Chapter 161: The Advancement of the Small Grass and Tree Gu
After returning to his courtyard, Shi Lin prepared to go back to his bedroom to rest for a while.
But as soon as he lay down in bed, Shi Lin was surprised to find that he couldn't fall asleep at all.
"Could it be that I slept too much last night? I finally got some rest, but I can't fall asleep. I'm such a workaholic," Shi Lin muttered irritably.
He thought he had finally finished dealing with everything and could sleep in as much as he wanted, but now he couldn't fall asleep.
"Alright, let's continue researching the Gu worms. The Small Herb Gu also needs to be upgraded. Those plants are related to the production of top-grade wine Gu, and those top-grade medicinal herbs are also of great help to cultivation." Shi Lin recalled the appearance of the Small Herb Gu and nodded as he spoke.
Upon realizing this, Shi Lin immediately got out of bed and went straight to his Gu worm chamber.
He took out all the top-grade Small Herb Gu he had, preparing to use these materials to refine second-tier Gu worms.
Shi Lin sat in the chair and pondered for a while before starting to think about the next direction for refining the Gu worms.
"To advance the Small Grass and Wood Gu, it should require higher quality materials and the essence of grass and wood. As for the other materials, we'll explore them slowly," Shi Lin said after stroking his newly grown downy chin.
So, Shi Lin took out a bottle filled with the essence of plants from his personal space, along with some materials from seven or eight hundred-year-old plant-type soul beasts, and placed them on the table.
Shi Lin then took out a hammer and began to break the wood into smaller pieces to make it easier to control the amount used later.
After Shi Lin summoned the Divine Wood King Cauldron, he began to add more materials and then started refining Gu worms.
A few minutes later, a dark green Gu worm corpse appeared in Shi Lin's hand.
"The failure rate of this thing is too high. It seems that I am using the wrong materials." Shi Lin muttered irritably. The failure on the first attempt made Shi Lin feel that there might be something wrong with his approach.
However, this is not a big problem for Shi Lin, after all, Shi Lin still has a heaven-defying skill, Reverse Refinement.
Whether the Gu worms are alive or dead, their recipes can be obtained through reverse refinement.
Once Shi Lin obtains the recipe, he can refine Gu worms of extremely high quality.
Therefore, Shi Lin reached out without hesitation and reversed the process of refining the Gu worm corpse inside the Divine Wood King Cauldron.
The next second, a faint green light entered Shi Lin's brow, and Shi Lin also obtained an incomplete Gu worm recipe.
[Gu Formula: Little Wood Spirit Gu]
[Quality: Inferior]
[Level: Tier 2]
[Recipe: ?, ?, one piece of wood over 500 years old]
"It seems that the Small Grass and Wood Gu will advance to the Little Wood Spirit Gu, which looks pretty good." Shi Lin nodded, then prepared the materials and continued to refine the Gu worms.
After obtaining the Gu formula, Shi Lin's success rate in refining Gu worms will increase somewhat, and he may be able to refine normal second-tier Gu worms in just a few tries.
That way, we can get the complete Gu worm recipe, making the refining process much easier.
After preparing the materials, Shi Lin did not rush to refine the Gu worms. Instead, he used his experience in refining Gu to deduce the formulas for mid-grade and high-grade Small Wood Spirit Gu.
After thinking for a while, Shi Lin adjusted his formula before starting to refine the Gu worms.
...
Two hours later, Shi Lin copied down the last Gu formula, and three more Gu formulas appeared in front of him.
These are the formulas for the inferior, medium-grade, and superior Small Wood Spirit Gu, respectively. Shi Lin has already produced all three formulas for these three types of Gu worms.
As for the top-grade Little Wood Spirit Gu, Shi Lin has not yet experimented with it.
Although Shi Lin tried more than ten times, he couldn't even get the corpse of a top-grade Little Wood Spirit Gu.
"Looks like we'll need to add some ingredients. Top-grade Gu worms probably require even more precious materials." Shi Lin stroked his chin and then revealed a faint smile.
Shi Lin took out a piece of Moon Dew Pine wood from his personal space, smashed it into pieces, and tried to refine a Small Wood Spirit Gu.
Moon Dew Pine is of exceptional quality, unlike ordinary plant-type soul beasts, and is more full of spirituality and energy.
Just as expected!
With the addition of rare materials, Shi Lin successfully refined the corpse of a top-grade Little Wood Spirit Gu...
Shi Lin used the reverse refinement technique without hesitation and obtained an incomplete Gu formula.
[Gu Formula: Little Wood Spirit Gu]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Level: Tier 2]
[Recipe: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 1 jin of 800-year-old rare wood, ?]
"There are seven materials in total. The Small Herb Gu counts as one, the rare wood counts as one, the herb essence counts as one, and what are the other four? This is really giving me a headache," Shi Lin muttered, frowning.
