Chapter 1314

Fang Yuan tries to further improve the killer move vajra shell, but even activating a single rank one mortal Gu triggers a backlash that leaves him bloodied. He judges the attempt has produced little to no results, and it seems to him his attainment level is still not enough, so he sets the project aside. In fact, his rate of progress, compared to other Gu Immortals, is extremely remarkable. Failure can injure the Gu Immortal, destroy Gu worms, or damage Immortal Gu. Fang Yuan’s attainment barely meets what improving vajra shell requires, but only at a heavy price, so he gives up the attempt for now. ^{ch. 1314}

With his dragonfish profits, Fang Yuan negotiates in treasure yellow heaven for divine deer fruits, a rank six immortal material needed to feed his vajra thought Immortal Gu. When the selling Gu Immortal’s own divine sense joins the talk, Fang Yuan bargains the price down from fourteen hundred to thirteen hundred and fifty immortal essence stones and completes the purchase. Vajra thought’s feeding need is settled for now. Fang Yuan considers raising his own fruit deer later. He also needs ancient ink kelp, a rank six immortal material, to feed divination tortoise shell Immortal Gu, but cannot agree on price with any seller while his funds are tight, so he defers the purchase. Day Immortal Gu feeds on the River of Time’s water, so obtaining its food costs him no thought. ^{ch. 1314}

Fang Yuan’s next project is coiling thread caves to raise regretful spiders at scale; the market for them is huge, especially in Western Desert, though demand there falls short of dragonfish’s, and he needs over a month to gather the funds to start. He hopes Wu clan’s situation will have stabilized by then, letting him return to the giant dream realm. Over the following month, Wu Yong manages pressure from rival super forces. There are losses and gains: Wu clan’s prestige sinks, but in truth its holdings suffer little real damage. The standoff continues because, unlike the demonic path’s, righteous path confrontations between super forces move slowly, and they do not fight to the death. ^{ch. 1314}

Wu Yong then assigns Fang Yuan a new task concerning Mount Snail and Mountain Moving Old Monster. Fang Yuan grows wary, not from a lack of confidence but because the political climate looks unfavorable. He had in fact deliberately underdelivered on the Frosty Peak matter, taking only a five year agreement and plundering it himself for a barely passable outcome. Though this stayed within the righteous path’s unwritten rules, it touched their very bottom line. The underdelivery was meant to leave Wu Yong a poor impression that might get him sent away. Wu clan is short on manpower across too large a territory. So Wu Yong has no choice but to send him again. ^{ch. 1314}