Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 167 "The Compendium of Celestial and Earthly Fiends' Acquired Extraordinary Insects" - Yin Yang Harmony Gu

Fang Shu stood on the altar, lost in thought for a moment.

He quickly came to his senses, silently reciting the words "Dao Lu" in his mind, and lines of messages immediately appeared in his head:

[Registered Person: Fang Shu]

[Magic Power: Seventeen Toads]

[Realm Level: Fourth Tribulation Qi Refining Immortal (57% complete)]

It has been about four years since he entered the Five Internal Organs Temple and achieved Qi Refining. In the two or three years of studying magic, he has not neglected his cultivation, maintaining a pace of two toads a year, silently accumulating true qi.

He still needs the magical power of thirteen toads before he can attempt to overcome the fifth tribulation.

Looking at his own cultivation level, Fang Shu thought to himself, "In the end, I have delayed my cultivation somewhat."

If he wants to accumulate enough true energy in the remaining five years, and still have half a year to hone his skills, he must be courageous and diligent and speed up his cultivation!

Fortunately, besides taking elixirs, he also had some ideas on how to improve his cultivation.

Immediately, Fang Shu tidied himself up and tidied his appearance, then made a hand seal.

Its figure left a trail of afterimages in the cave, crashing straight into one of the cave walls.

The walls rippled like water, and he passed through them effortlessly, appearing outside the cave.

Looking at the sky, the time outside is just right.

He walked on the cliff, his feet slippery, and immediately rushed towards the location of the Gu Hall.

The reason why it was a little difficult for him to walk on the ground was that a year and a half ago, Fellow Daoist Mai Sheng'er had already redeemed that golden cloud and even gave Fang Shu three taels of spirit stones as a bonus.

Fortunately, Fang Shu himself is not a fan of extravagant immortals, and the absence of Jin Xiaoyun is not a hindrance to him now.

He used his wall-jumping technique on his own, which made him more agile and free. He also honed his skills from time to time, which would make it easier for him to escape in the future.

Before long, Fang Shu appeared outside the Gu Hall.

The Gu Hall was quite lively today, with immortals coming to buy Gu worms or ask people to refine Gu. The servants were also coming and going, with many new faces. It was just unknown how many years they could stay in the Gu Hall.

As usual, Fang Shu bowed to the toad on the screen wall, and after finishing his greeting, he hurried off to find his second senior brother.

"Junior Brother, are you really going to exchange for this copy of the 'Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends Acquired Extraordinary Insect Manual'?" Senior Brother Hao asked Fang Shu, holding a yellowed scroll in his hand.

"This atlas only introduces the habits, functions, and appearance of the corresponding Gu insects. Although it provides some tips on refining, it does not contain specific refining methods and steps."

However, it's expensive; the temple price is a full sixty merits. Although you can buy it on credit since it's your first time, you'll likely be heavily in debt and quite restricted in the future.

Fang Shu cupped his hands in greeting and replied, "Thank you for bringing this item, Senior Brother."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Although this manual does not contain the refining techniques, every type of Gu worm on it is a creature with wondrous uses and a fearsome reputation. As a practitioner of Gu cultivation, how could I not be curious about this manual?"

Senior Brother Hao sighed:
"That's true. Back then, I simply couldn't afford it. But after becoming a disciple of a master, I still managed to get a chance to see it."

"In that case, you may take it."

After saying that, the other party raised his hand, and the yellowed book fell into Fang Shu's hand. At the same time, he grabbed the waist token from Fang Shu's waist and made a hand seal.

When the waist token returned to Fang Shu's hand, it clearly showed that a certain amount of merit had been crossed out and a debt had been recorded. However, to Fang Shu's surprise, the amount was not sixty.

Before he could ask, Senior Brother Hao smiled and said:

"As someone from the Gu Hall, this scroll of the Acquired Extraordinary Insect Manual is from our own hall, so it naturally carries some discounts." After saying this, the other party gave a few more instructions and then turned to leave.

Fang Shu bowed in farewell, then picked up the book, found an open space, sat down cross-legged, and began to study it carefully.

As soon as the pages of the book were turned, various kinds of Gu worms, some large and some small, appeared as if they were about to fly out of the illustrations.

After just a few glances, Fang Shu immediately realized that he hadn't wasted his dozens of years of cultivation.

Although this manual does not contain refining techniques, it covers everything else.

Especially the dozens of Earthly Fiend Acquired Gu Insects. The diagram seems to have also captured a trace of the corresponding Gu Insect's aura, so if the real insects are seen in the future, the viewer will definitely be able to recognize them at a glance.

