Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 93 The Beauty Insect Scheme

Fang Shu paced around the room, looking quite pleased with himself.

At the same time, he was also restless and thought to himself, "Now that I have the Gu worms of the Three Tribulations by my side, and although I haven't completely analyzed the 'Dragon Seeking and Gold Touching Technique' yet, I have already analyzed quite a few things."

He has now mastered the art of finding dragon veins and robbing gold, and can now look after graves, repair tombs, and open coffins for people, making him a semi-professional feng shui master.

Fang Shu felt he could now explore the Qianshan mine a third time, to seek the Hu family's legacy and the golden insects.

"With the last 30% of my cultivation remaining, if I could have some precious medicine to help me, it would make my cultivation much easier."

Once the thought was settled, Fang Shu immediately packed his bags in the room and began preparing for his treasure hunt.

After a busy time.

Because he had been in seclusion for a long time and had not met with his second uncle Yu Le, he did not simply leave a note in the room and go out.

Fang Shu found his second uncle in the Dugu Pavilion.

The uncle and nephew met and had a lively reunion. They then enjoyed the delicious food that the uncle had saved up in the canteen.

During their conversation, Second Uncle Yu Le told Fang Shu about all the big and small things that had happened at the restaurant recently.

Some of the stories concerned the recent activities of the master of the pavilion, others concerned the recent cultivation progress of disciples such as Li Hou'er, and still others concerned various matters concerning the Seven Fragrance Pavilion.

"The entire family of Qixianglou almost went bankrupt. Fortunately, they were just implicated. I heard that they managed to save their business by marrying off the only male member of the family to a powerful figure in town."

Second Uncle Yu Le, while drinking, shook his head and said:

"As for the other chamber of commerce that hired the Luo brothers, it has been completely dismantled. Hey, the guys at our dojo have been having a lot of good luck lately. Their food has improved a lot, and they're all glowing with health."

Fang Shu was not too surprised to hear this.

The Dugu Pavilion Master had already made it clear to him about the Luo brothers' matter. If the Dugu Pavilion didn't make any response, it would be too weak and would be looked down upon by the people in the town.

However, he didn't hear anything about other dojos from his second uncle, so it seems that the mastermind behind the Luo brothers' affair has not yet been found.

Or perhaps they have been identified, but since only two wild immortals died and no disciples of the Taoist temple perished, that's how it ends.

After finishing their drinks, Fang Shu chatted for a few more minutes before deciding to leave.

But suddenly, Second Uncle Yu Le lowered his voice and whispered:
"There's something else that's still unclear, but your second uncle will let you know anyway."

Qin Min, who lives in the hall, has been confined to her quarters until now. Her meals are delivered by the canteen every day. She only receives free meals for two or three days when she goes into seclusion.

But it's been seven days now, and no one has touched the food. The manager went to inquire a few days ago, and the owner said there was no need to send any more food for the time being. It seems this person is going into seclusion again.

Upon hearing this news, Fang Shu's eyes narrowed slightly.

"This woman has been in seclusion for such a long time... Is she about to break through to the third tribulation?" he wondered to himself.

The more he pondered it, the more certain he became that it was true in eight or nine out of ten cases.

Qin Min's cultivation progress was already higher than his. He had already completed 70% of the second tribulation, while Qin Min had spiritual roots and had recently been confined to his quarters, only able to cultivate diligently. Logically speaking, he should have already completed the second tribulation.

Upon realizing this, Fang Shu felt neither envy nor jealousy, but rather a sudden realization that he was still lagging behind this woman and needed to catch up quickly.

However, aside from feeling a bit more pressure, he put the matter out of his mind.

Fang Shu nodded to his second uncle to indicate that he understood, then took his leave and continued on his plan, leaving the Dugu Pavilion.

After changing his appearance in the market, Fang Shu circled around a few times and left the market with practiced ease.

However, he did not head straight for the lead mine. Instead, he first headed towards the demon market. After circling around for a long time, he finally entered the lead mine as night was falling.

With the help of the breath-holding insect, Fang Shu passed through the group of monsters and mine slaves without incident and entered the territory of the Cao family's mine. Because this time the treasure hunting location was not an abandoned mine like last time, this time people would occasionally appear in the tunnels of various sizes in the mine.

Fang Shu disguised himself as a miner.

Because he had prior mining experience, and in places like mines, apart from the money collected upon entry and the slightly stricter management of the miners, there weren't many other rules.

Fang Shu wandered around the mine owner surnamed Cao's territory for several days without any person or demon noticing anything amiss.

He even smeared his face and became familiar with the people who provided meals and bought alcohol at the mine.

He also learned a lot of true and false information about mountain treasures and gold-finding insects from the miners and miners.

After sorting through the news, Fang Shuxin felt even more excited.

And so on this day.

He ventured deep into the mine, arriving at a secluded corner, where he officially began his insect-catching plan.

He picked up a pile of rubble and temporarily blocked the tunnel behind him, then affixed a sound-mute talisman to it.

Immediately, golden, sand-like particles appeared in Fang Shu's hand.

This was the excrement of the gold-seeking insects that Master Du had obtained when he came here to investigate. It was also a medicinal ingredient, and Master Du handed it over to Fang Shu along with the excrement.

Fang Shu kept this item in his room.

Now that we've taken this out, it's because this insect excrement will come in very handy.

With a whoosh, Fang Shu scratched his head, and a three-tribulation follower flew out from his hair and circled around in the mine.

As Fang Shu gave the order, the little bug wobbled and landed on the gold-seeking bug droppings, its wings flapping and trembling as if it were sniffing for food.

However, Fang Shu was not going to use his tracking ability like a shadow to follow the gold-seeking insects bit by bit deep in the mine.

This area is too interconnected; even if the gold-seeking insect is spotted, it's difficult to pinpoint its location. Even after locating it, it could take over a month to figure out the insect's patterns of activity, making it easier to capture.

Fortunately, Fang Shu had already devised a clever solution to this situation.

After the little bugs became familiar with the smell of the gold-seeking insects, he took out various medicinal herbs and a small brush specially made from a mouse whisker.

First, he ground the insect droppings into powder, then added various medicinal herbs to make a paste, and finally carefully brushed the insect droppings onto the civet cat's body stroke by stroke.

He carefully collected the remaining insect excrement solution for future use.

In the blink of an eye.

The once unremarkable tagalong suddenly turned golden, as if it were wearing a suit of armor.

Even in the dimly lit pit, it would glow, a soft, ambiguous golden-red light that flickered gently, as if it were blinking.

In addition, its scent has become completely that of a gold-seeking beetle, and it is even stronger than simple beetle droppings.

Fang Shu's move was to disguise the sycophant as a scented "gold-seeking worm," and based on the book's description, he painted it with red and green, and made it into a "treasure worm" that was seeking a mate.

This "beautiful insect scheme" is his reliance in this search for the treasure insect!

Next.

Fang Shu carried his little tagalong around, scurrying about and letting the bug roam freely, just waiting for the real gold-seeking bug to come knocking on his door, so he could ask to be the bug's son-in-law or daughter-in-law.

　Book recommendation: My friend's book, "I Quickly Achieve Sainthood in the World of Martial Arts".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)