Chapter 485: Immortal Gu Sect (Please Subscribe)
Chapter 485: Immortal Gu Sect (Please Subscribe)
Back then, in Tian Wei City, Fang Xi had once seen a Gu cultivator selling wares at a stall and had even purchased a book detailing the experiences of Gu cultivators.
It was from that ancient text that Fang Xi learned some of the characteristics and rules of Gu cultivation.
Before entering the Earth Listening Pavilion just now, he had noticed that hidden within the patterns of the building's plaque were several mysterious symbols, precisely the runes representing 'Gu cultivators'.
Now, seeing Wan Ying emerge, he made a comment.
After all, within his Divine Consciousness, a fiery-red centipede Gu was still circling the liquid spiritual energy in this woman's Dantian. . .
“This humble one is indeed a Gu cultivator. ”
Wan Ying answered frankly, then asked with some curiosity, “Gu worms are merely a minor path among the Hundred Cultivation Arts. How is it that Senior is interested in this? ”
“I merely happen to know a little. ”
This was also a piece of information mentioned in that 'Gu Cultivation Essentials' book.
The Immortal Gu Sect was a major Nascent Soul sect in the Western Desert cultivation world, famous for its cultivation of Gu worms.
Fang Xi didn't have much interest in such an unorthodox craft.
However, one matter recorded in the Essentials suddenly stirred his heart.
The author who wrote the Gu Cultivation Essentials had once traded a Gu worm with a cultivator, named 'Bronze Skin Iron Gu'!
This Gu was used for body cultivation. After that cultivator used this Gu worm, they immediately gained the power of bronze skin, iron bones, and jade tendons, making rapid advancements in body cultivation. In the blink of an eye, their physique was cultivated to a realm comparable to the early Core Formation stage!
For Fang Xi, the 'Bronze Skin Iron Gu' was already useless, but the underlying idea could still be utilized.
‘If I can just find a 'Heaven'-grade Gu worm, one that aids body cultivation, after refining it, I won't have to cultivate any body cultivation techniques. . . ’
Cultivating body cultivation techniques was not only arduous but also required vast resources and, more crucially, a significant investment of effort.
Fang Xi was currently still thinking of first cultivating to the peak of the mid Nascent Soul stage, then attempting to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage.
As for the physical requirements of the 'Two Phase True Origin Art'?
In truth, it was merely about making some preparations; even without them, it wouldn't matter much.
After all, this cultivation method was still with his Second Primordial Spirit and hadn't even begun optimization yet.
“So Senior actually recognizes our sect? ”
Wan Ying's expression relaxed considerably. “May I know what Senior's business is? ”
“My main purpose for coming here this time is to purchase information. . . and then, I'd like to acquire some special types of Gu worms from your Immortal Gu Sect. ”
Fang Xi picked up the Seven Treasures Tea and leisurely took a sip. "Besides the information just discussed, I also want some other intelligence. First, regarding demonic spiritual flames, whether they are Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Flames or the Natal Spiritual Flames of old Nascent Soul demonic cultivators, both can be listed. . . Second, the inheritance or personal information of a Pill Path Grandmaster within the last ten years."
Upon hearing these two requests, Wan Ying immediately drew in a sharp breath.
Whether it was demonic spiritual flames or Pill Path Grandmasters, both were fourth-rank matters. Ordinary Core Formation cultivators would absolutely not dare to inquire so rashly.
Although this Senior's cultivation appeared to only be at the Core Formation stage, his background was unknown.
“These two types of information are too precious, and somewhat beyond the capabilities of our Earth Listening Pavilion. . . ”
Wan Ying said with a bitter smile.
“I, however, believe that it's merely a matter of not enough Spirit Stones. This kind of information is all publicly available; as long as one is diligent in collecting it, acquiring it shouldn't be difficult, no? ”
Fang Xi chuckled, sweeping his hand across the table. Two superior-grade Spirit Stones appeared, emitting an even richer glow and spiritual energy than the previous mid-grade Spirit Stones.
“Superior-grade Spirit Stones. . . that truly is enough. Please wait a moment, Senior. . . ”
Wan Ying stood up, bowed first, then gracefully withdrew.
...
She walked out of the VIP private room and immediately turned into a secret passage.
This secret passage was exceedingly long, and the walls within the tunnel were adorned with various spiritual patterns, glowing brightly.
Wan Ying walked to the end of the secret passage, saw a door, and respectfully knocked on it. “Young Mistress! ”
“Come in! ”
A young voice replied.
Wan Ying pushed open the door and entered, only to see a maiden's boudoir. A girl of exquisite beauty, dressed in a white ruqun, was sitting before a bronze mirror, arranging her hair.
“Aunt Wan, for you to come here during your shift, you must have encountered a difficult customer. ”
The young girl turned around, put down her comb, and her red lips slightly parted as she spoke.
“Precisely, Young Mistress. A Core Formation cultivator arrived at the shop today, speaking with quite an imposing tone. He seemed to recognize our Immortal Gu Sect and even requested two pieces of fourth-rank information. . . According to regulations, information transactions of this rank must be personally approved by the Young Mistress. ”
Wan Ying bowed, reporting Fang Xi's matter in full detail.
“A Core Formation cultivator, yet he wants fourth-rank information? That is indeed a bit strange. . . ”
The young girl's brows slightly furrowed, then she suddenly gave a cunning smile. “Fortunately, I've just successfully refined the 'Flying Eye Gu', so I can put it to use. . . ”
“The Flying Eye Gu? Young Mistress's talent in the path of Gu cultivation is truly unparalleled, even surpassing Master. . . It's a pity, the sect is controlled by those wicked maids. ”
A trace of pleasant surprise appeared on Wan Ying's face, followed by a sigh of regret.
