14 Serenity of Night
The demon Fang Yuan in the story has lived for 500 years, maybe he has enjoyed all kinds of pleasures, so when he was born again, he was no longer tempted by worldly desires.
But Fang Yuan is different, he still has it, even though he will do it, he will consider it first.
"I still have a lot of opportunities, who knows which jade beauty will I meet on my way to Immortality. After all, these two servants were just prostitutes, hungry for wealth!"
Fang Yuan lived with two beautiful female servants, for ordinary people it was like a dish served for them, but Fang Yuan had his own thoughts. There is no need to rush, everything has its time.
After dinner, Fang Yuan headed to one of the taverns that sold Green Bamboo Wine, one of the contents that Fang Yuan still clearly recorded was this wine, because after the demon Fang Yuan bought this wine, he managed to lure out the Liquor worm.
Fang Yuan did not know that this was the right thing to do, he just wanted to do what happened in the original.
Fang Yuan had received 500 primeval stones from the clan leader for successfully persuading Fang Zheng, he also received an allowance of 50 primeval stones every month.
One primeval stone could meet the needs of a mortal family of three for one week, but for a Gu Master 50 primeval for one month was not enough, so Fang Yuan pushed that limit to 80.
He didn't know the limit point of negotiation, he only got it when he thought it was already enough, he didn't want to attract attention from the clan leader by asking too much. This will also make him look like he was selling Fang Zheng.
Fang Yuan had been looking for a place that matched the description of the image in the manga.
At night, the night sky was filled with clouds but not too much, the forest was filled with bamboos high like three story buildings. And finally on top of one white rock Fang Yuan dripped wine in search of Liquor worm.
Around the village, there were many bamboo forests. Fang Yuan had started investigating this bamboo forest since he was not yet a Gu Master, he already had several goals in mind.
First is here, this place is a bamboo forest which is just west of the village.
This bamboo forest is filled with bamboo trees that stick together, there is almost no way except for an existing road, Fang Yuan walks to the place he has marked in his mind.
After struggling to break through the bamboo sticking together to block his path, Fang Yuan finally made it.
He saw a stone in front of him, he poured wine on the stone, but time passed there was no reaction. Fang Yuan had to be careful in this matter, if he left and it turned out that the Liquor Worm came out, then this opportunity would be lost. So, he had to be careful.
Why must on a stone ? In the novel it was mentioned that Fang Yuan sprinked the wine over the grass, Gu can go through the hibernation process, when this happens they will form a layer of rock to protect them. Fang Yuan has also considered this.
Bored with waiting, Fang Yuan thought of something else, he looked up at the dark night sky.
The night sky in this world is very beautiful, unlike on earth. no matter how many times he looked at it, his heart was always at peace and his mind received enlightenment
"Imagination. I used my imagination to get ideas in using Gu, but I never heard of Imagination Path to generate intuition, a Gu Master must have a Master level attainment. But this really bothers me, it can be said to be impossible and not at once. "
Fang Yuan returned to thinking about the concept of this path.
When someone asked why a Gu Master could do this, the answer would be Dao.
When an engineer is asked why he can do this, the answer is science.
In this concept, it can be said that Dao is the science in this world.
There are branches of the big word science for example physics, chemistry and biology. Within the Dao there is also a branch called path.
To understand science, one must start from the basic knowledge, then after direct contact with learning in school. One will get attainment in one or more branches of knowledge.
In order to understand the Dao, one had to start from a path, then come in direct contact with the Gu, refine it, feed it, and use it. Then he will get an attainment.
This is the Fang Yuan mindset.
He had some attainment in science, but not in the Great Dao.
He could use his scientific knowledge to come up with ideas for using Gu, an intuition.
But this is not in accordance with the laws of the Gu world, to generate the intuition to use Gu, a Gu Master must have a Master level attainment.
Then the answer is only one, a path that can connect science and Dao, but not combine the two or not in the early stage.
To generate intuition, one needs knowledge and experience.
Fang Yuan thought about this, he tried a way to connect these points, he finally found it.
"Imagination Path, not non-existent, just not yet exist. All paths are part of The Great Dao, to increase attainment level, one must begin to understand Dao, to begin with a path, one usually imitates the existing path. Cultivating a path means creating understanding of the Dao through a path. Then all paths are possible to create, all one needs is a basic understanding and use it to understand the Great Dao, then he may be able to create a new path."
"Luck path is variable, Thief path is efficiency, then what about Imagination path?"
In this world there is what is called the Wisdom path, it is almost the same as the Imagination path. But they were very different, Gu Masters didn't generate imagination, they produced understandings that were part of attainment, because what they imagined was understanding of the Dao itself.
For the Imagination Path, in order for this path to be created in this world, this path must be used to understand the Dao and also it must not be the same as the Wisdom path, why should they be separated if they are the same in the first place ? But the question is how to use it?
Wisdom path is used to understand Dao by starting from within.
Imagination Path is used to understand the Dao in a way that starts from the outside.
Thinking of a cube, the Wisdom path is like understanding this cube from the point of view inside the cube. Imagination Path understands this cube from a point of view outside the cube.
The cube itself is Dao, the Great Dao!
"So, the Wisdom path is understanding from within and Imagination path understanding from outside."
With these words, Fang Yuan started a new path. Imagination path.
"However, to use this path, only otherworldly demons would be able to cultivate it. Because the important requirement is to know other natural laws like science."
The laws of nature on earth are called science, in the world Gu is called Dao.
