The Primordial Day.
An auspicious cloud bore Fang Yuan, shooting forward.
Half of Fang Yuan's mind remained within the Supreme Immortal Aperture while the other half remained vigilant of the outside world.
In the past, splitting his mind in half to refine Gu was something Fang Yuan could not do. But during this recent period, he had truly reaped great rewards.
He lacked neither realms nor Gu recipes—his only shortcoming was practice. Refining Gu in person allowed him to improve rapidly. The efficiency of upgrading Gu to the Seventh Transformation had surged once more, and his success rate had skyrocketed as well. As a result, his consumption of immortal materials was far less than before.
Gu refinement had always been a money pit, but aside from refining Gu, Fang Yuan had also plundered a great many natural resources from the Primordial Day.
He sold a portion of them in Treasure Yellow Heaven to purchase what he needed. Besides materials for Gu refinement, the remainder went toward developing his immortal aperture.
Business in Treasure Yellow Heaven was booming. The trembling of the earth veins had driven all Five Regions Gu Immortals into an urgent need to trade, and the market for immortal materials was thriving like never before.
Of course, the hottest commodities remained Time Path immortal materials.
Heavenly Court had been unflinching in its suppression of Fang Yuan, purchasing any Time Path immortal materials at premium prices without ever showing signs of running dry—displaying the terrifying depth of Heavenly Court's resources!
If Heavenly Court knew that Fang Yuan had already obtained a portion of Red Lotus True Inheritance and possessed a vast stockpile of Time Path immortal materials, who knew what they would think?
"Two Sixth Transformation Immortal Gu remain to be upgraded—the rest have already been raised to the Seventh Transformation. Hmm?"
Fang Yuan's body suddenly trembled.
The auspicious cloud doubled its speed, shooting forward. Moments later, Fang Yuan once again laid eyes on the Heavenly Manifestation killer move.
The crane-shaped Heavenly Manifestation killer move was now circling ceaselessly around a patch of utterly unremarkable air.
"I've found a Cave Heaven." Fang Yuan's heart filled with joy.
As the Heavenly Manifestation killer move continued its surveillance, the scenes within this Cave Heaven streamed continuously into Fang Yuan's mind.
"So this Cave Heaven is called Hua Wen Cave Heaven... It belongs to an Eighth Transformation Information Path Gu Immortal... Oh? This Cave Heaven has an enormous population, and they possess a very unique cultivation custom!"
Fang Yuan's expression turned to one of novelty.
The population of Hua Wen Cave Heaven exceeded even the Furys of Lang Ya Blessed Land. By his initial estimate, there would be no small number of Gu Immortals.
This Cave Heaven was dominated by Information Path dao marks, and its environment naturally favored Information Path resources. As such, nearly all Gu Masters and Gu Immortals here specialized exclusively in the Information Path, wielding Information Path Gu Insects.
Hua Wen Cave Heaven had been cut off from the world for many ages, but because it had absorbed fragments of the Primordial Nine Heavens, its Heaven Spirit had been in a dazed stupor all this time.
However, the immortal killer move deployed by the Cave Heaven's original owner remained effective. The move was called—Nurture Literary Talent. It seemed that as long as the Cave Heaven continued to exist, the move would remain perpetually active, and its effect was exceedingly unique.
Any pure-blooded human who created or recited an outstanding piece of writing—regardless of genre—could earn the recognition and rewards of this Cave Heaven. If a mortal recited a fine poem, Hope Gu would fly from ten thousand li away to open their aperture. If a Gu Master composed a brilliant verse, they could receive Gu Insects—or even have their cultivation directly elevated.
"Although I cannot absorb this Cave Heaven, which is a bit of a pity, I do happen to have no shortage of earth-shattering poems in mind."
Fang Yuan laughed and immediately infused immortal essence into the Heavenly Manifestation killer move.
The Heavenly Manifestation killer move slowly radiated light, seeping into Hua Wen Cave Heaven. Fang Yuan drifted into the white light, about to descend into the Cave Heaven.
"How dare you! What demon dares invade my homeland?!" A voice surging with righteous qi rang out.
An elder in the image of a white-robed scholar, radiating Eighth Transformation aura, appeared before Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan was still immersed in the white light and could not strike freely, but the elder showed no hesitation. He thrust his palm forward, and instantly countless characters materialized, hurtling toward Fang Yuan like a torrential rain.
The Heavenly Manifestation killer move was not designed for combat. The downpour of characters crashed down, and the white light shattered explosively. Fang Yuan was left in an awkward position—neither advancing nor retreating—until he was ultimately forced to withdraw on his own.
"There's actually an Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal guarding this place!" Fang Yuan was somewhat surprised.
Under normal circumstances, it was extremely rare for a Cave Heaven to contain an Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal, because a Cave Heaven itself rarely possessed sufficient resources to sustain one.
What's more, the Heaven Spirit of this Hua Wen Cave Heaven was in a dazed stupor, unaware of how to open the immortal aperture. This meant the Gu Immortals within had no easy way to leave.
Even if this Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal had the means to slip out secretly into the Primordial Day to plunder immortal materials, the risk was considerable. Primordial Day was home to a considerable number of Primordial Desolate Beasts and Primordial Desolate Plants, and all manner of strange, dangerous locations posed threats even to Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals. This was no garden paradise for them—gathering resources here required not only luck but genuine peril.