In a corner of the Mountain Village, there stood a solitary bamboo building, surrounded by lush bamboo groves. The windows of the bamboo building were open, and a gentle breeze blew through, bringing a hint of fresh air. In the courtyard of the bamboo building, a beautiful young woman was holding a watering can, carefully watering the vegetable garden. Her movements were gentle and elegant, as if she had merged with the surrounding nature.
Not far away, an old man sat leisurely on a bamboo chair, holding a bamboo pipe in his hand, exhaling wisps of faint smoke from his mouth. His expression was kind, and his face was filled with the marks of time and the wisdom of life.
Liu Chen observed all of this from the perspective of his Dragonfly Reconnaissance Gu. When he saw that Old Man Wang's family was still alive, a sense of relief welled up in his heart. He knew that what he had done had indeed changed the course of the plot.
"It seems I did change the plot; Old Man Wang's family is still alive," Liu Chen mused to himself.
However, his thoughts did not linger there but quickly turned to another question: "I wonder what level of cultivation Fang Yuan has reached now that he has lost the Opportunity of Flower Wine Ascetic?"
This question had been lingering in Liu Chen's mind, making him full of curiosity and anticipation for the upcoming plot development. He decided to first control the Dragonfly Reconnaissance Gu and continue flying towards Gu Yue Village to see what the situation was like there.
After all, the strongest person in the Mountain Village at the moment was Gu Yue Bo, and with his strength, it was unlikely he would possess a Four-Turn anti-reconnaissance Gu like Liu Chen. Therefore, Liu Chen dared to so boldly control his reconnaissance Gu into the Mountain Village to investigate its true situation.
Above Gu Yue Village, a Dragonfly Reconnaissance Gu, like a small reconnaissance plane, circled and overlooked the Mountain Village below. Its owner, Liu Chen, remained in the underground cave, calmly observing every move in the Mountain Village.
If it were any other Gu Master, they would probably have run out of primeval essence and been unable to continue maintaining the reconnaissance of this Gu. However, Liu Chen was different; his own primeval essence was almost infinite, allowing him to effortlessly keep this Gu circling in the air for a long time, collecting various information about the Mountain Village.
Time passed minute by minute, and Liu Chen remained highly focused, not missing a single detail. Finally, his gaze locked onto a figure—it was Fang Yuan, whom he was looking for.
"I finally found him!" Liu Chen's heart lit up with joy, but then his brows furrowed again. "No, why hasn't he become a Gu Master yet? I came back too early."
Liu Chen had originally thought that a long time had passed since he left the Mountain Village, enough for Fang Yuan to become a Gu Master. But now, it seemed his calculations were off. In reality, only a year and a half had passed since he left the Mountain Village, and adding the time he cultivated in the Mountain Village, it was only a little over two years. According to his understanding, Fang Yuan still needed to wait about another year to become a Gu Master.
Thanks to the effect of the Three Watches Gu, his cultivation speed increased several times, allowing him to return to Qing Mao Mountain ahead of schedule.
However, Liu Chen did not feel discouraged by this; instead, his heart stirred, and a new plan emerged in his mind.
"Thinking this way, I can indeed use this time to set up a small plan." Liu Chen's lips curled slightly upward, revealing a sly smile.
With that thought, Liu Chen nodded with satisfaction, then unhesitatingly recalled the Four-Turn Dragonfly Reconnaissance Gu.
Although the plot had not yet unfolded, Liu Chen did not dwell on it too much; instead, he decisively chose to cultivate underground in Qing Mao Mountain. He would occasionally release reconnaissance Gu to closely monitor every movement in Gu Yue Village.
This vast underground cave contained resources that were arguably even more abundant than those on the surface. However, the deeper one went underground, the greater the danger, so Liu Chen naturally did not dare to venture too deep.
Time flew by, winter gave way to spring, and the Gu Yue Village's Aperture Opening Ceremony finally arrived. At this important moment, Gu Yue Fang Yuan successfully opened his aperture, officially becoming a Gu Master. Unfortunately, his Aptitude was only C-grade, which undoubtedly left him greatly disappointed. After that, he spent his days drowning his sorrows in alcohol in the Mountain Village, often getting heavily drunk, and even frequently passing out in the wilderness.
Witnessing this scene, Liu Chen secretly rejoiced, knowing that the Opportunity had arrived. After a period of effort, he had not only rearranged the Legacy of Flower Wine Ascetic but also returned all the Gu he had taken, and even refined a new Wine Gu, placing it within the Legacy.
The Wine Pouch Flower in the Legacy of Flower Wine Ascetic had withered. For the Wine Gu, which relied on the Wine Pouch Flower for food, this was undoubtedly a huge crisis. To survive, the Wine Gu had to make a difficult decision—to leave the Legacy site and go to Gu Yue Village to find a new food source.
Just as the Wine Gu left the Mountain Village, a Dragonfly Reconnaissance Gu happened to be hovering above the Legacy of Flower Wine Ascetic. Its mission was to monitor every movement here, and at this moment, it witnessed the Wine Gu being forced to leave due to hunger.
The Wine Gu flew all the way and finally arrived near Gu Yue Village. Just then, it discovered a person lying drunk by the roadside, and in this person's hand, there was still half a jar of unfinished wine! For the extremely hungry Wine Gu, this was simply a godsend.
The Wine Gu unhesitatingly plunged into the wine jar, and in the blink of an eye, that half-jar of wine was drunk dry. The Wine Gu seemed not to have had enough; after jumping out of the wine jar, it circled in the air for a while, as if savoring the wonderful taste.
However, just as the Wine Gu was about to fly away, the person who was originally drunk suddenly opened his eyes. He quickly got up and followed closely behind the Wine Gu. It turned out that this person was not truly drunk; his recent days of heavy drinking were all to lure this Wine Gu out. Now that his plan had finally succeeded, there was naturally no need to continue pretending.
Following the guidance of the Wine Gu, Fang Yuan finally arrived at the Legacy site of Flower Wine Ascetic. It was a tranquil place, with only the withered branches of the Wine Pouch Flower standing there solitarily, as if narrating its past glory.
Fang Yuan gazed at the rock wall at the end of the cave, and he noticed a line of text on the wall: "White pig increases Divine Power, there is a grotto-heaven here."
This line of text piqued Fang Yuan's curiosity, and he couldn't help but murmur it softly. While carefully observing the area beneath the stone wall, he discovered a patch of soil that was distinctly different from the surrounding soil.
"There must be something hidden in here," Fang Yuan thought, so he unhesitatingly began to dig up this special soil.
As the soil was gradually turned over, an astonishing discovery was revealed before Fang Yuan—a Di Zang Hua Gu and a full hundred primeval stones!
"Hahaha, these are truly unexpected surprises!" Fang Yuan laughed excitedly. "With these, I won't have to worry about my early cultivation resources!"