A brown-haired gu immortal landed within an ordinary valley and carved a cave into the base of the steep cliff. He was none other than Gu Yue Lo Jik. He had been flying slowly and making several stops on the way, taking his time and constantly using his killer move to enter his human path blessed land and hooking up with Chen Jiu and Hu Mei Er.
Two days were a long time for someone like Lo Jik. Two months had passed inside his human path blessed land. His clones already made great progress in several of his projects. He prioritized the advancement of Pool of Wisdom. Ordinarily, his grandmaster-level wisdom path attainment was far from enough to achieve this goal, but his quasi-supreme grandmaster attainment in formation and refinement paths both greatly supplemented the deductions. The progress was swift and uneventful.
Lo Jik already had a reliable plan and an immortal gu house recipe. Of course, it was only a rank 6 immortal gu house.
With a thought, Lo Jik set up a gu formation within the cave. A swarm of insects flew out of his body, each a rank 5 gu worm. His movement was elegant and carried traces of the very essence of formation path itself. He was impossibly close to surpassing the accumulation of the world but taking this step, contradictorily enough, was as challenging as connecting heaven and earth.
Lo Jik exhaled a breath of turbid air after activating the formation.
'I can't delay this any longer.'
He sensed his second immortal aperture within his heart and instinctively tugged at it. Lo Jik vanished mysteriously.
His surroundings changed. Gone was the crudely constructed cave. The darkness was replaced by a bright and warm glow. A wide and open sky replaced the cave's suffocating ceiling.
This was Lo Jik's human path blessed land!
'So, this is how it feels to place one's blessed land on the main continent.' He spread his arms wide open and noticed the immortal aperture in his heart was no longer present. Instead, he sensed an intimate connection with the blessed land. A thought and a portion of his immortal essence was all he needed to mobilize the blessed land's heavenly power in the form of restricting the use of mortal gu worms. But that was the extent of Lo Jik's control.
He was no land spirit.
Land Spirits were unique entities created by the fusion of a gu master's obsession and the blessed land's heavenly power. They had complete control over their blessed lands and also displayed supernatural abilities based on the dao marks of the blessed land. Blessed land with high space path dao marks boasted land spirits capable of teleporting with a thought. Those with a high number of sound path dao marks could transmit their voice directly to the target. An impressive foundation in wisdom path dao marks allowed heavenly spirits, such as Old Man Desolate, to sense emotions and read thoughts. Though varied, these abilities were most impressive.
Lo Jik closed his eyes for a moment and sensed how different it was to place down one's blessed land compared to using his Anywhere Door immortal killer move.
Gu immortals could place their blessed lands upon the main continent but doing so instantly transported them inside the blessed land itself.
Gu immortals were connected with their immortal apertures. Immortal apertures stayed within the gu immortal when gu immortals moved in the main continent. Similarly, gu immortals stayed within a blessed land when they placed down their immortal aperture in the real world.
This was the first time that Lo Jik had placed his blessed land down.
'I have two immortal apertures. What would happen should I drop my first immortal aperture within this human path blessed land?' Lo Jik mused. He couldn't help but chuckle.
"That will cripple my cultivation and fuse two of my immortal apertures into one. That would be quite a waste."
As for why he placed his immortal aperture in the real world?
The main culprit was none other than his vital immortal gu—Disguise Immortal Gu!
Disguise Immortal Gu was a legendary rank 8 immortal gu worm. It had recovered a great deal and exerted a huge pressure on Lo Jik's rank 6 immortal aperture. This pressure existed due to the difference between the human path dao marks fortifying his human path blessed land and the sheer number of dao marks inside Disguise Immortal Gu.
Being a rank 8 immortal gu, the fragment of the great dao within Disguise Immortal Gu consisted of hundreds and thousands of human path dao marks, far exceeding Lo Jik's foundation.
Furthermore, Lo Jik had acquired too many good things recently. He still gained desolate beasts every now and then from other girls as he focused on getting platinum achievements from Hu Mei Er alone. He placed all these immortal materials in his blessed land.
Dao marks alone didn't support life within a blessed land.
During his ascension, Lo Jik absorbed a huge amount of heaven and earth qi to create his blessed land. Heaven and earth qi was the foundation of the world. Lo Jik's reserve of heaven and earth qi continued to deplete as it was used to nurture and sustain many desolate beasts and immortal materials. His clones also kept developing various ecologies, encouraging the refinement of several thousand gu worms naturally.
