Chapter 92: Bestowing Treasure, Refining Third Calamity Gu
When Fang Shu walked out from the Quiet Room, he could not find Du Yu Er in the Du Gu Guan, so he simply headed directly to the Assembly Hall.
Sure enough, he found the Dojo Master in the Assembly Hall. The other party was sitting on the Armchair, looking as if they were specifically waiting for him.
When Fang Shu approached, a light smile appeared on the Dojo Master’s usually indifferent face. But for some reason, Fang Shu felt that the other party sitting alone here today seemed to have a touch of loneliness.
But soon, he threw these thoughts aside, his gaze fixed intently on the area beside the Dojo Master.
On the table were three items: a Purple Gold black-patterned jar, a package resembling a silkworm cocoon, and a jade Medicine Bottle.
These three items all appeared full of Spiritual Energy and were not ordinary objects.
And as soon as the Dojo Master spoke, she praised: “You fought just yesterday, went through a life-and-death battle, and today you went into Arduous Cultivation until now.
No wonder your Cultivation Progress is so fast; most people in the dojo are not as good as you.”
Fang Shu immediately cupped his hands: “Master overpraises me.”
“Alright, this old woman won’t waste words. Lest I delay your Cultivation.”
The Dojo Master pointed at the three items in her hand and said: “This is the Purple Gold black-patterned Insect Jar, forged from Purple Gold mixed with black silk gold, a Third Calamity Magic Tool. Using it to refine Gu Worms can nourish them on its own, helping with success in Gu Refining. It was purchased by this old woman back in the Immortal Sect.”
“This is the White Jade Blood Cocoon, each containing a White Jade Blood Silkworm inside. This Blood Silkworm can be used with the Harvesting Gu Technique, by transferring your Gu Worm into it to devour the silkworm, repairing and nurturing the Gu Worm, even revitalizing it for a second spring. It is a good Third Calamity healing Gu Worm.”
“This is a Third Calamity Secret Medicine, named Three Insect Nourishment Essence Paste Recipe. It was secretly refined by this old woman using the corpses of three Gu Worms: Sleepy Bug, Follower Bug, and Breath-Holding Insect. Using this paste recipe to catalyze and refine these three Gu Recipes all have remarkable effects. The medicinal efficacy is comparable to a Quasi Fourth Calamity Spiritual Medicine, and using it to catalyze other Gu Worms is also not inferior to ordinary Third Calamity Secret Medicines.”
After the Dojo Master smilingly finished introducing them, she saw the light in Fang Shu’s eyes grow even brighter.
Fang Shu thought that the other party would have him choose one from the three items, so he pondered repeatedly.
Who knew that the Dojo Master pointed at the three items and said:
“Take them all.”
“Hm?” Fang Shu suddenly raised his eyes to look at the Dojo Master, momentarily thinking he had misheard.
These three Third Calamity treasures were all to be given to him!?
Seeing his gaze, the Dojo Master nodded with a smile and urged again: “Why hesitate? Weren’t you quite nimble when you Array Killed that Luo Dalang yesterday?”
Hearing this, Fang Shu exhaled and no longer hesitated or twisted, immediately bowing deeply with cupped hands: “Many thanks for Master’s gracious gift.”
The Dojo Master gently waved her hand, and a soft force emanated from her hand, lifting Fang Shu up from afar.
Without needing Fang Shu to step forward, the three items floated shakily to him.
He merely glanced at them briefly before tucking the three treasures into his sleeve, planning to examine them closely after returning to his room.
“Yesterday you were able to Array Kill a Third Calamity Immortal Cultivator. These three items are both this old woman’s compensation to you for inadvertently letting you encounter such a mishap, and also a reward for your Cultivation.”
The Dojo Master spoke slowly: “Also, yesterday’s events, after this old woman’s investigation, have some suspicious points. Those Luo brothers had disguises, their bones and blood were vastly different; they were not real brothers, not even cousins.
Moreover, that Luo Dalang had consumed a Secret Medicine and was hastily promoted from Second Calamity Cultivation to Third Calamity. It’s possible he had only Breakthrough a few days ago, extremely like a dead soldier or a bounty brave, so no one knew he was Third Calamity.”
At this point, the Dojo Master said no more.
But hearing this, Fang Shu already understood completely in his heart.
No wonder during yesterday’s Fight, Luo Dalang first killed his brother, and after finding an excuse, wanted to kill him too.
The other party was not intending to Assist in a Fight, but sincerely seeking trouble with Du Gu Guan. Eight or nine out of ten, they aimed to kill him Fang Shu, thereby forcing that Qin Min to step up and Fight.
For a moment, Fang Shu’s expression was peculiar.
