Contracting the Spirit Gu

Beast Taming Sect.

Council chamber.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

Guo Nanshan sat in the main seat, his brows furrowed.

Standing to the left was Qiu Muxue, her pretty face flushed.

"You mean, Fellow Daoist Qin hasn't shown you that kind of feeling throughout this past year?"

Qiu Muxue shook her head; in the blink of an eye, she had been working in Qin Fei's cave abode for a year.

During this time, she diligently cared for the Purple Flame Deer every day.

Qin Fei remained in seclusion in the secret chamber, only occasionally venturing out to nod slightly at her, without making any other requests.

This relieved her, but for some reason, she also felt a little lost.

Actually, other requests are also acceptable. She had long been prepared to sacrifice herself for the Beast Taming Sect; otherwise, the sect leader wouldn't have specifically chosen her to go.

Unfortunately, though I am willing, he is indifferent.

Qin Fei was a hermit who seemed to not value romantic relationships.

After learning about the situation, Guo Nanshan fell into deep thought.

After a long pause, he said slowly, "This time when you go, you can take the initiative, make your intentions clear, and see how he reacts."

Qiu Muxue's blush deepened, like that of a ripe red apple.

"Master, is this truly the only way forward?"

"I've recently felt a breakthrough, and I think I'm not far from the Qi Refining Ninth Layer. Perhaps I'll even have a chance to reach Foundation Establishment in the future—"

The second-tier Spirit Vein greatly enhanced her cultivation, and she spent her spare time cultivating, in addition to feeding the spirit beasts.

This can be considered one of the benefits Qin Fei is giving back.

Her rapid progress gave her a glimmer of hope for Foundation Establishment.

Guo Nanshan shook his head and sighed, "Silly disciple, do you really think he's just an ordinary Foundation Establishment?"

"Do you still remember the abilities of my spirit beast?"

"Of course I remember. My master's spirit beast was a Jade-Eyed Spirit Marten, which was most skilled at sensing auras. Even those who were good at hiding could not escape the sable's senses."

"Yes, that day I—"

It turns out that when he recruited Qin Fei that day, he didn't have any particular determination to succeed.

Just treat it as an ordinary Foundation Establishment; it would be best if it could be summoned, but it's not a big deal if it can't.

But after they met, the Jade-Eyed Spirit Marten in his arms suddenly began to move strangely.

It sensed a profound Spiritual Power from Qin Fei that far surpassed that of Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

That Spiritual Power was perfectly natural, almost twice that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Early Stage, and it was comparable even to that of an old man in the middle stage.

That's not the most terrifying part; the strength of its soul surpasses even its Spiritual Power.

Upon sensing this, the Jade-Eyed Spirit Marten revealed a look of fear and dared not continue its investigation.

Qiu Muxue was greatly shocked and asked in disbelief, "Master, are you saying that Senior Qin's strength is comparable to that of Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator?"

Guo Nanshan sighed and said helplessly, "I'm not sure either, but he's definitely not an ordinary Foundation Establishment."

"Disciple, I know you are proud. Let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators, even Core Formation cultivators might not be worthy of your attention."

"But Master really doesn't have much time left; at most, he only has a little over ten years."

"If the Beast Taming Sect can gain this person's protection, I, as his master, will be at peace."

Ten years may be a long time for ordinary people, but for cultivators, it is just a period of seclusion.

Qiu Muxue realized that she was seeing her master less and less often.

She pursed her lips and nodded with difficulty.

Heavenly Pivot Mountain Range.

Qin Fei absorbed.

He had just fed the Essence Blood he had obtained to the Gu worm, and after it was full, the Gu worm indeed turned blood amber in color.

It seems my guess was correct; this Gu worm is indeed the Blood Amber Spirit Gu, ranked third on the Northern Plains Strange Gu Rankings.

After confirming this, Qin Fei immediately began preparing for the Blood Pact ceremony.

The Blood Amber Spirit Gu is extremely rare, and most importantly, it can nourish its master while absorbing Essence Blood.

Although Qin Fei's aptitude has improved significantly and he possesses a second-tier Spirit Vein, his cultivation speed is not slow.

But if it could be even faster, who would complain?

He sent a telepathic message to Qiu Muxue, requesting a large amount of the Essence Blood of low-level Demon Beast.

At the same time, in accordance with the Blood Pact, the necessary restrictions for the ritual were set up on the ground.

When Qiu Muxue arrived, she was still thinking about what her master had said, but after seeing the scene before her, she became surprised and uncertain.

In the vast hall, all the stone tables, chairs, and other facilities had been cleared away.

Instead, countless blood-red lines appeared on the ground, resembling ghostly scribbles, exuding an eeriness.

"Could it be that Senior Qin is an Evil Cultivator?"

Qiu Muxue had a guess in her mind.

No wonder she was suspicious; the scene before her didn't seem like the work of righteous cultivators.

Did you bring the Essence Blood I requested?

Qiu Muxue nodded blankly, then hesitated for a moment: "Senior----"

Qin Fei glanced at her and said indifferently, "People have good and evil, but the law has no inherent good or evil. Give me your Essence Blood, and you can leave."

Qin Fei didn't want anyone to know about the Blood Amber Spirit Gu.

So they kicked her out.

The words, "People can be good or evil, but the law has no inherent good or evil," were still echoing in Qiu Muxue's ears.

Currently, although the righteous and the evil factions are cooperating to resist the barbarians, they cannot stand each other.

Those who follow the righteous path generally believe that those Evil Cultivators are Evil Dao and opportunistic.

Those who Evil Cultivator believe that righteous cultivators are hypocrites who seek fame and fortune but are actually sanctimonious.

This is the mainstream assessment from both sides; she had never heard of opinions like Qin Fei's.

"Senior Qin, what kind of person are you really?"

Qiu Muxue thought to herself.

Inside the cave abode, the blood-red patterns were completed.

Unlike before, at the center where the patterns intersect, there is now a crystal-clear, round larva.

Qin Fei poured the Essence Blood he obtained into the ritual, and the next moment, countless patterns rose with a blood-red light.

The plump larva floated slowly in the air, spinning silk from its mouth to wrap itself into a pupa.

Qin Fei gathered his fingers into a sword, and a drop of his Essence Blood onto it.

Then another surge of Spiritual Power was injected to aid in the fusion.

Over the next few days, every so often, he would squeeze out a drop of his Essence Blood to nourish it.

Its face grew paler and paler, while the silk on the pupa became increasingly translucent.

Ten days later, the pupal shell became completely transparent and adhered tightly to the larva.

The two completely merged into one, and the larva suddenly disappeared, its existence undetectable even by Divine Sense.

If it weren't for the slight connection in his divine sense, he would have thought the larva had vanished into thin air.

After thinking for a moment, his third eye suddenly opened.

Only then did we see a plump larva lying in the center of the ceremony, stretching comfortably.

"The Blood Amber Spirit Gu can indeed deceive a cultivator's Divine Sense, but its effectiveness against spiritual eye-type Divine Ability seems poor."

That's enough.

The Divine Ability power of spiritual vision is already rare; being able to deceive Divine Sense is enough to handle most situations.

At the very least, once the Gu poison is cast, the target will not be able to easily detect it.

What Qin Fei didn't know was that his Illusion-Breaking Spirit Eye had made great progress due to the long-term nourishment of spiritual liquid.

With ordinary spiritual Divine Ability, it's really not easy to detect the existence of the Blood Amber Spirit Gu.

"Little one, you've consumed a lot of my Essence Blood. I hope you won't disappoint me."