Chapter 112: THREE KINGS INHERITANCE (16)
Fang Yuan soon CALMED HIS GYATT.
Second Aperture Gu was an opportunity. To make it real needed PLANNING AND GRIND.
"Whether the refinement succeeds or fails, it'll consume a MASSIVE amount of immortal essence. Without essence, the blessed land can't resist the next calamity/tribulation. Even if I become owner, this blessed land is COOKED. I'd have to abandon it."
"Thus, Second Aperture Gu will be my BIGGEST LOOT from this trip."
But it wasn't simple. The situation was COMPLEX OHIO.
Once refinement started, the remaining essence would PLUMMET. The blessed land would weaken, the land spirit's help would DECREASE.
At the same time, he had to consider the Gu Masters inside. If they found this main hall, they'd SWARM and disrupt the refinement, just like his past life.
Fang Yuan's eyes flashed with SIGMA LIGHT. After thinking, he demanded: "Land spirit, give me the recipe for Second Aperture Gu."
Land Spirit Ba Gui slowly nodded. Its deep voice entered Fang Yuan's ears: "Listen. Full recipe."
"Rotten soil blood powder, treasure flower in the earth. Jade bone turned into petals, ice muscles into stalks and golden relic into the heart of the flower. A bright stellar fire, gather ice and snow into plains. Yang cloud burns with elixir fire below and yin clouds scatter sand like gold above, add beast phantoms in the middle until lightning crackles, creating beast strength placenta, and start collecting apertures… Wild grass grow wildly, the qi of blood like the sea. Three hundred years as spring, five hundred years as autumn. With unlimited divine opportunity, swim and roam in the wilds, adding in third watch, and another third watch, obtaining nine. Nine as extreme, the refinement is complete!"
The recipe was LONG. Nearly ten thousand words.
Fang Yuan's expression turned GRAVE as he listened.
There were UP TO A THOUSAND STEPS. Early stage used hundreds of materials. Middle stage used large numbers of Rank Four and Five Gus. It got harder near the end. Finally, it needed ANOTHER RANK SIX IMMORTAL GU!
"THIS IS NOT GOOD. The difficulty is MANY TIMES HIGHER than I estimated. My past life intel only talked about the early stage, mixed with NPC MISINTERPRETATION."
Fang Yuan's heart sank. His 50% confidence dropped to about 30%.
"You need not worry. Large amounts of materials and Gu worms for the refinement are already stored here."
With the land spirit's words, the whole hall glowed with DARK BLUE LIGHT.
The radiance shone everywhere. The relief sculptures on the walls PROTRUDED and turned SOLID.
Fang Yuan was amazed. "A storage method. FIRST TIME SEEING IT. So many ancient methods are LOST TO TIME."
Material after material, dazzling his eyes. At least FIVE THOUSAND Gu worms from Rank One to Five. Over SIX HUNDRED Rank Four Gus. No less than EIGHTY Rank Five Gus!
Rank Five Gus, ULTRA-RARE outside, were almost A HUNDRED here. Expensive Rank Four Gus were as common as CABBAGES.
"So many TOP-TIER MATERIALS! Gu I've never seen... These Strength Path Gus, if I got them, my battle strength would EXPLODE! And over ten YELLOW GOLD RELIC GUS! Eight PURPLE CRYSTAL RELIC GUS! If I used them, I'd reach Rank Five Peak Stage INSTANTLY!"
Fang Yuan looked at these Rank Four and Five Gus and had the impulse to ABANDON the refinement and just YOINK all these Gus.
But he EXTINGUISHED the impulse immediately.
With the land spirit guarding, these Gus could only be used for refinement. NO PERSONAL USE.
Second, Second Aperture Gu was a LONG-TERM INVESTMENT. Benefits would be IMMACULATE, especially at Rank Six.
"There is still one CRUCIAL Gu worm left." Ba Gui said, straining to control the hall.
The blue radiance INTENSIFIED.
The immortal essence in the bronze cauldron began depleting DROP BY DROP.
Fang Yuan narrowed his eyes. In the blue light, he saw a CONFINED IMMORTAL GU.
It was like a round gem, yellow, hollow, with a ball of PURPLE SMOKE inside.
The smoke transformed constantly—a pegasus, an immortal crane, a moving cloud, pure thunderbolt.
As it appeared, a strong WINE FRAGRANCE filled the hall.
Fang Yuan took a few breaths and immediately felt DRUNK. Eyes hazy, mind dizzy. He HELD HIS BREATH.
"This is the Rank Six Immortal Gu— DIVINE TRAVEL." The land spirit introduced.
DIVINE TRAVEL GU!
Fang Yuan's eyes WIDENED, staring without blinking.
