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Beside the schoolhouse, they had set up a Gu Chamber. The Chamber was not massive. It was only sixty square meters wide.
When a Gu Master cultivated, their critical strength was the Gu.
After the lecture had ended, the excited young men started to rush over to the Gu Chamber.
“Line up; one group enters at a time.” A raging shout suddenly arose. Guards were standing outside of the chamber.
One group of youngsters came in, and then exited.
It was Fang Yuan’s turn to enter the Gu Chamber.
The Yin and Yang were equally distributed in the Chamber. Separate holes existed in all four walls, one by one, square holes had been engraved on them. The square holes varied in size. The biggest one was the size of a gravel, while the smallest one was about fist-sized.
Tools with various shapes were displayed in those numerous square holes. It could be a gray stone basil or a bright green jade tray. Some were exquisite grass baskets or even warm pottery furnaces.
Inside of those countless tools were numerous Gu.
Some of the Gu were staying dead silent while others were constantly arguing. The rustling noise gathered and became a symphony of life.
“The Gu is also divided into nine stages, corresponding to nine levels of a Gu Master. All of these Gu’s are level one Gu’s.” Fang Yuan scanned around, and immediately realized inside.
Typically speaking, a level one Gu Master could only use level one Gu. If they urged a higher level Gu, the Gu Masters would have to pay a great price.
Moreover, the Gu needed to be raised. The higher the level of the Gu was, the higher the expense would be. Normally, it wouldn’t be something that a low-level Gu Master could bear.
To a beginner Gu Master, if it wasn’t under exceptional circumstances, they all chose a Gu to start cultivating for the first time.
And the first Gu to be cultivated would have a significant meaning. They were called Vitality Gu, and was connected to their lives as well. Once it was dead, the Gu Master would undergone severe injuries.
“Haizz, I was hoping to use the Wine Gu of Hua Jiu the monk to cultivate it into my Vitality Gu. Anyhow, right now, there are still no clues about where Hua Jiu monk’s corpse was, whether when could I find it, or ithad been already found. To ensure my goal, let’s just choose a Moonlight Gu then.”
Fang Yuan exclaimed on one side. On the other side, he immediately walked towards the left wall.
Leaning in front of the wall, there were countless silver white trays. There was a flock of Gu’s on each of those trays.
This Gu was transparently sparkling. Its curved body was like a crescent moon. On the gray tray, it emitted a thread of tranquil and beautiful aura.
The name was Moonlight. It was composed of the Gu’s of the Ancient Moon clan. The majority of the members of the clan all chose it to become Vitality Gu’s. Rather than being a natural Gu, it had undergone the secret creating art of the Ancient Moon clan. Finding it at the other places was impossible. It could be considered the signature symbol of the Ancient Moon clan.
The differences between level one Moonlight Gu were incredibly small. Fang Yuan casually chose one and put it onto his hand.
The Moonlight Gu was extremely light and might be equal to the weight of a sheet of silver paper. The Gu only took up a small place on his palm. It looked like an ordinary jade earring. Looking at the Gu on his palm, Fang Yuan could penetrate through it to see his own hidden palm print.
After scanning through it, Fang Yuan put it inside his pocket as he noticed no problems, and then slowly exited the chamber.
There was still a long queue outside of the chamber. The young man that saw Fang Yuan getting out couldn’t hold his excitement and rushed into the Gu Chamber.
If it were an ordinary person, they would hurriedly return home to cultivate after receiving their Gu. But Fang Yuan wasn’t in such a rush. He was still longing for his Wine Gu which was still nowhere to be found.
The Wine Gu was precious. Even though the Moon Light Gu was the signature of the Ancient Moon Mountain Stronghold, its benefits towards a Gu Master couldn’t be compared to that of the Wine Gu.
Leaving the Gu Chamber, Fang Yuan straightly headed to the wine shop.
“Owner, two jugs of old wine.” Fang Yuan scooped inside his pocket, using the remaining fragments of the Primeval stone and put it on the counter.
For the past few days, he always came here to buy wine. Then afterward, he would go wandering around the mountain stronghold, in an attempt to attract that Wine Gu.
The owner was a short fat middle-aged man with an oily face. He had almost remembered Fang Yuan after all those days.
“Customer, you’re here.” As he was greeting, he raised his thick and fat hand, and skillfully took the fragments of Fang Yuan’s Primeval Stone away.
Moving his hand up and down, feeling that the weight was not too bad, the owner beamed an even friendlier smile.
Primeval Stones were the currency of this world, used to measure the value of every good. At the same time, it could be utilized as it condensed the essence of the world, very efficient for the cultivation process of Gu Masters.
Having the attribute of money as well as goods, it was remarkably similar to the Earth’s god. (Don’t forget he was a scholar on Earth before coming to this world) On Earth, there used to be a gold standard system. Whereby in this world, it would be the Primeval Stone standard system.
Primeval Stones could be compared to gold. Hence, the demand for the Primeval Stones was astonishing.
Anyhow, an exceeded amount of the Primeval Stone still couldn’t bear Fang Yuan’s consuming speed.
“Two jugs a day, seven days in a row. The Primeval Stone I have collected from before is all gone now.” Bringing two jugs of wine outside, Fang Yuan slightly furrowed his brows.
Once became a Gu Master, one could directly extract the pure Primeval Qi inside the Primeval Stone to nourish the vain apertures in their Primeval Sea.
Therefore, for a Gu Master, Primeval Stones were not just money, but also an assistance towards cultivating.
