Chapter 470: Ba Zhang Lao, Save Me!

While Gu Yuan's true self was refining the Send Heaven Hall's control hub, Gu Yuan's clone was not idle either.

He was playing a cat‑and‑mouse death game with the Five Great Giants in the sky, while in his Sea of Consciousness, in a near‑roaring tone, he wildly called out to the Ba Zhang Lao of Zang Tian Ge who was far beyond the endless void.

"Old man! Where are you?! If you don't come out soon, I'm really going to self‑destruct!"

"Is this the supreme freedom of action you talked about? Is this the Immortal King‑level protection you promised? I'm being chased and beaten by five giants right now, and you haven't offered a single scrap of help—are you waiting to collect my corpse after I die?!"

"I'm telling you, if I die, don't even think about taking that Yuan Du! I'll just eat it like a candy bean, and on the road to the Yellow Springs I can drag a few giants on my back!"

The clone portrayed the image of a cornered, foul‑mouthed madman to the fullest.

Finally, that cold, extremely impatient voice rang out again in his Sea of Consciousness.

"Shut up! You fool who accomplishes nothing but causes trouble!"

Boom!

Accompanying that angry shout, the sky curtain of the Fifth Layer 【True Transmission Realm】 in a direction away from the Five Great Giants was ripped open by a purer, chilling darkness.

A terrifying figure, entirely shrouded in a black cloak, its face indistinct yet surrounded by countless shattered‑world phantoms, slowly emerged from the opening.

Zang Tian Ge, Ba Zhang Lao!

His true‑body projection has descended!

"I let you slip Yuan Du in secretly; why did you make such a ruckus—are you afraid no one will know that Zang Tian Ge has arrived?!"

Ba Zhang Lao's voice was filled with uncontainable fury as he stared at Gu Yuan's clone, who was being chased and leapt about by the Five Great Giants, his anger boiling over,

"Just go ahead and die already! Spare me the embarrassment!"

Hearing that, the Gu Yuan clone, who was fleeing desperately, suddenly froze.

He hovered in midair, turned his head, and his gray‑black eyes calmly regarded the newly arrived Ba Zhang Lao.

"Oh? You want me to die?"

The clone's hoarse voice betrayed no emotion.

"Fine then."

He slowly raised the hand clutching Yuan Du, a strange grin curling at the corner of his mouth.

"But before I die, there's something I forgot to tell you."

"This Send Heaven Hall already recognizes me as its master."

At the sound of those words, Ba Zhang Lao, who was about to strike the disobedient youngster, suddenly froze.

The gaze hidden beneath his cloak instantly sharpened, locking onto Gu Yuan's clone.

"What did you say?!"

"I said," the Gu Yuan clone repeated word by word, "the core relics of the Ancient Immortal Court are now mine."

Dead silence.

Ba Zhang Lao fell silent.

The countless shattered‑world phantoms around him quivered violently, betraying his extreme inner unrest.

Ancient Immortal Court!

That was once a supreme power that ruled the heavens, even the 'Lord' found it troublesome!

Although it has now shattered, the value of its core relics remains incalculable!

If one could seize this relic, its strategic significance for Zang Tian Ge would even surpass destroying ten Primordial Immortal Domains!

"You… are serious?" Ba Zhang Lao's voice trembled faintly for the first time.

"Believe it or not," Gu Yuan's clone shrugged indifferently, "I'm going to die anyway, so let this thing accompany me in the burial."

As he spoke, the annihilating Yuan force in his palm surged again, seemingly ready to detonate Yuan Du.

"Wait a moment!"

Ba Zhang Lao grew urgent and blurted out without thinking.

"Who said you're about to die?!"

Ba Zhang Lao's voice instantly took on a righteous, unassailable authority, "You are Zang Tian Ge's Reserve Apostle, personally selected by me! Anyone who dares to touch you is an enemy of Zang Tian Ge! An enemy of me!"

He whirled around sharply, facing the five Immortal Realm giants who had paused because of his arrival, his voice icy and bone‑cold.

"Tai Shang, Lei Di, Yao Chi… the five of you, do you intend to wage full‑scale war against Zang Tian Ge?"

This dramatic shift made the Five Great Giants, who were confronting Shou Zheng, pause in surprise.

"Ba Zhang Lao, you arrived just in time!"

The Holy Lord Yao Chi reacted first, shouting loudly,

"You Zang Tian Ge's lackey, killing my descendants, stealing my treasures, and now you intend to destroy the Immortal Court relics! This debt, we will settle with you today!"

"Settle the score?" Ba Zhang Lao sneered, disdain dripping from his tone, "Just the few of you who can't even fully manifest your true bodies, are you worthless trash?"

He stopped his chatter, his form flickering as he appeared directly beside Shou Zheng.

"Old man, I don't know why you're helping that kid, but now we share a common enemy," Ba Zhang Lao transmitted his voice to the divine phantom of Shou Zheng, "Shall we join forces?"

Shou Zheng snorted coldly, offering no reply, but his actions already indicated his stance.

The golden sigil in his hand shifted its light, no longer a full defense but a sharp golden celestial spear, thrust forward at Tai Shang, the Immortal King!

"Good!"

Ba Zhang Lao let out a hearty laugh; the countless shattered‑world phantoms around him instantly merged into a massive black claw wreathed in the wails of countless resentful souls, which lunged straight at the relatively weaker Wan Mo Ku Demon Lord and the Western Heaven Buddhist Sect giant.

The situation reversed in an instant!

Originally, the Five Great Giants were besieging Shou Zheng.

Now, Ba Zhang Lao and Shou Zheng have teamed up to counterattack the six great giants!

"Damn it! How did things turn out like this?!" Lei Di roared.

"Confirmed! Everything before was indeed Zang Tian Ge pulling the strings behind the scenes!" Holy Lord Yao Chi screamed.

The Supreme Immortal King's face turned extremely grim.

He knew that capturing the Sending Heaven Hall today was now impossible.

The Ba Zhang Lao of Zang Tian Ge, although ranked below him on the Giants' Ranking, possesses unfathomable and bizarre methods, making him extremely difficult to deal with.

Moreover, there is a desperate Celestial Court Guardian...

"Separate and act!" the Supreme Immortal King made a swift decision and issued the order.

"Jade Pool, Thunder Emperor! You two, at any cost, suppress that drop of Yuan Du! It must not be allowed to explode here!"

"Demon Lord, Buddha Lord! Follow me and hold off Ba Zhang Lao!"

"As for that old ghost of the Celestial Court…" the Supreme Immortal King's gaze fell upon the remaining Shou Zheng, "Martial King! You alone, deal with him!"

The Martial King, who had been silent and almost nonexistent, nodded at the words.

He stepped out of the five-man formation, alone, and went to meet the vast divine apparition of Shou Zheng.