Chapter 908: Immortal Gu, Ah Youduo Shocked!

“The master’s Gu insect seems to have undergone some kind of qualitative transformation.”

Ah Youduo gazed at the Peach Blossom Gu as it began its advancement and instantly noticed how much it had improved since she’d seen it in the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons years ago.

Its aura felt even more profound and extraordinary.

Pink glow swirled around it with crystalline flower petals raining down like a dreamlike flow of beauty and alluring power.

She watched quietly as the Peach Blossom Gu advanced.

As its wings fluttered and its aura surged, thousands of illusory peach blossoms bloomed while a sweet cloying fragrance filled the air.

In that moment the Gu insects on Ah Youduo’s body started to stir restlessly.

Ah Youduo was surprised realizing her own Gu insects were being influenced by the master’s.

But the master’s Gu hadn’t even reached fourth-rank yet—could its mere aura really affect hers?

She channeled her Nascent Soul magical energy to block the aura and calm her Gu insects.

Time ticked by slowly.

When the Peach Blossom Gu fully advanced to fourth-rank with pink glow crystalline flower rain and peach blossom illusions filling the sky its heavenly tribulation appeared.

Layers of gray-black tribulation clouds gathered laced with purple-green lightning that overshadowed the phenomena from the Peach Blossom Gu’s advancement.

This was the Peach Blossom Gu’s heavenly tribulation!

Even though a Gu insect’s tribulation paled in comparison to a cultivator’s Nascent Soul tribulation or a demon beast’s shapeshifting one.

Its power was still astonishing.

Despite the array’s barrier cultivators from the Five Poisons Sect noticed the disturbance at Five Saints Peak.

“Is that a heavenly tribulation? Why is there a tribulation here?”

“Could it be the sect leader’s spirit pet advancing to fourth-rank?”

“No this isn’t a shapeshifting tribulation—it looks like a Gu insect crossing its tribulation. Has the sect leader refined a fourth-rank Gu insect!?”

The high-level cultivators of the Five Poisons Sect buzzed with excitement and discussion.

Whether it was a spirit pet reaching fourth-rank or refining a fourth-rank Gu insect it meant their sect leader’s strength had taken another step forward.

And as the Five Poisons Sect Leader grew stronger they too would benefit.

Just like when Ah Youduo retrieved the Gu God Cauldron and after nurturing it carefully used it to refine rare Gu insects that boosted her subordinates and strengthened the sect.

“Is this Daddy’s Gu insect?”

In the Five Saints Hall Lu Jiangtang and her mother Ina watched the celestial phenomena of the Peach Blossom Gu’s fourth-rank advancement from afar.

Lu Changsheng didn’t mind his daughter and Ina observing his Gu insect’s tribulation.

But his daughter was only at Qi Refining level so she couldn’t see clearly and might get scared by the tribulation’s might. That’s why he had them watch from here behind the array.

“Mm.” Ina nodded softly her eyes filled with longing admiration and reverence.

Under the Five Poisons Sect Leader’s careful guidance she’d cultivated to the ninth layer of Core Formation with two third-rank Gu insects.

But Nascent Soul and fourth-rank Gu insects still felt out of reach for her.

She knew her hope for Nascent Soul lay solely with the sect leader and the master.

If the sect leader used the Gu God Cauldron to nurture her natal Gu to fourth-rank then Nascent Soul wouldn’t be so distant.

And if the master lent a hand with resources Nascent Soul would be within easy grasp!

“Boom boom boom—”

The heavenly tribulation descended striking toward the Peach Blossom Gu.

The thumb-sized Peach Blossom Gu seemed utterly insignificant before the purple-green tribulation like a speck of dust in a raging storm or thunderous ocean.

Yet no matter how the tribulation bombarded it the Gu stood firm with pink crystalline luster enveloping its body.

“Not bad.” Lu Changsheng’s eyes gleamed with golden runes as he saw the Peach Blossom Gu using the tribulation’s power to fully fuse and digest the Blushing Peach Blossom’s energy without any real danger.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator Ah Youduo also sensed something—a mysterious vast power within the Peach Blossom Gu.

“Is this some heavenly treasure that helps Gu insects advance!?”

Ah Youduo realized the Peach Blossom Gu had consumed some rare heavenly treasure.

That’s why it had improved so much since she’d seen it years ago and advanced to fourth-rank so quickly.

Ah Youduo sighed in envy. As expected of the master to possess such a rare and sought-after Gu Dao treasure.

