Currently, Yuan Fang has seven Human Path immortal gu in his possession: Calmness, Aloofness, Human Heart, Myriad Self, Self, Prestige, and Healing.
His Law Path immortal gu collection includes Might, Suppression, and Weakness; his Foundation is now much deeper than before.
In addition, Yuan Fang had previously obtained the Secluded Domain of Heaven and Earth, Fang Cun Mountain, from Bitan Blessed Land.
This Fang Cun Mountain contains a massive amount of dao marks, and its power is so great that it is almost comparable to a Rank Nine immortal gu.
Lately, Yuan Fang has been diligently studying it, attempting to integrate it into his own Killer Move system as an additional trump card.
After successfully advancing to a Rank Seven Gu Immortal, Yuan Fang set about strengthening his Human Path Blessed Land, allowing the Gu Immortal seeds within to be the first to undergo Immortal Ascension.
Relying on the Heaven-Defying effects of the Fixed immortal gu, just as in his previous life, he nurtured twelve Gu Immortals within the blessed land, including Gu Yue Fuqi, Rock Black Tortoise, Step Success, and Little Lang Ya, with variant human Gu Immortals making up the majority.
Just as everything was progressing steadily, a distress call from the Lang Ya Earth Spirit suddenly arrived.
Yuan Fang did not rush to provide reinforcement immediately; instead, he first activated the Aloofness Immortal Gu to construct the Immortal Path Killer Move, Two Sleeves of Pure Wind.
With this move, he cleanly severed the Information Path alliance agreement between himself and the Shadow Sect, completely erasing that layer of invisible restraint.
After dealing with the hidden danger of the agreement, he activated Fixed Immortal Travel and teleported directly to the Thieving Heaven Space in the Western Desert that housed the mecha inheritance.
Entering the depths of the mecha grotto-heaven, Yuan Fang collected the rank six immortal gu house hometown returner into his immortal aperture.
Only after obtaining the hometown returner did Yuan Fang formally assemble his manpower.
Beside him were Fang Yuan, Fang Zheng, Qing Shu, Desolate Dust, Red Snake, Tianyu, Trace, the Clan Leader, Yun Sheng, the Eastern Orc, Zhou Zhong, Zheng Ling, the Little Person Gu Immortal, Lin Hong, Xiao Mang, the Avatar, Chang Fan, and Ru Yan, totaling eighteen people.
Added to them were twelve Rank Six Gu Immortals mobilized from Yuan Fang's Human Path Blessed Land:
Gu Yue Fuqi, Ling Yun, Little Lang Ya, White Dove, Rock Black Tortoise, Step Success, Yang Xiaoyan, Yu Shu, Mao Qing Feng, Du Ziteng, Zhuang Dayun, and Mo Yan.
These twelve, along with the previous eighteen and Yuan Fang himself, made a total of forty-one Gu Immortals, all of whom used Fixed Immortal Travel to teleport directly into the heart of Lang Ya Blessed Land.
"You've finally arrived, kid Fang Yuan, and kid Yuan Fang."
As soon as the Lang Ya Earth Spirit saw everyone arrive, he immediately teleported in front of them and spoke with an air of seniority:
"You two arrogant brats, if you can help me repel the Shadow Sect's immortals this time, this old man will surely reward you handsomely."
"Earth Spirit, why not tell us what the reward is first? If you could grant a Gu Refining opportunity, that would be for the best," Yuan Fang said with a faint smile.
"Hmph! You slippery brat, I'll let you have your way this once!"
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit snorted and flicked his sleeves, leading Yuan Fang's group to the highest point of a Cloud Pavilion within the blessed land.
At this moment, the Twelve Wave Cloud Confusion Formation had already been laid out across the Cloud Cover Continent of Lang Ya Blessed Land, with clouds churning and a solemn atmosphere.
In the battle of Lang Ya Blessed Land in his previous life, the Twelve Cloud Pavilions that served as the formation cores for the Twelve Wave Cloud Confusion Formation were all smashed by the Shadow Sect.
Later, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit's personality changed drastically, and due to his love for ostentation, he rebuilt the Twelve Cloud Cities upon the ruins of the Twelve Cloud Pavilions.
In this life, as Yuan Fang and the others saw the Twelve Cloud Pavilions again, along with the still cowardly, conservative, and petty Lang Ya Earth Spirit before them, they couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia, as if a lifetime had passed.
