"That's right. The East Sea has many sea regions, and its culture is very different from the North Plains. After you go there, you will surely gain something unique. Especially one sea region called the Bubble Sea. This sea is rich in Bubble Fish, but recently, due to battles between Gu Immortals, it has been contaminated with deadly poison. The owners of this sea region, the Ni family, the Qiu family, and the Ba family, are all troubled by this." Fang Yuan said.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng immediately became interested. "This seems like a big business deal. Junior brother, you're right. We can't make it in the North Plains, so we might as well go to the East Sea. There are boundary walls between the five regions, and the higher one's cultivation, the harder it is to cross. But with our Fixed Immortal Travel, we can completely ignore the boundary walls."
"But Old Bai, you must be careful. Although Gu Immortals cannot freely cross regions, the commotion in the North Plains is too great, and the other four regions already know about it. The ten great sects of Central Continent have deep foundations and have pawns in the other four regions. Originally, I planned to obtain the Stealth Immortal Gu and then infiltrate the East Sea. But Black Loulan's side has been slow to progress. This journey is fraught with danger; you must be very careful." Fang Yuan earnestly advised.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng was moved. "I understand, but junior brother, you don't need to worry. I've lived my whole life in the North Plains, wandering around. I might not be good at direct confrontation, but I am more than capable of protecting myself."
Fang Yuan nodded. He agreed with this, otherwise he wouldn't have arranged for Tai Bai Yun Sheng to go to the East Sea.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng was old and shrewd, a master of flight, and his escape skills were top-notch. Moreover, he had recently obtained the cloud-path defensive killer move, Nine Cloud Rings, which was quite powerful.
"When you enter the East Sea, don't rush to negotiate with the Ni, Qiu, and Ba families. Instead, head to the Sea Market Blessed Land. There are five major trading markets in the world. Treasure Yellow Heaven ranks first, and the Sea Market Blessed Land ranks second. There should be a mission to save the Bubble Sea in the Sea Market Blessed Land. Use this channel to contact the three families; it will save you a lot of trouble." Fang Yuan further advised.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng agreed. "The Sea Market Blessed Land, I will definitely check it out first."
Fang Yuan added, "I need to feed my Immortal Gu, so I require tens of thousands of Nether Jellyfish and thousands of Deep Sea Lightning Eels. Both of these are specialties of the East Sea. Additionally, in the Sea Market Blessed Land, see if there are any Laughing Stones, the blood of the ancient beast Six-Headed Serpent, and the scales of Cloud Dragon. I need them all. Here is the list I made. Take it."
Tai Bai Yun Sheng took the list and his expression became solemn. "Junior brother, your matters are my matters. I will do my utmost to handle them for you!"
Fang Yuan laughed heartily. "Old Bai, just do your best. But before you leave, I hope you can make a trip to Soul-Shattering Mountain and digest some Courage Gu. This Gu is the best for strengthening the soul; it's better to be prepared and not need it than to need it and not have it."
"Junior brother, here you go again! How many times have I told you? These Courage Gu are your assets. How can I, as your senior brother, take advantage of you?" Tai Bai Yun Sheng immediately refused. This was his sixth refusal.
Fang Yuan had already saved his life. Tai Bai Yun Sheng held this gratitude in his heart and never forgot it. How could he be willing to take advantage of Fang Yuan's Courage Gu?
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and decided to compromise. "Strengthening the soul is very beneficial for you. How about this: give me one Immortal Essence Stone, and I will sell you the Courage Gu. Coincidentally, I've been short on Immortal Essence Stones recently for feeding my Immortal Gu."
Tai Bai Yun Sheng opened his mouth to speak, but Fang Yuan waved his hand and continued, "Senior brother, this journey to the East Sea is treacherous. I hope you can reach the fifth stage as soon as possible; otherwise, if something happens to you, I will feel guilty. I always do my best in everything, and I hope you can understand."
His words were sincere and earnest, full of deep emotion.
Especially since Fang Yuan rarely called him "senior brother," Tai Bai Yun Sheng was so moved that his eyes turned red. He blinked rapidly and let out a turbid breath. "Alright, junior brother, I understand your meaning. Let's make this transaction."
One day later, Tai Bai Yun Sheng was ready. Together with Fang Yuan, he left Fox Immortal Blessed Land and arrived at the East Sea.
"I have given you both the Toast and Change Cups Gu and the Star Door Gu. We must stay in contact frequently. If there is any major action, you must inform me in advance." Fang Yuan instructed.
"Junior brother, you go back. If the Immortal Crane Sect attacks, don't forget to call me back!" Tai Bai Yun Sheng said.
Fang Yuan nodded, said no more, activated Fixed Immortal Travel, and disappeared on the spot.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng stored the Star Door Gu, looked around the sea surface, identified his direction, and flew off.
When he reappeared, Fang Yuan had gone from the East Sea to the Western Desert.
He stood on a sand dune over ten thousand ren high, looking around. The vast, boundless desert stretched out with countless sand dunes undulating in succession.
The sun shone brightly without a trace of wind. The scorching air was hot enough to cook a person. However, Fang Yuan was now an immortal zombie, and he still didn't feel any warmth.
The grains of sand were uniform in size, shining like gold under the sunlight.
Fang Yuan looked at the sand dune beneath his feet. This dune was several times taller than the surrounding ones. It was completely golden and radiant, with smooth and gentle lines. The dune was completely clean, except for a short tree growing at its peak.
This tree was no more than eight feet tall, with short, twisted branches like strange claws stretching out, looking ugly. But miraculously, it emitted a huge shadow.
This shadow was enormous, fifty to sixty zhang tall, shaped like a tree with lush flowers. The branches were as white as snow, and the flowers were pink like cherries. Among the leaves were many small fruits that were not yet ripe, each of different colors.
This tree had a great origin; it was an ancient desolate tree called the Thousand Wishes Tree.
It takes three hundred years to fully grow, six hundred years to bloom, and nine hundred years to bear fruit.
It bears exactly one thousand fruits, no more, no less.
If someone comes with a Gu recipe when the fruits are fully ripe and makes a wish under the tree, if the wish is successful, the fruits will split and the corresponding Gu worms will fly out.
These Gu worms can be ordinary Gu or Immortal Gu!
But if an Immortal Gu is obtained through a wish, the number of fruits will decrease correspondingly.