He arrived at Soul-Scouring Mountain. During this period, many Bravery Gu had grown on Soul-Scouring Mountain again. However, the number was half of what it was during the first harvest.
Fang Yuan crushed them one by one. Most of the Bravery Gu had been turned into mud by the Harmonizing Mud Immortal Gu and were useless to Fang Yuan.
But Fang Yuan had slaughtered the Yan family this time and collected many souls. Thus, the number of Bravery Gu was considerable. Relying on the support of this large quantity, Fang Yuan's soul essence was still greatly improved.
"This intensity is more than five times my previous strength. Unfortunately, it is still far from the Thousand Man Soul." After closing his eyes and sensing, Fang Yuan opened them with a trace of joy.
This degree of progress was immense. If it were an ordinary Gu Master, it would take at least ten years of accumulation.
But with the help of the Bravery Gu, Fang Yuan achieved it in one go, taking less than half a day.
"No wonder Soul-Scouring Mountain is called one of the holy lands of the Soul Path by Spectral Soul Demon Venerable. The value of the Soul-Scouring Mountain in my hands is second only to the Spring Autumn Cicada. I must never let it be destroyed!"
Spectral Soul Demon Venerable had once evaluated that there are two great holy lands for Soul Path Gu Masters in this world. One is Soul-Scouring Mountain, used to strengthen the soul. The other is Falling Soul Valley, used to temper the soul.
While the soul needs to be strengthened, it also requires refinement.
Fang Yuan used the Bravery Gu to strengthen his soul at a very fast rate. But without the Falling Soul Valley to refine the soul, he had to use the Wolf Soul Gu as a substitute in this aspect.
The Wolf Soul Gu could eventually temper the Gu Master's soul into a Werewolf Soul, possessing the function of refining the soul.
The production of Bravery Gu was getting lower and lower. Fang Yuan's third collection only took half an hour. Most of the Bravery Gu had turned into muddy yellow water. Relying on the small portion that were still Bravery Gu, Fang Yuan raised his own soul to six times its original strength.
Little Fox Immortal was still busy.
Opening the Star Door Gu again, Fang Yuan returned to the Northern Plains.
Stepping out of the Star Door, the first thing Fang Yuan saw was the loyal wolf pack circling around.
Through the Star Door, Fang Yuan communicated with the Fox Immortal Blessed Land. He put the Poison-Whisker Wolves and Water Wolves in his hands into the Blessed Land, and brought the Wind Wolf Ten Thousand Wolf King and Tortoise-Back Ten Thousand Wolf King to the Northern Plains. At the same time, he replenished three wolf packs, expanding the size of his wolf pack to sixty thousand!
Fang Yuan did not return to the Ge family immediately. Instead, he took out a semi-finished product and began refining Gu on the spot.
After spending half a day, when the light of dawn illuminated Crescent Moon Lake, he obtained a Rank Five Concealment Gu.
The heavens and earth of the Five Regions were different. Whether it was Gu Insects or Gu Masters, if they fell into another region, they would be suppressed.
Unlike Gu Insects, humans were the spirits of all things. They possessed strong adaptability. After a few years, a Gu Master could fully adapt to the environment, gain the recognition of Heaven and Earth, and no longer be suppressed.
To prevent the Gu Insect from being suppressed, Fang Yuan had no choice but to refine it in the Northern Plains. No matter the materials or which Gu was used, as long as the refining succeeded, the brand new Rank Five Concealment Gu born in the Northern Plains would receive the recognition of the Northern Plains and would not be suppressed by a foreign region.
Back then, Fang Yuan had obtained a Rank Two Concealment Gu on Dark Azure Mountain in Southern Border. It was through this Gu, combined and refined repeatedly, that he eventually formed a Rank Five Concealment Gu.
At Rank Five, the appearance of the Concealment Gu did not change much. It was still a small purple leaf, but the purple was deeper and had a faint metallic luster.
Using the Concealment Gu, Fang Yuan suppressed his cultivation base to the middle stage of Rank Four. He let out a mouthful of foul air.
He was currently at the peak of Rank Five. Suppressed by the foreign region, when he returned to the Northern Plains, he still had the aura of the early stage of Rank Five.
If he returned to the Ge family like this, it would inevitably arouse suspicion. At the same time, if he reached a critical point one day and his cultivation suddenly rose, it would also trigger speculation and suspicion. Using the Concealment Gu finally closed this loophole.
Leading the wolf pack, Fang Yuan returned to the Ge family. As expected, it surprised and astonished the Ge family members.
However, there were many wolf packs in the Northern Plains. Crescent Moon Lake was a blessed land full of spiritual energy, where many beast groups gathered. It wasn't hard to explain Fang Yuan's harvest.
Fang Yuan settled part of the wolf pack in the camp, and placed the other part outside the camp, allowing them to move freely.
Returning to the Giant Lizard Gu House, the Ge family leader Ge Guang immediately came to pay his respects, leading two confidants.
"Congratulations, Lord, on your great increase in strength from this hunt!" Ge Guang said, bearing two deep dark circles under his eyes but with a face full of excitement and joy.
In this day and night, he had been cleaning up the battlefield, tallying supplies, and accepting defectors with the Ge family elders. He was so busy he had no time to sleep. Watching the Ge family's strength suddenly grow greatly in his hands, Ge Guang was excited, and his reverence for Chang Shan Yin grew even stronger.
He was a clear-headed person, knowing that without Chang Shan Yin, there would be no Ge family as it was now.
"My luck was quite good. I did indeed make some gains." Fang Yuan sat calmly on his seat, looking at the standing Ge Guang, nodding slightly.