Divine Travel Gu was MYSTERIOUS, LEGENDARY. Its earliest appearance was in <
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In the legends, Divine Travel Gu first appeared beside VERDANT GREAT SUN.
Verdant Great Sun drank four top-tier wines; dense liquor aura in his body congealed into Divine Travel Gu.
Divine Travel Gu could send the Gu Master ANYWHERE in the world. But activation required the Gu Master to be DRUNK. Destination COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED.
Verdant Great Sun was sent to many OHIO ZONES, suffered a lot, life on the line multiple times.
"Divine Travel Gu is one of the FOUR GREAT MOVEMENT GUS, powerful, but its flaw is HUGE. Who'd dare use it? Even Verdant Great Sun had to refine it into FIXED IMMORTAL TRAVEL GU. No wonder the OG blessed land owner chose this Gu to refine into Second Aperture Gu."
Fixed Immortal Travel Gu is also a Four Great Movement Gu, can send the Gu Master anywhere they want, even the edge of the world. But prerequisite: need a CONCRETE IMPRESSION of the destination. If the destination changes too much, FAIL.
Fang Yuan pondered, understanding the ancient Strength Path Gu Immortal's intentions.
Divine Travel Gu is Rank Six, but every use is HIGH RISK, LOW REWARD. So Verdant Great Sun refined it into Fixed Immortal Travel Gu, while this ancient G thought of using it for Second Aperture Gu.
Land Spirit Ba Gui carefully resealed Divine Travel Gu. "When do you begin refinement?"
"NO RUSH. Let me study the recipe." Fang Yuan sat cross-legged, eyes closed, CONTEMPLATING MAXIMUM.
Humans are the spirit of all living beings. Gus are the ESSENCE OF THE WORLD.
When a Gu Master's cultivation reaches a profound level, they understand: using Gu isn't just using tools. It's a way to UNDERSTAND HEAVEN AND EARTH.
Gu worms are vessels carrying LAW FRAGMENTS OF THE GREAT DAO. Refining Gu isn't just following steps. It's based on understanding those law fragments.
A recipe contains the process, but more importantly, the CREATOR'S COMPREHENSION of heaven and earth.
From this recipe, Fang Yuan could study the EXPERIMENTATION AND INSIGHTS of the OG blessed land owner. Comparing with his own experiences, he'd gain DEEPER UNDERSTANDING of the Great Dao. BIG W.
"A Gu Master only has one aperture from birth. A second aperture is DEFYING HEAVEN. Now I see why Divine Travel Gu was chosen."
After a long while, Fang Yuan opened his eyes, understanding deeper.
"Land spirit. LET'S COOK."
"Okay." Land spirit immediately gave Fang Yuan two materials and one Gu worm.
First material: GREEN POND ROTTEN SOIL. From ten thousand feet under a rotten, poisonous marsh. EXTREMELY TOXIC. Fang Yuan's arm would rot in seconds if he touched it.
Second material: BLOOD COLORED POWDER. Big origin. Blood of EIGHT KINDS OF IMMEMORIAL DESOLATE BEASTS mixed, solidified, ground into powder.
The Gu worm was common: EARTH TREASURY FLOWER (a storage Gu). Fang Yuan got some from Flower Wine Monk's cave back at Qing Mao Mountain.
With the land spirit's help, Fang Yuan mixed the rotten soil and blood powder.
After it became even soil, he planted the Earth Treasury Flower in it.
The flower IMMEDIATELY DECAYED AND DIED. The toxicity and violent blood power were too much.
Fang Yuan wasn't discouraged. The land spirit took out another Earth Treasury Flower Gu. He planted it.
The ancient G had foreseen failure chances at every step and prepared SPARES.
After failing several times, Fang Yuan finally succeeded.
The toxicity and blood power formed a SUBTLY BALANCE, causing a strange transformation in the flower.
This was step one: Rotten soil blood powder, treasure flower in the earth.
Next: Jade bone turned into petals, ice muscles into stalks and golden relic into the heart of the flower. Needed Jade Bone Gu, Ice Muscle Gu, Yellow Golden Relic Gu, plus SKILLED REFINING TECHNIQUES.
Third step: Bright stellar fire, gather ice and snow into plains. Could be misunderstood as Stellar Fire Gu + Snowy Plain Gu. Firepower INADEQUATE. The two phrases combined, true answer: STELLAR FIRE PRAIRIE GU + SNOWY PLAIN GU for balance.
Fang Yuan followed the steps.
Fourth step: Yang cloud burns with elixir fire below and yin clouds scatter sand like gold above. Tested his MULTITASKING.
Fang Yuan used Yang Cloud Gu + Elixir Fire Gu, then activated Yin Cloud Gu + Golden Sand Gu.
