Reverend Insanitys Biography of Qitiab

Having found the clue to the Wenquan Wine, Qi Tian no longer hesitated. He continued using the soul-searching technique on the flying crane's soul and activated the Snake-Sense Worm and the Scent-Chasing Worm, relentlessly tracking the scent left behind by the crane.

After passing through layers of fog, Qi Tian once again picked up the familiar scent of Wenquan Wine a day later. Following the trail, he arrived at a creek.

"This creek has a faint scent, similar to Wenquan Wine. Could the source be near here?" Qi Tian speculated, unsure of the precise origins of the Wenquan Wine.

The creek gently flowed over smooth pebbles, its surface murmuring like a moving poem. Following the creek upstream, Qi Tian faintly heard the sound of a waterfall. After passing through a sparse forest, he saw a large stone.

Qi Tian's eyes lit up, and he paused, scanning the surroundings. This was a shallow riverbank, with large pebbles scattered across the ground. The water barely rose above the stones by a finger's width, and there were some grayish-white giant stones scattered casually in the area.

"Such a smooth path?" Qi Tian grew increasingly uneasy as he approached the source of the Wenquan Wine scent.

Though everything seemed normal, Qi Tian could not shake the feeling of impending danger. He could not pinpoint the source of this feeling, but it was a sense of crisis that grew stronger as he neared what seemed to be the goal.

His intuition, built over hundreds of years of hardships and near-death experiences, told him to be cautious.

"The more I approach success, the more I must be alert. There's no telling what danger may lie ahead," Qi Tian thought. "The Fox Immortal's blessed land has been activated, and I will soon need to return to the sect to take on the mission to head to the Sky Ladder Mountain. If something goes wrong..."

He hesitated. "I could be cautious and back off now, but what if this is the only chance to find the legendary wines? This is all about timing and luck, especially with the God-Soul Gu. If I miss it, the Shadow Sect might take it."

He weighed his options, but Qi Tian's mind became more resolute. "If I give up now, how will I ever achieve my goal of becoming a Gu Immortal? I'm not someone who shirks from danger. I will press forward."

As he moved forward, Qi Tian realized the source of his unease.

"This is an illusion..." he muttered. What appeared to be a simple creek and forest was actually part of an illusory Peach Grove, a domain created by the illusionary peach trees within.

Sighing deeply, Qi Tian recognized the danger. He wasn't deep into the illusion yet, but if he stayed longer, the illusion would grow stronger, and the time it would take to escape would increase. He needed to resolve this quickly. If he didn't, he risked missing the opportunity to catch up with the elite disciples at the Sky Ladder Mountain.

Meanwhile, an important event was unfolding in the southern border of the continent.

The Three Kings' inheritance had been activated—referring to the Three Kings of the Southern Border: the Dog King Er Gou, the Faith King Wang Ya, and the Explosive King Wang Ba Dan, all of whom were five-turn Gu Masters of the demonic path.

The inheritance of the Three Kings was the biggest event in Southern Border in over fifty or sixty years and had drawn the attention of many forces. Most of them could only watch from afar due to the dangerous, vast terrain of the southern border. However, many influential families had sent their forces to investigate.

It wasn't just the five-turn inheritance that was significant. The inheritance of three five-turn Gu Masters wasn't enough to make the top families scramble, but when it was revealed that the inheritance involved a mysterious six-turn Gu Immortal, the entire Southern Border's first-rate families scrambled for it.

The inheritance was highly coveted because a six-turn Gu Immortal's legacy was worth more than gold, and its discovery would have far-reaching consequences.

The inheritance had also become a key objective for Fang Yuan. Using his advantage of reincarnation, he had gathered first-turn Dog-Taming Gu, second-turn Paper Crane Gu, and first-turn Explosive Egg Gu, making significant profit while also helping the merchant's heir, Shang Xinci, gain an edge in the succession contest.

After helping Shang Xinci, Fang Yuan left Merchant City and, with Bai Ningbing, made his way to the Three Kings' Mountain.