The stable development of the other three regions gave Lin Yan some relief, but it also made the approaching Earth Calamity even more troublesome.
Two and a half months had already passed since his Immortal Ascension. In another fifteen days, ten years would have passed inside the blessed land, and his first Earth Calamity would descend.
Every Earth Calamity would reshape the environment of the blessed land and inevitably damage its resource points. The three regions had only recently begun producing steady returns, while the Li Fire Plains had yet to fully recover. If the calamity caused widespread destruction, much of his recent investment could be lost.
Fortunately, Destruction and Opportunity always accompanied each other. The changes brought by an Earth Calamity could break the existing balance of the blessed land, but they could also create a new one. Beast groups and vegetation might adapt to their changed environment, while new resource points could emerge from the transformed terrain. If properly managed, these changes could greatly strengthen the foundation of a blessed land.
Lin Yan naturally would not place his hopes on such uncertain benefits. After inspecting the four regions, he discovered several hidden dangers that required his attention.
For example, the Fire Lizard population, which served as the Lava Bird's main food source, had been steadily declining. If this continued, it would eventually affect the feeding requirement of Fire Escape Immortal Gu.
To solve this problem, Lin Yan needed to introduce the Desolate Beast Fierce Sun Dragon Lizard and restore the ecological balance of the Molten Flame Mountains.
Similar problems existed throughout the blessed land. Every beast group, plant population, and resource point affected the others. If even one problem was left unattended for too long, it could gradually spread and disrupt an entire region.
Lin Yan deeply felt the difficulty of Gu Immortal cultivation. Even with the foundation of a Ten Extreme Physique and the assistance of Dream Derivation Gu, developing a blessed land required enormous time and effort. It was no wonder that ordinary Gu Immortals frequently perished during earthly calamities.
"Forget it. The fifth phase of development, along with the fifth batch of plants and beast groups, can wait until after the Earth Calamity."
Originally, the fifth phase had been planned around solving the feeding problems of Firelike Immortal Gu and Flame Eye Immortal Gu. Lin Yan intended to raise Aurora Heavenly Birds and establish resource points capable of producing the immortal material Color-Changing Fire.
But even after completing the fifth phase, the development of his blessed land would soon reach another bottleneck.
Most of his current resource points were only small or medium grade. The next step was to establish large grade resource points, followed by super grade resource points.
Larger resource points were far more difficult to manage. They consumed more space and resources, while the relationships between different species became increasingly complex. Without sufficient Wisdom Path ability to arrange everything properly, a single mistake could ruin the entire resource point.
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Deep within the central sinkhole, Lin Yan began preparing for Gu refinement.
He had several tasks ahead of him. Besides studying the complete Rank 5 Wisdom Path inheritance, he needed to refine Resonance Gu, secure food for Transform Fire Immortal Gu, and refine the Food Path Gu worm Fire-Burning Wine Gu.
Large quantities of Rank 5 Fire-Burning Wine Gu could serve as emergency food for Flame Path Immortal Gu. Lin Yan intended to stockpile them in case he failed to establish the resource points needed to feed Firelike Immortal Gu and Flame Eye Immortal Gu.
He began with the Wisdom Path inheritance.
In just five days, Lin Yan completely mastered the Gu recipe for Hate Gu. In the past, mastering a single Gu recipe could take him half a year.
Yet he was still dissatisfied. Compared to entering dreams to study and practice, five days was far too long.
Unfortunately, Dream Derivation Gu had yet to advance into an Immortal Gu. Lin Yan still had several other Wisdom Path Gu recipes to master. Studying them one by one would take at least another half a year.
"There's no need to master everything right now. The core Gu worms of this inheritance are enough for the time being. I'll study the rest after Dream Derivation Gu advances into an Immortal Gu."
With a thought, a hazy dark-red light appeared before him. The light scattered into hundreds of smaller clusters, gradually condensing into ferocious dark-red Gu worms with sharp antennae and powerful pincers.
These were Rank 5 Hate Gu.
With his Rank 6 cultivation and Quasi-Grandmaster Refinement Path attainment, Lin Yan could refine hundreds of Rank 5 Gu worms in a single batch.
Lin Yan examined the Hate Gu thoughtfully. The Wisdom Path inheritance he had obtained was called Endless Hate, specializing in pursuit and investigation. This reminded him of a famous Gu worm from the original story, Hatred Immortal Gu, which was also recorded in The Legends of Ren Zu.
Hatred Immortal Gu possessed an extremely powerful tracking ability. As long as someone harbored hatred toward another person, they could identify their target at a glance, no matter how deeply the target disguised themselves or concealed their identity. Even Legendary Attitude Immortal Gu, which excelled at disguising one's identity, could not deceive Hatred Immortal Gu.
The Endless Hate inheritance naturally could not compare to Hatred Immortal Gu, but many of its methods contained similar profundities. Studying them gave Lin Yan considerable inspiration, especially in pursuit and investigation. With further deduction, these methods could serve as the foundation for developing his own Immortal investigative killer moves.
Over the next ten days, Lin Yan successfully refined the Rank 5 Rule Path Resonance Gu and the Food Path Gu worm Fire-Burning Wine Gu.
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