Fang Yuan Do's

CHAPTER 10-Storm May Emerge From A Bright Sky, Purification Full Of Difficulties

Pitter patter's...

Huge, torrential drops of rainwater fell to the ground, hitting the roof of the verdant bamboo house, giving off a crumbly sound.

The surface of the pond in front of the building was filled with ripples as the rain fell, the fish in the water swam agilely, the water plants swaying at the bottom of the pond.

The sky was overcast, the heavy rain curtain blurred the field of vision as far as the eye could see.

In the slightly dim room, the window opened, and Fang Yuan silently watched the torrential rain, sighing.

"It's been 3 days 3 nights."

On the night 3 days ago he walked out of the village with 2 wine jars, looking around.

But when it was late at night, the rain began to fall.

Putting aside her getting soaked, the main point was that in this situation she could not search anymore.

The rain water will quickly wash away the smell of wine.

At the same time if he forced himself to search under such conditions, it might raise suspicion.

Although he had previously pretended to be a depressed drunk to cover up his original motives, but he knew to never underestimate the intelligence of others around him.

Only a fool thinks others are stupid.

So under this helplessness, Fang Yuan could only stop his quest.

Not to mention when it started raining, it was raining continuously.

Sometimes it gets heavier and sometimes lighter, but it never stops.

"I guess this way, I won't be able to find the Liquor Worm for a short time."

"To be safe, I can only choose to start refining Moonlight Gu."

"While I am refining it, if I can find the Liquor Worm during the process it will be the best, but if I can't then this should be done."

"But this is so common, storms can emerge from clear skies, something unexpected can happen at any time."

"In this world who can do everything without obstacles in his way, and have the perfect journey?"

Fang Yuan's mind was very calm, his 500 years of experience had long since dispelled the impulsiveness he rarely had.

He closed the doors and windows and sat cross-legged on his bed.

He closed his eyes slowly and after breathing a few times, he calmed his mind.

In the next moment, an aperture vision appeared in his mind.

The aperture might be positioned within his body but it was mysteriously unusual, very large yet very small.

The outer layer of the aperture is the light layer. White light gives a thin impression, but still supports the aperture well.

At that aperture was a sea of primeval essence. The sea water was copper green, the sea surface was clear and calm like a mirror.

The water level is about half the height of the aperture. The entire volume of the ocean occupies 44% of the aperture.

This was the green copper primeval sea of the 1st rank Gu Master, and every drop of sea water was a primeval essence.

It was the condensation of Fang Yuan's essence, vitality, and soul.

Every drop of primeval essence was precious, because it was the root of a Gu Master, and was a source of strength.

Gu Master needed to rely on his primeval essence to refine and use Gu.

As he withdrew his thoughts from the primeval sea, Fang Yuan opened his eyes to pick up Moonlight Gu.

Moonlight Gu quietly sat in the center of his palm, resembling a curved, small and crystal blue moon.

With a simple thought, the primeval sea in its aperture fell down and the radiance of the primeval essence broke out from the surface of the sea and was moved out of the body, finally rushing to Moonlight Gu.

Moonlight Gu suddenly radiated ferociously in a blue light, slightly trembling in Fang Yuan's palm, resisting the inclusion of a primeval essence.

Gu is the core of heaven and earth, carrying the secrets of the world, the bearer of the laws of nature.

They are free living beings under heaven, each born with his own will.

Right now with Fang Yuan trying to refine it, it meant annihilating his will.

Sensing the looming danger, Moonlight Gu naturally fought back.

The process of refining is a very difficult process.

Moonlight Gu was like a curved crescent moon. As the green copper primeval essence flowed into Moonlight Gu, both ends of the pointed crescent moon turned green.

Slowly this green copper primeval essence began to spread to the center of Moonlight Gu.

In less than 3 minutes, Fang Yuan's face turned pale.

A large amount of primeval essence continued to flow into Moonlight Gu, making him feel a weakness that quickly struck his heart.

1%, 2%, 3%... 8%, 9%, 10%.

10 minutes later, Fang Yuan had spent 10% primeval essence.

But on the surface of Moonlight Gu, the green copper dots at the 2 ends of the crescent moon only extended a small area towards the middle.

The resistance of Moonlight Gu was extremely strong. Fortunately Fang Yuan had anticipated this matter earlier and did not feel surprised.

He persevered and poured more primeval essence into Moonlight Gu.

1%, 2%, 3%...

