Negotiations!

"Very good so now it's my turn, I am Hyuk Woon Sung the only disciple of Nok Yu On - the strongest spearman in the world and the master of the Spear Master Sect, but after being betrayed and killed along with my master I ended up being reborn as a disciple of the Cult of Heavenly Demon." the young man named 'The Divine Heavenly Demon' introduced himself.

After his presentation, the pictures explaining the functioning of his world and the circumstances of his rebirth appeared again.

"I am Great Mechanic Han Xiao, a Mechanic Class Super, I was also from Planet Earth just like most of you, but I ended up reincarnated on Planet Aquamarine, and now I am doing my best to escape from the Germinal organization base that is using me as a test subject." the person with the title 'The Legendary Mechanic' introduced himself as well.

The screens appeared once more right after Han Xiao finished speaking.

"I am Joo Seo Cheon, disciple Yu Jeong-Mok of Mount Hua, I was the former leader of the Mount Hua Sect before I died of old age and went back in time and was reborn as my younger self, and now I am trying to correct the my past mistakes." Heavenly Emperor performed like everyone else.

The screens appeared again; after reading all the screens, everyone looked at the only woman in the group and the last one who needed to introduce herself.

"Compared to you I am a much simpler person, my name is Saeko Busujima and I am Master Busujima's daughter. I'm in the third year and I'm also captain of the Kendo Club at Fujimi High School." Sweet but Psycho ended the performances. And the last of the fixed ones appeared for everyone.

[Now that everyone has been introduced, you are allowed to access the system store at any time]

Right after, the system said that a screen with several items for sale to everyone in the room appeared. But before anyone could speak, the system continued.

[You can earn points in many ways, from daily system-provided rewards to system-provided missions. {All quests are optional}]

[The first quest will be issued in a month; until then, you can socialize or request help from any party member. {Since this is the main function of the system}]

[Good luck]

Everyone was busy studying the system store and its items when the system finished speaking.

"So it means you reincarnated into the game world you played before! That's what it's like to be lucky and unlucky simultaneously." Xiang Yao rose from his seat and greeted Han Xiao, closest to him.

"I say so! Now imagine reincarnating in a guinea pig in a laboratory where no one inside has principles... Sigh!... And You? You mean you reincarnated into that world where dogs eat dogs? That's what I call bad luck." Han Xiao greeted Xiang Yao as they both sighed at their misfortune.

Everyone started talking to each other, discussing themselves and their original worlds, until little by little, they started to leave the chat room, leaving only Xiang Yao and John behind.

"I can't believe I met these legends! All of them are familiar characters." John spoke to Xiang Yao with enthusiasm.

"You're right. Who would have thought that I would meet Old Han. Haha ha." Xiang Yao said while laughing with John.

"I have to go, we'll talk more later." John spoke as he left the room.

Seeing no reason to remain here, Xiang Yao returned to his world.

As soon as he arrived, he realized that he was still in his room and not even a second had passed since he left.

"These systems are really powerful!" Xiang Yao sighed as he prepared to refine his Rank 2 Gu.

White Boar Gu, Jade-skin Gu!

The two Gu worms followed its will, popping out of its aperture and floating in front of Xiang Yao.

"Fusion!" Xiang Yao inwardly shouted. White Boar Gu and Jade Skin Gu suddenly emitted dazzling lights and directly slammed into each other.

This was a silent bump, but it created a ball of light.

The white light was more dazzling than before.

This showed that Xiang Yao's two consciousnesses were merging.

Xiang Yao used his consciousness to maintain the white ball of white light by taking primal stones out of the bag and throwing them at the ball of light.

The ball of light engulfed the primeval stones, and only rock dust remained, spilling onto the bed. Each time the ball of light swallowed a primaeval stone, its edges expanded slightly.

The ball of light absorbed the natural primal essence and grew bigger.

Gradually it changed from the size of a bowl to the size of a grinding wheel.

A fantastic transformation immediately took place in the ball of light.

