Cultivation: The Heaven's Fated Useless Genius-Chapter 64 – Child of an old friend

The hut was ordinary, with piles of hay at the entrance and various farming tools neatly arranged, resembling the dwellings of common folk in a village, with nothing particularly special about it.

Huineng clasped his hands together and respectfully knelt before the hut, saying, "Master, I have brought Gu Feng."

"Amitabha!"

An elderly voice chanted from within the hut, slowly instructing, "Huineng, go and arrange the matters concerning the trade with the Jiang family caravan."

"Disciple obeys."

Huineng respectfully bowed, shot Gu Feng a sideways glance, snorted softly, and then left.

Gu Feng looked at the hut, slightly bowed, and said, "Junior Gu Feng greets Master Kue. I inadvertently offended you last night and have come today with the caravan to apologize."

A gentle breeze rustled through the bamboo forest, but there was no response for a while.

Gu Feng pondered for a moment and then said, "I wonder how the master learned of my identity. I hope the master will enlighten me."

"Amitabha!"

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Master Kue's voice came from within the hut, saying, "The method used by Benefactor Gu last night was the Gu family's secret technique, the Void Shattering Hand. How could this old monk not recognize it?"

Gu Feng understood but still had questions in his heart. The Gu family had thousands of descendants. Even if this old monk could tell he was from the Gu family by the Void Shattering Hand, how did he know he was Gu Feng?

This mystery was quite intriguing.

"Benefactor Gu, please come inside the hut for a chat," Master Kue said slowly.

Narrowing his eyes, Gu Feng sighed and slowly walked into the hut.

The interior of the hut was just as ordinary, with only two rooms, one of which was likely Huineng's.

Master Kue's meditation room faced the hut's entrance, with a thin white curtain obscuring the view inside.

"Benefactor Gu, please come in. There's no need to be alarmed. If this old monk intended to harm you, there would be no need to choose this place."

Gu Feng chuckled awkwardly, feeling a bit embarrassed at having his concerns pointed out by the old monk.

Thinking it through, he decided to go with the flow. Feeling more at ease, Gu Feng lifted the curtain and entered the meditation room.

Inside, Master Kue sat cross-legged on a Buddhist mat. His face was old and wrinkled, his robe patched, his limbs thin and bony, and his white beard hung down to his chest.

Most striking were his earlobes, which hung down to his shoulders.

"Benefactor Gu, please sit."

Opening his eyes slowly, Master Kue, despite his frail appearance, had eyes that were bright and full of spirit. He spoke slowly, "The reason this old monk guessed your identity is due to something within you."

Gu Feng raised an eyebrow, surprised, and asked, "May I ask, Master, what is it?"

"The Innate Dao Embryo."

Gu Feng was shocked. It turned out that during his encounter with Huineng last night, this old monk had already seen through him, even detecting the Innate Dao Embryo.

Master Kue's cultivation was truly unfathomable!

But how did he confirm Gu Feng's identity just from the Innate Dao Embryo?!

"The Innate Dao Embryo is formed from the soul of a Shape-shifting Realm expert, supplemented by a cultivator's Elemental Infant, refining the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, reversing the natural order, seizing the fortune of the heavens, and forming the Innate Dao path! Those who know how to refine this method are few and far between."

Master Kue spoke slowly, his expression seeming to drift into memory. He looked at Gu Feng and said softly, "An old acquaintance of this old monk happened to know the method of refining this item. Her cultivation was also stuck at the Shape-shifting Realm."

Gu Feng was silent for a moment, feeling a surge of emotion. He had a vague guess and asked in a trembling voice, "May I ask, Master, what was the name of this acquaintance?"

Master Kue gave him a deep look, sighed, and murmured, "She was your birth mother, Feng Shu Ling!"

In shock, Gu Feng finally learned his birth mother's name. In the past, he had asked Gu Liantian countless times, but the latter never told him the truth!

He was only told that his mother died of illness shortly after he was born.

After all he had been through, Gu Feng no longer believed this was true, but he had no leads, so he temporarily set it aside.

Now, with Master Kue mentioning it, it was clear that he was an old acquaintance of his birth mother.

"Amitabha..."

