In the original work, Fang Yuan originally wanted to use Fang Zheng to refine the blood god offspring immortal gu.
Unfortunately, the Heavenly Court later attacked Lang Ya Blessed Land, and Fang Zheng was rescued by Feng Jiu Ge. Fang Yuan's plan to refine the blood god offspring immortal gu thus fell through.
In this life, Fang Yuan also intends to refine the blood god offspring immortal gu, but he does not plan to use Fang Zheng as blood path gu material.
Firstly, in this life, Fang Yuan has many clan members; there is no need to sacrifice a useful pawn like Fang Zheng.
Secondly, because Fang Yuan did not experience the "five and a half primeval stones" incident, he still wanted to give his younger brother Fang Zheng a hand.
(Great love, indeed.)
Furthermore, Qing Shu, the Clan Leader, and Gu Yue Yao Le are not suitable. The former two are of high value to Fang Yuan, especially Gu Yue Qing Shu.
Gu Yue Yao Le, on the other hand, does not have much affection with Fang Yuan; they haven't even slept together. Although they are husband and wife in name, they lack the reality of it, being merely a political result.
Elders like Gu Yue Yao Ji, Desolate Dust, and Red Snake, including the aforementioned Clan Leader, are completely unfeasible. These old fellows are as cunning as spirits and are not easily controlled or influenced.
Therefore, this final piece of blood path gu material for the blood god offspring immortal gu, which is also the most crucial piece, needs to meet these five conditions:
The first condition: a young person with little guile, such as Ancient Moon Fangzheng, Gu Yue Mo Bei, Chi Cheng, or Gu Yue Yao Le;
The second condition: absolute loyalty to the Gu Yue Clan, such as Gu Yue Qing Shu or Gu Yue Chi Shan;
The third condition: a true Gu Yue Clan member; (Feng Tianyu escaped a disaster)
The fourth condition: someone of low value to Fang Yuan, such as Gu Yue Jiao San or Gu Yue Dongtu;
The fifth condition: someone with a good relationship and frequent contact with Fang Yuan, such as Gu Yue Qing Shu, the Clan Leader, or Gu Yue Shi.
Ultimately, Fang Yuan set his sights on one person.
This person had recently reached Rank Five cultivation, possessed innate monstrous strength comparable to an adult, and was of a similar age to Gu Yue Mo Yan and Gu Yue Qing Shu. He was precisely the powerhouse of the Chi lineage—Gu Yue Chi Shan.
Previously, when Fang Yuan went to White Bone Mountain, Red Mountain pursued him; also, after Fang Yuan killed the Wild Boar King, he even sold part of the spoils to Gu Yue Chi Shan.
When Fang Yuan became a Rank Three Clan Elder, both Fang Yuan and Red Mountain went to cultivate Strength Path, so the two had many transactional dealings. Gu Yue Chi Shan had even treated Fang Yuan to green bamboo wine and grass skirt monkey brain.
(Little Monkey Ice Cream)
Even by the time of the Fox Immortal Blessed Land, the two parties still had frequent contact. After all, Red Mountain was the second strongest Strength Path Gu Master of the Gu Yue Clan. Most of the strength path mortal Gu Red Mountain currently used were sold to him by Fang Yuan.
Several years had passed, and the relationship between Fang Yuan and Red Mountain had escalated from one of initial mutual interest to that of friends and partners. If not for Fang Yuan's own reasons, the two might have even reached a brotherly relationship.
However, it wasn't too late to start seriously nurturing their feelings now, as they already had a history of extensive interaction. Thus, this afternoon, Fang Yuan invited Red Mountain to the only tavern on Soul Searching Mountain for a drink.
The owner of this tavern was actually the owner of the only inn in Gu Yue Village when Fang Yuan was at Qing Mao Mountain. Because of the green bamboo wine business, that owner had expanded and even opened a branch, with another one being at White Bone Mountain.
As soon as Fang Yuan and Red Mountain walked into the tavern, the counter manager acted as if he had seen the God of Wealth, sucking up to the two lords incessantly. The tavern waiter was also all smiles, diligently leading the two to a room on the third floor.
