"How much are you selling this batch of Star Firefly Gu for?" Fang Yuan's divine sense probed over.
"How may I address you, honored guest, and how many Star Firefly Gu do you require?" Wanxiang Star Lord was not physically present, but a strand of his Will remained beside the goods. This strand of Will looked magnificent, radiant with starlight, a truly beautiful sight. Fang Yuan's foundations in the Wisdom Path were too shallow to recognize its origin.
"You can call me the Eight-Armed Immortal. I want all of this batch of Star Firefly Gu." Fang Yuan transmitted his thoughts. Fang Yuan had used his Blessed Land to connect to Treasure Yellow Heaven and switched out his set of Divine Sense Gu and Heaven Connecting Gu. Because of this, the Will of Wanxiang Star Lord did not recognize him as the former "Fox Immortal," simply taking Fang Yuan for a stranger.
However, hearing Fang Yuan's tone, which suggested he was a big spender, the Will of Wanxiang Star Lord immediately became more enthusiastic. "Star Firefly Gu are ancient desolate Gu, almost completely extinct now. This batch of mine is of excellent quality, with over twelve hundred of them. How about this? You give me four Immortal Essence Stones, and I'll sell them all to you."
Fang Yuan chuckled. "You're trying to trick me. Do you think I don't know the normal price? I came to you through an introduction. Star Firefly Gu aren't sold exclusively by you. There's Yao Guang Fairy, Di Yuan, and others — you can buy Star Firefly Gu from them too."
Fang Yuan had once sent Little Fox Immortal to trade with all three of these Gu Immortals. Not only had he bought over a hundred thousand Star Firefly swarms, but also Star Sand Grass seeds. Later, he had separately purchased their manuals on cultivating Star Sand Grass, spending a considerable sum.
The Will of Wanxiang Star Lord was slightly taken aback, realizing Fang Yuan was someone who knew the ropes, and immediately changed his tune. "Hehe, that was just a joke. Please don't take it seriously, Your Excellency the Eight-Armed Immortal."
Fang Yuan cut him off and said directly, "I'll give you two Immortal Essence Stones for fifteen hundred Star Firefly Gu."
The Will of Wanxiang Star Lord immediately refused. "Your Excellency is pressing the price too hard. There's absolutely no way I can sell them at that price."
After a round of bargaining, the two sides eventually compromised and settled on three Immortal Essence Stones for twelve hundred Star Firefly Gu.
After buying the Star Firefly Gu, Fang Yuan did not leave immediately but asked, "Do you sell Star Dao killer moves here?"
"Could it be that Your Excellency is also a Star Dao Gu Immortal? Hehe. Of course, I sell them. Take a look. I have three Star Dao killer moves here."
Fang Yuan browsed through them.
The first Star Dao killer move was called "Radiant Star Armor." It required a large number of Starlight Gu, a few Antistar Gu, some Star Shield Gu, and so on. This was a defensive killer move. When activated, a full suit of armor would form on the Gu Immortal's body. It radiated brilliant starlight.
The second killer move was named "Spring Star Rain." It required a large number of Star Rain Gu, a small number of Spring Wind Gu, a few Star Sprout Gu, and so on. When used, it created a fine, drizzling rain of green light that pattered down continuously for three days and three nights. This rain was as precious as oil, nourishing crops and increasing their yield. It was a killer move used for cultivating plants and managing a Blessed Land.
The third was the "Spiral Drill Star Spear." As the name suggested, this was an offensive killer move. It required a small number of Spiral Bone Spear Gu, some Star River Gu, countless Star Dart Gu, a large number of Meteor Gu, and so on.
The contents of these killer moves were quite interesting. The quantities of Gu were summarized with words like "a large number," "many," "some," "a few," without specifying exact numbers. At the same time, they did not go into detail about how to construct the killer move, the order in which to activate the Gu, or the auxiliary relationships between the Gu. Only a general description was given: how many fifth-rank Gu were required, and what the effect of the killer move was. It was only when the killer move was actually purchased that these details would be fully and thoroughly disclosed.
The Will of Wanxiang Star Lord timely named its price. "The Radiant Star Armor killer move costs half an Immortal Essence Stone. The Spring Star Rain killer move was originally created by my main body. So far, only a few Gu Immortals have purchased it, so the price is higher — one and a half Immortal Essence Stones. The Spiral Drill Star Spear costs one Immortal Essence Stone."
The prices of killer moves varied depending on their rarity, power, side effects, how easily they could be countered, the Gu worms combined in them, and other factors. But they all had one thing in common: they were generally not cheap. In Treasure Yellow Heaven, the price of mortal killer moves was usually higher than the corresponding recipes for mortal Gu. But at the sixth-rank level, the price of immortal killer moves was much lower than immortal Gu recipes.
Fang Yuan knew that Radiant Star Armor was a common, mass-market killer move, even though he wasn't a Star Dao Gu Immortal. Half an Immortal Essence Stone was far too high a price.
Fang Yuan had originally planned to buy a Star Dao offensive killer move. He remembered a mortal killer move called Icy Star Dust. This killer move had a broad area of effect. The Star Dao Gu worms needed to combine it were very common, and its effect against enemies was outstanding. The star dust it emitted could penetrate defenses. Even if it couldn't break through the defense, it would stick to the enemy, and the cold it emitted would slow their movements.
As for the Spiral Drill Star Spear that Wanxiang Star Lord was selling, Fang Yuan had never heard of it. This indicated that the cost-effectiveness of this offensive killer move was not high.
In his past life five hundred years ago, Fang Yuan had witnessed the Great War of the Five Regions. The war had eliminated outdated mechanisms and catalyzed the emergence of many better new things. The fact that Fang Yuan couldn't remember the Spiral Drill Star Spear meant it wasn't outstanding, or it might have been eliminated early on. A killer move that had been eliminated must be riddled with drawbacks.
However, the Spring Star Rain killer move caught Fang Yuan's eye. This could be considered an unexpected harvest.
Fang Yuan thought of the Star Sand Grass. Star Sand Grass was the food and home of the Star Firefly swarm. The larger the Star Firefly swarm, the more Star Firefly Gu could be bred. Fang Yuan's demand for Star Firefly Gu was sure to last for a very long time. Therefore, he needed this killer move.