Chapter 97: THE THREE KINGS INHERITANCE (2)
SHANG YI FAN'S MALDING HOURS
Shang Yi Fan was in his study, MALDING over the document showing Shang Xin Ci's bulk purchase of:
DOG ENSLAVEMENT GU (rank 1)
PAPER CRANE GU (rank 2)
EXPLODING EGG GU (rank 1)
INTERNAL MONOLOGUE: "What's the RIZZ behind this? This is such a SKILL ISSUE investment... unless... SUS."
His steward, OLD ZHANG (rank 3 peak, his mother's aide), rushed in with news: "Young master! The ENTRY METHOD for the Three Kings Inheritance was discovered!"
To enter the three light pillars:
YELLOW PILLAR (King Quan): Need DOG ENSLAVEMENT GU
BLUE PILLAR (King Xin): Need PAPER CRANE GU
RED PILLAR (King Bao): Need EXPLODING EGG GU
Shang Yi Fan SCREECHED: "NO! FANG YUAN KNEW! HE GASLIT THE MARKET!"
He realized Fang Yuan and Shang Xin Ci were about to make BANK by monopolizing the entry tickets.
TWITCH CHAT:
💀 "BRO'S INSIDER TRADING!"
🍿 "SHANG YI FAN'S MALDING IS AUDIBLE!"
🐍 "FANG YUAN'S DEMONIC STONKS ARE UNMATCHED."
Old Zhang tried to cope: "We can still win with your mother's influence! We can get 600K in 3 months!"
Shang Yi Fan: "COPIUM."
THE THREE KINGS LORE DUMP
FLASHBACK ARC: 300 YEARS AGO
The Three Kings were the last survivors of the WANG CLAN, wiped out by the WU CLAN.
KING QUAN (eldest, age 8): Future master of HOUND ARMIES.
KING XIN (sister, age 6): Future PAPER CRANE intel goddess.
KING BAO (youngest, age 5): Future EXPLOSION specialist.
They were supposed to be killed, but the Wu Clan assassin was LAZY and faked their deaths. SKILL ISSUE.
They found a RANK 6 GU IMMORTAL'S inheritance, grinded for 100 YEARS, and came back at RANK 5 to NO-DIFF the entire Wu Clan.
King Quan's DOG ARMY flooded the clan.
King Xin's PAPER CRANES provided intel and caused chaos.
King Bao's EXPLOSIONS leveled the mountains.
After their revenge, they VANISHED. Their inheritance was now open.
TWITCH CHAT:
💀 "BRO'S BACKSTORY IS KINDA PEAK!"
🍿 "WU CLAN'S FUMBLE WAS LEGENDARY!"
🐍 "THE THREE KINGS' GYATT FOR REVENGE WAS IMMACULATE."
THE STONKS EXPLOSION
News spread. Everyone in Shang Clan City MALDED to buy the three Gu.
Fang Yuan, Bai Ning Bing, and Shang Xin Ci's MONOPOLY allowed them to set TRIPLE THE PRICE.
People were FORCED to buy them despite the scam.
RESULTS:
Shang Xin Ci's 100,000 starter fund became 300,000 in 10 DAYS.
Fang Yuan's total assets reached 2.4 MILLION.
Bai Ning Bing also secured the BAG.
TWITCH CHAT:
💀 "BRO'S PRINTING MONEY!"
🍿 "FANG YUAN'S ECONOMIC GYATT IS CRACKED!"
🐍 "EVERYONE ELSE IS COOKED."
BAI NING BING'S SUSPICION
Bai Ning Bing was SUS of Fang Yuan. "How did he know the entry method? Does he have SECRET INTEL on the inheritance?"
The more she learned, the more she realized Fang Yuan was SHROUDED IN OHIO MIST.
FANG YUAN'S NEXT MOVE (GASLIGHTING 101)
Fang Yuan praised Shang Xin Ci's battle stage intel idea but said it was too risky now. They needed to recruit loyal subordinates first.
He suggested recruiting ZHOU QUAN, a former clan leader (now rank 3 upper stage) who was a top shopkeeper under Shang Ya Zi. He was known for being ARROGANT and UNLOYAL.
Shang Xin Ci was hesitant, but Fang Yuan gaslit her: "You have UNIQUE CHARISMA. People will SIMPLY serve you. Just be SINCERE."
WEI YANG'S VISIT (THE BLESSED LAND REVEAL)
Wei Yang came, wanting to know how Fang Yuan had the intel.
Fang Yuan dropped the OHIO BOMBSHELL:
The info came from GREY BONE SCHOLAR'S notes in Bai Gu Mountain.
The Three Kings Inheritance is actually built inside a DEGENERATING BLESSED LAND (a small world created by a RANK 6 GU IMMORTAL).
The Three Kings had already LOOTED most of its resources.
The blessed land is on the BRINK OF COLLAPSE.
TWITCH CHAT:
💀 "RANK 6 IMMORTAL BLESSED LAND?!"
🍿 "BRO'S INTEL IS CRACKED!"
🐍 "EVERY CLAN IS ABOUT TO MALD FOR THIS!"
Wei Yang MALDED internally. This was huge. He immediately reported to Shang Yan Fei.
Shang Yan Fei sent THREE ELDER-LED TEAMS to investigate.
Fang Yuan sold the intel for 400,000 (a lowball price for future favors).