Under Lu Changsheng and Ah Youduo’s watchful eyes the Peach Blossom Gu survived its fourth-rank tribulation. Endless pink glow surged from the void with blooming peach blossom illusions gorgeous and fragrant sweet and cloying.

Yet Lu Changsheng frowned as he watched the lingering brewing tribulation clouds in the sky.

“What’s going on?” He felt puzzled.

The Peach Blossom Gu had already passed its fourth-rank tribulation so why hadn’t the clouds dispersed immediately?

But after years of cultivation Lu Ancestor was well-informed and quickly guessed: “Demon beasts have True Spirit tribulations so do Gu insects have Immortal Gu tribulations?”

“This is… an Immortal Gu tribulation! Is the master’s Gu insect about to become an Immortal Gu?”

Ah Youduo stared at the brewing tribulation and instantly understood.

According to the Five Poisons Sect’s inherited records not only refining but nurturing an Immortal Gu or advancing a heavenly spirit Gu to Immortal Gu would trigger a tribulation!

Ah Youduo was utterly astonished.

She never expected the master’s Gu to not only reach fourth-rank but continue straight to Immortal Gu!

In an instant a wave of longing and envy welled up from deep within her.

An Immortal Gu was the dream of any Gu Dao cultivator like her.

Since breaking through to Nascent Soul she’d been researching how to refine or nurture one.

But the materials for nurturing or refining an Immortal Gu were too rare. Even with the treasured Gu God Cauldron she couldn’t gather them.

At that moment a extravagant hope surged in Ah Youduo’s heart.

Would the master one day grant her a Gu Dao treasure to help nurture or refine an Immortal Gu?

In her eyes as the reincarnated Central State Holy Emperor who’d grown from Core Formation to mid-Nascent Soul giant in such a short time and now nurturing an Immortal Gu Lu Changsheng could easily make it happen if he wished.

Ah Youduo buried this hope deep inside planning to request it after earning enough merits. She turned her gaze back to the tribulation in the sky.

She’d only read about Immortal Gu tribulations in records never seen one.

So this was a chance to observe and learn.

Otherwise if she gathered materials and refined or nurtured an Immortal Gu only for it to turn to ash under the tribulation she’d be devastated.

“Hm? Has the master made no preparations?”

Ah Youduo looked at the Peach Blossom Gu enveloped in pink radiance amid the sky and felt surprised.

Whether cultivators or demon kings facing tribulations they could use pills and treasures.

Gu insects were no exception.

There were specific pills and natural treasures.

Even feeding on other Gu insects during the tribulation’s baptism to fuse multiple auxiliary Gu and aid the advancement.

But her master seemed to have prepared nothing done nothing.

Was this absolute confidence in his Gu’s advancement?

But not long ago the master had asked her about heavenly spirit Gu advancing to Immortal Gu.

Just as she puzzled over this and prepared to ask if he needed help Lu Changsheng stepped forward appearing instantly beside the Peach Blossom Gu under the tribulation.

“Master!?” Ah Youduo cried out in shock.

For cultivators and demon kings in tribulation others couldn’t interfere.

Even entering the range with aura could affect the tribulation or trigger multiple ones.

“Don’t worry.”

Lu Changsheng transmitted to her.

He hadn’t rashly entered to help the Peach Blossom Gu.

Instead the Peach Blossom Gu had sent him a thought.

It wanted them to face the tribulation together for their souls and minds to fully connect.

Otherwise after becoming an Immortal Gu its abilities wouldn’t maximize on Lu Changsheng.

Of course the cost was Lu Changsheng enduring the Immortal Gu tribulation too with some danger.

But Lu Changsheng feared no such risk.

He’d already survived fourth-rank body refinement and Nascent Soul tribulations—why fear a mere Immortal Gu one?

“Boom boom boom—”

As Lu Changsheng entered the range the brewing clouds surged wildly aura climbing as they locked onto him.

Lu Changsheng felt the tribulation energy wrap around him but he stayed calm and composed gazing up at the sky without a hint of tension.

“If your effects after becoming an Immortal Gu don’t satisfy me you’re done for.”

Lu Changsheng said to the radiant egg-like Peach Blossom Gu glowing with pink brilliance beside him.

The Peach Blossom Gu felt a bit wronged thinking it was all for Lu Changsheng’s sake.

“Mom why is there still a tribulation and why did Daddy go under it?”

In the Five Saints Hall Lu Jiangtang and her mother Ina watched the distant tribulation puzzled.

