The refinement process of this Third Aperture Immortal Gu was extremely extravagant and involved tedious steps:
First, using roaming immortal gu as the main material and pairing it with an eight-hundred year longevity gu, the Second Aperture Immortal Gu is refined;
(In truth, there were other methods, but this one had a higher success rate; after all, roaming immortal gu was too easy to obtain.)
Then, using the refined Second Aperture Immortal Gu as the primary gu material, combined with roaming immortal gu and a two-hundred year longevity gu, another refinement is performed to finally create the Rank Six Third Aperture Immortal Gu.
A mere rank six immortal gu required a total of a thousand years of longevity gu to be refined; the cost was staggering.
Yuan Fang examined the complete Gu recipe, feeling slightly shocked in his heart, yet he was not troubled.
He possessed a one-time opportunity for free Gu Refining from the Lang Ya Earth Spirit, allowing the Lang Ya Earth Spirit to refine the Gu on his behalf without needing to provide any immortal materials himself.
This was an agreement made three hundred thousand years ago by Dao Tian Demon Venerable for his successor with the original body of the Lang Ya Earth Spirit, Old Ancestor Long Fur.
Yuan Fang stood up and walked toward the core of the Lang Ya Blessed Land. Finding the Lang Ya Earth Spirit, he handed over the complete Gu recipe for the Third Aperture Immortal Gu and commissioned the Lang Ya Earth Spirit to preside over the Gu refinement matters.
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit took the Gu recipe and examined it closely. He knew the immortal materials were difficult to prepare, but due to the original body's agreement, he had to comply. Despite being very reluctant, he immediately agreed.
To refine this unprecedented immortal gu, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit utilized everything within the blessed land that could increase the success rate of Gu Refining, such as the rank eight immortal gu house Refinement Cauldron.
Furthermore, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit summoned all the Mao Min Gu Immortals within the Lang Ya Blessed Land to gather at the refinement site and prepare with all their strength.
"Second Supreme Elder, to this day, the Third aperture Gu has never appeared in the world. This Gu is Heaven-Defying and violates the rules of heaven and earth; it will surely not be tolerated by the world."
"Our Mao Tribe Natural Refining Method naturally triggers calamities. The calamity descending during this Gu Refining will surely be peerlessly terrifying. When the critical moment arrives, resisting the calamity and protecting the grand array will depend entirely on you."
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit spoke in a heavy voice. Yuan Fang nodded slightly and immediately turned around to mobilize troops and make deployments:
He ordered Scarless White, Gu Yue Chi Lian, Gu Yue Mochen, and other Gu Immortals at the bottom tier of the Great Love Sect's combat power to control the rank seven immortal gu house Heavenly Granny Soluo and guard the front of the refinement site;
He ordered Fang Zheng to collaborate with the Mao Min Gu Immortals to pilot the immortal gu house Rain Listening Blood Tower, taking charge of flank protection and support;
He ordered Lin Hong, Avatar, Clan Leader, and other Gu Immortals with weaker defensive capabilities to control the immortal formation Flying Stone Hill and establish an inner defense line;
He ordered all Gu Immortals under the Great Love Sect to enter the composite immortal gu house formed by the combination of the human sovereign banner, Boundless City, and Holy Lord City, to hold the frontmost position.
The Gu Refining matters were personally presided over by the Lang Ya Earth Spirit, with Mao Da and Yuan Fang standing by the array, ready to assist at any time;
Fang Yuan, Xiao Mang, Qing Shu, and others scattered around to patrol the site, guard against external enemies, and prevent all interference.
With everything ready, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit took a deep breath and channeled white lychee immortal essence. The other Mao Min Gu Immortals acted together, injecting immortal essence, and the Gu refinement grand array slowly began to operate.
At the instant the array started, the clouds above Lang Ya Blessed Land shifted color, calamity clouds gathered frantically, and a terrifying calamity descended with a roar.
Layers of calamity clouds gathered as heavenly thunder rolled. The entire sky was shrouded in purple-black lightning mist. The dull rumbling made eardrums ache, and even the air seemed to solidify under the pressure of the thunder's might.
Everyone looked up to see a purple-blue lightning bolt crashing down from the heavens like a giant axe splitting the sky, striking fiercely upon the phantom city formed by the Immortal Path Killer Move United Will.
With just one strike, that towering phantom city dimmed considerably, clearly suffering heavy damage.
"This is the calamity 'Purple Blue Galloping Thunder.' It is extremely aggressive; everyone be careful!"