How were these gu worms refined?
Heaven qi and earth qi.
Continuing like this was dangerous. Only by taking in qi from the outside world could he sustain his blessed land.
Such restrictions did not bother blessed lands with land spirits because they were already connected with the main world. Hu Immortal Blessed Land possessed the legendary secluded domain of heaven and earth—Dang Hun Mountain. However, it could always take in more qi from the gu world and sustain Dang Hun Mountain.
The gu world had endless heaven qi and earth qi.
Meanwhile, blessed lands and grotto-heavens were small worlds with limited reserves of heaven qi and earth qi.
'But can I take in heaven qi and earth qi without caution?' Lo Jik sighed deeply as he sat down cross-legged. The soft grass underneath provided some level of comfort as he recalled his second immortal ascension.
Back then, he did not communicate with Heaven's Will like usual and instead connected with a stranger. This stranger left behind invaluable dream path true meaning and various notes of warning!
He remembered this voice.
It was the same voice that appeared in his mind when Shang Mi Zhu struck him and his lovers in Ba Gui Blessed Land.
But the true inheritance focused more on leaving behind the dream path true meaning than to reveal the entire picture about Heaven's Will.
Lo Jik still didn't know everything about this entity, but the facts exposed that day haunted him to this day.
Heaven's Will is everywhere; it is eternal. Destroy a portion of it and another will take place. It resides in trees and grass, and it lives in men and beasts alike.
It takes surpluses and replenishes deficits.
It creates tribulations; it balances the world.
So be it if that was it.
Unfortunately, it wasn't.
Heaven's Will loathes you, for reasons only you know. Your misfortunes are its designs. Long ago was its indifference destroyed, and its gaze now sets upon the Fickle Consort.
Beware of calamities and tribulations.
And greatest of all—
Beware of human calamities.
The voice left behind a strange note at the end.
Endless night will fester the great era with spectral qi. The chaos of the great era is but a reflection in a lake, hiding the truth in the sky beyond endless dark clouds.
The endless river shall turn shallow and dry into nothingness.
Years of hardship shall fade.
Future resides in the past.
Hope burns the brightest when impure assimilation threatens the relentless ghost.
Future is secured with betrayal.
Lo Jik couldn't understand the last part at all. It was like a prophecy, something that left his heart and thoughts heavy with dark thoughts every time he revisited this passage.
However, he was quite sure that this dream path true inheritance was specifically meant for him!
Lo Jik had since learned more about Heaven's Will from the sect's records but nowhere was it mentioned that this entity had a conscious part prompting it to hunt others. But why would something as grand as Heaven's Will, the great operator of the gu world, hunt Lo Jik?
Why would it loathe him?
Lo Jik came to a terrifying yet bitter conclusion.
Heaven's Will takes surpluses and replenishes deficits.
Who was Lo Jik?
An otherworldly demon… an otherworldly demon who carried along two traits!
He upset the natural balance of the world every time he summoned his rewards!
And Heaven's Will was aware of this truth. Since it was everywhere, it was also present when Lo Jik summoned rewards from Mo Yan in Gu Yue Village. It targeted Lo Jik several times and eventually had Mo Yan and others killed.
Most of his lovers ended up dying!
His son…
Lo Jik's fists clenched slightly before they loosened.
He finally understood many things. The true inheritance did not have to explain every tiny detail. He had been pondering over this matter and deduced many shocking secrets. His deductions achieved a qualitative change once he went through Leylin's memories.
Wasn't Leylin like him? He brought along a special advantage with himself but it remained unknown to Heaven's Will until the mad lad accidentally scanned Heaven's Will using his A.I. Chip. Since then, his life turned miserable. Much like Lo Jik, he became the number one enemy of the flora and fauna kingdoms and attracted troubles from every direction.
Lo Jik had an outsider's perspective when digesting these memories and gained several crucial clues, allowing his deductions to show great results.
'Heaven's Will… it can actually influence the minds of gu immortals, desolate beasts, and plants.'
This was terrifying.
Very terrifying.
When Leylin ascended, he attracted a wisdom path gu immortal's ire. Was it a coincidence? Definitely not. It was likely that Heaven's Will influenced both the wisdom path gu immortal and Leylin to some extent and deepened this enmity.
But how come it could never influence Lo Jik? He was certain that Leylin was influenced by Heaven's Will because he would sometimes make innocent mistakes, which—in hindsight—were quite critical. These mistakes landed him in a world of trouble.
