Chapter 12: The Sorcerer
Chapter 12: The Sorcerer
Establishing the Gu Family.
Recruiting guards.
To grow a family, it was impossible to rely on just two people.
When Gu Qingfeng displayed the strength of a Blood Refinement Realm martial artist, many martial artists from the jianghu were willing to join the Gu Family, becoming its guards.
After all, having the support of the Gu Family was like having a Blood Refinement Realm martial artist backing them, which was certainly a good thing.
More importantly, the presence of a Blood Refinement Realm martial artist in the Gu Family indicated that they must have a corresponding martial arts lineage.
If one could gain the favor of the head of the Gu Family, they might also be granted such a lineage.
For martial artists in the jianghu, the higher the rank of the martial arts lineage, the harder it was to obtain.
In the Bai Shi Dao, martial arts flourished, and martial artists were as numerous as fish crossing a river. However, very few Blood Refinement Realm martial artists appeared, primarily due to the scarcity of lineages.
Even if major forces possessed Blood Refinement Realm martial arts lineages, they would not casually pass them on. Therefore, for ordinary jianghu wanderers, Blood Refinement Realm martial arts were highly desirable.
Families, sects, and gangs with Blood Refinement Realm martial artists were the primary targets for these wanderers to join.
Not for any other reason.
They simply wanted to find an opportunity to break through to higher levels.
Despite the shallow roots of the Gu Family established by Gu Qingfeng, there were still about fifty to sixty martial artists willing to join.
Among these fifty to sixty martial artists, the lowest rank was Mid-Stage Skin Refinement, and the highest was around the Perfect Skin Refinement stage.
There were no Blood Refinement Realm martial artists among them.
After all, such high-level experts could establish their own forces and would not readily submit to others.
Since founding the Gu Family, Gu Qingfeng had kept a low profile, developing some industries on his own, but he had not made any sweeping moves.
The waters of the Bai Shi Dao were deep.
Gu Qingfeng was confident in his strength, but he had no intention of opposing the various forces in the Bai Shi Dao.
At least, not until he was strong enough to suppress the entire Bai Shi Dao.
However, this came with a condition.
No one should provoke him.
Otherwise, Gu Qingfeng would not be lenient.
Since founding the Gu Family, Gu Qingfeng had secretly sent people to investigate the neighboring county, but to his disappointment, the neighboring county seemed to have vanished without a trace. No matter how he probed, he found no news.
This indicated that the neighboring county must have undergone some other changes.
However, Gu Qingfeng had no intention of returning to the neighboring county himself to investigate.
After all, the neighboring county was mysterious and involved the Evil Suppression Bureau, and he did not want to invite trouble.
On the other side, during his time in the Bai Shi Dao, Gu Qingfeng had also inquired about the situation regarding evil spirits.
Like in the neighboring county, ordinary people knew nothing about evil spirits, but the major forces seemed to have some understanding of them.
However, Gu Qingfeng could not directly ask these forces.
From this, Gu Qingfeng confirmed one thing.
The Tai Xuan Dynasty had a tight grip on the issue of evil spirits, and information about them would not easily leak out.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingfeng took out the Spirit Summoning Treasure Technique.
This was the secret manual he had obtained from Shangguan Jiang's corpse.
The Spirit Summoning Treasure Technique.
It recorded how to become a sorcerer.
Indeed, a sorcerer.
From the Spirit Summoning Treasure Technique, Gu Qingfeng finally understood the reason behind Shangguan Jiang's condition.
By hosting an evil spirit within oneself, one could harness the power of the evil spirit and become a true sorcerer.
Once a Warlock falls, the malevolent spirits sealed within their body will awaken.
Additionally, becoming a Warlock comes with various limitations and flaws.
Firstly, Warlocks are influenced by malevolent spirits, becoming bloodthirsty and insane. The more they use the power of these spirits, the more they are eroded, eventually dying and transforming into true malevolent spirits.
However, Warlocks also have methods to suppress these spirits, allowing them to better control their power and advance to higher levels.
The Spiritual Treasure Manual does not contain much information, but it does detail how to contain a malevolent spirit known as the Heart Devourer, along with subsequent cultivation methods.
The process of containing a Heart Devourer involves using gold as a vessel to seal a malevolent spirit, then pouring the blood of a hundred hearts over the gold vessel. Over the next hundred days, the practitioner must bathe in human blood and use the five organs and other materials as medicinal ingredients. Only then can they successfully contain the malevolent spirit.
Of course, this method is not guaranteed to succeed. If it fails, the practitioner will be consumed by the malevolent spirit. If successful, they will gain control over the malevolent spirit's power and become a true Warlock.
After becoming a Warlock, they must consume the blood and organs of animals to aid their cultivation. Consuming human blood and organs yields the best results.
All of these details are recorded in the Spiritual Treasure Manual.
"Warlocks... malevolent spirits. If we purely follow the methods in the Spiritual Treasure Manual, what's the difference between Warlocks and malevolent spirits? The tragic events in Lincun County were likely caused by Shangguan Jiang!"
Gu Qingfeng shook his head slightly.
From Shangguan Jiang's performance, it was clear that Warlocks were far more powerful than martial artists. According to the Spiritual Treasure Manual, Shangguan Jiang was one of the weakest Warlocks. Even so, he possessed the strength of the Blood Refinement Realm.
A stronger Warlock would likely make a Blood Refinement Realm martial artist seem insignificant.
In comparison, martial artists who reach the Blood Refinement Realm are considered quite powerful. In the White Stone Dao territory, they would be considered true experts.
This clearly shows the gap between martial artists and Warlocks.
However, becoming a Warlock is extremely difficult.
Gu Qingfeng knew that if he were to reveal the Spiritual Treasure Manual, it would cause a massive upheaval. Many people would be unable to resist the temptation to seize it. After all, the desire for greater power is a common human trait.
However, this was just a fleeting thought for Gu Qingfeng. The Spiritual Treasure Manual is connected to the Spirit Suppression Bureau, an institution established by the Great Xu Dynasty. He wasn't naive enough to think that he, a mere Blood Refinement Realm practitioner, could stand against it.
"If I were the me from years ago, I might have risked cultivating the Spiritual Treasure Manual. After all, in these chaotic times, human life is as cheap as grass. Only by mastering great power can one truly survive. Only by surviving can one have the right to talk about other things.
However, for me now, the Spiritual Treasure Manual is of little use. As long as I gain enough enhancement points, advancing to higher realms will be as easy as turning over my hand!"
Gu Qingfeng knew his advantages. Cultivating Gu Yang to a higher level was one of them.
Additionally, there were many aspects of his "golden finger" that he had yet to fully understand.
Now that he had established a foundation in White Stone Dao, he had ample time to slowly research the other functions of his golden finger.
(End of Chapter)
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