Scripture Pavilion.
Luo Fu Mountain was said to possess three thousand Great Daos.
In truth, ninety-nine percent of them were worthless junk. Like the Snake-Dragon Hand Fang Xiaolong cultivated, they could only be trained to the Baleful Intent and Outer Astral realms, with no path forward beyond that.
Yet Aaron did not look down on them.
To him, even incomplete Daoist arts could bring him inspiration if they conceived what predecessors had not and blazed a new trail, allowing the inheritances of two worlds to collide fiercely and burst forth in brilliant sparks.
He was even unwilling to pass over miscellaneous books discussing the cultivation world.
At this moment, he had even come across a method for refining Gu.
"Gu insects were originally minor arts, the standard equipment of unorthodox paths... Even a giant among unorthodox paths like Luo Fu Mountain looks down on those who play with bugs..."
"But they have at least collected several Gu arts manuals. Among them, two people possessed talent and brilliance no less than the Myriad Gu True Lord..."
Aaron set down the Five Poisons Essentials in his hand and sighed as he closed the book.
He shut his eyes. The various cultivation methods and inheritances he had seen over these days transformed into a gentle stream within his heart, flowing slowly past.
Some of the doubts that had plagued him were unexpectedly resolved!
"The reason I cannot refine the Nine-Refined Heaven Derivation Gu is not because I have invested too little lifespan, but because... it lacks one crucial material, one that lifespan cannot replace!"
Although his own lifespan was the primary ingredient for refining the Heaven Derivation Gu, it was not the only one.
And this material had no substitute!
"What are Gu insects?"
"Calling them poison-using arts is merely seeing the small