Chapter 912: The Book of Ten Thousand Gu

A year of time passed in a hurry.

Banxian Hall.

A little boy burst in noisily, shouting:

"Fang Laoban, I've come to play with you again..."

"Just wait!"

Aaron was currently setting bones for an old farmer. After tying the bandages, seeing that the other party was truly poor, he even waived a significant portion of the medical fees, earning much gratitude.

He slowly and unhurriedly fetched water with a copper basin and began to wash his hands.

Alas...

According to this Loose Cultivator's own account, he belonged to the Side Sects and Heterodox Paths. His own aptitude was inferior, and although he had once admired the Mysterious Gate, he was not accepted. He could only rely on chance to learn some pieced-together Daoism. His life's wish was to establish a great sect, contend with the Orthodox Xuan Sect, and become a founder-level figure of the Side Sects and Heterodox Paths.

While doing these things, Li Xiao kept watching from the side, appearing quite curious.

'I just like to keep a low profile like this...'

Aaron offered a grinning compliment, knowing Li Erniang had not yet given up, though he did not mind.

After all, he was the person who had even managed to anger his teacher away back then!

Aaron smiled at the corners of his mouth, watching Li Xiao leave, and did not pursue him.

He went to his desk, first opened a copy of *Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters*, and began to study it carefully.

The other drinkers also became talkative, discussing what kind of ghost was causing the disturbance, whether it was male or female, and other such questions.

This type of Gang Qi is quite similar to the 'Great Five Elements Divine Gang' of the Orthodox Xuan Sect, possessing the same ingenuity, yet it is the conduct of the Side Sects and Heterodox Paths. The birth of every Five Viscera Gu requires the sacrifice of at least five people with good talent for cultivation; once there is any error in the process, one must start all over again.

At this moment, a traveling merchant said loudly.

Aaron had learned it from Shen Xuexing's Daoist books and simplified the thirty-seven forms of sword techniques, finally refining them into nine moves: Spirit Snake Exits the Cave, Plucking Grass and Seeking Snake, Grass Ash and Snake Tracks, Heavenly Snake Roars at the Moon, Python Moves and Snake Turns, Coiled Snake Awaits the Enemy, Ten Thousand Pythons Entwine the Body, One Thousand Snakes Emerge Together, and the final move, 'Snake Python Transforms into Dragon'!

With this Sword Formula, refining the 'Golden Snake Hook' allows one to wield it as easily as one's own arm.

"How difficult is Changsheng..."

Primordial Spirit Loose Immortals of this world are also said to have the same lifespan as heaven and earth, no longer troubled by the limits of life, only that they must undergo tribulation every so often.

Since he had entered this world, and since the cultivation realms of this world were subtly different from Great Gan.

"Fang, you're here!"

Amidst the leisure, several more months passed.

Aaron immediately realized that the strength of the Immortal Cultivators in this world was likely to exceed that of the Great Qian Cultivation World before his Ascension, perhaps by more than just a notch!

"The so-called Primordial Spirit Loose Immortal has attained the wonder of Changsheng; although there is still Heavenly Tribulation, it far surpasses those Spirit Severing old monsters... not to mention that above the Primordial Spirit, there are vaguely higher realms, only that Xin Chen could not reach them..."

Aaron's 'Banxian Hall' had a dismal business at the start.

Just then, Li Xiao's noisy voice came from outside the door again.

After comparing them, Aaron felt it was better to advance step-by-step using local cultivation methods.

The merchant chuckled, appearing quite satisfied.

Even for those of the Primordial Spirit, if their external skills are insufficient, they will encounter many hardships out of thin air; this is the Heavenly Law of this world!

Those great powers would only calculate the people or things around the protagonist of the tribulation; what did it have to do with him?

Aaron muttered, listing the problems he would need to face in the future one by one, then pondered solutions.

Aaron lay on a rattan chair, covered his face with a book, and while rocking the chair, his fingers were still gesturing; he appeared leisurely and contented, but was actually secretly practicing a set of 'Spirit Snake Sword Technique'!

This set of sword techniques emphasizes flexibility and variety, and does not advocate fighting head-on with enemies.

'Although I am immortal, it is by virtue of the essence of an Immortal, not by achieving the Primordial Spirit... surely I won't have heavenly lightning coming to strike me every few hundred years, right?'

On these sheets of white paper, dense formulas were originally recorded, which were Aaron's deductions of the cultivation methods of the Great Qian Cultivation World.

"The localized Mingyu Art can at least be practiced to the Innate stage without much problem... it's just not economical. Whether Daoist or Demon, or even a mortal, it is better to do as the locals do..."

'With this happening, it is Li Xiao who actively doesn't want to learn medicine; it's not my fault. Li Erniang will still have to set up a banquet to apologize to me...'

Not long after, Li Erniang came over, holding a white porcelain wine pot: "This is twenty-year-old Jiannan Burn, consider it my apology to Fang. That brat is truly hopeless; I have already given him a sound beating... You were willing to teach him the skills to make a living, yet he didn't even appreciate it..."

