In Northern Plains, a cold wind blows through Luo Po Valley.
With a flash of green light, two figures stepped out from the void; they were Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang.
Using the Open Door Gu and Close Door Gu, the two entered the Thieving Heaven true inheritance space within Luo Po Valley.
The surroundings were pitch black, with the fierce great unity wind howling incessantly.
Yet, as this wind brushed against Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang, it felt as soft as spring willow catkins, possessing not a shred of power—all thanks to the protection of the Thieving Heaven space.
One must know that the assimilation power of the great unity wind is terrifying; even a Rank Eight Gu Immortal would have to keep their distance.
Northern Plains' King Court Blessed Land was destroyed by the great unity wind; Hegemon Immortal Chu Du from Fang Yuan's previous five hundred years of life also died within this great unity wind.
From this, one could see just how horrifying the destructive power of this terrifying great unity wind truly was.
After traveling through the great unity wind for a moment, Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang quickly spotted Feng Jiu Ge.
In this life, Feng Jiu Ge's cultivation was even greater than before; despite being trapped in the great unity wind for two and a half days, he actually still retained some combat strength, which secretly surprised Yuan Fang.
"Oh no! I actually arrived early!"
Feng Jiu Ge recognized Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang at a glance, his voice weak yet carrying a hint of urgency:
"Fang Yuan, Yuan Fang, so you are Otherworldly Demons. Rest assured, I will not reveal a single word. If you can save my life today, I will surely repay you handsomely in the future!"
Fang Yuan glanced at Yuan Fang beside him; he had originally intended to capture Feng Jiu Ge as a hostage to blackmail Spirit Affinity House.
But hearing Yuan Fang say that Feng Jiu Ge would be a great help on the path to eternal life in the future, he simply handed over the decision-making power.
Yuan Fang looked at Feng Jiu Ge and spoke slowly: "Feng Jiu Ge, you are the number one Rank Seven in Central Continent, perhaps even the number one Rank Seven in the history of Gu cultivation excluding the Venerables. If I save your life today, you will owe me a favor."
As he spoke, Yuan Fang gave a casual wave, and the great unity wind that was constantly attacking Feng Jiu Ge instantly dispersed:
"However, besides owing me a favor, you also owe me a massive fortune; this debt, you must repay."
"Oh? Please explain." Feng Jiu Ge did not get angry at Yuan Fang's exploitation. In his eyes, these external possessions were far less important than his own life.
Seeing his calm attitude, Yuan Fang was slightly surprised and continued: "We could have captured you and blackmailed Spirit Affinity House for a large ransom, but we won't do that—we will let you leave on your own."
"In truth, I am Li Feiyu, and Fang Yuan has also assisted the immortals of Shadow Sect. We captured you and obtained quite a few rank six immortal gu, but these are of little use to us."
"At that time, the two of us will disguise ourselves as Li Feiyu and Wisdom Star Chen Dao to exchange hostages with the Ten Great Ancient Sects; you will need to cooperate with us."
Feng Jiu Ge nodded: "That is fine; they were your captives to begin with, so this is only right. Even without me, you could have accomplished this."
Yuan Fang continued: "After you leave this place, you must announce to the world that it was the methods of my Great Love Sect that helped you break through the encirclement at the critical moment."
"Afterward, you must show more care toward the Great Love Sect, and Spirit Affinity House must also view the Great Love Sect in a different light."
"Finally, I am very interested in your Rank Seven my solitude immortal gu. If you are willing to part with it, I will return all of those rank six immortal gu to you."
Feng Jiu Ge did not hesitate and agreed on the spot.
Yuan Fang then returned Feng Jiu Ge's four rank six immortal gu, while Feng Jiu Ge presented the my solitude immortal gu with both hands.
This my solitude immortal gu allows a Gu Immortal to ignore suppression—for example, the suppression of a Blessed Land would have no effect on it.
Previously, when He Feng Yang and Fierce Thunder Villain attacked Fox Immortal Blessed Land, it was by activating this Gu that they could freely use Mortal Gu without being bound by the Blessed Land.
Feng Jiu Ge also threw in the food for the my solitude immortal gu from his immortal aperture as a gift to Yuan Fang, enough for this immortal gu to feast on for a long time.
Now that Yuan Fang had sufficient food for the my solitude immortal gu, even if this immortal gu were injured, it could recover quickly.
He immediately placed the my solitude immortal gu into his immortal aperture and let the Rank Seven self gu take two bites of it.
