The yurt was silent, save for the rhythmic breathing of Hei Ziyu and the vigilant heartbeat of Yue Yin by the door. But inside my mind, a storm of calculations was raging.
Time waits for no man. The sun had not yet risen, but the thick, intoxicated atmosphere of the tribe's celebration was already beginning to thin as the reality of the cold Northern Plains wind stripped away the warmth.
I sat cross-legged on the rug, my face illuminated by the flickering light of a single butter lamp. In front of me lay the spoils from the treasury: , the bag of Echo Stones, and the various jars of nectar and wine.and the Space Soap Tree bubbles yue yin gave me
"Man is the spirit of all living beings, Gu are the essence of heaven and earth," I whispered, calming my heart. "Refining Gu is to refine the Dao markings of the world."reminding myself of how composed i should be .although I don't have the refinement path attainment of master level or even quasi master level the sheer information on gu materials and gu refinement experience on my Grandfather's refinement logs has boosted my basic knowledge in it and now I'm going to refine a gu perfected by a gu immortal, although of a higher rank i still feel a sensation from the familiar will of joyous wind helped me gain knowledge and maybe attainment level in wisdom path and my previous worlds thought processing methods and my experience in multi tasking helping me gain a master level attainment in wisdom path ,I feel I won't fail unless I trigger the failure probability which my luck should take care of that for now. The best part is that in the inheritance there is a way to increase the certainty of refinement used in the recipe,the joyful atmosphere, also it can use it to refine other gu more certainly and In less time.
I picked up the Space Soap Tree bubble. It was light, almost weightless, shimmering with a faint, iridescent luster. This was a container, a vessel of Space Path.
Rank 3 Echoing Chamber Gu Recipe:
Core: Space Soap Bubble.
Skeleton: Echo Stones.
Soul: The atmosphere of myriad joys.
I mobilized my Rank 2 light red primeval essence. It surged out of my aperture, wrapping around the bubble like a red mist.
"Stabilize."
Under my control, the bubble floated in mid-air. I grabbed a handful of Echo Stones—grey, porous rocks that hummed when wind passed through them—and crushed them into powder with a squeeze of my hand.
I sprinkled the powder over the bubble.
*Sizzle.*
The bubble didn't pop. Instead, it greedily absorbed the powder. The iridescent surface turned gritty and grey, hardening slightly.
Now, the crucial step.
I closed my eyes and activated the **Joyous Wind Inheritance's** secret method—**Emotional Resonance**.
I used nearly 80% primeval essence for this stepas I have to activate the rank 3 shared sensation gu , if i were a rank 3 gu master it would only consume 1 percentage of light silver primival essence ( 1×10×2×2×2), I used my will through the rank 3 shared sensation gu to tug at the invisible energies permeating the air. The lingering laughter of the drunken tribal warrior, the relief of the survivors, the drunken ecstasy of the feast,the happiness of the young couples seeing their partner these intangible emotions were floating in the air like dust motes. To others, they were nothing. To me, they were like fuel.
"Gather."
I visualized a vortex through the will outage I was sending from the shared sensation gu the idea of the method came from the idea of the push and pull between most things in nature, truly a genius idea.
The air inside the yurt warped. Extremely Faint pink wisps of light began to coalesce, drawn from the outside world, pulling through the felt walls. They spiraled into the floating bubble.
The bubble began to vibrate. A high-pitched whining sound emerged, like a tea kettle boiling.
This was the collision of Space Path and Wisdom Path (Emotion). If I lost balance, the bubble would burst, and the resulting spatial explosion would take my fingers with it at the least.
Sweat beaded on my forehead. My Red Steel essence was consumed rapidly, struggling to contain the volatile mixture. I had less than 10 percent remaining.
"Submit!" I growled internally.
My (Dog Shit Luck Gu) buzzed in my aperture, suppressing the probability of failure. The luck of the user influenced the refinement; my luck was currently being consumed i felt the luck helping in the stabilizing the uncertainty to make the gu refinementsucceed like it should.
*Pop.*
A soft sound, like a bubble gum snapping.
The pink light vanished. The grey bubble shrank rapidly, condensing until it was the size of a walnut. It fell into my palm.
It was no longer soft. It was hard, crystalline, and translucent. Inside the crystal sphere, a pink mist swirled eternally, and if one listened closely, the faint, distorted sounds of a thousand people laughing could be heard.
Rank 3 Echoing Chamber Gu.
"Success," I let out a breath of turbid air.
Refining a Rank 3 Gu with Rank 2 cultivation was a feat few could boast of. It was only possible because I borrowed the power of the environment , the same method as the 'Heaven and Earth' refinement method of the Hairymen , as expected of an immortal living in the birth era of refinement path.
I didn't rest. The night was short.
I immediately grabbed the handful of (Peach Blossom petals) and (Pink Crystal Dust).
I picked the bottle of sweat i collected from Yue Yin and Hei Ziyu using the peach blossom petals to enclose the sweat drops and then adding pink crystal dust on them .
Flames of primeval essence rose
"Refine."
