Final Preparations
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At Hua Hai Blessed Land
Fang Yuan sat in the palace of the blessed land, surrounded by three fairies who served as his maids. "Hmm, only two months... not bad," he muttered while examining a Letter Gu. "Tai Bai managed to make preparations in this short time. Truly deserving of his massive reputation in Northern Plains."
Fang Yuan had received a message from Old Bai, confirming that everything was in place for him to enter the game.
"It's time to leave," Fang Yuan said, rising from his huge bed.
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Two months had passed outside the blessed land, but inside, ten months had gone by. During this time, Fang Yuan had made all the final preparations he could.
His first action was to use the Space Thought Gu, which he had been preparing for a long time.
(Purchased in chapter 36)
Space Thought Gu is used to reverse Gu refinement. If a Gu in the Gu Master's body had "corrupted," it could be reversed to its original form. Additionally, it could identify unknown Gu, providing valuable information.
Fang Yuan used the Space Thought Gu to reverse the refinement of the Brain Explosion Gu. This rank 4 Gu would burrow into a victim's ear, and if the target thought too quickly, it would expand and cause their brain to burst.
Although the Brain Explosion Gu itself held no value to Fang Yuan, the thoughts it carried inside were essential.
As the Space Thought Gu worked its magic, half-transparent thoughts materialized like bubbles around the Brain Explosion Gu. In an instant, the Brain Explosion Gu broke apart into black light, white smoke, and a fist-sized space thought—successfully reverse-refined into two rank 3 Gu. Though they were insignificant, the space thought was what Fang Yuan truly sought.
He absorbed the space thought into his mind, reviewing its contents.
It revealed Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable's inheritance, which contained directions to Luo Po Valley and the recipes for two rank 5 Gu—Open Door Gu and Close Door Gu—which were crucial for accessing the inheritance.
Luo Po Valley had been sealed by Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable, and to enter, one needed the Open Door Gu. To prevent others from following, a Close Door Gu was required to seal the entrance afterward.
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Fang Yuan also dedicated himself to cultivating Wisdom Path and Soul Path during these ten months, selling resources from both of his blessed lands and using the funds to acquire mortal-level inheritances in these paths.
Though they were not immortal inheritances, when combined with what he got from Zhen Yuan Zi's inheritance, they produced significant results.
Fang Yuan managed to obtain several incomplete Wisdom Path immortal inheritances and even an incomplete rank 7 Soul Path inheritance from Zhen Yuan Zi's inheritance before.
So he cultivated these two paths diligently, refining Gu and using the Hairy Men to mass-produce low-rank Gu for backups—he needed tens of thousands.
Additionally, Fang Yuan used a Stargate Gu to connect his two blessed lands, making it easier to manage and transfer the refined Gu from the Hairy Men.
Reflecting on his progress, Fang Yuan smiled. "A.I. Chip, display my attainments."
[... Beep! Host's attainments below Quasi-Master will not be displayed:
Grandmaster: Transformation Path - Blood Path
Quasi-Grandmaster: Strength Path - Refinement Path - Formation Path - Wisdom Path - Soul Path
Master: Enslavement Path - Earth Path - Time Path
Quasi-Master: Fire Path - Dark Path - Water Path - Wind Path
....]
Fang Yuan was pleased with his efforts and the power of the A.I. Chip, which had grown much stronger since his ascension to immortality. His Wisdom Path and Soul Path had soared to Quasi-Grandmaster level, and even several elemental paths had risen to Quasi-Master after multiple simulations.
But what intrigued him most was his recent progress in Time Path. While he had desired an immortal inheritance in Time Path, even the mortal ones had been as expensive as Wisdom Path inheritances. Immortal ones were out of his reach.
However, while reviewing the memories of the five immortals in Hua Hai Blessed Land, he discovered an interesting piece of information.
A friend of the Hua Hai immortals specialized in Time Path, the one who used a time-path killer move in the blessed land. And he had failed to refine an immortal Gu during his ascension and still lacked one.
