"Then go."
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's single sentence nearly froze the atmosphere between the two Venerables.
Fang Yuan couldn't help but mock: "What a Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, what a Heavenly Court Immortal King, what a super force — the human race's leading Heavenly Court!"
But soon, he narrowed his eyes, his expression gradually turning grave: "Wait... if it's merely for a single clone of mine, even if he is at the Qi Sea... what exactly are you after, Star Constellation Immortal Venerable?!"
But Star Constellation Immortal Venerable said nothing. Her figure flickered like starlight, gradually vanishing from the inner end of the Immortal Orifice gateway.
Fang Yuan's expression was gloomy as water, cold light flickering in his eyes, while a trace of urgency gradually appeared between his brows.
Fang Yuan turned around, descending from the Nether Sky, arriving above Central Continent, and plunging into the battlefield.
He attempted to capture Heavenly Court members, but these Gu Immortals had already been committing suicide one after another.
They would all resurrect in Heavenly Court's Immortal Tombs.
With the Destiny Gu destroyed, suicide and resurrection held great potential for exploitation.
Heavenly Court was fully prepared — on one hand, with Phantom Orifices, when a Gu Immortal died, the Phantom Orifice returned, resulting in minimal losses. On the other hand, Gu Immortals deliberately committed suicide, and their Immortal Gu would cycle smoothly through the Treasure Yellow Heaven.
By now, this had been developed by Heavenly Court into a mature and excellent tactic.
At equal cultivation levels, preventing a Gu Immortal's escape was already extremely difficult. At minimum, one needed an Immortal Formation or an Immortal Battlefield killer move to trap the target.
Preventing a Gu Immortal's suicide was, of course, even harder than stopping an escape.
If someone was dead set on dying, what could be done?
However, under the restraint of Zhan Budu and Wu Shuai, there were still some Gu Immortals who remained in combat.
Fang Yuan's main body descended, bringing these Central Continent Gu Immortals complete despair. He showed no mercy, sweeping his great sleeve to suppress every last one of them.
He didn't slaughter them — he captured them all.
Over a dozen Central Continent Gu Immortals were taken prisoner. Not a single one was a Heavenly Court member, though among them was Li Xiaobai.
Heavenly Court and Star Constellation Immortal Venerable remained utterly motionless, and Fang Yuan's main body's expression grew ever darker.
He considered for a moment, then immediately flew toward Flying Crane Mountain.
Central Continent's Flying Crane Mountain was the foundation of the Immortal Crane Sect. This mountain was not only a super resource point, but also housed the Immortal Crane Sect's public blessed land.
Fang Yuan was currently at the central original site of the Myriad Stars Calculation Formation, and the closest super force was the Immortal Crane Sect.
But when he arrived at Flying Crane Mountain's original site, this hovering mountain had already completely vanished.
Fang Yuan's expression darkened yet another shade. He turned northwest, heading toward Myriad Dragon Dock.
Myriad Dragon Dock, like the Immortal Crane Sect, was one of Central Continent's Ten Great Ancient Sects. Myriad Dragon Dock's headquarters blessed land was situated on an island in the center of Dragon Lake.
Fang Yuan arrived at the location. Dragon Lake and the central island still existed, but the public blessed land was completely empty.
Fang Yuan then went to the Celestial Lotus Sect, Spirit Butterfly Valley, Ancient Soul Gate, Heaven Jealousy Tower, Wind and Cloud Manor, Battle Immortal Sect, Spirit Fate Studio, and Black Heaven Temple — all had empty headquarters, completely devoid of any trace of people.
Obviously, Wisdom Path Immortal Venerable Star Constellation had long been plotting. She had made thorough preparations to abandon Central Continent and retract her forces.
Heavenly Court.
Inside Qi Sea Old Ancestor's mind.
Qi Sea Old Ancestor was immobilized. The thoughts within his mind were also being gradually suppressed under Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's methods.
But the will Qi Sea Old Ancestor retained in his mind still put up a final, stubborn resistance: "Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, you truly are a masterful schemer."
During his imprisonment, Qi Sea Old Ancestor had already figured everything out.
Lin Jianxing's sword qi killer move had been supremely effective against him. At first glance, it was because the sword qi was hidden, sharing the same Qi Path dao marks, which made it impossible to detect when Qi Sea Old Ancestor stirred up the massive airflow.
But upon deeper analysis, Qi Sea Old Ancestor was certain the true culprit was undoubtedly the Sword Path dao marks!
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable sensed Qi Sea Old Ancestor's thoughts and spoke: "Your thinking is not wrong. Lin Jianxing is vastly different from others — he is an Otherworldly Demon. And throughout history, Otherworldly Demons have always carried Otherworldly Dao Marks."
"Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable carried the Otherworldly Space Path dao marks, which was why the Thieving Heaven True Inheritance Space he created could obstruct later Venerables. Within the Frenzied Demon Cave, Chaos Loopholes had appeared, and it was precisely because Thieving Heaven utilized the Otherworldly Space Path dao marks as the main force that they were sealed."
Qi Sea Old Ancestor understood: "So it seems what Lin Jianxing carries are Otherworldly Sword Path dao marks. This move would likely be effective even against Venerables — using it against just this clone of mine seems rather wasteful, doesn't it?"
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable then went on to reveal the truth about the Qi Merit Fruit and Primordial Immortal Venerable's resurrection.
Qi Sea's will shook violently: "So that's how it is! Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, you had been plotting all along — setting up the Myriad Stars Calculation Formation was laying a trap. Then you used the Heavenly Dao Dream to create an environment that lured me into attacking the Myriad Stars Calculation Formation. You truly calculated correctly!"
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable replied: "As a Wisdom Path Gu Immortal, I naturally studied Fang Yuan's temperament extensively. Moreover, you are his most capable clone — the likelihood of you being sent to attack the Myriad Stars Calculation Formation was extremely high."
Qi Sea's will sneered: "In that case, after all this effort, you've finally captured me alive and imprisoned me in Heavenly Court. But did you account for my main body's actions? Your Central Continent is finished! Hahaha. What a pity — if you had refined all the Wisdom Path dao marks in Central Continent, perhaps you could have resisted my main body. What a pity, what a pity."
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's tone noticeably sank: "Our Heavenly Court is the leader of the Righteous Path. Since its establishment, over three million years have passed. From ancient times to now, who knows how many Heavenly Court Gu Immortals have sacrificed their lives to protect the Righteous Path and safeguard humanity."
"The current situation — multiple Venerables in standoff, utter chaos — is even more dire and terrifying than the Primordial Era when Variant Humans held dominion."
"Central Continent is a land beset on all four sides. Having been in standoff with other Venerables for so long, I, Star Constellation, feel increasingly powerless. I can now only prioritize the critical points and protect the overall situation."
"Having made these arrangements, I knew what Fang Yuan's response would be. Now that the plan has succeeded, my Central Continent's people, countless living beings, will all suffer Fang Yuan's terrifying retaliation!"