The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

Chapter 118: Seeing Long Ziyan Again

The mountain before him was covered in various trees, and occasionally, a plump spirit silkworm could be seen perched on the leaves, munching on the spirit leaves.

Long Ziyan's business was raising silkworms and selling various types of silk to earn cultivation resources.

Therefore, she needed a mountain suitable for growing many trees as her cave dwelling, and it had to be large enough in area.

Such a mountain was not easy to find, so she chose a mountain for cultivating her cave dwelling that wasn't the closest to her family.

After looking at the plump little worms, Long Xuan shouted loudly towards the mountain, "Senior Sister! Long Xuan has something he doesn't understand. Following the master's orders, I came here specifically to ask for guidance."

As soon as he finished speaking, the barrier before him opened a small door, and Long Xuan happily walked in.

Although Ziwei Peak covered a large area, Long Ziyan's location was not difficult to find.

Long Xuan directly walked to the highest point of the mountain and saw a purple pavilion. The beauty was sitting inside the pavilion.

Long Xuan couldn't help but marvel; he and she truly seemed like a couple, even sharing the same interests. Not only did they both like to stay at the highest point of the mountain, but they also liked to build a pavilion here to shield from the sun and rain, sitting inside, enjoying the breeze, drinking tea, and feeling very comfortable.

At this moment, she was holding a cup of tea, but unusually, she was not reading ancient scriptures. Instead, she was focusing her attention on a Sou Gu the table, watching with great interest.

That's right, this senior sister was actually watching the Sou Gu build a small house, looking on with amusement, with even a hint of a smile at the corners of her eyes.

Long Xuan was stunned. When did Senior Sister develop this unusual hobby? Is she so idle now? What's so interesting about watching a insect build a house?

Long Xuan looked at the small house and found that it was actually built with Dragon Silkworm Gu silk. Isn't this too extravagant?

This was second-grade Dragon Silkworm silk, and so much of it would fetch an astronomical price outside. And now, she was using it all to build a house for a insect? Wasteful! Could it be that she's used all the second-grade Dragon Silkworm silk produced in the past few years to build this house?

As if seeing through Long Xuan's thoughts, Long Ziyan glanced at him and said, "It's not really a loss. As long as I can win first place, it's like using the prize money to build the house."

Long Xuan sat down opposite her and couldn't help but ask, "Is the family holding another house-building competition? So frequently?"

He knew that in the first Sou Gu house-building competition, Long Ziyan's work had taken first place without surprise. Her delicate little house made of hundred-year-old Ice Marrow outshone all others, blinding everyone, including all the Sou Gu, and it was still a topic of much discussion.

That Sou Gu house-building competition was like a battle among gods; even the elders of various clans participated, and the cost of the houses was increasingly astonishing. The houses built by the Sou Gu were more creative and exquisite.

The high-quality spiritual stone house that Long Qilin had confidently built didn't even make it into the top ten, leaving him crying in the bathroom.

However, each Sou Gu house could only be used to compete once. Long Ziyan's hundred-year-old Ice Marrow house couldn't be used in the next competition.

This time, the small house she built with second-grade Dragon Silkworm silk was not as good as the last one with hundred-year-old Ice Marrow. Could she still win?

As if seeing through his thoughts again, Long Ziyan slowly said, "The first house-building competition was unbeatable. After that competition, everyone went bankrupt. How could they come up with something better?"

"This small house built with second-grade Dragon Silkworm silk is already good enough. Although it may not be the most beautiful, it's definitely the most practical. Not much power can break a house built with second-grade Dragon Silkworm silk."

Seeing that Long Ziyan had once again seen through his thoughts, Long Xuan was slightly startled and couldn't help but marvel at how they truly had a tacit understanding as a couple. How does she always see through his thoughts?

"Besides, this is no longer just a competition. Because Sou Gu has greatly enhanced the family's fortune, the family has designated Sou Gu's birthday as a traditional family holiday to commemorate its contributions."

