Recap of the previous events:
Yuan Fang took Qing Shu to the Northern Plains ancient battlefield to undergo tribulation. Qing Shu refined the green vine immortal gu and comprehended 'Green Vine Neon Dress,' but they were ambushed by several rank six black-clad men from Shadow Sect and a Rank Seven Ancient Sword Flood Dragon. In the midst of Yuan Fang's bitter struggle, Fang Yuan finally arrived with Fixed Immortal Travel to provide reinforcement and help them escape.
The above was the recap.
A flash of green light suddenly flickered and vanished atop Soul Searching Mountain; it was exactly the Kick Phoenix Cliff, the sorrowful place where Bird-watching Immortal Venerable once fell.
Little Fox Immortal, as the Earth Spirit of Fox Immortal Blessed Land, immediately sensed the movement. She cried out in pleasant surprise and threw herself into Fang Yuan's sturdy embrace like a swallow returning to its forest, tightly hugging his shoulders.
"Master! You've finally returned! Just now, Immortal Crane Sect sent another message, arrogantly demanding that we open Soul Searching Mountain, or else they will launch a massive invasion. That damned He Fengyang even spoke wildly, saying he holds Feng Jiu Ge's Rank Seven My Own Gu, and told us to surrender early so he could grant us a hollow position as an Elder of Immortal Crane Sect."
Little Fox Immortal took a breath and hurriedly reported: "Messages have also arrived from the Primal Lotus Sect and Spring Path Sect. Feng Jiu Ge of Spring Path Sect promised that if we are willing to open Soul Searching Mountain, he can persuade the Ten Great Ancient Sects to stop making things difficult for us. The tone from Primal Lotus Sect was gentler, saying they could provide us with secret assistance, but the condition is that you, Master, must join their Primal Lotus Sect."
After hearing this, Fang Yuan's face showed neither joy nor sorrow, his expression calm and rippleless. With his current Foundation and strength, as long as he didn't encounter a Rank Seven Gu Immortal, there wouldn't be too much danger. His mind was not on the threats and inducements of these sects at all; he only thought of searching the remnant soul of that black-clad Wisdom Path Gu Immortal to extract information.
However, to his slight surprise, the black-clad Gu Immortal's remnant soul self-destructed the instant before he acted. Clearly, they were prepared and would rather die than be soul-searched. Seeing this ruthless and exquisite technique, Yuan Fang immediately determined it was the handiwork of Shadow Sect, as it was a Soul Path method. He then informed Fang Yuan of all the secrets regarding Shadow Sect and Old Man Yan Shi.
As Fang Yuan listened to Yuan Fang's narration, his brows also began to slowly furrow. He was secretly shocked:
He had merely occupied a'small' Soul Searching Mountain, yet it had already attracted the attention of an ancient and hidden force like Shadow Sect. It seemed these muddy waters were much deeper than he had anticipated. He could only give a helpless, bitter smile:
He was just a Rank Six Gu Immortal, so how did he end up being targeted by a group of Rank Seven and Rank Eight old monsters all at once?
Yuan Fang suddenly spoke, his tone carrying a bit of ease:
"However, we aren't entirely without a way to respond. Hei Cheng has a rank six immortal gu called 'Dark Traverse.' This Gu can isolate the deductions of others. Hei Lou Lan has relied on this Gu to cross-dress as a man all this time without being exposed, and she hasn't died because of her Great Strength True Martial Body."
Of course, Yuan Fang only mentioned it casually. Hei Cheng was a Rank Seven Gu Immortal and carried the immortal gu house, Dark Prison, with him. His combat strength was formidable, far exceeding those of the same rank, and he was definitely not someone they could easily invite.
Just then, Fang Yuan suddenly spoke: "Lend me your self gu for a moment."
Yuan Fang didn't doubt him and handed the Gu worm over directly. Ever since the two of them achieved Immortal Ascension together, they discovered they were still independent individuals, yet they shared a shackle of life and death—if one fell, the other would also suffer Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.
"I need to check your memories." Fang Yuan's gaze was heavy.
"Fine, but please skip some... private segments." Yuan Fang's tone was somewhat unnatural.
Fang Yuan ignored him completely. He had been betrayed by Bai Ning Bing before, so even though he and Yuan Fang now shared life and death, he didn't dare relax in the slightest. He naturally had to personally oversee these private matters to be completely at ease.
"Crap! This... Yuan Fang, you actually did that to Lin Hong... No, this is too disgusting..."
(It's really not what you think. As for what happened, I'll write about it when the time comes; allow me to keep you in suspense for a bit.)
Fang Yuan couldn't bear to look further. But he still endured the discomfort and carefully memorized every single word of the memories, fearing he might miss any crucial information.
At that moment, a sharp light flashed in his eyes: "earth mound legacy? Mo Yao's false intent? And near water pavilion!"