In an instant, the Human Path dao marks in Yuan Fang's Human Path Blessed Land surged by over two thousand, and his Human Path attainment neared the Great Grandmaster level.
Delighted, he immediately activated the Open Door Gu and sent Feng Jiu Ge out of the Thieving Heaven true inheritance space.
After sending Feng Jiu Ge away, Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang continued forward, and before long, they encountered the Thieving Heavens will of this place.
Upon seeing the Thieving Heavens will, Yuan Fang released the Thieving Heavens will from his immortal aperture, merging the two wills.
As the two wills fused, their memories also layered together, making them far more complete than a single will.
After the Thieving Heavens wills merged, it said to Yuan Fang: "Traveler from afar, it has been a long time."
"From your previous Rank Six cultivation to your current Rank Seven, it seems 'God Knows Not' has helped you much. And here, I have another true inheritance, the 'Ghost Does Not Perceive' Killer Move—do you still need to transfer it to someone else?"
"Of course, transfer it to this person beside me; his name is Fang Yuan, and he will be of great use for our future departure from the Gu World." Yuan Fang continued:
"Currently, he is a pawn used by Star Constellation's Heaven's Will to destroy the great plans of Shadow Sect. As for Shadow Sect, it is a super force created by a Soul Path Venerable after your death."
Listening to Yuan Fang's words, Fang Yuan was a bit bewildered, because Yuan Fang had never told him about these things.
However, thinking back to certain recent experiences, such as the Star Constellation Immortal Venerable singing in his dreams, it seemed Yuan Fang's words were not false, and Fang Yuan intended to listen carefully.
The Thieving Heavens will frowned and asked Yuan Fang: "Destroying the plans of a future Venerable, what connection does that have with us leaving the Gu World and returning to our homeland?"
Yuan Fang nodded and confirmed: "Because he is the key figure who will destroy fate gu in the future. As long as fate gu is destroyed, the Venerables of past generations will be reborn one after another, and those who were not meant to become Venerables will also become Venerables; it will be a grand era in the history of Gu cultivation."
"At that time, it will be the best opportunity for us to leave the Gu World and return home."
The Thieving Heavens will no longer doubted and handed over the complete contents of the Ghost Does Not Perceive Killer Move to Yuan Fang. Afterward, the Thieving Heavens will said to Yuan Fang again:
"In Western Desert, my main body also laid down a true inheritance containing the mecha the main body built in the Gu World. I can use the power of the true inheritance space to teleport you there directly."
Yuan Fang nodded in agreement: "Good, teleport me over. Fang Yuan, you go and move Luo Po Valley; you must be quick, as Prince Feng Xian is very likely nearby."
The moment Fang Yuan left the Thieving Heaven space, yellow sand swirled all around, and Yuan Fang found himself in the middle of a desert.
This was precisely the location of the Thieving Heaven true inheritance in Western Desert, except there was no Thieving Heaven true inheritance space here, only a Thieving Heavens will.
Yuan Fang began digging from beneath his feet and soon found the location of the true inheritance, merging this Thieving Heavens will into the previous one as well.
This Thieving Heaven true inheritance was quite special, leaning toward a growth type; the inheritance content within was originally prepared for Mortals.
The Thieving Heavens will said to Yuan Fang: "To fully inherit this true inheritance, you first need to learn how to build 'mecha'."
The Thieving Heavens will looked at the sky as if reminiscing about the past: "Before I transmigrated to this world, I was a mecha pilot. Before repairing mecha, you first need to understand some of the mecha's structure—look, this is the Circuit Gu, this is the Battery Gu..."
Yuan Fang was an Otherworldly Demon himself and was naturally familiar with things like circuits and batteries.
Combined with being a Gu Immortal and having a thorough understanding of Gu Master cultivation, he quickly recognized these mecha structures. Seeing this, the Thieving Heavens will could not help but praise him repeatedly:
"If you were from my world, with such talent, you would surely surpass me in repairing mecha."
As the Thieving Heavens will spoke, it took out a Rank Two Gu worm: "Since you have already memorized all the mecha structures, follow this Blueprint Gu and repair this mecha in the manner of constructing a mortal gu house."
That Blueprint Gu was a Rank Two plate personally created by Dao Tian Demon Venerable; its effect was similar to a Book Worm but even better—
As long as the composition of Killer Moves or mortal gu houses was drawn on it, they could be remembered forever, and one's proficiency could even be improved.
Following the guidance of the Blueprint Gu, Yuan Fang soon built a mecha.
