Chapter 54
A Difficult Eradication of Evil, Unveiling the Secrets of Witchcraft
Killing Sima Chongguang vented Gu Lin's anger, and he felt much better.
He went to the Cleansing Pool and entered his own quiet room.
Coming to the Cleansing Pool is just for show; otherwise, if someone stays outside all day without ever entering the Cleansing Pool, it's bound to cause gossip.
On the table were several books on the practice of witchcraft and sorcery.
This is from the Treasure Pavilion of the East Temple, which contains all the knowledge about the practice of Gu magic.
Gu are divided into naturally occurring Gu worms and artificially synthesized Gu worms. When a cultivator can open up a cavity to accommodate Gu worms, he can be called a Gu Master.
In the Southern Continent and the Southern Frontier Gu Continent, many gifted individuals are born with the ability to resonate with Gu worms, nourishing them with their blood and refining them.
The Gu Master class is divided into nine levels, with the first level corresponding to the Qi Condensation Realm of Martial Arts, the second level corresponding to the Profound Realm of Martial Arts...
Gu worms are further divided into internal Gu and external Gu.
For example, the copper-skin gu, the far-seeing gu, and the golden spear gu that Gu Lin saw at the Wan Zong Auction House are all internal gu that need to be refined and nurtured in the pores.
The Wine Gu and the Demon-Seeking Gu are external Gu, which are fed with spirit stones.
Gu Lin was engrossed in reading the ancient books, his eyes sparkling with wonder. He had seen all sorts of strange and wonderful Gu worms, each one a calamity, each thought a death!
......
Seven days later.
Gu Lin couldn't stand staying in the Spirit Cleansing Pool anymore. While other newcomers soaked in the spiritual spring day and night, wishing time would slow down, he was simply wasting his time.
Proceed to the mission building.
The current goal is to pioneer the practice of witchcraft and sorcery, and to continue to improve martial arts skills.
I'm planning to do two tasks this time, preferably along the way.
Gu Lin circled the first and second floors of the palace several times, searching high and low, and finally found a file hidden in the corner of a wooden shelf.
"Li Poxiao, a courier at Longquan Post Station, specializes in ambushing and killing rogue cultivators who are going to Yunshui Swamp for training. He is a second-level Gu Master."
The case file includes eighteen points of contribution.
No wonder they were relegated to a corner; they contributed too few points...
Gu Linxi was overjoyed.
This is one of the benefits of joining a prestigious workplace!
An intelligence network covers the entire Chu Province!
If I am a rogue cultivator, how can I find the evil spirits of the Gu path?
"Longquan Post Station is near Yunshui Swamp, let's choose another demon-slaying mission from Yunshui Swamp."
Gu Lin searched again and easily found a task to eliminate the deer-faced red wolf.
The deer-faced red wolf, a low-ranking first-class wolf, possesses a demon core and is skilled in stealth. It once devoured dozens of people from the gang in one night.
The file contains 631 contribution points.
Gu Lin looked excited.
The terrifying contribution points are secondary; the key issue is that the deer-faced red wolf is utterly wicked!
As for why the contribution points are so high, it's actually easy to understand: the deer-faced red wolf is good at hiding, so the Holy Land Demon-Seeking Plate has no effect.
The elite cavalry of the Holy Land, tasked with carrying out the mission, could not find any trace of the wolf.
The task has been shelved for a long time, but the contribution points are getting higher and higher.
"First, cultivate the Gu path, then refine and seek out demonic Gu."
This is my biggest advantage!
Gu Lin took the dossier, stamped it, and quickly left the mission hall. He returned to his office, asked a colleague for a colorful-winged pigeon, left his mark, and handed it to Yan Shouxu.
"If anything happens, send a message by carrier pigeon," Gu Lin instructed.
"Yes, sir!" Yan Shouxu respectfully accepted the order.
.......
Traveling day and night, at breakneck speed.
Ten days later, the rider was only five miles away from Longquan Town.
Ahead stood a row of houses, with the four large characters "Longquan Post Station" written at the entrance.
"Welcome, sir." Several couriers came to greet him.
A young figure in a black official robe with a mythical beast motif reined in his horse and looked down at the six post station workers, his gaze settling on a 30-year-old man with sunken eyes and a thin build.
