The Heaven's Essence Treasure Lotus is a Sixth Transformation Immortal Gu. It is not a natural Gu born of heaven and earth, but was forged by Yuan Lian Immortal Venerable.
The Third Transformation Heaven's Essence Lotus, the Fourth Transformation Heaven's Essence Sovereign Lotus, and the Fifth Transformation Heaven's Essence King Lotus could all produce True Essence, providing tremendous assistance to Gu Masters in recovering their own True Essence.
The Heaven's Essence Treasure Lotus of Sixth Transformation and above, however, could produce Immortal Essence, making it vastly useful.
With this Gu, Yuan Lian Immortal Venerable became the most abundant in Immortal Essence among all Ninth Transformation Gu Immortals throughout history.
After Yuan Lian Immortal Venerable's death, his Heaven's Essence Treasure Lotus was placed under heavy guard and became one of the most renowned treasures in the world. But after being preserved for over a hundred thousand years, it was stolen by a brazen Seventh Transformation Gu Immortal.
This Seventh Transformation Gu Immortal was none other than Demonic Venerable Dao Tian, who achieved the title of "Heaven Stealer" after Yuan Lian Immortal Venerable.
After Demonic Venerable Dao Tian's death, this Heaven's Essence Treasure Lotus was also destroyed.
Old Ancestor Changmao had interacted with Demonic Venerable Dao Tian, and after the Demonic Venerable had been missing for several hundred years, Old Ancestor Changmao attempted to forge the Gu. In the end, he successfully reforged a Sixth Transformation Heaven's Essence Treasure Lotus.
Later, according to his own preferences, he upgraded it further, bringing it to the Eighth Transformation level.
Each Immortal Gu is unique, and their names remain unified. When advancing above the Sixth Transformation, the name does not change.
For example — the Heaven's Essence Treasure Lotus and the Spring Autumn Cicada, if upgraded from the Sixth to the Seventh Transformation, would still be called the Heaven's Essence Treasure Lotus and the Spring Autumn Cicada.
After Old Ancestor Changmao's death, his obsessions fused with the power of heaven and earth, giving rise to an Earth Spirit. This Eighth Transformation Heaven's Essence Treasure Lotus remained within the Langya Blessed Land.
"The Langya Blessed Land was later discovered by accident by a Soul Path Gu Immortal known as Ghost King, triggering the first wave of attacks. The attackers were all captured by the Earth Spirit. However, news of the Langya Blessed Land leaked because of the Ghost King, attracting even more Gu Immortals. Subsequently, a second wave, a third wave, and more waves of attacks followed. It wasn't until the seventh wave that the Heavenly Court specifically dispatched several Seventh Transformation Gu Immortals, each carrying an Immortal Gu, to descend into the mortal realm."
"After a brutal battle, the Langya Blessed Land finally collapsed, and the Gu Immortals suffered tremendous casualties. Feng Jiuge died here. All the vast number of secret recipes within the Langya Blessed Land were absorbed into the Heavenly Court. Because of this, the Central Continent's strength surged dramatically, and with the power of a single continent, it launched a counterattack against the Four Great Domains."
With memories of his previous life, Fang Yuan knew full well how events would unfold.
Now that Fang Yuan suddenly proposed trading an Immortal Gu secret recipe for the Heaven's Essence Treasure Lotus, the Earth Spirit rejected it without hesitation: "Absolutely not! The Heaven's Essence Treasure Lotus can produce Immortal Essence. That is my capital for withstanding repeated tribulations. Moreover, I still need that Immortal Essence to forge Gu. The Heaven's Essence Treasure Lotus is not for trade."
"Is that so." Fang Yuan nodded. Though he had anticipated this, he still felt a twinge of disappointment.
But the Earth Spirit's next words reignited his hope.
"However, I do have other Immortal Gu here. It depends on what recipes you have to offer. A Seventh Transformation recipe can only be traded for a Sixth Transformation Immortal Gu. An Eighth Transformation recipe can be traded for a Seventh or Sixth Transformation Immortal Gu."
A sharp gleam immediately flashed through Fang Yuan's eyes.
He knew that within the Langya Blessed Land, there was also a Seventh Transformation Beast Taming Gu.
This Immortal Gu could control any wild beast, extraordinary beast, or Beast Emperor in the world, and even Desolate Beasts and Ancient Desolate Beasts!
In his time, Old Ancestor Changmao had used this very Gu to subdue many Desolate Beasts and even several Ancient Desolate Beasts, burying them beneath the foundations of the Twelve Cloud Pavilions.
With these Desolate Beasts standing guard, the entire Langya Blessed Land was as solid as metal and stone. It withstood six waves of frenzied attacks from Gu Immortals, only crumbling under the seventh.
"The Beast Taming Gu is of immense importance — the Earth Spirit surely wouldn't trade it either. But Old Ancestor Changmao forged many Immortal Gu in his time. These two — the Beast Taming Gu and the Heaven's Essence Treasure Lotus — are certainly not the only ones."
Fang Yuan's heart pounded with excitement. After a moment's thought, he bowed his head and began writing out a secret recipe.
The elderly Earth Spirit stood beside him, hands clasped behind his back, watching closely. After observing for a moment, he laughed: "This is the Second Empty Orifice Gu, isn't it?"
"Oh? Do you have this recipe as well?" Fang Yuan paused his brush.
"Of course. My Langya Blessed Land has collected countless secret recipes — there are several thousand Immortal Gu recipes alone." The Earth Spirit spoke with considerable pride.
"Such a treasure trove — no wonder it drew the Heavenly Court's attack." Fang Yuan's eyes flickered as he silently marveled to himself.
"In that case..." He pondered briefly, then switched to a fresh sheet of paper and continued writing.
This time, what he wrote was the Sixth Transformation recipe for the Blood God Child.
The Earth Spirit read the opening of the recipe, and a strange light immediately blazed in his eyes. But gradually, the light faded.
After Fang Yuan had written three lines, the Earth Spirit spoke: "This Blood Path recipe of yours is ingenious, but it's incomplete. Though some gaps have been filled, the fundamental principles are contradictory. The chances of successfully forging this are very slim. You won't be able to trade this recipe for an Immortal Gu."
Fang Yuan sighed.
The Blood God Child recipe he had obtained in his past life was also an incomplete fragment. It was only through his own painstaking study and by enlisting other Gu Immortals to jointly repair it that this recipe had been produced.
He also knew this recipe was not entirely correct. That was one of the main reasons he had not chosen to cultivate the Blood God Child back then.