Gu Yuan answered honestly: "To Ninth Elder, this junior Gu Yuan is the Medicine Gatherer of Jade Cauldron Tower."
Beside him, Xia Mingyang also spoke at the right moment: "Ninth Elder, Gu Yuan is one of the two talents I want to recommend."
"Hmm."
He Ling True Master nodded indifferently, saying no more, simply stating:
"I have already gathered the Pavilion Masters of Jade Cauldron Tower from Shengyang Prefecture, Rongyuan Prefecture, Qingyuan Prefecture, Mingchuan Prefecture, and had them send all the recommended talents here."
"By then, you will undergo the examination together with them."
Gu Yuan respectfully bowed: "Yes, this junior obeys!"
He Ling True Master looked at Xia Mingyang: "I still have some matters to attend to, so I won’t stay long. I will return on the day of the examination. If you have anything to say, just tell me then. You know how to contact me."
After speaking, without waiting for Xia Mingyang to say anything, He Ling True Master lifted his leg and appeared on the back of the Spirit Crane.
Crane cry—
With the sound of the crane’s cry, in just the span of a breath, the figure of a person and a crane turned into a black dot, disappearing into the distant horizon.
"Such fast speed, flying..."
Gu Yuan watched the disappearing figure of He Ling True Master, feeling slightly envious in his heart:
"I wonder when I will be able to reach the heavens and descend to the Nine Netherworld, flying in the high skies..."
Flying was the eternal dream of mankind in his previous life.
One had to rely on planes, aircraft, hot air balloons, and such tools.
But in this big world of Xianxia, as long as the cultivation is sufficient, one can fully rely on one’s divine techniques to travel in and out of the heavens and the Nine Netherworld, flying in the sky.
"Gu Yuan, you did very well today."
Xia Mingyang withdrew his gaze, looking at Gu Yuan with a tone of praise.
He realized that he had underestimated the young man in front of him, who could so easily kill Wu Xun. Gu Yuan’s strength was beyond his expectation.
"Pavilion Master praises me too much, I only did what I could."
Gu Yuan responded humbly.
With Xia Mingyang’s recent recommendation, joining Medicine King Mountain should not be a problem for him.
The difference is only whether he enters as an Outer Disciple or an Inner Sect Disciple. Perhaps there is also the possibility of being a True Disciple.
However, the specifics depend on how he will transform next.
So many things happened today that Xia Mingyang didn’t have the mindset to say much more, and after chatting with Gu Yuan for a few moments, he began to deal with some subsequent matters.
Gu Yuan, however, bade farewell and returned to his place.
But as he passed by the remains of Wei Chuan’s corpse, now turned into fragments on the ground, he paused and stopped.
Clang!
Gu Yuan drew his sword and flicked.
A crystal-clear insect was flicked out from under a piece of torn cloth.
The insect was no different in size from an ordinary silkworm, but its body faintly glimmered blue. Even though it was dead, it still emitted threads of icy cold air.
And in Gu Yuan’s eyes, this insect corpse emitted a rich blue-white spiritual light, clearly also a spiritual object.
"This is... the Ice Silkworm Gu? Wei Chuan’s Lifebound Gu Insect!"
Gu Yuan’s eyes flickered, recalling when he saw Wei Chuan last time, Luo Sheng mentioned the Ice Silkworm Gu.
Wei Chuan’s methods were extraordinary, the icy blue cold air he released with a gesture was extremely cold and powerful, likely related to the Ice Silkworm Gu.
Gu Yuan was unsure if this thing was poisonous, so he found a piece of rag to wrap it up, then returned to his residence.
"Ji Ji! Ji Ji!"
As soon as he reached the backyard, a small cyan shadow leaped flying over, emitting a piercing sound, hopping onto Gu Yuan, looking quite excited.
"Little Qing?"
Gu Yuan was somewhat astonished:
"What’s wrong with you?"
As he spoke, he saw Little Qing dart straight for the Ice Silkworm Gu corpse in his hand, causing Gu Yuan to instinctively try to stop it:
"Wait, that’s the Ice Silkworm Gu, it might be poisonous, you can’t..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Little Qing open its mouth wide and swallow the Ice Silkworm Gu corpse, which was almost the same size as its body, in one go.
Gu Yuan’s words stuck in his throat, murmuring:
"Uh... well, you’re at least the Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly, even if it’s poisonous, it shouldn’t be a problem for you..."
After swallowing the Ice Silkworm Gu, Little Qing returned to its usual lazy state, bouncing back into the wooden box to sleep and digest the benefits.
Seeing this, Gu Yuan did not feel it was a waste.
Though the Ice Silkworm Gu had some value, letting Little Qing eat it was alright. After all, better not let it go to waste.
...
In the subsequent time, aside from daily living necessities, Gu Yuan spent his time doing only two things.
One is cultivation, daily using True Qi to cleanse bone marrow, shaking bone marrow with blood and Qi.
The other is to use all the Spirit Medicine gathered by A Huang, Big Mouth, and A Wu to feed Ao Da.
The former is his daily homework, naturally cannot be neglected.
As for the latter, as long as Ao Da reaches maturity, it can upgrade and transform, bringing Gu Yuan new talents.
On this day.
Gu Yuan was sitting cross-legged, cultivating under the old tree in the yard.
When suddenly, a furry little head peered over the wall.
"Zhi Zhi Zhi! Zhi Zhi Zhi!"
A Huang squeaked, sneaking into the yard.
In its mouth, it carried a rope, the other end of which dragged a cloth bag with a wooden box inside.
Gu Yuan took the wooden box into his hand, opened it, and saw a piece of Reishi inside, about the size of a palm, dark red all over, emitting a faint fragrant air.
"Eighth Grade Spirit Medicine Red Robe Reishi?"
Seeing the Reishi, Gu Yuan’s eyes brightened.
Eighth Grade Spirit Medicine, such good things are rare. The ones A Huang found earlier were almost all Ninth Grade Spirit Medicines.
Moreover, the medicinal properties of this Red Robe Reishi are gentle and nourishing, even ordinary people can consume it directly without harm.
"Zhi Zhi Zhi!"
A Huang stood upright, its face full of pride, standing in front of Gu Yuan to claim credit for itself.
"A Huang, well done!"
"Truly the first Spirit Pet under my command! You’ve really helped me greatly!"
For the credit-standing major contributor, Gu Yuan wasn’t stingy with praise, raising his thumb and spewing out all sorts of compliments.
Praising until A Huang was dizzy, overwhelmed with joy, bouncing nonstop in place, until Gu Yuan stopped.
Then he took out a Yellow Millet Pill, and stuffed it into A Huang’s grasp: "Take it and eat."
This Yellow Millet Pill was bought by Gu Yuan at Jade Cauldron Tower a few days ago, basically using up all his savings.
However, Gu Yuan unexpectedly found that A Huang had an extraordinary fondness for Yellow Millet Pills, even improving its diligence in daily Spirit Medicine search.
Gu Yuan speculated that it could be due to the Spirit Rice used in the ingredients for refining Yellow Millet Pills.
After sending A Huang off to the side, Gu Yuan carried the Red Robe Reishi to the edge of the pool.
Splash!
A large, dark-gray head poked out of the water.