Refining Gu

"Ding! The beginner's gift pack is being distributed!"

"Myriad Worlds Gu Refining Formula distributed!"

"Eye of Truth distributed!"

"Heaven-Earth Black-Yellow White Jade Gourd distributed!"

"Flying Head Gu x9 successfully distributed!"

Boom!

With a deafening roar ringing out in his mind, unfamiliar memories surged into his head like a vast ocean. Before Cao Xiaochun could react, he was knocked unconscious!

When he woke again, three hours had already passed. After sorting through the memories in his mind, he was unusually excited!

The methods for refining Gu from across the heavens were undoubtedly the greatest wealth the system had given him. With this, as long as he was capable enough and had suitable materials, he could refine all kinds of Gu!

This largely prevented him from relying too heavily on the system shop to exchange souls for transitional Gu, allowing him to save them for things he truly needed.

Forcing down his excitement, he lightly flipped his right hand. A gourd the size of two palms appeared in his hand, along with nine neatly arranged human heads on the table!

Judging from the appearance of these Flying Head Gu, they had probably been family before they died.

The gourd weighed barely a few ounces. It was entirely white, its material resembling jade, with faint golden runes covering its surface.

[Heaven-Earth Black-Yellow White Jade Gourd: Gu-path divine artifact. Can contain all Gu under heaven. Contains Black-Yellow Primordial Qi and the laws of time, capable of accelerating Gu growth, healing, and evolution. It is connected to its master's will and can usually be stored in the dantian. During battle, it can speed up the release of Gu!]

"Holy shit, this is a divine artifact!"

From the system's description of the gourd, Cao Xiaochun learned that it was a spatial divine artifact for storing Gu—and it could even help him raise them!

As a Gu Master, he definitely wouldn't have only a few types of Gu on him. It was perfectly normal for a centipede or toad to suddenly jump out from a Gu Master's body, but that seriously affected one's image. With this thing, all he needed was a thought, and the Gu would be released from the gourd.

It was practically an indispensable divine artifact for murder, arson, and ripping out hearts!

[Eye of Truth: Can see through all falsehoods, detect the essence of all things, and is immune to all concealment and restrictions!]

This was quite a good detection skill. The Detection Spell taught at school couldn't detect information from higher-level professionals or monsters if they wanted to hide it. But the Eye of Truth was different. With it, nothing would be able to hide from Cao Xiaochun!

[Flying Head Gu (Rank Two Gu, Bronze Tier, can evolve), also known as Flying Head Barbarian. Refined from the heads of Gu Masters, its surface is covered in corpse poison. It moves as fast as lightning and possesses immense strength. It can carry other Gu and survives by drinking blood!]

Looking at the system's description of the Flying Head Gu, then glancing at the nine black-haired, green-skinned Flying Head Gu on the table, Cao Xiaochun was very satisfied. They were a little ugly, and bringing them out could easily make people mistake him for a villain.

But they were his strongest combat power right now. After all, he would only be able to refine Rank Two Gu after advancing to Bronze Tier, so they could serve as a powerful trump card!

"Everyone says Gu Masters are the weakest profession in this world. Starting today, that history will be rewritten. Watch how I climb to the peak of this world step by step!"

After storing the Flying Head Gu in the gourd and venting his chuunibyou ambition, Cao Xiaochun studied the system's various functions. Once he discovered that it neither issued quests nor argued with him, he settled down. Dreams were wonderful, but he still needed to keep his feet on the ground.

Opening the Soul-Swaying Shop, he tapped the filter button and selected the Rank One Gu section. Cao Xiaochun began choosing his first Gu.

Since the system had only given him 5,000 souls, he had to carefully consider what kind of Gu he couldn't refine yet but urgently needed.

After thinking for a long time, Cao Xiaochun spent the 5,000 souls to exchange for four Moonlight Gu, one Wine Gu, and one Vitality Grass.

Moonlight Gu: Price 500. An attack-type Gu and the Ancient Moon Clan's clan-protecting Gu, capable of long-range attacks. Refined through a secret method, it was crystal-clear like a blue crystal and weighed about as much as a thin sheet of paper. It could condense a palm-sized, dark-blue Moon Blade in the air, with an attack range of ten meters. It fed on Moon Orchid Petals.

Wine Gu: Price 2,500. It resembled a piece of white crystal and fed on alcohol. It could fly through the air. It could condense and purify a Gu Master's power, raising it by half a rank, but it was only effective below Black Iron Tier.

Vitality Grass: Price 500. Entirely purple and resembling a mimosa, though it had only nine leaves. A healing-type Gu whose healing effect was roughly comparable to the Holy Light of a Bronze Tier priest. However, it was also a necessary Gu for refining Love's Parting, the greatest poison among Rank Two Gu.

With these three Gu, Cao Xiaochun's strength would improve greatly. During the remaining three days, he would try to refine as many other Gu as possible. After all, every additional method meant a greater chance of protecting himself in the dungeon.

With that in mind, Cao Xiaochun put away the Gu, took a sip of tea, then got up and walked over to the computer desk, preparing to buy materials for refining Gu as well as food for his Gu.

Because this world had class-changers, delivery services were extremely efficient. Cao Xiaochun had only placed the order last night, yet when he woke up this morning, everything had already arrived downstairs.

The goods were delivered by a large truck, and the driver was a fat middle-aged man. Since this was a major order, they didn't dare be careless. Not only had they assigned specialized movers, but the merchant had even thrown in several large pots for free.

After all, these things looked like ingredients, even if the flavors were a little heavy.

"Yo, landlord, are you planning to throw a party?"

Seemingly hearing the commotion outside, the young girl across the hall slowly opened her door, poked out her little head, blinked, and said with a smile.

Perhaps because she had just woken up, the girl was wearing silk pajamas. Maybe because the size didn't fit, the undersized pajamas perfectly outlined her youthful figure, and even the large rabbits she kept at home had already hopped halfway out.

"Yeah, an insect party. Want to join?"

"Also, you've owed me two months of rent. When are you planning to pay it all off?"

Cao Xiaochun glanced over the girl and replied flatly.

If you wanted to talk, then talk. Couldn't you stop disturbing people while they were moving things? Didn't you see that those movers' hearts were already in turmoil?

"Just give me another two days. My boyfriend has already gone out to earn money. We'll be able to scrape together the rent soon."

The girl said coquettishly. Since this area was close to the school, rent wasn't cheap. With their level of spending, they simply couldn't afford such a large expense unless they worked during holidays.

"If that doesn't work, invite me when you hold the party. I'll think of a way to offset part of the rent for you then, okay?"

The girl narrowed her eyes and deliberately toyed with her figure, seemingly implying something.

"Not convenient lately. Another day." Cao Xiaochun's eye twitched. He didn't consider his moral standards particularly high. If this really were a party, he wouldn't have minded inviting her, but improving his strength was more important right now.

"Then it's settled. Give me a few more days." Hearing Cao Xiaochun relent, the girl smiled brightly. Seemingly afraid that he would go back on his word, she retreated into her room after saying that and gently closed the door.