After a sleepless night, the moment the sky brightened, Fang Yuan went out to buy things.
The house was simple and the bedding was old. If he stayed here for a long time, the cold would invade his body and he would fall sick.
Although Fang Yuan had used up most of his Yuan stone, he still had to buy his daily necessities. These things could not be saved.
First was the bedding. He needed at least two new cotton blankets. Other than that, he also needed bed sheets and blankets.
He had to buy another oil lamp to light up the house, and he had to save up at least two pots of oil.
Fang Yuan thought for a while. Although the room was not big, it could fit a small table and chair, so he bought it.
Most importantly, there was a stove.
In winter, if there was no stove to keep warm, he would still wake up from the cold in the middle of the night.
Other than these, Fang Yuan also bought some rations. He also prepared some water, enough to last him for seven days.
The winter sun rose slowly, giving off a lazy glow.
Guyue, Jiao San and the other Gu Masters stood at the village's northern gate, waiting anxiously.
"Something is wrong, we agreed on this place and time last night. But it has already been fifteen minutes, why hasn't this Fang Yuan appeared yet? "A female member said.
"Don't be impatient, let's wait a while more. It is inevitable for newbies to be late. " Jiao San laughed. He was worried about not being able to find a chance to suppress Fang Yuan, but he did not expect him to come knocking on his door the next day.
"Let's just wait a while. But he wants the group leader to wait for him with us, this kid is too arrogant! "Guyue said to Kong Jing, his tone indignant.
But after half an hour, Fang Yuan was still nowhere to be seen.
Jiao San's face was covered in a layer of darkness.
"This brat, did he remember the wrong location? We agreed to meet at the northern gate. "Kong Jing was suspicious.
"I will continue waiting here, you guys go search at the other gates." Jiao San ordered, and the three members could only follow.
After a while, they returned to Jiao San with nothing.
"This Fang Yuan couldn't have seen through our plan and left the group, right?" A female Gu Master said.
"You think too highly of him. Even if he's first in the year-end exam, he's still just a young newbie. His age is there for all to see. "Kong Jing curled his lips.
Jiao San's face was gloomy: "Whether he sees through it or not is secondary. The most important thing now is to find him. My only worry now is that he has abandoned us and started to strive for the second transition on his own. Upon reaching the second transition, one would be able to voluntarily give up on a mission and directly apply to the Internal Affairs Hall to split from the family. Find him! Find him for me. The village is only so big, and there are only so many houses for rent. We must find him and not give him the time to break through to the second job transition! "
"Yes!"
…
In the room, Fang Yuan sat cross-legged on the bed.
In front of him, there were a few open money bags, which contained all the Yuan stone he owned.
"I don't have much Yuan stone left." Fang Yuan sighed, his expression grave.
Yuan stone was the fundamental driving force for a Gu Master to advance. If there was a lack of Yuan stone, the recovery of primeval essence would depend on the body's own recovery ability, greatly reducing the cultivation speed. At the same time, if there was not enough food, the Gu worms would starve to death.
Fang Yuan's Yuan stone had once reached a thousand during his days in the academy. But it could not withstand the exhaustion over time.
Among the Gu Masters in the same batch, he only had three Gu worms.
However, after Fang Yuan obtained first place in the year-end exam, he entered the Gu room and chose a Little Light Gu for free.
He had to make a choice. If he gave up, it would attract suspicion.
But in this way, the number of Gu worms in his hands had reached as many as seven!
No doubt, this was a heavy financial burden.
"If this continues, I can only hold on for two months. So I have to get back my inheritance, that is the best financial support. But to get back my inheritance, the first step is to advance to Rank two. "Fang Yuan's gaze was dark.
To Fang Yuan, advancing to Rank two was not easy.
Gu Master cultivation, the first was resources, the second was aptitude. Without aptitude, the Gu Master's cultivation would be harder, and their future achievements would be lower.
Aptitude from low to high was divided into D grade, C grade, B grade, A grade.
But this was only a rough division.
In fact, every grade of aptitude had its own detailed scale.
Take C grade for example, the storage limit of primeval essence in the aperture was at least 40%, and at most 59%.
Fang Yuan's primeval essence was only 44%. In this C grade range, he was only below average.
To advance to Rank two, he needed at least 55% dark green primeval essence. This was not a problem for A and B grade Gu Masters. To those C grade Gu Masters with 55% primeval essence, 56% primeval essence … all the way to 59% primeval essence, they could easily pass through.
So for C grade Gu Masters, as long as they accumulated to a certain level, most of them would advance to Rank two. Only a small portion of them could reach Rank three.
Thus, once their aptitude was tested, most people's life achievements could be predicted. Fang Yuan was treated coldly, but he could not blame people for being biased.
"Although my C grade aptitude is only 44%, it's not impossible for me to break through the crystal barrier and reach the second transition. The most basic method is to find a Gu worm that can raise my aptitude. The second method is to get a support Gu worm like the Liquor worm, which can help the Gu Master break through the barrier. Once again, I can get help from a teacher. But using heterogeneous primeval essence has a huge side effect, unless I can find a Cleansing Water Gu and wash away the heterogeneous aura. "
Fang Yuan thought in his heart as he took out the Yuan stone from the bag, using his fingers to rub the smooth surface of the Yuan stone.
