Longevity Begins With Gu Refining

Chapter 27: The Banshee Who Can't Hide Her Money

At night, Chen Qing walked to his wine cellar and opened the wine jar, filling his wine gourd with wine.

Returning to his bedroom, Chen Qing spread his hands, allowing the wine and sword Gu to eat the materials they needed.

The wine Gu was gnawing on a steel tree stamen, while the sword Gu was lying on an ancient sword, slowly breaking it and throwing small pieces into its mouth.

Drinking a sip of wine, he felt a sense of peace and tranquility.

It would be even more comfortable if he could go out and get some fresh air.

Unfortunately, the wine Gu was on the verge of advancing and could not go out.

After advancing this time, he would be rank eight. He was not as lucky as Li He, who could brew ginseng wine at rank seven.

This time, he should be able to advance to rank eight.

After drinking two more mouthfuls of spirit ginseng wine, Chen Qing felt his body was full of spirit, and started cultivating with the sound of spring water outside.

Time passed quickly during cultivation, and after a while, he heard the sound of the night watch from afar.

"It's midnight!"

He flipped open his bedding, got into a sitting position, picked up the bronze ghost mask and put it on his face.

When he appeared on the cloud platform, Murong Lang and Hu Yao had been waiting for a long time.

Hu Yao was the first to speak, "Good evening, senior Tai Chu."

Murong Lang cupped his hands, "Respected senior Tai Chu, good evening."

Chen Qing nodded slightly, "Red Lotus, Scholar, good evening."

Hu Yao was probably out of money, and he hoped this scholar could give him a surprise.

Otherwise, he would not have enough money to buy the fog Gu.

Recently, he had asked Senior Sister Yu to buy almost four hundred low-grade spirit stones worth of things, and he could not continue like this.

He had spent too many spirit stones through her, and he could not explain the source.

It would be more convenient after getting the fog Gu.

Just as he was thinking about this, he didn't expect Hu Yao to ask, "Scholar, do you have spirit stones with you?"

Murong Lang showed a hint of joy, "Why, you got a sword Gu?"

Hu Yao opened her hand, and the spirit energy in her hand restrained a sword Gu that was not in a good state.

This sword Gu was much smaller than Chen Qing's, and Chen Qing only needed to glance at it to know its origin.

It was only rank one!

Normally, when wild Gu worms were caught, they were usually rank three or rank four.

For a rank one Gu worm like this, there was only one way to get it.

Killing and stealing!

After the host is killed, the Gu worm will be heavily damaged due to the contract.

Some might die, while others might retreat.

There was no conclusive conclusion on the specific factors, but there was still a rough evaluation standard.

The longer the lifespan of a Gu worm, the higher its chances of survival.

Of course, even if they survived, their lifespan would be much shorter than wild Gu worms.

If they didn't have much lifespan left, they might have already died.

Second-hand Gu worms like this were not worth much.

She dared to sell this toy for 160 middle-grade spirit stones?

If it was placed at the market at the foot of Carefree Mountain, it would probably only be worth twenty to thirty mid-grade spirit stones.

Murong Lang reached out and took the lifeless Sword Insect. "This Sword Insect doesn't look very good."

"Looks like his lifespan is not very long."

However, Hu Yao had already thought of this. "With Senior here, this Sword Vermin can rise to a high rank or even become a butterfly in a short period of time. Won't its lifespan be enough?"

Murong Lang shook his head and said, "It's not the same as what we originally agreed on. One hundred and sixty spirit stones is indeed a little expensive."

Hu Yao said, "Then how much are you willing to pay?"

Murong Lang said, "Eighty spirit stones, this is the highest price I can pay."

Chen Qing secretly thought that this Scholar was really rich!

He was willing to spend eighty spirit stones on this lousy toy!

If he didn't have to put on airs and act like he didn't care about such a small matter, he would want to go to the market at the foot of the mountain to buy goods for the Scholar.

Hu Yao pondered. She still had a Sword Gu, and everyone knew that when a Sword Gu advanced to become a butterfly, it generally needed another Sword Gu.

At that time, she would also sell the remaining Sword Gu to the Scholar.

"Okay, deal."

Murong Lang reached into his pocket and took out a bag of spirit stones. He counted them and placed them in front of Hu Yao.

"If you can get the sword manual, I will pay a high price."

Hu Yao counted the spirit stones excitedly. "That thing is not so easy to get. Maybe the leader has some connections."

Murong Lang patted his hand with his fan. "The leader?"

Hu Yao was someone who could not hide her spirit stones. In a place where demons gathered, hiding treasures would only lead to a fatal disaster.

She understood this principle when she wanted to hide a small wild boar when she was young.

She quickly counted out fifteen spirit stones and placed them in front of Chen Qing respectfully. She then opened her hand to reveal her iron-skinned butterfly. "Senior Tai Chu, please give me some pointers."

Chen Qing's gaze fell on this silly iron-skinned butterfly. But looking at its appearance, it could no longer be called a butterfly. It was more like a beetle.

Its whole body was covered in green light and it was quite beautiful.

[Mortal Grade Iron-Skinned Butterfly]

Quality: First Rank

Lifespan: 21/110

Effect: Skin as hard as iron, invulnerable to swords and spears.

Characteristics: [Dragon Elephant] A dragon elephant force protects the whole body.

Growth requirement: Black Tortoise Shell

Growth progress: 0/100 (to be promoted)

Promotion requirement: Unable to promote

Looking at the description, there should be a dragon elephant force moving around the body at all times. It can protect the body.

Chen Qing's index finger tapped on the table. "Black Tortoise Shell."

Hu Yao counted out twenty spirit stones and placed them in front of Chen Qing respectfully, revealing her Rank two force butterfly.

"Senior, please give me some pointers!"

Chen Qing glanced at it. "Blood Lingzhi."

Hu Yao was satisfied and sat upright. "Thank you senior for your pointers."

Chen Qing looked at her unsatisfied expression, as if she could not wait to spend all his spirit stones.

This girl could not save money.

But it was good, he was lacking spirit stones now.

Seeing that Hu Yao had finished asking, the scholar did not hide anymore and revealed his wind butterfly. He then counted twenty spirit stones and handed them to Chen Qing respectfully.

Chen Qing looked at the green wind butterfly. It was his first time seeing a wind gu that had turned into a butterfly.

[Mortal Grade Wind Butterfly]

Quality: Second Rank

Lifespan: 33/120

Effect: Light body

Characteristics: [Wind Guidance] Can temporarily walk on the wind.

Growth requirement: Official Seal

Growth progress: 0/100

Promotion requirement: Unable to promote

Official Seal?

'Who needs this to advance?'

The advancement requirements of Gu worms were truly strange.

Although he had doubts in his heart, Chen Qing still answered truthfully, "The official seal."

After Murong Lang heard this answer, he was clearly stunned for a moment. "This thing is really rare. Although it is also a possible material for advancement, it is usually used the least."

Chen Qing leaned back in his chair and sat in the most comfortable position. "You can start talking now."

Hu Yao said, "Scholar, if you need more sword insects, you can look for me."

Murong Lang thought to himself that this young lady seemed to have taken more than one 'goods' this time. "En, I'll look for you if I need anything."

"However, I've been preparing to build my foundation recently, so I don't have enough spirit stones on hand."

Hu Yao asked, "Have you prepared your life-bound Gu?"

Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat. This was the first time he had heard of the term Life Gu.

He had to listen carefully.

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(End of Chapter)