Chapter 111: THREE KINGS INHERITANCE (15)
"Blessed lands can be destroyed too..." Tie Ruo Nan muttered, her mind GLITCHING.
"You think anything is forever? The whole world is on a SIGMA GRIND. We mortals are like SAND GRAINS at the bottom of the ocean. Only by becoming a GU IMMORTAL can you turn from sand into an ISLAND and actually survive the waves." Tie Mu Bai's voice was heavy with OHIO WISDOM.
"But... what happens to the people inside when it blows up?" she asked.
"YEETED. The moment the blessed land dies, the WIND OF ASSIMILATION blows. Fuses heaven and earth. Everything inside—rocks, trees, people, your GYATT—gets turned into the most basic primeval essence. Even Gu Immortals fear that wind. It can DELETE them too."
"GYATT DAMN..." Tie Ruo Nan's eyes went wide. The sheer MENACE of it.
Tie Mu Bai waved a hand. "NAH. We good. I've been inside that Ohio zone many times. I've got the LORE. It's dying, but it's got time. The restrictions are getting weaker. Soon, we can use more Gus inside. Eventually, the whole place will be full of holes, and anyone can just WALK IN."
He gazed into the distance, his eyes holding FUTURE SIGHT. "The final phase... that's the REAL Ohio Battle Royale. No restrictions. Full power. PLUNDER MODE. That's when San Cha Mountain won't just have three Rank 5s. It'll have EVERYONE. A true GATHERING OF MENACES."
Tie Ruo Nan's brain finally processed it. This was why the old G didn't go all out against Wu Gui and Ku Mo.
His real enemies weren't just them. Going FULL MALD now would just benefit the NPCs waiting to swoop in.
The real LOOT comes at the end. The real ones were already prepping for the FINAL GASLIGHT.
CENTRAL CONTINENT - HU IMMORTAL BLESSED LAND
"Finally... the mountain waist..." Fang Zheng gasped, his arms and legs feeling like NOODLES. His soul felt VACUUMED.
The mountain wind blew, and a wave of dizziness hit him so hard he almost FOLDED. His vision spun. He was in the MENTAL OHIO ZONE.
Then, from his aperture, the Spirit Incubating Flea buzzed.
"Good. VERY GOOD, my NPC disciple. You've endured. Now it's MY TURN TO COOK."
A wave of SIGMA ENERGY flooded the deepest part of his soul.
The falling feeling vanished. His vision cleared. He felt AMAZING. Like chugging a whole PRIME after running a marathon.
"Now climb, you SKIBIDI! Use the time!" Lord Sky Crane urged.
"YES, MASTER!" Fang Zheng's eyes glowed with MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY. He looked up. Feng Jin Huang and the other geniuses were ahead, but slowing down.
"I CAN DO THIS! With master's help, I'm HIM! I'll get this inheritance and show that demon Fang Yuan what's up!" He COPIUM'd himself and started climbing again.
His speed was CRACKED. Faster than before. This SUS performance got everyone's attention.
Outside the blessed land, the ten Gu Immortals watching the stream VOD noticed immediately.
"WAIT. This kid was COOKED a second ago. How's he moving like he just took an ADDERALL?"
"Something's SUS. That speed is even faster than Feng Jin Huang's!"
"This junior is from Immortal Crane Sect... OH. I see the play."
They exchanged brainwaves. Someone figured it out.
"He Feng Yang, you're GASLIGHTING. Using the Spirit Incubating Flea? To make it work here, you used your 'ONE'S OWN WAY GU,' didn't you?"
He Feng Yang, Immortal Crane Sect's supreme elder, had a Rank 6 'ONE'S OWN WAY GU'—everyone knew.
That Gu let other Gu worms operate inside a blessed land. It was a CONSUMABLE. Three uses, then it VANISHES.
"He Feng Yang, you scheming SIGMA."
"I'm flattered," He Feng Yang said, all humble. "Your sects have Ying Sheng Ji, Feng Jin Huang, Xiao Qi Xing... LITERAL MAIN CHARACTERS. Our Immortal Crane Sect had to pull a sneaky."
The other Gu Immortals could only DRY LAUGH. They had their own Immortal Gu, but not 'ONE'S OWN WAY.'
