Even Fang Yuan himself didn't know why.
When Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's singing once again echoed in his ears, inexplicable information had appeared in his mind.
This information told him that somewhere in this Valley of Desolation, Dao Tian's True Inheritance was hidden!
Fang Yuan's heart stirred.
At the same time, he was suspicious.
"Could this be a trap left by the Central Continent Gu Immortals? Perhaps there was no Dao Tian's True Inheritance at all, and this was merely a Wisdom Path scheme designed to influence the minds of enemies who infiltrated the valley?"
Fang Yuan quickly calmed down and began inspecting himself head to toe, as well as his surroundings.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's singing had appeared suddenly and vanished just as quickly.
Fang Yuan checked himself and found nothing amiss.
He then carefully examined his surroundings. The Valley of Desolation was filled with many Gu formations, along with the remnants of numerous others.
However, Fang Yuan did not detect any Wisdom Path Gu formations.
He lowered his head in thought, weighing the matter from every angle. Though something felt off about the whole thing, he concluded it was still quite credible!
Why?
First, because of Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's singing. Second, the information indicated that to access Dao Tian's True Inheritance, Fang Yuan would need to use the Open Door Gu.
"I'm already a Wisdom Path Grandmaster — ordinary Wisdom Path methods probably can't affect me. Not to mention that among the Central Continent Gu Immortals, the only Wisdom Path Gu Immortal, Old Calculator, has already perished. The simplest way to verify the truth is to go investigate personally."
Fang Yuan made his decision and cautiously approached his destination.
On the way, he circumvented four Gu formations and broke through three more.
The Central Continent Gu Immortals had deployed a massive number of Gu formations around the perimeter of the Valley of Desolation. This was because they had spent a long time battling the Shadow Sect from the outer reaches. By the time they fought their way into the valley, the Gu formations set up by the Shadow Sect Gu Immortals had all been destroyed and uprooted by the Central Continent Gu Immortals.
After the breakout battle, the Central Continent Gu Immortals officially seized control of the valley. By that point, the fierce fighting was over, and there was no need to set up additional Gu formations.
On top of that, with Fang Yuan's ever-deepening mastery of the Wisdom Path, these Gu formations posed no obstacle to him whatsoever.
Moments later, he arrived at the location indicated by Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's singing.
Fang Yuan observed the area for a long time, not rushing to activate the Open Door Gu.
In the end, he detected not a single clue!
The place was perfectly safe. At least, no matter how thoroughly Fang Yuan searched with every means at his disposal, he could not detect anything.
After confirming this several times over, his eyes flashed, and he finally steeled himself, activating the Open Door Gu.
In his previous life, Fang Yuan had also used the Open Door Gu in the Valley of Desolation, but it had been completely ineffective back then. He had always assumed that Dao Tian the Demonic Venerable's arrangements had been destroyed by the Shadow Sect.
But in this life, shortly after activating it, something extraordinary happened.
A gate of light suddenly appeared in midair.
Then a beam of light shone down upon the alert Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan was startled. After a brief moment of consideration, he allowed the beam of light to pull him in.
In the next instant, Fang Yuan entered the space of Dao Tian's True Inheritance.
The space was vast and empty.
Behind him, the gate of light still lingered, maintained rather than vanishing upon his entry.
Only its size was growing smaller and smaller.
If it shrank to its limit, it would probably disappear entirely.
The sound of howling wind reached his ears from nearby. Fang Yuan shifted his gaze toward it, and his body trembled slightly.
"The Great Unity Wind!"
He cried out inwardly, his gaze filled with deep wariness.
He knew all too well the power of the Great Unity Wind. This wind could assimilate everything it touched, constantly growing ever larger. In the past, the Royal Court Blessed Land had been destroyed under the Great Unity Wind.
Now, dozens of Great Unity Winds had formed into towering tornado pillars, slowly drifting through the True Inheritance space.
Fang Yuan retreated rapidly, putting distance between himself and the Great Unity Wind.
Only after putting several hundred paces between them did his heart settle somewhat, and he began carefully examining this True Inheritance space.
"To think there really was a space here! Was that inexplicable information actually real?" Fang Yuan remained cautious — he still harbored doubts about Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's singing as a clue.
He did not rush to search the True Inheritance space for any inheritance. Instead, he focused his mind on the Close Door Gu.
"If the Open Door Gu could let him in, then could the Close Door Gu close the gate behind him?"
Fang Yuan then activated the Close Door Gu.
Sure enough, in the next instant, the shrinking gate of light in his field of vision vanished abruptly.
A sharp gleam flashed in Fang Yuan's eyes as he activated the Open Door Gu once again.
Under the effect of this Fifth Transformation mortal Gu, an entirely new gate of light formed before his eyes.
Fang Yuan stepped through the gate of light and immediately left the space of Dao Tian's True Inheritance, returning to the Valley of Desolation.
"So that information really was true. No — more precisely, at least the parts about the Open Door Gu and the Close Door Gu were true." Fang Yuan couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation.
He entered the True Inheritance space once more.
"According to the information, although these Great Unity Winds are the genuine article, they are harmless to me. Only by eliminating these Great Unity Winds can I trigger the inheritance."
Fang Yuan cautiously approached one of the Great Unity Winds, revealing his true form and extending his eight thick arms.