During the refining process, Fang Yuan unexpectedly faced a backlash from the Gu insect!

The Wine Gu, inheriting the powerful will of the Wine-loving Wanderer, invaded the empty aperture and fiercely retaliated against Fang Yuan.

This formidable willpower surged downwards, crashing violently onto the bronze primal sea at the bottom of the aperture.

The bronze primal sea churned, waves rising tumultuously. Under Fang Yuan's will, a large surge of true essence defied the heavens, converging to form a towering wave that boldly met the will of the Wine Gu.

Just as the two forces were about to collide fiercely in the center of the aperture, a faint shadow of a Gu insect appeared in the blank space between them.

It was a cicada.

This cicada was not large. If the Moonlight Gu was a crescent-shaped blue crystal, then this cicada resembled a delicate craft made by a master artisan from brown wood and leaves.

Its head and abdomen were brownish-yellow, with tree-ring-like patterns on the surface, seemingly witnessing the passage of time.

Its broad wings on its back were semi-transparent, like two overlapping leaves. Both wings bore patterns, resembling the typical reticulate veins of leaves, with a thick central stem radiating outwards.

The Spring-Autumn Cicada!

It had been disturbed.

Like a giant beast usually slumbering in a cave, suddenly awakened and finding its territory invaded.

Who dares to cause trouble in my domain!

As if its dignity had been offended, the Spring-Autumn Cicada was enraged, emitting an aura.

This aura was weak yet immensely powerful, like a surging heavenly river, rolling forward, waves vast and mighty, sweeping across endless green mountains, threatening to drown the vast desert sky!

Compared to this aura, the will of the Wine Gu was like an ant facing an elephant!

The aura expanded outward like an invisible, unparalleled tsunami. The invading will of the Wine Gu, upon encountering this tsunami, had no ability to resist and was completely engulfed by the aura.

Fang Yuan felt a pressure in his chest.

He desperately urged the bronze true essence to surge upwards, but upon encountering this aura, it was like a wave crashing against a heavenly mountain. The concentrated true essence disintegrated instantly, scattering like rain, falling back into the true essence sea.

The surface of the true essence sea surged with waves, as if a torrential rain had fallen, adding to the turbulence.

But after a few breaths, the aura of the Spring-Autumn Cicada descended, pressing down on the primal sea.

Boom!

Fang Yuan seemed to hear a buzzing sound. In an instant, the turbulent primal sea suddenly stilled.

The aura of the Spring-Autumn Cicada pressed down on the entire primal sea like an invisible mountain, leaving the surface as calm as a mirror, without a ripple.

It was as if a once wrinkled piece of paper had been smoothed out by the boundless hand of a giant formed by this aura.

This was an unparalleled power!

Fang Yuan felt as if an invisible mountain was pressing on his heart, like Monkey Sun being trapped under the Five Elements Mountain, unable to mobilize even a trace of true essence.

However, despite his shock, he was not afraid. Instead, a strong sense of joy surged in his heart.

"I never expected the Spring-Autumn Cicada to have followed me in my rebirth! It turns out it's not a one-time consumable Gu, but can be reused."

The Spring-Autumn Cicada was a Rank Six Gu, Fang Yuan's first and last Rank Six Gu insect in his previous life. To refine it, Fang Yuan used all his means and resources, exerting immense effort over thirty years, barely succeeding.

But shortly after his success, before the Spring-Autumn Cicada could even warm up, the righteous path heroes felt threatened by Fang Yuan, banded together, and killed him.

After his rebirth, Fang Yuan didn't find the Spring-Autumn Cicada and assumed it had perished. But in reality, it had lodged itself in Fang Yuan's body, falling into slumber.

Reversing time by five hundred years had greatly depleted its vitality, leaving it so weak that even Fang Yuan, its master, couldn't sense it.

Now, although the Spring-Autumn Cicada had appeared, the situation was still dire.

Since his rebirth, it had been quietly recuperating in slumber. Its appearance now was merely due to sensing the crisis in the aperture, awakened by the will of the Wine Gu.