This metal giant was over three zhang tall; its left hand was a launcher, and its right hand had flexible fingers. If a huge rock were placed in the right hand, a casual squeeze could grind it into gravel.
This was a Rank Two mortal gu house. Before a Gu Master piloted the mecha, they could use primeval essence to "charge" the Battery Gu, then consume the primeval essence stored in the Battery Gu to fight; it integrated offense and defense, with combat power comparable to a Thousand Beast King.
"Very good, you have completely mastered the contents of this true inheritance. Next, you must go to the next true inheritance location to inherit the next generation of mecha there." As it spoke, the Thieving Heavens will informed Yuan Fang of the next true inheritance's location.
Relying on Gu Immortal-level movement methods, Yuan Fang quickly arrived at the next true inheritance location.
There, he had to repair another mecha—only this one was at the Rank Three level.
Yuan Fang successfully built this Rank Three mecha and, following the Thieving Heavens will's prompts, headed to the next true inheritance location.
Repeating this process, he successively inherited four Thieving Heaven mecha true inheritances, mastering everything from Rank Two to Rank Five mecha.
"Very good, you have already built four mecha. Under normal circumstances, the one inheriting my true inheritance should have been a Mortal Gu Master."
"But since you are already a Gu Immortal, you can skip the process of the Immortal Ascension Tribulation. Alright, next comes the main event."
Subsequently, the Thieving Heavens will told Yuan Fang the location of the next inheritance.
Yuan Fang went as instructed and saw that there was also a Thieving Heaven true inheritance space there; he immediately activated the Open Door Gu and stepped inside.
The Thieving Heaven true inheritance space was still pitch black, and in the center of the space, Yuan Fang saw the Thieving Heavens will once again.
Suddenly, the void beneath his feet turned into countless grains of yellow sand; the entire space was filled with rolling sand and howling winds. The Thieving Heavens will slowly opened its mouth and recited a poem:
Starlight rises over the solitary isle in the vast desert, an otherworldly soul's yearning stretches across the void.
A traveler through Reincarnation himself, knowing not where to speak of mundane life.
The vast sea of stars severs the Silver River, the empty gate lingers, cutting off all contemplation.
Treading ten thousand miles to find the way back, breaking through the infinite to seek one's homeland.
Human strength has its limits while heaven is boundless, leaving it for the destined to set out once more.
Thieving Heaven's will turned to look at Yuan Fang: "O traveler from afar, I have waited for you here for hundreds of thousands of years, and finally, my hope has been realized. Now, my main body has long been dead for many years, and that key figure has also appeared."
"From now on, you are the first generation Thieving Heaven successor. Found the Returning Home Sect and attract Otherworldly Demons from the entire Five Regions and Two Heavens to join. Once that key figure crushes and destroys fate gu, activate the main body's hidden arrangements to resurrect the main body."
"I have already prepared a founding fund for you, sufficient for you to quickly establish a sect; I have also prepared some resources to support your cultivation. Once you become a Rank Eight Gu Immortal, I have another large fund left for you."
Yuan Fang was secretly shocked upon hearing this. In his view, the Thieving Heaven before him was even more inscrutable than Red Lotus, the most mysterious among the ten venerables.
He even came up with a bold hypothesis and asked:
"Ben Jiesun, Treasure Yellow Heaven is your hidden arrangement, isn't it?"
Thieving Heaven's will nodded: "The original owner of Treasure Yellow Heaven, Daoist Myriad Treasures, was from the same era as me. So much so that for many years afterward, even Heavenly Court could not deduce the exact location of Treasure Yellow Heaven."
Only Star Constellation Immortal Venerable, the second greatest venerable in human history and the second generation Immortal King of Heavenly Court, or Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable's God Knows Not Killer Move could possess such power.
Yuan Fang's suspicion was confirmed, making him even more certain. Thieving Heaven's will spoke more of future plans and then led him into a grotto-heaven.
This was a Space Path grotto-heaven with an extremely vast space, and the grotto-heaven spirit was also very special—
It was actually in the form of a mecha several zhang tall.
The grotto-heaven had deep foundations, with Space Path and Thievery Path immortal materials everywhere.
"Tie Zhu greets Master!" The Mecha Heaven Spirit spoke and began to introduce the grotto-heaven.
As it turned out, both this grotto-heaven and the Heaven Spirit were man-made, a Legacy left by Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable for his successor.
