The Fang Family's strike sent shockwaves through the entire Western Desert's Righteous Path.
Without a doubt, the Stealing Path killer move was a devastating weapon. For a time, every single Righteous Path faction in the Western Desert was cowed.
Fang Yuan quickly received the battle report as well. It was remarkably detailed and even included footage of the entire battle.
The report had, of course, been voluntarily provided by the Fang Family.
"The Fang Family must have obtained a True Inheritance of Dao Tian!" Fang Yuan was genuinely surprised by this discovery.
He immediately thought of the Great Thief Immortal Gu.
This Immortal Gu was something he had demanded from the Fang Family.
According to certain rumors, the Fang Family's acquisition of this Great Thief Immortal Gu had been an accident — it had come from a rogue Immortal Gu Master who had defected to their side.
"Perhaps back then, the Fang Family didn't just obtain the Great Thief Immortal Gu, but also clues to the True Inheritance of Dao Tian."
"The foundation of a superpower is truly…"
Fang Yuan shook his head.
Just like Wu Yong had thrown out the Jade Clear Dripping Wind Small Bamboo Tower, the Fang Family had brought out their Stealing Path Immortal Gu House and the Stealing Path killer move, rapidly turning the tide of the unfavorable situation.
"Without a doubt, this is a form of strategic deterrence. The Fang Family's situation will change because of this. It seems that in my previous life, this was exactly what led to the compromise among the Righteous Path factions."
The Stealing Path killer move could steal Dao Marks. Once deployed, it could directly destroy natural resource points.
The foundation of Righteous Path factions lay in their resource points scattered across various locations.
Unlike simply destroying these resource points, the Stealing Path killer move yielded immediate results and was a scorched-earth strategy — cutting off the very roots!
In the battle the Fang Family had launched, the Dong Family's Supreme Elder Dong Luchen was unharmed, but the Baoyue Oasis had been permanently erased.
If the Fang Family were truly pushed to desperation, they could replicate this tactic. Which faction in the Western Desert's Righteous Path could withstand such a sudden assault?
Not even an Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal like Dong Luchen could!
Fang Yuan couldn't help but silently praise Fang Tichang's choice.
He had specifically picked a hard target — a location where Dong Luchen himself was present — to attack.
This maximized the deterrent effect on all other factions.
But at the same time, he had shown restraint.
The Baoyue Oasis was only a mid-tier resource point — not even a large one. It held special sentimental value for Dong Luchen, as it was where his beloved wife was buried. Every year, during a certain fixed period, Dong Luchen would visit to mourn his late wife.
Therefore, the Dong Family's losses were not great, and Dong Luchen's anger was not excessive. Only Dao Marks had been lost, while his wife's tomb remained completely untouched.
"The measure shown here is perfectly calibrated! And he fully leveraged the results of this battle — not only to deter the Western Desert's Righteous Path, but also to deter me."
Fang Yuan gripped the information Gu in his hand and let out a cold laugh.
In this message, Fang Tichang had specifically mentioned Heavenly Dew. He said that the battle losses of Heavenly Dew should be minimal — around ten drops at most — and asked Fang Yuan to search again, as he might discover the other twenty drops.
Fang Yuan had previously withheld thirty drops of Heavenly Dew and directly reported to the Fang Family that they had been lost in battle, claiming it was due to Ying Wuxie's earlier invasion, and that production would likely decrease going forward.
This was merely an excuse. Both he and the Fang Family knew the truth.
But the Fang Family did not simply play along. After the battle, they subtly warned him: don't push it too far — keeping ten drops is acceptable, but the remaining twenty must be handed over!
Heavenly Dew was an Eighth Transformation immortal material, after all, and the Fang Family was not willing to give up that revenue.
Of course, there was more to it than that — it was also about putting Fang Yuan in his place. You just joined the Fang Family and you're already trying to pull the roof over our heads? Know your place! Look at this battle — our Fang Family still has plenty of power. Think carefully, and weigh your options!
This was the true meaning behind Fang Tichang's message to Fang Yuan.
Communication among the Righteous Path was always subtle, unlike the direct approach of the Demonic Path.
"But this only proves your weakness," Fang Yuan thought, perfectly clear-headed.
In this battle, the Fang Family had not deployed any other Immortal Gu Houses, which proved that in the battle at the Bean God Palace, those other houses had suffered severe damage.
The Stealing Path Immortal Gu House the Fang Family had activated was clearly damaged. The Stealing Path killer move it produced was indeed at the Eighth Transformation level, but Fang Yuan could already see that the technique placed an enormous burden on the Immortal Gu House and probably could not be used frequently.
It might not even be stable!
If the killer move were stable and could be activated frequently, the Fang Family would have used it long ago rather than waiting until now.
The Stealing Path killer move was the Fang Family's trump card. They didn't want to use it, but they had no choice.
It was very likely that the True Inheritance of Dao Tian the Fang Family possessed was incomplete, or that they hadn't fully digested and assimilated it.
After all, the Fang Family's members were mostly Formation Path Gu Immortals, skilled in the Formation Path — which was completely unrelated to the Stealing Path.
Fang Yuan first sent a reply to Fang Tichang.
In the message, he explained that the twenty drops of Heavenly Dew had been found — it had been his own carelessness during a previous inspection.
Then, a dark gleam flashed through his eyes. "It's time for me to act personally."
Immortal-level killer move — Emerald Flow Pearl!
During this period, he had already mastered the Heavenly Dew Oasis's grand formation and set up smaller formations within it. These not only created the illusion that he was diligently guarding the area, but also masked any major movements on his part.
The Emerald Flow Pearl killer move had been successfully modified as well. It was faster to activate now, and the aura at the destination was significantly reduced — far less conspicuous than before.
Fang Yuan arrived at the Liaoying Gobi. The terrain was rugged, with jagged rocks and sparse vegetation, teeming with swarms of creatures called Liaoying.
The Liaoying numbered in the billions, and among them were vast quantities of Liaoying Gu, ranging from the Third to the Fifth Transformation.
Liaoying Gu were a type of Fire Path Gu — relatively high-end, with the lowest being Third Transformation. To date, no Sixth Transformation variant had ever been discovered.
This was one of the Fang Family's mid-tier resource points.