Fang Yuan used the Familiar Face killer move to ambush this Time Path immortal. Disguising himself as a blood demonic immortal, Fang Yuan negotiated with him. The terrified immortal offered up his immortal inheritance and several mortal ones in exchange for his life.
Then, with the help of the A.I. Chip, Fang Yuan's attainments in Time Path skyrocketed to Master level.
Utilizing his newfound mastery, he activated a Time Path killer move within his immortal aperture, altering the flow of time so that it slowed down to seven times the normal rate.
This gave Fang Yuan a significant advantage, allowing him to cultivate, refine Gu, and plan his next moves without fearing his next earth calamity.
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Fang Yuan was getting ready to leave, meticulously organizing everything he had prepared.
"I've done all I can in the time I've had," he thought, confident in his abilities and preparations. After all, he had both the power and the information to be so.
As a Rank 6 immortal, Fang Yuan was armed with a substantial collection of Immortal Gu:
Rank 6 Immortal Gu: He possessed the Spring Autumn Cicada in his first aperture as his vital Gu, the Fixed Immortal Travel Gu, and the Shapeshifting Immortal Gu in his second aperture as his vital Gu, along with three Formation Path Immortal Gu.
Rank 7 Immortal Gu: He had two Formation Path Gu, one of them being the Formation Flag Immortal Gu and one Soul Path Gu, the Distracting Soul Immortal Gu.
Rank 8 Immortal Gu: The legendry Attitude Gu, the core of his Familiar Face Killer Move.
Beyond the Gu, Fang Yuan had a formidable slave—the Green Claw Ghost Winged Lion, an immemorial desolate beast capable of rivaling Rank 8 immortals. This beast, protected within the Immortal Formation he inherited, was operated by a Formation Spirit, which functioned as half an Immortal Gu itself.
Fang Yuan had invested heavily in the Formation Path, evidenced by his Quasi-Grandmaster attainment in the path. However, reaching Grandmaster was proving to be far more difficult than he anticipated.
"Grandmaster attainment is incredibly hard to achieve," Fang Yuan mused. "Even with all the refinement, analysis, and simulations, all paths seem to stall at Quasi-Grandmaster. It's easy until then, but once you're at this level, there's no hint of progress. Not even a flicker of advancement."
He felt the pressure of the bottleneck but understood that power was not just in attainments—it was also in patience, planning, and persistence. With everything in place, Fang Yuan knew his attainments wouldn't be a problem in the future.
"And those five immortal slaves," Fang Yuan glanced at the three maids who served as bed warmers, and the other two who were tasked with labor in the blessed land.
"I've planted numerous safeguards in them to ensure control over anything they might do. I even gave them some necessary Gu for their killer moves. They could prove useful in the future, or if they lose value, I'll trade them off." Fang Yuan had already determined the fates of the five immortals.
The three fairies, who mistakenly believed Fang Yuan had an interest in them because they offered themselves, had no idea they were mere tools from the start.
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"Time to go," Fang Yuan muttered, stowing everything within his immortal aperture as he prepared to leave.
He issued instructions to the two land spirits, ensuring the blessed lands would run smoothly in his absence.
"Next, I'll use the modified Familiar Face Killer Move since there might be immortals nearby," Fang Yuan activated the killer move.
Since obtaining it, he had the A.I. Chip analyze and modify the technique to suit his needs. He added Dark Path and Soul Path elements to the move, while the core remained a combination of Wisdom Path and Transformation Path effects.
The move was already quite powerful, but Fang Yuan had plans to refine Change Form Immortal Gu, which would make it even stronger in the future.
As the transformation took effect, Fang Yuan morphed into an old man with a black shadowy figure.
Using the Fixed Immortal Travel Gu, he thought, "This time, I've planned everything meticulously. Let's hope it goes smoothly."
"Now, it's time to meet the one who deserves the highest possible prize for acting—the future mother of all Academy Awards. Even an Oscar wouldn't be enough to acknowledge her incredible talent."
"I'm finally going to meet Hei Lou Lan."
"I wonder if she'd be willing to take me as her disciple? Imagine that—me, learning under the greatest actress of all time!"
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