Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 95 Natal Gu Egg
In the mine.

Fang Shu watched the gold-seeking beetle completely depart before he flicked his fingers and released the follower beetle, letting it bite him tightly so that it wouldn't lose sight of him.

Then he moved his body, slowly circulating his qi and blood, and stood up in the corner.

Next, Fang Shu released several more tadpoles from his pocket, letting them familiarize themselves with the scent of the gold-seeking insects in the tunnel, and then follow them along.

These follower insects are of lower quality than the one from before; they are only second-stage Gu insects, but they are useful for scouting.

After making further preparations, Fang Shu transformed himself into the form of a gray fox and then wandered around underground in the mine.

Although the gold-seeking insect slipped away by burrowing into a crack in the rock, the Qianshan mine was not a mine with many cracks.

Especially in such deep underground and deep in the mountains, where there is mostly dense rock, even if the gold-seeking insect is hidden in a place that people cannot reach, it should not be too far from the nearest tunnel.

Fang Shu didn't need to dig along the path the other party had taken; he only needed to wander around the bottom of the pit a few more times, and he would find a way to follow them.

When there are no more tunnels to go through, he can start digging again.

Buzzing!

With several tadpoles following him, Fang Shu clung tightly to the emerging gold-seeking beetle. After wandering around for half a day, he ventured deeper and deeper into the mine, arriving at the edge area that miners rarely visited and where a collapse had occurred.

This place is devoid of spiritual energy and minerals, making it practically an abandoned mine.

Suddenly, the only three-tribulation follower in Fang Shu's hand also returned from the front and then led the way.

The insect's return made his eyes light up, and he immediately followed its guidance to the location of the gold-seeking insect.

In its fox form, it passed through several narrow openings and dug out two landslides, finally getting close to the hiding place of the gold-seeking insect.

Upon arriving here, Fang Shu noticed that the air had become fresher.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the spiritual energy here was much denser than in other places. Further examination of the soil and rocks revealed that it was indeed a treasure trove according to feng shui principles.

"To be able to find such a place full of spiritual energy in this barren region, it truly lives up to its reputation as a gold-hunting insect."

Fang Shu secretly praised him in his heart.

He then looked around and examined the area closely, noticing a crack about the size of a palm, within which a faint spiritual light was flickering.

Upon closer inspection, Fang Shu discovered that the contents were fragments of spirit ore, some large and some small, all tiny pieces, which should all be the possessions of the gold-seeking insect.

The gold-seeking insect was lying motionless among the fragments of spirit ore, seemingly fast asleep.

This insect fell for the Sleepy Bug's trick and, unaware of the danger, bit the Sleepy Bug a few times. It's estimated that it will sleep for at least three or four days before it can wake up.

In this situation, even if Fang Shu removed its wings and limbs, it wouldn't wake up. Of course, Fang Shu couldn't bear to destroy the insect right now.

The reason he had taken the risk of watching the insect fly away was so that he could bring it into his possession.

Besides this reason, he actually had another second intention.

Unfortunately, as he paced through the hidden tunnel, looking left and right and tapping, a look of disappointment appeared on his face.

"Although this place is a treasure cave, it is not like the previous Golden Stone Poison Cave, which was left by our predecessors, nor is it a place where precious medicinal herbs are produced in the mountains."

Disappointed, Fang Shu let out a breath, then suppressed his distracting thoughts and looked brightly at the gold-seeking insect sleeping soundly in the crack.

Although there are no other benefits, this insect is the greatest benefit to him!

After thinking it over for a while, he thought to himself:
“This place is imbued with spiritual energy. Judging from its appearance, the Gold-Seeking Insect has been living here for a long time, and no one has come here.”

"I might as well give it a try here and see if I can refine this insect into my natal Gu." The reason he had been lying in wait for so many days and even set up the "beautiful insect trap" was precisely to get his hands on the Gold-Seeking Insect and realize his idea of ​​creating his own natal Gu!
Without hesitation, Fang Shu acted on his idea.

He first removed the fox fur from his body and laid it out in the tunnel. Then he took out many items from his satchel and even took out a stone and hollowed it out, turning it into a crude Gu basin.

Small flags woven from talismans were also planted in the tunnel, moving without wind, adding a touch of mystery to the surroundings.

Immediately, Fang Shu approached the crack. Instead of digging, he opened his mouth and with a swift movement of his tongue, like a frog's tongue, he snatched the gold-seeking insect out.

Next.

Fang Shu first held the insect up and washed it three times with water from the rootless source. Then, he used gold as sand, silver as lacquer, and agarwood as smoke to repeatedly rub and polish it, removing a waxy substance from the insect's surface to make it easier for him to perform Gu magic.

After preparing it, he placed the luminous gold-seeking insect in a stone jar and tied it with red threads.

This method is called "Binding Gu Method," which can trap, raise, or force insects to burrow.

The red threads are all made from materials of demonic beasts. Although they are thin, a single thread can lift a strong ox. In addition, although the Gold-Seeking Insect is a treasure-hunting insect, it is not an insect that is good at killing. Even if it wakes up later, it will not be able to break free.

After completing a series of meticulous and arduous preparations, Fang Shu had not yet begun the formal process of refining the Gu.

Because he still has one last step to take.

He then summoned the "powdered" little tagalong and placed it into the Gu basin as well.

Fang Shu stared at the tagalong and thought to himself, "I'll have to trouble you again today."

He took out a medicine bottle from his hand. As soon as he opened the bottle, a strong, pungent smell of alcohol wafted out. He immediately poured the liquid from the bottle into the Gu basin.

These medicinal liquids were extracted from Fang Shu's body after he had been drinking inferior wine recently. He mixed his own precious blood with the wine and forced it out of his body.

Immediately, Fang Shu silently chanted an incantation, awakening the gold-seeking insect.

Once the insect awoke, it was once again lost in the intoxication of blood and wine. Especially after seeing the cricket that had followed it, it could no longer distinguish between real and fake insects, and its body emitted a strong courtship glow.

Unfortunately, the red thread binding its body prevented it from pouncing on the lapdog and mating, making it even more restless and agitated.

And so, Fang Shu stood aside, watching it anxiously.

Stimulated by the medicinal liquid, precious blood, and smoke, the gold-seeking insect became completely lost. It gradually stopped emitting spiritual light, instead folding its wings and lying motionless in the Gu basin.

Fang Shu waited patiently.

Several hours later, the insect's body gradually withered and decayed. Fang Shu gently brushed it with his hand, and the insect's body turned into a handful of golden ash. In its place, a golden, mung bean-sized object appeared in the basin.

This is not gold-finding beetle droppings, but gold-finding beetle eggs!

Upon seeing this item, Fang Shu's face lit up with joy:
"It's done!"

When refining Gu, the adult worms possess their own spirituality and ferocity, making them difficult to subdue and even more difficult to refine into a natal Gu. However, the larvae and eggs are different. Even without refining Gu, raising them from a young age can cause them to develop a certain dependence on their keeper.

Fang Shu's actions today are precisely to deceive the insect and induce it to lay eggs, so that he can refine these eggs into his natal Gu egg.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes darkened, and he actually cut open his own brow, revealing flesh and blood.

It picked up the golden insect egg and placed it directly between its eyebrows, nurturing and incubating it with its own body.

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