Chapter 402

Xiao Mang stands on the peak of San Cha mountain and uses the killer move immemorial light fist with extreme light Gu, heaven’s will Gu and empty fist Gu. A hill-sized fist of light pierces the blessed land barrier and opens an enormous passage, and the whole land shakes. Gu Masters rush in cheering, which greatly increases the pressure on the blessed land. Xiao Mang laughs coldly and steps in. ^{ch. 402}

As the bronze hall recovers, the land spirit sees that Fang Yuan held off until this tremor passed, since one during refinement would have caused a huge disturbance. Fang Yuan replies that he is its future master and that two more tremors should be avoided where possible. He throws the false second aperture Gu into the cauldron, where immortal essence combusts into blue smoke that turns the Gu into yellow light. Alone, without Feng Tian Yu, he is slightly slower. ^{ch. 402}

Mo Wu Tian reaches the edge of the fog alone and decides he needs borrowed strength against the dog beasts. Hu Mei Er is shocked that he has advanced to rank five, and the immortal treasure wins her full support. They learn that Chou Jiu released the news and has gathered a huge group of demonic Gu Masters bound for the bronze hall. Most demonic Gu Masters have gone with Chou Jiu, and Mo Wu Tian, a newcomer, is no match for the old veteran in influence. He joins Chou Jiu’s group and is used as a target board. ^{ch. 402}

The crowd does not charge, because Chou Jiu says more people mean more strength. Mo Wu Tian incites everyone through Hu Mei Er and Li Xian, so Chou Jiu leads them to the fog. Chou Jiu rejects the three assault groups Mo Wu Tian plans. The fog is too dense, he says, and a healer cannot send people to their deaths. When Mo Wu Tian incites the crowd again, Chou Jiu pushes the responsibility onto him and picks who charge, allowing only the willing, and they set off along Mo Wu Tian’s three paths. ^{ch. 402}

The land spirit warns of an attack. Fang Yuan, who anticipated it, sends it to command the dog beasts while he stabilizes the refinement. The land spirit beats back the demonic crowd as in the previous life, and Mo Wu Tian’s second assault group also returns defeated. Chou Jiu states his rule of taking one life for every life he saves and heals everyone first, and more people leave Mo Wu Tian for him. Chou Jiu says in a loud voice how sad it is that so many comrades have died, and Mo Wu Tian’s anger reaches an extreme level. ^{ch. 402}

Mo Wu Tian is sure that whoever controls the beasts is definitely someone with deep attainment in enslavement path. In the previous life he made the demonic Gu Masters throw away their lives, but rank five Chou Jiu now restrains him. Chou Jiu proposes waiting for the righteous path, since charging through could let it take the benefits. The crowd praises him as benevolent, and the wait drags on. Mo Wu Tian wishes he could kill Chou Jiu. ^{ch. 402}

The righteous path gathers under Xiao Mang, and its charges also fail. Anxious about the unopened King Bao Inheritance, Xiao Mang uses My Glorious Spear with extreme light Gu, My will Gu and bright spear Gu. A spear of light 1.8m long and 0.6m thick lands on the mound and disperses the fog, revealing the bronze hall and the dog beasts. The experienced on both sides see that only an alliance can break such a formation, but each side waits for the other to yield first. Xiao Mang, young master of the grand Xiao clan, will not be the first to lower his head. ^{ch. 402}

After the second tremor passes, Fang Yuan says his secret chess piece has shown its use, so the attackers will pause, and resumes the refinement. The blue smoke and yellow light blend into grass and flowers, and he bleeds essence blood from his cut artery into them until they form a field of red wheat. He heals the wound with a Gu and throws in a three hundred years lifespan Gu, rough roots coiled into a circle. He controls the raging smoke easily because he is prepared. When the land spirit warns that the Gu Masters are attacking together, Fang Yuan says everything is under his control and takes out the second lifespan Gu. ^{ch. 402}