"The Guyue Tribe …" Xiong Li stood at the top of the hill, looking at the Guyue Stronghold in the distance, a complicated expression on his face. (.)
The autumn wind was cool and refreshing, blowing gently.
At this moment, autumn had dyed the entire mountain range.
The leaves were a mix of red and yellow, and wild fruits were everywhere. Only the Green Spear Bamboo, as green as jade, still stood upright.
"Once upon a time, the Guyue Clan was like the Green Spear Bamboo on this mountain, evergreen all year round, the number one overlord. But now, he seems to be in dire straits. "Xiong Li's lips curled into a mocking smile.
But very quickly, he thought of his own clan's stronghold. The smile on his face flattened, and his heart became heavy.
The rise of the Bai family village had already broken the old balance of Qing Mao mountain. The traditional hegemon, the Guyue Clan, was weak, and the Xiong Clan Village was not doing well. This had caused the power structure of Qing Mao Mountain to be in a state of turmoil.
Xiong Li knew that the only reason this problem had not completely erupted was because Wolf Chao was suppressing him from above. The three mountain strongholds had to work together in order to survive this wolf attack. Therefore, they had tacitly chosen to cooperate and temporarily put aside their past grievances.
"Once the Wolf Wave passes, the old structure of Qing Mao Mountain will be broken. Bai Ning Bing, it has only been a few years, but he has already reached Rank three, truly terrifying … "The figure of a white-clothed youngster appeared in Xiong Li's mind, his heart felt like it was being pressed by a huge rock, it was extremely heavy.
He, Xiong Li, was the number one Rank two Gu Master in Xiong village. He had fought dozens of battles in his life and won more than he lost, establishing his reputation. Possessing the Grand Bear Gu, when unleashed, he would have the strength of a bear, and was known as the strongest man in Qing Mao mountain.
He had been in the martial world for a long time and had personally witnessed Bai Ning Bing's meteoric rise. He understood how terrifying this person was.
"Team Leader, that's the Guyue knockoff! It's still so far away, so why are we stopping here? "Xiong Lin clasped his hands together. He held the back of his head. He asked curiously.
In this group of five, Xiong Lin was the youngest, a newcomer who had just debuted. He was the same age as Fang Yuan and was the number one genius of the Xiong Clan.
He was short and had a shaved head. It looked white and shiny in the sunlight.
Xiong Li's gaze swept over the rising star of the family, and his heavy heart eased a little. He replied in a deep voice, "We are on a diplomatic mission, not a reconnaissance mission. This is already the border of the Guyue Clan. If we enter rashly, I'm afraid we'll be treated as enemies. "
"Oh, I see." Xiong Lin suddenly understood.
"We've come here for two reasons. One was to hand over the Lord Patriarch's personal letter to Patriarch Guyue. The other was to investigate the River Swallowing Toad incident. Guyue Village. After all, it's not our place. When we get there, all of you better control your bad temper. However, we absolutely cannot let down the prestige of our Xiong Clan. Do you understand? "Xiong Li glanced at the four people around him. He shouted softly.
The other Gu Masters' expressions turned cold as they nodded silently.
"Leader. Someone is coming. "The investigative Gu Master in the group suddenly spoke.
"We've been exposed for so long, it's about time for them to come. I just don't know who it is … eh? So it's Chi Shan. "Not long after, Xiong Li also discovered the Chi Shan group, and his gaze shone.
"Wow! That person is so tall, he's Chi Shan? He's even taller than leader Xiong Li. This body of muscles, piece by piece … leader, he's that person with great natural strength, the one who always wanted to snatch the title of Qing Mao mountain's strongest man? "Xiong Lin stared blankly.
"Hmph, just based on him …" Xiong Jiang, who was observing, curled his lips in disdain.
"Xiong Li!"
"Chi Shan."
The distance between the two groups shortened to fifty steps. The two leaders met face to face, and their gazes were so sharp that sparks seemed to fly in the air.
"Seems like this time, you're the Xiong clan's special envoy." Chi Shan snorted. He had fought with Xiong Li many times.
"That's right. Is the Bai clan's special envoy here? "Xiong Li's expression was steely.
"Why ask so much, follow me." Chi Shan was on guard, slightly turning his body as he invited.
…
At the same time.
