REVEREND INSANITY
Chapter 61: Life hanging on the grass rope

Chapter 61: Life hanging on the grass rope

The bright morning sun shone on Qing Mao Mountain.

In the academy, the elder spoke of an important detail. “Tomorrow, we choose the second Gu worm to be perfected. Everyone here has experience in refining the Gu Worm, and this time you can strengthen your experience. For the selection of the second Gu worm, consider carefully. With these few days of cultivating experience and an understanding of your own body, consider it in its entirety. Usually, it is best if you pair the second Gu well with your vital Gu. ”

The first Gu of Master Gu was known as the vital Gu, and once chosen, it would be the stepping stone of their development. After that, the second and third Gu worms would be nurtured on this stepping stone and decide the direction of Master Gu's cultivation.

After hearing the words of the academy elder, the children began to ponder, and only Fang Yuan slept soundly on the table.

He had been working hard for half the night yesterday, and after returning to the dormitory, he still continued his Master Gu cultivation, nurturing his aperture. When the sun came up, he slept.

The academy elder looked at Fang Yuan and frowned, but did not say anything.

Ever since the clan leader spoke to him, he has adopted the attitude of 'let Fang Yuan do as he wishes, I won't care'.

"Which Gu worm should I choose?" As the students thought about it, they subconsciously looked towards Fang Yuan.

"By the way, Fang Yuan already has his second Gu worm."

“Yes, it's just a Liquor worm; to actually remove the Liquor worm from the gambling stone, his luck doesn't make sense!”

"If I have the Liquor worm, I will advance to the middle stage first as well huh?"

The minds of the students varied, having admirers and jealous people among them.

From that day after the interrogation, Fang Yuan's Liquor worm was successfully revealed. The origin of liquor worms does not raise suspicion. The clan was both enlightened and also exasperated at Fang Yuan's luck.

"Why am I unlucky, huh!" Gu Yue Chi Cheng who was also a C class talent sighed deeply in his heart.

Some time ago, his grandfather wondered and tried to buy him the Liquor worm. To think that even as the heir of the family branch, he was unable to possess it; to think Fang Yuan managed to obtain the Liquor worm in front of him.

Compared to Chi Cheng's jealousy and depression, vice-chairman Fang Zheng was full of vigor.

"Brother, I will definitely surpass you." He looked at Fang Yuan and said in his heart before throwing his face away.

These days his eyes shone with light, and he felt a kind of excitement towards life. His face was flushed and his forehead was glowing, even his steps were faster and lighter.

The academy elder saw all of that, and immediately understood that clan leader Gu Yue had started to secretly teach Fang Zheng.

This cheating method is clearly not known to the public.

The academy elder turned a blind eye to this.

Soon it was night once again.

Fang Yuan entered the secret cave again.

Ring ring ring……

In his hand, a wild rabbit was struggling, and there was a bell around his neck.

This was the wild rabbit that Fang Yuan caught on the mountain, the bell was naturally attached by him.

After a day, the stuffy smell in the secret cave had dissipated, and the air became fresh.

The entrance of the cave passage opened; it was silent inside. Fang Yuan half-kneeled on the floor as he inspected the floor. Yesterday he had sprayed the stone powder all over the area, and this thin layer of powder was inconspicuous.

“The stone powder of the passageway entrance was intact, so it seemed that during my absence, nothing strange crawled out of it. The entrance of the crack of the stone does have a trace, but it's mine, so obviously no one else came here.” Fang Yuan felt at ease after his examination.

He stood up, using his hands to pull the dead vines from the wall. Next he sat on the ground and his feet were used to hold the wild rabbit in place, leaving both his hands free to weave the vines.

This was a job that normal Master Gu would not know about, but Fang Yuan had too much life experience. In his past life, he was often so poor that he was unable to feed his Gu worms, leaving them starving to death one by one.

For a time, he had an ancient essence but did not have the Gu worm; he became like a mortal, even living was difficult. Having no choice, he learned to weave grass ropes into straw sandals, hats, etc. And sell it in exchange for ancient rock fragments to feed itself.

Turning the grass rope in his hand, Fang Yuan's memories reappeared.

The sorrow and suffering of that time had turned into a soundless laughter now. The rabbit under his feet continued to thrash, the bell ringing nonstop.

A pair of two strings touching for a long time, ten thousand spins and thousands of returns make their love inseparable a lot. (1)

Gently and slowly, with the passing of the years, let them meet. Complications, attachments and turns are present.

