Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 196 Two Hundred Merits!

Gu Hall.

When Long Gu Xianjia saw Fang Shu appear before her, she couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on her face.

She immediately released her divine sense and focused it on the female servant. After examining her carefully, she nodded and said, "Not bad, she has indeed planted a spiritual root and has already advanced to the Qi Refining stage."

The Dragon Maiden's voice carried a hint of admiration: "Judging from its appearance, although its lifespan is only about thirty years left, its intelligence is well preserved. Even compared with the mature Dao soldier refining techniques in the temple, it has much to offer."

Inside the Gu Palace, besides the master and disciple, there was another person present.

That person was none other than the second senior brother, Hao Junliang.

Upon hearing Long Gu Xianjia's comments, Hao Junliang's expression became even more visibly different.

When Fang Shu came to him, saying he had something important to report to Aunt Long, he didn't think much of it. But seeing that Fang Shu's expression was serious and he didn't seem to be making a fuss, he still bothered Aunt Long, saying that Ninth Junior Brother wanted to see him.

Hao Junliang was already surprised that Long Gu was willing to meet with Fang Shu without any impatience. Now, what Fang Shu presented made his emotions even more complicated.

"So this is what a talented person is like..." Hao Junliang's eyes were glazed over.

Although Fang Shu only possesses a pseudo-spiritual root, his ability to independently research and develop a Gu-refining Dao weapon proves his comprehension and talent in Gu Dao, which is definitely no less than that of his senior sister.

Or rather, this child's comprehension is far superior to that of the senior sister. The latter, compared to the former, is only far superior in terms of spiritual root.

Compared to the two, Hao Junliang was neither good nor bad, just an ordinary person.

Fang Shu landed in the Gu Palace. He noticed that his second senior brother was acting slightly strangely, with a dazed expression. However, seeing that the other party did not seem to have any ill intentions, he did not pay too much attention.

After a long time.

Longgu Immortal turned her attention away from the miscellaneous Dao soldiers and spoke up: "Fang Shu, tell me your general idea of ​​refining this Dao soldier Gu worm."

"Yes, Master." Fang Shu bowed.

He immediately began to speak eloquently, explaining in detail the selection, refining, raising, and planting of Gu, showing no fear that the two people in the hall would learn almost everything after listening.

Seeing that Fang Shu spoke eloquently, the Dragon Maiden looked at him with even greater satisfaction.

One point in Fang Shu's words even made the Dragon Maiden Immortal sigh softly:
"I never expected that you would use the poisonous sand gu that Xiao Wu refined as a base to develop the gu-refining Dao weapon."

It seems that Xiao Wu's notes from back then contained quite a bit of writing, and weren't just his pure ramblings.

Upon hearing this, Fang Shu only pondered for a moment before nodding in acknowledgment: "Senior Brother Huai's notes are indeed quite helpful in this matter."

The Dragon Maiden suddenly shook her head:

"If that fellow had been as ambitious as you were back then, even with his foundation damaged, he wouldn't have failed to break through to the mere sixth tribulation, ending up with such an unrealistic ambition..."

After saying this, she stopped speaking immediately and turned to ask Fang Shu: "I am quite pleased that you were able to produce this item today, which has filled a gap in the Gu Hall's record."

Is there anything you want?

Fang Shu's spirits lifted; he knew the main event was about to begin.

He immediately cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "This disciple has no other request but to contribute this method to the temple and seek some merit to help this disciple enter the inner sect!"

Even with the help of the people in Guling Town and the town as a channel to help him earn Dao merit, Fang Shu's current Dao merit will only amount to about 125 by the time the competition for inner disciples is completely over.

He was still about 125 points short of securing a place among the inner disciples. Although, based on Fang Shu's knowledge, the Gu Refining Dao Soldier technique he contributed was worth at least 150 Dao merits, this was only his own opinion. He didn't know how much this technique was actually worth in the eyes of a Foundation Establishment Immortal like Long Gu.

Long Gu glanced at Fang Shu, pondered for a moment, and then spoke:
"Well, since you have presented this method to fill a gap in our hall, I will directly award you two hundred merits!"

There was a cry.

The immortal Longgu gently patted the token at her waist, and a beam of spiritual light flew out and suddenly landed on Fang Shu's waist.

Immediately, Fang Shu noticed that the number on the token at his waist was changing, quickly rising to 314 before stopping.

Even if this number suddenly drops again, it will still be 243!
This means that, after deducting the Daoist cultivation points that have already been used and are in arrears, Fang Shu currently has 243 Daoist cultivation points available.

Fang Shu stared blankly at the number for a moment.

Senior Brother Hao, standing nearby, reacted first and immediately cupped his hands towards Fang Shu, saying, "Congratulations, Junior Brother, on joining the inner sect!"

Fang Shu came to his senses, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Senior Brother Hao, and then bowed deeply to the Immortal Dragon Maiden:

"Thank you for the merit, Master!"

He knew perfectly well that the two hundred merit points were clearly a favor bestowed upon him by the Dragon Maiden Immortal, deliberately making his chances of winning the inner sect competition this year more favorable.

The Dragon Maiden accepted his deep bow and said calmly, "This is what you deserve. Enjoy it well."

Immediately, he arranged for Hao Junliang to take over the matter and set a suitable price for the military strategy contributed by Fang Shu. Then he turned and left, looking as if he was too lazy to waste any more time.

However, when she left, she also took a poisonous sand centipede that Fang Shu had refined, perhaps to study this Gu in private.

Fang Shuli saw Long Gu off, and then in the Gu Palace, he discussed the follow-up matters of the Dao Soldier Secret Technique with his second senior brother.

A weight was lifted from his heart, and he felt instantly at ease.

The atmosphere between the two brothers was harmonious, and they got along quite well when they talked.

However, while the atmosphere inside the Gu Palace was harmonious, the atmosphere in other parts of the Five Internal Organs Temple suddenly became stagnant.

When the immortal Longgu bestowed her Daoist merit upon Fang Shu, Fang Shu's name on the gambling hall signboard immediately jumped up, pushing Pei Zhongshan's name, which had only recently squeezed into the list, down.

The name "Fang Shu" firmly occupies the third place on the list, and is only one or two Taoist skills behind the second place.

This situation immediately attracted the attention of many people in the temple, and some outer disciples even reported it to their elders at home, causing even the old immortals to be surprised and suspicious:
“This boy… is Long Gu’s disciple. How could Long Gu be so disrespectful?”

However, soon after, when the secret method of refining Dao soldiers with Gu that Fang Shu contributed appeared in the scripture hall, and the scripture hall immediately recognized the secret method that Fang Shu contributed, the two hundred Dao merits that Fang Shu obtained became as solid as iron, without a doubt.

The deities in the temple who had initially suspected that the Dragon Maiden was deliberately favoring her disciples all fell silent and stopped talking.

This silence only made the outer disciples in the temple feel more and more mysterious, but they just couldn't find out why.

This caused many people in the temple to start discussing the matter. The others, however, remained relatively calm, mostly just watching the spectacle.

However, another group of people were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, eager to find out what Fang Shu had done and whether he had violated any rules.

For example, the head of the Nar family.

She sat in the elegant room, her face filled with surprise and uncertainty. She stared intently at the newly presented gambling hall list on the table, finding the name "Fang Shu" extremely irritating.

(End of this chapter)