The teleportation grand array's self-destruction was earth-shaking, causing a momentary pause on the Heavenly Court battlefield.
Then, the Immortals of Northern Plains erupted in cheers and battle cries, the roar of their voices reaching the heavens.
"Ziwei!" Qin Dingluang turned pale with shock, transforming into a streak of rainbow light as she shot downward, rescuing Ziwei Fairy from the ruins of the teleportation grand array.
Ziwei Fairy was unconscious, in extremely poor condition, requiring immediate treatment from Qin Dingluang.
Qin Dingluang did not hesitate, immediately retreating to a corner, no longer planning to assist Dragon Duke in battle. She was well aware of her own limitations, knowing she could offer little help to Dragon Duke, while Ziwei Fairy was the head of Heavenly Court's Wisdom Path, a position of critical importance that could not be left vacant.
Fang Yuan naturally wanted to strike while the enemy was vulnerable, killing Ziwei Fairy directly, but Dragon Duke continuously blocked his path forward.
It had to be said that Dragon Duke's improved Qi Wall was remarkably powerful, sweeping away the rigidity of Primordial Origin's Qi Wall to become both flexible and tenacious. Ever since Dragon Duke had taken over this technique, even with the Ten Thousand Year Flying Dart Ship, Fang Yuan had been unable to break through.
Within the Qi Wall, Dragon Duke's expression was grave, treating Fang Yuan as the greatest enemy he had ever faced, with not a trace of his former contempt remaining.
Only after Fang Yuan had destroyed the teleportation grand array did Dragon Duke finally realize that Fang Yuan's earlier Myriad Self killer move had been nothing more than a ruse, merely a distraction to draw their attention.
While Fang Yuan's true method had been quietly brewing in the shadows—once unleashed, it yielded immediate and spectacular results!
"But how did Fang Yuan happen to have just the right method to break the array?"
Dragon Duke knew that Fang Yuan's previous ability to break the Qi Wall was definitely due to his rebirth. But this teleportation array had clearly caught Fang Yuan off guard—he had been stymied by it for quite some time. If it had existed in his previous life, he would certainly have prepared countermeasures.
"In other words, Fang Yuan calculated and devised a killer move to break the array on the spot? But how is that possible?" Dragon Duke was utterly bewildered.
Heavenly Court had made these arrangements precisely to guard against Fang Yuan, well aware of his accomplishments in Wisdom Path.
With Fang Yuan's resources alone, breaking the teleportation grand array would have required a long stretch of time.
Speaking of which, all of this really was somewhat of a coincidence.
When Fang Yuan had explored the Dragon Whale Paradise, he had obtained the Star-Falling Stick Tree from Shen Congsheng.
The growth conditions of this Ancient Desolation plant remained a mystery to this day, and it had been extraordinarily rare throughout all of history, existing in extremely small numbers.
It possessed a unique talent—constantly attracting stars that would fall into its trunk, transforming into star patterns one by one. That was why it was called the Star-Falling [Tree].
According to legend, one of the motivations behind Immortal Venerable Yuan Lian's solo travels across the world had been to collect this kind of tree.
The value of the Star-Falling Stick Tree lay not only in itself.
When a Gu Immortal planted it in their blessed land, they could use it to construct a celestial body operating system. This was a unique ecosystem whose returns increased year after year, and over time, accumulating year upon year, the total returns were almost beyond estimation.
Without this tree, even if Fang Yuan had known of the Star-Falling Stick Tree, he would not have been able to transform it. But ever since he had obtained it, he had observed it carefully and studied it patiently, which led to the Star-Falling Stick Tree transformation.
In addition to the Stick Tree transformation, Fang Yuan also possessed Eastern Changfan's Myriad Star Flying Firefly killer move and Yelü Qunxing's Star Leader killer move. These were all his spoils of war.
The Star Leader killer move, in particular, was exquisitely crafted. It used star fragments as its core, consuming very little immortal essence. By exploiting the mutual attraction between the star fragments and the numerous streams of starlight magnetic force they generated, it continuously drew in stars. The more stars it gathered, the more powerful this move became.
During the blood battle of Northern Plains, Yelü Qunxing had relied on this move's unmatched dominance, leaving virtually no one who could counter it.
The Star Leader killer move itself was designed to target and utilize stars. Building on this foundation, Fang Yuan also held dual Grandmaster realms in both Star Path and Formation Path, further enhanced by the Halo of Wisdom. Having modified the killer move on the fly, these various factors combined to achieve this astonishing result.
He had destroyed the teleportation grand array, even shocking Dragon Duke himself.
In Dragon Duke's eyes, Fang Yuan was becoming increasingly unfathomable.
On the Ten Thousand Year Flying Dart Ship, Fang Yuan dispelled the Star-Falling Stick Tree transformation, reverting to his human form once more.
Immortal Path Killer Move — Myriad Self!
Boom, boom, boom...
Massive numbers of Fang Yuan's clones appeared once more, filling heaven and earth, spreading in all directions like a plague of locusts.
Heavenly Court's side immediately found themselves in a difficult position—they had suffered enough from their shortage of manpower in this battle.
