Chapter 101: Chapter 100: Scouring Dao Rhyme! An Unexpected Visitor!

As for this “Luo Sha Scripture”, it has now become a backup for him. If he really cannot find a suitable True Daoist Technique, perhaps Gu Yuan might consider cultivating this Daoist Scripture.

…

In a small place like Beiliang City, the news is often quite closed off.

But no matter how closed off, someone killing a Demon is a big event that quickly spread out and caught the attention of some people.

“What! Gu Yuan killed a Wolf Demon? He has become an Innate Martial Master? That’s impossible?!”

At Jade Cauldron Tower, when Xia Xiuxue received the news, she was somewhat dumbfounded.

Her first reaction was disbelief.

She had been practicing martial arts since childhood and naturally knew how difficult it was to advance to an Innate Martial Master.

Moreover, putting aside Gu Yuan’s age, he had only been involved in cultivation for how long, just three months, how could he suddenly become an Innate Martial Master?

But when her gaze touched on her father Xia Mingyang’s calm eyes, the remaining words couldn’t come out.

She knew very well that with such matters, her father would never lie, so this matter should be true.

“It’s just Innate… what’s impossible about that?”

Xia Mingyang seemed to see her thoughts and said lightly, “The world is vast, nothing is too strange.”

“In this world, there are ways for one to ascend overnight and form a Golden Core, let alone just Innate?”

“This kid does have some sort of fortune, so we shouldn’t judge him by past views. And now that the Immortal Palace is about to open, Beiliang City and even Shengyang Prefecture are becoming more chaotic; it’s time to use people.”

When mentioning “Immortal Palace”, Xia Mingyang’s eyes flashed with enthusiasm. He pondered for a moment, tapped the table, and said:

“In that case, later you go to the storeroom on the second floor and get a bottle of Yellow Millet Pill, and a Tiger Bone Marrow Nourishing Pill, personally deliver them to Gu Yuan. Tell him it’s my congratulatory gift for his promotion to Innate, I’m sure he’ll understand my intentions. Remember, be respectful.”

“Yes!”

Xia Xiuxue responded with a complex expression.

But when Xia Xiuxue arrived at the depths of Changgong Lane and knocked on the courtyard door, it was not Gu Yuan who opened it, but his parents.

And it seemed Gu Yuan had already anticipated someone would come looking and had left a message.

Saying that he was out handling some matters and would return in a few days.

Hearing this, Xia Xiuxue felt both surprised and a bit disappointed.

Besides Xia Xiuxue, some wealthy families in the city, upon knowing that a young Innate Martial Master lived in this lane, also sent people to visit and brought generous gifts.

For many, an Innate Martial Master is a formidable deterrent of power.

Such a figure, regardless of their previous status, is worth befriending.

However, these people, just like Xia Xiuxue, came up empty-handed.

…

In a bookstore in Beiliang City.

A tall, slender man dressed in black, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a stern face, and eyes as sharp as a sword, was looking through the books on the shelf.

At his waist hung a sword.

He seemed to be searching for something.

Due to his fast page-turning speed, some of the older books, poorly preserved, inevitably suffered some damage, making the bookstore owner on the side feel a bit hesitant to speak.

But intimidated by the man’s seemingly formidable presence, he dared not speak up.

What ordinary people couldn’t see were the small lines of text that periodically appeared before the black-clad man’s eyes:

[Dao Rhyme Points +15!]

[Dao Rhyme Points +26!]

[Dao Rhyme Points +9!]

[Dao Rhyme Points +57!]

…

The man in black was naturally Gu Yuan.

However, his current appearance was not his own, but Yan Shisan’s.

After wandering around the bookstore, Gu Yuan left a piece of Broken Silver, ignoring the bookstore owner’s excited thanks, and resolutely left.

“These Dao Rhyme Points are really hard to gather. I’ve already toured all the bookstores, pawnshops, and antique shops in Beiliang City, and only collected more than seven thousand Dao Rhyme Points…”

On the street, Gu Yuan rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit helpless.

