"Hehe, you've worked hard while I was away." Fang Yuan revealed a gentle smile, reached out, and gently stroked the little fox spirit's head.
The pair of fox ears on the little fox spirit's head trembled slightly, a look of happiness appearing on her face, and a snow-white fox tail gently swayed behind her bottom.
"This is... a Land Spirit? If so, then this is a Blessed Land!" Tai Bai Yun Sheng followed closely, stepping out of the star door, and couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the little fox spirit.
He heard the little fox spirit calling Fang Yuan "Master."
Fang Yuan was merely a mortal, yet he already possessed a Blessed Land! Such an encounter had happened in history as well. The most famous was Giant Sun Immortal Venerable. When he was still a mortal, he was fortunate enough to inherit the Imperial Court Blessed Land. Later, during his cultivation, the Imperial Court Blessed Land brought great help to Giant Sun Immortal Venerable.
"Haha, this Central Continent Blessed Land is called the Fox Immortal Blessed Land. I took it from several sects in Central Continent on the orders of my master." Fang Yuan replied with an arrogant demeanor.
Instantly, Tai Bai Yun Sheng's gaze changed once more. There is a difference between immortals and mortals, but now he truly looked at Fang Yuan with a gaze of equality, and couldn't help asking, "I imagine the process of seizing this Blessed Land was very dangerous?"
"Of course, even now when I think back, I still feel a bit of fear." Fang Yuan laughed heartily. "But then again, the victor is king and the loser is a bandit. Everything is that simple. I got the Blessed Land. Becoming the final victor, the greater the risk, the greater the reward!"
Tai Bai Yun Sheng nodded, feeling immense emotion in his heart: This reward is truly huge! A Blessed Land with a Land Spirit is the Immortal Aperture of a fallen Gu Immortal. Possessing such a Blessed Land is equivalent to inheriting a Gu Immortal's aperture and continuing cultivation!
At the same time, Tai Bai Yun Sheng's impression of Fang Yuan's risk-loving personality deepened yet another layer.
"Who is he, Master? His aura is so strong." The little fox spirit looked at Tai Bai Yun Sheng. Sensing the powerful Gu Immortal aura radiating from him, she tightened her tiny grip on Fang Yuan's pants, revealing a hint of nervousness and wariness.
"Don't worry, he's one of us. He's here to help us restore the Soul Refining Mountain." Fang Yuan soothed the little fox spirit. "Take us to the Soul Refining Mountain."
Hearing this, the little fox spirit's eyes lit up. She had absolute faith in her master's words. So she immediately dropped her guard and led Fang Yuan and Tai Bai Yun Sheng away, disappearing from the spot.
The next moment, Fang Yuan and Tai Bai Yun Sheng were teleported to the center of the Blessed Land, where they saw the Soul Refining Mountain.
The Soul Refining Mountain had been eroded beyond recognition by the Muddle Gu. The originally towering Soul Refining Mountain was now nothing more than a small mound of earth.
Naturally, the Soul Refining Palace that had been carved out within the mountain was long gone.
"Master, if you had come any later, you wouldn't have seen the Soul Refining Mountain anymore." The little fox spirit said in a sorrowful tone.
Fang Yuan gently stroked her little head, then turned to look at Tai Bai Yun Sheng.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng was a clever man. Seeing this scene, combined with Fang Yuan's earlier words, he quickly guessed Fang Yuan's intentions. He slowly nodded at Fang Yuan, then took out the Gu Scenery as Before from his aperture.
Instantly, the surging aura of the Immortal Gu filled the surrounding space.
"What is this?" The little fox spirit widened her big, watery eyes. It was her first time seeing the Gu Scenery as Before.
This Gu was shaped like a ladybug, the size of a fist, and completely jade-green. Its round back bore natural patterns. Half of the patterns were winding and interwoven, depicting rivers and seas, while the other half were steep and overlapping, depicting hills and peaks.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng gave a soft shout, and a pellet of Green Grape Immortal Essence transformed into a streak of light, instantly injected into the Gu Scenery as Before.
The Immortal Gu suddenly erupted with a sky-piercing jade-green radiance, a brilliant light ten thousand feet high, impossible to look at directly. The light enveloped the ravaged Soul Refining Mountain.