It was extremely weak, incredibly weak, exceedingly weak.

In Fang Yuan's memory, the original Spring-Autumn Cicada was vibrant, its body like precious flooring, exuding a warm luster. Its wings were tender green, like two freshly sprouted leaves.

But now, a dense aura of death and desolation emanated from the cicada. Its body lacked any luster, appearing rough and dull, like dead wood. Its wings were not tender green leaves but were filled with a withered yellow hue, like autumn leaves about to fall. Moreover, the tips of the wings were slightly curled and damaged, like the edges of fallen leaves.

Fang Yuan felt both heartache and relief.

The heartache was for the severe damage the Spring-Autumn Cicada had suffered, teetering on the brink of extinction, like standing on the edge of a cliff.

The relief was because, fortunately, the Spring-Autumn Cicada was so weak; otherwise, he would be in big trouble!

It's important to know that a Gu Master and their Gu insect must complement each other, ideally of the same level.

A Rank One Gu Master should use Rank One Gu insects, which is most suitable.

If the Gu insect's rank is lower than the Gu Master's, using it is like a strong man wielding a small stick, lacking power.

If the Gu insect's rank is higher than the Gu Master's, using it is like a child carrying a heavy axe, having the will but lacking the strength.

The Spring-Autumn Cicada is a Rank Six Gu insect, while Fang Yuan is just a small Rank One – Initial Stage Gu Master. To put it figuratively, the Spring-Autumn Cicada is a mountain, and Fang Yuan is a squirrel. If the squirrel were to carry the mountain to smash enemies, it would be crushed by the mountain in the first instance.

If the Spring-Autumn Cicada were in peak condition, Fang Yuan's small Rank One Gu Master's aperture wouldn't be able to contain it and would be directly burst by its overwhelming aura, resulting in death.

Fortunately, it was weakened to the extreme, allowing it to be accommodated by Fang Yuan's current aperture.

"I gave up the Moonlight Gu and went to great lengths to find the Wine Gu, all to refine a life-bound Gu. But in fact, I already had a life-bound Gu; the Spring-Autumn Cicada is my life-bound Gu!" Feeling the intimate connection between himself and the Spring-Autumn Cicada, Fang Yuan was filled with emotion.

The life-bound Gu is the first Gu insect a Gu Master refines, extremely important, greatly influencing the Gu Master's future development.

If the life-bound Gu is well-chosen, the Gu Master's development will be smooth. If the life-bound Gu is of poor quality, it will hinder the Gu Master's cultivation, allowing peers to surpass them. Most critically, it will affect life-and-death matters like battles.

Fang Yuan understood this well, so even though he chose the Moonlight Gu, the village's prized Gu, he was not satisfied and went to great lengths to find the Wine Gu.

In his memory, for a new Rank One Gu Master, the Wine Gu was already an excellent choice. The Moonlight Gu could only be considered above average.

But life is fascinating because people never know what awaits them in the next moment.

In his previous life, Fang Yuan refined the Spring-Autumn Cicada. After his rebirth, the Spring-Autumn Cicada fell into slumber, but the refining relationship still existed.

Moreover, it seemed that after being tempered by the River of Time, Fang Yuan found that his connection with the Spring-Autumn Cicada was even more profound and intimate than in his previous life. It was only because the Spring-Autumn Cicada was too weak that Fang Yuan hadn't sensed it.

So, in the true sense, the Spring-Autumn Cicada was the first Gu insect he refined.

However, the Spring-Autumn Cicada was not refined in this life but was the result of his five hundred years of effort in his previous life.

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The Spring-Autumn Cicada is Fang Yuan's life-bound Gu.

A Rank One Gu Master possessing a Rank Six life-bound Gu!

If this were told, no one would believe it! It has already shattered the limits of people's understanding!

But this indeed happened.

The fact is undeniable.

"The Wine Gu is an excellent choice for a life-bound Gu, but compared to the Spring-Autumn Cicada, it's just dirt on the ground! My life-bound Gu in this life is actually the Spring-Autumn Cicada, hahaha..."