Beast Tamer Ascension-Chapter 73Book 3: : Whereabouts of the Ten Rare Gu

Vol 3 Chapter 73: Whereabouts of the Ten Rare Gu

Back at the Academy, Lin Jing had thoroughly investigated the Ten Rare Gu.

These Ten Rare Gu each belonged to a different element: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Yin, Yang, and Ice.

Originally, each of the ten high-ranking members of the Gu God Sect held one of these powerful insects.

However, over time, as these Gu Masters perished, the Ten Rare Gu inevitably scattered across the world.

Due to their rebirth mechanism, these Rare Gu did not die with their masters.

In theory, the Gu God Sect should have been able to retrieve them immediately, since they were the sect’s own creations.

But the problem was—

The Ten Rare Gu were far too powerful.

Many experts coveted them, and stealing a Rare Gu from the Gu God Sect became something of a trend.

Even demonic sects had likely fallen victim to these thefts.

In the end, under the calculations and schemes of various factions, the Gu God Sect managed to hold onto only four of the ten:

Yang Gu

Thunder Gu

Wind Gu

Ice Gu

Each of these had their own inheritance line.

For instance, the Ice Gu had always been held by the Gu God Sect’s Ice-Fire Holy Maidens.

However, after the previous Holy Maiden died in an internal sect conflict, the Gu Sect lost control over the Ice Soul Gu.

And ultimately—

The Ice Soul Gu fell into Lin Jing’s hands.

“The Gold-Element Golden Light Gu was sealed inside his own body by a high-ranking monk from the Western Desert… Getting a Rare Gu from the Buddhist sects? Impossible.”

“The Wood-Element Myriad Poison Gu—which contains the most diverse range of poisons among the Ten Rare Gu—is currently being held by Tongtian Tower, used for poison pill research. Even less of a chance of getting that.”

“The Water-Element Deathbane Gu was taken by Poseidon Palace. That sect is a beast clan power that split from the Ancient Dragon Palace, and nearly all oceanic demon beasts are gathered there…”

“The Fire-Element Heavenly Flame Gu is in the hands of a powerhouse from the Demon-Slaying Bureau, and that powerhouse is on the same level as Tongzi Xian…”

“The Earth-Element Stone Man Gu is in the Martial Emperor City’s Lord’s Mansion. They used it to create an entire army of petrified soldiers, like an army of terracotta warriors.”

“The Wind Gu and Thunder Gu are with the Gu God Sect’s Elder Wind and Elder Thunder.”

“The Yang Gu is in the hands of the Gu God Sect’s leader…”

“And the Yin Gu… is with an independent Void Mystical Stage rogue cultivator—Granny Yinshan.”

“No wonder the Gu God Sect is only after the Ice Soul Gu in my possession. It’s the easiest one to retrieve.”

“The other Rare Gu holders are almost all Void Mystical Stage experts, and on top of that, their backing factions are all far stronger than the Gu God Sect.”

Lin Jing reviewed the situation carefully.

If he relied on brute force, the easiest to acquire would likely be Granny Yinshan’s Yin Gu.

The Buddhist Sect monks were protected by a Dao-Seeking Stage Buddha Lord.

Tongtian Tower also had Dao-Seeking Stage powerhouses.

Poseidon Palace was the same.

The Demon-Slaying Bureau and Martial Emperor City? Not even worth considering.

As for the Gu God Sect, while their current sect leader was not Dao-Seeking Stage, their previous leader had attained that level.

However, because that leader had offered himself as sustenance for the Gu God Sect’s Divine Gu, he was always in seclusion and rarely emerged.

After weighing all the options, the only target that wasn’t protected by a Dao-Seeking Stage backer was Granny Yinshan.

But even she was no pushover.

She was at Peak Void Mystical Stage, and in her youth, she had been the Senior Sister of Water Moon Immortal Island, known as the most talented genius in that sect’s ten-thousand-year history.

No one knew why she later betrayed the sect, but she had somehow remained unscathed despite the fallout.

“Water Moon Immortal Island is located in the Eastern Sea. They only accept male disciples and only practice water-based techniques. Every generation, their island lord has reached the Dao-Seeking Stage.

For Granny Yinshan to defy them and still survive… Her power must be terrifying.”

“… That damn Ice Soul Gu, giving me such a headache. You really want to devour your own kind like Senior Pine? Keep dreaming.”

“But… if the Transformation Research goes well, and I earn the Demon Emperor’s favor, maybe—just maybe—I’ll have a chance to acquire another Rare Gu…”

Lin Jing shook his head.

Unless he could get the Demon Emperor to personally step in, there was no way he was getting his hands on another Rare Gu.

“For now, it’s more reliable to find an ice-attribute demon beast with a Demon Emperor bloodline and just make it into a puppet for the Ice Soul Gu.”

Preparations for Tribulation Resistance

In the meantime, Lin Jing sent Pine Leaf Mouse back to synthesizing more Transformation Grass.

Though Pine Leaf Mouse would rather hoard resources inside its Five-Element Demon Core World, stockpiling supplies, they still needed enough Transformation Grass for experiments first.

As for Dragon Carp, Lin Jing assigned it to attempt refining Fifth-Tier Pills, aiming to break through to the Fifth-Tier Pill Sovereign level.

And Lin Jing himself?

He spent his time waiting for Pine Leaf Mouse’s Transformation Grass synthesis, flipping through Crane Cauldron’s countless pill books, and studying the Crane Cauldron alchemists’ research findings.

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His goal: refine the synthesized Transformation Grass into pills that work on high-rank demon beasts.

A pill that only lets Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment demon beasts transform wasn’t enough.

If the Demon Court was to truly revive the demon race, they needed a method that worked on high-level demon beasts too.

Two Months Later—Senior Sister Returns

Xu Qingyao returned from the Ginseng Tribe.

“I didn’t fail the mission,” she said, “I managed to obtain three Lightning Avoidance Pills. It’s a bit few, but… even for the Ginseng Tribe, the materials for these pills are extremely rare.”

“Three is good enough,” Lin Jing nodded. “What was the price?”

Xu Qingyao sighed.

“…A portion of the Transformation Pill’s alchemy notes.”

“In ancient times, not only could demon beasts transform into humans, but so could Plant Spirits.

The Ginseng Tribe is likely interested in transformation methods. Since they know that I’m leading the alchemy research on transformation in the Demon Court, they requested our experimental records in exchange.”

“No big deal. So far, Crane Cauldron has only developed two Transformation Pills—

One is a poison that causes bloodline collapse.

The other is a demonic pill that induces Qi deviation.

Neither are valuable, just failed experiments that help eliminate wrong paths.

Now it’s all up to you, Lin Jing. Don’t disappoint me.”

“I won’t,” Lin Jing promised.

“But the most important thing now is the demon beast that will undergo tribulation.”

“We have the Transformation Grass to trigger the Tribulation of Transformation.

We have the Lightning Avoidance Pills to mitigate the lightning damage.

Now, we just need a Foundation Establishment demon beast with:

A strong physique

Innate lightning resistance

“Senior Sister, does the Demon Court have such a demon beast?”

Xu Qingyao fell into deep thought.

“…Yes, we do.

But even with Lightning Avoidance Pills, making a Foundation Establishment demon beast endure tribulation is still a near-suicidal endeavor.”