The mud on the surface of the Soul Refining Mountain immediately calmed down under the illumination of the green radiance. The power of the Muddle Immortal Gu was rapidly neutralized until it disappeared.
The green light gradually dimmed. Tai Bai Yun Sheng invested a second pellet of Green Grape Immortal Essence.
The green light rallied once more, covering the pitiful Soul Refining Mountain and continuously scouring it. The mound-like Soul Refining Mountain, bathed in the light, grew taller and stronger at a visible rate.
"The Soul Refining Mountain is back!" The little fox spirit clapped her hands, jumping with joy.
But the good times did not last. When the Soul Refining Mountain had only recovered by two-tenths, the green light weakened again. Tai Bai Yun Sheng's expression changed. "What mountain is this? To consume so much Green Grape Immortal Essence!"
When he ascended to immortality, he had generated thirty-six pellets of Green Grape Immortal Essence. But then, furiously activating healing Gu, continuously dodging within the Chaotic Thunderball, he had consumed one pellet. And in his own Immortal Aperture, in order to withstand the heavenly tribulations and earthly disasters formed after the Immortal Gu's creation, he had repeatedly activated the Gu Scenery as Before to restore the aperture's old appearance, consuming a full three pellets.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng was very aware of the preciousness of Immortal Essence, yet now, just starting to restore the Soul Refining Mountain, he had already consumed two pellets of Immortal Essence in succession. By the looks of it, at least five or six pellets of Green Grape Immortal Essence would be needed!
"It's the Soul Refining Mountain." Fang Yuan smiled.
"The Soul Refining Mountain?" Tai Bai Yun Sheng finally heard clearly. This time his expression changed drastically, his eyes widening in shock. "Could it be…?"
"Is there a second Soul Refining Mountain in the world?" Fang Yuan's smile deepened.
"I never thought I would witness the legendary Soul Refining Mountain! This is a holy land for soul cultivation, praised even by the Demon Venerable Spectral Soul." Tai Bai Yun Sheng emotionally sighed, full of praise.
Even he was seeing this legendary object for the first time. He glanced at Fang Yuan, and his gaze shifted subtly once more.
He did not speak, and in silence, he channeled a third pellet of Immortal Essence, continuing to activate the Gu Scenery as Before. This time, the Soul Refining Mountain restored to four-tenths of its original appearance before the green light failed once again.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng used a fourth and a fifth pellet of Green Grape Immortal Essence. It wasn't until the sixth pellet that he finally restored the Soul Refining Mountain to one hundred percent.
"Truly worthy of being the Soul Refining Mountain. It cost me six full pellets of Green Grape Immortal Essence to complete the repair." Tai Bai Yun Sheng looked up at the towering mountain before him, murmuring to himself.
The Soul Refining Mountain was extraordinarily beautiful, utterly incomparable to ordinary mortal stone mountains. It was a crystal mountain range, entirely pink, radiating a dreamlike aura, leaving a deep unforgettable impression.
"M-master, the Soul Refining Mountain's illness is finally cured." The little fox spirit's eyes reddened. She cried tears of joy, lowering her head to wipe her eyes repeatedly with her soft, delicate little hands.
Fang Yuan looked at the Soul Refining Mountain and let out a long, turbid breath. At this point, the goal of his infiltration into the Northern Plains was finally achieved!
The days and nights of effort, the dangers of the battlefield, the meticulous disguises, the painstaking scheming—none of it was in vain.
Right now, Fang Yuan's heart was burning with a towering flame. This raging fire had a name—ambition.
The fully restored Soul Refining Mountain could no longer satisfy his appetite. The Imperial Court Blessed Land still held golden opportunities!
Especially now, with Giant Sun's will excluded from the building, the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building was like land without an owner. The False Feelings Gu, despite being an Immortal Gu and difficult to capture, had been skillfully handled by Fang Yuan. With his glib tongue, he had won the trust of Tai Bai Yun Sheng, successfully recruiting him as a key combatant who could influence the situation.
At that time, relying on the will of a Gu Immortal, forcibly refining the False Feelings Gu would not be impossible.
"Let's go. Back to the Northern Plains." Fang Yuan came and went in a hurry, leaving the Fox Immortal Blessed Land with Tai Bai Yun Sheng.
Just before leaving, he handed the Soul Devouring Toad over to the little fox spirit.