Chapter 152: Advance to Rank three

第一百五十二节：晋升三转

Translator: Skyfarrow Editor: Skyfarrow

An hour later, Gu Yue Yao Le was almost completely eaten by the black bear.

半个时辰之后，古月药乐几乎全部被黑熊吞食干净。

The black bear was unwilling to eat the intestines and the girl’s brains, but Fang Yuan did not want that to happen.

黑熊似乎不愿意吃肠子，以及少女的脑袋。但方源不想看到这样的事情发生。

According to the Man-beast Life Burial Gu’s recipe, a wild beast must consume the entire person up to the tiniest scrap for the greatest effect. This can ensure success to the greatest rate.

按照人兽葬生蛊的秘方，野兽将人吃掉，吃得点滴不剩为最佳。这样才能最大程度的保证成功。

To refine this Man-beast Life Burial Gu, about ten ingredients are needed.

要炼出这人兽葬生蛊，需要材料近十种。

And the most important two, are man and beast.

其中最主要的两种，就是人和兽。

The human has to be a virgin girl, and has a Gu Master’s aptitude. Furthermore, she has to be at least C grade talent, but of course A and B grade would be better, and can greatly enhance the chances of success.

这人，必须得处女，有蛊师资质。并且这资质，至少是丙等。当然乙等、甲等更好，能大大地增加合炼成功率。

This beast refers to the Beast Enslavement Gu. The Bear Enslavement Gu, Wolf Enslavement Gu, Tiger Enslavement Gu etc, even Deer Enslavement Gu or Bull Enslavement Gu can work. However only bears, wolves and tigers – these carnivores have it easier eating meat. Otherwise, if forcing a herbivore like a deer or bull to consume this human, the Enslavement Gu’s manipulation would be required to force them to do so.

这兽，指的是驭兽蛊。驭熊蛊、驭狼蛊、驭虎蛊等等皆可，就算是驭鹿蛊、驭牛蛊也行。只是熊、狼、虎这些食肉动物比较方便一些。若是鹿、牛之类，天生食草的，就得要蛊虫操纵驭兽蛊，逼着它们将人吞吃下去。

After the beast consumes the human, the refinement has to begin immediately. Otherwise, when the beast digests the person’s bones and meat, the refinement would no longer be possible.

野兽将人吞食下去之后，就得迅速着手合炼。若是野兽将人的骨肉都消化掉，那就绝对合炼不成了。

Seeing that the black bear refused to eat Yao Le’s intestines and brain, Fang Yuan snorted in displeasure and willed in his mind, activating the Bear Enslavement Gu that was planted in the black bear’s body.

见黑熊不愿吞吃药乐的肠子和脑袋，方源不悦地冷哼一声，心念一动，催起种在黑熊身上的驭熊蛊。

The black bear growled, and under Fang Yuan’s oppression, was forced to swallow the intestines and brain. At the same time, it broke the girl’s bones to bits and swallowed them piece by piece.

黑熊怒吼一声，在方源的逼迫下，不得不吞掉肠子和脑袋。同时将少女剩下的白色骨架，也咬断咬碎，然后一根根地吞服进肚中。

The bone shards were sharp and pointy, but under Fang Yuan’s control, it swallowed them and many of the shards stabbed into its mouth and throat, the pain causing the huge bear to tear up.

骨刺尖锐，它在方源的强逼下匆匆进食，不少骨头碎片都扎在它的嘴巴里，食道中，疼得巨熊都掉下了眼泪。

But Fang Yuan only strengthened his control, and the bear’s body was no longer under its own control.

但方源只管强催，它的身躯已经完全不听它自己的指挥。

Seeing the black bear stuffing the spine into its throat, Fang Yuan knew the time was ripe.

见黑熊最后将脊椎骨整个囫囵吞枣般地塞进喉咙里。方源知道时机已经成熟。

He flicked his finger, and a Single Aperture Charcoal Gu flew out.

他伸手一弹，飞出一只单窍火炭蛊。

The Gu worm flew into the black bear’s mouth and burrowed its way in.

