CHAPTER 249: CHAPTER 173: THE 4TH ERA: GU REFINING TECHNIQUE, DESTINY SPIRIT ABSORPTION GU!_2

But with just a glance, it set off alarm bells in his heart, his hairs standing on end as if he had encountered some terrifying danger!

From the surface appearance.

Master Pu Xuan seemed benevolent and kind, with a dignified presence.

But in Lu Yuan’s vision, the figure ahead was clearly a bloated creature, its entire body covered in lumps and sores!

Especially in its swollen abdomen, there was a fist-sized insect cocoon!

Countless fine tendrils, covered in thick mucus, grew from the surface of the cocoon and spread along the veins throughout the body, continuously supplying the cocoon with nutrients and energy.

"Is this what a Core Formation Cultivator of this world is?"

Even with Lu Yuan’s soul tempered by countless trials, he felt a pure sense of discord at this moment.

It turns out so-called cultivators were nothing more than parasitic puppets of insects.

The insects used the flesh and blood of all beings as a nursery, constantly drawing energy and nutrients from the outside world through borrowed power.

As compensation for their parasitism, they would in return bestow powerful strength to the cultivators.

When the parasites emerge from their cocoons, they will mercilessly discard these puppets and vessels, achieving a different form of rebirth.

However, from the life script’s experience.

Master Pu Xuan and many other cultivators were clearly aware of this distorted symbiotic relationship long ago.

Yet, instead of finding ways to break free from the control of the parasite insect race, they were aiding the enemy, luring more mortals onto this twisted path of cultivation.

"What exactly happened in this world to distort it into this form?"

NovelBin.

Doubts arose in Lu Yuan’s mind.

Although he didn’t know the origin of all these abnormalities, it was certain that the current state of this world was closely related to those Gu cultivators!

"Gu is the essence of heaven and earth, and the carrier of Law Dao Mark."

"Some powerful Gu insects can confer unimaginable abilities, but once these Gu insects lose control, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Lu Yuan murmured to himself, his mood growing heavy.

However, the life and death of Gu insects lie in a Gu cultivator’s whim; if it was just the Gu insects losing control, it wouldn’t be able to cause such severe consequences.

Or is this not a natural disaster, but possibly a man-made calamity?

Thinking of this, a chill surged in Lu Yuan’s heart, feeling a sudden shiver down his spine!

At this moment.

The prompt of the Will of the Heavens also sounded.

[Heaven-defying Fate Change: You have mastered the Gu Refining Technique and embarked on the path of Ancient Gu Cultivation!]

[Simulation Evaluation elevated to C-Level!]

[Main Storyline Completion: 10%!]

[You have gained 10 million Simulation Points!]

"The simulation evaluation has risen again?"

Lu Yuan was not surprised by this.

All beginnings are difficult.

Although the Parasitic Cultivation World is perilous and akin to a hellish start.

If he could successfully grow, he could also gain unimaginable benefits and advantages.

Moreover, now he grasped the Gu Refining Technique, no longer needing to worry about being eroded by polluted Qi. As long as he follows the proper cultivation steps, he could become a Gu cultivator!

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Yuan turned one year old.

During this year, every three days, he would drink medicinal soup.

In the medicinal soup, densely packed insects?

Nonexistent.

That was clearly rich with protein!

With a continuous supply of energy, the Spirit Absorption Gu grew from the size of a needle’s tip to the size of an infant’s fist. Its efficiency in transforming polluted Qi had improved by more than a hundred times!

One day.

Lu Yuan’s body shook as a ’popping’ sound like beans cracking echoed from his bones.

From his veins, the originally barely perceptible wisp of Spiritual Qi finally expanded to the thickness of a hair.

This also signified that he had successfully entered the Qi Cultivation Stage!

Upon entering Qi Cultivation, Lu Yuan felt clear-sighted and keen-hearing, and his sensitivity to Spiritual Qi surged significantly.

The Spiritual Qi of this realm, as if smelling the scent of blood like sharks, instantly entered a frenzy, converging into a tidal wave of Spiritual Qi rushing toward him.

The flow of Spiritual Qi was so intense that it formed a spiritual storm around Lu Yuan.

And Lu Yuan, standing at the eye of the storm, appeared like the most dazzling figure in this realm.

He watched the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, like moths to a flame, rush toward him and suddenly realized he might have awakened something remarkable...

"Is it my Spirit Root awakening?"