Inside the Long Fur Refining Path Grand Array, just as Fang Yuan's warning from the people outside the array finished, a second purple lightning bolt crashed down.
This time, its power was several times more violent than the last.
Wherever the lightning passed, the phantom city was instantly covered in dense cracks, as if it would completely shatter in the next moment.
"popularity immortal gu!!!"
Within the immortal gu house formed by the combination of the human sovereign banner, Boundless City, and Holy Lord City, Gu Yue Fuqi activated the human qi gu.
In the next instant, strands of human qi gushed out from the immortal gu house like a living spring, quickly filling and repairing the cracks on the phantom city one by one.
In just the blink of an eye, the phantom city that had just been dim regained its luster.
Beside Gu Yue Fuqi, the snowman Gu Immortal Ling Yun also activated the Cold Qi Immortal Gu at the same time.
In an instant, piercing cold qi surged like a bursting flood, immediately enveloping all directions.
As soon as this cold qi touched the outside air, it immediately condensed into water and then transformed into hard ice. Countless ice blades and ice spears appeared out of thin air, each exceptionally hard and sharp.
Finally, these scattered frosts coalesced into one, turning into a layer of ice several zhang thick, covering everyone's heads like a canopy and shielding them firmly beneath the ice layer.
This was Ling Yun's Immortal Path Killer Move, Cold Qi Blue Ice Armor.
But how could a mere Rank Six defensive Killer Move block the matchless might of the Purple Blue Galloping Thunder?
The third purple lightning bolt crashed down, and in just a breath's time, it shattered the Cold Qi Blue Ice Armor into pieces.
After crushing the Cold Qi Blue Ice Armor, the lightning's momentum remained undiminished as it slammed into the phantom city formed by the United Will Killer Move, directly blowing up a watchtower on the phantom city.
Debris and thunder-fire splashed everywhere; the power was terrifying.
"What a powerful strike! Rock Black Tortoise, activate the Coming and Going Without a Trace Killer Move! White Dove, use the Two Sleeves of Pure Wind Killer Move to remove the lightning path dao marks left by the Purple Blue Galloping Thunder!"
Gu Yue Fuqi was commanding the crowd when suddenly, a beautiful piece of music drifted from afar.
The singing was crisp and pleasant, like pearls falling onto a jade plate; every note entered the ears and stirred the soul.
But not a single person appreciated this wonderful singing; everyone's expression instantly became grave to the extreme.
This was Feng Jiu Ge's Jade Song!
Everyone hurried to activate defensive Killer Moves, but the power of this Jade Song was too profound and simply impossible to resist.
In an instant, some screamed while others groaned; the singing was all-pervasive, passing directly through defensive Killer Moves to attack the enemies.
The power of Jade Song was extremely profound; everyone present was affected to some degree.
Where they were hit, their bodies instantly turned into emerald-green jade, and this jade-ification trend continued to spread in all directions.
Everyone present was decisive and ruthless; they immediately took harsh measures, smashing and digging out the flesh of the affected areas on their own bodies, leaving absolutely no leeway.
For a time, blood flowed freely and screams echoed continuously; the scene was incomparably tragic.
"Everyone, do not panic! Immortal Path Killer Move — All Under Heaven is Silent!"
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit shouted loudly, and the singing of Jade Song came to an abrupt halt.
Without the erosion of Jade Song, the emerald-green jade that had been spreading across everyone's bodies immediately stopped.
Everyone couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, hurriedly smashing and digging out the remaining jade on their bodies, using Man as Before and a healing immortal gu to quickly recover from their injuries.
Just then, the earth suddenly trembled violently, as if ten thousand horses were galloping, the sound coming from deep underground.
Everyone looked down and saw countless Gold Devouring Insects frantically crawling out from the ground like a golden tide, madly devouring gu materials, immortal gu houses, and Gu Formations.
This was the Gold Devouring Insect Tribulation newly learned by Heaven's Will!
Fang Yuan was slightly shocked; this Gold Devouring Insect Tribulation was originally an Immortal Path Killer Move he had created by combining the Servitude and Metal Paths. He hadn't expected Heaven's Will to have stolen it to use against him now.
What was worse was that Fang Yuan also lacked the means to instantly annihilate the army of Gold Devouring Insects. However, it wasn't as if there were no counter-measures.
"Xiao Mang! Give me your Great Light Immortal Gu!"
