13 Moth of Ten Dreams

Xiang Yao had already spent over two hours using the pickaxe to break through the rock wall. On the ground was a pile of dark red rock.

Logically speaking, the soil of Qing Mao Mountain was all green. But here, the ground was strangely bright red and emitted a dark glow. But luckily, because of this light source, Xiang Yao didn't need to prepare a torch.

"Puff…" Taking a deep breath, Xiang Yao put the pickaxe aside to rest; he soon fell to the ground, extremely exhausted. He dug almost everything; there was tiny left to finish and have access to the Inheritance of the Monk of Wine of Flowers.

Xiang Yao wiped the sweat from his forehead as he exercised his shoulders and stretched his legs. Due to the long hours using the pickaxe, numbness was felt in her arms.

'Tak tak tak.'

"Keep working hard!" Xiang Yao clenched his teeth, reached out to grab the pickaxe beside him, and continued smashing through the wall.

With a resounding clatter, the rock finally gave way to the pickaxe's impacts and fell, kicking up a large amount of dust and filling the air with a rotten smell.

Xiang Yao had finally finished digging the hole in the rock and prepared to move forward to claim his deserved Inheritance.

Looking from the hole, there was a path diagonally downwards.

The Path was initially narrow, but the deeper it went, the wider it became. The person must bow his head when entering at first, but in the second half of the way, he can take significant steps with a straight back.

The cave walls were a strange red soil color, emitting a faint red glow. This made the interior of the passage visible.

The tunnel was short, so Xiang Yao reached the end quickly; not even ten minutes later, he reached the end of the tunnel and found a perfectly round rock blocking the way.

Knowing exactly what it was, Xiang Yao started looking for the Gu Earth Treasury Flower. After a minute or two of searching, he finally found it.

Opening the Gu Earth Treasury Flower, Xiang Yao took the Gu White Boar and immediately sold it to the system so he didn't have to feed it for now.

[Sell Rank 1 'Gu White Boar,' for 200 points?]

When selling the Gu, Xiang Yao stored the pickaxe in the inheritance room, left the cave, and returned home.

By the time he got home, it was already dark. Xiang Yao bathed, changed his clothes, sat on the cloak in the lotus position, and began thinking.

"Now that I've gotten the Monk of Flower Wine inheritance, I can finally cross this problem off my list."

"The next problem will need more planning and care, and for that, I need to start gathering the materials to refine the Path of Dreams Inheritance Gu." Making up his mind, Xiang Yao prepared to enter his dream to get the materials needed to refine his first Dream Path Gu.

....

Three days passed in the blink of an eye; during those days, Xiang Yao concentrated on collecting the materials to refine his Dream Path Gu as much as possible. Because only after he can refine his Vital Gu will he be able to refine and use Liquor Worm Gu and Gu White Boar.

But today, finally, he will refine his vital Gu; he already gathered all the material of the Path of Dream, and with the help of the system, he doesn't have to worry about failing the refinement since every time he gets some material of the Path of dream he sold it to the system, so even if the refine fails, he needs only to buy the materials into the system again and repeat the process.

Soon Xiang Yao began to pay attention to the Elder's lecture, which spoke about the bond between humans and Gu Worms.

"Human beings are the spirit of all living beings and Gu are the essence of heaven and earth, the essence of the world itself. In the Gu world, there are countless species and an ever-increasing number of new Gu."

"In nature, under the right conditions, Gu can form from life forms like insects, they live everywhere, in the deepest crevices of the earth, in the highest clouds, in the bodies of wild animals and in the tiniest plants. dangerous, and even in the dreams of man. Wild Gu are able to use natural primordial energy and create wondrous effects."

"Scholars of the past gradually discovered the mysteries of Gu, mortals who aperture their opening, were able to use primeval essence to refine, manipulate, feed and create Gu. These people are called Gu Masters."

