Fang Yuan looked at the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus in front of him, and the doubts in his heart dissipated by half. He deduced the rough history.
Turning back time, close to a thousand years ago.
A Rank five Gu Master expert, alone, came to Qing Mao mountain, and coincidentally found this natural spirit spring in the underground cave.
He was overjoyed, and set up camp here, moving the mortal villages at the foot of the mountain, forming the embryonic form of the Guyue village.
He wantonly married hundreds of wives and concubines, spreading his bloodline.
He was the ancestor of the Guyue clan, the founder of the Guyue village.
After the first generation passed away, time passed. The second generation, third generation, and finally the fourth generation.
The fourth generation clan leader had A grade aptitude, and also cultivated to Rank five, bringing the clan to another golden age.
One day, a demonic Gu Master came to the village.
He was a bald man, dressed in pink, and was a loner. He loved to violate the chastity of innocent girls. He was the famous demon of the demonic path at that time — the Flower Wine Monk.
This Flower Wine Monk had some sort of fortuitous encounter, and knew the recipe to refine the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus. He made a lot of preparations, and was just short of a natural spirit spring to refine this flower Gu.
He searched left and right, and finally chose the spirit spring in the Guyue village.
Initially, he used the moon orchid as a pretense to get close to the higher-ups of the Guyue clan, and finally found out the truth of the Guyue clan.
Then, in the battle with the fourth generation clan leader, he used his great battle strength to almost obtain a complete victory. Not only did he kill the fourth generation, he even got rid of most of the clan elders. But he was poisoned by the Moonshadow Gu.
The Moonshadow Gu was a Gu that restricted the use of primeval essence, and was not fatal. But the Flower Wine Monk was concerned about refining the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, and did not want to massacre and attract unnecessary attention, hindering the refinement. Thus, he chose to act in secret.
Finally, he secretly used the Thousand Li Earthwolf Spider to dig a tunnel, and stealthily came here. Using the materials he had prepared, he successfully refined the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus in the spirit spring.
This Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus had a great origin, its refinement recipe was created by a righteous Gu Master thousands of years ago — Genesis Lotus Immortal Venerable.
Heavenly essence treasure lotus was only a rank three flower Gu. But after it advanced to rank six Heavenly Essence Treasure Imperial Lotus, it was ranked sixth among the ten great Immortal Gu, its value was comparable to Spring Autumn Cicada!
Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, known as a mobile spirit spring, it could produce Yuan stone for Gu Masters.
However, the cost of fusing it was extremely high.
To refine the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, a natural spirit spring was needed. This spring had to be filled with elemental energy. It couldn't be an elemental spring that had been used for many years and had a weak foundation.
After the fusion was successful, the spirit spring would be completely useless, losing the ability to produce Yuan stone and becoming the most ordinary spring water.
The value of a natural spirit spring was enormous. Just look at how it fed Guyue tribe and countless Gu Masters for close to a thousand years, it was clear.
Refining the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus would require the destruction of such a spirit spring. But this was just the beginning. In the future, to advance to Rank Four, he would need to waste seven spirit springs. At rank five, he would waste another nine mouths. At rank six, he would need to waste another eleven mouths!
Besides this, he would need to use other precious Gu worms as supplementary materials, each of them priceless.
"If I had this Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, it would be like having a miniature spirit spring with me. Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus is only Rank three, the Yuan stone it produces cannot compare to a normal spirit spring, but it is enough to support my cultivation expenditure! "
There were many benefits to this.
With the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, he could directly produce Yuan stone, his income would definitely be much higher than the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass.
With Yuan stone, not only could he advance his cultivation, he would also have enough money to exchange for it.
With this treasure lotus, Fang Yuan could reduce the amount of Yuan stone he had to carry. In the tusita flower, he could only store food and other things, greatly reducing the burden on his logistics.
"But … I heard that the process of refining this treasure lotus is complicated and mysterious. The treasure lotus goes from nothing to something, and during this period, it seems illusory yet real. Ordinary people cannot see it with their naked eyes, only through crystals can they see it clearly. This Gu is delicate and needs to be nurtured in the spirit spring for nine days and nine nights. Only when this treasure lotus has nine complete lotus leaves can it be plucked and stored in the primeval sea in the aperture. If I am too hasty, all my efforts will be wasted. All my previous hard work will turn into bitter water and flow away. "
Fang Yuan did not know the exact recipe of the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, he only knew some secret rumors. To him, he had no idea how to further refine it.
But even so, this Rank three Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus was still of great help to him.
At this moment, he looked through the crystal wall and observed carefully, only to find that this flower bud actually only had eight and a half lotus leaves, with only half a leaf remaining. It was still a little short of nine complete leaves.
Fang Yuan did not find it strange.
Hundreds of years had passed, the spirit spring's foundation had been depleted and was no longer as good as it was during the fourth generation.
This Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus was equivalent to condensing most of the spirit spring's essence, and the Yuan stone produced by the spirit spring was constantly being depleted, causing its foundation to decrease. Thus, the treasure lotus gradually turned around and replenished the spirit spring's losses. Only when there were losses would there be remnant leaves.