Lo Jik, however, had Nina's support. It quickly dealt with Heaven's Will. Lo Jik could not be influenced by Heaven's Will because the effects of Nina's trait expelled it out in the form of clouds of rejection and negativity. Did it mean that Lo Jik could not be influenced?
False.
Lo Jik was still influenced by his surroundings.
Back then, Chen Jiu most likely targeted him under the influence of Heaven's Will, leading to a chase from Shang Mi Zhu. He would have died if not for the dream path true inheritance acting at the crucial time and saving him.
There was another matter.
His luck.
Lo Jik's luck has always been good. He misunderstood the constant troubles in his life as a representation of his misfortune but it was quite the opposite. His good luck had been working overtime to protect him.
But he still brushed against death several times.
The earliest was dying at the claws of the bear near Gu Yue Village.
This led to his next conclusion.
'Heaven's Will's influence depends on the target's strength. The stronger the target, the weaker its influence. Furthermore, its influence is not absolute. Human emotions can still resist this influence!'
The greatest examples were Lo Jik's lover.
Who among them nursed a heart of a traitor? Wouldn't Heaven's Will be influencing his lovers to target him secretly if it was already possible. Even Gu Yue Mo Yan loved him till the end. Even someone like Shang Xin Ci remained unaffected by Heaven's Will's influence when it came to feeling negativity towards her Brother Monkey. Meanwhile, beasts could be readily influenced.
The most recent beast tide was most likely the work of Heaven's Will. The innate distrust most gu immortals in Spirit Affinity House nurse towards him was also the work of Heaven's Will's influence. This animosity would have been even more intense if not for Lo Jik constantly managing most of his relationships impeccably.
Heaven's Will also didn't need to rely on these methods entirely.
Lo Jik's third discovery was kind of interesting… hilarious even.
'Heaven's Will controls the strength of tribulations and calamities. Since it loathes me, the best method would be to use strong tribulations to kill me directly! I even possess two blessed lands. The pressure from calamities and tribulations would have been immense.'
Why did Bai La receive a dream path heavenly tribulation when she was a metal path gu immortal with metal path resources in her blessed land?
The answer was—Heaven's Will used the tribulation to cut off Lo Jik's sugar granny and keep him from summoning more achievements! Such a tribulation was several times more dangerous and powerful in the current era.
Nobody could have dealt with this tribulation save for Lo Jik.
'But… hehe…' He chuckled wryly. 'Divine Concealment cucked Heaven's Will hard.'
While Nina's trait kept Lo Jik from directly being influenced by Heaven's Will, it was incapable of stopping tribulations. But Divine Concealment was a rank 9 theft path immortal killer move that prevented any thought, will, and emotion to deduce the state and origins of the user.
Heaven's Will was a type of will.
Divine Concealment was specifically created by Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable once he reached his venerable status to prevent Heaven's Will from drawing in dangerous tribulations into his grotto-heaven!
But now he faced another challenge.
'Drawing in heaven qi and earth qi to stabilize my human path blessed land will definitely attract Heaven's Will into my blessed land. Wouldn't it weaken the effects of Divine Concealment? This immortal killer move prevents Heaven's Will from invading my blessed land but taking in qi would be similar to inviting Heaven's Will into my blessed land. The effects of Nina's Trait would also prove ineffective because it's not entering my blessed land through my body but directly instead.'
Lo Jik contemplated on the matter before he suppressed his turbulent thoughts and turned calm.
'I have been on the receiving end of things ever since the beginning.'
He slowly stood up and summoned several craftsmen and dreamer clones to set up a humongous formation.
Actually, he did not have to confront Heaven's Will.
There was another method of stabilizing a blessed land's heaven and earth qi. A gu immortal could directly convert precious materials into heaven and earth qi. But this method was too expensive.
And Lo Jik was ready to take the next step in understanding the ruthless entity known as Heaven's Will.
'When I converted primeval stone into primeval essence, I expelled Heaven's Will.'
'There was even more Heaven's Will within immortal essence stone, nearly comprising for one percent of the total essence. So, I only ever get 99% bead of a green grape immortal essence when I convert an immortal essence stone into my immortal essence.'
'This is surely one of the most common method Heaven's Will uses to influences gu masters and gu immortals.'
'Back then, when I used Heaven's Will Gu, I subconsciously connected with a tiny portion of Heaven's Will. Those starry eyes…' Lo Jik recalled that scene. 'Were those Heaven's Will's eyes?'
