Chapter 812

At the mention of Old Ancestor Xue Hu, the Central Continent immortals fall silent. Near the top of their own sects at rank seven, they would still lose to a rank eight. Central Continent’s intelligence faintly indicates that Xue Hu could be the strongest rank eight expert in Northern Plains. ^{ch. 812}

Three demonic path Gu Immortals slip unseen into the Central Continent ambush, surfacing where Chang Fan was killed to find the hidden blessed land he left behind. They are Li Peng Wang, Demon Lord Long Dan, and Gong Zi Mo, owners of Snowy Mountain blessed land’s fourth, fifth and sixth peaks. They act on Xue Hu’s orders, near Qie Shi Min’s blessed land. They tear through space and enter Chang Fan’s blessed land. ^{ch. 812}

The Central Continent Gu Immortals note that only Xue Hu could unite Snowy Mountain’s three rival peak owners in this move. They debate striking now that all three have appeared. But they agree against it: the three combined are at least the equal of any one of the Central Continent immortals, who have numbers but lack coordination to kill or capture rather than defeat. ^{ch. 812}

Old Lord Can Yang agrees: Northern Plains has the highest individual battle strength of the five regions, and its Gu Immortals preserve themselves far better than Central Continent’s. One immortal suggests capture is possible if Feng Jiu Ge attacks personally. But Feng Jiu Ge says only that they will retreat. He leaves secretly, the others following. ^{ch. 812}

Gathered, the immortals press him for an explanation, since he proposed the ambush yet left first. None flares up openly given his authority. Feng Jiu Ge answers with shocking news instead: Fairy Li Shan has returned to Snowy Mountain blessed land to recuperate with Miniscule Mountain. A rank eight righteous path Gu Immortal, Yao Huang, has already gone there to request it from Xue Hu. ^{ch. 812}

Feng Jiu Ge explains that the vigilant strength path immortal zombie may have sent the three demonic immortals to probe them, or a force behind him did, so chasing the bait would be a trap. He proposes heading to Snowy Mountain blessed land instead. If a chance comes to enter it, they capture Fairy Li Shan. ^{ch. 812}

At its first peak, Old Ancestor Xue Hu turns Miniscule Mountain in his hand: cracked, corpse-strewn, its surviving minimen weeping. Fairy Li Shan had chased it fighting the miniman Gu Immortal, and after Gu Immortals of both paths joined the fray Hei Lou Lan captured it, killed him, and fought alongside her through danger back to Snowy Mountain. That fight is why the mountain is near destruction and its tribe so reduced. ^{ch. 812}

Lady Wan Shou, Xue Hu’s wife, a rank seven cultivator and one of Northern Plains’ four most famous refinement path Gu Immortals, walks out and asks if this is Miniscule Mountain. Xue Hu passes it. She reports that she has learned the procedures for refining fortune rivalling heaven Gu, though she still needs practice. She remarks that Fairy Li Shan, who took mountain pledge Immortal Gu as her core and became an information path Gu Immortal without a solid foundation, is fortunate now to have the minimen helping her. Miniscule Mountain in Snowy Mountain’s hands, she adds, proves the blessed land’s luck is growing. ^{ch. 812}

Xue Hu disagrees. Their luck is declining since refining fortune rivalling heaven Gu needs Ma Hong Yun, so Fortune Rivalling Heaven itself opposes him. Repairing the near-collapsed mountain costs Xue Hu a huge price and their third leader Fairy Li Shan a fortune, setting back his immortal material collection. He shows her Yao Huang’s letter. Yao Huang, courteous, requests for the righteous path that Xue Hu return Miniscule Mountain, now that its former owner Dong Fang tribe is exterminated. ^{ch. 812}

She warns her husband that with only about ten years left until his next myriad tribulation, he cannot fight carelessly. An injury to his origin core would cost him his foundation, risking the tribulation itself if losses outweigh success. He calls the letter a trial and a chance he means to face head-on. His expression turns resolute: he has sensed Yao Huang has arrived, pleased the confrontation has come to him. ^{ch. 812}