Chapter 314: Now Faction: Zang Tian Ge

Karma, lock.

Gu Yuan spat out.

Chaos Dao Fire transformed into two thin gray-purple chains, ignoring spatial distance and directly wrapping around the remnant souls of the two black-robed men.

Sizzle—

The karmic bond between them and their superior was forcibly severed by this overbearing chaos principle.

After doing all this, the terrifying aura belonging to Gu Cangsheng on Gu Yuan's body receded like a tide.

He let out a long breath, feeling his body emptied.

【False Cultivation Borrowing】 Although useful, borrowing even a trace of a grandmaster Immortal King's power is a huge drain for him now.

"One slip and I almost crushed you to death."

Gu Yuan approached the two immobilized remnant souls, waved his hand, lifting the restraint on the left black-robed man while reducing his soul power to the extreme.

As for the right one, he casually flicked it apart, turning it into the purest soul power, which was absorbed by the roots of the World Tree.

After doing all this, Gu Yuan seized the remaining remnant soul, pouring his half-step Immortal King-level divine sense into it without reservation.

Soul Search!

Mottled and chaotic memory fragments exploded in Gu Yuan's sea of consciousness.

There was no resistance, no struggle.

All the secrets of this Extinction Source Envoy lay bare before Gu Yuan.

The images flashed by rapidly.

A mysterious organization called the Now Faction: Zang Tian Ge appeared before Gu Yuan's eyes.

Its members all call themselves Extinction Source Envoys, wandering through all realms.

Their mission is not conquest or plunder, but guidance.

They seek out top-tier worlds where immortal Dao civilization thrives and which have the potential to give birth to Immortal Kings or even higher beings, then, like poisoning them, they inject deviant shortcut cultivation methods into those worlds.

For example, the mechanical ascension of the Heavenly Pivot Source Realm, the ancient god faith of the Twilight God Domain, and the dark turmoil that swept the entire epoch on the Profound Heaven Continent.

Their purpose is to contaminate a world's cultivation system at its root, so that world can never again produce true immortal Dao powerhouses, ultimately leading it to self-destruction through internal strife and deviation.

As for the purpose.

Who is the superior?

These... are all unknown.

"He possesses an Immortal King's origin, thus forcibly raised to half-step Immortal King, but his true strength is only mid-late True Immortal... this method..."

Gu Yuan withdrew his divine sense, digesting this astonishing information.

To be frank.

Even his grandfather couldn't achieve this.

Just as Gu Yuan pondered, the remnant soul he held in his hand suddenly emitted a strange, intermittent laugh.

"Heh... heh heh..."

That laugh was hoarse and dry, filled with the relief of having survived a catastrophe and undisguised malice.

Gu Yuan furrowed his brow slightly, looking at the remnant soul in his hand that was almost about to dissipate.

"What are you laughing at?"

The remnant soul gave no answer, merely laughing to itself, the laughter growing louder and more wanton.

Immediately after, a completely different voice, using that remnant soul as a medium, rang out abruptly in the starry sky.

It was a man's voice, low and magnetic, carrying the dignity of one long in a superior position and a carefree attitude.

"Somewhat interesting."

"Under my command, two half-step Immortal Kings were lost, but I've hooked a fish even I cannot see through. This deal is not a loss."

At the instant the voice sounded, the soul light within the remnant soul in Gu Yuan's hand suddenly shifted.

The chaotic soul power originally belonging to the black-robed men was instantly washed over and covered by a higher, purer power.

A pair of cold, indifferent eyes slowly opened in the remnant soul's illusory form, gazing at Gu Yuan across endless time and space.

Immortal King!

Moreover, he is an Immortal King not inferior to Zhenyuan or Li Hentian... a Supreme Immortal King!

This is the true superior of those two black-robed men, the person in charge of the Now Faction: Zang Tian Ge in this star region.

"That tree inside you is a good thing."

The Supreme Immortal King's voice carried a hint of appreciation, as if admiring a treasure about to be obtained.

"And that power you just borrowed... Chaos Grand Dao? I never expected to encounter a grandmaster of the Chaos Dao in such a remote corner of the universe. How interesting, truly interesting."

He seemed completely indifferent to the deaths of his two capable subordinates, instead showing great interest in Gu Yuan and Gu Cangsheng.

"Kid, you're not bad."

"Let me introduce myself: I am the Forty-Eighth Pavilion Master of the Now Faction: Zang Tian Ge, codename Tianqi."

"Your tree, and that old fellow cultivating Chaos behind you—I have already marked your soul seals; no matter where you flee to the ends of the earth, you cannot escape my pursuit."

As his words fell, his cold eyes revealed undisguised killing intent and greed.

"Heh heh heh... hahaha!"

The maniacal laughter echoed through the starry sky, shaking the surrounding meteoric dust into trembling.

That was the laugh of a victor, the hunter's elation and abandon after locking onto prey.

In his view, all of Gu Yuan's trump cards have been exposed.

One is a Ten Realm Cultivator who possesses the World Tree; the other is an Immortal King grandmaster hidden behind him.

Although troublesome, as long as his true form descends and he brings a few colleagues, taking them down is merely a matter of time.

This starry sky became his hunting ground.

However, just as the Heavenly Opening Immortal King laughed maniacally, he, through the remnant soul's perspective, saw a similar smile bloom on the face of the white‑clad youth opposite him.

That was neither a forced cold smile nor a brittle grin masking inner weakness.

It was a smile that sprang from the heart, pure, and even tinged with a hint of pleasure.

Like a player who had set up a board long ago, he finally saw his opponent walk into the trap he had prepared.

The Heavenly Opening Immortal King's laughter stopped abruptly.

He instinctively sensed that something was off.

"What are you laughing at?" the Heavenly Opening Immortal King's voice turned cold.

"I'm laughing too; this deal is indeed not a loss." Gu Yuan's smile widened, "I originally just wanted to catch a couple of small fry, but I actually ended up luring out the watchdog old dog behind you."

"You're courting death!" the Heavenly Opening Immortal King flew into a rage, across endless spacetime, activating his divine sense, intending to detonate this wisp of remnant soul.

"Too late."

Gu Yuan let go of his hand, allowing that wisp of remnant soul to drift before him.

He raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the barrier of spacetime, precisely locking onto the coordinates of the Heavenly Opening Immortal King's true form.

"You think I borrowed my grandfather's power just to stop them from self‑destructing?"

Gu Yuan shook his head, as if looking at a self‑clever fool.

The Heavenly Opening Immortal King suddenly sensed something.

In those icy eyes, a flash of shock and anger passed.

A domineering, unparalleled chaotic law surged along this divine‑sense link, invading in reverse!

"Jue Dian Immortal King? Not bad, just enough to fill a tooth gap."

"Wait, I'm going over there right now to beat his brains out."