Chapter 1046

Fang Yuan’s aura reads rank six, unremarkable until he acts. Once he moves, everyone is shaken, and the group turns on the blood path demonic immortal. Slowed by his injuries, the demonic immortal cannot escape, and the group kills him. ^{ch. 1046}

Liu Qing Yu, a rank seven Gu Immortal, says gravely that the imprint is not on the body. Another rank seven Gu Immortal turns to Fang Yuan and asks him to wait. Fang Yuan, the obvious suspect, cannot reasonably be searched, since he carries two rank seven Immortal Gu, and searching his immortal aperture is a great taboo. ^{ch. 1046}

Tang Song, a Gu Immortal of Eastern Sea’s Tang clan, asks Zhou Li what he fears, then steps forward himself and offers Fang Yuan a way to prove his innocence. Fang Yuan laughs, saying they all seem to think him afraid of a fight. He calls it laughable that they remain ignorant while deceived, and accuses Liu Qing Yu of killing the demonic immortal, already holding the imprint, and trying to frame him instead. The immortals freeze, turning to look at Liu Qing Yu. ^{ch. 1046}

Liu Qing Yu appeals to their agreement. Fang Yuan replies that an information path alliance agreement can be broken by information path methods, and that huge profits make people untrustworthy. When Liu Qing Yu insists he saw the imprint thrown to Fang Yuan, Fang Yuan replies that others saw him slash it instead, and Liu Qing Yu accuses him of faking it with illusions. ^{ch. 1046}

Fang Yuan sighs that he carries a mission from the first supreme elder and will fight if needed. Many realize he has a super force behind him, and wariness rises. Tang Song guarantees, on his clan’s name, that a clean search frees Fang Yuan. Tang clan is a super force in Eastern Sea, equal to Central Continent’s ten great ancient sects. ^{ch. 1046}

Fang Yuan laughs coldly at the name Tang clan and strikes Tang Song with flying sword Immortal Gu, catching him off guard. The other Eastern Sea Gu Immortals choose to watch, guessing that anyone unafraid of Tang clan must be backed by a rival like Shen clan or Su clan. Fang Yuan’s actions split these never-united immortals further. ^{ch. 1046}

Fang Yuan picked Tang Song, the only rank seven backed by a super force, to deter the crowd without seeming like bullying. Tang Song fights representing not just himself but his clan. ^{ch. 1046}

After more than ten rounds Tang Song still trails, breaking into cold sweat. His sound path cultivation gives him no defense against flying sword Immortal Gu, only room to evade. Furious, he means to use an immortal killer move of four hundred and ninety Gu worms to capture Fang Yuan alive, fighting on while it forms. ^{ch. 1046}

Fang Yuan knows flying sword Immortal Gu may be useless against mud monsters and cloud beasts, yet kills a Gu Immortal outright once it pierces the head or heart. Even with the advantage he stays careful. Tang Song has the deeper foundation and only lost the initiative by being struck first. He cannot use dark assassination now, since it needs flying sword Immortal Gu combined with dark limit Immortal Gu over time, and must instead keep flying sword Immortal Gu in continuous use to hold the pressure. ^{ch. 1046}

Fang Yuan senses the ancient cloud beasts approaching and feels joy: the opportunity he has waited for has arrived. The Eastern Sea Gu Immortals notice them too, shocked. Tang Song, seeing Fang Yuan relax, speeds up his killer move, already one third complete. ^{ch. 1046}

Fang Yuan shouts that he lured the beasts from white heaven to trap them with other supreme elders, and that anyone wanting to die now should follow him. He leaves Tang Song behind, flying into the sky. The immortals are shocked but relieved, since Fang Yuan’s injuries and the chasing beasts support his claim, and ordinary cloud beasts are very rare, so this group likely came from white heaven. ^{ch. 1046}