Crazed Demon Den.
Ninth Layer.
Four Gu Immortals arrived at the edge of the Crazed Demon Grand Formation.
"So these are the Fact Ice Floes?" Zhanbu Du raised his eyebrows.
"It seems penetrating this formation won't be easy." Qi Hai Laozu's expression was grave. Unlike the original body, they didn't have the Steadfastness Gu to rely on.
"Star宿 is leading, closest to the formation's center. Ju Yang is second, while Fang Yuan falls behind." Lu Weiyin gazed into the formation and felt tension rise within him.
Fang Yuan held no advantage — he had to do everything in his power to help him!
Qi Jue Mo Xian stared at the grand formation before them, seemingly recalling something as he murmured softly: "Wu Ji, you old..."
He leapt first, formally stepping onto a Fact Ice Floe.
The other three immortals exchanged glances and set off one after another.
As recorded in the Legend of the Human Ancestor, Fact Ice Floes appeared differently in size to each person, and the emotional impact they carried varied as well.
This made it impossible for the Gu Immortals to advance in a group. The optimal infiltration method was to move alone, selecting the ice floe most suitable for oneself as a stepping stone.
Fang Yuan continuously channeled the Steadfastness Gu.
This Gu was only at the Eighth Transformation level, yet the Crazed Demon Grand Formation reached as high as the Ninth Transformation.
The deeper he ventured into the formation, the more powerful the emotional bombardment Fang Yuan felt. When he first activated the Steadfastness Gu, these emotional assaults could all be nullified — Fang Yuan felt nothing at all.
But now, it felt as though he had just stepped into the formation, still in the probing stage.
As for Ju Yang Xian Jiang and Xing Su Xian Zun.
After witnessing Fang Yuan's methods, these two had also brought out their own trump cards.
Ju Yang Xian Jiang activated the Kinship Gu within his body, distributing all of his emotions outward.
Meanwhile, Xing Su Xian Zun raised a mysterious Secret Realm of Heaven and Earth!
This secret realm resembled both a cage and a lantern, involuntarily reminding Fang Yuan of a certain passage recorded in the Legend of the Human Ancestor.
The two Venerables' reserves ran far deeper than Fang Yuan's.
They had also made thorough preparations specifically for the Crazed Demon Den.
This was why Fang Yuan once again fell to the last position among the three immortals.
Fang Yuan did not give up, still gritting his teeth and pressing forward.
The situation was grim,
the emotional bombardment growing ever more intense, repeatedly shaking his resolve.
Yet rather than despair, Fang Yuan felt pleased.
For if the emotional assault hitting him was already this fierce, the two Venerables ahead of him must be enduring even worse.
Fang Yuan's perseverance soon bore fruit.
The foremost Xing Su Xian Zun grew slower with each step. After stepping onto a Fact Ice Floe, she would often need to catch her breath for a long while before she could continue onward.
Xing Su Xian Zun's speed declined, and Ju Yang Xian Jiang's did the same.
Gradually, the distances between the three Gu Immortals began to shrink.
Xing Su Xian Zun frequently looked back, and Ju Yang Xian Jiang in the middle often paused to observe both Xing Su Xian Zun and Fang Yuan. This was a grueling trek, and all three immortals fully experienced each other's resilience and endurance — vast as mountains and seas.
After this standoff persisted for a moment, a sudden change occurred.
Xing Su Xian Zun spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed against a Fact Ice Floe.
Blue starlight began to flicker across her body.
The starlight quickly dimmed, then split into three, reverting back to the Three Aspects!
"Could it be that Xing Su Xian Zun's resurrection was incomplete — only a temporary revival? The truly stable state is actually the simultaneous existence of the three Quasi-Immortal Venerables?" A thought struck Fang Yuan.
Ju Yang Xian Jiang's heart surged: "An opportunity!"
He clenched his teeth and persevered, slowly overtaking Xing Su Xian Zun.
The three aspects of Xing Su remained on their Fact Ice Floe, seizing the time to close their eyes and regulate their breath.
When Fang Yuan also caught up and surpassed them, he hesitated for a moment.
Should he take advantage of their vulnerability?
Fang Yuan quickly suppressed that impulse.
He was deep within the Wu Ji Crazed Demon Grand Formation now. The slightest offensive move would likely trigger an immediate counterattack from Wu Ji, and the outcome would probably be even worse than what had happened to the Qi Hai clone earlier.
Moreover, if Fang Yuan clashed with Xing Su Xian Zun, wouldn't that simply hand the advantage to Ju Yang Xian Jiang at the very front?
Hadn't he already noticed that Ju Yang Xian Jiang was ignoring the three aspects of Xing Su entirely, making straight for the formation's center?
"If returning to the Supreme Grandmaster realm gave the Venerables their advantage, then the fruits of Wu Ji Demon Venerable's calculations might allow a Venerable to outshine all the others in their competition!"
Fang Yuan grew ever more certain of this conjecture.
"It's time!" Fang Yuan halted on his Fact Ice Floe, enduring the torment of overwhelming emotions, and activated an Immortal Dao Killing Move.
Immortal Dao Killing Move — Calm and Composed!
The move took effect immediately. The intense, overwhelming emotions that had been tormenting Fang Yuan just moments ago, nearly breaking his mental composure, all but faded away to nothing.
Fang Yuan possessed a vast collection of Immortal Gu Recipes and an equally vast arsenal of killing moves.
This Calm and Composed move was among them.
The move required two core components: the Steadiness Gu and the Suppression Gu.