Mortal Blood at its peak
*Cut* *Cut* A large scarlet-red blade with a terrifying killer aura dances through the air as it moves towards a towering mountain at a speed much faster than even a normal Rank 3 Gu Master could follow with their eyes.
In less than a brief moment, the blade swiftly covers hundreds of meters as if they were nothing, cutting through a forest of majestic trees and various ferocious animals along the way as if they were mere insignificant insects.
But for those who witness the blood blade, the most impressive feat is yet to come when it finally reaches the imposing peak of the mountain, running for hundreds of meters. To the eyes of ordinary mortals, it's an existence second only to the sky itself, but now, facing the blood cut, it is sliced as if it were no different from butter.
"Ahh, the power of a Rank 5 Gu is truly something terrifying..." Chen Wei, with his hand outstretched after encountering the blood blade, continues to advance even after cutting through the mountain peak.
"Kekkekkeke, right? When I first reached Rank 5, I thought it presented the greatest difference among cultivation ranks... and that I was invincible in the world... how foolish I was kekekekek." An ethereal and almost ghostly image of Kuang Luo To will speaks, floating in the air on a chair that also carries an ethereal aura.
"Hmm, can you tell me how the Rank 5 version of Blood Cut compares to other Rank 5 attack tipe Gu?" Chen Wei asks as he looks at the blood blade curving upwards until it collides with the cave ceiling that is made of dark red rocks.
"Hmm, well... in terms of attack, I would say it's at the top of Rank 5, but that's to be expected from its Blood path... but in speed and primeval essence consumption, I would say it's average." Kuang Luo To will speaks simple words while stroking his own beard.
But despite these seemingly simple and uninformative words, they are actually conveying huge amounts of information directly to Chen Wei's mind. Now, he knows every tiny detail about the attack he just made, to a level that not even the most skilled mortal Gu Master who works with gu testing and refinement could dream of.
"Hahaha, the abilities of an immortal are truly incredible. In just this half-month, I've advanced more than I have in my entire life." Chen Wei speaks as an enormous flow of information about the blood cut he unleashed pours into his head, from the largest to the smallest details with the utmost precision.
And it doesn't stop there. With this information in his mind, Chen Wei uses his own attainment in Blood path, as well as the mortal inheritance of Blood path he received from Kuang Luo To, to not only create new Blood path gu but also to improve the recipes of old gu and enhance the effects of his old gu worms.
"Hmm, this kind of help is one of the reasons why those great immortal sects and super clans have unquestionably ruled the world for ages..." Kuang Luo To will speaks with a certain bitterness in his voice as he looks at the destruction caused by Chen Wei's attack, which may seem extremely impressive to the eyes of a mortal Gu Master but is not much to him.
"Well... if you're impressed by this, know that when the main body completes the killer move to transfer immortal inheritance knowledge, your advancement, as well as that of your wives, will be even greater and faster." Kuang Luo To will speaks as he continues to float, for despite the help he gives to Chen Wei being something extraordinary for a mortal world, it's only a fraction of what his main body can do.
"Hmm, how is Mei'er's and the other two's advancement going?" Chen Wei asks curiously, not only about Wang Mei but also about Yu Lian and Feng Hua, whom he has begun to give great importance to after discovering that they are both fated to be his wives.
"They are advancing at impressive speeds as well while following my recommendations to cultivate their paths of greatest talents... according to my estimates, they will all have at least quasi-master attainment by the end of my tutelage kekekeke." Again, despite his words seeming simple, they conveyed great information to Chen Wei, to the point that he even ended up having information about their feeding routine in his head, which was not one of his desires but still contains valuable information to approach Yu Lian and Feng Hua in the future.
"Hmm, I could guess that I myself might reach master attainment in Blood path..." This is not only a conclusion from Chen Wei's speculation but a realization because of the great speed at which his attainment is rising now that he not only has infinite experimental resources but also the direct help of a Rank 8 immortal.
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that, according to Kuang Luo To, this tutelage would last only six months, the last three of which would focus on refining the immortal Gu, Chen Wei could confidently declare himself capable of reaching Grandmaster attainment in Blood path.
"Well, don't feel too proud of it because if that curious girl had a foundation before coming here, she could do the same kekekeke." Chen Wei hears the toad speaking of whom he believes to be Yu Lian, who according to Kuang Luo To is the most talented after Chen Wei, being a level above the other two when it comes to talent in her main path, which is Poison path.
"Yes, but it's necessary for her future development that she experiences some cultivation difficulties right now in the beginning, right?" Chen Wei speaks as he thinks about how Yu Lian was sent by Kuang Luo To to cultivate by herself up to Rank 2, only giving her tips and 100 primeval stones per week.
This may seem unfair to Yu Lian, but it's actually necessary treatment for her to acquire rich cultivation experience in a realm where her mistakes are easy to correct and without many consequences. Besides, Chen Wei is sure that with the help of a 90% A grade and 100 primeval stones every week, along with her innate talent and hard work, she won't take long to reach Rank 2 since she already reached Rank 1 middle stage a few days ago.
