Guo Cheng replied, "It's up to you. I will not force you; you will walk on your path yourself."
Guo Lin said, "Okay, Father, now I will move into the cave behind the mansion where my brother used to meditate during his days off from the sect. I will be in seclusion for a while, so I want soldier pills, a cauldron, and the formation's flag."
Soldier pills are the pills specially made for low-level cultivators for long seclusion, as they can be preserved for long times when buried underground. They are made using a year-old ginseng along with other supplementary materials.
"Hmm, I will buy them for you until you can start making other preparations for seclusion," said Guo Cheng, and after saying this, he patted Lin's shoulder and left him alone.
Guo Lin started walking towards his room and thought, "Now, I have everything ready along with the cauldron and the formation's flag. Both of them are essential for my training to become a versatile fighter." After reaching his room, he said to his maid, "Bring me a paper and brush." The maid replied, "Yes, Master," and left the room.
Now Guo Lin was alone, so he tapped on his stomach and started chanting the mantra. After he finished chanting, his spiritual object, which he named Gu, flew out and stood straight like a well-trained soldier. He was completely naked, looking at Guo Lin with a sharp gaze.
Generally when people fuse with spiritual objects, they experience different changes in them. Most of the people in this world use cauldrons as their spiritual objects, which increase their body's capabilities, and they start feeling the qi of heaven and earth. Now, I can also feel qi from surroundings, but my strength didn't increase much, so I must have awakened something different from others.
He can feel a connection with his Gu, and then he said, "Read this book loud enough so that only I can hear it," and gave him a book of body strengthening using poison to check whether he can perform tasks. If possible, then in the future he can let his Gu create pills and set up formations for him while he can cultivate for more time. Thinking about it, he couldn't help but laugh secretly.
Gu then took the book from him and started reading it. After some time, the maid knocked on his door and asked, "May I come in, master?" Guo Lin said, "Wait a moment."
Guo Lin took the book from his hands and again chanted the mantra. Now, Gu flew back into his body, but as soon as it entered his body, memories of Gu reading a book entered his mind. "Thi…This is completely different from what I thought." So, if Gu will make pills for me, not only do I get pills, but I also gain experience about it. This is a good cheat code for cultivation.
Guo Lin then said, "You can come in," to the maid. Hearing this, the maid opened the door and gave a paper scroll and brush to him.
Guo Lin was planning to create a very basic sniper, which will be very helpful in early stages of fighting. Guns are based on very basic laws of physics. We create an explosion in a tight space, making gases hot and creating a pushing force, which is used by the bullet to fly at a very high speed.
He started to draw a diagram of the sniper and bullet that will be used in it, mentioning the size of every component of the sniper from trigger to loader. After that, on another page, he wrote about sources of charcoal, saltpeter, and sulfur to make gunpowder used in bullets. These guns will be very useful for our business, providing our clan an advantage over others.
Then after writing all these things, he went to the Guo Clan's famous blacksmith, Xiao Wen, and explained to him about the parts of the gun and which material to use for making them. Then he went to his father and asked him to get these items in bulk before he comes out of seclusion.
While walking towards his room, Guo Lin thought, "I have done everything. Now I just need to find spiritual herbs for basic alchemy practice." Then, Guo Lin told his maid, "Make arrangements for me to go to Tianji Pavilion to find herbs to start with, finding materials for qi-gathering pills and tiger-body-strengthening pills."
The maid replied, "Yes, young master, I will ask Chief to provide five guards to escort you." After saying this, she left the room.
At the Guo Clan southern gate,
A carriage was moving with five guards escorting it towards Azure Mountain. The carriage was designed with green dragons on both sides, telling that the person sitting inside belongs to the Guo Clan.
Inside the carriage, Guo Lin was sitting and thinking about his future. Will I be able to attain my goal to become the strongest man of all time?