Chapter 878

Fang Yuan can see again only once he is inside another cloud building. Escaping just now would have been hard without Lang Ya land spirit’s help. One attacker, Hui Feng Zi, is among the fastest in Northern Plains. Fang Yuan holds Fixed Immortal Travel, though, and needs only three breaths to escape, giving Hui Feng Zi’s speed no advantage. ^{ch. 878}

Lang Ya land spirit warns that only five cloud buildings remained, two are now lost, and the enemy has only been delayed briefly. The three of them must move together this time. ^{ch. 878}

Fang Yuan then notices a third figure sharing the cloud building: an inkman Gu Immortal, a second Gu Immortal that Inkman City has kept hidden. The inkman nods at him without a word, wary since Fang Yuan remains a human Gu Immortal despite his disguise. Fang Yuan nods back. ^{ch. 878}

Lang Ya land spirit warns that the enemies have arrived too fast, as if they can somehow find this building. Fang Yuan sees only fog, but trusts the land spirit’s judgment. Moments later wind scatters the fog, revealing two enemy Gu Immortals in the open air. ^{ch. 878}

One, pale from injuries and looking as if he has little time left, is Hei Cheng. The other, broad-shouldered and sharp-eyed, is a rank seven Gu Immortal whom Fang Yuan already knows: Qin Bai Sheng. Fang Yuan puts most of his attention on Qin Bai Sheng. ^{ch. 878}

Fang Yuan knows Qin Bai Sheng is extremely strong, an expert at Shi Lei’s level. In an open fight he is not his match. Even with his best moves covering his gaps, he could at best force a difficult draw with He Lang Zi or Hui Feng Zi. He killed Xue Song Zi only through luck, and against He Lang Zi forced only a stalemate. ^{ch. 878}

The land spirit, aware of Qin Bai Sheng’s strength, mutters that with more time these opponents could be beaten easily, but there is no such time. He turns to the inkman Gu Immortal, calling him Old Mo, and tells him to go out first and stall as long as he can. The inkman bows and flies out. ^{ch. 878}

Told to be ready, Fang Yuan resolves to use everything he has against Qin Bai Sheng. His star path alone can only delay, not win. An intense suppression force and golden light spread out, and when it clears, Qin Bai Sheng stands holding the inkman’s severed head: a rank six Gu Immortal killed in one breath. ^{ch. 878}

Even Hei Cheng is stunned, since overpowering and killing are different things, and no one present can name the move that killed the inkman. Fang Yuan shouts that Qin Bai Sheng’s strength has surpassed Shi Lei and now matches Feng Jiu Ge. They must retreat, he says. ^{ch. 878}

Land spirit comes to his senses at the shout, grabs Fang Yuan’s arm, and the two vanish from the spot. They reappear in another cloud building, where Mo Tan Sang stands guard. Startled, he asks what is happening. ^{ch. 878}

Fang Yuan’s expression turns grim, since the decapitation has left a deep impression. Lang Ya land spirit, panicked, asks what they should do. Not recognizing Fang Yuan, Mo Tan Sang gets no answer from the land spirit. Fang Yuan answers in his place: Qin Bai Sheng killed the inkman in one move, a gap amounting to rank eight. Mo Tan Sang’s whole body shakes at the news. ^{ch. 878}

Mo Tan Sang, steadied, understands they must rely on the land spirit. He asks whether the land spirit can use his rank eight Immortal Gu House, Refinement Cauldron, early, to refine the enemies’ Immortal Gu. Fang Yuan’s heart shakes: Refinement Cauldron can forcibly refine another Gu Immortal’s Immortal Gu, explaining both his past resistance and Feng Jiu Ge’s death here. Here a Gu Immortal can use only Immortal Gu and moves, so one stripped is trampled and easily captured. ^{ch. 878}

Land spirit says he cannot force the refining. Out of time, he paces in panic. Mo Tan Sang has never seen him this panicked, and Fang Yuan’s mood turns heavy, wondering if he has hastened Lang Ya blessed land’s destruction. ^{ch. 878}