Chapter 100 Making Deals

Fang Yuan accepted Bright Moon Gu and stored it away. With the suppression of the Spring Autumn Cicada, refining a mere Rank Two Gu posed little difficulty, and he quickly made it his own.

Afterward, Fang Yuan noticed that the mysterious shop owner he had met previously was nowhere to be seen. “Why isn’t your boss here today?”

Remembering Lin Feng’s instructions, the shop assistant smiled. “The boss received quite a few refinement orders from Gu Masters in your village. He’s been busy refining Gu day and night. Is there something you need from him?”

Fang Yuan casually walked toward another counter and examined the Gu displayed there. “I have another Gu I want refined and was hoping he could handle it. Is he available?”

The assistant thought briefly before shaking his head. “I’m afraid the boss really doesn’t have any time. However, we have other Refinement Path Gu Masters who can take the order. What Gu do you want refined?”

He really has no time? Forget it. Refining this Gu is more important.

Fang Yuan lightly touched his chest. Inside his aperture, a Gu was continuously absorbing his essence blood and slowly growing. This Gu would also be one of the keys to dealing with the first-generation Gu Yue in the future.

“Do you have the materials for this recipe, and how long would the refinement take? If you’re missing anything, check whether you have these materials as well.”

Fang Yuan wrote down a Rank Two Gu recipe and handed it across the counter.

It was the recipe for a rare Rule Path Gu called Rebellion Gu.

The assistant carefully examined the recipe before his expression became troubled. “We have the necessary materials, but this Gu is quite difficult to refine. The caravan has already remained in Gu Yue Village for two days, and we’ll be leaving soon. I’m afraid there isn’t enough time.”

“That’s fine. I’ll pay more. Refine this Gu first.”

Fang Yuan offered additional primeval stones without hesitation. He was currently quite wealthy. After the first-generation Gu Yue killed Jia Jinsheng, Fang Yuan had relied on his glib tongue to obtain a considerable number of primeval stones from the old monster.

Naturally, the first-generation Gu Yue had not given him those resources for nothing. In return, he ordered Fang Yuan to secretly obtain several Gu Master corpses. Although he never explained what they were for, Fang Yuan had once been a Blood Path Gu Immortal. He could easily guess that the corpses were intended for experiments involving the newly obtained Blood Embryo Gu.

Fang Yuan could even roughly guess the goal of those experiments. The first-generation Gu Yue had previously admitted that he possessed only C-grade aptitude, so he was most likely trying to use Blood Embryo Gu to improve his own aptitude.

Could the first-generation Gu Yue already possess another Blood Path Gu capable of raising aptitude? He is a Blood Path Gu Master, so there’s a good chance he obtained one of Blood Sea Ancestor’s true inheritances.

This reminded Fang Yuan of a rumor from his previous life. It was said that among Blood Sea Ancestor’s inheritances existed a mysterious Gu capable of permanently raising a Gu Master’s aptitude.

Unfortunately, even after becoming a Rank Six Blood Path Gu Immortal, Fang Yuan had never personally encountered this legendary Gu before his death.

Of course, he might also be searching for a way to restore himself to a living human. After all, aside from his aptitude, that old monster’s greatest problem is that he’s still a zombie. His body and internal organs are already dead. Not only can he no longer recover primeval essence naturally, but even his thoughts are limited and recover extremely slowly.

Just as Fang Yuan was about to leave, the shop assistant suddenly asked with some curiosity, “Young master, is this Gu being refined for your clan leader?”

Fang Yuan stopped and turned around with a smile. “Of course. The clan leader could refine a Rank Two Gu himself, but the caravan’s arrival has left him with many matters to handle, so he doesn’t have the time. Our village also lacks some of the necessary refinement materials, which is why he entrusted the task to you.”

The assistant immediately found the explanation reasonable. Fang Zheng was the only A-grade genius in Gu Yue Village and would certainly receive special attention from the clan leader. It would not be strange for the clan leader to entrust him with arranging the refinement of a Gu.

With this thought, the assistant nodded repeatedly. “Please rest assured, young master. We’ll do everything we can to complete the refinement before the caravan leaves. And if there’s an opportunity in the future, please put in a good word for our shop. It’s not easy for merchants like us to travel throughout Southern Border.”

“Of course.” Fang Yuan smiled before lowering his voice slightly. “But don’t spread word of this. It would be troublesome if too many people learned about it, and the influence wouldn’t be good.”

The assistant immediately understood. So that’s how it is. The clan leader is secretly giving Fang Zheng special treatment. No wonder he doesn’t want the other clan elders to know.

Thinking he had understood the situation perfectly, the assistant readily agreed to keep the matter secret.