“Then what about the Liquor Worm?” Lin Feng asked.
“It can refine primeval essence, right?”
“It’s useless,” Jia Jinsheng shook his head, his expression even more dejected.
“I only have a D-grade aptitude.
The Liquor Worm can only raise primeval essence within a minor stage.
It can turn the initial stage essence into a middle stage, and so on.
But I’m already at Rank 1 Peak.”
Lin Feng let out a sigh.
“That really is troublesome… Fine, let’s drink first.
Bring a cup of monkey wine.”
At the counter, the Rank 1 Gu Master heard this and immediately bent down to take out a bamboo wine cup.
Then he picked up his wine cup, turned around, and faced the tent behind him.
Dozens of crystal ladybugs clung to the blue canvas, their heads lowered and tails raised, hanging quietly like decorations along the tent walls.
These crystal ladybugs were also a type of Gu.
Their bodies were hollow, and they were often used to store valuable liquids.
Their shells were completely transparent, like clear crystals.
From the outside, one could easily see what kind of liquid was stored inside their round bellies.
The Gu Master quickly found the one that contained monkey wine.
He placed the bamboo wine cup beneath the ladybug’s mouthparts, then gently stroked its crystal shell with his other hand.
A trace of primeval essence flowed into the ladybug’s body.
The next moment, it opened its mouth, and a stream of wine flowed down, filling the bamboo cup.
The wine flowed with a soft gurgle for a moment, then stopped as the bamboo cup quickly filled to the brim.
The Gu Master placed the cup of monkey wine on the counter.
The shop assistant had already been waiting and quickly picked it up with care, stepping forward before handing it to Lin Feng.
“Please, Vice Leader.”
Lin Feng nodded and took a small sip.
The monkey wine was a kind of fruit wine, with a clean, sweet aroma and a smooth taste that lingered.
In this world, the first to brew wine were not humans, but monkeys.
The wine they made was said to have once intoxicated Verdant Great Sun, the eldest son of Ren Zu.
Jia Jinsheng raised his cup again and again, trying to use this chance to grow closer to Lin Feng.
Although his father had arranged someone to protect him, compared to his brothers with many loyal subordinates, he was still weak and alone.
After a few rounds of drinks, Lin Feng was clearly getting drunk.
Once drunk, men often start talking more than they should.
Before long, he began to boast about how he had obtained an inheritance and how it led him to where he was today.
Jia Jinsheng listened, but deep down, he felt a trace of disdain.
How could a former mortal, without status or background, stand on equal footing with him?
In his eyes, the only reason Lin Feng could sit here and speak so freely was because of that unexpected inheritance.
Still, reality was right in front of him.
Lin Feng had already reached Rank 3, far above his own Rank 1 cultivation.
No matter what he thought, that gap could not be ignored.
They say comparison steals a man’s peace, and at this moment, Jia Jinsheng felt it deeply.
If someone like Lin Feng could rely on luck and obtain an inheritance, then why couldn’t he?
A sudden thought flashed through his mind.
His eyes brightened, and the heaviness in his heart eased.
The future that once felt hopeless now seemed to open up.
Since the help he could get from his family was limited, he could rely on himself.
During these caravan journeys, he could search for lost inheritances scattered across the Southern Border.
After staying for a few days at Emberveil Mountain, the caravan packed up and set out once more.
At the front were several huge Gu worms, moving slowly.
They were over ten meters long, shaped like silkworms, with thick black shells covering their bodies.
Their eyes shone with many colors, like bright glass, and their backs were piled high with goods, all tied down with ropes.
Between the goods sat many Gu Masters, some old and some young.
There were also ordinary people, all strong and trained, walking alongside the large black beetle as it moved forward step by step.
Behind it followed other strange Gu beasts.
There were colorful bird-like creatures with long legs, fluffy mountain spiders, and even winged snakes with a pair of wide wings.
The caravan moved slowly, but its presence was steady and imposing.
“When the time is right, even heaven and earth will help me!
Hahaha, fate has chosen me!”
Jia Jinsheng sat on top of the black beetle, looking into the distance.
In his hand, he held an information Gu that recorded a clue about an inheritance.
Not long ago, he had spoken about searching for one, and now he had actually found a lead.