Chapter 1613

Fang Yuan laughs coldly and refuses to return Immortal Gu, which are unique and so of inestimable value. The feeding resources for the captured Immortal Gu are almost all in the bodies of their Gu Immortals, so he cannot use many now. The future is uncertain, though, and at the Battle of Yi Tian Mountain the rank seven change soul Immortal Gu saved him from death. Selling one might hand someone an unimaginable comeback. ^{ch. 1613}

The Shang clan Gu Immortal negotiating for the righteous path proposes exchanging Gu instead, and Fang Yuan is interested. The righteous path’s clans will give up lower-value Immortal Gu from storage for those in his hands. Fang Yuan finds the deal very beneficial to himself. The negotiator sends a list through treasure yellow heaven. ^{ch. 1613}

Fang Yuan says he will send his own lists to the clans. The negotiator says the righteous path will not be extorted any more unless Fang Yuan shows sincerity, but Fang Yuan answers that the clans must first send the immortal materials on his list before they may exchange. The negotiator warns that the talks will end. Fang Yuan asks what would follow if he sold the captive Shang Hu Zhang to Fu Sheng Xian. Fu Sheng Xian, a rank seven demonic path Gu Immortal, deeply hates Shang Hu Zhang and has vowed to flay him. The negotiator is stumped, then furious. Fang Yuan answers that he dared to offend Heavenly Court and does not fear Shang clan. ^{ch. 1613}

Fang Yuan tells the negotiator that the man was only chosen to negotiate and cannot represent the whole righteous path. He threatens Luo clan’s Luo Fei, a captive, with degradation recorded by information path Gu and sold in treasure yellow heaven. When the negotiator calls him shameless, Fang Yuan replies that the negotiator’s attitude is wrong. He says the negotiator tried to set him against other clans, and that after believing the claim that Luo clan cursed him he took revenge on Luo clan. The negotiator trembles and goes pale. He agrees to carry Fang Yuan’s list back without any guarantee. ^{ch. 1613}

Fang Yuan demands a satisfying answer within three days or he will first sell Shang Hu Zhang to Fu Sheng Xian. The panicked negotiator offers to talk privately on Shang clan’s behalf, but Fang Yuan refuses and cuts contact. Before the limit the righteous path hands over all the materials on the list. With hostages in hand, he holds too great an initiative. He is a wisdom path cultivator whose emperor yama killer move defends against Fairy Zi Wei’s deductions, and he has the battle strength to fight rank eight. Left with no other option, the righteous path accepts his conditions, as his extortions have not yet reached its bottom line. ^{ch. 1613}

The same Shang clan Gu Immortal, gloomy because the task harms his reputation, meets Fang Yuan again after Shang clan’s first supreme elder named him. Fang Yuan says it is his turn to show sincerity and hands over an information path mortal Gu made for Yi clan with blood path methods. Only Yi clan Gu Immortals can refine it, and Fang Yuan leaves. Yi clan refines it, obtains an address and, fearing a trap, gathers the other clans to go together. They find Yi Yang, and Yi clan’s comprehensive inspection confirms this is Yi Yang and no disguise, but only his body. His soul is still in Fang Yuan’s hands. ^{ch. 1613}

At the next meeting Fang Yuan admits he released Yi Yang’s body to obtain more benefits, and says he will release all captives once the price is paid. Fang Yuan can appear and disappear unpredictably and imprison lone righteous path Gu Immortals, then escape to an enormous distance. Southern Border’s righteous path is threatened as a whole. Even rank eight Gu Immortals feel unsafe against him, with Xia Cha the best example. ^{ch. 1613}