Chapter 475: Methods to Reinforce the Seal

Two leisurely years passed.

In the Demon-Suppressing Tower, six Long Xuans sat around a bottomless wellhead. Unknowingly, they had actually been sitting there for two years.

Through his split soul, Long Xuan used one mind for two tasks; while cultivating, his main soul was immersed in the Soul Study, creating a new version of the Chess Gu formula, with gratifying progress.

He had already successfully broken through to the peak of the Spirit Sea realm half a year ago. The reason he hadn't come out was simply to stabilize his realm.

In the Soul Study, Long Xuan looked at the thick book in his hand, an expression of disbelief flashing in his eyes.

Before entering seclusion, he had told Zhu Jiuge that if he could research a new Chess Gu formula within two years, he would give her a pill capable of attracting the Life-Transforming Thunder.

Undoubtedly, he was going to fleece Zhu Jiuge again, intending to borrow her heaven-defying luck to successfully research the Chess Gu formula within two years.

Presumably, the Misfortune Gu would never sit idly by if it wanted its host to obtain this heaven-defying pill.

He certainly didn't have a pill capable of attracting the Life-Transforming Thunder; the reason he said so was just to get something for nothing. If that Misfortune Gu wanted its host to obtain this pill, it could only use its astonishing luck to help him successfully research such a pill.

This move was simply killing two birds with one stone. This Misfortune Gu had been completely played by him.

He hadn't expected that this Misfortune Gu would truly be so effective. Over the next two years, whenever he guessed while creating his own Gu formula, he was always right. Everything went smoothly, and he really did successfully create the new Chess Gu formula within two years.

Although he had anticipated it in his heart, he still couldn't help but click his tongue at this moment. This Misfortune Gu was truly unreasonably strong; one really didn't know whether to call the person who possessed it lucky or unfortunate.

During these two years, using seclusion as an excuse, he had completely become a hands-off manager. Everything in the shop was left to Zhu Jiuge to handle, and he only needed to send the coffee produced in the Swallowing Heaven World Toad's belly to her via the Straw Gu Hut every so often.

In these two years, under the influence of her heaven-defying luck, the business had gone smoothly, earning massive wealth.

By bartering with various Coffee Gu, all the materials for the new Chess Gu had basically been collected.

That is to say, he could officially refine the Chess Gu today. The progress regarding the Chess Gu was simply rapid.

However, there were joys and worries. As he had expected, the production process of coffee was simply too simple; it was impossible to keep it hidden forever. This world had never lacked smart people.

Now, too many forces had researched the production method of coffee, and Coffee Gu had begun to flood the whole world.

In less than two years, Coffee Gu had blossomed everywhere, spreading to every corner of the world, becoming the hottest Gu worm in the entire Gu World, sought after by all Gu cultivators under heaven.

Because no one knew the function of coffee trees before, useless things were naturally not picked by anyone, resulting in such spirit herbs as coffee being everywhere in the mountains and forests.

Easily obtained materials and cheap refining costs—how could Coffee Gu not be popular?

Now, there were people searching for coffee trees everywhere in the mountains and forests. The human army had completely fallen into madness. It was estimated that the wild coffee trees would be picked clean by the crazy humans before long.

Under these circumstances, the business of Long Xuan's Coffee Shop was inevitably affected. Although it could still make money, it was impossible for the profits to be like before.

However, Long Xuan was already satisfied. The Chess Gu formula required seventy million units of materials. What kind of immense wealth was needed to collect so many materials? From this, one could see how much he had earned by selling Coffee Gu in these two years.

If there were no Coffee Gu, it would have been difficult for him to collect so many materials within two years.

Looking at the dictionary-like Gu formula in his hand, Long Xuan felt a wave of emotion.

Creating the Gu formula so easily, he still felt it was unbelievable to this day. Things had gone too smoothly.

Just as he put away the Gu formula and prepared to walk out to refine the Chess Gu, he suddenly heard a knock on the door from outside.

He finally opened his eyes and ended his cultivation state.

"How much longer are you going to stay inside? It's been two years. Do you know how I've spent these two years!"

Hearing that it was Zhu Jiuge's voice outside the door, Long Xuan touched his nose, revealing a rare awkward expression.

Running out to cultivate and leaving her alone to look after the business was indeed a bit unkind.

"So it's Jiuge! Please come in, please come in! What wind blew you here?"

Long Xuan opened the black stone door and smiled as he welcomed Zhu Jiuge, who was outside, in.

Having not seen her for many years, upon seeing her realm, Long Xuan's pupils shrank instantly.

Good heavens, this Zhu Jiuge had actually reached the early stage of the Gu King realm. How did she cultivate? Even sitting on a rocket wouldn't have this speed.

When he was still feeling smug about breaking through to the peak of the Spirit Sea realm in such a short time, this young lady had already reached the early stage of the Gu King realm. How could he not feel ashamed?

There was no harm without comparison. Compared to Zhu Jiuge, he had lived his life in vain. Was the Misfortune Gu truly so heaven-defying?

Long Xuan's mood was extremely unsettled at this moment.

