Even a land spirit should not be underestimated; it can also grow and increase in wisdom or experience over time.
Since encountering Fang Yuan, the Lang Ya land spirit had been taken advantage of many times. Especially in this auction, the 60-40 profit split was a great loss for the Lang Ya land spirit.
As the saying goes, a loss may be a blessing in disguise. This was reflected in the Lang Ya land spirit becoming smarter.
The Lang Ya land spirit reflected deeply on its relationship with Fang Yuan and finally recognized the advantages and weaknesses of each other. Thus, it targeted this area of Gu recipes, attempting to gain an upper hand in its cooperation with Fang Yuan.
After all, it was formed from the obsession left behind by Long-Haired Ancestor after his death. This time, Fang Yuan was truly choked by the Lang Ya land spirit and felt very uncomfortable.
Yet Fang Yuan could not do anything about Lang Ya blessed land.
Easy gains are not so easy. Fang Yuan had gained huge benefits by selling Gu Immortal slaves at the auction, but now the aftermath erupted, leaving a bitter taste in his mouth.
Slowly descending to the peak of Dang Hun Mountain, Fang Yuan retracted the three pairs of bat wings on his back and stood there for a moment, gazing into the distance, lost in thought.
“The All-Out Effort Gu is just a minor setback. Since it’s not an immortal Gu recipe, even if I can’t obtain it, with my strength realm and the help of Wisdom Gu, I can still deduce a mortal Gu recipe. It will just take a lot of time and effort. During this turbulent period, focusing solely on deducing Gu recipes won’t significantly boost combat power. That’s very unwise.”
Actually, even if Fang Yuan had a complete All-Out Effort Immortal Gu recipe, he wouldn’t have time to refine the Gu.
The real trouble lies with Hei Lou Lan.
The payment for waking her up is My Strength Immortal Gu.
When Hei Lou Lan learned this from Fairy Li Shan, she was so furious that she jumped out of bed. My Strength Immortal Gu was her natal immortal Gu and the first core of her killer move, My Strength Phantom!
Fang Yuan asking for this Gu was essentially digging at her foundation. Losing My Strength Immortal Gu would cause Hei Lou Lan’s combat power to plummet. Moreover, this Gu was a memento from her mother Su Xian’er to Hei Lou Lan. For Hei Lou Lan, it was something she could never part with emotionally.
However, Fang Yuan and she, along with Fairy Li Shan, had the Snowy Mountain Pact. Before rescuing Hei Lou Lan, Fairy Li Shan had signed an agreement with Fang Yuan on behalf of Hei Lou Lan, which could not be violated.
Unless Hei Lou Lan hardened her heart and disregarded Fairy Li Shan’s life, stubbornly holding onto My Strength Immortal Gu. In that case, Fang Yuan could do nothing about it, because the contract was not signed by Hei Lou Lan herself.
But how could Hei Lou Lan bear to see Fairy Li Shan come to harm?
Fairy Li Shan and her mother Su Xian’er were biological sisters. When Hei Lou Lan was still a mortal, she was cared for by Fairy Li Shan. After she became an immortal, Fairy Li Shan spared no expense in raising Hei Lou Lan, treating her as her own.
While Hei Lou Lan was determined to take revenge, she also had deep respect and gratitude for her relative Fairy Li Shan.
It was precisely by seizing on this point that Fang Yuan reached an agreement with Fairy Li Shan, not worrying that Hei Lou Lan would go back on her word later.
However, concerning her natal immortal Gu, Hei Lou Lan naturally refused to accept fate easily.
Since she learned of the situation, she had negotiated with Fang Yuan over a dozen times, using intimidation, pleading, reasoning, and even threatening the bigger picture, using every means possible to try to retrieve My Strength Immortal Gu.
But how could Fang Yuan ever let go?
My Strength Immortal Gu was the first core for Hei Lou Lan, and it was almost the same for Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan’s trump card was the immortal killer move, Ten Thousand Me. My Strength Immortal Gu was the most suitable, unlike Mountain Pulling and Wave Reversal, which still required deductions and improvements to the immortal killer moves.
Hei Lou Lan had refined My Strength Immortal Gu upon ascending to immortality. When Fang Yuan first learned this, he felt immense regret and disappointment.
Immortal Gu are unique. With Hei Lou Lan possessing this Gu and being an ally, it directly cut off any possibility of Fang Yuan obtaining it.
Fortune is unpredictable, and heaven had pity. Hei Lou Lan was focused solely on revenge, pushing her cultivation to the limit. But in her carelessness, she fell into a dream, giving Fang Yuan the perfect opportunity.
Fang Yuan is cunning and sinister, like a shark smelling blood, immediately biting down hard.
Even if she was an ally, so what? One’s own strength is what matters most. Others cannot be relied upon; only oneself is most dependable.
Fang Yuan’s attitude was firm. Hei Lou Lan tried many times but all ended in failure. In extreme anger, she deliberately withheld Fang Yuan’s My Strength Immortal Gu and stopped coming forward to use her Strength Immortal Gu to refine Air Bag Gu for Fang Yuan.
Hei Lou Lan had a sharp eye, and this action really put great pressure on Fang Yuan.
If Hei Lou Lan refused to activate the Strength Immortal Gu, Fang Yuan would have no Air Bag Gu. Without Air Bag Gu, he couldn’t sell Courage Gu.
Previously, to heal his wounds, Fang Yuan had stopped the sale of Courage Gu and provided it exclusively for himself. Without this income, the two Stone Nests were constantly refining Gu, and now his funds were almost depleted, with Immortal Essence Stones falling below one hundred.
To break through Hei Lou Lan’s restriction, Fang Yuan could rely on Wisdom Gu to deduce another Air Bag Gu recipe.
But this also brought considerable trouble.
At the auction, Fang Yuan had already sold the Enjoying Mountains and Rivers Immortal Gu. The substitute Evil Gu was not yet numerous enough. Even though an entire Stone Nest of hairy men worked day and night to refine Evil Gu, the consumption rate under the Wisdom Aura was simply too fast.
This situation was something Fang Yuan had anticipated; his original solution was to expand production scale.