Fang Yuan shouted, and Xiao Mang did not dare to hesitate for a moment, immediately complying.
After obtaining the Great Light Immortal Gu, Fang Yuan borrowed the Sunlight Immortal Gu and the Diffuse Light Immortal Gu from Yuan Fang. Combining the three Gu, he activated a Killer Move:
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Great Light Shines Everywhere!!!"
In the next instant, endless light burst forth from Fang Yuan's palm—it was the ancient glory light!
The light pierced through the earth, through the vast seas, and through all the Gold Devouring Insects.
Under the radiance of the intense light, everyone squeezed their eyes shut.
Under the illumination of the ancient glory light, all cover was rendered useless, and everything hidden was revealed.
Above and below, there was only brilliant golden light.
"This..."
When everyone opened their eyes, countless Gold Devouring Insects had already died under the radiance of the ancient glory light.
However, the number of Gold Devouring Insects was still immense, and the other Gu Immortals also began to attack the remaining insects.
"No need to act, watch my methods."
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit said as he, under everyone's shocked gazes, poured a large amount of Rank Eight white lychee immortal essence into the rank eight immortal gu house Refinement Cauldron.
In the next instant, the immortal gu house Refinement Cauldron burst with light, directly and forcefully suppressing all the Gold Devouring Insects within the blessed land.
"Since you've come, then contribute to my Lang Ya Sect."
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit calmly employed another Immortal Path Killer Move, and countless Gold Devouring Insects were sucked in.
Then, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit activated another Refinement Path Killer Move, thoroughly refining the entire swarm of Gold Devouring Insects into several portions of Metal Path immortal materials.
"The Gold Devouring Insect Tribulation Killer Move I created was broken so easily?!" Fang Yuan thought to himself.
Although Fang Yuan had expected this—after all, the three hundred thousand years of profound foundation of the Lang Ya Blessed Land was certainly not just talk.
But seeing the situation before him, Fang Yuan's heart was still filled with shock. A casual Refinement Path Killer Move from the Lang Ya Earth Spirit was already a dimensional strike.
However, after experiencing this, Fang Yuan also gained realization in his heart:
"Although my Gold Devouring Insects are excellent and almost immune to common methods like wind, lightning, water, and fire, they are individually too weak, possessing Rank Five battle strength at most."
"If I refine the Gold Devouring Insect immortal gu to Rank Seven and pair it with a Servitude Path Immortal Rank Killer Move to enhance the swarm's battle strength, I wonder what the result would be."
As Fang Yuan was thinking to himself, space within Lang Ya Blessed Land tore open, and a phantom image of a River of Time tributary appeared.
Within the phantom of the River of Time tributary, a massive scale of year beasts came galloping forth. First were desolate level year beasts with Rank Six battle strength, followed by ancient year beasts with Rank Seven battle strength.
The army of year beasts was grand and imposing, crowding the entire River of Time tributary, numbering at least a hundred.
Seeing this, Gu Yue Fuqi immediately activated the Human Qi Astral Wall Killer Move, attempting to block the ancient year beasts outside the Human Qi Astral Wall.
Boom—!
With an earth-shattering roar, the year beast army crashed heavily against the tall and sturdy Human Qi Astral Wall like giant waves hitting coastal rocks; despite their grand momentum, they couldn't damage the Human Qi Astral Wall in the slightest.
"Oh no! It's an Ancient Void Bat tribulation! Why are there so many!?"
Inside the Flying Stone Hill Immortal Formation, Gu Yue Qingzhuo looked up at the sky and saw exactly twenty Ancient Void Bats flying rapidly through the air, pouncing straight toward the Human Qi Astral Wall and the blessed land's boundary wall.
"Quick! Stop them! These Ancient Void Bats are Space Path Ancient Desolate Beasts; they can tear through space and even pierce through immortal aperture walls!!!"
Beside Gu Yue Qingzhuo, Clan Leader's eyes were also wide with anxiety, his voice filled with urgency.
Hearing this, everyone immediately took action. The rank seven immortal gu house, Rain Listening Blood Tower, carrying Ancient Moon Fangzheng and a group of Mao Min Gu Immortals, flew out of the Human Qi Astral Wall, heading straight for the Ancient Void Bats in the sky.
Although these Ancient Void Bats were not as fast as the Rain Listening Blood Tower in terms of movement speed, they were very cunning and scattered in all directions, making things difficult for Fang Zheng.
