Chapter 7 – Primordial Flame Seed Gu
Time quietly flowed onward.
From that day forward...
Li Tianyu's life became even simpler.
Refine.
Sell.
Purchase materials.
Refine again.
Every spare primeval stone became refinement materials.
Every worthless Hot Gu became nourishment for Ember Spark Gu.
Every Dao fragment was stored within its Dao Repository.
Nothing was wasted.
Flame Lotus Gu quietly floated above his primeval sea.
Free primeval essence from Heaven and Earth continuously flowed toward it.
After being refined by the Gu...
It became pure crystal green copper primeval essence.
For the first time since awakening his aperture...
Li Tianyu no longer needed to interrupt his refinement to recover his primeval essence.
His efficiency nearly doubled overnight.
Twenty Hot Gu.
That was his daily average.
Although each one was nearly worthless...
Together they gradually accumulated an enormous number of Dao fragments.
Days became months.
Months became a year.
One year and six months quietly passed.
Within Ember Spark Gu...
Ten thousand Rank One Dao fragments had finally been accumulated.
Li Tianyu slowly opened his eyes.
"Begin the deduction."
The tiny crimson ant emitted a brilliant crimson glow.
The countless Dao fragments stored within its Dao Repository ignited one after another.
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Invisible crimson flames silently consumed them.
A thought appeared within his mind.
Deduction initiated.
Estimated completion time: Seven days.
Immediately afterward...
Ember Spark Gu entered dormancy.
Its aura weakened.
Its crimson glow disappeared.
For the next seven days...
It remained completely silent.
Li Tianyu merely continued refining Gu.
There was nothing else he could do.
...
Seven days later...
A brilliant crimson light suddenly erupted from within his aperture.
Ember Spark Gu slowly awakened.
The instant it regained consciousness...
An overwhelming torrent of knowledge flooded directly into Li Tianyu's mind.
Every refinement material.
Every refinement sequence.
Every successful variation.
Every point where failure could occur.
Every possible refinement method.
Every minute detail.
The information merged perfectly with his memories.
Within moments...
Everything settled.
Li Tianyu slowly opened his eyes.
A smile gradually spread across his face.
Rank One — Primordial Flame Seed Gu.
Its refinement recipe...
Now belonged to him alone.
Without wasting another moment...
He began accumulating primeval stones once again.
...
Two months later...
More than fifteen thousand primeval stones had quietly disappeared from his savings.
Dozens of Rank One Gu worms.
Rare Fire Path materials.
Countless ordinary refinement materials.
Everything required by the recipe had finally been gathered.
Li Tianyu sealed himself inside his courtyard.
The refinement...
Lasted three days and three nights.
One Gu worm after another dissolved into crimson light.
The surrounding materials continuously fused together.
The refinement formation blazed with scarlet flames.
Several times...
The entire refinement nearly collapsed.
Yet every crisis was perfectly resolved.
Every refinement step already existed within Li Tianyu's mind.
To him...
There were no surprises.
Only execution.
Finally...
The blazing flames slowly disappeared.
A tiny crimson Gu quietly floated above the formation.
It resembled a small burning seed wrapped within layers of crimson flames.
It pulsed gently.
Like a living heart.
Li Tianyu carefully picked it up.
His breathing became slightly heavier.
Fourteen years of research had created Ember Spark Gu.
Nearly another two years had produced this.
Everything...
Had led to this moment.
Without the slightest hesitation...
He activated Primordial Flame Seed Gu.
The tiny seed melted into a stream of crimson light.
It entered his body through his chest.
Then...
It completely disappeared.
An intense heat instantly spread throughout every part of his body.
His bones.
His flesh.
His blood.
Even his aperture.
Everything was quietly transforming.
The change lasted several hours.
Li Tianyu remained seated without moving.
When the final trace of heat disappeared...
He slowly opened his eyes.
His aperture had completely changed.
The dull twenty-five percent aperture of the past had vanished.
In its place...
A vast primeval sea stretched endlessly before him.
One hundred percent aptitude.
His primeval essence continuously recovered without pause.
Combined with Flame Lotus Gu...
Its recovery speed reached an astonishing level.
His body had become...
The Primordial Flame Physique.
Unlike the Extreme Physiques...
There was no danger of self-destruction.
No unstable aperture.
Only overwhelming affinity toward Fire Path.
Li Tianyu quietly clenched his fist.
A smile slowly appeared.
"So..."
"I've finally escaped the shackles of D-grade aptitude."
His smile soon faded.
As he carefully examined the changes within his body...
He quickly discovered another restriction.
Primordial Flame Seed Gu had only transformed him into a Rank One Primordial Flame Physique.
To advance to Rank Two...
Primordial Flame Seed Gu itself would also have to advance.
Only then could his physique evolve further.
Li Tianyu was not surprised.
He had already anticipated such a limitation.
However...
Another problem immediately followed.
Ember Spark Gu could only deduce knowledge of its own rank.
A Rank One Ember Spark Gu could only deduce Rank One knowledge.
The sole exception...
Was its own advancement recipe.
In other words...
Before Primordial Flame Seed Gu could advance to Rank Two...
Ember Spark Gu had to become Rank Two first.
Li Tianyu looked toward the tiny crimson ant floating within his aperture.
"Ember Spark Gu."
"Deduce your Rank Two advancement recipe."
The crimson ant trembled slightly.
A thought entered his mind.
Deduction possible.
Required payment: 999,900 Rank One Gu worms.
Li Tianyu froze.
Nearly one million.
Even after a long silence...
He slowly shook his head.
"...If converted..."
"...That would still require ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety Rank Two Gu worms."
Li Tianyu fell silent for a moment.
"What a pity..."
"The current Rank One Ember Spark Gu cannot devour Gu worms of a higher rank."
"Nor can it store the Dao fragments contained within them."
"In other words..."
"Every single Dao fragment required for its advancement must come from Rank One Gu worms alone."
He let out a slow breath.
Steady refinement alone...
Would never be enough.
At this rate...
He would spend decades accumulating enough Dao fragments.
His gaze gradually shifted toward the mountains beyond the village.
A faint smile slowly appeared.
"It seems..."
"It's time to stop waiting for resources."
"I'll gather them myself."
The peaceful days of quietly refining Gu...
Had finally come to an end.