The True Seven Absolutes Gu

Advancing to the extraordinary realm requires a large amount of Gu God power. Seizing Gu God power would effectively curb the growth of Gu worms in the Abyss, which is indeed a perfect solution.

However, if each tribe produces one Transcendent Realm expert, that's seven Transcendent Realm experts. How easy is it for a Transcendent Realm expert to be born?

Even Gu Masters face limitations; there's a distinction between geniuses and mediocre ones.

The speed of a Gu Master's cultivation depends mainly on three aspects:

One aspect is the intensity of the Gu God's power.

The power of the Gu Clan originates from the Gu God. Other systems require the absorption of spiritual energy, while the Gu Clan absorbs the power of the Gu God. The Gu God is asleep in the Southern Frontier, so Gu Masters cannot leave the Southern Frontier for an extended period if they want to advance steadily.

The stronger the power of the Gu God, the faster the cultivation speed.

However, this has limitations, and those limitations are the natal Gu.

Therefore, the second aspect is the compatibility between the natal Gu and the host.

Why is Xu Lingyin, a naturally strong and gluttonous woman, hailed as a prodigy by the Power Gu Clan? Because her physique is perfectly compatible with Power Gu, and the higher the compatibility, the greater the potential that her natal Gu can unlock.

Compatibility is the talent that Gu Masters value.

A Gu Master with low compatibility is destined to have no hope of reaching a high rank.

The third aspect is the cultivation of one's natal Gu.

Some of the negative effects of Gu are actually the cultivation process itself, such as feeding it poison every day and having it hide in a pit every day.

This is similar to how a martial artist needs to constantly regulate their internal energy and temper their physique.

In this respect, diligence can make up for lack of talent.

Currently, elders under fifty years old in each department have the best chance of breaking through to the third rank, but the success rate is still less than 10%. In the past, Gu clan elders who tried to break through to the third rank either died from the collapse of their physical bodies or from the mutation of their natal Gu, which then devoured its master.

The former is because the compatibility between the natal Gu and the body did not meet the requirements, while the latter is because the natal Gu had limited potential and could not withstand the infusion of power from the transcendent realm, thus failing to transform and instead becoming a monstrous Gu-like creature in the Abyss.

"The situation is extremely dire. If we cannot eliminate the power of the Gu God shrouding the Abyss, a transcendent Gu beast will definitely appear within six months. At that time, not only will the leaders be in danger, but it will also be a disaster for the ordinary people."

An elder from the Love Poison Sect said in a deep voice.

Granny Tian Gu looked around at the elders:

"Who among you is willing to attempt to transcend?"

It's basically sending seven people to their deaths, but there's no other way. If any of them manage to succeed by sheer luck, the problem of the Gu God's power can be solved, and they themselves can advance to the extraordinary level.

If you don't try, things will only get worse.

The Gu God, having slumbered in the Abyss for countless years, is finally about to awaken—a situation unprecedented in the history of the Gu Clan.

The ministers looked at each other, speechless.

"Elders under fifty, prepare to attempt the Transcendent Realm. For the sake of the Gu Clan, these are risks that must be taken."

"That's what the Grand Elder of the Power Gu Clan said."

Long Tu frowned:

"I can try to reach the second rank; give me a spot in the Power Gu Clan."

But his suggestion was immediately rejected by Granny Tian Gu. The old woman, leaning on her cane, said calmly:

"The extraordinary need not take risks; the Gu Clan cannot afford this loss."

A fourth-rank official dies, but there will be others.

If an extraordinary being perishes, it may take more than ten years, or even several decades, for a new one to emerge.

The fifth elder of the Power Gu Clan stepped forward and proclaimed loudly:

"I can strive for the extraordinary realm. I reached the fourth rank ten years ago, just before I was too old, not too much over fifty."

With the Power Gu Clan taking the lead, after a moment of silence, the elders of various clans who were of suitable age and cultivation level stepped forward to echo their sentiments.

Granny Tian Gu looked around at everyone and slowly said:

"Tomorrow, we will gather the clansmen for a sacrificial ceremony to wish you all success in your advancement."

