"Alright, nothing more to discuss, go focus on your cultivation." Gu He looked at the excited expression on Yun Shan's face, waved his hand, and said sternly, "Remember, while you cultivate, don't slack off in your alchemy practice either."
"Disciple obeys." Liu Ling responded cheerfully and left the courtyard with enthusiasm. He had already made up his mind to enter closed-door cultivation and strive to break through to a six-star Dou Practitioner when he returned.
He vowed not to come out until he achieved a breakthrough. "You stubborn brat, you really seize every opportunity."
Gu He shook his head helplessly, then looked at the junior disciple Xiao Yi Xian next to him and said softly, "Good girl, since you like this courtyard, go ahead and choose a room for yourself. There are plenty of empty rooms in this place."
"Okay." Xiao Yi Xian nodded in response, her beautiful eyes scanning the courtyard as a smile of delight appeared on her face. "Off you go, make good use of your time to cultivate, and don't tarnish my reputation." Gu He spoke lightly and then walked towards his own room.
"System, check the attribute panel." As Gu He thought this, a light screen suddenly appeared before his eyes.
[
Host: Gu He
Age: Thirty
Alchemist Rank: Seventh-grade Alchemist
Cultivation: One-Star Dou Emperor
Technique: Purple Sun Formula (Intermediate Earth Tier) Soul Cultivation Techniques: Dark Soul Technique (Seventh-grade Soul Cultivation Technique), Soul Devouring Technique (Emperor-tier)
Skills: Flame Palm Technique (High-level Profound Tier), Fire Eagle Claw Technique (High-level Profound Tier), Poison Scripture
Divine Arts: Enlightenment, Void Projection
Physique: Seven Aperture Exquisite Pill Heart
Others: Dou Saint Experience Card, Nine Yin Flame, Crimson Snake Cauldron...
]
Looking at the attribute panel before him, Gu He fell into deep thought. He had only been in this world for less than a month, yet he had transformed from a mere three-star Dou King into a one-star Dou Emperor.
His strength had undergone an earth-shaking change. Furthermore, his alchemist rank had advanced from a sixth-grade Alchemist to a seventh-grade Alchemist.
It could be said that Gu He had preliminarily achieved his first goal—attaining a level of strength that could protect himself.
A seventh-grade Alchemist, coupled with the strength of a Dou Emperor, was enough to allow him to stride through the Jia Ma Empire with confidence.
After all, with his status as a seventh-grade Alchemist, no one in the Jia Ma Empire would dare to offend him.
But it wasn't enough. Gu He had never been someone who easily settled for the status quo. Moreover, within the Jia Ma Empire, there was a force that made Gu He wary. The Soul Hall!
Having read the original work, Gu He naturally understood that members of the Soul Hall had likely already infiltrated the Jia Ma Empire.
It's unclear whether Yun Shan has already formed an alliance with the members of the Soul Hall. In the original story, Yun Shan's life neared its end, and he reluctantly allied with the Soul Hall.
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Eventually, with the Soul Hall's help, he successfully broke through to the Dou Emperor realm. Furthermore, later on, with the Soul Hall's assistance, many elders within the Yun Lan Sect also successfully advanced to the Dou Emperor realm.
On the surface, the Soul Hall's aid appeared to greatly enhance the Yun Lan Sect's overall strength. However, unbeknownst to them, this was all part of the Soul Hall's scheme. The Soul Hall's goal was solely to strengthen their own soul bodies.
In the end, all the Yun Lan Sect's elders and even Gu He's soul body were consumed by the Soul Hall members to bolster their power. Thinking about the Soul Hall's methods, Gu He's face displayed a solemn expression.
The Soul Hall's members were dedicated to capturing powerful soul bodies. In terms of soul strength, none could rival Alchemists. If news of his breakthrough to a seventh-grade Alchemist were to spread, he'd likely become an immediate target of the Soul Hall.
Given his current strength, a confrontation with the Soul Hall members would yield no benefit. Contemplating this, Gu He suddenly felt that his current situation was highly perilous.
Strength! He needed to accelerate the enhancement of his own strength!
Regardless of the method, as long as it increased his power. With these thoughts, Gu He examined his attribute panel, contemplating how to further elevate his strength.
The best method naturally involved recruiting disciples and seeking out prodigious talents. However, finding prodigious talents that met the system's requirements wasn't easy.
His current two disciples were incapable of triggering the system's return mechanism for now. Hence, to elevate his strength, alternative methods had to be explored.
Gu He had contemplated travelling to the Tagre Desert to recruit Qing Lin, who possessed the Triple Jade Green Snake Flower Pupils. Yet, the issue lay in the journey's distance.
Moreover, rashly venturing into the Tagre Desert could lead to encountering Medusa. In the original work, it was during this period that Medusa seemed to have taken the Green Lotus Core Flame.
Going to Stone Desert City at this time might lead to a direct encounter with Queen Medusa. Queen Medusa was a Nine-Star Dou Emperor existence. Given Gu He's strength, a direct confrontation might result in an outcome similar to Hai Bo Dong's fate.
Thus, until he had absolute self-preservation power, Gu He wouldn't recklessly journey to the Tagre Desert. After pondering for a long time, Gu He finally thought of a way to enhance his strength.
That method was alchemy. Gu He had inherited the knowledge of a Ninth-Grade Alchemist and had countless formulas stored in his mind.
Among them were several elixirs suitable for the Dou Emperor realm. Soon, Gu He selected a specific elixir. It was the Emperor Supreme Elixir.
The Emperor Supreme Elixir was a Sixth-Grade elixir. When consumed by a Dou Emperor realm expert, it could directly raise their realm by one to two levels, with extraordinary effects.
However, each individual could only consume one Emperor Supreme Elixir in their lifetime. Thinking about the elixir's effects, a determined glint shone in Gu He's eyes.
This is the one! However, shortly after, Gu He became puzzled. The ingredients needed to refine the Emperor Supreme Elixir were also extremely precious.
In a short amount of time, it might be difficult to gather all of them. Searching for the ingredients would likely be a waste of time compared to recruiting more disciples.
"It seems I'll have to visit Yun Lan Sect tomorrow," Gu He decided after a moment of contemplation. Night soon fell. Glancing at the sky, Gu He didn't dwell on it any longer.
He turned, sat down on the bed, and began cultivating. Not far from Gu He, in a refined room, Xiao Yi Xian leaned on the bed, attentively studying a scroll in her hands.
It was the Myriad Poison Scroll obtained from the treasure trove in the cave. Studying the scroll, curiosity filled Xiao Yi Xian's delicate face. Although her childhood dream was to become an Alchemist, for some reason, she was quite intrigued by poison arts, showing exceptional talent.
Over the years in Qing Shan Town, there had been mercenaries who set their sights on Xiao Yi Xian, hoping to make her their own. But by concocting poisons she had taught herself, Xiao Yi Xian always managed to deftly counter their advances, turning danger into fortune.
On the bed, Xiao Yi Xian meticulously flipped through the scroll, deeply engrossed. "Hmm, Woeful Poison Body?" "What kind of constitution is this?" In the scroll's final section, a description caught Xiao Yi Xian's attention.
"The Woeful Poison Body possesses a faint, seven-colored hidden line on the lower abdomen. This line grows in tandem with the concentration of poison inside the body. Once the seven-coloured line extends to the heart position, it's the Woeful Poison Body's peak moment.
Simultaneously, the owner will experience excruciating pain from the corrosion of myriad poisons..." Upon reaching this point, Xiao Yi Xian's complexion changed. She instinctively touched her lower abdomen, and her face gradually turned pale.