Inside Yuan Fang Blessed Land, a wave of immigrants arrived one after another:
One thousand of the Human Race, one thousand Inkmen, one thousand Little People, one thousand Merfolk, one thousand Snowmen, one thousand Feathered Men, one thousand Egg People, and one thousand Mushroom People.
Yuan Fang scattered them throughout the blessed land, leaving them to multiply and thrive or perish on their own.
At that moment, a familiar figure appeared within Yuan Fang's Sea of Consciousness. It was none other than Fang Yuan:
"Yuan Fang, the eighty-eight true yang building has opened, come quickly." Fang Yuan's voice transmitted directly into the depths of Yuan Fang's heart.
Yuan Fang immediately agreed and raised his hand to activate the star gate gu. The star gate emitted a shimmering brilliance; he stepped inside, his figure vanishing behind the gate, and when he reappeared, he was already within the King Court Blessed Land.
The King Court Blessed Land remained a scene of prosperity and vitality. On his way to the eighty-eight true yang building, Yuan Fang encountered a herd of Heavenly Horses. Among them were not only the common Two-winged Heavenly Horses but also several extremely rare Four-Winged Heavenly Horses.
Heavenly Horses had long been extinct in the outside world, so seeing them in the King Court Blessed Land was not particularly strange. One should know that a Two-winged Heavenly Horse was already a mutated beast with the combat strength of a Ten Thousand Beast King; a Four-Winged Heavenly Horse was even more powerful, comparable to a Beast Emperor; as for the legendary Six-winged Heavenly Horse, it was at the level of a desolate beast.
Yuan Fang showed no hesitation, taking all these precious Heavenly Horses into his own immortal aperture and extracting over thirty Gu Master legacies from the King Court Blessed Land to include as well.
The King Court Blessed Land was rich in resources, but unfortunately, the vast majority could not be taken out.
Soon, Yuan Fang arrived at the Sacred Palace. At the palace gates, he met Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng.
Fang Yuan remained expressionless, like a paralyzed stone statue; however, Fang Zheng's expression was incredibly complex, containing both admiration and a hint of resentment—likely still brooding over the matter of the flying bear strength gu.
Because of Yuan Fang, the flying bear strength gu's combat power had been greatly reduced to only three-quarters of its peak, while its appetite had become staggering.
The food for the flying bear strength gu was the flesh of the desolate beast Flying Bear; fortunately, this ingredient was not too hard to find, otherwise, with its current appetite, even selling Fang Zheng wouldn't fill this bottomless pit.
Yuan Fang also felt a bit guilty about this—after all, it was his own sudden surge of five hundred Strength Path dao marks that forced Fang Zheng to work hard for half a year to nurse the flying bear strength gu back to health.
Thus, he raised his hand and passed a sword path Killer Move to Fang Zheng:
"This move is my new creation, called 'Sword Kinesis Technique,' using my newly refined Rank Five Sword Kinesis Gu and Three-foot Sword Gu as the core. Its power is slightly superior to the white bone war chariot, reaching the level of a single immortal gu."
Yuan Fang's ability to create a Killer Move stronger than the white bone war chariot was entirely due to his sword path attainment reaching Quasi-Great Grandmaster, just one step away from Great Grandmaster.
Looking across the world, those who can reach this Realm are mostly Rank Eight Gu Immortals. Although the Proud Bone Demonic Lord was not a Rank Eight Gu Immortal, he might not even have been Rank Seven.
Yet he created Bone Path Gu worms like the battle bone wheel and Killer Moves like the white bone war chariot; his Bone Path attainment had reached Grandmaster, but he ultimately failed to step across the threshold of Quasi-Great Grandmaster.
Finally, the conclusion was reached:
Damn it, what kind of decent person still uses a Mortal Path Killer Move after reaching Rank Eight? Only a monster like Yuan Fang, with high attainment but low cultivation, is an exception.
As for the sword path, Yuan Fang's attainment was entirely due to his previous life as Laborer Han. Regarding this, Fang Yuan estimated that Yuan Fang had even more things to be unearthed, such as Space Path and Wood Path.
However, Yuan Fang currently had no interest in other paths; anyway, Fang Yuan would also need Wood Path and Space Path attainment in the future, and since their path attainments were shared, this bit didn't matter.
Fang Zheng was overjoyed to receive the Sword Kinesis Technique. Even though he still held some resentment toward Yuan Fang, his impression had improved significantly.
Fang Zheng was originally a good pawn, with a simple Heart-Nature and easy to control. How could Yuan Fang miss this excellent Opportunity to build a good relationship? With just a few small favors, he could exchange for a Gu Immortal's sincere treatment; why not do it?
Yuan Fang walked through the corridors of the Sacred Palace, where portraits of Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's concubines hung on both sides. He walked all the way to the end and stepped onto a high platform. Atop the platform was the eighty-eight true yang building.
Inside the eighty-eight true yang building, Hei Lou Lan was leading the Hei Family Gu Masters through the rounds. Since he had not yet obtained a Guest Token, he could not invite Gu Masters who were not from the Golden Clans into this Secret Realm within the building.