She’d been ready to rush over with her mom to congratulate once it ended.

But Ina’s knowledge was limited and from afar she didn’t recognize it as an Immortal Gu tribulation.

She gently rubbed her daughter’s head and said “Your daddy is the most amazing cultivator in the world so his tribulations are naturally extraordinary.”

“Oh!” Lu Jiangtang believed it completely her face full of adoration as she shouted toward the figure under the tribulation “Daddy you can do it!”

Even from so far she couldn’t make out her daddy’s form just a vague outline.

But as she cheered it was as if she saw her daddy smile warmly back “Got it Xiao Tang Daddy hears your cheer.”

The high-level cultivators of the Five Poisons Sect were stunned and puzzled by the activity at Five Saints Peak.

“Could the sect leader have nurtured two fourth-rank Gu insects?”

“Why do I see a human figure in the tribulation? Is someone crossing a tribulation?”

Amid their shocked guesses and discussions Lu Changsheng began enduring the Immortal Gu tribulation.

Though his entry had increased the tribulation’s power by thirty percent compared to what the Peach Blossom Gu faced alone.

For Lu Changsheng with his Chaos Body and mid-fourth-rank body refinement it was no issue at all.

He recalled his spirit treasures the Nine Abyss Black Tortoise Armor and Five-Element Yuan Magnetic Mountain dismissed his magical energy shield and let his body directly withstand the tribulation’s baptism.

He wanted to see if the Immortal Gu tribulation would grant him heaven-born rules energy afterward.

“Buzz!” Not just his body—his golden soul figure emerged from his brow to accept the lightning baptism too.

Though Lu Changsheng’s soul had reached late Nascent Soul.

Facing this tribulation it still hurt intensely making him want to pull it back immediately.

“Heaven bestows great tasks upon such people…” But thinking of the benefits Lu Changsheng gritted his teeth and endured even releasing his Nascent Soul Spirit Body.

“This this this…” Nearby Ah Youduo was stunned shocked dumbfounded by the sight.

Crossing a tribulation like this?

Ah Youduo looked as if she’d seen a ghost her face full of disbelief and awe.

Not only using his body to withstand the baptism but releasing his soul too?

Souls were extremely fragile most vulnerable to lightning divine abilities.

Yet the next moment an even more horrifying scene unfolded.

A Nascent Soul infant glowing with nine-colored glazed light appeared above Lu Changsheng’s head.

Nascent Soul Spirit Body!

Not just body and soul but even the Nascent Soul Spirit Body out to endure the tribulation?

As a Nascent Soul cultivator Ah Youduo could tell Lu Changsheng’s Immortal Gu tribulation was no weaker than her own Nascent Soul one back then.

She’d used all sorts of methods to safely pass her thunder tribulation.

As for using her Nascent Soul Spirit Body to absorb heavenly Dao energy from the tribulation to form a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul? She’d never considered it—didn’t even dare think it possible like some made-up nonsense!

Now she was seeing it.

“Is this the Great Dao Nascent Soul!?”

Though Lu Changsheng himself wasn’t sure about any Great Dao Nascent Soul.

But at this moment Ah Youduo fully believed the tales of Lu Changsheng’s past as Central State Holy Emperor supreme Dragon Emperor Dao Body and Great Dao Nascent Soul.

After all without being a top powerhouse reincarnated how could he become a Nascent Soul giant in just decades?

Without a supreme Dragon Emperor Dao Body how could he use essence to nurture and elevate his Nascent Soul quality?

Without a Great Dao Nascent Soul how could the Nascent Soul Spirit Body withstand the tribulation unmoved?

Even now she wouldn’t dare release her Nascent Soul Spirit Body to face an Immortal Gu tribulation’s baptism let alone during her initial breakthrough.

The Immortal Gu tribulation kept descending bombarding the Peach Blossom Gu and Lu Changsheng nearly drowning them in a sea of thunder.

Lu Changsheng his Nascent Soul Spirit Body and golden soul figure all grimaced faces twisting in pain.

The only thing sustaining him now was the possibility of heaven-born rules energy after the tribulation.

If there wasn’t any he’d never do something like this again no matter what.

After all in all his years of cultivation the worst injuries and greatest suffering Lu Ancestor had endured were from such tribulations.

“Such a body soul Nascent Soul…”

Ah Youduo was beyond shocked by Lu Changsheng’s tribulation scene.

Though after a few lightning strikes the Nascent Soul Spirit Body and soul figure donned spirit armor.

