Bang!
Fang Gong, the Supreme Grand Elder of the Fang family, slammed his palm down on the table and shot to his feet, his eyes blazing with fury. "That Suan Bu Jin is truly greedy! How dare he demand our clan's Thieving Path True Inheritance — what right does he have? He's nothing but a Seventh Transformation independent cultivator, and he has the audacity to extort our Fang family! Despicable! He deserves to die!"
Hearing Fang Dichang's report, Fang Gong was incandescent with rage.
But Fang Dichang had already calmed down. "Suan Bu Jin is no pushover. Our decision to recruit him was made in response to the current situation. As a Wisdom Path Gu Immortal, he's naturally shrewd beyond measure. Now that he's demanding the Thieving Path True Inheritance, our clan really is in a rather difficult position to refuse."
"What? You actually want to give him the Thieving Path True Inheritance? That's the true inheritance of Thieving Heaven Venerable!" Fang Gong's eyes went wide.
Fang Dichang smiled bitterly. "If we don't give it to him, he simply won't work. What can we do about it? Yes, he's currently inside our clan's main base, and perhaps we could band together to kill him. But what happens after that? Without his assistance, refining the Bean God Palace will be extremely difficult and take far too long. Our family's situation is already under tremendous pressure — just recently, an Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal has already made a move!"
This was the doing of Fang Yuan's two great dragon generals, but the work was clean, and with the Bean God Palace consuming nearly all of Fang Dichang's attention, he had failed to see through it.
The entire Fang family believed: if it wasn't one of those super clans from the Western Desert, it had to be some Demonic Path Gu Immortal harboring ill intentions, or perhaps even the Heavenly Court itself.
Fang Gong fell into deep thought. As the Supreme Grand Elder, he gradually calmed down.
The Fang family's current situation truly did require Suan Bu Jin's help. Once they gained control of the Bean God Palace, the family could turn things around and reverse the entire dire situation. If in the future they could also repair the Falling Blossom Hall, Asking Ford Dock, and the other great Immortal Gu Houses, the Fang family's overall strength would likely surpass that of most Righteous Path superpowers in the Western Desert.
Suan Bu Jin was the key to the Fang family's escape from crisis and ascent to the pinnacle!
"As expected of a Wisdom Path Gu Immortal — pinning us at this exact critical juncture. Heh heh heh, this Suan Bu Jin has both the nerve and the skill," Fang Gong sneered coldly.
Fang Dichang understood Fang Gong. Hearing this tone, he knew that Fang Gong had agreed.
Of course, once the Fang family weathered this crisis, Fang Gong would surely make a move to deal with Suan Bu Jin and vent his frustrations properly!
Fang Dichang smiled. "Actually, Suan Bu Jin still knows his limits. He didn't demand my Wisdom Path inheritance, nor was he greedy enough to covet the secrets of our Immortal Gu Houses. If he had made those two demands, we truly would have been in a bind."
The Fang family's foundation was not the Thieving Path.
It never had been.
The Thieving Path had been an accidental windfall for the family, obtained through scheming against a foreign otherworldly demon.
Over all these years, the family had already pushed their use of this Thieving Heaven True Inheritance to its absolute limit.
When they had previously launched a counterattack against Dong Luchen, they had deployed the Thieving Path Immortal Gu House, but it was in a state of complete disrepair. That alone said a great deal.
Fang Dichang smiled. "This Suan Bu Jin truly has profound attainments in the Wisdom Path. Setting aside the substantial progress I've made with his help these past few days, just look at his demand — the timing and degree of pressure were executed with exquisite precision and masterful skill. He neither overstepped his bounds nor failed to maximize his gains. That's no easy thing to achieve."
Fang Gong chuckled as well. "Heh heh heh, you seem to think quite highly of him — going so far as to praise him."
Fang Dichang's eyes glinted slightly. "Talent is talent. How could I deliberately belittle someone because of personal feelings? If someone of this caliber truly serves our clan, that would be an excellent thing indeed."
Fang Gong narrowed his eyes, murmuring thoughtfully. "Making Suan Bu Jin — that audacious devil — truly loyal to our clan is no simple matter."
After extensive discussion, the Fang family agreed to let Fang Yuan browse the Thieving Heaven True Inheritance.
Fang Yuan quickly received the contents of the true inheritance.
It was indeed the Thieving Heaven True Inheritance. The most essential part was the Thieving Path's killer move.
It was from this killer move that the Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable had originally established the Thieving Path.
Obviously, this killer move was of immense significance — it was the very origin of the Thieving Path!
Upon reading it, Fang Yuan was utterly amazed.
Within this true inheritance, the Thieving Path revealed its full, magnificent scope. This was because what it stole was no longer simply people or objects, but heaven and earth itself — the entire natural world. Any and all Dao Marks under heaven could be stolen and claimed!
Beyond that, there was another piece of content that Fang Yuan read over and over again, lingering with fascination.
That was the Thieving Path Immortal Gu House described within the Thieving Heaven True Inheritance — the Thief's Nest.
"Fang Yuan's comprehension of the Thieving Path is at the Grandmaster level; the Fang family's Gu Immortals couldn't possibly match that. So the Fang family's advantage lies in constructing Immortal Gu Houses, but they've never been able to do anything about this Thief's Nest, leaving it to deteriorate in its broken state."
With just a few glances at the relevant content about the Thief's Nest, Fang Yuan could see the efforts of the Fang family's successive generations — they had all attempted to repair this Immortal Gu House.
"While they've had some ingenious ideas, none of them truly aligned with the Thieving Path. At best, they were like drawing legs on a snake."
"But if I were to do the repair work, it would be entirely different!"
Fang Yuan's heart stirred.
But demanding the contents of the Thieving Heaven True Inheritance was already the limit. Fang Yuan knew: the Fang family had been on the verge of turning hostile but had forced themselves to endure it. Even though they had provided the true inheritance relatively smoothly, they would surely hold this debt in their hearts.
If he pushed further and demanded the Thief's Nest, it would be far too much — greatly exceeding the Fang family's bottom line, and they would absolutely not agree!
"Furthermore, as a Wisdom Path Gu Immortal, showing too much interest in the Thieving Path would raise a major suspicion."
"The only reason Fang Dichang hasn't become suspicious is because I laid the groundwork well. First, stealing the Great Thief Ghost Hand, and then using the Wisdom Take killer move to eliminate Wan Lianghan — both of these actions built the expected impression in the Fang family's minds in advance, making everything seem natural."
"But is this true inheritance truly the complete contents of the Thieving Heaven True Inheritance?" Fang Yuan couldn't tell for certain. At least, from what he had read, nothing seemed deliberately withheld. But he couldn't be sure, considering the Fang family had a Wisdom Path powerhouse in Fang Dichang.
"What would happen if I simply seized it by force right now?" Fang Yuan contemplated.