Chapter 502: Gu God (Please vote for me! )
Chapter 502: Gu God (Please vote for me! )
“Choose? ”
Jue Yanzi immediately seized upon the key word in Fang Xi’s tone: “These three Nascent Soul-condensing spiritual items involve essence, qi, and spirit in various aspects. . . their combined value is no less than a single Nascent Soul Pill. ”
Facing a Nascent Soul cultivator, he knew his petty tricks were useless. He could only say candidly: “I want all three of these spiritual items. . . ”
“Only two. ”
Fang Xi shook his head: “You should know that this exchange is already quite overpriced. If I weren’t so disinclined to trouble myself. . . whether it’s going to the Huangquan Crevice or the Southern Icecap. . . I could always find one or two portions of demon fire. ”
Jue Yanzi instantly fell into hesitation.
He obviously understood that while the Three Yangs Child Flame was formidable, if he asked a hundred Core Formation cultivators, all hundred would definitely choose these three Nascent Soul-condensing treasures!
And Fang Xi’s words dispelled his original intention to continue attending the private exchange fair.
Even taking them to a private exchange fair, he would certainly not be able to trade for such perfectly matched Nascent Soul-condensing treasures.
Fang Xi’s actions were intentional.
He just wanted to see what other spoils this Core Formation Perfected cultivator from the Saint Fire Cult had. . .
Jue Yanzi gritted his teeth, his gaze darting back and forth between the three Nascent Soul-condensing treasures. A hint of malice even surfaced in his heart.
But upon seeing the smiling Nascent Soul old monster looking at him, all such thoughts vanished. . .
Immediately, he sighed and waved his hand.
Another, slightly smaller, Three Yangs Child Flame appeared.
“This is. . . ”
Fang Xi looked at this scene, slightly surprised.
“Cultivators like myself, who practice the Three Yangs Sacred Fire, can go to Radiant Peak daily to pay respects to the true Sacred Fire. . . and cultivate with the advantage of the terrain. ”
Jue Yanzi said: “Ever since obtaining the Three Yangs Child Flame, I secretly learned a secret technique that allows me to subtly draw the Sacred Fire’s aura while cultivating daily with the Sacred Fire as a reference, condensing another child flame. . . This child flame is already a hundred years of my arduous cultivation. ”
He had originally intended to keep this child flame as a trump card for future battles to advance to the Nascent Soul realm.
But for the sake of the Nascent Soul, he still had to give it up.
“Another Three Yangs Child Flame? ”
Fang Xi stroked his chin, feeling that this new child flame was a few shades smaller than the original one.
However, it seemed to excel in docility?
After all, it was nurtured bit by bit, making it slightly weaker than an offshoot directly split from the Sacred Fire, but also much easier to control.
This child flame would be a priceless treasure for any Core Formation cultivator practicing fire-attribute cultivation methods.
Even a Nascent Soul old monster would be tempted.
“Very well, let’s make the exchange. ”
Fang Xi pondered for a moment and finally agreed.
After all, he felt that Jue Yanzi had little left to offer.
......
Seven days later.
Outside Shaoyang City, in an underground cave.
A blue Mountain Sea Pearl lay quietly in a corner.
Inside the Saint Son’s cave mansion.
Fang Xi made a hand seal, and the Five Fires Gu emerged, devouring the more volatile Three Yangs Child Flame.
Thus, on the back of the White Jade Toad, another tri-colored bump appeared.
“Five types of demon fire. . . it seems there are still a few missing, but it’s enough. ”
Fang Xi looked at the White Jade Toad, feeling that its aura was much more vigorous than before, and its strength seemed to have greatly improved.
It appeared that during this period of containing various demon fires, it had also gained many benefits.
“Croak! ”
The Five Fires Gu looked at Fang Xi, its gem-like crimson eyes seemingly carrying a hint of pleading.
“Very well. . . ”
Fang Xi smiled, taking out the other Three Yangs Child Flame: “Devour this demon fire, and begin your evolution. . . ”
The Five Fires Gu could devour various unusual flames to evolve. Having been intimately exposed to the four great demon fires day and night, permeated by their aura, it had actually reached its limit among Earth-rank Gu.
Devouring this Three Yangs Child Flame now had a high chance of advancing it to Heaven-rank!
Fang Xi was also very curious to know what use a legendary Heaven-rank Gu worm, comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator, would have?
“Go! ”
He made a hand seal with both hands, and the White Jade Toad puffed out its cheeks, letting out a loud croak: “Croak! ”
In the void, there seemed to be a hurricane-like gale, enveloping the Three Yangs Child Flame, gradually drawing it into the Five Fires Gu’s body.
This time it wasn’t storage, but complete devouring.
As the Three Yangs Demonic Flame roared, the surrounding temperature rapidly soared.
But the Five Fires Gu was exceptionally peculiar, fearless of such exotic flames. Its entire body glowed with a layer of white light, emitting an extreme aura of ice-coldness.
Suddenly!
The Five Fires Gu opened its large mouth, letting out a “croak” sound.
Several white lights appeared, forming a ring of light that encircled the Three Yangs Demonic Flame.
Its long, slender tongue shot out and retracted, swallowing the ring of light into its belly, and naturally, the Three Yangs Demonic Flame followed suit.
The White Jade Toad’s mouth curled up slightly, revealing a peculiar smile.
“Go! ”
Fang Xi cast a magic art into the Five Fires Gu, beginning to assist its advancement. . .
......
After forty-nine days.
Mountain Sea Pearl cave mansion.“Croak! ”
Accompanied by a loud croak, a millstone-sized White Jade Toad appeared, with five bumps of varying colors on its back.
