"Little Fox Immortal, why aren't you calling me master yet?"
"Ma... Master..."
Little Fox Immortal finally came back to her senses. Feng Jin Huang, who had almost claimed victory just moments ago, was now free-falling from thousands of meters in a high-difficulty maneuver.
Although she was ultimately rescued by a Gu Immortal, the final victory still fell into the hands of this suddenly appearing naked man.
At this moment, Little Fox Immortal suddenly covered her round, big eyes, her cheeks flushing crimson, and turned her head away:
"Master, how embarrassing! You're so grown up, why aren't you wearing clothes?"
Fixed Immortal Travel can teleport a Gu Immortal to any place they have a strong impression of, making it the most ideal movement Gu, allowing Gu Immortals to traverse the world. However, its only drawback is that it cannot teleport external objects—such as clothes.
Fang Yuan was completely unconcerned by this. He raised his hand and rubbed Little Fox Immortal's fluffy head. Little Fox Immortal's face grew even redder, but Fang Yuan said in a deep voice:
"Little Fox Immortal, close the Blessed Land. No one is allowed to enter."
As his voice fell, he took out the bright moon still water tower and four jars of fine wine, tilting his head back to drink them all, thus obtaining the spirit travel gu.
After a few more hushed instructions, perhaps due to the intense consumption of refining immortal gu on Mortals, he actually fainted directly.
When Fang Yuan awoke from his coma, it was already three days and three nights later. He felt a dizzy spell, and the dangers in the Three Kings Blessed Land were still vivid in his mind.
Little Fox Immortal was guarding him, and had found clothes for him to wear days ago.
"This is... women's clothing?"
It turned out that the original owner of Fox Immortal Blessed Land was White Fox Immortal, and the wardrobe in Soul-Shaking Palace only contained women's clothing, with not a single piece of men's clothing.
Fang Yuan changed out of the women's clothing and back into his own clothes, then handed over control of his body to Yuan Fang.
Little Fox Immortal was originally the Earth Spirit of Fox Immortal Blessed Land, and the condition for recognizing a master was to reach the summit of Soul Searching Mountain.
Little Fox Immortal looked like a five or six-year-old girl, with a pair of fox ears perked up on her head and a fluffy fox tail wagging behind her. She floated in mid-air, her white fox tail swaying, making one feel an impulse to reach out and tug it.
The Soul-Shaking Palace was resplendent and magnificent, built by White Fox Immortal, the previous owner of Fox Immortal Blessed Land. At this moment, Yuan Fang was inside the palace, sitting on White Fox Immortal's former bed. Little Fox Immortal leaned close to him and said crisply:
"Master, you're finally awake! There's a big, silly guy at the door who looks exactly like you, and he's been coming to see you every day. Little Fox Immortal thought Master needed a good rest, so I chased him away."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Fang raised his hand and rubbed Little Fox Immortal's small head again. This time, Little Fox Immortal didn't dodge, a blush rising on her cheeks as she obediently squinted her eyes, allowing Yuan Fang to stroke her head. Fang Yuan then spoke:
"Little Fox Immortal, you did well. Where are the Fixed Immortal Travel and spirit travel gu?"
Little Fox Immortal instantly teleported away from Yuan Fang's palm, then floated onto his shoulder, leaning against him like a small bird, and said with a smile:
"Master, they're playing outside Soul Searching Mountain! I'll take you there right away."
As her voice fell, Little Fox Immortal instantly teleported Yuan Fang to the location of the Fixed Immortal Travel and spirit travel gu. These two immortal gu had been outside for several days, searching for food.
They were both starving.
Yuan Fang took out a green grape immortal essence and fed it to Fixed Immortal Travel, and then fed dozens of jars of fine wine to spirit travel gu. They both ate very happily; this was their first time eating.
(The original work did not mention the food of roaming immortal gu)
After the two immortal gu were full, they regained their vitality and ran off to play in the grassland outside Soul Searching Mountain. Milk Tea Flowers bloomed everywhere on the ground. Yuan Fang picked one and drank its juice.
