A few days later, the Wu Family's main base in the Southern Border.
Wu Yong stood atop a mountain peak, slowly opening his eyes.
Before him stood three or four mortals. They were all bound to wooden stakes, unconscious and unresponsive.
Immortal Path killer move — Send Friend Wind!
Wu Yong took a deep breath, finished his preparations, and activated this bizarre killer move.
No visible wind appeared, yet the three or four mortals before him began to quietly disintegrate. Their skin, flesh, and bones drifted apart like ashes carried on the breeze. In the blink of an eye, the mortals along with their clothing completely dispersed, without a single speck remaining.
A faint smile of satisfaction appeared on Wu Yong's face.
Over this period, he had improved the Send Friend Wind killer move, and the results were quite promising.
Send Friend Wind was a Wind Path killer move with a Human Path effect. Originally, it required striking a part of the target's body while speaking words of farewell.
But now, these drawbacks had been improved and eliminated by Wu Yong.
The current Send Friend Wind still required first befriending the target before it could be activated. However, its range had been greatly increased, and its practicality had jumped significantly.
Although Wu Yong had permanently lost many Wind Path Dao Marks and significantly depleted his foundation during the Battle of Destiny due to using the Infinite Wind killer move, his post-war period of rest had allowed him to gain through loss. He had achieved new insights and made further progress in his Wind Path realm, which in turn gave him the ability to improve the Send Friend Wind killer move.
What satisfied Wu Yong was not just the improvement of Send Friend Wind — the elevation of his realm brought all-around development.
The Send Friend Wind killer move was merely one aspect of that.
"Next, I'll improve the other killer moves, and even the Yuqing Dripping Wind Small Bamboo Tower! After those improvements, my combat power will surely recover — perhaps even surpass my previous peak."
Just as Wu Yong was envisioning the future, an Information Path Gu insect suddenly flew toward him.
Wu Yong caught it and read its contents, his eyebrows rising in undisguised surprise.
He had originally intended to continue secluded cultivation for a while longer, but upon receiving this news, he immediately put his improvement plans on hold.
Returning to the grand audience hall, he met with the two Gu Immortals who had specifically requested an audience with him.
Both Gu Immortals were dressed identically — dark green short jackets on top, black trousers below. They wore white cloth wrapped around their heads like circlets, and jade-green leg wraps around their calves.
Any Gu Immortal familiar with the Southern Border's Gu Immortal world would recognize this at once: it was the standard attire of the Luo Family of the Southern Border.
Of the two Luo Family Gu Immortals, one was an elderly man with a careworn face, and the other a middle-aged man, pale-faced and clearly injured.
"Luo Zu and Luo Ran pay our respects to the Alliance Leader." Upon seeing Wu Yong, the two Luo Family Gu Immortals immediately bowed in greeting.
The Southern Alliance had long been established, with Wu Yong serving as Alliance Leader.
Of the two Luo Family immortals, Luo Ran was a great general of the Luo Family — a peak Seventh Transformation powerhouse in the Space Path, carrying himself with pride — while Luo Zu held even greater authority, serving as the current Grand Elder of the Luo Family. The fact that both immortals were so courteous and deferential toward Wu Yong clearly indicated they needed his help.
Wu Yong nodded. "Sit down and speak."
The two Luo Family Gu Immortals took their seats, and Wu Yong asked directly: "What's going on with the Qi Jue Blessed Land?"
Luo Zu took a deep breath and began to explain the full story.
The gist of it was this: a certain Luo Family Gu Immortal, while piloting an Immortal Gu House during a daytime expedition, had stumbled upon the Qi Jue Blessed Land. The Luo Family had been secretly exploring it for many years, and only now, with the Qi Tide surging violently, had they achieved a breakthrough and reached the very center of the blessed land.
However, just as they were about to obtain the Qi Jue True Inheritance, they were ambushed by variant human Gu Immortals. The three Luo Family immortals exploring the blessed land were caught completely off guard and thrown into a desperate position.
Fortunately, the expedition was led by the Space Path powerhouse Luo Ran. He employed his ultimate trump cards and finally managed to lead all three Luo Family immortals to safety.
The variant human Gu Immortals did not let the matter rest. They pursued the three Luo Family immortals relentlessly, hunting them without mercy.