The portrait in the file is almost identical to the one in the case file. This person is none other than Li Po-xiao, the target of this trip!
Gu Lin smiled and said:
"Arrange a delicious meal, and have one person stay behind to introduce me to Longquan Town."
"Yes!" The six couriers rushed to stay, and Li Po-xiao also pretended to be obsequious.
Gu Lin pointed at Li Po Xiao:
"You're the one!"
The other five people looked disappointed and returned to the inn to prepare a delicious meal.
A fleeting look of worry crossed Li Po-xiao's eyes.
"Sir, what do you want to know?" His voice was unusually hoarse.
Gu Lin stared at him and said solemnly:
"It is said that many weak cultivators who passed through Longquan Town suddenly disappeared without a trace."
Li Po-xiao's pupils contracted sharply, and he activated his spatial aperture almost instantly.
The holy land wouldn't come to Longquan Station for no reason.
exposed!
Bang!
With a loud bang, dust billowed from the ground, and Li Po-xiao suddenly vanished.
Gu Lin reacted quickly, leaping up and tracking the moving crack in the ground with his eyes.
Earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to burrow underground).
impossible!
It's probably something like a burrowing gu (a type of poisonous insect).
Gu Lin used his max-level Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to pursue the enemy along the direction of the crack.
In the blink of an eye.
A hurricane swept in, accompanied by ripples in the air, enveloping everything in a strangling force, within which lay deadly poisonous fog.
At the critical moment.
"Open!" Gu Lin subconsciously activated his literary palace, and a surge of righteous energy flowed from between his brows.
The fully-level inescapable net of heaven and earth spread out, completely covering the hurricane.
I never imagined that a Gu Master could fight so terrifyingly.
If he hadn't been practicing both Confucianism and Taoism, he would probably be seriously injured or even dead by now!
Gu Lin's speed increased, and he was only five zhang away from the other side of the crack.
He unleashed the Nine Heavens Thunder God Leg, forcefully pushing off the ground and leaping high into the air while simultaneously striking out with the Ecstasy Palm, heading straight for Li Po-xiao underground.
Bang!
The ground shattered, but Li Po-xiao endured the entire impact, his body radiating an eerie, dark light.
He forced himself to suppress his fear, leaped up from the ground, and continued his escape.
How could the Holy Land's elite cavalry be so terrifying?
At less than twenty years old, he is proficient in both Confucianism and martial arts, and his movements are unpredictable. Even the champion of the prefecture cannot achieve this level. Could he be a dazzling figure in the Chuzhou prefecture selection competition?
But he's clearly only at the third level of the Profound Realm!
It's outrageous!
Li Poxiao was terrified and fled for his life.
However, even the usually composed Gu Lin was genuinely shocked.
The second stage of the lower level is at most equivalent to the third level of the Martial Profound Realm. Even an ordinary sixth level Martial Profound Realm cultivator couldn't withstand that palm strike, yet Li Po-xiao acted as if nothing had happened. Not to mention that sneak attack, which almost caused me to fall.
As expected of a Gu Master!
Gu Lin's intense emotions gradually built up, and his determination to kill grew stronger.
I want to become a Gu Master too!
Just five breaths later, Gu Lin caught up again, and six invisible and colorless sword energies shot out from his finger acupoint.
"Ugh..." Li Poxiao collapsed to the ground with a thud, six bloody holes pierced through his abdomen and back.
A tearing pain spread throughout his internal organs. His face contorted in rage as he activated the Earth-Escape Gu once more.
"Still very tenacious." Gu Lin used the "Draw a Circle on the Ground as a Prison" technique, instantly imprisoning the person.
Then came the max-level Six Meridians Divine Sword.
This time, Li Po-xiao's internal organs were completely shattered, and he died without a trace.
Gu Lin stood there, his mind flashing with tiny golden lights.
[Kill the villain Yi San and others, and you will be rewarded with the method to refine the Anti-Sorrow Gu.]
[Martial Arts Merit Points: 2756/10000]
[Confucian and Taoist Merit Points: 753/10000]
[Merit Points in Taoist Arts: 0/1000]
[Witchcraft Merit Points: 654/10000]
Instantly, Gu Lin's blood boiled, his brain spun and he almost lost his balance. Various sharp insect chirps appeared in his mind, and then two bloody marks appeared on his arm that only he could see.
