Chapter 506: Luck (Seeking Monthly Votes)
Chapter 506: Luck (Seeking Monthly Votes)
Deep within the mystic realm.
Upon a pitch-black mountain peak resembling a colossal cauldron.
A mass of golden light, transformed into a cloud, was continuously devouring a flock of strange, two-headed flying birds.
"Hmph!"
Pan Yin let out a cold snort, and her second primordial spirit, with a flash, instantly teleported deep into the flock of two-headed flying birds, appearing before the largest among them.
The small figure, formed from a Golden Silkworm Gu, clenched its tiny fist and punched out!
Amidst a flash of golden light, this punch directly shattered the two-headed flying bird leader's protective aura, leaving a bloody hole on the body of this supreme third-order flying bird.
"Caw! !"
Its escape speed was so astonishing that even the second primordial spirit, formed from the Golden Silkworm Gu, couldn't react in time.
"To think that the leader of these strange birds actually harbored a Heaven-grade Gu worm?"
With a flicker of golden light, Pan Yin recalled her second primordial spirit, feeling a slight regret: "Under normal circumstances, I would definitely pursue it to seize that Gu worm, but now. . ."
She shook her head, looking at the two-headed flying birds that scattered in disarray upon seeing their leader flee. She did not give chase, but instead landed on Tianpan Mountain.
The pitch-black mountain peak was entirely visible and held no special features.
But Pan Yin's face was flushed with excitement. Guided by her second primordial spirit on her shoulder, she arrived before a patch of black mountain rock.
This rock was bare and indistinguishable from its surroundings.
Even after Pan Yin repeatedly swept it with her Divine Consciousness, she couldn't detect the slightest anomaly.
"This place is clearly concealed by a formation, yet I can't find any trace of it. . ."
"The divine abilities of ancient cultivators truly surpass imagination."
Pan Yin murmured, and her second primordial spirit landed on the black rock.
A strange scene unfolded!
The moment her second primordial spirit touched the black rock, it sank into it as if plunging into water, directly integrating itself within.
Pan Yin closed her eyes, clearly concentrating all her efforts on sensing her second primordial spirit.
A moment later, a hint of a smile appeared on her face. She had clearly confirmed there was no danger inside, and she took a step forward.
In an instant, her figure also merged into the black rock and vanished.
Pan Yin carefully surveyed the space behind the pitch-black rock.
What met her eyes was a long corridor. Along the walls of the corridor, at regular intervals, were embedded fist-sized luminous pearls, emitting a gentle glow.
Feeling the joy emanating from her second primordial spirit ahead, she quickened her pace, suddenly entering a mountain hollow.
This mountain hollow was vast, as if the center of Tianpan Mountain had been scooped out.
And on all four walls, there were countless inward indentations, densely packed, resembling a Buddhist grotto.
Within each of these recesses, a Gu worm was actually enshrined.
Pan Yin's gaze swept over them and became fixed: "Jade Scorpion Gu, Heavenly Serpent Gu. . . these are Gu worms second only to the Golden Silkworm Gu!"
As her Divine Consciousness swept across, she discovered that in the higher 'Buddhist niches', even more advanced Gu worms were enshrined.
Some of them, though shattered, still exuded residual auras that filled Pan Yin with awe: "Heaven-grade Gu worms. . ."
In one recess, she even saw a Golden Silkworm Gu!
"No, not enshrined!"
Seeing that Golden Silkworm Gu enveloped in a layer of rock skin, resembling a silkworm cocoon, Pan Yin's heart chilled.
As a Grandmaster of Gu Arts, she finally realized: "This is a formation. . . a Gu formation! This formation is continuously drawing power from these countless high-grade Gu worms to refine something. . . Could this be the origin of the fifth-order Gu?"
If the Golden Silkworm Gu was the King of Gu, then a fifth-order Gu worm was undoubtedly the Supreme Gu!
How terrifying would a Supreme Gu be, formed by extracting the essence of countless Earth-grade and Heaven-grade Gu worms?
Pan Yin's heart pounded with excitement as her Divine Consciousness rapidly swept across every inch of the ground.
Then, her expression shifted, and she moved to a corner of the stone grotto.
