Chapter 3 - Lazy Gu Worms
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nAfter obtaining the Gu eggs, Fang Yuan returned to his residence and began to concentrate on his cultivation.
nHe randomly picked a Gu egg and placed it in his acupoint, using his own spirit essence to feed it.
nThe purpose of this was to let them familiarize with his aura and strength before they were born, to form a good impression of him, and to prevent them from betraying their master right after hatching.
nDing, you have successfully hatched a Black Iron grade Gu worm -- Drunken Gu!
nAfter half a day of nurturing, the first Gu worm finally hatched.
nIt was not a dead worm!
nFang Yuan heaved a sigh of relief.
nHe began to inspect the condition of the few Gu worms.
nHmm?
nWhy was it sleeping?
nDidn't the system say that it would cultivate automatically?
nJust as he was puzzled, his acupoints suddenly shook, and a huge suction force came from the Drunken Gu.
nIn the blink of an eye, nearly half of the spirit essence in his acupoints was swept away like they were being sucked in by a whale!
nThis sudden unexpected situation gave Fang Yuan a fright.
nIf this continued, wouldn't he be sucked dry right away?
nFortunately, the Drunken Gu's state did not last long.
nAs more than half of the spirit essence in his body was absorbed by it, its body began to emit a gentle light.
nIn the end, like a singularity explosion, its body suddenly expanded countless times, from a larva the size of a grain of rice to an adult worm the size of a thumb.
nAt the same time, the system notification sounded in its mind.
nDing! Congratulations, host, your Drunken Gu has successfully broken through! You have obtained the 'Wine Making' skill!
nYour Drunken Gu has started cultivating, current progress: 1%!
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"So you can only cultivate automatically after reaching tier one.
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nFang Yuan realized this later, and at the same time, he was glad that he was not rash and tried to hatch three Gu worms at once.
nIf he really did that, he would probably be a dried corpse now.
nThere were still two Gu eggs left.
nHe had no choice, and he could only take out two primeval stones and hold them, absorbing the spirit essence inside.
nThe green light entered his arm through his palm and flowed along his meridians towards his acupoints.
nAfter an unknown amount of time, he slowly opened his eyes after the two primeval stones had lost their luster.
nHe looked at the already wasted primeval stones with some heartache.
nThe efficiency of directly absorbing the spirit essence inside primeval stones was very low.
nIt could be said that he did not even use one tenth of the value of one primeval stone.
nIn order to hatch the remaining two Gu eggs, Fang Yuan had spent a lot of capital.
nIn the blink of an eye, a day passed. On the afternoon of the second day, Fang Yuan finally hatched all the Gu worms and let them enter the state of automatic cultivation.
nTaking advantage of the time to rest, he began to check the condition of the few Gu worms.
nYour Drunken Gu sensed that its master's physical fitness was relatively weak. After a day of bitter cultivation, it produced good wine and gave it to its master. Production Progress 100%!
nFang Yuan's eyes lit up.
nFine wine?
nThen he took a look.
nSpirit Wine LVL 1 : after drinking the fine wine, one's physique can be permanently increased to a certain degree.
nIt can actually increase one's physique?
nThis was beyond Fang Yuan's expectations.
nHe originally thought that it was just a wine that could temporarily restore one's spirit essence, but he did not expect it to have such a good effect.
nWithout saying a word, he drank it directly!
nAs the spicy wine entered his throat, a cool feeling spread throughout his body.
nSoon, a layer of black mud appeared on his skin, as if the impurities in his body had been cleaned out.
nFang Yuan felt as if he had soaked in a mint bath. His whole body felt comfortable, and it was the kind of feeling that came from the inside out.
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"Unfortunately, the quantity is a little small.
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nFang Yuan smacked his lips.
nThe Drunken Gu could only produce a few tens of milliliters at a time, and it would be gone after one sip.
nThe increase in physique was also very limited.
nHowever, small amounts add up.
nWhen the level of the Drunken Gu increased in the future, the problem of production would definitely be solved, and perhaps even better wine would be produced.
nThen, he looked at another Gu worm.
nThe Iron Skin Gu is in a dispirited state. Because there are no divine weapons to attach to it, the cultivation effect has been greatly reduced, Current cultivation progress 1.1%
nHMM?
nWhat's going on?
nThe Iron Skin Gu is starting to slack off?
nIt only increased by 0.1% after a whole day?
nIf left unchecked, it would take more than three years for it to cultivate to 100% increase in level?
nThree years to a level, thirty years to ten levels!
nThis speed is too slow.
nFang Yuan could not accept it.
nEven if he had four Gu worms in his acupoints, it would still take almost eight years.
nIt seemed that he had to find a weapon as soon as possible.
nIt would not be a good idea to let the Iron Skin Gu continue to be lazy.
nIf nothing went wrong, other than the Drunken Gu, which only needed to consume spirit essence, the other Gu worms should have entered a lazy stage.
nThus, he continued to read.
nBecause the Moonlight Gu did not use precious herbs to recuperate on a full moon night, it was in a low mood and its cultivation effect was greatly reduced. Current cultivation progress: 1%
nBecause the Bloodthirsty Gu did not have a supply of beast blood, it was very unhappy and its cultivation effect was greatly reduced. Current cultivation progress: 2%
nAs expected, these two were also thorns.
nThose who did not meet the requirements did not cultivate.
nMoreover, their requirements were even more excessive.
nOne needed to soak in a medicinal bath.
nThe other needed to suck precious beast blood.
nThey were much more troublesome than the Iron Skin Gu.
nThese two things required a large amount of primeval stones to buy, and Fang Yuan had no way to get them at the moment.
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"I should think of a way to get a weapon first.
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nA weapon was easy to find. He had a good relationship with the Hall Master of the Gu Immortal Sect's outer sect's martial arts hall, he could go there and see if there were any suitable weapons.
nAs for the other things, he could only go to the mission pavilion to get the sect's bounty missions and go out to hunt for resources.
nThis was the most convenient way to earn primeval stones.
nAfter making up his mind, Fang Yuan went straight to his destination.
nCountless disciples came and went from the mission pavilion.
nThis was also a popular place within the sect.
nFang Yuan looked at the dazzling array of missions, his gaze shining slightly.
nHowever, most of them were sect missions like mining, patrolling, and guarding. They could only be carried out within the sect's territory, and the pay was very low.
nThe more high paying ones were support missions.
nTo put it bluntly, the Gu Immortal Sect was a group force. It occupied a large area of territory.
nIf there was territory, there would be disputes.
nAt places where the borders intersected with other sects, if there were conflicts over resources and they did not completely fall out, they could only rely on low level disciples like them to fight.
nAfter all, if there was a sect expert, it would no longer be a small matter.
nFang Yuan did not choose this kind of mission.
nHe felt that his strength was not enough to protect himself, and it was easy for accidents to happen in a chaotic battle.
nOther than that, there were a small amount of other bounty missions.
nUsually, they were sent by individuals, and the request was to get the required amount of materials within a limited time.
nCompared to other missions, this kind of mission was more dependent on luck, and whether it could be completed depended entirely on one's looks.
nThis was also the only type of mission that could be repeated. Usually, a bounty mission would have dozens or even hundreds of people accepting it. The reward was first-come, first-served.
nFang Yuan picked a few collection type bounty missions.
nHe did not want to complete all of them. He planned to come across these things as he went out to collect the materials he needed.
nHe did not want to waste the rewards he would receive for free.
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"I haven't seen my parents for a long time. I'll take this opportunity to visit them.
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nFang Yuan thought to himself and walked out.. He walked all the way to the outer hall.
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