Over the next two days, Zhou Ming replaced all the Gu on his person.
He still had two sets of Gu, one for Wood Path, totaling eight Gu, which were:
Rank Three Iron Vine Gu, one of the refinement directions for Two-turn Poison Ivy Gu. It sacrificed the poison within to greatly enhance the toughness of the vines, making them extremely difficult to sever.
Rank Three Spicy Chili Gu, whose purpose was to cultivate Two-turn Spicy Chili Gu. The Spicy Chili Gu had powerful explosive force and was easy to use, making it quite favored by some Wood Path Gu Masters.
Rank Three Grass Flight Gu, a movement Gu that could greatly increase a Gu Master's movement speed. It had an additional speed bonus on grasslands, making it one of the most beloved movement Gu for Northern Plains Rank Three Wood Path Gu Masters.
Rank Three Tree Root Gu, which was of the same lineage as Rank One Grass Root Gu and Two-turn Vine Root Gu. Its healing effect significantly improved as the Gu's Rank increased.
Rank Three Wood Armor Gu was an advanced form of Two-turn Rattan Armor Gu, a defensive Gu.
Rank Three Grass Willow Gu, a healing Gu, used for detoxification.
Rank Three Cage Grass Gu, a storage Gu, with much more space than the Two-turn Flower Bud Gu.
Rank Three Wind Listening Grass Gu, an investigative Gu that greatly enhanced a Gu Master's hearing.
The other set was for Soul Path, totaling six Gu, which were:
Rank Three Ghost Wail Gu, an offensive Gu, an advanced form of Soul Howl Gu.
Rank Three Ghost Divination Robe Gu, a defensive Gu.
Rank Three Ghost Wall Gu, for confinement and confusion.
Rank Three Ghost Eye Gu, an advanced form of Two-turn Ghost Eye Gu.
Rank Three Elusive Gu, a movement Gu.
Rank Three Ghost Soldier Gu, which involved Enslavement Path and could summon ghost soldiers.
The Wood Path and Soul Path combined totaled fourteen Gu.
Additionally, there was a Rank Three Blade Light Gu, which Zhou Ming used to replace the Two-turn Sword Qi Gu.
With a Great Master-level Blade Dao Realm, Zhou Ming was far stronger with a blade than a sword.
It is worth mentioning that Zhou Ming's vital Gu had once again been replaced with a Rank Three Tree Root Gu.
If it were anyone else, rashly changing their vital Gu would inevitably lead to trouble. However, for Zhou Ming, it was simple: he directly crushed the Gu, then had the Main God fully restore him.
He was now wealthy, and that small expense was nothing to him.
Moreover, to prevent his disguise from being exposed, Zhou Ming also prepared a set of Rank One Wood Path Gu, and kept a Two-turn Vine Root Gu, making it appear as if he had just been promoted to Two-turn and was just beginning to replace his Gu, which matched his displayed identity.
Originally, Zhou Ming had planned to leave the Family and venture out after being promoted to Rank Three and replacing all his Gu.
But the sudden Family hunt and the three people in his team made him change his mind.
"I'll accompany them one last time. Once this hunt is over, I'll leave," Zhou Ming thought to himself.
On the fourth day, also the eighteenth day since the last plot world ended, the Family hunt began.
Over two hundred Gu Masters of the same generation, more than sixty percent were Rank One, and over thirty percent were Two-turn, led by five Rank Three Family Elders, set off in a mighty procession...
Zhou Ming rode on a wolf's back, gazing into the distance at the vast, boundless grassland. The wind blew across his face, carrying the faint earthy smell of grass and dust, and the musky odor of animals.
Beside him were his teammates, the three of them, Zhou Hao.
Zhou Yu still had a stern face and didn't speak, but compared to a few days ago, he was much better, and his spirit and energy had significantly improved.
Zhou Ming knew that he was holding back a surge of Qi, and once it was released through combat during the hunt, he would be fine.
