Longevity Begins With Gu Refining

Chapter 2: Contract and First Upgrade

Cold Wave Cave.

"Under the witness of the Spring Autumn Cicada and the Floating Life Butterfly, I, Chen Qing, will form this contract with you!"

"With my body, I will nurture your body!"

Chen Qing raised his bleeding index finger and drew the contract runes on the jade jar. Blood covered the entire jade jar, forming a faint layer of light that enveloped the jade jar.

That light gradually lit up, and the blood on the surface of the jade jar also seeped into it, as if it was being sucked into the jar.

Two hours slowly passed, and Chen Qing once again took out a spirit stone to replenish his spirit energy.

Another hour passed before all the blood traces finally merged into his body. Suddenly, Chen Qing felt a weak consciousness probing his body.

It was like a curious little fairy wandering around his body.

Chen Qing opened the jade jar and placed a piece of Spirit Molt Fragment inside.

A green worm the size of a soybean slowly climbed up and started to eat the Spirit Molt Fragment.

The green worm looked like a caterpillar, but more like a grub in driftwood. It was tender and soft, like a living jade silkworm.

Chen Qing stretched his hand over, and the Grass Spirit Gu climbed up and gradually merged into his body.

It felt a little special, he could feel that there was an additional consciousness in his Niwan Palace, but this consciousness was very weak, very weak.

This consciousness was completely open to him, as if it was transparent, and did not have any special thoughts.

Eat, sleep, work.

Simple thinking, nothing else.

It was quite clean.

After feeding the Spirit Molt, Chen Qing clearly saw that the panel had some changes.

[Mortal Grade Grass Spirit Gu]

Quality: Seventh Revolution

Lifespan: 42/65

Effect: Take care of the Gu Spirit Grass within five mu of land, and increase its growth speed and quality.

Growth Requirement: Earth Spirit Crystal, Ochre Rehmannia, Spirit Molt

Growth Length: 11/100

Advancement Requirement: Ninth Revolution, ten drops of Mother Earth Potion, one Spirit Seizing Flower

Did its growth increase just after eating it?

Chen Qing took out another Ochre Rehmannia and threw it in. The Grass Spirit Gu climbed up and took a small bite, but did not continue eating.

"It should be full."

This little guy did not have any thoughts of eating, nor did it have a strong desire to sleep. Instead, it wanted to go out and work.

Thinking about it, after the sect caught it, it was sealed in the jade jar, probably because it had slept for too long.

Chen Qing stretched out his finger and rubbed it. It was soft.

"What a diligent little fellow."

"In the future, we'll depend on each other."

The next morning, Chen Qing looked at the changes of the Grass Spirit Gu. Its growth had increased from 11 to 18.

He should have finished digesting it. It seemed like a single Spirit Molt could increase his growth by 8 points.

After trying the spirit molt, Chen Qing picked up the remaining Ochre Rehmannia from yesterday and began to feed the Grass Spirit Gu.

Someone rang the bell outside the cave. Chen Qing pushed the door open. It was Li He, who also lived at the foot of the mountain.

He came with a small pot of wine and a bag of roast goose. When he saw him, he congratulated, "Fellow Daoist Chen, I heard you chose a grass spirit Gu?"

Chen Qing opened his hand and a green light shone. The Grass Spirit Gu rolled around in his hand.

"Oh, it's this little guy."

The Grass Spirit Gu was not a secret. It was recorded in the sect's collection records. It was almost an open secret, so it was not worth hiding.

In fact, Chen Qing hoped that the more people who knew about it, the better.

After all, this was a production-type Gu worm. If he wanted to find work, the more people who knew about it, the better.

The wine Li He brought was spirit wine, which helped in raising cultivation and stabilizing it.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist!"

After eating some wine and roast goose, Li He stated his intention, "Fellow Daoist Chen, I have to trouble you to take care of my three mu of spirit fields. Now, many of the Gu Spirit Herbs have turned yellow."

Chen Qing generously agreed, "No problem, I will go in the afternoon."

Having achieved his objective, Li He was also beaming with joy, "Fellow Daoist Chen, when I heard that you were at Level 3 Qi Refinement, I was afraid that you had chosen some Gu worm for fighting."

He said softly, "Have you heard? Senior Sister Li at the foot of the mountain died."

Chen Qing was slightly shocked, "That Senior Sister Li was a great expert at Level 5 Qi Refinement. She had two Gu worms and both of them died?"

