Chapter 1561

Fang Yuan applies his new maxim to one of refinement path’s greatest pursuits, combining killer moves into one Gu worm. The mortal killer move self strength, created by Northern Plains Gu Immortal Su Xian Er for her daughter Hei Lou Lan, uses fifty Gu worms to produce a strength path phantom. Altering its contents would turn it into a Gu recipe for self strength Gu. One worm would then produce the phantom. Use would be extremely convenient and fast, expending much less primeval essence. ^{ch. 1561}

His own immortal killer move myriad self combines enslavement and strength path, merging dragon horse spirit, three heads six arms, rat epidemic and many others. It is extremely troublesome to activate, and he uses it freely only because practice has made it instinct. Refined into a myriad self Immortal Gu, it would produce tens of thousands of strength path phantoms from immortal essence. He lacked the qualifications before. Now his quasi-supreme refinement path attainment gives him the ability. ^{ch. 1561}

Some killer moves, such as purple blood river formation and ignited thought flying rock, cannot become one worm, because condensed they still comprise multiple Immortal Gu. Condensing has costs. Other Immortal Gu might be consumed in refining, a low rank worm might be weaker, and a single worm is easier to counter. A killer move can be raised further by variation moves, as myriad self was by strength path giant hand and reverse flow protection seal, but its Gu could not. Still, the overall benefit is higher, and consumed Immortal Gu can be refined again. ^{ch. 1561}

Reverse flow protection seal is extremely troublesome to activate, and even a slight mistake brings backlash on him. With myriad self Immortal Gu he could greatly simplify its steps and activate it much faster. His battle strength would rise by another level. Ancient sword dragon transformation could become one Gu worm. Then myriad self and ancient sword dragon Immortal Gu alone could unleash myriad dragon. Purple thought perception starlight could become several Immortal Gu, and enslavement after victorious fight, among others, could be elevated too. ^{ch. 1561}

Fang Yuan has a further insight: killer moves and refining Gu both use Dao. Reverse flow protection seal works through Reverse Flow River, and Spectral Soul Demon Venerable’s orderly well through City Well, though neither is a Gu worm. These secluded domains of heaven and earth hold abundant dao marks that stand in for Gu worms, so the two moves have progressed from killer moves to Gu recipes. Immortal Gu are Great Dao fragments, Gu materials are accumulated dao marks, and within one path either can replace the other. Refinement path relates to every path, so this comprehension is broader than any of his others. ^{ch. 1561}

He sees that restoring Dang Hun Mountain with landscape as before Immortal Gu is also Gu refinement, of a rank nine immortal material. The orderly well Spectral Soul cast on the mountain was rank nine, which gives him new ideas for the restoration. The mountain could be a core, like Reverse Flow River, for an immortal killer move. Spectral Soul’s Three Headed Thousand Arms Demon Soul is an artificial secluded domain, as is Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable’s ghostly concealment, which runs endlessly without immortal essence. Dao marks must coordinate to form one. That coordination is the nurturing, using and refining of Gu. ^{ch. 1561}

After three days and three nights, Fang Yuan opens his eyes. Absorbing the true meaning took a few hours, but comprehending it used up the three days and three nights. Shocked, Lang Ya land spirit says the air Fang Yuan gave off felt like Giant Sun Immortal Venerable or Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable. Any Gu Venerable is publicly recognized as a supreme grandmaster of their path. With quasi-supreme refinement path attainment, Fang Yuan already reaches their boundary. He no longer looks up at towering mountains, and from one level below he sees the view at Gu cultivation’s peak. ^{ch. 1561}