The Gu God's Power

"Clan Chief Longtu, what did you say?"

Ge Wenxuan almost had to dig into his ears to check if he had a hearing problem.

When he came to Southern Frontier as a lobbyist, his teacher gave him a detailed document, which included information about the seven tribes of the Gu clan, the personality weaknesses of each tribe's leader, and their hobbies.

The biggest problem for the Li Gu tribe is food.

The people of this tribe have an enormous appetite; each member of the Ligu tribe consumes ten times, or even more, the amount of food a normal adult male would eat.

Food shortages limited the population of the Ligu tribe and also restricted development in other areas. While the other six tribes had moved into brick houses, the Ligu tribe was still sleeping in earthen houses and thatched huts.

While other tribes were building roads, constructing horse-drawn carriages and animal-drawn chariots, and forging armor and ironware, the Ligu tribe was racking their brains to figure out how to steal their own tribesmen's horses and take them home to eat.

While other tribes wore cloth and silk, the Ligu tribe still wore clothes sewn from animal hides. It wasn't that they didn't know how to raise silkworms and weave cloth, but rather that it was too time-consuming.

Therefore, in Ge Wenxuan's view, attacking Great Feng, ruling the people of the Central Plains, and making the people of the Central Plains create food for him was the Ligu tribe's unchanging foreign policy.

The Li Gu tribe had the motive and need to start a war, yet the Du Gu tribe, which had no interest in the Central Plains territory, agreed, while the Li Gu tribe refused?

Not only was Ge Wenxuan confused, but the leaders of the Gu clan were also astonished, wondering if they had misheard.

The leader of the Poison Gu tribe pondered:

"Longtu, did you accidentally eat some of our tribe's food?"

The cloaked zombie finally raised its head, its white eyes staring coldly at Long Tu:

"I think this guy's gone mad with hunger. Does your Li Gu tribe want to forever cower in a small place like Boshan, with your descendants living in thatched huts forever?"

The two female leaders of the Love Gu and Heart Gu tribes remained silent. One licked her red lips and smiled as she sized them up, while the other frowned and cast a questioning glance.

The leader of the Dark Gu tribe, whose whereabouts were unknown, neither showed up nor offered any opinion.

Granny Tian Gu wiped her hands on her apron and asked the question on behalf of everyone:

"What's wrong?"

Longtu said, "Lina is back."

A sudden light shone in Granny Tian Gu's eyes.

Long Tu glanced at the group of leaders. "She brought back a few friends, one of whom is named Xu Qi'an."

At this point, Long Tu looked at the man in white and saw his face change drastically.

Xu Qi'an, one of the leaders of the Gu Clan, had varying reactions to this name.

The leader of the poisonous insects frowned, seemingly somewhat wary.

The leader of the Heart Gu tribe, with two small snakes on its earlobes loosening their tails, stretched out its slender body and hissed at Granny Tian Gu.

She keenly sensed that Granny Tiangu was slightly agitated, although it quickly subsided, but this could not be hidden from her, as the leader of the Heart Gu Clan.

"Empathy" and "manipulation" are the core abilities of the Heart Gu.

Luan Yu's beautiful eyes shone brightly, and only one thought occupied her mind: The number one warrior of the Great Feng!

The leader of the Corpse Division, manipulating the walking corpses, spoke in a cold voice:

"Gentlemen, you can try hunting him down."

Ge Wenxuan's eyes lit up; this was indeed an excellent opportunity to hunt down Xu Qi'an.

Below the first rank, no one can withstand the combined attack of the Gu Clan's top experts; even second-rank martial artists would perish.

If he could incite the Gu Clan to ambush and hunt down Xu Qi'an, he might be able to accomplish a feat that even his teacher could not achieve in the Southern Frontier.

Long Tu's voice was deep and resonant as he coldly swept his gaze over the crowd:

"The seven tribes of the Gu clan do not interfere with each other. If you want to send troops to Great Feng, that's your business."

"Just because Xu Qi'an is your daughter's friend?"

The leader of the Dark Gu, hiding in the shadows, asked in confusion, his deep voice echoing beneath the courtyard.

"No!" Long Tu grinned. "I've recently taken on a genius disciple; she's Xu Qi'an's sister."

"Just for a disciple?" Luan Yu asked in her clear and melodious voice.

A group of people looked at Long Tu as if he were an idiot. The people of the Li Gu tribe weren't very bright, but they shouldn't be this stupid.

Taking in people from the Central Plains as disciples is a mindless act and violates the taboos of the Gu Clan.

To abandon the grand plan for the development of one's clan for the sake of a disciple from the Central Plains is foolishness upon foolishness.

Long Tu said calmly:

"Since you are so clever, why don't you think about why I made an exception and accepted people from the Central Plains as my disciples?"

A mocking smile appeared on his rugged face.