Rank 6 Immortal Gu are ONE OF A KIND in the whole world. At any time, only one exists. They're rarer than a correct Twitch prediction.
Most Rank 6 Gu Immortals don't even have ONE.
Fang Yuan, in his past life, became immortal and spent EONS refining his first Rank 6 Gu—the SPRING AUTUMN CICADA. The moment he succeeded, the righteous path attacked him just to YOINK it.
These ten Gu Immortals, backed by their mega-sects, only had one or two each.
He Feng Yang had the 'RIZZ' GU. The others didn't. And his move didn't break the rules. They could only SEETHE and watch.
"My Immortal Gu is for ATTACK. Can't use it here."
"Mine's DEFENSE, but my disciples don't have the immortal essence to activate it. SKILL ISSUE."
"Not over yet. This Immortal Crane kid has an advantage, but he started late. We'll see."
"He Feng Yang used 'One's Own Way Gu' 80 years ago. This is the second time. He's got ONE MORE USE left. He paid a huge price for this W."
The other Gu Immortals assessed and decided to keep VIBING for now.
SAN CHA MOUNTAIN - THE NPC FLOODGATES OPEN
The three light pillars shot up again. The FOMO was real.
Just as Tie Mu Bai predicted, experts started FLOODING the server. The STORM was brewing.
"You hear? LI FEI LE came yesterday."
"You mean 'STURDY AS A MOUNTAIN' Li Fei Le?"
ANOTHER sigma expert arrived.
Li Fei Le, Rank Four Upper Stage, Earth Path. His defense was IMMACULATE. He was Li Clan's rising star but went full DEMONIC GRINDSET to pursue strength. Got the ick from the righteous path.
Li Fei Le was just the STARTER PACK.
In the next month, more MENACES rolled up:
ZHANG SAN SAN: Enslavement Path. At Rank Three Peak, he NO-DIFF'D a Rank Four. Now Rank Four Middle Stage. Called the 'ENSLAVEMENT MASTER.'
TAO ZI: Righteous Path. Has the famous Rank Five 'SPIRIT PEACH GU'—the ultimate HEAL SLURP.
YUN LUO TIAN: Young Clan Leader of Yun Clan, Wind Path. Rank Three Peak at 23. Now 35, one step from Rank Four Peak. MAIN CHARACTER VIBES.
More and more famous Gu Masters, like SHARKS SMELLING BLOOD, swarmed San Cha Mountain for a piece of the pie. At least Rank Three Upper Stage, some Rank Four.
A month later, the FOURTH Rank Five arrived.
WANG XIAO. Owner of Wu Mountain. Demonic, Rank Five, POISON PATH. A true OVERLORD.
Two months later, WU CLAN finally made their move.
WU LAN SHAN, younger cousin of the Wu Clan leader. She appeared and had a HUGE BEEF with Wang Xiao. Battle ended in a draw, but she showed power ABOVE Ku Mo and Wu Gui.
Eight days later, another MENACE appeared at the mountain foot.
CHOU JIU. Also Rank Five, but LOW BATTLE POWER. He's a HEALER. The famous 'KILLER GHOST DOCTOR.' One of the Four Great Doctors.
He has a SUS RULE: Anyone he heals must KILL SOMEONE for him in return.
He saves a life, takes a life. Hence the name.
In this cruel world, everyone gets injured. You'll eventually need a doctor. The Four Great Doctors heal both sides.
When Killer Ghost Doctor ascended, even Tie Mu Bai invited him for a BANQUET. They VIBED.
Time passed. The inheritance opened and closed, closed and opened.
This day, it opened again.
At the mountain foot, two figures appeared.
People recognized them and SCREECHED.
"THE BLACK AND WHITE TWIN DEMONS! THEY'RE BACK!"
FANG YUAN'S RIZZLESS BEHAVIOR
The three light pillars (red, blue, yellow) stood on the peak, but now they looked WEAK-SAUCE. Dim, shrunken to less than half their original size.
This ancient Gu Immortal Blessed Land was on its LAST LEG. After being remodelled by the Three Kings, it was collapsing from all the looting. Like a sinking ship, only the mast was still up.
"Old Clan Leader Tie, you first." After a moment, Wu Lan Shan cupped her fists politely.