He could clearly sense a three-foot-wide space deep within the bloodstain.
"Empty cavity!"
"Become a Gu Master!"
Gu Lin smiled brightly. Like Confucianism, Gu Dao does not have the concept of a foundation for opening meridians, and the starting merit value is only one thousand. Therefore, this time, he directly stepped into the lower stage of the second-level Gu Master, which is equivalent to the first to third level of the Cave Profound Realm!
He suppressed his excitement and quickly flipped through the book of merit in his mind.
[Anti-Sorrow Gu: When the Gu holder is attacked, they can activate the Gu worms to return 30% of the damage dealt to the attacker.]
[The specific method of refining involves using Golden Body Gu, Swift Movement Gu, Explosive Kill Gu, Tranquil Mind Gu, and three to four hundred low-grade spirit stones and one hundred blood crystals. These are nurtured in a sealed container for three days, evolving through mutual consuming and gradual evolution, to give birth to a second-stage Reversal Gu.]
Gu Lin calmed down, but still couldn't help but raise his fist in celebration.
The Anti-Sorrow Gu that was refined is unique in the world!
The key is that the Anti-Sorrow Gu is really powerful.
That's 30% of the damage back!
This is truly our trump card!
If you face an opponent who possesses the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the Six Meridian Divine Sword, and the Confucian and Taoist Heavenly Net, and the opponent uses their ultimate power to unleash a powerful attack while you activate the Anti-Sorrow Gu, what will be the opponent's fate?
Serious injury or even death!
With only 30% of the attack going, the opponent simply couldn't defend against it.
The stronger the opponent's attack, the greater the power of the Anti-Sorrow Gu!
Gu Lin murmured to himself:
"The methods of refining the four types of Gu worms, such as the Golden Body Gu and the Swift Travel Gu, are very common on the market. You can purchase them from the top auction house in Luoxia City. The same applies to Blood Crystals, but they require a huge amount of spirit stones."
"What are spirit stones compared to making myself stronger? When I get back to the East Temple, I'll check my contribution points at the Dao Discipline Department, exchange them for spirit stones, and immediately buy materials for refining!"
He went to the Cleansing Pool and entered his own quiet room.
Coming to the Cleansing Pool is just for show; otherwise, if someone stays outside all day without ever entering the Cleansing Pool, it's bound to cause gossip.
On the table were several books on the practice of witchcraft and sorcery.
This is from the Treasure Pavilion of the East Temple, which contains all the knowledge about the practice of Gu magic.
Gu are divided into naturally occurring Gu worms and artificially synthesized Gu worms. When a cultivator can open up a cavity to accommodate Gu worms, he can be called a Gu Master.
In the Southern Continent and the Southern Frontier Gu Continent, many gifted individuals are born with the ability to resonate with Gu worms, nourishing them with their blood and refining them.
The Gu Master class is divided into nine levels, with the first level corresponding to the Qi Condensation Realm of Martial Arts, the second level corresponding to the Profound Realm of Martial Arts...
Gu worms are further divided into internal Gu and external Gu.
For example, the copper-skin gu, the far-seeing gu, and the golden spear gu that Gu Lin saw at the Wan Zong Auction House are all internal gu that need to be refined and nurtured in the pores.
The Wine Gu and the Demon-Seeking Gu are external Gu, which are fed with spirit stones.
Gu Lin was engrossed in reading the ancient books, his eyes sparkling with wonder. He had seen all sorts of strange and wonderful Gu worms, each one a calamity, each thought a death!
......
Seven days later.
Gu Lin couldn't stand staying in the Spirit Cleansing Pool anymore. While other newcomers soaked in the spiritual spring day and night, wishing time would slow down, he was simply wasting his time.
Proceed to the mission building.
The current goal is to pioneer the practice of witchcraft and sorcery, and to continue to improve martial arts skills.
I'm planning to do two tasks this time, preferably along the way.
Gu Lin circled the first and second floors of the palace several times, searching high and low, and finally found a file hidden in the corner of a wooden shelf.
"Li Poxiao, a courier at Longquan Post Station, specializes in ambushing and killing rogue cultivators who are going to Yunshui Swamp for training. He is a second-level Gu Master."