Soon, several holes were punched into Lang Ya Blessed Land by the Ancient Void Bats, and a gap was also torn in the Human Qi Astral Wall; if not for timely repairs, it almost led to a major disaster.
In contrast, the rank seven immortal gu house Rain Listening Blood Tower piloted by Fang Zheng, despite having Rank Eight battle strength, had only managed to eliminate three Ancient Void Bats at this moment and was being pursued and attacked by the year beast army, finding it difficult to strike back.
"Hmph! Heaven's Will is using human wave tactics to keep me preoccupied, but as if I don't know how to use human wave tactics myself."
Fang Zheng snorted coldly, and in the next moment, over a hundred blood god child Clones with Rank Six battle strength shot out from the Rain Listening Blood Tower, attacking the year beast army.
On the other side, Gu Yue Fuqi also utilized the Myriad Soul Beasts Killer Move of the Rank Seven Gu Transformation House, Human Qi Plate.
In the next moment, the human sovereign banner summoned countless desolate level soul beasts and ancient soul beasts, a grand force numbering over a hundred, engaging in close combat with the year beast army.
Suddenly, dozens of figures appeared in the sky.
Fang Yuan immediately recognized the origins of these figures; they were Sound Path Clones summoned by Feng Jiu Ge's Song of a Scholar Killer Move.
These Songs of a Scholar were not singing and had their mouths tightly shut, yet everyone's expressions were solemn.
Because they 'heard' the singing of the Songs of a Scholar.
This song resonated directly within everyone's hearts, because this song was never meant to be heard with physical ears, but with the heart—to be carefully appreciated and felt with the heart.
Fang Yuan's heart sank, and his expression turned grave:
"This Sound Path Immortal Rank Killer Move encompasses the four paths of Wisdom, Servitude, Sound, and Soul, and can influence the human heart."
"From opening the mouth to closing it, it already possesses a hint of the charm of Sword Immortal Thin Green's Five Fingers Fist Heart Sword Killer Move."
"If I'm not mistaken, this is the Submissive Song created by Feng Jiu Ge. Wait, oh no!!!"
The blood god child Clones and the soul beast army were all moved by the song, bowing to the singers and defecting on the spot, becoming subordinates of the singers!
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Myriad Self!!!"
In the next moment, Fang Yuan summoned the Myriad Self army and engaged in a great battle with the defectors.
Presumably because they were a Human Path Killer Move, the Myriad Self army did not defect or betray due to the Submissive Song.
"I wonder if Lang Ya Earth Spirit can use All Under Heaven is Silent to counter this Sound Path Killer Move that is heard with the heart. I hope so."
Fang Yuan was just thinking this when Lang Ya Earth Spirit used the All Under Heaven is Silent Killer Move again, causing the singing to stop abruptly; Fang Yuan had indeed worried too much.
Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred.
An Ancient Void Bat took advantage of the chaos to pierce through the Human Qi Astral Wall, bypassing the immortal gu house formed by the combination of the human sovereign banner, Boundless City, and Holy Lord City, and lunged straight toward the Flying Stone Hill Immortal Formation.
The Gu Immortals within the immortal formation were caught off guard and were ambushed by this Ancient Void Bat.
Countless Ancient Void Bats and the year beast army followed behind, passing through the Human Qi Astral Wall and the Flying Stone Hill Immortal Formation amidst the chaos, charging straight toward the Long Fur Refining Path Grand Array.
"Oh no! Quickly, return to provide support!"
Avatar and the others turned pale with fright and immediately returned to help, but it was already too late to save the situation as they were desperately blocked by the year beast army.
Under the cover of the year beast army, those ancient year beasts and Ancient Void Bats with Rank Seven battle strength launched a decapitation strike against the Gu refiners.
At this moment, the Ancient Second Battle Formation, Heavenly Granny Soluo, blocked the path of the Ancient Void Bats and ancient year beasts, and both sides engaged in a fierce battle.
Suddenly, a giant hand reached out from the calamity cloud, holding a rusty yet golden-bright bronze mirror.
In the next moment, a golden light burst from the mirror's surface, striking the Ancient Second Battle Formation, Heavenly Granny Soluo, dead center.
This golden light had no destructive power, but it possessed an enemy-trapping effect, freezing Heavenly Granny Soluo in place, temporarily unable to move an inch.
Fang Yuan recognized it; this was the Earth Tribulation Form-Fixing Mirror Tribulation, which could freeze Gu Immortals.
