Fang Yuan focused his gaze on Hei Loulan.
Hei Loulan wore a mask, her appearance already greatly changed.
She was clad in black-gold armor, her short hair framing eyes that gleamed like stars, radiating a valiant bearing. An imposing aura coiled around her, her presence oppressive.
She was almost identical to the image of the Black Moon Fairy Fang Yuan had seen in the Central Continent visions during his previous life five hundred years ago.
"The Attitude Gu doesn't affect my eyes—it affects my heart. What my eyes see right now is still Hei Loulan wearing the Attitude Gu. But what my heart perceives is the image of a completely different person. There's no way such a coincidence could exist under the heavens. Hei Loulan is without a doubt the Black Moon Fairy!"
Having figured this out, Fang Yuan finally understood all the hidden truths of his previous life.
In his past life, Hei Loulan had become the victor of the Royal Court contention, a tyrant in history, ultimately assassinated.
But in reality, she had not died.
She had defected to the Central Continent's Spirit Fate Monastery, becoming its current fairy. Then she returned to the Northern Plains, leading Central Continent Gu Immortals to destroy the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, demolishing the spiritual pillar of the Northern Plains Gu Immortal world.
But how had Hei Loulan connected with Spirit Fate Monastery in the first place?
Fang Yuan immediately thought of Mo Yao's Will.
After Hei Loulan succeeded in the contention and entered the Royal Court Blessed Land, she obtained Mo Yao's Will. Under its influence, she had defected to Spirit Fate Monastery.
As for how great Mo Yao's Will's influence had been, Fang Yuan wasn't sure.
A gut feeling told him this conjecture was likely the truth of history.
However, in this life, Fang Yuan's rebirth had thrown a wrench into everything, throwing the entire situation into chaos. Mo Yao's Will had influenced Fang Yuan himself, nearly getting him killed.
"So it turns out that I'd already had a massive impact on the future of the Central Continent back when I was in the Northern Plains. The butterfly effect truly is beyond imagination. But now, Hei Loulan remains in the Northern Plains. So who will the Central Continent's Spirit Fate Monastery put forward as their fairy? Will it be Feng Jinhuang?"
Fang Yuan let his thoughts roam freely.
He felt that since Hei Loulan was no longer in the picture in this life, Feng Jinhuang was the most likely candidate to inherit the fairy position.
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"Zhao Lianyun, you will become Spirit Fate Monastery's current fairy—so long as you successfully inherit the legacy before you!" Standing at the entrance to Dao Tian Demon Venerable's inheritance, Xu Hao, the wisdom-path Gu Immortal of Spirit Fate Monastery, addressed Zhao Lianyun.
Zhao Lianyun gazed at the door formed by a massive condensation of light, her face filling with resolve. "I don't care about being any current fairy. I just want to rescue Brother Ma Hongyun as quickly as possible!"
The Illusory Fairy Li Junying stood beside Xu Hao. Hearing this, she couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.
She extended her slender hand, gently stroking Zhao Lianyun's cheek, her expression blooming into an enchanting smile. "Cute little sister, this is Dao Tian's inheritance. Once you successfully inherit it, you'll have power. Rescuing your beloved brother becomes entirely possible."
A blush rose to Zhao Lianyun's cheeks, but her eyes remained sharp and clear.
She was an outsider—someone who had transmigrated. She wasn't so easily fooled.
Zhao Lianyun pressed further: "I'm just an ordinary mortal. Can this inheritance really make me ascend on the spot and become a Gu Immortal?"
"Uh." The female Gu Immortal Li Junying was stumped. In truth, she didn't know the specifics of the inheritance either.
She glanced at the male Gu Immortal beside her—Xu Hao—then continued to Zhao Lianyun: "Even if you don't ascend on the spot, inheriting Dao Tian's inheritance will make you the strongest contender for Spirit Fate Monastery's current fairy position. Don't underestimate that role. Once you become the current fairy, you'll be able to leverage the sect's power to rescue your brother. Our Spirit Fate Monastery is one of the Central Continent's ten great ancient factions. Only a superpower like ours can deal with Old Ancestor Snow Beard and rescue your Ma Hongyun."
"I understand." Zhao Lianyun nodded, said nothing more, and strode into the light gate with resolute steps, vanishing in an instant.
"Do you think she'll succeed?" The Illusory Fairy Li Junying sighed, worry surfacing on her face.
Xu Hao, however, was confident. "It's already been confirmed that Zhao Lianyun is an outsider. If she can't succeed, who could?"
After a brief pause, Xu Hao continued: "I know you're worried that the inheritance will contain difficult trials, and that Zhao Lianyun is merely a mortal who probably can't survive them. But you really don't know much about this. Through my years of research, I've confirmed—the inheritance of Dao Tian Demon Venerable primarily tests eligibility. As long as one is an outsider, they can smoothly inherit it without any danger or additional trials. The only question is how much Zhao Lianyun will grow after inheriting this legacy?"
Hearing her husband say this, Li Junying's worries eased considerably. She smiled and said: "Even if Zhao Lianyun were to ascend on the spot, I wouldn't be surprised. After all, this is the work of Dao Tian Demon Venerable."
"Hehe, rather than ascending directly, I'd rather obtain his Formless Hand. Back then, if I'd had even a slightly stronger immortal killer move, I never would have lost to Feng Jiuge." As Xu Hao spoke, his fists clenched tight, a hidden glint of hatred flickering in his eyes.
No organization was free from internal strife, and Spirit Fate Monastery was no exception.