Dashing Student-Chapter 710: Cultivating the Gu God Scripture
The Great Elder's trembling hands tightly gripped Chen Nan's shoulders, with murky tears rolling down his deeply wrinkled cheeks!
Amid the flickering candlelight, he seemed to see the stubborn figure from years ago once again — his son, Wu Mazi, who walked out the village gate without looking back!
"Seventy years!" the Great Elder's voice choked, his withered fingers unconsciously rubbing the fabric on Chen Nan's shoulder: "That fool left wearing this same blue long robe."
Silence reigned in the hall, broken only by the crackling of the burning torches!
The eleven Gu Elders looked at each other, having never seen this iron-willed elder so out of control!
Nevertheless, they could feel the Great Elder's guilt towards his son!
"Did he say anything before he died?" The Great Elder looked at Chen Nan with a tense face, his murky eyes constantly trembling.
Chen Nan clearly felt the tremor in the elder's palm, the rough sensation conveying so much unspeakable emotion!
He took a deep breath, striving to calm his own emotions: "Master handed the King of Ten Thousand Gu to me before his death and only said he hoped I would have time to return home for him!"
Chen Nan lied, Wu Mazi had never mentioned anything about his background, nor did he talk about his dreams!
He only staked his life entirely on Chen Nan!
Chen Nan lied simply to ease the regret in the Great Elder's heart!
Upon hearing Chen Nan's words, the Great Elder suddenly closed his eyes, but tears gushed even more fiercely.
"He was just a fool!" the Great Elder suddenly beat his chest, his voice full of lament: "How could a prison hold him?"
"He could clearly come back and admit his mistakes, clearly recognize his identity as a disciple of the Gu Sect, but instead he acted impulsively and trapped himself in prison!"
The old man coughed violently, and in the bloodied foam, there were several fine gold Gu insects writhing.
Hu Die quickly went over to support him, softly comforting: "Great Elder, isn't finding his successor in seventy years of imprisonment, one worth staking his life on, a fulfilling conclusion for Wu Mazi?"
The Great Elder responded with a grunt, then wiped his tears away and straightened his hunched back!
He turned to face the eleven Gu Elders and other Gu Sect disciples, his voice regaining its past authority: "You've all seen it, right? This is the successor my son gained at the cost of his life!"
The Great Elder picked up the "Gu Scripture" from the ground and draped a black Miao robe embroidered with gold thread over Chen Nan: "From today on, you are the Saint Heir of the Gu Sect."
"Once we rescue the Vice Sect Leader, we will have the succession ceremony!"
Chen Nan felt the vivid Gu dragon pattern on the Miao robe, solemnly saying: "Master Elder, I promise to do my utmost and not let you down!"
The night wind passed through the gaps in the stilt building, causing the torches to flicker.
The Great Elder looked out at the distant Ten Thousand Mountains, murmuring: "You fool, this time... you finally chose the right person!"
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After three rounds of drinking, the banquet ended!
Hu Die carried a ram's horn lantern, leading Chen Nan through the winding corridors!
The night wind carried the unique fragrance of mountain herbs and trees, with the lantern casting wavering shadows on the stone pavements!
"This is the guest room specially prepared for you. The environment is simple, please bear with it!" Hu Die pushed open the carved bamboo door, the room inside was simple yet clean.
On the low table by the window, there was a bronze incense burner, with calming medicinal fragrance slowly rising!
"It's quite nice!" Chen Nan sat cross-legged on the mat, taking out the "Gu Scripture" and placing it on his knees!
The bamboo scroll felt cold, its surface reflected the dim light settled by ages!
He gently unfolded it, a faint musty smell mixed with medicinal fragrance wafted toward him!
"Do you need me to explain?" Hu Die knelt beside him, the lantern light playing over her beautiful face.
Chen Nan shook his head, his gaze already attracted by the densely packed vermilion-script on the bamboo scroll!
It began by detailing the method of Gu raising: "Anyone cultivating Gu should use their essence blood as a guide and True Qi to feed. At midnight, obtain three drops of blood from the middle finger, and drip into the Gu Vessel..."
As he delved deeper into the reading, Chen Nan's brows gradually relaxed!
The Gu Raising Techniques recorded here were actually seventy percent similar to what Wu Mazi taught, but more systematic and comprehensive!
"Huh?" Chen Nan suddenly exclaimed.
The Fusion Gu Technique recorded in the latter part of the bamboo scroll caught his attention: "Gather the essence of a hundred Gu, using the life Gu as a base, to forge a body invulnerable to poison!"
Seeing this, Hu Die explained: "This is the highest secret technique of the Gu Sect, historically only the Sect Leader could practice it. They say that once mastered, one will be invulnerable to all poisons..."
She suddenly fell silent because a humming sound suddenly issued from Chen Nan's body!
A blood-red centipede's shadow emerged above Chen Nan's head, its six pairs of thin wings were vibrating at high frequency, stirring up a tiny airflow in the room!
The words on the bamboo scroll seemed to come alive; the vermilion-script turned into countless red dots, flowing along Chen Nan's fingertips towards the blood-colored centipede!
"This is... Gu inscription acknowledgment?" Hu Die gasped, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief!
She had heard her father say that only those truly recognized by the Gu Scripture would witness such a phenomenon!
Chen Nan closed his eyes in concentration, feeling the King of Ten Thousand Gu frantically absorbing the information from the bamboo scroll!
Numerous Gu Raising and Refining Techniques surged into his mind like a tide: The Moon Worshiping Technique for tempering Gu insects with lunar energy, the Thunder Summoning Technique for purifying Gu poison with Thunder Power, and the Human Gu Unity for merging life Gu with meridians!
Suddenly, a passage highlighted in vermilion caught his attention: "All Gu pay homage, requiring gathering the Five Elements Spirit Gu, and using the life Gu as the guide, to..."
The text abruptly stopped here, and the latter part of the bamboo scroll clearly had signs of tearing!
"This part is incomplete." Hu Die approached to inspect: "It reportedly records the highest secret technique of the Gu Sect, and has been unattainable for a century!"
Chen Nan thoughtfully rubbed the torn part of the bamboo scroll!
Inside him, the King of Ten Thousand Gu was exceptionally active, seemingly especially craving this incomplete technique!
Outside the window, the cries of night owls could be heard, moonlight streaming through the lattice and casting mottled shadows on the bamboo scroll!
"It's getting late." Hu Die rose to bid farewell: "We need to enter the mountain tomorrow, you should rest early!"
Once the door was gently closed, Chen Nan once again focused on the bamboo scroll!
He bit his fingertip, letting the blood drip onto the incomplete part!
In an instant, the blood drop was slowly absorbed by the bamboo scroll, faintly revealing a few blurred characters: "Ten Thousand Mountains... Gu God Tomb!"
Chen Nan's heart raced, then he glanced at the silhouette of the distant Ten Thousand Mountains, murmuring softly: "Is there really a Gu God?"
"If there is truly a Gu God, how could it possibly fall?"
Chen Nan didn't have an answer in his heart, yet he was particularly interested in the contents of the Gu Scripture; whether it was the Moon Worshiping Technique or the Thunder Summoning Technique, they could enhance the power of the King of Ten Thousand Gu!
But he could totally take this opportunity to temper his own physique!
Seeing that the moonlight was strong, Chen Nan immediately pushed open the window, leaving the room like a specter, sitting cross-legged on the rooftop, beginning to practice the [Moon Worshiping Technique] as recorded in the Gu Scripture!
