REVEREND INSANITY
Chapter 128: If not for the harshness of winter, how can we look forward

Chapter 128: If not for the harshness of winter, how can we look forward to spring!

A faint red glow enveloped the stone forest, petrified growth growing out from the ceiling towards the ground like an upside down tree. It was a sight to see.

“It has been over a month since the last time I came here.” Fang Yuan thought helplessly.

After the three clans united, they started a crusade to continuously eliminate the surrounding wolf herds. Due to the constant traffic for the war effort, Master Gu made an almost always-on flow of moves near the rock-crack cave. In such a situation, even if Fang Yuan possessed Stealth Scales Gu, there was a danger of exposing himself.

Despite the risks, Fang Yuan was extremely careful in doing things. The experience of living for five hundred years had nurtured enough patience in him; he continued to master his will and made sure not to make any movements around the stone cave during this period.

When spring arrived, the crippled wolves had been successfully exterminated and there were only a few Master Gu roaming around. It was only then that he was willing and Fang Yuan circled around the village before using Stealth Scales Gu to return.

A month had passed, allowing several groups of stone monkeys to refill and they had moved to the stone pillar that he had cleaned before.

Fortunately, the number is quite small.

Fang Yuan spent some time killing the group of monkeys and advanced towards the middle area of the stone forest.

Under the shadow of the huge stone pillar, a clear artificial cave entrance appeared before his eyes.

Several rough stone steps extended down from the mouth of the cave into the darkness.

Fang Yuan used the White Jade Gu to cover his entire body with a faint layer of jade light and carefully descended the stairs.

His left hand held a fire torch, while the bright moonlight shone on his right palm — Moonglow Gu had already activated.

It was completely dark underground and even a fire torch could only illuminate the five steps ahead.

Gu type illumination would be of great help in such a situation. Unfortunately Fang Yuan was not so rich.

Step by step, he walked for quite a while before reaching the end of the stairs.

A raw artificial stone door was in front of him.

"Golden Centipede Cave is precarious, Earth Communications is the way to avoid disaster." Fang Yuan raised his fire torch which illuminated several characters carved on the stone door.

Earth communication……

Gold Centipede…..

Fang Yuan's eyes twinkled, understanding the meaning.

"If this is what I think..." He crouched down and touched the ground; the ground was wet.

"There's something." She's happy. He started digging the ground and indeed, he found the Earth Treasure Flower.

He carefully opened the petals and took out the Gu worm from the heart of the flower.

This is a special Gu.

It resembles a human ear, but is much smaller. It is yellowish brown in color, and looks wrinkled and dull.

He felt it in his palm; it withered like a marinated radish and carried warmth. Dozens of ginseng root-like roots grew from his side.

This is grass rank two Gu — Earth Communication Ear Grass.

Looking at the Earth Communication Ear Grass, Fang Yuan's gaze flashed.

The use of Earth Communication Ear Grass is for lurking. It appeared at the perfect and perfect time for Fang Yuan.

Earth Communication Ear Grass had a great advantage; it could lurk up to three hundred steps. This range was the best of the second rank investigative Gu worms.

It is also easy to feed. The food is ginseng root.

There were many forested mountains in the Southern Border. There are far more ginsengs here than on Earth. Families of hunters would sometimes pick a few when they went hunting in the mountains.

Especially if the ginseng is easy to store; as long as it is completely dry and sealed properly, it can be stored for a long time under room temperature.

The petals of the moon orchid flower wilt within a few days, but ginseng can be stored for a long time.

“Worm Gu needs to be maintained, used and refined. These three aspects are vast and have a lot of mystery in them. Earth Communication Ear Grass is easy to maintain, but using it is rather inconvenient, ” Fang Yuan's description. He held the Earth Communication Ear Grass and poured out an ancient essence, instantly refining it.

The Earth Communication Ear Grass was extremely outstanding and could be compared to many of the rank three investigative Gu worms. However, heaven was fair, and using the Earth Communication Ear Grass did not end with just refining, it still required a certain price.

Just like Gu Zombie and Gu Wood Charm that needed to be used with other Gu worms, there were consequences. If used for a long time, Gu Master's body would slowly corrode and turn into a zombie or a true tree man.

“Many Gu worms cannot be used just by fixing them, they still require some special prerequisites. Gu The Earth Communication's Flesh Ear was also the same. By using it to ascertain the situation, I can actually move freely in the wolf tide and even achieve some of my goals during this wolf wave.”.

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and decided to use Earth Communication Flesh Ear Gu.

Since his profits would outweigh his losses, even if he had to pay the price, it was nothing for the sake of his future.

"No matter which world, how can one obtain something without paying the price?" Fang Yuan coldly smiled and placed the Earth Communication Ear Grass in his hole.

He looked at the stone door deeply then turned around and left.

If he did not guess wrongly, there would be great danger on the other side of the stone door. Only by using the Earth Communication Ear Grass could he avoid it.

Fang Yuan came out of the secret cave and casually circled the village; after making a few rounds, hunting a few wolves and taking their eyeballs, he returned.