The previously dazzling light became softer. The light that unthinkingly shot everywhere now had a movement pattern, naturally changing between light and dark.

Under Xiang Yao's gaze, the ball of light slowly shrank and finally dissipated into thin air.

Instead of the Jade Skin Gu and the White Boar Gu, a completely new Gu Worm was calmly hovering before Xiang Yao.

It was like an oval stone; its whole body was completely white; this white wasn't pale like Xuan paper, and it wasn't milky white like milk, but it was a kind of wet white like the lustre of jade.

This was - Rank 2 White Jade Gu!

But the refinement was not over yet. Xiang Yao quickly scanned the Gu in the system and set out to refine his next Rank 2 Gu worm.

It was his second Gu of the path of Dream; Rank 2 'Hope for a Better Day Gu'. He was a Dream Path Healing Gu.

After Xiang Yao scanned the Gu White Jade, he immediately put it away and prepared the materials to refine the Dream Path Gu.

Xiang Yao gathered the dream path materials within his mind space and prepared to refine the Hope for a Better Day Gu; using his consciousness, Xiang Yao began to fuse the materials into a ball of light while concentrating.

Xiang Yao started slowly throwing the dream path materials into the ball of light, making it grow bigger and bigger. Until it reached the point where it stabilized temporarily, and Xiang Yao took this opportunity to hurl the last material from the Path of Dream.

When the refinement reached its critical point, Xiang Yao brought it out of his mind and started using primordial stones to stabilize the process; as he threw them at the ball of light, it was constantly shrinking.

"And now the final ingredient!" Xiang Yao took the newly refined White Jade Gu and threw it into the ball of light. Once he fell into the ball of light, the refinement stabilized and began to take shape.

"Almost there." Xiang Yao was almost at the end of refinement and doubled his attention to avoid making any mistakes. When Xiang Yao threw the last primaeval stone, the ball of light began to disappear, making room for a new Gu.

Rank 2 Gu Hope for a Better Day.

The Gu looked like a Grasshopper with an elongated, slender body, about 11 to 15 centimetres long, long, threadlike antennae, which can be as long as or longer than the body, narrow, long wings which extend beyond the abdomen, Legs long and thin, Eyes large and faceted, their colours and texture taking on different patterns constantly.

"I achieved!" Xiang Yao was overjoyed that he could refine this Gu the first time. This was one of the best Rank 2 Healing type Gu. Superior even to some Rank 3 Gu, as it does not use primal essence but mental energy, its consumption is extremely low, and it feeds on the energy that people release when they sleep.

This Gu works by using the Gu master's dream image to heal him. He can regenerate even lost limbs and helps restore the Gu master's stamina. When he reaches Rank 5, he can heal even soul and spirit damage.

"Now I already have the White Jade Gu for defensive, the Hope of a Better Day Gu for healing, the Earth Communication Ear Gu for investigation, the Shadow Chaser Gu for movement, the Stealth Scale Gu for concealment, the MoonGlow Gu, the Love Life Separation Gu and what I'm going to refine now the Hundred Dream Moth Gu all to the offensive. And I don't need any Gu storage with my system with me." Xiang Yao studied his Gu as he pondered their uses.

"Now I just need to refine the Ten Dream Moth into the Hundred Dream Moth." Xiang Yao scanned his new Gu with the system and prepared the materials for the next refinement.

The sun rose, representing the end of the night and the Ascension of the day, the sun's rays passing through the cracks between the houses illuminating the small village of Gu Yue.

Three young people walked together towards the inn to have breakfast. The first wore clean green clothes, had a delicate face, and his green hair flowed down his back like a waterfall.

The second wore a Level 2 Gu master uniform; his face was slightly above average in appearance, and his long black hair fluttered in the wind.

The third youth wore a more casual outfit with a loose white shirt and grey pants; his face was as delicate as porcelain and attractive as pure jade, and his long white hair was tied in a ponytail giving him a heroic look.