The Milk Tea Flower is a Food Path Gu material, and its internal juice is mellow and rich, with a strong milky fragrance.
In the distant grassland, a pack of foxes was catching wild rabbits in burrows. White Fox Immortal was originally an Enslavement Path Gu Immortal, commanding this group of fox beasts.
According to the Fox Immortal Earth Spirit, there were millions of foxes in the Blessed Land, and countless other exotic beasts. It was a pity that the desolate beasts in the beast group had already died, otherwise Yuan Fang could have obtained a few more rank six combat strengths.
(In the original work, Fox Immortal Blessed Land was too weak; even if it encountered Mei Lan Movie, it shouldn't have only had the Ten Thousand Beast King, so I will strengthen it a bit)
Fox Immortal Blessed Land is a relatively new Blessed Land, rich in resources and full of vitality, much better than Three Kings Blessed Land—it has millions of acres of land, with Gu materials everywhere, but all of them are Mortal grade.
"Little Fox Immortal, where are the people I brought? Take me to see them." Yuan Fang picked another Milk Tea Flower and drank its juice.
"Okay, Master."
Little Fox Immortal mischievously blinked her big, watery eyes and instantly teleported Fang Yuan to the northern slope of Soul Searching Mountain.
Fang Yuan looked up and saw a town under construction on the north side of Soul Searching Mountain.
Thousands of Gu Yue Clan Members were building simple shelters. The bright moon still water tower was situated on a hundred-meter slope at the foot of the mountain, and Ancient Moon Fangzheng and other high-ranking Gu Yue Clan Members were all standing in front of the tower.
It was their first time witnessing the capabilities of a Gu Immortal, and they were all stunned, wide-eyed, at the Gu materials spread everywhere.
At this moment, Yuan Fang noticed a stone at his feet—it wasn't the pink crystal-like rock of Soul Searching Mountain, but a one-time consumable Gu, a Gu worm recorded in the legend of human ancestor:
courage gu.
"Master, you're so lucky! This is courage gu. Crushing it can strengthen your soul."
Little Fox Immortal seemed very happy. Before she could finish, Yuan Fang raised his foot and crushed the courage gu.
The next moment, Yuan Fang felt a refreshing clarity in his Divine Soul. The dizziness from his previous coma vanished, and his soul expanded to that of sixty-one people.
"Little Fox Immortal, let's go find other courage gu."
"Okay, Master, Little Fox Immortal is willing to serve you. The mountain path is difficult, should Little Fox Immortal directly teleport Master to where the courage gu are?"
As soon as Little Fox Immortal heard about finding courage gu, her face lit up with joy—this meant Yuan Fang would use her abilities.
"No need, I'll walk there myself. Why waste precious green grape immortal essence?" Fang Yuan waved his hand, refusing.
Little Fox Immortal was slightly dejected, but quickly put on a treasure-offering expression and leaned close to him.
The green grape immortal essence within Fox Immortal Blessed Land was also scarce, only about seventy-odd pieces. Although more abundant than Three Kings Blessed Land, it couldn't be considered plentiful.
And every time Little Fox Immortal helped someone teleport, it would consume immortal essence. Of course, if she teleported herself, it would not consume green grape immortal essence.
After about a full day, Yuan Fang and Fang Yuan found many courage gu, and both their souls reached the Realm of a hundred-person soul.
Unfortunately, there was no Luo Po Valley; the Luo Po Wind and Bewildering Fog there could refine souls but could not strengthen them.
After their cultivation reached the hundred-person head, Yuan Fang returned to Soul-Shaking Palace and ordered Little Fox Immortal to summon Fang Zheng and other high-ranking Gu Yue Clan Members to the Soul-Shaking Palace for a meeting.
Before long, three Rank Five Gu Masters arrived successively, while those Rank Four and below Gu Masters were busy rebuilding the village and couldn't spare the time.
Fang Zheng had walked to the entrance of Soul-Shaking Palace more than once, but this was his first time stepping inside. He saw Yuan Fang seated at the head, leisurely sipping tea.
