Fang Yuan looked down at the Heavenly Court below him.
He saw many Immortal Gu Houses and also huge areas of ruins.
He laughed ruthlessly as he said: "Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, I am going to kill all of Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals now. Come stop me if you can!"
Hearing these ruthless words, both the Giant Sun Immortal Venerable and the Star Constellation Immortal Venerable paused for a moment.
Star Constellation gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with hatred as she glared at Fang Yuan.
If it had been the Giant Sun Immortal Venerable who made such a threat, she could have dismissed it as a bluff and remained calm.
But it was the Heaven Refining Demon Venerable who openly made this threat, and neither Star Constellation nor Giant Sun had any doubt about the truth of his words.
Even among the venerable demons, Fang Yuan was particularly shameless and malevolent, showing no hesitation in bullying the weak or killing the innocent.
The plunder of the Central Continent was already a testament to Fang Yuan's vile principles.
In the next moment, Fang Yuan moved swiftly, charging like a ferocious wolf into a flock of sheep.
The first unfortunate soul to face Fang Yuan was Duke Mei.
At that moment, Duke Mei was the closest to the battlefield of three
venerables and the qi Harvest Fruit.
Fang Yuan activated his killing move.
Immortal Killing Move — Deep Blazing Sword!!
This was a sword path killing move that mimicked the fire path.
In truth, against someone like Duke Mei, who was only at rank 8, Fang Yuan barely needed to use his compound killing moves.
A simple attack from him was enough to kill anyone below rank 9!
Even pseudo-venerables could only withstand two or three moves against a true venerable.
As the killing move activated, a massive crimson sword, blazing with heat, shot toward Duke Mei.
Even before the attack landed, Duke Mei felt the terrifying heat and sharpness of the move.
After the explosion of the qi Harvest Fruit, many in the Heavenly Court gu immortal had perished, and the survivors bore various degrees of injuries and erosion from the Qi Dao marks, far from their peak condition.
Though Duke Mei activated his defensive killing moves, he knew in his current state he had no chance of surviving.
Even at his peak, he would have stood no chance.
Seeing this, Star Constellation could not stand idly by. She immediately activated her killing move, sending a stream of starry mist toward Fang Yuan's attack.
She couldn't sit back and let Fang Yuan slaughter the Heavenly Court's immortals like chickens.
Though Star Constellation held a territorial advantage in the Heavenly Court, she knew the situation was not in her favor.
She had to face three venerables simultaneously: Giant Sun Immortal Venerable, Spectral Soul Demon Venerable, and Heaven Refining Demon Venerable.
Besides fighting these three, she also had to protect the qi Harvest Fruit behind her from their attacks. Now, Fang Yuan had cunningly diverted part of her attention to protecting the Heavenly Court's immortals.
Countless thoughts and wills clashed in Star Constellation's mind as she searched for a way to resolve this dilemma.
The simplest solution was to abandon one of her priorities—but which one?
The Qi Harvest Fruit, which was reviving her master?
Or perhaps protecting the Heavenly Court's immortals?
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On the other hand, Giant Sun Immortal Venerable paid no heed to Star Constellation's internal struggles or Fang Yuan's sinister nature.
Upon entering the Heavenly Court, he had only one goal: to destroy the qi Harvest Fruit and prevent the revival of Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable.
Seeing that Fang Yuan's scheme had worked, diverting part of Star Constellation's attention to protecting the Central Continent's immortals, Giant Sun seized the opportunity.
He activated a killing move.
Immortal Killing Move — Golden Meteor Fall!!
From Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's hands, golden lights burst forth, expanding in an instant into several meteors burning with golden flames.
Seeing this, Star Constellation sighed and redirected her starry mist. Instead of protecting Duke Mei, she blocked the golden meteors from hitting the qi Harvest Fruit.
Without Star Constellation's protection, the outcome was sealed in an instant. The crimson sword struck Duke Mei, leaving not even ashes behind.
"Fang Yuan, do you truly wish to become an enemy of the Heavenly Court?" Star Constellation could no longer hold back and shouted.
At that moment, the golden meteors were blocked by the starry mist, but they couldn't destroy it, only diminishing part of its power.
Anywhere else, dozens of golden meteors could have destroyed the starry mist, but in the Heavenly Court, Star Constellation Immortal Venerable was bolstered by enhanced Dao marks, elevating her moves to an extraordinary level.
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable sighed upon seeing this scene.