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit briefly explained the functions of the Twelve Cloud Pavilions and the Twelve Wave Cloud Confusion Formation to the immortals, then with a wave of his sleeve, several bright mirrors appeared before them, clearly reflecting every movement within the formation.
"Look, Mo Tan Sang and the others have been here for a while, and are currently fighting that Feathered Man Gu Immortal and the green-robed Gu Immortal," the Lang Ya Earth Spirit said loudly, pointing at one of the mirrors.
Yuan Fang recognized those two at a glance.
Both were Rank Seven Gu Immortals. The Feathered Man Gu Immortal was named Jiang Yu, a specialist in Cloud Path;
The other green-robed Gu Immortal was the Wind Path expert known for his speed in the Northern Plains, Wind Returning Child.
"Isn't that the fellow whose ear I bit off last time in Bitan Blessed Land? It still hasn't healed?"
Among the immortals, the ugly and short Beastman Gu Immortal, the Eastern Orc, sneered as he pointed at Jiang Yu in the mirror.
"It is indeed him. His other ear was once sliced off by my sword years ago; it seems that one has long since recovered," Yuan Fang said as he looked at the figure in the mirror, memories of his past life quietly surfacing in his mind.
During the first Hundred Days Battle of his previous life, Yuan Fang had used the Only I Am Supreme Killer Move to ambush Black City and Wind Returning Child, enslaving them as his Clones.
He had originally intended to subdue Jiang Yu as well, but unfortunately, this person was far too cautious and slippery; after counter-killing his pursuer Lei Yihao, he immediately fled without a trace, causing Yuan Fang to miss the opportunity.
In this life, Yuan Fang made up his mind that he would definitely take Jiang Yu as a Clone, making up for a regret from his previous life.
This person's movement speed, Cloud Path attainment, and adaptability in the field were all quite impressive and worth subduing.
Thinking back, Jiang Yu, as a bottom-tier Rank Seven Gu Immortal who had not yet passed a Great Tribulation, was actually able to seize a flaw when Lei Yihao was blinded by rage, temporarily combining the two Killer Moves Skedaddle Skedaddle Skedaddle and Blade of Justice's Dawn to flash behind her and deliver a fatal blow.
One must know that a single Great Tribulation could add seven thousand five hundred dao marks; the gap was like a heavenly chasm, yet Jiang Yu could win against the strong as the weak, showing how remarkable his methods were.
Yuan Fang's gaze shifted to another mirror surface, where the person walking was Wolf Wolf.
This person was a Rank Seven Transformation Path Gu Immortal who possessed three powerful transformations; at this moment, he did not reveal his wolf form, but instead moved through the heavy mists of the Twelve Wave Cloud Confusion Formation in human form.
In the Hundred Days Battle of the previous life, Wolf Wolf fought hard against the Central Continent immortals, but before Yuan Fang could subdue him, he had already fallen under the Peerless Crescent Moon Slash jointly performed by the two fairies, Ling Mei and Proud Snow.
Although Yuan Fang currently had many Clones, he was extremely lacking in powerful combatants like Wolf Wolf who specialized in close-quarters combat.
His Five Fingers Fist Heart Sword Killer Move required a long time to charge; if there were a few formidable close-combat Gu Immortals in front to tie down the enemy, the battle would be much easier.
Among the various paths, the ones truly suitable for close-quarters slaughter were Strength Path and Transformation Path.
Although Earth Path Gu Immortals were known for their defense, they were far less physically powerful than the former two, so close-combat experts among them had always been rare.
As his thoughts turned, Yuan Fang had already locked onto the targets he wanted to subdue as Clones this time:
Black City, Jiang Yu, Wind Returning Child, and Wolf Wolf.
Subduing Black City was to pave the way for the Hei Fan true inheritance in the future; subduing Wolf Wolf was to strengthen his close-combat capabilities;
Subduing Jiang Yu and Wind Returning Child was because he valued their speed, which was unrivaled among their peers.
As for the others, Yuan Fang had no interest.
Someone like Snow Pine Child, who was a mere Rank Six, was not worth him personally taking action to use the Only I Am Supreme Killer Move to enslave him;
While the likes of Qin Bai Sheng, Fairy Jiang Yu, and the Blazing Glory Lightning Bay Immortal Zombie were all Spectral Soul's Clones; if he rashly subdued them, he would easily suffer a backlash, leading to endless trouble.
