In a simulated life scenario, how do you defy fate and change your destiny every time?

Chapter 180 Fourth Life: Successful Foundation Establishment, Zerg Breeding Manual!

"This is……?"

Lu Yuan opened the wooden box and looked quite surprised when he saw what was inside.

Because there was only one palm-sized wooden doll inside the wooden box.

The puppet's carving technique is slightly rough, and its face is empty, without eyes, nose, or mouth, making it look somewhat eerie.

On the surface of the puppet, there are many complex patterns engraved, conveying a mysterious energy.

Lu Yuan held the puppet in his hands and played with it for a while, and found a talisman at the bottom of the box, which detailed how to use the puppet.

According to the information revealed by the talisman, this item is called the Substitute Puppet, a treasure crafted by Master Huiming using the secret methods of the Medicine Buddha Sect.

Only the most core disciples of a sect are qualified to possess it.

The sole purpose of this item is to allow the user to die in their place when facing a life-or-death crisis!
It's like having an extra life; its value is absolutely immeasurable.

of course.

While the scapegoat puppet is very powerful, it also has many limitations.

The most important point is that the user's cultivation level cannot exceed the Core Formation stage, otherwise the substitution effect will lose its effectiveness.

However, when Lu Yuan activated his True Eye of Truth, the entire cave environment changed.

The spiritual energy, which was originally so dense that it was almost liquefied, has now turned into a towering black mist.

The substitute puppet in his hand had turned into a faceless worm!
The faceless worm's long legs were clasped together, its body curled up into a ball, and the complex patterns covering its skin seemed to conform to some kind of law of heaven and earth, conveying a strange Daoist charm.

"To the parasite race, a cultivator's body is merely a vessel, which can be replaced at any time if necessary."

"So the actual function of this faceless worm is to take the place of the parasites inside the cultivator's body?"

Lu Yuan seemed to understand something.

Humans are the most intelligent of all beings, and Gu is the essence of heaven and earth.

However, this is due to the distortion of the Heavenly Dao in this world.

Those Gu worms that originally carried fragments of laws and traces of the Dao of Heaven and Earth have turned into various twisted and terrifying parasitic races!

It was at this moment that the prompt from the will of the heavens also came.

[Your comprehension is extraordinary; you have successfully deduced the method for refining the Substitute Gu from the fragments of laws within the Substitute Worm!]

The voice just fell.

A surge of information and insights welled up from the depths of Lu Yuan's mind like a tidal wave.

Lu Yuan's eyes brightened slightly.

It has to be said that the talent of having unparalleled comprehension is too abnormal.

Just by glancing at this scapegoat worm, he was able to draw inferences from it and comprehend a new method of Gu refining!
Moreover, the substitute puppet has many limitations; it is only useful for cultivators below the Core Formation stage.

However, Lu Yuan now has new insights into Gu refining, and he can use them to refine a substitute Gu that has no restrictions and can grow infinitely!
unbelievable!

It’s so outrageous!
“Refining the substitute death gu requires a large number of rare and precious materials, but with the resources of the Medicine Buddha Sect, I should be able to gather the materials for refining the gu soon.”

A smile appeared on Lu Yuan's face.

Although the Medicine Buddha Sect is a den of insects, it can be considered a supreme cultivation ground for me!
Lu Yuan put the substitute puppet into his storage ring, and then took out the lightning-based cultivation technique that was said to be able to directly lead to the Nascent Soul stage.

But after flipping through it a couple of times, he frowned.

Especially when Lu Yuan took out the cultivation manual given to him by the peak master of Bodhi Peak and looked at it carefully, his expression became increasingly unpleasant.

This cultivation manual records the cultivation insights and experiences of successive Bodhi Peak Masters, making it a coveted treasure for other disciples.

But Lu Yuan noticed something amiss.

Because the so-called cultivation techniques in this world seem to be able to strengthen a cultivator's power and improve their realm.

In essence, all these cultivation techniques aim to make the insect eggs within the cultivator's body stronger and allow them to grow.
Faster!

During the larval development and growth process, cultivators are also endowed with various abilities and methods, thus creating the illusion that cultivation can make them stronger.

Therefore, in a sense, all the techniques and secret manuals are nothing more than "Insectoid Breeding Manuals"!
Especially when Lu Yuan thought of how many cultivators would draw their swords against each other and fight to the death for a high-level cultivation technique, an unprecedented sense of absurdity welled up in his heart.

All talk of immortality and ascension is nothing but a way to benefit the parasitic race.

The vast majority of cultivators were kept in the dark, and if they were to learn the truth, their Dao hearts would likely collapse on the spot.

"So, these elixirs are nothing more than food for the Zerg."

