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Chapter 49 Sudden Wealth! The Secret Record of Gu Refining! (Second update, please continue reading. A third update will be released later.)

The night was dark and the wind was high; the starlight was dim.

Outside Heishan Town, beside Shizi Creek, the sound of cicadas filled the air.

Zhou Qing traversed dozens of miles of winding roads and finally arrived back in town at midnight.

With a light leap, he scaled the earthen wall of his own yard, which was taller than a person, and then quietly unlocked the door to the silkworm house.

"Whoo~"

Entering the silkworm room and looking at the simple bed against the wall, Zhou Qing felt a sense of relief.

Gold silver nest nest as their own kennel.

It feels so good to be home.

"Squeak~"

At this moment, a fire lit up the main room of the house. The old woman lit an oil lamp, opened the door, and walked into the courtyard.

"Is that Aqing?"

"Grandma, did I wake you up?" Zhou Qing was taken aback, not expecting that Grandma could hear such a small noise when the door was opened.

"Grandma's old, she doesn't need to sleep as much anymore." When Grandma arrived at the silkworm room and saw that Zhou Qing was safe and sound, a smile appeared on her wrinkled face.

"It's good to be back. Are you hungry? Let me make you something to eat."

"No need to cook, Grandma. Some leftovers will do." Zhou Qing had eaten some dry rations on the way and wasn't very hungry, but Grandma's words made him a little hungry.

He followed the old woman back to the main house.

"I made pancakes tonight, and there are still some left." The old woman took out two earthenware bowls from the cupboard, one containing pancakes and the other containing radish strips.

"This is some freshly pickled radish. Please try it."

Zhou Qing picked up the pancake and ate it with the radish strips.

The freshly pickled radish strips still had a slightly earthy smell, but after stir-frying them with sesame oil, the earthy smell was greatly reduced, and they were crunchy and delicious. They will taste even better if left to sit for a while longer.

Zhou Qing quickly devoured the remaining six wheat cakes.

It's a pity that there were no eggs and scallions added to the pancake as usual, otherwise it would have tasted even better.

Clearly, when the old lady ate alone, she was trying to save money wherever possible.

Zhou Qing didn't say anything. After finishing his meal, he poured himself a bowl of cold water and drank it. Then he took out a few pieces of silver from his pocket and handed them to the old woman.

"Grandma, this is my food allowance for this month. I won't be going on any more long trips for the next while."

"Okay." The old woman looked at the loose silver in her hand, which added up to at least three taels. Although she was a little surprised, she didn't ask any more questions. As long as Zhou Qing returned safely, that was enough.

"Grandma, get some rest," Zhou Qing said with a smile, then walked out of the main house and into the silkworm room.

Zhou Qing untied the two bundles on his body and dumped their contents onto the wooden bed.

"What we gained this time"

He didn't turn on the light; his eagle eyesight was effective even at night, and he could see the things on the bed even in the dim starlight.

The two bandit warriors had less than five taels of silver between them. The only thing of any value was the half-finished sword manual on the man with the minotaur mask.

There is only one sword technique called "Wind Slash," which consists of two actions: sheathing the sword and striking the sword.

Judging from the way the man in the minotaur mask drew his sword, it was clearly not a very advanced swordsmanship.

In any case, the stance training and footwork of the White Cloud Palm Technique are also applicable to general knife and sword techniques. You can master it just by having knife techniques.

Zhou Qing's assessment was that it was better than nothing.

In comparison, the things on Lin Qiu's body were practically a treasure trove.

"I bet he didn't expect this himself." Zhou Qing's eyes were cold as he rubbed his slightly aching chest.

If it weren't for the Green Silk Gu's ability to strengthen blood and qi, he probably would have had to stay in bed for several days.

When Lin Qiu first appeared, Zhou Qing had no intention of fighting him to the death. The Seven Insect Corrosion Pill was not a fatal thing for Zhou Qing, who was immune to all poisons.

However, he didn't like the feeling of being manipulated.

In particular, the gap between the two sides is not as large as it appears on the surface.

If Lin Qiu hadn't gone too far, Zhou Qing would have been willing to play along with him and extract a little more useful information.

Zhou Qing picked up the small booklet covered in wormholes—"The Secret Record of Gu Refining."

Looking at the slightly blurred handwriting, he couldn't help but exclaim, "In short, we've hit the jackpot this time!"

Lin Qiu clearly hadn't expected to die at Zhou Qing's hands, and he was carrying important items with him, probably intending to use them to lure Zhou Qing into cooperating.

This time, Zhou Qing benefited the most.

Suppressing his excitement, Zhou Qing opened the tattered cover of the booklet, where the signs of insect damage were even more obvious.

Many pages were so badly damaged by worms that they were unrecognizable, and the text was completely illegible.

After flipping through twelve pages, only two pages had relatively complete content.

These two pages each describe a method for refining a type of Gu worm.

The first type is flying ants.

Larger ant species such as the two-toothed spiny ant, termite, and red fire ant are needed as initial materials for refining Gu.

By feeding them the flesh and blood of strange beasts, spirits, or powerful poisonous creatures, their ferocity is induced, causing them to kill each other, leaving only the strongest among them.

Then, by combining this with medicinal refining, the ants were further strengthened.

Generally speaking, after several rounds of elimination and feeding, a small number of ants will evolve.

The flying ants that Lin Qiu threw out were 'shelled flying ants' that had undergone one evolution.

Beetle flying ants have a relatively hard keratin layer on their body surface, fly at a relatively fast speed, and are somewhat aggressive.

If their numbers reach a certain level, they can pose a considerable threat to martial artists.

If the armored flying ant were to evolve further, it would become the 'armored flying ant'.

At that time, the flying ants will grow even larger, and the keratin layer on their bodies will turn into a truly hard carapace, capable of withstanding the slashes of ordinary swords and blades, making them true Gu worms.

"If they were raised together with the Golden Silkworm, they would possess the ability to fly."

Looking at the crafting method of the Ironclad Flying Ants, Zhou Qing thought of the Golden Silkworm Gu.

After several months of optimization, the golden silkworms are now much more ferocious.

In particular, the six golden silkworms at the head of the group have greatly increased their defensive capabilities, and a keratin layer has grown on their bodies.

If the Golden Silkworm could evolve along the same path as the Ironclad Flying Ant, it should become even stronger.

If hybridization were possible, what kind of Gu could be created?
Two-winged golden silkworm ant?
Zhou Qing's eyes lit up.

However, the 'Ironclad Flying Ants' need to win by sheer numbers; they cannot be crafted in a short time.

Moreover, controlling the armored flying ants requires feeding the Gu refiner's essence blood every once in a while, which is quite taxing for a martial artist.

Of course, Zhou Qing doesn't need to worry about this. He can cultivate a Gu King through the [Gu Master] profession and control these low-level Gu worms that act on instinct through the Gu King.

After reading the first method of refining Gu, Zhou Qing began to look at the second method of refining Gu worms.

When he carefully read the ending, the expression on his face suddenly became quite interesting.

"The first secret method for cultivating the Green Silk Gu: Wine Worm. It can assist the Gu Master in opening the Yuan Aperture and experiencing the realm of 'Circulation of Qi' in advance. It has the miraculous effect of tempering the meridians and purifying true qi."

"Secret Method for Cultivating the Green Silk Gu, Part Two: Poisonous Flower Butterfly. Only the Gu King can evolve this variant under extremely harsh conditions, possessing..."

When Zhou Qing finished reading, he discovered that the cultivation method for the Poisonous Flower Butterfly was incomplete, with no further details.

"What's next?!"

(End of this chapter)