Chapter 194: Lang Ya Attack Begins
Time passed quietly after Fang Ming returned to dream exploration.
Fair Market still operated on the surface, but Fang Ming's mind was no longer fixed on it. Orders had already been sent out. Eagle Sect Gu Immortals with connections to Eastern Sea merchant forces, Miao Ming Shen, and Song clan were testing possible buyers. Whether the market could be sold at a good price would depend on their responses.
For now, Fang Ming only waited.
Most of his time was spent with Dream Feather Gu. Dream realms were strange, broken, and hard to predict, but they were also one of the few shortcuts that could rapidly increase his foundation. After Yi Tian Mountain, the world would change. Before that, every fragment of attainment gained from dream exploration was another hidden card.
One month passed.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng arrived as agreed.
Fang Yuan had kept his side of the deal. Under his arrangement, Tai Bai Yun Sheng lent Landscape as Before and Man as Before to Fang Ming for a short time. On the surface, this was preparation for handling the aftermath of a coming tribulation. Fang Ming inspected the two Gu carefully, asked a few ordinary questions, and returned them calmly after a short period.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng did not notice anything.
Fang Yuan also did not notice anything.
In Fang Ming's virtual refinement space, two new gains quietly appeared.
Landscape as Before.
Man as Before.
Fang Ming did not show the slightest joy. He thanked Tai Bai Yun Sheng with a normal expression, as if this was only a small part of the earlier transaction.
Another month passed.
Fang Ming continued exploring dreams with Dream Feather Gu while waiting for news about Fair Market's sale. The copied Landscape as Before and Man as Before were quietly added into his future plans, but he did not rush to use them. His resources, Gu, formations, and future movements were all being rearranged piece by piece.
Then, Lang Ya land spirit's emergency message arrived.
Lang Ya blessed land was under attack.
The message was urgent, furious, and filled with pressure. Fang Ming had warned Lang Ya before that the previous attacks were likely probes, and that a larger attack would come. Now, that warning had become reality.
Fang Ming did not hesitate.
When he arrived in Lang Ya blessed land, Fang Yuan and Tai Bai Yun Sheng arrived around the same time.
The three of them were immediately swallowed by thick cloud fog.
White mist filled everything. The sky could not be seen. The ground could not be seen. Even with Gu Immortal senses, their vision was heavily suppressed. The fog was not ordinary mist; it carried formation power, twisting direction and blocking perception.
Lang Ya land spirit appeared before them with a grim expression.
"This is the twelve wave cloud confusion formation," he said quickly. "The enemy has already entered."
With a wave of his sleeve, several images appeared within the fog.
Qin Bai Sheng stood at the front. Beside him were Fairy Jiang Yu, Hei Cheng, Xue Song Zi, He Lang Zi, Hui Feng Zi, Han Yu Fei, and a mysterious black-robed immortal zombie whose aura was deeply concealed.
Lang Ya land spirit's face was ugly.
"Tell me what you know."
Fang Yuan's expression became solemn. He pointed at Qin Bai Sheng first. "This person is Qin Bai Sheng. He is only rank seven, but his battle strength is extremely high. He can contend with rank eight existences."
Lang Ya land spirit's expression sank.
Fang Yuan continued briefly. "Fairy Jiang Yu possesses dark limit Immortal Gu. Hei Cheng is from Hei tribe and has an Immortal Gu House. Xue Song Zi belongs to Snowy Mountain blessed land. He Lang Zi is a transformation path Gu Immortal with strong combat ability. Hui Feng Zi is a wind path expert and is famous in Northern Plains for his speed. Han Yu Fei is also not simple."
He did not explain too much.
There was no time for a lecture, and Fang Yuan had no intention of displaying everything he knew.
Fang Ming stood at the side, listening quietly.
He did not interrupt.
Fang Yuan was using his knowledge naturally, polishing his wisdom path image before Lang Ya land spirit. Fang Ming could expose flaws if he wanted, but that would be meaningless. Future-plot knowledge was a safeguard. Revealing it for petty gains now would only let others deduce more about him.
