Chapter 843

Fang Zheng believes himself safe under the agreement guts Gu won between Fang Yuan and Immortal Crane Sect. Fang Yuan seizes him anyway, immobilizing him with a formless force. Fang Zheng’s true feelings scream that his brother is a demon who killed their whole clan, even as his mouth is forced to shout a rebellious son’s defiance. Hearing his own yells, Fang Zheng loses all hope. ^{ch. 843}

Fang Yuan sighs that his brother has caused them trouble. He falsely claims to have cleared taking him away with their sect leader, whom he has never seen. Immortal Crane Sect accepts the story and lets him carry Fang Zheng off. ^{ch. 843}

Watching Fang Yuan leave with his brother, Immortal Crane Sect’s disciples envy Fang Zheng. None of them know Fang Yuan took him as a possession backup. ^{ch. 843}

Fang Yuan throws Fang Zheng to the ground. Fang Zheng struggles up, screaming inside that their agreement forbids Fang Yuan from killing him, but Fang Yuan only laughs and denies any such intention. ^{ch. 843}

Fearing Fang Yuan can hear his thoughts, Fang Zheng cries for Lord Sky Crane. Fang Yuan mocks that his so-called master is now only a soul, having been merely a rank five Gu Master even in life. ^{ch. 843}

Fang Yuan plunders every mortal Gu from Fang Zheng’s body. The spirit incubating flea trembles weakly, Lord Sky Crane resisting fiercely and getting nowhere. Fang Yuan is now rank six while Lord Sky Crane is merely a soul. Lord Sky Crane warns that capturing them still violates the alliance, but Fang Yuan only laughs and thanks him. He asks what matters more, the one guts Gu, or the two of them; Lord Sky Crane has no answer. ^{ch. 843}

Fang Yuan turns countless Gu worms into a soul search against Lord Sky Crane. Two hours later he emerges, having learned of blood path true inheritance, the enmity between Lord Sky Crane and First Gen Gu Yue, and many of Immortal Crane Sect’s secrets. From this he deduces Old Lord Can Yang obtained the possession technique from Dong Fang Chang Fan and brought it into Immortal Crane Sect. Lord Sky Crane’s memories prove of little use, since a mortal Gu Master knew no deep sect secrets. ^{ch. 843}

He weighs that holding Lord Sky Crane could be slightly troublesome, since He Feng Yang might come asking for his subordinate. He admires Lord Sky Crane’s choice to protect Fang Zheng over possession. Fang Yuan also soul searches Fang Zheng, intending to hold him captive long term. ^{ch. 843}

Possession stays a last resort. He would use it only if his identity is exposed and he has no other way to revive. Even then it would cost his second aperture and every strength path dao mark, forcing ascension again at a huge loss. ^{ch. 843}

His target is a top six finish at the Refinement Path Convention. It gives one chance at assured success from the Infallible inheritance. Reaching top six sends him into a hidden blessed land, where he plans to refine the Immortal Gu Change Form, a rank six transformation path Immortal Gu, lifting his vaguely familiar face beyond concealing only his regional aura. ^{ch. 843}

He already holds the recipe from a deal with Lang Ya land spirit. The deal dates to when he first obtained wisdom Gu. He has nearly finished gathering the materials to refine it: half from Northern Plains’ auction, most of the rest by trading through Hei Lou Lan’s blessed land, and the last portion from the eighth round’s reward. ^{ch. 843}

Since then, Fang Yuan went on the offensive, defeating tough opponents early, and his reputation soared until countless Gu Immortals were watching him. Everyone else advanced quietly within their territory. Only Fang Yuan moved to challenge different opponents, and he won every round. ^{ch. 843}