Heavenly Court battlefield.
"So this is the key figure — Fang Yuan?" Bing Saichuan murmured, gazing upward at Fang Yuan high in the sky.
Niu Mo and Hua Zi were both dumbstruck. "Wasn't Fang Yuan only at the Seventh Transformation? When did he reach the Eighth?"
"That kid!" Mao Li Qiu bared his teeth, his mind churning with emotion.
The last time he had seen Fang Yuan was during the battle at the Reverse Flow River, where Fang Yuan had turned the tide by leveraging the Reverse Flow River. Apart from that, his strength had been far inferior to Mao Li Qiu's.
Who would have thought that the next time they met, Fang Yuan could destroy the Primordial Qi Wall!
Without the Primordial Qi Wall, the Tribulation Fate Altar was like a dragon returning to the sea, a tiger entering the mountains.
The restraint that had long plagued them was gone. Every direction was now an open avenue for attack!
"We're in trouble!" Fairy Ziwei's face went pale. For a moment, she could think of no countermeasure.
"Attack —!" In the next instant, Bing Saichuan's roar echoed from within the Tribulation Fate Altar.
The Northern Plains immortals — summoned by the Ancestors Were Here killer move — their eyes blazed with light and they charged off in all directions with wild cries.
These Northern Plains barbarians had been suppressed for far too long!
Present at the scene were only Lord Dragon, Fairy Ziwei, and Qin Dingling — a mere three. They had no way to split up and block so many Gu Immortals.
At the critical moment, a tiger's roar rang out and Sha Bi Ninety-Five burst forth. Then a crane's cry sounded as Ruan Dan, the Azure Jade Crane, took flight.
These were two Ancient Legendary beings within Heavenly Court — one was Sha Bi Ninety-Five, the other was Ruan Dan.
The two Ancient Legendaries entered the fray, desperately intercepting the Northern Plains immortals.
Fairy Ziwei urgently returned to the Central Hall, where Elder Zhengyuan still needed protection.
Qin Dingling charged straight toward Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan stood in the Ten Thousand Year Battle Chariot, surveying the battlefield. Seeing the Northern Plains immortals scattered in every direction, he nodded with satisfaction.
His move to destroy the Qi Wall had been prepared in secret for a very long time.
The Boundless Qi Sea killer move was originally the technique that had made Qi Xiang famous throughout the world. Its scope was vast and magnificent, yet endlessly complex and versatile — offensive and defensive alike, a true all-rounder.
It possessed inherent growth potential, capable of absorbing all manner of qi from the world to amplify its power. After Qi Xiang created this move, he continuously absorbed various types of qi and stored them in his Immortal Aperture — containing life qi, death qi, sword qi, blade qi, twilight qi, dawn qi…
The greater the scale and variety of stored qi, the more powerful the Boundless Qi Sea killer move became.
Activating this move consumed both Immortal Essence and the stored qi. Even when unused, over time these qi types would gradually dissipate through natural attrition.
Back then, it was this very move that the Qi Xiang Blessed Land's Heavenly Spirit had relied upon to help the blessed land survive many calamities, including multiple Myriad Tribulations! By the time Fang Yuan faced it, the Boundless Qi Sea killer move had already been weakened to rock bottom, and the Heavenly Spirit itself had fallen into slumber from its injuries.
Therefore, the true power of the Boundless Qi Sea killer move was far greater than what had been shown before.
Ever since his rebirth, Fang Yuan had been constantly pondering how to break the Primordial Qi Wall.
After obtaining the Qi Sea Boundless killer move, he had keenly realized he could use it to counter the Qi Wall.
However, the Primordial Qi Wall was ultimately the work of an Immortal Venerable. Even with the Qi Sea Boundless killer move and his attainment as a Grandmaster of the Qi Path, breaking the wall would still require at least over a decade of full-time calculation.
The key catalyst lay with Lord Dragon himself.
Lord Dragon, in order to recruit Ancestor Qi Hai, had not hesitated to use Primordial Immortal Venerable's Qi Path killer moves as bait. Though Fang Yuan had received only half, because of his own strong insistence, the contents included the Primordial Qi Wall.
