7 War and Talents

Two weeks have passed since Chen Wei refined his three new Gu, which will be his foundation for now at rank 1 and the beginning of rank 2.

During this period, other students managed to reach the middle stage, with the second to arrive being Xu Shang, who was also the second to refine his vital Gu in the previous competition. But surprisingly to everyone, the third was Jin Gu, the boy from a mortal family who presented a middle-stage aperture mere hours before Liu Zhao arrived, and Su Ah came in fifth.

Of course, during these weeks, he didn't stand still. Even though his cultivation to reach the upper stage is progressing slowly, it's because he's spending most of his time practicing Gu. You see, even if someone has high cultivation, if they have little combat experience, they will definitely be at a great disadvantage against enemies of the same rank.

Besides, in the Gu world,there is formidable enemies who will bother to learn everything about you to kill you, not letting any mistake go unnoticed.

And Chen Wei has no doubt that he has a big target on his head, being an A-grade talent, the son of a renowned Gu master, and the grandson of a clan elder. This becomes an even bigger problem when the other two clans that share the mountain with the He An clan are informally allied to resist the advances of the latter.

Because of this, every time he leaves the clan to practice killing wild animals, he is accompanied by a guard who watches him closely.

After putting his new combat system into practice, he quickly realized how effective it was, although he still lacks healing and investigative methods. He already plans his refinement when he reaches the peak stage. Of course, when spending his time at the academy, it was spent with Chen Wei making political connections or spending time reviewing and adjusting his plans.

"Hmm, this Blood Cut Gu is quite formidable. It's no surprise that Grandfather allowed you to continue creating Gu of this type," Chen Ming, his older brother, tells him while evaluating the Gu created by Chen Wei.

"This is its first level. I am now studying possible routes for future development," Chen Wei says while noting all the opinions his brother gives him about the Gu and what he thinks could be improved.

"Rank 2? Haven't you already created more than ten recipes for blood-related Gu, and the best part is that they really work? Honestly, I agree with our grandfather that you are a genius, but don't you think Rank 2 is already too much?" He speaks with genuine concern, not wanting to see his brother waste his precious time trying to do something that is too complicated even for their grandfather, who is at Rank 3.

"Well, I know it's going to be difficult, but advancing the Blood Path forward has become my obsession." This is partly true and partly a lie, but at this point, he has already realized his gigantic talent for the Blood Path and also for refining.

You know, normally what he did now, creating several Gu of a completely new path in such a short period of time, should not be possible for ordinary people. But for him, it was a minor inconvenience, which made Chen Wei start to question why, since he is fully aware that this is venerable-level talent.

But he also knows that he is not Giant Sun, who created the Blood Path and is Fated to become venerable. So recently he is developing the theory that he could be a Dao Guardian since it was never revealed what Giant Sun's Dao Guardian would be.

"You are completely aware that creating a path is the kind of thing that only one of these legendary immortals could do, right?" His brother's question brings Chen Wei out of his reverie about why he has such great talent.

"I believe so, but still I will try even if I fail I want to try" After thinking for a moment, He knows how big of a challenge this will be, but in truth it only fuels his desire to move forward with Blood path.

"Oh, and also, if possible, could you tell me how things are in the war against the other two clans?" Chen Wei asks to know how things are actually going from a combatant, not one of the clan's propagandists who only give good news.

"Ah, things are complicated. Although our clan is still in the lead, I don't know how long it will last, especially with the decreasing number of Gu masters able to fight." Chen Ming speaks with a hollow look and a cautious voice, you can see the effect of the war on him, especially due to the loss of close allies and friends.

"But the other two clans aren't in a much better situation, especially the Xiong Mao clan, which may not be able to resist the next beast tide." Chen Wei can see the excitement on his brother's face in imagining the enemy who has killed several of his companions exterminated completely.

"*sigh* It's really a different reality from the glorious war defending the clan's honor that the propagandists paint." Despite knowing this for a long time since he constantly seeks information about the war with his father, brother, and grandfather, he still feels a certain discouragement with the difference between the propaganda and the reality of the war.

Which actually started when the two clans joined forces and tried to assassinate the eldest leader of the He An clan seven years ago. Which from their point of view was the wisest thing to do since the strongest clan among the three with a rank 4 veteran and a newly advanced rank 4 at the time would only be a matter of time until they were conquered if they did not unite and attack together at the opportune moment.

And since then, the three clans have been in a 1v2 war that has caused immense death and destruction on both sides.

This is one of the reasons the academy places so much emphasis on hand-to-hand combat, and the students are so willing to learn everything because of the incessant need for warriors to die in the war that no one knows when it will end.

"Do you still plan to develop these blood Gu to become a main weapon of our clan for the war?" He asks Chen Wei since he is very impressed with the strength of the Gu, and the best part is its easy refinement and nourishment since what is not currently lacking for any clan is blood.

"I've already talked about it with our father and grandfather. They told me that if I can develop these Gu to rank 2 and they are satisfactory for them, they will start implementing them." Chen Wei wants to popularize the Blood Path within the clan so that he has the help of several people contributing to his development, besides, he can take inspiration from the combat experience of others using the Gu he created.

Of course, he also wants to help his clan so that they can win the war, since although he plans to leave the clan when he becomes an immortal, it's not because he has anything against the clan or likes to be solitary, but a great precaution he carries with him at all times of his life.

In principle, a precaution of Heavens Will using his relatives against him if he puts them in his immortal aperture and brings them along with him to wander the southern border as a lonely immortal.

This fear is not unfounded since he does not have a clear idea of what Heavens Will's opinion is about him, although until now he has not faced great difficulties, he is always cautious, especially with his clan at war with two other clans and he being a major target for assassination.

Looking from the colder and more logical side, he should do as Fang Yuan and massacre his clan to avoid possible loose ends that can cause problems for him in the future, but he knows clearly that although he is not a saint, he is Still not such a demon to do such an act.