Li He shook his head sadly, "That's right. Going out on an adventure, there are not only wild beasts and poisonous creatures, there are also demon beasts."

He spoke even more carefully, "Furthermore, people's hearts are unpredictable."

"There's still a guarantee in Carefree Mountain. Everyone knows what happened to each family."

"That's why no one dares to make a move openly."

"But it won't be so easy once you're out of Carefree Mountain."

Chen Qing drank his wine leisurely, once again recognizing the dangers of this world.

Even Level 5 Qi Refinement cultivators can't return after going out. As a Level 3 Qi Refinement cultivator with a grass spirit Gu, it's better if I don't go out and court death.

Staying alive is better than anything else.

Furthermore, I must hug the thigh of the sect well. I heard that the life of a rogue cultivator outside is even more difficult.

The next morning, Chen Qing woke up early and went to the spirit plant garden. He had the boy report to the spirit plant elder and explained his purpose for coming.

"Elder, I already have a grass spirit Gu and have specially come to take care of the spirit field."

The spirit plant elder looked to be in his seventies and his eyes were spirited, "You're a sensible one, coming to contribute to the sect as soon as you have the ability."

The reason why he said he was contributing was because managing the sect's spirit field only earned half the spirit stones and the other half was converted into contribution points.

Chen Qing smiled, "This is what a disciple of the sect should do."

Hearing this, the spirit plant elder snorted coldly, "Hmph, there are always some reckless people who forget the immensity of heaven and earth and go out to fight to the death after obtaining a Gu worm!"

It seemed that the spirit plant elder was very disgusted with cultivators who walked the path of battle.

That made sense. He had just reached Level 3 Qi Refinement and could be of some use to the sect, but in the end, he never returned.

Not only did he lose his life, he even lost the sect's Gu worm.

The more he thought about it, the angrier the spirit plant elder got. He had the boy bring Chen Qing to the spirit field while he flicked his sleeves and left.

Chen Qing took out a bag of candied fruits and handed it to the boy.

At first, the boy didn't dare to accept it. However, Chen Qing said that he was no longer at the age to eat such things. Since the boy was greedy, he accepted it.

Once he accepted it, he began to talk. "Senior Brother Chen, let me tell you, the reason why the elder is so angry is because of his granddaughter."

Chen Qing asked, "There's such a thing?"

The spirit plant boy said: "Elder's granddaughter walks the path of sword cultivation, she's already qi training stage 6"

That was all the boy could say, and he did not say anything else.

Chen Qing nodded to himself and roughly understood the reason behind it.

It was probably because the child's wishes and the parent's thoughts were not in line with each other.

Walking to the spiritual field, Chen Qing chose two acres of land that seemed to be lacking in green and yellow. He wanted to test the ability of his Grass Spirit Gu.

The grass spirit Gu flew out of his fingers and entered the spirit field, as if it had entered water.

Sensing that the Grass Spirit Gu was working on its own, Chen Qing looked at it for a while and set an area for it.

The spirit Qi in his body began to decrease slowly. That was the Grass Spirit Gu absorbing the spirit Qi in his body.

The Grass Spirit Gu moved around in the spirit field. Chen Qing did not know what it was doing. After observing for a while, he could not figure out what it was doing, so he simply gave up.

The only thing he could see was that this little guy was very enthusiastic about its work!

It probably stayed in the jade jar for too long and woke up from a long sleep, feeling the joy of the whole world again.

Since he had nothing to do, Chen Qing simply sat on the ground and meditated, beginning to cultivate.

After two hours, the Grass Spirit Gu flew back to Chen Qing's side and merged into his body.

Chen Qing stood up and glanced at the Gu Spirit Grass in the spirit field. He could see that it was better than before.

Although he could not see the direct changes with the naked eye, in terms of spiritual perception, this field that was lifeless before was now full of vitality.

After finishing his work, Chen Qing received a piece of low-grade spirit stone and some contribution points. He was ready to go home and eat before going to Li He's place.

It was already afternoon when he returned from Li He's place. He had been in this world for less than a year and did not have many friends. Other than meditating, he had nothing else to do.

Now that he had the Grass Spirit Gu, Chen Qing weighed the three low-grade spirit stones in his hand. "Why don't I expand my business today?"

"Yes, let's go to Bright Moon Restaurant to listen to music. There are many people there!"

"No one knows that I have the Grass Spirit Gu. How can I accept work?"

"I, Chen Qing, am not a spendthrift who spends money recklessly and listens to music all day long."

"This is all for the sake of living."

(End of chapter)