Eighty-Eight True Yang Building!
Elder Hei felt a surge of ecstasy and excitement the moment he saw Eighty-Eight True Yang Building. He completely forgot about Fang Yuan beside him and hurried back inside before emerging once more.
"Elder, what are you waiting for? Weren't you inviting me to Hei Lou Lan's banquet?" Fang Yuan spoke arrogantly, forcing Elder Hei back to reality.
"Right… Lord Wolf King, now that Eighty-Eight True Yang Building has appeared… the tribe leader may not—"
Before he could finish, Fang Yuan had already moved past him and leisurely headed toward Hei Tribe's area.
A chill crept into Elder Hei's heart as he hurried after him, repeatedly urging patience and explaining that Lord Hei Lou Lan was occupied. Yet Fang Yuan continued walking at an unhurried pace.
Inside Fang Yuan's residence—
Fang Yuan's main body stared challengingly toward Eighty-Eight True Yang Building!
It was a tower. Like a giant bamboo tree of spring, it stood tall, slender, and perfectly straight. Its form was hazy, layered with countless dazzling colors, like a multicolored tower trembling endlessly.
Fang Yuan activated an immortal killer move of Time Path investigation and stared at Eighty-Eight True Yang Building with obvious excitement.
"Only the first layer of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building has formed… but I can already feel my faint connection with it. I truly refined a portion of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building!"
This achievement was indescribably significant to Fang Yuan!
Very quickly, Fang Yuan followed that weak connection and focused intensely, attempting to transfer himself into Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
And he succeeded!
In the next moment, the scene before him changed from the residence chamber within Sacred Palace into a dark space inside Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
Fang Yuan immediately activated investigative methods and discovered which section of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building he had entered. He sent forth his will, allowing it to enter many mortal Gu that he had already refined, then began refining the other mortal Gu as well.
Fang Yuan's will spread like a tide, gradually refining the mortal Gu and erasing the tiny fragments of Giant Sun's will without awakening the main will.
"With my nearly endless primeval essence and the advantages of Wisdom Path and Refinement Path… I can refine an enormous number of the mortal Gu within Eighty-Eight True Yang Building without awakening Giant Sun's main will. Once that happens, I'll gain access to nearly every round!"
Although he could refine a large number of the mortal Gu inside Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, an enormous portion would still remain untouched. This Immortal Gu House was constructed from hundreds of millions of mortal Gu and dozens of Immortal Gu.
As for refining the Immortal Gu— that was impossible!
Every Immortal Gu inside Eighty-Eight True Yang Building formed the foundation of the Immortal Gu House itself. Refining even one of them could trigger an unpredictable reaction. Without question, it would awaken Giant Sun's will, and Fang Yuan would fall into a miserable situation!
Even if he possessed methods that made him as slippery as a serpent and exceedingly difficult to kill, Giant Sun's will still held the advantage of the territory, along with a peak rank eight Immortal Gu House under its control!
Even if Fang Yuan brought out Water Pavilion, he would only endure for a short period before being crushed by Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
"The best method is to refine a massive portion of the mortal Gu and obtain partial control over Eighty-Eight True Yang Building… then I'll gain access to all the rounds, the treasure chamber, and even the inheritance space!" Fang Yuan preferred steady and stable progress over reckless advancement that failed to justify the risks. This was one of his principles— if the benefits did not outweigh the dangers, he would rather advance steadily. That way, even if he suffered losses, he would still leave himself a path of retreat while preserving his life.
His life was the most important thing. Before it, Fang Yuan would not hesitate to sacrifice even a rank nine Immortal Gu. In the end, Immortal Gu and Immortal Gu Houses were merely tools. Without being alive, what use were they anyway?
Primeval essence surged rapidly, sweeping across countless mortal Gu. With flawless precision, Fang Yuan's self-will flowed through them and seized control over a large portion of the Gu worms within Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
Meanwhile, inside the banquet hall—
Fang Yuan sat at the head of the table, in Hei Lou Lan's seat.
Within his mind, Fang Yuan's will controlled this clone and inwardly praised: "Rank five Beast Tamer Gu is truly remarkable… no one could distinguish it from the main body. Although the primary reason lies in the concealment methods and my control over this clone, the potential of Beast Tamer Gu doesn't stop at enslaving beasts— it can also be used for disguise. The same applies to other Human Path Gu worms, like Farmer Gu and the others…"
In truth, this Fang Yuan was merely a Human Path clone created from Beast Tamer Gu and controlled by Fang Yuan's will! This clone existed to deceive everyone present in case something went wrong inside Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
Fang Yuan's will gained a deeper understanding of the uses of Human Path Gu worms and felt that this was a small but unexpected gain.