Here lay a skeleton, seated cross-legged, seemingly having passed away many years ago, with even most of its spiritual robe decayed.
Yet, the skeleton remained crystalline and jade-like, emitting an inexplicable aura, indicating that this cultivator's realm in life must have been profound, perhaps even cultivating a bone-refining secret art.
In the skeleton's hand, a bronze cauldron was cradled.
On the surface of the bronze cauldron, numerous dense patterns were engraved. These characters resembled various insects, appearing both sinister and profound.
"This is Gu script. . . the writing created by Gu cultivators."
As the Grand Elder of the Immortal Gu Sect, Pan Yin naturally recognized this ancient script and could read it without difficulty.
She bowed towards the withered skeleton, then cast a spell, causing the bronze cauldron to float in mid-air, and began rapidly deciphering its contents.
"This. . ."
After reading only a few sentences, Pan Yin trembled throughout her body: "This appears to be an ancient Gu refining art. . ."
Engraved on the bronze cauldron was precisely the self-narration of the departed Gu cultivator, followed by a Gu refining method.
This method espoused the principle of 'a general's success is built upon a myriad of bones', requiring the arrangement of a Gu formation, the collection of essence from ten thousand Gu, and then the seizing of heaven and earth's creation. It required a long period of cultivation and the passage of time, coupled with opportune encounters, to achieve success!
"According to what is written, the Valley God Mystic Realm was established by ancient cultivators to seal a terrifying entity that was drawn to the Human World during a certain Realm Descent event. . ."
"This ancient cultivator was one of the participants then, and he voluntarily requested to guard the mystic realm. Due to the unique environment, he developed the idea of refining a Gu. . ."
"Once this Gu is refined, it will undoubtedly reach the fifth-order!"
"By now, all steps have been completed, and it only needs one final step to emerge?"
Pan Yin's eyes gleamed: "Isn't this a heaven-sent opportunity? Who else but me is destined to be the master of this Gu?"
She went to the center of the Gu formation, and her Nascent Soul-level magic power surged, injecting into one of the formation patterns.
Buzz! Buzz!
On the ground, streaks of formation patterns lit up one after another, spreading throughout the entire stone grotto like a vast network.
The Golden Silkworm Gu, which had been wrapped in rock skin and barely clinging to life, was completely reduced to a pile of stone dust under the extraction of the Gu formation. . .
Immediately, streaks of golden light were absorbed by the Gu formation, flowing along complex and inscrutable patterns to a certain point.
In the void, a translucent jar faintly appeared.
Inside the jar, a mass of five-colored misty smoke was constantly shifting, appearing incredibly peculiar.
Pan Yin's second primordial spirit, upon seeing that mass of smoke, even transmitted a sense of shock and fear, as if encountering a natural enemy.
"This fifth-order Gu worm was created by this senior, named—'Fortune Gu'. It is extremely profound and will automatically seek out a person of great destiny to recognize as its master. . ."
Pan Yin smiled proudly: "This is truly a Gu worm bestowed upon me by heaven. . ."
Speaking of destiny, for her to cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm, she had naturally encountered many fortuitous events along the way, believing herself to be blessed with immense fortune.
And to then, by sheer coincidence, arrive at this Tianpan Mountain and discover this grand Gu refining formation, with the 'Fortune Gu' just one step away from being perfected – what else could this be but a sign of great luck?
"A fifth-order Gu worm. . ."
A ferocious look flashed across Pan Yin's face as her magic power surged forth frantically.
Within the translucent jar, the mass of five-colored misty smoke fluctuated even more intensely. . .
However, as time passed bit by bit, the various rare Gu worms bound on the surrounding Buddhist grottoes died one after another, their essences pouring into the jar.
Pan Yin could clearly sense that the 'Fortune Gu' was mostly complete, just a tiny bit more, and it would be fully refined.
Crack!
Just then, the Gu formation emitted a mournful cry of unbearable strain, as the surrounding Gu worms were completely exhausted.
Pan Yin had no choice but to take out her own meticulously refined Gu worms one by one and throw them into the Buddhist grotto, maintaining this final stage of refinement.
"No. . . just one more sliver, the very last sliver!"