"However, none of these methods are suitable for me right now. I don't have a teacher to help me, and even if I did, I would not leave my aperture in someone else's hands. Gu worms like the Liquor worm are very rare, for me to be able to get the Liquor worm is already very lucky. As for aptitude raising Gu worms, I got them in my previous life, thus I could cultivate to Rank six realm. I also know where to get them, but with my current cultivation, I cannot enter those places. Even if I get them, I can't keep them or even use them. "
"But other than these methods, there is also the second most stupid method. That is to use Yuan stone to forcefully push! "Thinking of this, Fang Yuan's eyes shone brightly, his hands gripping the Yuan stone tightly.
A Gu Master's cultivation, the first is resources, and the second is aptitude.
In a situation where aptitude is lacking, resources can be used to make up for it.
"My primeval essence is at most 44%, and I do not have enough foundation to break through the aperture walls. But if I absorb primeval essence while breaking through, and persevere for a period of time, I can break through the aperture walls in at most four to five days! "
Having made up his mind, Fang Yuan resolutely closed his eyes, his mind sinking into the aperture.
The green copper primeval sea surged again, the waves continuously rushing towards the crystal membrane aperture walls.
But this time, in order to prevent primeval essence from being consumed prematurely and having no excess strength to maintain the cracks, allowing the aperture walls to recover, Fang Yuan purposely slowed down the impact.
This way, the green copper primeval essence's consumption rate was greatly reduced, but the rate at which the cracks on the crystal membrane increased also decreased. But Fang Yuan was still absorbing the natural primeval essence in the Yuan stone.
The recovery rate of primeval essence was slightly greater than the recovery rate of the cracks on the crystal membrane. Although the progress was extremely slow, and could not compare to 1% of the effect of using primeval essence with all his strength, but in the long run, there was hope of success.
But like this, other than the necessary eating and excreting, Fang Yuan had to cultivate non-stop. The more time he wasted, the more Yuan stone he wasted, and the more effort he put in would go up in smoke.
At most, he could stop for fifteen minutes, and if there was no more primeval essence to continue attacking, the crystal membrane would completely recover.
Thus, once he started to attack, he had to persevere until he succeeded, and could not be disturbed. Once he stopped for too long, he would have to start all over again.
Fang Yuan did not have that many Yuan stones on hand, he could do it a few more times.
Time passed quickly while cultivating, and in the blink of an eye, the sun had already set.
Under the dusk, Jiao San's face was covered in frost, his voice low, "After searching for a day, you still haven't found him?"
"No, leader." Kong Jing wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, "That lad did not even rent the house we recommended. I don't know where he went. "
"Hmph! Continue searching tomorrow, we must find him. Remember to search the inn as well. I don't believe it, the village is only so big, no matter where he hides, there will be traces of him! "Jiao San waved his sleeves and left.
At noon of the second day, their search finally bore fruit.
A female Gu Master excitedly ran to Jiao San, reporting, "I found it, I found it! Fang Yuan is in an old bamboo building, renting a room on the second floor. According to the landlord's description, it should be him. "
"Hmph, it's just as I expected. He really hid and tried to breakthrough to Rank two. "Jiao San laughed sinisterly," Let's go, let's go to his house and greet him. He's a newbie, we need to show some concern. "
"Hehehe …" Everyone laughed coldly.
The four immediately went to Fang Yuan's house.
There was a piece of bamboo paper on the door.
Jiao San took it down and opened it. On the bamboo paper was Fang Yuan's handwriting, basically saying that he was going into closed door cultivation for a few days, not going out at all, and trying to breakthrough to Rank two. If outsiders saw it, do not disturb them. If Jiao San saw it, it would be an application for leave.
Jiao San snorted, throwing the bamboo paper away.
How could I let you breakthrough to Rank two so easily?
He laughed coldly, knocking on the door.
Knock knock knock.
"Brother Fang Yuan, are you here?" He purposely raised his voice, "We are here to see you. Seriously, you should have told us about something like going into seclusion first. "
There was no reply.
Knock knock knock!
Jiao San knocked on the door.
"Brother Fang Yuan, I'm not trying to criticize you, but you are acting on your own. Since you have already joined our group, you should listen to orders, obey the group, and move together. We have already accepted the mission to catch wild deer, this is for you to practice. Why don't you stop first, let's finish this mission first, then you can cultivate. "Jiao San squinted his eyes, his face was gloomy, but his tone was gentle.
There was still no reply.
Jiao San suddenly raised his voice, "Brother Fang Yuan, why haven't you replied? Nothing happened to you, right? Breaking through to Rank two is not so simple. You could've asked us for some advice first. Fang Yuan! Did you hear that, not good, did he faint? "
Jiao San talked to himself, his face cold, but his tone was filled with concern.
The other three members watched from the side.
Kong Jing interrupted at the right time, "Leader, you might have guessed it correctly. Fang Yuan did not reply for a long time, let's go in and save him! "
"Fang Yuan! Fang Yuan, quickly open the door. You are not saying anything, we are really worried about you. If you don't open the door, we will break in. You are a newcomer, we can't let you fall into danger! "Jiao San shouted.
But there was no reply.
Jiao San smirked, turning his head to signal Kong Jing.
Kong Jing understood, and kicked fiercely.
With a bang, the entire door was sent flying, crashing onto the bed!
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