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Chapter 1012 Hope
"The next step is to open your mind and get the Hope Gu." Master Si Xue said slowly.

As he spoke, a one-eyed young man nodded slightly, then gently waved his sleeves, and countless tiny points of light flew out from his sleeves. The one-eyed man spoke softly, and his voice spread throughout the square.

"To become a Gu Master, one must awaken their mind. This is the first step in the Gu Dao. To ascend from mortal to immortal, this is the hope. However, everyone is different, and their talents vary. We in the Holy Church do not support idlers. Now, let me see what your fate holds!"

As he spoke, countless tiny points of light began to fly in the square. Li Ming looked carefully and knew that the Hope Gu was indeed extraordinary. Yes, the Hope Gu was just an extremely ordinary first-level Gu worm. In the southern border, any insect anywhere has a certain chance of turning into the Hope Gu through some mutation.

At the same time, this kind of insect cannot be refined on a large scale because there is no specific recipe. Instead, it will often produce varying amounts of Hope Gu when the refining fails.

The origin of Hope Gu is also very special. In the past, the Hundred Gu Talent discovered the method of practicing Gu Dao. However, because Gu is used to practice Gu instead of cultivating oneself, if the Gu worm is only used as a magic weapon, one still needs to practice other methods. It was only later that the research of the Hundred Gu Talent was gradually improved, and then the way of Gu was carried forward.

It is indeed as the one-eyed young man said, hope is the first step from mortal to immortal. In this step, the hope Gu can be awakened and measure a person's qualifications.

Theoretically, anyone can practice cultivation, but the spiritual orifices opened by the Gu may vary in size. This is a direct reflection of a person's aptitude. Therefore, the Moon Worshiping Cult's orifice-opening conference will naturally only accept those with better aptitudes. This is also the significance of screening.

Of course, this method of opening one's mind was not actually invented by Bai Gu Caizi, but was completed by later generations. After all, Bai Gu Caizi also studied many wonderful methods back then, and later generations can see farther and walk more steadily by standing on the shoulders of their predecessors.

There was no record of this Gu in the inheritance that Li Ming obtained, but it was seen in the Luo Zhenxian Sect. This is also the biggest difference between Gu practitioners and Taoist practitioners. The cultivation of Gu practitioners depends on the Gu worm, and the orifice opened is the spiritual orifice, which is as important as the Dantian and Purple Palace of a Taoist practitioner, where the magic power is stored. Of course, Gu practitioners call it Zhenyuan.

After a Gu cultivator has awakened, in addition to practicing diligently to strengthen his true essence, which is the fundamental practice, there is also something that greatly affects his cultivation and combat effectiveness, and that is the Gu worm. The first Gu worm that a Gu cultivator cultivates is his natal Gu worm. This Gu is like a flying sword for a sword cultivator, and is as important as a cultivator's natal magic weapon. If it is damaged, it may even directly endanger his life in serious cases.

Of course, at the same time, this sect's Gu worm will also gain many benefits and blessings. Generally speaking, as a Gu cultivator's natal Gu worm, the ability of this Gu will be far superior to the same Gu worm with the same number of revolutions.

For example, the Cold Weeping Gu behind Master Si Xue possesses such aura because it is his natal Gu. A Gu cultivator's natal Gu should ideally be consistent with their cultivation level. While the natal Gu has no chance of rebellion, if it exceeds the cultivator's level, it would be like a small horse pulling a large cart, extremely laborious. The first thing a Gu cultivator does after their cultivation level improves is to find a way to increase the rotation speed of their natal Gu.

Gu worms are not like humans, who can advance by simply absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. They often need special materials and corresponding methods. The higher the number of revolutions, the more difficult it is to advance. Some Gu cultivators even encounter accidents when upgrading their natal Gu after their cultivation is promoted, and fall back again. That is to say, the natal Gu is closely related to the life of the Gu cultivator. At least when refining the Gu, as long as it is not destroyed intentionally, even if it fails, it will only hurt the Gu worm but not destroy it.

However, other Gu except the natal Gu are not so lucky. These Gu worms are not only difficult to refine, raise and use, but there is also the possibility of failure at any time when increasing the number of revolutions. Therefore, Gu worms with high revolutions are often very precious. Most ordinary Gu cultivators, in addition to the natal Gu that is commensurate with their own cultivation, often only have a few Gu worms that match their own number of revolutions. If a whole set of configurations are all Gu worms of the same number, then they must be rich among Gu cultivators.

Li Ming's eyes were sharp and bright as he looked at the scene where the Gu was hoping to awaken and nodded thoughtfully. Although he had some knowledge of Gu cultivation, he had not practiced it himself. After all, although the Gu cultivation was profound, it also had obvious flaws.

Firstly, no one has ever ascended to heaven in this way. Even though later generations have been constantly innovating and lowering the threshold for practicing Gu cultivation and reducing the difficulty, the highest pure Gu cultivation is only a cultivator at the level of Yuanshen.

Secondly, the flaws in this kind of practice are also obvious. The combat power of the Gu cultivator is above that of the Gu insects, but the cultivator itself is weak. Besides being able to drive the Gu insects, the True Essence cannot cast any spells. So if the Gu cultivator encounters an accident and loses all the Gu insects, hehe, he will be no different from an ordinary person.

You should know that a strong and healthy body is no joke for a cultivator. Even at the realms of Sensing Qi and Enlightening the Law, according to the classics, absorbing and exhaling spiritual energy, as long as one doesn't practice unorthodox methods that over-exert the body to refine mana, all of this emphasizes health preservation. After all, leaving behind the physical body is something only masters at the Nascent Soul stage can achieve. Before that, damage to the physical body means the foundation of the Tao is destroyed, and there is no hope for the Great Dao.

Moreover, magic power also has the ability to nourish the physical body. It goes without saying that when one reaches the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage, even if the magic power is restricted, there is no need for special physical cultivation. The strengthening that comes with the magic power itself is enough to make their physical body comparable to gold and iron. Of course, such a physical body can't play any role in the face of magic weapons and spells, but it is not useless in dealing with some unexpected sneak attacks. At least if one falls down halfway due to lack of magic power, he will not immediately turn into a pool of meat paste.

On the other hand, for Gu cultivators, unless they use special Gu insects to bless their bodies, their true essence cannot strengthen their bodies at all. They may even be infected with colds if they are not careful. However, such minor illnesses are almost extinct in cultivators.

From this we can see that although the way of Gu cultivation is exquisite, it has some flavor of practicing skills instead of Taoism, which is why Li Ming does not accept it. Of course, he has now mastered a set of secret insect techniques, and now when he looks at these Gu techniques again, he can apply what he has learned to other areas and gain more. Somehow, he has an inexplicable premonition in his heart that his insect techniques may come in handy in the future.

(End of this chapter)