Chanting a Buddhist mantra, Master Kue clasped his hands together and slowly recounted, "Back then, this old monk had been cultivating at Little Mirror Lake for over thirty years when Feng Shu Ling, pregnant and pursued by enemies, fled here. This old monk couldn't bear to see her suffer, so I took her in."

"Months later, she gave birth to a son. Since the child's father was a member of the Gu clan, they took a character from each of their names and named him Gu Feng..."

Facing Gu Feng's complex gaze, Master Kue slowly said, "That baby was you, Benefactor Gu. In the blink of an eye, twenty years have passed, and you have grown up. It is truly the workings of fate that we meet again."

"Master! Please tell me, what was my mother's identity? Why was she pursued, and who were her enemies back then?!"

Gu Feng asked a series of questions almost hysterically.

According to Master Kue, his mother had hidden at Little Mirror Lake to escape her enemies and had given birth to him there.

He had too many questions about his mother.

"Amitabha..."

Master Kue shook his head and said, "Benefactor Gu, your mother's identity is deeply entangled, and this old monk cannot disclose it. As for her enemies, they are of high status and immense power, capable of causing catastrophic destruction with a mere thought. With your current cultivation, even if you knew, you would be powerless."

"The enmity of a mother's death is irreconcilable! Am I supposed to swallow my anger?!"

Gu Feng stood up in anger, but after a moment, realizing his behavior was inappropriate, he calmed down and sat back down, apologizing, "It was rude of me. Please forgive me, Master."

Waving his hand, Master Kue replied, "No harm done, it is only human nature. Benefactor Gu need not worry."

After a pause, Master Kue continued, "Back then, Feng Shu Ling sealed a wisp of her soul within you to protect you from harm. More importantly, she hoped you would one day seize the opportunity to refine the Innate Dao Embryo, diligently cultivate Daoist techniques, and rise without being constrained by others. You must appreciate her intentions and not act impulsively."

Gu Feng gritted his teeth, holding back tears.

How could he not understand his mother's intentions? But as a son, knowing his mother might have been harmed by others and being unable to avenge her, the resentment was hard to quell.

Gu Feng knew that his current strength was still weak.

Not to mention the mysterious enemy, even the political rivals within his family were not yet dealt with.

And then there was the Nine Tribulations Witch King of the Northern Wilderness. Without strategy, in a direct confrontation, he was undoubtedly no match.

Thinking of this, Gu Feng looked at Master Kue, noting that although his vitality seemed slightly diminished, his Buddhist cultivation was unfathomable, though it was unclear what realm he had reached.

"Master, may I boldly ask, what realm is your cultivation?"

Master Kue was momentarily taken aback, then smiled with understanding, "This humble monk has been cultivating for over eight hundred years and has barely achieved the Arhat Dharma Body."

Gu Feng was puzzled, as Master Kue's words referred to the Buddhist cultivation realms of the Western Buddhist lands, which he did not understand.

Seeing Gu Feng's confusion, Master Kue smiled slightly and explained, "According to the cultivators of the Eastern Region, this humble monk's cultivation should be at the peak of the Shape-shifting Realm..."

"Damn! That's impressive!"

Gu Feng was utterly shocked. No wonder Master Kue could not only see through his Innate Dao Embryo but also affect his storage artifact!

The saying goes: Qi condenses into a golden core, the golden core shatters into an Elemental Infant, the Elemental Infant splits into Spirit Dividing, and Spirit Dividing culminates in Body Fusion.

These four phrases are the mnemonic that all cultivators in the Eastern Region memorize from a young age, essentially describing the known process of realm advancement.

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Typically, reaching the Body Fusion Realm makes a cultivator a rarity!

Beyond the Body Fusion Realm lies the mysterious Shape-shifting Realm, and possibly even more powerful existences, but that was beyond Gu Feng's current understanding.

Master Kue was actually a peak Shape-shifting Realm Buddhist cultivator!

This was undoubtedly one of the most powerful existences at this stage!

Compared to his Third Uncle Gu Xuanyuan, Master Kue was even more formidable!

Gu Feng's thoughts raced as he looked deeply at Master Kue, his eyes filled with hope.

Having confirmed his intentions, Gu Feng no longer hesitated. He bowed deeply, prostrating himself on the ground, and earnestly pleaded, "Master Kue, you are an old acquaintance of my mother and can be considered a senior to me. I have a matter I implore you to assist me with!"