Among the Rank Fives present, Tie Mu Bai was still HIM. The number one on San Cha Mountain. Even in all of Southern Border, he was TOP-TIER.
His status was UNIVERSALLY RECOGNIZED. Even Ku Mo and Wu Gui had to admit it.
Tie Mu Bai nodded. "Then I shall."
Everyone watched his every move. Thousands of Gu Masters at the entrance had their 👀 on him.
Tie Mu Bai took the lead, entering the KING XIN inheritance.
Wu Gui and Ku Mo glanced at each other. Since Tie Mu Bai picked King Xin, they should AVOID him. No need for premature Ohio beef.
The final battle at the end was the REAL stage.
After Tie Mu Bai, Wu Lan Shan, Wang Xiao, and others picked their entrances and went in.
Next, Yi Huo was the first Rank Four Peak Stage to enter, followed by others.
Righteous and Demonic stood together. Enemies who'd normally MALD on sight were now orderly. The LOOT was that good.
But then, the quiet peak got NOISY.
First, the outer NPCs started chattering. Then, the inner circle turned to look.
"IT'S THEM! THE BLACK AND WHITE TWIN DEMONS ARE BACK!"
"Those are the Twin Demons? The demonic path's new IT GIRL AND IT BOY?"
"These two are NOT NPCs. One got trapped by Tie Clan elders for months and lived. The other fought seven Tie clansmen SOLO and FOLDED Tie Ba Xiu!"
"Tie Ba Xiu... I fought him. Fang Zheng really BUILT DIFFERENT to kill him so young."
"PRESENT AGE OVERLORD? More like OVERHYPED. Letting a junior get famous, that's RIZZLESS."
"Who cares if they're back? Times have changed. There are SIX RANK FIVES here now! These two are Rank Four, they can't COOK."
"Especially after killing Tie clansmen. Tie Mu Bai will NO-DIFF him. But he's got BALLS showing up."
"OBVIOUSLY he only came after Tie Mu Bai entered the inheritance. SUS TIMING."
People whispered. Gazes of curiosity, inspection, solemnity, and SIDE-EYE landed on Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing.
But many others weren't looking at them. They were looking at TIE RUO NAN.
She stood among the Rank Fours, in tight clothing, eyes shining, eyebrows knit. She was SEETHING.
"FANG ZHENG! IT'S YOU!" Tie Ruo Nan stepped out, glaring with enough hate to MELT STEEL.
Seeing the enemy with so much Tie clan blood on his hands, her heart filled with MALDING RAGE. She wanted to CHARGE immediately.
Her fists clenched. Then loosened. Clenched. Loosened. The INTERNAL STRUGGLE was real.
Finally, she took a deep breath, her eyes clearing. "Little Beast King. Don't worry about Old Clan Leader. YOUR LIFE IS MINE. One day, I'll kill you and offer your head to my clansmen. JUST WAIT."
She turned and entered a light pillar, vanishing.
"DID SHE JUST... RUN?"
"Little Beast King's MENACE is still intact! She didn't dare fight!"
"SMART MOVE. The inheritance is right there. Why MALD now? Get the LOOT first."
Fang Yuan DEEP FROWNED.
Tie Ruo Nan's performance SURPRISED him. Controlling that level of rage wasn't easy. Many established Gu Masters couldn't do it.
"Tie Ruo Nan... I can't let you keep GLOWING UP."
It was rare for Fang Yuan to feel THREATENED by someone his own age. He knew what Tie Mu Bai was teaching her.
She had talent, aptitude, SIGMA MINDSET, and full clan support. She was a MAIN CHARACTER in the making.
Suppressing his own killing intent, Fang Yuan walked towards the entrance.
Most Rank Fours PARTED for them.
"HOLD IT."
A righteous Gu Master stepped forward, blocking their path.
White robes, wide sleeves, handsome face. YUN CLAN'S YOUNG LEADER, YUN LUO TIAN.
"Little Beast King. I heard you killed Tie Ba Xiu." Yun Luo Tian stood before Fang Yuan, gave him a glance, then SIDE-EYED Bai Ning Bing.
"You know what?" He pointed at Fang Yuan, FULL OF EGO. "You won by CHEATING. You used a flying Gu. You took the EASY WAY. That's RIZZLESS."