The rooms on the third floor were luxuriously decorated, a stark contrast to the commoner-style decoration of the first-floor hall. Fang Yuan felt the room was too quiet and not suitable for his next performance, so he stated that the first-floor hall would be fine.
The waiter wasn't surprised and laughed as he led the two downstairs, not forgetting to flatter them along the way.
There weren't actually many customers in the first-floor hall, and the hall itself was small, with only eight tables, only four of which were occupied.
Fang Yuan chose a seat by the window. Looking out, the beautiful scenery outside Soul Searching Mountain was in full view.
He saw farmland on the plains with crisscrossing irrigation ditches, planted with vegetables and fruits like potatoes, cabbage, and tomatoes. The reason they didn't plant staples like rice or wheat was that within Gu Yue Village, there were still thousands of rice Gu and grass Gu, which could continuously produce fragrant white rice.
In the fields, barefoot Mortal serfs bent over to weed with their backs to the sky. Although the recent Mei Lan Movie had caused great destruction to the surrounding areas of Soul Searching Mountain, it had also loosened the soil, removed weeds, and fertilized the fields.
Because White Bone Mountain was rich in Bone Path gu material and milk, these things were in excess. Sometimes, under Fang Yuan's instructions, Fang Zheng would list these Bone Path gu materials for sale on Treasure Yellow Heaven.
With good luck, he could even earn half an immortal essence stone.
After a while, the waiter brought up four jars of wine and opened the mud seals. Immediately, the aroma of wine wafted over; it was precisely the green bamboo wine at five primeval stones a jar.
(The price has gone up again, but the wine is also better.)
Then, the waiter brought out a few side dishes, including fried beans, peanuts, roast goose, beef jerky, and other snacks to go with the wine.
While eating and drinking, Fang Yuan and Red Mountain talked merrily. Once the green bamboo wine was down, the words started flowing, and the more they chatted, the more excited they became.
Before long, Red Mountain was already tipsy. Fang Yuan's alcohol tolerance wasn't bad, and the two even played finger-guessing games while drinking. Because the spring autumn cicada consumed luck, Fang Yuan's luck was very poor, and he lost more than he won when playing finger-guessing with Red Mountain.
"Brother Red Mountain, your tolerance isn't that great after all."
Fang Yuan's face was already a bit red, and Red Mountain's was even redder. This was already the thirty-second jar of green bamboo wine. Strength Path Gu Masters have powerful Physical Bodies, yet a mere thirty-two jars of wine made Fang Yuan feel tipsy, showing how good the green bamboo wine was.
Red Mountain was dizzy at this point, but it wasn't his limit yet. He smiled and shook his head, cupping his fists in admiration:
"Lord Clan Chief truly has a great tolerance for alcohol! What I, Gu Yue Chi Shan, respect most is a hero like you."
Upon hearing this, Fang Yuan laughed with feigned seriousness:
"Eh, Brother Red Mountain, we are brothers; why talk about such formalities? How many times have I said, don't call me Lord Clan Chief. We are all brave men of the Gu Yue Clan and should address each other as equals!"
Hearing this, Red Mountain laughed even more happily. The two continued drinking, eating meat, and playing finger-guessing games. Before long, the side dishes like peanuts and beef were all finished.
That waiter was also a shrewd person. Without waiting for Fang Yuan to speak, he spent a lot of his own money to buy a large number of side dishes. The waiter also noticed that Red Mountain loved beef while Fang Yuan loved peanuts, so he specially served an extra portion of each.
The manager, however, didn't notice this and was still looking at the bills at the counter. Seeing the dishes the waiter ordered, he thought the waiter wanted to take them back for his Family, only blaming the waiter's high salary for spending three primeval stones on a single meal.
(The waiter only served some side dishes to Fang Yuan and Red Mountain.)
They had already reached fifty jars of green bamboo wine. Red Mountain was already somewhat incoherent; no matter what Fang Yuan said, he would just agree.
Seeing this, Fang Yuan suddenly proposed to become sworn brothers with Red Mountain. Red Mountain was overjoyed and immediately agreed. So, the two set up an altar in the shop and swore to the heavens:
"Yellow Heaven above, Soul Searching Mountain as witness, I, Fang Yuan (Red Mountain), become brothers today. We do not seek to be born on the same year, month, and day, but we seek to die on the same year, month, and day!"
