Chapter 90: Brain hole for the next top-grade Gu worm

After finally selling the map, Long Tian stopped paying attention to Long Xuan and turned to look for the next buyer.

Long Xuan picked up the map and looked at it, and found that it only drew the tomb passage and each tomb chamber, but the description of what dangers were in each location was very vague. It seemed that the owner who drew the map also knew a little bit.

After he found the location of the medicine garden, he looked at the location of the sleeping hall.

The sleeping hall is the location where the Female Emperor's coffin is placed. Undoubtedly, the most valuable treasure in the ancient tomb must be in the sleeping hall.

But this location is also definitely the most dangerous location in the ancient tomb. Those who enter will die nine times out of ten. Those two Gu Kings died here. The most valuable treasure in the ancient tomb has not been taken away by anyone until now.

I don't know if he, a small Spirit Gathering Stage Gu cultivator, has the possibility of taking away the tomb-securing treasure, which even Gu Kings can't do.

But even if he can do it, I am afraid it will be very difficult to bring it out.

Listening to Long Tian's words, it is not difficult to judge that the things brought out from the ancient tomb must be handed over to the clan. How can they all belong to individuals? It is good to give a very low share.

Even if he really has a way to get the tomb-securing treasure, I am afraid he still has to use some means to hide it privately and show off his IQ to those high-level people.

However, this kind of thing will be discussed later. Whether he can take away the tomb-securing treasure is an unknown now. It is too early to think about these problems now.

However, since he has decided to follow the group to rob the tomb, he must make full preparations.

For example, dragon silkworm treasure clothing, time is tight, seven days later is the day of tomb robbing, he has no time to research the world's number one silkworm clothing, so he can only buy a piece of ordinary dragon silkworm treasure clothing to make do with it first.

He hurriedly looked at Long Ziyan, only to find that when he was talking to Long Tian, the conflict just now had ended.

Listening to the discussion of the people around, it seems that Long Yan won and bought half of Long Ziyan's dragon silkworm silk.

Long Bao bought the remaining half with a livid face, but the remaining dragon silkworm silk was enough for others to make a set, while for him, it was only enough to cover his belly button.

This made him dissatisfied. He glared at Long Yan's departing back, his eyes looking like he wanted to eat people.

Then he had no face to stay here anymore, and could only leave with a gray face.

Has the transaction ended? Long Xuan frowned slightly. Although Long Ziyan had no dragon silkworm silk left, he still decided to try his luck.

Perhaps the dragon silkworm silk was really sold out, but she must also wear dragon silkworm treasure clothing herself, so she must have at least one piece that she hasn't worn yet.

Facing the cold aura, Long Xuan could only bite the bullet and walk over, raising his hand to say hello to her: "Senior sister, I am the new disciple accepted by Long Lao, named Long Xuan. I also want a piece of dragon silkworm treasure clothing. I wonder if senior sister still has stock?"

Hearing this, Long Ziyan stopped her steps to leave. Seeing her expression, there was no surprise at all, so she knew that she already knew that she had a cheap junior brother.

"You are one step late. Senior sister has no stock left." Long Ziyan finally spoke, saving words like gold.

Long Xuan had expected it, but he didn't reveal a look of disappointment, and asked tentatively: "I know, I am asking if senior sister also has one that she wears herself. Don

Long Ziyan frowned slightly, but her brow quickly smoothed out.

If she were using it herself, she would certainly have some on hand; the only question was whether she was willing to give it away.

The fact that Long Xuan was her Junior Brother provided a great convenience; otherwise, faced with such a request, she would have walked away without a second thought.

"I do have some Dragon Silkworm Silk left for my own use, but it is different from the silk just sold. The silk that was just bought was First-Grade Dragon Silkworm Silk."

"My Dragon Silkworm recently underwent a metamorphosis and has become a Spirit Gu, capable of producing Second-Grade Dragon Silkworm Silk, which is sufficient to block all attacks from a Spirit Gathering stage Gu Cultivator."

"I don't have much of this Second-Grade Dragon Silkworm Silk; it is only enough for my own use."

Long Ziyan revealed a look of slight hesitation.

"Forget it! Seeing as you are preparing to enter the tomb, and the tomb is perilous, you need the Second-Grade Dragon Silkworm Silk more than I do. I will yield this Second-Grade Dragon Silkworm Silk to you."

As she finished speaking, Long Ziyan took a large roll of white silkworm silk from her storage bag. Long Xuan's eyes lit up instantly, and he was wild with joy.

