Chapter 565

Eighty-Eight True Yang Building stabilizes after its first floor collapses. The aurora begins to increase again, somewhat faster than before, and days later condenses back into the first floor. Once it has completely formed, Hei Lou Lan and the others anxiously enter it without trouble, which greatly relieves him. He needs to become a Gu Immortal to avenge his mother, and as the possessor of Great Strength True Martial physique, his only hope is a strength path Immortal Gu from the building. But the rounds have reset, and he must overcome everything again. ^{ch. 565}

Hei Pei and the other elders think this very good, since going through the rounds again earns more rewards. For Hei Lou Lan it is bad news. He has two ways to the Immortal Gu: exchange in the treasure room after a high grade evaluation, which needs an equally valuable treasure and is impractical, or the final round of every floor, which is extremely difficult. Once their time is up they will be sent out of Imperial Court blessed land, and without the Gu he can neither take revenge nor escape death. So he stubbornly holds his stance against others’ wishes, recruits other tribes’ Gu Masters and completely opens the building, letting everyone enter and exit free of charge. The whole sacred palace celebrates except the Hei tribe elders. ^{ch. 565}

Ye Lui Sang, tribe leader of Ye Lui tribe, is the first in. He lost the prior contest and sided with Hei Lou Lan to preserve a fire path Immortal Gu lent by his tribe. Chang Biao enters among the first batch with his new partner, Sole Blade General Pan Ping, whose opportunity at Xing Jiu mountain peak Fang Yuan openly seized. ^{ch. 565}

Tai Bai Yun Sheng arrives and is greeted by Hei Lou Lan, but delays entering, since any round that might reward lifespan Gu will definitely be a later one. Hei Lou Lan’s owner token reports that sheer numbers have cleared the first thirty rounds, but from the fortieth specific experts are needed. Pan Ping, Chang Biao, Ye Lui Sang and Tai Bai Yun Sheng push to the fifty-third round and stall, needing an enslavement path master. Tai Bai Yun Sheng says they must have Wolf King. Fang Yuan has left an extremely deep impression as this generation’s number one enslavement path Gu Master of northern plains, so everyone thinks of him first. ^{ch. 565}

Ye Lui Sang looks for Chang Shan Yin and is told Wolf King is out hunting. Pan Ping snorts that Wolf King passed the tower with high grade evaluation, then refused many invitations from Hei Lou Lan. He also mentions the huge benefit Fang Yuan obtained, which lights envy in the crowd, and the praise for Fang Yuan stops. Chang Shan Yin’s son Chang Ji You answers that the building is open to all and his father’s benefits came from his own ability. Pan Ping glares with killing intent but dares not move. Chang Biao, Chang Ji You’s blood father, watches his son defend his greatest enemy with grievance and hatred. ^{ch. 565}

Tai Bai Yun Sheng eases the tension, and the Gu Masters urge him to request Wolf King’s help with a personal letter. Chang Biao and Pan Ping are unwilling, since success would raise Wolf King’s prestige further. Pan Ping hesitates, so Chang Biao inwardly curses him and signals a planted agent. The agent proposes Tang Miao Ming, whose enslavement path attainment is very close to master realm. Tai Bai Yun Sheng, knowing Fang Yuan’s arrogance, is shaken and thinks it may truly be better to let her try first than risk a refusal. ^{ch. 565}

Groups of blissful snow bats fly towards Di Qiu cave, drawn by the peculiar fragrance spreading for a hundred li, as the Gu refinement nears its end. Fang Yuan sees the method as sacrificing the lives of beasts, like the building’s small towers sacrificing wild Gu to combine their strength. The fragrance fades and the remaining bats scatter. Staring at the cave with rough breathing, Fang Yuan says the refinement is about to finish. ^{ch. 565}