I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World-Chapter 232 - 203: Entering the Mountains to Refine Gu (December Monthly Ticket 1100 Bonus - )
In the canyon jungle, streams and waterfalls crisscross, trees tower without end in sight, vines intertwine in strangulation, and the midday sun breaks through tree gaps, scattering on the water and moss.
The sound of footsteps scared away a herd of deer drinking by the stream, and a dozen green-skinned monkeys swung on tree vines to escape.
"Still running?"
Jiang Yuebai, dressed in the Witch Clan’s blue dress, with her black hair flying, chased closely behind, her beautiful eyes shining, and naturally graceful.
With a thought of her Divine Thought, the Fire Silk sped like lightning, instantly killing to the front of the green-skinned monkeys, spreading out a fire wall, raging flames blazing.
Squeak-squeak!
The green-skinned monkeys were caught off guard, crashing into the fire wall and falling, rolling on the ground.
Jiang Yuebai raised her delicate eyebrows, as the large and small crescent moons flashed with silver light, slicing through the sky, instantly separating the heads of the dozen monkeys.
Jiang Yuebai spun and landed, her black hair whipped behind her, throwing out the Soul Gathering Gourd to collect the Beast Souls, as the Fire Silk and Shadow Moon Mother and Child Blades flew back into her hands.
These two Magic Artifacts had been infused with Primordial Essence and refined into Primordial Spirit Magical Artifacts, making them even more flexible to control than before, as if they were extensions of her own thoughts.
True Monarch Fuyi had given her five Demon Cores, from which she had refined three drops of Primordial Essence. Added to the drop exchanged from the Pill Furnace, she had a total of four drops of Primordial Essence.
After consuming two drops herself, her Sea of Consciousness and Divine Sense doubled in size again, making her skill in Divine Sense Casting as fast as a Golden Core Master casting without techniques, with power nearing the Peak Foundation Establishment level.
But the strength her Divine Soul could endure had reached its limit, and she couldn’t consume more Primordial Essence before her Cultivation improved.
So she deliberated and refined the Fire Silk for both offense and defense, and the elusive Shadow Moon Mother and Child Blades.
Along with her two strands of Divine Thought, if she fought unreservedly, only one strand of Divine Thought was needed to control these two Magic Artifacts, allowing her to continue casting spells with the other strand.
"Little Bai!"
Yun Shang’s voice called from behind, Jiang Yuebai turned and saw Yun Shang dressed as a man, running for her life with a dark swarm of poisonous bees chasing her.
Jiang Yuebai raised her hand, and countless grains of yellow sand surged from her palm, forming a sand wall as Yun Shang passed by, blocking the swarm of poisonous bees.
At this moment, the bee swarm suddenly gathered and transformed into Yun Shang’s likeness, vividly and realistically.
Jiang Yuebai was momentarily stunned, quickly clenched her fist, and the yellow sand compressed into a mass, extinguishing the bee swarm.
With her Divine Soul empowered, her control over the quicksand within the Earth Dao Platform became more detailed and flexible, allowing her to develop several effective techniques even without the corresponding Cultivation Technique.
Yun Shang, holding her Glazed Bottle, let out a long breath, and slapped her butterfly hairpin in frustration, "When I need you, you play dead; if I’m gone, you won’t survive three years!"
Jiang Yuebai glanced at the black-bordered, fire-patterned butterfly on Yun Shang’s head, which Yun Shang had mentioned she acquired unexpectedly in the Land of Azure Flame—the ’Phoenix Tail Nirvana Butterfly.’
This butterfly, when laying eggs, seeks out the strongest flames nearby to burn away all its power in the fire, renewing itself and laying its young, which consume fire to emerge, possessing great strength yet having a very short lifespan, making them naturally fearful of death.
"What did you catch this time?"
Yun Shang squinted and smiled, shaking the Glazed Bottle in her hand.
"This is the Queen Bee of the Phantom Bees, used by the Witch Clan to refine Illusion Body Gu. Once refined, it can transform to resemble oneself or another."
"Do you understand Gu Technique?" Jiang Yuebai asked curiously. They had been in the mountain for three days, with Yun Shang continuously collecting and recording various insects for refining Gu.
Yun Shang put away the Glazed Bottle and explained, "Gu Masters possess secret techniques passed down, allowing them to open a Gu Domain within their Dantian, storing domesticated and cultivated Gu Worms inside. Although Insect Tamers don’t have a Gu Domain, they also control Spiritual Insects to fight."
"Spiritual Insects for Insect Tamers are more like disposable Magic Artifacts, expended and needing the Queen Insect to cultivate further. Gu Masters can better utilize the unique characteristics of Spiritual Insects, using them repeatedly and advancing together with the Gu Master. Simply put, while Insect Tamers use swarms to attack, Gu Masters often employ a single Gu to achieve immense power."
