Speaking with the Gu God

I don't recommend you go!

Unexpectedly, Granny Tian Gu expressed her opposition.

Xu Qi'an frowned slightly as he listened to Granny Tian Gu's explanation:

"The Seven Deadly Gu in your body was the Gu God's attempt to break free of the seal back then. Although its will has long been destroyed, the Gu God's methods cannot be taken lightly. The Transcendent Realm is a threshold. Before that, the Seven Deadly Gu may not show any abnormalities."

"But once you push the Seven Deadly Gu to the Transcendent Realm, I'm afraid all the problems will erupt at once."

Xu Qi'an stroked his chin and analyzed:

"The most likely explanation is that after the Seven Absolute Gu advanced to the extraordinary level, the Gu God regarded me as a vessel and directly allowed his consciousness to descend through the Seven Absolute Gu. However, I am already a first-grade martial artist. The characteristic of a martial artist's essence, energy, and spirit being united allows me to ignore any attempt to possess me, including those of the super-grade."

"Besides, with the help of a terrestrial immortal, eliminating the will of the Gu God shouldn't be difficult, right?"

Granny Tian Gu nodded gently:

"With the help of a terrestrial deity, is it really unnecessary to fear the will of the Gu God and take this risk?"

Xu Qi'an said helplessly:

"With my current cultivation level, and with the support of the power of all living beings within the Great Feng territory, no one among the existing first-rank experts in the Nine Provinces can rival me. But outside the Central Plains, I have at most a slight advantage, or even no advantage at all."

"A great calamity is imminent, and I must find a way to increase my combat strength. Taking some risks for this is entirely worthwhile."

After fighting with Salun Agu, Xu Qi'an realized that his combat strength was on two different levels between the Central Plains and the outside world.

Empowered by the power of all living beings, he was even confident he could fight a fully-formed deity, but once he left the Central Plains, he could only say one thing:

Hey buddy, go easy on me!

He cannot continue fighting in the Central Plains forever; that would be too passive. The Central Plains is currently in a state of disarray and cannot withstand the strain of high-level battles. Therefore, he must learn to take the initiative.

To fight outside the Central Plains, one must improve combat strength. First-rank martial artists face bottlenecks everywhere and find it difficult to make rapid progress in a short period of time. The current breakthrough point is the Seven Deadly Gu.

Once the Seven Deadly Gu can reach the Transcendent Realm, he will possess both the crudeness of a martial artist and the unpredictability of Gu techniques. Whether it's a fierce battle with bayonets or a contest of flashy moves, he will be fearless against anyone.

"With your current skill level, the Seven Deadly Gu is no longer very effective. It's definitely worth the risk, as it will elevate your combat strength to a new level."

Granny Tian Gu nodded and did not try to persuade her further.

Xu Qi'an continued:

"I also want to take this opportunity to talk to the God of Gu and see if I can get any information about the great calamity from Him."

Granny Tian Gu warned:

When dealing with high-end products, caution should always be the top priority.

Xu Qi'an hummed in agreement and said:

"Please look after Lingyin. I'm heading to the Abyss now."

He didn't want to waste time and wanted to improve himself as quickly as possible.

Xu Lingyin immediately looked at Granny Tiangu, touched her belly, and said in a sweet voice:

"Grandma, I'm hungry."

She even learned to act cute just to get a bite to eat.

Granny Tian Gu had a kind face. With a wave of her hand, she summoned a basket of deep-fried insect pupae from the kitchen. They were golden in color and glistening with oil.

"Eat up!" the mother-in-law said with a kind smile.

Xu Lingyin swallowed hard, then eagerly reached out her chubby little hand, grabbed a handful of fried insect pupae, and stuffed them into her mouth.

"Don't give this kind of thing to my little sister! She's supposed to be a future daughter of a wealthy family in the capital! "Xu Qi'an's lips moved, but in the end, she chose to remain silent.

Granny Tian Gu laughed:

"This is good stuff; it will give you strength and build up your bones, it's just as good as meat."

"I know, it has ten times the protein of beef, and you don't even need to remove the head." Xu Qi'an silently complained, then soared into the sky, leaping out of the courtyard and disappearing into the horizon.

Tianzong.

Auspicious clouds enveloped the area, cranes cried and monkeys howled—a scene of celestial grandeur.

In the quiet and elegant courtyard, the incense in the room wafts gently.

Li Miaozhen, dressed in a light blue Daoist robe, with her hair tied up with a Daoist hairpin, sat cross-legged on a futon, purifying her mind and breathing exercises.

Her features were extremely beautiful, with slightly thick eyebrows that gave her a spirited look. But now, she had smoothed out her sharp eyebrows, transforming them into curved willow-leaf eyebrows.

