Chapter 405

Fang Yuan swims up the torrential light stream in golden brilliance as the light of glory shines on the cocoon. Against the rank five killer move, liquid metal Gu’s defense starts to fail. The land spirit assists Fang Yuan fully, the masterless dogs scatter, and the watching Gu Masters recognize the scene from The Legends of Ren Zu. The book writes Immortal Gu such as wisdom Gu and strength Gu plainly, but mortal Gu obscurely. Verdant Great Sun refined Fixed Immortal Travel Gu in the light of glory. ^{ch. 405}

In that legend divine travel Gu, ashamed that Verdant Great Sun feared being sent to dangerous places while drunk, told him to pluck a jade sky colored jade bamboo from azure heaven. He was to gather eight-sided diamonds from star fragments in blue heaven at night. At dawn he was to use the light of glory of the rising sun to turn the Gu into Fixed Immortal Travel Gu. Fang Yuan has divine travel Gu, and the jade sky Gu he got by killing Long Qing Tian after rebirth, a rank five Gu, is the azure heaven’s jade bamboo. Fixed star Gu, planted on his left forearm by Bai Ning Bing, is the eight-sided diamond star fragment. The light of glory he never had, but torrential light stream replicates it in some aspects. Xiao Mang’s extreme light Gu, an incomplete Gu robbed from a grave, can unleash the light of glory only three times every month before it self-detonates. ^{ch. 405}

On rebirth Fang Yuan discarded second aperture Gu and changed his objective to Fixed Immortal Travel Gu. The land spirit, obsessed with refining second aperture Gu, could never be convinced, so Bai Ning Bing, Tie Ruo Nan and the two factions became his tools. He calculated meticulously so that the land spirit, seeing second aperture Gu could never succeed, would turn to protecting him. The cocoon trembles slightly as an Immortal Gu aura leaks out uncontrollably. ^{ch. 405}

Feng Tian Yu kneels in tears at seeing an Immortal Gu born. Realizing someone is using his power to refine an Immortal Gu, Xiao Mang stops his killer move at once. Feng Tian Yu screams in despair, since only three breaths remain before the Gu Master is freed, too short to birth an Immortal Gu. Fang Yuan activates two third watch Gu on the cocoon, accelerating time nine times. Feng Tian Yu hopes again. Then he despairs, for a rushed Immortal Gu cannot stabilize its aura and will self-detonate. ^{ch. 405}

Fang Yuan takes out undefeated hundred battles Gu, a rank five expenditure Gu like a grey stone disc that makes a refinement succeed for sure once used. He got it from Chou Jiu this time, and from Feng Tian Yu in the previous life. Feng Tian Yu screams for joy as the aura stabilizes like a miracle. The cocoon breaks open and a green butterfly flies out, Fixed Immortal Travel Gu. Xiao Mang is stupefied and Mo Wu Tian is in a daze. Fang Yuan flies out of the light waterfall with the Gu circling him, green light flickering like pollen. ^{ch. 405}

He pays a huge price, for liquid metal Gu dies, golden aurora Gu and the others are greatly damaged, and the black wings are torn. As the liquid metal fades, his identity is revealed. Mo Wu Tian asks who he is, and Hu Mei Er and Li Xian name him little beast king. Jiao Huang and Meng Tu tremble at having dared to assassinate a man who can refine an Immortal Gu. ^{ch. 405}

The land spirit praises him, and Fang Yuan says the Gu can carry a Gu Master anywhere but needs immortal essence to activate. Ba Gui says some essence remains in the cauldron and he must picture a safe place that matches the real one. Without immortal essence the blessed land will be destroyed immediately, it adds, but death is a relief, and it wishes only that he refine second aperture Gu in the future. Fang Yuan opens his mouth, but no words come. He looks over the torn bronze hall and ruined blessed land, then bids farewell to Bai Ning Bing, Tie Ruo Nan and Southern Border. ^{ch. 405}

He recites a poem in which Verdant Sun died regretfully, one starts over to proclaim oneself King, and he spreads his wings today to whip the phoenix another day. Everyone is speechless. The land spirit sends him off with immortal essence, jade light flashes, and he vanishes, leaving only his clothes floating. Intense winds blow and mountains break as the blessed land collapses, the winds of assimilation come, and the experts flee as San Cha mountain falls into chaos again. ^{ch. 405}

In Central Continent, in Hu Immortal blessed land on Dang Hun mountain, Lord Sky Crane urges on Fang Zheng, who has surpassed Ying Sheng Ji and Xiao Qi Xing. Feng Jin Huang refuses to lose and calls dream wings, a pair of Immortal Gu wings that the nine Gu Immortals name. Dream wings draw on spirit and soul rather than immortal essence. Forcing them as a mortal will severely damage her soul, but she is willing to pay any price. She overtakes the dejected Fang Zheng and reaches the cliff edge, almost fainting. She is one step from victory. ^{ch. 405}

Jade light flashes and a completely naked man with a bleeding hole in his left forearm appears on the peak ahead of her. Fang Zheng, shocked, calls him brother and slips down the cliff. Fang Yuan notes that Fixed Immortal Travel Gu cannot carry clothes, though his Gu worms came along. He recognizes Feng Jin Huang, and it seems Biography of Feng Jin Huang gave an accurate time. The contest does not ban Immortal Gu worms, and he is a step ahead, so he is the owner of Hu Immortal blessed land. ^{ch. 405}

His risks have paid off, for he now has the entire blessed land and Fixed Immortal Travel Gu. Her dream wings keep him from killing her yet, so under the ten Gu Immortals’ supervision he kicks her down with his foot on her face. He asks the land spirit, Little Hu Immortal, whether she is calling him master. The little girl stares and calls him master, then covers her eyes with a red face and tells him he is so old he should quickly wear clothes. ^{ch. 405}