Chapter 42: Calamity Beckoning Gu
Eighty-Eight True Yang Building's shocking change was a traumatic experience for everyone in the sacred palace, countless people were worried, scared and helpless.
Fortunately, the situation stabilized not long after Eighty-Eight True Yang Building's first floor collapsed.
Several days later, the thick as water aurora condensed back to the first floor of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
After it had completely formed, Hei Lou Lan and the others immediately entered it anxiously. Their entry to Eighty-Eight True Yang Building proceeded smoothly.
This made Hei Lou Lan greatly relieved and he gradually calmed down.
The first floor of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building had formed anew, so the checkpoints had reset, making Hei Lou Lan's previous efforts turn into smoke; he needed to overcome everything again.
To Hei Pei and the other elders, this was a very good thing.
"This is joy after extreme sorrow, going through the rounds again will allow us to get even more rewards!"
"Every floor in Eighty-Eight True Yang Building has a hundred rounds with the difficulty increasing sharply at the later rounds. Looking at history, there were very few Imperial Court winners who were able to cross through every round, we should not be optimistic in being able to overcome the final round.
As long as we can put all our efforts in passing the earlier rounds, our tribe's strength will rise greatly!"
The elders were filled with joy, but this was bad news to Hei Lou Lan.
There were only two ways for him to obtain a strength path Immortal Gu from Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
First was to get a high grade evaluation and enter the treasure room, then use his bloodline identity to exchange for the Immortal Gu inside.
Second was to pass the final round of every floor which could give him the chance to obtain an Immortal Gu.
To Hei Lou Lan, the first method required him to bring out an equivalently valuable treasure to exchange, and thus was not practical. The only probability of success was in the second method.
Passing through the last few rounds would be extremely difficult. The rounds were reset now; they would have to overcome these rounds again, which no doubt would waste his precious time.
Time waits for no man, once their time was up, they would be sent out of Imperial Court blessed land. If he could not get a strength path Immortal Gu before this happens, Hei Lou Lan would not only be unable to take revenge, but would also have to welcome his death.
For this reason, Hei Lou Lan stubbornly maintained his stance in spite of others' wishes and started recruiting other tribes' Gu Masters, completely opening up Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
Everyone could casually enter or exit Eighty-Eight True Yang Building free of charge. Other than Hei tribe elders, everyone in the sacred palace was celebrating in joy.
"Hei Lou Lan has a grand demeanour, doing something that no other Lords of Imperial Court have done before. I, Ye Lui Sang, am in deep admiration!" Ye Lui Sang was the first to enter Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, his face covered in a joyful glow.
"Go, go, become the vanguards to open my path, use your lives to broaden my way." Hei Lou Lan sneered inwardly, using his owner token while calmly looking at the grand flow of people entering the tower.
After the flow of people had gradually become sparse, Tai Bai Yun Sheng ,with his simple and aged appearance, tall and sturdy physique, clothed in a white robe, he appeared at the top floor of the sacred palace.
"Old Sir Tai Bai." Hei Lou Lan greeted him.
"Lord tribe leader has astonishing mettle, this old man is overwhelmed." Tai Bai Yun Sheng exclaimed in admiration.
The two exchanged a few words before Tai Bai Yun Sheng entered the tower.
"There is strength in numbers." Hei Lou Lan was feeling overwhelmed in his mind.
From the information sent by the owner token; in just a short period of time, because of the enormous quantity of Gu Masters, they had successively gotten through the first thirty rounds.
However, at the fortieth round and above, just numbers would not work, they required specific Gu Master experts to cross those rounds.
Pan Ping, Chang Biao, Ye Lui Sang and Tai Bai Yun Sheng made their moves one after another, and were able to push to the fifty-third round. But here, their momentum came to a stop, they encountered a problem; they needed an enslavement path master to pass this round.
"Looks like we must have Wolf King to pass this round." Tai Bai Yun Sheng muttered while stroking his snow-white beard.
"Strange, why don't I see Chang Shan Yin?" Ye Lui Sang looked around him, but could not find Chang Shan Yin.
"Wolf King has been taking his wolves out for hunting these few days." Soon, someone replied.
"Chang Shan Yin is indeed an extraordinary person, we can casually enter and exit Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, but his heart is actually not moved!" Sighs and admiration could be heard among the group.
Pan Ping snorted, speaking in a gloomy tone: "Everyone, please don't forget that our Lord Wolf King has already entered the tower before. According to a reliable source, he passed with high grade evaluation. After he exited the tower, he immediately went to closed-door cultivation and even refused many invitations from tribe leader Hei Lou Lan."
"Cough cough." Tai Bai Yun Sheng stood up to alleviate the tension, "Everyone, let's concentrate on this round."
"At this point, we can only request Lord Wolf King's assistance."
"Among us, Old Sir Tai Bai has the highest reputation; as long as you personally send a letter, Wolf King will definitely accept the request."
"In my opinion, Lord Wolf King is occupied with important matters, it probably won't be easy to invite him. Why don't we request Lord Tang Miao Ming instead? Her enslavement path attainment is already very close to master realm" someone said from the crowd.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng's thoughts could not help being shaken.
He did not have much interaction with Fang Yuan, but he knew deeply of the latter's 'arrogance'. Instead of taking the risk of facing embarrassment from being refused, it might truly be better to let Tang Miao Ming try first.
Flap flap flap….
Groups after groups of blissful snow bats flew from all around like rivers converging into the sea, as they flew towards Di Qiu cave.
The peculiar fragrance had spread for a hundred li.
It was this rich fragrance that had attracted the blissful snow bat groups.
At this stage, the Gu refinement was already approaching the end.
"It is about to finish!" Fang Yuan's breathing turned rough and his gaze staring at the cave fixatedly.
Fang Yuan's gaze focused, he found that in the small tower, there was a strong light that flickered. There was a weak feeling of connection with it in his heart.
When suddenly, this strong light escaped like an intangible shadow, towards the southeast direction.
Fang Yuan chased after it with his rank 5 flying type Gu.
The strong light entered a valley and flew into a waterfall, vanishing.
Fang Yuan used his Investigative Gu worm to find that the pool had became a pavilion.
With a 'swoosh', Fang Yuan turned into a current and rushed towards Water Pavilion.
Once Fang Yuan entered he went to the third floor, pushing open a door to find the early stage Immortal Gu.
Without hesitation he picked up the rank 7 calamity beckoning Gu.