Chapter 45: Immortal Ascension
"Lord tribe leader, should I send people to surveil Tai Bai Yun Sheng?" Hei Shu inquired.
Hei Lou Lan raised his wine cup, his expression was plain, without a bit of nervousness. He glanced at Tai Bai Yun Sheng's back as he laughed coldly: "Tai Bai Yun Sheng is merely a healing Gu Master, what's there to be afraid of? His reputation? Hehe, after this matter, who would dare believe in him again? Good deeds go unnoticed, while bad deeds travel a thousand li…"
Hei Shu heard this and his heart jumped: "Anyone who holds a high political position is an unfathomable schemer indeed!"
Tai Bai Yun Sheng walked quickly towards the scene of the incident.
The slaughter had ended, in order to create more fear in people, Hei Lou Lan did not order his men to clean up the area.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng looked around, his expression turning white, and his heart was shivering.
The sacred palace was dyed in blood, corpses were everywhere on the ground.
All of this… all of this...
"It was all caused by me. If not for me trusting Hei Lou Lan, if not for me trying to mediate the tension between the two… I was too foolish, I was too naive! I did not manage to see Hei Lou Lan's ugly and evil intentions! All these people, they all died because they placed their trust in me!"
Tai Bai Yun Sheng's body was shivering, the intense smell of blood was assaulting him, and the scene of a sea of corpses lying on the ground was causing a huge impact on his fragile state of mind.
Plop.
He kneeled on the ground weakly, holding himself up with his hands as the blood dyed his palms, his knees, and his pants bright red.
"Sorry, I am sorry…"
Tai Bai Yun Sheng wept profusely, at once, his face was like an overflowing river.
Far away, at a hidden corner, Fang Yuan had been observing this intently and silently.
He watched the scene unfold with his very own eyes.
He activated his Gu worms in secret, forming an illusory voice that was untraceable, as the soundwaves entered Tai Bai Yun Sheng's ears one by one.
At this moment, he could hear a voice, it sounded just like Gao Yang and Zhu Zai.
"I believe in you! You will definitely save us, isn't that right?"
"Old sir, you are our benefactor. We are grateful to you, we are willing to risk our lives in order to come forward and help you!"
"Ah!" Tai Bai Yun Sheng screamed suddenly, opening his eyes abruptly.
With his blurred vision due to his tears, he looked at the blood puddle on the ground.
The blood puddle rippled, as the nightmare that haunted him appeared once again, the image of Gao Yang and Zhu Zai dying from the sea of blood beasts!
Tai Bai Yun Sheng's body shuddered, he was still like a statue, but the next moment, he raised his head and screamed with all of his energy.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!"
His shrill and hoarse voice resounded in this bloody slaughterhouse.
"Hehehe, hihihi, hahaha!"
When his screaming ended, Tai Bai Yun Sheng started laughing like a maniac.
Fang Yuan, who was hidden in the darkness listening to Tai Bai Yun Sheng's laughter, looked on with an expression of appreciation, smiling lightly.
Since some time ago, a mild wind had started blowing.
The wind gradually grew bigger and bigger, as clouds were forming in the sky.
With Tai Bai Yun Sheng as the center, the surroundings were quietly and rapidly transforming
Some sort of mystical change had started, heaven and earth were beginning to tremble.
Fang Yuan was extremely excited, he took his leave and vanished without a trace.
He rapidly travelled far away, retreating.
Soon, the wind and clouds went wild, as heaven and earth changed!
The dark and thick black clouds looked like they were about to collapse at any time, destroying the sacred palace.
In and out of the sacred palace, shouting could be heard everywhere.
"What is going on?"
"What in the world is happening?!"
Countless people did not know what was happening, they fell into a panic.
"This… could it be?!" Some people with greater knowledge and experience stared at this grand scene with a dumbfounded expression.
"Go investigate, go investigate! Who is it?!" In the hall, Hei Lou Lan was furiously screaming.
