Eastern Sea, Shark Demon Sea Region.
Not long ago, Yuan Fang and Fang Yuan emerged from seclusion, taking Great White Cloud Life with them as they stepped into the Eastern Sea to join Shark Demon's team and collectively attack Jade Dew Blessed Land.
Just like in his previous life, Fang Yuan used the alias Chen Dao, with the title "Wisdom Star";
Yuan Fang used the alias Li Feiyu; both claimed to be from Northern Plains and were close friends and sworn brothers of Great White Cloud Life.
With the powerful addition of these two formidable individuals, Chen Dao and Li Feiyu, Shark Demon's progress in conquering Jade Dew Blessed Land was like a wild gallop, extremely smooth.
Without much effort, they took down the Ice Rain Frozen Earth battlefield of Jade Dew Blessed Land.
Relying on the memories of his previous life, Fang Yuan was thoroughly familiar with every mechanism, trap, and detail of this Ice Rain Frozen Earth battlefield.
Fang Yuan directly used the Flower Transfer and Wood Grafting Killer Move, and in a manner of God Knows Not and Ghost Does Not Perceive, he swapped out half of the core part of the Ice Rain Frozen Earth battlefield, completely taking control of this battlefield silently.
Watching Chen Dao and Li Feiyu's methods, Shark Demon's eyes almost fell out in shock; he felt these two were simply not human, but monsters crawling out of Hell!
He immediately held a grand Shark Fishing Banquet in the Shark Demon Sea Region, trying every way to please the two, and Great White Cloud Life also benefited by association.
Shark Demon seemed to have lost his dignity and pride, first praising them, then sending beautiful women, with various benefits flowing in like water.
In the previous life, Bu Dan was full of fear and worry that Fang Yuan would replace him, desperately excluding and suppressing Fang Yuan, wishing he could drown him with spit.
But in this life, Bu Dan saw with his own eyes that Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang possessed sky-reaching strength and unfathomable methods, and even had Rank Seven cultivation; how could he dare to have even a hint of hostility?
On the contrary, Bu Dan tried his best to curry favor with Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang, first flattering them excessively, praising them as rare beings under heaven.
Then he sent immortal materials, immortal essence stones, and even took out the palm-sized Rank Eight immortal materials Medicinal Ice given by Burning Heaven Demoness.
In the end, Bu Dan was just short of packaging himself up and sending himself to Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan gave Shark Demon a deep look, then casually tossed a Rank One Gu worm to Bu Dan.
Bu Dan, however, treated it like a priceless treasure, holding the Gu worm with both hands, his smile as bright as a terminally ill poor man who won a fifty-billion-dollar prize, trembling all over with excitement.
This Rank One Gu worm was called a bookworm, and it recorded an extremely precious and rare Wisdom Path Legacy content.
Bu Dan was ecstatic and hurriedly checked the Legacy.
Once he saw the Legacy content clearly, Bu Dan could no longer suppress his joy; his face grinned like a frog in heat, and his voice changed pitch:
"Hahaha! This Wisdom Path Legacy is actually at the Wisdom Path Grandmaster level!!!"
Hearing this, Shark Demon and Su Bai Man were shocked on the spot.
A Grandmaster-level Wisdom Path Legacy, what a precious treasure that was, and yet it was given away so casually! That was a Grandmaster!
The two immediately became so envious their eyes almost bled; they first glared fiercely at the ecstatic Bu Dan, then looked toward Chen Dao and Li Feiyu.
The gaze of the couple, Shark Demon and Su Bai Man, instantly became incredibly fervent and expectant, hoping to also get some benefits from the two.
At this time, Shark Demon remembered that not long ago, Great White Cloud Life had been borrowing the Rank Six Space Path Time Anchor Immortal Gu from him every day, saying he was borrowing it for his friend Chen Dao.
Shark Demon immediately had a plan, offering the Time Anchor Immortal Gu to Fang Yuan with both hands, smiling apologetically:
"Brother Chen, you and I hit it off from the start; you may borrow this Time Anchor Immortal Gu whenever you like in the future."