It was actually the stronger Second-Grade Dragon Silkworm Silk, with a defensive power capable of blocking all attacks from the Spirit Gathering stage.

If he wore a suit of Second-Grade Dragon Silkworm Treasure Garment in the ancient tomb, he could truly walk sideways; combined with the dual protection of the Water Bear Gu, no one would be able to break his defense.

Long Xuan rubbed his hands in excitement. This Senior Sister was truly too generous to him; he loved it!

However, just as he was about to reach out to take the silkworm silk, his hand suddenly stopped in mid-air and froze.

He suddenly realized that this was just silkworm silk—a semi-finished product, not a finished Dragon Silkworm Treasure Garment.

He had no idea how to weave clothes; his clone had never learned any women's needlework.

Thus, he could only rub his hands, reveal an embarrassed expression, and shamelessly ask, "I don't know needlework. Senior Sister, could you help me process this? I am willing to pay a high labor fee; I will never let you help for nothing."

As soon as these words were spoken, before Long Ziyan could say anything, the people around them completely exploded.

"What? He actually wants the clan's number one beauty to weave him a piece of clothing? How thick-skinned can he be!"

"How bold! Daring to ask Clan Sister Ziyan to make him clothes—why doesn't he just go die?"

"What incredible audacity! To actually want Long Ziyan to weave him a piece of clothing—he really thought of that!"

"Don't agree to him..."

The crowd was filled with condemnation, their gazes spitting fire.

Long Xuan was stunned. Asking a seller to process the materials was a very reasonable and normal request, right? He hadn't expected the crowd's reaction to be so intense. Was it really necessary?

If this counted as rude, then how would young women who made a living by needlework survive? Would a seamstress refuse an order to make men's clothing?

His thinking was actually correct; after all, few men knew needlework, and the production of clothing basically relied on women.

But he overlooked one problem: if this woman were very ugly, then of course it would be no problem for her to make men's clothes; no one would say anything, and no one would care even if she made a thousand pieces.

However, if this woman were very beautiful, then it wouldn't do. If a beauty made clothes for a man, she would be envied by other men.

This was exactly the situation now.

If Long Ziyan were very ugly, believe it or not, this group of animals wouldn't have said a word; they probably would have walked away long ago.

"Come in!"

After Long Ziyan glanced at Long Xuan, she turned and walked into the room.

Long Xuan felt a surge of joy, knowing the matter was settled. He no longer paid attention to the howling animals behind him and stepped into the room.

After walking into a courtyard, a woman who looked exactly like Long Ziyan walked over, holding a ruler, and approached his body to take his measurements.

Long Xuan was an expert at playing with clones; he could easily see that this was a clone of Long Ziyan. It seemed that the one who would make the clothes for him was this clone, not Long Ziyan herself.

He began to examine this clone with curious eyes, revealing an interested expression.

He was the most proficient in the way of clones, so he was naturally curious about other people's clones. He really wanted to know what differences there were between others' clones and his own, and whose clone was stronger.

With his expert eye, he quickly discovered many differences between this clone and his own.

First, the similarity was that this clone was also an external avatar with a physical body. Having a physical body meant it had a certain amount of combat power, perhaps not much weaker than the original body.

But the method of controlling the clone was vastly different from his own.

Long Ziyan's method of controlling the clone was through a split soul, using one mind for two tasks—that is, controlling two people simultaneously with one mind.

Both people were her; no other consciousness would be born, and their memories and thoughts were completely synchronized.

The greatest benefit of controlling a clone through such means was safety. Because the clone had no independent consciousness, it could never rebel, and Long Ziyan would never face the risk of being replaced by her clone.

However, every advantage has its disadvantage.

The drawback was that using one mind for two tasks was truly exhausting, and if the two were too far apart, there would certainly be poor signal, making it impossible for memories to remain synchronized over long distances.

In other words, this type of clone could never leave the original body too far; this was definitely a huge disadvantage.

At the same time, the heaven-defying function of cultivating for the original body and returning the results to it was certainly not something Long Ziyan's clone possessed.

Moreover, using one mind for two tasks was already difficult; it was impossible for her to use one mind for five tasks, so having one external avatar was already her limit. It was very, very difficult to control more clones.

Comparing the functions in all aspects, Long Xuan still felt his own clone was more advanced—no, it should be said that it was a complete victory.

After Long Ziyan's clone finished taking his measurements, it walked over to a wooden machine and wove the silkworm silk into silk fabric.

The weaving machines in this world were certainly different from those in his past life. Long Xuan took a few looks and found that the various weaving machines of his past life were more advanced, with much faster work efficiency.

