Chapter 7

Very soon, a week had passed.

"Man is the spirit of all things, and the gu is the essence of heaven and earth. In this world, there exist countless types of gu, too numerous to count. They live around us, in the soil, in the grass, and even inside wild beasts."

"During the process of human reproduction and development, our ancestors gradually discovered the mysteries of gu. Those who have opened their qi points and use their true essence to feed, refine, and control these gu to achieve various purposes are collectively called gu masters."

"And in the grand ceremony of opening qi points a week ago, you all successfully opened your qi points and condensed your true essence sea. Now, you are all one-turn gu masters."

In the school of the mountain village, the elder of the school was speaking eloquently.

Facing him, fifty-seven young people were sitting upright, all listening intently.

The magic and power of gu masters had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the young people. Therefore, everything the elder said deeply attracted them.

At this moment, a young man raised his hand, and after being allowed by the elder, he stood up and asked, "Elder, I have known since I was very young that gu masters are divided into one-turn, two-turn, and so on. Could you please explain this in detail for us?"

Guye Shifu nodded and gestured for the young man to sit down: "Gu masters have a total of nine major realms, from the lowest to the highest, they are one-turn, two-turn, three-turn, up to nine-turn. Each major realm is further divided into four minor realms: initial, middle, advanced, and peak. You have just become gu masters, and you are all at the initial stage of one-turn."

"If you work hard in the future, your cultivation will naturally improve, and it is possible to advance to two-turn, three-turn, and so on. Of course, the higher your talent, the greater the possibility of advancement."

"For those with D-class talent, the true essence sea occupies two to three tenths of the qi point, and they can usually cultivate up to one-turn or two-turn at most. For those with C-class talent, the true essence sea occupies four to five tenths of the qi point, and they usually stop at the two-turn realm, with only a small part able to break through to the initial stage of three-turn. For those with B-class talent, the true essence sea occupies six to seven tenths of the qi point, and they can cultivate up to three-turn or even four-turn. For those with A-class talent, the true essence sea is abundant, occupying eight tenths of the qi point. Such people naturally have the highest talent, are most suitable for cultivating as gu masters, and can cultivate up to five-turn."

"As for gu masters above six-turn, each one is a legend, and I am not very clear about the specifics. In our Guyue clan, there has never been a six-turn gu master, but there have been five-turn and four-turn gu masters."

The young people's ears perked up, and their eyes shone brightly as they listened.

Many people couldn't help but look at Guyue Fangzheng, who was sitting upright in the first row. This was A-class talent, and their eyes were filled with envy and jealousy.

At the same time, some eyes drifted to the corner at the back of the classroom.

In that corner by the window, Guyue Fangyuan was lying on the table, snoring loudly.

"Look, he's still sleeping," someone whispered.

"Hasn't he been sleeping for a whole week? Hasn't he recovered yet?" someone sneered.

"Not just that, I heard he doesn't even come home at night, wandering around outside the village."

"Someone even saw him more than once, holding a wine jar and getting drunk outside. Fortunately, the area around the village has been cleared in recent years, so it's relatively safe." The classmates whispered to each other, and various rumors quickly spread.

"Alas, the blow was indeed too great. He had been known as a genius for so many years, but it turns out he's only C-class, hahaha."

"If that were all, it would be fine. But his own younger brother was tested as A-class, now the focus of everyone's attention, enjoying the best treatment. The brother is in the sky, the elder brother is on the ground, tsk tsk..."

Listening to the growing whispers, the elder's brows knitted into a frown.

In the entire classroom, the young people were all sitting upright, full of vitality, making Fangyuan, who was sprawled on the table, even more conspicuous and glaring.

"A week has passed, and he's still so depressed. Humph, I must have been wrong about him. How could such a person be a genius!" The elder grumbled to himself. He had already spoken to Fangyuan many times about this situation, but to no avail. Fangyuan continued to do as he pleased, sleeping through every class, which greatly troubled and angered the elder responsible for teaching.

"Never mind, he's just C-class. If he can't even withstand this blow, his character is not suitable for great tasks, and it would be a waste of clan resources to cultivate him." The elder was very disappointed with Fangyuan.

Fangyuan was only C-class, while his younger brother Fangzheng had A-class talent, making him the one worth the clan's efforts to cultivate.

