Chapter 1045

Desolate beasts of the five regions normally cannot cross into another, since the walls bind them to where they were raised. This group of ancient cloud beasts is different, coming from white heaven of the immemorial nine heavens, and the walls neither restrict nor reject them, perhaps because every layer of the nine heavens covers all five regions. Fang Yuan cannot shake them. ^{ch. 1045}

He wishes now for Fixed Immortal Travel, which could carry him past their chase range outright. He has only sword escape Immortal Gu, costly to use recklessly. Lang Ya land spirit has been scheming against him all along, as when Fang Yuan paid dearly to borrow dark limit Immortal Gu for Qi Zai, so he hesitates to provoke another such extortion. ^{ch. 1045}

The wall ahead turns deep blue: Fang Yuan has passed Southern Border’s miasma wall into Eastern Sea’s blue water wall. He flies on unimpeded, the beasts still chasing. By now he has spent every contribution point from Lang Ya Sect and owes the land spirit essence stones. ^{ch. 1045}

Partway through, Fang Yuan’s expression suddenly changes: his aura is shifting on its own, Southern Border’s fading as an Eastern Sea Gu Immortal’s strengthens, though he has not activated familiar face, which alone would explain it. He speculates that this new body might not only cross the regional walls, but adopt the aura of whatever region it enters. The moment he clears the blue water wall, his Southern Border aura is gone completely, replaced by an Eastern Sea Gu Immortal’s. He is surprised and pleased. He still activates familiar face and takes a different appearance, since the beasts chasing him have spoiled any hope of moving quietly. ^{ch. 1045}

He weighs a detour into the turbulent flow sea area to shake the beasts, but chooses caution instead, since it is a maze that could cost him his freedom. Rumor calls it a battlefield strewn with inheritances from fallen Gu Immortal experts, drawing Immortals from Eastern Sea, Central Continent, Northern Plains, and Southern Border. Yet he has heard only of Immortals going missing there, some for months or years before freeing themselves, never of a huge gain. He flies straight for Northern Plains’ wall instead. He had already asked Lang Ya land spirit about ancient cloud beasts and sent dozens of wills through treasure yellow heaven after the limit of their tracking range, learning nothing useful. Activating sword escape unceasingly, he finally throws the beasts beyond his sight. ^{ch. 1045}

He stops sword escape and continues on mortal methods, his speed slowing. Losing sight of the beasts does not mean losing them, he knows, since something at rank seven strength rarely tracks by sight alone. As he looks back uneasily, a blood red light flies over from the southeast, slowing as it senses him and approaching fast. He reads its aura as a rank six blood path Gu Immortal fresh from a fierce battle, and not wanting more trouble, turns away. ^{ch. 1045}

The Gu Immortal in the light calls out that he has found a peerless fortuitous encounter in the turbulent flow sea area, offering to form a pact with blood oath Immortal Gu and share it if Fang Yuan helps him. Fang Yuan is truly surprised anyone gained benefit there. Several Gu Immortals appear, chasing the light, and curses follow: he is named a demon who must be executed. Tang clan promises reward to whoever blocks him, and Liu Qing Yu claims his killer move has already struck the demon, telling Fang Yuan to get lost. ^{ch. 1045}

Fang Yuan endures the persuasion, warnings, and curses, and moves away toward Lang Ya blessed land and his immortal aperture’s earthly calamity, not this fight. The blood path Gu Immortal, out of options, changes course to chase him instead, offering the whole fortuitous encounter if helped. Fang Yuan sneers and keeps retreating, while the watching immortals mock him as smart to flee and offer cooperation and reward instead. He wants only to return quietly, yet trouble keeps finding him. ^{ch. 1045}

The blood path Gu Immortal throws an information path Gu worm at him, calling it crucial inheritance information. Fang Yuan destroys it with a burst of wind and charges for the sky. Unable to plot against him, the cultivator shoots a streak of strange light at him instead, shouting that he has already given the inheritance to this person, so killing him gains nothing, before fleeing the other way. Fang Yuan activates both Sword Escape and Flying Sword, his two rank seven Immortal Gu, one raising his speed while the other shatters the light. His power erupts suddenly, and the watching immortals are astonished at two rank seven Immortal Gu, wondering who he is. ^{ch. 1045}