"We're saved!"
"Elder Fang Yuan's divine might is invincible!"
The two Fur Folk Gu Immortals watched Fang Yuan defeat the Myriad-Head Coiling Dragon and erupted in cheers, venting their joy at surviving.
The Shadow Sect immortals, however, remained silent.
Bai Ningbing let out a cold snort.
Ying Wuxie gazed on with a nostalgic look in his eyes. Seeing these Wisdom Path killer moves once more brought to mind the sacrificed Purple Mountain True Monarch.
Hei Loulan said nothing. The stronger Fang Yuan became, the fainter her hope of escape grew.
Xue'er blinked rapidly, her mind shaken. Looking at the devastated battlefield, she suddenly understood with perfect clarity why her tribe had gone to such lengths to arrange a marriage alliance with Fang Yuan.
"So this is what an Eighth Transformation combatant looks like?"
"A Gu Immortal with Eighth Transformation combat power is not something ordinary Primordial Desolate Beasts can handle. Humans are the most spiritual beings of heaven and earth — they possess intelligence, and they can deploy countless Immortal Killer Moves."
"Marrying this man — even if we merely leverage this connection — would be enough to shield our tribe from the bullying of the Stone People Clan. And if we could gain even a bit of his assistance, our tribe's rise to power and soaring to prominence would be all but guaranteed!"
Fang Yuan, meanwhile, stared at the carpet of dragon corpses and the collapsed dragon head, summing up his gains and losses.
A Primordial Desolate Beast, comparable to Eighth Transformation combat power — but even among them, there were differences in rank. This Myriad-Head Coiling Dragon was on the weaker end of Primordial Desolate Beasts.
Its condition had been poor. It had just awakened from slumber, and its abilities happened to be countered by Fang Yuan's Wisdom Path killer moves.
Had Fang Yuan resorted to brute force and direct confrontation, the fight might have required more effort. But deploying the Burning Thought Flying Stones and similar techniques had allowed him to use four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds.
"How should I deal with this Myriad-Head Coiling Dragon? Without its Primordial Dragon Head, this beast has already fallen to the Ancient level. But its foundation remains — given time, it will certainly grow a new Primordial Dragon Head and return to the Primordial tier."
A Formation Path Primordial Desolate Beast was quite rare, and Fang Yuan's Supreme Immortal Aperture was in a phase of major construction. His first thought was to store the Myriad-Head Coiling Dragon inside his own immortal aperture.
Unfortunately, once a Myriad-Head Coiling Dragon touched down, it could not be relocated. It had not merely burrowed deep into the ground — it had fused with the earth veins, drawing nourishment from them to grow ceaselessly.
Therefore, excavating the surrounding terrain would sever its connection to the earth veins, which would kill it outright.
An ordinary Gu Immortal might be at a loss, but Fang Yuan had his methods.
Both the Shadow Sect's inheritance and the Langya Sect's inheritance documented several techniques capable of relocating a Myriad-Head Coiling Dragon.
But after a moment's thought, Fang Yuan abandoned this tempting idea.
The reason was simple: every method required Immortal Gu that Fang Yuan did not possess. Even if he used the Wisdom Radiance to calculate and refine related approaches, the material and mental expenditure would be enormous — far too costly for the sake of a single Primordial Desolate Beast.
Yet killing it outright, harvesting its body parts, and selling them as immortal materials felt like a tremendous waste.
After all, this was a living Primordial Desolate Beast — far more valuable than a dead one.
Thoughts crackled through Fang Yuan's mind like sparks, and in an instant he arrived at the optimal solution — the Langya Sect!
He was just about to contact the Langya Earth Spirit when the spirit proactively reached out through an Information Path mortal Gu.
The Langya Earth Spirit was delighted. Fang Yuan had defeated a Primordial Desolate Beast and rescued two Fur Folk Gu Immortals — he had come to express his gratitude, and his tone was exceptionally warm.
Fang Yuan smiled silently.
The standing of an Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal was something else entirely.
As long as no Ninth Transformation powerhouse emerged, the Eighth Transformation reigned supreme!
Every Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal wielded enormous influence with every action. Fang Yuan did not possess Eighth Transformation cultivation — only Eighth Transformation combat power, making him a quasi-Eighth Transformation — but at this moment, he fully experienced the marvels of standing at that height.
Fang Yuan said to the Langya Earth Spirit: "This Myriad-Head Coiling Dragon is still alive. In the future, it will certainly grow another Primordial Dragon Head. I intend to hand this Primordial Desolate Beast over to the Langya Sect. Supreme Grand Elder, how many sect contributions do you think you can reward me?"
The Langya Earth Spirit paused in surprise, then exclaimed: "Excellent idea!"
The Langya Sect had been exploring Tai Qiu, using Primordial Desolate Beast corpses to construct teleportation formations — essentially establishing a base camp. From this stronghold, they could radiate outward in all directions, continuously exploring Tai Qiu and harvesting natural resources.
But in the vast expanse of Tai Qiu, a single small camp was far from sufficient. As this incident had demonstrated, the considerable distance had made rescue inconvenient.
"This Myriad-Head Coiling Dragon is a natural Immortal-level formation. It requires no construction whatsoever — once subdued, it can serve as a second base camp. As for sect contributions..." The Langya Earth Spirit pondered for a moment, then immediately offered a number that satisfied Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan's recent intensive Gu refinement had drastically depleted his sect contributions within the Langya Sect. With this infusion, his reserves were replenished, giving him enough to sustain further Gu refinement for some time.
Now, the Gu refinement mission Fang Yuan had posted had one primary target — the Heavenly Secret Immortal Gu!
Having settled his spoils, Fang Yuan led the group of immortals in a triumphant return.
The Shadow Sect immortals all bore injuries, with Hei Loulan's being the most severe. Her Fire Path techniques, while ingenious, were ultimately ill-suited to her Great Strength True Martial Body.
It was a pity that Fang Yuan also had development needs in the Strength Path — a contradiction.