Gu Daoist Master

Chapter 40 – Toad Gu Slumbering Within the Purple Gold Rock

The further one walked, the more flourishing and prosperous it was. Small street vendors lessened while large tents increased in number.

There were all sorts of large tents to be seen – red, blue, green, yellow, in different shapes and sizes, several being a cylindrical shape. Some erected two door pillars at the entrance of their tents, while others hung large red lanterns instead. Inside, some tents had vibrants lights, whereas others were dim and dark.

Fang Yuan observed his surroundings as he walked, finally stopping near a grey-coloured tent.

“It’s here,” he evaluated while looking at the tent; it had two pillars at the entrance, and there were carvings on the pillars, two lines of antithetical couplet(1).

The left side wrote, “Small display of courage, obtain good fortune during the four seasons.”

The right side wrote, “ Large display of skills, obtain good prosperity in all four directions.”

In the middle there was still another line: “Luck changes with time.”

That’s right, this is a gambling den.

This gambling den took around one mu(2) of land; it was considered a large-sized tent.

Fang Yuan walked inside. Inside of the tent, there was three rows of counters on a side. On the counter were pieces of amber or fossils. Some were as big as a palm, others were as big as a face. There were also others which were even bigger; those were as tall as a person. It obviously could not fit on the counter, thus it was directly placed on the ground.

Different from the other tent shops, it was silent in here.

Several Gu masters stood before the counters, some meticulously observing rocks on the display counter while others took the fossils and rubbed it in their hand to get a feel of it. There were some that were discussing quietly with their companions, and some were discussing the price with their shop clerks.

But no matter what they discussed, they spoke softly, doing their best not to disturb others.

This was a rock gambling den.

In the Gu world, there were all types of Gu, coming with different shapes and sizes and all sorts of effects. Guworms have their respective food to consume. Without food, they can only last a short amount of time before dying.

But nature, towards lifeforms, was both uncaring and benevolent.

If they lacked food, the Gu worms still have a chance of survival. That was to hibernate, undergoing self-sealing.

time, not only would the blue glow on its body dissipate, it would also turn from a transparent crystal state into a grey rock, covered in a layer of rock shell. Eventually, the rock crust will get thicker and turn

underwent self-sealing, it would form a white cocoon around it, curling its body and falling into a deep

hibernating may not happen to every Gu worm. It has a small chance of occurrence, and in most cases, the Gu worm will not fall into hibernation but instead starve to death. Only a small number of Gu worms

Guworms that were slumbering within. Thus they would have a stroke of fortune. Some of the Gu

all looked alike on the outside. Only after opening them can one determine if there really is a Gu worm

worms, most of them are dead Gu. But once someone

heart,

even larger than this one; it was a medium-sized rock gambling den. He managed to con some gamblers, and also misjudged at times,

Yuan stood at the door for a while, taking a glance

belt, showing that they were not ordinary people but Rank one Gu masters. Most were initial stages, while a selected few were middle

primeval stones each. If this is your first try, just for the sake of it, why don’t you go to the right counter, the rocks there are sold at only five primeval stones. If you are seeking

was an experienced female Gu Master, having worked at the rock

at Fang Yuan who entered, and determined that he was a

were all Gu Masters. Students were only considered second-rate Gu Masters, just starting their cultivation. Because they’re often tight on finance due to feeding their Gu worms, where would they find

satisfying their curiosity. Most were only window shoppers, though if some had well to do families, they might

the female Gu Master had no expectations towards how

around first.” Fang Yuan nodded at her expressionlessly,

be at this counter

500 years, it’s been too long. Many things were vague to him already, especially when 500 years of memory was a huge capacity, so to be

the caravan arrived, a lucky bird spent ten primeval

spot, he obtained a Mudskin Toad. Afterwards this toad Gu was bought by another person, thus causing him to earn a small fortune

Yuan frowned after observing

up to twenty. In which rock was there a

was sold at ten primeval stones each. Right now Fang Yuan had ninety-eight primeval

realistically, he could not count like

risk and gamble, one had to consider

gamblers who thought they were blessed by heaven. Those

no relatives or friends that can help me. I have to save some primeval stones to survive, as well as to buy food for my Gu worms.” He counted and under the most basic reservation,

the purple gold is dotted like the stars, but it’s flat as a pancake,

fist sized. if there

but the surface is extremely smooth, while the mudskin toad’s skin is supposed to be rough and uneven, this is evidently not

continued to observe and evaluate, using the method of

worms hibernate after self sealing, they would form into a natural fossil, being undetectable from most of the world’s detection methods. The remaining detecting methods were too rough, and once used, it