Immortal Li Shan replied, "The Poison Qi Breathing costs two immortal essence stones, and the Group Strength Gu recipe is also two immortal essence stones. That's four immortal essence stones total."
Fang Yuan nodded, acknowledging Immortal Li Shan's price.
The Poison Qi Breathing killer move was impressive and indeed worth two immortal essence stones.
Although Group Strength Gu was only a Rank 5 mortal Gu, it had long been extinct. With scarcity comes value; its recipe costing two immortal essence stones was natural.
Of the three items Immortal Li Shan had offered, it was this inconspicuous recipe for Group Strength Gu that attracted Fang Yuan the most.
However, although the price was fair, Fang Yuan was tight on funds and still wanted to haggle to save as many immortal essence stones as possible.
So he spoke up, "This Group Strength Gu recipe is indeed rare, but it's an ancient recipe. The materials for refining it are ancient and not easy to find nowadays."
Immortal Li Shan smiled. "Fang Yuan, I had anticipated this. I originally prepared this Group Strength Gu recipe for Xiao Lan. The reason I'm selling it to you now is because the main material for refining this Gu, Stone Monkey Hair, has recently become available."
Hei Lou Lan chimed in, "That's right. Recently, a Gu Immortal named Shi Lei, known as the Immortal Monkey King, developed Stone Monkey Hair in his blessed land. This material for refining Gu had been extinct for countless years but has been revived by his efforts. It has already caused quite a stir in Treasure Yellow Heaven."
"In the Group Strength Gu recipe, the most scarce material is the Stone Monkey Hair. The other materials, though rare, can still be bought or found if one is determined. Or you can use your Refining Dao foundation to substitute them."
The implication was that they would not accept bargaining.
Fang Yuan was not discouraged. "Stone Monkey Hair? This ancient refining material has now reappeared, but it is monopolized by the Immortal Monkey King Shi Lei and his family. It must not be cheap."
"There's an old saying: 'Good things are never cheap.' Fang Yuan. I personally witnessed your immortal killer move Wan Wo, and its power was truly astonishing. It left a deep impression on me. To be frank, Group Strength Gu is far more valuable to you than to an ordinary Gu Immortal. Two immortal essence stones is already a very cheap price." Hei Lou Lan said. She would not yield an inch when it came to earning profits.
Having your background known by the other party was indeed unfavorable.
However, Hei Lou Lan was not wrong. The total of four immortal essence stones was not high; it was very fair.
Immortal Li Shan was not making a profit from Fang Yuan's immortal essence stones, but she was not selling at a loss either.
"Fine." Fang Yuan assessed the situation and did not persist. Hei Lou Lan and Immortal Li Shan were not the Lang Ya land spirit; excessive bargaining would be an insult to their intelligence.
Immediately, the two parties completed the transaction.
Fang Yuan obtained the Poison Qi Breathing killer move and the ancient Group Strength Gu recipe. He also spent four immortal essence stones.
As for the movement killer move Kong Sheng Tian, it was not suitable for Fang Yuan.
Kong Sheng Tian opened all the pores of the body and expelled air currents from them, propelling the body forward. Although this killer move was fast and had extremely flexible turning, opening all the pores greatly reduced Fang Yuan's defense.
At the same time, Fang Yuan's defensive killer move, Hair Armor, covered his entire body without any gaps. If he used Kong Sheng Tian, he could not use Hair Armor. If he used Hair Armor, Kong Sheng Tian would be useless.
The two were not compatible.
For all these reasons, Fang Yuan gave up on the killer move Kong Sheng Tian.
His stock of immortal essence stones had grown to nineteen and a half, but on one hand he needed to convert them into green grape immortal essence, and on the other hand he had to bear the huge pressure of feeding his immortal Gu.
Fang Yuan was still very tight on funds and could not squander them on relatively useless killer moves.
When he left, Fang Yuan did not extravagantly use Fixed Immortal Travel but instead used a Star Door.
Before leaving, he glanced at Hei Lou Lan's luck.
Hei Lou Lan was at the peak of Rank 5, and her luck could be sensed by the Rank 5 luck inspection Gu.
Hei Lou Lan's luck had recovered from the low state it was in when dealing with Ma Hong Yun. Her luck was like a giant pillar, displaying a cyan and azure color, giving a sense of endurance and longevity.
"Hei Lou Lan's luck is clearly at the same level as Han Li and Hong Yi. Based on that, her chances of ascending to immortality are relatively high. However, things cannot be judged by luck alone. Otherwise, why did Hei Lou Lan die suddenly in my previous life five hundred years ago? So even though her luck is good, one must see if they can grasp it. Now, perhaps Hei Lou Lan's sudden death was caused by Hei Cheng's meddling."
Although Hei Lou Lan's luck was strong, the Snowy Mountain Covenant had detailed terms that prohibited malicious harm to allies.
Fang Yuan was plagued with bad luck, and if he wanted to link his luck with hers, it would indeed be a harmful intention.
Moreover, based on his past life memories, Fang Yuan did not have high hopes for Hei Lou Lan's future. Fang Yuan did not have the luck severing Gu and could not casually connect luck; he had to carefully select his targets and observe them closely.
Back in Fox Immortal Blessed Land, Fang Yuan first took out eight immortal essence stones and converted them into his own green grape immortal essence.
His repeated use of Fixed Immortal Travel to travel back and forth between the Western Desert, Central Continent, and the Southern Sea, and his battle with Hei Cheng which required the use of the Roaming the World immortal Gu, had used up a total of six green grape immortal essences.