Chapter 3 Practicing Gu
As the sun set, Shi Zhen's carriage slowly came to a stop in front of the most luxurious courtyard in Shijia Village.
The Shi family's pork supplies the entire city of Notting City and the surrounding villages, and their business is quite large. Everyone in Shi family village works for Shi Zhen to raise pigs.
The Shi family has more than thirty servants, all of whom are slaves that Shi Zhen bought in the past two years, mainly to take care of the Shi father and son.
Shi Lin's mother died during childbirth, so only Shi Zhen and Shi Lin remain in the Shi family.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Shi's steward, Fugui, came out of the courtyard with three or four servants.
"Master, you're back!" Fugui said, pulling the carriage back.
"You're back." Shi Zhen carried Shi Lin down from the carriage, his face beaming with joy.
"Young Master awakened his Soul Master talent today. Each servant will be rewarded with ten copper Soul Coins. Young Master is tired from awakening his Spirit, so let's take him back to rest." After getting off the carriage, Shi Zhen handed Shi Lin, whom he was carrying, to a servant and then strode into the courtyard.
Shi Lin, the protagonist, was still asleep when the servants took him back to his room.
When the servants in the Shi family courtyard heard that there would be a reward, smiles appeared on their faces, and they had more energy to work.
I don't know how much time passed.
Shi Lin finally opened his eyes.
"I never expected that this broken wooden cauldron's Spirit would actually be the legendary Gu Dao artifact, the Divine Wood King Cauldron. It's a pity it's damaged. I wonder what kind of power it is that can affect my Spirit." Shi Lin got out of bed, rubbed his swollen scrotum, and muttered to himself.
Shi Lin just absorbed the inheritance information of his Spirit while he was asleep.
Shi Lin never expected that his Spirit would be the Divine Wood King Cauldron of the Starry Night Old Monster in the Tianlong World.
The unique feature of the Divine Wood Cauldron is its ability to refine Gu, which can transform certain materials and specific insects into Gu worms with special abilities.
With the Divine Wood King Cauldron Spirit, Shi Lin can contract one more natal Gu worm for every ten levels he gains. In addition to his natal Gu worm, he can also contract three ordinary Gu worms for every ten levels he gains. These ordinary Gu worms can enhance Shi Lin's combat and support abilities.
"I must be the first person in the Douluo world to refine Gu poison." Shi Lin's eyes lit up, feeling that the road ahead was about to become more interesting.
With the Divine Wood King Cauldron and the ability to refine Gu worms, Shi Lin's innate soul power level is only level three, but Shi Lin is confident that he can become the most powerful soul master on the Douluo Continent!
Although Shi Lin has not yet reached level ten, so he cannot contract his natal Gu worm, he can contract three ordinary Gu worms, which can be considered a beginner's benefit.
Therefore, Shi Lin's next goal is to successfully refine the first Gu worm.
"My innate soul power level is only level three, so the most important thing next is to improve my cultivation speed, to reach level ten as quickly as possible, and then absorb a soul ring and form a contract with my natal Gu worm." Shi Lin sat on his bed and began to think about his future path.
Speaking of Gu worms that can increase cultivation speed, one must mention a Gu worm that a certain immortal venerable was willing to empty his coffers to obtain.
Alcohol-inducing poison!
Shi Lin thought for a moment. The Gu worms in that book were all created by heaven and earth, but Shi Lin's Divine Wood King Cauldron could refine ordinary insects into Gu worms.
Therefore, if Shi Lin wants to refine the wine worm gu, he needs to boldly try out the recipe for refining gu worms.
The advancement of the Wine Insect Gu requires wine and insects, so the raw materials for refining the Wine Insect Gu should be wine and Gu insects.
If it's a regular wine-insect gu, regular wine and regular insects will do.
"As for wine, we have it in the kitchen. As for insects, it's even simpler; there are plenty of fat worms in the bamboo in the backyard." Shi Lin stroked his chin and pondered for a moment.
Without hesitation, Shi Lin jumped off the bed and went into the yard.