The atmosphere got HEAVY. Yun Luo Tian's words were a direct DIS. Fang Yuan was known for being arrogant. A fight seemed IMMINENT.
Everyone took steps back, clearing the OHIO ZONE.
Under all their gazes, Fang Yuan's eerie eyes looked at Yun Luo Tian. He NODDED. Then... SMILED.
"You're right. I used a loophole. I killed Tie Ba Xiu unfairly. MY BAD."
Yun Luo Tian's brain BLUE-SCREENED. This wasn't in the SCRIPT!
He'd been in closed cultivation, training his FLYING RIZZ. He thought he was as good as the top flyers in Southern Border. He wanted to CLOUT CHASE by challenging Fang Yuan.
But Fang Yuan was being... POLITE? How do you even respond to that?
Demonic cultivators were supposed to be evil and ruthless! He was a righteous young master! His actions reflected on YUN CLAN!
Yun Luo Tian stood DUMBFOUNDED for a moment, then forced calm. "We let Young Master Tie Ruo Nan go first out of respect for Old Clan Leader Tie. Since you admit your SKILL ISSUE, you should STEP BACK. There are many heroes and geniuses here. It's not YOUR TURN."
He waved his sleeve dismissively. Although he was low-key GLIZZYING up the crowd, it just made everyone more tense.
Just as they braced for the BEANZ, Fang Yuan... TOOK A STEP BACK.
"You make a good point. My fault. YOU GUYS GO AHEAD."
Yun Luo Tian LAUGHED LOUDLY, relaxed, and swaggered into the light pillar.
He didn't get the fight, but the CLOUT was even better. The story would spread: Yun Luo Tian verbally challenged Little Beast King and made him BACK DOWN.
His rep would SKYROCKET. Yun Clan's clout would rise.
After he entered, Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing calmly walked into the KING BAO inheritance pillar.
The moment they vanished, the remaining Rank Fours ERUPTED.
"IS THAT STILL LITTLE BEAST KING? He was so... NICE?"
"Did he take COPING PILLS? Am I GLITCHING?"
"HE FOLDED! What a COWARD! I would've thrown hands!"
"Bro, it's YUN LUO TIAN. Yun Clan is a FIRST-CLASS CLAN. He's HIM."
INSIDE KING BAO INHERITANCE
Fang Yuan's vision cleared.
Grey-white sky, light red ground stretching forever. Volcanic rocks, steam, dust clouds.
"DEVILS! THEY'RE BACK!"
"Gather, comrades! Together we can defeat the DEMON KING!"
"Our Hong Dan Village can only be protected by ourselves!"
Volcanic rocks flipped open. TINY HUMANS walked out.
They were baby-sized, pink and cute. Most importantly, each had a cute, round RED EGG on their chest.
EGGMEN. A variant human race, like the Hairy Men.
These were the RED EGGMEN. They lived inside the volcanic rocks.
Right now, Fang Yuan could only use ONE Exploding Egg Gu. The trial's goal was to use it to EXTERMINATE these eggmen to advance.
The swarm of red eggmen charged, attacking Fang Yuan with tiny but numerous blows.
Fang Yuan... DIDN'T MOVE.
He let them hit him.
The attacks piled up. He was quickly HEAVILY INJURED. Covered in blood, struggling to breathe. The feeling of death crept in. Even using the Exploding Egg Gu now wouldn't save him.
Putting himself in such a RIZZLESS, NEAR-DEATH situation...
Fang Yuan's lips curled into a DEMONIC SMILE.
"This moment... has FINALLY COME."
TWITCH CHAT EXPLODES:
💀 "BRO'S LETTING THE NPCS COOK HIM! IS THIS A SKIBIDI STRAT?!"
🍿 "FANG YUAN'S GASLIGHTING THE INHERITANCE ITSELF!"
🐍 "HE'S ABOUT TO PULL THE ULTIMATE OHIO SWITCH!"
🔥 "THIS ISN'T COURTING DEATH... THIS IS INVITING IT! SIGMA GRINDSET!"
TIME TO REFINE AN OHIO GU!
A bunch of short red eggmen had Fang Yuan surrounded, MALDING on him.
"Eh? Is this devil STUPID? Why isn't he moving?"
