Chapter 1166

Ye Fan vows to die fighting, but Bai Ning Bing tells the demons to kill him one by one, delaying his death. Desperate, he fights and kills several demonic Gu Masters, his methods failing only against Bai Ning Bing herself. His right arm is pierced from within by multiple icicles and crippled. Bai Ning Bing tells them to continue, and more demons join, but Ye Fan grows bolder for his wounds and slowly defeats or kills them as they hang back in fear. ^{ch. 1166}

Judging the defeated ones useless, Bai Ning Bing freezes the survivors into icicles. She rises from her chair to fight Ye Fan herself. Ye Fan asks to have one question answered before he dies, and she praises his composure in the face of death and tells him to go ahead. He asks what kind of person Black Demon is, and her cold expression cracks into a frown before she looks at the moon and begins to answer. But she only shows a mocking, cold gaze, and freezes Ye Fan into ice; he dies. ^{ch. 1166}

As Bai Ning Bing walks away, four figures appear, one an immortal zombie whose killer move raised the aura she senses. Her battle intent spikes as Gu Immortal aura remakes her body male. Ying Wu Xie has arrived, mocking that her phantom aperture, a Shadow Sect gift, can suppress her transformation path dao marks, and let her become a false immortal who owns green grape immortal essence and can refine and use Immortal Gu. He mocks her idea of using that gift against him. Bai Ning Bing, now male, asks whether he is a member of Shadow Sect. Ying Wu Xie revives Ye Fan; shaken, Ye Fan sits gasping, unable to control himself. Ying Wu Xie forbids killing him: luck inspection shows Ye Fan’s abundant luck resonates with his own, and killing him would harm his own luck. ^{ch. 1166}

Ying Wu Xie trusts their alliance agreement and values Bai Ning Bing for holding one of the ten extreme physiques, useful in saving his main body. He tosses Bai Ning Bing a rank five mortal Gu, white form immortal snake. Ying Wu Xie calls the Gu a clue tied to the Heaven Surveying Five Xiangs bet, and tells Bai Ning Bing that as Bai Xiang’s last bloodline descendant he has the status to take part. Bai Ning Bing asks if this is why Shadow Sect wants him. Ying Wu Xie leaves without answering, followed by Hei Lou Lan, Shi Nu, Tai Bai Yun Sheng, and Bai Ning Bing. Ye Fan is left behind kneeling, while the defeated demonic Gu Masters turn to black mud. ^{ch. 1166}

At Become Dragon Mound, a strength path Gu Immortal greets Fang Yuan. He calls Chu Sect extremely grateful for his help. Chu Du, seeking Reckless Savage’s true meaning, spent effort nurturing mortal Gu Masters into Gu Immortals, gaining enough to treat as disciples and found Chu Sect. Fang Yuan judges this is not Chu Du’s aim, and that these Gu Immortals, lacking Immortal Gu, pose no threat since strength path is declining. Become Dragon Mound looks unremarkable but is a true land of fortune, rich in transformation path dao marks that let those staying there transform into dragon beasts. Many dragon Gu were once produced here: golden dragon Gu, water dragon Gu, earth dragon Gu, dragon claw Gu, dragon breath Gu, and dragon pearl Gu. After Hei tribe was destroyed the mound was ransacked, but Bai Zu tribe took control, rebuilding it into one of its resource points. ^{ch. 1166}

It was once guarded by Hei tribe’s fourth supreme elder at rank seven, whose developments Bai Zu tribe’s Gu Immortals stripped away. Only a rank six Bai Zu tribe Gu Immortal guards it now, making it a good target. Chu Sect’s Gu Immortals are already in position and hold that a huge blow will surely make Heavenly Lord Bai Zu wary enough to abandon Hei Fan grotto-heaven and guard his territory. Fang Yuan reasons that Bai Zu, once a lone cultivator, has gained a weakness by building an expanding super force. He judges Chu Du’s tactic the best approach. The effect depends on the damage he and Chu Sect’s Gu Immortals can do. ^{ch. 1166}