Gu Daoist Master

Chapter 5 – The First Human and 3 Gu, Hopes Awakening

In that moment his surroundings went quiet. Countless numbers of eyes were on him.

It’s getting more and more exciting, Fang Yuan thought to himself with a laugh. Under the gazes of the masses, he walked across the river and reached the opposite bank.

He could feel a layer of pressure on him. This pressure came from the spirit spring deep in the flower sea. The spirit spring produced primeval qi – because the qi was too rich in here, it caused the pressure.

But very quickly from the flowers below Fang Yuan’s feet, little lights made their way up. These dots of light enveloped his entire body before finally entering him.

These are the Hope Gu, mused Fang Yuan. The person in charge did not tell them, but he knew it very clearly. Every spot of light is a Gu, known as the Hope Gu.

One of the oldest legends talk about the Hope Gu. In the legend, when the world was just formed it was a land of savage wilderness. Among the wild beasts that walked the earth, the first man appeared. He was known as Ren Zu (1), eating raw meat and drinking blood, living a difficult life.

In particular was a group of wild beasts called Predicament. These wild beasts loved the taste of Ren Zu and longed to eat him.

Ren Zu did not have a body as strong as mountain rock, nor did he have the sharp teeth and claws of a wild beast. How could he fight with the Predicaments? His source of food was unstable and he had to hide all day. He was at the bottom of nature’s food chain, and could barely survive.

At this moment, there were 3 Gu that came up to him and said, “As long as you use your life to provide us, we will help you through this difficulty.” Ren Zu had nowhere to go, so he could only agree to these 3 Gu.

to the biggest Gu among the three. That Gu then

a stable source of food and was able to protect himself. He fought bravely and ruthlessly, defeating many Predicaments. But soon he suffered and finally realized that strength was not everything. It needed to heal and be cultivated, not spent freely at his will. Not to mention when facing

Zu reflected over this lesson bitterly and decided to give his prime middle years to the

was more effective than using strength. By relying on wisdom and strength was he able to conquer all the

because he gave away his youth and middle years to keep

provide to us,” the strength

old and could not run, his teeth had fallen out and could

his heart was filled with desperation. It was at this time

middle age, but if I give you my old age, my life would immediately end. Even though I am surrounded by Predicaments right now, but I will not die

three I have the smallest needs. Human, if you just give

Zu said. “But Gu, what can you give me in return? In this situation, even if

compared to the wisdom Gu, this one was only able to give out a

this Gu suddenly gave out endless light. In this light, the Predicaments screamed in horror: “This is the Hope Gu,

and from that day onwards whenever he faced

Yuan’s body. Due to the outside pressure they quickly gathered into

felt the pressure lessen. He began to walk forward. With every step he took, one after another the Hope Gu would fly out from the sea of

than expected.” Many elders watching Fang Yuan in the dark thought this as they saw the sight. The clan head frowned as well. This was definitely not

cultivation talent. 10-20 steps means D grade talent. 20-30 steps would be C grade talent, 30-40 steps is a B grade talent. And 40-50