REVEREND INSANITY
Chapter 16: Taking as much as you can take

“Try touch?”

“You have been poisoned by my Single Gate Poison Gu. Without my other Gu acting as his opponent, after seven days you will turn into pus and blood and die.

“To compare myself to Sir Flower Wine, I just farted! I must have been unwell, to really not recognize such a great person and offend the Master of Wine Flowers. Master Flower Wine, please remember my clan's hospitality earlier and save my life! ”

The scene was replayed a second time on the wall. Fang Yuan remained silent; as the film began to repeat for the third time, he finally sighed softly and said, "Once."

This method of leaving moving pictures with sound on the wall was probably done by the Flower Wine Monk with the help of Photo-audio Gu. This gu can record the image and project it later.

Photo-audio Gu uses light and sound to survive. For some unknown reason, this secret cave emitted a red glow, while at the same time the rock slit was connected to the outside world, so it would not completely isolate the sound outside. Right now Fang Yuan could still hear the roar of the smaller waterfall. Thus, Gu Foto-audio was able to live in this secret cave.

Just a moment ago when Fang Yuan tore apart the withered vines, he might have alarmed Photo-audio Guhiding on the stone wall. As long as one is not stupid, just by second-guessing one can say that this moving image is genuine.

Back then, the fourth generation clan head tried to plot against the Flower Wine Monk but he failed. After he lost the battle, he attempted a sneak attack; despite rejecting the latter, he ended up dying from it. This part of history was considered shameful, and the surviving clan elders decided to tamper with the truth.

They reversed the role of the fourth generation clan head and the Flower Wine Monk.

The Flower Wine Monk became the one who was defeated in battle and tried a sneak attack, and then died on the spot. On the other hand, the fourth generation leader turned into a justified and perfect hero.

But this story alone had a huge gap of – Flower Wine Monks had obviously died on the spot, so the corpse should have been in the hands of the Gu Yue clan, but why was the remaining pile found?

In his previous life, Master Gu who discovered it was probably frightened after seeing the moving image. Those surviving elders had long since died, but in order to prevent the truth of the Flower Wine Monk from returning, this truth was probably kept secret by the clan higher-ups.

That Master Gu realized that if he alone took the treasure, it would be a great risk. If one investigated and discovered that he was involved with the Flower Wine Monk in the future, the higher-ups would naturally execute him. So after making his choice, he did not dare to hide this treasure, but instead made the decision to inform the higher-ups.

Doing so would prove his loyalty to the clan. Subsequent circumstances will also show that he made a wise choice.

Yet even if he did that, it did not mean that Fang Yuan would do the same.

“I went through a pretty hard time searching for this treasure, so I had to take everything for myself. Why should I share it with others? So what if I get caught? Without daring to bear the risk, where will you profit from? That Master Gu was truly a coward, "Fang Yuan smiled coldly, no longer concerned with the constantly repeating moving images on the stone walls. He turned around and extended his hand, using his strength to uproot the dead vines and roots.

The corpse of the Flower Wine Monk was also affected. It was originally intact, but now it is being broken into several parts. Fang Yuan barely cared; he kicked a piece of leg bone that blocked the path and crouched down again, looking among the remains.

First he found a bag of ancient stones. When he opened it, he only found fifteen pieces.

"The miserly old man," Fang Yuan burst out. The outer appearance of the Flower Wine Monk looked striking, but he suddenly only had a small amount of money set aside.

Yet he quickly thought of the reason why – Vine Flower Monk had such a fierce battle, plus the fact that he was tainted by Moonshadow Gu, so he would definitely use an ancient stone to heal his wounds. To be able to leave fifteen pieces is actually not bad.

After that he found some dead bodies of Gu. Most of them were varieties of flowers and grass, and all of them were completely withered. Gu is also a living creature, so they also need food to survive, and most of them are picky. Although Gu grass and Gu flowers require less food, but in this secret cave there was not even a single ray of sunlight.

And after that…

After that, there was nothing.

