"This is actually a Three Watches Gu!" Liu Chen looked at the Five-Rank Gu worm he had taken from the Ground Cage Grass Gu, his face full of shock, marveling inwardly.
Three Watches Gu, this Rank Five disposable Time Path Gu worm, is unique in that it does not require a Gu Master to refine it; even Mortals can use it. Simply crushing this Gu will instantly activate its powerful strength.
Once the power of Three Watches Gu is activated, the Gu Master's own time flow rate will increase threefold. This means that whether it's the recovery speed of the body or the recovery speed of true essence, both will receive an astonishing threefold boost! And this, of course, includes a threefold increase in cultivation speed!
However, this miraculous Gu is not without its cost. Its side effect is its very function: after using Three Watches Gu, the Gu Master's own lifespan will be shortened threefold. For Mortals, whose lifespans are already brief, mere decades, using Three Watches Gu would mean their lifespan could at most extend for only another thirty years.
Other Gu Masters might be concerned about this side effect, perhaps even deliberating over it. But Liu Chen had no such worries; for him, thirty years was already long enough. If, within these thirty years, he still couldn't ascend to Immortality, then even if he died, he would have no regrets.
Three Watches Gu resembled a small, delicate triangular moth. Its wings were a strange silvery-white, adorned with a few golden spots, like stars twinkling in the night sky.
Liu Chen held the Three Watches Gu tightly in his palm, without the slightest hesitation. He exerted a little force with his fingers, and with a crisp'snap,' the Three Watches Gu instantly shattered into countless tiny fragments.
These fragments, like shooting stars, flew swiftly across Liu Chen's palm, then, as if drawn by some mysterious power, they flew directly towards Liu Chen's body. In the blink of an eye, the fragments of Three Watches Gu adhered tightly to Liu Chen's skin like a thin veil. Immediately after, an astonishing scene unfolded—these fragments began to slowly merge into Liu Chen's body, as if becoming one with his flesh and blood.
A moment later, a faint glow suddenly flashed across Liu Chen's chest, and a small triangular mark appeared faintly. The color of this mark was identical to the silvery-white on the Three Watches Gu's wings, appearing somewhat mysterious and eerie. Liu Chen gazed down at the mark, an indescribable feeling welling up in his heart.
Just then, Liu Chen suddenly perceived a powerful energy continuously surging from the mark on his chest into his body.
Liu Chen's eyes widened as he watched his true essence recover by as much as thirty percent in just a few breaths, his heart filled with ecstasy. One must know that his true essence had previously been reduced to only fifty percent, and its recovery speed was exceptionally slow. However, the effect of this Three Watches Gu was so remarkable, it was simply like sending charcoal in the snow!
"Three Watches Gu, truly a mixed blessing!" Liu Chen exclaimed, "Originally, I was worried that losing the Wine Gu would affect my cultivation speed, but I never expected to obtain a Three Watches Gu here, giving me such a huge surprise."
He sensed the recovery speed of the Hematitetrue essence in his Aperture, estimating inwardly that at this speed, even without the assistance of the Wine Gu, his cultivation speed would absolutely not slow down, and might even be faster.
"This is great, now even facing a monster like a Wind Leopard head-on, I have the strength to fight." Liu Chen's lips curved slightly into a confident smile. He could imagine that during battle, his true essence would be continuously replenished, allowing him to contend with enemies for a prolonged period.
Of course, if there was no battle, the benefits brought by this Three Watches Gu were even more immeasurable. Liu Chen felt as if he possessed an inexhaustible supply of true essence, allowing him to nurture his Aperture at all times, constantly improving his strength.
This feeling was like possessing a pseudo-Ten Extreme Physiques without any side effects, filling him with anticipation for his future cultivation path.
"I remember that when Lao Mo escaped Qing Mao Mountain, he encountered a Demonic Path female Gu Master who possessed a Three Watches Gu, and she seemed to have other Gu on her. Could this be that Legacy?"
After obtaining this Three Watches Gu, this plot point suddenly surfaced in Liu Chen's mind. He couldn't help but be somewhat stunned, momentarily at a loss for words.
Originally, he had only planned to lay low for a while and incidentally plunder some Opportunities, but he never expected to continuously encounter various accidents, and now he had unexpectedly obtained a Legacy due to an accident.
Was this truly the arrangement of Heavenly Dao, or pure coincidence? Liu Chen pondered inwardly. He began to realize that he might truly need to be more careful and cautious.
After all, this sudden Legacy made him feel somewhat caught off guard.
"It seems I should just go to White Bone Mountain, get the treasure chest, and leave." Liu Chen thought, "My current cultivation level is really too low. Even if I know I might be targeted by Heavenly Dao, I am simply powerless to resist."
However, he also understood that relying solely on his own strength would likely make it difficult to escape this predicament.
After all, the power of Heavenly Dao is so immense, and what he can restrict Heavenly Dao with are only the Human Dao, Heavenly Dao, and Wisdom Path.
Among these three Daos, Liu Chen felt he might only have a slim chance in the Wisdom Path.
The Heavenly Dao branch has not yet appeared, and even if it did, only Paradise Immortal Venerable cultivates it, making it impossible to obtain.
Outside of Human Dao, within the murals of God Emperor City, people cultivate it, but there is no Legacy in the Gu World; the only Legacy is that book, "The Legends of Ren Zu," which he cannot comprehend at all. However, the wisdom contained within it is too mysterious for him to grasp at present.
Only the Wisdom Path is widely circulated in the Five Regions, and he might be able to obtain a Wisdom Path Legacy through the treasure chest.
It's just a pity that if he can't ascend to Immortality, everything will be in vain.
"The best approach should be to join a caravan." Liu Chen mused, "This way, I can follow the caravan and sell goods to each Mountain Village. Not only will we be able to obtain treasure chests from various Mountain Villages, but we might also meet some like-minded individuals to jointly address potential crises."
With this plan in mind, Liu Chen continued to examine the remaining Gu. The Gu worms that had survived in this Legacy were Elder Gu, Bookworm, Iron Thorns Gu, Scorching Thunder Bean Mother Gu, Hairy Foot Gu, Jumping Grass Gu, Grass Eye Gu, Healing Grass Gu, and Flying Leaf Gu.