Chapter 107: Gu Completion

(TL Note: sedge moth Gu will now be referred to as Suo Gu)

Long Xuan didn't overthink or speculate about what effects a house built by a Suo Gu would have. Speculating on the effects of such a Gu would be too time-consuming.

This time, he decided to use the "Let It Be" method to refine the Gu. The abilities of the Gu insect produced would be entirely random. He wasn't fixated on earning a billion contributions; if he could earn a few tens of millions for free, he'd be content.

Since he wasn't overly focused on researching the Gu recipe, it only took him two days to complete it.

With a hundred types of materials, he ordered his clones to buy them all from the market and immediately began the Gu refinement.

The refinement of the Suo Gu would take some time. Naturally, Long Xuan didn't plan to waste this period. While the Gu was being refined, he prepared to craft the Thousand Flowers Pill recipe.

The Hundred Flowers Pill was ineffective for Gu cultivators in the Marrow Washing stage, so he could only research and create an advanced version, the Thousand Flowers Pill recipe.

Since the Hundred Flowers Pill was known as the most potent pill for enhancing cultivation during the Spirit Gathering stage, the upgraded Thousand Flowers Pill would surely be the strongest pill for boosting cultivation during the Marrow Cleansing stage.

He needed to significantly accelerate his cultivation speed by using pills. Creating the Thousand Flowers Pill recipe was essential. By combining it with the spiritual spring, his cultivation speed would multiply exponentially.

With the Hundred Flowers Pill as a template, crafting the Thousand Flowers Pill was just a matter of finding patterns, so it wasn't very challenging.

The only issue was the large number of materials required, which wasted two months of his time.

After writing "◎ Written by Long Xuan" on the Thousand Flowers Pill recipe, he placed it in a small box, stretched heavily, and finally stepped out of the small pavilion.

His gaze fell on the rabbit in the herb garden. Since arriving, the rabbit had been thrilled to see the abundance of spiritual herbs and had settled in the garden with no intention of escaping.

He gave this rabbit a loud name: Fairy Jade Rabbit.

At that moment, a giant pill furnace, much taller than the rabbit, stood before the Jade Rabbit.

Below the furnace burned the Divine Ice Flame. The Jade Rabbit was fully focused on refining pills, it's expression serious as it watched the flames under the furnace with complete concentration.

Before long, the flames extinguished, the furnace lid flew off, and several spiritual pills floated out, landing in a pill bottle placed on the ground.

The Jade Rabbit picked up the pill bottle, sniffed the fragrance at the mouth of the bottle, and revealed a look of intoxication.

Seeing this, Long Xuan was astonished. This rabbit's pill-refining skills weren't bad; it had some real talent.

He was genuinely surprised, giving the rabbit a glance of curiosity. He hadn't expected it to be so skilled in alchemy, which was far beyond his expectations.

Looking at the recipe on the ground, he found it was one of his own creations.

Though, it couldn't be called his creation—he had merely improved many recipes from this world, even marking them with units like grams and degrees Celsius, which most people wouldn't understand. Yet, this rabbit had comprehended it; truly a prodigy in pill refinement!

Long Xuan looked at the rabbit with interest. Initially, he was thinking about what kind of pill he could use this rabbit for, but now he had changed his mind.

Wouldn't using it to make pills be a waste? A rabbit with such excellent alchemy skills shouldn't be wasted.

In the future, he could have it work for him, making pills every day. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

This way, he could save time on pill refinement and focus on other things. He could also trade the spiritual pills refined by the rabbit for resources, opening another revenue stream—a win-win situation. Such a diligent worker was hard to find.

Long Xuan lightly stroked his chin, revealing a devilish smile as an idea formed in his mind.

He took out the Thousand Flowers Pill recipe he had just put in the box, threw it in front of the rabbit, and kindly said, "Jade Rabbit, I have a special task for you."

As soon as he arrived, Long Xuan was astonished by the two exquisite little houses on the ground.

He couldn't help but marvel at the Suo Gu's artistic talent—it had an eye for aesthetics, and the houses it built were indeed impressive.

The first house it built was pyramid-shaped, but with a narrow base and a wide top, and the tip of the pyramid was stuck straight into the ground. It had actually built an inverted pyramid, showing a truly imaginative mind.

The second house it built was somewhat more complex, resembling several thick ropes twisted together in a dead knot. The house was a tangled mess with numerous passages inside, like a giant maze—anyone living in such a house would surely get lost!

Humans could never build houses of this shape; only an insect with a different way of thinking could create such imaginative houses.

But it was indeed interesting, and Long Xuan's interest grew stronger.

He saw the Suo Gu at that moment, happily picking out building materials from the pile, ready to build a third house. It was really a hardworking little builder—was he about to gain another laborer? Long Xuan wondered.

But then he was shocked. He suddenly remembered that the Suo Moth was the master architect of the insect world, known for building small houses. However, it only ever built one small house, just enough for itself.

But now that it had become a Suo Gu, it seemed to have changed its habits. After building one house, it didn’t stop; it wanted to build a second, a third...

Its habit now wasn't just to build one house but to build houses all over the place—the more, the better. It had become a house-building maniac.

There must be a reason for such a change in its behavior; this personality shift wouldn't happen without a cause.

Long Xuan showed a thoughtful expression—could its ability be related to the number of houses it built? He pondered this possibility.

To verify his hypothesis, he walked over to the Suo Gu, who was happily choosing building materials, snatched the materials from its hands, and carried it over to the tangled knot-like house, stuffing it directly inside.

However, the Suo Gu only wanted to build its third house and didn’t want to sleep, so it ran out of the house again.

Long Xuan grabbed it and stuffed it back inside.

The Suo Gu ran out again, and Long Xuan stuffed it back in again.

The two of them went back and forth for countless rounds until the Suo Gu finally gave in and didn’t come out again.

But then, out of the corner of his eye, Long Xuan suddenly saw the Suo Gu emerge from the pyramid house and dive back into the pile of building materials to continue selecting materials.

Long Xuan’s pupils shrank instantly, and he stood up abruptly, shocked beyond words. He was completely stunned.

The Suo Gu had actually come out of another house—he could hardly believe his own eyes. What kind of extraordinary ability was this?

He was dumbfounded. Did this mean that all the houses built by the Suo Gu were interconnected, allowing it to move freely between them?

If two houses were separated by a great distance, could the Suo Gu instantly appear in another distant location through the houses?

This ability was simply terrifying. With such an ability, the Suo Gu’s escape capabilities would be top-notch.

If it ever encountered danger, it could dive into its house and instantly appear in another distant location—who could possibly catch up with it?

No wonder it was building so many houses; it was actually a case of the cunning rabbit having three burrows. If it had this ability, then its change in habits made perfect sense.

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