Ba De's whole body trembled. He snapped awake, his old face flushing red for once, though the embarrassed look vanished in a flash.
Fang Yuan focused intently on manipulating the second layer Rank Gu Formation. Before Chi Gui fell unconscious, he had already lent the entire Gu formation to Fang Yuan, making Fang Yuan its user.
Ba Quan Feng's sneak attack and Chi Gui's collapse had instead benefited Fang Yuan.
"Good. With this Rank Gu Formation at my disposal, I have gained another great bargaining chip in this battle!"
His use of the Dark Passage Immortal Gu had not been in vain.
This gave him even greater strength to fish in troubled waters.
Earlier, if Fang Yuan had used the Countercurrent Guardian Seal, he could have escaped without a trace. But that would have meant letting off Shadow Sect, a grave threat lurking close at hand. Now that he had chosen to remain, his control over the situation had risen by a great deal. All he needed was for an opportunity to appear.
Of course, Fang Yuan had not lowered his guard.
He sternly told the Righteous Path Gu Immortals, "All of you, stay away from me. Whoever tries to approach me, I will regard as an internal traitor and expel from the Gu formation."
"What do you mean?" The Righteous Path Gu Immortals watched Fang Yuan's face full of vigilance, and their expressions changed.
At that moment, Ba De spoke up and instead helped Fang Yuan explain. "I agree with Wu Yihai. No one is to come close. Chi Gui was seriously injured and fell unconscious because the traitor Ba Quan Feng launched a sneak attack!"
He told the Righteous Path Gu Immortals everything that had happened earlier.
Naturally, the Righteous Path Gu Immortals were utterly shocked, especially after