In the second secret room, four jars of wine were placed in front of Fang Yuan.
Sour, sweet, bitter and spicy four types of wine. The sweet was the golden honey wine, the spicy was the white grain liquor, the sour was the bayberry wine, and the bitter was the bitter shell wine.
Fang Yuan sat cross-legged on the ground. With a thought, the two Liquor worms flew out from his aperture.
The process of fusing the Four Flavours Liquor worm was slightly different from normal fusing.
Under Fang Yuan's will, the two Liquor worms burrowed into the bayberry wine jar.
In the bayberry wine, they began to fuse. A white ball of light was produced in the wine jar. The bright light rushed out from the mouth of the jar, and shone on the top of the wall.
Fang Yuan threw Yuan stone into the wine jar. One stone, ten stones, fifty stones …
When it reached the hundredth stone, the ball of light shrunk to the size of a fist, and floated in the middle of the wine jar.
At this time, the bayberry wine had been used up. Fang Yuan picked up the second jar of wine, and poured the golden honey wine that was as thick as oil into it.
Under the immersion of the honey wine, the white ball of light suddenly expanded to its original size.
Beads of sweat appeared on Fang Yuan's forehead. He had to maintain the fusion of the two Liquor worms' consciousness, so multitasking was very taxing.
He continued to throw Yuan stone into the wine jar.
With each Yuan stone, the white ball of light would shrink a little, until it was once again the size of a fist, reaching its limit.
Fang Yuan repeated the same process, pouring in the bitter shell wine and white grain liquor.
When the four jars of wine were completely consumed, the white light in the wine jar suddenly flourished, and then disappeared.
"Success." Fang Yuan did not need to look at the wine jar to know that he had succeeded.
He willed, and a Gu worm flew out of the wine jar in a swaying manner.
It was the Four Flavours Liquor worm.
Compared to the Liquor worm, its appearance did not change much. It was only slightly larger than the Liquor worm.
It also resembled a silkworm, with a pair of bright black eyes.
The only difference was that the Liquor worm's entire body was white and flawless, but this four Liquor worm's body had four colors that were constantly changing. Red representing spiciness, blue representing bitterness, green representing sourness, and yellow representing sweetness. It made Fang Yuan involuntarily think of the neon lights on Earth.
"Phew …" Fang Yuan let out a long breath. His luck was good this time, he did not fail, and succeeded on his first try.
He was afraid that if he failed, the Liquor worm would be seriously damaged, and one would die. Or the bitter shell wine would be used up. That would be troublesome.
Fortunately, that did not happen.
Gu Masters use Gu, raise Gu, and refine Gu. None of those were easy. In terms of refining Gu, many Gu Masters had to go through a lot of trouble to find the recipe and gather the materials.
The recipes were all different. There might not be a suitable one. Some Gu Masters would even spend more than ten years to gather the materials. Even if they found the recipe and gathered all the materials. But if the refinement failed, the materials would be wasted, and all the effort and preparation would be wasted.
"Gu Master cultivation is so difficult …" Fang Yuan sighed deeply in his heart.
Refining Gu was considered easy in the early stages of cultivation. At Rank four and Rank five, one might not even succeed once in ten tries.
The success rate of Rank six was even lower than one percent. Every failure in the refinement of a high level Gu meant a huge loss of resources.
But once it succeeded. The gains would be considerable.
Take Fang Yuan's newly refined Four Flavors Liquor worm for example, it could refine Rank two primeval essence and advance by a small realm.
Fang Yuan used a red steel Relic Gu. Advanced to middle stage. Now he used the Four Flavors Liquor worm. That was upper stage primeval essence.
This meant his battle strength would increase by two times. At the same time, it would nourish his aperture. Cultivation would be twice the result with half the effort.
But everything has its pros and cons.
Fang Yuan used the Four Flavors Liquor worm to refine his primeval essence, which would lead to an increase in Yuan stone expenditure. Just the income from selling vitality leaves was not enough to balance his cultivation expenditure.
"Next, I need to refine Stealth Stone Gu into Stealth Scales Gu. This is another expenditure. "
Every time a Gu Master refines, no matter if they succeed or fail, they would expend a sum of Yuan stone. To refine the Four Flavors Liquor worm, Fang Yuan had already expended over four hundred Yuan stone.
