Chapter 82: Hmph! Dan King Gu He is nothing!
In the pavilion, after using the Ascension Steps twice, Gu He's eyes carried a trace of excitement.
Ascension Steps used soul power as a point, continuously moving the body in the void.
As long as his soul power could reach, with a single thought, Gu He could instantly arrive.
This speed was extremely fast, akin to instantaneous movement.
Of course, the distance of instantaneous movement was related to the practitioner's internal Dou Qi capacity.
The farther the distance moved, the more terrifying the Dou Qi consumption would be.
With Gu He's current Nine-Star Dou Emperor strength, if he fully executed Ascension Steps, he could probably do it less than ten times before completely depleting his internal Dou Qi.
However, this was also because Gu He's soul power intensity was too strong.
With his soul power fully released, it could extend up to ten miles.
In other words, Gu He's full use of Ascension Steps could instantly reach a location ten miles away.
Imagining the various uses of Ascension Steps in his mind, Gu He felt a bit excited.
With Ascension Steps, his ability to escape and pursue would experience a tremendous improvement in the future.
At this moment, Gu He saw Xiao Jin playing on top of a wall in the yard.
With a thought, Gu He executed Ascension Steps, and in an instant, his figure appeared directly behind Xiao Jin.
Before the latter could react, Gu He reached out and grabbed it in his palm.
The moment Xiao Jin was caught, it was startled, and instinctively wanted to resist. However, sensing Gu He's aura, it calmed down.
After teasing Xiao Jin for a while, Gu He smiled and returned to the pavilion.
As his figure flickered, Gu He's posture was extremely elegant.
At this moment, Gu He had already sensed that Liu Ling was about to wake up.
Sure enough, after waiting for a while, Liu Ling slowly regained consciousness.
Opening his eyes, Liu Ling's mind instantly flashed with the stored information, and a surprised look appeared on his face.
Another Profound Rank advanced Dou Technique!
And it's also a body movement technique!
Naturally, he understood the value of a Profound Rank advanced body movement technique.
"Did you learn it?"
Feeling the excitement on Liu Ling's face, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Gu He's mouth.
At his words, Liu Ling nodded with a smile, "Teacher, with the insights you gave me, I have already mastered this Profound Rank body movement technique to some extent."
"Good."
Nodding faintly, Gu He had expected such a situation.
"Well, I've given you three rewards this time."
Looking at the sky outside, Gu He slowly spoke, "When you break through to a Six-Star Dou Master next time or when you break through to a Third-Rank Alchemist, I will give you three treasures again."
At his words, Liu Ling was slightly stunned, and then a joyful expression appeared on his face.
Immediately, he swore in his heart to practice hard, break through his cultivation as soon as possible, and quickly improve his alchemy skills.
"Well, since the rewards have been given to you, go back. Remember to come early for special training tomorrow." Gu He waved his hand, letting Liu Ling leave.
"Yes, teacher."
Hearing this, Liu Ling nodded slowly, got up, and left the yard.
After leaving Gu He's residence, Liu Ling slowly walked towards his own dwelling.
Thinking about today's gains, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Liu Ling's mouth.
If there is another transmission of insights and guidance, he might break through to the Great Dou Master realm.
Just at this moment, a figure in moonlight entered his sight.
"Sister Yanran, long time no see."
Looking at the beautiful Nalan Yanran in front of him, Liu Ling was stunned for a moment before warmly greeting her.
Nalan Yanran, seeing Liu Ling, also showed surprise.
Because she hadn't seen Liu Ling for a while.
In the past, Liu Ling always liked to follow her, sticking around and making her feel a bit annoyed.
Looking at the enthusiastic Liu Ling in front of her, Nalan Yanran frowned slightly, her face calm, "Senior Brother Liu Ling."
Liu Ling didn't mind Nalan Yanran's indifference, curiously asking, "Sister Yanran, are you planning to go to my teacher's yard?"
At his words, Nalan Yanran nodded and said, "I have something to find Senior Sister Xian'er."
Liu Ling nodded at this and suddenly remembered something, smiling, "I heard that Sister Yanran has been practicing with my junior sister recently. It's fine if Sister Yanran wants to practice with me too."
