Several years passed in a flash. In Yuan Fang's blessed land, Gu Yue Fuqi had overseen the construction of a magnificent city, facing the vast sea and backed by high mountains, named the "Imperial City".
At this moment, the blessed land was full of vitality and everything was flourishing, but Yuan Fang showed no joy. He knew in his heart that this was already the ninth year of the blessed land, and in another year, it would be the time for the first Earth Tribulation.
The power of an Earth Tribulation was enough to deal a devastating blow to a blessed land.
What worried Yuan Fang even more were the hidden concerns at the level of the Human Path—in this blessed land, the value of variant humans and the Human Race was immeasurable, simply because the power of the Human Path was truly too strong.
For example, the "Only I Am Supreme" Killer Move; once unleashed, even a rank six expert would find it hard to escape, with no way to counter it at all. This kind of overbearing power was exactly the same as the Dream Path Killer Move "Soul Drawing Into Dream" created by Old Man Yan Shi of the Shadow Sect.
"No, these hard-earned results must not be destroyed in an instant." Yuan Fang made a secret resolution.
He first constructed a mortal gu house named "Heavenly Palace," then turned his gaze toward Ma Hong Yun.
On this day, Ma Hong Yun was lying on the grass of the Fox Immortal Blessed Land, a blade of grass in his mouth, feeling extremely irritable and depressed the more he thought about it. Just at this time, his Master, Elder of Chang Family, had gone out with Lian Yun, leaving no one by his side to talk to.
Suddenly, a pack of "wild wolves" surrounded him, closing in as if to tear him to pieces. Ma Hong Yun already had a cultivation of Rank Three middle stage, but his actual combat ability was weak, and several attempts to break through the encirclement ended in failure.
In despair, he couldn't help but shout at the top of his lungs:
"Who will save me!?"
At this critical moment, Yuan Fang "just happened" to pass by, heard his cry, and immediately rushed over.
Those wild wolves were instantly slaughtered, flesh and shattered bones flying everywhere. Yuan Fang patted Ma Hong Yun's dust-covered clothes and asked with a very concerned expression:
"Boy, what's your name? Where are your father and mother?"
Hearing the word "parents," Ma Hong Yun felt very sad—because his whole family was dead. They had all been cursed to death by his heavenly luck gu, although he didn't know it himself yet.
He wiped his face and sobbed, "My name is Ma Hong Yun, and I am a Disciple of Elder of Chang Family. Thank you, Senior, for saving my life just now. May I ask who you are?"
Yuan Fang laughed heartily, "That brat Elder of Chang Family is my Junior Martial Nephew, so what should you call me?"
"I know! You're my Junior Brother!" Ma Hong Yun's eyes lit up.
Yuan Fang was stunned. Was this the legendary "super generation jump"? He laughed awkwardly and corrected him:
"Wrong, I should be your Grand-Uncle Master, boy."
"So you're my Grand-Uncle Master! Then can you help my Master bring back Lady Xiao Yun?" Ma Hong Yun's tone was innocent and earnest; he truly wanted to be with his Lady Xiao Yun.
"Cough, cough... I've eaten too much fried food lately, I'm feeling a bit of internal heat... cough, cough, cough."
Yuan Fang almost burst out laughing, quickly covering his mouth to fake a cough, trying hard to look like a dignified elder:
"Don't call me Grand-Uncle Master, it's too formal."
"Grand-Uncle Master, are you alright?" Ma Hong Yun looked concerned and quickly helped pat Yuan Fang's chest to soothe his breathing.
"Cough, cough... I'm fine, I'm fine, you're a thoughtful boy, cough, cough..."
"Grand-Uncle Master, I've heard that boy's urine can cure all diseases. I happen to need to go, would you like some?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Yuan Fang let out a "ha" and was completely stunned.
"Grand-Uncle Master, you're quite ill, I'll save you right now." Saying this, Ma Hong Yun was about to undo his belt, but was immediately stopped by Yuan Fang:
"No, no, no, your Grand-Uncle Master is fine, I'm not coughing anymore."
"Are you sure you don't need it? Grand-Uncle Master, you don't have to decline. Although boy's urine can neutralize a hundred poisons, it's very cheap, and I have a lot of it."
