Seven Absolutes Gu

"Lina."

Li Miaozhen was taken aback and grabbed Southern Frontier Xiao Heipi's arm to prevent her from falling to the ground.

At the same time, the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect, who possessed some medical skills, grasped Little Blackie's hand, took his pulse, and examined his condition.

Lina's pulse was extremely rapid and erratic; it was as if a chaotic energy was hidden within her body, an energy that could explode at any moment.

"Yes, it's the Seven Deadly Gu."

Lina frowned, her pretty face contorted in a grimace, her lips pale, and she spoke haltingly:

"It's a very powerful Gu, given to me by Granny Tian Gu. To prevent it from getting lost, I swallowed it. I never expected this Gu to be so powerful; it's unlike any other Gu."

Chu Yuanzhen, Li Miaozhen, and Master Hengyuan looked at Lina with complicated expressions.

They'll eat anything!

Hengyuan stood up and walked outside. "I'm going to find Song Qing, no, I'm going to find Yang Qianhuan, no, I'm going to find her."

As he spoke, the master seemed somewhat bewildered.

Chu Yuanzhen sighed, "Just find any white-robed Warlock."

Master Hengyuan nodded immediately, pushed open the door, and left.

Even a random white-robed Warlock is more reliable than one of the Imperial Censor's personal disciples.

A moment later, a young white-robed Warlock entered with great confidence. At this time, Lina was writhing on the ground in pain, her lower abdomen sometimes bulging and sometimes deflating, like a balloon that was constantly being inflated and then deflated.

"Is she pregnant?" the young white-robed Warlock wondered to himself. He bent down to take Lina's pulse, and his expression changed visibly.

"How?"

Chu Yuanzhen asked.

"There's something inside this girl's body that's reviving. It's best to remove it as soon as possible, or she might die," the white-robed Warlock advised from a professional perspective.

"Thank you for your trouble, brother."

Li Miaozhen clasped her hands in a fist salute.

"Oh, there's nothing I can do about that."

The white-robed Warlock shrugged. "I haven't studied the Anatomy Manual yet. The main reason is that Senior Brother Song is the most skilled in this field, so if you want to learn, it's best to consult him. However, the Alchemist, led by Senior Brother Song, have widespread problems with their thinking."

At this point, the white-robed Warlock raised his chin, his tone laced with sarcasm:

"I don't want my brain to go crazy like theirs; I'm not like them."

Li Miaozhen and Chu Yuanzhen recalled the behavior of Song Qing and his gang and expressed their deep agreement. This young man also seemed to "disdain" Song Qing and his group's actions.

The Bureau of Astronomy is mostly staffed by normal people. The two members of the Heaven and Earth Society thought to themselves, then Chu Yuanzhen asked:

"It sounds like your Bureau of Astronomy has different factions?"

The white-robed Warlock nodded. "To be precise, each of Master Jianzheng's personally taught disciples is responsible for accepting and teaching a group of disciples on behalf of their master. Hmm, Junior Sister Caiwei doesn't need to teach disciples; she needs her disciples to teach her."

Chu Yuanzhen and Li Miaozhen's hearts sank. "Who taught you?"

Upon hearing this, the young white-robed Warlock raised his chin, turned around, and stared at the two with the back of his head: "Senior Brother Yang--"

Goodbye and best of luck!

Chu Yuanzhen and Li Miaozhen kicked the people out.

Before speaking, the supervisor paused to build suspense, slowly finishing his drink before speaking in a low voice:

Do you know what the spirit of the dragon vein is?

Xu Qi'an seemed to hear his teacher tapping the blackboard and saying, "Do you know what calculus is?" when he was in school.

"I know nothing about you." He shook his head honestly, then, as if remembering something, said, "The combination of luck and earth veins?"

This is the concept of dragon veins, which Senior Sister Zhong Li mentioned.

The supervisor nodded and said, "Dragon veins are a combination of fortune and earth veins. They are different from fortune, and Warlock have very limited control over them. This is why Joan of Arc hid in the dragon veins to conceal herself."