Weaving grass rope, isn't it like experiencing life?

In the secret cave, a red light shone on Fang Yuan's face, showing his youthfulness and experience interwoven on his face.

Ring ring ring…

An hour later, the wild rabbit quickly entered the passageway, the bell on his neck ringing continuously. Within a few breaths, it left Fang Yuan's field of vision.

Fang Yuan held onto the improvised grass rope that he had loomed temporarily, and at one end was tied to the back leg of the rabbit, dragging him into the tunnel.

After a while, the rope stopped all movement.

But this does not mean the rabbit has reached the end of the tunnel. It could have been killed by a trap or just decided to rest in the middle of the road.

Fang Yuan started pulling the rope, picking it up. The rope gradually tightened as he pulled it.

At the other end, a force suddenly pulled back as the rope began to move towards the cave again.

Apparently the rabbit on the other hand had sensed the force of attraction and in its confusion, began to move deeper into the cave.

After much effort, the rabbit finally reached the end of the road, and no matter how Fang Yuan pulled the rope, it only tightened and relaxed.

Maybe the rabbit had reached the end of the tunnel, or maybe he had fallen into a trap and got caught.

It was simple to test and find the answer.

Fang Yuan started to take the rope. His strength surpassed that of a rabbit by a mile, and he ended up dragging the rabbit out forcefully.

The rabbit struggled at the other end, but the rope was made of materials obtained from Gu Flower Sack Wine and Gu Grass Pouch Rice. Although it had been dead for many years, it remained sturdy unlike ordinary grass.

The wild rabbit was once again in Fang Yuan's hands while jumping up and down. Fang Yuan examined the wild rabbit and saw that the rabbit was unharmed, then he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"For the time being, it looks like this segment of the passageway is safe."

With this result, the rabbit lost its value and Fang Yuan instantly killed it, throwing its corpse to the ground.

He cannot let the rabbit go, because the animal also has a memory. If it came back again, and like the Liquor worm, attracting outsiders, it would be very bad.

He took a deep breath. After several attempts and probing, he finally stepped into the passageway carefully.

Even with the exploration of wild rabbits, there were many traps and mechanisms that specifically targeted only humans. A small animal like a wild rabbit would not be able to trigger it. So, Fang Yuan still had to be careful.

The tunnel was straight, sloping diagonally down. The deeper, the wider and higher the passageway was.

Fang Yuan had to lower his head when entering at first, but after more than fifty steps, he was able to take large strides with his back upright, and after a hundred steps, he was able to take large strides, he can walk while raising his upper arm and pointing it left and right. Good.

The tunnel was not very long, only about 300 meters. But Fang Yuan spent about two hours exploring before finally reaching the end of the road.

On the way, he was vigilant and ventured out step by step. At the end of the road, he was already sweating profusely.

"It's very troublesome without detecting the Gu worm." Fang Yuan wiped off the sweat on his forehead and after confirming his safety, calmed down and inspected the area.

This time, he was shocked.

At the end of the tunnel, there was a huge rock. The surface of the stone was smooth and protruded towards Fang Yuan, resembling Jia Fu's stomach.

This stone alone stopped Fang Yuan's development.

Other than this huge boulder, there was nothing around Fang Yuan.

"Was it because of the tunnel path accident blocked, causing this?" Fang Yuan narrowed his eyes as he thought of a possibility.

Before the Vine Flower Monk died, he was eager to set up an inheritance. He used the Thousand Li Earthwolf Spider and created a tunnel path. The path led deep within the mountains and to guide the heir in.

After hundreds of years, the passageway was unable to withstand the corrosion of time and at one point, one area collapsed due to lack of maintenance.

All kinds of accidents happen in life.

“If this was the case, wouldn't I be stuck at this point?” He came forward and touched the stone. This stone stopped its development, its size was like a door, one could only imagine its overall thickness.

Fang Yuan could use Moonlight Gu to carve on the stone wall, but if he wanted to grind this huge stone, it would take at least a year or two.

“It looks like I was forced to use a tool, I had to use a shovel and a pickaxe to break the stone. Unless I do this, I may reveal some traces. The sound of construction might also come out. ” Thinking of this, Fang Yuan frowned deeply. He weighed the pros and cons.

If the risk was too great, he would rather give up this legacy of strength.

After all, if others were to learn of this secret, all the plans and actions Fang Yuan had carried out would be in vain, and his life would even be in danger!

(1) It appears to be a line from a poem.