With it in hand, Fang Yuan then used the halo of Wisdom Gu to finally — just before the great battle — barely complete the refinement of the Boundless Qi Sea killer move.
As for how Fang Yuan had launched his surprise attack into Heavenly Court, that relied on the Celestial Phase killer move. He had integrated a Time Path killer move's temporal compression component into the Celestial Phase killer move, enabling him to rapidly invade. After all, his attainment in both the Theft Path and the Time Path ran deep. Especially on the clone Fang Tichang's side, who had comprehended a Theft Path Gu House, bringing him considerable inspiration and insight.
The Qi Wall factor was absolutely critical!
With the Qi Wall in place, Heavenly Court's enemies had only three possible routes — the same paths the three Demonic Venerables had taken in ancient times.
But once the Qi Wall vanished, the vast Heavenly Court could be freely traversed. The current Heavenly Court Gu Immortals alone were nowhere near enough to defend it.
The balance of offense and defense in the Heavenly Court battlefield was instantly and thoroughly reversed.
With a single move, Fang Yuan had shifted Longevity Heaven and his own side from passive to active, seizing an overwhelming advantage.
"Fang Yuan — allow me, Qin Dingling, to test your mettle." Qin Dingling transformed into a golden light streak that cleaved through the sky, hurtling toward Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan glanced at her — this was their first time facing each other.
He saw that Qin Dingling stood taller than the average person, with broad shoulders, a tall and athletic build, and particularly long legs. Her temperament was extraordinary, as though she were born noble. Her nose was high, her lips thin, her eyes narrow and elongated, and at this moment they shot out piercing cold. She was not a beauty in the traditional sense — her beauty commanded reverence, radiating a dignified power that made others dare not look directly or offend. She left an extremely deep impression.
"No wonder Juyang Immortal Venerable once chose you as his consort," Fang Yuan replied flatly, immediately making Qin Dingling's attack three parts more vicious.
Fang Yuan smiled coldly and instead piloted the Ten Thousand Year Battle Chariot, shooting out like lightning to evade Qin Dingling.
A jolt of alarm ran through Qin Dingling's heart.
Though her strength was formidable — having transitioned from the Metal Path to cultivate the Luck Path, she ranked second only to Lord Dragon among Heavenly Court's current combat forces, with no glaring weaknesses — she could not match the speed of the Ten Thousand Year Battle Chariot.
Right now, surging currents churned beneath the Ten Thousand Year Battle Chariot, propelling this Eighth Transformation Time Path Gu House through the battlefield, heading straight toward the direction of the Immortal Tomb.
If Fang Yuan was going to act, he would strike directly at Heavenly Court's vital point — the most lethal spot!
This time, even Lord Dragon could not stand by.
The Immortal Tomb was the most critical asset of Heavenly Court.
Within it slumbered an unknown number of Gu Immortals — even Lord Dragon could not see the full extent.
This was Heavenly Court's greatest treasure, its profound foundation accumulated continuously over the ages since its founding, month after month and year after year.
In the previous life, though Longevity Heaven's forces had fought their way into the Heaven Monitoring Pagoda, they had never managed to threaten the Immortal Tomb. But now that the Qi Wall was broken, there were countless attack routes to choose from — leading straight to the Immortal Tomb.
Lord Dragon abandoned the Tribulation Fate Altar and ascended with incredible speed, positioning himself in the path of the Ten Thousand Year Battle Chariot.
And behind the Ten Thousand Year Battle Chariot, Qin Dingling continued her relentless pursuit.
In an instant, Fang Yuan was trapped in a pincer attack between Lord Dragon and Qin Dingling.
"Don't panic — I'm coming to help you!"
"Protect him! He's the key figure Immortal Ancestor Juyang spoke of!"
"That's right. Even if we die, we must keep him alive!"
The Northern Plains immortals around them quickly closed ranks toward Fang Yuan.
Bing Saichuan did not hesitate for a moment, immediately deploying the Tribulation Fate Altar to go to Fang Yuan's aid. Right now they shared a common and powerful enemy — Heavenly Court — and had to cooperate fully.
Since Fang Yuan had supported him and helped him break free, then Bing Saichuan had to return the favor and help Fang Yuan withstand the combined assault of Heavenly Court's two powerhouses.