In the somewhat somber atmosphere, everyone nodded silently and dispersed under the leadership of their leaders.

On the way back to the Power Gu Clan, Long Tu looked at the gray-haired Fifth Elder with a deep gaze and said:

"After you get home, tell them everything that needs to be explained."

The people of the Li Gu tribe are known for their directness.

The Fifth Elder scoffed, "What's the point of dying if your eggs are facing the sky? Besides, I might not even die; I might even advance to the Transcendent Realm."

But the Fifth Elder remained extremely silent throughout the journey.

Rumble!

A deafening sonic boom echoed across the plains, and the Ligu tribe members, who were "hard-working" in the fields, all looked up at the sky.

A figure descended from the sky, landing on the edge of the field, stirring up a strong wind.

Where are the clan's experts?

With a sweep of his divine sense, Xu Qi'an knew that none of the experts from the Power Gu Clan were at their main camp.

The old man, with his gray hair and plowing speed faster than livestock, pointed towards the Abyss and said:

"The leader and elders are exterminating the Gu beasts in the Abyss."

Then he pointed to the other side and said:

"Other ethnic groups are building dams on the mountains. Southern Frontier is very rainy, and the dams must be completed before the rainy season, otherwise flash floods will wash away the farmland."

The Ligu tribe is located on a low-lying plain. The advantage is that it is easy to draw water, but the disadvantage is that if there are several days of continuous heavy rain, it is easy to accumulate water. If a flash flood comes, it will flood the farmland.

The Ligu tribe is a tribe that has reached a level of basic subsistence, and they value farmland even more than prey.

"How's the situation in the Abyss?" Xu Qi'an asked again.

The old man shook his head:

"It's not good. The elders and leaders are frowning every day, saying that extraordinary Gu beasts may appear, and the power of the Gu God in the Abyss is becoming increasingly concentrated."

As they were talking, an older woman carrying several sandbags walked over and joined the conversation:

"Every time a Gu beast appears in the Abyss, many people die."

Her dark, rough face revealed anxiety and worry.

Although the last appearance of the Gu beast was a long time ago, and their generation had not experienced it, the Gu clan passed down the story by word of mouth, and the clan members even described the terrifying madness of the Gu beast.

After learning that Xu Lingyin and Lina were repairing the dam, Xu Qi'an soared into the sky and flew towards the back mountain amidst a deafening explosion.

In just about two seconds, he saw the reservoir of the Ligu tribe, located in a high mountain valley, where algae made the water appear light green.

More than a hundred members of the Ligu tribe were busy on the dam. Some of them were using iron tools such as hammers and chisels to polish irregular stones, while others were mixing mud.

Xu Qi'an glanced around and saw Xiaodouding and Lina on the rugged mountain road in the distance. They and a dozen or so tribesmen were quarrying stones.

Ding ding ding!

As the hammer struck, the long iron chisel pushed out the stone. Lina picked up a huge rock weighing six or seven hundred pounds and placed it on the little boy's shoulder.

Go!

After the boulder landed, Xu Qi'an could no longer see the little boy's upper body; he could only see two short, thick legs, as if they had grown out of the rock itself.

"Master, when are we eating? I'm hungry."

Xu Lingyin's voice came from under the rock.

"We can eat when the sun goes down."

As Lina spoke, she also shouldered a boulder weighing over a thousand pounds, and the two of them strode swiftly along the rugged mountain path.

The Xu Household has a daughter who has grown into a beautiful young woman, possessing strength that can uproot mountains and an aura that can overwhelm the world. Xu Qi'an silently covered his face, wondering what his aunt would think if she knew that the youngest daughter she had painstakingly raised to be a refined lady had become a heroic figure capable of lifting heavy cauldrons.

"Heave-ho! Heave-ho!"

Xu Lingyin moved her short legs while keeping time for herself.

A familiar voice suddenly came to my ear:

Are you tired?

Xu Lingyin was stunned for a moment, her two short legs froze, and then the six or seven hundred pounds of stone was thrown aside, revealing a round-faced little bean sprout.