Ma Hong Yun's expression was so sincere, but what he said was so Heaven-Defying; he truly wanted to help Yuan Fang out of his misery.
"Really... I really don't want it... uh..."
"If you're sick, you have to be treated!"
"I... I'm not sick... See, aren't I doing well? I'm alive and kicking, nothing's wrong."
"But didn't you just say you were coughing? Grand-Uncle Master, boy's urine is really cheap; one primeval stone can buy a whole warehouse of it."
"No... I don't want it."
Yuan Fang declined repeatedly, and only then did Ma Hong Yun give up.
Afterward, Yuan Fang expressed his intention to take Ma Hong Yun as his Disciple, which would place Ma Hong Yun on the same generational level as Elder of Chang Family, but Ma Hong Yun said something shocking:
"That won't work! Lady Xiao Yun is my future wife. If I become your Disciple, won't I become her elder? Wouldn't that be incestuous?"
"Grand-Uncle Master, although I admire you very much, I cannot commit incest because of you and tarnish the glory of my Giant Sun ancestors."
"No, no, let me show you a book." Saying this, Yuan Fang took out a book, which was The Return of the Condor Heroes. Under the effect of the bookworm, Ma Hong Yun finished the entire book in an instant.
"Boy, did you see? Although Yang Guo and Little Dragon Maiden were Master and Disciple, they still stayed together forever. This is a love that breaks through ethics; doesn't it prove your love for her even more?"
Under Yuan Fang's persuasion, Ma Hong Yun nodded like a chicken pecking at grain, shouting "it makes sense," and immediately knelt and kowtowed to Yuan Fang, taking him as his Master.
Thus, Yuan Fang placed Ma Hong Yun into his immortal aperture. As long as he died or the immortal aperture was destroyed, Ma Hong Yun would surely die. It could be said that Yuan Fang now possessed half of the Heavenly Luck, sharing the protection of the Rank Eight heavenly luck gu.
With Yuan Fang's current luck, he could kick gold while walking and had a 100% win rate in rock-paper-scissors.
In the twelfth month of the ninth year of the blessed land, countless rays of golden light poured down, making the entire Imperial City shine brilliantly.
A magnificent golden palace appeared in the air, like a celestial palace—it was the mortal gu house Heavenly Palace. At this moment, a great voice suddenly resounded in the sky, majestic and solemn:
"To achieve Immortal Ascension, first worship the Heavens; in the Heavenly Palace, there are Immortals."
A Stone Man Gu Master shouted: "Is this the work of an Immortal?"
Others also looked toward the Heavenly Palace with longing; they had all heard more or less about Immortals in some Legacies.
Then, a golden heavenly path stretched from the sky to the earth, leading straight to the Heavenly Palace.
Thus, the Human Emperor Gu Yue Fuqi led everyone onto the heavenly path to meet the Immortal in the Heavenly Palace.
That Immortal was none other than Yuan Fang.
"I am Gu Yue Fuqi. Are you the Immortal?" Gu Yue Fuqi wore a set of shiny armor, his black short hair hanging loosely on his shoulders, with a golden crown atop his head.
"I am the Immortal Yuan Fang, the Dominator of heaven and earth, the Creator God."
"Oh? The Immortal has descended to the mortal world, what guidance do you have?"
"Tomorrow, this world will face a disaster enough to destroy everything. However, as the Creator God, you are all my children, so I will protect you."
Saying this, tens of thousands of rain gu were activated simultaneously, bringing down a sweet rain upon the earth that also had healing properties. After witnessing all this, everyone truly believed that Yuan Fang was the Creator God.
"Great Immortal, how can we help? You are the Creator God, can you not even withstand this Heavenly Tribulation?" Gu Yue Fuqi asked.
And Yuan Fang said: "I have already invited helpers."
As he spoke, two more Immortals appeared: Fang Zheng and Fang Yuan. Fang Yuan looked down at the entire blessed land and sent a voice transmission to Yuan Fang:
"You've managed the blessed land well during these days of seclusion, but there are almost no valuable gu materials and almost no income of immortal essence stones."
Yuan Fang did not speak. At that moment, a booming thunder echoed in the sky, and the first Earth Tribulation of Yuan Fang Blessed Land arrived.