In the village academy, the academy elder spoke with confidence and composure. Ahead of him were 57 students, sitting and listening intently. The mystery and strength of a Gu Master have been deeply rooted in the hearts of young people for a long time. So whatever the Elder taught and said, the students were very interested.

At that moment, a young teenager raised his hand. With the Elder's permission, he stood up and asked, "Elder, I've known this since I was little. There are Gu Masters of Rank One, Rank Two and so on, can you explain in more detail for us?"

As the Elder answered the students' questions, the teenagers' ears were pricked up, their eyes sparkling as they listened. Xiang Yao also listened silently, absorbing as much of the knowledge he was unaware of as possible.

Many students couldn't help but stare at Gu Yue Fang Zheng, sitting stiffly in the front row. After all, he was a Grade-A talent. His eyes were filled with feelings of envy and jealousy. At the same time, some were looking at the corner of the last row of the classroom.

Leaning against the window in the corner was Gu Yue Fang Yuan, who was hunched over the table, fast asleep.

"Look, he's still sleeping," someone whispered.

"He has been sleeping continuously for a week but he still hasn't woken up?" Someone interrupted.

"Have more. I heard that he stayed up all night, wandering around the village."

"There were people who saw this more than once. Apparently, he holds a jug of wine at night, completely drunk outside. Fortunately, in these few years, the surroundings of the village have been cleaned up, so it is safer." Colleagues whisper occasionally, letting all sorts of gossip spread like wildfire.

"Ah well, the blow was too big. Someone hailed as a genius for so many years unexpectedly ended up becoming a Grade C talent in the end, hehe."

"If only that were just the case. Of all people, his own little brother was declared Grade A, now being the center of attention, enjoying the best treatment. The younger brother soars into the sky, while the older brother falls to the ground."

As the discussion between the students grew louder and louder, the academy elder's forehead deepened into a frown. All the teenagers were sitting respectfully in the classroom, showing vivacity. This made Fang Yuan, who was sleeping at his desk, stand out so much that it hurt his eyes.

"It's been a week, but he's still so down. Hmph, initially I must have been mistaken about him; how could someone like that be a genius!" The Elder thought, displeased. He had spoken many times with Fang Yuan about this matter, but to no effect – Fang Yuan still did what he wanted. He slept through every class, causing the Elder in charge of teaching a frustrating headache.

"Forget it, he's just a Grade C talent. If he can't even withstand that kind of blow, raising him with that kind of temper will end up wasting the clan's resources, nothing good will come of it." The Elder's heart was filled with disappointment in Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan was only a Grade C talent compared to his younger brother Fang Zheng who was a Grade talent; now, this was someone worth the clan spending a lot of effort to create!

As he listened to everyone in the room, Xiang Yao let out a slight smile; looking at Fang Yuan, he could see that he was tense or maybe even anxious. "If it goes according to the novel, then right now, he shouldn't have more than 4 primeval stones, which without the Flower Wine Monk's heritage to back him up, will weaken Fang Yuan even more, and even if he finds out which is in possession of the Spring Autumn Cicada, its cultivation will still be slowed down dramatically."

Looking away and focusing on the class, Xiang Yao moved closer to his plan to steal Fang Yuan's memories and knowledge.

"Flower Wine Monk huh…" Woken up by the noisy classroom chatter, Fang Yuan sleepily opened his eyes.

He stretched his body and thought with resentment, this Flower of Wine Monk, where did he die? Why can't I still find your legacy after searching the village?

These last few days, he had been buying a lot of wine and wandering around the village as soon as night came. He wanted to use the liquor's aroma to attract the Liquor Worm. Unfortunately, he never saw the Liquor Worm appear, nor will he know that Xiang Yao had caught it.

"If I could find that Liqueur Worm and refine it into my Vital Gu, that would be much better than the clan's Moonlight Gu. In the blink of an eye it's already April, there's not much time left." Fang Yuan let out a sigh and looked out the window.

