In the world of Gu, the regions were magical.
At the east, there was a huge sea, with islands which stood out like chess pieces on a chessboard. It was named Eastern Sea.
At the west, there was a huge desert, greenery was extremely rare, only yellow sand could be seen everywhere. It was named Western Desert.
At the north, there was a huge grassland, people called it Northern Plains.
At the south, there was a mountainous terrain, known as the Southern Border.
And in the middle of eastern sea, western desert, northern plains, and southern border, there was a central area, called Central Continent.
Central continent was over fifty million kilometers wide, primeval energy was extremely rich in the air, and many sects existed. There were many heroes and conquerors, both demonic and righteous, it was an area with plentiful human and natural resources. Its total strength was the strongest compared to the other four regions.
"Bai Ning Bing, we have the same mission. On this trip, I hope we can take care of each other."
"Bai Ning Bing, I saw your battle with Hei Jun, it was very exciting!"
"I pity the next participant who is about to spar with you…"
These people were very amiable. That is because they knew Bai Ning Bing controlled an ironbeak flying crane group that was ten thousand in number. And he is the only person who possessed one of the Ten Extreme Physiques in their sect.
"You are all too polite, my fellow sect brothers. I don't even know the mission details." Bai Ning Bing cupped his fists.
Since joining the Immortal Crane Sect, Bai Ning Bing's temperament had noticeably changed. In the past, he constantly lived under the shadow of death due to his Northern Dark Ice Soul Physique. But now, within the safety of the sect, that burden was gone. He could finally relax and live freely.
He had already reached the peak of Rank 4. It wasn't that he lacked the ability to break through to Rank 5—rather, he was deliberately taking his time. He didn't want to rush into becoming a Gu Immortal.
The sect leader had personally assured him that the sect would assist in his ascension, removing any risk of his body exploding due to his physique. But accepting that offer came with a price: he would become a key figure within the sect, burdened with responsibilities, constant cultivation, and missions outside.
Bai Ning Bing wasn't ready to give up his current carefree lifestyle—not yet.
He resented Fang Yuan for forcing him into this position, where he had no choice but to follow rules and bow to authority. Yet, at the same time, a part of him was thankful. Thanks to Fang Yuan, he no longer had to live in fear of his own death.
"I see, in that case, I will tell you directly, our mission this time is extremely important! Bai Ning Bing, a few days ago, a shocking event happened at Tian Ti mountain, do you know about it?" An elite disciple asked.
"Tian Ti mountain?" Bai Ning Bing nodded: "This matter was huge, I know about it. On Tian Ti mountain, Fairy Bai Hu's inheritance appeared. Fairy Bai Hu is a famous person in the righteous path, a rank six Gu Immortal, and owns the Hu Immortal blessed land. Once this inheritance appeared, many Gu Immortals came out. As long as one inherits this inheritance, they would gain her blessed land. Right now, Tian Ti mountain is heavily surrounded by many Gu Immortals."
"Bai Ning Bing, let me be straightforward."
"Two months from now, we are to journey to Tian Ti Mountain to vie for an inheritance. The Gu Immortal of our Immortal Crane Sect has already formed an agreement with the other sects' leaders — to avoid conflict, they will refrain from making a move themselves and instead send elite disciples to compete in a fair contest."
Bai Ning Bing heard this, and his eyes widened, showing intense desire: "Are you serious?"
This was the inheritance of a Gu Immortal!
"Of course, if we are truly fated and become her inheritor, we would definitely shoot to success."
"In the future, we have a great chance of breaking through to Gu Immortal realm."
"Ofcourse, you already possess the Northern Dark Ice Soul Physique, so you will definitely break through to Gu Immortal Realm."
"But other than our Immortal Crane Sect, there is also Heavenly Lotus Sect, Spirit Butterfly Valley, Ancient Soul Sect, Heaven's Envy Sect and the other central continent's top ten sects. Thus, during this trip, we have to cooperate and stay united!"
"Of course!" Bai Ning Bing immediately replied.
...
At the same time, on San Cha mountain.
Fang Yuan looked up at San Cha mountain peak.
This San Cha mountain has a peculiar design, from the mountain foot, it goes up to three hills, looking from afar, it resembles a fork with three tips, pointing at the sky.
Above the three peaks are the entrances to the three kings inheritance.
He saw enormous light pillars rise from the three highest peaks of San Cha mountain, piercing through clouds and soaring towards the sky. Its enormous aura felt like it was supporting heaven and earth.
The three kings inheritance had opened.
At once, Fang Yuan rushed towards the peak as he entered King Quan's inheritance.
The moment his body entered the light pillar, Fang Yuan felt an intense weightlessness.
