Fang Yuan's eyelids twitched slightly.
The hearts of the other quasi-Venerables sank heavily.
Meanwhile, the Gu Immortals of Heavenly Court were greatly emboldened!
Fang Yuan had lost Zhan Budu, his main clone, and his sovereign immortal aperture was rapidly being devoured by the Crazed Demon Formation.
Fortunately, under Zhan Budu's will, all the immortal Gu had been sent to the Golden Yellow Heaven in time.
However, the black flames still raged within the sovereign immortal aperture!
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable charged in once more.
Fang Yuan gritted his teeth and could only order his Qi Sea Clone to intercept the attack.
The Qi Sea Clone was nowhere near as tough and resilient as Zhan Budu — it would certainly perish under Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's assault. But for the sake of his main body's safety, Fang Yuan had no choice but to sacrifice this clone.
Yet in the very next moment, the Star Path trembled and rapidly twisted, forming a blue thread cocoon that trapped the Qi Sea Ancestor within.
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable, caught off guard, had his killing move slam into the Star Path cocoon, shattering it instantly.
Giant Sun whipped his head around and exchanged a glance with Star Constellation Immortal Venerable. The latter let out a sigh.
But Lu Weiyin and the others felt their spirits surge — this was the first time the two Venerables had made a coordinated error since the battle began!
This was incredibly fortunate!
The Qi Sea Clone thus scraped back its life, continuing to desperately guard Fang Yuan's side.
The situation within the sovereign immortal aperture had improved only marginally. The moment Fang Yuan eased off even slightly in his efforts to save himself, things would spiral out of control again, and the entire aperture would face annihilation.
A thunderous boom shook the void.
The eighth layer of the Crazed Demon Cave completely disintegrated, the last unified great world reduced to nothing, countless living beings reduced to sacrifices.
The Gate of Life and Death merged with the Immortal Tomb and flew over from afar, caught by Star Constellation Immortal Venerable and stored within her own immortal aperture.
Thus, of the nine layers that made up the Crazed Demon Cave, the first seven had been swept clean by Fang Yuan, the eighth had completely vanished, leaving only the final ninth layer.
And at the center of the ninth layer, the Crazed Demon Formation now contained only that single Fact Ice Floe.
The Crazed Demon Trio stood atop the ice floe, all channeling the Practice Gu simultaneously, seemingly performing the final carving.
Upon seeing this, every Gu Immortal present was shaken to their core, while Fang Yuan quietly let out a breath of relief.
The crisis had passed!
He had finally endured the most grueling moment.
Just as Fang Yuan had predicted, Star Constellation Immortal Venerable and Giant Sun Immortal Venerable ceased their attacks on him and instead both halted in place, staring at each other.
The atmosphere on the battlefield instantly turned delicate.
The two Venerables had originally joined forces with the intent of eliminating the quasi-Vnerables first. But Fang Yuan had deployed every means at his disposal, doing whatever it took to survive.
Their plan had fallen through.
Now, the fruit of immortality was nearly complete. The most important thing was to seize this fruit!
Whoever continued to entangle themselves with the quasi-Venerables would only be creating an opportunity for the other Venerable.
"We did it! We did it!" the Crazed Demon Trio suddenly shouted in hoarse voices, collapsing to the ground in exhaustion, utterly exhilarated.
Immortal Gu killing move — Fortune Wager!
The two Venerables stood in a tense standoff for a moment before the Star Path suddenly swirled to reveal Qin Dingling.
She once again activated her killing move, striking toward Giant Sun Immortal Venerable.
At the same time, Golden Hoop Immortal King reappeared, unleashing the Golden Hoop in an attempt to cage Giant Sun Immortal Venerable.
Compared to Giant Sun Immortal Venerable, Star Constellation Immortal Venerable clearly held the advantage.
If Giant Sun fell to this technique, the foundation of his combat system would be undermined, and he would inevitably be pushed into a disadvantageous position. Even if he didn't fall for it, he would still lose a precious moment dealing with Qin Dingling and the Golden Hoop Immortal King.
With even a moment's advantage, Star Constellation Immortal Venerable would likely maintain it to the very end and ultimately claim the fruit of immortality.
Yet in the very next instant, Giant Sun Immortal Venerable smiled faintly. "Fellow Daoist Star Constellation, fine moves. But it seems you've forgotten something?"
The next moment, an Eighth Transformation Immortal Gu House abruptly blazed with radiance, flooding more than half of the ninth layer of the Crazed Demon Cave with its light.
It was none other than the Destiny Palace!
This Immortal Gu House had been planted within the Crazed Demon Formation by Giant Sun Immortal Venerable earlier. Giant Sun had used it to free himself, and Fang Yuan and the others had benefited from it as well.
Since then, the Immortal Gu House had continued to participate in the operation of the Crazed Demon Formation until it was finally expelled.
Destiny Palace was, after all, not a Fact Ice Floe. Once expelled, it had hidden itself deep away, seemingly beyond even Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's detection.
Destiny Palace was no ordinary creation — it had long participated in the Crazed Demon Formation's operations, harmonizing with this heaven and earth.
Now, as Giant Sun Immortal Venerable activated it, it immediately set off ripples through the Crazed Demon Formation, triggering agitation among the Infinite Chains.
The Star Constellation Chessboard Formation that Star Constellation Immortal Venerable had laid down had forcibly integrated the Infinite Chains one by one while simultaneously engaging numerous quasi-Vnerables including Fang Yuan — it had long since been pushed to its absolute limit.
Now, with Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's sudden eruption, the Infinite Chains finally broke free from the Star Path, causing the entire Star Constellation Chessboard Formation to collapse.
Pfft.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable coughed up blood, suffering a terrifying backlash.
Seizing this opportunity, Giant Sun Immortal Venerable soared into the sky, rapidly closing the distance between himself and the Crazed Demon Formation.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable had no time to tend to her injuries. She once again produced that mysterious and unfathomable Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.
The secret realm resembled a lantern, or perhaps a birdcage.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable aimed the lantern-shaped Heaven and Earth Secret Realm at Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's back and gave it a gentle shake.
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable was immediately bombarded by infinite emotional interference, his speed dropping sharply.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable burst forth with starlight, rapidly catching up.