Inside the True Inheritance Secluded Domain of the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, dozens of white, red, and variously colored lights drifted through the void.
Countless true inheritances flew around Fang Yuan. From time to time, he would spot a peerless true inheritance radiating a powerful aura, each one as large as a basin — far bigger than ordinary true inheritances, which were merely the size of bowls.
Fang Yuan reached out and seized one of those peerless true inheritances, inspecting it carefully.
Inside, he discovered four Immortal Gu. Most were rank seven, while only one was rank six. From that, Fang Yuan quickly drew a conclusion.
"These true inheritances should belong to exceptional rank Six Gu Immortals who possessed extraordinary inheritances within their level… or perhaps fragments of a rank eight great expert's inheritance… maybe even part of a Venerable's inheritance. As for the complete true inheritances, they most likely belonged to ordinary rank six and rank seven Gu Immortals. Meanwhile, the peerless true inheritances should belong to legendary rank seven experts… or even rank eight existences!"
As for the highest-grade inheritances, such as Wisdom Gu, the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building itself, and Giant Sun's Inheritance of All Living Beings' Luck — each one alone was enough to shake the Northern Plains and alter the balance of power for thousands of years to come.
Especially the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
It stood at the peak of rank eight and was recognized as the second greatest Immortal Gu House in the world, inferior only to the rank nine Heaven Overseeing Tower. One could even regard it as a quasi-rank nine Immortal Gu House!
As for the Inheritance of All Living Beings' Luck, although it did not directly enhance battle strength, in Fang Yuan's eyes, it was even more valuable than the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building itself!
And Wisdom Gu…
There was no need to mention Wisdom Gu. In Fang Yuan's previous life, a massive portion of his growth had originated from the benefits granted by the light of wisdom.
Fang Yuan lowered his gaze toward the peerless true inheritance in his hands once more.
"A peerless true inheritance of water path… rather ordinary overall, but this Immortal Gu alone is decent enough."
Fang Yuan stabilized the inheritance purely with his physical strength. He had not even activated an immortal killer move.
Then, he invoked a trace of the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building's authority.
The true inheritance trembled violently in his grasp before collapsing apart. Streams of information surged into Fang Yuan's mind while the Immortal Gu flew directly into his hand!
Without question, if anyone else had attempted this, they would have suffered the retaliation of the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building. But Fang Yuan had already refined part of the building itself and possessed the fifty-edge owner token.
Cooperating with Giant Sun's will inside the Immortal Gu, Fang Yuan swiftly refined it, the will already recognizing him as the rightful inheritor of that inheritance.
Ordinarily, after obtaining a peerless true inheritance, Fang Yuan should have been expelled from the true inheritance domain. At the very least, he should only have been able to obtain one or two ordinary inheritances before being thrown out.
But Fang Yuan continued plundering true inheritances without restraint!
He obtained a true inheritance belonging to Spectral Soul Demon Venerable, one he already possessed in his previous life. However, what Fang Yuan truly desired were the Immortal Gu contained within it!
There was Soul Cleanse Gu, the immortal-level Soul Breath Gu, and the Immortal Gu Soul Soldier Robe!
Yet the surprises did not end there.
He also obtained a true inheritance of refinement path. Though incomplete, its origins were astonishing. Among the pitifully few refinement path inheritances remaining in the world, it was undoubtedly one of the finest. It became one of the inheritances that brought Fang Yuan immense delight.
It was the inheritance of the ancient immortal Kong Jue!
This person had been a Supreme Grandmaster of refinement path. Naturally, Fang Yuan gave this inheritance extremely high value. Its contents included Kong Jue's personal experiences in refinement path, his research regarding apertures and immortal apertures, and even his understanding of immortal ascension across every cultivation path.
It detailed the various difficulties Gu Masters of different paths would encounter during immortal ascension, as well as the crucial points they needed to pay attention to.
"So Kong Jue truly was extraordinary… to perceive the truth without any attainment in heaven path and derive these research results purely through refinement path alone."
Apertures and immortal apertures contained the supreme profundity of heaven path itself. Even Fang Yuan, with Great Grandmaster attainment in heaven path, could not fully comprehend all of that depth. Yet Old Immortal Kong Jue's research had already established an astonishing foundation.
If Fang Yuan continued building upon it, the results would undoubtedly be immense.
The same applied to immortal ascension itself.
It contained the profundities of heaven path, human path, earth path, qi path, and could practically be said to encompass the depth of every single path. Otherwise, Gu Masters of different paths would never have been capable of immortal ascension regardless of their cultivation path.
"But in the end, immortal ascension fundamentally belongs to heaven path…"
"Heaven path is all-encompassing. It lacks nothing. It contains the profundities of every path that exists, that will exist, and even those that have vanished or never will exist."
"At this point, heaven path and refinement path actually share the same characteristic. Both possess a mysterious connection to all paths. Without question, anyone who reaches an extremely high level in both paths would gain a profound connection with every cultivation path!"
Fang Yuan was momentarily stunned. He had not expected to gain such an enormous harvest merely from studying a small inheritance left behind by Old Immortal Kong Jue.
"So this is what it truly means for heaven path to encompass all paths…"
"In the past, I never noticed this connection because I already possessed foundations in every path. I had long grown accustomed to that sensation. But now… I can finally understand it clearly."
Fang Yuan recalled the famous sayings regarding heaven path and the Heavenly Dao.
Heaven path emphasized balance, reducing excess while compensating deficiency.
For example, the tallest trees attracted the fiercest winds, while the land closest to the shoreline was always the first to be swept away by the tides.
The same principle applied to heavenly tribulations and earthly calamities.
Whenever a Gu Immortal survived an earthly calamity or heavenly tribulation, they would obtain Dao marks corresponding to their own path afterward.
But where did those Dao marks originate from?
The answer instantly surfaced within Fang Yuan's mind. Gazing into the empty void, he murmured softly:
"Heaven path Dao marks…"
"After a Gu Immortal survives an earthly calamity, heaven path Dao marks transform into Dao marks of their chosen path. This contains the supreme profundity of transformation path itself — just like the immortal killer move Assimilate Limitless Beings, which transforms all Dao marks into desired Dao marks!"
The tribulations and calamities also contained the profundities of luck path.
Luck path had a famous saying: after every great disaster comes great fortune.
The principle was identical with heavenly tribulations and earthly calamities. Once a Gu Immortal survived them, they would gain enormous benefits through the acquisition of Dao marks.
And refinement path as well!
As the immortal aperture accumulated Dao marks, it was akin to refining the immortal aperture itself into a higher-quality immortal material. Through repeated tribulations and calamities, that immortal material — or rather, the immortal aperture — continuously improved until it finally reached perfection once the tribulations ceased.
Fang Yuan's gaze deepened.
He could feel his understanding of heaven path — and all other paths — deepening ever so slightly.
"So my luck really has begun improving after refining the Immortal Gu Dog Shit."
Fortuitous encounters often appeared in the most unexpected places.
Fang Yuan continued plundering true inheritances tirelessly while simultaneously analyzing the gains he had just obtained.