When his vision cleared up, he found himself standing in the wilderness.
All he could see around him was the greyish white sky.
On the ground, the grey-white rocks formed into short mounds, like gravestones.
The grey colored ground was not fertile, it was hard and dry, with some yellow grass growing in between the cracks.
The sky was white, the earth was grey, and the grass was yellow. The world had three colors.
Other than that, there were no other colors.
All he could hear was silence, or rather, dead silence. There was no wind, no swaying tree leaves, no cries of birds and beasts.
Anyone standing here would feel that in this entire world, he was the only person left, a lone survivor.
Being in the land of nothingness, loneliness, solitariness, loss and even fear would grow in their hearts.
But Fang Yuan was extremely calm.
"King Quan Inheritance." He muttering to himself softly.
"The flow of time here is three times that of the outside world."
"If I am not wrong, there should be a dog type wild beast around here somewhere…" Fang Yuan moved around, looking all over the place, searching for what he had in mind.
"Woof, woof, woof!"
Suddenly, he heard a cry from afar, as a weak wild dog ran towards Fang Yuan with its eyes glowing in a weak green light.
This wild dog was thin to the bones, its teeth were yellow and it was only at the height of Fang Yuan's knee.
It appeared extremely ferocious, evidently hungry, after smelling the human flesh that was Fang Yuan, it rushed over without hesitation.
Seeing the wild dog rush towards him, Fang Yuan activated the dog enslavement Gu in his aperture.
This dog enslavement Gu, looked like a jade stone, only thumb-size. The exterior of the jade stone looked like a dog head.
The dog enslavement Gu turned into a jade light, bursting out and turning from solid to hollow, next, it flew into the wild dog in the blink of an eye.
The wild dog cried out, as if it was heavily injured, and fell on the ground.
Because it was running, it slided across the ground until it rolled to Fang Yuan's feet.
After resting for a while, the dog got up.
But this time, it did not bare its fangs at Fang Yuan, but instead, sprawled on the ground, sticking out its tongue and wagging its tail.
"Get up." Fang Yuan willed.
The wild dog obeyed and got up.
Its body had soft fur, the fur was dark but there was no injuries on it. The dog enslavement Gu directly went into its soul, it did not cause any damage to the dog's physical body.
Its four limbs were on the ground, and the head was only near Fang Yuan's knee.
Fang Yuan observed and shook his head.
This was an ordinary wild dog, it had little battle strength. But precisely so, he could use the dog enslavement Gu on it so easily.
"Regardless, I have to rely on it to get through the second round."
Fang Yuan was thinking in his mind, when suddenly a force from heaven and earth engulfed his body.
Immediately, Fang Yuan could not move an inch.
In front of him, a light flashed and a second dog enslavement Gu appeared in front of him.
Fang Yuan knew this was the reward from the inheritance, as well as the key to the second round, thus he quickly refined it.
This dog enslavement Gu was also rank one, it was easy to refine.
When Fang Yuan refined this Gu, and kept it into his aperture, with a swoosh , he vanished on the spot, moved to another location by the heavenly power.
This was still the wilderness, with white sky, grey earth, and yellow grass.
Fang Yuan stood on a low mound, as three wild dogs were surrounding him.
They were all thin as twigs, as two were lowering their heads scavenging for food. The third was slightly older, lying on the ground motionless.
Fang Yuan's sudden appearance caused the three dogs to go crazy.
They started running like they were jolted with lightning, towards Fang Yuan from all three directions.
Fang Yuan controlled the first wild dog and activated its ferocity. Under Fang Yuan's command, it bared its claws on one of the wild dogs.
But it could only stop one wild dog, soon, the second closed in on Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan reenacted the same scene from earlier, using the second dog enslavement Gu and tamed it.
The third wild dog pounced, and Fang Yuan split his concentration into two, commanding both wild dogs to attack.
If it was an ordinary Gu Master, and was not familiar with the dog enslavement Gu, holding two fights at the same time would cause them to lose their bearings. But Fang Yuan was not nervous, in fact he was not even going all-out yet.
Soon, the battle proceeded smoothly in Fang Yuan's expected direction.
Fang Yuan smiled, "The first wild dog's body condition is not bad. Unlike my previous life, it only has minor injuries."
The battle had just ended, when the heavenly power descended again, wrapping around Fang Yuan and his two ordinary wild dogs.
His vision changed again, as weightlessness assaulted him.
"Third round…" Fang Yuan observed his surroundings immediately.
This time, he was standing on the top of a mound, surrounded by six wild dogs.
"Six!" Fang Yuan's gaze concentrated.
It was the same as his previous life.
Without time to rest or think, the six dogs detected him and immediately attacked.