The Flower Wine Monk was on the same level as the fourth generation clan leader. After a fierce fight, he fought with around ten elders afterwards. His own Gu was mostly consumed, and until this stage because he wanted to heal his wounds, he planted Gu Flower Sack Wine and Gu Grass Pouch Rice here. But in the end because of Moonshadow Gu he was dragged to death.

These Liquor Worms probably depend on the Gu Flower Sack of Wine and barely survive to this day. But as Gu Flower Wine Sack withered one by one, he also lost his food supply.

This prompts the Liquor worm to go outside and look for the wild Wine Sack Flower. Later on in the evening, he was attracted by the scent of green bamboo wine and came before Fang Yuan.

“Photo-audio Gu can only record once, as this is a disposable Gu. It seems like the Liquor worm is my biggest advantage here, no wonder the Gu Master decided to report to the clan. It seems like it is because the profit is too small, and not worth the risk so great.” A kind of understanding emerged in Fang Yuan's heart.

In his memory, that Gu Master was already rank three, whereas the Liquor worm was only rank one Gu. To Fang Yuan it was more precious, but to Master Gu it was nothing.

However it was clear that due to his report, the clan gave him a huge reward.

"Should I also tell the clan?" Fang Yuan thought for a moment, then he put away this idea.

The Treasure Flower Wine Monk seemed to be only a Liquor worm and an ancient stone, but that was not the case. The most valuable thing was actually the wall that hid Photo-audio Gu. In other words, it is a moving image that does not stop repeating itself on the wall.

This image can be sold to other villages. Believe in the fact that the higher-ups of the other two villages in Qing Mao Mountain must have been very interested in this kind of evidence that could violently attack the beliefs of a clan.

Whahuh?

You say something about a sense of loyalty and honor to the clan?

I'm very sorry, Fang Yuan doesn't have the slightest bit of it.

Moreover, this moving image was not even some kind of powerful force that could destroy an entire clan; it would not do much great damage. The indifferent nature of the clan would also not look at Fang Yuan with any importance. He needed to rely on his own hard work and find cultivation resources, at the initial stage of cultivation he needed to borrow more power around him.

“Depend on clans? Hehehe.” Fang Yuan sneered in his heart, "How could I be so naive as my past life."

Don't rely on anyone; you have to rely on yourself on everything in this world.

After confirming that he had ransacked every corner of the cave, Fang Yuan started to follow the original way home.

Defending against the pressure of the water and squeezing through the huge rock, he returned to the outside of the mountain. Looking back at this huge boulder, Fang Yuan suddenly thought of his past life. It is said that the remains were found in an underground secret cave. But how is this place underground? It was clearly on the inside of the mountain wall.

No wonder he was unable to find it for seven days in a row even though he wasted a lot of effort. It seemed like in his past life after the clan found out about this place, the first thing they did was to destroy the wall with images, and then spread the truth filled with lies to mislead the clan members.

To be able to find this place tonight was partly due to luck, partly due to hard work, and the biggest reason was green bamboo wine.

This green bamboo vine was extremely rich, it could be said to be the best in Qing Mao Mountain. Perhaps in his past life, after that Gu Master lost his lover, the wine he drank was this wine.

But none of this matters anymore. The Treasure of the Flower Wine Monk had been dug up and searched by Fang Yuan; although it was ultimately somewhat disappointing, it was also natural. The most important thing was that Fang Yuan's original purpose (the liquor worm) was in his hands, and the items he needed the most (ancient stones) were also obtained.

“Next, I must set my heart to confine myself in the inn to perfect this Gu. As long as I have a vital Gu, I can return to the academy and qualify to stay in the academy dormitory. I will also be able to borrow the clan's resources to cultivate. I can only stay in this inn for one or two times; if I stay too long it costs too much. ” Fang Yuan pondered, his footsteps never stopping as he rushed back to the village.

He was originally left with two ancient stones, but now he obtained fifteen pieces, so the total was seventeen pieces. But to a Master Gu, this small amount of ancient stone meant nothing.