The Heaven Spirit Tie Zhu briefly explained the general situation of the grotto-heaven and then took Yuan Fang to see the immortal gu houses within.
Before them was a rank eight immortal gu house named "Returning Home Board," which recorded the members of the Returning Home Sect and their merit points. Merit points could be exchanged for immortal materials and immortal gu on the board.
If the required resources were not on the board, there was no need to panic—
There was another rank eight immortal gu house in the grotto-heaven called "I Just Want to Go Home," which could lock onto the immortal aperture of any Rank Eight Gu Immortal in the Five Regions and Two Heavens.
As long as the target was unprepared, there was a great chance of stealing the required immortal gu or immortal materials.
Of course, even though Yuan Fang was the first generation Thieving Heaven successor, he could not use the grotto-heaven's resources and immortal gu at will unless he exchanged them with merit points. However, Thieving Heaven had already left him a considerable fortune.
First were the immortal essence stones—as Thieving Heaven's hidden arrangement, Treasure Yellow Heaven had accumulated countless immortal essence stones over hundreds of thousands of years. The one million immortal essence stones before Yuan Fang were but a drop in the ocean for Treasure Yellow Heaven.
But for Yuan Fang, these one hundred trillion immortal essence stones were equivalent to several decades of income for the Great Love Sect.
In addition, there was a rank six immortal gu house, also a mecha, named "returner," which Yuan Fang could use.
It was very economical with immortal essence; it only required a Rank Six Gu Immortal to activate it to achieve Rank Seven battle power.
For a Gu Immortal who had just achieved Immortal Ascension, this was undoubtedly a rare treasure. Unfortunately, Yuan Fang was already at Rank Seven cultivation and did not care much for it.
"Master, according to the instructions on the Returning Home Board, the first mission is to have the Returning Home Sect reach five members. Upon completion, you will receive five hundred merit points," the Heaven Spirit Tie Zhu reported.
Currently, the Otherworldly Demons Yuan Fang knew of were himself, Fang Yuan, Zhao Lian Yun, and the Western Desert Lin Family's Supreme Grand Elder Lin Jianxing—four people in total.
Gathering a fifth person was indeed somewhat difficult. He informed the Heaven Spirit Tie Zhu of this difficulty.
The Heaven Spirit Tie Zhu then said: "Master, there are three immortal gu houses in the grotto-heaven: the Returning Home Board, 'I Just Want to Go Home,' and 'returner.' Among them, the Returning Home Board possesses methods to detect nearby Otherworldly Demons."
At this time, Fang Yuan had already moved out of Luo Po Valley and returned to Central Continent. He was cultivating Soul Path through Luo Po Valley and Soul Searching Mountain, intending to remain in seclusion until his soul reached the level of a million-man soul.
During Fang Yuan's seclusion, Yuan Fang finally discovered an Otherworldly Demon in Western Desert through the Returning Home Board, named Huang Zijun.
Huang Zijun was just a Mortal living in Chen Family Village within the territory of the super force Wan Family. He was a household slave of the Chen Family Gu Masters, usually responsible for carrying manure and farming.
When Yuan Fang found Huang Zijun, he was following his master's orders, mixing excrement with leftovers to make pig feed.
Yuan Fang took him away, opened his aperture to allow him to step onto the path of Gu Master cultivation, and also taught him how to repair and operate mechas.
Besides Huang Zijun, Yuan Fang also found an Otherworldly Demon named Hu Shengxiang in the Hu Family Oasis of Western Desert.
This Hu Shengxiang was much older than Huang Zijun; he was the Hu Family Clan Chief and possessed Rank Four high-stage cultivation.
With Hu Shengxiang and Huang Zijun, these two Otherworldly Demons, plus Fang Yuan, Zhao Lian Yun, and himself, the Returning Home Sect finally had five members.
Yuan Fang successfully gained five hundred merit points, and main and side missions subsequently appeared on the Returning Home Board.
Yuan Fang scanned the mission list and immediately took a fancy to one of the side missions—acting as an envoy to Lang Ya Blessed Land to ally with the Lang Ya Earth Spirit.
This was not difficult for him; he was already the second supreme elder of the Lang Ya Sect. This mission was easily completed, and Yuan Fang gained one hundred merit points as a result.
As for the other missions on the Returning Home Board, most were quite difficult. Yuan Fang did not intend to complete them for now, wanting only to see the items available for exchange on the board.
On the Returning Home Board, Yuan Fang could use his existing merit points to exchange for Killer Move contents, Gu worms, gu materials, and other items.
