Time flowed swiftly within Lang Ya Blessed Land. One day in the outside world was equal to thirty-eight days inside. Lang Ya Land Spirit was wholly immersed in comprehending and digesting the Immortal Gu recipes for Myriad Self Immortal Gu and All-Out Effort Immortal Gu.
However, the land spirit handed the required immortal materials and Gu worms to Fang Yuan so he could establish an immortal formation. Fang Yuan manipulated the Gu worms freely, without any restriction from Heavenly Gu, distributing the immortal materials with ease while linking the dao marks of the blessed land to the immortal formation.
The scale of this formation was enormous! Even though it possessed no Immortal Gu, it was stronger than any formation ordinary grandmasters of formation path could create.
Fang Yuan relied on his attainment level and profound experience in formation path, modifying the formation and balancing every function to the point that even Lang Ya Land Spirit paid attention while watching.
"What a wonderful formation, a good formation… but I don't think we'll need it for the refinement process. Lang Ya Blessed Land has existed for three hundred thousand years, and I possess a better formation than this…" Lang Ya Land Spirit shook his head while reviewing the Immortal Gu recipes, muttering praise for the great mind that had created them.
"You old man, what do you understand? My ancestor told me this formation can greatly raise the success rate of refining these two Immortal Gu. My ancestor created it after tremendous effort…" Fang Yuan rejected Lang Ya Land Spirit's complaints and continued constructing the formation.
"With this formation, the success rate of refining the Gu will become extremely high. And with my participation in the refinement, failure in the first attempt is impossible!" Fang Yuan was exceedingly confident. The rank six recipe for All-Out Effort Immortal Gu had been perfected by him, and the success rate was extremely high.
And in an environment like Lang Ya Blessed Land, rich in refinement path dao marks and possessing Long Hair Refinement Formation, failure was nearly impossible.
Several days later, Lang Ya Land Spirit called him over and said:
"We'll begin by refining All-Out Effort Immortal Gu first. You will control the formation and avoid making unnecessary moves unless I instruct you!" Lang Ya Land Spirit did not hold many expectations regarding Fang Yuan's refinement path attainment. Although he had displayed skill in constructing formations, that was likely due to the formation blueprint left behind by his ancestor.
Thus, even though Fang Yuan had requested to participate in the refinement process, the land spirit did not assign him any crucial tasks. Controlling the formation and handling materials were merely secondary duties.
But Fang Yuan was satisfied with this. His goal of participating in the refinement process had already been achieved. Lang Ya Land Spirit teleported Fang Yuan to a region containing an enormous formation and several hairy man Gu Masters, none of whom were even Immortal Gu Masters.
Lang Ya Land Spirit pointed at them and said, "They will participate in the refinement process. Each of them is at least a master in refinement path, so the process will proceed smoothly. I shall personally refine the Immortal Gu while they assist from the side." Lang Ya Land Spirit misunderstood Fang Yuan's gaze, which was fixed on those ten hairy men with great interest.
These hairy men possessed intelligent expressions, and each of them looked back at Fang Yuan with equal curiosity. The value of these hairy man Gu Masters was absolutely immense. Every single one of them was a refinement path master, and with such quality, Fang Yuan's profits from selling them would certainly be enormous.
As for refining Gu, their value was nothing compared to human path clones. But if they became Immortal Gu Masters, the equation would become entirely different.
"Land Spirit, I can't control the formation properly. I need you to lend me authority over it." Fang Yuan attempted to control the formation, but his control was neither smooth nor flexible, so he requested assistance from Lang Ya Land Spirit.
"Brat, don't you dare damage the formation, or I'll chop you into pieces!"
Lang Ya Land Spirit warned him while transferring authority over the formation to Fang Yuan. After manipulating the formation for some time, Fang Yuan comprehended all of its profundities. Then, he took out rank five All-Out Effort Gu.
This was the vital Gu of his second aperture.
Lang Ya Land Spirit grabbed All-Out Effort Gu and, with marvelous movements, used several refinement path methods to seal it within a block of thousand-year profound ice.
Then he ordered, "Pull the thousand-year profound ice!" Fang Yuan swiftly controlled the formation, transporting the thousand-year profound ice while continuing to observe the refinement process.
Fang Yuan, Lang Ya Land Spirit, and the hairy men took turns processing immortal materials for several days. During these days, Lang Ya Land Spirit brought out Red Date Branch, a rank six immortal material, fragments of golden wheat ore, and numerous immortal and mortal materials.
The refinement process advanced smoothly as Lang Ya Land Spirit directed the entire procedure until they reached the final stage. Fang Yuan lifted the rank five All-Out Effort Gu, which was sealed within the thousand-year profound ice, with a strained expression.
Then he immersed it into a beam of golden-purple liquid light. Exhausted, Fang Yuan retreated while Lang Ya Land Spirit took over the process.
After a period of time, an immortal aura erupted like a tidal wave, and the hairy men cheered joyfully. Even Lang Ya Land Spirit displayed turbulent emotions.
"This Immortal Gu recipe has simply reached an unimaginable level of perfection, I can hardly wait to study it… but this boy's refinement path foundation is truly remarkable!" Lang Ya Land Spirit could not help glancing at the exhausted Fang Yuan, who held rank six All-Out Effort Immortal Gu in his hand!
"All-Out Effort Gu… with this Gu, my strength path foundation will become unimaginably profound!" Fang Yuan's heart surged with emotion. His advancement was simply too rapid! Now both of his apertures possessed rank six Immortal Gu as vital Gu, and with this foundation, immortal ascension promised enormous rewards.