"If all devils were this RIZZLESS, we'd be WINNING!"
"Don't let your guard down! Devils are SUS! Kill him fast!"
Seeing Fang Yuan about to FOLD, the red eggmen started VIBING.
But then— a formless energy YEETED down and SWOOPED Fang Yuan away!
The dying, unconscious Fang Yuan vanished without a trace, leaving the eggmen MIND-BLOWN.
When Fang Yuan woke up, the scenery was COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
A dark blue hall. Plain, made of giant bronze cubes covered in moss. ANCIENT VIBES.
Fang Yuan lay on the cold bronze floor.
"I have healed your injuries." A huge tortoise slowly opened its wrinkly eyes.
Fang Yuan slowly sat up. He checked his body—injuries GONE. He looked around calmly. Then his gaze landed on the GYATTED tortoise before him.
This tortoise was as big as a house. A thick, hard jade shell on its back. Four legs like elephant legs. Two dragon whiskers on its face.
Fang Yuan looked at it. His lips curled into a smile. Then the smile turned into LAUGHTER.
"HAHAHAHAHA!" His laugh echoed in the hall.
He'd courted death on purpose, not even using the Spring Autumn Cicada. All based on his PAST LIFE LORE. It was a MASSIVE GAMBLE. One wrong move and GAME OVER. But a demonic cultivator's whole thing is ALL-IN BETS. Now, he'd reached the main hall. The risk PAID OFF.
After laughing his DEMONIC RIZZ out, he stopped and faced the tortoise.
"Land Spirit Ba Gui. You finally woke up from your SUS SLUMBER."
"You know me?" The huge tortoise's voice vibrated the air, suspicion in its eyes.
"YES. I know you. And I know this blessed land's secret." Fang Yuan nodded, hands behind his back, pacing.
"This blessed land originated from an ancient STRENGTH PATH GU IMMORTAL. He protected it, resisted calamities, but finally FOLDED to one. His dying wish fused with the blessed land's heavenly power and formed the land spirit. That's you, Ba Gui. If I complete his last wish, I become the new owner. AM I COOKING?"
Fang Yuan spoke openly, no BEATING AROUND THE BUSH.
A land spirit is formed from a Gu Immortal's will, but it's not human anymore. It's basically a PRE-PROGRAMMED AI. Meet its conditions, get its recognition, become owner. No need for GASLIGHTING.
The huge tortoise nodded. "Correct. His final wish is the test. Complete it, become my master."
"And that wish is to refine the SECOND APERTURE GU, right?" Fang Yuan followed up.
In ancient times, Strength Path was MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY. Eight out of ten Gu Masters walked it.
This blessed land's OG owner was a Strength Path Gu Immortal. He created the recipe for the SECOND APERTURE GU. But right at the final step, he FOLDED to a tribulation.
His final COPING became the land spirit. This huge tortoise.
To complete the wish, the tortoise had been waiting AIMLESSLY. But no one who met the criteria ever showed up.
The FATED PERSON had to be:
A Strength Path Gu Master.
Own beast phantoms.
Be strong to a certain level.
Be on the BRINK OF DEATH.
The OG owner was full of SALT and MALDING, not wanting to let someone get his fortune easily. But he still wanted the Gu refined. So the fated person had to be NEAR DEATH, sharing his vibe. Only then were they worthy.
But time passed. Calamities and tribulations kept hitting.
Land Spirit Ba Gui couldn't find a suitable Strength Path Gu Master.
To preserve its immortal essence, it could only go into HIBERNATION MODE.
The huge blessed land, after countless calamities, had shrunk to LESS THAN 1% of its original size.
One calamity punched a thousand holes in it.
A hole connected to the outside world.
Three ROAMING KIDS found it, used its resources to cultivate, and became the THREE DEMONIC KINGS.
After their revenge arc, they returned to live in the blessed land.
Time passed. They got familiar, were one step from Rank Six, but FELL OFF and died. Before dying, they remodelled it into the THREE KINGS INHERITANCE.
The Three Kings walked Refinement, Fire, and Enslavement Paths. NO STRENGTH PATH.
When the remodelling started, the land spirit woke up.
It watched silently, didn't stop them. It wanted to use the inheritance to attract qualified Strength Path Gu Masters.