蛊虫飞入黑熊张开的嘴巴里，然后一路钻进它的体内深处。

The black bear suddenly cried out painfully, as the Charcoal Gu’s power was burning its internal organs.

黑熊猛地发出惨烈的痛嚎，火炭蛊的力量使得它五脏六腑都燃烧起来。

The black bear’s body was shuddering intensely; it cried painfully and wanted to roll around on the ground, but the Enslavement Gu had a steady grip on its movements.

黑熊浑身都在剧烈的颤抖。嚎叫声凄厉无比，想要满地打滚，但驭熊蛊牢牢地控制着它的一举一动。

After burning for fifteen minutes, Fang Yuan’s finger moved again and three Kerosene Gu flew out.

灼烧了半刻钟后，方源手一指，又飞出三只火油蛊。

The Kerosene Gu was a Rank one expenditure-type Gu, and upon entering the black bear’s body, it exploded into large amounts of kerosene and intensified the fire burning inside the black bear’s body.

火油蛊属于一转消耗蛊，投入黑熊体内，自爆成大股的火油，更增黑熊体内火势。

The black bear cried until its throat was dry, but Fang Yuan timed it well and threw several more Gu worms out into its body.

黑熊叫得嗓子都哑了。方源瞅准时机，又接连抛出数只蛊虫，投入它的体内。

These Gu worms were all exchanged using merit points.

这些蛊虫，都是他利用战功。不断兑换来的。

The black bear laid on the ground, completely motionless.

黑熊趴在地上，彻底不动。

A moment later, from its eyes, ears, nostrils and mouth as well as its butt, small sparks of flames were seen. Then, the fire got bigger and quickly enveloped its entire body, turning it into a giant fire pillar.

一会儿之后，从它的七窍中，屁股后都窜出红色的火苗。然后火苗忽的变大，瞬间蔓延了它的全身。将它点燃成一个巨型火炬。

The entire dim cave was lit up by this fire.

整个漆黑的山洞，都被火光照亮了。

But this fire was not the usual orange, but instead an eerie blood colour.

但这火焰，并非是寻常的橘红色，而是诡异的血色。

Fang Yuan patiently waited for a moment, until the fire was about to extinguish, then he threw out the final Gu.

方源又耐心地等了片刻。这火焰有稍稍熄灭的势头时，他这才稳稳地飞出最后一只蛊。

This was a Rank two poison Gu.

这是一只二转的毒蛊。

Throwing it into the fire, an intense reaction occurred.

投入到火焰当中。顿时引起剧变。

A white lump of light emerged from the fire, initially only fist size.

一团白色的光团，从火焰中衍生出来。起初时只有拳头大小。

Fang Yuan quickly took out primeval stones from his money bag and threw them into this light lump.

方源连忙从钱袋子中取出元石，一块块地抛入这光团当中。

The white lump digested the primeval stones and became bigger.

光团消化了元石，急剧扩大。

After throwing up to a thousand primeval stones, the light was around the size of a room door, and then suddenly shrunk.

方源投了上千块元石后，光团膨胀到房门大小，然后猛地一缩。

Huff!

呼。

The fire on the bear’s corpse extinguished at once, and the cave returned to darkness, while a Gu worm wobbled its way to Fang Yuan.

熊尸上的火焰顿时熄灭，山洞重现陷入到黑暗当中，一只蛊虫摇摇晃晃地向方源飞来。

Man-beast Life Burial Gu.

人兽葬生蛊。

Rank three, expenditure-type Gu.

三转，消耗型蛊虫。

It looked like a black spider with furry long legs, but it had the head of a bear, and on its back there was a blood coloured tattoo, drawing the outline of a young girl’s beautiful face.

它形如黑色蜘蛛，毛茸茸的触脚。但头部是熊的脑袋，背上则是血色花纹，勾勒出一副惟妙惟肖的少女脸庞。

This was Gu Yue Yao Le’s face.

看这脸庞，正是古月药乐。

It resembled a smile yet wasn’t, it looked like a crying face and yet was not, but she seemed to be staring at Fang Yuan with a gaze filled with utter hatred!

她似笑非笑，似哭非哭，仿佛是在盯着方源看，充满了仇怨愤恨！

Fang Yuan laughed heartily, not minding it at all.

