Without exception, all ten had achieved fairly well, because once the Eternal Concentric Gu reached this stage, it could even aid Dao Verification.
Although none of the five possessed an upper third-grade Dao Fruit, if they chose to verify the Dao at the same time, the Prove the Dao Treasure they consumed would benefit all five during the second trial of Dao Verification—the most difficult of the three trials, "resonance." Those who chose to verify the Dao simultaneously would generally resonate with the same Power of Dao. With all five united in heart, even in the worst-case scenario, they would still obtain a false Dao.
And if they were prepared, the strength the five saved during the resonance trial could be focused first on shaping the Dao. Their chances of successfully verifying the Dao would then be extremely high. Moreover, it was said that those parasitized by the Eternal Concentric Gu faced cultivation bottlenecks together. If one comprehended it, all five would be of one heart.
Thus, if an Eternal Concentric Gu parasitizing two people was worth nearly as much as a Fourth-ring Dao Treasure, then the value of one parasitizing five people was beyond estimation.
In the only two recorded cases, the ten parasitized individuals had not possessed heaven-defying talent. There had not even been a single person among them with dual immortal physiques. Otherwise, the Eternal Concentric Gu's reputation would have been even more resounding.
The Five Immortals of Blue Stream had fairly decent talent. On the surface, three of them had talent comparable to—or directly possessed—immortal physiques. The first was Yuan Tianba, the Eldest Brother among the five, at the True Immortal Fourth Realm. His true form was the rare variant known as the "Vermilion-faced White Ape." The second was Yuan Lingmiao, the second brother among the