Chapter 162: Ma And Zhao's Predicament
"Dear, dear, wake up!" Something happened to Old Ancestor Xue Hu's group.
Lady Wan Shou had fainted. She was heavily injured in the battle, after enduring and persisting for a while, she fainted.
Old Ancestor Xue Hu was flustered.
He gritted his teeth and stopped swimming, he carried Lady Wan Shou as Reverse Flow River swept them away.
Wei Ling Yang allowed him to leave, they wanted to have one less competitor.
Old Ancestor Xue Hu quickly left Reverse Flow River, he used his Gu Immortal methods to stabilize Lady Wan Shou's condition.
Bi Chen Tian was nervous, he could not deal with Old Ancestor Xue Hu alone. The Gu Immortals around him, without any Immortal Gu Houses, could not interfere in a rank eight fight!
"I will kill you first!" Old Ancestor Xue Hu carefully placed the unconscious Lady Wan Shou in his immortal aperture.
Next, he charged at Bi Chen Tian.
"It's only death at worst." Bi Chen Tian was resolved to die, he neither evaded nor dodged.
But right when the two rank eights were about to fight, they felt an intensely strong aura.
The hill-like dog tailed purple ferret carried Flood Extremity and Black Extremity, as they arrived at the bank of Reverse Flow River.
"Why is this ferret here? Doesn't it stay inside its cave all the time?" Old Ancestor Xue Hu was surprised.
"To think that Mao Li Qiu would save me!" Bi Chen Tian let out a breath of air, he relaxed slightly.
Old Ancestor Xue Hu quickly focused his gaze on the two Longevity Heaven Gu Immortals accompanying the dog tail life extending ferret.
Old Ancestor Xue Hu's gaze focused on Black Extremity.
He chuckled coldly: "As expected, Sun Ming Lu, you are a member of Longevity Heaven! To think that Longevity Heaven had targeted me since so long ago."
Black Extremity greeted Old Ancestor Xue Hu respectfully: "Old Ancestor Xue Hu, we meet again. I am one of Longevity Heaven's Eight Extremities, Black Extremity, Sun Ming Lu is simply a name I use when I travel in Northern Plains."
Old Ancestor Xue Hu chuckled coldly again, but he did not attack.
After Black Extremity and Old Ancestor Xue Hu exchanged greetings, their gazes became fixed on Ma Hong Yun and Zhao Lian Yun.
"Grandpa Mao, the two at the front are our targets!" Black Extremity reminded the dog tail life extending ferret.
Bi Chen Tian frowned slightly.
Old Ancestor Xue Hu's cold laughter became even colder.
But Mao Li Qiu nonchalantly curled its lips, its beast face made a very human-like expression: "No rush! Wait for them to decide a victor. We are outside Reverse Flow River, we can use Gu worms but we cannot affect the river itself. Any method used on Reverse Flow River will be reflected back upon us, why would I waste my effort?
Reverse Flow River would only lose some water when it reflects an attack, this river is huge, how long would it take to dry out this river? I would not do something so time consuming and pointless!"
Saying this, it paused before saying: "Don't worry, these people can't continue for long. The further they swim, the more it tests their will. Hehe, they are swimming in Reverse Flow River, any thoughts of persevering in this river would be reversed by the river, any sort of determination would waver, they would eventually be washed away by the river."
Inside the river.
Ma Hong Yun and Zhao Lian Yun were still at the lead.
Purple Mountain True Monarch was second, he was inching closer to them.
Ying Wu Xie, Bai Ning Bing, and Hei Lou Lan were third.
Next was Fang Yuan.
the fifth position went to Heavenly Court's rank eight rule path Gu Immortal Wei Ling Yang, and several Central Continent Gu Immortals.
Purple Mountain True Monarch moved with all four limbs, flapping his thin wings at times.
Ma and Zhao were already close by.
"I need to persevere and capture these two, I will be able to control Old Ancestor Xue Hu and deal with Central Continent!"
Purple Mountain True Monarch was filled with determination.
Reverse Flow River's water continued to assault the will in his mind.
He shrugged his head, trying to get rid of his hesitation.
Purple Mountain True Monarch's eyes were shining, he was extremely close to the two.
"Oh no, Purple Mountain True Monarch is about to reach Ma Hong Yun and Zhao Lian Yun!" The Central Continent Gu Immortals were shocked.