Fang Yuan's heart shook violently. This near water pavilion was a genuine Rank Seven immortal gu house. Although its offensive capabilities were slightly lacking, if it were fully activated by several Rank Seven Gu Immortals, it could face a Rank Eight Gu Immortal head-on.
However, Fang Yuan did not plan to tell others about this discovery. Yuan Fang was the same; once a trump card is leaked, it is very likely to be countered.
Subsequently, Fang Yuan continued to browse through the memories of Yuan Fang's secluded cultivation. As he immersed himself in them, he felt his own Human Path, Sword Path, and Wisdom Path Realms surge—Human Path and Wisdom Path broke through to the Great Master Realm.
After finishing the memories, a sharp light flashed in Fang Yuan's eyes as he said to Yuan Fang: "Let's go, we're going to see Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's supreme true inheritance."
Before his voice had even faded, he activated Fixed Immortal Travel, instantly teleporting Yuan Fang and himself into a boundless darkness.
In the darkness, countless giant light orbs floated. Each one contained a true inheritance left by Giant Sun Immortal Venerable, with supreme true inheritances hidden among them.
Just then, a light orb slammed into them. Yuan Fang couldn't dodge in time and collided solidly with it.
In the next moment, the darkness abruptly dissipated, and the scene before his eyes changed drastically, as if he had been dragged into another world.
In the distance, a towering Primeval Desolate Beast was roaring at the sky. Opposite it stood a burly man with bulging muscles, emitting a wild and domineering aura.
"Crazy Savage Demon Venerable!"
Yuan Fang's mind shook violently as he felt an overwhelming pressure sweep over him. The scene before him was too realistic; the ferocity of the Primeval Desolate Beast and the violence of Crazy Savage Demon Venerable almost crushed his Divine Soul.
"How dangerous! If this were real, I wouldn't even last a single breath." Yuan Fang took a cold breath, and cold sweat instantly soaked his clothes.
He saw Crazy Savage Demon Venerable slowly raise a hand. That Primeval Desolate Beast, which could cover the sky, actually retreated repeatedly like a frightened cub, its eyes filled with extreme terror.
In the next moment, Crazy Savage Demon Venerable threw a punch.
Where the punch wind reached, earth and stone flew and the heavens and earth collapsed within a ten-mile radius, as if two stars had violently collided.
After a long time, the tremors subsided. That Primeval Desolate Beast had long been crushed into mincemeat, deader than dead.
At this point, Crazy Savage Demon Venerable slowly turned his head, his gaze like a physical substance, shooting straight toward Yuan Fang.
"Puff!"
Yuan Fang felt as if his Divine Soul had been hit by a heavy hammer. His vision went black, and he almost perished on the spot.
He was only able to survive by luck because of Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's mercy—this Crazy Savage true inheritance had been deliberately weakened by Giant Sun Immortal Venerable, otherwise his soul would have scattered under that single glance.
After that glance, Crazy Savage Demon Venerable's figure abruptly vanished, and Yuan Fang's vision fell into boundless darkness once more.
Yet his Strength Path Realm, after this life-and-death moment, actually broke through to the Quasi-Great Grandmaster level!
Strength Path Quasi-Great Grandmaster!
What shocked him even more was that this was merely an ordinary true inheritance, not one of Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's supreme true inheritances.
In the trajectory of the original work, it was precisely by obtaining this Crazy Savage true inheritance that Fang Yuan achieved the Strength Path Quasi-Grandmaster Realm.
At this moment, Yuan Fang was immersed in the recollection of that punch, and a feeling of incredibly transparent enlightenment suddenly surged into his heart.
Doubts accumulated over the years were suddenly resolved. He even took the Opportunity to improve the Immortal Path Killer Move 'Everyone is Equal' to a brand new height.
But Yuan Fang did not dare to linger in this pleasure of Epiphany. He immediately activated wander far gu, his figure flickering as he fled several miles away.
Just as he left, a dazzling light orb emerged where he had originally stood.
Yuan Fang understood in his heart; that was precisely the Rank Nine wisdom gu. The mysterious sense of enlightenment just now originated from the wisdom halo emitted by wisdom gu.
Although the wisdom halo can help one with deductions, the price is the rapid loss of Lifespan. In just a few moments of contact, Yuan Fang had already consumed over a dozen years of Lifespan.
"Yuan Fang, that light orb is the Rank Seven human qi gu. This Gu is vital to us!"
Fang Yuan's voice suddenly rang out. A pair of eagle wings sprouted from his back as he transformed into his eight-armed Immortal Zombie form, lunging toward the light orb of wisdom gu like lightning.
"You go get the human qi gu, I'll chase the wisdom gu. Once we have them, we retreat immediately!"
At that moment, the light orb of wisdom gu suddenly soared into the sky and flew away. Seeing this, Fang Yuan vibrated his wings and chased after it without hesitation.