Lu Yuan carefully sensed and indeed found that his absorption and manipulation of Thunder Qi became exceptionally proficient.

According to the simulation experience.

He had a Thunder Spirit Root, a rarity unseen in a century, which caused a stir in the True Medicine Buddha Sect, even surprising Sect Leader Hui Ming, who personally accepted him as a direct disciple.

However, based on Lu Yuan’s observations and speculations over the year.

The so-called Innate abnormality and those possessing Spirit Roots in this realm are merely vessels more suitable for being parasitized by the Insect Race.

The Insect Race, according to different attributes, can be subdivided into many types.

For instance, the Fire Insect Race excels at manipulating flames, capable of unleashing powerful Fire Techniques.

As for those cultivators with Fire Spirit Roots, they are the most suitable hosts for the Fire Insect Race.

Under normal circumstances.

The more Spirit Roots and the higher the grade, the stronger the Insect Race that could parasitize them, representing greater potential for the cultivator and ease in breaking through to higher realms in the future.

But every rule has exceptions.

For example, some extremely rare mutated Spirit Roots have such tremendous potential that ordinary Five Elements Spirit Roots cannot compare.

However, mutated Spirit Roots are exceedingly rare, with the chance of finding one among a thousand cultivators being slim.

Once they appear, multiple forces would scramble to seize them!

And Lu Yuan is a Top-Grade Mutated Thunder Spirit Root; such qualifications and potential are rarely matched even throughout the Medicine Buddha Sect.

Only in this Parasitic Cultivation World, the higher the talent, the quicker the demise.

That’s why Lu Yuan mastered the Gu Refining Technique; otherwise, he would have silently been transformed by the polluted Spiritual Qi into a vessel suitable for insect parasitism.

Next, Lu Yuan spent a year bringing his Qi Cultivation Stage to the Perfection Realm, but then he encountered a bottleneck.

In his Dantian, a light mass the size of an adult fist was quietly suspended.

The light mass absorbed a vast amount of polluted Qi from its surroundings and then transformed it into pure energy feeding back to Lu Yuan.

The Spiritual Qi in Lu Yuan’s veins, originally as thin as a hair, had now grown to the thickness of a pinky finger.

Moreover, this stream of Spiritual Qi was incredibly solid, far surpassing other Qi Refining Stage cultivators both in quantity and quality!

However, with Lu Yuan’s cultivation reaching a bottleneck, no matter how the Spirit Absorption Gu tried hard to operate, it couldn’t strengthen this Spiritual Qi stream any further.

"If evaluated by the Gu cultivation system, the Spirit Absorption Gu is just a First-Turn Gu Insect."

"It has reached its growth limit; I need to comprehend more cultivation techniques to further deduce a Second-Transformation Gu Refining Technique."

Lu Yuan murmured to himself.

[Heaven-defying Comprehension] this Divine-level Talent, while allowing Lu Yuan to remain in an enlightened state constantly, couldn’t create something from nothing or deduce cultivation methods beyond his understanding.

To further deduce more advanced cultivation methods and secret techniques, he needed some reference or something to borrow from.

"Niu Family Village is just an ordinary village without any cultivation secret manuals, and if I wish to acquire more techniques, I can only do so through this Medicine Buddha Sect channel."

Lu Yuan quickly made up his mind.

The Medicine Buddha Sect is the most powerful cultivation sect within a thousand miles, not only filled with experts but also has several Nascent Soul Cultivators stationed.

Its Scripture Pavilion’s archive of secret manuals and techniques is vast and countless.

Although, in Lu Yuan’s view, this so-called Medicine Buddha Sect is actually a lair of the Insect Race.

Yet, without venturing into the tiger’s den, how could one catch the cub?

As long as he could successfully join the Medicine Buddha Sect, then with his heaven-defying comprehension, his cultivation speed could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds, allowing him to grow rapidly!

Envisioning refining Gu in a nest of the Insect Race, the thought alone was exhilarating...

At this point.

Lu Yuan no longer restrained his strength and intentionally leaked a bit of his aura.

When other villagers learned he had developed Qi Sensing at just two years old, they were astonished and hailed him as a Celestial Being.

The village chief promptly informed Master Pu Xuan of this.

A few days later.

Just as the life script had suggested.

Master Pu Xuan, overjoyed, immediately sent several cultivation methods and instructed someone to earnestly inform Lu Yuan that if he could reach the Qi Refining Stage before he turned eighteen, he would personally take him as a direct disciple!