Fang Yuan muttered this under his breath, tapping his fingers on the armrest. A rhythmic thumping sound echoed in the hall.
The price skyrocketed with incredible speed. Although this was a free trade session, everyone was subconsciously engaged in fierce competition, adopting the rules of an auction.
Qin Bai Sheng smiled wryly. The rules were set by him, but seeing so many strong cultivators shouting and screaming, he wisely chose to stand by. If he tried to enforce any trading rules now, he would just offend all these big shots.
"See that? That's the allure of the Chi Sha Divine Boat for you! Your Corpse Union is way too stingy!" the seller took advantage of the momentum and sent a message arrogantly to the two leaders of the Corpse Union.
Yaksha Dragon Marshal's face went completely black.
Yin Liu Gong could only sigh deeply. The current price had already far exceeded the Corpse Union's offer. And it wasn't over yet; the bidding was still climbing.
Yin Liu Gong was an understanding man. He knew that by now, the Chi Sha Divine Boat was already out of reach for the Corpse Union Alliance. He wondered how the leader would criticize him for his incompetence when he returned.
As the bidding continued, Fang Yuan contemplated quietly.
"I only have four Immortal Gu captives left. One of them is Wu Hao, the Thunderbolt Hand. He's the only rank seven Gu Immortal among them. The other three are the Three Flower Sea Fairies, who practice Wood Path."
Obviously, using these four Immortal Gu captives to trade for Centipede Heavenly Lord's Solving Mystery Immortal Gu didn't have a high chance of success.
Centipede Heavenly Lord was a Space Path Gu Immortal. Since their paths didn't match, the appeal of these four Immortal Gu captives dropped sharply.
There was also another crucial point: Gu were unique. And the Solving Mystery Immortal Gu was extremely practical. If it weren't for the Chi Sha Divine Boat appearing, Centipede Heavenly Lord wouldn't have revealed such a valuable Gu.
"If I try to force a trade, it probably won't work. I just got a Strength Path Immortal Gu, but Centipede Heavenly Lord won't look twice at it. If I use the Calamity Beckoning Immortal Gu, trading a rank seven for a rank six is a massive loss. As for Fixed Immortal Travel, Luck Connecting, and these other Immortal Gu, I absolutely can't afford to lack any of them. They aren't up for trade."
But Fang Yuan wasn't willing to give up on the Solving Mystery Immortal Gu either.
If he missed this chance and missed this kind of atmosphere, it would be very difficult to make such a trade later, even if he had sufficient capital.
The Solving Mystery Immortal Gu itself wasn't something Fang Yuan absolutely needed. But in his memories of his past life, there was a method that used this Gu as its core, combining it with other rare mortal Gu to create a Dream Path killer move!
An immortal killer move of the Dream Path!
At this time, the Three Venerables Theory spread across the Five Regions. It involved the Great Dream Immortal Venerable. Almost every major super force and rank eight great expert was researching the Dream Path.
Although their research results were still superficial, Dream Realms had already begun to manifest externally.
Two Dream Path Immortal Gu had also already appeared in the world.
One was in Feng Jin Huang's hands. The other was controlled by Madame Poison Scorpion. Speaking of which, the latter was actually more fearsome. Feng Jin Huang was just a mortal girl, while Madame Poison Scorpion was sitting in her blessed land, deep in slumber, constantly exploring her dreams.
Everyone knew that the Dream Path was the trend of the future. So they kept everything to themselves. Even if they refined many Dream Path mortal Gu, they never let them circulate, treating them as their biggest secrets.
Those who could become Gu Immortals were generally elites among men, far-sighted and very shrewd.
Therefore, even in an auction of this scale, no treasures related to the Dream Path had ever been sold.
Of course, Fang Yuan also knew many mortal Gu recipes for the Dream Path. But mortal Gu weren't too helpful for exploring dreams. Otherwise, the major super forces would have started large-scale infiltration of the Dream Realms long ago.
What truly made the difference were Dream Path Immortal Gu.
Strangely enough, whether it was the two currently known or the Dream Path Immortal Gu that appeared later in Fang Yuan's memories, all of them fell into the hands of women.
Perhaps it was a confirmation of the Three Venerables Theory: two male and one female Venerable. Following this logic, the Great Dream Immortal Venerable was the female Venerable.
Fang Yuan had no hope of acquiring a Dream Path Immortal Gu in the short term. But if he had a Dream Path immortal killer move, it could substitute for a Dream Path Immortal Gu!
Gu are the true essence of heaven and earth. Humans are the spirit of all living beings.
In a word—using Gu depended on who was using them. There were no strongest Gu worms, only the strongest Gu Masters. Talented Gu Masters could often combine different Gu worms to create even more powerful effects and functions.
Take Fang Yuan himself, for example. Before, he didn't have a Strength Path Immortal Gu. Relying solely on the Soul Path's Soul Purification Immortal Gu as the core, combined with other mortal Gu, he could form the Immortal Killer Move Ten Thousand Selves, creating the origin of the fusion of the enslaver and strength paths.
This Dream Path killer move was also like this. The core Immortal Gu was a Wisdom Path Mystery Solving Immortal Gu, but when used, it would be a Dream Path killer move.
"If I can get this Gu, I can collect Dream Path materials and refine the mortal Gu one by one. It will take time and effort, but if I succeed in assembling the killer move, the payoff will be a thousand, ten thousand times greater! It will greatly make up for the regrets of my past life, making me a pioneer of dream exploration, walking ahead of the major and minor powers of the world, and ahead of most of the big shots!"
Fang Yuan's mouth went dry just thinking about it.