Chapter 968

Heaven’s will is eternal, Old Man Yan Shi tells Wu Xie. Their plan is to strike it unprepared. Their ten extreme immortal zombie lifeless formation already traps every nearby Southern Border Gu Immortal. Only a small part is set, and it will not hold long under the tribulations. He and other Gu Immortals will sacrifice their souls into it, raising it to ninety percent and leaving the Southern Border Gu Immortals no chance of escape. After he dies, Wu Xie will be the strongest among them. ^{ch. 968}

Wu Xie was born from a dream realm, with only eighteen hours of lifespan, his cultivation rising one rank every two hours. Already rank seven, he has four hours left. The stronger he grows, the nearer his death, until at rank nine no one could defend even one of his attacks. Rank nine is the world’s limit, since it cannot hold a rank ten. ^{ch. 968}

His aged body trembles, and inverted images emerge in his pitch black eyes, among them Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing. It is time, he says, and before he dies he will deduce for Wu Xie. His life force quickly weakens. He opens his eyes bewildered, seemingly terrified by the deduction, and turns to Wu Xie with an extremely complicated gaze. With extreme difficulty he forces out a last warning: one of Shadow Sect’s own, and failure. He completely dissipates, his soul completely absorbed into the formation, and other Shadow Sect Gu Immortals sacrifice themselves the same way. ^{ch. 968}

A vast radiance soars up, dimming even the tribulations, and the Southern Border Gu Immortals must shut their eyes. When it passes, a gigantic Gu formation covers the area. Ten Gu Immortals stand at its outer edge. Nine wear black robes; the tenth is Ying Wu Xie, fourteen hours old, looking around with curiosity. Where it had swayed under the tribulations, the formation now stands firm, and their hearts sink. ^{ch. 968}

Rank eight Ren Hai Yang attacks the formation directly with a vast tsunami while the other three rank eights shield him. The targeted immortal answers with flame that turns the area to lava, evaporating waves over thirty meters tall. Pleasantly surprised at his own power, robe mostly burned away, he stands revealed. Fang Yuan recognizes him, and the Southern Border Gu Immortals cry out that he is a ten extreme immortal zombie, Blazing Glory Lightning Brilliance. Zombie Alliance had sent Blazing Heaven Demoness and others to free him after Old Ancestor Xue Hu captured him. Fang Yuan reasons Zombie Alliance cannot be behind this, since Blazing Heaven Demoness would know, and suspects Shadow Sect instead. He shudders: he is trapped here too, just like the Southern Border Gu Immortals. ^{ch. 968}

Ren Hai Yang’s attack fails, and he retreats. The tribulations keep raining down and only grow stronger. The rank eights can barely look after themselves, and many bottom tier rank six have already died. The formation itself stands unshaken. At this point, the Southern Border Gu Immortals set aside old enmity and work together. ^{ch. 968}

Their only hope, they realize, is Graceful Chaotic Duel Stage. Buried under Yi Tian Mountain, its extraordinary defense could block the tribulations, and its offense is the best weapon to break the formation. The forbidden zone makes entering extremely difficult, though it does not harm Immortal Gu, whose greatly weakened power there still surpasses most mortal methods. ^{ch. 968}

Jia Yi shouts for them to combine strength and seize the House, but only the four rank eights have strength left to spare. Their combined attack does nothing. The mountain’s cloud layer, infused with the formation’s power, absorbs every blow and calms again, their efforts showing no result. ^{ch. 968}

On the mountain itself, mortals remain oblivious to the battle above. Should even a fraction leak through, it would destroy the mountain completely. Fang Yuan, watching, forces himself calm to think. Shadow Sect’s enormous scheme has trapped him too, and he cannot escape it. Hei Lou Lan and Fairy Li Shan are cultivating their souls in Xiao Hun blessed land, and this formation cuts off his communication too. ^{ch. 968}