This blessed land was peculiar.
The entire landscape was a vast shallow shoal.
The green water was at most one zhang deep. Countless pebbles piled up to form sandy banks, like random strokes of an ink painting—lines crisscrossing in every direction.
Pools of green water dotted the terrain, some like lakes, some like small seas, scattered across the land like stars.
"It bears some resemblance to the Eastern Clan's headquarters, the Emerald Pool Blessed Land," Fang Yuan murmured to himself.
But he knew this place was fundamentally different from the Emerald Pool Blessed Land.
The Emerald Pool Blessed Land contained deep pools of every size, their emerald and azure hues intermingling—thousands upon thousands of them, like stars across the night sky, breathtakingly beautiful. Each pool held different water qualities, nurturing countless aquatic life forms.
Here, however, all the water was interconnected, constantly flowing through one another, linked by the gaps between the pebble banks of varying sizes.
Fang Yuan swept his gaze across the area and found large quantities of fish, shrimp, various water insects, and uncountable mortal Gu in the water. Beneath the stony banks, nestled in the crevices between pebbles, lay abundant snails, shells, water grasses, and more.
But what dominated the landscape was a type of snake.
These snakes were all pink, quite diminutive, small in size. The longest was no longer than an adult's little finger, while the smaller ones measured only about an inch.
These were Spirit Snakes.
The specialty transformation of Immortal Gu Master Han Dong.
This was Han Dong's blessed land.
Han Dong had been one of the Three Heroes of the Wandering Lands. Back when Dongfang Changfan had seized Dongfang Yuliang's body, attempting to rebirth himself, he had established a temporary camp here at Taiqiu using the corpse of an Ancient Void Bat.
When Fang Yuan and his group had attacked this place, the Immortal Gu Master Han Dong of the Three Heroes of the Wandering Lands had fallen here.
The Three Heroes of the Wandering Lands were Lu Qingming, Su Guang, and Han Dong.
They were relatively well-known figures among independent cultivators.
When the three immortals joined forces, they could unleash an Immortal Path Killer Move—a brilliant radiance that linked together into the shape of a war chariot, moving at tremendous speed.
In the world of Immortal Gu Masters, some immortals who shared similar philosophies would support and help one another, cultivating together. Over time, as they grew familiar with each other, if they possessed enough talent, they could deduce and comprehend Immortal Path Killer Moves suited for coordinated combat.
This was the case for the Three Heroes of the Wandering Lands, just as it was for Hao Zhen and Chou Laowu's Wind Thunder Roar.
Among the three, Lu Qingming was a Wind Path Immortal Gu Master. His signature Immortal Path Killer Move was called Wind Entanglement, immensely powerful and versatile.
Su Guang was a Light Path Immortal Gu Master.
And Han Dong practiced Transformation Path!
He was a Sixth Transformation Immortal Gu Master of Transformation Path. This Han Dong Blessed Land was a Sixth Transformation blessed land.
Fang Yuan hovered in midair. At that moment, a pink Spirit Snake slithered toward him, coiling before him in the air.
"Shoo shoo shoo!"
The Spirit Snake's entire body was semi-transparent, scaleless, its flesh a faint pink. It had no snake bones—only a single red line running from head to tail, connecting its entire form.
It flicked its tongue at Fang Yuan, radiating hostility, producing a shoo shoo shoo sound.
This was entirely different from the hissing of ordinary snakes.
Fang Yuan heard it, and the shoo shoo shoo sounds resolved into meanings he could understand—"Who are you? Why have you broken into my home? Leave now, leave now! You are not welcome here!"
Fang Yuan smiled faintly. "I've broken into this blessed land because naturally, I wish to become its master. May I ask what your requirements for recognition are?"
"Shoo shoo shoo."
The pink Spirit Snake emitted another displeased, soft cry.
Fang Yuan nodded in understanding, a feeling of delight rising in his heart. He thought, "So Han Dong's dying obsession was tied to Lu Qingming and Su Guang."
It turned out the recognition conditions of this Han Dong Blessed Land were both simple and stringent.
The Spirit Snake before him was Han Dong's obsession, fused with the power of heaven and earth after his death, forming the blessed land's Earth Spirit.
This Earth Spirit would only recognize Lu Qingming or Su Guang.
If either of them came here, this blessed land would belong to them.
From this perspective, the bond between the Three Heroes of the Wandering Lands ran extraordinarily deep. Han Dong's dying obsession had been to leave everything he had accumulated in his lifetime to his two good friends.
"In that case, I shall bring Lu Qingming here. He and I are good friends, after all," Fang Yuan lied without batting an eye.
"Shoo shoo shoo."
The Spirit Snake spoke: "Really? Can you truly find Lu Qingming? That would be wonderful!"
"As a matter of fact, he is nearby. Since your original body died here, Lu Qingming and Su Guang have been constantly thinking about this matter. But Taiqiu is simply too dangerous, so they asked for my help. That is how I made the arduous journey to reach this place." Fang Yuan spun his tale, face unflushed, heart unruffled.
The Spirit Snake slithered and swayed, its body revealing visible excitement.
Afterward, it and Fang Yuan reached an agreement—they need only wait for the time it took to drink a cup of tea, and Lu Qingming would arrive.
"Thank you so much, you truly are a wonderful person!" The Spirit Snake's attitude shifted entirely, becoming very enthusiastic. It voluntarily opened the gateway and escorted Fang Yuan out.
"You must find Lu Qingming!" Only after watching Fang Yuan disappear into the distance did the Spirit Snake reluctantly close the gateway.
Fang Yuan circled around on the outside, recalled the Skyhawk of the Upper Pinnacle, and used his Familiar Face to transform into Lu Qingming's appearance.
He approached nearby and waited for a moment. The blessed land's gateway opened.
"Lord Lu Qingming… wuu wuu wuu." The Spirit Snake stood at the entrance, gazing at "Lu Qingming," so overcome with emotion that it began to sob and weep.