"And what's more is the fact that I am a reader of the RI novel and others. To understand the Imagination Path, knowledge of science is not enough, one must also understand the Dao. The demon Fang Yuan is not a reader of RI, he tries to understand the Dao from inside the cube, he has lived for 500 years using the logic of Dao, without realizing that he has been trapped in it and forgot the point of view from outside the cube!"
Fang Yuan finally found the answer he was looking for. He was aware of the existence of the Imagination Path, but to improve his attainment he needed to understand the Dao, because everything in this world was about the Dao.
"You can't use magic on earth because there is a natural law called science. And you can't use science in the Gu world because there is a natural law called Dao. "
Finally everything became clear to Fang Yuan. All questions regarding the attainment level were finally answered.
Fang Yuan did not drag on in this success, he saw the stone in front of him, no changes occurred.
He thought, if this isn't the stone or if it's the stone, he should check it.
After confirming that there was no Liquor worm, Fang Yuan went to the next place.
If the Fang Yuan left and the Liquor worm came out, then there would be a possibility that the cave with the inheritance of the Flower Wine Monk would be found by the clan. Hence Fang Yuan was very careful.
Fang Yuan only had four places on his mind, two of which he had checked. But to no avail.
Fang Yuan did indeed need the Liquor Worm and the Flower Wine Monk's legacy very much, but he still had time.
Finally Fang Yuan came to third place.
"This is the last one for tonight, I don't want to attract Chi Lian's attention by coming home too late."
The female servants in the Fang Yuan house now were not only to serve him, but as eyes and ears for Chi Lian as well.
In the bamboo forest the grass was luxuriant, the white flowers endless and the green spear bamboo straight like a pencil, the forest resembling a clump of jade rods.
Fang Yuan opened the last jar seal, releasing a thick wine aroma instantly.
Fang Yuan found the stone he marked.
When he was about to spill the wine, a thought flashed through his head.
"Maybe I missed something, my memory is not perfect." Fang Yuan sighed.
Fang Yuan had thought about this possibility long ago, but things wouldn't change too much if he only thought about it.
Fang Yuan spilled his wine, on the stone then around the stone, around the stone there was a clump of wildflowers and grass. After the last drop was spilled, Fang Yuan chose to sit beside the stone.
The cold and dark night made drowsiness come to him, he yawned to get rid of the sleepiness.
Fang Yuan looked up at the sky, he was still thinking about his experiment with the Moon path, but he realized that Moonlight Gu was a Light path.
"It's really going to be a long story. But, I will survive, only by enjoying each new obstacle can I feel satisfied!"
Fang Yuan was just an ordinary young man on earth, he was tired of living pretending to be, he just wanted to be himself, he wanted a new opportunity, he finally got it. But this world is more cruel than the earth, but this is also what makes it interesting.
"I will continue this Moon Path experiment tomorrow night. Even then, if I managed to get the Liquor worm tonight, hehehe..."
Fang Yuan felt that the search for this Liquor worm would be a long journey.
Right now the night was already very deep. A thick cloud had obscured the moonlight. The dark shadows were like a curtain, covering the bamboo grove. It was deadly silent all around, each strand of green spear bamboo standing alone, leaving a trail of lines that were straight up and down in Fang Yuan's pupils.
Because of this serenity, Fang Yuan could feel the feelings that the demon Fang Yuan had.
"The night is truly a wonderful thing, with its darkness making all living things view life from another perspective. I managed to understand attainment and also found a new path, then now I can understand the feelings of someone I have never met. Ha ha ha"
He then start to stand and walk away.
Fang Yuan smiled, his heart was filled with satisfaction, he was barely caring about his goal of immortality, he just wanted to enjoy this moment.
A gust of wind blew, like a gentle arm, lightly brushing away the clouds in the night sky. The clouds floated away to reveal the hidden moon. The crescent shaped moon hanging in the sky was like a white jade lamp, pouring moonlight that was clear as water down onto the earth. The moonlight spilled over the bamboo forest, spilled onto the mountain rock, bathing onto the rivers and streams in the mountain, shedding onto Fang Yuan's body.
Fang Yuan was dressed in plain clothing; under the gentle touch of the moonlight, his young face became fairer. The darkness seemed to fade away in a flash, and taking its place was a field of snowy frost flowers. As if it was infected by the moonlight, the nightingale began to sing once more, but this time it was not just one, but many. Scattered among the bamboo grove, they all tweeted in response.
At the same time, a type of insect that inhabited huge mountains, the Dragonpill crickets that were active under moonlight started singing a rustling song of life. They were critters that only came out in the night. Their bodies emitted faint red light; at this moment they jumped out in droves, each of their bodies flashing with the brilliance of a red agate.
At first glance, Fang Yuan thought that these Dragonpill crickets were like jets of crimson water bouncing about, landing on the green grass and wildflowers, prancing under the moonlight in the bamboo grove.
The bamboo forest was like a conscious pond, under the moonlight the green jade colors of the spear bamboo flashed in the brilliance of light and smooth jade. The enchanting sight of the dense trees and bright flowers in spring, Mother Nature was showing Fang Yuan her immense beauty at this moment.
The clump of wild flowers and grass that he had poured the last dredges of wine over trembled gently in the wind, remaining empty. Fang Yuan laughed at himself and took back his line of sight.
However.
Unexpectedly in the process of turning away, he saw a dot of white snow.
This bead of snow was glued to a spear bamboo pole not far away. Under the moonlight it was like a suspended round pearl.
Fang Yuan's two pupils expanded fiercely, his body trembling slightly. His heart dropped and started pumping faster each second.
It was the Liquor worm!
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By Nefar-inn and Spyrakles
