Supreme Immortal Aperture.
"Quick, take over for me — I can't hold on much longer!"
"I've got it!"
"Hah... we finally made it through another wave."
Inside the Four Origin Regret Blood Refining Pool, the assisting Gu Immortals were all panting like oxen.
Ever since the first failure, Fang Yuan had failed two more times in succession.
Wood Path Ninth Transformation immortal materials were not lacking, but time was growing ever scarcer, which drove Fang Yuan to adopt more aggressive methods.
He had modified the Gu refining steps.
The Eighth Transformation Heavenly Origin Treasure Imperial Lotus still needed to be protected, but the preceding steps had been simplified further. As a result, Immortal Essence consumption became even more severe, and at the same time each step grew more complex, requiring the assisting Gu Immortals to give their absolute all.
Clearly, these Gu Immortals had already reached their limits.
Fang Yuan's true body furrowed his brows.
Several more days passed. The two Venerables had not moved, but the situation for him had only grown worse.
Not only was the refinement of the Ninth Transformation Heavenly Origin Treasure Imperial Lotus showing little progress, but the repairs to the Heavenly Phase Killer Move were also becoming increasingly difficult.
The fusion of the Primordial Black and White Two Heavens had reached its most violent moment.
The sky above the Five Regions was entirely muddled with black and white, constantly shifting and mutating. In some areas it was daylight, in others darkness. Mortals, birds, and beasts were all gripped by terror, believing the end of days had arrived.
Even the trajectory of the great Sun had changed!
Anything that stood in its path, whether black cloud seas or armies of soul beasts, was ground to dust.
The Heavenly Phase Immortal Crane cried out without cease. Fang Yuan repeatedly employed Refinement Path methods, but could only alleviate its injuries.
On the Heavenly Phase Immortal Crane's body, injuries were steadily accumulating.
Yet Fang Yuan had also reached his own limit and could not improve the Heavenly Phase Killer Move any further. After all, he was secretly overseeing the refinement of a Ninth Transformation Immortal Gu!
"The most critical factor is still time."
"Great Emperor Immortal Venerable and Star Constellation Immortal Venerable will likely cease soon."
Fang Yuan had already delivered the third Star Eye Immortal Gu to Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, stabilizing her for a time.
Moreover, Fang Yuan had been communicating and bargaining with Star Constellation Immortal Venerable and Great Emperor Immortal Venerable, using proposals to trade Immortal Gu in an attempt to delay for time.
During this period, Star Constellation Immortal Venerable and Great Emperor Immortal Venerable had also deployed scouting methods several times to probe Fang Yuan's situation.
Fortunately, the Heavenly Secret Confusion Killer Move worked well, shielding his situation from view.
Fang Yuan's current Immortal Essence consumption was enormous, his reserves dangerously scarce, and his combat strength had declined severely. If the truth were exposed, it would certainly trigger a combined assault from the two Venerables!
Northern Plains hinterland.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable gazed at the black-and-white sky, a gleam flashing through her eyes.
"The timing is nearly right."
"This is the most critical moment of the Two Heavens' Heavenly Vein fusion — and the most violent."
"If Fang Yuan truly endures through this, the Heavenly Phase Killer Move will likely survive."
"But how could that possibly happen?"
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable smiled faintly, then suddenly moved, transforming into a streak of starlight that vanished in the blink of an eye.
She flew onward and soon arrived once more at the Demonification Lair.
With practiced ease, Star Constellation Immortal Venerable broke into the ninth layer of void.
Phantom Soul Demon Venerable was trapped here. Upon seeing Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, he immediately erupted with fury and lunged to attack her.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable had long been prepared. While fending off Phantom Soul Demon Venerable's attacks, she activated her methods to form a passage.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable flew into the passage, Phantom Soul Demon Venerable in hot pursuit, and emerged directly into the outer reaches of the Northern Plains.
"What?!" Almost in the same instant, both Fang Yuan and Great Emperor Immortal Venerable sensed it.
"Is Star Constellation Immortal Venerable trying to release Phantom Soul Demon Venerable and use him to slaughter the people of my Northern Plains?!" Great Emperor Immortal Venerable frowned.
This possibility, he had long considered.
But this was simply not Heavenly Court's style.
Sure enough, Great Emperor Immortal Venerable's guess was correct. Star Constellation Immortal Venerable fought while retreating, luring Phantom Soul Demon Venerable all the way up into the Two Heavens.
"Heh heh heh, Fang Yuan is in trouble now." Great Emperor Immortal Venerable felt relieved and couldn't help but feel a twinge of schadenfreude.
"Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, what are you doing?!" Fang Yuan immediately sent a message through the Treasure Yellow Heaven, his tone furious. "I just gave you three Immortal Gu!"
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable smiled: "Precisely because of that, allow me to tell you a secret that no one knows."
"Back then, what Phantom Soul Demon Venerable wished to create was not the Soul Path, but the Killing Path."
"He was a person destined by fate, naturally blessed with fortune and endless opportunities. Once, when he was exploring the Primordial Black Heaven, do you know what he encountered?"
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's tone was subtly suggestive.
Hearing this, Fang Yuan's expression darkened slightly as a thought surfaced in his mind.
This was actually not hard to guess.
First, Phantom Soul Demon Venerable's state had always been abnormal — he had lost his humanity, and during the struggle at the Demonification Lair, he had even proactively patched holes in the Fetal Wall.
Second, judging by Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's current actions, she had gone to great lengths to lure Phantom Soul Demon Venerable into the Primordial Two Heavens, which could only be meant to work against Fang Yuan.
But how would it work against Fang Yuan?
Although the Heavenly Phase Killer Move could only remain within the Primordial White Heaven and was on the verge of collapse, it could still be freely relocated.