Fairy Li Shan's message was simple, but it contained a great deal of important information.
"Indeed, the auction will take place slightly earlier than in my previous life. It seems Qin Bai Sheng ultimately gave up some superficial benefits; after all, he did not obtain the luck path true inheritance in its entirety. Also, the number of Immortal Gu that escaped from the wind veil of assimilation is small and cannot compare at all to my previous life. All these matters and factors make things much easier for Qin Bai Sheng." Fang Yuan read the first section of Fairy Li Shan's message before moving on to the news and information that had been recorded.
"Old Ancestor Xue Hu, Five Elements Grandmaster, and Yao Huang have all been invited. Only Heavenly Lord Bai Zu and Prince Feng Xian remain. These are the five rank eight figures, and if they accept the invitation, it will signify their approval of the auction." Fang Yuan analyzed calmly, looking forward to Qin Bai Sheng's auction.
It was true that only a small number of Immortal Gu had escaped from the wind veil of assimilation, but Gu Immortals had their own accumulations of Immortal Gu worms. They might possess Immortal Gu that did not suit them and would exchange them at the auction. Fang Yuan also had many things to sell.
"Also, the Gu Immortals from Central Continent should have already infiltrated Northern Plains. After all this time, the events will finally begin to reveal themselves." Fang Yuan could not help but think of the chaotic events of his previous life.
The coming stage was crucial to his plans. He had to take wise and swift actions to ensure maximum benefits while making sure that he was not exposed.
Fang Yuan entered closed cultivation to treat his injuries. He had been constantly moving around, but now he had roughly two months before Qin Bai Sheng's auction, and he wanted to heal his injuries as quickly as possible.
Seven Star Child's strength was no joke at all. With merely one or two moves, he had placed Fang Yuan in a life-and-death situation. If not for Fang Yuan's quick reaction, he would have died in Starry Sky grotto-heaven.
Fang Yuan calmly tended to his injuries while monitoring treasure yellow heaven and Fairy Li Shan's sources for the latest information.
His days were extremely peaceful, spent managing his immortal apertures and Shocking Rock blessed land.
Strength path blessed land.
Fang Zheng was bare-chested, running in panic.
"Run! Run! Ohhh, run, you idiot!" Fang Zheng screamed inwardly.
Behind him, a group of around twelve tigers pursued him. The tigers were completely black and devoid of any fur, appearing like the darkness of night as they moved. Their muscles expanded with tremendous explosive force as they leaped after Fang Zheng.
Fang Zheng had exhausted his primeval essence in a failed attempt to obtain resources. Even if he wanted to rely on his powerful physical strength, he could not defeat this many tigers.
One of the tigers leaped from behind. Fang Zheng felt the wind explode behind him and could not help but scream and jump.
The tiger missed Fang Zheng's neck and tore into his shoulder with its sharp claws before tumbling forward.
Fang Zheng laughed madly inwardly, then jumped again and crushed the tiger's skull beneath his foot with all his strength.
"Hahaha! You only have one life, make one mistake and you die, succeed once and you live!" Fang Zheng muttered almost crazily between his heavy breaths.
The group of tigers behind him released angry roars, and Fang Zheng suddenly felt a sharp pain in his leg.
Fang Zheng lowered his head and saw blood leaking from a hole in his left leg. Feeling an intense sense of urgency, he had no choice but to change direction toward a nearby river.
The tiger group pursued him furiously. Fang Zheng was struck repeatedly along the way, and his neck was nearly torn apart several times.
The river appeared before Fang Zheng, and he jumped into it without hesitation.
Boom!
Water splashed everywhere and turned red for a moment before the current washed the blood away. The tiger group hesitated briefly before jumping in to pursue Fang Zheng.
"Stupid cats! You should've chased me earlier! Wait, that doesn't sound right, I would've died that way." Fang Zheng scratched his head and swam away from the tiger group.
Only a few months had passed since he arrived here, but whenever he remembered the torture he had endured, he would tremble at the memory. The loneliness and constant tension brought about by the danger of life and death had also contributed to Fang Zheng entering this mental state.
"Great, great! Golden tendon root tree heart, my Gu recipe will finally be perfected!" Fang Zheng climbed out of the river and clapped his hands in delight.
The injuries on his body were extremely severe, but he used a rank two healing Gu that he had obtained from the corpse of a dead beast king. The beast king's aura caused all the other animals to stay away in fear and avoid approaching the corpse, allowing Fang Zheng to sneak over and steal it.
Fang Zheng continued moving for roughly half a day before reaching his cave. This cave had been formed by smashing and breaking apart rocks until it was deep enough to live in.
Fang Zheng entered while holding the golden tendon root tree heart excitedly. He hurriedly gathered the refinement materials he had buried in various spots inside the cave, then recalled the recipe he had created before beginning the refinement process.
Fang Zheng immediately started the refinement with great enthusiasm, but after five minutes, he failed.
"It's fine, it's fine, Gu refinement is difficult. I'm extremely smart, I prepared many sets of refinement materials, hahahaha, not bad, Fang Zheng!" Fang Zheng laughed and began his second attempt.
This time, he passed the previous obstacle, but failed three steps later.
Fang Zheng's face turned pale from the backlash, but he maintained his smile.
"Again!"
Fang Zheng processed all the materials and progressed rapidly, even completing half of the steps before failing.
"I don't believe this! I still have more materials." Fang Zheng coughed out blood before beginning the refinement process again.
The fourth attempt failed.
The fifth attempt failed.
Fang Zheng was extremely weak. His eyes were beginning to close on their own, and his skin had become as pale as milk, but he gritted his teeth and resolutely began the refinement process again.
The sixth attempt was filled with difficult twists and turns. Fang Zheng nearly failed several times, but somehow managed to overcome these situations. He surpassed his previous achievements and reached the final step, where he had to merge the golden tendon root with the incomplete Gu.
Fang Zheng carefully controlled the temperature before using the golden earth root for the final step.
Suddenly, he lost control of the flames, and Fang Zheng could not help but scream inwardly.
Fang Zheng felt like crying, but his body was cold and weak. Thus, he unconsciously rubbed his nose before suddenly sneezing several times.
Mucus fell onto the fire, lowering the temperature, and then a Gu worm appeared!
Fang Zheng rubbed his nose in disbelief before collapsing from exhaustion.