Time passed inside Imperial Court blessed land.
Since Fang Ming first entered Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, the situation had changed greatly.
Fang Yuan had already begun using Mo Yao's help to create loopholes and strengthen his owner token. With her guidance, he controlled six floors, but he was limited by immortal essence stones and could not continue freely.
Hei Lou Lan, relying on his official position and Huang Jin bloodline, controlled three floors.
As for Fang Ming, his copied glass owner token had also transformed.
Through copying, fusing, waiting, and repeated caution, it had finally reached ten pale edges.
Ten edges.
That was the limit needed to enter the true inheritance secluded domain.
It did not mean Fang Ming could take several inheritances.
It did not mean he could touch the highest-grade inheritances.
It gave him one chance.
One ordinary true inheritance.
Fang Ming stood alone inside the treasure room, holding the ten-edged glass token.
His expression was calm.
One chance was enough.
If used correctly, one inheritance could become a foundation.
He activated the token.
The crystal hallway disappeared.
Darkness opened around him.
There was no sky.
No earth.
No sound.
Only distant lights drifting through the void like stars.
True inheritance secluded domain.
Fang Ming floated silently, wrapped in the pale glow of his token.
He did not move recklessly.
The inheritance lights seemed beautiful, but he knew they were dangerous. Even ordinary true inheritances could contain wills, tests, memories, or backlash powerful enough to injure a mortal's soul.
He had one chance.
So he could not choose casually.
A red light passed in the distance.
Sharp.
Aggressive.
Likely attack path.
Fang Ming avoided it.
A green light drifted closer.
Life path, perhaps healing or vitality. Useful, but not urgent.
He let it pass.
Then a golden-white inheritance light approached.
Around it, faint images flickered.
Granaries.
Beast pens.
Gu feeding pools.
Resource fields.
Immortal aperture landscapes.
Fang Ming's eyes narrowed.
He sent a strand of consciousness into it.
Information surged back.
Food path.
More importantly, this inheritance had been personally created by Giant Sun Immortal Venerable.
Inside were Gu recipes from mortal rank all the way to Rank eight. There were also large-scale sustenance formations, resource accumulation systems, Gu feeding methods, beast army support arrangements, and immortal aperture food-cycle management.
There were no Gu worms inside.
Not one.
Most likely, the Gu had already been taken by someone in the past, leaving only the knowledge behind.
But even knowledge alone was extremely valuable.
For an enslavement path cultivator, this inheritance was tempting. A beast army did not only need strength. It needed food, reproduction, resource circulation, and stable support.
Without food path methods, an army would eventually collapse under its own consumption.
Fang Ming was tempted.
But after a long moment, he withdrew his consciousness.
"Not this one."
Food path was important, but it was not his most urgent need.
The golden-white light drifted away.
Fang Ming continued through the void.
Soon, a pink-gold light pulsed in the distance.
It moved like a heartbeat.
Joy.
Fear.
Love.
Hatred.
Greed.
Ambition.
Loyalty.
Desire.
All kinds of emotional traces flickered around it.
Fang Ming became cautious.
Wisdom path.
Emotion branch.
He inspected it carefully.
Again, this inheritance was connected to Giant Sun Immortal Venerable.
Giant Sun's wisdom path attainment, especially in emotion branch, was not something ordinary Gu Immortals could compare with.
This inheritance contained methods to read emotions, guide loyalty, manipulate desire, control fear, exploit love, stir greed, manage subordinates, and judge when people would endure, betray, collapse, or obey.
There were no Gu worms inside.
Only knowledge.
But this knowledge was dangerous and valuable.
Fang Ming's gaze lingered.
This inheritance could help him control people, manage forces, and scheme more deeply.
But in the end, he still let it go.
"Useful, but not enough."
His current weakness was not manipulation.
It was survival.
The pink-gold light drifted away.
Fang Ming continued searching.
The inheritance lights were moving faster now.
The true inheritance secluded domain did not allow endless hesitation. The longer he remained, the greater the danger became.
Then, a pale white inheritance light appeared.
It was quiet.
Stable.
It did not shine with battle intent or killing aura. Instead, it gave Fang Ming the feeling of balance.
He approached.
Inside the light, there were images of Gu Masters breaking their apertures, heaven qi and earth qi descending, human qi surging, and three qi mixing into one.
Fang Ming's eyes sharpened.
Immortal ascension inheritance.
He inspected it.
This inheritance was also created by Giant Sun Immortal Venerable.
Its value was terrifying.
It contained methods to assist mortal Gu Masters in ascending to Rank six.
During immortal ascension, the Gu Master had to balance heaven qi, earth qi, and human qi. Calamities and tribulations could sometimes be helped by outside forces, but the balance of the three qi depended heavily on the ascender.
A single mistake could mean death.
But this inheritance had a core Gu.
Human Qi Immortal Gu.
A Rank six Immortal Gu.
Its ability was simple and terrifyingly useful.
It could add or remove human qi during immortal ascension.
That meant the ascender could mainly focus on balancing heaven qi and earth qi, while human qi could be adjusted when needed.
Fang Ming immediately understood the inheritance's true value.
To a lone cultivator, it was life-saving.
To a super force, it was priceless.
With this inheritance, a force could greatly increase the success rate of producing Rank six Gu Immortals.
Fang Ming stared at it silently.
This inheritance was extremely tempting.
But it was still not what he needed most right now.
He could not choose it.
However…
He did not move away.
Instead, Fang Ming followed the pale white inheritance light, flying close to it.
