This mass of green light was even harder to approach than the red one before it.
It drifted slowly, constantly changing direction. Fang Yuan chased it for a while before finally catching up and grabbing hold of it.
It was also the size of a large rice bowl. Fang Yuan carefully extended his mind into it.
An indescribable vibration extended from the green light sphere into Fang Yuan's body.
"Be careful — this is Old Immortal Kong Jue's item!" Inside his mind, Mo Yao's will suddenly recognized the object and issued a warning.
"Don't worry, it won't fly away!" Fang Yuan said firmly, clenching both hands tight around the light sphere.
"Idiot, that's not what I meant — let go!" By the time Mo Yao said this, it was already too late.
A mysterious vibration emanated from the green light, reaching all the way to Fang Yuan's Empty Orifice.
Fang Yuan's Empty Orifice suddenly began to tremble!
Ninety percent of the True Essence sea surface surged with massive waves.
Crash, crash, crash…
Enormous waves crashed against the Orifice walls on all sides. The crystalline membrane at the Fifth Transformation Peak Stage cracked under the battering of the waves, fractures spreading across its translucent surface.
Fang Yuan was stunned!
This trial of the true inheritance was extraordinarily bizarre and nearly impossible to guard against — it directly attacked the Gu Master's Orifice walls.
"Kid, use your Gu Insects to sever both arms! A warrior who sacrifices his wrists has a chance at survival!" Mo Yao's will cried out inside Fang Yuan's mind.
"Sever both arms?" Fang Yuan's expression darkened, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
He had tried to let go, but the mass of green light emitted an incredibly powerful suction force, clamping his hands in place with iron grip.
Fang Yuan couldn't break free, and the Empty Orifice tremors grew more violent by the moment.
"I've got it!" In his desperation, a flash of inspiration struck Fang Yuan. He channeled the True Essence from his second Empty Orifice, directing it into his first.
The shockwave spread through the True Essence and into the second Empty Orifice.
The second Empty Orifice also began to quake violently, but with the burden shared, the crisis in the first Empty Orifice was greatly relieved.
Mo Yao let out a soft sound of surprise.
The green light gradually settled, the tremors fading away, as if it acknowledged that Fang Yuan had passed the trial.
"What is going on — you actually have two Empty Orifices?" Mo Yao cried out.
Two Empty Orifices had shouldered the trial together. Though both crystal walls bore cracks, neither had shattered.
"You brat, you really have been hiding deep. Two Empty Orifices! The second Empty Orifice… who would have thought the old rumors circulating through the ages would actually be confirmed in you." Mo Yao's voice was thick with emotion.
Fang Yuan had no desire to discuss the matter and instead asked, "You just mentioned Kong Jue the Old Immortal. Could that be the ancient Grandmaster of the Refinement Path?"
"Precisely. It was him. A Grandmaster of the Refinement Path… in the entire history of humanity, past and present, only three have ever emerged. Later generations call them the 'Three Elders.' They are: Grandmaster Tian Nan the Eccentric from the Primordial Era, Grandmaster Kong Jue the Old Immortal from the Ancient Era, and Grandmaster Chang Mao the Old Ancestor from the Middle Antiquity Era."
Mo Yao continued, rattling them off as if reciting treasured knowledge. "Of these, Tian Nan the Eccentric was eccentric in temperament and perished in ruin when he attempted to refine the heavens. Kong Jue the Old Immortal studied the Empty Orifices more deeply than anyone and authored the 'Strategies of the Immortal Orifice.' He also aided a Ten Extreme Body in ascending to immortality — before him, there had never been a single case of a Ten Extreme Body successfully becoming an Immortal. As for Chang Mao the Old Ancestor, he lived the longest, refined the most Immortal Gu, and built the Eighty-Eight Golden Yang Tower. There are even rumors that he could refine Life Span Gu, which drew Great Ancestor Juyang to attack the Langya Blessed Land — though in the end, nothing came of it."
Mo Yao revealed many secret histories.
The Three Elders — three Grandmasters of the Refinement Path — each one a legend.
They were the three pinnacles standing atop the Refinement Path in the entire history of the human race. Even Ninth Transformation Venerables could not overshadow their brilliance and splendor.
"This inheritance from Kong Jue the Old Immortal tests the Empty Orifices of the chosen one. You actually have two Empty Orifices — that counts as slipping through with a clever trick. Take a look. This inheritance is quite remarkable, and it will be of great help to your future." Mo Yao continued.
Fang Yuan sent his consciousness probing inward once more.
This inheritance was called the "Secret Essentials of Ascending to Immortality." It contained Kong Jue the Old Immortal's compiled summaries of the difficulties that Gu Masters of various schools might encounter during the process of ascending to immortality, how to overcome them, and the critical key points of ascension.
Fang Yuan pondered to himself: "Although this is neither a Gu recipe nor an Immortal Gu, it possesses extremely high theoretical and guiding value. For a Gu Master to obtain this would not only be of tremendous personal help, but would also deepen one's understanding of every other Path. It is an absolute treasure beyond price."
"This Secret Essentials of Ascending to Immortality is quite ancient, so it inevitably falls somewhat behind the trends of the times. After all, with so many years of development, numerous schools have flourished like a hundred flowers in bloom — far beyond the monotony of the ancient era. What I must remind you is that the most essential part here is not the Ascending to Immortality Secrets themselves, but rather the annotations left behind by Immortal Venerable Ju Yang when he reviewed them. These annotations take a commanding perspective and grasp the essential framework — to say they are worth a thousand gold per word would be no exaggeration." Mo Yao dropped yet another bombshell.
Kong Jue the Old Immortal was a Grandmaster of the Refinement Path on par with Chang Mao the Old Ancestor.
His explorations, combined with the personal annotations of an Immortal Venerable, made its value immeasurably great.
After any Gu Immortal reviewed it, their chances of ascending to immortality would surely increase dramatically. Moreover, through the perspective of an Immortal Venerable, one could gaze far into future developments. For the path of a Gu Immortal ahead, it would serve as an extraordinary guide, helping to avoid many detours.
The allure of this True Inheritance was staggering. Especially for a genius like Fang Yuan, who yearned to advance further and refused to settle for the mundane mortal world, this was particularly so.
But Fang Yuan still did not choose it.
He had the experience of his previous life — all he needed was to walk the Blood Path again.
He had come to this True Inheritance space with a different purpose in mind.
So Fang Yuan let go, allowing the green sphere of light to drift away from him, flying off into the distance at a speed slightly faster than the red sphere of light.
"You're really choosing to give it up? Don't regret it later when you look back on this," Mo Yao sighed within his mind.
"Regret? Hehe, those two words have long since vanished from my life." Fang Yuan chuckled a few times and continued searching.