It was just as the sun was setting, and the Shi family's servants were sweeping the courtyard.
"Young Master!" Several servants saw Shi Lin coming out of the room and bowed respectfully to him.
"Two people, go to the bamboo grove behind the courtyard and find some bamboo worms for me," Shi Lin ordered the men without any ceremony.
These are all servants of the Shi family. Shi Lin has the means, so why not use them?
Shi Lin was the only child in the Shi family, so naturally these people dared not disobey him.
"Alright, young master!" Several burly men took out a few machetes from the corner and headed straight for the bamboo grove in the backyard, ready to cut bamboo and dig out insects.
As for Shi Lin, he went to the kitchen, found a jar of very fragrant wine, greeted the cook, and then returned to his courtyard.
After returning to his room, Shi Lin placed the wine jar on the table.
Not long after, several servants came to Shi Lin's room carrying a basket of bamboo worms.
"Young Master, would you like us to get some charcoal? Should we have roasted or fried bamboo worms for dinner?" a servant asked Shi Lin excitedly.
As a transmigrator, Shi Lin naturally couldn't get used to the local food of Douluo Continent, so he often researched ways to improve his life.
Shi Lin was Shi Zhen's only son, so no matter what Shi Lin did, Shi Zhen always indulged him. As a result, the servants of the Shi family were very obedient to Shi Lin, and Shi Lin treated them very well, sometimes inviting them to cook delicious food.
"Go away! These insects are not for me to eat; I have my uses for them." Shi Lin smiled and waved to the servants.
The servants smiled sheepishly upon hearing Shi Lin's words, then scattered like birds and beasts, not lingering there.
Shi Lin sat in the chair, stretched out his hand and released his Spirit. A dark golden light flashed, and the Divine Wood King Cauldron appeared in Shi Lin's hand.
"Wine, insects, cauldron—the preparations for refining the Gu are complete. Now it's time to begin." Shi Lin nervously licked his lips, then lifted the lid of the wine jar and scooped out a cup of wine, pouring it into the Divine Wood King Cauldron.
Although the Divine Wood King Cauldron has a large hole in the center, it seems as if there is a transparent barrier, and not a single drop of wine leaks out of the cauldron.
Next, Shi Lin picked out a plump, white bamboo worm from the bamboo basket and threw it into the Divine Wood King Cauldron.
After the bamboo worm entered the Divine Wood King Cauldron, Shi Lin pushed forward with both hands, channeling his soul power into the cauldron.
[Unknown Gu worm... Synthesis rate 30%]
Upon hearing the prompt in his mind, Shi Lin immediately withdrew the soul power he had released.
"I never expected the Divine Wood King Cauldron to have this ability! Doesn't that mean that I can find the best ratio of Gu worms just by relying on this ability of the Divine Wood King Cauldron?" Shi Lin looked at the Divine Wood King Cauldron in front of him with surprise.
After thinking for a moment, Shi Lin decided to increase the amount of alcohol.
After filling the Divine Wood King Cauldron with wine, it was infused with soul power once more.
[Unknown Gu worm... Synthesis rate 40%]
"It really works! It's definitely related to the recipe!" Shi Lin's eyes lit up, and he continued to adjust the amount of alcohol.
After more than ten attempts, Shi Lin finally increased the success rate to 50%!
However, it's only up to 50% at most. To improve it further, you'd need higher-grade wines or insects, but it's hard to find such valuable materials in this remote and impoverished place like Notting City.
"A 50% success rate is already quite high! Let's combine!" Shi Lin gritted his teeth, then added wine and insects according to the recipe with a 50% success rate, and then poured all the soul power in his body into the Divine Wood King Cauldron.
As Shi Lin poured all his soul power into the Divine Wood King Cauldron, the originally dark golden Divine Wood King Cauldron suddenly emitted a white light.
The wine in the cauldron began to boil continuously, and the bamboo worms thrashed and twisted their bodies in the wine.
Shi Lin intently observed the scene of Gu being refined inside the Divine Wood King Cauldron through the holes in its body.
[end of the chapter]