Staring at the 'Fortune Gu', which was just a sliver away from completion, her eyes reddened, and she abruptly formed a hand seal.
A streak of golden light appeared—it was her second primordial spirit, transformed from the Golden Silkworm Gu!
The small face of the second primordial spirit was filled with madness. It suddenly opened its mouth, and a golden stream of origin qi spurted out.
This origin qi landed within the five-colored misty cloud, where the cloud could vaguely be seen churning, and a Gu worm faintly taking shape within it.
This second primordial spirit was indeed Pan Yin's primary Gu worm, having been nurtured with countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Its vital essence was immensely rich, far superior to the Golden Silkworm Gu that had just perished.
Seeing this, Pan Yin once again formed hand seals, and her second primordial spirit continuously spat out origin qi, becoming increasingly feeble.
Finally. . .
The five-colored misty cloud was completely absorbed by that single Gu worm, and the Fortune Gu fully took shape!
"It's done!"
A look of delight appeared on Pan Yin's face, and she immediately formed hand seals with both hands.
Streaks of green chains appeared in the void; these were the restrictions she had set up in advance. Now they converged towards the center, intending to completely refine this Fortune Gu.
But the next moment!
A burst of five-colored light erupted from the Fortune Gu, tearing apart the net of green chains!
Swoosh!
The Fortune Gu trembled, then transformed into a five-colored streak of light, vanishing into the void with incredible speed.
"No, my fifth-order Gu! Pfft!"
Upon seeing this, Pan Yin could no longer hold on. Her vision blurred, and a mouthful of vital blood gushed forth.
...
"Damn it. . . the Saint Fire Cult's people are always so overbearing and tyrannical."
Qi Baiyu, soaring on a streak of escape light, felt a surge of bitterness in his heart: "If I gain a fortuitous encounter and form my Nascent Soul, I will make you repay this tenfold, a hundredfold!"
He was a late-stage Core Formation cultivator from a small sect nearby.
The anomaly in the Valley God Mystic Realm was quickly discovered by his sect's disciples and reported to their Core Formation ancestor.
He then personally rushed to investigate, confirming it to be a mystic realm opportunity, and became embroiled in a chaotic battle with other arriving cultivators.
Immediately after, the Saint Fire Cult's spirit warship arrived.
He made a decisive choice, escaping into the mystic realm, thus avoiding a catastrophe.
Qi Baiyu fled all the way, and indeed had some good fortune, acquiring a few spiritual items and Gu worms. But these were clearly not enough for him to form his Nascent Soul.
His heart was anxious, and unknowingly, he arrived at a dark swamp.
"This place. . . something seems off."
Qi Baiyu's expression was grave. He looked at the protective spiritual light around him, clutching a fourth-order defensive spirit talisman in his hand.
This was a life-saving item he had acquired at a major auction, costing him nearly half his family's wealth.
There was no life in the dark swamp; it seemed to harbor terrifying dangers.
But Qi Baiyu, muttering "no pain, no gain," continued deeper.
Finally. . .
He came to a relatively solid patch of black ground within the swamp, where he saw a black stone monument.
The monument seemed broken, with only half remaining, bearing a few ancient characters.
"Valley God. . . Undying. . . Profound Female. . ."
Qi Baiyu unconsciously read them aloud. The next moment, his spiritual sense began to warn him frantically, and he unhesitatingly tore the fourth-order defensive spirit talisman in his hand—the Blazing Sun True Fire Talisman!
A magnificent blazing sun appeared, enveloping him.
Under such intense blazing true fire, any malevolent entity would retreat a mile!
Qi Baiyu exhaled a long breath, reflecting on his almost infatuated state just moments ago, and couldn't help but feel a chill. He then summoned his life-bound magical treasure, the "Heart-Cleansing Bell."
This magical treasure possessed the "Nine Pure Profound Sounds," capable of stabilizing a cultivator's mind, making it very effective against inner demons.
Holding the "Heart-Cleansing Bell" in his hand, Qi Baiyu breathed a sigh of relief.
But just then, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest!
Qi Baiyu lowered his head in disbelief, only to see a blood-stained, greenish-blue large hand emerging from his chest. . .
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