方源却哈哈一笑，毫不为意。

Death is the end of all, even in life she was merely so, what more can she do to Fang Yuan after death?

人死道消，就算是生前也不过如此，死后还能对方源如何？

He opened his mouth with no hesitation and swallowed this Man-beast Life Burial Gu.

他毫不犹豫地张开嘴，将这人兽葬生蛊一口吞下。

The Man-beast Life Burial Gu moved along his throat into his esophagus, turning into a black and red mix of water flow.

人兽葬生蛊在他口腔中爬进咽喉，然后钻入食道，陡然化为一股黑红夹杂的水流。

The water flowed from above, like an inverted heavenly river, pouring into his aperture.

气流从上而下，如天河倒挂，直灌空窍。

Entering the aperture, this gush of black red water entered the red steel primeval sea immediately.

进入空窍当中之后，这股黑红水流立即就汇入到赤铁真元海中。

At once, the entire primeval essence was turned into an eerie black-red colour, filled with the smell of blood.

几乎是一瞬间，整个真元都被染成了诡异的黑红色，弥漫着血腥气息。

Fang Yuan’s thoughts moved as he activated this black-red primeval essence, rushing it towards the aperture walls.

方源心念一动，连忙调动黑红真元，抓紧时间冲刷四周窍壁。

10%, 20%, 30%, when 38% of the primeval essence was expended, the aperture had a loud boom as the white crystal walls broke into pieces.

一成、两成、三成，当三成八的真元消耗掉之后，空窍轰的猛烈一震，透明的白色晶壁夸嚓夸嚓地碎裂开来。

What replaced it was an entirely new round ball-shaped light membrane aperture wall.

取而代之的，是一片浑圆成球的全新光膜窍壁。

At this moment, Fang Yuan advanced to Rank three!

此刻，方源晋升三转！

But Fang Yuan did not loosen up, and instead forced the remaining black red primeval essence out of his body.

但方源并没有放松，而是立即将剩余的黑红真元，都赶紧排出体外。

This primeval essence was not usable, and if injected into Gu worms, they would die. If left remaining inside the aperture, the longer it stayed, the more it would pollute the light membrane aperture walls, and cause one’s aptitude to decrease.

这股真元不能使用，灌注到蛊虫身上，就能致蛊虫死亡。留在空窍中，时间长了，更会污染光膜窍壁，使得自身资质下降。

After expelling all of the black-red primeval essence out of his body, he grabbed a primeval stone and started to recover his primeval essence.

方源将黑红真元彻底排空之后，他这才捏起一块元石，开始恢复真元。

First, a white silver fog appeared, then it condensed into water droplets, finally forming his white silver coloured primeval sea.

先是第一缕白银的雾气出现，然后凝练成水滴，最终形成白银色的真元海！

For a Gu Master, Rank one is green copper primeval essence, Rank two is red steel, and Rank three is white silver.

蛊师一转是青铜真元，二转是赤铁真元，三转就是白银真元。

But this white silver primeval sea was not pure, as there was a trace of black-red mixed in — this is the side effect of using the Man-beast Life Burial Gu.

但这白银真元海中，并不是一片纯净，而是夹杂着一层黑红的异色——这是使用了人兽葬生蛊的后遗症。

Fang Yuan was not surprised. He calmed his mind and expelled this white silver primeval essence out of his body, before forming new primeval essence.

方源也不意外，沉下心来，又将这积累出来的白银真元彻底排出体外，然后再次凝练真元。

The second time round, the black-red coloured substance was reduced by half.

第二次的真元海中，黑红色减少了一大半。

But Fang Yuan was not satisfied, and expelled his white silver primeval essence again, forming new primeval essence for the third time.

但方源并不满意，又将白银真元都排空，再度凝练真元。

After several tries, the black-red substance was reduced to a barely observable amount, and even if Fang Yuan attempted more tries, this substance would remain.

如此三番五次之后，黑红异色减少到微不可察的程度，就算是方源再排空真元。也减少不了这种残留了。

This was an unavoidable consequence of using the Man-beast Life Burial Gu.