Old Ancestor Xue Hu and Ying Wu Xie had expressions filled with joy.
"What do we do?" Flood Extremity shouted.
"Nothing!" Mao Li Qiu rolled its eyes: "Unless they come out."
"Ah——!" But at this moment, Purple Mountain True Monarch suddenly grabbed his head as he screamed, he struggled intensely as he showed intense pain on his face.
"What is going on?"
"What happened?"
The immortals were perplexed.
"At this very moment, damn it!" Ying Wu Xie internally cursed heaven's will.
At the crucial moment, Purple Mountain True Monarch fell into madness, he went downstream with the currents.
Thankfully, Ying Wu Xie and gang were following Purple Mountain True Monarch as insurance if he went crazy, he quickly grabbed Purple Mountain True Monarch as the four swam upstream together.
Thus, Ma and Zhao escaped from the dangerous situation, they were still in first place.
Purple Mountain True Monarch had fallen behind, becoming second place with Ying Wu Xie and gang.
Third was Fang Yuan.
And fourth was Wei Ling Yang and his Central Continent Gu Immortals.
Time passed by the seconds and minutes.
The situation was still the same in Reverse Flow River.
Ma and Zhao were first.
Ying Wu Xie and gang were second.
Fang Yuan was third.
And Wei Ling Yang was fourth.
During this time all of central continent Gu Immortals except Wei Ling Yang were washed away by the tides.
"Why is it that our Gu Immortals were all swept away, but these random people are still inside the river?" Some Central Continent Gu Immortals were very unhappy towards Ying Wu Xie's gang and Fang Yuan.
"At merely rank six, their willpower is truly shocking. But we were all defeated, they will fail soon." A Central Continent Gu Immortal who was just swept out of the river said.
But they did not managed to see Fang Yuan or Ying Wu Xie fail, before a situation occurred around Ma Hong Yun.
Ma Hong Yun, who was swimming forward, choked on the river water as he was nearly swept away.
"Be careful!" Bi Chen Tian couldn't help but call out.
Ying Wu Xie was overjoyed, but soon, Ma Hong Yun continued to swim forward, moving his arms.
It was just a scare.
"It's that girl, hehe, her willpower is shocking too." Mao Li Qiu could see the subtle details.
At the crucial moment, Zhao Lian Yun had helped Ma Hong Yun and stabilized his condition.
Ma Hong Yun and Zhao Lian Yun continued moving forward, even though they were slow, the situation was stabilizing.
Bi Chen Tian and the other Central Continent Gu Immortals, and even Flood Extremity and Black Extremity, were having their hearts shake from the shock.
Old Ancestor Xue Hu snorted coldly, he did not conceal his disappointment.
The immortals watched Reverse Flow River, every action caused deep emotions to form in their hearts.
"Even my immortal zombie body is feeling tired?" Ying Wu Xie smiled bitterly.
Purple Mountain True Monarch was on his head, pulling Ying Wu Xie's hair, he was causing a din as he cried or laughed at times.
"I am just a split soul of the main body, I have not lived for a long time."
"But since coming to life, I knew that I had my own responsibilities!"
"Right now, Lord Purple is crazy, I cannot ignore him, he might choke to death in the river, I am Shadow Sect's only hope."
"Even if I die from exhaustion here, I cannot give up. Only by capturing Zhao Lian Yun and Ma Hong Yun can I stall for time until Lord Purple awakens again!"
His duty was making Ying Wu Xie persevere.
Bai Ning Bing gritted her teeth, her chest was pumping up and down.
"Hehehe," she even laughed lightly, her face was distorted, excitement was in her eyes.
"Exciting!"
"This is truly exciting!"
"In Reverse Flow River, I have experienced a new type of excitement never felt before, this is the road that Ren Zu once walked on!"
"Interesting, this is simply too interesting!!"
"Even if I fail, this trip was worth it. Even if I die, this life was worth it!"
Hei Lou Lan was filled with anger.
"How can I stop here?"
"Mother, I have not avenged you yet!"
"I have not killed that man with my own hands yet!"
"Argh!"
"I need to persevere…"
Hei Lou Lan was trembling, she was showing indomitable willpower.
However, as time passed, some people could not persevere.
"Will my excitement end here?"
"I… have not… taken revenge yet…"
Bai Ning Bing and Hei Lou Lan were out of energy, they were washed away.
