The Persistence Immortal Gu was finally refined!
Outside the Reverse Flow River, all the immortals witnessed everything with their own eyes, falling into a stunned silence.
The waters of the Reverse Flow River rippled gently, flowing onward. A Seventh Transformation Gu Immortal — a youth in white robes with wide sleeves, long dark hair cascading like a waterfall, deep eyes — stood in the water, his figure as graceful as the wind and as steadfast as a pine.
"He really refined the Persistence Immortal Gu!" Bai Ningbing murmured, her expression conflicted.
"He accomplished what the Yuan Lian Immortal Venerable once did?" The Central Continent immortals still couldn't believe it.
"Look — he's stopped moving forward! He's standing his ground, and the Reverse Flow River is no longer pushing him back!" Shi Zhengyi pointed and shouted.
Fang Yuan closed his eyes slightly, directing half his mental focus into his own Immortal Aperture.
A brand-new Immortal Gu had fully taken shape, appearing within his Immortal Aperture.
The Persistence Immortal Gu!
It was shaped like a stone stele, remarkably massive — the size of a giant whale. Wider at the base and narrower at the top, perfectly rectangular, entirely the color of black iron, with sharp, clean edges. One glance at it evoked the image of a reef standing unshaken by the sea for ten thousand years, or an immense boulder that had endured since antiquity in molten lava.
It truly was a peculiar Immortal Gu.
In terms of size alone, it was the largest Immortal Gu Fang Yuan had ever obtained.
"A Seventh Transformation Immortal Gu, then…"
From the aura the Persistence Immortal Gu radiated, Fang Yuan could clearly sense its transformation level.
Not Eighth Transformation, not Ninth Transformation.
This actually made him pleased.
The higher the transformation level of an Immortal Gu, the better — that goes without saying, and every Gu Immortal knows it well.
A Seventh Transformation Persistence Immortal Gu paired with his own Seventh Transformation cultivation was a perfect match.
"What does this Persistence Immortal Gu consume? What abilities does it have? How can I improve its use?" Various questions surfaced in Fang Yuan's mind.
He chose not to dwell on them, withdrew his consciousness, and refocused his attention on the outside.
Beyond the Reverse Flow River, three Eighth Transformation powerhouses still watched him like tigers eyeing their prey, while the rest of the immortals radiated hostility, itching to make their move against him.
"With the Persistence Immortal Gu in hand, he truly conquered the Reverse Flow River!" Fang Yuan quickly discovered that the river at his feet now behaved like a docile kitten or puppy.
The immense pressure it had previously exerted on him had completely evaporated.
Fang Yuan stood in place, motionless, and the Reverse Flow River could no longer affect him.
Moreover, he realized he could now use any Gu within the river and freely open the gates of his Immortal Aperture.
"Excellent!" His spirits lifted, and the first thing he did was stuff Ma Hongyun's corpse into his own Immortal Aperture.
Ma Hongyun's soul followed into Fang Yuan's Immortal Aperture as well.
His soul carried the Fortune transfer of the Mass Fortune true inheritance — Fang Yuan had always remembered that. During the events at the Wangting Blessed Land, both Ma Hongyun and Zhao Lianyun had been shielded by the Mass Fortune true inheritance, each learning a portion of its contents.
"Now that Ma Hongyun's soul has fallen into my hands, the portion of the Mass Fortune true inheritance he possessed is naturally mine. Pity that Zhao Lianyun happened to have a Ninth Transformation Love Immortal Gu — I couldn't capture her."
To Fang Yuan, Ma Hongyun's soul held considerable value, but his body — though it wasn't entirely mortal, having been refined alive multiple times — could at best serve as a batch of Gu materials.
Fang Yuan frowned slightly.
If he had managed to capture Zhao Lianyun, he might have been able to use her as leverage to negotiate with the immortals outside.
But just moments ago, the Love Immortal Gu's power had enabled Zhao Lianyun to break free from her predicament and return to Bi Chenten and Wei Lingyang's side.
"Liu Guanyi of the Northern Plains — I never expected this battle to make your reputation," Wei Lingyang sighed.
"I want you dead! I want you dead!" Zhao Lianyun screamed, her voice piercingly shrill, her eyes fixed on Fang Yuan filled with hatred and venom.
How much she had loved Ma Hongyun — and now she hated Fang Yuan just as fiercely!
"Liu Guanyi, even if you become the master of the Reverse Flow River, what of it?" Snow Beard Old Ancestor sneered.
"Not bad, kid — you've got some skill. But this is as far as you go. You killed Ma Hongyun, making me fail before I could even lift a finger. You'd better walk out of the Reverse Flow River nice and obediently, and I'll crush you with a single palm for a quick death! Roar!" The Dog-Tail Life-Extending Sable's eyes blazed with ferocity.
"Damn it," Fang Yuan gritted his teeth.
He was now the only person inside the Reverse Flow River, but the situation hadn't improved much for him.
He was essentially trapped within the river.
Though he had refined the Persistence Immortal Gu and conquered the Reverse Flow River, he couldn't use that advantage to seize the initiative and leave freely.
The death of Ma Hongyun and the loss of Zhao Lianyun had thrown him into an extremely passive position.
"Three Eighth Transformation powerhouses, numerous strong Gu Immortals, and the vast will of Heavenly Dao…" Fang Yuan looked around and realized he was surrounded on all sides. Refining the Persistence Immortal Gu had made him too conspicuous, turning him into the target of everyone's hostility.
"Hah!"