Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 179 - 177: Shattered State of Mind

Xu Yang’s heart trembled, then his expression grew solemn as he slowly walked forward!

Seeing Xu Yang’s movement, Song Yuanhao’s face broke into a satisfied smile.

"You’ll feel honored for the choice you’ve made!"

To perfectly control Xu Yang was, to him, a tremendous aid!

Just Xu Yang’s own strength and potential alone could be called matchless!

Pair that with his freakish alchemy skill—it’s no exaggeration to say Xu Yang by himself was worth dozens of Myriad Phenomena Realm cultivators!

And he would be an enormous help for future ambitions!

Controlling Xu Yang meant, by virtue of alchemy means, gaining a pile of hidden advantages.

This was precisely why he had to control Xu Yang, to seize him firmly in his grasp!

Xu Yang came to stand before Su Yun.

Su Yun’s face was deathly pale, completely bloodless, her aura weak to the extreme, as though she had only a single breath left in her.

For a moment, Xu Yang didn’t know how to describe the emotions roiling within him!

Song Yuanhao chuckled gloomily, "Grab her hand and extend your True Essence into her body. You’ll find the sleeping Mother and Child Profound Gold Insect, and all you need is to touch it to obtain the child insect!"

"Though you’ll be controlled, the child insect will bring you incredible benefits as well—your flesh will become indestructible, rivaling certain unique Spirit Bodies!"

Xu Yang wiped away the complicated look in his eyes, gently grasping Su Yun’s hand.

"Senior, what should I do?"

The final moment was upon him!

"Boy, be ready!"

Gu Jun laughed softly, making Xu Yang indescribably curious—just what kind of method could possibly let him escape calamity at this instant?

Yet judging by Gu Jun’s tone, it seemed the difficulty wasn’t high!

Xu Yang’s expression grew tense; in a flash, he wrapped Su Yun in a sudden embrace!

Song Yuanhao’s brows furrowed slightly. What was he doing?

At the same moment, the surrounding powerhouses all watched Xu Yang with razor-sharp gazes.

If Xu Yang dared make any suspicious move, they’d instantly strike to subdue him!

A surge of radiant blue-green light suddenly burst from beneath Xu Yang’s collar!

"Not good!"

"Damn it, Xu Yang, what do you think you’re doing?"

The leading elder’s face turned grim, roaring in fury!

His shout had barely sounded when his figure vanished from where he stood!

Though he didn’t know what Xu Yang was up to, he actually sensed a wisp of dread from Xu Yang!

This was unbelievable!

He was, after all, a cultivator at the Myriad Manifestations Realm Perfection.

Even Jian Chuan, for all his strength, he dared fight as an equal!

For Xu Yang to make him feel dread?

Just as the elder ghosted behind Xu Yang in an instant to grab him, the space before Xu Yang and Su Yun ruptured into shreds!

The two of them, like wraiths of smoke, vanished without a trace together with the sundered space!

Bam!

The elder’s grasp closed on empty air!

Song Yuanhao’s eyes went wide: "How is that possible?"

"Void Shifting!"

The elder cried out in alarm as though he’d seen a ghost!

"What are you all dawdling for? After them!" Song Yuanhao bellowed.

The elder swallowed hard, turning to look at Song Yuanhao with a forced smile. "Young Lord, Void Shifting... there’s just no way to follow!"

"That kind of technique, even I can barely manage—yet never so effortlessly!"

"The aura just now was eerie to the extreme—even I couldn’t glimpse or sense it, no warning at all; that level of Void Shifting is almost on par with a True Sovereign."

"They started out at least ten thousand miles away..."

At these words, Song Yuanhao felt as though struck by lightning!

Void Shifting?

With his status, of course he knew of this fearsome Divine Technique!

Only those at least at the Late Stage, or Perfection, of the Myriad Phenomena Realm, could even qualify to use it!

Thousands of miles, gone in an instant!

No trace left behind!

Even planting some kind of special technique on them was likely to be shredded to bits by the ’spatial twist’ of the shift itself!

Much less that he’d left nothing on Xu Yang to trace him!

At least ten thousand miles away... how could they chase them?

"How could he possess such power?"

"If it was a Void Shifting Talisman, where did he obtain it?"

"Young Lord, it wasn’t a Void Shifting Talisman!" The elder shook his head again.

He might not understand everything, but he could tell for certain it was no talisman!

If it were just a talisman, it’d be fine—there’d be methods to limit it!

"Damn it...damn it!!"

Song Yuanhao’s face was steel-colored, trembling with rage all over.

At this moment, his composure shattered!

Never in his life had he been so angry and frustrated as today!

Not only had Xu Yang escaped!

The Mother and Child Profound Gold Insect was gone too!

This Mother and Child Profound Gold Insect had cost his entire faction unimaginable price to obtain—just raising it had consumed endless resources!

Originally, it was meant for forging his external avatar!

It was worth three lives!

After meeting Xu Yang, only then did he intend to split off the child insect to control Xu Yang!

Once Xu Yang was controlled, he’d use Su Yun’s life to awaken the mother insect, and reforge an avatar from its power!

But now, Xu Yang had run off with Su Yun and the Mother and Child Profound Gold Insect!

Not in his wildest dreams had he imagined the situation, so seemingly at his absolute command, could shift so drastically!

This was his first miscalculation!

Void Shifting!

That was true Void Shifting!

How had he done it?

A terrible fury surged wildly; the elder and others all quaked with fear, falling silent!

They could feel Song Yuanhao’s deep agony!

The value of the Mother and Child Profound Gold Insect was no less than the entire King Beixuan’s manor!

Anyone would lose their mind over this!

"Xu Yang!"

"I will never forgive you!"

"Aaaaargh!!"

Song Yuanhao threw his head back and howled, his eyes flushed blood-red!

"Search, search for me!"

"Even if you have to turn the Northern Territory upside down, you will find Xu Yang for me!"

Song Yuanhao whirled, eyes savagely wide as he howled at the others in near madness.

"Yes, Young Lord!"

...

Western border of the Northern Territory!

Heaven and earth twisted without warning, then space shuddered as though struck by thunder, rupturing apart!

Two figures tumbled out in sorry shape!

Bam!

The protective blue-green shield shrouding Xu Yang shattered with a sharp crack!

During the shifting, though Gu Jun had protected them, his spirit was weakened; thankfully the Cyan Jade Yin Yang Pendant twice shielded Xu Yang and brought him to safety!

Even so, as they landed, Xu Yang felt like his body was splitting, his organs roiling, weak to the extreme!

Spurt!

Xu Yang barely kept his footing, catching Su Yun as he coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood!

The first thing he did was scan the surroundings in vigilance, and, finding them deserted, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Senior, are you all right?"

Xu Yang looked worriedly at the jade pendant.

Gu Jun was just a remnant soul; to use such Void Shifting...

"Boy, next I’ll likely sleep for a long, long time!"

"I’ll be quick!"

Gu Jun’s voice was weaker than ever before, like a candle in the wind, ready to go out!

Xu Yang’s face changed, teeth gritted hard!

As expected, the cost was immense!

Though Gu Jun had only appeared for a short while, Xu Yang had already come to deeply value the guidance he’d offered!

To Xu Yang, Gu Jun was like a master, and the only one he could truly trust!

If Gu Jun fell into slumber...

Xu Yang took a deep breath, fiercely suppressing his emotions, his gaze turning resolute!

All of this, he would have to face on his own!

"If you wish to save this girl, there are three ways!"