The green copper primeval essence on Moonlight Gu had widened slightly, the 2 ends of the green copper primeval essence adding together covered the surface of Moonlight Gu by about 1/12.

The rest of Moonlight Gu's surface was still light blue.

"Refining Gu is very difficult."

Fang Yuan sighed as he looked at it. He broke the entry of the primeval essence, stopping the refining process.

As of now, he had been refining for half an hour, the primeval essence in his aperture was spent over half of it, with only 14% primeval essence remaining.

And Moonlight Gu only refined about 1/12 of it.

Worse, Moonlight Gu still emitted a faint blue aura.

Although Fang Yuan had stopped refining, Moonlight Gu did not stop resisting, it still expelled Fang Yuan's green copper primeval essence.

Fang Yuan could clearly sense that the prima-essence he had poured into Moonlight Gu was pushed out, bit by bit by Moonlight Gu coming out of his body.

On its surface, the green copper primeval essence at the 2 ends of the crescent moon was slowly shrinking.

Based on this reduction speed, within about 6 hours later Moonlight Gu would be able to fully expend all of Fang Yuan's primeval essence.

By the time he needed to refine this Gu, it made no difference to start all over again.

"Every time refining Gu, it was like a fight between 2 forces, a positional war battle, or a war of attrition."

"Although I purified 1/12 of Gu, I wasted 3/4 of my primeval essence."

"When refining Gu, a Gu Master must replenish the primeval essence while continuously engaging in the refining process, consolidating his victory."

"Refining Gu is a test of one's skill in changing his primeval essence and the patience of a long-lasting battle."

Fang Yuan took out a piece of primeval stone from his money pouch while pondering.

A Gu Master had 2 ways to replenish the primaval essence consumed.

The first is natural recovery.

After some time, the primeval sea will naturally replenish the primeval essence.

In the case of a C grade talent like Fang Yuan, it would take around 1 hour to replenish 4% primeval essence.

Within 6 hours it could recover 24% points of the total primeval essence quantity.

The second way is to absorb the primeval essence directly from the primeval stone.

The primeval stone was a treasure from nature itself.

As a condensed natural primeval essence, while absorbing it, the surface of the primeval sea water rose at a continuous speed that could be seen with the naked eye.

After about half an hour, the primeval sea has been refilled to its original volume of 44%.

At this level, the rise in the surface of the primeval sea water stops suddenly.

Although there was still space within the aperture, Fang Yuan was unable to store the primeval essence anymore.

This was the limit of his C-class talent.

So from this one could see the importance of one's cultivation talent level.

The higher the talent, the more primeval essences the aperture can accommodate, and the faster the natural recovery of the primeval essence.

In Fang Yuan's case, in order to refine Gu and strengthen the result, he had to absorb the primeval stone because his primeval essence natural recovery rate was unable to defeat the rate of Moonlight Gu releasing it.

But in the case of Fang Zheng's A-grade talent, he could replenish 8% primeval essence every hour.

Within 6 hours he would recover 48% of his primeval essence, and within the same time frame Moonlight Gu could only issue 3% primeval essence.

Fang Zheng did not need any outside help from the primeval stone.

He could continue refining with some rest in the process and successfully refining Moonlight Gu within a few days.

That was why Fang Yuan knew early on that in this test, to refine Moonlight Gu, he had never had a chance to obtain first place.

It had nothing to do with one's true strength, because the first factor was the level of talent.

The second factor is the primeval stone.

If there were many primeval stones and without hesitation to consume them, a grade B talent could also surpass a grade A talent and obtain first place.

"In my hand there are only 6 primeval stones."

"I can't compare to Gu Yue Mo Bei or Gu Yue Chi Cheng, people like this who have families supporting them from behind."

"My talent is in C grade, and it cannot be compared to Fang Zheng who has A grade talent. I never had a chance to win in this exam."

"Why not divert my energy and go look for the Liquor Worm?

"If I can make Liquor Worm my vital Gu, it will be much better than Moonlight Gu. Hmm?"

"The sound of rain outside the window subsided even more, there seemed to be a stop sign. The rain had already lasted for 3 days and 3 nights, it should have been time to stop."

Fang Yuan kept Moonlight Gu and got off his bed. Just as he was about to open the window, there was a knock on the door.

Outside the door came the voice of his servant, Shen Cui, "Young master Fang Yuan, it's me. It rained for 3 days, so I brought you food and wine."

"Young master can eat and drink and relieve some depressed feelings."