Saying this, Yun Shang glanced at the Cold Jade Pendant on Jiang Yuebai’s waist, "Though you rarely use that Ice Armor Beetle King, your relationship with it is more like a Gu Master to a Gu; it doesn’t need particular control to fight opponents. It’ll soon ascend to the seventh level, bringing new changes, so treat it well and feed it more Grass and Wood Essence Qi."
Jiang Yuebai touched the Cold Jade Pendant at her waist. Whether with Little Green or the Ice Armor Beetle King, she always left them to their own devices and rarely managed them.
"Speaking of which, how do you manage to communicate with these insects and beasts? Didn’t you tell me you couldn’t understand their speech?"
Yun Shang laughed, "I can’t understand, but after Foundation Establishment, I can sense their emotions more than before. It’s getting late; let’s go further. The Witch Clan retains nine-tenths of their Gus, but I’ll refine a few types."
"You were interested in Body Refining, right? If lucky, I can help you refine some Gu for body refinement on this trip. The Stone Worm from a Stone Zombie can be refined to increase defensive power via Stone Gu, and there’s a rather rare Black Python Strangling Gu, just one can generate continuous energy akin to a giant python strangling prey, but the elusive Black Wandering Python is hard to find."
"Rest assured, as long as I’m here, whether it’s Black Wandering Python or White Wandering Python, I’ll slaughter them for you to extract insects to refine Gu!"
The two continued through the rainforest, with Jiang Yuebai clearing magical beasts, while Yun Shang showed little interest in fighting, focusing instead on various Spiritual and poisonous insects.
Heading south, crossing mountains, the miasma intensified, and poisonous insects and beasts appeared more frequently.
Westward from the Ten Thousand Mountains is the Extraordinary People Country, and southward leads to the Extreme South Chaos Land, the Ancient Immortal Demon Battlefield, where only those with Nascent Soul Stage Cultivation dared to tread.
With their Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivation, they could only move within the outskirts of the Six-Layered Mountain Range.
After five days of travel, Jiang Yuebai and Yun Shang found a spot at the foot of a mountain wall with no trace of magical beasts or poisonous insects for a brief rest.
Jiang Yuebai changed into male attire, while Yun Shang donned female clothes, sitting cross-legged by the campfire, earnestly employing the Gu Refining Vessel to cultivate some peculiar insects caught on the journey.
After ensuring safety in the surroundings, Jiang Yuebai stood by the Protection Array, using the Grass and Wood Technique on the surrounding shrubbery to harvest Grass and Wood Essence Qi for the Ice Armor Beetle King.
If Yun Shang hadn’t mentioned it, she might have completely forgotten about the Ice Armor Beetle King, and it’s rare that means she slept for three years, yet the Ice Armor Beetle King hadn’t starved or fled.
Just after looting two Grass and Wood Essence Pearls, a great disturbance emerged from the Wind Net. Jiang Yuebai looked up to see shrubs trembling, as something massive rapidly approached.
She quickly retreated into the Protection Array, and a giant Black Python as thick as a barrel leapt out of the shrubbery, fiercely colliding with the Protection Array.
Boom!
The Array Light Barrier shattered instantly, and the Black Python was sent sprawling by the forceful rebound.
Jiang Yuebai’s eyes lit up, "Isn’t this the Black Wandering Python Yun Shang has been looking for?"
A Black Wandering Python crashing in, how could she let it slip?
Jiang Yuebai soared into the sky to confront the Black Wandering Python.
The Black Wandering Python flipped over, fiercely screeching, and with a ferocious demeanor, it lunged at Jiang Yuebai in mid-air.
With a defiant laugh, Jiang Yuebai flickered in the air, instantly appearing above the Black Wandering Python’s head, landing a punch with all her might.
Boom!
The punch burst forth explosively, flesh and blood flying.
The Black Wandering Python screeched once, laying motionless.
Jiang Yuebai stood stunned on the spot, looking at her fist, then at the Black Wandering Python, "Is my strength this great now?"
Eating just two Snake Shedding Fruits enabled her to punch through a seventh-level Demon Beast’s head?
Yun Shang heard the commotion and arrived, both surprised and delighted, "Little Bai, you’re incredible!"
Jiang Yuebai arrogantly raised an eyebrow, "Only average."
From the Black Wandering Python’s body, black scales shifted, and numerous black thumb-sized pellets emerged. Yun Shang’s eyes lit up, quickly retrieving the Glazed Bottle to catch them.
"So many Black Wandering Insects, enough to refine at least two Black Python Strangling Gus."
Just then, persistent footsteps came from the direction the Black Wandering Python had charged from, and Jiang Yuebai saw five or six male cultivators from the Witch Clan, both wounded and in disarray.
The mid-stage Foundation Establishment male cultivator at the front, brandishing a scimitar, roared aggressively, "Drop that Black Wandering Python, it’s the prey of our Yinhuan Village!"
