Chapter 365

After the battle with Tie Ba Xiu, Fang Yuan’s name spreads through Southern Border. He truly rises to fame as a demonic path genius. Century Boy retreats for now, Li Xian and Hu Mei Er add fuel to the fire, and others declare challenges. ^{ch. 365}

In a cave on San Cha mountain, Fang Yuan uses bone flesh unity Gu to strengthen Bai Ning Bing’s aperture with his primeval essence. At rank four middle stage he holds bright golden primeval essence, which nine eyes liquor worm purifies into essence gold primeval essence. Several hours later Bai Ning Bing opens her eyes, very tranquil, showing neither gratitude for her rescue nor anger at his procrastination. The essence gives her huge assistance. She is still at rank four initial stage. ^{ch. 365}

Bai Ning Bing warns him that rumors say he holds the great secret of three kings inheritance and received flying methods from it. Tie clan is furious and has spread an arrest warrant for him across Southern Border. Fang Yuan replies that she will be on the hit list too. She will guard him until midnight, and then they switch. ^{ch. 365}

Alone, Fang Yuan sinks into thought. He killed a Tie clan elder and chased its young master, so the retaliation of a top clan will definitely be extremely fierce. Probing from all sides has converged into a huge whirlpool. Escaping it will truly establish him as a recognized expert of Southern Border. ^{ch. 365}

He judges that Divine Thief Lu Zuan Feng has already repeatedly infiltrated Demon Suppression Tower. Tie clan should therefore be under huge pressure, needing more than a month or two to gather strength against him. He blames Li Xian and Hu Mei Er for the rumors and will deal with them later. Li Xian still has value. A rank six Gu Immortal stands behind Hu Mei Er. Three kings inheritance is a really big cake he cannot eat whole, so he will seek its best parts, such as undefeated hundred battles Gu. That would give his strength an enormous boost for the great battle of Yi Tian mountain. ^{ch. 365}

His thoughts turn to Central Continent. Hu Immortal Inheritance on Tian Ti mountain should have opened. It is a true Gu Immortal blessed land, many times more precious than three kings inheritance, and in his previous life it made Feng Jin Huang a Gu Immortal. At the foot of the mountain, elite disciples of the ten great sects gather as a months long ranking competition ends. Because of Fairy Bi Xia, Gu Yue Fang Zheng had a hard time, but his ironbeak flying crane group and Lord Sky Crane’s guidance from inside the spirit incubating flea let him struggle to a rather high ranking. ^{ch. 365}

Ten formless Gu Immortal divine consciousnesses praise Spirit Butterfly Valley’s Xiao Qi Xing, likely Xiao Bai Hong’s great-grandson, and Myriad Dragon Dock’s Ying Sheng Ji, whom Long Nǚ has taught well. Feng Jin Huang, granddaughter of one of them, is called the truly outstanding one. They strike together, and a vermillion gatehouse rises with a rainbow bridge leading to the disciples. A Gu Immortal’s voice orders them to enter by ranking. First place Feng Jin Huang turns into a golden phoenix and enters first, having beaten Fang Zheng in six moves. Xiao Qi Xing, Ying Sheng Ji and others follow, and after twenty to thirty disciples, Fang Zheng enters. ^{ch. 365}

Inside, a young girl with a snow white fox tail appears before Fang Zheng. She says only the first to ascend the peak of a mountain he will soon see can obtain her, and those who entered earlier have taken a huge lead. She touches his forehead and vanishes. His body regains its weight and starts to fall, and his whole aperture is locked by a formless force, so he cannot use his Gu. He wonders in horror whether he is about to die by falling. ^{ch. 365}