"Both the growth and expansion of the ethnic group and the cultivation of unparalleled successors are important."

"Attack on Great Feng, not to mention how many people we would lose after destroying the Great Feng dynasty. Would the chief disciple of the supervisor really keep his promise? Even if he does, if we fail, we will have gained nothing. These are risks we have to take. Like hunting, we don't want prey that is too cunning."

"Because the time wasted on it can be used to hunt more less intelligent prey."

"Therefore, I choose the latter. It's something that's visible and doesn't involve much risk."

If the Li Gu tribe chooses to attack Great Feng, then Xu Qi'an will inevitably break with the Li Gu tribe, and his newly accepted disciple Xu Lingyin will be gone in the blink of an eye.

After a dozen seconds, the leaders finally realized the meaning behind his words. Luan Yu said incredulously:

"You say that the newly accepted disciple will become a powerful figure who can shoulder great responsibilities in the future?"

Longtu laughed proudly:

"Her talent is better than mine, even better than Lina's."

Lina is already an exceptionally talented individual, which means that one day in the future, the Power Gu Tribe may have two extraordinary individuals.

If I include myself, that makes three.

Longtu felt excited and his blood boiled at the thought of such a future.

How could he destroy such a bright future with his own hands?

"Your attack on Great Feng is your business. I will not stop you from besieging and killing Xu Qi'an either."

After Long Tu finished speaking, Granny Chaotian nodded slightly, lowered her head, and left the courtyard.

As he left, everyone fell silent.

Ge Wenxuan coughed once, then began to patiently guide the conversation:

"Leaders, Xu Qi'an is the number one warrior of the Great Feng, and also one of the biggest obstacles in the plan to destroy the Great Feng Dynasty. If we can kill him here, the destruction of the Great Feng will be a sure thing."

"Great things can be accomplished! Isn't this a future within reach?"

His words were highly inflammatory and blatant.

Ge Wenxuan believed that the leaders of the Gu Clan would make the right choice. These words would not work on the neutral faction or the pro-Feng faction, but the Gu Clan and the Great Feng had a long-standing feud.

As long as they still harbor hatred towards the Great Feng and as long as they intend to send troops, then this is the best opportunity to surround and kill Xu Qi'an.

He believed that the leaders could understand this.

Once they kill Xu Qi'an, they'll be completely caught in the middle and will be tied to Yunzhou. Ge Wenxuan thought to himself.

"Leader of the Corpse Demons, I forgot to tell you, Xu Qi'an is Wei Yuan's disciple, Wei Yuan's most trusted junior."

Ge Wenxuan led the way to the fire.

The cloaked figure lowered his head, his robes suddenly billowed, and his aura surged.

Ge Wenxuan then looked at Luan Yu and smiled:

"Xu Qi'an is not only the Great Feng, but he also practices the Vajra Divine Skill of Buddhist School. He has Vajra Divine Blood in his body. Even if he is slightly inferior to Vajra, he is not far behind."

"Clan Chief Luan Yu, this one man is worth more than 100,000 elite soldiers."

"Grandma Tian Gu, the national fortune within Xu Qi'an was obtained by the old master with all his heart and soul. Now that the old master is gone, you must retrieve it for him."

Seeing that the leader of the Poison Gu Clan was uninvolved and not enthusiastic, Ge Wenxuan had an idea:

"Chief Baji, have you ever heard of the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess?"

The middle-aged man in the animal-skin robe froze, his eyes widening.

"The Flower Goddess of the Great Zhou?"

Ge Wenxuan nodded:

"Xu Qi'an has clues about the reincarnation of that flower goddess. If I'm not mistaken, he should be secretly raising that flower goddess somewhere."

On the day the Princess of Zhenbei traveled north, the Warlock of his lineage instigated Jili Zhigu and Zhujiu to intercept and kill the Princess and seize the Flower Goddess's spiritual essence.

Afterwards, the princess disappeared without a trace, but they knew that Xu Qi'an had hidden her away.

Ba Ji, the leader of the Poison Gu tribe, began to breathe heavily.

The Flower Goddess is a spirit among flowers, possessing an extremely strong amplifying effect on plants, and this amplification is also effective against poisonous plants and fruits.

If we can win back the Flower Goddess and have her grow poisonous herbs every day, the people of the Poisonous Gu Tribe will have an inexhaustible supply of top-quality poisonous herbs to eat.

"I'm going to the Power Gu Tribe right now."

The cloaked zombie turned and silently walked away.

Upon hearing this, Ba Ji stood up and followed behind the walking corpse; he couldn't wait any longer.

"Wait for me."

Luan Yu swayed her waist, lifted her skirt, and chased after him with a smile.

Chunyan pinched the small snake on her earlobe, hesitated for a moment, and then followed.

A shadow flashed by in the sunlight, disappearing into Chunyan's shadow.

