Two giant banners fluttered in the wind, making loud noises.
One was the battle merit list, where Fang Yuan was currently in the top ten. The other banner recorded all kinds of resources, all of which could only be exchanged for with battle merit.
But at this moment, in the crowded plaza, many Gu Masters' gazes were attracted by a newly announced decree.
The content of the notice was: The wolf tide is fierce, the clan's Gu Master casualty rate is increasing day by day. To strengthen the healing ability, the medicine hall ordered all Gu Masters with Nine Leaf Vitality Grass to temporarily hand over their Nine Leaf Vitality Grass to the clan. The medicine hall will organize manpower and carry out a unified production.
At the end of the notice was a list of names. The names of the Gu Masters with Nine Leaf Vitality Grass were listed.
Needless to say, Fang Yuan was naturally on the list.
At this moment, he was standing at a far corner, looking at this notice, his expression could not help but turn ugly.
At first glance, he immediately realized that this was Guyue Yao Ji targeting him, making a move against him.
"Hmph, this Guyue Yao Ji, she asked me to buy the Liquor worm but did not give up. I had already accumulated enough battle merit and wanted to exchange for that Three Step Fragrant Grass Gu, but was secretly stopped by her. This time, she actually coveted my Nine Leaf Vitality Grass … "
However, Guyue Yao Ji's actions could be understood.
People of the same trade were natural enemies, enemies.
Guyue Yao Ji controlled the sale of vitality leaves to consolidate her authority, deepen her influence, and maintain her connections. But Fang Yuan secretly sold them, raising the price, this imperceptibly violated her benefits, and shook her influence.
"I have many Gu worms now, White Jade Gu, Moonglow Gu, Plunder Gu, Water Shield Gu, Earth Communication Ear Grass and so on. Nine Leaf Vitality Grass is my main source of income, if I lose this Gu, it will be like pulling out the firewood from under the pot. Guyue Yao Ji's move is really ruthless. "Fang Yuan frowned.
The discussions of the surrounding Gu Masters entered his ears.
"The medicine hall's move is really great! There are too few vitality leaves, it cannot satisfy our needs. Every time a batch appears on the List of Supplies, someone will immediately buy it. "
"Elder Yao Ji is truly benevolent and benevolent. Look at this name list, some of them are Gu Masters from Chi and Mo faction. By doing so, she has undoubtedly offended many elders in power. "
"Lord Yao Ji is wholeheartedly working for the family. She is worthy of respect!"
"Sigh, only Lord Yao Ji would have such boldness. If it was any other family elder, who would dare to do this? "
"Oh! Look, the content of the announcement has changed. Chi faction and Mo faction's Gu Masters handed over the nine leaf vitality grass. "
The crowd went wild.
Gathering the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass and unifying the production meant more Vitality Leaves. To them, this was great news.
Fang Yuan looked over, and indeed saw: behind the names of these Gu Masters, there was an addition of the words "Turned in". And because of this, his name became even more prominent.
His heart became even heavier.
Guyue Yao Ji was after all a shrewd old fox, she was proficient in scheming, this move was to use the general situation to pressure Fang Yuan. If Fang Yuan stubbornly resisted, he would attract even more trouble and give himself a handle, it was not a wise move.
This was the power of the clan system.
If the clan wants you to sacrifice, they would not say it directly, but instead put on a bright front, wrapping it in righteousness, forcing you to submit.
Like those retired Gu Master elders, asking them to sacrifice their lives, who would dare to defy?
Now to collect the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass, she wanted Fang Yuan and some other Gu Masters to sacrifice their own benefits to satisfy everyone. This was fundamentally for Yao Ji's benefit. If anyone dared to disobey, they would be going against the clan and alienating the masses! They would be traitors, they would be reactionary!
"To resolve this matter, delaying and acting shamelessly won't work, it would instead make me more passive. Because these are all small schemes, Yao Ji's move is wrapping it in righteousness, any small schemes will be destroyed. The only way to solve this problem is to use an even greater force to fight back in a dignified manner and defeat this force of hers head-on. "
Fang Yuan already had a fundamental solution in his heart.
This plan was simple and grand, it was to advance to Rank three.
The status of Rank three and Rank two Gu Masters was completely different. In the clan, as long as a Gu Master advanced to Rank three, he would immediately become a clan elder, joining the decision-making circle. Even the clan leader could not easily infringe on their benefits.
Don't look at this announcement, the Mo faction, Chi faction and other Gu Masters obediently handed over the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass. It was as if they had sacrificed their own benefits. Actually, behind the scenes, Guyue Yao Ji had already completed a secret exchange of benefits with Guyue Lian, Guyue Mo Chen and other clan elders.
This was a political transaction.
But most people could not see the truth behind the scenes, thus they were deceived by Yao Ji.
If Fang Yuan was a Rank three Gu Master, even if he handed over the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass, he would definitely receive sufficient compensation in other aspects.
Why was Guyue Yao Ji in such a hurry to deal with Fang Yuan?
Firstly, it was because of benefits. Fang Yuan's actions infringed on her benefits, and at the same time, some Gu worms on Fang Yuan were what Guyue Yao Ji wanted.
Secondly, Fang Yuan was already a Rank two peak stage, if she did not make a move against him, when he becomes a Rank three clan elder, there would be no more chances.