Although the Star Constellation Heavenly Will had awoken many of Heavenly Court's Eighth Transformation experts ahead of schedule, with the teleportation grand array now destroyed, these main forces were still trapped on the Maojiao Mountain battlefield.
"Water from afar cannot quench a nearby fire!" Dragon Duke sighed, helplessly unleashing a technique.
Qi Path Killer Move — Qi Encompassing Heaven and Earth!
In that instant, a peerless wave of immense pressure descended from the heavens, crushing down in every direction.
All things fell silent, and heaven and earth were stilled.
Fang Yuan's clones were instantly obliterated, and the Tribulation Fortune Altar was pressed to the ground, struggling to withstand the overwhelming force, creaking and cracking under the strain. Nearly ten Gu Immortal houses belonging to Heavenly Court within the killer move's range fared even worse, being directly crushed into ruins.
Fang Yuan and the Ten Thousand Year Flying Dart Ship were no exception. Enveloped by the Qi Encompassing Heaven and Earth killer move, their speed plummeted, as though bearing the weight of countless mountains, plummeting rapidly from the sky.
Fang Yuan let out a hearty laugh, showing delight rather than alarm.
He had long been familiar with Dragon Duke's Qi Encompassing Heaven and Earth. In his previous life, during the struggle for the Dragon Palace, Dragon Duke had relied on this move to secure victory.
But at this moment, Dragon Duke had been forced to use this move to counter Fang Yuan's Myriad Self. He was simply too passive, unable even to protect Heavenly Court's own Gu Immortal houses.
Immortal Path Killer Move — Ancient Year Monkey Transformation!
Fang Yuan abruptly transformed again, the Dao marks across his entire body instantly converting to over 1.5 million Time Path Dao marks.
The Ten Thousand Year Flying Dart Ship was originally a Time Path Immortal Gu House, and now, driven to madness by Fang Yuan, its power surged wildly, sweeping away its previous disadvantage. It shot forth like a flying sword at full speed, as though Qi Encompassing Heaven and Earth simply did not exist!
Dragon Duke glared at Fang Yuan in fury, but could not catch up in time, watching helplessly as Fang Yuan charged toward the Immortal Tomb.
Fang Yuan did not intend to target the Observation Tower. First, the tower was still protected by a grand array, and breaking through would take time. Second, the Observation Tower contained the Painting Path methods of Immortal Venerable Yuan Lian, which Fang Yuan deeply dreaded.
The Immortal Tomb was also a critical site of Heavenly Court. Though it too might harbor Venerable-level methods, Fang Yuan had to take the risk.
The Immortal Tomb was a massive wild card—destroying it early would absolutely benefit Fang Yuan and his allies!
Inside the Pavilion of Regret and Deficiency.
Seeing Fang Yuan's direct assault on the Immortal Tomb, the phantom of Immortal Venerable Star Constellation couldn't help but change expression slightly. She pinched a chess piece between two fingers, about to send it flying.
But at that moment, the phantom of Limitless Demon Venerable, seated across from her, chuckled softly and placed a piece on the board.
The phantom of Immortal Venerable Star Constellation froze mid-action. If she sent this piece outward, then Limitless Demon Venerable would gain an absolute advantage, and she would have no chance of turning this game around!
"Limitless, you really do think highly of Fang Yuan." The phantom of Immortal Venerable Star Constellation sighed, placing the chess piece between her fingers back to its original position.
Then her gaze suddenly sharpened like a blade, and she spoke in a cold voice: "But if you truly wish to stop me, it won't be that easy."
Before her words had even faded, the phantom of Immortal Venerable Star Constellation made rapid moves, continuously placing pieces on the board.
The phantom of Limitless Demon Venerable followed suit, unwilling to fall behind.
The two sides exchanged moves back and forth, placing over a hundred pieces in the span of just a few breaths. The board became densely packed with pieces, yet mysteriously, the board seemed to be inexhaustible—no matter how many pieces the phantoms of the two Venerables placed, the board could always accommodate them!
The phantom of Immortal Venerable Star Constellation was pinned down by the phantom of Limitless Demon Venerable, allowing Fang Yuan to charge straight through and arrive above the Immortal Tomb once more.
"Fang Yuan! If you make a move, I will make sure there's nothing left of you!!" Dragon Duke was still flying at full speed in pursuit behind him.
Fang Yuan let out a cold laugh and unleashed the Strength Path Grand Hand Seal.
With a thunderous boom, the hand seal descended like a mountain—seemingly slow yet devastatingly fast—slamming down with crushing force.
But the descent of the Grand Hand Seal suddenly became exceedingly prolonged. The space appeared unchanged, yet in reality, it had been stretched by tens of thousands of miles.
At the critical moment, someone intervened—but it was not the work of a Venerable.
"Who goes there?!" Fang Yuan barked, his eyes shooting bolts of lightning as he immediately looked into the distance to his left.
Under Fang Yuan's gaze, a female immortal slowly revealed her form.
Her appearance was strange—her entire body was made of green wood, and the green dress she wore was woven from individual vines. Though her face was human, it bore bark-like wrinkles, and her eyes were as tranquil as a lake.