When he sits cross-legged with an expressionless face, he exudes a somewhat aloof and detached air, as if he were untouched by worldly affairs.

Coupled with the purple crimson mark between her eyebrows, she looked even more like a fairy.

"Squeak~"

The door to the quiet room opened, and a young female Daoist priest stepped over the threshold, bowed at the table, and said in a low voice:

"Holy Maiden, your master requests your presence."

Li Miaozhen opened her eyes, her gaze calm, even somewhat indifferent.

"Knew!"

His voice was also very cold.

She rose expressionlessly, a whisk now in her hand, which she held on her arm, and slowly walked out of the quiet room.

Every step seemed meticulously measured, not an inch more, not an inch less, as if guided by a rule.

Young Kun Dao looked at Li Miaozhen's back and sighed in his heart. After returning from the world of mortals, the saint was completely reborn, and she fell in love with the Supreme Being for the first time.

Given time, the Heavenly Sect will produce another third-rank official.

Li Miaozhen walked out of the quiet room and the small courtyard, and followed the bluestone path all the way to the Bingyi Yuanjun Hall.

Outside the hall, three Daoist priests had been waiting for a long time: Master Bingyi Yuanjun, Daoist Master Xuancheng, and Holy Son Li Lingsu.

Li Miaozhen walked over expressionlessly, performed a standard Daoist salute, and said:

"Greetings, Master, Senior Uncle Xuancheng, and Senior Brother Holy Son."

Her voice was flat and emotionless.

Li Lingsu's handsome face was equally expressionless, his eyes deep and unfathomable. He returned a Daoist greeting and said:

"Greetings, Junior Sister."

It was the same voice, devoid of emotion.

The two teams of mentors and students had identical demeanor and expressions.

Bingyi Yuanjun's gaze swept calmly over the two of them, and she said indifferently:

"You don't need to pretend anymore. You can fool me, but you can't fool the Heavenly Venerable."

Li Lingsu and Li Miaozhen's faces fell simultaneously, and they both complained to each other in unison:

"It's all your fault, you're such a useless piece of trash, you can't even act properly."

Master Xuancheng said expressionlessly:

"The Celestial Venerable summoned the elders of each peak to hold a ceremony to sever your ties to the mortal world, cleanse your hearts of worldly desires, and help you to more quickly comprehend the Supreme Transcendence."

Li Lingsu and Li Miaozhen's expressions changed.

The so-called "severing ties with the mortal world and cutting off worldly desires" is a Secret Method used by the Heavenly Sect to erase memories.

The explanation of Bingyi Yuanjun's cold tone:

"The Celestial Venerable believes that during your three years of travels after descending the mountain, you have become tainted by too much karma, which has clouded your Daoist heart. Unless you erase this memory, you will likely never be able to comprehend the Supreme Transcendence of Emotions."

"You want to strip me of my memories." Li Miaozhen's pretty face paled slightly, and she subconsciously looked at Li Lingsu, only to see that the Holy Son's eyes were glazed over and his face was pale.

Master Xuancheng said calmly:

"Once you enter the Heavenly Venerable Hall, the Heavenly Venerable will ask you if you are willing. Just nod. Otherwise, you will be punished according to the sect rules."

The Abyss.

Xu Qi'an slowly descended from the height, his boots hitting the ground with a thud as he stepped on a pebble.

The pebbles came from the sculpture of the Confucian sage.

Xu Qi'an examined the sculpture, which had one hand behind its back and the other on its lower abdomen. He noticed that the crack between its eyebrows had spread to its chest, and the crack was about half a finger wide. There were some pebbles at the base of the sculpture.

"The power of the Confucian sage is steadily declining, and the Gu God is not far from breaking free of its seal."

Xu Qi'an let out a silent breath, his anxiety growing stronger.

In any case, the bottom line is to reach the level of a half-step Martial God before the Super Grade is completely freed.

Then, he shared the same field of vision as the Seven Absolute Gu and looked at the Great Rift Valley. In the Seven Absolute Gu's field of vision, a rich power of the Gu God was gushing out from the depths of the Abyss, including the Qi and Blood of the Power Gu and the black light of the Dark Gu.

Xu Qi'an distanced himself from the Confucian sage sculpture, sat cross-legged, and began absorbing the power of the Gu God.

"Huff, huff"

The first-rank martial artist gradually intensified his breathing, creating air currents in the abyss, his terrifying lung capacity resembling the breath of an ancient behemoth.

The seven colors, symbolizing seven different forces, entered Xu Qi'an's body with each breath, converging at the back of his neck.

