Liquor Worm

Gu Yue Mo Bei's grandfather, Gu Yue Mo Chen, had a smile on his face as the Awakening Ceremony continued. When it was Fang Yuan's turn, all eyes were on him, expecting him to have an A grade. Fang Yuan withstood the pressure and walked towards the river, stopping exactly after 27 steps.

There was an expression of despair on his face. The utter disappointment did not match the mental fortitude of a 500-years-old demon, and that's when Mo Bei confirmed that Fang Yuan was just an otherworldly demon like him. After all, the poems he created came from Earth, but he was not extraordinary in any way.

The Gu Yue clan head was disappointed to learn that Fang Yuan was only a C grade talent, and Mo Bei left to focus on surviving himself. After spending the day reading Legends of Ren Zu, Mo Bei realized that there was hope for him to return home, and he became determined to become stronger and find a way back to Earth. He was already a Rank 1 Initial stage Gu Master and believed that his road to cultivation had just begun.

"The first step to my growth should be getting that liquor worm...", Mo Bei thought

In the distance, verdant mountains stretched into the night under a dark sky and black clouds. A unique bamboo grove belonging to Qing Mao Mountain was nearby, with bamboo sticks as straight as lines and exceptionally sharp tips like the point of a spear.

It was the night of the Awakening Ceremony, and the academy was set to begin the next day. Mo Bei had plans to take the Flower Monk Inheritance for himself.

Mo Bei found his savings of 400 Primeval Stones and took 30 stones, along with useful items like a pickaxe, gloves, and clothes, before leaving his home. Obviously, coming from the Mo Clan provided him with many benefits. Wealth befitting rank 2 Gu Masters despite being a mere initial stage rank 1 Gu Master was one of them.

He headed to the tavern and purchased 5 jars of green bamboo wine with 10 primeval stone pieces, hoping to attract the liquor worm.

Mo Bei went to the bamboo forest and spread the green bamboo wine all around, waiting for the liquor worm to appear.

After a couple of hours, the liquor worm finally appeared

"Success", Mo Bei shouted in excitement as he followed the worm to the Flower Monk Inheritance hideout, where he found the corpse of the Flower Monk and some Gu remnants, using the flurry memories of the book to make the connection.

Mo Bei then spent the night refining the Rank 1 Liquor Worm with his B-grade talent and finally managed to refine it after using the 18th stone. He spent eight hours on the task, jealous of Fang Yuan's Rank 6 Spring Autumn Cicada that could easily refine any Gu below Rank 4.

There was a hidden meaning behind refining the liquor worm first. As it was one of the most valuable rank 1 Gu worms existing in the world, capable of raising one's strength by one whole sub-realm, Mo Bei decided that it was only natural to make it his vital Gu.

Mo Bei had the recipe for the Rank 2 Four Flavored liquor worm. In the future, he would be able to upgrade it to rank 2, and even rank 3 if he managed to purchase information about it. If worse came to it, he would always be able to search a path of advancement by himself.

He planned to take the Gu worms with him, including the inheritance behind the Photo-audio Gu.

"I guess that's it for today...I'd better return home, or else Grandfather might become suspicious"

As he returned home, Mo Bei's Grandfather beamed with pride as he congratulated his grandson on his successful aperture awakening ceremony. "Well done, Mo Bei! Your B-grade talent is a great accomplishment and a testament to your hard work and dedication. I knew you had it in you!" he exclaimed.

With a gleam in his eye, Mo Bei's Grandfather reached into his pocket and pulled out a pouch of primeval stones. "As a reward for your achievement, I am giving you 200 primeval stones. Use them wisely, and they will help you in your cultivation journey," he said, placing the pouch into Mo Bei's hand.

Mo Bei was overjoyed and thanked his Grandfather profusely. He knew the value of primeval stones and how they could enhance his cultivation. With his B-grade talent and the gift of primeval stones, Mo Bei felt confident that he could make great strides in his cultivation journey.

Liquor Worm, Primeval stones, B-grade talent...With these assets in hand, he would believe it if people said that he came from a large-scale clan, rather than the rural Qing Mao Mountains!