Hearing this, Nalan Yanran looked at Liu Ling and remained silent.
Liu Ling thought that Nalan Yanran might feel that his cultivation level was low and couldn't help but say, "Sister Yanran, don't underestimate me. I am now a Dou Master."
Saying that, Liu Ling released his aura.
Feeling the aura on Liu Ling's body, Nalan Yanran was stunned, then a hint of shock flashed in her beautiful eyes, "You... you've broken through to the Dou Master realm?"
She had always been clear about Liu Ling's strength.
Why hasn't she seen him for a while, and his cultivation has suddenly improved to the level of a Dou Master?
Liu Ling nodded confidently, "That's right, and I have already broken through to the Five-Star Dou Master realm."
Nalan Yanran's expression changed for a moment, then she looked at Liu Ling with complex eyes and said softly, "How did you do it?"
Liu Ling instinctively wanted to reply, "Of course, it was the teacher who guided me..."
Suddenly, Liu Ling thought of the teacher's warning, immediately shut his mouth, and changed his words, "Of course, it was the teacher's excellent guidance."
Nalan Yanran, upon hearing this, did not speak, just looked deeply at Liu Ling and then turned away.
"Guidance..."
"Is this the reason why Junior Sister Xian'er's cultivation has improved so quickly?"
Nalan Yanran muttered to herself.
...
Wutan City.
In the back mountains of the Xiao family, under a concealed cliff, a black-clad youth was sitting cross-legged in a cave that was only a little over a meter wide.
On the opposite side of the cliff, mist lingered, and beneath the mist hid a dangerous and formidable mountain range of demonic beasts. Below the cliff was an abyss that couldn't be seen.
The youth touched the storage ring in his hand, and a phantom figure of an ethereal old man floated out of the ring.
Upon closer inspection, it was an old man with an immortal aura.
The youth looked at the old man, his eyes filled with determination, "Teacher, I am ready."
Upon hearing this, the old man nodded, "Then begin the breakthrough. The Dou Qi Gathering Pill I refined is enough to help you break through to the Dou Practitioner realm."
With those words, the black-clad youth took a deep breath, took out a jade bottle from his bosom, and, tilting the bottle slightly, a blue and green alternating pill rolled out.
Looking at the glossy and round Dou Qi Gathering Pill, the youth smiled faintly, sniffed the refreshing fragrance, licked his lips, and without hesitation, swallowed it in one gulp.
As soon as the Dou Qi Gathering Pill entered his mouth, a faint chill spread within, and after a moment, a warm and pure energy rushed into his body, causing the black-clad youth's body to tremble suddenly.
With a calm face, the youth quickly formed hand seals to absorb the Dou Qi. His breathing gradually stabilized, and the faint Dou Qi in his body responded to his will, rapidly entwining with the powerful pure medicinal force, starting the mad refinement.
In the small cave, the calm air suddenly waved, and faint white Dou Qi permeated the air, continuously entering the body of the black-clad youth.
Teeth clenched, hands rapidly formed seals to absorb Dou Qi, and the youth's body continued to refine the energy. Although there was a sensation of pain in his meridians due to the collision of two energies, his meridians were tougher than ordinary people, so the pain, though felt, did not cause significant damage.
Inside the body, Dou Qi enveloped clusters of green pure energy. With the crazy refinement, green energy was assimilated into pale Dou Qi at a visible rate, and with the support of this added strength, the scale of Dou Qi in the youth's body was expanding at a visible speed.
Although the pure medicinal force was continuously refined, it seemed to be endless. Every time Dou Qi refined a cluster of medicinal force, a larger cluster of green energy rushed over.
With the continuous refinement inside and the constant infusion of Dou Qi from outside, the youth's Dou Qi had gradually filled most of his meridians.
The refinement continued, and when the follow-up force of pure medicinal power began to weaken, the black-clad youth suddenly discovered, immersed in the rapid growth of power, that the Dou Qi in his body had expanded to a critical point that could not be increased further.
The expansion of Dou Qi directly caused the youth's meridians to twitch gently. The violent pain made his mouth split.