The Seven Deadly Gu, which was originally attached to the cervical spine, bulged out from the surface of the skin, constantly swelling and contracting, with the rhythm matching Xu Qi'an's breathing frequency.

It greedily absorbed the Gu God's power that Xu Qi'an inhaled and exhaled into his body, and then fed the Gu God's power back to Xu Qi'an, forming an interaction and a cycle.

When the Seven Deadly Gu fed back the power of the "Power Gu" to Xu Qi'an, his muscles swelled up, making his loose robe bulge.

When the Seven Deadly Gu fed back the power of the "Love Gu" to Xu Qi'an, his heart raced and his blood boiled, and he felt an intense craving for matters between men and women.

Each power manifests itself in Xu Qi'an in its unique way.

Whoosh, whoosh. The dragon-like breath intensified, the airflow sweeping across the abyss, scraping against the jagged cliffs with a sharp whistling sound.

Above the entire Abyss, the power of the Gu God transformed into an exaggerated vortex hundreds of feet in diameter, collapsing downwards like a whirlpool appearing on the surface of the sea, frantically devouring the seawater.

The power of the Gu God that had been spreading around the Abyss began to thin out.

The Power Gu Tribe.

As Long Tu prepared for tomorrow's ceremony, he sensed something and looked towards the direction of the Abyss.

Then the six elders noticed the abnormality in the power of the Gu God, an abnormality so exaggerated that even they, as fourth-rank elders, could easily sense it.

The elder was greatly alarmed, gripping his cane tightly in his palm, and exclaimed in horror:

"The power of the Gu God in the Abyss is disappearing... This... This means a transcendent Gu beast has been born?!"

The Second Elder's voice trembled:

"Didn't Grandma say it would take at least six months for a transcendent Gu beast to appear? Quickly, recall the clansmen and prepare to flee north for refuge."

Without uttering a single word, Long Tu, amidst the deafening roar of the collapsing ground beneath his feet, shot into the sky like a cannonball, flying towards the Abyss.

At the same time, the leaders of the various Gu tribes—Dark Gu, Heart Gu, Love Gu, Corpse Gu, and Poison Gu—took to the air and rushed to the Abyss.

Meanwhile, the tribespeople sprang into action, gathering people and supplies, preparing for their retreat in a calm but organized manner.

Once extraordinary Gu beasts are born, they will surely wreak havoc, and no one can guarantee that the battlefield will not shift to the habitats of various tribes.

Ordinary members of the race were caught up in the battle against the supernatural, and many died.

He was thinking about women, mares, corpses, poison, fighting, and hiding in a pit. Xu Qi'an closed his eyes and breathed deeply, as these thoughts flashed through his mind.

These thoughts were suppressed by him the very next second they surfaced.

The stronger the thought, the closer the Seven Deadly Gu is to success in its advancement.

At this moment, the Seven Deadly Gu swelled to a tremendous size, covering half of Xu Qi'an's spine. Its seven segments resembled seven ribs.

The growth of the Seven Deadly Gu is accompanied by the pain of tearing flesh apart, but it is nothing to a first-rank martial artist.

Xu Qi'an focused on the pain in his back, and after an unknown amount of time, the pain disappeared.

The Seven Deadly Gu has stopped growing, and its advancement is complete.

The various abilities of the Seven Absolute Gu of the Transcendent Realm instantly fed back into Xu Qi'an's mind.

But just as he was savoring the skills he had acquired after his advancement, the Seven Deadly Gu, which should have been devoid of consciousness and only driven by instinct, suddenly gave birth to a terrifyingly powerful will.

This will is so powerful and vast that it makes one feel as if they are standing on the edge of an abyss, or facing a divine might.

"You really came, God of Gu!"

Xu Qi'an's lips curled into a smile.

That will ignored him, crashing into his sea of consciousness like a raging tide, attempting to seize control and invade the body of this first-rank martial artist.

No matter how fierce the raging tide was, no matter how many times it washed over the sea of consciousness, it could not leave any trace or change the sea of consciousness.

Normally, possession only requires devouring the Primordial Spirit within the sea of consciousness. However, the Primordial Spirit of a first-rank martial artist is not in the sea of consciousness, but rather in their flesh and blood, and within their qi. Therefore, simply scouring the sea of consciousness will not lead to possession.

Just as when Shen Shu was dismembered, his Primordial Spirit also separated and remained within his limbs.

After repeated failed attempts, the overwhelming will ceased its erosion, and then a majestic and powerful voice echoed in Xu Qi'an's mind:

"Who are you? I haven't seen you in my glimpse into the future!"

P. S.: Typos will be corrected later.