"I really didn't expect you to break through to the Gu King realm so quickly." "After becoming a Gu King, logically speaking, you should graduate. Are you planning to leave here and say goodbye to me?" Long Xuan asked.

"I didn't expect the bottleneck of the Gu King realm to break at a touch either. I clearly hadn't prepared any resources for breaking through to the Gu King realm."

"Spirit energy also needs several years to reach Great Perfection. The probability of breaking through to the Gu King realm when spirit energy is not full is extremely low, not even one in ten thousand. I didn't expect that I would succeed on my first attempt."

"Once I become a Gu King, I have to graduate and leave the Saint Gu Academy. The graduation task the academy gave me is to find a way to seal the monster under the Demon-Suppressing Tower. You accompany me down to take a look."

Hearing this, Long Xuan raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but ask: "You want me to accompany you down; how are you so sure that I can definitely help you solve this problem?"

Zhu Jiuge immediately said: "I'm not sure if you can solve this problem. I don't even know if you know array formations. I'm just looking for you to simply try my luck."

Hearing this, Long Xuan's mouth couldn't help but twitch twice. Trying her luck—she had really guessed right. He truly had a way to reinforce the seal.

This woman's luck was truly heaven-defying. Out of so many people, she didn't look for anyone else but came to him first, and he happened to be the only person in this world who could reinforce the seal under the Demon-Suppressing Tower.

His reinforcement method was very simple: using the Heavenly Mechanism Eye to draw microscopic array patterns.

He planned to copy all the array patterns below, then shrink them a thousand or ten thousand times and engrave them on the array bases below.

The material of the array bases below was very special; it was sufficient for the array patterns he shrunk ten thousand times to still function.

Of course, his realm was simply too low. The engraved array patterns could only extend the time it took for the monster below to break free; they couldn't solve the problem permanently.

If the quality wasn't enough, then make up for it with quantity. He was precisely preparing to use massive amounts of array patterns to make up for his lack of realm.

Although he couldn't seal the monster permanently, he dared to say that in the entire Gu World, he was the only one who could delay the monster from breaking free.

He wasn't sure how long he could delay the monster from breaking free after he reinforced the seal, but before he ascended to the Spirit Realm, there was absolutely no possibility of this monster breaking free.

After he flew to the Spirit Realm, if this monster caused trouble again, that would be none of his business. Anyway, he wouldn't be in this world anymore, and no matter how big a disaster this monster caused, it would have nothing to do with him.

This would depend on what realm he was in before the monster broke free. If he was still a weakling when the monster broke free, then he would be powerless and absolutely wouldn't intend to meddle in other people's business.

If he had grown to the point of being able to kill this monster before it broke free, then he wouldn't mind solving this monster with a wave of his hand as a simple effort.

This was his inner plan.

Long Xuan's mouth curled up, and he smiled: "I have to sigh at your luck once again. You really found the right person by looking for me. To tell you the truth, I have a way to reinforce the seal below."

"However, my current realm is simply too low. The seal I reinforce using that method can only delay the time it takes for the monster to break free. It will break free sooner or later."

Hearing this, Zhu Jiuge furrowed her brows slightly. Learning that Long Xuan could truly reinforce the seal below, she wasn't surprised.

Because she was already used to it. From childhood to adulthood, she had always been smooth sailing and had never encountered any difficulties. She had already anticipated that anyone she picked at random could reinforce the seal.

Facing what Long Xuan said, she, who had already been mentally prepared, was naturally not surprised.

"How long can the seal you reinforce delay the monster from breaking free?" Zhu Jiuge frowned and said.

She wasn't very satisfied that the problem couldn't be solved permanently, but she also knew how difficult it was to reinforce the seal under the Demon-Suppressing Tower. Extending the time for the monster to break free was probably already the best method.

Long Xuan pondered for a moment. Accurately calculating the time for the monster to break free was indeed a bit difficult for him. He wasn't a god; how could he accurately calculate when that monster would come out?

Therefore, he could only scrape together the limited professional knowledge in his stomach and give a very general number.

"Between about one hundred and three thousand years," Long Xuan said hesitantly.

"Between one hundred and three thousand years?" Zhu Jiuge's voice suddenly rose, and she looked at him speechlessly. This interval was truly general enough. Spanning directly from one hundred to three thousand years—wasn't this interval a bit too large? It was the same as not saying anything.

However, in this way, she could also derive two accurate pieces of information.

Long Xuan must have given such a large interval under extremely cautious circumstances. Although the interval was general, it wouldn't be wrong. It could basically be determined that the monster absolutely couldn't break free within one hundred years, and it would definitely be able to break free within three thousand years.

Zhu Jiuge narrowed her eyes. One hundred years—that was enough for her to ascend to the Spirit Realm. This number meant that this monster almost wouldn't threaten her.

She just didn't know if she could grow to the point of being able to easily behead this monster within three thousand years.

If she could grow into an existence stronger than it before the monster broke free, then the danger to the Gu World could be resolved.

Conversely, if she hadn't grown to the point of being able to behead it before the monster broke free, then the entire Gu World would be in danger.

At this moment, a thought similar to Long Xuan's arose in her heart. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 476 =====