Unfortunately, a transmigrator was not omnipotent. He really didn't know how to manufacture this thing. In his past life, he would never have been idle enough to study these useless things, so he lost an opportunity to show off after transmigrating.

"The Dragon Silkworm Treasure Garment cannot be made in a short time. If you have anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."

Long Ziyan sat by a stone table, quietly reading an ancient book.

Long Xuan glanced casually at the book and found that it was recorded in another script he couldn't understand at all, so he withdrew his gaze.

He revealed a hesitant expression, but still mustered the courage to ask, "I would like to ask how to refine the Dragon Silkworm Gu. Of course, if it is not within the scope of what I can ask, then pretend I didn't say anything."

His request for the Dragon Silkworm Gu formula was well-considered. Although the formula did not seem like something that could be easily taught, the Ancestor had said that he was a key object of the clan's cultivation, and most non-transferable secrets could be learned unconditionally.

He didn't know if this scope included the Dragon Silkworm Gu formula, but there was no harm in testing it; at most, he would be refused.

As soon as his voice fell, a Gu formula flew in front of him, with the words "Dragon Silkworm Gu Formula" prominently written on it.

Long Xuan was stunned. Was it really possible? Things were going too smoothly, making him feel somewhat incredulous. Could he really learn all the inheritance of the Long Clan without paying any price? Was this the preferential treatment the Long Clan gave to a genius?

"Dragon Silkworm Silk has always been in short supply in the Long Clan, so I am not afraid of others stealing business. It's just that the success rate of the Dragon Silkworm Gu is one in three thousand, so I am the only one in the whole clan who can refine it."

"If you want to refine the Dragon Silkworm Gu, you must be mentally prepared to fail thousands of times. At the same time, you must also pay attention to whether your own wealth is sufficient to support the huge initial investment. I will not provide any help in terms of Gu refining resources."

"As for the Second-Grade Dragon Silkworm Treasure Garment, at the internal price, I will charge you one million contribution points!"

Hearing this, Long Xuan took out his contribution token without hesitation. With a sweep of his mind, he readily paid one million contribution points. The contribution value within his token shrank once again.

Afterward, neither side spoke again. Long Ziyan was clearly not the type of character who loved to talk, and she remained sitting there quietly reading her book.

Long Xuan sat opposite her, no longer disturbing her, and also quietly studied the Dragon Silkworm Gu formula.

Of course, he had no intention of refining any Dragon Silkworm Gu. He already had the Dragon Silkworm Treasure Garment, and even if it were broken one day, he could always find his Senior Sister to make another one; there was absolutely no need to refine a Dragon Silkworm Gu.

What he wanted to do was to surpass it—by drawing lessons from the Dragon Silkworm Gu to research a Gu formula of the same type that far surpassed it.

Although the Dragon Silkworm Silk spat out by the Dragon Silkworm Gu was quite good, it was far from being the best in the world. Among all silkworm-type Gu worms, the Dragon Silkworm Gu's silk didn't even rank.

So Long Xuan looked down on it far and wide. He wanted to create his own; he wanted to create the world's strongest silk. Among all silkworm-type Gu worms, his Gu would be the number one among silkworms...

There were not many materials on the Gu formula, only about a thousand, belonging to a superior-grade Gu formula. Long Xuan finished reading it very quickly.

Although there were not many words, the difficulty lay in understanding. Wanting to understand the birth principle of the Dragon Silkworm Gu from the formula and to clarify the laws of the formula was undoubtedly a quite difficult task, and it would also consume a lot of his time.

After spending an unknown amount of time thoroughly digesting the formula, he vaguely had some inspiration.

What he wanted was not a silkworm Gu with strong combat power; what he wanted was peculiar silk. He wanted to research the world's strongest silk, thereby creating the number one silkworm garment under heaven to further improve his survival ability.

However, Long Xuan's brain circuit was clearly different from normal people. He had seen the silkworm garments of this world; the clothes were normal clothes, but they left the hands and head exposed. Wasn't this a weak point?

Once a battle with an enemy occurred, these positions not protected by silkworm silk would be flaws—fatal weaknesses.

He was notoriously afraid of death, so this was the first problem he thought of.

There were two flaws on the upper body, and the lower body went without saying. The vast majority of people in this world only made silkworm garments and not silkworm trousers, because there were no vital points on the lower body, so there was no need to waste money on defense.

Even if someone was wealthy enough to make a pair of trousers, they would still leave the soles of the feet exposed, which was another flaw easily exploited by opponents.