"The only thing in the world that can control the dragon veins is the Earth Book, a supreme treasure."

Back then, the leader of the Earth Sect used the Earth Book to build a teleportation array under the dragon vein. Xu Qi'an suddenly realized, and at the same time, he noticed the details in the supervisor's words.

Warlock have extremely limited control over dragon veins, rather than being completely powerless against them.

The supervisor continued:

"The spirit of the dragon vein has dissipated and scattered throughout the Central Plains, symbolizing that the Central Plains are without a ruler. The current Great Feng is like a castle in the air, having lost the foundation of the dragon vein. In the near future, the dynasty will be on the verge of collapse."

"Isn't this explanation too abstract?" Xu Qi'an frowned, then listened as the supervisor explained:

"The dragon's energy has scattered across the land. Those who obtain it, if of pure heart, will become chivalrous heroes. Those of wicked heart will wreak havoc on their regions, such as gathering bandits in the mountains or carving out their own territories. Since ancient times, when the fate of the Central Plains dynasties was about to end, chaos would first ensue in the martial world before chaos even broke out in the imperial court."

Those who possess dragon energy are essentially a lower-tier version of me? Or perhaps, an even lower-tier version. Xu Qi'an easily understood the supervisor's meaning.

Having acquired half of the nation's fortune, he has grown rapidly and is now a third-rank official, Xu Yinluo, whose prestige is at its peak.

If the person who receives the dragon's energy is kind, they might do some good deeds after rising to power. However, if an unruly or wicked person receives the dragon's energy and uses it to rise to power, they will definitely do all sorts of bad things.

The Central Plains are about to descend into chaos

Thinking of this, Xu Qi'an couldn't help but feel worried.

Emperor Yuanjing had been practicing Daoism for twenty-one years, and the people's lives were already difficult; now it was like adding insult to injury. It truly proved the old saying true:

The rise and fall of dynasties bring suffering to the people.

The supervisor suddenly turned around and said in a deep voice, "This is your karma."

Xu Qi'an's heart sank suddenly.

"You killed Joan of Arc, shattered the spirit of the dragon vein, and half of the nation's fate rests on your shoulders. The decline of the Great Feng is deeply intertwined with your karma. If one day the dynasty perishes, you, the vessel that bears half of the nation's fate, will also perish for your country."

"Of course, when the time comes, as a Fate Master, my fate won't be much better than yours."

The supervisor's tone remained calm, but his composed gaze made Xu Qi'an realize the seriousness and truth of the matter.

What should I do?

Xu Qi'an pinched the bridge of his nose.

Chu Caiwei glanced at him with some sympathy, her large eyes glistening with moisture, and her slender, cool fingers massaged his brow, smoothing out the frown lines.

"Collect the scattered dragon vein spirits, piece them back together, and bring them back to the capital. This is something you must do, not only because of cause and effect, but also because you possess half of the Great Feng's national fortune, which has a strong aggregation effect with the dragon energy, attracting each other."

"Furthermore, you possess a fragment of the Earth Book, which can help you extract the dragon energy from the target's body and act as a vessel for it. I will later teach you a set of Mnemonic for using the Earth Book fragment to extract the dragon energy."

"But teacher, he's covered in nails, why don't you pull them out first?"

Chu Caiwei poked Xu Qi'an's chest; there was a nail there, piercing straight through his heart.

The supervisor shook his head slightly. "This is the Demon-Sealing Nail, Buddhist School treasure. If it's forcibly removed, he won't survive. It requires a specific Secret Method."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qi'an smiled bitterly, and his last glimmer of hope vanished.

Actually, it makes sense when you think about it. This thing is meant to deal with Shen Shu, and given Shen Shu's status, how could an ordinary magical Law Artifact possibly seal him?

It must be an extremely powerful Law Treasure.

"What a waste of all my cultivation," Xu Qi'an sighed.