"The Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus can only be plucked if it has nine leaves. Right now, there are only eight and a half leaves, if I want to pluck it, I will have to throw Yuan stone into the spring! "
Yuan stone was the crystallization of the spirit spring, it could nourish the treasure lotus and allow it to grow again.
But don't underestimate this half a leaf, to grow it, a large amount of Yuan stone would be needed!
"If I am not wrong, this crystal wall should be the effect of the Moat Gu …" Fang Yuan tried to touch it with his hand, and found that this wall was both real and illusory, like a shadow of light. His hand went into the wall, but there was no obstruction.
But he quickly withdrew his hand, not daring to go deep into the spirit spring.
The spirit spring was most taboo to be polluted.
He poured in his primeval essence, activating tusita flower and taking out a Yuan stone.
He threw the Yuan stone into the crystal wall, and as if the wall did not exist, the Yuan stone went through it and quickly entered the spring. It crashed into the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus' phantom.
The blue and white flower bud of the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus immediately shook like water.
Almost in an instant, this Yuan stone was digested by the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus.
When the flower returned to normal, Fang Yuan focused his attention, but did not see any changes in the leaf.
His expression was calm, and he threw in tens of Yuan stone, but the leaf still did not grow.
Fang Yuan continued to throw in Yuan stone, and at the same time, counted the number of Yuan stone in his heart. When he threw in more than five hundred Yuan stone, he saw the leaf grow by a little.
Seeing this, Fang Yuan's heart sank.
According to this calculation, he would need to throw in more than fifty thousand Yuan stone at once.
If he threw it in batches, as time passed, the clan would continuously take out Yuan stone, and the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus would consume itself to replenish this spirit spring.
"More than fifty thousand Yuan stone … I already have more than ten thousand with me, I still need forty thousand."
With his status as a clan elder, it was not difficult for Fang Yuan to gather forty thousand Yuan stone.
But the real problem was, once this Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus was plucked, this spirit spring would be completely destroyed. At that time, it would definitely attract the wrath of the entire clan, and they would go crazy in their investigation.
Fang Yuan was experienced, but his methods were limited. If he really did not care about the consequences, he would definitely be found. In reality, the higher ups of the clan had long suspected him, but due to the wolf tide, they did not act up.
Once the Flower Wine Monk's inheritance was exposed, Fang Yuan would definitely be the first suspect.
Even if Fang Yuan secretly escaped, he would be hunted down by the entire clan.
"I will not give up on the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus. Even without the recipe, who knows what will happen in the future? But once I pluck this Gu, it will be like poking a hornet's nest, and I will be killed. "
Fang Yuan thought to himself. To collect this Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, he had to wait for the right opportunity to appear.
"This Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus should be the last of the Flower Wine Monk's inheritance. But there are still many suspicious points in this whole matter. In order to refine the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, the Flower Wine Monk came here. But what unforeseen event happened that caused him to be heavily injured, and he hurriedly set up this inheritance before he died? "
The reason the Flower Wine Monk set up the inheritance, Fang Yuan already knew.
It was to take revenge on the Guyue clan.
If the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus was taken out from the spirit spring, no matter if it was successful or not, the natural spirit spring would definitely be destroyed.
Without the natural spirit spring, the Guyue clan would not have a base to stay here. Falling apart was something that would happen sooner or later.
"Forget it, without any new evidence, there will be no progress in dwelling on this suspicious point. Let's return to the village first. "Finally, Fang Yuan shook his head, and began to return along the path he came from.
But before he left the secret cave, a shrill and loud wolf howl could be heard continuously.
"This sound!" Fang Yuan's heart sank, and he hurriedly walked out.
Walking to the riverbank outside the stone crack, a thick smell of blood assaulted his nose.
Although he was still a distance away from the village, the battle cries, wolf howls, and explosions interweaved together, making it extremely noisy.
Fang Yuan turned invisible, and climbed up a hill.
It was now dawn, and the sky was dimly lit.
Countless wolf packs, like a tide, rushed towards the Guyue village in waves.
Fang Yuan's gaze swept across, and his body shook.
At the back of the wolf pack, he found a lightning wolf that was as large as a small mountain.
King of Beasts — Thunder Crown Wolf!
This wolf's body was slender, its limbs strong, and its entire body was covered in blue scales. Tufts of golden wolf fur were distributed on the wolf's claws, head, and tail.
Especially the fur on its head, it was all puffed up, forming the shape of a towering crown.
It half squatted on the ground, and was as quiet as a statue. The Frenzy Lightning Wolves and Bold Lightning Wolves that were constantly howling around it, only served to accentuate its elegance and nobility.
It was only sitting on the ground, but it already brought great psychological pressure to the Guyue clan.
"We've finally welcomed the King of Beasts, the Guyue village has reached a crucial moment of life and death!" Fang Yuan looked towards the village, where countless Gu Masters were fighting intensely, trying their best to resist the crazy wolf tide.
Suddenly, close to ten figures leapt out from the village walls, going against the wolf tide and going against the flow, charging towards the thunder crown wolf.
These people were all clan elders, and among them, the clan leader Guyue Bo was in the lead!
(PS: Something cropped up, so that's it for today.) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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