Fang Yuan flew at high speed while keeping watch over the gains in his Immortal Aperture.
He had come to this fragment world of the Myriad Star Cave Heaven, and his very first move yielded abundant spoils.
The only flaw was that many ordinary dragon fish had died. The wild beast dragon fish had gone berserk, unable to distinguish friend from foe, causing many of the ordinary dragon fish that normally surrounded it to perish miserably.
Otherwise, Fang Yuan would have harvested even more.
But Fang Yuan was already satisfied with this haul.
Back when he had raided the Eastern Tribe's headquarters, he had only managed to collect just over nine hundred thousand ordinary dragon fish and one wild beast dragon fish. His current gains already exceeded half of that previous haul. If he were to add these to the Dragon Scale Lake in the Fox Immortal's Blessed Land, the original lake wouldn't even be large enough to hold them all.
"First, I need to begin renovating and constructing the Star Constellation Blessed Land—at least enough to house these dragon fish."
Fang Yuan pondered this as he swept his gaze across his surroundings.
His True Essence was infinite, his mortal-level scouting methods were endlessly varied, and recently he had even acquired an Immortal-level scouting killer move — Star Sense.
Therefore, there was no need to worry about missing any treasures along the way.
However, as he flew along the path, Fang Yuan rarely made a move.
When the Star Constellation Blessed Land was still whole, it had already been looted repeatedly by the Battle Immortal Sect. Now, the resources remaining that could catch Fang Yuan's eye were few and far between. Moreover, he would have to hand over two-thirds of everything he obtained on this trip to the Crane Immortal Sect — he could only keep one-third for himself. This severely dampened Fang Yuan's enthusiasm.
"This time, the ten great sects have sent their disciples to compete for the various resources inside. The time limit is only seven days and seven nights. Once that window passes, all the resources will have been divided and claimed, and then it will be up to the ten great sects to conduct their own development and excavation. That will have nothing to do with me. So during this period, all I need to do is collect the wild beast dragon fish, the Scripture-Containing Giant Turtle, and that stalk of Nether Grass. The bulk of my effort and time should be devoted to exploring that dream realm in the central region!"
The moment he thought of the dream realm, Fang Yuan's gaze intensified, his heart burning with fervor.
Before departing, He Fengyang had instructed Fang Yuan to seize the central region as early as possible.
At the center of this fragment world lay a manifest dream realm.
It pertained to the prophecy of the Great Dream Immortal Venerable, and the ten ancient sects had long since begun researching it. Feng Jinhuang possessed the Dream Wing Immortal Gu, which allowed Spirit Affinity Lodge to firmly hold the leading position.
More critically, this dream realm had an enormously significant origin.
It was none other than the dream of the Star Constellation Immortal Venerable!
Spirit Crane Hall's research into the Dream Path, while far behind Spirit Affinity Lodge's, could still check their momentum if they seized this dream fragment. Moreover, they could use it as leverage to negotiate terms and exchange benefits with Spirit Affinity Lodge.
The most precious resource in the entire fragment world was not desolate beasts or desolate plants — it was this small, manifested dream fragment!
That was why He Fengyang had specifically instructed Fang Yuan about this matter before their departure.
But how could he have known the excitement brewing in Fang Yuan's heart?
Although Fang Yuan did not possess Dream Path Immortal Gu like Feng Jinhuang, he had the Wisdom Path Immortal Gu, Solving Riddles — as well as the Dream Path killer move it had formed: Decoding Dreams!
He Fengyang had invited Fang Yuan to act on behalf of Spirit Crane Hall — it was practically inviting a thief through the front door, or leading a weasel into the chicken coop.
"Spirit Crane Hall simply lacked the strength. This time, they sent me to negotiate, but we met fierce resistance from the other nine sects. In the end, Spirit Crane Hall got what it wanted, but my departure was delayed far behind the other sects. I need to get there quickly and secure the central area before anything goes wrong."
Capturing dragon fish was merely something to do along the way — the true priority was the manifested dream fragment in the central area.
However, when Fang Yuan arrived at the destination, someone had already beaten him there.
"Fang Yuan, I've been waiting here for quite some time." Feng Jinhuang led four Gu Masters from Spirit Affinity Lodge, guarding the magnificent dream realm behind them.
She gazed at her greatest enemy for this venture, her features so perfect they seemed painted, her skin white as snow, a charming smile gracing her lips, radiating absolute confidence.
Fang Yuan was in no hurry. He smiled back and said, "According to the rules set by the ten great sects, for your Spirit Affinity Lodge to fully occupy this area, 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 here."
The ten great ancient sects were the prestigious orthodox sects of the Central Continent, and they shared a common origin—the Heavenly Court.
Therefore, although this was a competition, it was not as cruel and murderous as the Demonic Path. The methods were comparatively gentler.
Feng Jinhuang shook her head. "Even if I possess the Immortal Gu and Immortal Essence left by my mother, I cannot defeat you, Fang Yuan. I was waiting for you because I wanted to propose a transaction."
"Oh?" Fang Yuan raised an eyebrow, his voice cold. "You want to make a deal with me again? Last time at the Gu Refinement Conference, you scammed me quite thoroughly. Telling me the method to free myself from the Immortal Zombie state turned out to be the Ten Extremes Body Immortal Ascension! And now you want to make a deal with me again?"
Feng Jinhuang hurriedly said, "Transactions are mutually beneficial. You, Fang Yuan, gained quite a few advantages from my Spirit Affinity Lodge last time. Rest assured, I won't let you suffer a loss in this deal."
"Very well, let's hear it first," Fang Yuan nodded.
Feng Jinhuang immediately proposed the terms of the deal—it was actually another method to free oneself from the Immortal Zombie state!
She had fully identified Fang Yuan's weak point and intended to seize it without letting go.
After confirming that Feng Jinhuang's method was none of the ones he already possessed, Fang Yuan nodded and agreed to the deal.
Just as Feng Jinhuang had said, the deal was mutually beneficial — it offered advantages to both parties. When there was something to be gained, of course Fang Yuan would take it.
In short order, Fang Yuan obtained an entirely new method that could help him break free from his Immortal Zombie body and regain new life.