He was both puzzled at being unwittingly underestimated as a pawn, only for the other party to die at the hands of this pawn, and puzzled that Qin Min had been targeted so quickly.
This made Fang Shu secretly wary in his heart: standing out too much is indeed not necessarily a good thing.
Sure enough, the Dojo Master also instructed:
“This Fight is over. Before the Immortal Sect Selection, do not Fight or spar with others, neither literary nor martial.”
Fang Shu thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: “Yes, Master.”
Seeing that he did not even ask one more question and obediently agreed, the Dojo Master was truly gratified by his respectful and intelligent demeanor.
“Alright, go back and Cultivate well.”
The Dojo Master stood up with a smile: “I hope as your Master, next year’s Spring Examination, I can send you up the mountain to Cultivate ahead of time.”
This old woman no longer just spat out “get lost” like before to dismiss Fang Shu, but both encouraged him and stood up, momentarily making Fang Shu slightly flattered.
He bid farewell and left.
On the way back, Fang Shu encountered Senior Sister Du Yu Er hurrying over.
After some pleasantries, he learned that Du Yu Er had been in Qin Min’s room for a long time, which was why he hadn’t found her earlier.
At the same time, from Du Yu Er’s mouth, he learned of the order confining Qin Min.
Although Du Yu Er said no more details, Fang Shu faintly sensed Du Yu Er’s subtle disappointment toward Qin Min.
He politely bid farewell to Senior Sister Yu Er and returned to his own room.
With no one around, he placed today’s three treasures all on the table. After carefully inspecting them and finding no anomalies, the joy on his face was no longer restrained but welled up richly.
Items of such Third Calamity quality, he hadn’t even had one before, but now he had three at once, each usable by him, as if specially prepared.
This made Fang Shu sigh: “Those favored by elders truly have good fortune!”
Immediately, an interesting expression appeared on his face.
If his guess was not wrong, the reason he received such near-compensatory rewards from the Dojo Master today was likely closely related to Qin Min.
Eight or nine out of ten, she had acted arrogantly due to favor. The Dojo Master had no choice before, but now with him Fang Shu appearing, Qin Min this woman suddenly “lost favor,” leading to his own gaining favor today.
This was truly a delightful matter; even a Spiritual Root holder could be supplanted by him, a mere mortal.
However, Fang Shu only savored this miscellaneous matter briefly before throwing the so-called losing and gaining favor all to the back of his mind.
Cultivating Immortality and seeking the Dao emphasize great power returning to oneself; such favors are mere icing on the cake and not to be indulged in.
He sat cross-legged in the room, holding the Purple Gold Insect Jar, methodically infusing it with Qi and Blood to warm and refine it.
Magic Tools for Gu Refining like this often come with a simple universal Secret Script, which is included in the Insect Skill, making refinement extremely convenient.
The following time.
Fang Shu stayed obediently in his room.
Unmoved by favor or disgrace amid the dojo’s interpersonal changes; indifferent to coming or going, receiving visitors as they came.
He only nurtured Gu Worms, tested medicines, and tempered his body.
In the blink of an eye.
Fang Shu immersed himself in this simple and fulfilling Cultivation life. It had been one year and three months since he entered the town seeking immortality. His age was now just over seventeen.
This day.
In his room, medicinal vapors were thick, and three small flying insects circled around him unsteadily, buzzing incessantly.
But Fang Shu did not find them noisy at all; instead, he watched them happily.
These three flying insects were the greatest achievement of Fang Shu’s recent Seclusion Cultivation.
They were impressively Third Calamity level Breath-Holding Insect, Sleepy Bug, and Follower Bug!
With the Dojo Master’s gifted treasures and his own research, Fang Shu’s Gu Technique had made great progress, successfully advancing one calamity ahead of schedule, able to refine Third Calamity Gu Worms!
Moreover, he had refined three different kinds of Third Calamity Gu Worms. Even with Secret Medicines as aids, this represented that his Gu Technique was thoroughly stabilized at the Third Calamity level, not mere luck.
Besides progress in Gu Technique, Fang Shu’s own Cultivation had also advanced considerably.
The Dao Talisman in his mind trembled lightly, and the Realm column text appeared:
【Second Calamity Human Immortal（Seventy-two Percent）】
His Second Calamity Cultivation was already more than halfway complete; less than thirty percent remained before he could Break Through the pass and undergo Tribulation to enter Third Calamity!
Fang Shu’s expression was calm as he thought to himself:
“At least three months until the Spring Examination; one tenth per month is not urgent.”
His mind and body were exhilarated, emanating upward vigor from within, feeling his Immortal Path within reach, aiming straight for Third Calamity!
