If Sha Mo and the others couldn't hold out against the soul beast offensive first, then this raid would end in failure. But if the Gu Immortals managed to dismantle the battlefield killer move before that happened, they would claim victory.
Boom!
Fang Yuan swung his long sleeve, unleashing a mortal-level Wisdom Path killer move that blasted seven or eight hidden Gu into dust.
Previously, when he had cracked the Battle Soul Sand Field battlefield killer move, a single strike could destroy at most five or six hidden Gu. Now one strike could take out seven or eight. This went to show that during this time spent holed up in the Fox Immortal's blessed land, constantly refining and studying through borrowing and emulation, his Wisdom Path methods had improved.
But Fang Yuan was still unsatisfied in his heart: "Self-practice like this will always have limited progress. To make my cracking ability surge, a Wisdom Gu is essential. Unfortunately, although I possess one Wisdom Path Immortal Gu—Decipher—it can't be applied to cracking battlefield killer moves."
The function of the Decipher Immortal Gu was to help a Gu Immortal think and solve puzzles. If one treated a battlefield killer move as another kind of riddle or puzzle, then the Decipher Immortal Gu would be quite relevant to cracking battlefield killer moves.
But using the Decipher Immortal Gu on its own would be of no help whatsoever in dismantling a battlefield killer move.
So Fang Yuan planned to use the Wisdom Radiance, with the Decipher Immortal Gu as the core, to deduce a simple Immortal-level killer move specifically for cracking battlefield killer moves.
But despite Fang Yuan's relentless efforts, right up until he departed for the Eastern Sea, he had not succeeded.
Deducing an Immortal-level killer move was extraordinarily difficult.
Generally speaking, even an Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal would need years of work to design a brand-new Immortal-level killer move.
And quite often, one would suffer from mental exhaustion and insufficient foundational knowledge, causing the Gu Immortal to die before ever perfecting the killer move.
That was why the inheritance Fang Yuan had obtained contained so many records of incomplete Immortal-level killer moves.
Although Fang Yuan's Star Path attainment was quite ordinary, he had relied on the Wisdom Gu to complete certain incomplete Immortal moves, giving rise to later creations like Star Fire Escape and Outer Reflection Star Thought.
But now, starting from a completely blank slate, designing a Wisdom Path killer move from scratch was beyond Fang Yuan's capabilities.
Even with the Wisdom Radiance's assistance, his Wisdom Path attainment was merely ordinary. This shortest shortcoming severely dragged him down.
"In truth, the Decipher Immortal Gu and the task of cracking battlefield killer moves are closely aligned. If only my Wisdom Path attainment had reached the master level, I would be able to design a brand-new Wisdom Path Immortal-level killer move specifically for cracking battlefield killer moves."
Fang Yuan had already secretly assessed this.
But at this moment, despite his regrets, he felt no anxiety whatsoever deep down.
Since Sha Mo had publicly promised to bring him into the Eastern Sea Stalemate Alliance, the likelihood of him going back on his word was extremely small.
Even if this attempt to crack the Battle Soul Sand Field still ended in failure, it had little to do with Fang Yuan anymore.
He had already achieved his original goal—joining the Eastern Sea Stalemate Alliance.
"In fact, from a certain perspective, to demonstrate my future value and keep Sha Mo hooked on me, it would actually be better if battlefield killer moves like the Battle Soul Sand Field were cracked as late as possible."
If all these battlefield killer moves were cracked and the Jade Dew Blessed Land was conquered, the benefits Fang Yuan would receive wouldn't be that great. It would actually be better to bide his time, wait for his strength to grow, and see whether he could claim a larger share in the future.
Fang Yuan's hands never stopped moving, but his mind was calm and leisurely as he secretly observed his surroundings out of the corner of his eye.
There was no need to observe Bu Dan anymore—he was still the same as always, huffing and puffing with all his might, yet each strike could only destroy a single hidden Gu. His contribution to the overall effort was negligible at best.
Fang Yuan focused his observation on the three newly arrived Gu Immortals. All three possessed some degree of Wisdom Path methods; they had been specifically invited by Sha Mo.
Closest to Fang Yuan was that elderly Gu Immortal—the Demonic Path Gu Immortal known as Nine Ghost Finger.
At this moment, he was looking down at his own hands. All ten fingers were present, but when he rapidly formed hand seals, only nine finger phantoms appeared.
His Wisdom Path inheritance was entirely unique. The missing finger represented "the one that escapes"—the most elusive thread of heavenly fortune.
Nine Ghost Finger formed hand seals as he went, his nine phantom fingers dancing and swirling around him, while he muttered something under his breath in an unknown incantation.
Simultaneously, a variety of mortal Gu flew out from his Immortal aperture.
These mortal Gu soared into midair and detonated one by one, destroying the nearby hidden points.
Some mortal Gu could only destroy a single point, while others could take out seven or eight hidden Gu. On average, his speed was still a notch below Fang Yuan's, but his Wisdom Path attainment was definitely higher.
Fang Yuan then turned his gaze to Big Bag Lu Tanxin.
The title "Big Bag" was quite peculiar. Fang Yuan guessed that since the other party was a Space Path Gu Immortal, did "Big Bag" imply that this person was exceptionally skilled in storage methods?
But in general, Gu Immortals who primarily cultivated the Space Path would, due to their numerous Space Path Dao marks, possess Immortal apertures and blessed lands far more spacious and expansive than those of ordinary Gu Immortals.
Right now, Lu Tanxin's eyes had transformed into vertical pupils, like a cat's, as he continuously scouted the area.
His plump hands had turned golden and gleaming with an oily sheen, the aura they exuded making it clear this was a top-tier mortal-level killer move.
Lu Tanxin observed for several breaths before making his move.