Fang Yuan had already anticipated that attending the auction would reveal many clues, leaving behind important evidence for others to investigate.
But the speed of their investigation still exceeded his initial estimates.
However, compared to the gains, these costs were absolutely worth it.
Fang Yuan quickly composed himself, using the Dream Path mortal Gu in his mind, and sank back into the dream.
Ever since he refined his first Dream Path mortal Gu, the convenience of these Gu worms made exploring dreams much easier and his efficiency increasingly higher.
Dreams were profound and dangerous, with traps lurking everywhere. But because Fang Yuan had the experience of his past life, he avoided most of the danger. Initially, out of ten dreams, he could only refine Dream Path mortal Gu from three.
But as the Dream Path mortal Gu increased, the success rate gradually grew from the original thirty percent to fifty percent.
A fifty percent success rate already placed him among the top in the current five regions. After all, dreams had only just begun to appear, and while the major powers had some results, they were starting from scratch, groping their way forward step by step.
Thus, without stopping for a single moment, racing against time to refine Gu, after half a month in the Hu Immortal Blessed Land, Fang Yuan finally succeeded in refining enough Dream Path mortal Gu. Using these Dream Path mortal Gu, with the Truth Unveiling Immortal Gu as the core, he could barely form that Immortal killer move — Unravel Dream!
With this trump card in hand, Fang Yuan did not pause for a moment and immediately notified Fairy Li Shan.
Fairy Li Shan was outside, gathering immortal refining materials for Old Ancestor Xue Hu. When she received Fang Yuan's news, she was overjoyed. She immediately terminated her current task and, disregarding Old Ancestor Xue Hu's punishment, returned to the third branch peak.
Upon meeting Fang Yuan, Fairy Li Shan did not keep the secret hidden. Instead, she told Fang Yuan.
Before Su Xian Er died, she left a trace of familial affection for her biological daughter, Hei Lou Lan. It was precisely because of this. With the help of this familial affection, it was possible to use the Qing Ti Immortal Essence left behind by Su Xian Er. This also caused Hei Lou Lan, though a mortal, to be able to activate an Immortal Gu in the Imperial Court Blessed Land.
Fang Yuan was not surprised to hear this secret.
In fact, regarding the secret of Hei Lou Lan being able to activate an Immortal Gu while at the mortal stage, he already had many guesses.
Now that his guess was confirmed, it was not beyond Fang Yuan's expectations.
Even so, Fang Yuan still frowned. "This is bad! One must not stir emotions in a dream, or else it will become more difficult and profound. Now that this familial affection is interfering, the power of my Immortal killer move will greatly decrease!"
"What can be done?" Fairy Li Shan's expression changed, her worry evident.
She was not worried that Fang Yuan was deceiving her. Because of the Snowy Mountain Alliance, the two parties could not lie to each other.
Fang Yuan was not lying either. The power of the Unravel Dream killer move was limited. Now that the dream was more profound and difficult, the effect of the Unravel Dream killer move had correspondingly dropped.
Fang Yuan wore a heavy expression. "Now we can only try reluctantly. Sigh, I originally had seventy to eighty percent confidence. Now I only have twenty to thirty percent. In the end, the time was too short, and the Dream Path mortal Gu were limited in number."
"Twenty to thirty percent… What will happen if we fail?" Fairy Li Shan immediately asked.
"If I fail, my soul will surely be severely injured. However, Hei Lou Lan is the master of the dream and is still immersed in the dream, so she will be fine. Moreover, there is another benefit: after being subjected to Unravel Dream, this dream will be weakened and dispersed by a part. For Hei Lou Lan, it is beneficial and not harmful." Fang Yuan stated the facts truthfully.
"That's good then…" Fairy Li Shan let out a breath of turbid air. She felt relieved. Suddenly she felt her tone was wrong and looked apologetically at Fang Yuan, opening her mouth to speak.
Fang Yuan waved his hand, stopping Fairy Li Shan's words. "Fairy, no need to say more. I am not a petty person. The current situation is urgent. Our identities are being investigated. To avoid endless troubles from a long night, waking Hei Lou Lan is the top priority. Even if we fail, weakening the dream will benefit the next rescue. No more idle words. Please protect the dharma for me, Fairy."
"Naturally." Fairy Li Shan solemnly bowed.
Immediately, Fang Yuan faced Hei Lou Lan, who was lying on the bed. He sat cross-legged on the floor and activated the Dream Path mortal Gu in his mind one by one.
These mortal Gu were in his mind. They were arranged in an orderly manner, forming a profound Gu formation.
After he activated them one by one, the Gu formation opened.
Finally, Fang Yuan consumed the Green Grape Immortal Gu and activated the Truth Unveiling Immortal Gu.
The Truth Unveiling Immortal Gu in his immortal aperture shone with great radiance.
The radiance surged upward, directly entering his mind. After being transformed by the Dream Path Gu formation, it turned into segments of blue-violet light.
Fang Yuan opened his blood-red eyes, and deep within his pupils, a blue-violet light flickered incessantly.
Immortal killer move — Unravel Dream!
With a loud crash that rang out in Fang Yuan's heart, the scene before his eyes changed drastically. Fang Yuan was still sitting cross-legged, but his surroundings were no longer Fairy Li Shan's secret chamber, but a grand hall.
"I have entered Hei Lou Lan's dream." Fang Yuan's body paused slightly. He immediately understood, and then he turned his gaze to observe his surroundings.
A banquet was being held in the great hall.
It was the higher-ups of the Su Clan, warmly entertaining a young Gu Master.
The Su Clan Leader raised his cup and said loudly with a smile, "Young Master Hei Cheng, please drink this cup to the bottom."
Hei Cheng was sitting in the foremost seat on the left. Upon hearing this, he immediately raised his cup with both hands. "Thank you, Clan Leader Su."