"Ahh, talent is truly irrelevant for immortals..." Chen Wei mutters as he remembers how at her awakening, Yu Lian awakened with a D grade talent of 37%, which according to Kuang Luo To was because she awakened prematurely. But Chen Wei doesn't believe that just a few months will make such a difference, so he believes this is just the standard suppression that otherworldly demons receive, which Kuang Luo To never mentioned even though Chen Wei is sure he must know about it.
Aside from Chen Wei's suspicions, after a little melancholy because of her poor talent, Yu Lian is quickly left wordless when Kuang Luo To increased her talent to a 90% A grade with a wave of his hand.
In fact, he did this for all the girls, who now all have 90% of their primeval sea full, which according to Kuang Luo To is the maximum that it's possible to increase someone's talent. This is a fact that Chen Wei is sure is a lie, not only because of information from the novel but also because of his own primeval sea, which now occupies a level of 99% full through Kuang Luo To's actions.
"Kekekeke, it's clear that this is necessary for her development because if you want to know the number one reason why many children of immortals never become as successful as their parents, it's because of the excessive protection and help they receive!" Kuang Luo To will speak as if declaring one of his strongest convictions, besides, Chen Wei can even sense a strong disdain in his voice when mentioning these children of immortals.
"Hmm, alright..." Chen Wei simply responds while nodding.
Shortly after, Chen Wei activates the rank 5 Blood Emperor Armor while looking at a horde of furious animals charging towards him, likely enraged after having their homes destroyed by Chen Wei's attacks, as that last Blood Cut wasn't the only one.
"Don't forget to gather all the battle information," Chen Wei says, drawing the Rank 5 Emperor Blood Sword Gu, a blood sword appearing in his hand, carrying a strong killing aura, now Chen Wei's main attack gu after discovering his talent in the Sword path.
Without worrying about Kuang Luo To will's safety, Chen Wei advances like a maniac towards the horde of animals charging furiously at him, as he has been doing in this last half-month, both to train his combat abilities and to test the effectiveness of his new gus.
"Kekekeke, ah, the youth of today truly have a resolute spirit!" Kuang Luo To observes as Chen Wei cuts through the horde of animals, causing carnage as if he were a bloody demon whose only thought is to kill.
"Ahhh, the effect of the infinite primeval essence is truly incredible..." Chen Wei murmurs atop a pile of mutilated animal corpses he killed in these few moments as if they were mere insects.
And one of the main reasons he has to thank for such efficiency and killing capability is the fact that Kuang Luo To dissolved a drop of Rank 8 immortal essence in the air, now allowing him to use the infinite primeval essence that originated from it.
"Kekekkeke, that's a feeling all newly awakened immortals have!" Kuang Luo To Will says as he transmits a great deal of information to Chen Wei's mind.
"Kekekeke, I would like to add that this rank 5 gu you called Death Bleeding Gu is a masterpiece, kekekeke," Kuang Luo To speaks with great admiration, as he himself is a great enthusiast of the Blood path and sees that this gu has incredible potential in immortal cultivation realms.
"Alright... but I still have much to improve both this gu and my battle ability...!" Chen Wei says as he receives endless information in his mind, which instead of making him proud to be able to kill a horde of hundred and thousand beast kings, only makes him feel inadequate and with much to improve.
"Kekekeke, if anyone else heard such a genius still feeling inadequate, they would call me a lousy master, kekekeke," Kuang Luo To says as he watches Chen Wei collecting the blood path materials from the animals he killed not out of necessity, of course, but to gain experience since he doesn't let even the slightest opportunity for learning slip away.
"Of course, I am inadequate without your help; I wouldn't even be able to use my rank 5 gus..." Chen Wei comments calmly while methodically collecting and organizing the different types of blood staining the environment red.
"With my rank 3 peak stage primeval essence, any average rank 5 gu master could kill me with a wave of their hand, let alone an immortal, so what is there for me to be proud of?" Chen Wei speaks with conviction to Kuang LuoTo will.
This is one of the things Chen Wei repeats to himself the most because even after using three White Silver Relic Gus given to him by Kuang Luo To, which instantly brought Chen Wei to what would be the peak of life dreamed by the vast majority of gu masters in the world, in Chen Wei's eyes, this isn't an achievement worth celebrating.
"Kekekeke, that's a good spirit to follow on your cultivation journey... and believe this foolish toad when he says so," Kuang Luo To will speaks with a deep look as if reminiscing about the past.
"Well, leaving that aside, is it already night? I can never tell in this place," Chen Wei says as he looks up at the ceiling of this vast cavern, kilometers upon kilometers in size, enough to have forests, large lagoons, tall mountains, and a fully functional ecosystem inside, even without sunlight, as the cave is illuminated by an ethereal white light that never goes out.
In fact, shortly after their first day here, Chen Wei repeatedly asked where they were, but Kuang Luo To would only respond that they were in the Gu world as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, even to a child.
"Hmmm, it's starting to arrive at night!" Kuang Luo To will taps his staff in the air, and a hole leading to the hall where he and Chen Wei first met opens in the ground right in front of them.
"Ah, well then, now it's time for soul cultivation!!" Chen Wei declares with conviction as he descends the circular staircase that appeared on the ground, followed by the immortal toad will, who floats above his shoulder.