Chapter 961

Fang Yuan emerges from his cave elated, having deduced a new immortal killer move. Built from eat strength, pulling mountain and pulling water Immortal Gu, it draws on three hundred and thirty thousand supplementary mortal Gu. It needs two hours to activate, then three days without rest to turn a living body into an immortal zombie and back. He is very satisfied. Nirvana fire as blueprint, Blazing Heaven Demoness’s lent Gu worms, and his wisdom path grandmaster attainment together made this strength path version possible so quickly. He now means to use strength path immortal zombies and exert strength Gu to build his life-and-death blessed land, so he can revive. ^{ch. 961}

He tests Luo Po valley, repaired by Tai Bai Yun Sheng, and finds it a soul cultivation sacred land on par with Dang Hun Mountain. Paired with Dang Hun Mountain’s guts Gu his soul cultivation advances swiftly, but reviving matters more, so he sets soul cultivation aside. Before he can begin, Blazing Heaven Demoness’s letter arrives and pauses his plan. It concerns a rank eight Great Strength True Martial immortal zombie and an Immortal Gu House on a nameless Southern Border mountain, already known throughout Southern Border. Southern Border has its own Zombie Alliance branch, so Blazing Heaven Demoness, who leads the Northern Plains branch, learned of it quickly. ^{ch. 961}

Fang Yuan feels his weakness in intelligence gathering again. In his previous life a network and blood path Gu worm techniques did most of that work; this life he leans on old memories and intelligence mainly from Fairy Li Shan and the Lang Ya land spirit. More unexpected turns make him doubt how reliable those memories still are, so he resolves to build his own information path methods, relying on outsiders like Blazing Heaven Demoness only for now. ^{ch. 961}

Three days later he travels alone to the nameless mountain to gather intelligence himself. Blazing Heaven Demoness stays in Dark Flow Giant City refining Gu, ready to act only if needed. Hei Lou Lan and Fairy Li Shan cultivate their souls in Luo Po valley in Northern Plains, intensely interested in the Immortal Gu House, but their Northern Plains aura makes it hard to roam Southern Border. Protected by vaguely familiar face, Fang Yuan finds the mountain a forbidden zone for immortals: fifty or sixty steps deeper would destroy his immortal aperture, so he retreats. ^{ch. 961}

Approaching, Fang Yuan is met by Li Mei Hua, known as Granny Mei Hua, a rank six Gu Immortal, who asks where he cultivates. Disguised as a rank six Gu Immortal himself, he introduces himself as Sheng Ying, a lone cultivator. She does not know the name, but many lone cultivators stay unknown, and the Immortal Gu House already has her reaching out to Gu Immortals like him. Fang Yuan is slightly suspicious of her warmth. She explains her reason, and he agrees to travel with her. They settle on Headless Mountain, a thousand li away, where demonic path and lone Gu Immortals already gather. ^{ch. 961}

Li Mei Hua introduces him to others there. He stays withdrawn, poor at socializing. She points him to Pine Tail Mountain, the righteous path’s base camp, before leaving to gather more people. Fang Yuan waits alone for more than ten days, mostly inside his cave, since vaguely familiar face is not an invincible disguise. Gu Immortals of both paths keep arriving at Headless Mountain and Pine Tail Mountain during this time, mostly rank six, with rank seven arrivals causing a stir. Eventually four rank eight Gu Immortals arrive in total: one demonic path, one lone cultivator, and two righteous path, balancing the two sides. ^{ch. 961}

The four rank eights stay uninvolved while each side sends one negotiator daily. After seven days and nights of negotiation, they reach an agreement. Dozens of Gu Immortals from both paths agree to hold a grand contest around the nameless mountain, one rare even in a thousand years. Its winner gains the mountain’s opportunity, and the rest agree not to attack the winner for the next three years. ^{ch. 961}