After refining the Liquor worm, Fang Yuan got onto his knees and pulled the dead vines apart, discovering a pile of skeleton bones bundled inside.
Just as Fang Yuan ripped away the withered vines, he discovered the Photo-audio Gu hidden in the wall.
Being alarmed, it started to project video on the wall.
"Try touching it?"
"You have already been poisoned by my Single Gate Poison Gu. Without my other Gu that acts as the counterpart to it, after seven days you will turn into pus and blood and die."
"I'll give it, I can give you anything, please just spare my life, O Flower Wine Monk!"
"Ha ha ha, Gu Yue's hero, cultivating to Rank five at such a young age. I thought you were quite something at first, but I didn't expect you to be so unbearable. Hmph!"
"To compare myself to Sir Flower Wine, I'm just a fart! I must have been unwell in the head, to actually not recognize such a great person and offended Sir Flower Wine. Sir Flower Wine, please remember my clan's generous hospitality earlier and spare my life!"
"Hehe, generous hospitality? You sure have the guts to say it! I was actually sincere in coming to trade with you, using primeval stones to buy your clan's moon orchids with a fair price. It was you who was harboring evil intentions, pretending to greet and take me in, telling me to take a seat at your banquet, intending to lace my liquor with a poisonous Gu. You all have been looking down on me way too much, I have made a living under the sky with the name of Flower Wine, how could I possibly be poisoned this way?"
"If you cooperated fairly none of this would have happened. In the end you just wanted to use my head to raise your reputation and fame, you only have yourself to blame for dying!"
"Sir, please spare my worthless life!"
"Sir, my clan has a spirit spring which produces primeval stones, we also planted huge numbers of moon orchids in an underground cave. I am willing to take in your Enslavement Gu and become your servant, my life and death are at a whim, I am willing to devote a lifelong servitude to you sir!"
"Hmph, the Enslavement Gu is precious beyond reasoning, it is a Rank five Gu, do you really think I would have one? However you have been infected by my Single Gate Poison Gu, only I can cure the poison so I'm not afraid of you disobeying. Since that is the case, your clan has to give me 3,000 stalks of moon orchids every week, also 3,000 primeval stones. I will come around every now and then to pick up the goods and temporarily cure your poison, sparing your useless life."
"Thank you so much for your mercy, sir! Thank you so much for your mercy, sir!"
"Hmph, stop kowtowing, I despise groveling people like you the most! What so called Gu Yue genius, strong Rank five fighter, how unworthy of your name. You better serve me properly. This is also regarding your life… Urgh!"
"How do you still have Gu?"
"Heh heh heh, anybody has the right to punish people of the Demonic Faction! This Gu is called Moonshadow, it is the best at hiding. Even though it is only Rank four, but it has the ability to restrict the usage of the primeval sea and primeval essence. Demon, you and I have been fighting fiercely, you don't have many Gu on you anymore, how could you possibly restrain the Moonshadow Gu? Just obediently surrender and become my servant, as long as you serve me until I am happy, you will still have a chance to live!"
The Flower Wine Monk flew into a rage and roared, "To hell with you!!"
His voice had barely faltered away when his body surged forward like a bolt of electricity, a punch landing onto the fourth generation clan head's heart.
The fourth generation clan leader did not expect the Flower Wine Monk to be so radical; even if his primeval sea was threatened, the Flower Wine Monk was unwilling to compromise. A huge force came and he flew into the air, his body falling onto the ground like a broken sack.
Thump.
He spouted out a huge mouthful of fresh blood, the red liquid mingled with countless bits of internal organs.
"Have you gone mad, we could have totally settled this over a discussion…" He stared daggers at the Flower Wine Monk, his lips moving with great effort. His sentence went unfinished, for his legs gave way and his head crooked to the side. He died.
"Clan head!"
"Men of the Demonic path are all insane."
"Kill him, kill this demon. Avenge the clan leader!"
"He has been inflicted by the Moonshadow Gu, he can't just simply use his primeval essence anymore, over a time even his primeval essence will be threatened."
The elders who were watching at the sidelines all roared in fury and swarmed the area.
"Ha ha ha, all those who are looking for death, come!" The Flower Wine Monk cried into the air. Facing the elders charging at him, he rushed at them headfirst.
A fierce battle ensued and the Flower Wine Monk quickly had the upper hand. Very soon all the elders had collapsed onto the ground, some of them injured and the rest dead. Just as the Flower Wine Monk was about to finish off the surviving elders, his facial expression suddenly changed and he covered a hand over his abdomen. "Damn!"
"I'll come back in future to deal with you lot," said the Flower Wine Monk. He stared daggers at a few of the elders and his body moved like electricity as he fled into the mountain woods, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
The scene replayed itself over for the second time on the wall. Fang Yuan sighed faintly.
The Photo-audio Gu fed on light and sound to survive and it can also record down imagery and project it out later. Also, it's a one-time use Gu.
"Without braving the risks, where would I get profit?" Fang Yuan smiled coldly as he stored the Photo-audio Gu inside his pocket.
He turned around and stretched his hand, using his strength to pull apart the dead vines and roots.
The Flower Wine Monk's remains were also affected. It was originally intact, but right now it was being broken into several pieces.
Firstly he found a bag of primeval stones. When he opened them he only found fifteen pieces.
"Same as Last time," he muttered, turned around and glanced at the image wall.
'Who would imagine that a Flower Wine Monk's inheritance is hidden behind this stone wall?' Fang Yuan touched the image wall and pondered for a moment.
Soon, Fang Yuan began his way back following the original road home.
Holding against the water pressure and squeezing past the boulder, he returned outside the mountain. Outside it was already morning.
He had stayed an entire night inside the mountain.
"I was fortunate that the Liquor Worm fought back—it made the refinement process easier, allowing me to complete it in just one night. Otherwise, it would've taken me around a week."
"However, in order to qualify for staying in the academy dorms, I need to prove that I've refined a Moonlight Gu."
"I'll have to forgo the reward of twenty primeval stones in this life."
"I already have about twenty-five primeval stones anyway, so I can afford to take my time."
"For the next three days, heavy rain will fall on Qing Mao Mountain, which gives me the perfect opportunity to break through that wall." Fang Yuan thought to himself as he kept walking briskly back to the village.