For super clans, there were never eternal friends in this world, nor eternal enemies.
This was the survival principle of super powers.
If they didn't follow this principle, super powers often wouldn't last long. The Shen Clan naturally wasn't such a faction, for it had existed even before Immortal Venerable Le Tu, grew and flourished during his era, and had endured to the present day.
As a former member of the Shen Clan, Shen Shang had no objections to the Shen Clan joining forces with Fang Yuan — he was even happy about it.
Because among the people who came from the Shen Clan, there was no Formation Path Gu Immortal. If Shen Shang wanted to use a grand formation to seal himself, he naturally had to rely on Fang Yuan's methods.
Hearing Shen Shang's words, Shen Congsheng's expression couldn't help but look somewhat peculiar. He had expended great effort to rescue the ancestor, only for the ancestor to now mainly request being sealed by a grand formation again.
However, upon considering the reasons, Shen Congsheng fully understood. He remained silent and looked toward Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan's expression darkened slightly: "Immortal Friend Shen Shang, although your clan has allied with me, the Immortal Gu in the seabed grand formation already belong to me. Now you want me to contribute these Immortal Gu to construct an Immortal Formation to seal you… this request puts me in a difficult position."
Shen Congsheng hastily said: "Everything can be negotiated, Fang Yuan. We can even exchange Immortal Gu."
At this point, seeing that Shen Shang had regained his rationality, he naturally became even more unwilling to give up.
Fang Yuan slowly shook his head, his expression solemn: "Shen Congsheng, you've forgotten what our mission content was. The mission clearly stated that we were to eliminate the demonic immortal within the grand formation — that is, Shen Shang. What does this tell you?"
Fang Yuan paused briefly, then continued: "This means even the Merit Stele doesn't think highly of Shen Shang, believing that the problems on him have already become irredeemable. Even if I rebuild the grand formation, I'm afraid it would be of no use."
Shen Congsheng's expression shifted slightly, and he was about to speak up to persuade, but Shen Shang raised his hand to stop him.
Shen Shang smiled faintly at Fang Yuan: "Fang Yuan, you needn't have concerns on this matter. I have no intention of having you contribute Immortal Gu. All the Gu for constructing the Immortal Formation come from me. Look."
With that, he took out an Immortal Gu from his Immortal Orifice.
The Immortal Gu resembled a silkworm, its entire body pale yellow, curled up in a ball without unfurling, which only made it appear more delicate and adorable.
"My situation has probably been roughly explained to you by Shen Congsheng," Shen Shang said to Fang Yuan. "What I'm most skilled at are healing methods. This is the Human Path Immortal Gu I created back then — Mending Wounds. Using it as the core, I later developed a Human Path killer move called Saving the Dying and Healing the Wounded. As long as the difficulty isn't too great, I can even resurrect a dead person on the spot."
Fang Yuan looked at the Gu worm before him, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.
This was clearly a pure Human Path Immortal Gu, and what astonished him even more was that it was a genuine Eighth Transformation Immortal Gu.
An Eighth Transformation Human Path Immortal Gu!
Seeing the assembled immortals fall silent, Shen Shang smiled faintly and continued: "When you eliminated the Black Fire, did you discover that against Black Fire, Human Path methods are actually the most effective?"
Shen Congsheng shook his head: "We haven't confirmed that yet, but we do know that even healing moves, when used against Black Fire, are still effective. Offensive moves and healing moves make no difference against Black Fire."
Shen Shang nodded: "Watch."
As he spoke, a surge of imposing aura welled up from his body.
Seeing him preparing a killer move, the surrounding Gu Immortals hastily retreated, their expressions vigilant.
After regaining his sanity, Shen Shang harbored no ill intentions toward others. He slowly extended his palm, aiming from afar at the distant Black Fire.
A stream of tender yellow light suddenly burst from his palm.
The light surged forward in a spiral, not moving very fast, and finally pierced into the Black Fire.
The Black Fire held on for a moment within the yellow light, then rapidly dissipated.
Shen Shang stopped the killer move and addressed the immortals: "What you just saw was my killer move, Saving the Dying and Healing the Wounded."
"Indeed, Human Path killer moves are quite effective against Black Fire." Seeing was believing, and Fang Yuan immediately nodded, acknowledging Shen Shang's claim.
"As expected," Shen Congsheng said joyfully. "The previous battle on the seabed was an Earth Path Immortal Formation, which couldn't resolve the problems on our ancestor. But if we use the ancestor's Human Path Immortal Gu, there's real hope."
However, Fang Yuan didn't relent on this. Instead, he fixed his gaze on Shen Shang: "Are you at the quasi-Supreme realm in Human Path?"
A flash of surprise passed through Shen Shang's eyes, and he nodded: "Indeed. I didn't expect you, Fang Yuan, to also be well-versed in Human Path."
Different fields were as different as mountains, and paths were the same way.
Since Fang Yuan could deduce Shen Shang's Human Path realm, he clearly had considerable attainments in this area as well.
The immortals present once again cast strange looks toward Fang Yuan, sighing in their hearts: This is the great demon who shook the world — truly unfathomable!
Fang Yuan asked again: "Do you have a formation diagram?"
Shen Shang smiled, revealing a helpless expression: "There is indeed a formation diagram, but it's incomplete. It seems I created it myself, but unfortunately I can't remember all of it."
"What do you mean?" Shen Congsheng tensed up.
Shen Shang let out a deep sigh: "I've lost my memories. Every time I fall into madness, part of the memories I've grasped disappears. So if we don't resolve the problems on me as soon as possible, if we delay, I'm afraid I won't even know who I am."
Fang Yuan chuckled: "Shen Shang, you're quite lucky to have run into me."
Shen Shang nodded in agreement: "This is indeed my good fortune. Setting up a Human Path Immortal Formation that satisfies my requirements is extremely difficult, with many conditions. First, Human Path Immortal Gu are needed. Second, the formation diagram needs to be deduced and improved. Finally, the formation needs to be laid. Laying the formation requires Formation Path attainments, deducing and improving the formation diagram requires Wisdom Path attainments, and because it's a Human Path Immortal Formation, Human Path attainments are also needed."
"If it were any Gu Immortal who specialized exclusively in the Formation Path, even one at the Eighth Transformation level, they wouldn't be able to meet my requirements. But it just so happens to be you, Fang Yuan — you satisfy all three conditions. So from now on, I truly have to depend on you. Please, you must lend your aid!"