"Advancing to Rank three is a must. To the clan, Rank two Gu Masters can be sacrificed, but Rank three Gu Masters are the pillars, losing even one person is a huge loss. Moreover, I am in a lot of trouble now. The clan did not investigate Qing Shu's death in detail. I kept the Water Shield Gu, Plunder Gu and so on, and the clan turned a blind eye to it. My cultivation has improved so quickly, the clan's higher-ups have seen it, but they have been enduring and did not probe into my secrets. "
Fang Yuan was well aware of his current situation.
On the surface, he was strong and glorious, but behind him, danger lurked everywhere.
The clan did not target him, because the wolf tide had drawn all their attention. If they could not resist the wolf tide, the clan would perish. Under such pressure, Fang Yuan's matter was only a minor detail.
But once the wolf tide passed, the clan's higher-ups would have the energy, how could they not find him to settle the score?
Back in the academy, the clan elders did not deal with Fang Yuan, because he was too weak. Small skirmishes did not infringe on the clan elders' benefits, so they did not put Fang Yuan in their eyes.
But now, it was different.
Fang Yuan's cultivation was already Rank two peak stage, one more step and he would be a clan elder.
Just this cultivation had already touched the nerves of the clan elders. His every move would be seen by the clan elders, and remembered in their hearts.
Any newly promoted clan elder would affect the entire political structure of the Guyue clan. Thus, the recruitment and suppression of Fang Yuan would come one after another. As long as Fang Yuan did not enter the system, and did not enter the camp, these recruitment and suppression would become more and more intense.
The middle faction was also a camp.
No one would tolerate the current Fang Yuan, drifting away from the clan system.
"If I advance to Rank three, although there would still be recruitment and suppression, it would be much easier than Rank two peak stage. This is the point of a qualitative change, a threshold. Crossing it would be a whole new world. At the same time, Rank three cultivation would allow me to advance and retreat freely. At worst, I can just leave the clan. "Fang Yuan was very clear about this situation.
But advancing to Rank three was not an easy matter. Especially for Fang Yuan's C grade aptitude, it was an almost insurmountable obstacle.
In his previous life, he was stuck at Rank two peak stage for over a hundred years. Later on, he paid a huge price and obtained a Gu, raising his aptitude, and only then did he cross this hurdle.
In Gu Master cultivation, small realms were easy to advance, as long as there was enough time, it was a painstaking effort. But large realms, each one was a checkpoint, getting harder the further one advanced. Especially from Rank five to Rank six, the difficulty was beyond imagination, harder than ascending to heaven!
Fang Yuan's advancement from Rank one to Rank two was already extremely difficult. Now that he wanted to advance from Rank two to Rank three, there was simply no possibility of success using normal methods.
But fortunately, Fang Yuan had five hundred years of life experience, and in his vast memories, there were two to three folk recipes. To put it nicely, it was a different path, but to put it bluntly, it was a crooked path.
The method that Fang Yuan chose now was the most suitable for his current situation.
To advance to Rank three, he needed to refine a strange and bloody Gu worm, called — Man-beast Life Burial Gu. This was a recipe that an ancient demonic path sect leader, in order to strengthen the cultivation of his subordinates, racked his brains and created.
Man-beast Life Burial Gu was specially used for Rank two Gu Masters to breakthrough to Rank three.
In his previous life, Fang Yuan was searching for secrets and coincidentally obtained this recipe, leaving a deep impression on him, and had always kept it in his heart.
Most importantly, the materials needed for the fusion were not rare items.
Normally, with Fang Yuan's conditions, he would need two to three years to collect these, but the wolf tide gave him a lot of opportunities.
These days, he had already collected enough Yuan stone and Gu worms. There was only one left, he needed the right time.
…
"Everyone, come and see, the medicine hall has just sent out a notice."
"They are actually gathering Nine Leaf Vitality Grass, and unifying the production of vitality leaves?"
"That's great news," Ye Zichen said.
In the bamboo building, a group of Gu Masters surrounded the notice on the wall, their eyebrows dancing as they read.
"Hahaha, like this, that Fang Yuan is going to cry."
"Hmph, who asked him to sell vitality leaves recklessly, exploiting our hard-earned money!"
"I really want to see Fang Yuan's expression now … it must be very ugly."
Many people were gloating.
"Hehehe, this really helped us vent our anger. But we still have to thank Lady Yao Le for this, without her persuading Lord Yao Ji, how could such a day have come? "
"Yes, we really have to thank Lady Yao Le."
"Not only is Lady Yao Le beautiful, she is also kind-hearted, upholding justice for us and upholding justice. She has the demeanor of Lord Yao Ji. "
…
The surrounding people were praising unceasingly, Guyue Yao Le shyly lowered her head, but she was very happy in her heart.
"Sister Yao Le." At this time, Xiong Jiao Man walked into the bamboo building, "I am here to say goodbye. I have seen the medicine hall's notice, thank you for helping me vent my anger. People like Fang Yuan are black sheep, they need to be dealt with. "
"Sister Jiao Man, are you leaving now?" Guyue Yao Le looked at her with concern.
Xiong Jiao Man placed one hand on her waist, the other giving a thumbs up, pointing at the group of Gu Masters standing outside the door, "I have already asked for reinforcements, I need to hurry back. I will see you next time. "
Yao Le's heart immediately surged with sadness.
When Xiong Jiao Man left, there were ten Gu Masters, but when she arrived, there were only seven left. Now, these Gu Masters outside were about to enter the cruel battlefield, how many could return safely? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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