"Oh?" Hearing Fatty Shan's answer, Fang Yuan was greatly surprised.
Recently, he had been racking his brains trying to find a way to dissolve an alliance, yet never would have expected that such a method would appear before him under these circumstances.
For a moment, Fang Yuan's emotions grew somewhat complicated.
He had originally thought Chu Du wanted him to come here to recruit manpower for assistance, but he hadn't expected Chu Du's true intention to be the dissolution of an alliance.
"Chu Du has this trump card, yet he kept it in reserve all this time and only activated it now. Clearly, getting the Three Freaks of the Mad Demon to lend a hand comes at a cost." Fang Yuan mused inwardly.
The Mad Demon Den was a peculiar place. Demonic sounds frequently appeared there, causing Dao Marks to become chaotic and rendering all immortal materials useless. Because of this unique environment, the Gu Immortals stationed there couldn't even communicate with the Treasure Yellow Heaven.
The Three Freaks of the Mad Demon were completely cut off from the world.
And Tyrant Immortal Chu Du, having to constantly guard against the Hundred Foot Heavenly Lord's attacks, was stretched thin as well. He couldn't personally take action while leaving the entire Black Fan Grotto-World defended by outsiders.
Therefore, even though Chu Du had only recently become acquainted with Fang Yuan, because of the deep alliance bond between them, when the situation demanded it, he had no choice but to summon Fang Yuan and lay bare the secrets of the Mad Demon Den.
"No — Chu Du's depths are quite profound as well. Perhaps he deliberately revealed this to me." Another thought flashed through Fang Yuan's mind.
If his conjecture proved correct, then Chu Du's true intentions would be something even Fang Yuan couldn't fully see through.
Fang Yuan was a master strategist, and Chu Du was no less so. How could the Tyrant Immortal, who had made even the superpower Liu Family helpless, be a simple brute?
Without delay, Fang Yuan held his breath and probed Fatty Shan: "From what I understand, the Tyrant Immortal carries quite a few alliances on him, and they come in various types — not merely simple Path of Information alliances, but also those from other paths that can achieve similar effects."
Fang Yuan was essentially making things up on the spot.
However, Chu Du had roamed the Northern Plains for so many years and inevitably had dealings with others. It would be surprising if he carried few alliances.
Bu Shi Xian stroked his beard without speaking, a faint smile on his face.
Fatty Shan spoke, his tone still slow and low, yet brimming with confidence: "Regardless of what kind of alliance, from whatever path — my method can handle them all. Because this particular Immortal Gu of mine is called 'Care.'"
The Care Gu?
Fang Yuan made no effort to hide the surprise in his heart — it was entirely plain on his face.
The Care Gu. Practically everyone knew of it.
Because it was one of the top ten on the Ranking of Remarkable Gu.
Previously, it had even ranked as high as third.
However, after the Battle of Yi Tian Mountain, when Fang Yuan's true identity was revealed to the world — that he was a person from the future who had used the Spring Autumn Cicada to be reborn — the Spring Autumn Cicada's ranking surged from seventh all the way up to third.
The Care Gu, which had occupied the third position, naturally fell to fourth.
The Ranking of Remarkable Gu was always shifting.
Of course, the top ten rarely changed.
The Spring Autumn Cicada was connected to the Red Lotus Demon Venerable, the latter being extremely mysterious. Of all the Venerables, he left behind the least information for the world. Rumors about the Spring Autumn Cicada varied wildly. Fang Yuan's own case proved its enormous value, greatly elevating its status in the hearts of Gu Immortals and causing its ranking to rise.
Among the top ten Remarkable Gu, most were connected to Ninth Transformation Venerables.
The fourth-ranked Care Gu had been refined when Limitless Demon Venerable discovered a Secret Realm of Heaven and Earth called "Hu," as recorded in the Records of the Human Ancestor, and forged it there.
The fifth was the Qi Escape Gu.
Sixth was the Stellar Shift Gu, originating from Paradise Earth Immortal Venerable.
Seventh was the Heart Link Gu, from Star Constellation Immortal Venerable.
And the number one Remarkable Gu had been forged by Great Sun Immortal Venerable.
According to the Records of the Human Ancestor, Chapter Four, Section Twenty-Four:
Human Ancestor wished to rescue his children, but on the way encountered beastmen and fell under the influence of the Fear Gu.
The Fear Gu made Human Ancestor fear everything. It left him cowering, unable to advance any further.
Human Ancestor suffered terribly under the torment of fear and consulted his Self Gu.
Self Gu replied: "Then let me eat it."
Human Ancestor waved his hand: "No, no. I can barely escape fear as it is. If you eat it, the fear inside you will linger with me for the rest of my life. You're being far too reckless."
Human Ancestor then consulted Thought Gu.
Thought Gu told him: "Human, to overcome fear, you must have courage."
Human Ancestor was troubled: "I originally had Courage Gu as my companion — it was a friend of Belief Gu — but later, when I encountered the Fur People, because of Failure Gu, it left me."
Thought Gu said: "I will teach you a method. Hide the Fear Gu deep within your heart. Then continue onward, and Courage Gu will throw itself into your embrace. A brave person is not without fear; he merely hides his fear deep within."
Human Ancestor grew even more troubled: "Gu, what sort of logic is that? It is precisely because I am afraid that I cannot move forward, and so I wish to obtain courage. Yet you tell me that to obtain courage, I must first move forward."
While they were conversing, a Gu Insect flew over.