The news spread, attracting the attention of countless figures.
Some of these people were masters who had been in secluded cultivation for years, others were Gu Masters roaming the world. The righteous path took note, the demonic path coveted him. It could be said that Fang Yuan truly broke into their field of vision.
Some, like the Hundred Year Boy, chose to temporarily retreat. Others, like Li Xian and Hu Mei'er, secretly stirred the pot. There were also those who, ignited with fighting spirit, directly declared they would come and challenge him.
For a time, winds rose and clouds surged, countless waves crashing towards Fang Yuan.
Three Fork Mountain.
In a certain cave.
The two, Fang and Bai, sat cross-legged. Fang Yuan pressed his palms against Bai Ning Bing's back, channelling True Essence into her.
Within Bai Ning Bing's aperture, the Refined Gold True Essence was like a waterfall, hanging from the sky and rushing into the sea of True Essence, churning up countless splashes.
On the surface of the True Essence sea, waves surged endlessly, constantly scouring the surrounding aperture walls.
Fang Yuan was at the middle stage of the Fourth Turn, possessing Luminant Gold True Essence. Under the effect of the Nine Eye Wine Worm, it was purified into Refined Gold True Essence. Now, through the Bone Flesh Reunion Gu, he poured it into Bai Ning Bing's aperture, helping her nourish the aperture walls and increase her foundation.
A few hours later, Fang Yuan withdrew his palms. Bai Ning Bing slowly opened her eyes.
Her expression was calm.
She didn't express a shred of gratitude for Fang Yuan's rescue. She didn't express a shred of anger at his delaying.
She was very calm, as if the incident of her being besieged had never happened.
But her inner feelings were extremely complex.
For a long time, she had surpassed Fang Yuan in cultivation. But at this moment, she had instead become the beneficiary of the Bone Flesh Reunion Gu.
Refined Gold True Essence brought her tremendous help. After all, she was still at the initial stage of the Fourth Turn.
"It seems... cultivating with Fang Yuan isn't so bad..." The moment this thought appeared, Bai Ning Bing instantly extinguished it like lightning.
She slowly stood up. Her tone was cold, seeming somewhat gloating: "Have you heard the recent rumors? Many people are saying that you hold the great secret of the Three Kings Inheritance. You didn't know how to fly before, and you got it from the Faith King Inheritance. Heh, you'd better be careful. The Tie Clan is furious. They publicly declared you a great enemy, and wanted posters have spread throughout the Southern Border."
Fang Yuan was still sitting cross-legged on the ground, replying indifferently: "Hehe, our relationship, who doesn't know? If the Tie Clan moves against me, you definitely won't escape either."
"Hmph. You continue cultivating for the first half of the night. I'll stand guard for you. In the second half, you come out and relieve me." With that, Bai Ning Bing walked out.
The current situation was far more dangerous than when they first came to Three Fork Mountain. The two of them, Fang and Bai, tried not to cultivate at the same time.
In the depths of the cave, only Fang Yuan remained.
But he wasn't busy cultivating, instead falling into deep thought.
The Tie Clan's reaction was within his expectations. He had killed the Tie Clan elder and pursued the Tie Clan young master, severely trampling on the Tie Clan's bottom line. The Tie Clan was a super clan, the leader of the righteous path. How could they swallow this insult? The subsequent retaliation would surely be extremely fierce!
Besides the Tie Clan, there were other troubles.
The Shang and Wu Clans, and other righteous factions, and demonic path Gu Masters like Hu Mei'er, Li Xian, and the Hundred Year Boy.
This was the price of fame!
While achieving instant fame, Fang Yuan also pushed himself to the forefront of the storm, drawing the attention of countless people.
From all sides, the surging undercurrents of probing, or the waves meant to engulf him, had converged into a massive whirlpool.
With his past life's experience, Fang Yuan knew that he was facing a trial.
If he could break free of this whirlpool and withstand the crashing waves, then he could truly stand firm and become a recognized expert of the Southern Border.
If he was swallowed and crushed by this whirlpool, then nothing else mattered.
"Right now, the Divine Thief Lu Zuan Feng has infiltrated the Demon Suppression Tower several times, causing a huge ruckus and giving the Tie Clan a massive headache. It will take at least a month or two for them to free up the energy to deal with me. I can set this aside for now."
"The rumor spreading outside that I hold the great secret of the inheritance is probably stirred up by Li Xian and Hu Mei'er. Hmph, I will deal with these two sooner or later. But Li Xian still has some use for now. And Hu Mei'er has a Rank Six Gu Immortal backing her, I need to plan carefully."
"The Three Kings Inheritance is too big a cake. I am destined not to be able to swallow all of it. I can only choose the best of it. But if I can obtain the essence of it, such as the Gu of Invincible in a Hundred Battles, this trip will absolutely not be in vain. My strength will have a huge increase, which will be of great help for the upcoming battle of Yi Tian Mountain."
Thoughts swirled in Fang Yuan's mind, spreading out, and he couldn't help but think of the Central Continent.
"By my calculations, the Fox Immortal Inheritance on Heavenly Ladder Mountain in the Central Continent must have already opened! This is a true Gu Immortal inheritance, countless times more precious than the Three Kings Inheritance! That Feng Jin Huang, it was by relying on this inheritance that she achieved Gu Immortality, becoming a figure who would shake the world in the future..."
Meanwhile, at the foot of Heavenly Ladder Mountain in the Central Continent.
Elite disciples from the ten great sects of the Central Continent had all gathered together. In the crowd, the real Gu Yue Fang Zheng lightly exhaled a breath of turbid air. The grand competition that had lasted for several months was finally over.
Months ago, the ten great sects simultaneously transmitted their masters' orders, organizing these elite disciples into a grand competition to determine the rankings.