"Quick, condense the Dou Qi vortex! Otherwise, it will explode!" The teacher's shout was like thunder in the youth's heart.
Taking a deep breath, the youth's hand seals changed, thumb and index finger joined, fingers interlocked, forming a strange seal.
As the youth's hand seals changed, the surging Dou Qi in his body, as if subjected to a fierce suction, rapidly contracted towards the lower abdomen.
The faint white Dou Qi in various meridians all began to retreat, and when all the Dou Qi gathered in the lower abdomen, the pale Dou Qi had already turned into milky white.
"Quick, compress the Dou Qi! Use your soul perception to compress them. If the condensation of the Dou Qi vortex fails, you will fall back to the eighth stage of Dou Qi!" The teacher's shout was very timely in the youth's mind.
Nodding slightly, the youth focused his mind. His excellent soul perception instantly gained control of the Dou Qi in his body, and then, the crazy compression began...
Under the drive of soul perception, the milky white Dou Qi began to resist, constantly churning violently.
Although the resistance was strong, the youth's soul perception, which even the teacher had marveled at, made the protest of Dou Qi seem futile. After a brief confrontation, the resistance began to shrink helplessly.
When Dou Qi shrank to the size of a palm, it solidified again.
"Compress again!" The teacher shouted.
Biting his teeth, the youth closed his eyes, and the soul perception surrounding the milky white Dou Qi suddenly expanded to the maximum, then ruthlessly compressed it.
"Boom!"
A faint muffled sound quietly echoed inside...
With the muffled sound, the force that made the youth strenuously resist dissipated.
Taking a deep breath, the youth collapsed, his chest heaving violently.
Lying in the cold cave, the youth sensed the abundant energy in his body that had been absent for four years. A faint smile appeared on his lips. After a moment, the smile gradually widened, turning into a light laughter, then into a big laugh, and finally, a mad laughter...
Exhaling a breath, the youth with closed eyes gradually opened them. In the pitch-black pupils, the milky white light lingered for about ten seconds before gradually dissipating.
Mouth slightly open, a somewhat heavy breath was expelled by the youth. After spitting out the breath, the youth's complexion noticeably became more radiant.
Twisting his neck, the cracking sound of bones colliding made the youth smile, lifting his head, looking at the old man floating at the entrance of the cave like a ghost, he grinned and said, "Teacher, I have successfully broken through to the Dou Practitioner realm."
The old man nodded, "If you can't even break through to the Dou Practitioner realm, it would be a joke for me to accept you as a disciple."
Hearing this, the corners of the youth's mouth twitched, somewhat dissatisfied, "Teacher, I was able to break through to the Dou Practitioner realm in just a few months. That should be considered good, right?"
Seeing the youth speak like this, the old man said faintly, "Little Yanzi, becoming a Dou Practitioner is just the beginning. Back then, even Alchemists at the Dou Huang level had to kneel and bow to me."
"Even Dou Huang level Alchemists kowtowed to you?"
The youth was extremely shocked and asked in amazement, "Teacher, what level of Alchemist are you?"
The old man, upon
hearing this, said calmly, "Teacher's background, I won't tell you for now. You just need to know that someone like that so-called Dan King is just... nothing."
The corners of the youth's mouth twitched. Looking at the old man's casual appearance, he was about to say something, but swallowed it back: "What is the teacher's background? The renowned Dan King Gu He is nothing? If I say this out loud, I'm afraid the entire empire will laugh at me for being insane, won't they?"
However, the old man's words gave the youth great confidence.
Thinking of the humiliation and divorce a few months ago, a glint of determination flashed in the youth's eyes!
Nalan Yanran, you wait for me!
In the battle three years from now, I, Xiao Yan, will surely use all my strength to defeat you!
This black-clad youth is Xiao Yan.
And the phantom figure of the old man is Yao Chen.
You, Yun Lan Sect, have Alchemy King Gu He, but what about now?
My teacher is far more powerful than Gu He!
When I step into Yun Lan Sect in the future, I, Xiao Yan, will make you understand what a true genius is!
