Chapter 27: The Gu Insect that Devours Books, Comprehension Improved

Not long after, Shopkeeper Zhao handed all the materials to Zhou Sui.

"Not bad."

After obtaining these materials, Zhou Sui breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed the materials for refining the Book Gu had been completely gathered.

"By the way, Shopkeeper Zhao, how is the Xianxia Sect's entry into the Cloud Mist Mountain Range going? Is it proceeding smoothly?"

Thinking of this, Zhou Sui immediately inquired for news.

After all, the success or failure of the Xianxia Sect concerned the future of Miyun City and would determine whether Miyun City would face turmoil in the future.

As a resident of Miyun City, he was naturally very concerned about this matter.

And as the manager of the Pill Pavilion, Shopkeeper Zhao must be very well-informed.

"As for that, it is of course going very smoothly, you don't need to worry about anything."

Shopkeeper Zhao smiled slightly: "After all, the Xianxia Sect is determined to win this time and has dispatched several Foundation Establishment Cultivators; it can be said to be foolproof. Soon, Miyun City will return to its former tranquility, and there won't be any problems."

"I see, that is great."

Hearing this, Zhou Sui felt much more at ease. After all, he was living quite well in Miyun City and could fully cultivate until the Foundation Establishment Realm; he did not want to abandon this safe house just because of danger.

If it were elsewhere, it might not be as safe as Miyun City, nor would it possess so many cultivation resources.

Whoosh!

After saying these words, Zhou Sui bid farewell to Shopkeeper Zhao and walked toward his home.

At this moment, several clerks from the Pill Pavilion revealed fierce expressions, appearing ill-intentioned, and wanted to follow Zhou Sui.

"You few had better not provoke that kid. Behind that kid is a female Cultivator at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer. If that kid dies, do you think that female Cultivator won't be angry?"

"Moreover, that kid is also that female Cultivator's man, doted on completely. Who knows what kind of life-saving items he might have on him."

"If you don't want to die, it's best not to act rashly."

Shopkeeper Zhao said calmly.

"This!"

Hearing this, the expressions of the few clerks immediately stiffened. They had previously thought that Zhou Sui might have the wealth of thousands of Low-grade Spirit Stones on him and wanted to quietly follow him to rob him.

After all, for them, this was a huge fortune, and it was hard not to be tempted.

Plus, Miyun City was currently very chaotic and lacked a Law Enforcement Team; even if they killed the other party, no one would be able to do anything to them.

However, after hearing Shopkeeper Zhao say this, they immediately calmed down.

Because behind this kid was a female Cultivator at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, whose strength was extraordinary and whose background was deep.

Even if they really wanted to make a move, they might not necessarily benefit.

"Manager, you are joking. We are all law-abiding citizens; how could we possibly do such things as Robber Cultivators?"

A clerk smiled awkwardly, but he gave up the idea of robbing and killing Zhou Sui. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he lacked certainty.

Coupled with the fact that Shopkeeper Zhao seemed to have the intention of protecting him, he dared not act even more.

"That's good."

Shopkeeper Zhao smiled slightly, not saying much more.

He also had a certain degree of goodwill toward Zhou Sui; after all, they had known each other for over ten years, and just saying a few words didn't amount to much.

…………

At this time, the clone Zhou Sui also returned home safely, without being attacked by other Cultivators on the way.

At the same time, he handed all the materials to the main body.

"Just going to buy some things, and it actually triggered a murderous intent."

"Wealth should not be exposed, wealth should not be exposed indeed."

Sensing the message transmitted by the clone, Zhou Sui clenched his fists. How could he not sense the murderous intent and greed of those Pill Pavilion clerks? They clearly had their eyes on the Spirit Stones on him and wanted to kill him to seize his treasures.

He also did not expect that he would be targeted by other Cultivators just by going to a regular shop to buy Spirit Materials.

One can imagine the dangers of the world of immortal cultivation; if one possesses wealth that exceeds one's own strength, one has embarked on a path to death.

His decision to always hide at home to cultivate and never go out to take risks seemed to be correct after all.

At the beginning, he was only a Cultivator at the Qi Refining First Layer; if he had exposed that he possessed a large amount of Spirit Stones, he would have likely been assassinated by other jealous Cultivators long ago and would never have lived until today.

Even the clerks of regular shops could change their identities at any time to kill and seize treasures.

For Cultivators, this kind of thing has no psychological barrier at all.

Of course, according to his current cultivation level, if those few clerks really dared to come and rob him, then the ones who would die would definitely be them.

From this perspective, it is hard to say whose luck was better.

"My current strength is still too weak; I must continue to improve my cultivation. It would be best to reach the Qi Refining Late Stage, or even the Foundation Establishment Stage, to be considered as having the power to protect myself."

Thinking of this, a sense of urgency surged in Zhou Sui's heart.

Swish, swish, swish~~~

In an instant, he threw the many materials into the Gu God Bowl, and then burned thousands of Low-grade Spirit Stones, causing all these materials to be refined and transformed into Chaos Qi.

He did not know how much time had passed; countless materials melted and then gave birth to a mysterious white Gu Insect, with dense and mysterious Runes appearing on its body.

Boom~~

The next second, this white Gu Insect instantly burrowed into the depths of his brain, merging with his brain, and then a stream of information was instantly infused.

"Book Gu, this is a Heavenly Gu Insect known for devouring books. It loves to devour all kinds of books and Inheritance Jade Slips. Any book it eats will be recorded by it and will never be forgotten."

"If it can devour all the books in the world, then it will be the largest library in the world, recording all the knowledge in the world. Possessing it is possessing all the wealth in the world."

…………

"It's done. Let's first test the effect of this Book Gu."

Seeing the appearance of this white Gu Insect, Zhou Sui was immediately overjoyed and, without hesitation, immediately took out a secret manual, the Phantom Demon Transformation Art, from his person.

Crunch, crunch~~

Immediately, this white Gu Insect crawled out, as if it had smelled some delicious food, pouncing forward in an instant and devouring the entire secret manual in no time.

What?!

In a split second, Zhou Sui felt a shock in his heart; he perceived the text of the Phantom Demon Transformation Art being instantly infused into his brain, reaching the level of photographic memory.

Even more astonishingly, a gray stream of Qi surged from the Book Gu and poured into the depths of his sea of consciousness.

At this moment, he perceived that his comprehension had received an unprecedented boost, as if he had ascended from an ordinary person to a genius.

The cultivation technique that he had been unable to reach the Beginner level of despite spending a vast amount of time, was now mastered to the Beginner level in an instant.

It was as if he had practiced this technique for twenty years; a massive amount of information submerged into it.

The many mysteries of the Phantom Demon Transformation Art were all revealed.

This feeling made him feel incomparably comfortable; this was the first time he had experienced what it meant to have the comprehension of a genius.

If not for the help of the Book Gu, he would have needed to spend at least ten years just to reach the Beginner level.

(End of this chapter)