Fang Yuan's decision to head directly to the Western Desert after becoming a Gu Immortal was by no means a random choice.
The Western Desert possessed two true inheritances that Fang Yuan desperately needed. One of them was the true inheritance of Formation Path, left behind by the Gu Immortal Chen Yuan Zi.
"I lack Formation Path Immortal Gu. Although Lang Ya Blessed Land possesses the rank six Immortal Gu Formation Plate, it is far too limited and cannot compare to Chen Yuan Zi's inheritance, which Thousand Transformations Ancestor's concubine discovered."
Chen Yuan Zi's inheritance contained the Immortal Gu Formation Flag and Formation Spirit. In addition, there was an Immortal Gu formation containing quite a number of Immortal Gu from different paths. Most importantly, there was the immemorial desolate beast Green Claw Winged Ghost Lion!
It was a beast that possessed rank eight battle strength and was the natural enemy of Soul Path Gu Immortals!
All these tremendous benefits caused Fang Yuan to move toward Chen Yuan Zi's inheritance without the slightest rest.
The place Fang Yuan was heading toward was called Tremor Desert. This special desert would experience violent tremors of varying intensity from time to time. Precisely because of this, it was uncommon to see Gu Master clans within Tremor Desert.
Fang Yuan had already removed his disguise and transformed into the appearance of a hunchbacked Gu Immortal radiating a dark aura while moving at great speed using a mortal killer move.
He had also used several investigative killer moves to survey a radius of one hundred li, yet found nothing worthy of attention.
Even so, Fang Yuan never lowered his guard and preferred to move without attracting the attention of any Gu Immortal.
After several hours, Fang Yuan had approached the borders of Tremor Desert. Along the way, Fang Yuan encountered only a handful of Gu Immortals, but none of them blocked his path. Instead, they watched him cautiously from a safe distance before leaving.
Fang Yuan did not wish to stir up trouble in the Western Desert, so he maintained a low profile while sending threatening glances. In any case, there were no incidents at all, which made Fang Yuan feel at ease.
"Luck Cooking Pot is finally showing its effects. Perhaps in the near future, I will begin encountering fortuitous encounters… My luck has almost completely recovered after an entire year since using Spring Autumn Cicada, but it is only slightly better than that of ordinary rank six Gu Immortals."
Luck Path was extremely mysterious and wondrous. Throughout the five regions, there were very few cultivators of Luck Path, and even fewer among them were Gu Immortals. Yet even those people were far inferior to Fang Yuan in both attainment and methods in Luck Path.
Almost everyone was powerless before the might of Luck Path.
Thus, Fang Yuan attached great importance to it. At this period of time, even Heavenly Court was completely helpless against Luck Path.
Fang Yuan entered Tremor Desert and moved in a specific direction without searching. In Fang Yuan's previous life, Thousand Transformations Ancestor's will had revealed the location of Chen Yuan Zi's inheritance after benefiting from it, but who would have thought it would benefit Fang Yuan in this life?
Fang Yuan stopped above a certain sand dune and activated an investigative immortal killer move to inspect the entire area before diving deep beneath the sand.
In an instant, an Immortal Gu formation was activated and transported him into a bronze hall. At the center of the hall was a metal lamp hanging from the neck of a crane. Its neck was long and winding, and at the tip of its beak burned a flame the size of a peach.
The flame illuminated most of the bronze hall. However, it was still weak, and the corners of the hall remained shrouded in darkness.
Fang Yuan appeared in one of the dark corners. Before he could even adapt to the sudden transportation, the flame suddenly blazed with great intensity.
Fang Yuan was shifted two steps forward and entered the area illuminated by the flame. He adapted to his new position and swept his gaze across the hall before taking a step forward.
Fang Yuan revealed a faint smile. "Chen Yuan Zi was, at most, a quasi-Great Grandmaster in Formation Path. Although I need some time to unravel the entire inheritance, it is not difficult to pass all the previous trials."
Fang Yuan moved one step to the side, his foot landing on a stone tile before advancing four steps forward in one motion.