But their safety was ensured, Old Ancestor Xue Hu was already waiting for them outside.
This way, there were only six people left in Reverse Flow River.
Ma Hong Yun and Zhao Lian Yun were still at first place.
Ying Wu Xie and the crazy Purple Mountain True Monarch were second.
Fang Yuan was third.
Wei Ling Yang was fourth.
"Ah! The glory of Heavenly Court…" A moment later, Wei Ling Yang sighed out loud as he reached his limits, despite his unwillingness, he was washed away by Reverse Flow River.
Central Continent's Gu Immortals were shocked, they were completely stunned.
Someone screamed in disbelief: "How can this be? Lord Wei Ling Yang is a rank eight Gu Immortal, how could he lose to these people?"
"Swimming in Reverse Flow River has nothing to do with cultivation level, it depends on your willpower." Someone explained.
Bi Chen Tian slowly spoke: "Don't forget, Ma Hong Yun and Zhao Lian Yun had rested on the floating mound earlier, according to the information, they even had fruits to eat, when Reverse Flow River engulfed everything, they were at the front, the Gu Immortals behind them also went through many struggles, their stamina and willpower were greatly expended."
The Central Continent Gu Immortals finally realized.
"That's true."
"Even though Lord Wei Ling Yang lost, if they had the same starting point, he would definitely be the victor!"
Because of Bi Chen Tian's words, the Central Continent Gu Immortals' morale stabilized.
Bi Chen Tian was expressionless, his mood was heavy.
"What do we do now?" Bi Chen Tian was hesitant.
"We should discuss this after Wei Ling Yang returns." This was a huge matter, Bi Chen Tian could not make the decision, he was not the leader, Wei Ling Yang was.
But while they were waiting, another change occurred in Reverse Flow River.
"I… will not give in!" Ying Wu Xie bellowed as he raised his head, but Reverse Flow River engulfed him as he was swept away.
In his previous life Fang Yuan had fought with Ying Wu Xie at this moment, but this time he didn't do it and continued to swim in Reverse Flow River.
Old Ancestor Xue Hu had an unhappy expression.
Because Ying Wu Xie and Purple Mountain True Monarch left, only three people were left in Reverse Flow River.
They were Ma Hong Yun, Zhao Lian Yun, and Fang Yuan.
"Who is this? He is a Northern Plains Gu Immortal, but he dares to foil my plan?" Old Ancestor Xue Hu had deep killing intent towards Fang Yuan.
Hei Lou Lan was already standing beside Old Ancestor Xue Hu, hearing Old Ancestor Xue Hu's words, her heart jumped.
Fang Yuan clearly had deep enmity with Ying Wu Xie, she had to answer this question now.
Hei Lou Lan was a member of Shadow Sect, at this moment, she could not expose Fang Yuan's true identity, but thankfully, he had another identity, so she said: "He is Liu Guan Yi."
"Liu Guan Yi? The demonic path Gu Immortal who killed Ye Lui Qun Xing and cultivates ancient sword dragon transformation?" Old Ancestor Xue Hu was stunned before replying.
"Hahaha, luck is truly on our side." The dog tail life extending ferret laughed loudly, waves of noise billowed.
Bi Chen Tian and Wei Ling Yang had gathered together, Central Continent's Gu Immortals waited solemnly. They had chosen to stay and wait for a chance.
Old Ancestor Xue Hu, Hei Lou Lan, and Bai Ning Bing stood together.
The three parties were all at the starting point, waiting for Ma Hong Yun and Zhao Lian Yun to be swept away.
"Fairy Lian Yun, Ma Hong Yun, you can come out now, even if us Gu Immortals of Central Continent have to sacrifice our lives, we will defend you." Wei Ling Yang called out.
"Laughable! You Central Continent fellows want to snatch them from me, Grandpa Mao?!" The dog tail life extending ferret, Mao Li Qiu, was furious and spoke in displeasure.
Old Ancestor Xue Hu snorted, pressuring Fang Yuan: "Liu Guan Yi, if you can capture Ma and Zhao, I will allow you to become the third peak lord of Snowy Mountain. I, Xue Hu, am one to hold my word, you can rest assured. If you succeed, I will back you up, your future cultivation journey will be smooth sailing."
Hearing this, the other Gu Immortals started to look at Fang Yuan again.