The moment he returned to Lang Ya Blessed Land, Fang Yuan secluded himself inside an isolated chamber within one of the twelve cloud cities.
Thoughts and wills clashed brilliantly within his mind, producing research results of astonishing value one after another. Yet Fang Yuan showed no interest in those results. Instead, he continued deducing, modifying, and refining them further.
"The Immortal Gu Cooking can be replaced with the food path Immortal Gu Mature Eat, or perhaps a fire path Immortal Gu… both paths possess excellent compatibility, but Mature Eat Immortal Gu is the superior choice. As for defense, Luck Revolution Immortal Gu alone is insufficient. A metal path Immortal Gu can be added as a defensive layer — that would be extremely effective. Furthermore, with Break Luck Immortal Gu and Luck Disorder Immortal Gu, Luck Cooking Pot will gain formidable offensive capabilities as well!"
Thoughts flowed through Fang Yuan's mind with astonishing smoothness, encountering almost no obstacles whatsoever. This fully displayed the terrifying depth of his foundation — his attainment levels, inheritances, and incomparable knowledge formed a reference base beyond imagination.
In merely a few days within Lang Ya Blessed Land, the blueprint for rank six Immortal Gu House — Luck Cooking Pot — was finally completed.
Luck Cooking Pot was only at rank six because its core Immortal Gus were rank six Dog Shit Luck Immortal Gu and Peach Blossom Luck Immortal Gu. Although it also contained several rank seven Immortal Gus such as Luck Revolution Immortal Gu and Luck Disorder Immortal Gu, at best it could only be considered a peak rank six Immortal Gu House that barely surpassed ordinary rank six standards, not a true rank seven Immortal Gu House.
Even so, Fang Yuan was extremely satisfied.
With Luck Cooking Pot, his luck would grow stronger and stronger over time. Eventually, even Ma Hong Yun's fortune would no longer be capable of suppressing him! Moreover, he now possessed defensive, investigative, and offensive methods from luck path — though compared to Luck Cooking Pot's true main function, all of those were merely secondary benefits.
As its name implied, Luck Cooking Pot "cooked" bad luck and transformed it into good fortune.
"I should refine Mature Eat Immortal Gu first to establish the foundation for Luck Cooking Pot."
Fang Yuan pondered silently.
Mature Eat Immortal Gu was a food path Immortal Gu, and food path immortal materials were relatively rare. However, what Fang Yuan intended to refine was merely a rank six Immortal Gu. Thus, there were abundant resources within Lang Ya Blessed Land's treasury. Furthermore, after plundering Imperial Court Blessed Land, Fang Yuan possessed enormous quantities of immortal materials from nearly every path. He even had enough materials to refine several rank seven food path Immortal Gus.
At least for now, resources were not a problem.
Fang Yuan exited his room within the cloud city. The instant he stepped outside, Lang Ya land spirit appeared before him.
"Master… ah! Are we refining Immortal Gu again?!"
Lang Ya land spirit's voice brimmed with excitement as he hurriedly asked.
The elderly-looking Lang Ya land spirit was utterly obsessed with refinement. Aside from managing Lang Ya Blessed Land, nearly everything he did revolved around Gu refinement and researching refinement path.
Ever since Fang Yuan had taken control of Lang Ya Blessed Land, the refinement of Immortal Gu had rarely stopped. And now that Fang Yuan had returned, Lang Ya land spirit naturally assumed this refinement session was another tremendously important project.
Fang Yuan nodded patiently toward him before tossing over the recipe for Mature Eat Immortal Gu.
Lang Ya land spirit eagerly caught the recipe and immediately began reading it. Moments later, he lifted his head in shock.
"M-Master… this is a food path Immortal Gu?"
"It is indeed. Now retrieve the immortal materials and take control of Refinement Cauldron."
Fang Yuan spoke calmly as he walked toward the massive cauldron.
Refinement Cauldron was a rank eight refinement path Immortal Gu House!
More specifically, the rank eight Immortal Gu House Refinement Cauldron had been created by Long Hair Ancestor himself. It possessed miraculous methods capable of greatly assisting the refinement of Immortal Gu. It could even forcefully refine the Immortal Gu belonging to Immortal Gu Masters directly from within their immortal apertures.
However, the reason Refinement Cauldron was not especially useful to Fang Yuan outside Lang Ya Blessed Land was because Lang Ya land spirit had fused it together with the blessed land itself through special methods.
That was also the reason why Lang Ya Blessed Land possessed an area surpassing most grotto-heavens.
Fang Yuan did not wish to separate Refinement Cauldron from Lang Ya Blessed Land. Doing so would cause catastrophic destruction, resulting in the deaths of countless living beings and the ruin of innumerable resources throughout the blessed land.
"After completing Luck Cooking Pot, I'll possess three Immortal Gu Houses and several Immortal Gu Immortals under my command. This already surpasses the foundation of most super forces."
Fang Yuan found the thought somewhat amusing.
He possessed the rank eight Immortal Gu House Refinement Cauldron, the rank seven Immortal Gu House Water Pavilion, and once rank six Luck Cooking Pot was added, he would officially control three Immortal Gu Houses.
Such a number was enormous — enough to surpass the reserves of most super forces.
Ordinarily, the creation of an Immortal Gu House by a super force required extensive research and the refinement of numerous Immortal Gus. This would inevitably leave behind countless clues that enemies could gather and deduce from.
But Fang Yuan possessed dozens of Immortal Gu House blueprints, a vast quantity of Immortal Gus, and attainment levels unrivaled beneath the heavens. To him, creating Immortal Gu House blueprints had become almost casual.
Not long afterward, Fang Yuan arrived before Refinement Cauldron.
The gigantic cauldron was majestic and awe-inspiring. Sixteen handles extended from its body in the four cardinal directions, each decorated with crimson gold that emitted a blazing radiance. At its center shimmered polished jewels and remnants of immortal materials. With its immense arms stretched toward the heavens, it resembled a divine cauldron refining the sky itself.
Shortly afterward, Lang Ya land spirit arrived carrying a mountain of immortal materials before taking control of Refinement Cauldron. At the same time, Fang Yuan activated his own methods and assumed control over the other half of the Immortal Gu House.
Fang Yuan's techniques were incomparably profound. Under his control, Refinement Cauldron displayed even greater magnificence, every movement radiating dense dao aura.
The immortal materials were processed rapidly as the refinement advanced smoothly. Fang Yuan and Lang Ya land spirit possessed perfect tacit understanding — there was no need for words between them.
Seventeen days later, Refinement Cauldron erupted with the aura of Immortal Gu as brilliant lights exploded across the sky.
Then Fang Yuan reached out and grasped Mature Eat Immortal Gu.