"The Demon-Sealing Nails can only seal Shen Shu temporarily, for a period of twenty years at most, or sixty years at most, before he can break free. Otherwise, the Buddhist School wouldn't have sent him to Great Feng to be sealed back then."

The supervisor said, "But you can't wait that long, so this is the second thing I need to tell you."

Xu Qi'an's spirits lifted, and his face lit up with joy. "Do you have any ideas?"

He thought to himself, "As expected of the supervisor, he has so many backup plans; it puts my mind at ease."

"I cannot unseal the Demon-Sealing Nails, but the Buddhist School can."

"The Buddhist School won't help me," Xu Qi'an frowned.

The supervisor's gaze fell upon him, and he said, "Isn't Shenshu a member of the Buddhist School?"

Xu Qi'an's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had grasped something, but he was still somewhat uncertain. "You mean..."

The supervisor nodded. "Go and gather the remains of Shen Shu to restore his soul, and he will naturally remember how to unlock the Demon-Sealing Nails. This is also the condition for the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox to help you, and I agreed to it in advance."

"You've stayed in the capital for so long, it's time to go out and see the world."

Xu Qi'an frowned, shook his head, and sighed:

"Supervisor, you are making things difficult for me. Now that I have lost all my cultivation, leaving the capital is like a lamb entering a tiger's den. That scoundrel Xu Pingfeng is probably drooling and waiting for me."

"Besides, even if I could avoid the opponent, I have no cultivation. How could I collect the remains of the Divine Being?"

The most frustrating thing is that he doesn't even have the possibility of restarting his Martial Dao.

To restore one's cultivation, one must collect the remnants of divine beings; to collect these remnants, one must... This creates a vicious cycle.

Zhong Li walked over, carefully reached out, and gently patted his head to comfort him.

Xu Qi'an turned around and glared at her. Senior Sister Zhong quickly and weakly explained, "The medicine is ready. Drink it, drink your medicine."

"Zhong Li, you are his aunt, you don't need to be so afraid of him," the supervisor said with a smile.

Zhong Li looked at Xu Qi'an, her eyes, hidden among her messy hair, brightened slightly.

"Auntie, it's me, Xu Qi'an pouted. In the past, he would have teased Zhong Li a bit, but now he really wasn't in the mood.

Collecting dragon energy and the remains of deities are both extremely difficult tasks, and unfortunately, he is a cripple.

Just then, he heard the supervisor laugh and say, "fortuitous opportunity has always been right beside you."

After speaking, the supervisor stepped forward, and the array patterns instantly lit up, spreading out an array diagram with a diameter of three meters.

Within the array, a figure emerged: Lina, dressed in a light-colored ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), with a trendy girlish hairstyle, wheat-colored skin, a deathly pale face, and bloodless lips, writhing on the ground in pain.

Xu Qi'an and Chu Caiwei were both shocked to see Lina in such a terrible state.

What's wrong with her?

Chu Caiwei shouted loudly, her face showing anxiety.

The supervisor glanced at the junior disciple and said in a deep voice, "The consequences of eating random things."

Chu Caiwei's face stiffened, her mouth slightly agape, and she stood there stunned.

The supervisor withdrew his gaze with satisfaction, manipulating Lina to float in front of him. He inserted two fingers into Lina's lower abdomen and pulled out a white jade-like worm, shaped like a scorpion, with six segments.

The two dark eyes on the top of its head make it look rather cute.

It twitched wildly a few times at the fingertip of the supervisor, then calmed down.

"You eat this stuff? At least remove the head!" Chu Caiwei took a step back in shock, looking at Lina with a complicated expression.

Lina was bleeding profusely from her lower abdomen, but her expression immediately relaxed, as if she had been relieved.

What is this?

Xu Qi'an frowned slightly. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt like the strange insect was staring at him.

Moreover, the insect's eyes give the illusion of being full of wisdom.

The supervisor examined the jade-colored insect and said:

"A completely new type of Gu worm, artificially cultivated. As for its name, we'll have to ask this little girl."

There are two types of Gu worms in Southern Frontier. One type is named, has a normal population, and can reproduce normally; it is similar to an animal.

