As Lu Youruo's icy voice fell, black-and-white auras likewise emerged around her. As the black aura spread, the probing intent in every gaze was instantly wiped away, and the owners of those gazes actually felt a deep, profound fear!
That black aura could actually make people afraid.
Shu Lichuo and Qi Yan also sensed the anomaly. They stared at Bai Yu in disbelief. This aura was absolutely no divine ability, nor was it even a cultivation technique. Rather, it was some mysterious power that stirred the most primal fear within one's heart.
"The Courage Gu and Fear Gu were originally a pair, like the yin and yang of the taiji. The Courage Gu can grant cultivators the courage to charge forward without hesitation, and it can also make enemies excessively rash, causing them to lose their composure."
"The Fear Gu can absorb a cultivator's fear, allowing them to remain sufficiently clear-headed when facing adversity. It can also stir the most primal fear in others' hearts, making them shrink back at the very sight of it."
"The two are formless and intangible. After being born within a cultivator's heart, they often manifest as black-and-white flames. There is no need to activate them—they can be used to kill and conquer."
"Fundamentally, how much power the Courage Gu and Fear Gu can wield depends on the cultivator's heart."
Bai Yu withdrew the black-and-white energies around him, then slowly spread open his palm and introduced them to the two women.
During this seclusion, apart from breaking through to the first level of the Body Integration Realm, his greatest gains were the Courage Gu and Fear Gu.
Previously, Lu Youruo had been filled with fear, so terrified that she had not even dared to face herself. Bai Yu's courage to press forward without hesitation became