“I originally had no intention of participating in the sect's internal struggles; otherwise, why would I have agreed to this assignment which feels like banishment? ”
The young girl shook her head, forming hand seals.
With a flash of black light, a strange Gu worm appeared.
This Gu worm resembled a human eyeball, with a pair of wings growing from each side, fluttering around.
And when the young girl formed another hand seal, forcing out a drop of fresh blood from her fingertip and feeding it to the 'Flying Eye Gu', the Gu worm immediately vanished into the void, with even the slightest ripple disappearing.
“Go! ”The young girl pointed outside, and the Flying Eye Gu flew away.
“This 'Flying Eye Gu' is a supreme-grade among Earth-rank Gu. A Core Formation cultivator's Divine Consciousness would absolutely be unable to detect it. . . Even Master once used it to spy on an old Nascent Soul monster, and the other party remained completely oblivious. ”
A trace of awe appeared on Wan Ying's face.
At this moment, the young girl had already covered one of her eyes.
Her vision seemed connected to the 'Flying Eye Gu', directly reaching inside the private room.
The restrictions within the Earth Listening Pavilion seemed to be nonexistent to it.
And the figure of the mysterious person wearing a bamboo hat also appeared before the young girl's eyes.
The Flying Eye Gu slowly approached, even attempting to burrow beneath the bamboo hat.
“Let me just take a look. . . Eh? ”
A mischievous expression appeared on the young girl's face, but then it suddenly turned to extreme fear, as if she had witnessed something incredible. "No!"
The next moment, her face abruptly turned pale, and a mouthful of vital blood spurted out. "My 'Flying Eye Gu' has been destroyed. . ."
“What? ! ”
A look of horror immediately appeared on Wan Ying's face. . .
...
“What in the. . . what is this thing? ”
Fang Xi was drinking tea when he suddenly felt a gaze land upon him.
He had initially paid it no mind; after all, for the sake of caution, the Earth Listening Pavilion peering at its guests, though a breach of business ethics, was no big deal.
But that gaze had become increasingly presumptuous, which was a bit much.
Although the other party might have thought it was well-hidden, under his Divine Consciousness, there was nowhere to hide at all!
Fang Xi currently didn't know just how powerful his Divine Consciousness was.
However, ever since breaking through to the mid Nascent Soul stage and cultivating the first layer of the 'Seven Emotions Departing Lament Scripture', even Elder Qing, who had ambushed him using void concealment arts, couldn't escape his detection!
According to what the other party said, his Divine Consciousness was now strong enough to rival, or even surpass, that of ordinary late Nascent Soul grand cultivators, wasn't it?
Fang Xi reached out and grabbed. In the void, an eyeball with wings appeared, firmly seized by a large hand formed from verdant spiritual energy.
That eyeball suddenly became bloodshot, and a powerful force surged forth, seemingly still attempting to struggle.
“Hmph! ”
Fang Xi let out a cold snort. The verdant hand instantly burst into flames, transforming into a ball of Verdant Wood True Fire.
Although this fire was not as potent as the Green Luan Spiritual Flame, under the enhancement of his Nascent Soul realm cultivation and spiritual energy, ordinary Core Formation cultivators would die upon merely grazing it, and perish if it touched them!
Blaze!
The verdant flames enveloped the eyeball, then burned fiercely, utterly refining it into a wisp of nothingness in an instant, not even leaving ashes behind!
Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness spread far and wide, unimpeded. The underground restrictions couldn't block it at all, allowing him to see Wan Ying and the early Core Formation stage young girl beside her.
“You two, come up and see this True Monarch. ”
A Divine Consciousness transmission simultaneously rang in the ears of the young girl and Wan Ying. That icy tone made the two women feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
“Oh no. . . ”
The young girl's face, which had just slightly improved after swallowing a pill, once again changed drastically. "Such Divine Consciousness. . . He's a Nascent Soul True Monarch."
“Given the characteristics of the 'Flying Eye Gu', even an ordinary early Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't be able to detect it. Could he be a mid Nascent Soul cultivator? ”
Wan Ying murmured, her heart filled with bitterness, knowing that they had truly fallen into trouble this time.
“Never mind. . . We will immediately go and meet that True Monarch, and kneel to beg for punishment. There is no other way. . . ”
The young girl, being a person of great resolve, immediately led Wan Ying all the way to Fang Xi's private room. As soon as they entered, she knelt on the ground. "Pan Lei greets True Monarch, please forgive this one's previous offense. . ."
Wan Ying dared not say another word, kneeling behind her young mistress.
“Is this how you run your business, fleecing customers? ”
Fang Xi coldly snorted. "If it weren't for this True Monarch coming this time, I'm afraid all my secrets would have been exposed. . ."
After lecturing them for a bit, he also found it uninteresting and got to the main point. "Where is the information this True Monarch requested?"
“It is all here. ”
Pan Lei immediately presented a white jade slip.
Fang Xi casually took it. His Divine Consciousness swept over it, and he immediately saw a piece of information.
“Three years from now, Pill Path Grandmaster 'Dan Ding Zi' has been invited by the Western Six Domains to open a furnace and refine a 'Soul Transformation Pill'. . . ”
For this type of spiritual pill, it was quite difficult for major Nascent Soul sects to gather enough materials for even one batch. Naturally, they would invite the most skilled alchemist to undertake the task.
Fang Xi remained noncommittal, continuing to read:
“One year from now, the Black Dragon Sect, overlord of the Southern 'Black Dragon Domain', will host a grand auction. . . Among the detailed list of auction items sent out in advance, there is a copy of a mid-grade fourth-rank pill recipe inheritance. ”
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