"Big pot~"

Xu Lingyin yelled, a smile spreading across her simple face. She put her hands on her lower back, lowered her head, and launched a bull charge at Xu Qi'an.

Tap tap tap. Two small footprints were left on the ground.

Do you miss your older brother?

Xu Qi'an lifted the little girl by the back of her neck and held her in mid-air.

"Um!"

Xu Lingyin pecked her head hard and added:

"I miss Dad and Mom, and my sister, and... and..."

"And Second Brother!" Xu Qi'an reminded him.

"And there's Erguotou." Xu Lingyin readily agreed.

On the other side, Lina put down the boulder from her shoulder and asked in surprise:

"So fast?"

She exchanged a letter with Xu Qi'an near lunchtime. The sun hadn't even set yet, and he had already traveled from the capital to the Southern Frontier, traversing tens of thousands of miles.

Xu Qi'an put the little girl down. She was indeed fine; there were no abnormalities in her body or consciousness. Her natal Gu was the same as before he left, only much stronger.

It doesn't look like it's been corrupted by a Gu god.

The little bean's natal Gu is shaped like a miniature python, about the length of a finger, with bulging muscles.

"Lingyin, you said that the big bug in your dream was teaching you how to fight?"

"Um!"

"How do you play it? Demonstrate it for the older brother."

"I forgot."

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Xu Qi'an thought to himself, "If the Gu God really accepts you as his disciple, then He is blind."

When it came to his younger sister's safety, he wasted no time. He immediately took out his scholar's cap, put it on, and pulled out two sheets of paper. He first used his qi to ignite one of them.

Tsk~

The Law Follows Speech were recorded as law, and the pages burned as the paper burned. Xu Qi'an lightly flicked his scholar's cap and recited:

"The power of 'shifting stars and changing constellations' must not exist at this moment."

The moment the words left his mouth, the scholar's cap radiated a halo of clear light, filling the moment with Vast Righteous Qi and empowering his Law Follows Speech to become law.

Xu Qi'an felt a pain in his neck, realizing that the Seven Absolute Gu was in fear and being suppressed.

Just then, he saw Xu Lingyin cry out "Ouch!" and clutch her neck, exclaiming:

"I'm being bitten by bugs."

She was in pain too. Xu Qi'an's heart sank, and he lifted Xu Lingyin up again, pressing his palm against the back of her neck. This time, he saw that the little bean's natal Gu was acting abnormally.

It transformed from a miniature python into a blood-red seven-segmented worm.

It's exactly the same as the Seven Deadly Gu!

The difference is that the Seven Deadly Gu is jade white, while the Seven-Section Worm in Lingyin's body is bright red, symbolizing Qi and Blood.

Furthermore, the red seven-segmented worm is merely a shell of its kind and does not possess the other six types of Gu techniques.

"Damn it," Xu Qi'an cursed inwardly. "The Gu God wants to cultivate Lingyin into a vessel?"

Laugh!

The second page burned, and Xu Qi'an used the sorcerer's "divination techniques," supplemented by Xu Lingyin's birth date and time, to predict her recent fortune.

The divination indicates that Xu Lingyin's fortunes will be smooth sailing for quite some time to come.

This put Xu Qi'an at ease. He knew that the Gu God could block divination, and the time scale shown by the divination would not be too long, but that was enough. As long as nothing bad happened in the near future, that was fine.

He will be taking Xu Lingyin away soon.

However, to be on the safe side, he would definitely consult a professional.

"How was it? How was it!"

Lina asked repeatedly, noting that after so long, the little white-skinned creature seemed to be reverting to its darker state.

"Come here, hug your big brother tight!"

"It can't be explained in just a few words," Xu Qi'an shook his head.

"I'll take Lingyin to Granny Tiangu first, and then I'll explain everything to you in detail later."

"Come here, Lingyin, hug your big brother tight."

Xu Lingyin was no longer the child who used to climb up his legs. With a light leap, she hugged Xu Qi'an's neck and hung herself on her older brother's chest.

