Chapter 19 - The Demon Awakens III

Listening to what the System said Fang Yuan's eyes shined. This was just perfect. Even though he had inherited Fang Yuan's memories and already knew what was going to happen as he read the novel on earth, it doesn't mean everything would go smoothly. With this system, he had something he could fall back on if something unexpected happened. Especially when the System had useful features like – Dao and Transactions. In the Research function he could run simulations without wasting resources and through Transactions he could directly buy things if he could not find and get them here in this world and also if a specific Immortal Gu did not appear on the Shop list that meant it already existed and as such that way, he would not waste his resources trying to refine it.

What was the biggest obstacle in refining an Immortal Gu? It was not knowing if said Immortal Gu already existed or not. Now with this, he did not need to worry about not being able to know if a specific Immortal Gu existed or not.

"For using all of the System's function you can either pay for it or you can exchange i.e. barter. For payment, you can use primeval stones or immortal stones and for barter, you can first give the goods or Gu to the system, the system will then calculate its worth and then allow you to take goods or Gu of equivalent worth. You can also use your vital or life energy to carry out transactions." The System further explained.

"Oh! By the way, I am not the System, I am merely a medium through which you can interact with the System in other words I am simply the storekeeper of the System. As such I would be grateful if you gave me a name." The seductive female voice said.

Hearing this Fang Yuan was stunned, he somewhat understood the shopkeeper part. He quickly asked. "Why don't you have a name?"

"I came into existence or like I only awakened when your aperture formed. Before that I was simply slumbering in your soul, as such, I didn't have any use for a name until now." The female voice answered.

"Give me some time to think of a name. Do you have any suggestions regarding it?" Fang Yuan asked.

"I don't have any suggestions. I only have a request, that is for it to be a nice name and for you to put some thought into it. That's all." (Female Voice)

"Okay, I will." Fang Yuan said.

Fang Yuan sat silently for a while thinking. After some time, he said, "How does Ruo Xi sound?"

"Rou Xi Ruo Xi" The female voice repeated the name twice and said "Okay from now on my name shall be Ruo Xi. Thank you host."

"Okay then from now on I shall call you Rou Xi." Fang Yuan said. "Rou Xi, you too should stop calling me host."

"Okay then from now on I shall call you – master." Rou Xi said seductively, stressing on the word master.

Listening to her seductive voice Fang Yuan's heartbeat sped up, he had to take deep breaths to forcefully control it.

"I think I should tell you that I can increase your aptitude master." Rou Xi continued.

"You said that you can raise my aptitude?" Fang Yuan asked astonished.

"Yes, I can." (Rou xi)

"I would like you to do it. But now the problem is that while I am in the academy there will be times where the academy elder will check my aperture. At that time if he sees that my aptitude has increased it will cause unnecessary problems for me." (Fang Yuan)

"That's easy I will make a phantom aperture and connect it with your real aperture when you are cultivating you can merge the two apertures and that will increase your aptitude to A grade 99%. Once you are not cultivating you can separate your real and phantom aperture, which will result in the aperture's grade falling to C grade 59%. Just give me a second… And done. You can close your eyes and check it out now." Rou Xi said.

Saying so a phantom aperture was immediately created with the help of the System and connected to his real aperture.

Fang Yuan closed his eyes and looked inside his aperture. Inside he could see 59% jade green color primeval essence. He concentrated a little and could make out a faint thread-like line which emerged from his aperture and connected it to another phantom-like aperture, when he focused on this thread and thought about merging his aperture, both his real and phantom aperture fused immediately and when he looked inside his fused aperture, he could see the jade green color primeval essence sea occupying 99% of the aperture.

Slowly Fang Yuan opened his eyes, after confirming that what Rou Xi said was true, he was happy. Now that he had a 99% primeval sea and the Liquor Worm Gu he immediately started cultivating.

"Liquor Worm." Fang Yuan called out to the Liquor Worm in his primeval sea. It immediately flew out and hovered in mid-air. With a thought, he sent 10% of his essence from his primeval sea into the Liquor Worm, which the Liquor Worm absorbed and then spat out a liquor mist. Fang Yuan sent another 10% of his primeval essence into this liquor mist, after a few breaths of time, the liquor mist was fully used up and gone and in its place was the converted middle stage pale green 5% primeval essence.

Fang Yuan had used 20% initial stage jade green primeval essence to convert it into 5% middle stage pale green primeval essence with the help of the Liquor Worm.

Soon he converted all his primeval essence into middle stage pale green primeval essence and used it nurture his aperture walls.

Time passed slowly; it was soon about to be daybreak.

Fang Yuan had used up all the middle stage pale green primeval essence to nurture his aperture walls. Now his aperture was filled with jade green primeval essence again. Fang Yuan focused on his aperture and with a thought, he separated the phantom aperture from his real aperture.

Fang Yuan opened his eyes and smiled.