Supreme Immortal Orifice, Small Southern Border, Sealing Heaven Mountain.
This was a small, unremarkable-looking mountain. Its interior was hollow, fitted with Gu formations—all for the purpose of sealing the body of a Strength Dao Immortal Zombie.
This was why it had been named Sealing Heaven Mountain: to seal the will of heaven.
At this moment, Fang Yuan's Supreme Immortal body hovered in midair, looking down upon Sealing Heaven Mountain. Standing beside him was another Gu Immortal—the variant-human Gu Immortal, Mao Liu.
Bringing Mao Liu into his Supreme Immortal Orifice had been a decision Fang Yuan made after careful deliberation.
Generally speaking, one's own immortal orifice was of paramount importance—a deeply secret place that served as the very foundation of a Gu Immortal's cultivation, never to be revealed lightly.
But Fang Yuan had previously brought every Gu Immortal of the Shadow Sect into his orifice. As a fellow member, Mao Liu was equally worthy of trust.
Over this period, Mao Liu had spared no effort in refining Immortal Gu on his behalf. This kind of diligence, observed by Fang Yuan, was committed firmly to memory.
Moreover, there was another consideration: Mao Liu had always maintained contact with Ying Wu Xie. They were both members of the Shadow Sect who already knew of the Supreme Immortal Orifice's existence—Ying Wu Xie had even been inside it before. There was simply no need to hide anything from Mao Liu.
"I'm going to begin the refinement," Fang Yuan said, drawing a deep breath.
Mao Liu nodded. "Sect Master, please proceed. Your subordinate will do everything in his power to assist!"
This particular refinement was of extreme significance, because it involved the Spring Autumn Cicada. Fang Yuan needed the strength of Mao Liu, a Refinement Path Gu Immortal.
In fact, several days earlier, Fang Yuan had already borrowed a large number of Refinement Path Immortal and mortal Gu from the Lang Ya Sect.
He had arranged these Gu insects one by one, forming an Immortal Path refinement formation.
This refinement formation was already fully assembled, merely awaiting Fang Yuan's activation.
With a flurry of mental commands, Red Date Immortal Essence was continuously consumed, and the Immortal Path Gu formation slowly came to life.
Waves of white radiance, like flowing water, washed across Sealing Heaven Mountain.
A moment later, splitting his attention, Fang Yuan began activating a Refinement Path killer move.
BOOM!
A tremendous roar. The air was blasted aside as a colossal pillar of golden solar light hammered down from high above.
The golden solar light pillar was vast and overwhelming. Wherever it passed, it swept aside the flowing white light entirely. When it struck Sealing Heaven Mountain, it pierced straight through the rock and plunged deep into the hollow interior.
Fang Yuan's immortal zombie body had been placed inside the mountain. The golden solar pillar struck it with perfect precision, pinning it down beneath.
The immortal zombie body immediately began creaking under the pressure. The longer it endured, the more it would be crushed.
So Fang Yuan hurried. Once he had stabilized the golden solar pillar, he produced a live desolate beast.
Crack.
A flash of sword light shot past, and the desolate beast's head tumbled to the ground, killed instantly.
Spurt!
A torrent of blood erupted from the desolate beast's neck, like a massive crimson fountain.
The stench of blood immediately filled the air. Under Fang Yuan's control, the golden solar pillar unleashed a tremendous attractive force.
The blood gushing from the desolate beast was drawn by an invisible power, all of it pouring into the golden solar pillar.
The desolate beast's carcass quickly shriveled, completely drained of blood.
Having absorbed the blood, the golden solar pillar took on a tint of crimson.
This hue transformed the originally majestic and radiant pillar into something eerie and steeped in blood.
Kill, kill, kill!
Over the next seven days, Fang Yuan slaughtered desolate beasts without pause, his face hard as iron, utterly merciless.
The golden solar pillar drank their blood and turned a thorough, deep crimson—completely transformed in appearance.
Mao Liu watched, nodding again and again.
He recognized that the step Fang Yuan was using had been derived from the Seven Kill Blood Path Gu Refining Method. This technique was a legacy of the Lang Ya Sect—Mao Liu knew its name and general outline, but not the specifics. Fang Yuan had traded Shadow Sect legacies to obtain Lang Ya Sect legacies, and had acquired this refining method in the process.
He had broken this method down, extracted its essence, and modified it for use here—and it was very well suited.
Even Mao Liu, seeing it, silently nodded in admiration.
Fang Yuan began operating the blood-colored pillar at full power. Mao Liu, too, set to work.
This time, Mao Liu bore tremendous responsibility in assisting Fang Yuan's refinement.