(End of this chapter)
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Chapter 82: Hmph! Dan King Gu He is nothing!
In the pavilion, after using the Ascension Steps twice, Gu He's eyes carried a trace of excitement.
Ascension Steps used soul power as a point, continuously moving the body in the void.
As long as his soul power could reach, with a single thought, Gu He could instantly arrive.
This speed was extremely fast, akin to instantaneous movement.
Of course, the distance of instantaneous movement was related to the practitioner's internal Dou Qi capacity.
The farther the distance moved, the more terrifying the Dou Qi consumption would be.
With Gu He's current Nine-Star Dou Emperor strength, if he fully executed Ascension Steps, he could probably do it less than ten times before completely depleting his internal Dou Qi.
However, this was also because Gu He's soul power intensity was too strong.
With his soul power fully released, it could extend up to ten miles.
In other words, Gu He's full use of Ascension Steps could instantly reach a location ten miles away.
Imagining the various uses of Ascension Steps in his mind, Gu He felt a bit excited.
With Ascension Steps, his ability to escape and pursue would experience a tremendous improvement in the future.
At this moment, Gu He saw Xiao Jin playing on top of a wall in the yard.
With a thought, Gu He executed Ascension Steps, and in an instant, his figure appeared directly behind Xiao Jin.
Before the latter could react, Gu He reached out and grabbed it in his palm.
The moment Xiao Jin was caught, it was startled, and instinctively wanted to resist. However, sensing Gu He's aura, it calmed down.
After teasing Xiao Jin for a while, Gu He smiled and returned to the pavilion.
As his figure flickered, Gu He's posture was extremely elegant.
At this moment, Gu He had already sensed that Liu Ling was about to wake up.
Sure enough, after waiting for a while, Liu Ling slowly regained consciousness.
Opening his eyes, Liu Ling's mind instantly flashed with the stored information, and a surprised look appeared on his face.
Another Profound Rank advanced Dou Technique!
And it's also a body movement technique!
Naturally, he understood the value of a Profound Rank advanced body movement technique.
"Did you learn it?"
Feeling the excitement on Liu Ling's face, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Gu He's mouth.
At his words, Liu Ling nodded with a smile, "Teacher, with the insights you gave me, I have already mastered this Profound Rank body movement technique to some extent."
"Good."
Nodding faintly, Gu He had expected such a situation.
"Well, I've given you three rewards this time."
Looking at the sky outside, Gu He slowly spoke, "When you break through to a Six-Star Dou Master next time or when you break through to a Third-Rank Alchemist, I will give you three treasures again."
At his words, Liu Ling was slightly stunned, and then a joyful expression appeared on his face.
Immediately, he swore in his heart to practice hard, break through his cultivation as soon as possible, and quickly improve his alchemy skills.
"Well, since the rewards have been given to you, go back. Remember to come early for special training tomorrow." Gu He waved his hand, letting Liu Ling leave.
"Yes, teacher."
Hearing this, Liu Ling nodded slowly, got up, and left the yard.
After leaving Gu He's residence, Liu Ling slowly walked towards his own dwelling.
Thinking about today's gains, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Liu Ling's mouth.
If there is another transmission of insights and guidance, he might break through to the Great Dou Master realm.
Just at this moment, a figure in moonlight entered his sight.
"Sister Yanran, long time no see."
Looking at the beautiful Nalan Yanran in front of him, Liu Ling was stunned for a moment before warmly greeting her.
Nalan Yanran, seeing Liu Ling, also showed surprise.
Because she hadn't seen Liu Ling for a while.
In the past, Liu Ling always liked to follow her, sticking around and making her feel a bit annoyed.
Looking at the enthusiastic Liu Ling in front of her, Nalan Yanran frowned slightly, her face calm, "Senior Brother Liu Ling."
Liu Ling didn't mind Nalan Yanran's indifference, curiously asking, "Sister Yanran, are you planning to go to my teacher's yard?"
At his words, Nalan Yanran nodded and said, "I have something to find Senior Sister Xian'er."
Liu Ling nodded at this and suddenly remembered something, smiling, "I heard that Sister Yanran has been practicing with my junior sister recently. It's fine if Sister Yanran wants to practice with me too."
