Deep Development of the Thatch Gu

How can this capability be further developed?

What if information could be transmitted over long distances by tying notes to the Thatch Gu?

If it can be used to transmit intelligence, could it also be used for escorting goods, delivering messages, and logistics?

If its houses are large enough, could humans climb into its small houses and still teleport long distances?

Is it possible to put the enemy inside a small house and teleport them directly to a dangerous location?

With Long Xuan's boundless imagination, he came up with several ideas about developing this ability almost without thinking.

His eyes darted around, revealing an excited gleam. To test his wild idea, he once again interfered with the Thatch Gu's house-building process, conducting various experiments on its abilities.

Three days later, Long Xuan roughly figured out the limits of the Thatch Gu's abilities.

Through his research, he discovered that all the small houses covered by the Thatch Gu were connected to a space called the Void Realm.

The Thatch Gu can enter the Void Realm and travel to small houses that are extremely far away in the Reality Realm.

This Void Realm already exists in reality, rather than being created by the Thatch Gu.

All the Thatch Gu will share a Void Realm, and they will also meet each other in the Void Realm.

The Void Realm is vast, a hazy, gray world. Once a living creature enters the small house covered by the Thatch Gu, it will become lost in the Void Realm and may never be able to escape again in this lifetime.

Therefore, the idea that Gu cultivators can teleport long distances by entering small houses is not feasible for the time being.

However, inanimate objects can be carried by the Thatch Gu, Thatch Gu can transport objects and deliver messages over long distances.

Using this ability, the Thatch Gu can easily engage in escort services, message delivery, logistics, and even food delivery—all highly profitable businesses.

Moreover, this ability makes it excellent for transmitting information and intelligence, and can be applied to intelligence-gathering work.

Compared to the Thatch Gu, which can teleport instantly, methods like sending messages by carrier pigeon or flying insect are basically obsolete.

Long Xuan took a deep breath. He knew all too well just how valuable this ability was, and how much wealth his Lineage could amass from it.

It can be said that the Thatch Gu is worth 100 million contribution points, or even more, but unfortunately the Lineage's maximum contribution point is only 100 million.

It's not a loss, really. Since the Lineage has let me learn their various secret techniques for free, I'll just consider it a way of returning the favor. Besides, a stronger Lineage can only benefit me, not harm me.

It's truly an unexpected stroke of luck. He clearly didn't want to earn 100 million contribution points, otherwise he'd have to embroider another dragon on his body, which would be quite painful. But now he couldn't avoid earning 100 million contribution points even if he wanted to. He gave a helpless bitter smile.

After putting away the Thatch Gu and its two small houses, Long Xuan finally set off towards the Long Family's direction.

After becoming a Gu cultivator in the Marrow Cleansing Stage, he could use the Starstep technique even faster. Before, it would take him half a day to reach the Long Family at full speed, but now he could arrive in just one hour.

As soon as Long Xuan entered the Long Family's residence, he found that the Long Family was very lively and noisy. It was better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early, as today happened to be the day of the Earthworker Tournament.

However, the competition was already more than halfway through and was nearing its end. He had missed the registration deadline, and it was too late to participate now.

Long Xuan became interested and, instead of rushing to hand over the Raincoat Gu Recipe to his Lineage, immediately headed towards the competition venue to watch the excitement.

The location of the Earthworker competition was an open space on the edge of the Lineage's territory. After Long Xuan arrived there, he found that the next match had not yet started, so he found Long Qilin and walked towards Long Qilin's location to ask about the previous matches.

Seeing Long Qilin's worried expression, Long Xuan knew that the previous matches had not gone well and he probably hadn't won first place. Otherwise, he, whose mood was always written on his face, would never have had this expression.

"No way? Didn't I already give you the Spirit Soil from the Empress's Tomb? That's Mid-Grade Spirit Soil. After your Earthworker transforms into Spirit Gu, surely he can still get the top spot?"

Long Xuan walked over in surprise and asked.

Long Qilin glanced at him and said helplessly, "The Lineage organized this competition to encourage more people to refine Earthworker; how could we allow Spirit Gu to participate and disrupt the game's balance?"

"Otherwise, if Spirit Gu can participate, then wouldn't those clan Earthworker who have already transformed into Unusual Gu also be able to participate? Then there would be even less of a chance for us."

"The competition rules only allow Mortal Gu Earthworker to participate, so I haven't had my Earthworker undergo transformation yet."

"The Strongman Cup and the Earthball-Pushing Tournament are over, and Long Ziyan swept the championships again. I'm outdone by her once more."

Long Xuan looked at him with pity. He hadn't expected that he would still be number two this time. He would never be able to get rid of this curse. He wondered if it would leave him with psychological trauma.

He patted Long Qilin on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's alright, winning and losing are common in war. Isn't there still a tug-of-war?"

"You'll definitely win the Earthworker -war, Tu Fuzi. Everyone you know is a male Gu cultivator, while everyone she knows is a female Gu cultivator."

