Chapter 2358

Tie Ruo Nan's actions were so quick that they caught Bai Ning Bing completely off guard.

"To have the courage to end your own life that's certainly an admirable quality," Bai Ning Bing thought to herself.

As the chains approached Tie Ruo Nan's chest.

They stopped mere inches away.

"Why?" Tie Ruo Nan said amidst tears.

Bai Ning Bing grinned with a sadistic glint in her eyes: "Heh heh, you want to die? But who allowed you too! I long suspected that someone of your caliber might have the resolve those hypocrites of the righteous path so often do not, so while you were unconscious, I already implemented a bunch of commands into your brain!"

Despair was plastered across Tie Ruo Nan's face.

"NOOOOOO" her screams echoed throughout the mountain, but no one could hear her.

"HHAHAHAHHA, YES that despair that feeling of triumph over the defeated oh how I haven't felt this alive in years, I swear one day Fang Yuan I will have you begging for your life!"

Bai Ning Bing continued to laugh hysterically while Tie Ruo Nan sobbed in the background, helpless.

In Central Continent, Heavenly Court.

The once illustrious Heavenly Court was reduced to mere rubble by the joint attack of Fang Yuan, Giant Sun, and Spectral Soul.

For a long time, remnants of the once pristine and glorious Heavenly Court were all the remained but, after Star Constellation brought the Beast of Devour in, the surrounding land has slowly been cleared up.

Star Constellation fed the Beast all the rubble lying around Heavenly Court as some of it were remnants of Gu Houses or even Resources that had been tainted by the attacks, normally these would be considered junk but with the Beast of Devour here it could be recycled into Star Path Dao Marks.

After all Star Path was considered one of the Paths that contained the Yang element and the Beast of Devour was made of pure Yin. Though the ratio was terrible, it was still better than having junk.

Star Constellation thought to herself: "Hmm, with more optimization, over a long period of time this move could give birth to its own resource points and, even give birth to Secluded Domains of Heaven And Earth."

"In fact, with the abundance of Dao Marks in Heavenly Court, the Star Path Dao Marks have reached the quantity of half-resource point! I estimate that after consuming the rest of Heavenly Court's other paths it would become enough to establish this as a Star Path Resource Point of Mid-Size!"

Keep in mind a Mid-size Resource Point is around the Rank 7 level, a Large Resource Point was considered Rank 8, and exceeding that would be Secluded Domains Of Heaven And Earth.

"If I keep feeding this beast, I might be able to turn Heavenly Court into a Secluded Domain Of Heaven And Earth! This would give us a much more solid foundation in the future, but also it would allow me to gain a slight edge against the other venerables."

Star Constellation began to calculate how much Resources she would have to pump in and how much of a benefit it would be.

Her face frowned: "It would appear I would need nearly 20 whole Grotto Heavens to complete this task!"

Killing Rank 8s and harvesting their Grotto Heavens would be no problem to Star Constellation except that such movements would definitely attract the attention of the other Venerables.

"But to sacrifice Gu Immortals would be a highly demonic act, the amount of Gu Materials needed to complete this task are of an even larger scale," Star Constellation kept calculating to find the best plan.

"I got it!" Enlightenment shone within Star Constellation's eyes.

In Treasure Yellow Heaven

Just as Fang Yuan had bid goodbye to Bai Ning Bing, a mysterious will wrapped that radiated Starlight came to visit.

Naturally, it was Star Constellation!

Fang Yuan turned and smiled: "Friend Star Constellation how have you been? Is my pet doing well in your Heavenly Court?"

Fang Yuan sent the implication to Star Constellation that he knew what she had done.

Star Constellation replied with smiles on her face: "It is doing very well! In fact, it helped me clean up the mess its master left behind."

Although the 2 venerables spoke with smiles on their face, poison was dripping from their words.

"Would you mind if I go take a look it must be getting very lonely," Fang Yuan shamelessly asked Star Constellation to let him back into Heavenly Court!

While she could guarantee that the move would not self-destruct under Fang Yuan's command that was only because he had launched the moves away but if he was allowed to be up close and personal?

Star Constellation had no doubt he would find a way to warp the Beast to his advantage. She really wanted to kill Fang Yuan right here and now.

"You jest friend Fang Yuan; Heavenly Court is unfortunately under reconstruction and hasn't even been opened to people of the public, yet you want to come to visit?"

Star Constellation's voice did not seem to harbor any malicious intent, but Fang Yuan could feel the spite and hate in her words as if she was saying: "Do you really think I'll let the person who destroyed Heavenly Court back in!?"

"Then friend Star to what do I owe the pleasure?"

Star Constellation coughed to clear her throat, "I would like to purchase Gu."

"Oh? Well, I don't have many Star Path Gu on me and I'm afraid Wisdom Path Gu are not available."

Of course, Fang Yuan would not supply Star Constellation Wisdom Path Gu nor would she but Wisdom Path Gu from him, neither could trust the other so transactions had to be capped at a certain level.

"Friend Fang Yuan I indeed want to buy Star Path Gu worms!"

Fang Yuan was slightly intrigued, he had said so much as he did not want to sell Gu worms to Star Constellation as even though she was in the most pitiful state amongst the Venerables she was still the scariest as evident by her meticulous planning and scheming.

If Fang Yuan did not possess Exposing Heavenly Secrets, he would not have been able to expose Star Constellation's scheme of kidnapping Qi Ancestor and using him to revive Primordial Origin.

While Fang Yuan was confident that he could learn of any of Star Constellation schemes through Exposing Heavenly Secrets he was worried that using it too often to foil her plans would expose him.

"Certainly, I am willing to provide Star Path Gu worms, but Friend I must ask what you will be paying with?" Fang Yuan said with a smirk on his face.

