"What?" Hearing the conversation between the two Gu Immortals beneath the tree, Fang Yuan's ears immediately perked up.
He emerged directly from the foliage, appearing above the two Gu Immortals, squatting on a large tree branch and gazing downward.
For the type of monkey Fang Yuan had currently transformed into, an extremely strong curiosity was a perfectly natural reaction.
The two Gu Immortals didn't even lift their heads.
But Fang Yuan knew full well that these two had long since activated their detection methods and had already discovered him. It was just that Fang Yuan's Familiar Face was an Eighth Transformation Immortal Path killer move, completely superior to the abilities of both immortals.
The two harbored no suspicions and continued their conversation.
One of them said: "Rest assured, Brother Luo. I only grew interested after hearing what Miss Bai Tu had to say. I want to make contact with the rumored dreamscape and test my own fortune. Although I, Jiao Leizi, am merely an independent cultivator, I value integrity in all things. Since I've agreed to your terms and entered into a Faith Path contract, I naturally won't do anything out of line."
"That is precisely why we brothers agreed to make contact with you, Jiao Leizi. Otherwise, you wouldn't even have laid eyes on me. Follow me. When we reach the grand formation's entrance, claim you are a member of the Luo family, here to deliver an Immortal Gu to my brother." The Gu Immortal surnamed Luo turned and walked off, giving instructions as he went.
Beside him, the independent cultivator known as Jiao Leizi followed closely, listening attentively.
Fang Yuan sat on the tree branch, watching them move away, even trailing after them, brazenly leaping across several trees.
Only after the two Gu Immortals had vanished from sight did he stop, looking left and right, letting out confused cries.
His disguise was extremely convincing, fully displaying the bearing of a Transformation Path grandmaster.
From start to finish, neither of the two Gu Immortals had harbored any suspicion.
"Things are getting interesting." Fang Yuan retreated back into the tangle of branches. His eyes shot forth sharp light, excitement surging through his heart.
He had stumbled upon it by chance — a secret transaction between two Gu Immortals.
As luck would have it, these two Gu Immortals had chosen to meet on this very mountain peak, and had happened to fall right under Fang Yuan's nose.
What incredibly good luck!
Judging from their words, it was clearly a Righteous Path Gu Immortal within the defensive Gu formation making a shady deal with the independent cultivator Jiao Leizi from outside.
The Righteous Path Gu Immortal was leading Jiao Leizi in, letting the latter enter the defensive Gu formation to attempt to seize an opportunity.
As for Jiao Leizi's thinking, Fang Yuan scoffed at it.
"You think the dreamscape is so easy to make contact with... fortune? Without specific Dream Path methods, what fortune could there be?"
"And that Righteous Path Gu Immortal called himself Luo. He's most likely a member of the super force, the Luo family."
In the Southern Border, there were thirteen great Righteous Path super forces, distributed across the region, each dominating their own territory. The Luo family was one of them.
"Could I perhaps also use this channel to penetrate the defensive Gu formation and make contact with the dreamscape?" Inevitably, a thought flashed through Fang Yuan's mind.
He took one last look at the grand illusory formation before him, then turned and left.
Fang Yuan, in the form of a monkey, leaped swiftly through the undergrowth, scaling walls and descending the mountain, pressing onward relentlessly. After spending the better part of a day, he finally left the original peak behind.
He continued traveling in this manner. Only after crossing several mountain peaks did Fang Yuan cancel his transformation, restoring his original appearance.
He was cautious by nature. Near a super Gu formation, any rash transformation—even merely activating an Immortal Gu killer move—could draw the attention and vigilance of the Righteous Path Gu Immortals.
"This distance should be relatively safe." Fang Yuan quietly estimated in his mind.
He was not certain, because he had absolutely no knowledge or conception of this super Gu formation.
However, even if a Righteous Path Gu Immortal were to discover his trail, it would not matter much.
"I refuse to believe that after this Righteous Path super Gu formation was established, the Demonic Path and rogue Immortals wouldn't come to probe it!"
Fang Yuan's speculation proved entirely accurate.
The Battle of Yitian Mountain had been like a thunderbolt, transforming the Southern Border's Gu Immortal world—once a calm, ripple-free lake—into utter devastation, churning up monstrous waves.
The Battle of Yitian Mountain had originally involved the Immortal Gu House Chaosfight Platform, drawing the attention of every major force and countless Gu Immortals across the Southern Border.
Then the clash between Righteous and Demonic Gu Immortals had affected the entire Southern Border Gu Immortal world.
But in the end, a cataclysmic battle had suddenly erupted atop Yitian Mountain. Everything was destroyed, and every Gu Immortal who had participated perished. And over the ruins of Yitian Mountain, a massive manifest dreamscape had inexplicably descended, shrouding the area.
This left the Southern Border Gu Immortals unable to even investigate the Yitian Mountain ruins. The parties involved—Shadow Sect, Heavenly Court, and Fang Yuan alike—all tacitly kept their secrets, leaving the Gu Immortals of the Southern Border completely in the dark.
Ever since the Righteous Path had taken the initiative to act first, deploying a magnificent Gu formation around the super dreamscape, the Demonic Path and rogue Immortals had been seething with frustration. Many of them came to the formation's perimeter to gather intelligence.
The Righteous Path Gu Immortals had repeatedly detected traces of these individuals, but so long as they did not trespass into the formation itself, a blind eye was turned.
Fang Yuan selected an ordinary mountain cave and waited there patiently for several days.
At last, he caught sight of Jiao Leizi leaving the defensive Gu formation.
Jiao Leizi made no effort to conceal his movements. The direction he took was the same path he had come by before.