Chapter 1052

Fairy Zi Wei descends into Hu Immortal blessed land after three months of deduction, and Feng Jin Huang kneels to greet her as Ancestor Zi Wei. Zi Wei smiles and tells her to rise. She notes a blood tie to Feng Jin Huang’s mother. Rank eight is Feng Jin Huang’s lifelong dream, and Zi Wei already holds it: from Spirit Affinity House, extremely high in seniority, at least sixteen hundred years old, a wisdom path cultivator joined to Heavenly Court. ^{ch. 1052}

Feng Jin Huang asks what the deduction found, and Zi Wei confirms that Hu Immortal, the blessed land’s former owner, was a member of Defy. Defy has outlasted every rebel force against the ten great ancient sects, which never managed to take it down, and it hides so deeply that even its members know each other only by code number. Zi Wei adds that Defy helped Hu Immortal obtain Dang Hun Mountain in secret. Feng Jin Huang guesses Fang Yuan must also belong to Defy, but Zi Wei’s deduction came back uncertain, though he is closely connected to the organization. ^{ch. 1052}

Zi Wei asks whether Feng Jin Huang’s refusal to claim the blessed land means she intends to return it to Fang Yuan, who saved her father Feng Jiu Ge. She reassures Feng Jin Huang that family excuses it and says she understands why Feng Jiu Ge asked this of his daughter, but warns that Heavenly Court has listed Fang Yuan as a wanted criminal on the Demon Judgment Board. She will allow the blessed land’s return and even take responsibility for it, but that is her bottom line, and father and daughter must not press it into a huge mistake. Feng Jin Huang promises to keep the warning in mind. Zi Wei then departs for Heavenly Court. ^{ch. 1052}

The Zi Wei who stood in Hu Immortal blessed land was only a will, which returns to her main body in Heavenly Court as a will, several Immortal Gu, and immortal essence. The main body reports to two other Gu Immortals. They have already found clues to Fang Yuan. Myriad Tidal Dragon praises her for deducing crucial clues while the will was consumed by under twenty percent. Zi Wei explains that only Fang Yuan’s management of the blessed land let her deduce anything: she cannot fix his location, but following the clues to eliminate Defy’s core will lead them to him. ^{ch. 1052}

Myriad Tidal Dragon lists why Fang Yuan must be eliminated: he holds Spring Autumn Cicada, destroyed Imperial Court blessed land, and took the inheritances of Red Lotus Demon Venerable, Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable, and Giant Sun Immortal Venerable. He also survived the battle in Southern Border as an otherworldly demon. But Spring Autumn Cicada must be dealt with first, he says. A third, hoarse and exhausted Gu Immortal says he sealed Spring Autumn Cicada, keeping it inactive for three months. Myriad Tidal Dragon names him Wei Ling Yang and declares Spring Autumn Cicada no longer a concern. Zi Wei announces they will move to Ming Tang valley to capture Gong Sun Liang. ^{ch. 1052}

At the same time, on the banks of Pot River in eastern Central Continent under Wind Cloud Manor’s jurisdiction, Ying Wu Xie, wearing Fang Yuan’s body and so wanted by Heavenly Court and the ten great ancient sects, has risked staying three days. A grass puppet avatar arrives, telling Ying Wu Xie to wait three more days since its master attends Ancestor Kong Kong’s treasure appraisal event. Ying Wu Xie agrees to wait. Six days will be his limit before he abandons the transaction. ^{ch. 1052}

Once the puppet leaves, three Gu Immortals gather around Ying Wu Xie. They are Tai Bai Yun Sheng, Hei Lou Lan, and Shi Nu. Ying Wu Xie confirms the puppet as the rumored grass puppet avatar, formed with rank six battle strength from the rank six grass puppet Immortal Gu that Old Man Bei Feng gave his grandson Feng Chan Zi at his ascension. Hei Lou Lan calls Feng Chan Zi wildly arrogant for sending only a puppet. Shi Nu says they have no choice, since refining Fixed Immortal Travel requires the light of the immemorial era, a rare material and one of Wind Cloud Manor’s treasures. ^{ch. 1052}

Ying Wu Xie reasons he needs Fixed Immortal Travel to pass the regional wall and save his main body, so he endures the wait. He reads Spring Autumn Cicada’s sealing as a sign that Heavenly Court has begun investigating him. Once the Gu is refined he means to head for Northern Plains to borrow luck from Longevity Heaven, perhaps dealing with Fang Yuan. He then remembers that Fang Yuan’s earthly calamity falls the next day. Heaven’s will cannot act on Fang Yuan directly, but it can still arrange calamities and tribulations against him, and likely human disasters as well. ^{ch. 1052}