FANG YUAN'S FINAL GASLIGHT
Fang Yuan then met secretly with LI RAN (the Wu Clan spy).
"I have more Three Kings Inheritance intel. I'm sure WU CLAN would be interested."
TWITCH CHAT:
💀 "BRO'S SELLING INTEL TO THE ENEMY?!"
🍿 "FANG YUAN'S GASLIGHTING HAS NO LIMITS!"
🐍 "WU CLAN IS ABOUT TO GET COOKED."
SAN CHA MOUNTAIN OHIO ZONE
The situation at the Three Kings Inheritance was MALDING:
SHANG CLAN tried to BLOCKADE the entrances (main character energy).
WU CLAN said "NOPE" and broke the blockade.
News leaked that it was a RANK 6 BLESSED LAND. Every clan and their mother MALDED to get there.
DEMONIC vs. RIGHTEOUS vs. DEMONIC vs. RIGHTEOUS battles erupted daily. CHAOS.
NEW CHARACTER ALERT:
LONG QING TIAN ("One Who Dyed the Sky Blue"): A POISON PATH demonic Gu Master. He NO-DIFFED three Shang Clan elders. Major MENACE energy.
WU TONG SHEN (Wu Clan Elder): Rank 4. Sent to COUNTER Long Qing Tian. OHIO BEEF continues.
FANG YUAN'S SIGMA GRINDSET: "Let the NPCs clear the dungeon for me. I'll swoop in later for the LOOT. For now, GU REFINEMENT."
THE LIQUOR WORM GRIND
Fang Yuan began refining the LIQUOR WORM series:
Rank 1 Liquor Worm: Purifies Green Copper primeval essence.
Rank 2 Four Flavors Liquor Worm: Purifies Red Steel primeval essence. (Needs 2x Liquor Worms + sour, sweet, bitter, spicy wine)
Rank 3 Seven Fragrances Liquor Worm: Purifies White Silver primeval essence. (Needs 2x Four Flavors + 7 spices)
Rank 4 Nine Eyes Liquor Worm: Purifies YELLOW GOLD primeval essence. (Needs 2x Seven Fragrances + eyeballs of 9 BEAST KINGS)
THE PROCESS:
He easily made the first Four Flavors and Seven Fragrances worms. Then he MALDED—a fusion failed, wasting materials. He had to RESTART.
TWITCH CHAT:
💀 "BRO'S RNG IS KINDA SUS!"
🍿 "FANG YUAN'S PRIMEVAL STONES ARE COOKED!"
🐍 "REFINING GU IS PAIN."
But SIGMA LUCK ACTIVATED: The final fusion of the two Seven Fragrances worms into the NINE EYES LIQUOR WORM succeeded in ONE TRY.
SUCCESS! The Nine Eyes Liquor Worm was pure white with nine gem-like "eyes" (red, orange, yellow, etc.) on its body.
TOTAL COST: Nearly 200,000 PRIMEVAL STONES.
TWITCH CHAT:
💀 "BRO'S WALLET TOOK AN L!"
🍿 "BUT THE GYATT OF THAT GU IS IMMACULATE!"
🐍 "FANG YUAN'S CULTIVATION SPEED IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE."
BAI NING BING'S SITUATION
Fang Yuan couldn't use the worm yet (needed Rank 4). Bai Ning Bing could, but it was BAD for her:
Her Northern Dark Ice Soul Physique was already boosting her aptitude to 96%.
Yellow Gold middle stage primeval essence would OVER-CLEANSE her aperture, causing HARM.
Fang Yuan: "Soon, my primeval essence quality will SURPASS hers for the first time." He never forgot she was a THREAT.
THE AUSPICIOUS FESTIVAL (POLITICAL DRAMA ARC)
Shang Clan celebrated the AUSPICIOUS FESTIVAL (commemorating their first ancestor, a mortal who got a Gu Master inheritance and built an empire—SIGMA GRINDSET).
The city was decorated. Everyone was VIBING.
But SHANG XIN CI was STRESSED. She received NINE INVITATION CARDS from the nine existing young masters.
THE POLITICAL MEANING: This was a test to see which FACTION she would join.
THE THREE MAIN FACTIONS:
SHANG QIU NIU (First Son, First Wife's Child): BIGGEST FACTION.
SHANG PU LAO, SHANG SUAN NI, SHANG BI XI (The Trio): SECOND FACTION, currently most popular.
SHANG CHAO FENG & SHANG FU XI (The Schemers): THIRD FACTION, biding their time.
The others (Shang Chi Wen, Shang Pi Xiu) were NOT SERIOUS contenders.
FANG YUAN'S ANALYSIS: "Your foundation is weak. You need to join a faction to compensate. Choosing one will offend the others. The third faction is the safest pick—you get in the game but avoid the main beef for now."
Shang Xin Ci understood instantly. She chose SHANG CHAO FENG's invitation.
IRONY ALERT: In Fang Yuan's previous life, Shang Chao Feng and Shang Xin Ci were ARCH-ENEMIES competing for clan leader. Now, they're potential allies.
TWITCH CHAT:
💀 "BRO'S GASLIGHTING THE TIMELINE!"
🍿 "SHANG XIN CI'S POLITICAL GYATT IS GROWING!"
🐍 "THE OHIO DRAMA IS IMMACULATE."