Unknown to him, someone is already plotting against him without him noticing it; Xiang Yao is making it difficult for Fang Yuan's Cultivation path so that he can only get there for a while.

Once Xiang Yao reaches Rank 3, he can refine his Dream Path Vital Gu to Rank 3, which will be Fang Yuan's death moment.

Without realizing it, the class was almost over. The academy elder finally informed: "This week I taught all of you how to contemplate and verify the Primal Sea of ​​your own Opening, and how to meditate and shift around the Primordial Essence within your body. Now is the time for all of you to refine your Gu Vital. After this class is over, all of you will go to the academy's Gu room and get a Gu worm."

"After choosing your Gu, go home and focus on refining it. When you finally refine your Gu, you can return to the gym and attend classes. At the same time, this is your first review. Whoever manages to finish this assessment first will be rewarded with a generous sum of 20 Primordial Stones."

Next to the academy was a Gu room. The Gu room was small, only 60 square meters in size.

The excited teens ran to Gu's room at the end of class.

"Form a line, enter one by one," suddenly shouted some voices; it was natural for there to be guards outside the Gu room. The young people entered one at a time and left. Finally, it was Xiang Yao's turn to enter Gu's room.

This room was mysterious. All four walls had holes; in each of these recessed square holes was another square hole. Each of the holes differed in size, some large and some small. The biggest ones weren't bigger than a clay pot; the smallest ones weren't smaller than a fist.

In the many square holes were all kinds of vessels - gray stone basins, verdant jade dishes, exquisite grass cages, clay stoves, etc. These containers are held in all types of varieties of Gu.

Some Gu were silent, while some Gu made a lot of noise, creating chirping, cackling, rustling, etc. All these noises combined to develop a kind of symphony of life.

"Since I already have the Moonlight Gu to buy in the system, I should look for a Gu that I don't have, and which will be useful to me later." Xiang Yao thought as he looked at all the Gu stuck in the walls.

"Since my main path is Dreaming, I don't have to worry too much about what to choose." making up his mind Xiang Yao took out a Gu Little Light, put it in his pocket, and left the Gu room.

After he left the Gu room, Xiang Yao went straight to his house.

Arriving home, Xiang Yao cleaned himself up and prepared to refine his Gu of the Path of Dreams. Sitting on the bed, he first bought the materials into the system and refined his vital Gu.

Dream path materials were unique, just like their Gu; they usually don't have a physical form, and most of the time, they wouldn't stay in Master Gu's opening but instead in his mental space.

So the refinement of a dream path Gu is extraordinary, as it must be performed in the Gu Master's mind space, as dream path Gu cannot manifest in the real world (at least most of them).

Xiang Yao entered his mind space and began refinement. Carefully throwing the materials into the energy ball before him, Xiang Yao began his refinement.

Xiang Yao was in the last stage of Gu's refinement when he was careless and failed.

"Damn it! I was very anxious, because the refinement was coming to an end I ended up relaxing and I failed." Having learned from his mistake, Xiang Yao began the refinement again, only this time with more attention.

As the energy ball increased in color, Xiang Yao increased his attention, slowed down the refinement speed, and then added the last refinement ingredient; The 'Fairy Dust of Dreams.'

The energy gathered into a single point and began to diminish until it reached the size of a hand. When the light dimmed, it could be seen as a Moth approximately 5 centimeters and highly unique, with hairy paws and large eyes.

The moth has a robust body covered with micro hairs, giving it a velvety appearance.

Easily recognized by its bright white body and wings, it has these feather-like antennae.

Its "skin" and wings are white. It has two peculiar golden-brown antennae with a strange design because it seems they are composed of thin fur and are curved, resembling false eyelashes worn by some women.

Its eyes are large and puffy with its head and are black.

"Finally! I managed to refine the 'Moth of Ten Dreams' Gu." Xiang Yao looked with satisfaction at what would be his first Gu Vital.