Looking at this ancient and majestic True Yang Building, Yuan Fang's heart was filled with a mix of emotions, both worry and a faint sense of expectation.
He worried that the fate of the eighty-eight true yang building had already shifted because of his arrival. The flying bear strength gu in Fang Zheng's hand was proof; heaven knows how many variables were still hidden within the building.
But what he looked forward to even more was that other opportunities might be hidden in the building, such as immortal gu. This was not wishful thinking—Fang Yuan had placed Ma Hong Yun in the Fox Immortal Blessed Land, and this connection allowed both Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang to be tainted with a trace of Heavenly Luck.
It could only be said that the power of the heavenly luck gu was truly terrifying. Just this trace of Heavenly Luck caused Fang Yuan's luck to skyrocket.
Just yesterday, he had picked up a huge bargain in Treasure Yellow Heaven, making a massive profit of ten immortal essence stones from a Bubble Fish merchant, making the merchant so angry he almost slapped himself twice on the spot.
Besides that, Yuan Fang's ability to obtain the "Homeless" Killer Move was also entirely thanks to this luck.
This Rule Path Killer Move could sell for three or four immortal essence stones at market price, yet the seller was completely unaware until the transaction was completed, then woke up and regretted it so much their intestines turned green.
That seller was a rank six Loose Cultivator Gu Immortal from Northern Plains named Zhong Yue Yi.
(Note: Zhong Yue Yi is an original character by a reader; she will appear in later plots, but her role is minor.)
She specialized in Rule Path and minored in Moon Path, possessing one of the Ten Extreme Aptitudes, the Universe Great Evolution Body.
As a Loose Cultivator, Zhong Yue Yi's ability to survive the Ten Extreme Immortal Ascension Tribulation alone was already brilliant. Yet, during the transaction with Yuan Fang, her mind suddenly short-circuited, and she confusedly suffered a huge loss, leaving her to treat the matter as a profound lesson.
Standing before the eighty-eight true yang building and the Sacred Palace, a wave of vicissitude and emotion surged in Yuan Fang's heart.
Thinking back to those years, how grand and strategic Giant Sun Immortal Venerable was, possessing three thousand beauties and descendants spread all over Northern Plains. Yet even such a world-shaking figure, under the wash of ten thousand years of time, left behind only these broken walls and ruins, which is truly sigh-inducing.
He thought again of Third Young Master's Forbidden Net Gu; whether Fang Yuan could ultimately achieve eternal life remained a giant question mark.
Who can guarantee that in the final volume of "Demon Venerable Eternal Life," the "Demon Venerable" isn't Ben Jesun, but Fang Yuan?
Yuan Fang wasn't even sure if he could truly assist Fang Yuan to the end of eternal life. He had even imagined that he might be trapped in the Gu World forever, eventually burying his bones in a foreign land.
Whether it was the Cultivation World or the Gu World, both were filled with lethal dangers. Yuan Fang did not know where the road home was, and he couldn't help but doubt if Fang Yuan could truly achieve eternal life.
This reminded him of another Otherworldly Demon—Demonic Venerable Dao Tian. Thinking of this, he chanted in a low voice:
Starlight rises over the lonely isle in the vast desert, the otherworldly soul is heartbroken.
I am but a traveler of Reincarnation, not knowing where to speak of mundane life.
The vast star sea cuts off the Milky Way, the leisurely Emptiness Gate ends all contemplation.
Traveling ten thousand miles to find the way back, breaking through the infinite to seek home.
Human strength has its limits but heaven is infinite, leaving it for those destined to set out once more.
"I clearly know that no person's path can be replicated. I walk on my own life's path; even if the wind and rain are so great that my steps are difficult, even if thorns grow thick and leave me covered in scars, I still smile foolishly, savoring the taste within."
(Surely no one doesn't know these are "Immortal Venerable Quotations"?)
(Surely no one doesn't even know what "Immortal Venerable Quotations" are?)
"Emptiness Gate... where exactly is the Emptiness Gate? Even if I find it, can it really guide me back home?"
He murmured to himself: "Human strength has its limits but heaven is infinite, leaving it for those destined to set out once more."
Just as Yuan Fang was lost in his melancholy thoughts, Hei Lou Lan and her group walked out of the eighty-eight true yang building dejectedly, clearly having suffered a major setback inside.
Seeing Yuan Fang and Fang Yuan, Hei Lou Lan showed no surprise—in her view, Yuan Fang should be a member of the Shadow Sect.
It turned out that the Hei Family members had encountered a group of mutated beasts in the building, each possessing the combat strength of a Ten Thousand Beast King.
After a bloody battle, the Hei Family lost nearly a hundred people and had to retreat in disarray.
Seeing this, Fang Zheng stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Alliance Leader Hei Lou Lan, do you need help?"