When the inheritance opened, countless Gu Masters entered, spending the blessed land's immortal essence. As it faced destruction, the huge tortoise woke up.
After waking, its first move was to FIND THE FATED ONE.
In the whole blessed land, there were many Strength Path Gu Masters. But none met all its requirements.
Strength Path was EXTINCT now. Those who cultivated it to a high level were RARER THAN A SANE TWITCH CHAT.
Hearing Fang Yuan mention the Second Aperture Gu, the land spirit was STUNNED. "You know a lot."
It felt it was SUS, but didn't dig. To it, the fated one was found. Next goal: refine the Gu.
But refining the Second Aperture Gu wasn't easy.
Because the Second Aperture Gu wasn't a mortal Gu. It was a RANK SIX IMMORTAL GU!
Fang Yuan was ready. He asked directly: "Second Aperture Gu is Rank Six. Rank Five is mortal, Rank Six is IMMORTAL. To refine an Immortal Gu, the basic requirement is IMMORTAL ESSENCE. How much is left in the blessed land?"
The tortoise turned, gazing deep into the hall.
The floor cracked open. A hole appeared. A BRONZE CAULDRON rose slowly.
The cauldron had three legs, two handles, filled with immortal essence.
The essence was a greenish water, crystal clear, smelling like RUST.
There was very little. Just a thin layer at the bottom, decreasing DROP BY DROP over time.
Because after the blessed land opened, countless Gu Masters explored, entering and leaving, spending essence.
"But this is much better than my past life. If I ration it..." Fang Yuan looked at the essence, thinking deeply, BRAIN ROTATING.
In his past life, after the inheritance opened, the land spirit waited but found no fated owner.
Only near the end did it find a suitable, dying Strength Path Gu Master and transport him in.
That lucky person was a demonic path member, survived the ordeal, got the W.
But he had MAJOR SKILL ISSUE at refining Gu. He started the process and DIED.
By the end, Gu Masters understood the inheritance well, knew when to advance/retreat, had life-saving tokens, could leave easily.
By the end, the blessed land couldn't sustain itself. Gu Masters could use Gu freely, fighting, causing BLOODSHED.
Where there's battle, there's death and injury.
The land spirit found a chance, chose a few Strength Path Gu Masters from them.
But it was TOO LATE. Severe lack of immortal essence. The land spirit was WEAK-SAUCE, couldn't do anything.
Finally, the blessed land broke down further. Gu Masters found this hall, battled the land spirit, and killed the Strength Path Gu Master refining the Gu.
Only then did they learn San Cha Mountain's blessed land held such a SECRET.
But by then, immortal essence was spent, land spirit dead, Gu refinement a FAILURE.
The legendary Second Aperture Gu went EXTINCT before the first one was even created.
"Second Aperture Gu, letting a Gu Master have a SECOND APERTURE. Even an NPC knows its value! I have A-grade aptitude now, one aperture holds 90% primeval essence. With a second, I'd have 180%. Double recovery speed. A SECOND SET OF GUS. My battle strength EXPLODES. I'd make history. Once I succeed, I'll be THE STRONGEST in my rank!"
Fang Yuan was HYPED internally.
But refining this Immortal Gu was HARD MODE. Even Tie Mu Bai would be STUNNED.
But for Fang Yuan, it was different.
He was a RANK SIX GU IMMORTAL in his past life, used Spring Autumn Cicada to rebirth, succeeded in refining it. Had PRECIOUS IMMORTAL GU REFINING EXPERIENCE.
Ever since the inheritance opened, he'd been PLOTTING. He challenged Strength Path Gu Masters everywhere, ELIMINATING his competition. Xue San Si, Century Boy—chosen by the land spirit in his past life—now DEAD by his hand.
He had the land spirit's help.
In his past life, the land spirit was already weak when it found the first lucky person. By the end, it was so feeble MORTALS KILLED IT.
But this life was DIFFERENT!
Fang Yuan purposely courted death, came here EARLY. He'd get MAXIMUM HELP from the land spirit.
"Back then, that Gu Immortal made ample preparations. With that foundation, I have at least a 50% chance of success."
When Fang Yuan refined Spring Autumn Cicada, he had LESS THAN 20% chance. Now, 50% was INSANE.