Chapter 1306

Among the inner treasury’s Immortal Gu, Fang Yuan finds Reputation Restriction, a rare rank seven information path Gu whose enslavement effect can bind any desolate beast or plant, even an ancient one, and scales with its owner’s reputation. This interests Fang Yuan greatly. His own information path is weak, though none has a more prominent reputation than him now. ^{ch. 1306}

He reasons it through. Enslaving ancient desolate beasts or plants is useless to him; only an immemorial beast would matter. Reputation Restriction alone cannot enslave one. Its only use would be as a killer move’s core, which would take forever with neither of his attainments at grandmaster, and even grandmaster is very limited against immemorial beasts. ^{ch. 1306}

Fang Yuan keeps vajra thought Immortal Gu instead, surprising Wu Yong a little, and explains that divination tortoise transformation will now be his main cultivation. Wu Yong then raises a new matter. Xia clan is targeting Frosty Peak, a territory his clan controls, and he asks his brother to defend it, handing over a mortal Gu recording the history. Fang Yuan agrees at once, pleasing him. ^{ch. 1306}

The record shows Xia clan, having profited from Moon Bowl, now presses a claim on Frosty Peak. A descendant of the lone cultivator who once lent the peak to Wu clan for centuries makes the claim, the peak having passed to the clan permanently after he died to tribulation. The descendant’s demand is reasonable and well evidenced. Xia clan has used it to raise a growing commotion. ^{ch. 1306}

Fang Yuan sees the mission as his best chance to display strength; he supposes Wu Yong fears his strength too weak for the super Gu formation. He delays his departure to keep his methods hidden, spending over ten days finishing the vajra thought killer move. Xia clan’s pressure on Wu clan grows all the while. ^{ch. 1306}

Wu Yong urges him personally and grows anxious, but Fang Yuan stalls with reasons for steadiness over speed. He promises he will succeed and not let his brother down. He departs only once the killer move is complete and tested. ^{ch. 1306}

On Frosty Peak, Xia clan’s Xia Zhuo Mo and Xia Fei Kuai note that Wu clan sent Wu Yi Hai. Wu Yu Bo remains in shamed seclusion unless he can kill Yan Huang and regain his reputation. Wu Zhen is tied down defending Phoenix Peak during its egg-laying season. ^{ch. 1306}

Wu Yi Hai’s battle strength is unclear, but he has defended himself before, escaping threats back to Wu clan. He also saved Wu Yu Bo and, by coincidence, countered Xia Qing Cang’s scattering mind with divination tortoise transformation. Xia Zhuo Mo judges himself of little use against such defenses and leaves the fight to Xia Fei Kuai, who reads Fang Yuan’s delay as a lack of confidence. He vows to suppress him and take Frosty Peak for a huge merit. ^{ch. 1306}