The first thing he thought of was whether he could seal the two openings at the bottom of the silkworm trousers, but this felt like something else, making him always feel that something was wrong.

Who in this world would think of such a bizarre problem? Wasn't it a very normal thing for clothes to expose the hands and head? Whose clothes weren't worn like that? I'm afraid only a freak like Long Xuan would think about problems this way.

His brain circuit had always been different from ordinary people; the first problem he thought of was actually how to seal the openings of the silkworm garment.

He directly rejected gloves and socks because Gu worms would crawl in along the gaps; it would be better to make it a one-piece suit.

The only thing that taxed his brain was how to protect the head.

Sealing it completely was definitely not okay; he wouldn't be able to breathe, it would block his vision, and it would also affect his hearing.

If he left openings, then the eyes couldn't be protected. Wouldn't that become a flaw again?

This gave Long Xuan a headache. How else could the eyes be protected with silkworm silk? Making the body surface 100% covered was truly a global problem.

However, this problem was ultimately not able to stump him, with his amazing imagination. He racked his brains, and the idea he finally came up with was to break the conventional form of silkworm silk. He had a sudden inspiration: what if the silk spat out by the silkworm was no longer in material form, but in energy form?

That's right, Long Xuan was going to be unconventional again and break the conventions of this world.

Could energy-form silkworm silk exist in this world? Clothes woven from energy-form silkworm silk could not be seen with the naked eye and could even be integrated into the body surface. Referring to the soul armor in novels, it was clearly non-material but could possess super-high defensive capabilities.

If energy-form silkworm garments really existed in this world, then the eyeballs could definitely be protected.

Once the soul armor merged with the body surface, then the ear canals, nostrils, and eyes might no longer become flaws. By then, he could completely achieve all-around, no-dead-angle protection, leaving no weak points.

Moreover, the normal silkworm garments in this world basically defended against physical attacks, while his energy silkworm garment was determined to be unconventional.

Not only could it defend against physical attacks, but it also had to defend against soul attacks, spiritual attacks, sonic attacks, curse attacks, high-temperature attacks...

Long Xuan's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and his heart grew more and more excited. He felt that this method seemed feasible.

Once this method could truly be realized, it would be an unprecedented feat, and he would once again set a historical precedent.

This would surely be a great invention that would shock the world, stun the world, and leave a thick mark in the history books.

Long Xuan took a deep breath.

However, to truly complete this vision, he would probably have to "liver" (grind) the Gu formula as a proposition.

Once the ability of a Gu formula was limited, the difficulty of creation would skyrocket. He didn't know how long it would take to grind out such a Gu formula; at least within two years, he shouldn't think about succeeding. Long Xuan felt a faint pain in his liver.

It was just after this vision of his had been thought of that the Dragon Silkworm Garment custom-made for him by Long Ziyan's clone was finally completed.

Long Xuan took the Dragon Silkworm Garment, thanked her, and then tactfully left immediately.

Seven days passed in a flash. All the Spirit Gathering stage Gu Cultivators preparing to participate in the tomb-robbing operation gathered at a place in the clan called the Training Ground. This was a large open area with the ground covered in floor tiles.

At this time, about a hundred people had gathered here, but a full 50% were at the peak of Spirit Gathering, the part of the people who were anxious to break through.

Spirit Gathering stage Gu Cultivators were worthless in the Long Clan. These hundred people only counted as a fraction among the Long Clan Gu Cultivators, already a very small part, much fewer than the number of people who went to the previous few tomb-robbing operations.

After all, after the previous few tomb robberies, what could be taken in the tomb had basically been taken. The few remaining things were basically accompanied by huge risks; otherwise, they would have been taken away long ago.

Even if one were lucky enough to obtain treasure, 70% had to be handed over to the clan. Added to the fact that the perils in the tomb were widely known, there were even fewer people willing to go.

However, whether to participate in this tomb-robbing operation was completely voluntary; the clan would not force anyone.

Long Xuan arrived just in time. Although tomb-robbing was definitely not a 100% safe thing, he was definitely going to participate with his original body.

Because his original body's golden finger could find the array base to break the array and could see hidden mechanisms. With the assistance of the golden finger, it was enough to avoid 90% of the dangers in the tomb.

The clone did not have the golden finger to avoid various array mechanisms and was very likely to be lost in the ancient tomb, so Long Xuan was not at ease handing such a thing to the clone to do.

Moreover, without the assistance of the golden finger, the clone might also miss treasures when encountering very inconspicuous ones.

