"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" A yellow-furred female monkey leaped and bounded with agile grace, arriving right in front of Fang Yuan.
The yellow monkey stood before Fang Yuan and shoved the peach in her arms toward him.
Fang Yuan caught it speechlessly, then tossed it away casually, throwing it onto the ground below the tree.
The female monkey froze for a moment, then began waving her arms, jumping and hopping in front of Fang Yuan while screaming and shouting, shaking the branches beneath his feet so violently that the lush leaves rubbed against each other with a rustling sound.
Fang Yuan covered his face with one hand and sighed with his head lowered.
The female monkey crept closer, trying to approach Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan kicked out, sending the female monkey tumbling straight down.
The female monkey fell from the tree, grimacing in pain. Looking up at Fang Yuan in the tree, the adoration in her eyes had been replaced by fear, and she limped away dejectedly.
At this point, not only had Fang Yuan's appearance changed drastically, but his entire body had transformed from a human into a male monkey.
It was precisely this transformation that had attracted the female monkey's earlier advances.
This was the peak of a nameless mountain range.
Fang Yuan had come here and transformed into a monkey to lie low for nearly half a month now.
He concealed his identity, focusing his observation on the Super Gu Formation.
That was right — right before his eyes lay the Super Dream Realm.
Unfortunately, the Super Dream Realm was completely concealed by the Gu formation arranged by the Righteous Path. To the naked eye, one would only see an illusion of rolling green mountains.
Even when Fang Yuan employed his methods, he could only pierce through the outer appearance; the situation within the Gu formation remained hazy and obscure.
"It's a pity my strongest scouting killer move manifests only after three breaths and can't handle this Super Gu Formation. Within this Super Gu Formation, there should be no shortage of Immortal Gu."
"The person who set up this Gu Formation is the Chi Family's Supreme Elder, Chi Qu You. He is a grand master of the Formation Path. His most powerful Immortal Gu Formation throughout his life was called the Three Turns Nine Pools Formation. Descendants of the Chi Family who were Gu Immortals once used this formation during the Five Regions' chaotic war period to trap and kill many Central Continent Gu Immortals. This was Chi Qu You's peak masterpiece from his later years — he's still far from death at this point. But perhaps I can infer from it that this Super Gu Formation before me also bears the style of the Three Turns Nine Pools Formation, with formations nested within formations, layered one upon another."
"Right now, this Gu Formation is only displaying a fraction of its power — the Immortal Gu haven't even been activated. After all, activating Immortal Gu requires expenditure of Immortal Essence."
"Even so, based on my observations these past days, it would be impossible for me alone to destroy a Gu Formation of this magnitude. Let alone the fact that there are Righteous Path Gu Immortals permanently stationed within — at least thirteen of them!"
The Southern Border's Righteous Path superpowers numbered exactly thirteen in total.
This Super Gu Formation had been built with enormous contributions from each family. To safeguard their own interests, every family had sent at least one Gu Immortal to stand guard. These Gu Immortals were typically the elites of their respective families — otherwise, they wouldn't be able to hold their ground.
"The defenses are too tight. For me to enter here and unravel the dream — a frontal assault is impossible. I can only outsmart them." Fang Yuan shook his head incessantly in his mind.
But how to outsmart them — Fang Yuan had no clue at all.
He had absolutely no direction.
Because this problem involved the entirety of the Southern Border's Righteous Path. These Righteous Path forces had already united into an unbreakable bloc, with interests distributed reasonably among them.
Fang Yuan stood alone. Even though his cultivation had risen to the Seventh Transformation, it was far from enough to face such a colossal entity.
These Righteous Path forces had endured to this day and monopolized most of the Southern Border's cultivation resources for good reason.
Just as before, when Fang Yuan had attempted to destabilize the Northern Plains, only to be jointly resisted by the Righteous Path forces, Chu Du, and others.
Although Fang Yuan was a person who had been reborn, the influence of Heaven's Will meant that the advantages of rebirth were actually quite minuscule.
More critically, this Super Dream Realm and the Gu Formation had never appeared in his previous life. Therefore, Fang Yuan's knowledge of this place was negligible.
"What should I do?" Fang Yuan was deeply troubled.
Meanwhile, in the Bai Xiang Blessed Land, Bai Ningbing gazed at the Earth Spirit before her, equally troubled.
"I fought through thirty halls, hacking through thorns and brambles, and finally reached you — and now you tell me you won't acknowledge me as your master?" Bai Ningbing stared at the Bai Xiang Heaven Spirit, her face as though veiled in a layer of ice.
The Bai Xiang Heaven Spirit was a small old man.
He sat on the steps smoking his dry pipe, glanced at Bai Ningbing, took a deep puff, and exhaled: "Sigh, today's young people are always so impatient. When you first entered the Blessed Land, I did send you my voice transmission, saying that if you cleared these thirty halls, you could see me. But I never said I would acknowledge you as my master. Clearing them only means you've gained the preliminary qualification to face the next trial."
"What is the next trial?" Bai Ningbing asked coldly.
"Retrieve a piece of immortal material." The Bai Xiang Heaven Spirit looked up at Bai Ningbing and let out a sleazy little laugh.
"What immortal material? Where is it?" Bai Ningbing asked.
"See that big hole in the roof of the hall?" The Bai Xiang Heaven Spirit pointed upward.
"I saw it the moment I laid eyes on this hall — it's far too obvious to miss," Bai Ningbing replied bluntly.
The Bai Xiang Heaven Spirit sighed once more: "This Immortal Gu House, Thirty Heavens Hall, served primarily to preserve large quantities of immortal materials. But thousands of years ago, a piece of immortal material stored on the topmost floor smashed through the roof and escaped."
"What did you say?" Bai Ningbing was greatly startled.
"Don't look so shocked, young one. This world is far vaster than you can imagine. The mysteries of all things will reveal the magnificence of heaven and earth to you throughout the course of your life..." The Bai Xiang Heaven Spirit lamented wistfully.
"Stop rambling and get to the point," Bai Ningbing cut him off mercilessly.
"Sigh! You young people have no patience at all. Listening to an old man's ramblings would do you some good." The Bai Xiang Heaven Spirit sighed.
Bai Ningbing fell silent, simply staring down at the Bai Xiang Heaven Spirit with her azure-blue eyes.
The Bai Xiang Heaven Spirit took another silent puff on his dry pipe: "Fine, I'll tell you. What I need you to subdue is a flame. It hides deep in the ocean to the west. Normally, you won't be able to find it because it can merge with any seawater, becoming indistinguishable from it. But every so often, it surfaces from the sea to play around. That, when the time comes, will be your opportunity."