Chapter 118

The mountain before him was covered with all kinds of trees, and occasionally a plump spirit silkworm could be seen clinging to a leaf, munching on spirit leaves.

Long Ziyan's business was raising silkworms, earning cultivation resources by selling various types of silkworm silk.

So she needed a mountain peak suitable for planting many trees, and the area absolutely had to be large enough.

Such peaks weren't easy to find, so the peak she chose to carve her cultivation cave abode from wasn't the closest to the clan.

After glancing at those plump little fat worms, Long Xuan shouted loudly toward the mountain: "Senior Sister! Long Xuan has questions I don't understand—I've come at my master's command specifically to seek your guidance."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a small gate opened in the barrier before him; Long Xuan walked in with a cheerful grin.

Although Ziwei Peak covered a vast area, Long Ziyan's location wasn't hard to find.

Long Xuan walked straight to the highest point of the mountain and saw a purple pavilion, where the beauty sat inside.

Long Xuan couldn't help but marvel: he and she truly had the look of a married couple—even their interests were identical. They both loved staying at the peak's highest spot and building a pavilion there to shelter from sun and rain, sitting inside to enjoy the breeze and sip tea, utterly content.

She held a cup of tea in her hand, but unusually, she wasn't reading Divine Studies Ancient Books—instead, her attention was fixed on a Suo Gu sitting on the table, watching it with great interest.

Indeed, this senior sister had developed this peculiar hobby? She was this idle? What was so fascinating about a worm building a house?

Long Xuan looked again at the little house and realized it was built entirely from Dragon Silkworm Silk—this was extravagance beyond reason?

This was Second-tier Dragon Silkworm Silk; so much of it could fetch a fortune outside, yet she was using it all to build a house for a worm? What a waste! Had she used up all the Second-tier Dragon Silkworm Silk she'd produced these past years?

As if sensing Long Xuan's thoughts, Long Ziyan glanced at him and said: "It's not a loss—if I win FirstPlace, it's just like using prize money to build a house."

Long Xuan sat down opposite her and couldn't help asking: "Has the clan held another House Building Competition again? So frequently?"

He knew full well that in the first Suo Gu House Building Competition, Long Ziyan's creation had taken FirstPlace—her exquisite little house made of Century Ice Marrow had towered over all others, blinding everyone's eyes and even all the Suo Gu's eyes, still talked about to this day.

That first House Building Competition was like gods battling—every Great Elder had entered, each house's cost more astonishing than the last, and the Suo Gu's creations more imaginative and exquisite than the next.

Long Qilin's confident Upper Grade Spirit Stone House didn't even make the top ten—he completely broke down crying in the toilet.

But each Suo Gu house could only be used once in the competition; Long Ziyan's Century Ice Marrow House couldn't be reused in the next contest.

This time, her house built from Second-tier Dragon Silkworm Silk was ultimately inferior to last year's Century Ice Marrow House—could she still be secure?

As if reading his thoughts again, Long Ziyan said slowly: "The first House Building Competition is unbeatable; after that contest, everyone went bankrupt—how could anyone produce something surpassing the first?"

"My house built from Second-tier Dragon Silkworm Silk is nearly complete. Though it may not be the most beautiful, it's certainly the most practical—no one can easily break through a house built from Second-tier Dragon Silkworm Silk."

Seeing Long Ziyan read his thoughts again, Long Xuan froze slightly, unable to help but marvel: they truly had marital intuition—how did she always see through his thoughts?

"Also, this isn't really a competition anymore. Because Suo Gu significantly enhances our clan's Clan Luck, the clan has designated Suo Gu's birthdate as a traditional festival to honor Suo Gu's Contribution."

"Suo Gu Day is held every July Seventh and will be passed down forever; the exhibition of Suo Gu houses is merely one custom of this festival. Have you prepared your entry?" Long Ziyan asked curiously, looking at Long Xuan.

Long Xuan rubbed his nose—he had raised the Suo Gu after refining it, then just tossed it into Second Squad to be raised, never caring for it, so naturally he had no good creation.

But he had now decided: after returning, he would cut several branches from the Fire Dragon Fruit Tree to build a house for his Suo Gu.

He certainly wasn't trying to enter any house exhibition—since Suo Gu had been promoted throughout the clan and appeared widely, the number of Suo Gu entering the Void Realm had grown steadily.

Once in the Void Realm, Suo Gu not only encountered their own kind but also entered other Suo Gu's houses, visiting each other.

That meant Suo Gu could travel long distances to visit others' houses—but this species had a hierarchy.

Suo Gu that built shabby houses were looked down upon; those with good houses denied entry to the shabby ones.

In the Void Realm, Suo Gu formed many circles: those with luxurious villas visited only other luxurious villa owners; those with humble houses could only visit other humble houses.

For example, Long Lao's Suo Gu—Long Lao was deeply in debt, penniless, with no building materials at all—so his Suo Gu could only build a Thatched Cottage.

As a result, this Suo Gu was despised by the entire species—it couldn't enter anyone's house and could only sit alone in its Thatched Cottage, watching enviously every day as its peers lived in luxurious villas, pitiful indeed.

So for Long Xuan to have his Suo Gu enter Long Ziyan's Suo Gu's house, he'd have to spend heavily to build his Suo Gu a luxurious villa.

That way, he could communicate with Long Ziyan—another way to draw closer to her.

"Didn't you have questions to ask? Ask now," she said, then turned her gaze back to the Suo Gu building the house.

Only then did Long Xuan remember his purpose and said directly: "I want to know the secret of the Evil Dragon Emperor Eye and how it undergoes Transformation."

Both Long Xuan and Long Ziyan were Heavenly Prides who could learn the clan's most secret techniques without restriction—of course, she would answer fully.