Fang Yuan chuckled and said:
"Then I shall not decline; Chen Dao thanks Immortal Friend Shark Demon. Oh, right, Immortal Friend Shark Demon, there are some words I need to remind you of privately."
Shark Demon hurriedly led Fang Yuan into a secret room, and Fang Yuan said:
"Immortal Friend Shark Demon, some things can be hidden from ordinary Immortals, but not from those Wisdom Path Gu Immortals. If I haven't calculated wrongly, there is a Primeval Desolate Beast, the One Finger Flowing Shark, in this Shark Demon Sea Region."
Shark Demon was greatly shocked: "This, this, this... Brother Chen is actually this powerful, to have calculated this. Could it be that Brother Chen is a Wisdom Path Great Grandmaster?"
Fang Yuan smiled and shook his head: "Not quite, just a Zhi Dao Quasi-Grandmaster."
"Immortal Friend Shark Demon, I have methods to hide the One Finger Flowing Shark even better, such that even a Wisdom Path Great Grandmaster couldn't calculate it, but the cost..."
At this point, how could Shark Demon not understand? He cursed Chen Dao in his heart for being too greedy, realizing he wanted Shark Demon to use his Time Anchor Immortal Gu to trade for benefits from Chen Dao.
However, Shark Demon was not a Space Path Gu Immortal, yet the Time Anchor Immortal Gu was a Space Path immortal gu.
Therefore, this Time Anchor Immortal Gu was not a necessity for him, merely icing on the cake. Thus, Shark Demon asked:
"Brother Chen, I wonder if you have a method to escape the state of an Immortal Zombie? If you can accomplish this, I will offer the Time Anchor Immortal Gu with both hands."
Fang Yuan laughed and directly showed Shark Demon more than thirty methods to escape the state of an Immortal Zombie. By coincidence, some were just right for Shark Demon and Su Bai Man.
Shark Demon was overjoyed and immediately helped Fang Yuan refine the Rank Six Time Anchor Immortal Gu.
Additionally, Shark Demon asked Fang Yuan to hide the Primeval Desolate Beast he was raising, the One Finger Flowing Shark.
"This is simple. However, Immortal Friend Shark Demon, could you tell me the content of your 'Underling Overcoming Superior' Killer Move? I am quite interested in it."
The "Underling Overcoming Superior" Fang Yuan spoke of was a famous Killer Move created by the Servitude Path Grandmaster, One Hundred and Eighty Slaves.
Ordinary Enslavement Path Gu Immortals often control from above, enslaving Ancient Desolate Beasts and making the desolate beasts under them submit;
But this "Underling Overcoming Superior" was just the opposite, able to control from below, countering higher-level desolate beasts by enslaving lower-level ones.
By turning those Ancient Desolate Beasts or Primeval Desolate Beasts into isolated leaders, they could only obediently submit to the user.
Although Shark Demon was somewhat reluctant, in order for Fang Yuan to help him hide the One Finger Flowing Shark, he readily agreed.
Afterward, Fang Yuan asked Shark Demon if there were any Food Path Ancient Desolate Beasts in his Shark Demon Sea Region. Shark Demon thought for a moment and said:
"There actually are; the name is 'Rice Wine Flying Shark'. Additionally, there are two Food Path Ancient Desolate Beasts that aren't sharks: one is the 'Kelp Green Fish', and the other is the 'Konjac Jellyfish'."
The so-called Rice Wine Flying Shark is because its blood is as white as rice wine, and it has a faint fragrance of rice wine, making it one of the immortal materials for refining the Rank Seven wine worm. Additionally, it can be used to brew wine or make tea.
The so-called Kelp Green Fish is because its tail and fins look like long green kelp, and its scales are also green.
The so-called Konjac Jellyfish is a bit funny; it's called this because its texture is very chewy, similar to konjac.
If not for the fact that the Shark Fishing Banquet just now had enough dishes, this Konjac Jellyfish would have become an ingredient.