However, Fang Shu absolutely does not want to encounter these insects right now.

The reason is simple: even the weakest insect on this list of rare insects is a being at the Foundation Establishment Immortal level.

Among them, the Heavenly Gang category of rare insects is something that only Golden Core cultivators can refine. No matter which type he encounters, unless the insect belongs to his own master, Fang Shu wouldn't even be enough to fill the opponent's teeth.

Amazed several times, Fang Shu calmed his mind and collected all the information about these 108 strange insects into the Dao talisman.

When he raised his eyes, a look of emotion filled his eyes. He thought to himself, "If these acquired extraordinary insects are already so remarkable, I wonder what kind of extraordinary insects they must be."

Since there are acquired extraordinary insects of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends in the world, there must also be innate extraordinary insects of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends, and the latter are even slightly superior to the former.

Of course, there is no strict distinction between the two in terms of superiority or inferiority.

More precisely, the advantage of acquired miraculous insects lies in their strangeness, as they are artificially crafted and have many uses; while innate miraculous insects are born with the ability to grow, and their wonderful uses are natural and uncontrollable.

Some innate insects are as weak as ordinary people when they are first born, and they need to be nurtured later to grow into extraordinary insects at the Foundation Establishment or Golden Core levels.

Furthermore, acquired extraordinary insects are subject to limitations and cannot advance to the level of primordial spirit, while innate extraordinary insects are not subject to limitations and have a slight possibility of advancement.

For those who practice Gu cultivation, the difference between the two lies in the fact that the former relies on refining, while the latter relies on nurturing.

After sighing repeatedly in his heart, Fang Shu suppressed these distracting thoughts.

Whether it's an acquired or innate rare insect, it's not something a mere Qi Refining cultivator like him could even consider coveting.

However, Fang Shu spent such a large amount of cultivation to specially purchase this scroll of acquired strange insect manuals, not just to broaden his horizons.

His gaze shifted and quickly landed on a strange insect in the list of strange insects.

This Gu worm is called the "Yin-Yang Harmony Gu," and it ranks ninety-seventh on the list of extraordinary worms acquired through practice. Although it is called "one worm," it is actually two worms.

The male is white and the female is black; even if they are thousands of miles apart, they can sense each other.

When they merge into one, the two insects become tightly bound together like a knot, their color turning pink. Anyone who touches them will be aroused to extreme lust, even a castrated person will experience a stirring of yang energy. Most remarkably, for beings at the Foundation Establishment stage, it has the effect of promoting reproduction, even to the point of sacrificing their lives to allow a Foundation Establishment being to conceive, with a very high probability of successful childbirth.

In addition, when used alone, the Yin Gu is cold and fierce, capable of harming people invisibly; the Yang Gu is violent and can restrain evil spirits, and even feeds on ghosts to nourish the Yin Gu.

When refining these two insects, they must be placed in either a yin or yang place, and constantly nurtured with yin and yang energies.

Fang Shu set his sights on this type of Yin-Yang Gu worm and wanted to imitate it to refine Yin-Yang Gu worms at the Qi Refining level.

Fortunately, his senior sister Fang Lu was also a member of the Fang family and possessed peach blossom evil energy, which could provide him with some support.

However, Fang Shu wasn't interested in the miraculous effects of the Yin-Yang Gu worms on mutual arousal, but rather in their ability to devour and gather Yin-Yang energy.

It should be noted that the true energy he cultivates is precisely the Yin-Yang true energy.

Every time Fang Shu refined Gu near the Gu pit, the true energy within his body would become exceptionally active. If it weren't for the presence of outsiders in the Gu pit, and the fact that both the Yin and Yang Gu pits were under the control of that cheap fifth senior brother, Fang Shu would have truly wanted to go into seclusion within the Gu pit.

Once he refines the Yin-Yang Gu worms, he can rely on the gathering and breathing effects of these worms to keep himself constantly surrounded by Yin-Yang energy, thus increasing his cultivation speed to another level.

Moreover, according to the diagram, if Yin and Yang Gu worms come together, in addition to emitting a joyful aura, they are also very likely to generate a life-extinguishing lustful fire due to the conflict between Yin and Yang energies, which directly ignites a person's soul, harming both the person and the Gu worm.

This situation is repeatedly warned about in the "Compendium of Strange Insects," reminding those who refine Gu to pay extra attention and be extremely cautious.

However, this point made Fang Shu's eyes light up slightly.

