After returning to the secret room, Fairy Li Shan was speaking with Hei Lou Lan and checking on her condition.
"Little Lan, how are your injuries?" Looking at Hei Lou Lan, who was covered in blood from head to toe, Fairy Li Shan was extremely anxious.
"Little aunt, there is no need to worry. That bastard did not attack me seriously, he was only putting on a show." As she said this, Hei Lou Lan casually waved her broken arm toward Fairy Li Shan.
The weight in Fairy Li Shan's heart eased. She let out a breath of relief and quickly moved over to inspect Hei Lou Lan.
"Little Lan, it seems your guess was correct. That promise really did contain hidden tracking methods, and even after searching several times, we were unable to find them… He truly is a despicable and sinister man!"
Fang Yuan was thinking about the results of the battle just now. He was fairly satisfied with the outcome, but not entirely.
After all, Hei Cheng and Xue Song Zi were not strong opponents for their ranks. Hei Cheng was a famous rank seven Gu Immortal, while Xue Song Zi was a rank six Gu Immortal widely known for his business of selling snowmen.
However, whether it was Hei Cheng or Xue Song Zi, their reputations far exceeded their actual battle strength.
The former was a rank seven Gu Immortal who possessed an Immortal Gu. But because of his hidden injuries, he could not use any immortal killer moves, making him extremely weak for a rank seven Gu Immortal.
Even a rank six Gu Immortal like Star Lord Wan Xiang, who possessed peak rank six battle strength, around four rank six Immortal Gu, and several immortal killer moves that used them as cores, could defeat Hei Cheng without any trouble.
Hei Cheng's accumulation of dao marks might be deep and far greater than that of a rank six Gu Immortal, but dao marks were only one part of a Gu Immortal's total battle strength.
Thus, although Hei Cheng was a rank seven Gu Immortal, he was weak overall.
As for Xue Song Zi, he did not suffer from hidden injuries, nor did he have problems related to immortal essence or wealth.
He was simply weak because he lacked Immortal Gu and immortal killer moves.
In the end, he was like most rank six Gu Immortals who possessed no Immortal Gu and had to rely on mortal killer moves and mortal Gu in battle.
He might surpass a large number of rank six Gu Immortals because of his wealth and top-tier mortal killer moves, but there was still a vast gap between him and Gu Immortals who possessed Immortal Gu and immortal killer moves.
And against Fang Yuan, who possessed both Immortal Gu and at least top-tier immortal killer moves, as well as extremely high attainment levels, both Hei Cheng and Xue Song Zi lacked sufficient strength to oppose him.
Only people like Unfettered Scholar could force him into a situation where he had to fight with great seriousness. But even those people could not truly place him in an awkward position. With sufficient preparation, Fang Yuan was confident that he could even kill them with ease.
"Fang Yuan, you saved Little Lan, so you must have taken considerable risks and expended precious immortal essence. What kind of compensation do you want?… According to our alliance, the side receiving assistance must provide twice the compensation. What do you think of this? I have a rank five Strength Path mortal Gu recipe here. Although it is only a mortal Gu, it is an extremely rare recipe that has been lost to history. It is called Group Strength Gu. I also have a Poison Path immortal killer move that can be used as a reference, and of course, immortal essence stones are also an option."
Fairy Li Shan's words interrupted Fang Yuan's thoughts.
Fang Yuan shook his head and looked toward Fairy Li Shan. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Immortal essence stones will be fine… What about information? Is there anything related to Ma Hong Yun?" Fang Yuan sounded somewhat impatient as he spoke to Fairy Li Shan.
This caused Fairy Li Shan to frown and exchange a glance with Hei Lou Lan, who shrugged in confusion.
"Very well, since you are in such a hurry… In any case, I was going to mention this matter after we finished. The reason Little Lan went out in the first place was to verify information related to Ma Hong Yun, but she encountered Hei Cheng on the way, and the rest happened as you know."
"I received information that Ma Hong Yun was seized by the Gu Immortal Qin Bai Sheng, whose blessed land is located in Crimson Reed Marsh. There is some truth to this. When Eighty-Eight True Yang Building and Imperial Court Blessed Land collapsed, the situation was chaotic. Dozens of righteous path and demonic path Gu Immortals participated, and even great figures like Old Ancestor Xue Hu were present."
"Thus, after the battle ended, there were many guesses regarding who had seized Ma Hong Yun. However, it seems many Gu Immortals agree that Qin Bai Sheng captured Ma Hong Yun amid the chaos, which gives the claim some credibility… But it also seems Qin Bai Sheng deliberately leaked this information for some reason, something I do not fully understand. Although he is a peak rank seven Gu Immortal who cultivates Metal Path and possesses overwhelming battle strength, the pressure from both the righteous and demonic paths is something even rank eight great experts would struggle to endure."
"After all, what we are talking about is the only true Luck Path inheritance in the world, one with an extraordinary origin. The one who created the inheritance was Giant Sun Immortal Venerable, a rank nine Gu Immortal and the ancestor of Northern Plains."
Fairy Li Shan shared all of her information, along with her own deductions, causing Fang Yuan to praise her inwardly with admiration.
Fairy Li Shan was a quasi-great grandmaster in Information Path, but she had no attainment in Wisdom Path. Even so, her ability to identify suspicious information and process it was worthy of praise.
Even Fang Yuan, who possessed grandmaster attainment in Information Path, could not help but sincerely praise her inwardly.
"So that is how it is. Qin Bai Sheng will undoubtedly have a difficult time. Many groups of Gu Immortals greedy for the Luck Path inheritance will attack Crimson Reed Marsh one after another." Fang Yuan casually shared his thoughts with Fairy Li Shan and Hei Lou Lan.
"Exactly!" Hei Lou Lan laughed heartily. "When those Gu Immortals want to form groups to attack Crimson Reed Marsh, they will need to establish alliance agreements, and then they will need little aunt's Mountain Pledge Gu… In my opinion, the situation will become clearer as we obtain more information! And if there is an opportunity, we can even try to seize the Luck Path inheritance. If there isn't, I can take advantage of the chaos to undergo immortal ascension!"
Hei Lou Lan was a formidable person. She could plan several steps ahead while accounting for changing variables, making her a powerful opponent.
Fang Yuan nodded indifferently before redirecting the topic.
"Fairy Li Shan, I hope you will keep a close eye on this matter. If an opportunity appears, do not hesitate to ask for help… But if it proves impossible, then it would be better to take a step back."
Fairy Li Shan nodded in agreement. Her thinking was rather similar to Fang Yuan's.
After all the important matters were settled, Fang Yuan returned to Hu Immortal Blessed Land. He had already agreed with Hei Lou Lan and Fairy Li Shan on their next plans.
The next step was to wait until Hei Lou Lan was ready to undergo immortal ascension.
For this reason, Fang Yuan went to Water Pavilion and sat beside Wisdom Gu, which released the light of wisdom. Fang Yuan's mind transformed into an erupting volcano as boundless thoughts and inspiration exploded within it, but he focused on something extremely important to him.
"Hei Lou Lan will undergo immortal ascension in about two months. During this time, I need to find a way to deal with Reckless Savage's true meaning… This is extremely difficult. It involves Transformation Path, Wisdom Path, and Heaven Path. At its core, true meaning can take many forms, but it remains a type of will, and wills are a specialty of Wisdom Path. With my attainment in both Strength Path and Transformation Path, I no longer need Reckless Savage's true meaning, and it can no longer raise my attainment levels… But allowing something like this to go to waste would be far too extravagant."