Fang Yuan carefully examined the Imperial Court Blessed Land's land spirit, Frost Jade Peacock. The sealing method used on the land spirit employed two rank seven Immortal Gu — Earth Prison Gu and Earth Net Gu.
However, the seal had weakened over hundreds of thousands of years. Without a doubt, after several thousand more years, it would naturally break apart. But by then, Giant Sun's will would awaken once more and reseal the land spirit again.
Fang Yuan pondered a solution.
"Breaking the seal itself is easy. But because the land spirit exists within Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, Giant Sun's will inside the Immortal Gu House will definitely be alerted. The best method is to isolate this area from Eighty-Eight True Yang Building and create a blind spot so Giant Sun's will does not awaken."
Fang Yuan did not wish to battle Giant Sun's will this early. If possible, he would rather eliminate Giant Sun's will without fighting at all!
But the probability of that was close to zero.
Thus, all he could do was continuously accumulate advantages — whether it was seizing all the true inheritances inside Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, subduing the land spirit, or deducing Immortal killer moves.
Seizing the true inheritance of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building itself was the most important step. Without it, Giant Sun's will would lose access to many Immortal Gu. Subduing the land spirit would grant Fang Yuan the territorial advantage when fighting Giant Sun's will.
As for Immortal killer moves, they were his guarantee for survival.
Fang Yuan was extremely cautious in handling this matter. Even though he was walking on thin ice, where a single mistake would cause him to fall into the abyss and drown, he still maintained absolute calm. If Heaven's Will discovered him, he would immediately face frenzied assaults from Heavenly Court and the forces of the Venerables.
Perhaps some Venerables held different intentions — like Spectral Soul, Paradise Earth, Thieving Heaven, or Reckless Savage.
But Fang Yuan hated building his plans around uncertainty. Therefore, it was better to weaken Giant Sun's will as much as possible before it awakened and secretly plant hidden methods throughout Eighty-Eight True Yang Building before any direct confrontation began.
Fang Yuan raised his head and spread his arms in every direction, casually scattering Gu worms outward. In an instant, thousands of Gu worms flew out and covered the ceiling of the hall with a second layer of colorful light before vanishing and merging into the formation.
He continued deploying Gu worms for another half hour before finally finishing.
Afterward, Fang Yuan shifted his gaze toward the bronze-green peacock statue. Millions of thoughts rapidly collided inside his mind, forming new deductions as an Immortal killer move activated.
Immortal Killer Move — Hard Mud Collapse!
A brownish-green light flashed briefly and covered the entire hall before sinking into the bronze peacock's body. Nothing changed for several seconds.
Then the hardened mud began falling from the peacock's head at a visible speed.
Soon after, the peacock statue started trembling violently!
The entire statue shook fiercely. Cracks formed across the green layer covering the sacred bird statue, and the chains began crashing against one another, producing deafening metallic noises.
Fang Yuan watched attentively as the tremors intensified before gradually weakening.
Plop. Plop.
A massive chunk of hardened mud suddenly fell beneath the peacock's body, revealing the head of the Imperial Court Blessed Land's land spirit.
Fang Yuan laughed heartily as he pointed toward Frost Jade Peacock.
"Land spirit… I was the one who freed you. How does it feel to breathe once more?"
The land spirit's expression was furious as it turned left and right, searching for someone or something. Then it lowered its head and pointed toward Fang Yuan.
With arrogance, it spoke:
"You? A mere rank five Gu Master managed to break Giant Sun's seal?! Don't make me laugh!"
The moment Giant Sun's name was mentioned, hatred ignited inside its heart, causing the peacock statue to tremble violently again.
More hardened mud fell away, exposing Frost Jade Peacock's neck. Fang Yuan observed the speed at which the seal was collapsing and concluded he still had enough time.
"Land spirit, perhaps you do not know this, but look at the seal upon you — it is being eroded by the effects of Immortal Gu Mud Porridge…" Fang Yuan calmly reminded the land spirit while making his preparations.
Frost Jade Peacock lowered its head and observed its own body as though seeing it for the first time.
Then Fang Yuan suddenly shouted as bloody light erupted forth, covering the land spirit like an entirely new layer of sealing restraints.
Immortal Killer Move — Blood Light Soul Suppression!
Fang Yuan had attacked the Imperial Court Blessed Land's land spirit!
Frost Jade Peacock tried to roar in fury. It exploded with all the strength it could still muster, causing the chains to shake violently while the hardened mud collapsed at an even faster speed.
However, the blood-colored light did not destroy the land spirit. Instead, it began completely enveloping it while Frost Jade Peacock remained utterly powerless.
Fang Yuan maintained an expressionless face as he activated Blood Light Soul Suppression with his full strength.
The killer move Blood Light Soul Suppression used the blood path Immortal Gu Blood Origins as its core.
But Blood Origins was merely rank six. Even when used as the core of an Immortal killer move, its effects remained limited and required time before influencing existences like Frost Jade Peacock.
But what did Fang Yuan lack besides time?
Frost Jade Peacock was unable to resist and remained fixed in place throughout the entire process. It cursed Fang Yuan endlessly, calling him a shameless Immortal Gu Master hiding among mortals.
Then it attempted bribery, offering him rewards and even Eighty-Eight True Yang Building itself.
Afterward, it tried reminding Fang Yuan that Giant Sun had treated Northern Plains as his personal backyard, plundering it continuously for three hundred thousand years to guarantee the rule of his descendants.
Yet Fang Yuan's expression remained unchanged throughout. Not even the slightest ripple appeared within his deep black eyes.
Upon seeing Fang Yuan's appearance, the Imperial Court Blessed Land's land spirit felt a chill run through its entire body.
And when it realized the blood-colored light had already covered most of its body, leaving only its head exposed, Frost Jade Peacock decided to self-destruct the blessed land!
"If I cannot obtain freedom, then at least I can take revenge!"
Frost Jade Peacock laughed bitterly and attempted to detonate the blessed land.
"Hm?! I've been disconnected from the blessed land?! No… no, impossible! I remember everything that happened during the time I was sealed… then it must be him!"
Terror and despair rapidly grew inside Frost Jade Peacock's heart when it saw Fang Yuan's preparations. It could only continue its futile resistance in desperation.
After a long while, Fang Yuan finally stopped using Blood Light Soul Suppression.
The bronze-green statue had already collapsed by more than half, revealing Frost Jade Peacock's head, neck, chest, and wings.
Frost Jade Peacock lowered its head toward Fang Yuan and hesitantly spoke:
"Master… you are now the owner of this blessed land."
Fang Yuan laughed warmly as he patted Frost Jade Peacock's head.
"Good, good. A fine blessed land indeed. I am not a harsh master — do as I say, and everything will be fine."
Frost Jade Peacock felt chills spreading throughout its body upon hearing Fang Yuan speak, yet it could only nod in agreement.