Chapter 959

In the vision, Martial Duel Heavenly King, rank eight with the Great Strength True Martial Physique, holds the upper hand and laughs that a mere rank seven dreams of challenging him. The rank seven Gu Immortal, marked with a red lotus, answers that his defeat is certain and flings out a high platform: an Immortal Gu House he calls his own creation, Graceful Chaotic Duel Stage. Bai Ning Bing frowns; no such House exists in the present Southern Border. ^{ch. 959}

The House absorbs and seals Heavenly King’s attacks, letting the rank seven strike back with them, so the rank eight bears most of his own blows. The rank seven finally wins, an extraordinary feat of rank seven defeating rank eight, though the victory costs him dearly. As a final stand, Heavenly King turns himself into a rank eight immortal zombie. He is nearly unkillable. Unable to take his life, the rank seven instead gives up Graceful Chaotic Duel Stage, using it to seal Heavenly King deep under the earth, then flies off after a last look. ^{ch. 959}

The vision then shows the land healing over ages into the nameless mountain as it stands now. When it completely fades, the world regains its ordinary look. Bai Ning Bing understands: Yan Shi’s Immortal Gu is a time path investigative Gu, pulling a past scene of the river of time into the present. ^{ch. 959}

His heart thumps. An Immortal Gu House lies buried here, and only the powerful super forces hold even one. Taking Graceful Chaotic Duel Stage would definitely be a huge help in dealing with Shadow Sect and leaving, he thinks, but the Gu’s leaked aura will definitely draw other Gu Immortals, so he must hurry. ^{ch. 959}

He hesitates before digging out the House, suspecting Yan Shi anticipated this reaction as part of a larger plan. He decides to probe the area first. Approaching, he feels an intense weakness as his aura quickly fades, and retreats in shock: the mountain has become the forbidden zone Yan Shi warned of. The vision keeps replaying, unchanged, and the zone keeps expanding, from three li to ten, with a warning that forcing entry would definitely kill him. He cannot hide these images, only the Gu’s own aura, since Yan Shi gave him no Immortal Gu and his mortal methods are too shallow. He asks what Fang Yuan, whose ruthlessness still influences him, would do. ^{ch. 959}

He realizes with alarm that this must be a Shadow Sect scheme meant to broadcast the buried House to the world rather than seize it quietly. It will set Southern Border’s righteous, demonic and lone immortals fighting over it, though he cannot see how Shadow Sect benefits. Catching himself, he blames his own greed. A rank six Gu Immortal of limited means, he cannot take the prize or stay long, and decides to leave and question Yan Shi’s intent, wondering if this is meant to lure Fang Yuan. ^{ch. 959}

He returns to find Yan Shi gone. He cannot summon Shadow Sect’s blessed land entrance or reach anyone by mortal Gu; Shadow Sect seems to have completely vanished in an instant. His unease deepens; this whole chain of events feels like no good omen. ^{ch. 959}

At Falling Heavenly River, the riverbed source is now filled with light, and countless Gu Immortals fix their gazes on it with fervent desire. An immortal zombie floats within, eyes closed, his appearance as vital as when alive: sharp brows, a high nose, jade green hair, an upright back. It is Bo Qing. ^{ch. 959}

The immortals trade shocked words. Mo Yao, Spirit Affinity House’s fairy of that era who faced the same tribulation, seems to have completely died, since only Bo Qing remains. No one knows how Bo Qing alone survived a tribulation that shook all of Central Continent. ^{ch. 959}

Some weigh the corpse’s research value even without a sword path true inheritance, mostly Gu Immortals of the ten great ancient sects thinking of their sects’ long-term prospects. Lone immortals and demonic cultivators, Jian Yi Sheng among them, instead fix on the sword path Immortal Gu still carried on the body. Central Continent’s demonic cultivators, the most suppressed of the five regions, dare not seize the body itself and want only quick profit. Almost all the immortals have already gained from the beast and plant remains the sword lights cut down. But Bo Qing’s assets are too attractive for anyone to leave now. ^{ch. 959}