His expression remained calm.
Counterfeit Copy activated silently.
No aura leaked.
No Gu worm appeared.
The true inheritance light continued drifting through the void, unaware.
Fang Ming's target was not the entire inheritance.
It was the Human Qi Immortal Gu inside.
The structure of the Gu appeared faintly in his awareness.
Human qi.
Increase.
Decrease.
Adjustment.
Balance.
Ascension.
The copy slowly condensed.
This was not easy.
Human Qi Immortal Gu was a Rank six Immortal Gu inside a true inheritance created by Giant Sun. Even copying an inferior version placed pressure on Fang Ming's mind.
But Counterfeit Copy did not need perfection.
It only needed a usable counterfeit.
A moment later, a Gu worm formed silently inside Fang Ming's possession.
It looked like a pale misty bead, with faint human silhouettes flowing inside it.
Counterfeit Human Qi Gu.
Rank six counterfeit Immortal Gu.
Its function was similar to Human Qi Immortal Gu, but incomplete.
The original could add and remove human qi freely.
This counterfeit version could only add human qi.
If used during immortal ascension, it could support the ascender when human qi was insufficient.
But if too much human qi was added, there was no way to remove the excess.
No correction.
No retreat.
No forgiveness.
It was useful.
Extremely useful.
But dangerous if used carelessly.
Fang Ming was satisfied.
Counterfeit Copy entered cooldown.
The pale white ascension inheritance drifted away.
Fang Ming did not choose it.
He continued forward.
The inheritance lights were moving faster.
The pressure in the secluded domain increased.
Fang Ming knew he could not delay much longer.
Then, he saw it.
A dark silver light.
It did not look grand like Giant Sun's inheritances.
It did not pulse with mystical wisdom or ascension mystery.
It was heavy.
Solid.
Like a mountain compressed into a star.
Around it, faint images flickered.
A body standing beneath blades without breaking.
Fists striking armor until metal bent.
Skin hardening like steel.
Muscles tightening like chains.
Bones ringing like iron.
Fang Ming's heart moved.
Strength path.
Defense.
Body foundation.
He approached and sent in his consciousness.
Information surged into his mind.
Steel Body Strength Path Inheritance.
A complete inheritance left behind by a strength path Gu Immortal.
Its core was a Rank six Immortal Gu.
Steel Body Gu.
This Gu strengthened the body, making flesh, muscles, and skin tough like refined steel. It greatly improved defense, endurance, and close-combat survivability.
But the inheritance was not only one Gu.
It contained mortal killer moves.
Immortal killer moves.
Gu combinations.
Body tempering methods.
Defensive strength path systems.
Resource management methods for strength path cultivators.
Methods to raise strength path Gu.
Methods to cultivate strength path materials.
Ways to develop resource points that supported long-term strength path cultivation.
Fang Ming's gaze grew steady.
This was it.
Food path was useful.
Emotion wisdom path was useful.
Ascension inheritance was priceless.
But this inheritance fit his current need best.
He needed survival.
He needed defense.
He needed a strong body.
He needed preparation before touching extreme physique plans in the future.
If he wanted to copy Hei Lou Lan's Great Strength True Martial Physique one day, his body could not remain fragile.
A powerful physique without preparation was not an opportunity.
It was suicide.
Steel Body Gu gave him the defensive foundation he needed.
Fang Ming reached out.
The dark silver inheritance light entered his palm.
Eighty-Eight True Yang Building's power descended.
The inheritance opened.
A Gu worm appeared.
It looked like a small steel cicada, its body covered in layered metallic lines. It was heavy despite its size, and the aura it gave off was steady and firm, like a wall that refused to fall.
Steel Body Gu.
Rank six Immortal Gu.
With the help of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, Fang Ming refined it directly.
The Gu trembled.
Then it submitted.
The inheritance followed, turning into streams of information that entered Fang Ming's mind and storage Gu.
Mortal killer moves.
Immortal killer moves.
Steel body combinations.
Tempering methods.
Resource development systems.
Strength path cultivation experience.
Everything entered his possession.
His single inheritance choice was spent.
Fang Ming did not linger.
He activated the ten-edged token and withdrew immediately.
The dark void disappeared.
The crystal hallway returned.
Fang Ming stood silently in the treasure room, his face slightly pale.
He had officially obtained one true inheritance.
Steel Body Strength Path Inheritance.
And secretly, he had also copied one counterfeit Immortal Gu.
Counterfeit Human Qi Gu.
The food path inheritance had been valuable.
The emotion wisdom inheritance had been tempting.
The ascension inheritance had nearly made him stop.
But in the end, Fang Ming had chosen steel.
Defense.
Survival.
Foundation.
He closed his eyes briefly.
Ma Hong Yun's luck had indeed helped.
Out of countless ordinary true inheritances, he had encountered several that suited his future path, and still managed to seize an extra hidden benefit before choosing.
The gains were not flashy on the surface.
But they were real.
Steel Body Gu strengthened his present.
Counterfeit Human Qi Gu supported his future immortal ascension.
And the Steel Body inheritance gave him a complete strength path system to develop from.
Fang Ming stored Steel Body Gu carefully.
Then he concealed Counterfeit Human Qi Gu even deeper.
This Gu could not be revealed.
Not now.
Not to anyone.
Fang Ming looked at the ten-edged token in his hand.
One chance.
One inheritance.
One hidden copy.
He smiled faintly.
That was enough.
The race for Eighty-Eight True Yang Building had only just begun.