"Sou Gu Day is celebrated every year on July 7th and will be passed down forever. The house exhibition is just one of the customs of this festival. Have you prepared your work?" Long Ziyan curiously asked Long Xuan.

Long Xuan touched his nose. After refining his Sou Gu, he had thrown it into the second team for free-range rearing and had never cared about it, so naturally, he wouldn't have any good work.

But at this moment, he had already decided to go back and cut a few branches from the Fire Dragon Fruit Tree to build a house for his Sou Gu.

Of course, he wasn't interested in participating in any house exhibition. Since Sou Gu had been promoted throughout the clan, it had begun appearing in large numbers, and Sou Gu that entered the Void Realm started increasing.

When Sou Gu enters the Void Realm, it not only encounters its kind but also enters the houses of other Sou Gu, visiting each other.

This means that Sou Gu can travel long distances to enter the houses of its kind, but Sou Gu as a group has a pecking order.

That is, Sou Gu with poorly built houses will be looked down upon, and Sou Gu with good houses won't allow these Sou Gu to enter their houses.

Sou Gu in the Void Realm are divided into many circles. The Sou Gu with luxury villas visit each other, while the Sou Gu with simple houses can only visit each other.

For example, Elder Long's Sou Gu—Elder Long was deeply in debt, dirt poor, and had no building materials at home, so his Sou Gu could only build a shabby grass hut.

As a result, this Sou Gu was despised by the entire group. It couldn't enter anyone's house and could only stay alone in its shabby grass hut, looking with envy at the luxury villas of its kind every day, pitifully.

So, if Long Xuan wanted his Sou Gu to enter Long Ziyan's Sou Gu's house, he could only spend heavily to build a luxury villa for his Sou Gu.

In this way, he could communicate with Long Ziyan, which was another method to bring them closer together.

“Didn’t you have some questions to ask? Go ahead and ask them now.” After saying this, Long Ziyan turned her gaze to the Suo Gu that was building a house.

Long Xuan finally remembered his main task and directly asked, “I want to know the secret of the Evil Dragon Emperor’s Eye and how it evolves.”

Both Long Xuan and Long Ziyan were geniuses who could unconditionally learn all the family’s forbidden secrets, so naturally, there was nothing to hide regarding such questions.

She immediately replied, “The Evil Dragon Emperor’s Eye is the strongest unique Gu insect of our clan, unparalleled in ancient times.”

“If the Evil Phoenix True Eye of the Feng clan can perform myriad techniques and instantly learn the abilities of its opponent, then the Evil Dragon Emperor’s Eye can break myriad techniques, instantly finding flaws in the opponent’s abilities and defeating them with a single strike. The two are mutually restraining existences.”

“However, as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has gradually diminished, countless materials have gone extinct, resulting in both divine eyes continually reducing their materials and weakening their abilities.”

“Today, these two divine eyes are only effective against very weak abilities and have long lost their deterrent power from ancient times. They are no longer the strongest peak-grade Gu.”

“However, reducing the materials has its benefits as well. After reducing materials, the Gu formulas have been classified into four grades: low, middle, high, and peak-grade.”

“Therefore, the Gu formulas are no longer expensive, and everyone in the clan can afford to refine them. Although the Evil Dragon Emperor’s Eye is not as strong now, it can still be made accessible to the entire clan, with everyone having one.”

“The Evil Dragon Emperor’s Eye, in addition to its fundamental ability to break myriad techniques, also contains 108 sealed abilities, but each person can only randomly draw one.”

“The method of evolution for the Evil Dragon Emperor’s Eye involves using eye drops, meaning that each evolution requires a different eye drop formula, with the higher the formula grade, the better.”

“This method can be applied to the majority of eye-type Gu insects, and it’s very likely that your Eye Gu could be suitable for this method as well.”

