Long Qingtian’s eyes flickered, obvious excitement showing on his face.
You have to understand, the Three Kings Inheritance may only have a hundred trials, but each trial contains countless choices, like the branching branches of a towering tree.
His ability to reach this place was rarer than one in ten thousand. It was the height of good fortune.
“The suppression of heaven and earth here is very weak. It actually allows me to use one Gu. Haha, I’ll use the Bikong Gu first and poison this blessed land. This way, I can establish a connection to the outside world and open a passage.”
“Once the passage is formed, I can activate my Gu freely nearby without abiding by the Three Kings’ broken rules. Then, using this as a base, I can continuously expand my influence and reap massive benefits. Hehehe. Hm? Who’s there?!”
Sensing something wrong, Long Qingtian spun around abruptly, seeing a figure appear in the distance.
“Little Beast King Fang Zheng?” Long Qingtian squinted his eyes, sensing Fang Yuan’s strange intent.
Fang Yuan didn’t reply. He directly swung his hand, sending a bone spike flying out like a bolt of lightning.
Long Qingtian gave a cold snort and hastily activated his Gu to defend.
The bluish-green poison of the Bikong Gu surrounded him, already eroding a large area. Fang Yuan had no way to counter the poison, so he didn’t dare touch it, forcing him into a ranged battle.
By now, only the phantom of the beast remained on Fang Yuan, but he didn’t have the Fourth Rank All-Out Effort Gu. Thus, he couldn’t activate it freely.
Fortunately, he had killed so many master Gu Masters and captured many Gu, allowing him to fight from a distance.
After several exchanges, Long Qingtian was soundly defeated by Fang Yuan.
Long Qingtian could only activate one type of Gu at a time. With the assistance of the Earth Spirit, however, Fang Yuan could use his Gu freely. The difference in battle strength between the two was enormous.
Although victorious, Fang Yuan’s face was grim.
Long Qingtian’s corpse was covered in a pallid green, clearly eroded by the Bikong Gu’s poison.
This renowned master of the demonic path, on the verge of death, sneered viciously at Fang Yuan and ruthlessly activated the Bikong Gu, poisoning himself.
Fang Yuan hadn’t killed Long Qingtian. Realizing he was in a hopeless situation, the man had taken his own life.
“Truly a demonic cultivator of the highest order,” Fang Yuan sighed, letting out a turbid breath.
The Bikong Gu was an extremely rare Gu poison, already extinct. In the current Southern Border, probably only the Four Great Physicians could cure it.
If Fang Yuan wanted to take the Gu and consume the aperture, he would inevitably come into contact with the poison. If he were poisoned by the Bikong Gu, within an hour, his body would dissolve into a patch of green light.
Very few Gu Masters could survive the Bikong Gu poison.
Wu Shen Tong of the Wu Clan was an exceptionally lucky exception.
Even if Fang Yuan braved the poison, he might not obtain the Gu. The suppression of the heavens and earth was weak here, and Long Qingtian could simply self-detonate all his Gu.
The benefits and risks were so disproportionate that Fang Yuan naturally wouldn’t take the risk.
“But just like that, the last batch of Immortal Essence was spent on Long Qingtian. The talent of the Beast Strength Placenta Gu can only remain at eighty-nine percent.”
Fang Yuan was deeply disappointed. After all his hardship, he still hadn’t reached the projected ninety percent.
“In the end, my strength is still too lacking. For schemes like this, I can only do my best and leave the rest to fate.”
This sudden incident with Long Qingtian had caught Fang Yuan somewhat off guard.
Fang Yuan was ultimately human, not a god. He couldn’t possibly foresee this turn of events.
Although he had memories of his previous life and tried his best to recall everything clearly, who would know details like this unless the person involved spoke?
Moreover, since his rebirth, he had changed many things. Whether this incident with Long Qingtian had even happened in his previous life was hard to say.
“Forget the Beast Strength Placenta Gu. What’s worse is that this region is already contaminated with the Bikong Gu poison. It will take effect sooner or later. When that happens, this region will rot away, turning into green light, forming a massive leak.”
Fang Yuan gazed at the heavens and earth, watching as the green deepened and spread outwards without end.
Such a leak would drastically accelerate the decline of the blessed land. This meant the Earth Spirit would become even weaker.
“If this were a younger blessed land, as long as there was enough Immortal Essence, even if the poison couldn’t be cured, I could excise this corrupted area and patch the leak. But this blessed land is far too old, lacking Immortal Essence. Once a leak forms here, it will be the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. Sigh, the time I have left to refine Gu is short. I must hurry.”
With this, Fang Yuan’s ruthless slaughter finally came to an end. He returned to the main hall and continued refining Gu against the clock!
Days passed, and the pressure from the Spring Autumn Cicada grew heavier by the day.
On average, Fang Yuan only slept half an hour each day, crazily pushing his own potential to the limit.
Thanks to his life-and-death efforts, despite the many necessary failures in the refining process, the overall progress was quite rapid. The Earth Spirit praised him frequently.
While Fang Yuan advanced towards success, his own younger brother also carried high spirits.
Central Continent, Tian Ti Mountain.
Within the central area of the Fox Immortal’s Blessed Land, on Dang Hun Mountain, Fang Zheng was climbing with all his might, surpassing one figure after another.
During this period, he became a man of the hour, attracting the attention of many.
“It’s him, Fang Zheng of the Immortal Crane Sect! He’s passed someone again!” Some voices rang out, envious yet admiring.