He then bent at a strange angle and moved forward once more, placing himself approximately fifty steps away from the Crane Neck Lamp.
Fang Yuan paused briefly to deduce. Thoughts collided like lightning within his mind for several minutes. With swift steps, Fang Yuan advanced several more paces and came within twenty feet of the Crane Neck Lamp.
He then turned around and moved back, but contrary to the natural concept of retreat, Fang Yuan was actually moving toward the Crane Neck Lamp. After five steps, Fang Yuan returned to his normal orientation and continued advancing toward the Crane Neck Lamp.
Several minutes later, Fang Yuan stood only one step away from the Crane Neck Lamp.
Fang Yuan took one additional step backward.
Fang Yuan's entire field of vision changed, and he found himself directly before the Crane Neck Lamp. If he wished, he could simply extend his hands and grasp the lamp. At the same time, an ancient voice echoed in Fang Yuan's ears in a wavering tone, as though it had only just awakened.
"Not bad, not bad. Fated one, you managed to pass through the formation and arrive before me. This proves that you are qualified to inherit this inheritance!"
Fang Yuan spoke toward the voice.
"Formation Spirit, I have passed the inheritance trial and proven myself worthy of the inheritance as you said. Does this mean there is another test?"
The voice became clearer and smoother. In a surprised tone, it said,
"Oh?!… You know about me, but how?!… Hehe, it seems you possess remarkable attainments, my friend, in Formation Path to have discovered my existence. Now that I have examined the matter, it seems you did not arrive here by luck… Ah, yes, yes, the final test."
Formation Spirit was a type of existence similar to a land spirit, a heavenly spirit, the Dragon Spirit unique to the dragonman race, or the natural heavenly spirits of White Heaven and Black Heaven. What was truly astonishing was Chen Yuan Zi's ability to create the Immortal Gu Formation Spirit, from which this Formation Spirit was born.
It could be said that Chen Yuan Zi had succeeded in imitating Heaven Path through Formation Path.
Fang Yuan sighed in admiration.
"The number of geniuses buried beneath the River of Time is beyond counting. Throughout the ages, how many of them managed to touch the boundaries of Heaven Path?… And how many took a step further, like Chen Yuan Zi, using their own path to imitate Heaven Path?… Very few indeed."
"The test… Well, it is fortunate that you are a Gu Immortal, for you possess immortal essence. That means, with sufficient knowledge of Formation Path, you can pass it… Green Claw Winged Ghost Lion was suppressed and starved by my former master until it became extremely weak. Now all you need to do is suppress it using the formation."
Formation Spirit's voice interrupted Fang Yuan's thoughts, causing him to look around once again.
The bronze hall collapsed as the formation gradually began to fall apart. However, Fang Yuan immediately took action, scattering countless Gu worms while making use of the natural dao marks to stabilize the collapsing formation before neutralizing the force of the collapse.
Roar!
A massive amount of sand began to cave in, and together with it, a weak roar pierced through the formation and descended upon Fang Yuan.
The new formation shook violently before stabilizing once again. Fang Yuan gritted his teeth and expended hundreds of beads of Green Grape Immortal Essence to redirect the force of the collapse toward Green Claw Winged Ghost Lion.
Roar!
Green Claw Winged Ghost Lion roared as the force of the collapse struck it. At the same time, the power of the formation enveloped it and suppressed it once more.
The dust dispersed, revealing a creature the size of a sprawling hill lying upon the ground, forcibly suppressed and placed into a deep slumber.
This was Green Claw Winged Ghost Lion.
Fang Yuan looked at the immemorial desolate beast before turning around to collect the Immortal Gu Formation Flag and Formation Spirit. He also obtained the rank six Rule Path Immortal Gu Slumber.
"I cannot move the immemorial desolate beast into my immortal aperture. It possesses dao marks equivalent to those of a rank eight Gu Immortal. If it enters my immortal aperture, it will immediately explode… The best solution is to establish an Immortal Gu formation and suppress it until I possess the ability to move it later," Fang Yuan planned silently in his mind.