Hearing this, Nalan Yanran looked at Liu Ling and remained silent.
Liu Ling thought that Nalan Yanran might feel that his cultivation level was low and couldn't help but say, "Sister Yanran, don't underestimate me. I am now a Dou Master."
Saying that, Liu Ling released his aura.
Feeling the aura on Liu Ling's body, Nalan Yanran was stunned, then a hint of shock flashed in her beautiful eyes, "You... you've broken through to the Dou Master realm?"
She had always been clear about Liu Ling's strength.
Why hasn't she seen him for a while, and his cultivation has suddenly improved to the level of a Dou Master?
Liu Ling nodded confidently, "That's right, and I have already broken through to the Five-Star Dou Master realm."
Nalan Yanran's expression changed for a moment, then she looked at Liu Ling with complex eyes and said softly, "How did you do it?"
Liu Ling instinctively wanted to reply, "Of course, it was the teacher who guided me..."
Suddenly, Liu Ling thought of the teacher's warning, immediately shut his mouth, and changed his words, "Of course, it was the teacher's excellent guidance."
Nalan Yanran, upon hearing this, did not speak, just looked deeply at Liu Ling and then turned away.
"Guidance..."
"Is this the reason why Junior Sister Xian'er's cultivation has improved so quickly?"
Nalan Yanran muttered to herself.
...
Wutan City.
In the back mountains of the Xiao family, under a concealed cliff, a black-clad youth was sitting cross-legged in a cave that was only a little over a meter wide.
On the opposite side of the cliff, mist lingered, and beneath the mist hid a dangerous and formidable mountain range of demonic beasts. Below the cliff was an abyss that couldn't be seen.
The youth touched the storage ring in his hand, and a phantom figure of an ethereal old man floated out of the ring.
Upon closer inspection, it was an old man with an immortal aura.
The youth looked at the old man, his eyes filled with determination, "Teacher, I am ready."
Upon hearing this, the old man nodded, "Then begin the breakthrough. The Dou Qi Gathering Pill I refined is enough to help you break through to the Dou Practitioner realm."
With those words, the black-clad youth took a deep breath, took out a jade bottle from his bosom, and, tilting the bottle slightly, a blue and green alternating pill rolled out.
Looking at the glossy and round Dou Qi Gathering Pill, the youth smiled faintly, sniffed the refreshing fragrance, licked his lips, and without hesitation, swallowed it in one gulp.
As soon as the Dou Qi Gathering Pill entered his mouth, a faint chill spread within, and after a moment, a warm and pure energy rushed into his body, causing the black-clad youth's body to tremble suddenly.
With a calm face, the youth quickly formed hand seals to absorb the Dou Qi. His breathing gradually stabilized, and the faint Dou Qi in his body responded to his will, rapidly entwining with the powerful pure medicinal force, starting the mad refinement.
In the small cave, the calm air suddenly waved, and faint white Dou Qi permeated the air, continuously entering the body of the black-clad youth.
Teeth clenched, hands rapidly formed seals to absorb Dou Qi, and the youth's body continued to refine the energy. Although there was a sensation of pain in his meridians due to the collision of two energies, his meridians were tougher than ordinary people, so the pain, though felt, did not cause significant damage.
Inside the body, Dou Qi enveloped clusters of green pure energy. With the crazy refinement, green energy was assimilated into pale Dou Qi at a visible rate, and with the support of this added strength, the scale of Dou Qi in the youth's body was expanding at a visible speed.
Although the pure medicinal force was continuously refined, it seemed to be endless. Every time Dou Qi refined a cluster of medicinal force, a larger cluster of green energy rushed over.
With the continuous refinement inside and the constant infusion of Dou Qi from outside, the youth's Dou Qi had gradually filled most of his meridians.
The refinement continued, and when the follow-up force of pure medicinal power began to weaken, the black-clad youth suddenly discovered, immersed in the rapid growth of power, that the Dou Qi in his body had expanded to a critical point that could not be increased further.
The expansion of Dou Qi directly caused the youth's meridians to twitch gently. The violent pain made his mouth split.
