Treasure Yellow Heaven.
It did not take long for Lin Yan to find a suitable seller. A will stood behind the stall, condensed into the appearance of an elderly charcoal merchant. His face was dark and weathered, and he called himself the Charcoal Immortal. Whether that was his true identity or merely a title used within Treasure Yellow Heaven was impossible to know.
This was normal. Most Gu Immortals concealed their identities when trading in Treasure Yellow Heaven.
Lin Yan swept his gaze across the stall. Various types of charcoal, firestones, and Flame Path materials were displayed in neat rows. Their quantity was considerable, but their quality was not particularly high. Judging from the goods alone, the Charcoal Immortal most likely cultivated Flame Path and specialized in mining and selling Flame Path ores.
His attention soon settled on a large herd of Black-and-White Fire Bears displayed in one corner. The bears appeared healthy and vigorous, numbering in the thousands. They were exactly what Lin Yan needed for the initial development of the Southern Li Fire Plains.
After a brief inspection, he found no obvious problems with the herd. Without wasting words, he sent over a strand of divine sense.
"How much for this bear herd?"
The Charcoal Immortal's eyes lit up immediately, and he smiled. "The Black-and-White Fire Bears were something I captured by chance. There are more than ten thousand in total, including a Black-and-White Fire Bear Myriad Beast King."
Seeing Lin Yan's interest, he immediately quoted a price. "Four immortal essence stones."
Lin Yan raised an eyebrow. The price was somewhat high. Ordinary beast groups of similar size would never command such a value. The Black-and-White Fire Bear herd was only able to reach this price because of its unique characteristics and future growth potential.
When young, they all appeared as ordinary Black-and-White Fire Bears. Only upon reaching adulthood would they split into male Black Fire Bears and female White Fire Bears, each mastering black fire and white fire respectively. Their combat strength was generally comparable to Rank 3 Gu Masters, making them elites among beast groups.
More importantly, their black fire and white fire were valuable Flame Path resources. A mature herd could continuously generate related materials, giving them a much higher market value than ordinary beast groups.
Even so, Lin Yan had no intention of spending four immortal stones.
The two sides immediately began bargaining. After several rounds of negotiation, the Charcoal Immortal finally relented.
"The lowest I can go is three immortal essence stones. Any lower and I'll be taking a loss."
Lin Yan did not continue pressing the matter. Three immortal essence stones was a reasonable price.
He paid without hesitation and successfully acquired the entire Black-and-White Fire Bear herd, along with its Myriad Beast King leader. For the future development of the Southern Li Fire Plains, this was a worthwhile investment.
The immortal essence stones naturally came from Sun Cu. Before parting, he had already offered to lend Lin Yan resources if necessary, and Lin Yan had no intention of refusing such goodwill.
After purchasing the Black-and-White Fire Bear herd, Lin Yan continued browsing Treasure Yellow Heaven. It did not take long before he found a Gu Immortal who cultivated both Flame Path and Wood Path. From him, Lin Yan purchased a batch of Cremation Mushrooms capable of self-reproduction for two immortal essence stones.
With that, the final component of the Southern Li Fire Plains' initial ecological chain had been secured.
In total, five immortal essence stones had been spent.
Even after deducting these expenses, Lin Yan still possessed thirty-five immortal essence stones.
He could not help but sigh inwardly. The purchasing power of immortal essence stones was indeed astonishing. Even after purchasing entire beast herds and resource species, the expenditure was hardly significant compared to his current reserves.
Of course, Lin Yan had no intention of making further purchases for the time being.
The first batch of resource points had only just been selected. Whether the ecological chain would function as expected remained to be seen. If problems emerged and the experiment failed, not only would the immortal essence stones be wasted, but removing the species and rebuilding the ecological structure would also consume considerable time and effort.
For now, the most important task was to transplant these resources into the Southern Li Fire Plains and observe how they adapted to the environment of the Flame Sovereign Blessed Land.
Immediately afterward, Lin Yan opened the gateway to the Flame Sovereign Blessed Land. At the center of Sandwell Oasis, the hundred-zhang-tall vermilion Immortal Gate once again descended. Its crimson surface shone beneath the sunlight while waves of scorching qi continuously poured out from within.
The Huang Family had already completed their preparations. More than ten thousand Gu Masters gathered before the gate and entered in an orderly procession. From afar, the long stream of people resembled a mighty river flowing into another world. Meanwhile, Lin Yan's divine sense remained suspended high above the Flame Sovereign Blessed Land, overseeing the entire operation.
The destination of this migration was the Southern Li Fire Plains. The reddish-brown plains stretched endlessly toward the horizon, centered around the three Fire Ember Lakes. As the Huang Family Gu Masters arrived, they quickly dispersed according to their assigned tasks. Seen from above, the dense crowd resembled countless ants spreading across the land. Groups moved in different directions, transporting seeds, Gu materials, beast groups, and cultivation resources. Before long, large sections of the previously empty plains became busy with activity.
Excitement filled the hearts of the Huang Family members. Although they had previously seen the Flame Sovereign Blessed Land from outside, standing within it was an entirely different experience.
As they looked across the boundless plains, many younger Gu Masters could not hide the shock on their faces.
"Is this really a blessed land?"
"The power of a Gu Immortal is really terrifying!"
"I heard the Supreme Elder is younger than my elder brother."
Old Gu Master : ^_^
For a time, similar discussions could be heard throughout the crowd.
Every Huang Family Gu Master's eyes were filled with longing, immense pride and deep reverence for Lin Yan. After all, this was the Huang Family's Gu Immortal. The more magnificent the Flame Sovereign Blessed Land appeared, the greater their sense of honor became.
Among them, Huang Ming felt the deepest awe. Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the emotions in his heart and immediately summoned the Family Elders to assign responsibilities and demarcate territories. Orders were rapidly transmitted through information Gu as groups of Gu Masters dispersed in every direction, transporting seeds, Gu materials, beast groups, and various resources.
Yet despite there being more than ten thousand Gu Masters, they still appeared astonishingly sparse upon the vast Southern Li Fire Plains.