Fang Yuan teleported directly into the Hu Blessed Land, home to Dang Hun Mountain. At this moment, the entrance to the blessed land was still closed, as it was set to open one month from now. However, Fang Yuan had arrived ahead of schedule to prevent history from repeating itself. In her future memories, she had been discovered by Old Man Yan Shi, who deduced that she was the owner of Hu Blessed Land and Spring Autumn Cicada. That had led to countless problems—problems Fang Yuan had no intention of facing again.
Standing atop Dang Hun Mountain, she barely had a moment before her presence was noticed. A small fox-like creature, Little Hu, the Hu Blessed Land Spirit, rushed toward her, having sensed the presence of an immortal aura at the mountain's peak.
"Hey, who are you? How dare you trespass into my blessed land!" Little Hu's voice rang out in anger, though its chibi-like form made it appear more cute than threatening.
"From this moment on, I am the owner of this blessed land. I know you have the power to destroy everything, but before you act, listen to my offer. What is your deepest desire? I will fulfill it—but only if you hand over the ownership of this blessed land to me. If you agree, we shall make a deal." Fang Yuan said with a straight face.
Little Hu narrowed its eyes, its tiny form hovering in contemplation. "Let me think for a bit."
After a few minutes of thinking, Little Hu came back as she accepted the deal of Fang Yuan.
Seeing the deal was accepted, Fang Yuan sighed as she thought about it. In her memories, she saw how unintelligent this blessed spirit was, so she fooled her into giving her the blessed land.
After handing over the blessed land, Fang Yuan made sure to close any doors to the outside and asked about any problems in the blessed land. There were many issues, such as the Blue Charm Lightning Shadow Calamity, which was still active, and the environmental decline that had caused the fox population to dwindle, as well as the lack of quality plants.
Assessing the problems, Fang Yuan first dealt with Blue Charm Lightning Shadow, and in doing so, she gained sufficient lightning resistance for her body. Next, she solved the environmental crisis by creating lakes and planting herbs suitable for Enslavement Path while also importing wolves from the Northern Continent.
She then acquired slaves from the Hairy Men, Snowmen, and Rockmen tribes. Even though Rockmen were already present, she still purchased more because she had future plans for them. Unlike in the past, Fang Yuan allowed them to live a normal and relatively happy life, without forcing them into harsh labor. However, she did instruct them to manufacture a new Gu called Airsac Gu, which would store Guts Gu from Dang Hun Mountain.
At first, they feared they would be executed if they disobeyed, and indeed, a few were killed to set an example. However, Fang Yuan assured them that if they completed their tasks efficiently, they would be granted breaks—a simple manipulation that worked well on the less intelligent non-human races. As expected, they quickly agreed, ensuring her plans proceeded without resistance.
She had to deceive Lang Ya Spirit to gain entry into their sect more easily than she had in her future memories.
Now that all the issues in the blessed land were resolved, she took the time to calmly increase her soul strength. Her soul strength was already nearing one million, and with the abundance of Guts Gu on Dang Hun Mountain, she could only push it further to two million at best. However, she knew that to truly surpass her current limits, she needed to hunt immortal beasts or Gu Immortals.
A plan began forming in her mind—an efficient way to lure a Gu Immortal into her grasp.
Before that, she had to refine an Immortal Gu, and for that, she needed materials. She purchased all the necessary resources in Treasure Yellow Heaven. As for immortal stones, they came from the gacha system. After reaching Rank 5, she rarely received one or two, but upon advancing to Rank 6 and spinning the gacha a few times, she had already accumulated nearly 1,000 immortal stones. Back when she was Rank 5, she had obtained 100 immortal stones. These were more than enough for a starter like her. She refined over 20 of them into Immortal Essence.
She used the remaining immortal stones to purchase food for her Gu worms. The Adapt and Evolve Gu consumed the flesh of any monster, but now that it was in immortal ranks, it needed to be fed immortal beasts. The Fixed Immortal Travel Gu required Immortal Essence, making it incredibly expensive to maintain. It consumed an entire piece of Immortal Essence with each use. However, since Fang Yuan had a large stockpile of immortal beads and the Gu was still Rank 6, it remained within her spatial storage, making feeding it less of a concern.
The Change Form Immortal Gu had a unique dietary requirement—Faceless Face Flesh, a Rank 6 Immortal Beast found in White Heaven. Obtaining one was extremely difficult, but Fang Yuan had already acquired multiple specimens from the gacha system. Since she had received them in bulk, she had enough supply to last at least two years.
For now, she kept three goals before going to northern continent, one is to capture Ma Hong Yun, second is to refine him to obtain the Fortune Rivalling Heaven Gu, and last but not least take over the Immperial blessed land to himself.