The image wall which was playing endlessly, suddenly changed its image.
A gravely injured, pale bald Gu Master replaced the original video and appeared on the wall.
He weakly sprawled on the ground, his back facing the wall. His chest and limbs were deeply cut, but the strange thing was that his wounds did not bleed, as if his entire body's blood had been drained out.
"I am the Flower Wine Monk." The bald Gu Master laughed, his expression distorted with madness, "Future person, no matter who you are, to endure this video and let it play for nearly one hundred days, it proves that you have no good will towards the Gu Yue family. Very well, you shall be my successor! My entire inheritance is yours, but I have a condition. You must exterminate the Gu Yue clan for me. Murder the entire clan and leave no one alive!"
Jia Jin Sheng was stunned on the spot, his face frozen with shock.
"A Rank five powerhouse, the Flower Wine Monk's inheritance!"
He was stunned, and for a moment his brains were churning and thinking.
"My god! A Rank five powerhouse, what does that mean? Rank three is a family elder, Rank four is a village lord, and a Rank five is a mountain lord, able to rule over a mountain and do as he pleases! To think that in this tiny place, there is a Rank five Gu Master's power inheritance."
"Wait, Flower Wine Monk is a demonic cultivator, so if I inherit his powers, is it inappropriate? No, strength has nothing to do with good or evil. The Flower Wine Monk wants his successor to destroy the Gu Yue clan, but do I really have to? He's already dead, I just have to take his inheritance and ignore those issues."
"This is a godsend opportunity. Even with my D-grade talent, if I inherit the Flower Wine Monk's inheritance, I might be able to improve my talent. Those rare talent-raising Gu worms, they might be part of the inheritance. If I inherit this fortune and become a Rank four or five Gu Master, I'd be able to contest with Jia Fu!"
"Wait! I almost forgot, there's an outsider, what should I do?"
"Should I split the inheritance with him? No, kill him! Only by killing him can I protect this secret. Yes, I should calm him down first, and lie that we're going to split the treasure. Getting rid of his guard, then assaulting him and killing him here. This place is so hidden, it's great. Even if I kill him, nobody would know."
Although he thought of all these, it was merely a moment in real life.
Having a plan, he squinted and revealed a fake smile.
He slowly turned around and faced Fang Yuan but just as he was about to speak, he saw two blue moonblades flying towards him.
His pupils dilated into the size of a pin; the distance was too small, he could not respond in time!
"You..." His voice came to a halt.
The moonblade aimed accurately for his neck, and in an instant, his skull flew into the air, fresh blood pouring out like a fountain.
After two seconds, his corpse plopped on the ground.
The scalding blood poured on the mountain walls, dyeing the withering vines red.
"Time to start the refinement," Fang Yuan said, looking at the corpse plainly. He then took out several materials, primeval stones, and dug up more materials from the ground that he had placed earlier.
If anyone were watching Fang Yuan, they would immediately be curious, but most would probably chide him for thinking he could refine a Gu under these circumstances.
But what they don't know is that Fang Yuan is not your average Gu Master; he is the one true Heaven Refining Demon Venerable, a Supreme Grandmaster level on the refinement path.
For him to refine any Gu on the refinement path, he has a 99.99% chance of success, meaning it's guaranteed that he will succeed in refining any Gu on the refinement path. And we're talking about Immortal Gu of Rank 6-9. Typically, a Rank 6 Immortal Gu has less than a 5% chance of success to be refined, and that's just Rank 6. The higher the rank, the more difficult it becomes to refine.
Even if Fang Yuan were to refine Gu from other paths, the success rate would not be as high compared to the refinement path. Fang Yuan's attainments in all paths, except for Bone, Weapon, and Pill, are at least at the Master level, which means he is more than qualified to refine any Gu path with a high success rate.
Of course, the success rate we're talking about mainly applies to Immortal Gu. Now, if it were a normal Mortal Gu, which is between Rank 1-5, let's just say Fang Yuan can refine it as easily as breathing.
To sum up, Fang Yuan can pretty much refine any Mortal Gu with a 100% success rate, provided that the materials are sufficient. For Immortal Gu, the success rate will depend on the type of Gu and the environment.
"The Gu that I will be refining is a new Gu with no name. It is a strength path Gu, but it wouldn't be wrong to call it a human path Gu." Fang Yuan pondered as he envisioned the Gu he was about to refine.
Firstly, Fang Yuan started the refinement with the Gu in Jia Jin Sheng's aperture. Unlike other Rank 1 Gu Masters, Jia Jin Sheng possesses a total of 3 Gu, all at Rank 1. He can be considered to be quite wealthy due to his family wealth, as a typical Rank 1 Gu Master usually has only 1 or 2 Gu. Fang Yuan, on the other hand, is a special case.
After that, Fang Yuan immediately threw the materials that he had bought previously towards Jia Jin Sheng body or rather towards where his aperture is located – It immediately burst into flames.
Fang Yuan observed closely and carefully. After a couple of seconds, he began pouring large amounts of primeval stones.
200 primeval stones,
400 primeval stones,
600 primeval stones
He stopped after pouring 800 primeval stones. Next, he threw in more materials and controlled the flame together.
Fang Yuan realized that the initial steps of the refinement were completed. He quickly threw some bones into the flame. These bones were not ordinary bones; they were the bones of the Flower Wine Monk. The Flower Wine Monk's bones could be considered a Rank five strength path material.
Once that was done, it took a long time for the bones to completely melt; after all, they were a Rank five strength path material. As the bones continued to burn, Fang Yuan threw in more primeval stones.
As soon as the bones started to melt down, Fang Yuan smoothly throws Jia Jin Sheng's head into the flame, resulting in a muted blast that released a rotten and putrid smell.
Although many would frown at such a foul odor, Fang Yuan, on the other hand, smiled brightly as if he had smelled the fragrance of sun-warmed flowers drifting on the breeze.
Fang Yuan knew that he had completed a hurdle on the refinement of the Gu.
"The total cost of making this Gu is quite astronomical, considering this is only a one time expenditure Rank one Gu. But if someone were to know of its effects, rather than berate or rebuke the Gu, they would instead be praising it," Fang Yuan silently thought as he observed the Gu being refined.
In order to refine the Gu, Fang Yuan had spent almost 1,300 primeval stones, including the materials he bought. If not for Jia Jin Sheng, Fang Yuan would never have been able to refine this Gu.
Another key factor that helped Fang Yuan refine this Gu was the bone of the Flower Wine Monk. Just being a Rank five strength path material, it saved a lot of materials and increased the success rate of the refinement. Fang Yuan still had quite a number of bones left, as he did not intend to use them all in this refinement, knowing it would be a waste.
"After this refinement, I still have around 800 primeval stones, way more than what I had before in my previous life. This is all thanks to Jia Jin Sheng for buying the Flower Wine Monk's video earlier," Fang Yuan calculated his personal funds.
After a few minutes, the flame died out and reveals an incomplete Gu.