His body still stood tall enduring the baptism.

In this moment she finally grasped the true extent of Lu Changsheng’s physical prowess.

Why she Ina even Nangong Mili together struggled to withstand Lu Changsheng’s intensity…

Even when the tribulation pierced his body creating wounds they healed at a visible rate flowing with an indestructible eternal rhythm.

Finally the Immortal Gu tribulation ended.

Lu Changsheng’s black hair scattered and flew his body crystalline pulsing with vigorous new life energy rapidly healing his wounds.

His golden soul figure fused with the Nascent Soul Spirit Body like an immortal king seated with nine-colored glazed light surging full of Dao rhythm.

The Peach Blossom Gu originally butterfly-shaped and thumb-sized had become like a pink egg after fusing the Blushing Peach Blossom and reaching fourth-rank.

Now after the Immortal Gu tribulation it transformed into a inch-long pink figure without nose or mouth.

It approached Lu Changsheng’s Nascent Soul Spirit Body its body flowing with hazy Dao-filled pink radiant light.

This light formed crystalline peach blossoms swirling around Lu Changsheng’s body and Nascent Soul Spirit Body carrying a fresh scent dancing endlessly before merging into his flesh sea of consciousness and Nascent Soul Spirit Body.

In an instant heaven-born rules energy descended upon Lu Changsheng filling him with peace tranquility and emptiness.

His body soul and Nascent Soul Spirit Body all received a great Dao gift.

But the gift wasn’t much.

Far less than what he’d gained from his own Nascent Soul tribulation.

Still Lu Changsheng quietly accepted this baptism gift.

At the same time all insects in the Five Poisons Sect including Gu in cultivators’ bodies roared uneasily.

They howled toward Five Saints Peak as if in fear and homage.

“What’s happening?”

“Is this the might of a fourth-rank Gu insect?”

“With the mountain gate array and Five Saints Peak array fully active the aura is almost completely sealed—how can there be such a disturbance!”

“It must be an extraordinarily exceptional fourth-rank Gu insect!”

“What rare Gu has the sect leader refined? Congratulations sect leader on achieving Immortal Gu the great Dao is within reach!”

The Five Poisons Sect cultivators were shocked and buzzing though unclear on details they immediately congratulated toward Five Saints Peak.

Dressed in a purple-red dress with silver crown and hairpins barefoot Ah Youduo watched Lu Changsheng and the Peach Blossom Gu sensing her own Gu roaring and murmured softly “When Immortal Gu emerges all Gu submit… so this is Immortal Gu.”

At this moment she finally beheld the Immortal Gu she’d dreamed of.

Though this Immortal Gu wasn’t hers.

From the Peach Blossom Gu’s aura she could tell it was an extremely rare fortune-type Gu insect.

And it possessed charm and love tribulation abilities.

But she couldn’t discern the exact abilities and effects.

“Sigh.”

Ah Youduo sighed softly wishing to study the Peach Blossom Gu deeply to understand Immortal Gu and ask about the tribulation.

But she knew such Gu abilities were a cultivator’s secrets asking too much would be improper.

Ah Youduo didn’t dwell activating the mountain gate array fully casting spells to mask Lu Changsheng’s disturbance and aura as much as possible.

To prevent others from noticing or sensing it.

After all sects always had spies and hidden agents.

These days with such big movements in the Five Poisons Sect triggering two Gu Dao tribulations it couldn’t be hidden and would spread.

She naturally had to seal related information as much as possible keeping other forces in the dark about specifics.

Several days later Lu Changsheng opened his eyes bright and spirited with a pleased expression.

“Worth it!”

Under the heaven-born rules from the Immortal Gu tribulation his body soul and Nascent Soul Spirit Body all received baptism.

Especially his Taiyi Spirit closely linked to the Peach Blossom Gu.

He’d previously cultivated the God-Devouring Technique to the second layer reaching soul peak seventh layer just half a step from eighth.

Now with this heavenly gift and the Peach Blossom Gu’s effect he directly broke through to the eighth layer.

This made Lu Changsheng feel the tribulation pain was worthwhile not just masochism.

But compared to the soul breakthrough or Nascent Soul condensation what truly delighted him making it all worth it was the Peach Blossom Gu’s advancement!

Fully fusing and digesting the Dao Seed Blushing Peach Blossom and becoming an Immortal Gu the Peach Blossom Gu didn’t disappoint.

Not only did its original abilities enhance but it gained a comprehensive upgrade!