"This Gu is extremely special even among those of the Path of Dreams Gu. Because it can manifest itself in the real world and its effects are extremely powerful for its level - This Gu's main ability is to put the opponent into a dream that slowly wears down their soul until it completely destroys it." Xiang Yao quickly sold his Gu to the system.

[Sell Rank 1 – 'Moth of Ten Dreams Gu,' for 200 Points?]

[Buy Rank 1 - 'Moth of Ten Dreams Gu,' for 100 points]

Repurchasing the Gu from the system, Xiang Yao took it and immediately refined it to be his First Vital Gu.

[Buy Rank 1 - 'Liquor Worm Gu,' for 100 points]

[Buy Rank 1 - 'Gu MoonLight,' for 100 points]

[Buy Rank 1 - 'Gu Little Light,' for 100 points]

[Buy Rank 1 - 'White Boar Gu,' for 100 points]

[Remaining Balance = $3020]

By purchasing and refining the other Gu, Xiang Yao now had 5 Gu Worms to feed and care for; he officially stepped onto the Path of cultivation.

Afterward, Xiang Yao used White Boar Gu to increase his strength and Liquor Worm Gu to cultivate his primeval essence for the rest of the day.

The dawn light spilled over Qing Mao Mountain like a flowing river; the trees danced in the dawn wind while the birds sang their beautiful melody, making the morning much more alive and active.

As soon as dawn broke, Xiang Yao got up to go to the academy while he pondered; "It's been three days since I finally started cultivating effectively with the Liquor Worm, and I ended up spending the rest of the days Cultivating without worrying about using primordial stone, so now I'm low on stones and need to sell more Gu to get more cultivation resources."

"The question now is, how am I going to sell and buy Gu Worms in bulk without drawing too much attention to myself?" While pondering, Xiang Yao arrived at the academy and ended up seeing the commotion that was happening in front.

Several students were looking at the leaderboard who refined Gu the fastest; "I remember the Elder saying that the first one to refine his Vital Gu would earn a reward of 20 Primordial Stones, I could have tried, but there was a chance that Fang Yuan would set his sights on me. And I prefer not to take that risk that it might ruin my plan." Xiang Yao approached the poster and saw that Fang Yuan was in the first place.

"Hum… If I remember correctly from the novel, Fang Yuan would only discover the existence of the Spring Autumn Cicada because of the attack that the Liquor Worm made while being refined by it." Xiang Yao thinks while frowning.

"It seems the will of heaven made its move and helped Fang Yuan. I wonder what the will of heaven will do to make up for the loss of the Liquor Worm that was meant to be Fang Yuan's?" Xiang Yao's frown was gone as quickly as it appeared. Soon a tiny expectant smile could be seen on her face.

"I can't wait to see what the will of heaven has prepared, how interesting, this is getting more and more interesting."

"The future has many names.

For the weak, it's unattainable.

For the fearful, the unknown.

For the brave, it is opportunity."

"In the past, I committed the greatest sin a man can achieve: I was unhappy. With this experience, I understood that; Death is horrible, but so is life. Maybe it's better to die on a battlefield.

Life is nothing but death that goes around shining.

All roads lead to death. So Lose yourself in life."

"I always try to understand the other side, to be able to understand what makes me different, what can make me happy; and since I came to this world I can understand myself better, I now know what makes me better. And that is the unknown."

"The unknown can be scary for everyone, including me, but it captivates me in a way that I can't explain, for me there is no pleasure more complex than the unknown."

Just like they once said;

'Put your faith in the unknown, for in everything we cannot understand through reason. That what is beyond our understanding is just a fact in other dimensions and that there is an infinite reserve of power in the realm of the unknown.

Just as the perception of the unknown is the most fascinating of experiences, the man without eyes open to the mysterious will go through life without seeing anything.'

With a nod, Xiang Yao headed straight for the classroom and sat in his chair, waiting for the Elder to begin his lecture.