'Treating Heaven's Will as an infallible enemy won't help anyone. It can be expelled and confused. Wisdom path is a good method in dealing with it… but I have a better method.'
'Doesn't it know everything? Isn't it aware of everything?' He sneered. 'The last thing I can be afraid of is a type of will.'
'Heaven's Will. It sure sounds impressive.'
Countless mortal gu worms flew around him, creating a gigantic swarm of insects. This was his human path blessed land. Hundreds of craftsmen and dreamer clones worked together in sync, each sporting excited expressions.
Dreamer Gu Worms at mortal levels were quite feeble. They couldn't move for long and soon sat down in various spots as Lo Jik waved his hand and placed Dreamer Immortal Gu in one of the core positions of the gu formation. It wasn't being used as a clone but as an immortal core for the formation.
'It's ready.'
Nothing could be seen as if the earlier scene of a huge swarm of insects nearly touching the sky and resembling a thick black fog was nothing but a dream.
Lo Jik slowly opened his blessed land's entrance.
Earlier, placing down his blessed land did not change its surroundings. Being a small world, a blessed land's actual position was hard to identify in the real world. It was like an extremely tiny dot—an intangible one no less.
However, a brilliant door emerged in the cave, surrounded by ethereal glow. The surroundings heaven qi and earth qi rushed inside the blessed land.
The nearby formation Lo Jik set earlier in the cave activated and covered the ordinary valley in a giant illusion. The surroundings shook greatly as rocks crumbled and cracks spread across the small valley.
'Activate.'
Lo Jik instantly activated the immortal formation inside the blessed land the second he opened the entrance. Heaven qi and earth qi spilled inside the blessed land like a massive heavenly river. There was little heaven qi but a lot of earth qi. It formed a clear contrast of the heavy earth qi flowing near the ground while the light and clear heaven qi floated upwards.
An array of multi-colored lights blossomed to life under Lo Jik's command, transforming into a huge net that captured and contained the huge flow of heaven qi and earth qi!
Lo Jik observed everything and did not dare feel at ease. Alert, he scrutinized the giant ball of qi like a predator stalking its prey.
The flow of heaven qi and earth qi was no different from raging river earlier. However, with time, this flow turned shallow.
A blessed land could only take in limited volumes of heaven qi and earth qi. Once it had its fill, Lo Jik closed the entrance of his blessed land and took a moment to recover his composure.
'Activate!'
A mysterious transformation suddenly introduced a shocking change within the ball of heaven and earth qi. A small portion of heaven qi on the top shook while the majority of earth qi underneath rumbled like the awakening of a loud beast.
'Eh?'
Lo Jik's eyes popped wide open.
This scene.
He was quite familiar with it.
He couldn't help but grin in fury and annoyance.
'As expected, it wouldn't be easy. Thankfully, I prepared well enough.'
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Alternate Title: Strange prophecy; Spectral Qi that dominates the sky; Hints of time; True purpose of dream path existence; Heaven's Will: And so, great dream shall rule over the era! *Spectral Soul, Great Dream, Lo Jik, Fem Yuan, Red Lotus, and other demonic venerables: And I had a problem with that*; Heaven's Will: You were the chosen one! It was said you would repair fate, not defy it! *Great dream laughing in harem and making voyeur noises*; Betraying is the way?; Heaven's Will: Turn against Lo Jik *Lo Jik's lovers af: But… he's a cute and horny fickle consort!*; The blanket realm betrayed Lo Jik; Leylin's A.I. chip: Today's lesson, ways to alert Heaven's Will; Leylin living the best time of his life *A.I. Chip going jarvis on Heaven's Will's ass*; Setting down the blessed land; Thieving Heaven loves to cuck Heaven's Will; Heaven's Will: Stole THDV *THDV af: Stole Heaven's Will's jordans*; Star Constellation watching all her plans go down the drain just because the prophecized immortal venerable was as horny as her grandmother; Fang Yuan: Support from past *Lo Jik: Support from future*; Truly, they share misfortune and fortune; When in doubt, blame Heaven's Will for all calamities and disasters; The rules of Heaven's Will; The greatest upset of balance; Lo Jik's dick game so heavy that Heaven's Will had to stop him and cause issues; Bai La attracting dream path trouble cause she invaded Lo Jik's ass… punishment fits the crime?; Heaven's Will hating on 8K tentacle porn?
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