Chapter 1722

Heavenly dragon’s last stand makes Duke Long stronger with every breath. He tells Red Lotus Demon Venerable that he has witnessed call of the ancient and support of the future and will now show his own move. The Northern Plains experts are infuriated at being ignored, yet they cannot rebuke him, since their existence is the result of Red Lotus Demon Venerable’s immortal killer move. Several of their rank eights charge him. Duke Long rampages among the Gu Immortals encircling him, and the Northern Plains experts lose numbers rapidly. ^{ch. 1722}

Duke Long reaches Calamity Luck Altar, the luck path rank eight Immortal Gu House. He activates the qi path immortal killer move Qi Engulfing Mountains and Rivers. The rank eight Gu Immortals shake intensely under unparalleled pressure, many killer moves collapse, and the pursuing Northern Plains experts fall into the water. The Altar can barely operate, its thin light halo resisting, and it is forced to stay on the ground. Bing Sai Chuan recognises the move from Eastern Sea and finds its power more than ten times greater. ^{ch. 1722}

Mao Li Qiu and its clone are suppressing two legendary immemorial desolate beasts of Heavenly Court. Mao Li Qiu wants to rush over to help, but the green jade crane attacks the clone and Shabi Ninety-five bites Mao Li Qiu’s right hind leg. Mao Li Qiu cannot get away. ^{ch. 1722}

The Altar begins to rise, and the Northern Plains experts on the ground attack Duke Long. Heavenly Court’s immortals rush in to reinforce him, so some Northern Plains experts must block them outside. Duke Long keeps the complete advantage. The Northern Plains Gu Immortals are losing outside as well. Bing Sai Chuan concludes that unless a venerable makes a move, the invasion by Longevity Heaven has failed. Longevity Heaven had been one step from success until Genesis Lotus Immortal Venerable’s arrangement ruined its plan. ^{ch. 1722}

Since they cannot obtain or entirely destroy fate Gu, Bing Sai Chuan orders the refinement path formation destroyed so that Heavenly Court fails to restore it. Bull Demon and Five Elements Grandmaster attack the formation. Cong Yan spits blood but smiles faintly, saying that Lady Zi Wei had him guard the formation internally to prevent this. His rule path method transfers their damage onto himself. Heavenly Court’s Gu Immortals defend the formation, and the two sides fall into a deadlock. ^{ch. 1722}

The Altar endures Duke Long’s attacks but could retaliate only by using methods that would interrupt call of the ancient. That time path move is incompatible with the Altar’s methods, and only it holds back the awakening Heavenly Court members. As time passes, more Gu Immortals die, and Heavenly Court gains a slight advantage. ^{ch. 1722}

A lightning path killer move lands on Duke Long’s back without moving him, exposing purple-gold dragon scales. He grows to twice his size. When a Northern Plains expert shouts that he is a monster, seven Gu Immortals walk out of the phantom River of Time, declaring that the Seven Big Dipper Immortals love dealing with monsters. ^{ch. 1722}

The Seven Big Dipper Immortals are three rank eights and four rank sevens of the Huang Jin tribes. In their era, legendary immemorial desolate beasts wreaked havoc, so the tribes chose seven people to learn an ancient battle formation, and the seven spent countless years pacifying Northern Plains. The seven form it now as Seven Extreme Desolation, a three headed four armed black-gold giant. Its right arm slashes at Duke Long with the immortal killer move winged blade. He feels a fatal danger. ^{ch. 1722}