After speaking, both were moved to tears, as if they were biological brothers separated for years. One called the other "Big Brother" and the other "Second Brother," with genuine sentiment.
(This bow~ loyal and brave~)
After the swearing-in, the two paid and left the tavern.
Before leaving, Fang Yuan also called over that waiter and told him to work at Ming Yue Jing Shui. While drinking just now, Fang Yuan had seen everything and felt that this waiter was quite a talent who could become a capable lackey.
A few days later, Fang Yuan sought out Red Mountain again and even taught him the Six-Armed Heavenly Corpse King Killer Move. This Killer Move had been refined once more by Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang, but Fang Yuan didn't dare use it himself, so he let Red Mountain test the waters first.
After Red Mountain tried it, Fang Yuan knew the modification was successful; the Six-Armed Heavenly Corpse King Killer Move had become even stronger. Afterward, Fang Yuan also warned Red Mountain not to overuse the Six-Armed Heavenly Corpse King Killer Move, and then they went to the tavern to drink together.
During the drinking, Fang Yuan suddenly shed tears. Red Mountain asked anxiously, and Fang Yuan sighed, mentioning the matter of the blood god offspring immortal gu recipe, saying:
"What a pity! As long as we have this piece of blood path gu material, my Gu Yue Clan will possess the rank six immortal gu Blood God. This way, our Gu Yue Clan will have an additional rank six combat power! Alas! What a pity, what a pity."
Hearing this, Red Mountain fell silent for a long time. Then, he earnestly patted Fang Yuan's shoulder and volunteered, "Second Brother, for the sake of the Gu Yue Clan, I am willing to use myself as gu material!"
Fang Yuan shook his head, his tears flowing even more, as he choked out, "Big Brother, how can that be? You are my big brother."
Red Mountain laughed loudly, "A single life, what is there to say? Hahaha..."
Fang Yuan still disagreed. Red Mountain had no choice but to calmly smile and comfort Fang Yuan, deliberately changing the subject and frequently chatting and laughing while continuing to drink with Fang Yuan. Fang Yuan kept watching Red Mountain's expression as he drank:
He saw a flash of determination pass by.
It was another bout of heavy drinking, leaving the floor and tables in a mess, finally ending haphazardly. Red Mountain went home, drank some hangover soup, and paced back and forth in his house.
The next day, Fang Yuan received news that Red Mountain had suffered a backlash from the side effects of the Six-Armed Heavenly Corpse King Killer Move and had permanently turned into an Eight-Armed Flying Zombie.
Upon hearing this news, tears burst from Fang Yuan's eyes. His nose felt sore, and he could no longer hold it back, covering his face with his sleeve. When he lowered his sleeve, his face was already covered in tears. Those who heard sighed, and those who saw wept.
Fang Yuan wiped the tears from his face and raced to Red Mountain's residence. At this moment, Red Mountain was already an Eight-Armed Flying Zombie, neither human nor ghost, two zhang tall, which is over six meters. The six arms on Red Mountain's body were hideous and ugly, in various shapes.
Fang Yuan wept again, saying, "Big Brother! Why did you have to do this!"
From Red Mountain's expression while drunk yesterday, Fang Yuan had already guessed what would happen next. Although Red Mountain wasn't as good as people like Qing Shu, he wouldn't easily fall for it like others unless he did it on purpose.
Red Mountain smiled slightly, but because he was in a zombie body, his smile was hideous and terrifying. Red Mountain said:
"Second Brother, you once said that if the Six-Armed Heavenly Corpse King Killer Move is overused, one will permanently turn into an Eight-Armed Flying Zombie, and even the Yin Yang Rebirth Gu cannot save them."
Red Mountain fell silent for a while, as if making some decision, then continued:
"This old brother is beyond saving this time. Refine me into a Gu! The Gu Yue Clan can do without me, Gu Yue Chi Shan, but it cannot do without a rank six combat power..."
Fang Yuan's nose was a bit red. Although all of this was his conspiracy, a trace of admiration did indeed arise in his heart. However, the time was not yet right; it wasn't time for Gu Refining yet.
