This insect (Bookworm gu) was like a silkworm, although it had a head, body and stomach, three distinct parts, its body looked like a cocoon overall, round and cute. Its body was white, but the surface had a yer of enamel, giving off an oily glow. Holding it in one's hand, it was round and smooth, like a high grade porcein vase.
“Mobilize your primeval essence and focus injecting in it”
“Primeval essence?” I looked in confusion at her face, she was 5’10 feet tall and wore a pale Purple martial clothing, her deep silver eyes reflected the world within its deep pool. Pale blue hair flowed down her waist moving like gentle water. There was Falchion with golden crow engraved on its scabbard hanging down her waist, it still had dried blood on it's pristine white surface
After some ‘gentle’ guidance I was able to mobilize my green cropper essence and my whole world view which was clinging to st hope shattered.
‘So, in this ‘Gu World’ Humans are the spirit of all living beings and Gu are the essence of heaven and earth, the essence of the world itself. Gu master refine, nurture and use gu worms. Divided in 9 rank, mortal cultivation rank 1 to 5 and immortal cultivation from rank 6 to rank 9
“We are called otherworldly demon, we are not from this world and you can't disclose this secret or you would recieve fate worse than death, My goal is to travel the world and find a way to return to my home. I will expin basic cultivation and when we reach Sheng cn you can decide to either stay in this hole or be brave enough to find a way to your home” Master Amber expined with a serious tone.
I fell in deep thought, but it's not like there was no one waiting for me my wife and whole life’s work. I can not abandon her when she need my help the most. What the difference will remain between that spineless bastard and me even if I die I will die with smile on my face.
I steel my resolve to not let anything stray my path at that moment my innate Gu : Void heart seed resonated with me filling me with vigor and consuming my negative thoughts
“Since you made your decision, well you don't need to tell me, you still have 3 months so don't rush”
“Thank you master I will remember your teaching”
“Hahaha, good good good I like your sweet talk. Now come with me before righteou bastards find my art piece”
As she finished speaking water took hold of me and I found myself on purple blue scaled snake he looked at me with displeasure with his spilt tar bck tounge sensing me but before it touch me Master smacked this freak of snake on head it went through 5 stage of grief within 30 seconds and then without making a single sound it took flight.
‘Well riding on flying snake was never on my bucket list’ As I look down from such hight I saw whole mountain drenched in blood of both human and beast, I did feel pity for them but that was it I have my own goal and if meet same fate as them I don't want pity of someone. After we crossed human territory a jungle filled with various flora and fauna passed by, truly breath taking beauty it was’
“Do have any questions apprentice?”
“Oh how can this snake fly..
“His name is Grandpa Bao Zhi,”
“Sorry I mean how can Mr Zhi fly”
“I got him from my water path inheritance, he is a 100 beast king can manipute moisture in air allowing it to swim through clouds with his fan like tail propelling him forward even though Grandpa Bao is best suited for water.”
‘So this freaky snake is not useless, still I can't trust her even if she is my ‘master’ I need to depend on her, she is only one that can help me but I also understand what she ment to not disclose my status as otherworldly demon’
“You are thinking why I named him that ?" "Well let me tell you a story
< Story time >
Long before god's roamed heaven and earth there existed Primordial they created myriad beings with myriad nature.
There was a vicious race of snake that fed on human, they cared nothing about creation such cursed creature existed only to viote creation such was their pitiful purpose.
But on auspicious day when blood of red primordial fed moons creating a celestial phenomenon a child was born in cursed snake race he gained sentient at age of 3 and commanded total controll of cn at age 50 but after a pque wiped his family and cn he asked yet to be born god's for his purpose such he grown to hate his nature.
Red primordial felt he was responsible for this child missionary so he took a form a Snake so boundless it coiled around the void itself.
When he asked the Cursed Creature name
“O unholy one, this lowly mortal calls himself Bao Zhu"
Then red primordial in form of snake asked Bao Zhu to why he was crying
“O unholy one I ask lord to spare this mortal of his cursed fate"
But primordial declined this request, how can he realise someone from their fate, but seeing his child firm resolve to escape his innate nature he granted him a new name ‘Shesha’ and mantra of creation which can remold his fate.
Such was nature of Sheshanaga he stopped eating human, sustained himself through mantra even if he was always breath away from death but he feared no death his resolve as strong as 10,000 years ago. He dedicated himself to free from his nature and achive Nirvana.
“Did he achive Nirvana after 10,000 years?"
“That is story for another time, now you know his name you are responsible for his hygiene specially dental one"
‘This crazy bitch, is this a threat no I don't think she need to make one’
“As you wish master"
“Good, I will reward you primeval stones for cooking, cleaning and taking care of Grandpa Bao. If you fail your tasks, you would be responsible for giving Grandpa Bao massages as well”
“Yes, thank you master"
‘So I won't get free unches, great I just need to reach rank 3 to stand on my own but before that I need make most out of this.