Fang Yuan turned a deaf ear, splitting his mind into two.
On one hand, he absorbed the natural primeval essence from the primeval stone, and on the other hand, he paid mindful attention to observing his aperture.
Inside his aperture, the originally lowered primeval essence sea level had already begun to slowly rise again along with the continuous injection of natural primeval essence.
The speed of this rise was somewhat slow, but Fang Yuan was not anxious either.
Cultivation was accumulation; it could not be rushed.
The one truly anxious was instead the middle-aged domestic slave outside the house.
After about half an hour passed, Fang Yuan's green copper primeval sea once again reached the limit of forty-four percent.
However, this was not yet finished.
At this time, the primeval sea presented an emerald green color. This was only Rank 1 initial stage green copper primeval essence.
The primeval essence Fang Yuan previously used to continuously nourish his aperture walls was not initial stage primeval essence, but middle stage primeval essence that had been refined by the Liquor worm.
"Liquor worm." With a thought from Fang Yuan, the Liquor worm in the primeval sea instantly flew up, hovering in midair, shrinking into a white glutinous rice ball.
Swish.
Ten percent of initial stage primeval essence was mobilized out and poured into the Liquor worm's body, quickly being absorbed by it without a single drop remaining.
Then, a stream of mellow fog-like wine qi emanated from the surface of the Liquor worm's body, condensing into a mass.
Fang Yuan once again mobilized ten percent of primeval essence, throwing it into this wine fog.
After the wine fog was completely consumed, the original ten percent of initial stage primeval essence abruptly shrank by half in volume, and at the same time its color transformed from emerald green to pale green.
This was middle stage primeval essence.
"Ordinary students must use Rank 1 initial stage primeval essence to advance their cultivation. Yet I use middle stage primeval essence; the efficiency is at least two times higher than theirs. At the same time, using middle stage primeval essence to urge the Moonlight Gu, the fired moonblades are also much stronger than those urged by initial stage primeval essence."
It was not until what was in the primeval sea had all been purified and refined into Rank 1 middle stage primeval essence that Fang Yuan opened his eyes.
Cultivation has no years, and right now it was already the hour of dawn.
The sky was no longer pure black, but a deep black-blue color.
The moon had already hidden away, leaving only a few remnant stars.
The main door had been pushed wide open for almost an entire night. The bottom corners of the wooden door leaves had been soaked wet, revealing a blackness brought about by water stains.
This was exactly the bad point about the academy dormitory. It was not as comfortable as an ordinary stilted bamboo house; sitting directly on the ground, the dampness was relatively heavy.
Recovering his thoughts, Fang Yuan also felt a burst of chill wrapping his body. Having sat cross-legged for a long time, both of his legs seemed to be somewhat numb.
He let go of his completely closed right hand, instantly sprinkling down a piece of grayish-white stone powder.
This was the dreg powder left behind after the natural primeval essence inside the primeval stone had been entirely absorbed.
"For one night's cultivation, I successively consumed three primeval stones." Fang Yuan calculated secretly in his heart.
He himself only had a C grade aptitude, but to pursue cultivation speed, he had been constantly using primeval stones to replenish his primeval essence. And then the even more crucial point was that he wielded the Liquor worm to refine out middle stage primeval essence.
This greatly aggravated the consumption of primeval stones.
"Although I robbed a sum again yesterday, just one night consumed as many as three primeval stones. In this way, it seems there are many primeval stones, but it cannot withstand long-term cultivation attrition… But to pursue the speed and efficiency of cultivation, one naturally has to pay a price."
Fang Yuan looked outside the door again.
Only to see that the sturdy domestic slave named Gao Wan was currently squatting in the corner of the wall, his body curled into a ball, seeming to have fallen asleep.
"It seems that Rank 2 female Gu Master left long ago, leaving this Gao Wan to stand guard over me here. Hehe." A trace of a sneer emerged at the corners of Fang Yuan's mouth. He got off the bed and began to quietly exercise his fists and feet.
As his body gradually warmed up, he stepped out of the dormitory.
"Kid, you finally deigned to come out. How about it, obediently surrender without a fight, follow me, and kowtow admitting your mistake to my family's eldest miss." Gao Wan's ears moved, capturing Fang Yuan's footsteps, and he abruptly stood up.
His body was robust, his height almost twice that of Fang Yuan's.
The muscles on his body bulged. Under his slanted eyebrows, a pair of narrow eye slits flashed with a cruel and vicious light, as if he were an extremely starved hyena.
Fang Yuan's face was expressionless as he continued walking towards him.
"Kid, it would have been fine if you came out earlier, but coming out only now, do you know how much suffering your granddad ate in order to keep watch over you?" He chuckled sinisterly while taking steps forward to meet Fang Yuan, his expression harboring very ill intentions.
Right at this moment, Fang Yuan suddenly shouted lightly, leaped fiercely, raised his fists, and charged towards Gao Wan.