“Heaven-rank Five Fires Gu! ”
A hint of joy flashed in Fang Xi’s eyes as he secretly communicated with the Gu, sensing its power.
“The Heaven-rank Five Fires Gu, in addition to being able to store up to fifteen types of demon fire, can, more importantly, use the power of the unusual flames for offense and defense even while storing them. . . ”
“With this Five Fires Gu’s ability to store five types of demon fire, even a typical Nascent Soul old monster would turn tail and flee. . . ”
“Furthermore, it seems to have awakened a certain ‘sense of resonance’? ”
Fang Xi was somewhat puzzled: “An improved sensing ability for various Gu worms? It doesn’t seem to be of much use. ”
He looked at the millstone-sized White Jade Toad, shook his head, and cast another magic art.
The White Jade Toad instantly expanded. . .
The Mountain Sea Pearl flashed, and an eccentric in a bamboo hat riding a White Jade Toad suddenly appeared, putting away the Mountain Sea Pearl.
“White Jade Toad, let’s go! ”
Fang Xi stood on the back of the gigantic White Jade Toad, laughing heartily, preparing to find an unlucky target to test the power of the Heaven-rank Five Fires Gu.
“Croak! ”
But the next moment, the White Jade Toad seemed to sense something, and bolted in a certain direction.
Poof!
It opened its large mouth, spitting out a Three Yangs Demonic Flame that scorched the rock wall of the underground cave into molten lava, revealing a large hole.
Rumble!
The ground cracked open, and lava flowed, an apocalyptic scene like a volcanic eruption!
A White Jade Toad leaped out from the ‘crater’, and then a ball of flame appeared from each of its four feet. It actually soared into the air directly, moving at lightning speed, incredibly astonishing!
“Croak! ”
The White Jade Toad croaked, then locked onto a direction, transforming into a four-colored flame escape light, and sped away!
“This. . . ”
Fang Xi’s expression was a bit peculiar: “Why is the Five Fires Gu so agitated? Could it have sensed a female toad? ”
Although his cheek twitched slightly, he didn’t stop it. Instead, he wanted to see what the Five Fires Gu was truly up to.
......
An unremarkable desert.
The fierce sun hung high, and strong winds swept, making countless grains of sand undulate like ocean waves.
The surroundings were exceedingly dry, with no trace of water or oasis, much less a spirit vein.
On this day.
The carriage’s escape light, pulled by a strange worm, paused and landed here.
Pan Yin indifferently lowered her head, looking at the blood-colored bamboo tube in her palm.
Crack!
Numerous cracks appeared on the bamboo tube, layers of cracks overlapping, before it finally shattered with a rumble.
From among the bamboo fragments, a Gu worm with segmented limbs flew out.
This Gu worm, resembling a human finger, was now completely devoid of aura, having turned into a lifeless thing.
“The Path-pointing Gu’s final indicated target is this very place. ”
Pan Yin said, while cautiously clasping her hands, forming a golden protective shield that enveloped her.
Now that the mystic realm entrance had been found, her value had instantly disappeared. She had to guard against the two Nascent Soul old monsters from the Black Dragon Sect turning hostile!
“Fellow Daoist, why the need for this? ”
Hei Xuan Shangren forced a smile: “Before we set out, we each swore oaths and signed a contract with the Blood-Heart Gu. . . ”
Pan Yin smiled sweetly: “I’m naturally not guarding against you two Fellow Daoists, merely preventing any potential dangers that might arise. ”
“That makes sense. ”
Hei Xuan Shangren pondered for a moment, then also waved his hand, sending out two streaks of black light.
These two streaks of black light instantly expanded, transforming into two black flood dragons that coiled around his body, forming a defensive barrier.
These two black flood dragons looked identical, both single-horned with four claws, clearly a secret technique from the Black Dragon Sect. The Black Heaven True Monarch had also used it back then.
Jade True Monarch looked at these two flood dragons, his face twitching slightly: “Senior Brother Hei Xuan’s ‘Black Dragon Body Protection Art’ is truly formidable. These two flood dragon souls must have already reached the third-order supreme-grade, I presume. . . ”
“Precisely. It’s also thanks to the recent fierce Yao Race Realm Descent. Otherwise, it would have been truly difficult to find such materials to refine for this art. ”
Hei Xuan Shangren said gleefully, completely unaware of the coldness in Jade True Monarch’s eyes.
‘Black Heaven has already sided with my Yao Race, but there are many Nascent Souls in the Black Dragon Sect, and not all of them are willing to be human traitors. . . ’
‘This Hei Xuan True Monarch is the most stubborn among them. Previous secret probes have already proven this point. . . ’
‘This is a good opportunity to eliminate him during this treasure hunt! ’
Jade True Monarch plotted in his mind, but his face showed the most humble smile. He took out a token from his arms.
This token was very ancient and rustic, as if a child had casually molded it from mud, with a crooked character ‘Command’ carved in the middle.
But the moment it appeared, Pan Yin’s expression subtly changed, and she pressed her hand to her Dantian.
Squeak!
From within her Dantian, came the clear cry of a Gu worm! It was none other than the second primordial spirit formed from her Golden Silkworm Gu!
It seemed to have sensed a terrifying aura from the Gu God Command Token!
“Gu God Command Token. . . ”
Pan Yin murmured.
“Go! ”
Jade True Monarch channeled a stream of magic power into the Gu God Command Token, causing it to emit a hazy yellow radiance that rapidly vanished into the void.
Boom!
An earth-yellow pillar of light shot into the sky. Behind it, an oasis vaguely appeared, from which emanated the screeching of ten thousand Gu worms. . .
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