Heavenly Court.
Within the magnificent palace, the Purple Violet Fairy slowly opened her eyes and ceased her calculations, letting out a sigh. "Fang Yuan's attainment in the Path of Wisdom is already extraordinary. He has once again blocked my methods."
Beside her, Chen Yi, an Eighth Transformation Immortal Gu Master, had been using the Karma Divine Tree killer move to assist the Purple Violet Fairy's calculations.
At this moment, his expression was somewhat complicated. "Lady Purple Violet, there is one more matter I must report to you."
"What is it?"
Chen Yi had only been assisting from the side, while the Purple Violet Fairy had been wholly focused on calculating Fang Yuan's position. As a result, Chen Yi had been the first to notice Fang Yuan's movements.
He immediately replied, "In the Precious Yellow Heaven, three of Thunder Ghost True Monarch's胸 bones are being sold."
"What?!" The Purple Violet Fairy's expression changed instantly.
She immediately connected to the Precious Yellow Heaven, and sure enough, saw that the sale of the three胸 bones had already caused a massive stir, drawing the wills of countless Immortal Gu Masters.
"Unimaginable! That Fang Yuan fiend already has such combat strength!"
"Sigh, how rapidly he has grown. He is already a true colossus of the Demonic Path in this era."
"Fang Yuan is an otherworldly demon, and with the Spring Autumn Cicada, he returned through rebirth. His cultivation naturally comes with tremendous advantages."
"I recognize that! That's Heavenly Court's Immortal Gu Master, the Thunder Ghost True Monarch! I never expected her to be beaten down by Fang Yuan!"
"The Thunder Ghost True Monarch, Jing Lan — she's a senior powerhouse! She's still alive?"
"So the Central Continent's Heavenly Court isn't all that. What a waste being called humanity's number one power. They've been hunting Fang Yuan this whole time, and in the end they sent an Eighth Transformation Immortal Gu Master who got thrashed this badly."
The Immortal Gu Masters' wills buzzed with chatter.
The Purple Violet Fairy's body began to tremble slightly — purely from rage!
The reason was that Fang Yuan was not only selling the chest bones, but had also used his methods to continuously replay a projection of his battle with Jing Lan.
Of course, he had only selected the portion where he launched his counterattack and savagely beat Jing Lan.
"My lady, should we inform Thunder Ghost True Monarch of this?" Chen Yi asked.
After Jing Lan had defeated Wan Jiao and then painstakingly broken through the Chaotic Directional Fog, Fang Yuan had long since vanished without a trace.
Although the Purple Violet Fairy could still calculate Fang Yuan's position at that time, Jing Lan's combat strength had been reduced to rock bottom. Her condition was extremely poor, and she urgently needed rest.
Later, reinforcements arrived and linked up with her. She set off once more to hunt down Fang Yuan.
Unfortunately, the distance between Fang Yuan and her had already grown vast. Moreover, Fang Yuan remained deep within the inter-realm barrier. Jing Lan pursued relentlessly, but her reinforcements had no means to penetrate so deeply into the barrier and could only provide support from the outside.
Jing Lan refused to accept failure. Fury and humiliation burned within her as she chased without pause. But just moments ago, the Purple Violet Fairy could no longer calculate Fang Yuan's location, and Jing Lan lost her target and her direction.
"Purple Violet! Where exactly is that Fang Yuan fiend?!" Jing Lan's voice transmission came through, her tone frantic and sharp.
She had believed the capture would be effortless, yet in the end she had been severely injured and reduced to a wretched state. How could the proud and haughty Jing Lan accept such an outcome?
She gritted her teeth until they creaked, desperate to capture and kill Fang Yuan to wash away her shame.
The Purple Violet Fairy was silent for a moment, then slowly informed Jing Lan of the situation.
"What?! Even with your help, you lost track of him?!" Jing Lan erupted in fury, thoroughly displeased.
"Fang Yuan's attainment in the Path of Wisdom is nothing like it was before. However, he must eventually head for the Langya Blessed Land. We have already made arrangements there. Although this battle did not capture the villain, the gains were still enormous — we not only drained a massive amount of his Immortal Essence, but also forced him to reveal countless hidden cards. Could an Immortal Gu Master like him ever be dealt with in a single battle?" The Purple Violet Fairy's tone grew measured as she counseled Jing Lan.
Jing Lan fell silent, standing rooted to the spot without moving.
After a long while, she finally let out a deep sigh, and the fury on her face had completely faded.
"I underestimated him. This man is truly extraordinary — worthy of being chosen by Heavenly Will, and the heir whom the Shadow Sect had no choice but to select. In our next battle, I will not make the mistake of letting my guard down again."
Jing Lan was no reckless person. Once awakened by the Purple Violet Fairy's words, she immediately recovered her composure, the bearing of a Heavenly Court powerhouse restored, and frankly admitted her own faults.
"Compared to Fang Yuan, there is a more troublesome matter at hand right now..." The Purple Violet Fairy delicately informed Jing Lan about Fang Yuan selling her chest bones in the Precious Yellow Heaven.
The calm Jing Lan had just managed to restore was instantly shattered by another tidal wave of rage.
"What?! That fellow actually took my chest bones and put them up for sale?! How outrageous! Utterly outrageous!"
Jing Lan immediately connected to the Precious Yellow Heaven and saw her own chest bones on display. She was so furious her hair stood on end and her eyes turned bloodshot.
Then, Jing Lan saw the projection of Fang Yuan beating her savagely. She nearly shattered every one of her steel teeth. "Damned bastard... the day you fall into my hands, I will personally skin you alive, pull out your tendons, and grind your bones to ash!"