Fang Yuan's session finally came to an end, and the gains he had obtained were enormous.
All of the Immortal Killer Moves he was familiar with had been modified and tested, causing their power to rise by leaps and bounds. Moves such as Giant Strength Path Hands and Myriad Self experienced explosive growth in battle strength. He had also created a Strength Path killer move specialized for defense and another for movement.
As for investigative methods, his Immortal Gu were not particularly suited for them, so he shifted his attention toward Time Path techniques instead. His experience and attainment in Time Path far surpassed his Strength Path, and he possessed suitable Immortal Gu for nearly every purpose. Basic Time Path Immortal Killer Moves were created one after another, each carrying mysterious and unique effects that made them dangerous in their own ways.
He also examined other aspects and practiced every killer move thoroughly. Although the expenditure of immortal essence was immense, Fang Yuan was ultimately satisfied.
Without testing the results and becoming familiar with the killer moves, Fang Yuan would never feel at ease. Even if it consumed vast amounts of immortal essence, he would still practice his Immortal Killer Moves without hesitation.
Along the way, he discovered something rather interesting about his phantom aperture.
"This phantom aperture does not produce immortal essence, whereas the phantom apertures of Heavenly Court can generate immortal essence… Either this is a flaw within the phantom aperture itself, though that seems unlikely, or it is because I have not undergone immortal ascension. Therefore, immortal essence cannot be produced until I become a true Gu Immortal."
It was similar to immortal zombies possessing dead apertures. Dead apertures could not produce immortal essence, and the same applied to the phantom aperture. However, the fundamental difference was that Fang Yuan suspected the phantom aperture could only produce immortal essence for an actual Gu Immortal. Most likely, that was the truth.
Fang Yuan concluded his secluded cultivation and rose to his feet. The surrounding environment had become extremely bizarre. The nearby hills and lands had been utterly destroyed, while qi currents mixed with dense Strength Path auras spread through the air. Elsewhere, strange fog imbued with thick Time Path aura had formed, causing plants to grow rapidly before dying moments later.
There were also lakes of frozen water, overturned hills, and charred tree roots.
The entire scene resembled the end of the world.
"This is slightly troublesome. If someone discovers this place, they will immediately realize from the Immortal Killer Move auras that something is wrong. Though most likely, it doesn't matter."
Fang Yuan soared into the sky and transformed into a comet of light, flying forward at astonishing speed.
He used a mortal killer move in order to conserve immortal essence, since efficiency was not particularly important at the moment. Soon enough, he arrived before a towering structure.
The tower stood twenty-five meters tall, upright and imposing, its surface forged from gold and silver while countless gemstones decorated its body. The tower was filled with innumerable holes resembling a beehive, and within them rested countless Gu worms.
Fang Yuan did not approach too closely nor attempt to take the Gu worms inside. Although there were tens of thousands of Gu worms within the tower, all of them were merely mortal Gu. In his eyes, they were insignificant.
He activated a mortal Time Path killer move against the tower. A block of ice flew from Fang Yuan's hand and shot toward the tower with tremendous momentum. Yet in the very next moment, the ice shattered apart and Fang Yuan's killer move was instantly broken.
Fang Yuan suffered backlash from the failed move, though he healed himself almost immediately.
"These towers are part of the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, so naturally they are heavily protected by heavenly power."
Fang Yuan was extremely interested in these towers and had already comprehended much of their depth through prior investigations.
After all, the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building had been created jointly by Immortal Venerable Giant Sun and Long Hair Ancestor. Thus, Lang Ya Blessed Land possessed not only the blueprint of the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, but even the complete process behind its construction. Furthermore, in terms of Refinement Path attainment, Fang Yuan had already surpassed Long Hair Ancestor by an entire realm.
Fang Yuan continued experimenting with the tower, and after further investigation, a light of understanding flashed through his eyes as he activated a Wisdom Path Immortal Killer Move. A massive cluster of self will floated out and drifted toward the Gu Worm Tower before entering it.
Throughout the entire process, heavenly power did not destroy it.
Fang Yuan laughed happily. This was truly an excellent method. With it, he would possess a backdoor into the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building!
"With enough time, the self will shall slowly refine the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building. If I use this killer move on every beacon tower, I will obtain partial control over the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building!"
Without hesitation, Fang Yuan flew onward and used the Wisdom Path Immortal Killer Move on every tower he encountered along the way. He also ran into several Gu Masters during his journey and slaughtered every one of them mercilessly.
At the same time, he made slight gains elsewhere as well. He discovered a massive group of Joyful Snow Bats, enslaved them, and sent them into his immortal aperture. The power of a Gu Immortal was truly irresistible!
After using the Wisdom Path Immortal Killer Move on sixty-one towers, Fang Yuan finally stopped.
"Even if I infiltrate every tower, I will ultimately only control a portion of the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building. Without refining one of the Immortal Gu, my authority over the building will never undergo a qualitative transformation… But refining an Immortal Gu would awaken Giant Sun's will, and at that point, I would be placed in an extremely troublesome position!"
Fang Yuan understood his situation clearly and knew the limit he absolutely could not cross.
Besides, there were many ways to increase his control over the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building without alerting Giant Sun's will. For example, the Glass Owner Token and the killer move Ink Transformation.
Fang Yuan continued flying across every direction, gathering vast quantities of resources. Immortal materials only made up a small portion numerically, but in terms of quality, there were many rank six and rank seven immortal materials, and even a rank eight immortal material!
It was impossible for Gu Immortals to enter Imperial Court Blessed Land, while mortal Gu Masters lacked the ability to gather immortal materials.
As a result, these immortal materials had accumulated in enormous quantities throughout the blessed land. Fang Yuan harvested countless amounts and gained tremendous profits. Even though he had only covered a small portion of the area, his gains were already astonishing.
He also traveled to the peak of Sheng Jiu Mountain and obtained the inheritance of the Immortal Poet before sealing the inheritance site with a formation. Fang Yuan did not immediately head toward the Sacred Palace to meet the Hei Tribe army. Instead, he roamed everywhere, looting immortal materials, and even captured numerous desolate plants and desolate beasts with ease.
He also transferred many resource points into Hu Immortal Blessed Land and Lang Ya Blessed Land, along with nearly all of the immortal materials.
Entire lakes were uprooted and carried away by him. Forests and mountains were torn from their original locations. Beast groups and plants were enslaved, while vast tracts of land simply vanished from existence.