The sky was a clear expanse, radiating brilliant light. The complex of white jade palaces emitted a crystalline luster.
The Rank Eight Gu Immortal, Tower Master of the Heavenly Court, slowly pushed open the doors of the meeting hall.
Leaning on his staff, he entered the hall.
Instantly, the twenty-plus Gu Immortal Wills seated in the hall turned their heads to look at him.
"Tower Master, you have been troubled for the past hundred years…"
"With this segment of the Fate Immortal Gu's restoration completed, please enter your slumber. The Heavenly Court needs an elder of your stature to oversee it."
"This time's Gu Refining Convention didn't encounter any mishaps, did it?"
The Gu Immortal Wills broke the silence, speaking one after another.
The Tower Master opened his murky eyes, slowly scanned the room, then fixed his gaze on a Will seated in a high position.
The next moment, the Tower Master spoke. "Lian Jiusheng, you should awaken. This session of the Central Continent Gu Refining Convention is drawing to a close. There are still some preparations to make to repair Fate."
Lian Jiusheng's Will nodded and slowly stood up.
Then he spoke. "To repair Fate, I and the Tower Master alone are not enough. We need the power of two more Rank Eights. Is there any colleague here who can lend a hand?"
"My true body is suppressing the ancient desolate beast horde in the Falling Heavenly River and cannot act."
"My slumber has been long enough, but my soul is still studying a Nine-Turn Immortal Gu recipe. It is currently at a critical juncture…"
"I'll go. Perhaps this awakening will let me encounter a few strands of the deep, gloomy wind from the earth's depths."
The Wills exchanged a few words, and eventually, two Wills decided to awaken.
"It is settled, then." Lian Jiusheng's Will nodded to the Tower Master, and instantly shot into the sky.
Following him were the other two Wills.
These three Wills flew high into the sky, entered the Heavenly Gate, and then vanished without a trace.
The Tower Master turned and left. Behind him, the doors of the meeting hall slowly closed once more.
Three days later.
Central Continent, Hairy Leg Mountain.
Four figures abruptly appeared in the sky above Hairy Leg Mountain.
They had all concealed their auras as Rank Eight Gu Immortals, looking down at the mountain beneath their feet.
They were the four Gu Immortals from the Central Continent Heavenly Court!
"Hairy Leg Mountain…" Lian Jiusheng, in the form of a white-haired youth, sighed with nostalgia. "Before we knew it, another hundred years have passed in Central Continent."
"Let's begin. I awakened with a tight schedule this time, I have many things to do," urged Bi Chentian, who had red brows and green pupils.
"Alright. I'll make the first move, then." Bai Cangshui was the only female immortal among the four. She stretched out both hands, and white mist gradually began to rise for a thousand li around.
Following this, Bi Chentian suddenly opened his eyes wide, shooting out two brilliant pillars of light that struck Hairy Leg Mountain.
Hairy Leg Mountain looked perfectly ordinary—its stature low, its resources scarce, and even the nearby mid-sized and small forces couldn't be bothered to occupy it. But at this moment, under the illumination of Bi Chentian's signature immortal killer move, it revealed its marvels.
The air churned violently, generating countless ripples.
The entire Hairy Leg Mountain trembled slightly.
The immortal offensive killer move that Bi Chentian unleashed was usually terrifyingly powerful, but now it had no effect whatsoever.
The Tower Master struck third, and finally Lian Jiusheng struck last.
The four Rank Eight Gu Immortals each struck once, but it was far from enough. The Gu Immortals had anticipated this, however. And so they struck round after round—the second, the third without cease.
Finally, on the sixth round, Lian Jiusheng let out a soft shout and landed a critical blow. Quantity had finally led to a qualitative change, producing an effect.
Hairy Leg Mountain vanished from its spot, revealing a blessed land before the four Gu Immortals.
"This is the Invincible Blessed Land that houses the Invincible Inheritance!" Lian Jiusheng exclaimed in admiration.
Bi Chentian looked at it several times and laughed. "There are more Failure Gu than last time. It seems the scale of the Central Continent Gu Refining Convention is getting larger and larger."
Bai Cangshui took out a handkerchief and wiped her sweaty forehead. "Opening this place takes so much effort every time. Lian Jiusheng, can't you just fully conquer this blessed land?"
"It's difficult. You know very well who the master of this blessed land was—a great power of the Refinement Path who even caused trouble for Ren Zu." Lian Jiusheng sighed.
The Tower Master nodded. "The Heavenly Court has been trying to conquer this blessed land for thousands of years, yet we can only extract thirty Invincible Dao Marks from it. Every time the Invincible Inheritance accumulates to its peak, there are a total of thirty-six Invincible Dao Marks. Since we took thirty in advance, the remaining six can only be left for the participants of the convention. Even if we wanted to seize them, we couldn't."
Lian Jiusheng echoed, "This blessed land is extremely special. It is a seamless whole, completely without an entrance. It's not that we Gu Immortals cannot break this blessed land, but forcibly destroying it would make it impossible to recreate its beauty. With our hands tied, we have no choice but to do this. To fully conquer this blessed land, we would need not only Refinement Path Gu Immortals but also great experts of the Law Path to coordinate. Unfortunately, whether it is the Refinement Path or the Law Path, those who can cultivate to Rank Eight are extremely rare."
The four were silent for a while, before the Tower Master spoke. "Fortunately, the restoration of the Fate Immortal Gu this time will allow it to display fifty percent of its power. This is a qualitative change compared to before! From now on, we can search for more fugitives from Fate and accelerate the restoration of the Immortal Gu."
"Speaking of which, how many fugitives were discovered this time? Have they been dealt with?" Bi Chentian asked.
The Tower Master replied, "A few were discovered. In the Southern Border and Northern Plains, our reach is too short. The two in Central Continent are already being handled."