"I am Li Hua!"
Fang Tian's expression twisted and stiffened as he shouted loudly, joy clinging to his face. Yet after several minutes, he stood there in a daze, gradually recalling himself.
Fang Tian had truly been submerged beneath the torrent of Li Hua's memories. Even though it was only a will, it still carried an enormous amount of memories that had impacted his mind.
Now, he was retrieving his sense of self, which was like a tiny boat swaying perilously amid raging waves. He was swimming toward that boat, fleeing from the massive waves that sought to drown him.
After a short while, Fang Tian's body was drenched in sweat, his face revealing lingering fear.
"That damned Li Hua!… She wasn't kind or virtuous as she claimed—she had deep schemes!"
Fang Tian roared in shock. His awakening immediately drew the land spirit, which appeared before him at once. The land spirit looked relieved and joyful, yet tears still streamed from its small eyes as it wept.
"Master!… I'm sorry, Master. I couldn't do much against that will… I thought it belonged to some external Immortal Gu Master and left it be, but I never imagined it would have such a tremendous impact! Please forgive me, Master!"
Fang Tian, already confused, felt even more bewildered by the land spirit's behavior. But he understood what the land spirit meant. Even he himself could not have done much in that situation—he had remained in a dormant state while his memories merged with Li Hua's. Perhaps if he had not possessed so many memories from Earth and from this world, his sense of self would have been destroyed long ago.
In any case, Li Hua was truly insidious. Although she had left behind her inheritance and accepted death, she had still laid deep schemes for her successor to gain a chance at revival.
When Fang Tian first obtained the inheritance, Li Hua had planted a will within his mind, hiding there in deep dormancy, indifferent to what happened around it. Because it had slumbered for so long within Fang Tian's mind, he would occasionally be influenced by her memories, glimpsing scenes of her past.
He saw the beginning of her life—how she walked her path, how she lived. He experienced her life as though it were his own, saw her end and where she died. More than that, he saw how Li Hua crafted her inheritance, how she planned it, and what profound schemes she had prepared for her own revival. He even saw her complete inheritance—her cultivation experience and countless Gu recipes, so numerous that even Fang Tian felt terrified by their sheer quantity.
He also learned of the solution Li Hua had discovered to resolve the pressure of the aperture and the risk of self-detonation faced by one of the Ten Extreme Physiques. This solution, however, came at an exorbitant cost.
"Who would have thought she reached such a brilliant conclusion by deducing a mortal Gu recipe, using rare refinement materials such as lifespan Gu and others… That Extraordinary Aperture Gu is truly extraordinary."
The land spirit watched Fang Tian sink into thought, then shyly interrupted him:
"Master, you've already awakened, yet you haven't asked about the blessed land, its condition, or even the main inheritance of your original body…"
Fang Tian slowly turned his head to look at the land spirit, as if he had only just realized something. His expression shifted from shock to admiration and joy.
"I've become the master of this blessed land?!… Wonderful—absolutely wonderful! Land spirit, what resources are available in the blessed land, and how large is it?!"
"Master is knowledgeable about immortal matters—that is excellent! The blessed land spans 3,860 square kilometers and draws upon a small tributary of the River of Time, causing time to flow seventeen times faster than in the outside world. Furthermore, about ten million Gu worms live within the blessed land. There are 6.2 million Rank One Gu, about three million Rank Two Gu, seven hundred thousand Rank Three Gu, twenty thousand Rank Four Gu, and one hundred eighty-three Rank Five Gu."
Fang Tian's jaw dropped as he listened to these staggering numbers, numbers he had never even heard of before. His mind immediately converted them into primeval stones.
"Ten million Gu worms… even if each Gu were worth only one hundred primeval stones—which is already a gross underestimation—that's one billion primeval stones!"
The land spirit continued to recount important information, and Fang Tian listened with utmost focus.
"The blessed land possesses an extremely deep foundation of Strength Path dao marks. Strength Path resources grow here in abundance and of very high quality. In the east, there are hundreds of small ponds containing Strong Saint Carp, Floating Tall Plants, Crushing-Pattern Tortoises, and massive Cherry Birds. There are also smaller numbers of other creatures in these ponds, along with many Strength Path and Water Path Gu worms. The eastern region is the richest in resources. Although these are merely mortal resources, they generate steady income for the blessed land.
"In addition, the central region of the blessed land consists of fields of Vital Core Fruit Trees that Master uprooted earlier—they can be replanted immediately—as well as Ox-Grain Wheat and Sharp-Blade Grass. There are also several smaller Gu resource points protected by Gu formations. There is a resource point built upon the corpse of the Desolate Beast Stone-Furred Ape, producing abundant Strength Path, Transformation Path, and Earth Path Gu. There is also another resource point that hosts large numbers of Short-Maned Lions of the Transformation Path, possessing three Ten-Thousand Beast Kings.
"The south is the third richest region of the blessed land, surpassed only by the eastern and central regions. Massive hills in the south have formed clusters of Gu worms and groups of beasts and birds, creating a complete ecosystem. For example, there is a group of mutated Silver-Horned Horses numbering up to twenty, as well as a massive herd of Gray Goats with Lower Horns. There are also variable-sized pheasant birds ruling the skies alongside Color-Reversing Peacocks. The most abundant Gu worms in the southern region are Strength Path Gu first, followed by Earth Path Gu and Poison Path Gu.
"As for the western region, it is nearly devoid of life, save for Two-Headed Stone Serpents and a field of Angry Boar-Head Flowers. As for the northern region, it suffered severe damage from Master's self-detonation and is now rich in Wood Path dao marks. It won't take long before I develop it into a large Wood Path resource point!"
Fang Tian processed all this information in a state of profound shock. The foundation of this blessed land was unimaginably deep. Although these were merely mortal resource points—with only one quasi-immortal resource point—the sheer quantity compensated for the lack of quality. The blessed land possessed nearly ten sources of income!
Fang Tian took a deep breath and asked the crucial question:
"How much immortal essence remains in the blessed land?"
"Hahaha, no need to worry, Master! Although the Ancient Strength Blessed Land dates back to the Late Antiquity Era
,my operations in Yellow Treasure Heaven provide a monthly income equivalent to one hundred and eighteen immortal essence stones. A large amount of green grape immortal essence has already accumulated, along with immortal essence stones—I estimate that I currently possess around seventy. Ten years ago, the heavenly tribulation exhausted most of the blessed land's assets and destroyed many resource points, but I am still capable of restoring this blessed land and recovering its foundations before the next earthly calamity arrives."
Fang Tian's body swayed as he leaned back against the massive bed once more. Only one thought filled his mind:
Rich!.
So rich!.
This blessed land was absurdly wealthy—no, calling it "rich" was far too weak. For a Rank Six blessed land that had existed since the primordial era, with such a deep foundation, it was nothing short of a miracle.
"Right, young master—I nearly forgot to mention the main inheritance of My original body, from the Strength Path."
At once, Fang Tian straightened up, his full attention fixed upon the land spirit.