The three soon arrived at their destination and sat on a chair each until one started the conversation; "Then Senior Brother Qing Shu, what did you want from me so early in the morning?"

Xiang Yao didn't stall and understood why Qing Shu had called him to breakfast so suddenly.

"Well, since you want to get straight to the point, I won't stall the conversation either." Qing Shu said as he sat up straight and faced Xiang Yao.

"Elder Yao Ji found out about your Liquor Worm and is willing to buy it for a good price. I came here to find out if you want to transact with her." Qing Shu spoke calmly but seriously.

"Elder Yao Ji? But of course, I'm willing to do business with her! Even better, I'm willing to give her the Liquor Worm as a gift." Xiang Yao took this opportunity to form a small friendship with a very influential elder in the clan. He can buy as many Liquor Worms into the system, but Elder Yao Ji's favour must be more easily obtained.

Xiang Yao took his liquor worm out of the aperture and handed it to Qing Shu so that he could hand it over to Elder Yao Ji.

"Serious? That's great, I'll hand it over to her right away, and in advance, I thank her for her contribution to the Xiang Yao clan. I sure didn't misjudge you when I invited you to my team." Qing Shu refined the liquor worm and stored it in the aperture, then patted Xiang Yao on the shoulder in thanks.

"That's nothing Senior Brother, I'm happy to be able to help the clan when they need it." Xiang Yao clenched his fists and flashed a smile at Qing Shu, showing humility.

Quickly a month passed, and the harsh winter gave way to the refreshing spring.

Under the bright and beautiful spring sun, the light song of spring days set a lively and joyful beat as it arrived.

In the spring heat, the flowers bloomed, and the grass grew wildly.

Qing Mao Mountain was a green scene as far as the eye could see. Wildflowers bloomed on the sunny side of the hills, forming a colourful and beautiful sea of ​​flowers. The bubbling river surged like a flame and tangled with sunlight.

Newborn dragon crickets hatched from their eggs and formed a flock of new swarms, livening up the night.

During the day, a large flock of colourful parrots hovered in the air, singing and hooting.

Warm spring spreads its favour and kindness, letting all living things grow brightly.

In such a scenario, a caravan slowly headed towards Qing Mao Mountain.

Fat black beetles advanced slowly, their backs full of people and goods.

Proud ostriches with colourful feathers pulled wheelbarrows. Hairy mountain spiders disregarded the terrain; winged snakes writhed and snaked forward, occasionally spreading their wings and flying forward.

A Treasure Brass Toad led the caravan. It was eight feet tall; its whole body was orange-yellow. At his back was the level four Gu master, Jia Fu.

Thanks to the inheritance that Xiang Yao sold to Jia Fu, he gained a huge advantage over his rival, Jia Gui, making the competition more intense.

Now the caravan is more than triple the normal size, with much more goods. To strive for outstanding achievements, the Jia brothers rushed even before the year's snow had completely melted, prompting the caravans to sell their wares everywhere, making the caravan come much earlier than usual.

Xiang Yao was wandering around tents and street stalls.

The scale of this year's caravan was much larger than any of the previous years. Not only were there more tents but there was also a Gu house.

This Gu house was a big tree.

It was sixty feet tall and reached into the sky. Its roots and branches were twisted like the tangle of dragons and snakes.

The trunk's diameter at the base was ten meters; it decreased as it went up, but the decrease was not as visible. The brown trunk was not a single entity with three layers of space inside.

There were also windows in the trunk. Sunlight and fresh air streamed through the window and into the three layers of interior space.

The branches and leaves looked sparse on the trunk. Only in the treetops was it green and lush. The spring wind blew, and the leaves on the trees swayed and created rustling sounds.

This was the most common type of Gu house.

The three Gu ranking plant is called a 'three-star cave'.

It could instantly grow once primal essence was poured into it. There were three rooms arranged in these three layers of space. The defensive power of these rooms was incomparable to that of tents.

On the continuous stretch of tents, a huge tree rose in the middle like a tower, like a heron among a flock of chickens.