However, Shi Lin didn't dwell on it too much, since he had the skill of reverse refinement, which allowed him to master the recipe for the Gu worms more quickly.
Next, Shi Lin began to refine the Gu worms according to the formula he had obtained.
After seven attempts, Shi Lin finally succeeded in refining a second-tier, top-grade Small Wood Spirit Gu.
Without having time to check the attributes, he directly reversed the process and obtained the complete Gu formula. After all, the Gu worms refined from the complete Gu formula are two to three times stronger than ordinary top-grade Gu worms.
[Gu Formula: Little Wood Spirit Gu]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Level: Tier 2]
[Recipe: 1 Top-grade Small Herb and Wood Gu, 1 Herb and Wood Essence, 1 tael of Turquoise, 3 catties of Water, 5 Soul Power Crystals, 3 catties of 900-year-old Rare Wood, 5 catties of 900-year-old Common Wood]
"It also requires turquoise and soul power crystals, how could I have thought of that!" Shi Lin looked at the contents of the Gu formula, raised his eyebrows, and muttered in surprise.
However, based on the characteristics of the Double-Flavor Wine Gu and the Little Wood Spirit Gu, Shi Lin felt that the chances of the second-tier Gu worms using gems were much higher.
"It seems I'll have to acquire some more gemstone ores. That'll be another source of income. I wonder when I'll be able to get the second type of Gu worm." Shi Lin frowned, deep in thought.
The number of Gu worms to be refined will be large, and a large amount of various ores will be needed.
The materials required for this top-grade Little Wood Spirit Gu are indeed quite demanding, but Shi Lin has plenty of them.
"Now that we have obtained the complete Gu worm, let's refine a batch of Wood Spirit Gu first. That way, we can use the Wood Spirit Gu to cultivate Moon Dew Pine and make positive progress." Shi Lin stroked his chin and planned what to do next.
Without any hesitation, Shi Lin refined the Gu according to the recipe of the Little Wood Spirit Gu.
Ten minutes later, a dark green cicada appeared inside the Divine Wood King Cauldron.
Shi Lin examined the attributes of the Gu worm without hesitation.
[Gu Insect: Little Wood Spirit Gu]
[Level: Tier 2]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Functions: 1. The contract can be activated with soul power to heal injuries; 2. Every ten days, it can release a strand of wood spirit energy, which, when applied to trees, can increase the trees' cultivation level by 100 days and slightly improve their quality. Ordinary trees have a very small chance of breaking through to become spirit trees after absorbing it.]
[Introduction: This is a defensive auxiliary Gu worm for the Wood Path. It is relatively basic and serves as a foundation for cultivating spirit wood. With complete materials and excellent crafting techniques, the Gu worm is of extremely high quality and can be used to refine third-tier Gu worms.]
"Ten days to increase a hundred days' cultivation, which means in about a month, a plant's cultivation can be increased by a year's worth." Shi Lin looked at the top-grade Little Wood Spirit Gu with excitement and said with delight.
More importantly, Shi Lin can refine a large number of Wood Spirit Gu. With the blessing of Wood Spirit Gu, a plant can increase its cultivation level by hundreds or thousands of years in a short period of time.
With enough Small Wood Spirit Gu, Shi Lin could even cultivate a ten-thousand-year soul beast in a short time. Ten-thousand-year wood-type soul beasts are treasures from head to toe, not only providing a ten-thousand-year soul ring, but also providing a large amount of excellent building materials and the possibility of producing soul bones.
"Great stuff! Really great stuff!" Shi Lin said excitedly with a smile after thinking it over.
However, Shi Lin doesn't have many Moon Dew Pine materials available right now, since it's still in the cultivation stage. So, the number of Small Wood Spirit Gu needs to be refined without damaging the Moon Dew Pine.
"We still need to find Sister Lin Yu," Shi Lin said, shrugging his shoulders.
Shi Lin stood up and went to the wall. He pressed a mechanism, and a passage about the width of a fist appeared in front of him.
"Summon Lin Yu to the Gu Insect Chamber to see me," Shi Lin said into the passageway.
The passageway connects to the upper level, allowing sound to travel up and reach the servants' ears, who can then call Shi Lin into the house.
After finishing these tasks, Shi Lin returned to the workbench and began refining the remaining materials into Small Wood Spirit Gu.
Half an hour later, three exquisitely crafted Small Wood Spirit Gu were placed in front of Shi Lin.
Just then, Lin Yu walked in from outside.
"Greetings, young master!" Lin Yu bowed respectfully to Shi Lin and said.
"Sister Lin Yu, no need for formalities. I mainly wanted to ask you about the specific situation of Moon Dew Pine. How many Moon Dew Pine do we have now?" Shi Lin quickly stepped forward to help Lin Yu, who was bowing to him, and asked with a smile.
