The sun was setting.
The sunset was still burning on the horizon. Looking into the distance, the mountains were covered in a thick layer of dust, and they were in the process of turning black. The day's classes in the Martial Arts Hall had ended, and the apprentices walked out of the Martial Arts Hall in twos and threes.
"I'm so happy today. I learned a lot. Especially after learning how to use the Green Light Gu.”
"The round blade flying in the air is so cool. Unfortunately, my aptitude is not enough, I can only be a logistics Gu Master in the future and cannot go to the battlefield.”The teenagers chatted with great interest. Some people called out to their friends.
"Let's go eat together and drink some wine. How about that?”"Alright, that's a good suggestion.”
"You guys go first, I have to go to the shop next to the Gu room in the Martial Arts Hall to buy a grass puppet so that I can practice at home.”
Meng Fanchen came to the Gu room alone. There were many Rank one Gu worms stored in the Gu room of the Martial Arts Hall, and there were many types of them. Meng Fanchen's Green Light Gu was chosen from them for free.
Every once in a while, the apprentices would have a chance to receive a Gu worm for free. If he wanted to obtain additional Gu worms, he would have to pay. In the short term, he did not have the intention to refine other Gu worms. He walked to the next door of the Gu room, it was a small shop. There were eight students in the shop, bargaining with the shop owner for the purchase of the straw puppet.
"It's Junior Brother." The Rank one Gu Master in charge of the shop looked to be in his twenties. When he saw Meng Fanchen, he greeted him while doing business.
Meng Fanchen was surprised, he realized that this Gu Master was Huang He. The young Gu Master who taught the hunter a lesson in the inn.
"So it's Senior Brother." Meng Fanchen nodded expressionlessly. Yellow River took out a straw puppet from the counter behind him and handed it to an acolyte who bought it. He smiled at Meng Fanchen and asked,""Junior apprentice-brother, are you also here to purchase grass puppets? Should I leave one for you? It only costs three primeval stones. These things sold very quickly. Now, there were only eight left. If they were any later, they would be out of stock.”His attitude towards mortals was arrogant and vile, but towards Meng Fanchen and the others, he was very friendly.
Meng Fanchen shook his head and laughed in his heart," This Yellow River sure knew how to do business. The grass puppet was made from grass puppet Gu, including the primeval essence investment, the cost price was only one and a half primeval stones.
"Senior brother, you're being unreasonable. First come, first served, why should he be reserved?”
"That's right, we came long ago. You have to follow the rules when doing business."
"Three then. I'll give you the primeval stones and the puppet.”When the youths in the shop heard that there were only eight puppets left, they became anxious. They stopped haggling and took out primeval stones to buy them.
Soon, the eight of them left, satisfied. "Junior apprentice-brother, do you want to buy a grass puppet?”Huang He smiled and asked," They said that they had just sold out. Actually, there's still a ninth one left. It's the last one." If Shidi didn't buy it, he would miss the opportunity.”
Meng Fanchen had no interest in the grass puppet. He shook his head and took out a primeval stone, placing it on the counter."I'll buy ten petals of the Azure Orchid." Huang He was stunned. He glanced at Meng Fanchen and took the primeval stones away. He pulled open the drawer on the counter and took out a paper bag."Ten azure orchid petals, not a single one missing.”
Meng Fanchen checked the shop and left after confirming that there was nothing wrong. Gu worms needed to be fed. Gu Masters refine Gu, use Gu, and at the same time, raise Gu.
Refining Gu worms was difficult, there was a risk of backlash. Using Gu was not easy, it required a lot of practice. The knowledge of raising Gu was even more profound, because there were all kinds of Gu worms, and their food was also strange.
Some needed to swallow soil, some needed flowers and plants, some needed to consume tears, and some needed to absorb the Nine Heavens Cloud Qi.
For example, Meng Fanchen had three Gu worms now. The Green Light Gu needed to eat the green orchid petals twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, two petals per meal. As for the Liquor worm, it needed to drink. A jar of Green City Wine could last it for four days. As for the Time Butterfly, it was even more peculiar. It drank water from the river of time to maintain its vitality.
The river of time supported the operation of this world. It was not far away, but close at hand, flowing beside all living beings.
Every action of all living beings needed time to move. Time flowed by like water. The river of time was formless and colorless, and all living beings actually lived in the river of time.
After buying this bag of Qinglan petals, Meng Fanchen went to the inn to buy Qingcheng wine. The Liquor worm could also drink some turbid wine and rice wine to survive. However, once it was this kind of inferior wine, the amount of wine drunk would be large. He would have to drink several jars every day. Meng Fanchen did some calculations and decided that he might as well buy the Qingcheng wine. Not only was it more cost-effective than buying inferior wine, but it would also not arouse suspicion.
"Young Master, you're here." The inn's staff had already gotten to know Meng Fanchen.
Meng Fanchen tossed him three primeval stones and said with familiarity,""Give me a jar of Qingcheng wine and a few good dishes. You don't have to change. Just leave it here and pay it at the end of the month.”Although he was no longer staying in the inn and had moved to the Martial Arts Hall dormitory, he was still in a daze. However, every time he bought wine, he would also eat here.
"Alright. Young Master, please take a seat. The food and wine will be ready soon.”The waiter responded and led Meng Fanchen to his seat. He took out the rag on his shoulder and wiped the table and stool diligently before leaving.
Just as the waiter said, the dishes were quickly served. As Meng Fanchen ate, he calculated in his heart,""One primeval stone can buy ten flower petals, the Green Light Gu consumes four per day. A jar of Green City wine was worth two primeval stones, it could support the Liquor worm for four days. In other words, just feeding these two Gu would consume nearly one primeval stone a day.”This seemed like a small amount, but it was actually very expensive. For a mortal family of three, a month's living expenses was only one primeval stone.
