Chapter 1370

Wu Yong quickly agrees, seeing a chance for Wu clan to gain ground. After vetting his reasons, as any super force must before lending Immortal Gu, Wu clan lends him six, including bloodline Immortal Gu, though Wu Yong caps it there, too huge a risk to lend more. Fang Yuan presses further, asking to also borrow immortal essence stones to power them, and Wu Yong approves a hundred thousand stones. Both arrive through treasure yellow heaven, and Fang Yuan converts the stones to his own immortal essence and feeds all six Immortal Gu into Reverse Flow River, suppressed entirely. ^{ch. 1370}

Fang Yuan knows this battle will definitely expose Wu Yi Hai’s identity, since an intense investigation, a soul search or a check of his immortal aperture, would give him away. He regrets he could not also borrow an Immortal Gu House, which no super force lends out unless the borrower has already risen to the clan’s highest authority. Only his standing as Wu Yong’s brother, and his recent contributions at Frosty Peak, Moon Bowl, and Mount Snail, bought him even this much trust. He decides to dig out what benefit he can before he runs. ^{ch. 1370}

Shadow Sect’s defeat looks assured now. Spectral Soul’s main body is captured, and any other method Shadow Sect held would already have been spent. Fang Yuan has still profited hugely: Pure Dream Reality Seeker Physique bodies, heavenly crystals to nurture his upper extreme heavenly eagle, and six Immortal Gu with a hundred thousand immortal essence stones scammed from Wu clan. Two problems remain: dark limit Immortal Gu cannot be safely retrieved while Fairy Zi Wei attacks the Gu formation, and Wu clan still holds his life tablet Gu and soul lantern Gu from their alliance agreement. He plans to use the six borrowed Immortal Gu as leverage if Wu clan ever turns that agreement against him. ^{ch. 1370}

Fairy Zi Wei calls Fang Yuan out by name for scamming Wu clan even as he faces death, since treasure yellow heaven is an open market and Heavenly Court surely keeps it under watch. Fang Yuan sneers that she seems to lack conclusive proof, and that even with it neither Wu clan nor Southern Border would believe her without verifying it themselves, and she falls silent, accepting that words will not move him. She stops arguing and instead speeds up her invasion of the super Gu formation. Fang Yuan worries the formation will break before his upper extreme heavenly eagle matures, and pins his hope on reputation restriction Immortal Gu, rank seven, hoping his strong reputation lets it display incredible power over the rank eight beast. If that fails, he will release the eagle to rampage and slip away in the chaos. ^{ch. 1370}

The battlefield now holds four fronts: Purple Mountain True Monarch fights Duke Long inside the blessed land, with Duke Long favored, while Heaven Overseeing Tower is locked in a damaging stalemate with Zuo Ye Hui. Southern Border’s Gu Immortals make no headway against the soul beasts, and Fairy Zi Wei fights Fang Yuan in secret for control of the super Gu formation. Fang Yuan concludes Heavenly Court is sure to win and turns to planning his escape, satisfied that his gains are still tremendous even in defeat. Purple Mountain True Monarch then reaches out, asking if they can keep cooperating, and Fang Yuan agrees. Purple Mountain True Monarch offers everything, his Immortal Gu, his killer moves and his experiences, with no responsibility or task attached, and hands Fang Yuan the subordinates Ying Wu Xie, Hei Lou Lan, White Rabbit, Miao Yin and Sixth Hair. From this moment, he names Fang Yuan the new leader of Shadow Sect. ^{ch. 1370}