Star Constellation tried to hold her anger, but her face was twitching slightly.

"Friend Fang Yuan surely you jest after all you already came and collect so many Resource Points from my Central Continent."

Fang Yuan adopted a self-righteous attitude: "I'm sorry Star Constellation but that was restitution for taking my clone and even killing him! Those Resource Points do not count."

Internally Star Constellation was fuming with anger but externally she kept her calm demeanor: "Before we talk about payment why not we discuss if you're able to even produce the Gu I request."

Fang Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Oh, and what Gu exactly do you want dear friend Star?"

"I want these 5 Star Path Gu, Piercing Starlight Gu, Shimmering Star Veil Gu, Myriad Stars Gu, Star Eclipse Gu, and Star Thought Gu."

The first 4 Gu had no problem but that last Gu was a Star and Wisdom Path Gu!

"I'm sorry friend Star the first 4 Gu I have no problem, but the 5th Gu is a Wisdom Path Gu."

But before he could fully reject Star Constellation made a counteroffer: "Don't be so hasty to reject I will give you the rest of my Primordial Domain!"

"This…"

"I'll also throw in my last bit of Truthful Floating Ice."

Truthful Floating Ice!

And the last bit as well, it held Limitless's final learnings on immortality Fang Yuan could not pass up such an opportunity.

"Mhm, I think this transaction will suffice." As Fang Yuan stretch out his hand to do the deal Star Constellation stopped him.

"Not so fast, this amount might be just nice to cover those 5 Gu, but did you not promise me 20%?"

Fang Yuan was taken aback he did promise her 20% but it was contingent on her joining his Great Love Alliance.

"Attention Treasure Yellow Heaven, I Star Constellation Immortal Venerable have been offered a gracious discount by Great Love Immortal Venerable and have decided to join the alliance!"

This announcement shocked the world, Fang Yuan included.

"Now then friend I should be able to add 1 more Gu, right?" Star Constellation smiled as she teased him.

For the first time in a while someone had bested Fang Yuan: "Ha Ha, friend Star you've played me well this time and you're going to beat me down further by leaving as soon as the transaction is done aren't you."

Star Constellation smirked: "Yup, after all, friend Fang Yuan is kind and just and would never force someone to stay, would he?"

Star Constellation was grinning all the way. She had reserved this plan in the event that she had nothing to lose.

After all Heavenly Court was dead there was no morale that needed to be upheld so she might as well sell her dignity for real benefits, and now Fang Yuan was the one who had much to lose if he went back on his words.

Fang Yuan sighed: "All this for 1 extra Gu, let's have it what Gu do you want?"

Star Constellation had been waiting for this moment: "I want Wisdom Gu!"

"Absolutely not!" Fang Yuan adopted a stance of being hard oppressed against giving Star Constellation any Wisdom Path Gu but in reality; he was totally fine with it!

Wisdom Gu was no longer useful to him, with Exposing Heavenly Secrets Fang Yuan could find answers through the abundant amount of natural inspiration that he could steal, he had no need for Wisdom Gu who needed Lifespan Gu to stay alive!

Rather the piece of Truthful Floating Ice and the secrets of Immortality was worth far more to him, the Primordial Domain was an added bonus.

But if Fang Yuan easily surrendered Wisdom Gu, then Star Constellation would immediately sense something wrong, Star Constellation would then cancel the deal.

Of course, Fang Yuan knew that Star Constellation expected him to reject so he used that to manipulate the deal such that instead of 6 Gu it was down to 4.

Star Constellation had that in mind from the beginning in reality she really only wanted these 4 to begin with.

But Fang Yuan knew that and used it to his advantage.

Both sides walked away feeling as if they were the victor.

Star Constellation obtained Rank 8 Myriad Stars Gu, Piercing Starlight Gu, Shimmering Star Veil Gu, and of course Wisdom Gu!"

Fang Yuan walked away with a piece of Truthful Floating Ice and Star Constellation's primordial Domain, now all the remaining Primordial Domain belonged to him.

Before Star Constellation left Treasure Yellow Heaven she announced: "Effective immediately I have left the Great Love Alliance of the Heaven Refining Demon Venerable."

She made sure to use his demon moniker to make it clear that she was still against him.

This move made Fang Yuan seem as if he got duped and his prestige was lowered.

"Hehe, it looks like Star Constellation managed to get the upper hand on Fang Yuan!"

"Yea, even though he is the greatest demon seen these past few years he's nothing compared to Star Constellation."

While the enemies of Fang Yuan tried to use this chance to snuff out his halos of prestige but soon another group of voices started to appear.

"How despicable of Star Constellation! She made use of Great Love Immortal Venerable who gave her the benefit of the doubt all for the sake of peace."

"I agree, how shameless can Star Constellation be as a venerable that is many years his senior how could she take advantage of him like that."

All anyone had to say after hearing those people was: "Is your head on right?"

Never would they expect that a growing number of people actually felt sympathetic towards Fang Yuan!

Of course, the initial people who spread that story were Fang Yuan's own subordinates, but a good number of people actually took his side!

Although Fang Yuan had a reputation so filled with scheming and betrayal it made him on par with Spectral Soul for number 1 demon.

But that was largely only among the so-called 'Righteous path' to the Demonic and Lone cultivators they felt like he was an idol to look up to and that he was a good role model to follow.

Although most demonic cultivators are by no stretch good people, most aren't as abhorred and evil as the Righteous path make them out to be.

Some were even forced to become demons due to circumstance, whether it be to gain a better life as they were neglected, talentless, or even to pursue revenge.

Nobody was evil for the sake of evil!

So when Fang Yuan a seemingly Evil character was coming out as a champion and advocate for change he won the admiration of a lot of Demonic Gu masters, especially those younger than him.