With a "boom," Xu Qi'an shot into the sky like a cannonball and disappeared in an instant.

Xu Lingyin's vision blurred, and she found herself in a slightly dilapidated old house with a square courtyard overhead.

Then, she felt as if her internal organs had shifted and her stomach acid was churning.

"Big pot, I'm going to throw up!"

After Little Bean finished making his announcement, he spat a mouthful of sour water into Xu Qi'an's arms.

After vomiting, the little boy looked at the bile splattered on his older brother's chest and shouted:

"Huh, how did the meat I ate turn into this?"

She deliberately made exaggerated expressions, trying to distract her older brother and make him forget that the filth on his chest was something she had vomited herself.

Xu Qi'an patted her head, then looked at Granny Tian Gu who came out of the house.

"Congratulations!"

Granny Tian Gu laughed:

"Since Emperor Wuzong, there has been no first-rank martial artist in the Central Plains."

Xu Qi'an nodded in acknowledgment and casually tossed the little one over, "Grandma, take another look at her!"

Granny Tian Gu extended her cane, guiding the little bean to slowly land. Her withered right hand reached out to her neck, and her expression immediately changed.

"Is this the Seven Deadly Gu?"

Xu Qi'an asked.

Granny Tian Gu said in a deep voice:

"The Gu God wants to cultivate the Power Gu within her into a Seven Absolute Gu, just like the one within you. However, this is only the beginning. It's still far from its complete form."

It has the form but is essentially still a power-based Gu, though it possesses the foundation to accommodate six types of Gu techniques. Xu Qi'an flicked his finger to clear the filth from his chest and said:

"Didn't your mother-in-law notice before?"

Granny Tian Gu gently shook her head:

"The Gu God's rank is higher than mine. I couldn't see through his disguise. How did you find out?"

Xu Qi'an briefly explained his operation, and then asked:

What exactly does He want to do?

His initial guess was that the Gu God wanted to cultivate Xu Lingyin into a vessel, a carrier for the descent of consciousness.

Thinking about it later, something seems off. What's wrong with it?

First of all, what good is the arrival of consciousness? Such a vessel can't withstand a slap from a first-rank martial artist. What's the point?

Furthermore, why did He choose Xu Lingyin as the vessel?

Xu Lingyin is, she is still a child, far inferior to those adult Gu warriors, such as Lina, a genius who cultivates Gu.

I can't give you an answer.

Granny Tian Gu shook her head and continued:

"However, if the Gu worm inside Lingyin's body continues to grow, it will become a genuine Seven Absolute Gu, the true inheritance of the Gu God."

"What do you mean?" Xu Qi'an frowned.

Granny Tian Gu gently stroked the delicate flesh of Lingyin with her fingertips, and said:

"The Seven Deadly Gu within you is based on the Heavenly Gu, with the other six Gu types being led by the Heavenly Gu. Therefore, when you first obtained the Seven Deadly Gu, the boost to your combat power was not high."

"There is only one high-level Law Technique, 'Shifting Stars and Changing Constellations,' that can be cast. The reason for this is that it was the old man who found the Seven Deadly Gu in the Abyss back then."

"He changed the Seven Deadly Gu, the true Seven Deadly Gu, whose foundation is not the Heavenly Gu."

She looked at Xu Qi'an and said slowly:

"Of the seven abilities of the Gu God, if you had to choose one as your foundation, which one would you pick?"

Xu Qi'an's mind flashed to the image of the Gu God's enormous, mountain-like body, and a thought struck him:

"Power Gu!"

Granny Tian Gu nodded, giving an affirmative answer.

She withdrew her finger and stroked Xu Lingyin's head:

"Take her back to the capital first. Once she's away from the Southern Frontier, even if the Gu God has many schemes, he won't be able to reach her. We'll deal with the rest later."

That was the only way. Xu Qi'an changed the subject and brought up another purpose for his visit:

"Lina told me that the power of the Gu God in the Abyss is exceptionally concentrated. I came here this time to advance the Seven Absolute Gu to the Transcendent Realm."

PS: Updated first, revised later.