Among them was an Immortal Gu called the Name Rein — a rare Information Path Seventh Transformation Immortal Gu, and it quite caught Fang Yuan's interest.
After all, the Information Path was a genuine weak point of his, one that significantly constrained his development.
The Name Rein Immortal Gu's effect was rather peculiar.
Once activated, it could transform into a rein capable of binding any wild beast, any wild plant — even ancient desolate beasts and ancient desolate plants.
That was right. Although it was an Information Path Immortal Gu, its function belonged to the Slave Path.
Very special. And very fascinating.
What truly captivated Fang Yuan was that the Name Rein Immortal Gu's power varied according to the reputation of the Gu Immortal using it.
This made it exceptionally well-suited to Fang Yuan.
Whether it was Fang Yuan's own name or the false identity of Liu Guanyi — both were renowned across the Five Regions, spreading far and wide. Whose name carried the most clout recently? Apart from Fang Yuan, who else could it be!
"But…"
"My attainment in the Information Path is quite ordinary. Even if I exchanged for this Name Rein Immortal Gu, what good would it do me?"
"Enslaving ancient desolate beasts and plants holds little value for me. I would need to enslave prehistoric desolate beasts for it to matter."
"But with only a single Seventh Transformation Name Rein Immortal Gu, enslaving a prehistoric desolate beast would be nothing short of a pipe dream. The only possibility would be using it as the core to construct an Immortal killer move."
"That makes it even more unattainable. After all, neither my Slave Path nor my Information Path attainment has reached the Grandmaster level. And when it comes to prehistoric desolate beasts and plants, even Grandmaster attainment would barely suffice."
Fang Yuan considered for a moment, and ultimately did not make the exchange, choosing to retain the Diamond Thought Immortal Gu instead.
This choice surprised Wu Yong somewhat.
"My return to the Eastern Sea this time yielded certain gains. From now on, the Divination Turtle transformation, reflecting the Wisdom Path, will be my primary cultivation focus," Fang Yuan explained.
This also served as groundwork for his continued use of the Divination Turtle transformation going forward.
Wu Yong nodded. "I summoned you here for more than just this matter. There is also a task."
Fang Yuan's expression remained calm. "Please speak, brother."
Wu Yong smiled bitterly. "Our clan's Guanghan Peak has caught the attention of the Xia family. There are certain historical reasons behind this, all contained within this Information Path mortal Gu. I hope you will go and protect Guanghan Peak for our clan."
"I am willing to ease my brother's burdens." Only after agreeing did Fang Yuan accept the Information Path mortal Gu and begin examining it in detail.
This attitude of Fang Yuan's pleased Wu Yong greatly.
Fang Yuan browsed through the contents stored within the Information Path Gu and immediately understood the situation thoroughly.
It turned out that after Immortal Yan Huang defeated Wu Yubo, the Xia family had obtained the Moon Worship Bowl Valley as the greatest beneficiary. Subsequently, numerous superpowers had begun making trouble for the Wu family as well. Having tasted success, the Xia family saw which way the wind was blowing and decided to press further, scheming against the Wu family to secure more benefits for themselves.
This time, they had set their sights on Guanghan Peak.
Guanghan Peak had not originally belonged to the Wu family. It had been the property of an independent Immortal Gu Master.
Long ago, this independent cultivator had sought the Wu family's help. The Wu family coveted his territory, but the independent cultivator was unwilling to give it up.
After arduous negotiations, the independent cultivator agreed to lend the location to the Wu family for several hundred years.
Over a century later, this independent cultivator perished in a tribulation, and Guanghan Peak became the Wu family's possession, generating substantial annual income.
The Xia family's ability to raise this issue stemmed from their discovery of the independent cultivator's descendants.
The descendants demanded that the Wu family return Guanghan Peak — a request that was entirely justified, and there existed irrefutable proof from that time to support it.
The Xia family was backing them from the shadows, waving their banner openly, their intentions unmistakable: they wanted to seize Guanghan Peak for themselves.