Chapter 15 – Seven Core Gu
Three more days quietly passed.
Li Tianyu continued fighting alongside Zhao Ming's squad.
During those three days...
He participated in three more battles.
His kill points...
Remained zero.
Yet no one mocked him.
Everyone knew where his true harvest lay.
By the time he returned to the battlefield camp...
The Gu worms he had stolen were already approaching their feeding time.
He could delay no longer.
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After bidding farewell to Zhao Ming...
Li Tianyu returned alone to the contribution hall.
Over the course of the three battles...
He had stolen a total of one hundred and seventy-eight Rank One Gu worms.
Most were valuable combat Gu.
On average...
Each was worth around two hundred primeval stones.
Altogether...
Their value exceeded thirty-six thousand primeval stones.
Without hesitation...
Li Tianyu exchanged nearly all of them.
In return...
He received twelve hundred low-value Rank One Gu worms.
Worthless to others.
Priceless to him.
Since they had all been refined already...
Each owner simply erased their will before handing the Gu over.
Li Tianyu immediately refined them and became their new owner.
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Inside the contribution hall...
Many Gu Masters couldn't help glancing toward him.
Some were envious.
Some were suspicious.
Others...
Were openly greedy.
A mere Rank One Gu Master...
Possessing wealth comparable to veteran Rank Two Gu Masters...
Was naturally eye-catching.
More importantly...
No one understood why he had purchased so many worthless Gu worms.
Even feeding them would require an astonishing amount of resources.
However...
This was the battlefield.
The super clans jointly governed this place.
Everyone here fought for humanity.
Although curiosity filled their hearts...
No one dared openly pry into another Gu Master's secrets.
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Returning to his rented House Gu...
Li Tianyu entered his aperture.
Ember Spark Gu quietly crawled forward.
One after another...
The twelve hundred Gu worms disintegrated.
Their physical forms vanished.
Only pure Dao fragments remained.
The fragments were quietly absorbed into the Dao Repository.
Soon...
The entire stock had disappeared.
Without wasting time...
Li Tianyu began issuing deductions one after another.
The first deduction...
A Thief Path Gu.
Required payment:
Six hundred and fifty Rank One Gu worms.
Estimated deduction time:
Three days.
Ember Spark Gu immediately entered dormancy.
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The next day...
Li Tianyu joined another hunting squad and returned to the battlefield.
The following days passed in a familiar rhythm.
Battle.
Steal Gu.
Return.
Exchange valuable Gu for worthless Gu.
Feed Ember Spark Gu.
Begin another deduction.
Occasionally...
He even encountered Beastman Enslavement Path Gu Masters.
After defeating their beasts...
He stole not only their Gu...
But also the numerous wild Gu worms living upon the beasts themselves.
His Dao Repository grew larger with every battle.
One deduction followed another.
By the twelfth day...
All four deductions had finally been completed.
A total of three thousand four hundred and sixty Rank One Dao fragments...
Had been consumed.
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Li Tianyu spent nearly all of his remaining wealth purchasing the necessary refinement materials.
Five more days passed in continuous refinement.
The refinement flames burned day and night.
One Gu after another was born.
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The first to emerge...
Was Rank One — Ember Snatch Gu.
A Fire Path Thief Gu.
It resembled a tiny crimson hand wrapped in burning embers.
It possessed only one passive ability.
Every time Li Tianyu's attacks struck an opponent...
There was a chance to steal one of their Gu worms.
The more primeval essence supplied...
The higher the chance of success.
It could even attempt to steal Gu worms of a higher rank.
More importantly...
Any stolen Gu would immediately have its owner's will heavily suppressed.
Even if the owner had prepared commands to self-destruct...
The Gu would struggle to obey.
Its food...
Was the free primeval essence of Heaven and Earth.
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The second Gu...
Rank One — Spark Gu.
A pure Fire Path offensive Gu.
It resembled a tiny crimson ember that endlessly burned without being consumed.
Its abilities were astonishingly versatile.
It could create flames.
Shape them.
Compress them.
Expand them.
Control their movement.
Adjust their temperature.
Split one flame into many.
Or merge countless flames into one.
Its flames burned not only flesh...
But also the soul.
Likewise...
Its nourishment came entirely from the free primeval essence of Heaven and Earth.
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The third Gu...
Rank One — Warm Ember Gu.
A Fire Path healing Gu.
Its body resembled a small glowing ember wrapped within golden-red flames.
Rather than destroying...
Its flames restored life.
Broken bones.
Torn flesh.
Internal injuries.
Even damage to the soul.
All could gradually recover beneath its warm life flames.
Its recovery ability greatly surpassed ordinary Rank One healing Gu.
Like the others...
It fed directly upon the free primeval essence of Heaven and Earth.
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Finally...
The last refinement succeeded.
Rank One — Stable Fortune Gu.
A Fire Path Luck Gu.
Its appearance resembled a tiny crimson flame shaped like a four-leaf clover.
Its purpose was simple.
Maintain stable luck.
Gradually improve fortune over time.
Resist external interference with one's luck.
Reduce the influence of Fate and Destiny to a certain extent.
Even Wisdom Path divinations became significantly more difficult.
Like every Gu, Li Tianyu had designed...
Its food consisted solely of the free primeval essence of Heaven and Earth.
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Li Tianyu looked at the seven Gu quietly floating within his aperture.
Ember Spark Gu.
Flame Lotus Gu.
Primordial Flame Seed Gu.
Ember Snatch Gu.
Blazing Ember Gu.
Warm Ember Gu.
Stable Fortune Gu.
These...
Would become the foundation of everything he built in the future.
Unlike ordinary Gu...
He had no intention of sacrificing them.
No matter how desperate the situation became...
These seven Gu would continue advancing with him.
From Rank One...
To Rank Six.
Rank Seven.
Rank Eight.
Perhaps...
Even Rank Ten.
A faint smile slowly appeared on Li Tianyu's face.
His true foundation...
Had finally been established.