Lu Yuan poured out a Foundation Establishment Pill, examined it carefully for a moment, and his expression became somewhat complicated.

The pill, about the size of a longan and emitting a strong medicinal fragrance, was clearly a brown insect egg!
Inside the egg, an unhatched larva is curled up in a ball, its entire body covered by a membrane, its body rising and falling slightly with its breath.

This larva has no attributes, yet it has unlimited potential for growth.

If a Qi Refining cultivator were to swallow it, it would hatch from its egg and grow rapidly.

This process is known as foundation building!
However, various unforeseen changes often occur during the foundation-building process.

For example, a cultivator's physical constitution may be too poor to be suitable for parasitism, or the larvae may cause the cultivator's body to have an instinctive rejection reaction when parasitizing.

Due to a combination of factors, the success rate of foundation building is no more than 40%.

If the Qi Refining stage is merely about absorbing impure spiritual energy and modifying flesh and bones to make the body more suitable for being parasitized by insectoids...

Then, the Foundation Establishment stage can be considered as truly stepping into the world of cultivation, becoming one of the countless parasitic cultivators, and being qualified to cultivate to the next realm!

Furthermore, since parasites need to rely on their hosts to obtain more cultivation resources and nutrients, they can also modify the cultivator's weak body, making it stronger.

As for those cultivation techniques, secret arts, and miraculous elixirs, they will accelerate the growth of the larvae.

Therefore, under the influence of the larvae, all parasitic cultivators will flock to these rare and precious materials, even at the cost of their lives.

Although Lu Yuan knew the truth about parasitic cultivation, the more he learned, the more he feared the mastermind behind it all!

They take heaven and earth as their breeding ground and all living beings as their parasites.

For their own selfish desires, they have distorted all living beings to this extent.

This person's ruthless methods and temperament sent a chill down Lu Yuan's spine!
Fortunately, he had already condensed his natal Gu, so he could successfully establish his foundation without taking Foundation Establishment Pills.

However, just as Lu Yuan was about to put the Foundation Establishment Pill into his storage ring...

The innate spiritual Gu that had been dormant in his dantian for many days suddenly emitted a strong desire.

It was as if, to it, the Foundation Establishment Pill was some kind of highly nourishing substance!
This innate spirit gu was created by Lu Yuan by fusing innate qi with the spirit-gathering gu, after going through countless hardships.

As a result, Lu Yuan inadvertently alerted the Heavenly Dao Will of this realm as well as another mysterious being.

Although Lu Yuan managed to escape unscathed, the innate spirit gu was severely injured and fell into a deep dormancy. It took him more than half a year to recover some of his vitality.

"All parasitic species are derived from the mutation of Gu worms, and the innate spirit Gu has an extraordinary origin. Letting it eat a few Foundation Establishment larvae should be fine."

With a thought, Lu Yuan summoned the Innate Spirit Gu.

Its body was long and slender, with five claws on its belly, resembling a real dragon. Its whole body radiated a faint golden light, as if it were the most perfect creation in the world.

Although it's chubby and only as thick as a little finger, it looks just like a plump, white baby dragon. But it's extraordinary by nature; every move it makes exudes an innate sense of power.

Just appeared.

The larvae huddled inside the Foundation Establishment Pill seemed to sense some kind of deadly threat, writhing and twisting restlessly, trying to escape.

Unfortunately, although these larvae have a bizarre parasitic method, they are like fish on a chopping board before they find a host, completely powerless to resist.

The innate spirit gu swallowed all ten Foundation Establishment Pills whole in the blink of an eye, one after another.

"Hiccup~"

It tilted its head back and let out a burp, then affectionately nuzzled Lu Yuan with its little head.

Lu Yuan also reached out and touched its head. It squinted its eyes and seemed to enjoy it.

The innate spirit gu is a wondrous object of heaven and earth, originally without form.

It wasn't until the moment Lu Yuan successfully refined it that he shaped it into its current form according to his own ideas.

However, Lu Yuan also felt a little regretful. He was in such a hurry at the time that he didn't have time to think about it much.

If given another chance, perhaps he could try to mold the innate spirit gu into a fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged, black-haired mature woman?
Lu Yuan played with it for a while before storing it in his dantian.

As all the Foundation Establishment larvae were refined by the Innate Spirit Gu, its injuries were also quickly healed. Its originally listless aura was restored to its peak state and even surpassed its previous state!
The relationship between a natal Gu and a Gu cultivator is one of intertwined life and death; they share both glory and ruin.

When the Innate Spirit Gu recovered from its injuries and its strength increased dramatically, Lu Yuan's aura also rose steadily, and he directly stepped into the Foundation Establishment realm!
"boom!"

