Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's gaze traversed ten thousand li as she carefully examined the ruins of Eden's Tomb, finally nodding in satisfaction.
She withdrew the mother formation, and the various immortals of Heaven Court took charge of gathering all the subsidiary formations.
Heaven Court's members assembled together and followed Star Constellation Immortal Venerable in another relocation.
Ever since the Yuan Realm dissipated, the eighth and ninth layers could now be traversed with ease.
They left the eighth layer and entered the ninth.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable personally issued orders, directing the path forward. Qin Dingling, Che Wei, Fang Zheng, and the others stepped into the Mad Demon Grand Formation one after another, eventually halting and each guarding a Fact Iceberg.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable then explained the methods of control to the immortals in detail, while she herself ventured all the way to the very center, confronting the Fact Iceberg at the heart.
"Lady Star Constellation, what do you intend?"
"If you insist on destroying it, we will deploy the Practice Gu right now and destroy this Fact Iceberg!"
The three non-Heaven immortals were alerted, and among them Fat Mountain and the Mastermind appeared immediately, threatening Star Constellation with fierce words but faint hearts.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable smiled faintly. "Honestly, the fact that the three of you can command the Practice Gu was something I hadn't anticipated. Limitless's will has already been fully sealed by me, yet I didn't expect he could still summon the three of you here. However, I only sealed Limitless's will as a precaution."
"Next, I will pour my full effort into driving the Mad Demon Grand Formation. When Limitless originally set up this formation, it was indeed brilliantly conceived — the pinnacle of the world. But in the end, he was a Gu Master of the Regulation Dao, not the Wisdom Dao. He was certainly aware of this, and if he hadn't been, why would he have attacked Heaven Court to gamble with me?"
Fat Mountain and the Mastermind exchanged glances. The latter thought for a moment, then mustered his courage and asked: "Since Immortal Venerable Star Constellation shares our intentions, why not come inside? The three of us are willing to hand over the Practice Gu willingly."
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable smiled faintly again. "That won't be necessary. This place is the core of the Mad Demon Grand Formation — easy to enter, difficult to exit. Moreover, it concerns the final outcome of the deduction. If I were to force my way out, I fear I might damage this Fact Iceberg and destroy this deduction that has spanned over a million years."
"I have already taken control of more than half of the Mad Demon Grand Formation. Only by leading Heaven Court's immortals from the outside — ready to act at any moment and guard against unexpected developments — can the Mad Demon Grand Formation be driven to its absolute peak."
"I am already well aware of the three of your ambitions. Don't hesitate — go and carve those Fact Icebergs."
Fat Mountain and the Mastermind gritted their teeth. With Fang Yuan currently missing, things were likely grim. Since Heaven Court had seized control of the situation, the three immortals had no way to leave — and even if they could break out, they would surely be no match for Heaven Court. They had no choice but to crawl back into the Fact Iceberg and resume their previous labor.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable began to progressively mobilize the grand formation.
Under her influence, the Mad Demon Grand Formation shifted its form again and again, the efficiency of its deductions soaring ever higher.
Many of Heaven Court's members each controlled a Fact Iceberg, constantly coordinating with Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, following her commands and continuously shifting the Fact Icebergs about.
The great world of the eighth layer was being eroded at a rate that had multiplied several times over.
Many Fact Icebergs along the edges of the Mad Demon Grand Formation began to melt and shrink. Meanwhile, the Fact Iceberg at the very center grew ever larger in volume.
In the end, only a single Fact Iceberg would remain in the Mad Demon Grand Formation.
If Limitless's design succeeded, then whoever occupied this final Fact Iceberg would obtain eternal life!
Because the fact of eternal life had already been forged to completion.
"Truly worthy of being Immortal Venerable Star Constellation. Under such dire circumstances, she fought from one front to another, ultimately bringing victory to our Heaven Court." Qin Dingling exclaimed with deep admiration.
"With such a person leading Heaven Court, even when our lifespans run out and we perish, we will have no regrets in death." Meigong and the others exchanged words, filled with joy.
"No one is more worthy of obtaining eternal life than Immortal Venerable Star Constellation! With her leading, our Heaven Court will surely become the supreme existence once again, and will surely unify the Five Regions — just as before when they unified the three realms of the Myriad Beast Conclave." Che Wei and the others also began to envision a bright future.
When Heaven Court had no Immortal Venerable at its helm, it had always maintained the tradition of a Wisdom Dao Gu Master serving as leader.
Past experience had proven this system to be both wise and progressive.
Now, with Star Constellation Immortal Venerable — the founder of the Wisdom Dao, its current Supreme Grandmaster, and the foremost practitioner of Wisdom Dao under heaven — presiding over Heaven Court, there was no objection from anyone within!
Even if Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable or Primordial Lotus Immortal Venerable were to be reborn, Star Constellation Immortal Venerable would still be more deserving of obtaining eternal life.
Inside the Gate of Life and Death.
"You all must die… why haven't you died yet?" Spectral Soul Demon Venerable sat cross-legged upon the ground. The Soul-Calming Lake before him was nothing more than a shallow pool, and Fang Yuan and the others were as insignificant as ants.
Yet it was precisely this swarm of ants that filled Spectral Soul Demon Venerable with unending rage and hatred.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless giant arms struck out like lightning, pummeling and crushing these insects.
Lu Weiyin, Qi Jue Demon Immortal, and the others fought back with their lives on the line. They were the top-tier combatants second only to Fang Yuan, Giant Sun Immortal Zombie, and Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, yet here they were utterly wretched.
Had it not been for Fang Yuan and Giant Sun Immortal Zombie frequently lending their aid, some among them would have already fallen here.
Spectral Soul Demon Venerable's original body had already been at the Ninth Transformation. After transforming into the essence of a soul beast, his realm had further ascended to the level of Supreme Grandmaster, making him a Dao Lord.
Normally, a Venerable who had just become a Dao Lord would not yet have roamed the world to refine the Dao Traces belonging to his own school, and his strength would still have room for improvement.
But the Gate of Life and Death was the very lair that Spectral Soul Demon Venerable had claimed exclusively for himself — long since under his complete control.
Moreover, the Gate of Life and Death concentrated the greatest number of Soul Dao Traces under heaven, so even Fang Yuan and Giant Sun Immortal Zombie found themselves at a disadvantage.
The longer the battle dragged on, the worse things became for them. Fang Yuan and Giant Sun Immortal Zombie were well aware of this, and even as they fought, they searched for a way out.
Giant Sun Immortal Zombie completed a calculation and let out a bitter sigh to Fang Yuan. "This is bad. When Star Constellation Immortal Venerable left earlier, it was Spectral Soul Demon Venerable who opened the passage of his own accord. He has already completely refined the Gate of Life and Death and become its master. For us to replicate Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's escape from here — there's not the slightest chance!"
Fang Yuan narrowed his eyes, fixedly staring at Spectral Soul Demon Venerable's original body. "I never imagined that Star Constellation Immortal Venerable could actually manipulate Spectral Soul Demon Venerable's original body into a puppet. Friend Giant Sun, did you know — in my life five hundred years ago, Spectral Soul Demon Venerable possessed the Supreme Immortal Body and became the greatest shadow behind the chaos of the Five Regions, lurking within Heaven Court and hollowing it out from within. Now, Star Constellation Immortal Venerable can be said to have avenged Heaven Court."