"Those previous matters were all fair trades!" Fang Yuan's face stiffened as he immediately denied it.
"Hmph. The resources you squeezed out of that spineless fellow to grow to where you are today were certainly considerable. But I don't mind. In fact, we can continue to cooperate going forward," Lang Ya's Earth Spirit said coldly.
Fang Yuan narrowed his eyes, as if in disbelief. "Aren't you dead set on overthrowing humanity and establishing hairy men hegemony?"
"Of course!" Lang Ya's Earth Spirit answered without hesitation. "But meals must be eaten one bite at a time, and roads must be walked step by step. To realize one's ambitions, one must understand reality. Even if my original body were still alive, it would have to disguise itself as human. To achieve hairy men hegemony, cooperation with you humans is indispensable."
A flash of surprise crossed Fang Yuan's eyes.
This entirely new Lang Ya's Earth Spirit, though possessed of unrealistic ambitions, acted with remarkable rationality and possessed a clear, steady understanding of his surroundings and himself.
Mo Tansang quietly rose to his feet while the two were talking, healing his injuries.
"My plan is foolproof!" A sharp gleam flashed in Lang Ya's Earth Spirit's eyes as he spoke in a low, deliberate tone. "First, I'll use benefits to draw in a batch of human Gu Immortals. Use humans against humans, dismantle the human alliance from within, recruit these human Gu Immortals, and mold them into dogs and hawks for my great hairy men race! You're one of my targets — ahaha!"
At the end, he pointed at Fang Yuan and threw his head back in laughter.
Fang Yuan: "..."
Mo Tansang: "..."
Earth Spirits truly cannot lie. He had just blurted out his entire conspiracy of his own accord!
The next moment, Lang Ya's Earth Spirit realized his mistake, and his laughter cut off abruptly. He stroked his chin, a look of regret flashing across his face. "Oops. I got too excited and blurted out the whole plan."
Fang Yuan: "..."
Mo Tansang: "..."
"As for you, Gu Immortal of the Mo people." At this point, Lang Ya's Earth Spirit's gaze shifted from Fang Yuan to Mo Tansang. "I'm not that spineless fellow. Because he was afraid of being exposed, he refused your offers of cooperation many times. I'm very interested in every one of those proposals. Especially the ones about overthrowing human tribes and scheming against human powers! Honestly, humanity is too strong. Facing today's humanity, we non-human races are natural allies! Cooperate with me, and your Mo City will develop faster and grow ever stronger!"
Mo Tansang's injuries weren't serious, and he healed quickly.
Hearing Lang Ya's Earth Spirit's words, Mo Tansang felt as though his long suffering was finally rewarded.
He stole a subtle glance at Fang Yuan. Until this very moment, he still didn't know that this Star Path Gu Immortal before him was the familiar Fang Yuan.
"Hahaha." Lang Ya's Earth Spirit thought of something delightful and burst out laughing again. "These foolish Mo people! That's right — for my great hairy men race to ascend to hegemony, I'll need to use these Mo people, Feathered Men, and what have you. Once the day of success arrives, I'll demote these races to slavery and drain their value. Of course, the Mo people in Mo City can be treated somewhat differently. After all, they're the blood descendants of the One Word Immortal. Hmm... I could prop them up as puppet kings of the Mo race. Haha, what a brilliant idea!"
Fang Yuan: "..."
Mo Tansang: "..."
Lang Ya's Earth Spirit saw their speechless expressions, paused briefly, then immediately put on a solemn face, stroking his chin. "Did I let what was on my mind slip out again..."
Fang Yuan was now completely at ease. With a character like Lang Ya's Earth Spirit, how could the hairy men ever achieve hegemony?!
Mo Tansang covered his face with his hand. Even though he was Mo, not a hairy man, he felt secondhand embarrassment for Lang Ya's Earth Spirit.
--- Qin Baisheng closed in at high speed. The Cloud Pavilion was already within his attack range.
"There's an Earth Spirit in the pavilion, along with two Gu Immortals." Qin Baisheng possessed an excellent immortal-level reconnaissance killer move and immediately discerned much of Fang Yuan's side's true strength.
Qin Baisheng's eyes narrowed slightly. His flight abruptly slowed, and he swung his right hand forward.
Boom!
A golden light exploded, and the enormous shadow of a giant golden hammer instantly took shape, hurtling toward the Cloud Pavilion with crushing force.
A violent wave of air surged outward. The golden hammer's shadow was intimidating in presence, its mass even larger than the Cloud Pavilion itself! The originally grand Cloud Pavilion immediately looked flimsy beneath the golden giant hammer.
Gold Path Immortal-level killer move — City Smashing Hammer!
"How dare you!" The next moment, a figure burst out from the Cloud Pavilion with a roar.
It was Lang Ya's Earth Spirit!
The Earth Spirit didn't dodge or evade, charging straight at the massive golden hammer.
On his thick, heavily furred arms, dozens of Gu Insects appeared the instant they made contact with the City Smashing Hammer, circling around the Earth Spirit's entire body.
Rule Path Immortal-level killer move — Purified Space!
In an instant, the enormous golden hammer shadow vanished as if it had never existed, disappearing without a trace.
All that remained was the wave of air the hammer had carried, creating a gust of wind that lingered for a long time.
"Lang Ya's Earth Spirit?" Seeing the dramatically transformed Lang Ya's Earth Spirit before him, even the mysterious Shadow Sect Vice Envoy Qin Baisheng showed a hint of surprise, asking uncertainly.
"That's your grandpa right here!" Lang Ya's Earth Spirit roared. After destroying the golden hammer, he wasn't done — he charged directly at Qin Baisheng.
He was indeed different from the previous Lang Ya's Earth Spirit. His temperament was the complete opposite — ferocious and brave, his fighting spirit soaring.
Behind him, Fang Yuan and Mo Tansang watched with their hearts in their throats.
The Earth Spirit was the embodiment of the land itself, the most critical factor in any Gu Immortal's campaign to conquer a Blessed Land.
Normally, an Earth Spirit would conceal its form and use the entire Blessed Land to fight invading enemies. After all, an Earth Spirit could manipulate the Blessed Land. Once captured or destroyed, the difficulty of conquering the Blessed Land would plummet by several levels!
But this Lang Ya's Earth Spirit, who had transformed into a hairy man, was different — he charged straight into battle.