"See? Zhou Lin, Zhou Tong, and the others all have special treatment, protected in the very center of the team," Zhou Hao leaned over, pointed to the middle of the team, and whispered.
Zhou Lin, Zhou Tong, and a few others were the Grade A Aptitude individuals among their generation of Gu Masters. They had always been Key training and their cultivation far surpassed that of other Gu Masters of the same generation.
"What, envious? If you had Grade A Aptitude, you could too," Zhou Ming said with a smile, glancing at those few people.
Not long ago, he still secretly resented his own Aptitude, lamenting that the gap between him and them was growing wider. Besides envy and jealousy, he even felt a bit disheartened.
Now, he was already a Rank Three Gu Master.
Calculated by the time in the Gu World, it had only been a little over a month until now!
"A person's destiny, of course, depends on their own struggle, but also on considering the confluence of events. You say I, a Transmigration, how did I become a speculative profiteer? The Main God told me: Comrade Xiao Ming, the organization has decided, you will be the friendly ambassador for the Main God's Law in this Gu World. At that time, I recited two lines of poetry..."
(I'm just talking nonsense, if the comment section gets shot for continuing the poem, it's not my fault)
Just as Zhou Ming and Zhou Hao were casually chatting, a commotion suddenly erupted ahead.
"Report! Fifty li ahead, a herd of Iron Horn Sheep has appeared, numbering around a thousand, and there might be a Thousand Beast King-level sheep king present!"
A Thousand Beast King was a Beast King equivalent to a Rank Three Gu Master. It usually had Rank Three Gu parasitic on its body and could command over a thousand wild beasts. Ordinary Rank Three Gu Masters were no match for it.
Besides Thousand Beast Kings, there were also King of Beasts, equivalent to Two-Turn Gu Masters, Myriad Beast Kings, equivalent to Rank 4 Gu Masters, and Beast Emperors, equivalent to Rank Five Gu Masters.
"A Thousand Beast King?" The five Rank Three Family Elders leading the team discussed for a moment and quickly made a decision.
"The hunting zone hasn't been reached yet. Let's use this beast group as an appetizer and let the little ones see some blood!"
"Go! Each of us will lead a team, encircle this beast group, then slowly corner and kill them!"
Boom!
Under the leadership of the five Family Elders, the two-hundred-person team was quickly divided into five parts and charged towards the Iron Horn Sheep herd.
Soon, the five teams constantly rotated and moved around the Iron Horn Sheep herd, completing the initial encirclement and beginning to continuously slaughter the peripheral Iron Horn Sheep.
"Meeh, meeh, meeh..."
Groups of Iron Horn Sheep cried out, attacking the Gu Masters with the sharp iron horns on their heads.
Most of these attacks were blocked by the Gu Masters' defensive Gu. Even if a Gu Master was occasionally injured, they would immediately receive treatment from their teammates, with no casualties occurring.
"Meeh! Meeh, meeh, meeh!"
Several Two-turn King of Beasts in the sheep herd let out angry cries, launching various attacks.
They often had Two-turn Gu parasitic on their bodies and were very powerful themselves, not something Rank One Gu Masters could stop.
Unfortunately, compared to these few King of Beasts, there were over sixty Two-Turn Gu Masters, an overwhelming number. The few King of Beasts were quickly focused and instantly killed by the Two-Turn Gu Masters, dying miserably.
Zhou Ming symbolically attacked a King of Beasts a few times before stopping his output.
Although he only used Rank One Gu to avoid exposing his cultivation, with the enhancement of the Forest Sea Reincarnation Body, Rank One Wood Path Gu could also unleash damage close to that of Two-turn Gu, and the effects on the King of Beasts were tangible.
To prevent being noticed for any abnormalities by those with ulterior motives, Zhou Ming decisively chose to slack off.
This sudden encounter battle did not last long before it ended.
Under the siege of the five Family Elders, the Thousand Beast King did not last long before it was subdued, and all the Gu on its body were plundered, allowing the Family Elders to make a small profit.
The battlefield was quickly cleared, and the hunting party continued their journey.