Bloodthirsty Gu

Five Poisons Gu? It sounded like a Gu insect refined from the five poisons.

But he had no idea what this Bloodthirsty Gu was.

Zhou Feng began weighing in his heart which Gu insect he should plant in himself.

Judging by its name, the Five Poisons Gu had to be a Gu insect refined from the five poisons.

In his previous life, he had encountered a little information about Gu insects.

And what kind of Gu insect was this Bloodthirsty Gu?

With no information to go on, he could only make blind guesses.

More importantly, when would they eat?

After waiting for quite a while, the massive crowd ahead gradually thinned out.

The people in front had all completed Gu Planting and were led away to different places.

At last, it was his turn.

"I..."

He had just been about to say that he wanted to choose the Five Poisons Gu.

But before he could speak, someone interrupted him.

"His foundation is barely acceptable! I'll take this one."

A burly man around six foot three merely glanced at him.

That casual glance made Zhou Feng swallow his words.

A tiny blood-red insect flew straight to Zhou Feng's wrist and gave it a light bite.

The skin on his wrist was instantly pierced.

Then the Bloodthirsty Gu slowly moved along his blood vessels.

The sensation was enough to make his hair stand on end.

He watched a bulge rise on his arm and slowly crawl toward his heart.

The Gu Planting was complete.

Afterward, Zhou Feng walked to the side.

He had not even been given the chance to choose before the Bloodthirsty Gu was forcibly planted in him.

"This..."

There was nothing he could do about it. He could only stand aside and wait.

Wait!

Why am I feeling a little dizzy?

Zhou Feng felt his body growing weak, and he nearly fainted on the spot.

"Grrr~~"

At the same time, his stomach began to rumble.

What was going on?

If he had been so hungry before that he had gone numb, then now it felt as though his stomach was about to devour itself.

Every cell in his body seemed to be screaming: I want food!

"That's about enough people!"

Wei He glanced at those still waiting in line behind them. Every one of them was skin and bones; there was not a single promising seedling among them.

With resources somewhat tight lately, they could only train this many people this year.

Thus, the Bloodthirsty Gu lineage left directly.

The person in charge of the Five Poisons Gu lineage did not care either, accepting all comers.

Everyone left in line was planted with Five Poisons Gu.

Wei He was the burly man who had just planted the Gu in Zhou Feng.

From today onward, he would be the instructor for all of them.

At that moment, he was leading them up the mountain.

Suppressing his hunger, Zhou Feng began to observe his surroundings.

He discovered that nearly everyone who had joined the Bloodthirsty Gu lineage was tall and sturdy.

Even Zhou Feng, who looked somewhat thin, had a relatively large frame.

As for the Five Poisons Gu lineage, it had selected people of all shapes and sizes. There seemed to be no visible standard for selection.

"Something's wrong! Why are my hands so cold?"

He touched his hands and found them ice-cold.

At the same time, his vision darkened slightly. These seemed like symptoms of anemia!

I shouldn't be anemic! What's going on?

Zhou Feng immediately placed his suspicions on the Bloodthirsty Gu that had just been planted in him.

"The Bloodthirsty Gu is sucking my blood?"

He reached a startling conclusion.

Just as its name suggested, the Bloodthirsty Gu really did directly draw human blood.

No wonder the Bloodthirsty Gu lineage chose people who were tall and sturdy. Anyone weaker simply would not be able to endure it.

That was right! The Bloodthirsty Gu was a Gu insect that grew by drawing blood vitality.

But whenever it absorbed a certain amount of blood vitality, it would feed back even purer blood vitality to its host.

This pure blood vitality could greatly nourish the body.

However, this was only the beginning. If the Bloodthirsty Gu had only benefits and no drawbacks,

then it would never have been planted in new disciples like Zhou Feng and the others.

The Bloodthirsty Gu was like a vampire. At first, it drew relatively little blood vitality.

It was still within a tolerable range.

But as the Bloodthirsty Gu grew, the rate at which it drew blood vitality would become faster and faster.

Under such circumstances, one could only cultivate techniques that strengthened blood vitality to counter the Bloodthirsty Gu's rate of absorption.

Yet no matter how one cultivated or nourished oneself with tonics, there would eventually come a day when one could no longer withstand the Bloodthirsty Gu's rate of absorption.

Until, in the end, one was sucked dry alive by the Bloodthirsty Gu.

After the host died, the Bloodthirsty Gu, being a symbiotic Gu, would also die instantly.

A Bloodthirsty Gu that died this way was an excellent restorative. After undergoing special processing,

it became an extremely special kind of pill.

Whether it was used to refine other pills or swallowed directly, it was a fine choice.

Of course, Bloodthirsty Pills were also the best feed for other Bloodthirsty Gu.

After devouring enough Bloodthirsty Pills, a Bloodthirsty Gu would become a Bloodthirsty Gu King.

The Five Poisons Gu was similar, using these new disciples directly as nourishment.

But Zhou Feng had no interest in any of that right now.

Because the Bloodthirsty Gu at his heart kept drawing away his blood vitality.

He was starving out of his mind. If he did not eat soon, he felt he would pass out from low blood sugar.

The others who had just been planted with Bloodthirsty Gu were in much the same situation.

Every one of them was pale and listless.

Fortunately, Wei He had anticipated their condition long ago.

Or rather, every batch of new disciples recruited each year went through such a stage.

"Come! These are Blood Replenishing Pills! One for each person!"

Wei He pulled a gourd from somewhere, then poured out dark-red pills one after another.

The moment Zhou Feng received a Blood Replenishing Pill, he swallowed it in one gulp without even considering whether it might be poisonous.

As the Blood Replenishing Pill entered his stomach, a stream of pure blood vitality flowed into his limbs and bones.

The rumbling in his stomach eased somewhat.

But Zhou Feng could still feel the Bloodthirsty Gu at the center of his heart continuing to draw his blood vitality.

"Later, all of you will collect your tokens and clothes! Tonight, most of you should experience the Bloodthirsty Gu's first feedback!"

"Don't be too surprised when it happens. This is normal!"

Wei He swept his gaze over them and began explaining a few matters.

From today onward, they were considered outer disciples of the Three Gu Sect.

Since Zhou Feng knew very little about this world, he listened extremely attentively.

He gave Wei He's words a simple summary.

In short, after becoming an outer disciple of the Three Gu Sect, one could begin cultivating.

After collecting their clothes and tokens, they would receive a cultivation technique.

Most importantly, they could eat for free. The greatest benefit of joining the Bloodthirsty Gu lineage was that it had a dining hall.

In that dining hall, they could eat their fill without paying any price.

"Isn't this just raising us like pigs?"

Combining that with the Bloodthirsty Gu's frenzied absorption of blood vitality, Zhou Feng's expression darkened slightly.

He gave it some thought with his clever little brain.

In an evil sect, they provided food and drink for free? Where in the world could there be such a cheap bargain?

Wasn't this just raising pigs? Once they were fat enough, they would be slaughtered.