Long Ziyan glanced at Long Xuan’s forehead, handed him an eye drop formula, and said, “This is the formula for Dragon’s Tears. Applying these eye drops to your eyes will grant you dynamic vision, allowing you to easily capture the enemy’s speed.”

“In your eyes, the enemy’s speed will appear slowed, making it almost impossible for you to lose. Additionally, Dragon’s Tears not only work for Eye Gu but also have a slight effect on human eyes—the more you use, the stronger the dynamic vision becomes.”

“However, Dragon’s Tears only have a one-day shelf life, and the primary material required is the sap from the sacred tree, Divine Dragon Wood, which also has a one-day shelf life.”

“Therefore, Dragon’s Tears are always prepared on-site in front of the sacred tree, and those preparing to wash their eyes must be present on-site to wash their eyes immediately.”

“Eye Washing Day is also a traditional family festival, occurring three days after the ‘Gu Fighting game’ Day. The first custom of Eye Washing Day is to hold a grand Gu Battle Tournament.”

“Only the top twenty in the Gu Battle Tournament are qualified to participate in the eye-washing ceremony. The higher the rank, the more Dragon’s Tears one receives.”

“The Gu Battle Tournament involves both sides placing their Gu into a large pit. The Gu cultivators themselves cannot participate, so the outcome is entirely dependent on the strength of the Gu insect, the number of Gu insects, and the strategy of the Gu cultivators.”

“By commanding from the outside and using various tactics, Gu cultivators can also achieve victory with a weaker force, making it a game for the wise.”

“Because Gu cultivators are not allowed to enter the battlefield, their cultivation level doesn’t provide a clear advantage in this game. There are numerous cases in past Gu Battle Tournaments where people have won against opponents across multiple levels.”

“So even though you’re only at the early stage of Marrow Cleansing, as long as your Gu is strong enough, it will carry you to a good rank. I suggest you participate in this Gu Battle Tournament.”

Hearing this, Long Xuan furrowed his brows slightly. He picked up on one thing from Long Ziyan’s words—the more times Dragon’s Tears are applied, the stronger the dynamic vision becomes.

But there was only one Divine Dragon Wood Tree, and with so many people in the clan, the available sap was far from enough. Each person could only receive a small portion, which wasn’t sufficient to develop resistance to Dragon’s Tears.

If the Eye Gu were to evolve before developing resistance, the evolution effect would definitely be imperfect.

Long Ziyan seemed to have sensed his thoughts and said in understanding, “There’s nothing we can do about it. With so many people in the clan, it’s impossible to cater to just one person. Moreover, even if we allocated all the Divine Dragon Wood's sap to one person, it would still be far from enough.”

“So everyone can only let the Evil Dragon Emperor’s Eye evolve in an imperfect state. I’ve been suppressing the evolution of the Evil Dragon Emperor’s Eye to accumulate enough Dragon’s Tears.”

“My only strategy is to participate in the Gu Battle Tournament every year and take first place, securing the most Divine Dragon wood's sap each year, in an attempt to let the Evil Dragon Emperor’s Eye evolve in a nearly perfect state. My Evil Dragon Emperor’s Eye is a peak-grade Gu insect, and I can’t afford to settle for less.”

Long Xuan’s gaze turned contemplative. Using a small amount of Dragon’s Tears to let the Eye Of Heavenly secret evolve in an imperfect state would definitely not satisfy him. With his ambitions, he would certainly look for another solution.

Moreover, he didn’t want to rely on others for the eye drop formula. He wanted to improve the Dragon’s Tears formula, making its dynamic vision effect even stronger.

The only way to do that was to have a Divine Dragon Wood Tree in his herb garden. Then, he could do whatever he wanted with it, making as much Dragon's Tears as he desired, ensuring the Eye Of Heavenly Secret could evolve in a perfect state.

Long Xuan’s eyes lit up with an idea. He wondered if he could secretly break off a thick branch from the Divine Dragon Wood and use the grafting techniques from his previous life to grow a tree from that branch.