"What's going on?" Fang Yuan was greatly surprised.
With the willing cooperation of the Blessed Land's land spirit, the Pink Spirit Snake, he had merged Han Dong's Blessed Land into his own Supreme Immortal Aperture with remarkable smoothness, making it a direct part of the aperture.
As a result, within the Little Northern Plains inside his Supreme Immortal Aperture, a rocky shoal had appeared.
In the shoal, there was clear, emerald-green water. All kinds of small fish and shrimp swam freely through the transparent green depths. Between the cracks of the rocks, moss and water plants swayed with the current, and there were snails, shells, and more.
Most numerous of all were the Pink Spirit Snakes. Some traveled alone, curiously exploring between the crevices. Others gathered in groups, drifting through the green water in coordinated movements like bundles of red silk thread. Some groups numbered over a hundred, and when they swam together, the sight was truly spectacular.
It was worth mentioning that there was also a Desolate Beast level Pink Spirit Snake among them.
It lay nestled in the gaps between the rocks, seemingly deep in slumber.
Even the entire process of relocating the Blessed Land hadn't woken it.
Fang Yuan had brought all of Han Dong's Blessed Land inside. The degree of fusion was nothing short of perfect.
Normally, if Fang Yuan had extracted these resources individually and moved them into his Supreme Immortal Aperture, he would have needed to dig out ponds and carve out a suitable environment for them. Because of the change in environment and the differences in the Blessed Land's dao marks, these resources would have decayed and died off. Just like when Fang Yuan had previously taken all the resources from Black Fan Blessed Realm — for a long time afterward, he'd had to sell off many of those resources to outsiders, because none of them could adapt to the environment within his Supreme Immortal Aperture. All effort for no reward.
But now, by directly merging the entire Blessed Land, he had saved himself a great deal of trouble.
Every resource within Han Dong's Blessed Land — the fish, shrimp, water plants, and all — no longer needed to adapt to a new environment. Because Fang Yuan had搬移 the entire environment itself!
In this way, Fang Yuan had completely and utterly, one hundred percent, absorbed Han Dong's lifetime of accumulated resources, digesting them in an instant.
"Han Dong's Blessed Land was only truly productive in one thing: Spirit Snakes. He had already managed to cultivate them up to the Desolate Beast level. Although this Blessed Land was only a lower-tier Blessed Land, managing it to such a degree was quite impressive."
From now on, Fang Yuan could fully inherit Han Dong's resources and sell Spirit Snakes to the outside world.
Spirit Snakes were a type of exotic beast, but their racial potential was very high — they could be cultivated all the way up to Ancient Desolate Beast Spirit Snakes.
Fang Yuan did a rough estimate. The benefits this rocky shoal would bring as a base for raising Spirit Snakes would even slightly exceed the profits from the Star Dust Grassland in Little Blue Sky.
These resources, Fang Yuan set aside for the time being.
What truly surprised him was something else entirely.
First, the land spirit of Han Dong's Blessed Land — that Pink Spirit Snake — still existed within the stone shoal.
It — it hadn't perished!
"Ssh ssh ssh?!" The Pink Spirit Snake writhed its small, adorable body, shaking its head back and forth. Even this land spirit appeared thoroughly astonished.
When a Blessed Land was merged, the land spirit would immediately perish. This was common knowledge in the cultivation world of Gu Immortals. But within Fang Yuan's Supreme Immortal Aperture, this common knowledge had been overturned.
Fang Yuan himself had never anticipated this beforehand. He had already prepared himself mentally for the land spirit's sacrifice.
But he hadn't expected reality to turn out this way.
Fang Yuan's will descended upon the stone shoal, condensing into a humanoid form.
The Pink Spirit Snake immediately darted over, happily flicking its tongue at Fang Yuan: "Ssh — ssh ssh ssh!"
"Master! Master! What's going on? I didn't die! I'm still here! Master, Master, you're so amazing!"
Fang Yuan's will let out a hearty laugh. "That's only natural. This is my secret technique — an original creation of mine, unique in the entire Gu Immortal world. Did you think I would harm you? But you really are loyal, willing to sacrifice yourself to serve me."
The Pink Spirit Snake's eyes sparkled, and a deep sense of admiration bloomed within it for Fang Yuan: "Ssh ssh ssh!"
"Wow, my Master is so incredible! Your talent reaches as high as the heavens! To have a Master like you, I'm the happiest in the world!"
Fang Yuan's will nodded. "Good. Although I created this secret technique myself, merging another's Blessed Land is still a first for me. How much control do you still have over this stone shoal?"
The Spirit Snake replied, "Just as always, Master! Master, you're so amazing!"
"Oh?" Fang Yuan's will pondered for a moment, then spoke again. "Then, little Spirit Snake, can you control other areas?"
The Spirit Snake sensed for a moment, then after a long pause shook its head. "No, Master. Little Snake can't do it."
"So you can only control the original area..." Fang Yuan's will mused while speaking aloud. "Then try this — can you leave the stone shoal?"
The Spirit Snake was obedient and well-behaved, performing the experiment on the spot.
Unfortunately, just as Fang Yuan had vaguely anticipated, it could not set even half a step outside the stone shoal.