There would be a right time for a larger game.
This was not it.
Lang Ya land spirit then pointed toward the black-robed immortal zombie.
"What about him?"
Fang Yuan frowned. His fingers moved slightly, and faint starlight rose around his body. Immortal Gu aura flickered, making it look as if he were making a difficult deduction.
After a moment, he opened his eyes.
"This person is an immortal zombie with one of the ten extreme physiques. Blazing Glory Lightning Brilliance Physique."
Lang Ya land spirit looked shocked.
"You deduced that so quickly?"
Tai Bai Yun Sheng chuckled from the side. "Fang Yuan is a wisdom path grandmaster."
Lang Ya land spirit immediately looked at Fang Yuan differently.
Fang Yuan kept a calm expression.
Fang Ming's gaze remained quiet. Fang Yuan's acting was not bad. Previous-life knowledge, wrapped in wisdom path performance, became a useful weapon. Against most people, it was convincing.
Lang Ya land spirit then turned toward Fang Ming.
"Fang Ming, you came into contact with these people before and warned me about them. Do you have anything to add?"
Fang Ming shook his head.
"My previous information was rather superficial. I only know Qin Bai Sheng is a peak rank seven expert, and I do not want to face him directly."
Lang Ya land spirit frowned.
Fang Ming continued, "These people are hard to investigate. Soul searching them is extremely difficult, and even if some information is obtained, it is usually scattered, incomplete, and hard to piece together. The fact that this many of them came together already proves the situation is not good."
Lang Ya land spirit's expression became even heavier.
But soon, his eyes flashed.
"We only need to endure for some time."
Fang Yuan raised his brow slightly. Tai Bai Yun Sheng looked relieved. Fang Ming did not react much, but he noted the confidence behind Lang Ya land spirit's words.
Lang Ya blessed land still had hidden methods.
Fang Yuan suggested, "We can call Hei Lou Lan and Fairy Li Shan to help."
Tai Bai Yun Sheng nodded. "More helpers would reduce the pressure."
Lang Ya land spirit immediately rejected it.
"No. The fewer outsiders who know about Lang Ya blessed land, the better."
Fang Ming stayed out of the matter.
He had no intention of arguing for Hei Lou Lan or Fairy Li Shan. He had come here to follow the flow, observe Lang Ya's methods, and study what could be studied. What interested him most was still the ancient battle formation hidden in Lang Ya blessed land. From a formation expert's perspective, that method was far more valuable than a temporary battle advantage.
Lang Ya land spirit quickly assigned them.
Fang Ming, Fang Yuan, and Tai Bai Yun Sheng were sent to different cloud buildings and cloud formations. Each was responsible for defending one point of the twelve wave cloud confusion formation.
The battle began quickly.
The twelve wave cloud confusion formation was not weak, but the attackers were too strong. Cloud buildings were found and destroyed one after another. The fog trembled repeatedly as formation cores collapsed. Each destroyed cloud building caused the surrounding mist to thin slightly, and Lang Ya land spirit's expression became more anxious.
Fang Ming guarded his assigned area calmly.
He did not use hidden trump cards. He only used suitable exposed methods to delay enemies and stabilize the formation around him. Most of his attention was on the flow of the twelve wave cloud confusion formation: how the cloud buildings acted as nodes, how the fog shifted between layers, and how the blessed land used formation power to suppress detection.
Lang Ya's foundation was still impressive.
But Shadow Sect's preparation was also ruthless.
The pressure grew.
At first, Lang Ya land spirit refused to call more outsiders. But as the cloud buildings continued falling and the attackers pressed deeper, the situation changed. Fang Yuan brought up Hei Lou Lan and Fairy Li Shan again, this time on behalf of Lang Ya's battlefield needs.
Lang Ya land spirit hesitated, then finally accepted.
Hei Lou Lan and Fairy Li Shan were summoned into the battle.
