The vision before her changed dramatically. Bai Ningbing steadied herself and surveyed her surroundings, thinking: "So this is the Five Aspects Blessed Land?"
Just as the thought formed, a wave of inexplicable information flowed into the depths of her heart, letting her understand the arrangements of the Five Aspects.
"So this public blessed land was formed from the fusion of immortal apertures donated by each of the Five Aspects of Heaven's Patrol. The entire blessed land is divided into five zones, with no passage between domains—only the central mountain range is shared. The Heaven Aspect killer move lies at the very center of the blessed land. As long as one has been acknowledged by the gate tower and teleported inside, any Gu Immortal has the right to compete for the supreme treasure. Moreover, along the way, there are various resources that the Five Aspects placed here in the past. If one's strength is sufficient, they can be claimed for personal use, though it is recommended not to uproot them entirely and drain the pond to catch all the fish."
Bai Ningbing looked toward Fang Yuan, hesitated for a moment, and was about to speak to notify him.
But Fang Yuan gazed straight ahead and waved his hand dismissively. "I've received this information as well. No need to say anything."
Bai Ningbing said "oh" and fell silent.
In his previous life, Fang Yuan had faced obstacles even before the gate tower. Not only was his "Meeting Before" killer move seen through and his disguise exposed—resulting in him being shoved outside—but he had also needed the Wisdom Halo to calculate the correct killer move and successfully infiltrate the Five Aspects Blessed Land.
After entering the blessed land, the information about the Five Aspects' arrangements had not flowed into his heart either. He had only learned of this layer through Bai Ningbing's notification.
But in this life, thanks to Fang Yuan's prior modifications and calculations, the immortal-level killer move he had devised could not only be used on himself but also help others pass the inspection.
Now, the moment he stepped into the Five Aspects Blessed Land, the information about the arrangements was delivered straight to his heart.
"Advance toward the central peak!" Fang Yuan and Bai Ningbing set off together.
In his previous life, he had been pressed for time because the Qi Family Gu Immortals had also entered the blessed land, and Fang Yuan had to compete with them for the Heaven Aspect killer move.
In this life, Fang Yuan had struck first, eliminating the biggest competitors entirely. The entire blessed land was populated only by his own people.
Although the situation was not tense at all—quite leisurely, in fact, and he could have collected resources along the way while slowly working through it—Fang Yuan knew that the Immortal Gu House at the center of the mountain range, which housed the Heaven Aspect killer move, though crude, had integrated the entire Five Aspects Blessed Land. Controlling it first would greatly benefit the future relocation of resources.
During their flight, Bai Ningbing was surprised to discover that there really were quite a few resource points within the blessed land.
Ice Mirror Snow Lotuses, Century-Old Dark Ice, Millennium Dark Ice, Broad Cold Water, Heavenly Craftwork Divine Jade, Jade Frost Antelope…
"There are no large or super-tier resource points—only small and mid-sized ones. But the resources here are truly dense, and each deposit is quite abundant. Of course, this place only opens once every hundred years, so naturally, a great deal has accumulated."
Bai Ningbing felt a twinge of envy.
Without a doubt, all these resources would end up in Fang Yuan's Supreme Immortal Aperture.
If she had obtained them herself, they would have greatly supplemented her foundations, multiplying her assets several times over and making her instantly wealthy! But in Fang Yuan's hands, they were merely icing on the cake.
The journey went very smoothly, and the pair arrived at the central mountain range without incident.
In his previous life, the Qi Family Gu Immortals had still been at large, stirring up beast tides and provoking Ancient Desolate Beasts to obstruct Fang Yuan and Bai Ningbing, creating obstacles along the way.
But now, every single one of those Qi Family Gu Immortals was a captive, trapped aboard the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot, unsure whether they would survive to see the next day, too preoccupied with their own plight to cause trouble.
The Immortal Gu House palace at the mountain's peak was nothing remarkable, and Fang Yuan had long since lost interest in it.
Before the palace, quite a few Gu Immortals had already gathered—all under Fang Yuan's command, having entered before him.
After paying their respects to Fang Yuan, the Gu Immortals reported in unison, describing what they had seen along the way.
Fang Yuan swept his gaze over them, found nothing unexpected or amiss, and gave a slight nod before leading the group into the great hall.
The Heaven Aspect killer move was right in the center of the hall.
It took the form of a single-legged flying crane, its feathers white as snow, not a speck of dust upon them. Its long beak was a vivid cinnabar red. At the moment, the crane had its neck curved downward, head bowed, wings folded tight, and a pair of eyes tightly shut—as though it were deep in slumber.
"Ninth Transformation aura…" Bing Yuan and the others drew in sharp breaths, their eyes filled with both shock and delight.
Fang Yuan led the immortals to sit in a circle around the Heaven Aspect Crane, and one by one, they poured their wills into it.
The gate tower had been the Five Aspects' test, but within the Heaven Aspect killer move itself, they had not been able to add any hidden measures. Thus, regardless of who it was, anyone could infuse their will.
The various streams of will surged in, and the instant they entered, information left behind by the Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable was conveyed to them.
The Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable explained the circumstances: he had once, in the Primordial White Heaven, discovered a natural Heaven Spirit by chance. He had expended tremendous effort to capture it, only to find that the Heaven Aspect held profound mysteries, and even one as powerful as himself could not refine it for the time being.
He had then designed the Heaven Aspect killer move and established this half-complete inheritance, leaving it behind for a worthy successor.
Later, the Five Aspects discovered this inheritance, and none among them was willing to yield—thus began the Five Aspects' wager, stretching across over a thousand years.
The immortals understood the full story and were each shocked, filled with exclamations.
Fang Yuan had experienced all of this in his previous life and felt no emotional turbulence. However, the way the Heaven Aspect killer move existed stirred a new layer of associations in his mind.
"The Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable's killer moves—such as God Knows Not, Ghost Hears Not, Heaven Aspect, and the like—once activated, they can endure indefinitely without collapsing."
"In my previous life, I attributed this to the Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable's personal style. But after experiencing the battle to repair the Destiny Gu, I discovered that the various Immortal and Demon Venerables all seemed to possess similar means. The Giant Sun Immortal Venerable was like this, the Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable was like this, and Limitless Demon Venerable as well."
"These killer moves and techniques each wielded tremendous power and could persist indefinitely. They lay dormant in perfect tranquility, but once unleashed, their might was still enough to shatter the heavens and crack the earth."
"If only one or two Venerables possessed such means, it could be attributed to a personal specialty. But when nearly all Venerables were like this, it was no longer a matter of school or individual—it was a matter of realm."
Every Venerable possessed the realm of Supreme Grandmaster. This was a universally acknowledged fact.
"If that's the case…"