If one does not wish to refine the 'Small Five Elements Profound Gang', one can also take the other six types of Gu insects, corresponding to the gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder, and triple burner—the six bowels—to refine into 'Six Viscera Gu', and then use this to advance to the Outer Gang. The resulting Gang Qi is called 'Six Ren Strange Gang', which has its own unique mysteries.

It is worth mentioning that the 'Stomach Demon Gu' in Aaron's stomach earlier was one of the Six Viscera Gu!

And even if Li Xiao suddenly had a great awakening, turned over a new leaf, and came to study medicine diligently with him... uh... a little medicine, if he learned it, he learned it.

Rather than being a restaurant manager in the future, greeting guests and fawning over them, it is really better to learn a skill, such as opening a medical clinic!

A few more days passed.

Li Erniang laughed and scolded, then said to Aaron: "Today, Fang's meal is on me..."

And after careful study, Aaron learned that this was written by a South Border Loose Cultivator who called himself 'Wan Gu Zhenjun'.

"Cultivation methods, Sword Formulas, divination techniques..."

"Erniang is generous."

Finally, when the white paper was full of text, he threw them all into a furnace, watching them turn into a wisp of blue smoke, burning them to ashes just like that...

At this time, drinking while chatting with other guests, the days passed quite leisurely.

Of course, according to the Daoist books, if one wants to solidify their foundation, one still needs to refine the Five Viscera Gu and the Six Viscera Gu together, advancing to the Outer Gang with the Five Viscera and Six Bowels Gu. An Outer Gang cultivator who advances this way not only has a deep cultivation base but can also save at least several decades of hard work when advancing to the Mysterious Light Realm in the future compared to other cultivators who break through using only a single Gu insect!

Li Xiao took one look and his head immediately felt as big as a bucket, but thinking of his aunt, he still reluctantly picked up a book to look at, feeling as if he were reading a heavenly book.

Aaron secretly checked Li Xiao and found that he did not have much aptitude for cultivation, and lacked determination; he would learn everything as a fad, and then his interest would shift.

Seeing that there were no patients outside, and it was the afternoon, it was just right for a nap.

This person actually had some talent and intelligence; after struggling in the South Border for hundreds of years, he had figured out a unique set of Gu insect methods!

For example, to break through based on the Five Viscera Gu, one needs to refine the Heart Fire Gu, Water Organ Gu, Gold Lung Gu, Mixed Earth Gu, and Wood Liver Gu—all five Gu insects—and refine them all together into one 'Five Viscera Gu'!

Then, a cultivator at the peak of the Condensing Evil Realm refines this 'Five Viscera Gu' to gather the power of the five viscera and five elements, refining a strange type of Gang Qi—Small Five Elements Profound Gang!

Aaron closed the Daoist book and sighed.

As long as he stayed far away and avoided being collateral damage, there wouldn't be any major issues.

"It seems that ghosts and Daoists are quite common in this world... it's not exactly hidden from the world... at least ordinary people can distinguish between immortal methods and street-performing juggling tricks..."

"Pah, my nephew, why should I let you beg for mercy?"

He went to the inn to drink as usual and learned the news that the ghost in the Zhao Family of Yuanjia City had already been pacified by a wandering Daoist passing through.

"Whatever, whether that wandering Daoist is good or bad, what does it have to do with me?"

If one crosses over, naturally the sea is wide and the sky is high; if one fails to cross, one turns into dust.

At the very least, he needed to obtain a local Supreme classic and then cultivate it to a local peak realm, such as the Primordial Spirit!

Only then could he talk about the modification of his original cultivation method, and even going deep into it would not cause any major harm.

The material of this Daoist book was peculiar, and it was unknown what it was made of; it had a quality of being impervious to blades and spears, and resistant to water and fire.

Once he finished refining the Dharma Power imprint of Shen Xuexing within the Flying Hook, he could start using this Flying Hook, adding a sharp means of dealing with enemies from now on!

Besides this, there was also the Mysterious Female Pearl, which Aaron had refined to be extremely proficient, only he was wary of the Golden Silkworm Gu and did not dare to release it for the time being.

When he saw this sentence, Aaron wanted to curse out loud right then and there; killing Jin Daoren back then was truly letting the other party off too easily!

If Jin Daoren had fallen into Aaron's hands at this moment, he should have let the Five Viscera and Six Bowels Gu take turns on the other party, so that the other party could taste the flavor of it!

"Yuanjia City?"

He led Li Xiao into the pharmacy and then tossed over things like the "Human Meridian Chart," "Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases," and "Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet."

As for the "Stomach Demon Gu" in his stomach?

After settling down, Aaron had long since completely subdued it with the "Mysterious Female Pearl," then spat it out and crushed it to death with one foot, which could be considered avenging the past grudge.

In this world, the Mysterious Gate prioritizes foundation first, followed by aptitude, temperament, and even Qi Luck and merit...

