"Supreme True Inheritance!" Fang Yuan's pupils constricted, his gaze blazing. (Please search for the fastest-updating site!)
Still a thousand paces away from the light orb of the True Inheritance, Fang Yuan could already feel its surging aura.
It was a feeling that neither the Ordinary nor the Peerless True Inheritances possessed.
Under the influence of this aura, thoughts swarmed within Fang Yuan's mind, countless ideas born from nothing, memories flashing before his eyes!
If his mind was usually like a still, deep pond, then now, his thoughts were like a magnificent waterfall crashing down into it.
Thoughts surged wildly, throwing up heavy waves!
This feeling was so incredibly wondrous that Fang Yuan couldn't find the exact words to describe it.
Memories buried deep in his heart came to life one after another, the dust blown away, vivid and distinct as they unfolded within his mind.
Great flashes of inspiration emerged continuously, countless ingenious ideas springing forth from nothing. Many bottlenecks and difficulties encountered during cultivation were instantly shattered by these flashes of insight.
An indomitable sense of confidence involuntarily welled up in Fang Yuan's heart.
It was an incredibly wondrous feeling, as if he could control everything, as if he could solve every problem...
It was a unique "power" that made people want to indulge and sink into it.
"Kid, snap out of it! I know how intoxicating this feeling is. If you don't want to die, don't get lost in it! Just look at yourself!" Mo Yao shouted in his mind.
The voice jolted Fang Yuan. He looked at himself and was immediately horrified!
In just a short moment, his body had grown weak and weary. Wrinkles appeared on his formerly smooth forehead. His once strong and powerful arms took on a decrepit and withered feel, becoming thinner and weaker by the second.
If not for Mo Yao's warning, Fang Yuan would likely have continued to indulge in the wondrous feeling, ignoring the changes in his body.
"Could this Gu be...?!" An answer that shocked even him came to mind. At the same time, he activated his movement Gu, propelling his body back in a frantic retreat!
In the True Inheritance Secret Realm, the use of Gu was not prohibited.
The Supreme True Inheritance wasn't chasing him specifically either; it was flying in a straight line.
Fang Yuan quickly widened the distance, watching with lingering fear as the Supreme True Inheritance tore through the dark sky and flew far away.
"Just the aura of this Supreme Inheritance almost made me lose myself and die on the spot. Just how difficult must its trial be?" Fang Yuan marveled.
He couldn't even get close to the Peerless True Inheritance, the Popularity Gu.
The Supreme True Inheritance was even more unreachable. Forget getting close, just moving a little nearer, the aura leaking from it had almost killed him.
Just as Mo Yao had said, Fang Yuan, who was only at the mortal realm, was simply too weak!
The Inheritance was good, but he lacked the strength to bear it. It was like a bee gathering honey. If the honey was as big as a fist, it would drown the bee instead.
"The Immortal Gu in this Supreme Inheritance... it couldn't be... that legendary Gu, could it?" Fang Yuan wondered aloud. He was almost eighty percent sure, but the answer was too shocking for him to fully believe.
"Hehehe." Mo Yao laughed charmingly. "Kid, you guessed right. Back then, I couldn't believe it either, but the facts were right before my eyes, leaving me no choice but to believe! That's right, the Immortal Gu wrapped in this Supreme True Inheritance is none other than the legendary rank nine Wisdom Gu!"
Wisdom Gu!
It was already recorded long ago in the Legend of Ren Zu.
It was a rank nine Immortal Gu that could grant a Gu Master infinite wisdom!
But using it came at an extremely steep price.
The Legend of Ren Zu clearly recorded that Ren Zu and Gu Yue Yin Huang each offered their middle age to it before gaining its help.
In other words, using Wisdom Gu consumed lifespan!
Fang Yuan's lifespan was being drained even before he got close to it. Wrinkles appeared, and his mortal body was rapidly aging in a very short time.
To Fang Yuan, Wisdom Gu was a bona fide Grim Reaper!
"I really wonder how Giant Sun Immortal Venerable obtained it back then, and what earth-shattering methods he used to seal it here. No wonder he went to such great lengths to devise ways to extend his lifespan; he must have used Wisdom Gu too much." Fang Yuan sighed deeply.
Mo Yao sighed as well. "The reason Giant Sun Immortal Venerable used Wisdom Gu was probably for one purpose alone: to extend his life. But the more he used Wisdom Gu, the shorter his life became. In the end, he never got the answer he was looking for."
According to historical records, Giant Sun Immortal Venerable lived for over eight thousand years before eventually falling.
Eight thousand years was a middle-to-upper grade result among rank nine Venerables. The longest lifespan belonged to the first generation, Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable, who lived for twenty-five thousand years. The shortest was Red Lotus Demon Venerable, who only lived for three thousand years.
The other Venerables generally had a lifespan of around seven thousand years.
"There are three Supreme True Inheritances in the Secret Realm. I wonder what the other two are like. I really want to see them." A strange light flickered in Fang Yuan's eyes.
Catching the dangerous tone in his voice, Mo Yao quickly advised him. "Kid, don't get any strange ideas. Just take an Ordinary True Inheritance and get out of here! You only have a Ten Horns Chief Token, so you can only take an Ordinary True Inheritance. Even if you passed the trial for a Peerless Inheritance, you couldn't claim it. Let alone the Supreme Inheritances — your frail little mortal body can't even withstand their aura!"
Fang Yuan laughed heartily. "Now that you say that, I want to see them even more! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If I miss it now, I might never get another chance."
"You brat, have you lost your mind? Do you realize that in just a few moments, you lost at least two years of your lifespan? If you keep wasting time like this until the Inheritances fly away like meteors, you won't just end up empty-handed, you might very well die here!" Mo Yao said urgently.
Fang Yuan's laughter didn't stop, but he remained unmoved by her words.
He continued to wander, giving a wide berth to the Ordinary and Peerless Inheritances he saw, showing no intention of taking them.
Seeing this, Mo Yao's will grew frantic. "You madman! What the hell is going on in your head? You're letting excellent Inheritances go just to satisfy your curiosity? You idiot, if you die, what will happen to me? What will happen to the Waterside Pavilion?"
"Even if I die, your will naturally won't survive either. But don't worry, there is still another will of yours in the Waterside Pavilion. You can wait for the next fated person and entrust this precious mission to him (or her)." Fang Yuan said slowly.
Mo Yao tried to persuade him again, but Fang Yuan was determined to have his way, doing as he pleased.