In this killer move, the vast majority of Gu worms were severely suppressed, making it difficult for them to exert their full strength. However, the auxiliary Gu worms among them were different; they were opened from the System's treasure chests and thus were not affected by this suppression.
The flight speed of this killer move should have been extremely fast, but due to the suppression of the Gu worms, its speed was greatly reduced, almost by half. Not only that, but activating this killer move also required a large amount of primeval essence, which even a Fifth Rank Gu Master could not sustain for long.
However, Liu Chen possessed three methods to restore primeval essence: Heavenly Essence Treasure Sword Gu, Heavenly Essence Treasure King Lotus Gu, and Three Watches Gu. His primeval essence recovery speed was even faster than a Ten Extreme Physiques, and while it couldn't be called infinite, it was enough for him to fight for three days and three nights without worrying about running out of primeval essence.
More importantly, Liu Chen discovered that merely relying on activating a killer move for movement consumed the least amount of primeval essence. Moreover, the distance between the islands was not too far, and after two hours of flight, he finally arrived at Emei Island.
During his flight, Liu Chen was pursued by a flock of over three hundred large-mouthed pelicans. Faced with so many enemies, he had no choice but to activate another Rank Five Gu, which increased his flight speed by another five times, allowing him to successfully shake off the fierce bird flock.
Standing on the island's beach, Liu Chen surveyed the environment of the island.
The island was covered with dense vegetation, lush and green as far as the eye could see, a masterpiece of nature with no trace of human activity.
The island's unique shape resembled a woman's slender and graceful eyebrows, hence its name "Emei Island."
Liu Chen stepped onto the island, strolling along the central beach, his thoughts drifting. He recalled Fang Yuan's memories.
Dugu He was originally a Gu Master from a small Family. In order to obtain more resources, he resolutely decided to go to sea for trade. However, fate played a cruel joke on him. A sudden thunderstorm destroyed his entire fleet, plunging him into despair.
Fortunately, Dugu He was swept by an underwater current to Emei Island. Although all his Gu worms were destroyed in the shipwreck, he had used Sword Finger Gu to modify his fingers, which gave him a glimmer of hope for survival on this desolate island.
To survive, Dugu He built a makeshift shelter using a large rock. He made fires and cooked, barely sustaining his life there.
However, this seemingly ordinary boulder underwent an unexpected change under the continuous scorching of the flames. It unexpectedly opened the Legacy hidden within it! This discovery filled Dugu He with joy.
Having obtained the Legacy, Dugu He cherished it like a treasure. He devoted himself to cultivation for a full ten years. During these long years, he was accompanied by solitude, reliant on nature, constantly honing his skills.
Finally, when he reappeared before the world, he was already a Four-Turn Peak expert. He held a Fifth-Turn Sword Path Gu worm in his hand, dominating the Eastern Sea with no one able to rival him.
It wasn't until Dugu He entered the twilight of his life that he finally returned to the Emei Island that he had longed for.
He decided to establish his own Family there, allowing the Family's glory to continue. After many years of effort and struggle, his Family gradually grew stronger, and the surrounding tens of thousands of miles of sea became the sphere of influence of the Dugu Family. Emei Island, moreover, became the Dugu Family's important Family land, where only members of the Dugu Family could set foot.
This was also the reason why Liu Chen could not directly teleport here. Although he possessed a legendary Gu worm like Fixed Immortal Travel, since Lao Mo had not landed on the island in his previous life, he naturally could not teleport here using Fixed Immortal Travel.
Liu Chen stepped onto the beach and slowly walked towards the island. Not far ahead, he saw a two-meter-high rectangular rock. This rock seemed a bit out of place, as if it had been deliberately placed there.
Liu Chen immediately activated a Flame Path Gu worm opened from a treasure chest—Four-Turn Earth Fire Scorching Plains Gu.
As soon as the Gu worm was activated, flames surged out from the ground like turbulent waves, burning fiercely.
Liu Chen then activated Burning Gu. This Gu worm could devour the surrounding flames, ensuring that these surging flames would not harm him.
Under Liu Chen's control, the flames continuously burned the rock. With a series of crisp "crack crack crack" sounds, the rock actually split open in the middle, forming a crack. Sunlight shone down from above, and through the crack, Liu Chen vaguely saw what appeared to be a magnificent treasure sword embedded inside.
He slowly stopped activating Earth Fire Scorching Plains Gu.
Immediately after, Liu Chen unhesitatingly activated Burning Gu, allowing it to quickly devour the remaining flames. Burning Gu acted like a vacuum cleaner, swallowing all the flames, which vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.
After completing all this, Liu Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief, then cautiously activated a defensive Gu and slowly walked into the rock fissure.
A magnificent treasure sword was quietly embedded in the rock, as if waiting for a fated person to take it.
"What kind of Sword in the Stone Gu is this?" Liu Chen muttered to himself, thinking of the legend of King Arthur. He reached out and gently gripped the hilt, feeling its cold touch.
However, just as he gripped the hilt, intending to pull out the treasure sword, a huge force suddenly came, as if this treasure sword weighed ten thousand jun, making it impossible to pull out. Liu Chen gritted his teeth, exerting all his strength, but still could not budge the treasure sword in the slightest.
Just as Liu Chen was feeling a bit frustrated, the treasure sword suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light, like a curtain of light enveloping his entire body. This light created a wondrous resonance with the sword bone in his body, as if there was some tacit understanding between the two.
Liu Chen's heart filled with joy; he could feel the connection between the treasure sword and himself becoming closer. He gripped the hilt again with force, and this time, the treasure sword was easily pulled out by him.
It turned out that this treasure sword was actually also a Gu worm. It would only be pulled out if it sensed the aura of a Sword Path Gu worm. Otherwise, even a Strength Path Gu Master would be unable to pull it out, only break it.
This was precisely the threshold of this Legacy; only true Sword Path Gu Masters could receive this Legacy. And the reason Dugu He was able to gain the recognition of this treasure sword Gu was precisely because his own Sword Finger Gu resonated with the treasure sword Gu, allowing him to unlock this Legacy.