The case file includes eighteen points of contribution.
No wonder they were relegated to a corner; they contributed too few points...
Gu Linxi was overjoyed.
This is one of the benefits of joining a prestigious workplace!
An intelligence network covers the entire Chu Province!
If I am a rogue cultivator, how can I find the evil spirits of the Gu path?
"Longquan Post Station is near Yunshui Swamp, let's choose another demon-slaying mission from Yunshui Swamp."
Gu Lin searched again and easily found a task to eliminate the deer-faced red wolf.
The deer-faced red wolf, a low-ranking first-class wolf, possesses a demon core and is skilled in stealth. It once devoured dozens of people from the gang in one night.
The file contains 631 contribution points.
Gu Lin looked excited.
The terrifying contribution points are secondary; the key issue is that the deer-faced red wolf is utterly wicked!
As for why the contribution points are so high, it's actually easy to understand: the deer-faced red wolf is good at hiding, so the Holy Land Demon-Seeking Plate has no effect.
The elite cavalry of the Holy Land, tasked with carrying out the mission, could not find any trace of the wolf.
The task has been shelved for a long time, but the contribution points are getting higher and higher.
"First, cultivate the Gu path, then refine and seek out demonic Gu."
This is my biggest advantage!
Gu Lin took the dossier, stamped it, and quickly left the mission hall. He returned to his office, asked a colleague for a colorful-winged pigeon, left his mark, and handed it to Yan Shouxu.
"If anything happens, send a message by carrier pigeon," Gu Lin instructed.
"Yes, sir!" Yan Shouxu respectfully accepted the order.
.......
Traveling day and night, at breakneck speed.
Ten days later, the rider was only five miles away from Longquan Town.
Ahead stood a row of houses, with the four large characters "Longquan Post Station" written at the entrance.
"Welcome, sir." Several couriers came to greet him.
A young figure in a black official robe with a mythical beast motif reined in his horse and looked down at the six post station workers, his gaze settling on a 30-year-old man with sunken eyes and a thin build.
The portrait in the file is almost identical to the one in the case file. This person is none other than Li Po-xiao, the target of this trip!
Gu Lin smiled and said:
"Arrange a delicious meal, and have one person stay behind to introduce me to Longquan Town."
"Yes!" The six couriers rushed to stay, and Li Po-xiao also pretended to be obsequious.
Gu Lin pointed at Li Po Xiao:
"You're the one!"
The other five people looked disappointed and returned to the inn to prepare a delicious meal.
A fleeting look of worry crossed Li Po-xiao's eyes.
"Sir, what do you want to know?" His voice was unusually hoarse.
Gu Lin stared at him and said solemnly:
"It is said that many weak cultivators who passed through Longquan Town suddenly disappeared without a trace."
Li Po-xiao's pupils contracted sharply, and he activated his spatial aperture almost instantly.
The holy land wouldn't come to Longquan Station for no reason.
exposed!
Bang!
With a loud bang, dust billowed from the ground, and Li Po-xiao suddenly vanished.
Gu Lin reacted quickly, leaping up and tracking the moving crack in the ground with his eyes.
Earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to burrow underground).
impossible!
It's probably something like a burrowing gu (a type of poisonous insect).
Gu Lin used his max-level Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to pursue the enemy along the direction of the crack.
In the blink of an eye.
A hurricane swept in, accompanied by ripples in the air, enveloping everything in a strangling force, within which lay deadly poisonous fog.
At the critical moment.
"Open!" Gu Lin subconsciously activated his literary palace, and a surge of righteous energy flowed from between his brows.
The fully-level inescapable net of heaven and earth spread out, completely covering the hurricane.
I never imagined that a Gu Master could fight so terrifyingly.
If he hadn't been practicing both Confucianism and Taoism, he would probably be seriously injured or even dead by now!
Gu Lin's speed increased, and he was only five zhang away from the other side of the crack.
He unleashed the Nine Heavens Thunder God Leg, forcefully pushing off the ground and leaping high into the air while simultaneously striking out with the Ecstasy Palm, heading straight for Li Po-xiao underground.
Bang!
The ground shattered, but Li Po-xiao endured the entire impact, his body radiating an eerie, dark light.
