Supreme Immortal aperture.
In the desolate, uninhabited Little Yellow Heaven, a figure shot forward like lightning.
The figure halted abruptly, landing before a group of Immortal Gu Masters — it was none other than Fang Yuan's Time Path clone.
"Greetings, Lord Fang Yuan!"
"Greetings, Sect Master!"
The immortals bowed in unison.
A glance around revealed that aside from Ying Wu Xie, who remained stationed at the Blue Ghost Desert, all of Fang Yuan's subordinates had assembled.
Bai Ningbing, Hei Lou Lan, Miao Yin Fairy, Little White Rabbit, Xue Er, Bing Yuan, Shi Zong, Shi Shi Cheng, Mo Tan Sang, and others — immortal qi swirling around them, each unique in their talents, gathered together in one place.
All of them had participated in the earlier ambush and battle against the Year Flow Execution, witnessing firsthand how Fang Yuan had controlled the battle and captured the Southern Border immortals.
Therefore, at this moment, every immortal's gaze toward Fang Yuan burned with far greater fervor and reverence than before the battle.
The non-human Immortal Gu Masters, in particular, kept their heads bowed and eyes lowered, their attitudes humble and meek — as docile as cats and dogs.
"No need for formalities." Fang Yuan glanced at them briefly, then turned to look to the other side.
An immortal formation hovered high in the sky, having been constructed not long ago by this group of Immortal Gu Masters.
Of course, the main body of the grand formation had been built by Fang Yuan's own hand. As for the remaining minor details, he had delegated them to these subordinates.
Fang Yuan's Time Path clone observed the formation carefully for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction, confirming that everything was in proper condition.
This was the Wisdom Refinement Grand Formation — it utilized the Wisdom Halo to assist the Heart of Woman and puzzle-solving in refining Immortal Gu from others. If supplemented with another's will, its effectiveness would be even greater.
In the beginning, Fang Yuan had used Mo Yao's Pseudo Wisdom Gu to help him refine Immortal Gu obtained from Bo Qing's Immortal Zombie, including the Soul-Swap Immortal Gu. That critical Immortal Gu had allowed Fang Yuan to turn the tide, snatching the Supreme Immortal Aperture Gu from the jaws of death during the great battle at Mount Yitian.
In his previous life, this formation had undergone Fang Yuan's improvements, and its power was even greater.
In this life, Fang Yuan only made minor adjustments and used it as-is — its power was sufficient, so there was no need for improvements.
"Alright, enter the formation," Fang Yuan ordered.
A portion of the Immortal Gu Masters beside him filed into the formation one after another, taking over Fang Yuan's control and maintaining the grand formation's operation.
Fang Yuan turned around, looking behind him.
Behind him was a shimmering dream realm, resembling a massive, colorful cloud.
A Pure Dream True Body had already been condensed — this was something Fang Yuan had learned from Feng Jin Huang in his previous life, a perfect Pure Dream True Body that existed permanently.
However, Fang Yuan's soul cultivation was very weak, and he lacked the capital to split off a portion of his soul. Thus, what controlled the Pure Dream True Body was merely Fang Yuan's will.
The will would continuously diminish with expenditure, eventually dissipating entirely.
Only by pairing it with a soul could it truly qualify as a clone.
Therefore, this Pure Dream True Body could only be considered a half Dream Path clone.
But that was more than sufficient for the current need.
The Pure Dream True Body plunged into the dream realm and quickly pushed out a Southern Border Immortal Gu Master.
Before entering the formation — while still remaining beside Fang Yuan — the expressions of the other Immortal Gu Masters shifted subtly. They all recognized this person.
After the great battle, none of them had been idle. They had actively gathered intelligence on these captives, so they knew quite a bit about their backgrounds.
"That's Yang Ku of the Yang family — an Immortal Gu Master."
"He's one of the foremost representatives of Soul Path at the Peak Stage in the current Southern Border Immortal Gu Master community."
"Once, single-handedly, he destroyed the lair of a group of Ancient Desolate Beasts and then successfully escaped from the pursuit of a Primordial Desolate Beast."
Little White Rabbit and the others exchanged hushed whispers.
Yang Ku's upper body remained inside the dream realm while his torso below the waist was exposed, allowing Fang Yuan's main body to deploy his killing move.
Immortal Gu killer move — Grand Theft Ghost Hand!
A ghostly hand descended from the sky and swiftly bored into the immortal aperture within the iron region.
Under the watchful eyes of the assembled immortals, in just a few breaths, the ghost hand emerged once more.
It flew past Fang Yuan's Time Path clone, arriving above the slowly operating Wisdom Refinement Grand Formation, then spread its five fingers and gently tossed the stolen Immortal Gu into the formation.
It was a Seventh Transformation Soul Path Immortal Gu!
The Immortal Gu entered the Wisdom Refinement Grand Formation and was immediately enveloped by it, sinking into its central zone.
"Drive it at full power!" the Immortal Gu Masters inside the formation shouted urgently.
The Wisdom Refinement Grand Formation instantly blazed with brilliant golden light. Amid the buzzing hum, the Wisdom Halo converged on the stolen Immortal Gu, rapidly refining it.
The Grand Theft Ghost Hand flew back into the immortal aperture within the iron region. In just a few more breaths, it emerged again, bringing out a second Immortal Gu.
This Immortal Gu was the Soul-Capturing Gu.
Fang Yuan's Time Path clone nodded. With this Immortal Gu serving as the core, the Soul-Capturing killer move could now be deployed.
The Grand Theft Ghost Hand tossed the Soul-Capturing Immortal Gu into the Wisdom Refinement Grand Formation, then flew back into Yang Ku's immortal aperture once more.
In the next two consecutive extractions, it stole out Immortal Gu each time, stripping Yang Ku of every Immortal Gu in his possession.
Some of the non-human Immortal Gu Masters who didn't fully understand what was happening saw this scene and their faces filled with shock.
Had Fang Yuan already improved the Grand Theft Ghost Hand killer move so that it could steal Immortal Gu every single time?
If so, then the Grand Theft Ghost Hand killer move was undoubtedly a thousand — no, ten thousand times more terrifying than before!
The Grand Theft Ghost Hand killer move had indeed undergone improvements.
Fang Yuan had gained insights from studying the Thieving Life True Transmission, achieving results that allowed the Grand Theft Ghost Hand to lock onto targets and perform targeted thefts.
As long as Fang Yuan knew the target thoroughly and was aware of the exact location of their Immortal Gu, he could steal one every time.
And Fang Yuan knew Yang Ku's immortal aperture like the back of his hand. In his previous life, he had stolen Gu, searched the soul, and devoured the aperture in a complete sequence, ultimately merging Yang Ku's immortal aperture into his own.
In a mere span of moments, Fang Yuan stripped Yang Ku of all his Immortal Gu. Under the Wisdom Refinement Grand Formation's effects, they were rapidly refined and became his own possessions.
Fang Yuan's Time Path clone took the Soul-Capturing Immortal Gu and immediately infused it with Immortal Essence, activating it alternately with other Gu worms to deploy the Soul-Capturing killer move.