In the secret chamber, Fang Yuan sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion. Muttering to himself, he gently pointed a finger.
Instantly, a Gu flew out of his aperture, transforming into a beam of light.
As soon as it emerged, it burst with a soft pop, turning into a cloud of ink-black vapor.
This vapor quickly sank, rolling and surging, and in the blink of an eye, it hugged the ground, lifting Fang Yuan up on a layer of cloud.
Sitting on the black cloud, it was much softer than the cushion, though it carried a hint of coolness.
Unsurprised, he extended his index finger and pointed into the air again.
"Yang Cloud Gu."
A white light shot through the air, made a faint sound, and burst into a ball of pure white vapor.
As soon as the white cloud appeared, it began to rise, but it immediately sensed the black cloud beneath Fang Yuan.
An invisible force attracted the two clouds. The white cloud and the black cloud rolled and tumbled, responding to each other.
One was under Fang Yuan, the other circled above his head.
The Yin cloud was like ink, the Yang cloud pure white. Yin and Yang resonated, and arcs of lightning began to form.
Threads of blue electricity rapidly flashed between the two clouds.
At first, there were just one or two strands, but they quickly multiplied, growing denser. After a few breaths, a whole network had formed.
Fang Yuan had long since activated the Canopy Gu, enveloping himself in an illusory armor of white light.
At the same time, he activated the All-out Effort Gu. With a casual stretch of his arm, a phantom boar rose from his body, transforming into a massive boar shadow in the air.
Crack, crack, crack.
As soon as the boar shadow appeared, the countless threads of lightning shot toward it like sharks drawn to the scent of blood.
In an instant, the boar shadow was forcibly suppressed, shrinking to the size of a millstone. The lightning gathered on its body like deep blue chains, trapping it.
The residual sparks that struck Fang Yuan were blocked by the illusory white armor.
Fang Yuan dismissed the All-out Effort Gu. But the boar shadow did not disappear. It was firmly imprisoned, like a bird in a cage.
Under the whipping and scorching of the blue lightning cage, the boar shadow gradually began to erode.
Thunder and lightning combined destruction and purification. After a storm, the world is renewed. The power of lightning was best at destruction, smashing law fragments.
Right now, Fang Yuan was using the Yin and Yang Cloud Gus to summon lightning, intending to dispel one of the boar strengths within himself.
Three days had passed since the auction.
Although the Yin and Yang Cloud Gus were rank three, they were ordinary Gus. Fang Yuan had purchased them from the shop. Besides that, he had also bought several materials, and after failing once, he had refined the Break Promise Gu, dispelling the Poison Oath Gu from his body.
Fang Yuan had used the Black Boar Gu and White Boar Gu on Qing Mao Mountain, giving him the strength of two boars.
The rank three All-out Effort Gu could only activate one beast strength phantom at a time. At rank four, there were stronger beast phantoms available. Thus, the strength of two boars was redundant.
Now that he had some spare money, Fang Yuan naturally planned to optimize himself.
Eroding this boar strength phantom was no easy task. It would take at least nineteen days. Combining the Yin and Yang Cloud Gus and using the power of lightning was the most common and cost-effective method.
A beast strength phantom was a fragment of laws hidden within the human body. Removing it naturally required some effort.
Fang Yuan carefully controlled the Yin Cloud Gu and Yang Cloud Gu. The two clouds rolled and surged like two thick carpets, spreading and filling the entire secret chamber.
One white cloud covered the ceiling. One ink-black cloud covered the floor tiles.
In the middle was lightning and flashes. Strands of blue lightning connected the Yin and Yang clouds, trapping the boar shadow and constantly eroding it.
The faint crackling sound and the low rumbling of thunder kept emanating.
Getting rid of this boar strength phantom would take a long time, so Fang Yuan summoned another Gu.
This Gu was like a dragonfly, with three pairs of membranous wings, the size of a palm. Green, sapphire blue, golden yellow, and bright red intertwined, creating a brilliant rainbow of colors.
This was the At Once Success Gu, bearing light patterns on its body. As its name implied, it could increase the flow of time. It was a rank four expenditure-type Gu.
Fang Yuan split his mind three ways. On one side, he controlled the Yin and Yang Cloud Gus; on the other, he mobilized his Pale Silver True Essence, pouring it into the At Once Success Gu.
The surface of his true essence kept dropping—eighty percent, seventy percent, sixty percent…
The At Once Success Gu was a rank four Gu worm. Fang Yuan, being at the early stage of rank three, found it somewhat strenuous to activate.
When his Pale Silver True Essence dropped to less than thirty percent, Fang Yuan paused his essence usage. The Heaven Essence Treasure Lotus in his aperture began to bloom slowly, and streams of natural essence springs gushed out, instantly influenced by Fang Yuan's aura and transformed into his Pale Silver True Essence.
The surface of his true essence began to slowly rise again—forty percent, fifty percent, sixty percent…
This cycle repeated several times. Only after his true essence had risen and fallen many times was the At Once Success Gu finally satisfied. It was activated, emitting a brilliant enamel-like light that was dazzling to the eye.
This colorful light shone upon the Yin Yang Cloud Gus and the beast strength phantom, dyeing the entire chamber in a rainbow of colors.
The rate at which the boar phantom was eroding increased rapidly.
Previously, it was reduced by the tiniest bit, almost imperceptible to the naked eye. Now, it was like snow melting in boiling water, extremely fast.
After more than ten breaths, the boar phantom was completely eroded.
After confirming everything was correct, Fang Yuan hurriedly deactivated the At Once Success Gu and slowly put away the Yin and Yang Cloud Gus.
The Yin and Yang Cloud Gus could be sold back to the shop. With the Redbud Token in hand, as long as it was within three days, Fang Yuan could return them for their full purchase price. This was much safer than borrowing Gus from others, and he wouldn't lose anything.
If he borrowed Gus, the initiative would be in the other person's hands. If they changed their minds and recalled the Gu worm at a critical moment, Fang Yuan would have no recourse.
As for the At Once Success Gu…