“Eh? This Heavenly Demon is an idiot, why isn’t he moving at all?”
“If all Heavenly Demons were this dumb, it would be great!”
“Don’t let your guard down. Heavenly Demons are extremely cunning. Kill him quickly.”
Seeing that Fang Yuan was about to be killed, the red egg people let out cheers of victory.
But at that moment, suddenly an invisible force descended, sweeping Fang Yuan away!
Trapped in a tight encirclement, already on the verge of death and unconscious, Fang Yuan suddenly vanished. Leaving behind the utterly astonished red egg people.
When Fang Yuan woke from the hazy darkness, the scene before him had changed drastically.
It was a dark cyan hall.
The hall was extremely ancient, built with huge square copper bricks. Many of the copper bricks were covered with moss, showing the traces of time.
Fang Yuan lay in the center of the hall, the copper brick floor cold against his back.
“Your wounds, I have already healed them.” A giant turtle slowly opened a pair of wrinkled eyelids, staring at Fang Yuan at its feet.
Fang Yuan slowly got up from the ground, first feeling his body, indeed all injuries were gone.
Then he looked around the hall, his expression calm.
Finally, he set his gaze on the giant turtle before him.
This giant turtle was as big as a house, its shell thick and hard and green. Its limbs were like elephant legs, and from its extended head hung two dragon whiskers.
Fang Yuan looked at this giant turtle, the corners of his mouth slowly curling up, his smile growing stronger, eventually turning into loud laughter.
“Hahaha…” His laughter echoed through the hall.
His act of seeking death this time was equivalent to forsaking the Spring Autumn Cicada. Based only on speculation and information from his past life, the risk was naturally enormous. It could be said that one misstep would lead to eternal regret. But a demonic cultivator always moves forward boldly, excelling at going all in. Now that Fang Yuan had successfully reached the hall, all the risks were worth it.
After laughing heartily, Fang Yuan stopped and said to the giant turtle, “Earth Spirit Ba Gui, you have finally awakened from your slumber.”
“You know me?” The turtle’s steady voice fluctuated. A hint of doubt appeared in its aged eyes.
“Indeed, I know you, and I know the secret of this blessed land.” Fang Yuan nodded, pacing in the hall with his hands behind his back.
“This blessed land originates from an ancient Strength path Gu Immortal. The Gu Immortal protected the blessed land, resisting Earth Calamities and Heavenly Tribulations, but ultimately fell in a calamity. His obsession after death, combined with the heavenly and earthly power of this blessed land, formed an Earth Spirit. That is you—Ba Gui. As long as I fulfill his dying wish, I can become the new master of this blessed land. Am I not correct?”
Fang Yuan was direct and straightforward.
An Earth Spirit. Although it is transformed from a Gu Immortal, it is no longer human, but a simple obsession.
To understand it with a term from Earth, it is an intelligent program.
As long as one meets the Earth Spirit’s criteria, one can gain its recognition and become the master of the blessed land.
Therefore, Fang Yuan said it directly, with no scheming between them.
The giant turtle slowly nodded: “Correct. This dying wish is the trial of the blessed land. As long as you can complete it, you can become my master.”
“And the specific content of this trial is to refine the Second Aperture Gu, isn’t it?” Fang Yuan immediately asked.
In ancient times, the Strength path flourished, with eight out of ten Gu Masters being Strength path.
The original owner of this blessed land was also a Strength path Gu Immortal. He developed the formula for the Second Aperture Gu, but at the final moment, he died in a Heavenly Tribulation.
After his death, this obsession turned into an Earth Spirit.
That is the giant turtle before Fang Yuan.
To fulfill this obsession, the giant turtle had been waiting bitterly. But time passed, and it never found a suitable fated person.
The criteria for this fated person: first, they must be a Strength path Gu Master with a Beast Shadow, strong to a certain degree.
Second, this Strength path Gu Master must be on the verge of death to obtain the opportunity.
This is because the original owner of the blessed land died with lingering resentment and unwillingness, not wanting others to easily obtain his wealth.
But he also wanted to refine the Second Aperture Gu. Therefore, he required that the fated person, like himself, experience death. Only fellow sufferers are worthy of obtaining everything he left behind.
However, over a long time, Earth Calamities and Heavenly Tribulations continued unceasingly.
The Earth Spirit giant turtle could not wait for a Strength path Gu Master that met the criteria.
To save immortal essence, it had no choice but to go into slumber.
The originally boundless blessed land, worn down by successive Earth Calamities and Heavenly Tribulations, had shrunk to less than one percent of its original size.
One Heavenly Tribulation left the blessed land riddled with holes.
Thus, a gap appeared, forming a secret passage between the blessed land and the outside world.
Three wandering children came here, relied on the resources of the blessed land, and cultivated successfully. These are the famous Three Demon Kings.
After taking revenge, the Three Demon Kings returned to the blessed land to live in seclusion.
As time passed, they grew more familiar with the blessed land, just one step away from the sixth rank.