Soon, he saw something he desperately wanted—Thieving Heaven's Space Path True Meaning. However, the merit points required for this were extremely high, and he currently had far from enough.
To deepen the relationship between the Mecha Grotto-Heaven and Lang Ya Blessed Land, Yuan Fang set up star gate gu in both places, allowing Rank Six Gu Immortals to pass through freely.
However, Yuan Fang was already a Rank Seven Gu Immortal and naturally could not use the star gate gu to enter Lang Ya Blessed Land.
In fact, even Fixed Immortal Travel was now difficult to use for transporting Yuan Fang—just as a small cart struggles to carry an elephant, an infant cannot carry an adult, or an old grandmother cannot carry an adult across the street.
With Yuan Fang's current strength, if Fixed Immortal Travel were to transport him, it would have to rely on the power of an Immortal Path Killer Move.
If Yuan Fang were to become a Rank Eight Gu Immortal or reach a level like Feng Jiu Ge's, the Rank Six Fixed Immortal Travel would never be able to transport him again.
Thus, Yuan Fang intended to use Lang Ya Earth Spirit's methods to advance refine Fixed Immortal Travel.
Northern Plains, Lang Ya Blessed Land.
"Yuan Fang, wanting to refine a Rank Seven Fixed Immortal Travel is indeed a very good idea." Lang Ya Earth Spirit stroked his beard and laughed:
"Fixed Immortal Travel allows a Gu Immortal to traverse the world and go anywhere they wish."
"However, refining Fixed Immortal Travel requires ancient glory light. Unfortunately, ancient glory light can no longer be found in the current Gu World, but you happen to have an endless supply of it. It seems you are destined to have a connection with this Fixed Immortal Travel."
Lang Ya Earth Spirit led Yuan Fang down from the Cloud Cover Continent to a prototype of a man-made secluded domain of heaven and earth in Lang Ya Blessed Land—Refining Sea.
Within the Refining Sea was the Long Hair Refinement Path Grand Formation and the rank eight immortal gu house Refining Furnace, which contained three Rank Eight immortal gu:
Forced Refinement Immortal Gu, Water Refinement Immortal Gu, and Advancement Refinement Immortal Gu.
Among them, Forced Refinement Immortal Gu could forcibly refine others' immortal gu, while Water Refinement and Advancement Refinement Immortal Gu could greatly increase the success rate of Gu Refining.
Advancing the refinement of Fixed Immortal Travel was very important, so Lang Ya Earth Spirit not only intended to use the Refining Sea and the Long Hair Refinement Path Grand Formation but also the Mao Tribe Natural Refining Method.
Although Yuan Fang knew how to use the Mao Tribe Natural Refining Method, he was far less familiar with it than the Human Race isolation Gu refinement method.
Thus, Yuan Fang promised that after refining Fixed Immortal Travel, he would help the Lang Ya Sect ally with the Snowmen and Stone Man tribes of the Northern Ice Plain.
In exchange, Lang Ya Earth Spirit would teach Yuan Fang the Mao Tribe Natural Refining Method in depth.
The Mao Tribe Natural Refining Method was profound and extensive, equivalent to following nature during a Gu Master's Immortal Ascension, and had an extremely high success rate.
In addition to learning refinement techniques and skills, Yuan Fang also borrowed Lang Ya Earth Spirit's immortal gu to learn various Refinement Path Immortal Rank Killer Moves.
Some Killer Moves were even sufficient to turn the tide of defeat at critical moments of Gu Refining.
To be safe, Yuan Fang intended to first use the Mao Tribe Natural Refining Method to advance refine the dog shit luck immortal gu to Rank Seven.
While the Mao Tribe Natural Refining Method was good, it had one drawback—it would attract calamities and tribulations during refinement.
Because he was refining a Rank Seven immortal gu, the attracted calamities and tribulations were further enhanced by the omnipresent malice of Heaven's Will. According to Yuan Fang's estimation, this tribulation would reach the level of a Great Tribulation.
For this Gu refinement, Yuan Fang prepared to use six immortal gu houses: Boundless City, human sovereign banner, near water pavilion, Listening to Rain and Snow Pavilion, returner, and Black Prison;
On Lang Ya Earth Spirit's side, he also prepared the second greatest ancient battle formation, Heavenly Granny Soluo.
Yuan Fang began the Gu refinement. For a moment, the sky and earth changed color, and calamity clouds rolled in. In the next moment, the tribulation descended!