Chapter 48: Otherworldly Demon
"Painful, painful!" Ma Hong Yun rubbed his forehead that had turned red, pouting as he got up from the floor.
"Eh! What is this place?" He discovered that the blizzard had vanished without a trace, he was surrounded by a spring-like warmth; it was not a world of ice and snow, instead it was a vast ancient forest.
"You are in the center of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building." A voice suddenly echoed within Ma Hong Yun and Hei Lou Lan's ears.
"Who is this?" Hei Lou Lan's pupils contracted.
Ma Hong Yun cried out in fear: "Ghost!"
"Ghost? I am no ghost, if I could become a ghost, my affairs would be much easier to settle. Unfortunately I am merely a remnant will, inferior to even a ghost."
"Ah, you are!?" Ma Hong Yun stammered, his finger pointing towards the will of Giant Sun in endless shock.
Hei Lou Lan's pupils contracted, as the head of Hei tribe, he knew a lot. His complexion turned solemn and respectful; placing his hands on his chest, he spoke dutifully: "Descendant pays respect to Ancestor Giant Sun!"
Giant Sun sighed and said: "I know the two of you are feeling confusion within your hearts. To make a long story short, this man broke into True Yang Building, undid the seal on the Frost Jade Peacock land spirit, and thus put Imperial Court blessed land on the brink of crisis."
As he said that, the golden speckles condensed into the image of Chang Shan Yin.
"Ah, it's Lord Wolf King!" Ma Hong Yun immediately recognized.
"It was actually him?!" Hei Lou Lan also could not help but cry out.
But Giant Sun's will immediately continued: "What you see is not his genuine appearance."
As he spoke, the image of Chang Shan Yin changed, gradually turning into Fang Yuan's true appearance.
"This is the true face of that person." Giant Sun's will spoke.
"So it turn out that this Chang Shan Yin was merely a fake! To actually infiltrate Imperial Court blessed land, he is extremely daring!" Hei Lou Lan let out a cold snort, sensing such a huge conspiracy, he could not help but be both startled and furious at once.
"He not only has guts, but he had also made ample preparations. Looking at the two methods he used to scheme against me, these are not something that one can accomplish on their own, there surely must be a larger force backing him. You two are my descendants; True Yang Building has been infiltrated by outsiders and is in deep trouble, I now need your strength." Giant Sun's will spoke.
Giant Sun's will spoke concisely, in a short period of time, he was able to give a clear explanation.
"So it was like this." Hei Lou Lan came to a realization, and was now able to understand why True Yang Building helped Tai Bai Yun Sheng.
"Using false emotion fake will Gu to deceive the land spirit, this is quite a good idea. But this kid, how could he be selected to become Imperial Court blessed land's owner alongside me?"
Hei Lou Lan's eyes sparkled, shooting a glance toward Ma Hong Yun, concealing his deep disdain.
"Could it be that Ancestor Giant Sun thinks that he is an easier pawn to control?" Hei Lou Lan's gaze trembled, with Giant Sun's will present, he did not dare to do anything reckless.
Differing from Hei Lou Lan, Ma Hong Yun suddenly remembered something and shouted: "Wait a moment! Lady Xiao Yun and my wife Xiao Li are still outside, I do not want to be the owner of the blessed land, quickly let me out, I need to save them!"
Giant Sun's will seemed to have taken a fancy to Ma Hong Yun, he laughed heartily: "Hahaha, caring for beautiful women, you are truly my descendant. Boy, once you become the owner of this blessed land, this will become your domain. Then, you will be able to have all the women you desire."
Ma Hong Yun stared blankly, before quickly shouting: "No, it's very dangerous outside, I have to go and save them both. No matter what this affair is, we can discuss it later. Release me outside, quickly let me go!"
"Foolish boy, relying on your own strength, you can barely defend yourself, how can you defend other people?" Giant Sun's will laughed. "Be obedient and stay here, cooperate and become the owner of Imperial Court blessed land. I will be the one to save your women."
Giant Sun's will moved rapidly without delay, starting to act the moment he finished speaking.
Fang Yuan had a panoramic view of this scene.
"Giant Sun's will made a move, this time, many people were taken into the building." Within his mind, Mo Yao's will spoke.
Fang Yuan sat still on the back of an azure wolf king, floating at a high altitude in the sky, gazing at the distant sacred palace.
Eighty-Eight True Yang Building was in a terrible state, it was wrapped in layers of heavenly tribulations and earthly calamities. Inside it were the chaotic lightning balls and restraining smoke, while outside was the raging blizzard that was getting stronger.
"Giant Sun's will has already awakened, he definitely wants you dead, it's a blessing that he isn't targeting you now; he absolutely won't come and save us. We should retreat and return to Water Pavilion. Within Water Pavilion, there is some immortal essence that I have left behind in the past, you can use them to move the Gu House.
You can return to central continent, and when you return Water Pavilion to Spirit Affinity House, you will receive more benefits than you can imagine, there is no need for you to take a risk here." Within his mind, Mo Yao continued to coax him.
"Retreat?" Fang Yuan's eyes were cold and detached, his line of sight turning towards the glass owner token in his hands as he sneered softly.
He gripped the glass owner token tightly.