Beside him, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit suddenly lowered his voice: "Kid Yuan Fang, you're a Rank Seven Gu Immortal now, do you really not intend to step in and fight?"
Yuan Fang shook his head gently.
Although he had the strength to single-handedly contend with the Shadow Sect's immortals, he was unwilling to expose himself too early, lest it disrupt his subsequent plans.
He even secretly ordered the Gu Immortals under his command to remain still for the time being, trying their best to avoid unnecessary casualties.
Under this kind of inaction, the battle situation rapidly deteriorated, with the Twelve Cloud Pavilions breaking one after another; in a short time, two-thirds had been destroyed, leaving only the last four to struggle on.
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing around Yuan Fang with his white beard trembling, almost on the verge of tears:
"It's over, it's all over! They're about to break in!"
"Kid Yuan Fang! Friend Yuan Fang! You must have another trick up your sleeve, right? If you don't act now, Lang Ya Blessed Land will truly be finished!"
Yuan Fang's brow was tightly furrowed as he stared at the battlefield mirrors, his face deliberately showing an expression of anxious difficulty as he lowered his head in silence.
Seeing this, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit's heart sank even further, and he frantically tugged at his own beard.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Yuan Fang finally let out a long sigh, his expression seemingly aging several decades in an instant.
"Senior Earth Spirit, it's not that I'm unwilling to act, but the price is simply too high. I have a Killer Move called the Human Qi Astral Wall, which is enough to temporarily block the Shadow Sect's immortals."
"It's just that... once this move is used, it will not only cost me a hundred years of Lifespan, but also heavily deplete the Human Qi Foundation in my blessed land, causing severe damage to my roots."
"Lifespan? Human Qi?" The Lang Ya Earth Spirit gritted his teeth:
"My Lang Ya Blessed Land has nothing if not a wealth of resources! After the battle, I'll compensate you with a hundred-year longevity gu, plus a large amount of cultivation resources, how about that?"
"But..." Yuan Fang showed a look of difficulty:
"While resources and longevity gu are good, they cannot compare to my Human Qi Foundation. As a Human Path Gu Immortal, the importance of Human Qi is no less than that of my own immortal gu."
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit's expression shifted several times before he finally hardened his heart:
"Then I will compensate you with another rank six immortal gu! Surely that will suffice?"
"Sigh... very well."
Yuan Fang let out a long sigh, looking as if he had suffered a great loss and was utterly helpless, as if a piece of his heart had been cruelly cut out.
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit saw this and believed it implicitly.
How could he have known that Yuan Fang possessed a Rank Seven popularity immortal gu, and could have as much Human Qi as he wanted;
As for consuming Lifespan and the like, it was merely an excuse made up on the spot; what Gu Immortal in the world would easily burn their Lifespan to activate a Killer Move?
However, the defensive power of the Human Qi Astral Wall was indeed the real deal.
As long as the Human Qi was not exhausted, Yuan Fang could use this move to stubbornly block a group of ordinary Rank Seven Gu Immortals for a period of time without any problem.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Human Qi Astral Wall!"
An invisible wall of qi suddenly stood across the path of the Shadow Sect's immortals; despite their frantic bombardment, it remained completely motionless.
Seeing this, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit was overjoyed, dancing with excitement and repeatedly congratulating himself on having invited the right person.
Just then, all the investigative illusions in the battlefield were destroyed, and the mirror surfaces became murky, no longer able to spy on the battle's progress.
This was naturally done under Yuan Fang's secret instructions, letting his Clones use the chaos of the battle to quietly destroy the investigative means of the Twelve Wave Cloud Confusion Formation, clearing the obstacles for his subsequent secret operations.
Outside the qi wall, a small team consisting of Gu Yue Fuqi, the Eastern Orc, White Dove, Mo Yan, Ling Yun, Step Success, and Rock Black Tortoise had already formed, carrying all the Gu worms for Killer Moves like Only I Am Supreme and Flower Transfer and Wood Grafting in their immortal apertures.
Relying on the secret investigative methods they had previously set up, the seven of them quickly locked onto the isolated Wolf Wolf.
