Standing before the Gu house, Lin Yan's brows tightened. A re Rank 2 Fire Aperture Gu was priced at 1,500 prival stones—five of them would cost 7,500. As for the Glass Fla Bone Gu, the conditions were even harsher. It had to be purchased together with its corresponding killer move, and the buyer had to swear a vow Gu not to spread it.
In other words, buying a single Glass Fla Bone Gu ant paying for the Gu itself, the killer move, and the vow Gu—easily amounting to tens of thousands of prival stones.
Lin Yan's expression darkened, but he understood the logic. The Fire Pattern Gu series was the Huang Family's core inheritance. Naturally, they would guard it tightly and prevent it from leaking.
Left with no choice, he purchased four Fire Pattern Gu and two Fire Aperture Gu, spending 4,200 prival stones. The rest would have to wait until the funds from the Human Elixir Gu ca through.
Even so, he wasn't willing to leave just yet. Could sothing else replace the role of Glass Fla Bone Gu?
As he pondered, the killer move Fla Demon True Body surfaced in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more familiar it felt.
Soon, a mory from the original novel surfaced—Rank 4 Fire Human Gu.
It was a unique thod used by an elder from the Southern Border Hundred Families. Once activated, it ant certain death, but the user's body would transform into a fire being, and their battle strength would surge dramatically.
If a Rank 3 Gu Master used it, even a Rank 5 expert would hesitate to confront them.
There was more than one type of such elental transformation Gu; it was a complete series. In the original novel, Wood Path had Wood Spirit Gu, and Water Path had Torrent Gu, all of which were extrely rare and ca at a high price.
It was likely that the Huang Family's ancestors drew inspiration from Fire Human Gu to create Fla Demon True Body, retaining its explosive power while avoiding its fatal drawback.
Lin Yan pondered carefully. The function of Fire Aperture Gu was to create a space within the body to store violent flas, releasing them when needed. This increased the power of Fla Path Gu by fifty percent while also replacing prival essence consumption.
It could be said to be extrely powerful. With five Fire Aperture Gu, the amplification would reach two and a half tis, allowing Rank 2 Fla Path Gu to rival Rank 3. Even for Rank 3 Gu, the effect would still be significant despite being reduced.
If Fire Aperture Gu represented stored explosive power, then Fire Pattern Gu served as both amplification and restraint, strengthening the body while containing the violent fire energy and preventing it from leaking out.
Finally, the Glass Fla Bone was the key. A normal human body simply could not withstand the simultaneous eruption of five Fire Apertures; the body had to be modified to adapt to Fla Path Gu.
The more Lin Yan analyzed, the clearer the structure of Fla Demon True Body beca. In essence, it was a system built from three types of Gu working together. Because of that, it could be broken down and understood step by step, instead of remaining an incomprehensible whole.
"So the replacent I need… must be sothing that strengthens the body."
"Strength Path Gu…?"
He imdiately rejected the idea. Gu like Copper Skin Gu wouldn't work—the skin was already occupied by Fire Pattern Gu, and the two would clash violently. Iron Bone Gu and Steel Tendon Gu were also unsuitable; they would likely suppress the explosive output of the Fire Apertures instead of supporting it.
That approach was too crude, a direct confrontation of combat systems, nowhere near as refined as the Huang Family's Glass Fla Bone integration.
Lin Yan continued searching through the Family's Fla Path Gu records, combining what he rembered from the original work with his own deductions. He spent two full hours comparing, morizing, and refining his choices.
In the end, he found a barely acceptable option.
"Rank 3 Borrow Fire Gu… you'll do."
Having made his decision, Lin Yan purchased it without hesitation, spending 3,000 prival stones.
Lin Yan had spent 7,200 prival stones and was left with just under 5,000, which he still needed for cultivation. There was no room to continue buying Gu.
The Borrow Fire Gu had an unusual origin. It was developed by a Huang Family predecessor who drew inspiration from the ancient Rank 4 Borrow Strength Gu of the Strength Path. On its own, this Gu had no offensive power, but when combined with Heaven Strength, Earth Strength, Fire Strength, or Water Strength, its potential beca extraordinary.
It could draw upon the Qi of heaven and earth, even siphoning power from flas or water.
That predecessor had attempted to replicate this concept within Fla Path—intercepting fire seeds from heaven and earth to form an Otherworldly Fla, creating an overwhelming, near-invincible force.
But in the end, the attempt failed. The Borrow Fire Gu remained incomplete, stuck at Rank 3, and its effect was sowhat obscure. It could transfer the power of one Fla Path Gu to another, but at a cost—the Gu being drained would beco unusable for the duration.
Even so, Lin Yan's eyes sharpened slightly. To others, this might be a failed creation. But in his hands… it might just beco the missing piece.
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