They did not have time to ask many questions. The moment they arrived, the pressure of the battlefield fell on them. Hei Lou Lan's strength path methods were direct and fierce, while Fairy Li Shan supported carefully. Their addition helped stabilize the situation for a short while, but it did not reverse it.
Shadow Sect pressed harder.
Lang Ya land spirit finally had no choice.
Silver light erupted across the blessed land.
The hairy man Gu Immortals were gathered. Gu worms flew like a storm. Immortal essence surged through invisible channels, and an ancient aura descended into the battlefield.
Fang Ming felt the formation power before he saw its full shape.
It was different from ordinary formations.
It was also different from battlefield killer moves.
The dao marks did not spread outward to reshape the environment. Instead, many Gu Immortals, Gu worms, immortal essence flows, and soul foundations were pulled together into one enormous combat body.
Silver liquid gathered in the air, condensing rapidly.
A giant appeared.
Three heads.
Six arms.
A huge silver body stood above the cloud soil, carrying the combined strength of the participants.
This was the ancient battle formation.
Heavenly Giant Solor.
The moment Fang Ming entered the formation's operation range, his eyes flashed.
So this was it.
A method that turned multiple Gu Immortals into one combat entity.
Fang Ming participated in the battle, but his main focus shifted instantly. He observed how the participants' strength connected, how immortal essence moved between nodes, how the giant's six arms received commands, how different wills and souls were prevented from clashing, and how the formation-core Immortal Gu stabilized the whole body.
He had studied many formations.
But this method opened another direction.
Clones, Gu Immortals, beasts, totems, prepared killer moves, and formation cores—if these could be merged into a similar battle structure, Fang Ming's forces would no longer need every individual member to be powerful alone. They could become parts of a larger combat body.
During the chaos, Fang Ming acted.
The formation's core Gu were not fully exposed, but their auras had to pass through formation channels when Heavenly Giant Solor condensed and moved. Fang Ming seized the brief openings and silently used his copy method.
Once.
Then again.
Two formation-core Immortal Gu were copied into his virtual refinement space.
No one noticed.
The battle continued.
Heavenly Giant Solor's appearance changed the situation, but Qin Bai Sheng and the others did not collapse. Hei Cheng's Dark Prison, Qin Bai Sheng's killing methods, Hui Feng Zi's speed, and the cooperation between Shadow Sect members kept the pressure alive.
The silver giant fought fiercely. Its arms smashed through clouds. Immortal killer moves burst from its body. Hairy man Gu Immortals poured immortal essence into it, while Fang Yuan, Fang Ming, Tai Bai Yun Sheng, Hei Lou Lan, and Fairy Li Shan each contributed from within the formation.
But Shadow Sect had come prepared.
Then Qin Bai Sheng's expression changed.
Far away, urgent information reached him.
Luo Po Valley was under attack.
Central Continent Gu Immortals investigating the collapse of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building had found their way there.
Qin Bai Sheng's fists clenched.
Fairy Jiang Yu's expression shifted after receiving his transmission. "How could their investigation reach us?"
Qin Bai Sheng's voice was heavy. "Heaven's will."
Fairy Jiang Yu's body trembled slightly.
Their actions had caused too much movement. They were preparing for the ultimate plan, and heaven's will had already begun to obstruct them. If this was the pressure before Yi Tian Mountain, then what kind of obstruction would appear when the true moment arrived?
Qin Bai Sheng looked at the battlefield with deep unwillingness.
They were close.
Lang Ya blessed land had been shaken. The cloud formation had been broken. Heavenly Giant Solor had been forced out. Refinement Cauldron's internal weakness had been exposed.
But Luo Po Valley could not be ignored.
After a moment, Qin Bai Sheng transmitted the order.
"Retreat."
Shadow Sect began to withdraw.
Before leaving, the traitors hidden inside Lang Ya blessed land acted.
The strike came from within.
Refinement Cauldron shook violently. Several core Immortal Gu were seized through prepared arrangements and taken away by Shadow Sect. Lang Ya land spirit roared in anger, but Qin Bai Sheng had already seized the chance to retreat.
The invaders disappeared into the distance.