It had been sixteen days since he refined the Gu worm. Meng Fanchen had spent fourteen and a half primeval stones just to raise Gu.
"I obtained the inheritance of wine and sex, took a bag of primeval stones from Meng Chenggong, and got the first prize. My primeval stone assets were once as high as 44 and a half yuan. But he had spent six and a half in the early stages of Gu refinement, fourteen and a half in feeding Gu worms, and half in living expenses, so he should have twenty left now.”Meng Fanchen took out a money pouch and opened it. Inside the pouch were pieces of primeval stones. These primeval stones were grayish-white in color, each of them was oval in shape and had the same size as a duck egg.
After counting, there were indeed only twenty pieces left. In other words, without any income, Meng Fanchen's remaining primeval stones were only enough for him to last for half a month. He wasn't like his peers, who more or less had friends and family to help him, especially for apprentices like Mo Bei and Chi Cheng, who didn't lack primeval stones. As for Meng Fanchen, he could think of a way himself.
"Uncle and Aunt have already cut off my living expenses, but every weekend, the Martial Arts Hall will give the apprentices three primeval stones as a subsidy. It seems that I should perform well in the round blade test three days later and get the ten primeval stones as a reward.”Meng Fanchen thought as he chewed on his food. At his age, it was the time for him to grow up. Unknowingly, all the food fell into his stomach. Meng Fanchen picked up the unopened bottle of Qingcheng wine and walked out of the inn.
"Young Master, Young Master." However, the shop assistant caught up with him." Tell Young Master something. In less than a month, a caravan will be here. According to tradition, they will buy the Qingcheng wine in our shop. Young Master loved Qingcheng wine and would buy a few jars every week. The innkeeper instructed me to tell Young Master about this. The Qingcheng wine in our shop is limited. If we sell it to the caravan, I'm afraid there won't be much left.”
"Is that so?" When Meng Fanchen heard this, he frowned slightly. Meng Fanchen had hundreds of years of experience in discerning people and words. The shop assistant and the young Gu Master Huang He had similar intentions, but Meng Fan Chen could tell that Huang He was speaking the truth while the shop assistant was speaking the truth.
This matter was a little troublesome. Meng Fanchen needed to feed the Liquor worm. In the long run, the amount of Green City Wine needed was very large. If this inn was out of stock, they would have to use large amounts of inferior wine to feed the Liquor worm. It was impossible for him to drink several jars of wine a day. After a long time, it would arouse suspicion.
After some thought, Meng Fanchen took out ten primeval stones.""Then buy another five jars and help me take them. We'll put them in the Martial Arts Hall dormitory together.”"Yes, Young Master." The shop assistant hurriedly took the primeval stones.
Without a way to store the petals, they could only be stored for five days. Hence, Meng Fanchen only bought one pack at a time. However, the Green City wine could be stored for a long time, so there was no problem in this aspect. A few waiters followed Meng Fanchen into the Martial Arts Hall's dormitory and placed the wine jar under the bed before bidding their farewells. Meng Fanchen sighed as he looked at the purse in his hand that had suddenly deflated. Refining Gu was hard, raising Gu was not easy either.
This was also because he had hundreds of years of experience in his previous life. He did not need to practice using Gu worms, which meant that his primeval essence consumption was reduced, saving him a huge amount of expenses. Like his peers around him, to practice using the Green Light Gu, they would need to expend primeval essence. If he wanted to increase his proficiency, he had to practice a few more times. The primeval essence consumption was too great, and the recovery was too slow, so he could only replenish it with primeval stones. Buying a grass puppet cost three primeval stones. This was all money.
"Fortunately, my Time Butterfly is for eating time and not other food. Otherwise, I would have gone bankrupt long ago and couldn't afford it.”Meng Fanchen suddenly felt lucky.
The higher the grade of the Gu worm, the greater the appetite, or the rarer the food, the harder it was to raise. A Rank two ordinary Gu worm would consume between one to two primeval stones a day. It was still good to be able to buy food. Food for some Gu worms was especially hard to find, there was no such thing in the market. Just like how the Time Butterfly's food was time, it was actually more precious.
As the saying went, an inch of gold could not buy an inch of time. No matter how much money you have, can you buy time? He couldn't buy it! In theory, there was no limit to the number of Gu worms a Gu Master could refine. As long as you can refine them, ten, a hundred, or even a thousand will do. He could refine as many Gu as he wanted.
But in fact, a Gu Master usually only had four or five Gu worms. Why? The biggest reason was that they couldn't afford it.
The higher the grade of the Gu worm, the more expensive the cost of feeding it. It often caused Gu Masters to be unable to make ends meet, giving them a huge headache. Another reason was that they could not afford to use it.
Activating the Green Light Gu, each round blade attack would consume ten percent of primeval essence. A middle grade Gu Master would use up all the primeval essence in his primeval aperture after three or four attacks. No matter how many Gu worms he raised, if he could not use them, wouldn't it be a waste?
Thus, there was a saying in Gu Master cultivation: Raising Gu was like raising a lover. To raise a lover, one had to buy food, clothes, houses, and so on. It was very expensive, and raising too many of them would cost a lot. Ordinary people could not afford to raise them. Even if he could raise so many, a man's energy was always limited and he could not afford to use it. Was she just taking care of her eyes for nothing?
The Gu Master's attainment level increased, but the food standard of the Gu worms also increased. Thus, even though Gu Masters did not have a limit on the number of Gu worms they could refine, most Gu Masters only raised four or five Gu worms of the same level. If there were any more, the Gu Master would go bankrupt!
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