Chapter 220: Not Enough Strength

Lin Yan’s heart trembled. Both of these Immortal Gu had been recorded in The Legends of Ren Zu.

After Fate Gu separated Blazing Glory Lightning Brilliance from Ren Zu, he was cast into Immemorial Blue Heaven alongside Myriad Gold Wondrous Essence. There, they encountered the furious Lightning Gu, whose endless anger had transformed the entire heaven into a boundless forest of lightning.

Blazing Glory Lightning Brilliance already harbored deep hatred toward Fate Gu. Drawn by that hatred, Hatred Gu burrowed into his heart. The more he resented Fate Gu, the stronger Hatred Gu became. In the end, Hatred Gu lent its strength to Lightning Gu. The two Gu resonated with one another, unleashing terrifying power that shattered the heavenly wind qi wall and broke apart Immemorial Blue Heaven itself, allowing them to escape.

Such destruction might need no further explanation.

Lin Yan finally understood why Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable had chosen Lightning Immortal Gu and Hatred Immortal Gu as the two core Immortal Gu of the Supreme Heaven Azure Thunder Throne.

The original novel had also described the killer move used by Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable as a colossal steel deity wreathed in endless lightning. It was most likely the Supreme Heaven Azure Thunder Throne, the perfected form of the legendary power once recorded in The Legends of Ren Zu.

Lin Yan couldn’t help but marvel at the profundity of The Legends of Ren Zu.

It truly deserved its reputation as the greatest classic of the Gu World. Beneath its seemingly simple tales lay countless profound truths. Many inheritances, killer moves, and even Immortal Gu had all left their traces within its pages.

"Wait..."

A thought suddenly flashed through Lin Yan’s mind. He possessed the Blazing Glory Lightning Brilliance Physique.

In the original timeline, when Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable’s true inheritance appeared, Peng Da’s arrival as an Otherworldly Demon was only one of the conditions. Hatred Gu had also appeared in the surrounding area at almost the same time.

Was all of this truly just a coincidence? A bold speculation emerged in his mind.

Perhaps this true inheritance had never been meant solely for Otherworldly Demons. Instead, it recognized four different qualifications: the identity of an Otherworldly Demon, the Blazing Glory Lightning Brilliance Physique, Lightning Gu, and Hatred Gu. As long as one of these conditions was fulfilled, the inheritance would reveal itself.

The more Lin Yan pondered the matter, the more plausible the speculation became.

As it happened, he also knew the whereabouts of both core Immortal Gu. Lightning Immortal Gu was hidden within Forest Lightning Grotto Heaven, the territory of a secluded Variant Human force. Hatred Immortal Gu, on the other hand, was concealed within Green Ghost Desert in Western Desert.

Green Ghost Desert had not always existed. Long ago, that region had belonged to the Qing Clan, a super force of Western Desert. However, they provoked Spectral Soul Demon Venerable before he attained the Venerable realm, bringing about the complete extermination of their entire clan.

After the massacre, the land became saturated with Soul Path dao marks. Countless soul beasts were born there, including immemorial soul beasts. Over the years, the once prosperous territory gradually transformed into one of the greatest Soul Path regions in the Five Regions, rivaling Blazing Yellow Heaven Pit.

Amid the endless resentment left behind by the Qing Clan, the legendary immemorial desolate soul beast was eventually born. Hatred Immortal Gu was born alongside it.

For the time being, Lin Yan had neither the strength nor the confidence to seize Hatred Immortal Gu.

There were simply too many obstacles.

The first was Qing Chou, the legendary immemorial desolate beast whose battle strength rivaled a peak Rank Eight Gu Immortal. The second was the Divine Bean Palace, the Rank Eight Immortal Gu House left behind by Genesis Lotus Immortal Venerable. Although it appeared to be suppressing Qing Chou, its true purpose was to protect it. Seizing either Qing Chou or Hatred Immortal Gu would be no easy task.

Fang Clan had also coveted the Divine Bean Palace for many years, making the situation even more complicated.

Most importantly, Lin Yan knew the original timeline. Hidden within the depths of the Divine Bean Palace was a will left behind by Genesis Lotus Immortal Venerable, along with a Human Path methods.

He had always remained extremely wary of the Immortal Venerables.

Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable was an exception. His attitude toward Otherworldly Demons had always been kind. Genesis Lotus Immortal Venerable, however, was one of Heavenly Court’s three Immortal Venerables. As an Otherworldly Demon, Lin Yan had no doubt that approaching the Divine Bean Palace without sufficient preparation would almost certainly place him within Genesis Lotus Immortal Venerable’s arrangements.

"Hatred Immortal Gu... the Bean God Palace... and Genesis Lotus Immortal Venerable’s Human Path true inheritance..."

Lin Yan’s eyes grew increasingly profound. "None of them can be ignored. I’ll have to seize this opportunity eventually... but before that I must be fully prepared."

Strength alone would not be enough. Timing was equally important.