Longevity Begins With Gu Refining

Chapter 11: Spirit stones are the bridge between immortals and this world

The morning of the first day of the fifth month.

Hu Yao checked all her savings and went out early. She scooped a handful of water from a nearby stream and drank it.

"Today is the gathering, I wonder when that mysterious senior will come."

"It would be a pity if I miss it."

She glanced around, but there was no one nearby.

She found a secluded passage and rushed into the depths of the forest.

In the depths of the forest, she found a large tree and climbed up, chasing away the squirrel hiding in the tree hole. She grabbed some pine nuts and dried fruits that the squirrel had prepared for winter and ate them.

Feeling full, she lay down in the depths of the tree hole and put on the bronze grimace mask.

When her consciousness appeared on the cloud platform, opposite her, the strong scholar was already leisurely fanning himself.

Murong Lang saw Hu Yao appear, but before she could ask, he said, "I have been waiting here since noon yesterday."

Hu Yao asked, "Your thunder butterfly also successfully evolved?"

Murong Lang nodded.

"After feeding it for ten days, my thunder butterfly successfully molted and evolved to rank four."

"Looking at you, your strength gu should have evolved into a butterfly."

Hu Yao opened her hand, and a scarlet moth that looked like a flame slowly appeared, spreading its wings between her fingers.

After Hu Yao's strength gu evolved into a butterfly, it looked more like a moth.

Hu Yao inexplicably became nervous, "Is that senior Absolute Beginning speaking the truth?"

Murong Lang pondered for a moment, "He can see through the existence of gu worms at a glance, he would not lie to us about such a small matter."

"Just like an eagle flying in the sky, there is no need to lie to an ant."

Hu Yao exclaimed, "Who is that senior?"

Murong Lang shook his head, "I don't know, I have looked through many records, there is no such name as Absolute Beginning."

"What I can be sure of is that he should have come from a very distant era, an existence close to Dao, or even an immortal."

"Let me remind you, it is best not to ask about this senior's identity."

"It is very likely that a new chess game has already begun."

Hu Yao's body trembled inexplicably, a chess game?

The immortals high in the sky were using all living beings as chess pieces?

Murong Lang continued, "You should understand that when we appear here again, we are already a part of this place."

"You've already made your choice."

Hu Yao slowly nodded. Pointers that could directly raise the rank of Gu worms was a gift she could not refuse.

Even if he was a pawn of Tai Chu.

The two of them fell silent for a while. After a while, Hu Yao said, "I wonder what Senior Tai Chu is doing and when he will come."

Murong Lang didn't really care. He just sat there quietly. "I can wait here for a day."

Chen Qing, on the other hand, was currently flipping a fried egg with a ladle at lightning speed and starting to fry the other side.

"It's better to have an egg for breakfast. It's more nutritious."

Next to the fried egg, Chen Qing put down two strips of bacon. The bacon sizzled with oil and the aroma wafted through the air.

With two steamed buns and half a raw cabbage, Chen Qing ate until he was full before he went out to work.

As the sun was about to set, Chen Qing took the eight low-grade spirit stones and returned to his cave residence. He casually ate something and picked up the "Hundred Solutions for Gu Worm Promotion" again to read.

As night fell, crickets chirped incessantly outside. Some chirped, accompanied by the croak of a frog, and then there was no sound.

Chen Qing dug out the bronze grimace mask that was buried in the ground and spread out the black cloth bag. He sat on the side of his bed and prepared to put on the bronze grimace mask.

After putting on the bronze grimace mask, Chen Qing's consciousness appeared on the seat of the Cloud Platform again. His gaze swept through the fog on the mask in other directions and found that the two people from before were already sitting in their previous seats.

Chen Qing's image here was that of a person wearing a black cloak. He raised his right hand and placed it on the table. His index finger began to tap on the table.

"Good evening."

Hu Yao quickly responded, "Senior Tai Chu, good evening."

Murong Lang lowered his head and cupped his hands in salute. "Respected Senior Tai Chu, welcome to the gathering again."

Hu Yao glanced at Murong Lang awkwardly. Sure enough, her father was right. Scholars were used to lying!

This guy was actually so polite!

She carefully looked at Chen Qing and was relieved when she saw that there was no change in Chen Qing.

Murong Lang said, "It's a pity that the seat of this mask is fixed, otherwise, I would have invited you to sit at the head."

Chen Qing shook his head naturally, "No need, I like the feeling of everyone sitting opposite each other, it reminds me of the past."

He did not ask Murong Lang and Hu Yao if their Gu worms had improved, as if he knew they would improve.

Hu Yao no longer hesitated and displayed her Gu worm, "I was fortunate to receive senior's guidance, my strength Gu has already transformed into a butterfly."

Chen Qing looked at the red moth:

【Mortal grade strength Gu】

Quality: Rank one

Lifespan: 24/110

Effect: The strength of nine bulls and two tigers

Characteristics: Tiger form, twice the strength for ten breaths

Growth requirement: Foundation Establishment Tiger Demon Teeth

Growth progress: 0/100 (to be promoted)

Promotion requirement: Unable to promote

It seemed that mortal grade Gu could only transform into a butterfly once, this was already their limit.

The ability obtained after the strength Gu transformed into a butterfly was also extraordinary, it actually had the effect of a burst of strength.

Fighting was not like farming, the outcome of a battle was likely to be decided in a breath.

These ten breaths could be said to be a matter of life and death.

Murong Lang also displayed his upgraded lightning butterfly, "Senior, my lightning butterfly has also successfully evolved."

【Mortal grade lightning butterfly】

Quality: Rank four

Lifespan: 56/140

Effect: Summon thunder and lightning, transforming spirit energy into lightning.

Can use lightning palm.

【Characteristics: Lightning control, to a certain extent, lightning immunity, to a certain extent, lightning control.

Growth requirement: Thundercloud mother qi

Growth progress: 0/100

Promotion requirement: Unable to promote anymore

With one more ability, he could use lightning palm.

He did not know what this lightning palm was and how to use it.

He sat upright in his seat. "As I said, it's a gift."

There was no room for doubt.

Murong Lang was silent and did not start any topic, waiting for Hu Yao to ask.

Hu Yao did not let him down, "Senior Tai Chu, I wonder if we can still receive your guidance in the future?"

Chen Qing thought to himself, 'This girl doesn't learn well, she only wants to freeload all day long.'

"That kind of karma is not something you can bear now."

Murong Lang was a little sad, "Is it a price we can't bear?"

Once he received the guidance of this senior, he would inevitably be entangled in karma with this senior.

This senior's karma was probably just a sliver, and they wouldn't be able to bear it.

'That's right. I've already received a gift once, and it's already considered a fortuitous encounter. How could I possibly receive it every month, and twice at that?'

Chen Qing saw that the two of them were already engrossed in his guidance and were not enlightened. He muttered to himself, "Anything that escapes must have a destination."

Hu Yao said, "What Senior Tai Chu means is that we're actually skipping some processes by upgrading the Gu worms like this. However, the spirit stones saved during these processes need to be spent somewhere."

Murong Lang said, "I understand. Senior wants us to make a deal. Senior will give us pointers, and we will provide them."

He didn't say it out loud. What could they offer?

Why would such a senior from the Primordial Era or even the Primordial Era care about them?

Chen Qing remained silent as he watched them converse, not saying a single word.

Seeing that they really didn't understand, he continued to spout nonsense. "Spirit stones are the bridge between the immortals and this world."

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(End of Chapter)