He couldn't let the clone do everything. He, the original body, had to go out occasionally to move his muscles and bones; otherwise, if the original body stayed at home and was a shut-in, it would be 100% safe, but if the original body always shrank back and never participated in any battles, how would it have combat awareness in the future?

Born in worry and died in peace!

This concept was also the reason that forced Long Xuan to go out and rob the tomb in person.

After he walked into the Long Clan Training Ground, he saw the exceptionally eye-catching Long Bao in the crowd. His massive body stood out from the crowd like a crane in a flock of chickens. Long Yan, who had a dispute with him that day, was naturally among them.

However, at this time, he had already put on the Dragon Silkworm Treasure Garment, with a look of full confidence. Clearly, this Dragon Silkworm Treasure Garment gave him a great sense of security, making him full of confidence in this trip.

Long Xuan shifted his gaze elsewhere again. After seeing a certain figure, his gaze stopped, revealing a look of surprise.

He actually saw an acquaintance again. This acquaintance was precisely his cheap Senior Sister, Long Ziyan. She seemed to intend to conceal her identity, standing there wearing a veil, but her temperament was truly too special, and she was still recognized by him at a glance.

Wasn't Long Ziyan a Marrow Cleansing stage Gu Cultivator who couldn't participate in this mission? No, that was the aura of the peak of Spirit Gathering; that was her clone. She actually intended to send her clone to participate in this mission.

But this kind of operation was definitely not allowed. No wonder she had to cover her face to hide her identity.

Long Xuan was shocked. He knew that Long Ziyan only had one Second-Grade Dragon Silkworm Treasure Garment, and now she had yielded it to him. Wouldn't she have an extra layer of danger participating in this mission?

It was truly hard to repay a beauty's kindness. He remembered this favor and hoped that Long Ziyan wouldn't have any accidents in the tomb.

Just as Long Xuan was lost in thought, a large hand patted him heavily on the shoulder, which really gave him a fright.

"Why are you here too? Are you looking for death?" Long Qilin's large face leaned over, glaring at him and saying.

Long Xuan patted his heart, which was beating faster, and looked at him unhappily, saying, "Can't you walk over from the front? Rest assured, we have teamed up before; you understand my character. Do you think I would take risks if I didn't have full certainty?"

Long Qilin was stunned, thinking that Long Xuan was so cautious that he would even strike a spirit beast several times after killing it. He deeply agreed with his level of caution.

"I am at ease with your character, but many dangers happen suddenly. If the Heavens want to take you, it's useless no matter how cautious you are."

"Since you want to go, I won't persuade you. Remember to follow closely behind your Senior Sister. Her true realm is the Marrow Cleansing stage, and her combat power can kill anyone in the tomb in seconds. With her there, you will be worry-free."

"Since you're going anyway, do me a small favor while you're at it. There is medium-grade spirit soil in the Empress's Medicine Garden. If it's convenient, help me dig some."

"Currently, the Earth Mover Beetle has two metamorphosis routes. I think the route of eating spirit soil is stronger."

"Of course, if it's very dangerous, then forget it. Everything should be based on safety; I won't force it."

Hearing this, Long Xuan looked at him blankly. Why did he suspect that this sentence was the real thing Long Qilin wanted to say to him, and the previous words were all just foreshadowing?

Otherwise, why would a Marrow Cleansing stage Gu Cultivator be idle enough to come here? His realm couldn't participate in this mission.

"Alright! If it's a matter of lifting a finger, I will bring you some spirit soil, but I definitely won't make any promises, and don't hold too high expectations for me."

"That's natural. You be careful too. Remember, the time for your tomb-robbing is at night, and it's the seven great clans acting together. You only have half a day. Once the sky brightens, you must leave. If you walk slowly, it will be very difficult to get out."

"The formation of that ancient tomb is special. With the help of the sun's energy, it can exert infinite power. During the day, the peril level of the ancient tomb is more than thirty times higher than at night."

"Once the sun rises, those who haven't managed to get out of the tomb are basically facing nine deaths and one life. This is the experience ground out with blood from the first five tomb-robbing operations."

Long Xuan nodded, considering Long Qilin's words completely remembered in his heart.

No matter what would happen in the tomb during the day, he didn't have that curiosity to know, nor did he want to know. It was enough to listen and retreat in time.

Because Long Qilin was a Marrow Cleansing stage Gu Cultivator and could not participate in this mission, he couldn't stay here long. After reminding Long Xuan of a few more details about the ancient tomb, he finally left.

(End of Chapter)