He forced himself to suppress his fear, leaped up from the ground, and continued his escape.
How could the Holy Land's elite cavalry be so terrifying?
At less than twenty years old, he is proficient in both Confucianism and martial arts, and his movements are unpredictable. Even the champion of the prefecture cannot achieve this level. Could he be a dazzling figure in the Chuzhou prefecture selection competition?
But he's clearly only at the third level of the Profound Realm!
It's outrageous!
Li Poxiao was terrified and fled for his life.
However, even the usually composed Gu Lin was genuinely shocked.
The second stage of the lower level is at most equivalent to the third level of the Martial Profound Realm. Even an ordinary sixth level Martial Profound Realm cultivator couldn't withstand that palm strike, yet Li Po-xiao acted as if nothing had happened. Not to mention that sneak attack, which almost caused me to fall.
As expected of a Gu Master!
Gu Lin's intense emotions gradually built up, and his determination to kill grew stronger.
I want to become a Gu Master too!
Just five breaths later, Gu Lin caught up again, and six invisible and colorless sword energies shot out from his finger acupoint.
"Ugh..." Li Poxiao collapsed to the ground with a thud, six bloody holes pierced through his abdomen and back.
A tearing pain spread throughout his internal organs. His face contorted in rage as he activated the Earth-Escape Gu once more.
"Still very tenacious." Gu Lin used the "Draw a Circle on the Ground as a Prison" technique, instantly imprisoning the person.
Then came the max-level Six Meridians Divine Sword.
This time, Li Po-xiao's internal organs were completely shattered, and he died without a trace.
Gu Lin stood there, his mind flashing with tiny golden lights.
[Kill the villain Yi San and others, and you will be rewarded with the method to refine the Anti-Sorrow Gu.]
[Martial Arts Merit Points: 2756/10000]
[Confucian and Taoist Merit Points: 753/10000]
[Merit Points in Taoist Arts: 0/1000]
[Witchcraft Merit Points: 654/10000]
Instantly, Gu Lin's blood boiled, his brain spun and he almost lost his balance. Various sharp insect chirps appeared in his mind, and then two bloody marks appeared on his arm that only he could see.
He could clearly sense a three-foot-wide space deep within the bloodstain.
"Empty cavity!"
"Become a Gu Master!"
Gu Lin smiled brightly. Like Confucianism, Gu Dao does not have the concept of a foundation for opening meridians, and the starting merit value is only one thousand. Therefore, this time, he directly stepped into the lower stage of the second-level Gu Master, which is equivalent to the first to third level of the Cave Profound Realm!
He suppressed his excitement and quickly flipped through the book of merit in his mind.
[Anti-Sorrow Gu: When the Gu holder is attacked, they can activate the Gu worms to return 30% of the damage dealt to the attacker.]
[The specific method of refining involves using Golden Body Gu, Swift Movement Gu, Explosive Kill Gu, Tranquil Mind Gu, and three to four hundred low-grade spirit stones and one hundred blood crystals. These are nurtured in a sealed container for three days, evolving through mutual consuming and gradual evolution, to give birth to a second-stage Reversal Gu.]
Gu Lin calmed down, but still couldn't help but raise his fist in celebration.
The Anti-Sorrow Gu that was refined is unique in the world!
The key is that the Anti-Sorrow Gu is really powerful.
That's 30% of the damage back!
This is truly our trump card!
If you face an opponent who possesses the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the Six Meridian Divine Sword, and the Confucian and Taoist Heavenly Net, and the opponent uses their ultimate power to unleash a powerful attack while you activate the Anti-Sorrow Gu, what will be the opponent's fate?
Serious injury or even death!
With only 30% of the attack going, the opponent simply couldn't defend against it.
The stronger the opponent's attack, the greater the power of the Anti-Sorrow Gu!
Gu Lin murmured to himself:
"The methods of refining the four types of Gu worms, such as the Golden Body Gu and the Swift Travel Gu, are very common on the market. You can purchase them from the top auction house in Luoxia City. The same applies to Blood Crystals, but they require a huge amount of spirit stones."
"What are spirit stones compared to making myself stronger? When I get back to the East Temple, I'll check my contribution points at the Dao Discipline Department, exchange them for spirit stones, and immediately buy materials for refining!"