Granny Tian Gu glanced at Ge Wenxuan and sighed:

"I'll go join in the fun too."

Ge Wenxuan smiled confidently. The seven tribes of the Gu clan were of one mind and one heart. When he persuaded the three leaders to take action, he was not afraid of opposition from others.

The Gu clan shares both prosperity and adversity; this is a point that can be exploited.

Often, the minority must submit to the majority. Don't be fooled by Long Tu's stubbornness; when these leaders face life-or-death crises, or when the Gu Clan faces a major crisis, the Li Gu Tribe must stand up.

"Xu Qi'an, let's see how you break this deadlock!"

Ge Wenxuan said in a low voice, as Xu Pingfeng's disciple, he was well-versed in the art of alliances and counter-alliances.

"Even if Long Tu doesn't make a move, the six leaders of the Gu clans are powerful enough to kill him. If that doesn't work, then we'll move on to the next step of the plan."

Ge Wenxuan exhaled and floated lightly on the wind, flying out from the courtyard.

Are you ready?

The elder's rough fingers touched the back of Xu Lingyin's neck.

What should we prepare?

Xu Lingyin asked blankly.

Old Zhang paused for a moment, then said, "Remember to control your emotions and don't let your mind wander. I'm going to help you seize the power of the Gu God."

The five elders beside him admonished:

"Don't think about food. You must stay calm, clear your mind, and focus on feeling the changes in your body."

Xu Lingyin said "Oh". Before setting off, she had just finished eating meat soup because she was hungry, and she was very satisfied now.

Seeing that she agreed so readily, the elders exchanged glances, their expressions grave, and they did not let their guard down.

Past experience has taught them that the people of the Ligu tribe are often unable to calm down because they worry about what they will eat today or tomorrow.

This can cause the power of the Gu God to become disordered, damaging the body. Therefore, when each clansman advances, an elder needs to help regulate the power of the Gu God.

"Let's begin!"

"An elder said."

The elder nodded, and the finger that had been touching Xu Lingyin's neck swelled up and thickened.

On Xu Lingyin's neck, her tender skin revealed the outline of a stick insect, a worm swarming into her spine—a worm born from Lina's mother worm.

This venomous insect, awakened by the Qi and Blood force bestowed upon it by the Grand Elder, greedily absorbed the external power.

Seeing this, the Grand Elder withdrew his finger, but the awakened natal Gu did not stop devouring; it began to target the forces wandering around it.

On the other side, Xu Qi'an's pupils transformed into green vertical pupils, resembling those of an insect.

He saw the so-called power of the Gu God, which was a thin, yet conspicuous black and red firefly floating in the air.

Xu Qi'an suddenly realized that the power of the Gu God absorbed by the Power Gu Department was essentially the Qi and Blood of the Gu God.

"The power of the Gu God's Qi and Blood and qi is different from that of a martial artist. If one rashly absorbs it, one will turn into a monster. No wonder the plants and animals that have lived here for many years have transformed into 'Gu'."

Xu Qi'an tried absorbing some of the black and red "fireflies" and came to a conclusion.

They cannot be directly absorbed and utilized by martial artists; they must either be forcibly contained and transformed into monsters, or expelled, unless the martial artist possesses a Power Gu within their body.

The Power Gu is like a filter that filters the "toxins" of the Gu God.

Confirming that absorbing the Qi and Blood of the Gu God would not harm him, Xu Qi'an walked to a distance, released the power that suppressed the Seven Absolute Gu, and allowed it to devour the surrounding Qi and Blood of the Gu God like a whale.

This can prevent the younger child from having their resources taken away.

Time passed second by second, and the surrounding Qi and Blood energy dwindled.

"A genius!"

The Grand Elder was stunned. He watched as the power-generating Gu at Xu Lingyin's neck grew rapidly and smoothly, without any signs of disorder.

Moreover, judging from this situation, it's not over yet.

However, the amount she absorbed exceeded the amount of Gu God power needed by other Gu clan members of the same level.

This shows that the child's potential is greater than they imagined.

"He's a genius whose story isn't even recorded in history books."

An elder corrected him.

How did she manage to be so focused and free of distractions?

Another elder, while amazed, murmured to himself in confusion.

Children have simple minds, but their thoughts are the most complex, even more so than adults, because they cannot control their wild imaginations.

"I don't know, which is why I say my disciple is a genius not even recorded in history books," another elder commented.

"I will make my grandson marry her in the future," the elder vowed loudly.

The other elders, their faces filled with vigilance and hostility, exchanged glances, and unconsciously distanced themselves, their eyes becoming wary and filled with fighting spirit.

At this moment, an elder turned and looked around:

"Has the Gu God's power around us become thinner?"

P. S.: I'll correct any typos later. Now I'll continue writing the next chapter. The next chapter is about paying off debts. I suggest reading it tomorrow morning.