However, Heavenly Granny Soluo was the Ancient Second Battle Formation and possessed Rank Eight battle strength; in just the blink of an eye, the restriction on Heavenly Granny Soluo dissolved on its own.
But in that mere blink of an eye, the group of Ancient Void Bats and ancient year beasts easily bypassed the Rank Eight battle strength Heavenly Granny Soluo, recklessly changing direction toward the Long Fur Refining Path Grand Array, intending to strike at the heart of the enemy.
Inside the Long Fur Refining Path Grand Array, Fang Yuan, Qing Shu, Eastern Orc, Xiao Mang, and the others saw the Ancient Void Bats and ancient year beasts rushing toward them and immediately flew out of the Long Fur Refining Path Grand Array to stop them.
But at this critical moment, several beams of golden light froze Fang Yuan and the others who had just flown out of the Long Fur Refining Path Grand Array.
Everyone looked up to see that over a dozen more giant hands had emerged from the calamity cloud, each holding a Form-Fixing Mirror.
"It seems I still have to make an appearance."
Yuan Fang sighed and transformed into an Ancient Sword Jiao, flying out of the Long Fur Refining Path Grand Array.
Just as he flew out of the Long Fur Refining Path Grand Array, several golden lights immediately shone toward Yuan Fang, but with the Rank Seven my solitude immortal gu in his immortal aperture, these golden lights had no effect on him.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Triple Sword Wave!"
Instantly, countless Flying Swords formed a wave of swords, layer upon layer and innumerable, pouncing toward the Ancient Void Bats and the year beast army.
With just this one move, over a dozen Rank Seven battle strengths died under the sword wave.
Suddenly, an ancient year tiger roared and lunged at Yuan Fang from the side, but without God knowing or Ghost perceiving, an extremely hidden sword light directly pierced through the tiger's head.
The sword light was incredibly fast; that ancient year tiger was killed by a single sword strike while still in its roaring posture.
This was exactly Yuan Fang's Hidden Fork Kill Killer Move; the sword light was extremely concealed, able to decapitate someone and take their life without God knowing or Ghost perceiving.
Seeing this, the group of Ancient Void Bats and ancient year beasts were all filled with dread.
Yuan Fang, however, did not give them the slightest chance, unleashing the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword Killer Move; the Ancient Void Bats and ancient year beasts that had just tried to decapitate Yuan Fang and strike at the heart were all killed.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Sword Flight."
In the next moment, a sword appeared beneath Yuan Fang, and in just an instant, he appeared right in the center of the year beast army.
The year beast army pounced together, and Yuan Fang directly activated the Myriad Dragons Killer Move, transforming into ten thousand Ancient Sword Jiaos, all breathing out dragon breath simultaneously.
After a long while, the army of over a hundred year beasts lay dead on the ground, having been collectively suppressed by the Ancient Sword Jiaos as well as the soul beast and blood god child Clone armies.
With the year beasts dead, the tribulation was passed, and the Third Aperture Immortal Gu, which had never before appeared in the world, was refined at this moment.
Looking at the Third Aperture Immortal Gu in his hand, Lang Ya Earth Spirit let out a long sigh of relief; it was finally refined:
"Fang Yuan kid, take it."
Lang Ya Earth Spirit placed the Third Aperture Immortal Gu in Fang Yuan's hand and continued:
"If my predecessor saw this Third Aperture Immortal Gu, he would definitely have to study it thoroughly."
"Sigh, always making useless things; perfectly good Gu Immortal battle strengths were trained into fools by him."
"Supreme Grand Elder, our Lang Ya Sect is now on the right track. I believe that one day in the future, our noble Hairy People race will surely welcome a rebirth and rise."
Fang Yuan flattered Lang Ya Earth Spirit as he flew into the Long Fur Refining Path Grand Array.
Lang Ya Earth Spirit clearly enjoyed hearing these flattering words and laughed heartily.
And Fang Yuan left the Third Aperture Immortal Gu for Yuan Fang to use.
It turned out that Fang Yuan knew he would obtain the even better Supreme Immortal Fetus Gu in the future, so he simply gave the Third Aperture Immortal Gu to Yuan Fang.
With the Third Aperture Immortal Gu, Yuan Fang would be able to cultivate one more path.
However, before that, he first needed to open the third aperture.
Yuan Fang consumed the newly refined Third Aperture Immortal Gu, and instantly a new aperture was opened in his lower abdomen; the surface of the aperture's primeval sea was very high, indicating a Grade A ninety-nine percent Aptitude.