It should be known that in most small or mid-sized mountain clans, a Rank 4 Gu Master would already be the clan leader
“Useless?
Heh… even useless things have their uses.” Hearing the others, Lin Feng sneered inwardly.
Inside his aperture, a Gu shaped like a heart pulsed slowly, as if responding to something.
“Alright, enough of that.
Let’s talk about something else,” Jia Hu said, waving his hand.
“Since we mentioned Zhao Guang’s new concubine, why not visit Tongjia Village today?
I heard their place, Yichun Garden, has many beauties.”
Jia Hu felt helpless.
This was the old family head’s order, so he had no choice but to change the subject.
“I’ve heard that too.
The Yichun Garden in Tongjia Village doesn’t just have young girls and women, there are men as well, even Gu Masters.
Heh… looks like this time we’ll have to trouble Jia Hu to pay.”
“Let’s go, let’s go!
I can’t wait any longer!” Someone urged, already impatient.
Inside one of the caravan’s tents, Jia Jinsheng sat with a serious expression, as if he were about to do something extremely important.
He raised his hand, and a streak of blood-red light flew out from his aperture.
It turned into a toad, its body filled with a thick aura of blood—a clear Blood Path Gu.
“These past few days, I’ve secretly gathered the blood from the Gu Masters who died in the caravan.
It should be enough… enough for me to break through to Rank 2.”
Jia Jinsheng stared at the blood toad with a strange softness in his eyes.
Its body was actually transparent, but it appeared completely red, as it was filled with a large amount of blood.
One of the Gu Masters had only been seriously injured, but Jia Jinsheng deliberately delayed his treatment, causing his death and gathering enough blood.
To raise his cultivation, Jia Jinsheng had already cast aside all restraint.
“Next up is this crucial Gu worm.”
Jia Jinsheng raised his hand and summoned another Gu from his aperture.
It was as large as a watermelon, like a piece of amber, with something faintly forming inside, hazy and unclear.
Rank 3 Blood Embryo Gu!
Croak— With a sharp cry, the blood toad released a stream of blood that surged forward like a ribbon.
Not a single drop fell to the ground, all of it attaching itself to the Blood Embryo Gu.
Thus, as the blood poured in, the Blood Embryo Gu slowly changed.
Its dull surface grew brighter, becoming vivid and full of life.
“Good… good.” Jia Jinsheng showed no discomfort at the thick smell of blood, nor any disgust at the sight.
Instead, his eyes shone with excitement.
The Rank 3 Blood Embryo Gu was a Blood Path Gu created by the Blood Sea Ancestor.
It was inspired by another Gu that could improve aptitude.
This Gu was single-use and could draw power from the blood it absorbed.
The better the blood, the stronger the effect.
It could produce blood-colored primeval essence and, for a short time, increase the size of the primeval sea inside the aperture.
In simple terms, it could temporarily raise a Gu Master’s aptitude.
The Rank 3 Blood Embryo Gu became bright red, its surface slick and dripping with blood, until it finally reached its limit.
“Bring it on”
With anticipation in his eyes, Jia Jinsheng summoned the Blood Embryo Gu and suspended it above himself.
The next second, the Rank 3 Blood Embryo Gu released a beam of red light as thick as a bucket, completely enveloping him.
The light poured into his body, continuously seeping into his flesh, quickly dyeing his entire body a deep blood-red.
Jia Jinsheng stood there in silence for a moment, then suddenly burst into wild laughter.
“Hahaha!
My aptitude has improved!
The Blood Sea Ancestor was right!
My aptitude… it has really improved!”
Under the light of the Blood Embryo Gu, almost instantly, all the primeval essence was dyed a strange dark red.
The entire aperture was filled with a thick bloody aura that made one’s skin crawl.
“It can actually change a Gu Master’s primeval essence?” Jia Jinsheng was slightly stunned.
The blood-red essence within his aperture made him uneasy for a moment, but he quickly steadied himself.
For Jia Jinsheng, the worst outcome was simple—if Jia Fu or Jia Gui inherited their father’s position as clan leader.
Compared to that, everything else meant nothing.
Splash, splash…
Waves rose and fell within the primeval sea.
It surged like a tide, expanding again and again.
Originally, it had only occupied twenty-eight percent of the aperture, but now it continued to grow.
In just a few breaths, the level of the primeval sea rose rapidly.
His aptitude jumped from 28% to 51%.