Fang Yuan didn't know much about Food Path, and since he had enough immortal essence stones now, he directly bought one Kelp Green Fish, one Konjac Jellyfish, and five Rice Wine Flying Sharks in one go.
Both got what they needed, the transaction was smooth, and they returned to the Shark Fishing Banquet together.
Time passed quickly, like an arrow, and the Shark Fishing Banquet soon ended.
In the following days, Shark Demon's group conquered two more battlefield Killer Moves: Battle Soul Sandfield and Eight-Door Labyrinth.
Fang Yuan, possessing the Flower Transfer and Wood Grafting Killer Move, directly swapped out the Battle Soul Sandfield and Eight-Door Labyrinth, gaining much. Poor Shark Demon, however, worked hard but was completely unaware of this.
However, Shark Demon fully recognized Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang's strength, holding Shark Fishing Banquets every day to entertain them.
But today, a major accident occurred.
A sudden change occurred as the vast expanse of seawater shook violently; a bolt of thunder exploded, and then boundless, chaotic currents surged toward the underwater palace where the Shark Fishing Banquet was being held.
Immediately after, a blinding flash of fire shot down from the sea surface with earth-shattering power, directly hitting the underwater palace.
With a loud boom, the glow of a defense Gu Formation lit up on the underwater palace.
But the Gu Formation could not block the fire; in an instant, earth and tiles splattered, and the palace became a ruin.
Seeing this, Shark Demon was first stunned, then suddenly stood up and looked up.
A bright red figure descended from the sky at extreme speed, her entire body burning with raging flames.
Seeing this, Shark Demon and Su Bai Man's faces turned pale; they felt a Rank Eight aura from this figure!
It was Burning Heaven Demoness! The leader of the Northern Plains Zombie Alliance Branch!
It turned out that Burning Heaven Demoness coveted Jade Dew Blessed Land greatly, but as a Righteous Path Gu Immortal, she naturally couldn't take it by force.
Previously, Burning Heaven Demoness had occupied Bu Dan's private sea region, and now she feigned an intention to return it.
Bu Dan was overjoyed, but was forced by Burning Heaven Demoness to frame the Shark Demon and Su Bai Man couple, on the grounds that Shark Demon had stolen her Rank Eight immortal materials Medicinal Ice.
In fact, this Rank Eight immortal materials Medicinal Ice really wasn't in the hands of the Shark Demon and Su Bai Man couple, but with Fang Yuan.
However, none of that mattered; what mattered was that Burning Heaven Demoness had a legitimate reason—though insufficient, the higher-ups wouldn't investigate thoroughly for a Rank Seven Gu Immortal like Shark Demon.
Later, it was the great battle between Burning Heaven Demoness and the Primeval Desolate Beast One Finger Flowing Shark.
Perhaps Burning Heaven Demoness underestimated her enemy too much, or for some other reason, the One Finger Flowing Shark pierced through her skull on the spot.
However, Burning Heaven Demoness was a Rank Eight Immortal Zombie; parts like the head and heart were not her weaknesses.
If not for that, the dignified Rank Eight Flame Path Immortal Zombie Burning Heaven Demoness might really have been solo-killed by a mere One Finger Flowing Shark.
With such a lesson, Burning Heaven Demoness became cautious, figuring out the immortal gu and tactics of this One Finger Flowing Shark through continuous evasion.
In the end, Shark Demon had no choice but to surrender.
In fact, if Shark Demon and Su Bai Man had the courage to go all-in and participate in the battle while Burning Heaven Demoness and the One Finger Flowing Shark were fighting, they might have actually defeated her.
Unfortunately, although Shark Demon had the word "Demon" in his name, he lacked the courage of a Demonic Path Gu Immortal; he was too cowardly and didn't dare to engage in a great battle with the Rank Eight cultivation Burning Heaven Demoness.
However, Shark Demon's actions were reasonable; if he couldn't defeat her even after joining the fight, he would truly be cutting off his own retreat.
After all, "he who understands the times is a wise man."
"Hehehe, Shark Demon, you know when to advance and retreat; very good." Burning Heaven Demoness's laughter came from above the battlefield.
