Chapter 1777

In the sovereign grotto-heaven, Fang Yuan finds Dang Hun Mountain about eighty percent repaired, against thirty percent at this point in his previous life. In that life he had not annexed Lang Ya blessed land, and repairing with landscape as before Immortal Gu drained a vast amount of his immortal essence. Now he is a rank eight Gu Immortal whose white litchi immortal essence flows at a hundred times the earlier efficiency. Rank seven Heavenly Essence Treasure Imperial Lotus and Lang Ya blessed land’s huge stock of immortal essence stones let him spend without concern. Landscape as Before, merely rank six, keeps the work from going faster. ^{ch. 1777}

Fang Yuan will not risk refining Landscape as Before unless he obtains regret Gu and creates Regret Pool. A vital Gu would make failure safe, but his clone has Spring Autumn Cicada as its vital Gu and the sovereign immortal body has none. He plans to make a captured Gu Immortal’s body a clone by split soul and swap the vital Gu. The plan must wait. Split soul expends huge soul foundation that his current foundation cannot support, since emperor yama, Pure Dream Reality Seeker Physique bodies, myriad self and dream realms already drain it. Fairy Zi Wei’s deductions keep emperor yama active, and his guts Gu storage is nearing its end. The ink effect of his rebirth has brought benefits and problems alike. ^{ch. 1777}

Heavenly Court has begun taking over the dragonfish business, selling many iron dragonfish and silver dragonfish and seemingly able to produce golden ones. The same happened in the previous life, but much later. Fang Yuan cannot compete with Heavenly Court’s deep foundation. Fang Yuan judges that Fairy Zi Wei, likely provoked by the loss in Lang Ya blessed land, intensified the soul search on captive Spectral Soul and obtained the information. Spectral Soul seems to be losing his hold; in the previous life he stayed imprisoned throughout, never appearing even when Longevity Heaven attacked Heavenly Court. ^{ch. 1777}

His plans otherwise progress smoothly: Lang Ya blessed land is annexed, the four races alliance absorbed and his human path attainment at master level. Chi Qu You’s transaction is better than before, and Fang clan is recruiting him. Fang Yuan expects Southern Border’s leaders to form a group to chase him, though Wu clan, Tie clan, Ba clan and others feud enough to leave him some time. ^{ch. 1777}

Fang Yuan must modify jade flow pearl, a killer move on rank seven Fixed Immortal Travel that many uses have exposed, since Chi Qu You will search for a counter. Omni-directional Travel is unusable while Bai Ning Bing, Ying Wu Xie and others cultivate on stone lotus island, and its prospective replacements are far from mastering it. Fixed Immortal Travel’s killer move is his escape if an unexpected mishap occurs. He also repairs the weakened rank six Spring Autumn Cicada, buys immemorial year beasts in disguise in treasure yellow heaven and works toward his own Immortal Gu House. ^{ch. 1777}

Several days later at Fang clan’s headquarters in Western Desert, first supreme elder Fang Gong warmly holds Fang Yuan’s hands and calls it the clan’s blessing that Suan Bu Jin has joined. Fang Yuan withdraws his hand, knowing the man is devious and sinister from seeing him sneak attack Chen Yi in Divine Bean Palace. He reads the personal welcome and Fang Di Chang’s eagerness to spread the news as a sign that Fang clan is in a bad state. Fang Di Chang feels a sudden nervousness when Fang Yuan smiles at him. Fang Gong rages that demonic path Gu Immortals dare to attack the clan’s heavenly dew oasis, while Fang Di Chang suspects other forces, given the timing after the news reached treasure yellow heaven. Fang Yuan grimly says he will handle it, and Fang Gong says they will wait for his good news. ^{ch. 1777}