The battlefield slowly fell silent.
The hairy man Gu Immortals first cheered, then gradually quieted down.
The losses were real.
Some hairy man Gu Immortals had died. Traitors had been exposed. Cloud buildings had been destroyed. Refinement Cauldron had lost key parts. Lang Ya blessed land had survived, but it had not won cleanly.
Lang Ya land spirit stood amid the ruined cloud soil, his eyes red with fury.
"They really think hairy men are easy to bully."
His voice was low at first, then it grew colder.
"One day, I will repay today's humiliation with blood."
The atmosphere around him changed.
Fang Ming watched quietly.
Lang Ya land spirit's aura shifted. His tone, eyes, posture, and even the feeling he gave off were different from before. The conservative land spirit who liked hiding, refining Gu, and avoiding trouble was gone. In his place stood a more aggressive personality, one filled with anger and ambition.
The second personality had emerged.
Soon after, Lang Ya land spirit made a decision.
Lang Ya blessed land would relocate.
The blessed land had already been found and invaded. Remaining in the same location would only invite more trouble. With Refinement Cauldron damaged and traitors exposed, hiding again became the first urgent matter.
The relocation began quickly.
Afterward, Lang Ya land spirit reorganized the blessed land's internal system.
Lang Ya Sect was created.
He wanted the hairy men to stop living only as sheltered refinement assistants. He wanted them to become a real force, one that could fight, expand, and one day create an era belonging to hairy men.
Fang Yuan accepted the position of external supreme elder.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng accepted as well.
When Lang Ya land spirit turned toward Fang Ming, his gaze carried expectation.
"Fang Ming, you should also join Lang Ya Sect as an external supreme elder."
Fang Ming shook his head.
"I am already the leader of Eagle Sect. Joining another sect is unsuitable."
Lang Ya land spirit frowned.
Fang Ming continued calmly, "But our previous alliance and trade agreements can remain. That is better for both sides. Eagle Sect and Lang Ya Sect can cooperate as allied forces without mixing their internal rules."
Lang Ya land spirit thought about it.
His new personality was more aggressive, but he was not stupid. Fang Ming had warned him before the attack, had come to help, and had always traded fairly in the past. Forcing Fang Ming into Lang Ya Sect was unnecessary.
"Then we keep the alliance and trade agreements," Lang Ya land spirit said.
The matter was settled.
Then came rewards.
Lang Ya land spirit discussed battle contributions. Fang Yuan and Tai Bai Yun Sheng had their own arrangements, but Fang Ming did not pay attention to those details.
When it was his turn, Fang Ming spoke directly.
"I want to study one of the killer moves you used when fighting Qin Bai Sheng."
Lang Ya land spirit looked at him.
"One of my killer moves?"
Fang Ming nodded. "Your battle methods were useful. I want to study one."
Lang Ya land spirit did not refuse.
Fang Ming had warned him before the attack, participated in the defense, and did not ask to join the sect only to immediately exploit sect benefits. Asking to study one killer move was acceptable.
"Which one?" Lang Ya land spirit asked.
Fang Ming smiled. "There is no rush. I will decide next time I come."
Lang Ya land spirit snorted, but agreed.
"Choose carefully when the time comes."
Fang Ming cupped his hands. "Then I will thank land spirit first."
The battle had ended, but its aftershocks were only beginning.
Shadow Sect had retreated because Luo Po Valley was under attack. Central Continent's Gu Immortals were moving. Lang Ya blessed land had relocated and become Lang Ya Sect. Fang Yuan had gained another foothold. Tai Bai Yun Sheng, Hei Lou Lan, and Fairy Li Shan had seen parts of Lang Ya's foundation. Refinement Cauldron had been damaged, traitors had been exposed, and Heavenly Giant Solor had appeared.
Fang Ming's own gains were also not small.
He had copied Landscape as Before and Man as Before before the attack.
During the battle, he had copied two core Immortal Gu of Heavenly Giant Solor.
He had also gained the right to study one of Lang Ya land spirit's killer moves later.