"Lord, it is Tai Bai Yun Sheng!" Hei Shu was full of sweat as he stumbled his way into the hall and reported this.
Hei Lou Lan's expression froze, he was as still as a statue for a moment.
A few breaths later, he reacted and shouted with a twisted expression: "Retreat! Order everyone to leave the sacred palace. Of course, those who wish to die can stay here!"
A formless heavenly power slowly lifted Tai Bai Yun Sheng into the air.
He laughed maniacally, his white beard fluttering in the wind. There were no signs of the usual warmth and benevolence on his face, it was replaced by a crazed and distorted look.
Everyone in the sacred palace was in panic; Gu Masters fled in a hurry, forming a huge stream of people that was fleeing for life towards the outside.
Only after running an immense distance, did the crowd anxiously stop.
The news of Tai Bai Yun Sheng advancing to Gu Immortal had already spread amongst everyone.
Advancing to Gu Immortal!
"Inconceivable, Tai Bai Yun Sheng has yet to use any Gu worms but he actually caused such a change in weather!" Looking at the surging clouds and hearing the raging winds, many Gu Masters shouted out in surprise.
Soon the surprised voices surged into a commotion.
Fang Yuan observed the scene while sitting on a back of an azure wolf king, surrounded by an azure wolf group.
Two giant vortex formed above the head of Tai Bai Yun Sheng.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng gazed up and saw the majestic and fierce vortex which looked like a giant beast opening its mouth.
But Tai Bai Yun Sheng still kept on laughing maniacally.
"Come, come!" He shouted, his body shook with fear and excitement, but also relief. Even if he failed, he would at least be freed from this nightmare.
Huge amounts of Heaven and Earth Qi came straight at Tai Bai Yun Sheng, then started fusing with the Human Qi released by Tai Bai Yun Sheng.
Rumble!
Right at this time, a change occurred.
As the aurora in the sky shook, Eighty-Eight True Yang Building experienced intense tremors. As its cornerstone, the sacred palace started shaking as well, dust rose and many beautiful courtyards collapsed.
"What is going on?"
"Eighty-Eight True Yang Building!"
Everyone shifted their gazes in shock.
"Hmph, it is here." Fang Yuan sneered, but was well aware of this.
Inside the True Yang Building, the land spirit was furious!
Tai Bai Yun Sheng was using up this small world's heaven qi and earth qi which was akin to weakening Imperial Court blessed land and was basically extracting the source of the land spirit's strength.
Could the land spirit not be angry?
It had been imprisoned for countless years and now finally had the hope of obtaining freedom.
The land spirit had originally planned to restrain itself, fearing Giant Sun's will. It would wait till Gruel Mud had corroded the shackles on it to a certain degree before it broke out in one violent move.
But now that Tai Bai Yun Sheng was charging into Gu Immortal realm, he was not only extracting the strength of the land spirit, but was sure to awaken Giant Sun's will! The land spirit would then have all its hopes dashed.
Even more likely, it would be forcibly suppressed by Giant Sun's will again.
With no choice, it could only make a quick decision and take advantage of Giant Sun's will still being in hibernation at the moment, to resist and avoid giving Giant Sun's will time to be prepared!
In the True Yang Building, the land spirit Frost Jade Peacock let out a loud cry.
Its attack was extremely effective as the green paste covering its body immediately melted until below its neck and five to six black chains on its body also broke!
"Huh?"
A light mumble, as if just waking up from a dream, echoed out from the depths of the True Yang Building.
"Who has such guts to awaken me from my slumber?" From the infinite and eerie darkness, a giant will resembling the sun slowly woke up.
It was originally only a small glimmer, but soon brightened up to the extent that it could pierce through ten layers of the underworld, sweeping past every corner of the True Yang Building.
Fang Yuan's will that had refined the guest halt stele simply could not defend itself and was immediately wiped out. The glass owner token he held also started becoming boiling hot!