On Heavenly Stairway Mountain, loopholes appeared densely and in rapid succession.
Not only were the elite disciples of the Immortal Crane Sect staring fixedly, but many Gu Immortals were also hidden behind the scenes, closely keeping watch.
Seizing this opportunity, Fang Zheng tried three more times in succession and finally managed to shoot the Paper Electric Crane Gu into the blessed land.
A blue bird spread its wings and flew over, then immediately slipped through a loophole and into the Little Fox Spirit's blessed land.
"That's a Message-sending Blue Bird Gu! What exactly does Feng Jiuge think he's doing?" He Fengyang's face darkened as he watched.
Then in the next instant, his pupils contracted to needle-point size, his mouth flew wide open, and his face was filled with extreme shock.
"Good heavens! Such a massive blessed land, and he actually severed it?!"
He Fengyang was tongue-tied, frozen like a stone statue.
Fang Yuan had severed a full one million mu of blessed land. The smoke-like shadows of the blessed land blanketed the midsection of Heavenly Stairway Mountain, and vast grasslands filled everyone's field of vision.
One Gu Immortal reacted the fastest. A flash of sword light revealed his true form.
"Hahaha, what a massive blessed land! It's mine — nobody had better think about fighting me for it!" Jian Yisheng roared excitedly, about to drag this territory into his own blessed land to expand his domain.
But just then, a bolt of lightning shot out.
"Damn it!" Jian Yisheng was caught off guard, cursed out loud, and was sent flying like a cannonball by the Mei Lan Electric Shadow.
Jian Yisheng was no pushover either, and immediately engaged the Mei Lan Electric Shadow in battle.
The clash was violent and earth-shaking, leaving all the elite disciples of the Immortal Crane Sect dumbfounded.
What astonished them even more was that over a dozen figures appeared on the scene like a pack of starving wolves, dividing up the one million mu of the Little Fox Spirit's blessed land in the blink of an eye.
"You damn lowlifes!"
"I lured away the monster and did all the hard work, and you lot won't even leave any for me!"
"I screw your ancestors eight generations back!"
"I curse you all to get stuck when you shit, and for your sons to grow bumps on their heads!"
Jian Yisheng was screaming in rage. Never in his life had he suffered such a loss, and being chased by the Mei Lan Electric Shadow had left him in a wretched state.
"And you, little thief Fang Yuan — truly vicious and utterly audacious to scheme against me! If you've got the guts, fight me!" He launched a Flying Sword Message Gu.
The Flying Sword Message Gu was incredibly fast. With its ability to pierce through the void, it could shoot into the blessed land even without a loophole.
The Immortal Crane Sect members stood there with blank expressions.
Was this... was this the bearing of Gu Immortals?
"This Jian Yisheng is truly a disgrace to us Gu Immortals..." He Fengyang couldn't help but cover his face with his hand.
Just then, a platinum-white light blazed forth.
Within the light stood a vermillion gate tower, ten zhang tall, with a nine-colored plaque.
Pink auspicious clouds gathered together, and seven-colored rainbow light shone upon Fang Zheng. In the blink of an eye, Fang Zheng vanished from where he stood.
Moving the Mei Lan Electric Shadow or the wild beast Mud Swamp Crab outside the blessed land was beyond the Little Fox Spirit's ability. But moving a single Fang Zheng — that was still possible.
"He went in!" Seeing this, He Fengyang's heart stirred.
A bolt of lightning descended from the sky — it was the Mei Lan Electric Shadow. But the platinum light along with the vermillion gate tower suddenly closed.
By the narrowest margin, the Mei Lan Electric Shadow's attempt to rush into the Little Fox Spirit's blessed land failed.
Fang Zheng felt his vision blur, and when he focused again, the surrounding scenery had changed dramatically.
He stood upon a grassland, lush green grass at his feet. Above, a sea of clouds cast heavy shadows. Not far away, several lakes shimmered with glistening waves.
"I'm in the Little Fox Spirit's blessed land." Fang Zheng quickly realized that all the Gu insects on him had been sealed, just as they had been when he first entered the blessed land.
A wisp of smoke-like shadow rose before him, expanding to the size of a full-length mirror. Within it appeared Fang Yuan's figure, sitting with his back lazily against the chair, legs crossed, his left hand resting on his raised knee while his right elbow propped on the wide armrest, his palm cradling his cheek.
Black hair fell freely, eyes half-lidded. His relaxed and languid posture somehow radiated an aura of dangerous, sinister darkness.
"My dear little brother, I never expected to actually run into you here in the Central Continent," Fang Yuan spoke.