Burning Heaven Demoness revealed her true form, gave Shark Demon a deep look, and then turned her gaze toward Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang:
"You two, are you Chen Dao and Li Feiyu?"
"It is indeed us."
After receiving an affirmative answer, Burning Heaven Demoness announced to them in an overbearing tone that brooked no refusal:
"From now on, you two are conscripted by me. In the upcoming conquest of Jade Dew Blessed Land, you two must give your all and must not slacken in the slightest!"
"Since Lady Burning Heaven Demoness has given the order, I dare not refuse. However, I have a difficulty. I need to refine a rank six immortal gu before I can break the Stand Still battlefield Killer Move on the next floor. Additionally, Great White Cloud Life must also join."
"Oh? That's no problem, I can sponsor you. You must be Great White Cloud Life? I've heard of you; I'm quite interested in your Man as Before immortal gu."
What Gu did Yuan Fang want to refine? It was the my will immortal gu.
When Yuan Fang underwent his Heavenly Tribulation and became a Rank Seven Gu Immortal, the my will immortal gu in his hands was consumed. Since then, because he lacked immortal materials for a while, he hadn't refined it again.
Now with Burning Heaven Demoness's sponsorship, things were much better.
Yuan Fang was a Refinement Path Quasi-Grandmaster and even mastered the Mao Tribe Natural Refining Method taught by the Lang Ya Earth Spirit; he refined the my will immortal gu in just two attempts.
This greatly shocked Burning Heaven Demoness, because she had tampered with the immortal materials for the Gu Refining beforehand.
But the Li Feiyu before her only failed once before successfully refining the Rank Six my will immortal gu; what kind of Refinement Path attainment and level was this?
"This Li Feiyu's attainment in Refinement Path probably surpasses Lady Wan Shou." Burning Heaven Demoness thought secretly, becoming more shocked the more she looked into it.
Lady Wan Shou was the second leader of Northern Plains' Great Snow Mountain Blessed Land, and the first leader, Old Ancestor Xue Hu, was Lady Wan Shou's husband.
Lady Wan Shou was also a Refinement Path Quasi-Grandmaster and was the second-ranked person in Refinement Path in the current Northern Plains.
If considering Refinement Path attainment alone, Yuan Fang was likely still inferior to Lady Wan Shou, as he had only recently become a Refinement Path Quasi-Grandmaster.
However, Yuan Fang possessed the Mao Tribe Natural Refining Method, which was more high-end than the Human Race isolation Gu Refining method; in terms of Gu Refining success rate, Lady Wan Shou really was inferior to Yuan Fang.
After Burning Heaven Demoness recruited Yuan Fang and the others, they quickly conquered the Stand Still battlefield Killer Move and took possession of Jade Dew Blessed Land.
Burning Heaven Demoness was a Rank Eight Flame Path expert; although far inferior to Li Huang, the Rank Eight Flame Path expert of Heavenly Court, she was still very powerful.
Therefore, almost no ordinary person would be foolish enough to make an enemy of Burning Heaven Demoness.
Additionally, Burning Heaven Demoness was the leader of the Northern Plains Zombie Alliance Branch. Thus, she could pocket more immortal gu from Jade Dew Blessed Land, and her authority and right to speak were far greater than those of Shark Demon, a Rank Seven Gu Immortal.
This also made the gains of Fang Yuan, Yuan Fang, and Great White Cloud Life even greater than in the previous life.
Among them, Fang Yuan obtained the Rank Six Star Path immortal gu, the Star Eyes Immortal Gu ranked tenth on the Top Ten Extraordinary Gu List, as well as some immortal materials;
Yuan Fang obtained the Rank Six Law Path immortal gu "Light" and "Heavy";
Great White Cloud Life obtained the Rank Six Space Path immortal gu Time Flies, as well as the Rank Six Cloud Path immortal gu White Cloud.
After the Jade Dew Blessed Land incident, Fang Yuan received a request for help from Qin Bai Sheng.
To be continued...