"There are thirty hundred-year-old Moon Dew Pines and five hundred ten-year-old Moon Dew Pines, all located on the hill behind us." Lin Yu stood up and quickly reported the situation of the Moon Dew Pines to Shi Lin.
Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Shi Lin's eyes widened in disbelief. He never expected that his family's Moon Dew Pine would have so many.
Originally, Shi Lin thought that Moon Dew Pine was rare, and it would be quite good if the Shi family could cultivate a few. Who knew that it had now become a forest, and there were even Moon Dew Pine with a hundred years of cultivation.
Therefore, Shi Lin's plans also need to be changed.
The number of Little Wood Spirit Gu needs to be increased!
A huge increase!
"Sister Lin Yu, go find Brother An later. Go with him and have people cut down all the century-old Moon Dew Pines for me, then break them down into pieces of about three pounds each, and bring them to me." Shi Lin said earnestly to Lin Yu.
"Young Master… Cultivating Moon Dew Pine is difficult, and cultivating one with a hundred years of cultivation is even more difficult. Are we really going to cut them all down at once?" Lin Yu asked Shi Lin hesitantly.
Lin Yu was a little reluctant to part with the Moon Dew Pines, which she had cultivated with great care over the past few months.
"Don't worry, I've already developed a more powerful Gu worm. As long as I have enough wood, I can make dozens of these Gu worms a day." Shi Lin smiled and patted Lin Yu on the shoulder.
Although Lin Yu is taller than Shi Lin, if he bends down slightly, Shi Lin can just reach her shoulder.
Upon hearing Shi Lin's words, Lin Yu's eyes lit up.
If there were a Gu worm stronger than the Small Grass and Wood Gu, then cultivating the Moon Dew Pine would be even easier.
"Yes, young master, I'll go find Brother An right away and cut down the trees!" Lin Yu said excitedly, then turned and walked outside.
"Wait, these are the other materials. Have someone go to the warehouse to get them. If it's not enough, arrange for someone to buy more. Also, capture some top-grade Small Herb Gu. I'll need them too." Shi Lin copied down the other materials in the Gu formula and handed them to Lin Yu to retrieve.
"Yes, young master, I'll take my leave!" Lin Yu respectfully accepted the list, then bowed slightly to Shi Lin again before leaving the Gu worm chamber.
After watching Lin Yu leave, Shi Lin turned around and returned to his chair.
Shi Lin glanced at the three Small Wood Spirit Gu on the table and suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"Since there's a Wood Spirit Gu, could there be a Grass Spirit Gu?" Shi Lin's eyes lit up, and he muttered to himself.
After all, the Little Wood Spirit Gu is made from the Small Grass and Wood Gu, so it needs both wood and grass.
Shi Lin has almost used up all the materials he can use to refine the Small Wood Spirit Gu, so he's taking this opportunity to test the refining of the Small Grass Spirit Gu.
Following the recipe for the top-grade Wood Spirit Gu, Shi Lin replaced the wood with vines and branches from grass-type soul beasts.
After summoning the Divine Wood King Cauldron, Shi Lin began refining Gu worms.
A dozen minutes later, Shi Lin actually succeeded!
At the bottom of the Divine Wood King Cauldron, a bright green cricket-like insect appeared.
Shi Lin examined the attributes of this Gu worm.
[Gu Insect: Little Grass Spirit Gu]
[Level: Tier 2]
[Quality: Top Grade]
[Functions: 1. The contract can be activated with soul power to heal injuries; 2. Every ten days, it can release a wisp of spiritual herb energy, which, when applied to herbaceous plants, can enhance their cultivation level by one hundred days and slightly improve their quality.]
[Introduction: This is a basic auxiliary Gu worm for the Wood Path. As a second-tier basic Gu worm for the Wood Path, it is the foundation for cultivating spiritual herbs. With complete materials and excellent techniques, the Gu worm is of extremely high quality and can be used to refine third-tier Gu worms.]
"A top-grade spiritual herb Gu? There really is such a thing! With this, I can wholesale century-old medicinal herbs in large quantities! This is a real windfall!" Shi Lin jumped up excitedly.
Unlike spirit trees, spirit herbs have a shorter growth cycle and are more effective!
"Besides the Little Wood Spirit Gu, there's also the Heavenly Crystal Lotus Gu! That's a real treasure." Shi Lin thought of using the Little Grass Spirit Gu to cultivate the Heavenly Crystal Lotus and then refine a second-tier Heavenly Crystal Lotus Gu.
Shaking his head, Shi Lin banished the rest of his thoughts from his mind.
The most important thing next is to cultivate the Little Grass Spirit Gu, and then cultivate the Heavenly Crystal Lotus.
Shi Lin pondered for a moment, then began to study the recipe for the top-grade Little Grass Spirit Gu.
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