"Stinky brat, you don't know death from life!!" Gao Wan's face twisted. He currently held a stomach full of fire. Swinging a fist the size of a sandpot, he smashed it towards Fang Yuan.
This fist was extremely forceful. Breaking through the air, it actually brought along a whooshing sound of wind.
Fang Yuan's gaze was as pure as water. Seeing the fist coming to hit him, with a错 of his feet, he swayed to Gao Wan's side.
Extending his fingers, he jabbed them towards Gao Wan's waist.
Gao Wan withdrew his arm to block. Fang Yuan did not jab the target, but hit Gao Wan's left forearm.
Fang Yuan instantly felt as if his fingers had jabbed onto an iron plate, being both painful and numb.
"This Gao Wan is already at the peak of mortal martial arts. I only have the Moonlight Gu to fight with right now, without other Gu insects to assist, I am not his match relying purely on fists and feet!" A glint flashed across Fang Yuan's eyes. He immediately abandoned the attack wisely, retreating consecutively for several steps, pulling open the distance.
In the Gu Yue mountain village, only the Gu Yue clansmen had the qualifications to cultivate as Gu Masters.
As for the rest of the people with foreign surnames, regardless of whether they had cultivation aptitude or not, they did not have the qualifications to participate in the Awakening Ceremony.
However, these mortals could practice fist and foot martial arts.
Just like the Gao Wan before his eyes. Although he was not a Gu Master, he certainly must have practiced fists and feet bitterly, and his basic skills were quite solid. Additionally, he was a middle-aged man, in the prime of his life of a mortal's lifetime.
Besides his Moonlight Gu which could be used for battle, Fang Yuan's body was nothing more than a fifteen-year-old youth. Whether in terms of strength, agility, or endurance, he was not Gao Wan's match.
A martial artist like Gao Wan was sufficient to kill a Rank 1 initial stage Gu Master. Even for a middle stage Gu Master, he could cause a certain amount of threat.
"This kid is too sinister and ruthless!" Seeing Fang Yuan pull open the distance from him, Gao Wan's heart still retained lingering fears.
The waist was a person's vital area. Being forcefully jabbed by someone would cause no shallow damage. If the force used was too great, it could even cost a human life.
Gao Wan had stayed outside the courtyard for the better half of the night, his body entirely wrapped in cold drafts and damp energy, making his reactions somewhat slow. With that strike just now, Fang Yuan almost succeeded. Fortunately, although he ordinarily flattered and fawned, he also practiced bitterly without stopping. At the critical moment, his body's instincts overrode his mind's reactions, thrillingly defending against Fang Yuan's attack.
"I cannot be careless anymore. This kid is a wolf cub, his strikes both ruthless and sinister. Being careless for one moment, one will fall into his trap. No wonder the young master was knocked unconscious by him twice." Gao Wan wiped a handful of cold sweat from his head, sweeping away his previous contempt, completely viewing Fang Yuan with importance.
"Capturing this kid, I will have established a great merit. When the time comes, eldest miss will definitely have rewards! An initial stage moonblade can at most be considered a knife. As long as it is not hitting a vital area, it is nothing more than a shallow wound of broken skin and bleeding."
Thinking of this, Gao Wan's heart grew burning hot. Stretching out his iron pincers-like hands, he reached out to grab Fang Yuan.
Bang bang bang.
Fang Yuan was not afraid in the slightest, meeting Gao Wan and engaging in close combat with him. For a time, fists and feet struck each other, offense and defense transitioned, transmitting continuous muffled noises.
When extorting the students, he only used his palms, primarily to subdue and control the scene. But now fighting with Gao Wan, he held back his hands no longer.
Sometimes he used his fingers to gouge eyes and jab the throat, sometimes he used the heel of his palm to strike the chin and the edge to chop the back of his head. Sometimes he used his knee to smash against his crotch, sometimes he used his elbow to dig into his waist side.
Gao Wan was fighting so hard cold sweat constantly broke out.
Every move of Fang Yuan's never left Gao Wan's vital areas, his methods being both vicious and spicy, simply intending to put Gao Wan to death.
Gao Wan was merely a mortal, unlike a Gu Master. Although he practiced fists and feet bitterly, vital areas were still vital areas. A mortal could not turn their eyelids into steel; this was the limitation of a mortal practicing martial arts.
On the contrary, Gao Wan did not dare to lay a killing blow on Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan was a Gu Yue clansman. If he killed Fang Yuan, Gao Wan would incur public wrath, certainly being ripped apart by five horses, and when that time came, the Mo family would be the first to clean house.
Therefore, his thought was to capture Fang Yuan alive, and ideally let him have his fill of suffering during the process of capturing him alive.
One party had scruples in his heart, while the other party harbored killing intent in his heart. The scene was actually Fang Yuan suppressing Gao Wan in the fight!