Chapter 27: Chapter 27 Gu Insect that Devours Books, Increasing Understanding 1
Translator: 549690339
In no time, shopkeeper Zhao handed over all the materials to Zhou Sui.
“Not bad.”
After obtaining these materials, Zhou Sui immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that all the materials for refining the Book Worm were completely collected.
“By the way, shopkeeper Zhao, how is the Immortal Mist Sect’s advance into the Cloud Fog Mountains going? Smoothly?”
Thinking of this, Zhou Sui immediately asked for information.
After all, the fate of the Immortal Mist Sect was tied to the future of Misty Cloud City, which would determine whether the city would be turbulent in the future.
Being a resident of Misty Cloud City, he naturally cared a lot about this matter. And Shopkeeper Zhao, being the manager of the Pill Medicine Pavilion, should be well-informed.
“Well, it’s going exceptionally well, you don’t have to worry about anything.”
Shopkeeper Zhao smiled slightly: “After all, the Immortal Mist Sect is determined to win this time. They have sent several major cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm, so there’s a very slim chance of failure. Misty Cloud City will soon return to its previous tranquility, there won’t be any problems.”
“I see, that’s great.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Sui was immediately put at ease. After all, he’s doing just fine in Misty Cloud City, he is able to practice until he reaches the Foundation Establishment Realm. He didn’t want to abandon this safe haven because of potential dangers.
If it were somewhere else, there might not be as safe as Misty Cloud City, nor have such abundant cultivation resources.
Whoosh!
Having said that, Zhou Sui bade farewell to shopkeeper Zhao and walked home.
At this time, several clerks in the Pill Medicine Pavilion unveiled cruel eyes, as if harboring malicious intentions, wanting to follow Zhou Sui.
“You better not provoke this kid. Behind him is a female cultivator at the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation. If he dies, do you think she won’t be angry?”
“Besides, he is her man and is pampered. Who knows what life-saving items he might have.”
“If you don’t want to die, better not act rashly.”
Shopkeeper Zhao said casually.
“This!”
Hearing this, the faces of the clerks immediately stiffened. They had thought that Zhou Sui might have a fortune of thousands of lower grade spiritual stones on him, so they wanted to quietly follow him and rob him.
After all, for them, this was a huge fortune, it was hard not to be tempted.
Misty Cloud City was in turmoil at the moment, without any law enforcement teams. Even if they killed Zhou Sui, no one could do anything to them.
However, hearing what Shopkeeper Zhao said, they immediately calmed down.
Because behind this kid was a female cultivator at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation, whose strength wasn’t ordinary and she had a deep background.
Even if they wanted to take action, they might not necessarily succeed.
“Boss, you’re joking, we’re all good people, how could we do such a thing as committing robbery?”
One of the clerks chuckled awkwardly, dispelling the idea of robbing and killing Zhou Sui. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, but rather he didn’t have the confidence to succeed.
Moreover, it seemed that shopkeeper Zhao was also intent on protecting Zhou Sui, so he was even less daring to act.
“That’s good.”
Shopkeeper Zhao smiled slightly, not saying much.
He did have a certain liking for Zhou Sui, after all, they had known each other for more than a decade. It was nothing to just say a few words in his defense.
At this time, Zhou Sui’s clone returned home safely. No other cultivators attacked him along the way.
He also handed over all the materials to his main body.
“Just going out to buy something even stirred up such malice.”
“Wealth should not be exposed, it shouldn’t be exposed.”
Sensing the message transmitted by his clone, Zhou Sui clenched his fists. He was keenly aware of the killing intent and greed from the Pill Medicine Pavilion clerks. It was clear that they were coveting the Spirit Stones he had and wanted to kill and loot.
He never thought that going to a regular store to buy spiritual materials would attract the attention of other cultivators.
The danger of the cultivation world was evident. If one had wealth surpassing their own strength level, it was tantamount to courting death.
The fact that he had been hiding at home practicing without going out for adventures seemed to be the right decision after all.
At the beginning, when he was just a cultivator at the first layer of Qi cultivation, if he had revealed the large amount of Spirit Stones he possessed, he would have been assassinated by other envious cultivators and wouldn’t have been able to live till today.
Even the clerks in regular stores could switch identities at any time and kill for loot.
Such acts pose no psychological barrier for cultivators.
Of course, according to his current cultivation status, if those clerks dared to rob him, they would certainly be the ones to die.
From this perspective, it’s hard to say who’s luckier.
“My current strength is still too weak. I must continue to enhance my cultivation, preferably to the Late Qi Cultivation stage, even to the Foundation Establishment Stage, to have the ability to protect myself.”
Thinking of this, Zhou Sui felt an urgent sense of pressure.
Whirl!
In an instant, he dumped all the materials into the Gu Divine Bowl, then burned thousands of Lower Grade Spiritual Stones, causing all these materials to be refined and turned into a chaotic air current.
After an unknown length of time, countless materials melted and then nurtured 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. Then a flood of information gushed into his mind.
“The Bookworm, it’s a Heavenly Earth Gu Worm known for devouring books. It loves to swallow all kinds of books and Heritage Jade Records. Any book eaten by it will be recorded and never forgotten.
If it could devour all the books in the world, then it would be the world’s largest library, recording all the knowledge in the world. To own it is to own all the riches in the world.”
“It’s done, let’s try the effect of this Bookworm.”
Seeing the appearance of this white Gu Insect, Zhou Sui was delighted. Without any hesitation, he took out a secret book from his body, the “Phantasma Transformation Skill.”
Crack, crack —
Immediately, this white Gu Insect came out, as if it had smelled a delicious meal, it instantly pounced on the book. In no time, it consumed the entirety of the secret book.
What?!
In a moment, Zhou Sui was shocked as he felt the text of the “Phantasma Transformation Skill” was instantly imprinted into his brain, achieving an unforgettable level.
What was even more amazing was that a gray airflow emerged from the Book Worm, pouring into the depths of his Sea of Consciousness.
At that moment, he felt that his comprehension skill had experienced an unprecedented upgrade, as if he had transitioned from an ordinary person to a genius.
A cultivation technique which would have taken him a lot of time to comprehend was instantly mastered.
It felt as though he had practiced this technique for twenty years, with a huge amount of information pouring into his mind.
The many mysteries of the “Phantasma Transformation Skill” were unveiled.
This feeling was incredibly satisfying. For the first time, he experienced what it was like to have the comprehension skill of a genius.
If he hadn’t the help of the Book Worm, it would have taken him at least ten years to grasp the basics of this technique..