Fortunately, they had someone as shameless as Fang Yuan on their side, whose ruthless tactics diverted some of Star Constellation's focus. Otherwise, neither he nor Spectral Soul Demon Venerable, still trapped by the starry light barrier, would have stood a chance against her.
Spectral Soul Demon Venerable, ensnared in the starry light barrier created by Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, let out a deafening roar. His three abyss-like mouths opened wide, unleashing a massive river of black mist and dust.
This black mist was, in fact, vengeful and tormented spirits devoured by Spectral Soul Demon Venerable, now manifesting as an ink-like river.
The black river crashed against the starry mist barrier, producing a grating, metal-on-metal screech as the barrier was relentlessly eroded.
Hearing this, Fang Yuan laughed maniacally and said, "Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, the Heavenly Court and I are already irreconcilable enemies. Saying anything else now is meaningless. Wouldn't it be better to give up on the Qi Harvest Fruit and save your people instead?"
"Or are you going to cruelly turn a blind eye again and sacrifice them for your schemes, just like you did with the people of the Central Continent?"
Feng Yuan's words were like salt on Star Constellation's wounds.
To revive her master, Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable, she had no qualms about sacrificing the entire Central Continent and its people.
Unfortunately, the revival plan had nearly failed. The qi Harvest Fruit had caused the deaths of many Heavenly Court immortals.
At the same time, Fang Yuan plundered the Central Continent's resources, while Spectral Soul massacred countless people and devoured their souls.
Even now, forces from the four regions were exploiting the absence of the ten ancient sects and the Heavenly Court's forces, plundering the Central Continent.
Lead by split souls and pseudo-venerables like Zhan Bu Du, Lu Wei Yin, Shen Shang, and Wu Shuai, the Eastern Sea forces were looting the million-year foundations of the Central Continent.
Additionally, there were numerous immortals and humans from the Great Love Alliance.
From the Western Desert, the Fang Clan, led by Fang Di Chang, and various immortal houses spearheaded the plunder, constantly targeting the resource points of the ten main sects.
Seeing the Fang Clan's success, other super clans like Lin could not sit idly by, joining the plunder of the Central Continent.
Even members of the Anti-Fang Alliance, who had previously received support from the Heavenly Court, participated in this massive looting.
Longevity Heaven, however, did not personally join the plunder of the Central Continent, as it was preoccupied with locating the Light Emperor and two legendary desolate beasts, in addition to dealing with Giant Sun Immortal Venerable.
This did not stop rogue or lone immortals from attacking the Central Continent.
Even the golden tribes like Yao, Liu, Ye, and others joined the plunder.
Chu Du Immortal Venerable and Heavenly Lord Bai Zu moved personally, and as rank 8 immortals, they had a high rate of plunder.
The Southern Border Alliance, led by the Wu Clan, also joined this grand festival.
Previously, the Southern Border was like a loose sandcastle, but under Wu Yong's ambitious leadership, the Southern Border clans were somewhat united, capable of rallying forces for a common goal.
The Fate War and the plunder of the Central Continent were signs of this unity. If not for Wu Yong's insufficient strength, he might have united the entire Southern Border under one banner.
Uniting an entire region to create a force comparable to the Heavenly Court, Longevity Heaven, and the Great Love Alliance was one of Wu Yong's goals.
Unfortunately, such a feat was only achievable by a rank 9 venerable.
Though Wu Yong was strong, he was ultimately only a rank 8 immortal.
Beyond the four regions, even rogue and demonic immortals, previously suppressed by the ten ancient sects and the Heavenly Court, seized this moment to carve out their share of the Central Continent's flesh and blood.
At this moment, the Central Continent was like an old lion, cast out from its pride, surrounded by hyenas tearing at its flesh while still alive.
Few forces remained in the Central Continent, and even those who did were unwilling to throw away their lives at this point.
In such a moment, the Heavenly Court and Star Constellation had abandoned them to die. What was the point of fighting for them?
Even when the Fate Gu was destroyed in the eyes of the world, the Heavenly Court still held the trust and support of most Central Continent people.
But now, the people of the Central Continent had lost faith in the Heavenly Court and Star Constellation to an unprecedented degree.
The dire state of the Central Continent, the Heavenly Court's immortals, the qi Harvest Fruit, and the onslaught of three venerables filled Star Constellation's vision. With a sigh, she activated her killing move to protect the Harvest Fruit.
