Dozens of stone hills rose as far as the eye could see, harmonizing with the gloomy sky above, heavy with black clouds.
Countless cracks spread across the ground of the blessed land, as if it had endured the most violent earthquake ever witnessed. Aside from that, this blessed land still contained many forms of life, though all were in a miserable state.
One could see numerous flocks of strength path birds, as well as gigantic apes dozens of meters tall with arms as thick as trees. There was also a lake formed of waters colored red, yellow, and white, within which lived large numbers of strength path aquatic life. In addition, there was a massive forest that harbored unknown dangers in the form of beast groups.
This blessed land was a paradise for strength path Gu Masters.
"This blessed land is far too large—perhaps close to four thousand square kilometers, just one step away from high grade!"
Fang Tian shouted in shock as he looked around in awe. This was his first time entering a blessed land, and from what he saw, this was simply absurd!
This blessed land was enormous and contained extremely precious resources. Even Gu Masters who did not cultivate the strength path would switch paths if they possessed these resources!
"If I advance to a Gu Immortal, will I possess such a blessed land within my body?.. This seems incredibly exciting and wonderful!"
Fang Tian managed to calm himself and focused on what mattered.
He first checked his aperture and tried to use his Gu worms to see if they had been sealed. To his relief, he could use all of his Gu worms, letting out a sigh of relief.
After that, he surveyed the area within a thousand feet around him using several investigative Gu worms and managed to identify many lifeforms nearby. He also discerned the terrain of the blessed land, which consisted mostly of extremely hard rocky ground.
"There's a hill ahead occupied by a group of stone-furred apes… Should I go there and kill them? After all, these apes are first-rate refinement materials for the strength path, and they're very ancient—perhaps even extinct materials?"
He had identified a massive group of beasts ahead, numbering more than five thousand apes. This ape group possessed at most a thousand-beast king as their strongest force, whose battle strength was only at rank three and did not exceed that.
For Fang Tian, whose Infinite Samsara Forest Physique had already begun to affect his body, this was easy. All he needed to do was kill that beast king, and then he could slaughter hundreds of apes with each strike.
"Boy!"
Fang Tian turned his head, but saw nothing, and returned to his thoughts.
"Are you ignoring me, boy! You rude mortal!"
Fang Tian looked around once more, and his eyes settled on a muscular man with long black hair, dagger-like sharp teeth, a light beard covering his face, a protruding jaw, and a large nose.
However, this muscular man was only the size of a palm, and he had powerful ape-like arms. Fang Tian was startled by this tiny man and spoke to him politely.
"Ah, forgive me, little friend. I couldn't hear you earlier because I was lost in thought. Now that I'm aware, do you need something from me?"
"No, I don't want anything from a rude mortal like you!.. But this body of yours is extremely interesting. Are you one of the ten extreme physiques?!"
Fang Tian laughed nervously inwardly and realized that his luck had run out to be exposed by this little fellow, whom he suspected was the land spirit of this blessed land. Still, he replied indifferently, his expression darkening.
"Yes, I am one of the ten extreme physiques of Wu Clan. Is there a problem with that?"
"Excellent! Excellent!.. There's no problem at all, but the Dao marks on your body are so numerous that I sensed you the moment you entered the blessed land!… With these Dao marks, you're already considered an immortal material of rank seven at the very least!.."
Fang Tian grew extremely nervous now. Why was this little fellow telling him that he was immortal refinement material? Was he planning to refine him into some ugly little Gu worm or what?
Frankly speaking, if this little fellow tried to seize him, he could not resist. The only thing he could do would be to force mutual destruction.
"Why are you so rude, telling me I'm Gu refinement material? Do you want to refine me into some cursed Gu worm, you crippled dwarf?!"
"No, no, that's not it, you ugly-eyed boy… After I died, I lost my attainment level in the refinement path; otherwise, I would have used you to refine an Immortal Gu!… Ah, why did I say my thoughts out loud!"
An absurd scene unfolded before Fang Tian. He was now certain that the being before him was the land spirit of this blessed land. The land spirit berated himself out loud, and after arguing with himself, he turned back to Fang Tian.
"Right, right, little friend, is there anything you want to ask? There aren't many people who can meet someone possessing one of the ten extreme physiques… If you only knew how much I want to capture you and study you."
Fang Tian ignored the last sentence. His eyes gleamed with a flash of greed and hope.
"Land spirit, what are the conditions for me to become the master of this blessed land?"
The land spirit looked at him in surprise, then replied with a sinister smile.
"You want to know my conditions?.. My condition is that my master must be so powerful that he can crush the strongest beings in this blessed land, whether they are humans or beasts!"
After leaving these words, the land spirit vanished, leaving Fang Tian alone.
"This condition is difficult, but I can fulfill it if I put everything on the line."
If the principle of crushing all beings included the competing Gu Masters from the four clans, this would be extremely difficult. Just one mistake and Fang Tian would be branded a demonic Gu Master and hunted by the entire righteous path!
"No, it's not like that. The Gu Immortals outside cannot see what happens inside; at most, they have a vague understanding of events here. As long as I am fast and decisive enough, I can inherit this blessed land!"
"But how will I keep it after inheriting it? This blessed land is in a miserable state and has faced earthly calamities and heavenly tribulations since ancient times… Moreover, there are five Gu Immortals outside waiting for the outcome of this inheritance."
Fang Tian felt a splitting headache as he pondered a way to resolve this dire situation.