The spiritual energy within his body, which had already been purified by the innate spiritual gu, was now flowing freely through his meridians like rivers and seas.

Under the tempering of this boundless spiritual energy.

Lu Yuan's entire body, including his flesh, bones, and meridians, underwent a tremendous transformation.

"Boom boom boom!"

His heartbeat grew stronger and more powerful, like a thunderclap, making a heart-pounding, muffled sound!

His bones, as if cast from refined iron, became increasingly solid and dense.

Especially as Lu Yuan's strength increased, the other Gu worms also underwent significant changes.

The Qi and Blood Gu's body solidified, and its aura became increasingly powerful. After Lu Yuan's blood was tempered by the Qi and Blood Gu...

Even a single drop of blood is as heavy as mercury, as if it contains terrifying energy!
at the same time.

A layer of crystal-clear, jade-like light appeared on Lu Yuan's skin. This light seemed weak, but in fact it had an indestructible defensive power, enough to withstand a blow from a Foundation Establishment cultivator!
This was none other than the Jade Skin Gu that Lu Yuan had previously refined using the Xuan Yu Skin Refining Method!

For Gu cultivators, all their cultivation and methods are superior to Gu worms.

The various methods and techniques used by parasitic cultivators correspond to all sorts of Gu worms.

The so-called cultivation manual is nothing more than the method of breeding insects.

However, he possesses extraordinary comprehension and can apply what he has learned to other situations, using those techniques to deduce more methods and formulas for refining Gu!

As Lu Yuan's aura surged, the innate spiritual Gu also unleashed a dazzling divine light.

Runes intertwined, and the radiant light was dazzling.

A chanting sound, as loud as a great bell, resounded throughout the cave.

With the revival of the innate spiritual Gu.

Lu Yuan's aura became increasingly terrifying.

An eternal, terrifying wave of power emanated from him and spread rapidly in all directions.

Under the intimidation of this momentum.

The other parasites trembled violently, as if they were experiencing a fear that originated from the depths of their souls and bloodlines.

at this moment.

Within a radius of several miles.

All the disciples of the Medicine Buddha Sect trembled with fear, sensing an unprecedented sense of threat.

Fortunately, this aura was fleeting, and many disciples disappeared without a trace before they even understood what had happened.

"Kakaka!"

Lu Yuan's bones crackled and popped as he grew taller rapidly, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

His body also became stronger and stronger, and in the blink of an eye he transformed into a handsome young man with rosy lips and white teeth.

Although he is only two years old this year, he is taller than many ten-year-old children.

If the villagers of Niujia Village were to witness this scene, they would likely be incredibly surprised.

However, cultivators possess extraordinary abilities, so how can they be judged by the common sense of the mortal world?
"call!"

Once the breakthrough ended, everything returned to normal.

Lu Yuan exhaled a long breath, and after carefully sensing the changes that had occurred within himself, a hint of joy flashed deep in his eyes.

Although in the eyes of ordinary people, cultivators at the Qi Refining stage are already unattainable.

However, in the real world of cultivation, Qi Refining cultivators are nothing more than cannon fodder at the bottom. Only after entering the Foundation Establishment stage can one be considered a true cultivator.

When Lu Yuan entered the Foundation Establishment stage, his spiritual energy and physical strength were more than ten times stronger than before!
Although he was only a beginner in the Foundation Establishment stage, his foundation was incredibly solid.

Moreover, Gu worms are the natural enemy of all parasitic insects, and with his current strength, plus his many methods, he is even more formidable.

Even if they encounter a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator, they can quickly kill them!

“Foundation Establishment cultivators can already become kings and ancestors in the mortal world, and even controlling a remote small country is an easy thing for them.”

"But compared to the entire cultivation world, it's still not enough."

Lu Yuan did not become complacent.

As a simulator, he knew all too well just how terrifying this world was.

Don’t say anything else.

The Medicine Buddha Sect alone has over thirty Core Formation cultivators and several Nascent Soul experts on the surface. As for its hidden strength, it is likely to be even more terrifying.

The Medicine Buddha Sect is just one of the top powers in the Southern Region.

Moreover, this realm is vast and boundless. If we also include the Western Desert, the Central Continent, the East Sea, and the Northern Wilderness, even Nascent Soul experts are probably nothing special.

the next few months.

Lu Yuan occasionally attended lectures at the Medicine Buddha Sect, but otherwise he stayed indoors, immersing himself in cultivation.

[After perusing the Heavenly Evolution Record, you gained some insight and successfully deduced the method for refining the Divine Refining Gu!]

[You have browsed the Nascent Soul cultivation technique, made initial contact with the Thunder Dao laws of this world, and successfully deduced the method for refining the Thunderclap Gu!]

(End of this chapter)