The moment they entered the Five Boundaries Mountain Range, the Southern Border immortals immediately felt a powerful repulsive or attractive force.
They drove their killer moves forward while sustaining their defensive measures, yet every one of their Immortal Orifices trembled, suffering backlash from the Immortal Path killer moves.
"That demon really did pick a fine spot!" A Southern Border Gu Immortal immediately gnashed his teeth and spoke through clenched fury.
"Even if my Immortal Orifice is completely destroyed, I'll still kill this demon and rid the world of this scourge!" More Gu Immortals instead felt their fighting spirit surge, their resolve to slay Fang Yuan growing ever firmer.
Fang Yuan was so cunning, so vicious, so utterly devoid of reverence for Heaven's Court — audacious, wantonly arrogant. And that was just toward Heaven's Court, let alone the Righteous Path of the other four regions.
A man of such caliber, with only Seventh Transformation cultivation, had ambushed the Southern Border Righteous Path, taken hostages, and extorted them on a massive scale. If he ever reached Eighth Transformation, what then?
If Fang Yuan were on the Righteous Path, that would be one thing.
The Righteous Path all played by the rules of the game. But he was of the Demonic Path — a lone wolf who needed vast cultivation resources, which meant reaching out to the Righteous Path, raiding and plundering. This was an irreconcilable conflict!
And Fang Yuan not only possessed the ability to raid and plunder, but could also defend against divination. His combat strength was terrifying. That was truly frightening.
They had to eliminate this scourge as soon as possible!
"Kill! Kill our way in!! Avenge our clansmen!"
"Whoever can take Fang Yuan's head, regardless of who they are, I, Shang Wujie, will offer a generous reward!"
"I, Chi Quyou, will personally act and build him an Immortal Formation!"
"My Wu Family will open its stores — whoever kills Fang Yuan may choose three Immortal Gu!"
Under such generous rewards, the Southern Border Gu Immortals' morale skyrocketed. To prevent Fang Yuan from fleeing, they split into several groups, charging into the Five Boundaries Mountain Range from multiple directions, striking straight toward the center.
Cluck cluck cluck!
A series of chicken cries rang out as the massive body of an Ancient Year Chicken suddenly appeared, blocking Shang Wujie's group.
Fang Yuan had naturally made preparations. The Ancient Year Beasts had already been dispersed to various locations, guarding him and warding off enemies.
This was an Ancient Year Beast, its might fierce, pecking toward the Southern Border Gu Immortals.
The accompanying Seventh Transformation Gu Immortals all felt a chill. Just as they were about to exert their full strength to resist, they suddenly heard a cold snort from Shang Wujie.
"A tiny chick dares try to block me!" Shang Wujie roared, his Eighth Transformation killer move fiercely activated.
BOOM!
With a deafening crash, the entire Ancient Year Chicken was slammed straight into the mountainside, knocked unconscious on the spot.
The accompanying Seventh Transformation Gu Immortals gasped, and when they looked at Shang Wujie again, their gazes had changed.
"Shang Wujie may be an Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal, but he's never been renowned for his combat strength. Who would have thought his offensive killer move would be so ferocious!"
"An Ancient Year Chicken — after all, it's an Ancient Desolate Beast — yet it didn't even get a chance to fight before Shang Wujie knocked it out!"
"Fierce! Too fierce!"
"The Shang Family is among the top five superpowers in the Southern Border, but the strength Shang Wujie just showed is a bit too overwhelming."
Shang Wujie's display was shocking, beyond imagination. An Ancient Year Chicken, however weak, was still at the Eighth Transformation level — yet it couldn't withstand a single blow.
"Oh? So he brought the Weak Chicken Gu along..." Fang Yuan observed the battle situation while undergoing his tribulation.
The Ancient Year Chicken's remarkably poor performance quickly reminded Fang Yuan of a famous transaction from five hundred years ago in his previous life. The Ba Family's Seventh Transformation Gu Immortal, Ba Ji, had spent a fortune trading with the Shang Family to obtain the Eighth Transformation Weak Chicken Gu. Through special methods, he had been able to use this Immortal Gu despite being a level below, causing his strength to skyrocket. He became the big winner of that deal and stirred up a massive storm during the chaotic wars of the five regions.
"Right now, Gu Immortal Ba Ji is still in seclusion, his reputation unknown, sought after by no one. The Weak Chicken Gu is still in the Shang Family's hands, and this time it's been brought out by Shang Wujie to use against me."
Shang Wujie's combat strength among the Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals of the Southern Border was not outstanding, but with the Weak Chicken Gu, he had made quite a splash this time.
Fortunately, that Ancient Year Chicken was only defeated, not killed, so there was still hope of saving it.
Fang Yuan immediately dispatched an Ancient Year Snake, which lunged toward Shang Wujie's group.
The two forces clashed, and Shang Wujie's advance was immediately obstructed. His leading charge came to an abrupt halt.
Those experiencing the same fate as Shang Wujie included several other groups, each facing Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals. Clearly, Fang Yuan's primary defense was focused on these Eighth Transformation powers.
One on one, these Ancient Year Beasts were certainly no match for Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals, but they could hold their own for a time.
And within the Five Boundaries Mountain Range, the combat environment was entirely different.
Here, using any Immortal Path killer move increased its difficulty by an entire tier, and the Gu Immortals themselves had to bear the backlash first. Add to that the omnipresent gravitational and repulsive forces that constantly interfered with the Gu Immortals. They not only had to fight but also constantly divert mental focus to counter these massive gravitational and repulsive forces.
These gravitational and repulsive forces grew stronger the higher one's cultivation. Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals could barely move — this was precisely why, under normal circumstances, Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals would take the long way around through the Black Sky or White Sky.
Of course, the Five Boundaries Mountain Range was ultimately an imitation of the boundary walls of the five regions, not the genuine article, so its obstruction of Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals was not as powerful as the real barrier. Even so, it greatly suppressed their performance.
For a time, even the Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals, including Wu Yong, could not advance a single step despite fighting the Ancient Year Beasts with all their might.
These Ancient Year Beasts came from the River of Time and were not native to the five regions, so they were not subject to any of the restrictions.
As for the Immortal Gu House — the Jade Clear Dripping Wind Small Bamboo Tower — it was itself a solidified Immortal Path killer move, making it even more severely suppressed within the Five Boundaries Mountain Range. Wu Yong had stored it inside his Immortal Orifice and did not bring it out lightly.
"That demon's scheming is truly cunning and treacherous — no wonder he chose this place for his tribulation!" A Gu Immortal coughed up blood and shouted upon feeling the difficulty of the battle.
"Don't worry about us! You others, break through and interfere with Fang Yuan's tribulation. You absolutely cannot let him pass this tribulation!" Chi Quyou bellowed.
Despite having deployed the Ancient Year Beasts, Fang Yuan's numbers were nowhere near as great as the Southern Border Gu Immortals'.
While the Ancient Year Beasts entangled the Southern Border immortals, they were simultaneously tied down themselves. Many Southern Border Gu Immortals bypassed the Ancient Year Beasts and continued charging toward Fang Yuan.
"Activate the Grand Formation!" Fang Yuan remained calm in the face of danger and issued his command. Suddenly, a massive Immortal Path formation rose up around them.
Instantly, the Southern Border Gu Immortals lost their senses. Chaos erupted, thick fog filled their vision, and they lost all sense of direction.
"This demon still had backup plans!"