The yin and yang clouds mixed with previous smoke. Spheres of fiery orange elixir fire rose from the yang cloud. Golden sand fell from the yin cloud like LIGHT DRIZZLE.
"Yin above, yang below is ANTI-BALANCE... this is the CRITICAL JUNCTURE! Go, WHITE ELEPHANT BEAST PHANTOM!" Fang Yuan's eyes burst with light. He activated All-Out Effort Gu, summoned the white elephant phantom.
The white elephant phantom collided into the center of the clouds, got grinded by elixir fire and golden sand.
With a soft BOOM, it turned into a ball of white light, revolving in the air.
"Again. BLACK PYTHON BEAST PHANTOM." Fang Yuan sacrificed another.
The black python entered the cloud center, turned into a black ray, spun around the white light. The two tangled endlessly.
"STONE TURTLE BEAST PHANTOM. HORSE BEAST PHANTOM." Two more phantoms flew out.
Four beast phantoms tangled, formed a whirlpool of colorful light. But something was LACKING.
"SUS! Why haven't they fused?" Fang Yuan was baffled. First DIFFICULTY.
The colorful whirlpool was being grinded down by elixir fire and golden sand, getting smaller. The multiple auras COULDN'T FUSE.
Fang Yuan suddenly had a thought as he watched the process about to fail. "Wait... could it be..."
He began to CONTROL the four beast phantoms.
White elephant: steady, simple.
Black python: coiling, cold.
Stone turtle: still as a mountain.
Horse: ran with the wind.
Before, they were just carelessly tangling. Now, under Fang Yuan's control, each displayed their TRUE NATURE.
BOOM!
Thunder crackled. A strange transformation began.
Yin and yang clouds moved. Yin cloud SANK. Yang cloud ROSE. The two fused into one.
Mist surged, mixed ceaselessly. LIGHTNING AND THUNDER crackled inside.
"So that's it. No wonder it needed a Strength Path Gu Master. Just having beast phantoms isn't enough. The Gu Master must understand each phantom's TRUE NATURE to start fusion." Fang Yuan let out a breath, comprehending.
RUMBLE...
Lightning crackled, thunder exploded.
Sound like war drums, becoming more condensed, blending into one.
BOOM BOOM BOOM...
Under continuous rumbling, the mist fused into one color, then EXPLODED.
A frenzy wind blew, dispersing all clouds and mist.
Only one Gu remained in the air.
Rank Five Gu, like a disk. Surface rough, like an embryo of grass and soil. In the middle: a ferocious beast with a HORSE HEAD, ELEPHANT TUSKS, TURTLE BODY, SNAKE TAIL.
"BEAST STRENGTH PLACENTA GU." Fang Yuan relaxed. The moment he relaxed, he fell to the ground, FELL ASLEEP.
He'd used FIVE DAYS AND NIGHTS to refine this Gu. No rest, multitasking the whole time. Mental energy used to the LIMITS. EXHAUSTED.
He slept for a day and a night before waking.
He touched the Beast Strength Placenta Gu, recalled the recipe: Yang cloud burns with elixir fire below and yin clouds scatter sand like gold from above, add beast phantoms in the middle till lightning crackles, creating beast strength placenta, and start collecting apertures…
"Next is GATHERING APERTURES!" He stood up. "Ba Gui. IT'S TIME."
Ba Gui was straightforward. "Okay. I can send you anywhere in the blessed land."
A LARGE MAP appeared before Fang Yuan, showing everything in the blessed land.
Gu Masters, hairy men, dog beasts... all clearly shown.
"THIS PLACE." Fang Yuan searched the map, gaze fixing on a spot. He pointed.
Next moment, Fang Yuan VANISHED.
He appeared in front of TIE MU BAI.
"YOU." Tie Mu Bai was exploring the inheritance, slightly surprised by Fang Yuan's sudden SUS APPEARANCE.
He calmed down fast, was about to speak—
But Fang Yuan quickly waved his hand, LUCKILY summoning a ROCK CROCODILE PHANTOM.
BAM!
Tie Mu Bai's head got SMACKED by the rock crocodile's tail.
It EXPLODED like a watermelon.
HE. WAS. COOKED.
TWITCH CHAT:
💀 "WAIT WHAT?! DID BRO JUST NO-DIFF TIE MU BAI?!"
🍿 *"FANG YUAN'S GYATT IS CRACKED! HE ONE-SHOT A RANK 5 PEAK!"*
🐍 "LAND SPIRIT CHEAT CODES ACTIVATED! THIS IS AN OHIO ASSASSINATION!"
🔥 "THE GASLIGHTING IS PEAK! HE'S GATHERING APERTURES... STARTING WITH THE STRONGEST ONE!"