"Quick, condense the Dou Qi vortex! Otherwise, it will explode!" The teacher's shout was like thunder in the youth's heart.
Taking a deep breath, the youth's hand seals changed, thumb and index finger joined, fingers interlocked, forming a strange seal.
As the youth's hand seals changed, the surging Dou Qi in his body, as if subjected to a fierce suction, rapidly contracted towards the lower abdomen.
The faint white Dou Qi in various meridians all began to retreat, and when all the Dou Qi gathered in the lower abdomen, the pale Dou Qi had already turned into milky white.
"Quick, compress the Dou Qi! Use your soul perception to compress them. If the condensation of the Dou Qi vortex fails, you will fall back to the eighth stage of Dou Qi!" The teacher's shout was very timely in the youth's mind.
Nodding slightly, the youth focused his mind. His excellent soul perception instantly gained control of the Dou Qi in his body, and then, the crazy compression began...
Under the drive of soul perception, the milky white Dou Qi began to resist, constantly churning violently.
Although the resistance was strong, the youth's soul perception, which even the teacher had marveled at, made the protest of Dou Qi seem futile. After a brief confrontation, the resistance began to shrink helplessly.
When Dou Qi shrank to the size of a palm, it solidified again.
"Compress again!" The teacher shouted.
Biting his teeth, the youth closed his eyes, and the soul perception surrounding the milky white Dou Qi suddenly expanded to the maximum, then ruthlessly compressed it.
"Boom!"
A faint muffled sound quietly echoed inside...
With the muffled sound, the force that made the youth strenuously resist dissipated.
Taking a deep breath, the youth collapsed, his chest heaving violently.
Lying in the cold cave, the youth sensed the abundant energy in his body that had been absent for four years. A faint smile appeared on his lips. After a moment, the smile gradually widened, turning into a light laughter, then into a big laugh, and finally, a mad laughter...
Exhaling a breath, the youth with closed eyes gradually opened them. In the pitch-black pupils, the milky white light lingered for about ten seconds before gradually dissipating.
Mouth slightly open, a somewhat heavy breath was expelled by the youth. After spitting out the breath, the youth's complexion noticeably became more radiant.
Twisting his neck, the cracking sound of bones colliding made the youth smile, lifting his head, looking at the old man floating at the entrance of the cave like a ghost, he grinned and said, "Teacher, I have successfully broken through to the Dou Practitioner realm."
The old man nodded, "If you can't even break through to the Dou Practitioner realm, it would be a joke for me to accept you as a disciple."
Hearing this, the corners of the youth's mouth twitched, somewhat dissatisfied, "Teacher, I was able to break through to the Dou Practitioner realm in just a few months. That should be considered good, right?"
Seeing the youth speak like this, the old man said faintly, "Little Yanzi, becoming a Dou Practitioner is just the beginning. Back then, even Alchemists at the Dou Huang level had to kneel and bow to me."
"Even Dou Huang level Alchemists kowtowed to you?"
The youth was extremely shocked and asked in amazement, "Teacher, what level of Alchemist are you?"
The old man, upon
hearing this, said calmly, "Teacher's background, I won't tell you for now. You just need to know that someone like that so-called Dan King is just... nothing."
The corners of the youth's mouth twitched. Looking at the old man's casual appearance, he was about to say something, but swallowed it back: "What is the teacher's background? The renowned Dan King Gu He is nothing? If I say this out loud, I'm afraid the entire empire will laugh at me for being insane, won't they?"
However, the old man's words gave the youth great confidence.
Thinking of the humiliation and divorce a few months ago, a glint of determination flashed in the youth's eyes!
Nalan Yanran, you wait for me!
In the battle three years from now, I, Xiao Yan, will surely use all my strength to defeat you!
This black-clad youth is Xiao Yan.
And the phantom figure of the old man is Yao Chen.
You, Yun Lan Sect, have Alchemy King Gu He, but what about now?
My teacher is far more powerful than Gu He!
When I step into Yun Lan Sect in the future, I, Xiao Yan, will make you understand what a true genius is!
(End of this chapter)
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