"Wow, that person just walked out of the river!"
"Why is there a river in the sky?"
"The young man who walked out is really handsome!"
"I still think that fairy wearing the red cape is prettier."
Thanks to the In Full View killer move, the mortals of all Five Regions could witness this scene, chattering away, critiquing and debating, making an absolute ruckus.
The mortals and Gu Masters might not fully grasp the severity of the situation, but most Immortal Gu Masters recognized the mysterious young man's identity.
In that instant, Immortal Gu Masters across the Five Regions were shaken to their very core, as though a world-ending hurricane was howling through their hearts.
"Could this Immortal Gu Master be...?"
"Don't tell me he's Demon Venerable
Among all the Venerables throughout history, Demon Venerable Red Lotus was arguably the most mysterious.
Furthermore, after Demon Venerable Red Lotus was reborn, he changed his way of operating. Considering Heavenly Court's reputation and out of concern for his master, he mostly acted in the shadows.
As a result, many Immortal Gu Masters didn't actually know what Demon Venerable Red Lotus looked like.
But they all heard this mysterious young Immortal Gu Master address Lord Dragon as his master. And he had emerged from an apparition within the
It was common knowledge that Lord Dragon was Red Lotus's master.
"But how is that possible? Didn't Demon Venerable Red Lotus die?"
"Maybe he's a new disciple Lord Dragon recently took in."
The Immortal Gu Masters scattered across the Five Regions were mostly uncertain, but those present on Heavenly Court's battlefield were all powerful cultivators of deep aptitude, backed by supreme forces and privy to a great deal of classified intelligence related to Demon Venerable Red Lotus.
And so, whether they were from Heavenly Court or the Three Regions, every Immortal Gu Master stared blankly at the young Immortal Gu Master, frozen like stone sculptures, numbed by shock.
They had all recognized the young Immortal Gu Master's identity.
It was none other than Demon Venerable Red Lotus!
The Three Regions Immortal Gu Masters were deeply shaken. After all, Demon Venerable Red Lotus was Lord Dragon's disciple, and from the way he addressed Lord Dragon — the expression, the demeanor — it was clear he cared for and respected Lord Dragon greatly.
The Heavenly Court Immortal Gu Masters didn't dare to act rashly either. Demon Venerable Red Lotus had once invaded Heavenly Court and damaged Destiny Gu. After that, Heavenly Court had spent over a million years striving to repair Destiny Gu, expending immeasurable manpower and resources. And just when they'd finally succeeded — well, it was completely destroyed by
But what mattered even more was
He was a Venerable — Ninth Transformation combat power. Now that he had returned, which of the immortals present could possibly stand against him?
Even Lord Dragon, powerful as he was. Even Di Cangsheng, enormous as a mountain range. Even Fang Yuan, draped in his Blood Battle Cape. None of them would be a match for Red Lotus Demon Venerable at his Ninth Transformation cultivation.
No one doubted this for a moment.
Young Red Lotus had guessed what the immortals were thinking. He stepped through the void, walking unhurriedly to the center of the battlefield, and smiled calmly: "Everyone, there's no need to worry. I am already dead. Destiny Gu was destroyed, and the residual power of the Predecessors killer move is insufficient — I am merely a strand of will."
Red Lotus's will was so solid, so vivid — indistinguishable from a living person.
But upon close inspection, one would notice that he actually differed from a real Immortal Gu Master in many subtle ways.
The immortals scrutinized him intently, and gradually, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Red Lotus hadn't lied. This was indeed a strand of his will, not his true body.
It was just that his reputation was too immense, his entrance too terrifying, which made people instinctively jump to the most frightening conclusion. Only after Red Lotus explained did the immortals finally come to their senses.
As for Lord Dragon, the sense of foreboding in his heart only grew stronger.
Lord Dragon let out a cold snort and shouted in a deep voice: "Red Lotus, even in death, you refuse to give up your treasonous notions? This time you've won after all. Thanks to you, Destiny Gu has been destroyed by the very pawn you chose."
Red Lotus shook his head slightly: "Master, this doesn't count as a victory. That is precisely why I am here."
"What are you planning to do?" Lord Dragon furrowed his brows deeply, the sense of dread in his heart growing ever more intense.
Red Lotus answered with action. His figure flickered, and in the blink of an eye, he stood before Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan gazed at Red Lotus's will, his expression calm, his eyes deep as the night.
His ties to the Venerable before him ran far too deep. The Spring Autumn Cicada — the very tool he had relied on to turn the tide time and again — was the core Time Path Immortal Gu that this man had created.
"You've done well. You've probably guessed what I intend to do, haven't you?" Red Lotus's will nodded at Fang Yuan with a smile.
Fang Yuan replied: "I have a rough idea."
"Though Destiny Gu has been destroyed, the truth is that to use it as material and refine Fate Gu, it still requires an otherworldly demon like you. Thanks to a certain person's patronage, you've finally become a complete otherworldly demon." When Red Lotus's will reached this point, his gaze involuntarily drifted to the far edge of the battlefield in that direction — the very place where Demon Venerable Spectral Soul and his two servants were hidden.
Fairy Ziwei and Elder Zhengyuan immediately broke into a cold sweat. Though this was merely a strand of Red Lotus's will, it was far too terrifying — he had seen through their concealment at a single glance.
In their hiding place, Demon Venerable Spectral Soul had already returned to human form. He gazed at Red Lotus's will, his expression complicated.
This was not his first encounter with Red Lotus's will. Deep memories surfaced.
Back when he had become the Soul Path Venerable, he had entered the River of Time to explore its mysteries. Demon Venerable Spectral Soul was naturally a Soul Path cultivator, but at his level, the River of Time was a place he could enter and leave at will.