In an instant, Lin Feng felt a chill spread through his fingertips, followed by an intense, piercing pain.
He clenched his teeth and drew in a sharp breath, enduring the agony as he slowly pushed his arms forward, inch by inch.
The pain was like feeding his own arms into a meat grinder, watching them being torn apart bit by bit.
To extract his own essence blood, Lin Feng used Blood Path Gu to transform his flesh and blood before drawing it out.
Only blood this fresh could nourish the Blood Path Gu.
Otherwise, there would have been no need to go through so much trouble.
Even in the Gu world, Gu Masters possessed special Gu worms that could numb the nerves and dull pain before such procedures.
It was no different from how doctors used anesthesia before performing surgery.
But Lin Feng had no such Gu.
He could only endure everything through sheer willpower.
His eyes were wide open, veins bulging around them as though his eyeballs might burst from their sockets.
His face twisted violently from the agony, enough to make anyone who witnessed it shudder.
Faint cracking sounds came from between his clenched teeth as beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
Though still young, Lin Feng faced the torment head-on.
His body trembled uncontrollably, swaying under the strain.
The agony alone was enough to drive a person mad, yet what tormented him even more was the overwhelming nausea.
His stomach churned violently, as though it were trying to force everything inside out.
“Again!”
Lin Feng gritted his teeth and thrust his arms deeper into the crimson vortex.
Another wave of excruciating pain engulfed him, crashing against his mind again and again like a battering ram.
He bit down so hard that his lips split open and blood trickled down his chin, yet from beginning to end, not a single cry escaped his lips. Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
In the end, Lin Feng sacrificed both of his arms, extracting a large amount of crimson essence blood.
He then summoned the Blood Lotus Gu.
As its crimson petals slowly unfurled, several Blood Path Gu worm flew out and burrowed into the blood, greedily devouring the rich essence of blood.
Lin Feng watched them silently, his expression unusually gentle.
Only after they had eaten their fill did he recall them into the Blood Lotus Gu before returning it to his Aperture.
After this feeding, they would remain satisfied for quite some time.
Next, Lin Feng dealt with his missing arm.
He activated the Bone Path Gu within his aperture, causing new bones to grow from the severed limb.
The arm bone, forearm bones, hand bones, and finger bones rapidly took shape, reconstructing his entire arm.
However, the newly grown bones were much larger than before.
This was exactly what Lin Feng wanted.
He activated the Blood Path Gu once more.
The oversized bones gradually shrank, while fresh blood slowly seeped out from within them.
Simply relying on Blood Path Gu could only regenerate flesh and blood, making it insufficient for injuries like this.
But by combining Bone Path with Blood Path, the regenerated arm became complete, no different from the original.
After his arm had fully recovered, Lin Feng closed and opened his fingers several times before swinging his arm through the air.
There was no stiffness or discomfort.
It was as though it had never been severed.
Although the agony had eased considerably, it still lingered, continuously tormenting his body.
Lin Feng felt a throbbing ache in his head, and every beat of his heart sent waves of pain through his body.
Within a few breaths, exhaustion overwhelmed him, and he fell into a deep sleep.
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When Lin Feng woke up, it was already noon the next day.
The throbbing pain in his head had vanished, and the intense pain throughout his body had eased considerably.
Only the lingering nausea refused to fade.
“No wonder Blood Path cultivators are all madmen of the Demonic Path,” Lin Feng muttered with a bitter smile.
“If they have to cultivate like this every day, who wouldn’t eventually lose their mind?”
The memory of feeding his Blood Path Gu by drawing his own essence blood and enduring that unbearable agony was still fresh in his mind.
Blood Path had always been like this.
Although its cultivation speed in the early stages was several times faster than most other paths, and its combat strength ranked among the strongest, the burden it placed on both body and mind was equally terrifying.
Gu Masters who walked this path were far more likely to become cold-blooded and ruthless, gradually losing their emotions.
Some Blood Path Gu required the slaughter of one’s own blood relatives to improve aptitude.
Others demanded vast amounts of Gu Master blood for refinement.
Some were even more extreme, demanding the sacrifice of a close relative before they could be successfully refined.
This was why most Blood Path Gu Masters eventually drifted into the Demonic Path, many of them growing into its most infamous figures.
It was no wonder that the righteous path regarded Blood Path as a mortal enemy.
Just then, the sound of an argument drifted in from outside the tent.
A young girl seemed to be arguing with one of the mortal guards stationed at the entrance.