The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 450: Brewing the Tea Gu

Jiu Kang counted the remaining people carefully and frowned:

“There are only about two hundred people left in the great hall. I really wonder how many more will die in the next round… and how many will survive to leave the River God Mystic Realm.”

Cha Shan swept his gaze around and sighed:

“So many familiar faces are gone… even many famous powerhouses. Even Shui Wuqing is no longer here.”

“Shui Wuqing's combat power ranked at least in the top ten across all of Central Lands. I can’t believe even he couldn’t survive this trial. Truly unbelievable.” Cha Shan clicked his tongue.

He Jiong said, “He was either killed by that Ginseng Spirit, or by the Artifact Fanatic. Aside from those two, no one here could have possibly taken down Shui Wuqing.”

“With Shui Wuqing dead, the Shui Clan’s power will take a major hit.”

He turned his eyes toward a man in black robes leaning against a pillar. Despite his human appearance, everyone could tell—he was the Artifact Fanatic who had caused devastating damage to the Radiant Moon Empire.

However, the next round would be his end. Before the Resurrection Flower, no matter how strong he was, he could not escape the fate of being devoured. He Jiong sneered coldly in his heart.

Just then, seated closest to the Artifact Fanatic, a man and a woman sat side by side by a pillar.

Everyone else kept their distance from the Artifact Fanatic—only this pair dared sit so close, seemingly unafraid.

Under the heaven-defying fortune of Zhu Jiuge, as expected, Long Xuan had already successfully devoured the Dual-Yuan Heavy Water.

Inside the spatial realm of the Heaven-Devouring Toad World, Long Xuan looked at the Gu recipe in his hand and revealed a slight smile.

The Gu recipe he held was precisely for Tea Gu.

During this Tea Tasting Gathering, he had gathered a sufficient number of famed teas. Now the time was ripe to refine the Tea Gu, and since he had some free time, he took the chance to fully develop the Tea Gu recipe.

The Tea Gu recipe included 36 kinds of renowned teas:

Enlightenment Tea, Iceheart Tea, Shadow Tea, and more.

Due to limited ingredients, after he subdued Heavenly Water, it took only a few hours to finalize the Tea Gu recipe.

Don’t be fooled by the small number of ingredients—those materials were of incredibly high value, even including Enlightenment Tea, a heaven-defying treasure. The total cost far surpassed that of most peak-grade Gu.

While the number of materials used generally correlates to strength, it's not an absolute rule. His Tea Gu was one of those few that used fewer materials but produced extraordinarily powerful results.

Long Xuan showed a satisfied smile, put away the Tea Gu recipe, and walked toward the Tea Garden.

Since the recipe was complete, naturally, it was time to collect the materials and start refining.

All the required materials were already present in his Tea Garden. No further effort was needed to gather them.

Even the peak-grade Tea Insect required to refine the Tea Gu had been found in Shui Wuqing’s collection.

The Shui Clan was a major family specializing in Tea Gu and Wine Gu, so finding a Peak Tea Insect on the clan leader wasn’t really a coincidence.

As he walked into the Tea Garden, his face took on a peculiar expression when he saw a petite figure busily working inside.

This figure was the Yin-Yang Profound Jade Ginseng Spirit, who had developed a love for tea. So, Long Xuan had simply named it Cha Cha. [TL- Cha means Tea btw]

Recently, Cha Cha had become obsessed with the art of tea roasting and had been “ravaging” the entire Tea Garden, roasting and tasting every kind of tea available—and still hadn’t had enough.

To her, entering this tea-rich garden was like stepping into paradise. No more tantrums, no more desire to go home.

That was actually a good thing—he gained a new tea farmer, another free laborer.

Gathering up the tea that had already been brewed and placed on the table, Long Xuan smiled gently.

With a free laborer like this, all the materials needed for refining Tea Gu were now fully prepared without him lifting a finger.

The process for refining Tea Gu was exactly the same as refining Wine Gu—by placing Tea Insects into various combinations of spirit teas, different kinds of Tea Gu could be refined.

It was also possible to throw the Tea Insect into a single type of tea; each kind of tea could produce a unique Tea Gu. However, the Tea Gu refined from a single tea variety would generally be weaker.

Long Xuan placed a large teapot at the edge of the tea garden, then evenly poured thirty-six famous teas into the pot.

Finally, he retrieved a plump green bug from his Insect Bag. Seeing it squirm restlessly in his hand, Long Xuan showed a look of interest.

This plump green bug was the tea-loving Tea Insect—an extremely rare, peak-grade specimen, worth a fortune on the outside market.

The Tea Insect had a highly sensitive nose. As soon as it detected the incredibly rich aroma of the tea, its gaze locked tightly on the giant teapot on the ground. Drooling, it struggled fiercely, desperate to dive in immediately.

This tea was a roasted blend that had never existed in this world before. Its quality far surpassed the standards of the current era—how could a mere Tea Insect possibly resist such temptation?

Long Xuan stopped toying with the Tea Insect. He lifted the lid of the teapot and dropped it inside.

As soon as the Tea Insect fell into the tea, it began greedily slurping the liquid, its expression turning crazed, as if someone were trying to snatch it away. It darted around the teapot frantically.

The flavor of the roasted tea had clearly conquered the picky Tea Insect—it had never tasted anything so delicious. At that moment, it was like an addict overcome with craving.

Long Xuan watched the Tea Insect with a nervous expression. He couldn’t help being anxious; every time he tried to refine a Gu using techniques from his previous life, some unexpected situation would arise.

The Wine Insect, known for its massive alcohol tolerance, passed out drunk after drinking distilled liquor.

The Disaster Poison Gu, immune to all poisons, fainted after ingesting radioactive toxic metals.

Now he was using a tea-roasting technique from his former life to refine a Tea Gu—another first in this world. Who could possibly predict what might go wrong?

Sure enough, something did go wrong. Before long, the Tea Insect suddenly closed its eyes and floated belly-up to the surface of the tea, motionless.

Long Xuan furrowed his brow deeply. Tea wasn’t alcohol, so could tea of high enough quality really make a Tea Insect pass out?

He reached out and poked the Tea Insect’s round belly with his finger. Soon, his expression relaxed—it wasn’t in any serious trouble. It had simply drunk too much. Its belly was so bloated it was about to burst.

The Tea Insect’s stomach was like a bottomless pit. Despite its small size, it could easily drink tea volumes thousands of times larger than its own body.

But the tea in this pot wasn’t ordinary. Just the Enlightenment Tea alone contained a vast amount of spiritual energy—far beyond what a small Tea Insect could absorb and refine.

This particular Tea Insect had a greedy nature. Once it found the tea tasty, it drank without restraint. As a result, it collapsed from being unable to withstand the overwhelming medicinal power within its body.

Long Xuan was left speechless.

In the end, he slammed the teapot lid shut, letting the Tea Insect fend for itself.

“Water Clone, you stay here and keep refilling its cup as needed. Watch over Cha-Cha. Don’t let her drink the tea inside this pot.”

Long Xuan cast a suspicious glance at Cha-Cha, who was still joyfully roasting tea, and then left behind a clone before departing.

Refining a Tea Gu was much like refining an Wine Gu. The quantity of tea was roughly equivalent to the number of refining attempts. The Gu Cultivator needed to continually replenish the tea in the pot until the Tea Insect successfully metamorphosed into a Gu insect.

If one was unlucky, even refilling the pot a hundred times might not result in a successful Gu.