The ambush battle at Stone Lotus Island, planned by Fang Yuan, had already ended.
Brilliant radiant light still filled Heavenly Court, but the atmosphere inside the Central Grand Hall was heavy and stifling.
"At the critical moment, Immortal Friend Gu Liu Ru risked his life to intercept the Ten Thousand Year Dou Fei Chariot. Only then did we narrowly escape death." As Immortal Aunt Jiu Ling spoke, she coughed up another mouthful of blood.
Tears filled her eyes as Gu Liu Ru's figure, charging forward without regard for his own life to shield them, appeared before her eyes once more.
Immortal Aunt Jiu Ling had delicate, beautiful features and favored large robes. In ordinary times, her sleeves were broad and flowing, her bearing grand and mighty. Now, however, her whole body was soaked in blood and covered in wounds; her great robe was tattered and hung limply down. Wrapped within it, her frail body showed a weakness never seen before.
In this great battle within the River of Time, Heavenly Court had held an absolute advantage in the early stages. Yet in the end, it suffered a crushing defeat. All six Immortal Gu Houses were lost, while only Immortal Aunt Jiu Ling and Feng Jiuge escaped among the Gu Immortals.
Feng Jiuge was also inside the Great Hall at this moment. He no longer possessed his usual carefree elegance. His eyes had dimmed, no longer bright, revealing bewilderment.
Immortal Zi Wei sighed and instructed the two of them to go rest and recuperate in peace.
She had long since learned the overall battle situation. She had summoned Immortal Aunt Jiu Ling for detailed questioning in order to obtain more details and clues.
"I never expected Stone Lotus Island to have fallen into Fang Yuan's hands long ago. How exactly did