Fang Yuan sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, holding an Eastern Window Gu in his hand.
This Gu belonged to the Information Path, of the fourth rank, shaped like a ladybug, but its back shell was square, like a window lattice, specifically used to store important messages.
This Gu was specially purchased by Fang Yuan from the Treasure Yellow Heaven at great cost.
Its contents were all related to will.
Since Mo Yao's will had lurked in his mind, Fang Yuan had been constantly collecting related information, spending many Immortal Essence Stones.
This Eastern Window Gu was long not the first.
After a long while, Fang Yuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze cold like a clear spring.
So much valuable information gave him a deeper understanding of will.
Thought, will, and emotion are in a direct line, with the first two belonging to the Wisdom Path and also having many connections with other paths.
Wisdom Path, at its inception, was a path where Gu masters wholeheartedly pursued wisdom.
When people think, one thought after another arises in their minds. These thoughts collide with each other, either merging or canceling out, forming new thoughts, which is the result of thinking.
These thoughts are further categorized, distinguished from each other, and each has its own characteristics.
Among them, the most famous is obsession.
The obsession of a Gu Immortal at the moment of death will combine with the power of heaven and earth to form a land spirit in the blessed land.
Based on these thoughts, Gu masters created countless related Gu, such as the Star Thought Gu once used by Dongfang Yuliang, the Empty Thought Gu that Fang Yuan now used, and the Divine Thought Gu commonly used by Gu Immortals.
Some thoughts gather together to form "will."
As the saying goes: "It can only be understood, but not expressed."
Will cannot be expressed in words; its rhythm surpasses the limits of written language, and can only be experienced with the heart and one's spirituality.
Initially, the Wisdom Path Gu masters created the Heaven's Will Gu. They used it to comprehend the mysteries of the operation of heaven and earth's great dao, to further perceive the principles of heaven and earth, and thus advance their own cultivation.
Later, gradually, there came the Killing Will Gu, Casual Will Gu, Wishful Will Gu, Proud Will Gu, Evil Will Gu, Pictorial Will Gu, and so on.
The most famous among them is the legendary Accident Will Gu recorded in "The Legend of Ren Zu."
With the development of Wisdom Path, generations of Gu masters continuously explored, and they discovered that when several "wills" were entangled together, they turned into "emotion."
Lust Gu, Tenderness Gu, Poetic Emotion Gu, etc., all belong to this path. Charm Path derived from it.
The most famous among them, also from "The Legend of Ren Zu", is Love Gu.
"Thought, will, emotion..." Fang Yuan sighed.
The deeper he understood, the more he realized one point — with his current foundation in Wisdom Path, he was still unable to eliminate Mo Yao's will!
The gap between them was too great.
To make an analogy, in terms of mastery of will, Fang Yuan was like a mound of earth, while Mo Yao's will was like a mountain peak. And how high and majestic this peak was, was still shrouded in thick mist, unclear.
Mo Yao's mastery exceeded Fang Yuan's level of understanding. In these days of contact and probing, she left a deep impression on Fang Yuan, giving him a feeling of looking up to a high mountain, unfathomably deep.
Faced with such a big problem that he couldn't handle himself, what should he do?
Sitting on the cushion, after thinking quietly for a while, Fang Yuan's gaze was cold and he made a decision.
He sent his consciousness into his own mind. With just a thought, Mo Yao's will sensed it, and in the pitch-black space of consciousness, a slender and seductive figure emerged.
"I accept your proposal. I will return the Near Water Tower to Spirit Affinity House," Fang Yuan transmitted a second thought.
A peculiar glint flashed in Mo Yao's eyes.
She hadn't expected Fang Yuan to compromise so quickly.
From their clashes over the past few days, she clearly understood that Fang Yuan was a person with astonishing willpower, strong opinions, and a tough and fierce temperament.
Character determines destiny; whether such a person becomes a villain or a hero, he is destined to be an elite among mortals, a person above others.
She had thrown out the Six-Armed Heavenly Corpse King as a killing move, but held back, not giving the complete version. This was more of a statement of her attitude than a bait.
She knew that with Fang Yuan's intelligence, he would definitely understand what she meant.