Two wide doors served as an entrance at the base of the huge tree.

Xiang Yao followed the flow of the crowd and approached the Gu house, and scanned it with the system adding it to the shop.

The tree had three layers of space that became the layout of the stores. There were rows of counters inside, and all kinds of Gu worms were displayed on them.

These balconies were made of wood and were part of the huge tree. In addition to growing green leaves and branches, the three-star Gu cave tree could create different designs according to Gu Master's will.

In addition to these counters, there were stools and benches for customers to rest.

A level three support Gu Master was constantly operating and monitoring the situation from somewhere in this huge tree.

Should someone steal the Gu worms from the counters, the Gu Master monitor could immediately operate the huge tree to close the doors and create a momentary prison cell. Countless branches would grow wildly and perform group attacks. At the same time, the security Gu Masters in the tree would also make their moves.

The treehouse was much safer than the tents, so the goods sold inside were more precious.

As soon as he entered the house, Gu Xiang Yao approached all the Gu on display and scanned them with the system immediately. Among them were the Red Steel Relic Gu, White Silver Relic, the Purifying Water Gu, Revert Gu, and the rarest Gu worm he had ever seen around here; Rank 3 'Black Lightning Purification Gu' This Gu could permanently increase any Gu master's talent by 20%.

"My God! Is there really such a Gu?" A nearby Gu master caught his breath.

"I had only heard of these types of Gu but I had never seen one of these in person." another was in shock.

"If I can get my hands on this Gu worm I will definitely ascend to the heavens." Another choked as he spoke.

"Look, the clan leader has personally come to bid." A Gu master spoke quietly to the others.

"No way, this Gu was destined not to be mine." Another Gu Master sighed as he saw the clan leader approaching.

"Fang Zheng, I am already old and it is not worth using this Gu on me anymore, but I will pave your way to be the greatest leader of this clan, achieving even greater feats than the leader of the First and Fourth generation of the clan." Gu Yue Bo thought in his heart as he made a bid.

All the Gu masters were ecstatic as they looked at this divine Gu. If they could acquire this Gu worm, they could immediately ascend to the heavens; Gu of this type are extremely rare; even the clan leader himself became interested in this Gu and personally came to bid for it to give it to Fang Zheng as a gift.

Xiang Yao didn't worry too much about it as he had already scanned all the Gu from within, and all he needed was the body of an extreme physique to have his own extreme dream path physique. So this talent-raising Gu is worth nothing to the current Xiang Yao. But it can still help you reach Level 3 faster.

"Sir Xiang Yao Master Jia Fu asked to meet you." Hong Wei approached Xiang Yao and invited him to Jia Fu's office.

"Alright, let's go." Xiang Yao followed Hong Wei as they went upstairs to Jia Fu's private office.

The office was neat, with a bookcase on each side, a table in front of the window, and two more chairs. The place appeared professional and serious, bringing dignity to the man sitting behind the table.

"Young Xiang Yao, how nice to see you again." Jia Fu greeted Xiang Yao smiling with pure happiness.

"Mister Jia Fu!" Xiang Yao made a small bow to greet Jia Fu.

"No need to be so formal, come and have a seat." Jia Fu pointed to the chair in front of him and asked Xiang Yao to sit down; Xiang Yao did not hesitate and sat down immediately.

"Young Xiang Yao first I have to thank you. Thanks to the recipe you sold me, our clan has more than tripled in size and strength, now we can nurture Level 3 Gu Masters much more effectively and quickly. That's why I wanted to hand this over to you on behalf of my entire family." Jia Fu handed over an exquisite token with his family's name written on it.

"Sir Jia Fu didn't need this, I did all this because I wanted some Primeval Stones for my cultivation, there was no noble motive behind it." Xiang Yao humbly said.

"Even if that's why I still want you to accept it." Jia Fu insisted, and Xiang Yao ended up accepting.

"And here is the Redsteel Relic I promised you." Jia Fu handed the Gu to Xiang Yao and then bid farewell to him.