In the following days, Zhou Ming continued to shuttle between various markets and the family, constantly changing his appearance with the Ghost Mask Gu and Deceiver Gu. He traded and sold Gu worms, earning a large number of reward points.

For four consecutive days, Zhou Ming's reward points soared past the 80,000 mark. However, he had already plundered the nearby markets thoroughly, and the remaining value had plummeted. He could no longer sustainably exploit the resources.

On the fourth day, which was also the seventh day since returning to the Gu world, Zhou Ming returned to the market where he had made arrangements with the shopkeeper.

"Esteemed customer, you have finally come!"

The shopkeeper was delighted to see Zhou Ming's arrival and quickly led him to a private room.

"Dear customer, as you requested, all the Gu worms you reserved are here."

The shopkeeper carefully displayed several Gu worms and looked at Zhou Ming expectantly.

There were a total of seven Gu worms, all of which were quite rare. Six of them were Rank 3 Gu worms, and there was one Rank 4 Gu worm. Their total value exceeded 110,000 primeval stones. The shopkeeper couldn't help but be cautious.

"Not bad." After inspecting the Gu worms and confirming their good condition, Zhou Ming nodded and took out the Gu worms he had brought with him from his aperture.

"Ten White Silver Relic Gu worms!"

When the shopkeeper saw the Gu worms Zhou Ming took out, he was so shocked that he almost jumped up, followed by an unexpected burst of joy.

White Silver Relic Gu worms could elevate the cultivation of a Rank 3 Gu Master by a small realm. They were worth... 50,000 primeval stones!

And that was just the basic price. In reality, due to their scarcity, they often had a high premium and could sometimes be sold for over 60,000 primeval stones!

Their value far surpassed that of the Rank 2 Red Steel Relic Gu.

It should be noted that a Rank 3 Gu Master was already a pillar of the Gu Master family, and many family elders were at the Rank 3 level.

Ten White Silver Relic Gu worms were enough to instantly boost the strength of several elders in a family, providing immeasurable benefits to the family!

Even in his shop, the shopkeeper didn't have so many White Silver Relic Gu worms!

At that moment, the shopkeeper heard Zhou Ming's voice transmitting to him.

"This is our second transaction. If this cooperation goes well, I will bring even better Gu worms next time."

Better Gu worms?!

Could it be... Yellow Golden Relic Gu worms!

The shopkeeper licked his lips, and his heart started pounding intensely.

But soon, he found his own wild thoughts laughable. Yellow Golden Relic Gu worms could elevate the cultivation of a Rank 4 Gu Master by a small realm. They were controlled items for any power, and they were rarely released for trading, as even internal consumption was insufficient.

However, despite saying that, the shopkeeper couldn't help but entertain the idea and feel a faint hope, making him more enthusiastic and generous in this current transaction.

The ten White Silver Relic Gu worms were eventually sold for a price of 530,000 primeval stones.

After deducting the 110,000 primeval stones Zhou Ming spent on purchasing the other Gu worms (the remaining amount was waived by the shopkeeper), he ended up with 420,000 primeval stones.

After completing this transaction, Zhou Ming temporarily abandoned the idea of reselling Gu worms. Instead, he returned to the clan and immersed himself in closed-door cultivation, preparing to break through to Rank 3.

Ever since Zhou Ming and the others encountered danger during their last mission, he had been feeling a heavy sense of foreboding, as if something unfavorable was about to happen.

Zhou Ming's intuition had always been accurate, so he didn't deliberately suppress his cultivation, hoping to have enough strength to protect himself before the crisis struck.

Sure enough, just three days later, a command issued by the clan confirmed Zhou Ming's accurate intuition.

The hunting event, originally scheduled for May, was moved up and would now start in eight days!

Such a change caused a commotion within the clan, with everyone discussing it.

However, the clan elders showed no signs of concern, and the noise from below did not affect the decision-making at the upper level. Soon, the discussions quieted down.

Zhou Ming did not participate in any of the discussions. He continued to wholeheartedly focus on his closed-door cultivation, pushing towards Rank 3.

In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.

Rumbling...

Within Zhou Ming's aperture, waves surged as the peak Rank 2 dark-red primeval essence relentlessly crashed and scrubbed against the aperture walls.

At this point, the aperture walls had become a translucent crystalline membrane, thick and solid. However, under the relentless onslaught of the dark-red primeval essence, cracks began to appear.

The 99% filled primeval essence sea provided tremendous power for Zhou Ming's breakthrough. It allowed him to continuously wash his aperture without worrying about insufficient primeval essence, as the aperture walls would naturally heal when he absorbed primeval stones to replenish his primeval essence.

As time passed, the cracks expanded, spreading like a spider's web, gradually covering the entire crystalline membrane.

Then, a breakthrough—snap, crackle!

At a certain moment, the crystalline membrane suddenly shattered, transforming into countless crystal shards that fell like shooting stars into the primeval essence sea. They turned into numerous white light spots, blending with the dark-red true essence, gradually forming a faint silver primeval essence.

That was the symbol of Rank 3 Initial Stage.

At the same time, a white light membrane reappeared on the aperture walls, enveloping the entire primeval essence sea once again.

The breakthrough to Rank 3 Initial Stage was successful.

Just as Zhou Ming was about to let out a sigh of relief, suddenly, the entire primeval essence sea churned again. The surface of the sea surged madly, and in an instant, it filled the last remaining gap in the aperture!

Perfect primeval essence!

The Boundless Forest Samsara Physique was born!

At the same time, an indescribable understanding rose in Zhou Ming's heart, and various strange changes appeared on his body.

Creak, creak!

The newly formed light membrane emitted a sound of strain under the pressure of the perfect primeval essence sea.

The entire aperture trembled incessantly.

"Danger!"

Zhou Ming inwardly cursed, desperately maintaining the stability of his aperture. At the same time, he took out the prepared Gu worms one by one, ready to use them immediately when he couldn't hold on any longer.

Unless absolutely necessary, Zhou Ming didn't want to use the Gu worms.

After all, this was the Boundless Forest Samsara Physique, possessing extraordinary power. If Zhou Ming used Gu worms to suppress it now, it could potentially reduce his aptitude or weaken the future suppression effects of similar Gu worms, as his cultivation level increased.

Fortunately, after the initial turbulence, the aperture gradually stabilized, and there was no risk of it being overwhelmed and exploding.

Zhou Ming also saved the use of the Gu worms for a later time when his cultivation level was higher.

As he looked inward at his perfect primeval essence-filled aperture and felt the unusually active wood path Gu worms within it, Zhou Ming couldn't help but exhale a breath of relief.

"The Boundless Forest Samsara Physique..."

Recorded in "The Legends of Ren Zu," the Boundless Forest Samsara was the fourth daughter of Ren Zu. She was born in the ordinary abyss and emerged from a giant tree created by Ren Zu's blood.

The Boundless Forest Samsara Physique had an innate affinity and talent for the wood path, as if it were the incarnation of wood itself. Any wood path Gu worm used by Zhou Ming would receive tremendous enhancements, multiplying its power.