried away, setting back Fang Yuan's Blood God Child cultivation plan.
The silver lining was that Wisdom Gu had neither been taken nor destroyed.
The situation at the time had, in fact, been extremely perilous.
Had Feng Jiuge resolved to destroy Wisdom Gu, the Gu itself would have had very little chance of survival on its own.
But in the end, Feng Jiuge had not struck the killing blow.
This fact filled Fang Yuan with relief, yet also made it clear that the Heavenly Court's subsequent assaults would come in an unbroken chain. Feng Jiuge's voluntary retreat was itself proof that the Heavenly Court would attack again!
But when? Who would the Heavenly Court send the next time they struck the Langya Blessed Land? And through what means?
These were all pressing questions.
Fang Yuan descended into an ordinary valley.
By now he had completely distanced himself from the battlefield. Along the way he had been exceptionally cautious, so he should be safe for the time being.
Fang Yuan suppressed his aura and concealed his presence, casually laying down a Gu formation for early warning. Then he closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and began his calculations.