Over the past two days, he had collected more than seven thousand Dao Rhyme Points.

Adding his original thousand or so, together it was more than nine thousand Dao Rhyme Points.

These Dao Rhyme Points were enough to replenish the source of that Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly Egg and hatch it.

However, the woman surnamed Qin had promised to give him a Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly Egg as a reward afterward.

In this way, to continuously hatch two Cyan Shadow Sword Butterflies, these nine thousand Dao Rhyme Points were naturally not enough.

Moreover, Dao Rhyme Points are something that, for Gu Yuan, more is better.

To say nothing else, Ao is about to become mature, and if it upgrades, Dao Rhyme Points are also necessary.

And now that he had advanced to Innate, Gu Yuan had one more Spirit Pet slot.

If he encounters a suitable Spirit Pet later, and it’s a situation similar to the Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly Egg, hatching and upgrading it would require a large amount of Dao Rhyme Points too.

So, Gu Yuan thought about it, and decided to continue searching for Dao Rhyme in other places.

The target is set at the surrounding counties.

…

Rumble!

The sky was overcast with dark clouds, lightning flashed, and thunder roared, and it looked like it was going to rain.

This was the first rain since the beginning of spring.

Judging by the gusting wind and thick clouds, this rain was evidently going to be heavy.

At this time, it was already evening.

In the wild mountains, beside a narrow path, an abandoned Taoist monastery stood in the wind and rain.

And inside the monastery, a faint firelight could be seen.

Clearly, someone had lit a bonfire inside.

…

This Taoist monastery seemed clearly abandoned for a long time, not only were the doors and windows aged, but some places had already decayed and seemed as if they would collapse with a gust of wind.

The surrounding walls were somewhat drafty, and even the roof had a hole.

In the center was a statue of a deity, presumably of an unknown Daoist, but its head was missing, looking eerie under the flickering firelight.

“Although this Taoist monastery has been abandoned for a long time, it’s said that more than a hundred years ago, a master once built a hut here for cultivation, though it’s not known if that’s true…”

Gu Yuan didn’t care about these things, he touched several places in the abandoned Taoist monastery, and lines of small text continually appeared before his eyes:

[Dao Rhyme Points +64!]

[Dao Rhyme Points +82!]

[Dao Rhyme Points +9!]

[Dao Rhyme Points +91!]

[Dao Rhyme Points +1592!]

Finally, when his hand touched the statue of the unknown Daoist, the number 1592 popped out, making his eyelid twitch in shock:

“Goodness, so many Dao Rhyme Points… could it be that a master really cultivated here?”

Thinking this, while scavenging for Dao Rhyme Points, Gu Yuan also took the opportunity to search around, intending to see if he could find any treasures.

But unfortunately, after searching for a while, he found no treasures, only quite a few Dao Rhyme Points.

Even through the cracks on the headless statue, Gu Yuan looked inside, but it contained no hidden treasures, just an old statue.

Anyway, harvesting so many Dao Rhyme Points made the trip worthwhile.

After being out for over ten days, today was the easiest to gain Dao Rhyme Points.

As it was raining outside and the sky was getting darker, Gu Yuan decided to spend the night in this Taoist monastery and continue his journey back to Beiliang City the next day.

He had wandered around the surrounding counties during these days, with significant gains.

He had already accumulated over forty thousand Dao Rhyme Points.

These Dao Rhyme Points were sufficient for his short-term use.

However, during this time, he also encountered two Demons, none of which were formidable, and he easily killed them.

Taking out a piece of meat, Gu Yuan skewered it and placed it by the fire to roast.

The meat of Demons contains rich nutrients, though not as gentle as Spirit Medicine, it made little difference to him.

“Hmm?”

At this moment, Gu Yuan’s ear twitched, and he suddenly looked towards the door, as he heard some footsteps and voices coming from outside.

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