这就是人兽葬生蛊使用之后，不可避免留下来的后遗症。

The Man-beast Life Burial Gu’s effect was extraordinary, able to turn a Rank two peak stage Gu Master with no hopes of advancing his entire life, into a Rank three. This was literally changing fate, thus there had to be some imperfection.

人兽葬生蛊效果超凡脱俗，能将一个终生无望晋升二转巅峰蛊师，提拔到三转。简直是逆天改命。因此自然会有些美中不足。

Getting rid of this black-red substance, there was a method. The most common would be to use the Cleansing Water Gu.

若要清楚掉这黑红异色，也不是没有办法。最常用的法子，就是利用净水蛊。

Cleansing Water Gu can completely wash away impurities in the aperture; it appeared once in the tree house, but was bought by the Chi faction.

净水蛊能清洗掉空窍中的异种真元，商队的树屋中曾经出现过，可惜已经被赤家买走了。

In this short term, Fang Yuan could do nothing about the black-red substance.

方源短时间之内，还拿这黑红异色没有办法。

…

……

“You bunch of useless idiots, what are you all doing! Not able to find such a large, lively person?!” In the medicine hall, Gu Yue Yao Ji flew into a furious rage, and her screaming caused even the window lattices and curtains to tremble.

“你们这群酒囊饭桶，都是干什么吃的！好好的一个大活人，都找不到吗？！”药堂中。古月药姬在大发雷霆，咆哮声震得窗棂都微微颤动。

In her heart, she was worried, frightened, anxious and enraged.

她心中无比的焦急、惶恐、担忧、暴躁。

It had been three days and three nights, the four frenzy lightning wolves were exterminated and Gu Yue village was relatively safe at the moment. But her granddaughter Gu Yue Yao Le was nowhere to be seen.

三天三夜过去了，四只狂电狼已经被先后消灭，古月山寨已经转危为安。但是她的亲孙女古月药乐，却一直不见踪影。

Even after she mobilized all her relationships and combed the battlefield, there even being large-scale search parties around the village, there was still no trace of her.

哪怕是她动员了所有的人脉网，将整个战场都搜遍了，山寨附近更是大规模搜寻了几个来回，都找不到一丝新的线索。

The ones who saw Gu Yue Yao Le for the last time were the battling Gu Masters. What they saw was — Gu Yue Yao Le falling into the encirclement of the wolves, and had to run away frantically, in a worsening predicament.

最晚看到古月药乐的。是参战的一些蛊师。他们最后看到的一幕是——古月药乐深陷狼群当中，慌不择路，险象环生。

These showed that Gu Yue Yao Le was not in an optimistic situation, most likely consumed by the wolf packs.

这些话都在表明，古月药乐真的是凶多吉少了。极有可能被狼群吞食果腹。

But Gu Yue Yao Ji was indignant.

但古月药姬不甘心。

She could not accept such a cruel truth.

她不甘心就这么接受了这个残酷的事实。

If it was any other girl, so what if they die. But this was her own blood-related granddaughter, someone she had nurtured since young to be the inheritor of her medicine faction!

若换做其他少女，死了也就死了。但古月药乐是她的亲孙女。她从小就开始培养的药脉继承人！

She was so well-behaved and intelligent, loved by everyone. So lively and cute, bringing others joy.

她是那么的乖巧聪明，令人怜惜。是那么的活泼可爱。让人开怀。

These days, Gu Yue Yao Ji could not sleep at all, for in her mind, it was all images of her granddaughter.

这些天来，古月药姬不眠不休，脑海中浮现的都是亲孙女的影像。

Gu Yue Yao Ji had originally maintained her looks well, but in these three days, she seem to have aged over ten years. It was like her heart was dug away, and she felt an endless pain of emptiness.

古月药姬本来保养得很好，但是短短三天来，她像是老了十岁。她的心仿佛被挖走了，空虚中是无边的痛楚。

In her screaming, tens of Gu Masters lowered their heads, enduring the cruel insults of the old woman.

在她的咆哮声中，数十位蛊师都将头垂得低低的，忍受着老人无情的训斥。

“Reporting to medicine hall clan elder, this subordinate has something to report.” At this time, a Rank two Gu Master walked in.