Hei Lou Lan and the Hei Tribe elders had immediately departed after Eighty-Eight True Yang Building appeared. They left Fang Yuan and the other Gu Master experts to continue the banquet by themselves.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng approached Fang Yuan, who wore Zhang Shan Yin's appearance, and spoke.
"Wolf King, you truly possess the demeanor of a great expert… it's a pity we didn't interact properly before, but now we're on the same side, aren't we?"
"Old Bai, of course. We're on the same side now, and it's never too late to become friends, hahaha!" Previously, Hei Lou Lan had offered to recruit Zhang Shan Yin and allow him to join Hei Tribe as an external elder.
Although Fang Yuan had politely refused and claimed he would consider it, he had displayed a leaning toward agreement. Thus, Tai Bai Yun Sheng naturally began gravitating toward him.
Fang Yuan's will did not mind this at all.
"Tai Bai Yun Sheng is a pawn prepared by Heaven's Will to assist me… he is the perfect subordinate and undoubtedly an excellent Immortal Gu seed. With proper guidance, I can subdue him just like in my previous life!"
Fang Yuan's will continued conversing with Tai Bai Yun Sheng, deliberately finding several shared interests between them. As time passed, Tai Bai Yun Sheng grew increasingly enthusiastic and eventually began calling Fang Yuan "Brother Zhang."
After an entire day inside Eighty-Eight True Yang Building—
Fang Yuan wiped the sweat from his face, his expression stiff as he transferred himself into the treasure chamber within Eighty-Eight True Yang Building!
If anyone witnessed this scene, they would likely slap themselves repeatedly, wishing to wake from a dream!
"After only one day, I refined five percent of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building… but even if I continue, the maximum I can refine is eight percent. After that, I'll have to rely on indirect methods to strengthen my control, such as the Single-Edge Owner Token and the Refinement Path killer move Ink Transformation, raising the Single-Edge Owner Token into a Ten-Edge Owner Token, and so on."
Light illuminated every direction, while the four walls were made of dazzling crystal. One could even see their reflection within them.
The corridors stretched long and clear. After merely five steps, Fang Yuan saw Gu worms and Gu recipes appearing inside the crystal walls to his left and right. Like preserved insects sealed in amber, they remained motionless within the crystalline walls.
Fang Yuan observed the treasure chamber with great interest. Although these Gu worms were relatively worthless in his eyes, they were exceedingly rare in the outside world.
There were Gu worms such as Borrow Strength Gu, Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus Gu, and Spring Egg Gu.
Fang Yuan advanced toward a stone stele blocking the path.
Upon the stele were the words:
"Guest, halt."
Fang Yuan sneered and walked directly past the Guest Stop Stele.
No invisible wall blocked his way.
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable had created Eighty-Eight True Yang Building to plunder Northern Plains and ensure hereditary rule for his descendants, forcing demonic path cultivators and lone immortals to remain suppressed for thousands of years.
He had even placed arrangements inside the treasure chamber to guarantee that his descendants would obtain the finest and rarest Gu worms and resources, granting them advantages over cultivators unrelated to the Huang Jin bloodline.
But for Fang Yuan, who had already refined part of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, none of this posed a problem. The portion he refined was not small at all— he already possessed near-direct access to almost every area inside Eighty-Eight True Yang Building!
Without even needing immortal killer moves to disguise his bloodline and bypass the Guest Stop Stele. Even if he wanted to take all the materials, Gu recipes, inheritances, and Gu worms, he only needed a single thought!
As Fang Yuan ventured deeper into the treasure chamber, he saw even rarer Gu worms such as Meteor Rain Gu, Lightning Star Speed Gu, Wind Mist Hair Gu, Fire Meadow Gu, and others.
Fang Yuan continued moving through the treasure chamber, passing countless rare treasures. Yet he paid them little attention, eventually stopping before one of the crystal walls.
"Glass Owner Token!"
The owner token was sealed within the crystal wall at knee height before Fang Yuan. This was the unique token crafted by the Immortal Gu Masters of Central Continent.
Fang Yuan removed the Glass Owner Token. With blazing eyes, he focused on it and simultaneously activated several mortal Refinement Path killer moves.
Ding!
Ding!
Sharp metallic sounds echoed as the Refinement Path killer moves collided against the Glass Owner Token, causing black liquid to splash across its surface.
Gradually, a blood-red color spread over the Glass Owner Token's surface. Soon after, flames ignited upon it for a long time before finally extinguishing.
After some time passed, Fang Yuan picked up the Ten-Edge Owner Token, a crafty smile appearing on his lips.
"Now… I should head to the inheritance space!"