— Cha Yun Gu!
Fang Yuan’s heart stirred, and he channeled his true essence into it. (Literature Pavilion)
The next moment, his vision drastically changed.
Cha Yun Gu was a fifth-turn Fortune Path investigative Gu worm, allowing him to see the normally invisible luck.
Looking at Tai Bai Yun Sheng’s luck now, originally it had been as vigorous as a blazing fire cloud, but now it had dissipated by a small half again.
— Earlier, the will of Giant Sun Immortal Venerable helped him, causing his luck to be depleted. Now it has acted to assist him again, reducing his luck to only a third of what it originally was. — Fang Yuan thought to himself.
He then checked his own luck, which remained a black coffin fortune, as thick as ink, and even more colossal than before.
Fang Yuan’s heart grew solemn. He sneered inwardly and then looked at the others in the blessed land.
The fortune of almost everyone watching Tai Bai Yun Sheng’s ascension had changed.
On the majority of Gu Masters, a layer of small black coffin fortune had unknowingly settled.
Only Hei Lou Lan’s fortune remained as a continuous green aura.
Scanning around, Fang Yuan already felt a sharp pain in his eyes, so he wisely stopped activating Cha Yun Gu.
During the process of a Gu Master ascending to immortality, the two qi of heaven and earth churned violently. Under such circumstances, using a Gu would inevitably suffer backlash.
If one persisted, it would definitely result in injury to both the person and the Gu, or even death.
As his vision returned to normal, Fang Yuan looked at Tai Bai Yun Sheng again.
He saw him moving among the thunder, darting between gaps in the clouds, displaying grandmaster-level flight skill.
On his body, he no longer had a defensive Gu. He relied purely on movement to dodge the chaotic thunderballs, like walking a tightrope over a cliff—extremely perilous.
He had charged into the thundercloud to avoid the earth disaster’s binding wolf smoke. Although this was a wise choice of the lesser of two evils, it was also an act of desperation.
— If it weren’t for my green grape immortal essence transforming into infinite true essence, such a frantic speed would have long since drained my aperture. — Tai Bai Yun Sheng panted heavily, his temples disheveled, his body weak and exhausted, the situation becoming increasingly precarious.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a chaotic thunderball changed direction and hurtled towards him.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng tried to dodge, but it was too late. For a moment, he could only stare wide-eyed and furious, watching helplessly.
At the critical moment, a white beam of light swept in just in time, hitting the chaotic thunderball directly.
Under the light, the thunderball quickly dissolved, turning into a mass of pure, clear heavenly qi.
The Trouble-Solving Gu!
The rescue from the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building had once again helped Tai Bai Yun Sheng.
— That was close. Even though I have become a Gu immortal, I have no defense. If I were struck by a chaotic thunderball, I would definitely be injured. The consequences would be disastrous!
Tai Bai Yun Sheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva, still shuddering at the thought.
After becoming a Gu immortal, his life essence had been elevated. If he were still a mortal, a single chaotic thunderball would have taken his life. A Gu immortal wasn’t afraid; even without a defensive Gu, he could withstand a dozen or so thunderballs without a problem.
But the key point was that this chaotic thunderball had a special effect.
Upon impact, it caused Tai Bai Yun Sheng’s thoughts to become chaotic, his mind thrown into utter confusion for an instant, unable to think.
At this critical juncture, if Tai Bai Yun Sheng paused in midair, the next moment countless chaotic thunderballs would swarm him.
If he were struck by these thunderballs repeatedly, Tai Bai Yun Sheng would lose the ability to think altogether and would be completely bombarded and overwhelmed by countless thunderballs.
— Look! The Eighty-Eight True Yang Building has saved Tai Bai Yun Sheng again!
— Yes, this has happened at least a dozen times by now.
— With the help of the True Yang Building, it seems Tai Bai Yun Sheng’s tribulation transcendence is practically certain!
Outside the scene, the crowd was both amazed and envious.
— Can such a high degree of support really work? — Hei Lou Lan’s eyes glistened with a sharp light, but she held a different view in her heart.
In this environment, with the two qi of heaven and earth seething, any use of a Gu would evoke a powerful backlash.
The immortal Trouble-Solving Gu was no exception.
In the history of Gu Masters, there were many examples where using an immortal Gu to help transcend tribulations eventually resulted in the backlash destroying the immortal Gu.
However, most people were outsiders watching the excitement, unaware of such inner secrets.
— The immortal Trouble-Solving Gu is one of the cornerstones of the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, used to resolve troubles for the Imperial Court Blessed Land. Without it, the Imperial Court Blessed Land would suffer terrifying heavenly tribulations and earthly disasters. The will of Giant Sun would never sacrifice this precious immortal Gu for Tai Bai Yun Sheng. That is to say, the support of Giant Sun’s will is also limited… What matters next is the most critical part—it all depends on whether Tai Bai Yun Sheng can quickly pass the immortal aperture calamity. — Fang Yuan was expressionless, sitting atop the Celestial Cyan Wolf King, but his heart was slowly tightening.
After all, the Rivers and Mountains as Before Gu was his primary objective for this trip to the Northern Plains.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng’s speed gradually slowed down.
He had internal and external troubles. The external trouble was the land spirit’s sabotage, while the internal trouble was the ascension of mortal Gu to immortal, brewing a calamity within his own immortal aperture.
Especially this internal trouble consumed more and more of his energy, causing him to respond to the external situation ever more slowly.
Suddenly, his entire body shook, and he came to a complete stop.
In the next instant, countless chaotic thunderballs hurtled towards him.
The radiance of the Trouble-Solving light pillar burst forth brilliantly, then erupted simultaneously, enveloping Tai Bai Yun Sheng.