Gu Artifact Array: Meeting Aunt at the Spring Examination

A thought stirred in his heart. After considering it for a while, Fang Shu simply asked Hall Master Du directly:

"Master, may I ask whether a Gu Master's natal Gu insect is connected to spirit roots? Are the two one and the same?"

Hall Master Du was somewhat surprised that Fang Shu would ask this, but she immediately recalled that she had once instructed him to refine his natal Gu insect before reaching the Qi Refining stage, if possible.

The old woman gathered her words and answered:

"Generally speaking, spirit roots are spirit roots, and Gu insects are Gu insects.

Although a Gu Master's natal Gu is called 'natal,' it is still an external object, somewhat akin to a spirit beast."

Her words left Fang Shu slightly disappointed. He had thought he had been mistaken.

But the next moment, Hall Master Du spoke again. "There is, however, the path of artifact cultivators. Those immortals who plant artifact spirit roots—sword cultivators being the most typical example.

They take the sword as their spirit root, striving for the unity of man and sword. Their natal sword artifact is both their magical artifact and their spirit root, helping them draw in spiritual qi and temper their dharma power."

At this, Fang Shu's heart immediately stirred.

The natal insect embryo in his brow had happened to be subdued using the natal artifact embryo method from the Lead Method. Strictly speaking, before he carried out the second step of ritual refinement into a natal Gu insect, the insect embryo should actually have been called an artifact embryo.

The only difference was that, compared to an ordinary sword cultivator, his magical artifact was a purely flesh-and-blood artifact.

As he sorted through his thoughts, realization dawned on him.

"Artifact cultivators take artifacts as spirit roots. My insect