Fang Yuan was like a tiger among a defenseless flock of sheep, slaughtering several immortals closest to him.
Initially, Fang Yuan intended to capture some of these individuals to prevent future resurrections, but every moment was critical. Wasting time capturing worthless individuals would only benefit Star Constellation, who was intent on protecting the qi Harvest Fruit.
The qi Harvest Fruit was not yet fully destroyed and was growing stronger by absorbing the surrounding white mist, potentially completing the revival of Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable at any moment.
Fang Yuan's gaze soon fell on numerous immortal houses and figures in the distance.
Among them were many familiar faces.
Fang Zheng and Zhao Lian Yun stood in the Demon Judgment Board, with Red Heart Traveler behind them.
Qin Ding Ling, Che Wei, Wan Zi Hong, Nine Spiritual Fairy, and other Heavenly Court elders and senior figures from the ten ancient sects were present.
He Fang Yang, Evil Lightning Demon, Shi Lei, Old Lord Can Yang, and the ten children of the human path were also there.
These were people Fang Yuan had to look up to in his first 500 years of life, some even present during his encirclement when he refined the Spring Autumn Cicada Gu.
Now, these once-superior figures were forced to look up in fear and horror at the demon venerable intent on killing them.
Facing former enemies or acquaintances, Fang Yuan showed no hesitation and immediately activated his offensive killing move.
Immortal Killing Move — Seven-Colored killer Rainbow!!
A deadly seven-colored light shot out from Fang Yuan's hand like a heavenly pillar, causing the Heavenly Court immortals to pale at the sight of his attack.
There was no time to waste, and Fang Yuan had no intention of playing with these individuals.
Though Giant Sun Immortal Venerable was at a disadvantage against Star Constellation, his attacks on the qi Harvest Fruit successfully kept her from intervening.
At that moment, the starry mist barrier was finally eroded by the black mist. With a flickering of starlight, it vanished, and Spectral Soul Demon Venerable was freed like a demonic god, charging toward the qi Harvest Fruit without hesitation.
Blocked by two venerables, Star Constellation could not save the Heavenly Court's immortals.
Facing the full-powered attack of a rank 9 venerable, this group of gu immortals stood no chance. In the Demon Judgment Board, Feng Zheng and Zhao Lian Yun could only watch in horror as the rainbow light pillar approached.
"Am I really going to die like this? At the hands of my own brother, Feng Yuan?"
To say Feng Zheng wasn't afraid of death would be a lie, but he also felt a sense of calm.
Mount Qing Mao, Immortal Crane Sect, Lang Ya Blessed Land, and later the Heavenly Court.
Feng Zheng had experienced myriad things in his life, often used to counter Feng Yuan.
But in reality, Feng Zheng knew he was no match for his brother. Perhaps dying at this moment wasn't such a bad idea.
At least the sibling rivalry would end, and he wouldn't be used as a tool against anyone.
While Feng Zheng accepted his fate, many others did not.
Qin Ding Ling, Red Heart Traveler, Che Wei, Wan Zi Hong, and others activated their killing moves. At the same time, numerous immortal houses were activated, attempting to block the seven-colored pillar.
"I haven't saved Ma Hong Yun yet; how can I die here?"
Though Zhao Lian Yun's appearance was disheveled due to the qi Harvest Fruit's explosion, her eyes shone with resolute determination, clearly unwilling to die.
At that moment, something astonishing happened. The Love Gu, a rank 9 immortal Gu, sensed Zhao Lian Yun's will and determination and moved on its own!
A massive golden barrier appeared before Zhao Lian Yun and the Heavenly Court immortals, resisting the seven-colored light pillar.
This was the Love Gu!?
The rank 9 Love Gu had countless effects and, in this critical moment, managed to block the full-powered strike of a venerable.
However, Zhao Lian Yun had never refined the Love Gu, so the cost of using it was immense. In a short time, a vast amount of her immortal essence was consumed from her immortal aperture.
Facing the consumption of the rank 9 Love Gu, Zhao Lian Yun, only at rank 6, turned pale.
If all her immortal essence was depleted, the Love Gu might even use her lifespan to stay active.
But Zhao Lian Yun didn't need to worry about her lifespan diminishing. Three seconds later, the golden barrier of love collapsed, and the seven-colored light pillar, though greatly weakened, fell upon them.
Though the Love Gu was powerful, it was ultimately in the wrong hands and could not compete with a venerable's might.