"Little friend, you're a good lad… you endured the process and handled the materials with remarkable efficiency. I admit your refinement path foundation has reached a respectable level…" Lang Ya Land Spirit approached Fang Yuan in delight, naturally feeling much closer to him now.
After all, he was Long Hair Ancestor's obsession incarnate and cared for nothing except refining Gu. Refining an Immortal Gu with such ease filled his heart with joy. He even wished to immediately begin refining Myriad Self Immortal Gu.
"Land Spirit, you haven't seen anything yet… ah, I possess many talents, but very few people appreciate them. Refinement path is merely one of them. I've always been talented to the point that others called me a monster…"
Lang Ya Land Spirit laughed, and with his elderly appearance, the scene looked rather endearing.
"You brat, you are talented, I admit that too. When do you want to begin refining the other Gu?" Lang Ya Land Spirit asked, unable to conceal his excitement.
Fang Yuan laughed. "Right now. I possess a powerful soul now, so refining Gu no longer exhausts me easily!" This spirited attitude pleased the land spirit greatly, causing him to place a hand on Fang Yuan's shoulder affectionately.
"Good! You're a fine little friend indeed!… You haven't disappointed this old man!"
The refinement process for rank six Myriad Self Immortal Gu began! The hairy man Gu Masters were eager to participate, since taking part in an Immortal Gu refinement process was exceedingly rare!
Fang Yuan controlled the same formation as before while Lang Ya Land Spirit devoted his full concentration to refining the Gu. The initial stages were somewhat difficult, forcing him to place all his focus on these steps.
Fang Yuan controlled the formation, cooperating with Lang Ya Land Spirit and assisting him at every stage, causing the land spirit to praise him repeatedly.
"Good little fellow!… Your intuition is excellent!"
Lang Ya Land Spirit took out a portion of ancient desolate beast life-blood essence and handed it to Fang Yuan. Fang Yuan processed the immortal material effortlessly and passed it back. Lang Ya Land Spirit immersed himself in the refinement process until they reached the stage where the incomplete Immortal Gu had formed.
At that moment, Fang Yuan suddenly shouted in alarm, "Land Spirit, there's a problem with the Gu!"
"Hm? What?… There's no problem there!… Ah!"
A bloody red light suddenly exploded from the incomplete Immortal Gu, enveloping Lang Ya Land Spirit entirely!
Fang Yuan laughed inwardly and activated the formation! The bloody red light condensed around Lang Ya Land Spirit, completely severing his connection to the blessed land, leaving him unable even to move!
"Brat, what are you doing?! How dare you! I'll get out and tear you apart, you ungrateful demonic wretch!" Lang Ya Land Spirit erupted with force powerful enough to violently shake the formation, even causing Fang Yuan's face to turn pale. But Fang Yuan poured all his strength into maintaining the formation!
"My connection to the blessed land has been severed, and I can't move… this is bad! If the bloody light covers my head completely, then…" Lang Ya Land Spirit tried desperately to switch with the other land spirit, but midway through the process, he was interrupted by a silver light erupting from the formation!
"Land Spirit, just surrender. I established this formation during these past few days and secretly infiltrated your formation as well. It's like a spider web woven around you without your knowledge!" Fang Yuan mercilessly planted despair into the land spirit's heart while the latter roared in furious rage.
"Fang Yuan, you brat! I thought you were a good friend and that we shared the same interests!"
"But in reality, you're no different from Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable!… You have no conscience or feelings!"
"I never should have allowed a human into my Lang Ya Blessed Land!"
"I swear that if I escape, I'll torture you for a hundred years!"
The formation trembled repeatedly as the red and silver lights gradually covered Lang Ya Land Spirit, while Fang Yuan coughed blood violently!
Yet he smiled with excitement and fervor. "Lang Ya Blessed Land… with it, I'll possess a powerful base in the Northern Plains, not to mention all the Immortal Gu and wealth inside!" Fang Yuan did not care about suffering backlash in the face of enormous benefits like Lang Ya Blessed Land!
So what if he was merely a mortal Gu Master?
Fang Yuan had always placed benefits and risks upon a scale and measured them carefully. Faced with a colossal benefit like Lang Ya Blessed Land, he found the risks enormous, but the rewards even greater!
And with a chance of success, Fang Yuan did not hesitate to scheme and plot against Lang Ya Land Spirit during the Gu refinement process! The moment he established the immortal formation, he secretly infiltrated the refinement path formation right before Lang Ya Land Spirit's eyes and shamelessly modified it, yet Lang Ya Land Spirit had been unable to see through him!
Whether during the refinement of All-Out Effort Immortal Gu or Myriad Self Immortal Gu, Fang Yuan had constantly calculated the timing while infiltrating the formation, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike!
The demonic path meant fighting for every fragment of resources and every immortal essence stone. This was Fang Yuan's mentality!
Seize the resources of the weak and the strong alike, plunder whenever possible. If he encountered someone he could not defeat, he would simply flee!
But if he saw even a possibility of victory, he would never hesitate to fight!
Lang Ya Land Spirit became horrified as the red and silver lights almost completely covered his body. He had grown incredibly weak and could no longer even sense his connection to Lang Ya Blessed Land.
Even the hairy man Gu Masters remained utterly unaware of what was happening!
Fang Yuan watched excitedly as the bloody light completely engulfed Lang Ya Land Spirit. The resistance of Lang Ya Land Spirit finally ceased, and Fang Yuan could only wait for a while before opening the formation.
At that moment, the new Lang Ya Land Spirit emerged. The land spirit looked at Fang Yuan nervously before speaking.
"…Master, Lang Ya Blessed Land now has a new owner."