"Even if there are great powers in this world performing calculations, a salted fish like me, who doesn't touch karma and isn't involved in the vortex of key figures and catastrophes... I'm afraid I'll just be overlooked..."

Shopkeeper Qian of the hardware store was a wealthy-looking middle-aged man who smiled and said, "I was wondering, no wonder I didn't see that little smart aleck... so he was beaten by Li Erniang until he couldn't get out of bed. Let me put in a good word for him, Li Erniang, please spare your nephew..."

After closing the room door, he circulated his internal energy slightly, and the sweat mixed with alcohol evaporated continuously, with even a hint of drunkenness disappearing without a trace.

The final consensus was that it must be a female ghost!

Aaron eventually drank until he was slightly tipsy, and without letting Li Erniang see him off, he returned to Banxian Hall on his own.

It can be said that even if one is off by a hair, there will be many difficulties in advancing to the Golden Core.

Only, at this moment, he still had some difficulties.

Cultivating this method, the Post-Heaven and Innate realms at the beginning were similar to what Aaron had learned, both being content from the "Hundred Poisons True Scripture," cultivating a breath of Hundred Poisons True Qi!

When reaching the Sha Qi stage, it meant collecting the essence of a hundred poisons to refine a breath of Hundred Poisons Sha Qi!

But when reaching the Outer Gang Realm, it was quite different!

A cultivator practicing Hundred Poisons Sha who wants to break through to the Outer Gang must cultivate and refine several special Gu Insects.

Aaron had a feeling that, despite the Mingyu Art he had deduced being perfect in the Innate realm.

But immediately, he turned his attention back to his desktop, took a sip of wine, ate a bite of side dish, and his life couldn't be better.

"Have you heard? Recently, a wealthy family in Yuanjia City has been haunted?"

Coming back a few more times another day would be the same.

When night fell and the shop was closed, he locked Banxian Hall, carried his hands behind his back, and went to Li Erniang's inn to drink.

"So Wan Gu Zhenjun only reached the Mysterious Light Realm in his entire life, with no hope for the Golden Core Taoism..."

After learning bird seal script for a while, he took out a piece of white paper and started writing and drawing on it...

From then on, he liked to run to Banxian Hall whenever he had nothing to do, and his aunt, who could roar like a lion and shake half the town, did not stop him.

At this thought, Aaron felt a bit anxious in his heart.

However, a few months ago, he used his superb skills to save a farmer injured by a "Five-Step Dragon," which immediately opened up his reputation, and only then did he gradually have some business.

This is called—the Tao of lying flat!

At this time in the inn, there were still a few tables of people sitting, all neighbors and shopkeepers from nearby; people always have times when they get sick, so they all greeted each other warmly.

Hearing the end, Aaron actually had quite a lot of emotion in his heart.

Aaron immediately knew that Li Erniang was probably also unwilling to let Li Xiao help out and really become a waiter.

Historically, great immortal catastrophes have always swept, spread, and erupted toward the few protagonists and places where Qi Luck is most intense...

Not long after, a little girl's giggling laughter came from outside, calling out "Brother Li Xiao"!

Li Xiao's eyes lit up and he shouted, "Lanlan is calling me, I'm going out first!"

"This is the ultimate move to counter divination techniques—the Salted Fish Great Method!"

Talking about modifying cultivation methods also requires a high-level perspective.

Li Xiao was one of the eyewitnesses.

Aaron calmly put away the Daoist book and went to open the door: "Little Li, didn't you say you were going to Yuanjia City with your aunt?"

Aaron was stunned for a moment; he had been to that city many times and had even formed a deep friendship with a Flower Courtesan of the "Wanhua Pavilion" there.

This "Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters" involved some knowledge of bird seal script, which he had accidentally found in Yuanjia City.

After learning bird seal script, Aaron began to interpret the Daoist book found in Jin Daoren's bedroom word by word.

Furthermore, even the Mingyu Art he deduced could not be considered perfect, and the True Qi he could condense was at most of the fourth or fifth grade...

Hearing this familiar name, he couldn't help but ask: "Which one?"

Hmm, the alias Aaron used when he came to Yukan Town was "Fang Yuan"!

He smiled slightly, bowed to everyone in return, and then found an empty table to sit down.

But it might trap him in the Condensing Sha or Outer Gang realms!

Aaron could not hide the heaviness on his face, then patted his cheeks: "Fortunately, I am already immortal..."

"Of course it's the Zhao Family in the east of the city; they are known as Zhao Bancheng, not only immensely wealthy but also having family members serving as high-ranking officials, yet who would have thought they would end up in such a state."

At this moment, dealing with such a mischievous child, he immediately had an idea and laughed: "You've come, today I will teach you real skills, come, read a book first!"

He liked coming to Banxian Hall because he had his eye on those candied fruits and almond snacks that could be used as medicine, not because he actually wanted to read books.

"Yes, yes, I'm back... Fang, you have no idea how lively Yuanjia City is."

Li Xiao darted in like a little monkey and shouted: "There are so many delicious things and fun toys... I even saw immortals fighting!"

(End of this chapter)