(Of course, it's for experimenting with the Killer Move!)
Fang Yuan said to Red Mountain, "Big Brother! You are not allowed to do these foolish things anymore! Even if I have to exhaust all my strength, I will save you."
As Fang Yuan spoke, he deliberately rubbed his eyes to hide his tears, yet in a way that Red Mountain could see his tears.
So, Fang Yuan used every means, exhausting over a hundred Rank Five Gu worms. With every treatment, Red Mountain suffered great pain, but seeing Fang Yuan's exhausted appearance, a sense of touch and warmth grew in his heart.
Finally, after being treated for a week straight, there was still no effect. Several times, Red Mountain almost died from the pain. Fang Yuan even used the method that killed Chang Ji You, but unfortunately, Red Mountain wasn't cured. However, perhaps due to his Physique, he actually didn't die.
On the tenth day of receiving treatment, both Red Mountain and Fang Yuan were tired and exhausted.
Ultimately, Gu Yue Chi Shan stopped Fang Yuan's final treatment. This treatment had already been repeated three times, and Fang Yuan had no other treatment methods left.
Red Mountain's voice was hoarse and low as he said, "Second Brother, refine me into a Gu! I know that from the time you invited me for a drink a few weeks ago, it was already intentional."
Hearing this, Fang Yuan let out a sorrowful sigh. With Gu Yue Chi Shan's intelligence, he should have realized it long ago.
In fact, Fang Yuan had also anticipated that Red Mountain would anticipate all this; this was also one of Fang Yuan's schemes. Red Mountain continued:
"Second Brother, have you heard the story of the Little People in 'the legend of human ancestor'?"
Fang Yuan was silent.
Legend has it that Ren Zu gave birth to his fourth daughter, Forest Sea Reincarnation, in the Ordinary Abyss. Later, Ren Zu walked out of the Ordinary Abyss, but Forest Sea Reincarnation failed to leave.
In the Ordinary Abyss, Forest Sea Reincarnation met the Little People. The two of them wanted to overcome being ordinary together, swearing to walk out of the Ordinary Abyss.
Forest Sea Reincarnation's achievements were so many, and the Little People's achievements were so small. Compared to the entire Ordinary Abyss, even Forest Sea Reincarnation was as small as an ant.
Falling behind for a moment is nothing; what matters is that I am already on the way.
Forest Sea Reincarnation stayed in the Ordinary Abyss, but the Little People finally walked out. Light burst from within their bodies, and a Gu appeared—this Gu was shaped like a stone tablet and had a sense of age.
This Gu was named—Persistence!
Everyone is persisting, everyone is on the way.
"Second Brother, there's no need for guilt. 'The Family is like a forest, and I am like a tree; when an old tree falls, a new one grows.' Qing Shu was right. I am already on my own path."
"This is me, a small figure—Gu Yue Chi Shan's Persistence!"
Red Mountain already had the will to die, not only reminiscing about Qing Mao Mountain and Gu Yue Village but also about his younger self.
Back then, he was young and arrogant, with the spirit of youth, but he had B-grade aptitude, which shattered the young man's dreams.
Despite the many years that had passed, his childhood dreams remained, and his hot blood still boiled. A small figure, in the end, still achieved immortality.
Red Mountain still lived as the person he always wanted to be: a person who sacrificed himself for others, a person who gave his life for the law, a person with justice in his heart, and a person full of ideals.
Even if he died nine times, he would not regret it!
A gentle breeze blew, and the water was still. Gu Yue Chi Shan pondered for a long while, looking at the high sky and standing on the vast earth. He chanted a poem:
"The north wind rises on Qing Mao Mountain, the precious blade in my heart is not yet dry of blood."
"Born as heroes, all are youths; past the diseased tree, ten thousand trees are in spring."
"Time cannot change a hero's color; the loyal heart still shines upon the world."
"Even if I die, I will not regret; I only wish for my loyal soul to protect Gu Yue."
Finally, the blood god offspring immortal gu was refined. The Gu Yue Clan lost a Gu Yue Chi Shan but gained an immortal gu. The Mei Lan Movie was also eventually refined into a blood path clone by the blood god offspring immortal gu, and Fang Yuan named it 01.
From then on, there was power.