Chapter 1172

The battle formation Green City Rampage breaks apart, and the backlash kills Bai Zu Wei, who controlled it, ranked just below Heavenly Lord Bai Zu, and stood as the tribe’s core figure. He dies on the spot, nearing the prime of his life soon after the tribe’s founding. Bai Zu tribe’s Gu Immortals fall into deep sorrow, and Fang Yuan’s side turns solemn as the enmity grows huge. Fang Yuan’s mood turns heavy. Li Si Chun, pale despite his flowery appearance, asks what they should do. ^{ch. 1172}

Chou Lao Wu cannot believe wind thunder roar could harm a formation rivaling rank eight, but Fang Yuan realizes the Bai Zu Gu Immortals were not familiar enough with it. They had practiced it only briefly, and this first true battle with it made errors understandable. Hao Zhen calls for everyone to leave and discuss what to do. Fang Yuan sneers that the two of them killed him, not him, and flies off despite Hao Zhen’s fury and Chou Lao Wu’s warning. ^{ch. 1172}

The rest fly on, silent and uncertain, and Immortal Wang soon claims heavy injury and flees as a falling star hound. Li Si Chun follows, claiming a gift for healing, and Chou Lao Wu brands Wang shameless for fleeing after they saved him. Seeing Hao Zhen struck the blow too, Chou Lao Wu feels less alone, their bond, rare among demonic path Gu Immortals, growing closer for it. Hao Zhen says only Chu Du remains, and Chou Lao Wu agrees. ^{ch. 1172}

Fang Yuan returns to Lang Ya blessed land: the Iron Eagle attack struck Bai Zu tribe hard. Heavenly Lord Bai Zu now faces a trap: press on and Bai Zu tribe’s standing collapses, retreat and he forfeits Hei Fan grotto-heaven. Chu Du’s plan aimed at that weakness was brilliant, Fang Yuan judges, though no strategy alone can decide an outcome. Fang Yuan knows Hao Zhen and Chou Lao Wu moved to free Immortal Wang from the formation for the compensation he would owe them. Bai Zu Wei’s death guarantees revenge, and their conflict is now unresolvable. As Chu Du’s ally he is dragged in too, though better placed than Chou Lao Wu or Hao Zhen. ^{ch. 1172}

Pacing his room, Fang Yuan weighs a solution that is not really a solution. At worst, he can bring Chu Du into Lang Ya Sect, part of the variant human alliance, to turn the immemorial rock dragon against Heavenly Lord Bai Zu. Chu Du’s pride as a human Gu Immortal may resist it. Failing that, he could leave Northern Plains, since his sovereign immortal body alone would not risk the aperture-breaking fate other Immortals face there. He would rather not, since it costs him Lang Ya Sect’s strength. ^{ch. 1172}

At dawn on the Southern Border, two figures descend, one rank seven, one rank six. The younger asks whether the third supreme elder has truly gone crazy. The rank seven fears it is true: since the righteous path began exploring the super dream realm, two Gu Immortals have fallen unconscious and one Gu Immortal’s soul was completely destroyed. Exploring the dream realm, not cultivation, is the danger, and the two must now take over his role. The younger promises he knows his limits despite the prophecy on Great Dream Immortal Venerable. ^{ch. 1172}

Nearby, Hei Lou Lan tells the others that the pair have gone in. Beside her are Ying Wu Xie, Shi Nu, Tai Bai Yun Sheng and Bai Ning Bing. Shi Nu reports Chi Qu You built this formation from many Immortal Gu of the Southern Border righteous path super forces and countless mortal Gu, its defense really tight. Against it and its many righteous path defenders, Ying Wu Xie’s group cannot break through. Ying Wu Xie smiles it is no problem, since it resets as the dream realm expands, leaving the righteous path Immortals no energy to spare, the moment to strike. What truly obstructs them is the dream realm itself, since he has led a soul into it but has no method to unravel dreams. Fang Yuan does, Hei Lou Lan transmits, and Ying Wu Xie’s heart shakes, his gaze turning very complicated. ^{ch. 1172}