"She's unbeatable in individual strength, but tug-of-war isn't a one-man game. Individual strength can't determine the outcome of a team event. You're definitely going to win this round."

Long Qilin gave a wry smile, shook his head, and said with a wry smile, "You probably don't know yet, do you? There was an accident during the tug-of-war."

"The force generated by the tug-of-war between ten Earthworker on one side was simply too immense; the Lineage did not have a rope capable of withstanding their strength."

"All the ropes just snapped. Even the chains couldn't help. The tug-of-war is completely out of the question now, and the Lineage's higher-ups still haven't come to a solution."

"If this competition falls through, I'll have no hope of beating her."

Upon hearing this, Long Xuan was stunned. It seemed he had come to see nothing but disappointment, having missed not a single match.

"It's alright, isn't this kind of competition going to be held again next year? We can win it back next year. By the way, I've been in seclusion breaking through to the Marrow Cleansing Stage for a while now, so I'm out of touch with everyone. How did the various races resolve what happened in the ancient tomb last time?"

Long Xuan changed the subject at the right moment and asked the question that concerned him most.

He absolutely had to get to the bottom of this.

After handing over the Raincoat Gu Recipe, he will receive 100 million contribution points and will immediately begin setting up the Five-Element Reversal Grand Formation.

If things are chaotic outside right now, with the possibility of war or even an invasion by foreign tribes, then he absolutely cannot run around outside during this period, and the task of setting up the Five-Element Reversal Grand Formation will have to be postponed.

Long Qilin shook his head and said, "I'm not quite sure either; the information transmission is just too slow."

"All I know is that the Lineage who sent the Gu King's clone into the ancient tomb chose to renege on their debts, refusing to admit it, apologize, or compensate, even when the evidence was irrefutable."

"Because there are three parties involved in the violation, and they've teamed up, forming a three-on-three situation, they have nothing to fear from anyone."

"Although our clan only had a clone of a Gu cultivator in the Marrow Cleansing Stage enter, strictly speaking, it still constitutes a violation of the rules. Therefore, we dare not take sides at this time and maintain a neutral stance."

"Because our clan remains neutral, the situation outside is currently evenly matched, with the score at three to three. The Miao Clan Ancestor has lost his grandson, and he will never let this go easily. Therefore, the situation outside is very chaotic, with small-scale conflicts occurring frequently."

"But our tribe is currently a neutral force, so our territory is at peace and there are no battles taking place. We can hold all kinds of competitions without worry."

The Long Qilin suddenly revealed a sinister smile, "Hehe! The other six races are constantly clashing and depleting their strength, while our race can preserve its strength and develop peacefully."

"After this incident, our clan can further narrow the gap with the strongest clans, and perhaps even surpass them."

Upon hearing this, Long Xuan couldn't help but sigh at how cunning the Long Family was. While the various races outside were in complete chaos, the Long Family was watching from the sidelines, even having the leisure to hold various competitions. Ironically, it was the Long Family that had instigated this inter-clan war.

However, this put Long Xuan at ease. Since the flames of war had not reached the Long Family's territory, he no longer needed to worry about encountering any accidents when he went out to set up the Five-Element Reversal Grand Formation.

Since the tug-of-war competition was likely to break down, Long Xuan lost interest in watching the spectacle.

After chatting casually with Long Qilin for a few more minutes, he made an excuse to leave and, while everyone was watching the match, immediately headed towards the Long Family's Mission Hall.

At this time, there were hardly any people in the Mission Hall. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him, Long Xuan threw the Insect-Rearing Pouch containing the Thatch Gu and the Raincoat Gu Recipe into the box under the long-term mission, and then left immediately as if nothing had happened.

Now he just needs to wait patiently.

Half a month later, in the council hall.

The atmosphere inside the council hall was strange. A group of old men were intently watching an insect build a house, all looking very interested and thoroughly enjoying themselves.

They couldn't understand what was so interesting about an insect building a house, that it captivated them so much that they forgot to eat and sleep. They had been in the council hall for who knows how long, watching the insect build its house for several days.

The elder of the clan was the most mesmerized. His eyes were bloodshot from staring at the insect. Suddenly, he took out a branch that exuded a life force from his Storage Bag with his aged hand and smiled as he presented it to the insect.

Upon seeing the twig, the insect's eyes lit up with excitement. It quickly snatched the twig, which seemed to radiate vitality, and then pondered where to place it in its new home.

Everyone was stunned by what they saw.

Long Wanli exclaimed, "This is a branch from the Earth-grade Spirit Medicine, the Life Ancient Tree! You actually used it to build a house? Are you out of your mind?"

Everyone gasped at his crazy actions, looking at him in bewilderment. Was he possessed by watching insects build houses?

The second elder sighed and said, "Are you still not giving up? After countless experiments, we've found that the Thatch Gu's house cannot teleport living beings, so the idea of using it to replace Teleportation Array is very difficult to realize."

"Building technology affects the stability of entering the Void Realm, while the building materials affect the teleportation distance. No matter how high the grade of the building materials, it is impossible for it to have the ability to carry living beings."