The petals withered instantly, their essence extracted into a red liquid. The dust melted. They merged.
The Joyful atmosphere helping in speeding up the process originally going to take three days.
A moment later, a group of heart-shaped, pink petal floated on my hand. (Rank 1 Pink Heart Gu).
Next.
(Fox Eyes) and (Aged Millet Wine).
I dropped the preserved eyes into the wine jar. I injected my essence, boiling the wine until it evaporated into a purple steam. I inhaled the steam, guiding it into my aperture to condense.the condensed purple steam collide and wouldn't with the pink Joyful atmosphere, then exhaling it into the wine jar, the eyes absorb the mixed mist speeding up the transformation the blue irises of the snow fox turns pink then returns to blue .
When the steam cleared, two glowing, slit-pupil orbs lay at the bottom of the jar. (Rank 2 Entranced Gaze Gu).
I also fed the hungry Gu worm sensitivity gu and shared sensation gu immediately. The greatest blessing right now is that the Ecstatic Thought gu as a rank 4 gu feeds on pleasure driven energy so i fed it while having sex with the girls before , The group of 28 (Pink Heart Gu) had absorbed the sweat I had collected from my earlier exertion.as a consumable gu they didn't need feeding so the process of their refinement was their only feeding time.the same goes for Entranced Gaze gu they won't need feeding for at least half a month as they fed during refinement.
By the time I finished, the first rays of dawn were piercing the sky.
My primeval sea was nearly dry. My mind was exhausted.
But this was exactly the state I needed.
"Break and recreate," I muttered.
I retrieved a handful of primeval stones and began to absorb them greedily. The natural essence rushed into my aperture, replenishing the primival sea.
*Crash. Crash.*
The waves of my primeval sea surged. I was currently at (Rank 2 Initial Stage). The aperture walls were a thin, shimmering membrane of light.
I didn't stop at 90%. I pushed.
I utilized my full concentration, drawing on the primival essence in the primival essence stone in my both hands. Their energy flowed into me, a supplementary force that made my originaly fast recovering primival sea more turbulent.
Although i didn't have the experience of five hundred years like Fang yuan had . I knew exactly how to rhythmically smash the primeval essence against the aperture walls to temper them without causing cracks.my control was nothing to undermine i could control my primival essence perfectly.
*Impact. Temper. Thicken.*
An hour passed. Then two.
*Crack.*
A crisp sound echoed in my body. The light membrane shattered, replaced by a flowing, water-like film.
**Rank 2 Middle Stage.**
My primeval essence changed color. The pale light red iron hue deepened into a bright **Scarlet red**.
I opened my eyes. They shone with a terrifying light.
"Not enough."
I reached towards the materials and pulled out a black iron box. Inside sat a spherical beetle the color of dried blood.
**Rank 2 Red Steel Relic Gu.**
This was the one I had taken from the treasury.
"Use."
I activated the gu . A ball of crimson light, thick and nutritious, flowed into my aperture. It didn't turn into primeval essence; it washed over the aperture walls directly.
It was like pouring molten steel over a frame. The water-membrane wall hissed and solidified. It thickened, hardened, and lost its fluidity.
In the span of ten breaths, the water membrane transformed into a sturdy (Stone Membrane).
The primeval essence in my sea darkened further, turning from( Scarlet red) to (Crimson red).
**Rank 2 Upper Stage.**
I felt the power surging through my aperture. The jump in strength was intoxicating. Most Gu Masters would spend years grinding from Initial to Upper stage. I had done it in a morning.
"Still not enough."
I took out the second box—the one Yue Yin had replaced from treasury.
The second (Red Steel Relic Gu).
Using two Relic Gu in succession was often advised against by orthodox teachers, citing unstable foundations. But I had the fate of a Venerable and the soul foundation far more than others . Instability was a joke to me.not to mention Fang yuan used so many without any problems. I needed strengh right now.
"Refine!"
I crushed the second Gu.
The crimson light flooded my aperture again. The stone membrane groaned under the pressure. It compacted, becoming denser, smoother, and more lustrous.
The Stone Membrane began to shine with a crystalline light. It was transforming from stone to (Crystal).
The Crimson red primeval essence churned, becoming heavier, darker, until it was a deep, menacing (Dark Red).
**Rank 2 Peak Stage.**
I exhaled, and a white arrow of air shot from my lips, .
It was not yet noon.
I stood up. The wolf-fur cloak settled on my shoulders. I felt the explosive power of the quasi-Great Strength True Martial Physique combining with the peak of Rank 2 dark red primeval essence.
I looked at Yue Yin. She was staring at me, her mouth slightly agape, her silver eyes trembling. She had watched me jump three small realms in the span of a few hours. To her, this was a miracle.in less than two months I had gone from zero to bordering rank three.
"Husband ..." she whispered. "You..."
"The war is coming, Yue Yin," I said, my voice calm but vibrating with power. "And I refuse to be cannon fodder."
I walked to the flap of the yurt and threw it open. The midday sun of the Northern Plains hit my face.
I was more confident now.