This was a crucial trump card he had not expended yet.
Meanwhile, in True Yang Building.
Chang Li and Zhao Lian Yun were brought into the building by Giant Sun's will, appearing in front of Ma Hong Yun.
"Lady Xiao Yun, my wife Xiao Li!" Ma Hong Yun was jubilant, and dashed towards them.
"Husband!" Chang Li was happy to have escaped danger, and threw herself into Ma Hong Yun's arms.
Zhao Lian Yun also moved quickly towards Ma Hong Yun's side, her face also full of joy from having returned from death's door, she lightly kicked Ma Hong Yun's leg: "Foolish kid, unexpectedly, you were useful for once."
"Hahaha, it's only natural." Ma Hong Yun loosened his hug and cordially looked towards Giant Sun's will floating in midair, and expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, old ancestor."
Just as he said that, suddenly, a violent tremor occurred.
For a moment, the entire forest shook.
"What's going on?" Chang Li and Zhao Lian Yun both turned pale.
"Alright, enough nonsense, the heavenly tribulations and earthly calamities are getting more and more severe, eventually, even Eighty-Eight True Yang Building will no longer be able to resist. You must become Imperial Court blessed land's owners as soon as possible." The complexion of Giant Sun's will's changed as he spoke.
"This is the land spirit of Imperial Court blessed land, Frost Jade Peacock!" Giant Sun's will introduced, while at the same time, false emotion fake will Gu flew towards the Frost Jade Peacock.
Hei Lou Lan and Ma Hong Yun stood before the Frost Jade Peacock, as the false emotion fake will Gu let out a yellow light that resembled a fog, gradually enshrouding Hei Lou Lan, Ma Hong Yun and the Frost Jade Peacock.
Just like Fang Yuan's previous life Giant Sun's will gave instructions to Hei Lou Lan and Ma Hong Yun to become the owner of Imperial Court. While Ma Hong Yun disturbed it each time while rejecting to create feelings between him and Hei Lou Lan, until.
Giant Sun's will stared at Zhao Lian Yun with a hateful gaze, causing her to take a few steps back in fear.
"To think that you are an otherworldly demon! You are actually lurking by Ma Hong Yun's side! Hehehe, you have such guts, you are really daring. Unfortunately... you met me." Giant Sun's will exuded a strong killing intent.
"Old Ancestor, what are you trying to do!" Ma Hong Yun, no matter how stupid, could recognize something was wrong.
He sprinted to the front of Zhao Lian Yun, spreading both of his arms, protecting her behind his body.
"Boy, you want to protect an otherworldly demon?" Giant Sun's will raised his tone, his expression becoming ice-cold.
"What otherworldly demon! I don't know any otherworldly demon, I only know she is Lady Xiao Yun, without her help, I would likely have been killed already." Ma Hong Yun tried his best to defend Zhao Lian Yun.
Giant Sun's will shook his head and sneered. He had no interest in explaining, yet for some reason, he had to explain: "Killed? Boy, you are a person destined to become a Gu Immortal. Had she not helped you, there would definitely have been others who would have given you assistance. Otherworldly demons are enemies of the entire world, they are a huge menace!
If we let them grow, the consequences would be unthinkable. In the past, there was an otherworldly demon who managed to grow successfully, the five regions were almost destroyed as a result!"
"No, Lady Xiao Yun is innocent, you must not harm her!" Ma Hong Yun was extremely determined, he wholeheartedly wanted to protect Zhao Lian Yun.
Zhao Lian Yun took a step forward, stopping in front of Ma Hong Yun, she looked at Giant Sun's will, speaking resoundingly: "You want to take my life, come and take it."
"Good." Giant Sun's will had a ferocious smile, killing intent boiling with no trace of sympathy.
"No——! Ma Hong Yun saw the situation going south, he shouted out in a moment of desperation, extending both his arms and hugged Zhao Lian Yun within his bosom.
"Otherworldly demon, you deserve to die without pity!" Giant Sun's will sneered, and started to make his move.
Yet the next moment, his expression became rigid, and shortly after he faced towards the sky and bellowed: "Damn it——!"
Giant Sun's will could sense a formidable, hard to resist force, that pulled it outside of the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
"What is going on?"
"What happened?!"
No matter if it was Hei Lou Lan or Ma Hong Yun, both stared blankly at the spot, surprised by the turn of events.
Just a moment ago, Giant Sun's will was still brilliant and mighty, how could he suddenly disappear?
Outside the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, the golden speckles of the majestic will enveloped the entire True Yang Building.
Rumble!
Large amounts of chaotic lightning balls bombarded in succession, the lightning balls could cause one to sink into confusion and in essence attacked wills.
Giant Sun's will was restrained by the chaotic lightning balls, in no time the explosions put him in a tough spot, a portion of his will was damaged and destroyed.
Meanwhile, the restraining smoke took advantage of the situation, swallowing up the pieces of Giant Sun's will.
Giant Sun's will really was too majestic, though the outer shell suffered the bombardment of the heavenly tribulation and earthly calamity, the inner layer desperately tried to enter the building.
Eighty-Eight True Yang building, presided over by Giant Sun's will, was now an empty building, although the structure was intact, the Gu worms stopped functioning.