“启禀药堂家老大人，属下有事通禀。”这时，门外快步走进一位二转蛊师。

“What! Is it news about Yao Le?” Gu Yue Yao Ji’s eyes shone, asking quickly.

“什么事！是不是药乐有消息了？”古月药姬双眼骤然一亮，连忙问道。

“Someone advanced to Rank three, the clan leader is holding an elder meeting at the clan leader pavilion, to confirm the situation.” The Gu Master quickly reported.

“是有人晋升三转，族长大人正在家主阁召集家老，当堂认证。”蛊师连忙禀告道。

Gu Yue Yao Ji’s eyes dimmed, waving her hands, “Not information about Yao Le, and still disturbing me? Wait… wait, what did you say… Someone advanced to Rank three and became a new clan elder?”

古月药姬双眼顿时黯淡下来，不耐地挥挥手：“不是药乐的消息，还拿来烦我？等等，你说什么……有人晋升三转，成了新家老？”

Halfway through, she reacted and lightly frowned.

说到一半的时候，古月药姬猛地反应过来，眉头轻轻皱起。

This was too sudden, with zero premonition.

这事情太突然了，没有一点的前兆。

The appearance of a new clan elder would influence the entire Gu Yue clan’s political situation. This was a huge hit on the medicine faction who has lost its inheritor.

新家老的出现，将影响古月一族的政治格局。这对于新丧继承人的药脉，更是一个隐形的打击。

In the medicine hall, the standing Gu Masters started to discuss among themselves, guessing the identity of the new clan elder.

药堂中，站着的蛊师们都开始小声地交流起来，纷纷猜测这个新家老的身份。

Gu Yue Yao Ji frowned, asking immediately, “Who advanced to Rank three?”

古月药姬眉头皱着，索性开口直接问道：“是谁晋升了三转？”

“Reporting to Lord Yao ji, it is Gu Yue Fang Yuan,” the Gu Master answered.

“回药姬大人的话，是古月方源。”蛊师答话道。

“What? It’s him!” At once, Gu Yue Yao Ji’s iris shrunk; this was the worst of news to her.

“什么？竟然是他！”霎时间，古月药姬瞳孔一缩，这对她来讲，是个彻彻底底的坏消息。

In the hall, the Gu Masters also started to discuss violently.

堂中，蛊师们也爆发出一阵声浪。

“They couldn’t have made a mistake could they, to think it’s Fang Yuan?”

“没有搞错吧，居然是方源？”

“Isn’t he a C grade talent? How can he become a Rank three Gu Master so quickly?”

“他不是丙等资质吗？怎么这么快，就成了三转蛊师？”

“Once he’s Rank three, he will be a clan elder, a higher-up in the clan. When we see him next time, we have to bow and greet him!”

“一旦三转，就是家老，是家族高层。以后我们见到他，都要主动鞠躬问好的！”

“How can this be…. This is literally soaring through success!”

“怎么会这样……这简直是一飞冲天啊！”

“Earlier, didn’t they say he’s dead? He went missing for three days and three nights, and his corpse could not be found on the battlefield. We thought he was eaten by lightning wolves already…”

“先前不是说他死了吗？他失踪了三天三夜，战场上怎么也找不到他的尸体，还以为被电狼叼了去呢……”

They were stunned, jealous and confused.

蛊师们又是震惊，又是嫉妒，又是疑惑。

“Missing for three days and three nights, without a corpse on the battlefield, isn’t this the same as Yao Le’s situation?”

“失踪三天三夜，战场上找不到尸体，这不是和药乐的情况一样么？”

Gu Yue Yao Ji’s ears twitched, and her woman instinct caused her to have intense suspicion towards Fang Yuan for no reason!

古月药姬耳朵动了动，一股女人的直觉，让她对方源莫名其妙地产生了浓重的怀疑！

She suddenly changed her mind; she is going to the clan leader’s pavilion.

她忽然间改变了想法，她要去家主阁走上一遭。

《蛊真人》中英文对照版 第一百五十二节：晋升三转

《蛊真人》中英文对照版第一百五十二节：晋升三转