Hei Lou Lan was feeling frustrated and just glanced at Fang Zheng without saying a word. She naturally desired assistance in her heart, but firstly, she didn't have a Guest Token, and secondly, even if she did, she was unwilling to use it at this moment—she still firmly believed that her own strength was enough to pass this round.
On the other side, Fang Yuan paid no attention to the interlude, merely staring at the eighty-eight true yang building, lost in thought. Seeing his expression, Yuan Fang knew he had likely discovered something.
According to the timeline of the original work, Fang Yuan should have already started exploring the earth mound legacy by now, but looking at him, he clearly hadn't found the clues for the near water pavilion yet. So Yuan Fang sent a secret transmission:
"Fang Yuan, did you find a new Legacy?"
Fang Yuan wasn't surprised and asked back, "So, you know everything?"
Yuan Fang replied, "Naturally. That is a Gu Immortal Legacy; stop exploring it for now, as you cannot handle the situation there at your current level. I will take action personally when the time comes."
Fang Yuan nodded, and after a while, he asked, "When will you act?"
Yuan Fang said, "Once I handle some matters in my immortal aperture."
After speaking, Yuan Fang turned to leave, but then suddenly remembered something, stopped his steps, and turned back:
"By the way, I almost forgot. During 'Learning from Nature,' I obtained two opportunities—one is a ten percent remnant recipe for the Great Light Immortal Gu, and the other is a Human Path Immortal Rank Killer Move."
"Human Path? The path of your self gu?"
Although Fang Yuan had heard snippets about the Human Path from Yuan Fang, he remained completely baffled by this mysterious path.
"Exactly. At first, I couldn't grasp the mystery of this Killer Move either, until my Human Path attainment for self gu broke through to the ordinary level. Only then did I realize it, and after some deduction and modification, I finally created it."
Yuan Fang spoke with a hint of pride in his voice, "Follow me, I'll demonstrate it for you. By the way, call your adopted son Gu Yue Lin Xiang over as well; I have a use for him."
Thus, Fang Yuan brought Lin Xiang and followed Yuan Fang to a hidden location. There was no one around, making it the perfect place to perform a secret technique.
Gu Yue Lin Xiang was full of confusion and was about to ask when Yuan Fang shot a glance at Fang Yuan. Fang Yuan understood and immediately stepped back.
In the next moment, Yuan Fang suddenly struck, shouting in a low voice:
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Only I Am Supreme!"
A phantom of a black iron nail shot out from Yuan Fang's forehead, fast as lightning, piercing directly into Lin Xiang's forehead. Lin Xiang's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed on the spot, his body twitching and rolling uncontrollably.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Xiang slowly regained his composure, but his gaze was completely different. He still retained his original temperament and talent, but Yuan Fang's mark had been branded deep within his soul, turning him into Yuan Fang's loyal Human Path Clone.
This "Only I Am Supreme" Killer Move used self gu as the core, and each activation required the expenditure of over ten thousand Wisdom Path Gu worms.
Its most exquisite feature was its ability to preserve the Clone's original personality and talent while completely making them one's own, truly a supreme Killer Move for controlling hearts.
Even more terrifying was that this Killer Move could directly enslave a Rank Six Gu Immortal, and it was entirely different from the Enslavement immortal gu.
Once a Gu Immortal was hit by this move, there were almost no countermeasures; it could be called an enhanced version of the Enslavement immortal gu.
The only limitation was that its duration was only three years, after which it had to be reinforced once more.
Witnessing the terrifying power of this Killer Move, Fang Yuan couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart—if this move fell on him, he might also find it hard to escape the fate of being enslaved.
The creation of the Human Path lineage might have been over a million years ago, but its subtlety and treachery remained top-tier today, much like the Dream Path, making it impossible to guard against.
Fang Yuan looked at Yuan Fang and asked, "You said you were going to handle matters in your immortal aperture; I assume it has to do with those variant humans and Gu Yue Clan Members? How is the progress?"
Yuan Fang laughed heartily and then brought Fang Yuan into Yuan Fang Blessed Land. Within the blessed land at this moment, the various races had settled in their respective group areas:
The Stone Men occupied the majestic mountains, the Human Race and Hairy People cultivated the fertile plains, the Merfolk swam in the deep seas, and the Snowmen occupied the glaciers and permafrost...
The various races were not entirely peaceful, and conflicts occurred from time to time. For example, the Human Race and Hairy People were constantly at war; the Human Race, relying on more rigorous organization and stronger combat power, always kept the Hairy People suppressed.
Currently, the ones with the best development momentum were the Stone Men, the Human Race, and the Merfolk.
The Human Race's foundation was deep, needless to say; the Stone Men reproduced quickly and had a large population, while the Merfolk possessed endless resources thanks to the vast sea areas.
Now, these three races had all cultivated Rank Four Gu Masters. In order to help the races develop better, Yuan Fang also laid down many legacies he had excavated from the King Court Blessed Land.
This also included the sword path legacies he had created himself, in three separate locations.
The current Yuan Fang Blessed Land had diverse terrain and great prospects; failing to manage it well would be a waste of such unique and favorable conditions.