With a generous sum of Primeval Stones, one’s cultivation speed would be enhanced significantly. This could more or less make up for the lack in aptitude.
“The Wine Gu still doesn’t want to appear and I have run out of Primeval Stones for the wine. Do I really have to cultivate the Moonlight Gu into my Vitality Gu then?” Fang Yuan was quite reluctant.
Getting out of the wine shop, Fang Yuan was holding the two jugs on one hand. On the other hand, he thought, “The schoolhouse’s elders have already said the first one that completes cultivating the Vitality Gu will be rewarded with twenty Primeval Stones. Everyone must be diligently cultivating at home to get to the first place. . Cultivate Gu firstly called for taking used of time. It’s a pity that cultivating the Vitality Gu is extremely challenging in terms of aptitude. The better that the aptitude is, the bigger that the advantages would be. With my grade C aptitude, even if I am to use schemes and methods, there is still no hopes for winning.”
Right at that time, Gu Yue Fang Zheng’s voice resounded from behind, “Gege, you really did go to the wine shop to get drunk! Follow me, aunt and uncle want to meet you.”
Fang Yuan stopped in his steps and turned back to look at him.
He realized that his didi wasn’t lowering his head when talking anymore.
Their eyes met.
A gush of wind whizzingly blew by, brushed away gege’s black hair and didi’s robe.
Within the short period of a month, things were still there, but the person no longer was.
The week before the Sacrificial Ceremony, the differences were significant whether for gege or didi.
Fang Yuan gege fell down from the cloud high above; the genius aureole was heartlessly snatched away by the other. And didi started to burst out his halo, like a new star, gradually rising.
Towards the didi Gu Yue Fang Zheng, such chances were like shaking the sky and earth.
He could finally experience what his gege was feeling before. He was the hope of the others, was being looked at with either admiration or jealousy.
He felt like he himself who was staying in a dark corner was suddenly brought out to a paradise full of sunlight.
He woke up every day feeling as if he was being in a beautiful dream. Treatments different like night and day made it quite unbelievable for him, until now. At the same time, he also felt unwell.
Couldn’t adapt.
He went straight from being nameless to becoming the center of attention, being focused on and pointed at by people.
Sometimes, Fang Zheng would feel that his face was boiling, bewildered as he picked up the discussion from the passerbys on the street, complimenting him. He constantly averted his eyes, almost to the point of not knowing how to walk!
Before, in ten days, Gu Yue Fang Zheng had unknowingly lost weight. Nonetheless, his mentality was getting even more fulfilled.
In the deepest part of his innermost feelings, a feeling called ‘confidence’ gradually grew.
“This is what gege was feeling before. It really is awesome yet bitter!” He also couldn’t help thinking about how his gege Gu Yue Fang Yuan had faced these discussions and attention from before.
He unconsciously started to imitate Fang Yuan. He pretended to remain an expressionless countenance, but then quickly realized that he himself was not a lump of clay.
Sometimes, a female shout in the schoolhouse would make his face reddened. On the road, whenever those aunties were trying to tease him, he would instantly run for his life.
He was like a baby who was learning how to walk, slowly stumbling to adapt to his new life.
In this process, he also couldn’t avoid hearing rumors about his gege -- dispirited, a drinker, and didn’t come home for several days but slept outside on the roads.
In the beginning, he was terrified. His own gege, such a formidable genius existence, how could he have turned out like that?!
But slowly, he started to understand. Gege was a normal person. Facing such setbacks and obstacles, being dispirited was a certain fact.
Using such explanations, Fang Zheng vaguely felt an indescribable feeling of rejoice.
This kind of happiness was something that he didn’t admit as to having, but it existed.
The gege who was being praised as a genius had used to be the shadow that suppressed him. But now, he had become so demoralized. Looking at such aspects, it had proved his maturity, hadn’t it?
I am excellent; this is the truth!
Hence, looking at Fang Yuan who was holding the wine jugs with messy hair and clothes, Gu Yue Fang Zheng sighed out in relief inside. His breathing unknowingly became more comfortable.
However, he said on the outside, “Gege, you can’t continue drinking, you can’t keep going down like this. You don’t know how much the people who care for you are worried; you need to wake up and stand up!”
Fang Yuan’s countenance didn’t change; he refused to open his mouth.
They stared at each other.
The light was beaming in his didi Gu Yue Fang Zheng’s eyes, displaying a gleam of sharpness. On the other side, gege Fang Yuan’s pupils were pitch black, like a secluded ancient swamp.
Those pupils brought Fang Zheng an unfathomable pressure. After a short while of confrontation, he instinctively averted his eyes, looking to the side.
However, when he was finally able to react, he felt a fierce rage boiling in his heart.
He was enraged at himself.
What’s wrong with me? I don’t even have the courage to face my gege?
I want to change; I want a complete change!
With that thought, he once again looked straight with his sharp pair of eyes.
However, Fang Yuan had soon stopped looking at him. He held the jug with his hand and went by Fang Zheng. A calm-voice arose, “What are you standing there for, let’s go.”
Fang Zheng’s breathing was disorderly. The tone that was accumulated in his heart didn’t have a place to burst out. This had made him feel unutterably gloomy.
Looking at gege who had soon left, he reluctantly followed behind him.
At this moment, he didn’t lower his head but raised it up to face the sunlight.
He then stared attentively at his foot, which was stamping on his gege Fang Yuan’s shadow with every step that he made.
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