Yunzhu Mountain Range.
Fang Yuan hovered high in the air, unleashing Immortal-level Servitude Path killer moves in every direction.
Hit, hit, hit!
The desolate beasts — Cloud Civets — writhed violently within the glow of the killer moves, their expressions twisted in pain as they howled ceaselessly. But soon, their resistance dwindled rapidly. In the end, they went completely still, staying right where they were, and bowed their heads in submission to Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan smiled, opened his Immortal aperture gateway, and the Cloud Civets docilely scurried inside.
It wasn't just the Cloud Civets. A massive number of other living creatures couldn't escape his clutches either.
Yunzhu Mountain Range was vast in area, a large-scale resource point saturated with dense Cloud Path dao marks. It was perfectly normal for desolate beasts and desolate plants to thrive here — ancient desolate beasts were even a possibility.
Fang Yuan quickly plundered the area. With memories from his previous life, he knew exactly where each desolate beast and desolate plant was located.
Before long, he had harvested seven Cloud Civet desolate beasts, eleven desolate plants of three varieties — Cloud Qi Root, White Hair Ginseng, and Spear-Tip Bamboo — as well as a piece of Seventh Transformation immortal material: a massive chunk of seven-colored Cloud Clay.
"There's plenty of time!" Fang Yuan calculated.
In his previous life, simply plundering these resources had consumed considerable time. But this time, since it was his second round of looting, he was well-practiced and worked with great speed, saving a vast amount of time.
"In my previous life, I only did a rough sweep. There were actually quite a few places in this mountain range I hadn't touched."
Fang Yuan probed into unfamiliar territory and, sure enough, discovered another Cloud Civet desolate beast.
He was in the middle of deploying a Servitude Path killer move to suppress it when a message arrived from the Langya Earth Spirit inside his Immortal aperture: "Reporting to Master — we've finished investigating the origins of the Wood Path Immortal Gu we recently acquired. It is a Sixth Transformation Wood Path Immortal Gu named Chengzhu!"
Gu were the true essence of heaven and earth. Without a doubt, the Chengzhu Immortal Gu was the most valuable treasure in Yunzhu Mountain Range at this moment.
In his previous life, Fang Yuan had been delayed briefly by the grand formation at Yunzhu Mountain Range and hadn't made it in time. The two Chi Family Gu Immortals stationed here had been decisive — before fleeing, they had destroyed the wild Immortal Gu that was on the verge of forming.
But in this life, Fang Yuan had taken note of this. From the very first strike, he had struck at the vital point, shattered the grand formation, and placed the still-unformed wild Immortal Gu under his control.
The two Chi Family Gu Immortals were dumbfounded — Fang Yuan had broken through the grand formation far too quickly!
In his previous life, this formation had managed to hold Fang Yuan off for a short while, performing respectably. But since Fang Yuan had broken it in his previous life, he now understood the principles behind its operation, making it easy to shatter in this life.
After a brief wait, the wild Immortal Gu had just finished forming when Fang Yuan refined it on the spot.
The Chengzhu Immortal Gu was no larger than a person's little finger. Its body was long and flat, with a smooth pronotum that covered its head. The head was narrow and small. Its eyes were half-spherical.
Fang Yuan had once held it in his palm to examine. Its body and elytra were both very soft, its abdomen had six abdominal plates, and its tail emitted a deep, resplendent green glow.
In general terms, the Chengzhu Immortal Gu looked like a firefly that could emit a deep green luminescence.
"Not bad at all — this Immortal Gu is exactly what I need." A faint look of pleasure appeared on Fang Yuan's face.
Fang Yuan had eliminated Chen Yi, obtained his soul, and had been performing soul searching on it all along.
Chen Yi was the Supreme Grand Elder of the Yuan Lotus Sect. In his youth, he had obtained a Yuan Lotus true inheritance — the Tree of Karmic Cause and Effect. During the battle at Langya Blessed Land, he had obtained another Yuan Lotus true inheritance — Tracing Origins and Sealing Outcomes.
Thus, Fang Yuan now held two Yuan Lotus true inheritances!
However, the foundation of Tracing Origins and Sealing Outcomes rested upon the Tree of Karmic Cause and Effect.
The core Immortal Gu of these two killer moves, aside from the Dao of Law Immortal Gu of Cause and Effect, were some Wood Path Gu Insects.
Chen Yi had perished in battle, his void aperture dissolving, and the Gu Insects inside had long since been self-destructed. If Fang Yuan wished to cultivate the Yuan Lotus true inheritance, he would need to gather the Gu Insects himself.
Mortal Gu could be dealt with, but Immortal Gu required careful planning to prepare.
The Chengzhu Immortal Gu was clearly a Wood Path Gu Insect that could be put toward cultivating the relevant aspects of the Yuan Lotus true inheritance.
By the time Chi Qu You piloted the Taiyu Temple to arrive at the Cloud Bamboo Mountain Range, Fang Yuan had long since vanished without a trace!
The Chi family Gu Immortals stared blankly at the Cloud Bamboo Mountain Range.
Many had their eyes wide open, revealing expressions of disbelief: "It's completely bare! Is this still the Cloud Bamboo Mountain Range? What happened to our magnificent and flourishing Cloud Bamboo Mountain Range?"
An elder Gu Immortal nearly coughed up blood. Trembling, he spoke: "I once garrisoned here for a time, nurturing this mountain range with all my heart and effort, only for it to fall into Fang Yuan's thieving hands! Fang Yuan, you demonic scoundrel — I will never coexist with you!"
Others were deep in thought, their tone heavy: "The ordinary cloud bamboo we planted here covered an enormous area. Only a clever Wood Path killer move could harvest them all quickly. Fang Yuan clearly came prepared!"
In his previous life, Fang Yuan had indeed lacked Wood Path methods, ultimately leaving behind the massive quantities of ordinary cloud bamboo on the mountain and taking only the desolate plants.
But in this life, he had returned with the advantages of rebirth, so naturally he was thoroughly prepared.
Fang Yuan had specifically designed a Wood Path Immortal killer move for harvesting cloud bamboo!
Although his Wood Path realm was not high, with the aid of the Wisdom Aura, deducing a Sixth Transformation killer move targeting ordinary materials was well within his reach.
He had annexed Langya Blessed Land and obtained several Wood Path Immortal Gu, which proved perfectly useful here.
Langya Blessed Land boasted a rich treasury. The White Hair Earth Spirit had ruled the blessed land for an extraordinarily long time, managing it for hundreds of thousands of years, with several Immortal Gu from every major Path. They had no systematic arrangement — they had all been refined by the Earth Spirit, or prepared while studying various conundrums of the Refinement Path.
Fang Yuan had once borrowed the Wooden Sprout Immortal Gu from among them to compose the Bacterial Radiance killer move.
Chi Qu You's face was dark with fury, his hands hidden within his wide sleeves clenched tightly into fists.
"Fang Yuan..." He gritted his teeth silently, his previous fantasies shattered.
Fang Yuan had been targeting the Chi family all along!