Fang Shu thought to himself, "When the two Gu combine, such a conflict can occur if one is not careful... Could this effect also be used as a spell?"

As a minor Qi Refining cultivator, he dared not harbor any delusions of actually being able to refine the Yin-Yang Harmony Gu, and he didn't even dare to hope for a defective product.

Fang Shu simply wanted to use the habits of this Gu worm as a guide to modify other Qi-refining Gu worms and see if he could turn them into something useful for himself.

After all, there are quite a few Qi-refining Gu formulas, whether they are Yin or Yang. Moreover, in recent years he has not only been studying magic, but also Gu techniques, and has already prepared several formulas.

The thought crossed Fang Shu's mind, and he immediately wanted to rush to the Gu pit to try his hand at it, but he restrained himself.

If a workman wants to be good, he must first sharpen his weapon.

Fang Shu first inquired within the Gu Hall about the types of yin and yang Gu worms or Gu worm materials that the hall had recently purchased.

After figuring it out, he made some purchases for each of them as backups, and then hurried to the Yang-class Gu pit.

Lately, his cheap fifth senior brother has been spending a lot of time at the Yin-character Gu pit. He'd better stay away from him for now, lest he get in the other's way and have his Gu materials secretly withheld.

very quickly.

Fang Shu would travel back and forth between the cave and the Gu pit every three days, and occasionally visit the Gu Hall.

At first he would stay for a full day at most, but in the end he stayed longer and longer, up to seven days.

About six months later, he changed locations again and began to frequent the Yin-type Gu pits, and as before, he stayed there for longer and longer periods of time.

His actions naturally attracted the attention of others. Even when he returned the book of strange insects, Senior Brother Hao asked him curiously if he wanted to refine the strange insects in the book.

Fang Shu naturally chuckled at this and repeatedly denied it.

However, as his progress in the Yin-type Gu pit improved, some people couldn't contain themselves any longer.

On this day, he was surrounded by a dark aura, and within a radius of ten feet, the ground was covered with black frost.

Wisps of black smoke rose from the Gu pit, clearly indicating that he had reached a crucial stage in his Gu refining process.

Just then, several servants came up and gritted their teeth to report: "Immortal Master, this Gu pit needs to be activated. Please, Immortal Master... move aside."

Fang Shu ignored the servant's words and continued to concentrate on the Gu pit.

When the servants saw that he didn't react, they boldly walked to the vicinity of the Gu pit to continue asking for instructions.

But when they had just walked within a ten-foot radius, their movements suddenly stopped, and they all looked at their feet with horror on their faces.

Wisps of black energy immediately spread from the ground, climbed up their legs, and robbed them of their life force.

"Immortal Master! Immortal Master, spare my life!"

The servants screamed and tried desperately to pull themselves away, but they were frozen in place.

The other servants were also shouting and yelling, and kept looking towards a certain spot in the Gu pit.

But within a few breaths, black frost covered their faces, froze their entire bodies, and grew long black hair, turning them into zombies.

The sounds at the scene abruptly ceased, and even the entire Yin-character Gu pit became much quieter.

The black mist seemed to be disturbed, no longer confined to a mere ten feet, but spreading in all directions.

The other servants nearby were also horrified and quickly moved away.

This chilling black aura spread for twenty feet before being intercepted and interrupted by the Dao soldiers in the Gu pit.

Fang Shu paid no attention to this. As if no one else was around, he was making hand seals in front of the Gu pit.

In the blink of an eye, a streak of black light shot out from the Gu pit and disappeared into his sleeve.

Whoosh!
The yin energy within a twenty-zhang radius seemed to return like weary birds to their cages, quickly seeping into his sleeves, causing his body temperature to drop several degrees and making his breath feel cold.

This Gu-refining process is now a great success!
Fang Shu stood up, his demeanor sinister. He didn't even glance at the servants and ice sculptures, but instead looked towards a certain spot in the Gu pit.

He bowed respectfully, then swaggered away, sleeves twirling.

Needless to say, it was his cheap fifth senior brother again, making his little tricks. Fang Shu was already used to it.

This time, the other party's intentions were not only thwarted, but the vitality of those servants forced his Yin Gu to have a full meal, and he successfully refined it for the first time!

However, to Fang Shu's surprise, after this disturbance, he did not encounter any further disturbances during the rest of his time in the Gu pit.

Even the materials for refining Gu in the Gu pit no longer seemed strangely scarce because of him, which made his Gu refining work much easier.

(End of this chapter)