She replied immediately: "The Evil Dragon Emperor Eye is our clan's strongest Solo Gu, unmatched in the most ancient eras."

"If the Feng Clan's Evil Phoenix True Eye is Evolve All Methods, allowing instant mastery of an opponent's abilities, then the Evil Dragon Emperor Eye is Break All Methods, instantly finding the weaknesses in an opponent's abilities and shattering them with one strike. The two are mutually restraining."

"But as Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power has thinned, countless materials have vanished, forcing these two Divine Eyes to continuously reduce their materials and weaken their abilities."

"Now, these two Divine Eyes only work against very weak abilities—they've long lost their ancient deterrent power and are no longer the strongest Top-Grade Gu Worms."

"Yet reducing materials has its benefits: the Gu Formula, based on material quantity, is now divided into Lower Grade, Middle Grade, Upper Grade, and Extreme Grade."

"Thus, Gu Formulas are no longer expensive—everyone in the clan can afford them. Though the Evil Dragon Emperor Eye is no longer strong, it can now be made available throughout the clan, one per person."

"Besides its Break All Methods base ability, the Evil Dragon Emperor Eye contains one hundred and eight stored abilities, but each person randomly draws only one."

"The Transformation method for the Evil Dragon Emperor Eye is to apply Eye Drops—each Transformation requires a different Eye Drops formula, and the higher the formula's grade, the better."

"This method applies to most Pupil Gu Worms—your Pupil Gu may also respond to it."

Long Ziyan glanced at Long Xuan's third eye and handed him a formula: "This is the Dragon's Tears formula. Apply this Eye Drops to the eye to gain dynamic vision, easily tracking an enemy's speed."

"In your eyes, the enemy's speed will appear slowed—under these conditions, losing becomes nearly impossible. Dragon's Tears also has a slight effect on human eyes; the more you use, the stronger the dynamic vision."

"Dragon's Tears has a shelf life of only one day. The main material requires the sap of the clan's Holy Tree, Divine Dragon Wood—the sap beneath the Divine Dragon Wood's bark also lasts only one day."

"Therefore, Dragon's Tears is always prepared on-site before the Holy Tree, and those preparing for WashingEyeDay must be present in person to wash their eyes on the spot."

"WashingEyeDay is also a traditional festival, held three days after Suo Gu Day. The first custom of WashingEyeDay is to hold a grand Gu Fighting Tournament."

"Only the TopTwenty in the Gu Fighting Tournament qualify for the Washing Eyes Activity. The higher your rank, the more Dragon's Tears you receive."

"In the Gu Fighting Tournament, both sides release their Gu Worms into a large pit. The Gu Cultivators cannot enter the arena—the outcome depends entirely on the strength of the Gu Worms, their numbers, and the cultivator's strategy."

"Gu Cultivators command from outside, using various tactics, and can even win against stronger opponents—this is also a game for the wise."

"Precisely because Gu Cultivators cannot enter the arena, cultivation realm offers no clear advantage—across generations, many have won despite being several realms below their opponents."

"So even though you're only at Marrow Cleansing early stage, if your Gu Worms are strong enough, you'll still be carried to a good rank—I suggest you enter this Gu Fighting Tournament."

"So even though you're only at the early stage of Marrow Cleansing, as long as your Gu Worm is strong enough, you'll be carried to a decent ranking. I suggest you enter this Gu Fighting Tournament."

Hearing this, Long Xuan slightly furrowed his brow; from Long Ziyan's words he caught one piece of information—the more times Dragon's Tears were used, the stronger the dynamic vision gained.

But there was only one Divine Dragon Wood, in a state of too many monks and too little meat; the Divine Dragon Milk it produced was completely insufficient to divide, each person could only get a little, far from reaching the resistance threshold for Dragon's Tears.

And if the Pupil Gu were allowed to undergo Transformation before reaching the resistance threshold, the post-Transformation effect would certainly be imperfect.

Long Ziyan seemed to read his thoughts once more, and said in tacit understanding: "This is something that can't be helped. The Cultivation Clan has so many people, it's impossible to only look after one person. What's more, even if all the Divine Dragon Milk of the entire Tribe were supplied to a single person, it would still be far from enough."

"So each person can only let the Evil Dragon Emperor Eye undergo Transformation in an imperfect state, and I can only keep suppressing the Evil Dragon Emperor Eye's Transformation, accumulating the quantity of Dragon's Tears."

"My only method is to participate in the Gu Fighting Tournament every year and take first place, to obtain the greatest quantity of Divine Dragon Milk each year, striving to let the Evil Dragon Emperor Eye undergo Transformation in a state close to perfect. My Evil Dragon Emperor Eye is a Top-Grade Gu Worm, it absolutely cannot be made do with less."

Long Xuan's gaze revealed a contemplative look. Using a small amount of Dragon's Tears to let the Heavenly Mechanism Eye undergo Transformation in an imperfect state — he was certainly not satisfied. Given his ambition, he would surely think of another way.

Besides, when it came to compounding Eye Drops, he didn't want to borrow others' hands. He wanted to improve the Dragon's Tears formula, to make the dynamic vision effect of Dragon's Tears even stronger.

Then the only method could only be to have a Divine Dragon Wood in his Medicine Garden. At that time, he could fiddle with it however he wanted, and compound as many Dragon's Tears as he wanted. This was the only way to let his Heavenly Mechanism Eye undergo Transformation in a perfect state.

Long Xuan's eyes darted around, wondering whether he could secretly break off a thick branch of the Divine Dragon Wood, and then use the Cutting Propagation Technique from his Past Life to make this branch grow into a tree.

(End of this chapter)