The small flying boat moved at great speed, returning to the Yunjian Mountain Sect in a matter of just a few days. While Qin Yiqiu had been quite cheerful on the outbound journey, her complexion was far from well on the way back.
Suppressing a gu-worm consumed mental energy, especially since this particular worm was of no ordinary grade—it was undoubtedly a worm-king level entity. The art of raising gu involved forcing thousands of creatures of the same or different species to slaughter one another until only the victor remained. To reach the level of a worm-king, at least tens of thousands of peers of the same rank had to be massacred. Although most people dismissed the life of a mere insect as insignificant, the breeding of gu was undeniably cruel. Among the myriad living beings in the world, insects were counted too.
Worse still was the use of these creatures to harm others, an act that bordered on the dark arts. Yet, not all practitioners of the gu arts were evil; hence, those who cultivated and raised gu typically belonged to neutral sects.
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