Another type is a completely new species that has been artificially bred.

The latter are usually unable to reproduce and have no chance of becoming a group.

The jade-colored insect in the supervisor's hand is the latter.

"It's called the Seven Deadly Gu. Granny Tian Gu gave it to me before I left the Southern Frontier. She said she foresaw that the person destined for the Seven Deadly Gu would be in the Central Plains."

Lina took a sip of the water Chu Caiwei handed her, along with the dried meat she shared, and happily ate while saying:

"My mother-in-law said this thing was very important, so I swallowed it to avoid losing it. It's usually very well-behaved living inside me, but for some reason, it suddenly started acting up today."

"After saying all that, I still haven't explained what the Seven Deadly Gu is," Xu Qi'an complained.

The supervisor, holding the insect in his hand, chuckled, "The Seven Deadly Gu, truly lives up to its name."

He paused, then explained on Lina's behalf:

"The Gu Clan has seven tribes, which are formed according to seven major schools: Heavenly Gu, Power Gu, Heart Gu, Love Gu, Medicine Gu, Dark Gu, and Corpse Gu."

"Each Gu school has its own area of expertise, and this Seven Absolute Gu combines the power of seven schools. It embodies the power of the Gu clan in one."

Lina nodded repeatedly. "Grandma Tiangu said that her husband spent half his life refining it, but still couldn't completely refine it. Grandma Tiangu spent twenty years finally completing it, and it's an extremely powerful Gu."

A combination of the seven major Gu sects in one body? What a treasure! Xu Qi'an stared at the jade-colored, scorpion-like Seven Absolute Gu and said:

Its appearance doesn't match its inner qualities at all.

The supervisor shook his head. "It hasn't fully recovered yet, otherwise, this girl would already be dead."

Lina looked terrified.

It's yours now.

The supervisor threw the Seven Deadly Gu in front of Xu Qi'an.

"For me?"

Xu Qi'an was stunned.

"Of course it's for you," the supervisor said with a half-smile. "The Heavenly Gu Elder and his wicked disciple joined forces to steal the fortune in order to seal the Gu God. If I'm not mistaken, if the wicked disciple gets the fortune, he will have to bear the consequences of sealing the Gu God."

"What if he didn't obtain that fortune? The Heavenly Gu Elder wouldn't ignore this possibility, which is why he refined the Seven Deadly Gu. If the wicked disciple didn't obtain that fortune, then this karma will be transferred to you through the Seven Deadly Gu."

"You are the destined one that Granny Tian Gu spoke of."

Xu Qi'an remained silent.

Jian Zhengdao:

"By absorbing the Seven Deadly Gu, you can gain extraordinary combat power in a short period of time. Only then can you roam the martial world, gather dragon veins, search for the remnants of divine beings, and pull out the Demon-Sealing Nail."

"Furthermore, the Heavenly Gu Clan possesses the characteristic of 'being unknown,' which is rare in the world and a means to counter Qi-Watching Technique. It can help you avoid being tracked by Xu Pingfeng while traveling the martial world."

"Your only threat is the Lapis Lazuli Bodhisattva, who possesses the Dharma form of a wandering monk, but I have already sent her back to the Western Regions. Of course, you can refuse this gift; no one will force you."

How could I refuse? It's my only hope now. Compared to open schemes, all conspiracies are child's play. Is the woman from the Western Regions, whom I'm fishing for, paving the way for my journey through the martial world? Ah, this old silver coin fills me with a sense of security. Xu Qi'an's thoughts were in turmoil.

However, he didn't feel he had lost out; it was only right to take someone else's things and do things for them.

The supervisor looked at him and slowly said, "Let's Blood-Drip Recognition."

Xu Qi'an remained silent for a long time, then shook his head. "I still have things to take care of. Give me a day."

P. S.: I took the day off today to get a nucleic acid test and then packed my bags. I'll probably be traveling to another city tomorrow, so I can only guarantee one update. Please understand.