The three subordinates stepped forward one by one to report on the Family's recent situation, while also expressing concern about the headquarters at White Bone Mountain.
After listening to the three's reports, Yuan Fang spoke faintly:
"There's no need to worry about White Bone Mountain. We have ten Rank Four Gu Masters there, and also the Shang Family, so don't be concerned. By the way, where are Feng Tianyu, Qiu Jiu, Tie Ruo Nan, and Xiao Mang?"
Qing Shu replied: "The Killer Ghost Doctor Qiu Jiu is treating the injured clan members. Feng Tianyu is refining Rank Three Milk Spring Gu in the bright moon still water tower. Tie Ruo Nan and Xiao Mang are exploring other areas of the Blessed Land."
Hearing this, Yuan Fang nodded, then changed the subject to the future Earth Tribulations of the Blessed Land:
"Every Blessed Land experiences an Earth Tribulation every ten years, and the Blessed Land's Earth Tribulation is approaching. Within Fox Immortal Blessed Land, there are still traces of previous Earth Tribulations, such as the great fire in the west and the great flood in the north."
Regarding the great fire and great flood, Yuan Fang planned to use the Stone Man Clan residing in the Blessed Land to dig a canal and extinguish the great fire with the great flood.
At the same time, there was also a rank six combat strength Mei Lan Movie in Fox Immortal Blessed Land, and White Fox Immortal might have died by its hand. He ordered the Gu Yue Clan Members not to fight Mei Lan Movie head-on if they encountered it, but to immediately hide in Soul Searching Mountain.
"Clan Leader, we have Little Fox Immortal and the bright moon still water tower. We might not be unable to defeat Mei Lan Movie."
Clan Leader Gu Yue Bo didn't realize the true combat strength of a Gu Immortal. Since White Fox Immortal perished at the hands of Mei Lan Movie, it wouldn't be so easy to deal with.
However, Gu Yue Bo's words were not entirely without reason:
Little Fox Immortal was formed from a Gu Immortal's obsession; in essence, she was a Gu Immortal after death. As long as there was sufficient immortal essence, she could fully possess Gu Immortal combat strength. After Yuan Fang's further improvements, the bright moon still water tower also possessed considerable combat strength if fully activated.
More importantly, they held the biggest trump card—the legendary Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, Soul Searching Mountain.
Soul Searching Mountain would use its own power to suppress those rank six combat strengths. The Soul-Shaking Wind of Soul Searching Mountain could shatter the souls of rank six combat strengths. In the original work, Mud Swamp Crab died this way. As for Mei Lan Movie, it was forcibly taken offline by Little Fox Immortal and kicked out of the room.
Yuan Fang also ordered the members of the Gu Yue Clan to strengthen themselves. A month later, they would go to war with the Stone Man Clan within Fox Immortal Blessed Land.
Stone Men are a type of variant human, naturally skilled at digging and mining. Their Lifespan can reach a thousand years, but most of their lives are spent in slumber.
The way Stone Men reproduce is particularly unique:
They only have male Stone Men. By cutting off a piece of stone from their bodies, they can produce the next generation of Stone Men; if a Stone Man is killed, they will split, and one Stone Man will become two small Stone Men.
This is not unlimited division; when their souls are completely consumed, they will cease to have offspring and die completely.
The reason Yuan Fang wanted to go to war with the Stone Man Clan was to create more Stone Men, and then enslave them. He would then use courage gu to strengthen the Stone Man Clan, making them dig canals to extinguish the great fire with the great flood.
After Fang Zheng and the other two left, Yuan Fang walked to the open-air high platform of Soul-Shaking Palace and gazed at the sky. Cool breezes blew in waves. Yuan Fang recalled the Charm Tribe, Stone Men, Earth Tribulations, great fires and floods, Mud Swamp Crabs, and Mei Lan Movie. It truly was "a brewing storm before the mountain rain."
But how could he turn back from the path he had chosen? How could he avoid the fire and water?
It was merely a bit of wind and frost...