As the elder thought, he continued, "In our clan's history, there have been many strong figures. Among them, there were two five-turn strong figures. One was the first clan leader, our ancestor, who founded the Guyue mountain village. The other was the fourth clan leader, who had outstanding talent and cultivated to the realm of five-turn gu master. If it weren't for the despicable and shameless demon, Huajiu Xingzhe, who ambushed him, he might have advanced to six-turn gu master. Alas..."

At this point, Guyue Shifu sighed deeply.

Below the podium, the young people all called out in righteous indignation.

"It's all because of Huajiu Xingzhe, he's too treacherous and cunning!"

"Unfortunately, our fourth clan leader was kind-hearted and died young."

"I regret not being born a few hundred years earlier. If I had, I would have exposed that demon's ugly face at the cost of my life."

The story of the fourth clan leader and Huajiu Xingzhe was known to every member of the Guyue clan.

Huajiu Xingzhe was also a five-turn gu master, a notorious bandit who had been committing evil for many years and was well-known in the demon world. Hundreds of years ago, he roamed to Qingmao Mountain, intending to commit crimes in the Guyue mountain village, but was discovered by the fourth clan leader. After a shocking battle, Huajiu Xingzhe was forced to his knees and begged for mercy. The fourth clan leader, being kind-hearted, intended to spare his life. However, Huajiu Xingzhe suddenly attacked, severely injuring the clan leader.

The clan leader was enraged and killed Huajiu Xingzhe on the spot, but he also died from his injuries shortly after.

Therefore, in the hearts of all the Guyue clan members, the fourth clan leader was a hero who sacrificed himself for the village.

"Huajiu Xingzhe..." Awakened by the condemnation in the classroom, Fangyuan in the corner opened his sleepy eyes.

He stretched a big yawn, and a grudge arose in his heart: "Where did this Huajiu Xingzhe die? Why haven't I found his legacy after searching the area around the village?"

In his memory, about two months later, a clan gu master, heartbroken from a breakup and drunk, lay outside the village, and the pervasive alcohol aroma unexpectedly attracted a wine gu.

The gu master was delighted and tried to capture it. The wine gu fled in panic, and the gu master pursued it relentlessly, following its trail to a hidden cave entrance leading underground.

The wine gu is a very precious type of gu. The gu master, still drunk,冒险进入了洞穴，来到了地下秘洞。然后，他发现了花酒行者的尸体和留下的遗产。

这位蛊师回到山寨后，汇报了所有的发现，立即引起了整个家族的大轰动。

而那位蛊师也因此受益，修为更加突出，反而吸引了那个曾经抛弃他的恋人回心转意。成为了一时的风云人物。

“可惜这个消息，我也只听说了个大概，并不知道确切的位置。当时也没想到会有重生的这一天啊。花酒行者，你到底死在哪里？”

这些天来，他买了许多酒，一到夜晚就在山寨周围闲逛。想借着散发的酒气，来吸引到酒虫露面。可惜，就是不见那酒虫，结果令人十分失望。

“如果找到那酒虫，炼化为本命蛊，比家族中的月光蛊要好多了。眨眼间，已经到了四月，时不我待呀。”方源叹了一口气，视线转向窗外。

只见蓝天白云下，群山葱茏延绵开去。近处则是一片竹林。

这是青茅山特有的矛竹，各个笔直得像一条直线，同时尖端锋锐异常，如同枪尖。

不远处的树林，已经泛起了新绿。抽出的嫩芽，黄绿一片。不时有漂亮的彩雀儿，落到枝干上。

春风袭来，将青山绿水的清新气息包裹着，吹洒人间。

不知不觉间，这堂课接近了尾声。学堂家老最后通知道：“这一周来，我教会你们如何冥想，察看自身的空窍元海。如何打坐，调动体内的真元。现在是时候炼化你们的本命蛊了。这节课结束后，你们就去学堂里的蛊室，挑选蛊虫。选了蛊虫之后，就回家潜修。直到炼化了蛊虫，再来学堂继续上课。同时，这也是你们的第一场考核。谁能拔得头筹，就会有二十块元石的丰厚奖励。”

喔！

下一刻，整个学堂都欢呼起来。

“终于要炼化蛊虫了，那我该挑选什么蛊虫好呢？”方源双眼中精芒一闪而逝。