After he chased away the River Swallowing Toad, the clan rewarded him with five hundred Yuan stone. Five hundred Yuan stone was enough for other Gu Masters to spend for a long time, but Fang Yuan used almost all of it here.
Fortunately, he had sold his family assets and used more than half of it to buy the red steel Relic Gu, so he still had some money left. In the short term, he did not need to worry too much.
Only, this Stealth Scales Gu needed to be refined.
After Fang Yuan killed the stone monkey king, he obtained this Stealth Stone Gu. But this Gu lacked practicality.
It could only conceal itself. That is to say, after Fang Yuan used it, his torso, head and hair would all be concealed, making others unable to see them.
But the clothes he was wearing, the wrist guards and leg bindings, and the bamboo shoes he was wearing would still be there, visible to the naked eye.
The stone monkey king did not have this concern, it was a wild beast and did not need clothes.
But Fang Yuan was in an awkward situation. To display the best effect of the Stealth Stone Gu and make others unable to see him, he had to take off all his clothes. If he did not take them off, even if he was invisible, others would still discover a set of "walking" Rank two Gu Master martial attire.
The Stealth Stone Gu was only a Rank one Gu, but when it advanced to the Rank two Stealth Scales Gu, this problem would be solved.
The Stealth Scales Gu could make a Gu Master's clothes invisible. If the stone monkey king used the Stealth Scales Gu, then even if Fang Yuan's clothes covered its body, they would still disappear.
If the stone monkey king used the Stealth Scales Gu, then whether or not Fang Yuan could defeat the stone monkey king was still a matter of suspense.
To refine the Stealth Scales Gu, other than the Stealth Stone Gu, there were also other materials. But these materials were rather common, so Fang Yuan had already asked Jiang Ya to help him gather them.
"If I successfully refine the Stealth Scales Gu, not only would it be much easier to enter and exit the secret cave, I would also be able to move freely in the wolf pack. With this life-saving method, I can attack and defend at will." Fang Yuan pondered.
It was getting late, so he kept the Four Flavour Liquor worm and returned it to his aperture, leaving the cave entrance and heading towards the village.
He had successfully chased away the River Swallowing Toad, and immediately became the focus of everyone's attention. It was not convenient to move around these days, so he had some reservations. If he stayed in this secret cave for too long, it would arouse the suspicions of others.
At the entrance of the village, a contest of strength had already ended.
Xiong Li's group stood proudly, while Chi Shan's group and the Gu Masters guarding the entrance all had solemn expressions.
Xiong Li's body was not as tall as Chi Shan, but right now his gaze carried a sense of superiority. He slowly said, "Chi Shan, you are indeed born with great strength and have talent. But I have the Brown Bear Innate Strength Gu, and have already nurtured the strength of a bear. You saw the result of the battle just now, you are still not my match. "
"Hmph, you want the title of Qing Mao mountain's strongest man, dream on." At the side, Xiong Jiang snorted coldly.
Chi Shan's face was ashen. He knew that the other party had purposely challenged him, and his actions were filled with political intentions. Right now, he had lost, and it was no longer a personal matter, but a humiliation to the Guyue clan's name.
"What's there to be proud of beating me? You guys don't know, but I am no longer the strongest person in the clan. If you have the ability, then beat Fang Yuan first. "Chi Shan had no choice but to bring up Fang Yuan.
"Oh, Fang Yuan? I heard that the Guyue clan has produced an A grade genius, called Fangzheng. Who is Fang Yuan? "Xiong Li asked curiously.
Chi Shan snorted coldly and answered, "Fang Yuan is Fangzheng's brother. He is also gifted, having great strength from birth, and at the same time he has a Gu worm to increase his strength. Earlier, the Rank five River Swallowing Toad was pushed a hundred steps away by his strength alone. If you don't believe me, you can go to the village and ask around. "
Xiong Li's group's expression changed.
Rank five River Swallowing Toad!
Fang Yuan!
This name was immediately engraved in their hearts.
(PS: This is the first update after the revision. Phew … there won't be a break in updates, don't worry about this. The missing updates will be released in the future. It is a pity to miss out on the double monthly votes, but in the long run, this is nothing. Heh, the ups and downs, this is just a small rain in life.)
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