"Haha, got it!" On the other side, relying on the extreme speed of wander far gu, Yuan Fang had already entered the light orb of the human qi immortal gu.
Just as Yuan Fang was about to take the human qi immortal gu into his immortal aperture, a majestic light mass crashed into it, shattering the light mass of the human qi gu.
This was exactly the all living beings luck true inheritance left by Giant Sun Immortal Venerable!
In the next moment, endless Luck Path insights flooded into Yuan Fang's mind like a tide. He felt as if he were sitting at the feet of the Immortal Venerable, personally listening to Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's preaching.
His Luck Path Realm began to skyrocket:
From ordinary, it jumped directly to Quasi-Great Master,
Then broke through to Great Master,
Followed by Quasi-Grandmaster and Grandmaster,
Until finally, he stepped into the Realm of Luck Path Great Grandmaster!
Not only that, all the Luck Path Gu recipes contained within the all living beings luck true inheritance, including heavenly luck gu and Luck Inspection Immortal Gu, were also completely imprinted in his memory.
Yuan Fang instantly understood that this was once again Ma Hong Yun's Heavenly Luck assisting him.
What shocked him even more was that Ma Hong Yun had also managed to piggyback on this Opportunity of the all living beings luck true inheritance—at this moment, the kid was still leisurely practicing swordplay in the Heavenly Palace, yet he had already gained a massive benefit for nothing.
He didn't even need to think to know that this was certainly the heavenly luck gu working in the shadows.
As for that human qi immortal gu, because its light mass was destroyed, out of survival instinct, it turned into a streak of light and lunged toward Yuan Fang, who took the Opportunity to store it into his immortal aperture.
(This human qi immortal gu is not the real human qi immortal gu, but an Anti-counterfeit Immortal Gu. The real human qi immortal gu is in the Heavenly Court; it is a Rank Eight Gu and also the core immortal gu of the Three Qis Return Killer Move.)
On the other side, Fang Yuan failed to catch the wisdom gu.
Just then, in the boundless darkness, a pair of giant golden eyes suddenly snapped open. That was the will of a Rank Nine Venerable, which had slept for eternal ages and finally woke up today.
"Oh, two little thieves..."
The cold voice echoed through the Void Realm. Fang Yuan's expression changed, and without hesitation, he activated an Information Path mortal Gu to send a warning to Hei Lou Lan and the others.
At this moment, inside the eighty-eight true yang building. On Hei Lou Lan's shoulder perched an unremarkable immortal gu, looking plain and completely inconspicuous.
This was precisely the rank six Earth Path immortal gu—reconcile.
This was a hidden piece Fang Yuan had planted back when he first encountered Mo Yao. At that time, he specifically instructed Fang Zheng to bury this Gu deep beneath the Corrosive Poison Grassland, all for the sake of waiting for today.
The principle behind this originated from the characteristics of the eighty-eight true yang building: this immortal gu house would autonomously capture wild, ownerless immortal gu from the outside world.
Before this, Fang Zheng had already sealed the reconcile immortal gu, putting it into a semi-refined state to disguise it as a wild, ownerless immortal gu.
Thus, the reconcile immortal gu was naturally taken into the True Yang Building. Fang Yuan's previous success in cracking the eighty-eight true yang building was precisely due to relying on this Gu insect as an inside agent.
At this moment, before Hei Lou Lan's eyes was the Earth Spirit of the King Court Blessed Land—the Frost Jade Peacock—firmly sealed by countless iron chains.
Behind her stood two Rank Five Gu Masters, a male named Xiao Ming and a female called Xiao Hong. The two were a couple truly in love, but at this moment, they were Yuan Fang's Human Path Clones.
Hei Lou Lan took a deep breath and suddenly threw the reconcile immortal gu from her shoulder.
The immortal gu landed precisely on the chains binding the Frost Jade Peacock. In the next moment, the reconcile immortal gu turned into a mass of flowing earthy-yellow light, merging into the Black Iron Chains.
With a series of crisp "crack crack" sounds, those indestructible chains actually snapped inch by inch like rotten wood. The Frost Jade Peacock let out a clear cry, spread her wings, broke through the cage, and finally regained her freedom.
"Giant Sun..." The Frost Jade Peacock's voice was filled with bone-deep hatred. She had been imprisoned by Giant Sun Immortal Venerable for hundreds of thousands of years. Having regained her freedom today, the flames of revenge almost incinerated her sanity.
Just then, her gaze fell upon Xiao Ming and Xiao Hong. Tears suddenly flowed from her cold eyes, and her voice became gentle: "Such sincere love... my two little masters."
(Sincere, it truly is too sincere.)
As it turned out, the condition for the Frost Jade Peacock to recognize a master was precisely the need for a pair of people truly in love.