He was still the last on the battle achievement board. As he walked through the street, Master Gu who recognized him laughed at him or threw a disdainful look.

Fang Yuan did not care and still walked his own path.

After a few days, he used the benefits of a small battle to exchange for ginseng roots, properly nourish the Earth Communication Ear Grass and restore its vitality.

Most of the clan's attention was fixed on the wolf wave, no one paying attention to Fang Yuan. If it had been before, Uncle and Auntie might have given him some trouble, but they had not made any more moves since Fang Yuan sold the family assets to them.

It's hard to do openly, easy to do in secret.

Immediately, Fang Yuan smoothly completed some preparations in the dark.

Tonight, the moon shines brightly and the stars are few.

From time to time, wolf howls sounded vaguely from afar.

Fang Yuan safely closed the doors and windows. He stood inside his rented room, his entire body naked. There was a table in front of him and a basin of warm water was placed on it. Next to the sink was a white towel and a sharp dagger on it.

Even the floor on which he stood was covered with a thick layer of cloth.

Moonlight sheets passed through the cracks in the windows and illuminated the table.

Fang Yuan's expression was indifferent as he grabbed the dagger. The dagger was sharp and had a cold luster. It can even be used as a mirror.

Under the dim light, the indifferent face of the young man was reflected on the dagger.

Right now, Fang Yuan could not help but think of the martial arts skill book from Earth called .

The first sentence on the first page is 'Leave yourself to practice this skill.

One needed to give up or pay something if they wanted to receive strength quickly!

So what if you need to castrate yourself?

If you do not have a ruthless decisiveness and are unwilling to let go, how can you achieve your ambitions and become the master of everything?

Wanting to accept without paying anything is just a fairytale to deceive children.

Returning to Fang Yuan's current state, in order to use this Earth Communication Ear Grass, the price he had to pay could not mean anything.

Thinking of this, Fang Yuan coldly smiled.

He used his fingers to gently caress the cold blade and gently humming—

The moon was like a frost-filled night, daggers shining with a cold light.

If not for the harshness of winter, how could we look forward to spring!

He quickly moved his hand.

His hand was raised and his dagger fell; blood exploded.

Piece of meat fell on the table—

Fang Yuan had cut off his entire right ear and blood spurted out from him.

He first felt a little cold before a burst of intense pain suddenly struck him.

He gritted his teeth and breathed through his teeth. He endured the pain and summoned the Earth Communication Ear Grass from his aperture.

He had nurtured this Earth Communication Ear Grass back to its full vitality. Now it was completely different from how it looked when he had just obtained it.

Back when he took it out of the Earth Treasury Flower, it withered and dull. Now, it was plump and warm; plump and large and had grown to the size of an adult's palm.

It was extremely elastic and resembled the drooping ears of the Buddha on Earth.

Fang Yuan pressed Earth Communication Flesh Ear Gu on his wound on the right side of his head and immediately poured the red steel primordial essence towards him.

The roots of the Earth Communication Flesh Ear Gu immediately came to life and quickly began to grow, entrenched in Fang Yuan's wounds.

Another burst of pain is coming!

Fang Yuan felt like dozens of earthworms were drilling into his brain from his wounds.

This feeling is painful and also nauseating.

In general, Master Gu would use some Gu worms to numb their nerves at this stage. But Fang Yuan was not in that situation and could only rely on his iron willpower to hold him by force.

In the end, his body was like a youngster, and Fang Yuan who was enduring this pain could not help but feel his body start to sway.

The more roots protrude, entering the wound. Slowly, the Earth Communication Ear Grass fused with the bloody wound, becoming Fang Yuan's new right ear.

Finally, no more blood flowed from the wound, not even a scar.

However, Fang Yuan's face was pale; his pain only slightly lessened, it still tormented him.

Blood vessels protruded out from his head and his heart was pounding.

At this stage, Fang Yuan had already finished most of it, but some time was still needed for his body to adapt to the Earth Communication Ears Grass.

He took out a mirror and looked at it under the dim moonlight.

He looked at her pale face and her furrowed brows in the mirror. His right ear was larger than the left more than twice and looked like a deformity.

Fang Yuan did not mind it; after looking at the mirror for a moment and not looking at the problem, he felt satisfied.

He put down the mirror and took a towel. He dipped the towel in the warm water in the basin and wiped away the bloodstains on his body.

He was not wearing any clothes, so it was very easy to clean the bloodstains. Some blood had flowed on his legs but was absorbed by the cotton cloth scattered on the floor.

Fang Yuan cleaned the bloodstains, then lifted his right ear off the table.

He gave a cold snort, then used Moonglow Gu, slicing his own right ear into meat paste and smashing it completely.

Fang Yuan held a basin filled with watery blood and placed it under the bed before throwing a piece of coal into it.

Only after doing all this did Fang Yuan lie down on the bed.

The pain had mostly weakened but was still tormenting him.

Fang Yuan felt a pain in his head along with his heartbeat.

He did not know how long time had passed, but he ended up sound asleep.