Capítulo 10: Breakthrough
Nightfall arrived. The moon was like a silver plate, appearing among the clouds. The thinly spread stars decorated the surroundings.
Gu Yue Chi Chen stood in the courtyard, raising his head up, his eyes glistening under the reflection of the moon.
Inside the secret room, there was only one torch, attached to an opening in the limestone walls.
The flame burned on, illuminating this small room.
One of the two elders in power, Gu Yue Chi Lian, was sitting facing his grandson, Gu Yue Chi Cheng. The two sat on a praying mat with their shadows projected on the ground, wavering with the flickering of the flame.
Gu Yue Chi Lian stretched out his hand, using his palm to touch Chi Cheng's abdomen area.
Gu Yue Chi Chen's face was full of anxiety, his mind entering his aperture, suppressing the ripples in his primeval sea with all his concentration.
In this world, there are no two identical tree leaves. Similarly to Gu Masters, there is no identical primeval essence as well.
Once primeval essence from an external source enters the aperture, it will result in the natural resistance of the original primeval essence in the aperture.
If Gu Yue Chi Cheng does not suppress it, and instead allows his primeval essence to resist, it will result in a clash between the essences. Such intensive reaction can cause great damage to the aperture.
The aperture's primeval sea is the foundation and roots of a Gu Master's cultivation, and is of utmost importance.
Once the aperture is damaged, at the very least one's cultivation may lower, but if it is severe, their latent talent may be lowered as well. Once the aperture is completely shattered, the Gu Master would die immediately.
After a while, Gu Yue Chi Lian gradually stopped transmitting his primeval essence, slowly taking back his hand.
Gu Yue Chi Chen took a deep breath of relief, his tense body relaxing. "Thank you Grandfather, for nurturing my aperture and transfusing primeval essence to me every three days. It has been hard on you!"
Gu Yue Chi Lian's forehead was full of sweat, and he sighed and said, "This is inevitable. Your talent is only C grade, so if we rely on your ability alone to rise to middle stage, it'll take a long time. The time will usually be twice of a B grade, and four times of an A grade. In such a situation, your talent will be exposed. Thus, even if this method is dangerous, we have to use it."
"Grandfather, I am willing to make sacrifices for the future of our family," Chi Chen replied solemnly.
Chi Lian nodded. "Good. You have a firm determination, and that is the spirit of our Gu Yue clan. However, you should also be aware of the risks involved in this method. It will make your aperture impure and limit your future potential. We need to find the Cleansing Water Gu as soon as possible to cleanse your aperture and flush out all the external energies in your aperture sea. This will remove the sequela and restore your pure aperture."
Chi Chen's eyes shone with hope. "I understand, Grandfather. I will work hard and find a way to obtain the Cleansing Water Gu."
Chi Lian patted his shoulder. "You have your mother's wit and your father's spirit. With your talent and determination, I believe you will succeed."
☼☼☼ In the Mo Household ☼☼☼
Mo Yan was a true genius in the family, with a B grade talent and a wide variety of Gu techniques. She was already at Rank two middle stage, and her potential was limitless.
After finishing her practice, Mo Yan walked over to her brother. His aura had thoroughly changed. Mo Bei could not be considered very handsome, as he had inherited his deceased father's horse-face, but he was very popular. His build also became quite sturdy, after integrating the [White Boar Gu]. Of course, Mo Yan knew nothing about it, but still sensed a change: "How's your cultivation going?"
Mo Bei grinned: "Thanks to Grandfather's, I've already broken through to the middle stage."
Mo Yan was surprised. "What? How did you do it so fast?"
Mo Bei chuckled while revealing his trump card: "Look at what I have gotten in the gambling rock carvan"
Mo Yan approached, and looked at the patterns on the Gu in her brother's palm. It was a small Gu worm that reeked of wine: "This...? This is a Liquor Worm! My brother, you are so lucky!"
Mo Bei smiled at the scene: "I was really lucky indeed. With this liquor worm, even Fang Zheng will not cultivate any faster than me"
Mo Yan shook her head. "Don't be complacent, Brother. You have your own strengths, and I believe you will surpass me one day but A-grade talents only appear once out of tens of thousands. There is no telling how high he will rise in the future, so do not make an enemy out of him"
Mo Bei's eyes gleamed with determination. "Yes, but I will surpass everyone and become the strongest Gu Master in the family!"
Mo Yan smiled. "I have no doubt that you will, Brother. But remember, strength alone is not enough. You also need wisdom and strategy to succeed."
Mo Bei nodded. "I know. And I have a plan. I'm going to focus on nurturing my aperture walls these next few days, to completely break through from initial stage to middle stage and obtain the position of class chairman. Once I do that, I'll be able to assert my dominance and let everyone know that true talent is what matters in Gu Master cultivation."
Mo Yan nodded approvingly. "That's the spirit...Now, I am sure Grandpa will be pleased about the news!"
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