Therefore, Xiao Ming and Xiao Hong naturally became her masters.
Xiao Ming smiled slightly, his voice carrying an unquestionable authority: "Frost Jade Peacock, immediately seize control of the blessed land, and then attack the eighty-eight true yang building with all your strength!"
The Frost Jade Peacock spread her wings and cried out. A massive power enveloped Xiao Ming, Xiao Hong, and Hei Lou Lan, instantly teleporting them outside the eighty-eight true yang building.
Then, she lunged straight for the core and began to fight Giant Suns Will for control of the King Court Blessed Land.
At this time, the newly awakened Giant Suns Will was preparing to strike and completely obliterate Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang.
At this critical juncture, the King Court Blessed Land suddenly shook violently.
Giant Suns Will was instantly shocked and furious, shouting sternly:
"Dammit! How did that noisy little sparrow get out!"
He did not yet know that Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang were Otherworldly Demons. In his view, the Earth Spirit's rebellion was the most urgent threat at hand.
Thus, it immediately turned its spearhead, controlling the eighty-eight true yang building to launch a fierce attack on the Frost Jade Peacock.
The eighty-eight true yang building shook violently as a result. Just then, in the sky above, calamity clouds surged—it was precisely Great White Cloud Life's Immortal Ascension Tribulation!
The power of the disaster rushed straight toward Great White Cloud Life outside the eighty-eight true yang building, but Giant Suns Will could only divert power to help Great White Cloud Life block the disaster.
Because it knew very well that once Great White Cloud Life died, the Frost Jade Peacock's strength would skyrocket after absorbing the Great White Blessed Land, and she might even break through to become a Heavenly Spirit, which would be even greater trouble.
"human qi immortal gu!" Yuan Fang shouted low, activating his heart Gu as surging human qi poured into Great White Cloud Life's body like a tide, helping him stabilize his immortal Foundation.
In the next moment, a fierce wind rose, and Hei Lou Lan cried out in alarm: "This is an Ancient Desolate Beast tribulation!"
An Ancient Year Sheep of towering size stepped out from the River of Time. Its horns were like sharp war spears as it crashed toward Great White Cloud Life, who was refining an immortal gu.
Giant Suns Will was shocked upon seeing this and immediately moved the eighty-eight true yang building to block in front of Great White Cloud Life.
"Boom!"
The Ancient Year Sheep's horns slammed heavily into the structure of the eighty-eight true yang building, letting out a world-shaking roar.
At this moment, the calamity clouds in the sky became even denser, and Hei Lou Lan also began to shatter her aperture to undergo her Immortal Ascension Tribulation.
Giant Suns Will's golden eyes instantly bulged, and he couldn't help but curse:
"Fuck your grandmother! It's actually the Great Strength True Martial Body!"
A wave of sound that threatened to split the soul then rang out in the sky—it was precisely the Sound Path disaster—Heart-Shocking Demonic Sound!
"My child, your ancestor is coming!"
Giant Suns Will finally recognized Hei Lou Lan's identity; she was his direct descendant. Out of protective instinct, he immediately took a swarm of mortal Gu and immortal gu, whistling as he charged toward Hei Lou Lan's calamity cloud to safeguard her.
"Junior Brother! Quick, save me!"
Great White Cloud Life's cry for help tore through the sky. Seeing that Giant Suns Will was gone, that Ancient Year Sheep actually bypassed the eighty-eight true yang building's defenses and lunged straight for him.
On the other side, Fang Yuan had already gotten his wish, taking the Rank Nine wisdom gu into his immortal aperture. Just now, when the True Yang Building was in turmoil, the wisdom gu had taken the initiative to join him out of survival instinct.
But at this moment, he had no time to study this supreme treasure, and the countless opportunities before him also made him reluctant to leave.
Just as Great White Cloud Life's life hung by a thread, a giant peacock suddenly blocked his path—it was the Frost Jade Peacock.
She spread her sky-covering wings and took the Ancient Year Sheep's fatal blow head-on.
In the next moment, the Frost Jade Peacock teleported Great White Cloud Life, Xiao Ming, and Xiao Hong to a safe area, then turned back and launched a frantic assault on the eighty-eight true yang building.
Just then, Giant Suns Will returned with the newly ascended immortal Hei Lou Lan.
He saw at a glance that the Frost Jade Peacock was attacking his Foundation, and instantly flew into a rage, roaring as he charged over.
"Giant Sun! You imprisoned me for hundreds of thousands of years; today I shall settle this blood debt with you!" the Frost Jade Peacock shrieked in fury, her voice full of the resentment accumulated over eternal ages.
"Hmph! Little sparrow."
Before the words even faded, the person and the Earth Spirit clashed violently between heaven and earth. The world-shaking collision of power made the entire King Court Blessed Land tremble.
To be continued...