Chapter 326

News of the three kings inheritance sends formidable demonic and righteous Gu Masters rushing to San Cha mountain. Shang clan occupies the inheritance entrances at first, until Wu clan breaks the blockade. News that the site was a rank six Gu Immortal blessed land then brings a huge uproar, and other top ranked clans send formidable Gu Masters. Even Shang clan and Wu clan cannot block the huge wave. The mountain falls into chaos. ^{ch. 326}

Fang Yuan does not care about the benefits some people gain in the first month. He knows from his previous life that the true essence lies behind at least a hundred barriers, where fog traps people and dogs kill many Gu Masters. The three kings were demonic Gu Masters, and theirs is a demonic inheritance full of danger. He plans to let others clear the obstacles, then seize the rewards. For now he refines liquor worm. ^{ch. 326}

Each liquor worm purifies one grade of essence by a small realm: green copper at rank one, red steel for four flavors, white silver for seven fragrances, and yellow gold for the rank four nine eyes. No rank five liquor worm exists; the grandmaster researching its recipe was killed young. Fang Yuan has only raised his four flavors liquor worm, since bone flesh unity Gu and Bai Ning Bing made it worthless. Now she is rank four and he will soon follow, so bone flesh unity Gu will help him much less. A nine eyes liquor worm will speed up his cultivation. ^{ch. 326}

Fang Yuan goes into closed door cultivation to refine Gu, while Bai Ning Bing refines Gu in secret. In Shang clan city he can easily buy materials. He holds one four flavors liquor worm, fuses a second from two bought worms, and fuses both into a seven fragrances liquor worm. A fusion of the second seven fragrances liquor worm fails, wasting the primeval stones, and he buys materials and restarts. Fusing the two seven fragrances liquor worm with eyeballs of nine different hundred beast kings goes completely smoothly, and three days later he obtains a nine eyes liquor worm. The worm is silkworm shaped and pearl white, with nine gem like colors resembling eyes but no eyes on its head. ^{ch. 326}

He stores it in his aperture, since he cannot use it before rank four. Bai Ning Bing could use it, but its strongly cleansing yellow gold middle stage essence would do her more harm than good. At rank four initial stage his essence will surpass hers in quality for the first time, and despite their vow he never forgets the danger she poses. ^{ch. 326}

Long Qing Tian, a famous poison path Gu Master called one who had dyed the sky blue before, appears at the inheritance grounds after Kong Ri Tian. He kills three Shang clan elders with poison and gives a huge boost to the demonic path’s morale. Two days later Wu clan sends the rank four Elder Wu Tong Shen to hold him back, restoring equilibrium. Shang Xin Ci makes slow progress recruiting Zhou Quan, who is proud and arrogant. Fed yellow gold primeval essence by Bai Ning Bing, Fang Yuan nears rank four, while Spring Autumn Cicada recovers faster and presses harder on his aperture. ^{ch. 326}

Shang clan city welcomes the Auspicious Festival, which commemorates the ancestor, a poor mortal trader who obtained a Gu Master’s inheritance token and founded the city. Shang Xin Ci frowns over nine invitation cards from the young masters. Fang Yuan says her sales make her one of the most popular candidates in the young master competition, but she can accept only one invitation, a political move that shows where she stands. ^{ch. 326}

She suggests Shang Chi Wen, but Fang Yuan shakes his head. The biggest power is Shang Qiu Niu, eldest son of the first wife, with the greatest advantage. The second faction is Shang Pu Lao, Shang Suan Ni and Shang Bi Xi, in the limelight, and the third is Shang Chao Feng and Shang Fu Xi, biding their time. Shang Chi Wen has no ambitions, and Shang Pi Xiu is too playful. ^{ch. 326}

Fang Yuan says her weak foundation means any choice must come from the three factions. After thinking a little, she chooses the third faction, Shang Chao Feng’s invitation. She reasons that the first two compete, so the third lets her enter the political whirlpool yet stay out of it for now. Fang Yuan is pleased but feels a little irony, since in his previous life she and Shang Chao Feng had fought for the position of Shang clan leader. ^{ch. 326}