This shocking news was like a boulder thrown into a lake, immediately stirring up continuous waves.
For a time, the entire Central Continent Gu Immortal world took notice!
Earlier, Immortal Crane Sect had publicly declared Fang Yuan a traitor to the sect and would be punished. Such incidents were common in Central Continent. Many Gu Masters who encountered fortunes they didn't want to share with their sect, or were recruited by other sects, would choose to betray their original sect.
The cohesion of the sect system was indeed weaker than the clan system based on blood lineage.
Among sects, the Ten Great Ancient Sects had the strongest cohesion. But even among them, traitors had appeared before.
In the past, Gu Yue Yidai had seized a true blood path inheritance, betrayed Immortal Crane Sect, and fled to Southern Border, living incognito.
In recent years, Song Zi Xing, originally a disciple of Ten Thousand Dragon Dock, also betrayed his sect. Growing through battle, he had now achieved the level of a seven-turn Gu Immortal, known as Blood Dragon, a famous demonic path expert in Central Continent.
Therefore, previously, Fang Yuan, as a five-turn Gu Master, betraying Immortal Crane Sect was only a minor news.
But now, Immortal Crane Sect made a big show of attacking Fang Yuan, but the result was beyond expectations.
For a moment, countless people who thought Fang Yuan was seeking death were shocked by the news.
Soon, more inside information spread from Immortal Crane Sect, Fierce Thunder Evil Man, and Fang Yuan himself.
The legendary Soulshaking Mountain, the vast strength of Fox Immortal Blessed Land, the rise of a mysterious force, and Fierce Thunder Evil Man's immortal killer move all became eye-catching highlights. Among these, the most high-profile was the trade of Courage Gu.
Courage Gu could actually be stored away from Soulshaking Mountain and traded! The immense profit hidden in this news moved all parties.
Gu Immortals finally understood why Immortal Crane Sect made such an announcement. It was because of great profit!
What did it matter to abandon some fame for Courage Gu? Besides, Fang Yuan acknowledged himself as a vassal of Immortal Crane Sect, which also saved face for this ancient sect.
The other nine great ancient sects simultaneously cursed Immortal Crane Sect for shamelessness while all contacting Fox Immortal Blessed Land.
Fang Yuan hadn't even started selling Courage Gu officially, but the information path Gu insects he received were already a huge pile and still pouring in.
No matter the size of the force, Fang Yuan replied to all. First, get acquainted.
With this as an opportunity, Fang Yuan finally stepped onto the stage of Central Continent. As an immortal zombie and the master of Fox Immortal Blessed Land, he burst into the eyes of various Gu Immortals and forces.
A few days later, Hei Lou Lan sent the first batch of souls, numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
Of course, most were beast souls.
Fang Yuan put them all into Soulshaking Mountain, and the spirit of Fox Immortal Blessed Land activated the full power of the mountain. These souls were shattered into fragments, and countless soul essence scattered on the mountain's surface, gradually forming Courage Gu.
Leaving Courage Gu to grow, Fang Yuan busily prepared on another front.
He ordered all the hairy men under his command to refine basic Gu insects urgently.
For seven days and seven nights, in three shifts working nonstop, large numbers of Gu insects were refined.
He also ordered the Stone Man tribe to mobilize labor to build the Stone Nest.
After about half a month, the previous batch of souls were completely gone, and a large amount of Courage Gu had grown on Soulshaking Mountain.
Hei Lou Lan brought the second batch of souls and came again to Fox Immortal Blessed Land.
Fang Yuan took her to the Stone Nest near Soulshaking Mountain.
Hei Lou Lan stood at the edge of the Stone Nest, looking at the massive structure below, amazed at Fang Yuan's large-scale operation.
This Stone Nest covered hundreds of acres and was dug over a hundred zhang deep.
The outer part of the Stone Nest was a man-made circular pit, straight up and down. The circular pit had a radius of one li and a depth of at least three li, like a long water cup.
In the center of the circular pit stood a huge, thick stone pillar.
The radius of the stone pillar was a hundred and five zhang, a bit more than half a li, so the pillar and the pit did not connect; they were separated by a space of forty-five zhang, deliberately left.
The stone pillar was like an ant nest, with complex internal structure and connectivity.
Both the outer wall of the pillar and the inner wall of the pit were carved with countless rooms. Each room housed an old hairy man, equipped with basic Gu refining tools and materials.
"Fairy Lou Lan, please." Fang Yuan led Hei Lou Lan to the top of the stone pillar, standing at the very center.
Hei Lou Lan continuously used investigative Gu insects, discovering that both the pillar and the surrounding pit were filled with many Gu insects at intervals.
These arrangements were very intricate, making Hei Lou Lan dizzy, but she sensed that these Gu were not placed randomly; they were interconnected and interacting, with far-reaching intentions.
"Could it be..." As Hei Lou Lan guessed, Fang Yuan spoke, "Fairy, I am fully prepared here; I'm just waiting for your Strength Immortal Gu."