The group exchanged glances and simultaneously activated Flower Transfer and Wood Grafting and the Star Thought Immortal Gu, silently stealing Wolf Wolf's rank six immortal gu, then used Chang Fan's star thoughts to interfere with his will.
Then, under a sudden and unexpected heavy blow, they smoothly used Only I Am Supreme to easily enslave him as their Clone.
Subsequently, the seven followed the same pattern, subduing Black City, Jiang Yu, and Wind Returning Child one by one, completely preserving all the immortal gu on their bodies.
Yuan Fang was in no hurry to recall these four who had just been enslaved; instead, he ordered them to lurk beside Qin Bai Sheng to act as hidden pieces.
After succeeding, the seven also conveniently stole Fairy Jiang Yu's dark passage immortal gu and Snow Pine Child's ice heart immortal gu.
They had originally wanted to make a move against Qin Bai Sheng, but were stopped by Yuan Fang in time—this person was crucial, and if his combat power were damaged, it might affect the overall situation later on.
Only after everything was arranged did Yuan Fang pretend to be exhausted and slowly withdraw the Human Qi Astral Wall.
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit's expression changed drastically, and he had no choice but to lead his team to meet the enemy head-on.
Seeing Qin Bai Sheng charging forward with an overwhelming Aura, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit's psychological defenses completely collapsed.
Just as in the previous life, his white hair turned black and his personality changed drastically, shifting from cowardly and stingy to cruel, violent, and aggressive.
However, in this life, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit did not recklessly charge at Qin Bai Sheng as he had in the previous life, but instead activated the rank seven immortal gu house green wave palace in time, which also saved Mao Da's life.
At the same time, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit united all the Mao Min Gu Immortals in the blessed land to together activate the ancient second battle formation, Heavenly Granny Soluo, to engage in a decisive battle with the Shadow Sect's immortals.
Even with the dual suppression of the green wave palace and Heavenly Granny Soluo, Qin Bai Sheng still displayed a terrifying combat power comparable to Rank Eight, forcefully smashing the green wave palace.
He had originally wanted to use his two hidden pieces, Mao Twelve and Mao Thirteen, but did not know that the two had long since been controlled by Yuan Fang.
At the end of the battle, Qin Bai Sheng still shattered all the Cloud Pavilions and split open the Cloud Cover Continent with a single sword strike, revealing the Three Hairy Men Continents below.
But even with his heaven-toppling combat power, the tide had turned; with Luo Po Valley also being attacked by the Central Continent immortals, he could only unwillingly lead the remnants of the Shadow Sect to withdraw from Lang Ya Blessed Land.
"I didn't expect that there would be so many Mao Min Gu Immortals hidden within Lang Ya Blessed Land; such a Foundation is enough to establish a super force."
Although Yuan Fang already knew the inside story, he still feigned amazement at this moment.
The Lang Ya Earth Spirit laughed towards the sky, full of high spirits, and publicly announced his "Great Mao Min's grand epochal Legacy," formally founding the Lang Ya Sect.
At the same time, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit appointed himself as the Supreme Grand Elder and formed an alliance with Yuan Fang's Great Love Sect and the Gu Yue Clan.
He also recognized the branch of the Lang Ya Sect in Yuan Fang's Human Path Blessed Land as a subsidiary sect, and appointed Little Lang Ya, Step Success, and Mao Qing Feng as Grand Elders.
With the situation settled, the Lang Ya Earth Spirit also fulfilled his promise, rewarding Yuan Fang and the others with two immortal gu: one was the malice immortal gu, and the other was the nothingness immortal gu. Then he laughed:
"You have all performed great service in this battle, especially kid Yuan Fang's Human Qi Astral Wall, which turned the tide, and even exposed the spies Mao Twelve and Mao Thirteen in advance, saving the immortal gu house Refining Furnace."
"In addition to these two rank six immortal gu, you may also choose any other rank six immortal gu you wish."
Everyone showed looks of joy.
But the Lang Ya Earth Spirit was laughing wickedly in his heart:
"Hehehe, this group of foolish humans and inkmen, with my carrot and stick approach, I can use a bit of profit to turn them into the hawks and hounds of my Great Mao Min race!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly froze and slapped his mouth in frustration:
"Oh, damn it, I said what I was thinking out loud again... How hateful, I am formed from the Earth Spirit's obsession, and I just happen to be unable to lie!"
Everyone was speechless: "..."