Fang Yuan flew swiftly, all the while monitoring the harvest in his celestial aperture.
He had come to this fragment world of the Starry Sky grotto-heaven, and his very first venture had yielded a bountiful catch.
The only slight blemish was that many of the ordinary dragon fish had perished. The wild beast dragon fish had gone berserk, attacking friend and foe alike, which led to the tragic deaths of the numerous ordinary dragon fish that usually swam alongside it.
Otherwise, Fang Yuan would have收获 even more.
But still, Fang Yuan was satisfied with this haul.
Back in the Eastern Clan's base camp, he had only managed to collect just over 900,000 ordinary dragon fish and one wild beast dragon fish. This current harvest already exceeded half of that. If he were to add these to Fox Immortal's blessed land's Dragon Scale Lake, the original lake wouldn't even be large enough to contain them.
"However, before I can think of that, I need to focus on transforming and building the Starfall blessed land. I must at least settle these dragon fish inside it first."
Fang Yuan pondered while scanning his surroundings.
His true essence was limitless, his mortal-path scouting methods were numerous, and he had recently acquired an immortal-path scouting killer move—Stellar Resonance.
Therefore, he didn't need to worry about missing any good treasures along the way.
But despite flying onward, Fang Yuan rarely made a move.
When the Starry Sky grotto-heaven was whole, it had already been ransacked multiple times by the Immortal Crane Sect. Now, the remaining resources worthy of catching Fang Yuan's eye were exceedingly few. Besides, he had to hand over two-thirds of what he obtained here to the Immortal Crane Sect, keeping only one-third for himself. This severely dampened Fang Yuan's enthusiasm.
"This time, the ten great sects are sending their disciples to compete for the various resources inside. Time is limited—only seven days and seven nights. After that, the resources will all be carved up and claimed, followed by the individual development and scavenging by the ten great sects. That won't involve me at all. So during this time, I only need to secure the wild beast dragon fish, the Sutra-Hiding Softshell Turtle, and that One Ghost Grass. My main effort and time should be devoted to exploring that dreamscape in the central region!"
The moment he thought of the dreamscape, Fang Yuan's gaze intensified, his heart burning with excitement.
Before his departure, He Fengyang had instructed Fang Yuan to seize control of the central region as soon as possible.
At the very center of this fragment world, there was an exposed dreamscape.
It concerned the prophecy of the Grand Dream Immortal Venerable, and all ten of the ancient great sects were already researching it. Feng Jinhuang possessed the Dream Wing Immortal Gu, which allowed Spirit Affinity Hall to firmly maintain the leading position.
More crucially, this dreamscape had an immense origin.
It was the dreamscape of the Star Constellation Immortal Venerable!
Although the Immortal Crane Sect's research into the Dao of Dreams lagged far behind Spirit Affinity Hall's, if they could seize this dreamscape, they could curb Spirit Affinity Hall's momentum. They could even leverage this piece of dreamscape to negotiate conditions and trade interests with Spirit Affinity Hall.
The most valuable resource in the entire fragment world was not the wild beasts or wild plants. It was this small, exposed dreamscape!
Therefore, He Fengyang had specifically instructed Fang Yuan about this matter before his departure.
But how could he know the thrill in Fang Yuan's heart?
Although Fang Yuan didn't possess an Immortal Gu related to the Dao of Dreams like Feng Jinhuang did, he had a Wisdom Path Immortal Gu that could solve riddles, and the Dao of Dreams killer move it formed—Dream Unraveling!
He Fengyang inviting Fang Yuan to act on behalf of the Immortal Crane Sect was practically inviting a thief in and leading a weasel to the chicken coop.
"The Immortal Crane Sect truly lacks strength. This time they sent me, which resulted in strong resistance from the other nine sects. Although they ultimately got their way, my departure was much later than the other nine sects'. I must hurry over and secure the central region, lest anything go wrong."
Catching the dragon fish was merely something done along the way. The priority was the exposed dreamscape in the central region.
However, when Fang Yuan arrived at his destination, someone had already beaten him to it.
"Fang Yuan, I have been waiting here for quite some time." Feng Jinhuang led four Gu Masters from Spirit Affinity Hall, guarding the magnificent dreamscape behind them.
She looked at her greatest rival in this venture. Her features were delicate as a painting, her skin like white snow, and her charming smile made her appear supremely confident.
Fang Yuan wasn't anxious and smiled in return. "According to the rules set by the ten great sects, if your Spirit Affinity Hall wants to thoroughly occupy this place, you must face a challenge from any one sect. Only after winning two out of three matches can you strip your opponent of the right to occupy it."
The ten ancient great sects were prestigious righteous factions of the Central Continent, sharing a common origin—the Heavenly Court.
So although this was a competition, it wasn't as brutal and murderous as the Demonic Path. The methods were relatively mild.
Feng Jinhuang shook her head. "Even with the Immortal Gu and Immortal Essence left by my mother, I cannot defeat you, Fang Yuan. I was waiting for you only to propose a trade."
"Oh?" Fang Yuan raised an eyebrow, his tone turning cold. "You want to trade with me again? Last time at the Gu refinement convention, you scammed me quite thoroughly. The method you gave me for escaping the state of an Immortal Zombie turned out to be the Ten Absolutes Body ascending to immortality! And now you want to trade again?"
Feng Jinhuang hastily explained, "A trade is mutually beneficial. Fang Yuan, you've gained quite a few advantages from my Spirit Affinity Hall as well. Rest assured, I won't let you suffer a loss in this trade."
"Alright, let's hear it first," Fang Yuan nodded.
Feng Jinhuang immediately proposed the terms of the trade: it was another method for escaping the state of an Immortal Zombie!
She had pinpointed Fang Yuan's weakness and intended to exploit it relentlessly.
After confirming that this method from Feng Jinhuang was not one he already possessed, Fang Yuan agreed to the trade.
Just as Feng Jinhuang had said, a trade was mutually beneficial, offering advantages to both sides. When there was profit to be gained, of course Fang Yuan would take it.
And so, Fang Yuan obtained an entirely new method that could help him escape his Immortal Zombie body and regain new life.