161: Chapter 161 Yun Yun: Gu Han thoroughly outwitted her

"Protector Wu?" Gu Han asked knowingly, "Is he the one who plotted against the Old Sect Master?"

"Exactly, it's him!" Yun Shan's chest surged with anger, his sword intent manifesting into substance capable of killing: "After ten years of seclusion, I finally controlled the demon poison spot, and my cultivation rose from Eight-Star to Peak Dou Huang."

"These ten years of seclusion also allowed my sword intent to be tempered and refined, sensing the Power of Space and breaking through the Dou Zong bottleneck."

"As long as I charge into the Dou Zong realm, I can rely on my cultivation to completely clear the demon poison spot."

"However, the success rate of the breakthrough is only thirty percent."

"That Protector Wu approached me at that time, saying he could provide me with a sixth grade Break-Sect Pill to increase the chances of a successful breakthrough, and even if it failed, ensure I wouldn't suffer too much backlash."

"The price I had to pay was to mobilize the Cloud Mist Sect to secretly investigate all families surnamed Xiao within the Jia Ma Empire and several surrounding empires, or exceptionally talented rogue cultivators surnamed Xiao, as well as help him find cultivators with outstanding soul realm talent, and occasionally help transmit some intelligence."

"I didn't expect that he wanted to turn me into his puppet."

Gu Han's eyes flickered with a hint of realization upon hearing this.

No wonder Yun Shan could self-righteously say things like 'borrowed power is but a small trick' and look down on Xiao Yan when facing him using the 'Emperor-tier Dou Technique: Ghost Possession.'

At that time, he was thinking, aren't you, Yun Shan, also about to die and relying on the Hall of Souls to break through? That's also relying on external force.

Only now did he realize that Yun Shan was already going to attempt the breakthrough to Dou Zong; the Hall of Souls didn't provide timely help in a crisis, but rather added flowers to the tapestry with ulterior motives.

At the same time, it could be confirmed that the Hun Clan did not know where the main branch of the Xiao Family, which held the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, was located.

While searching the entire continent for the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave Abode and collecting soul bodies, they also cast a wide net to find traces of the Xiao Family.

The Three-Year Agreement between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, Yun Ling mindlessly sticking his head out for the Mo Family, and other situations caused the Xiao Family and Yao Lao to be exposed, which led to them being targeted by the Hall of Souls.

At this thought, Gu Han said, "The Hall of Souls has wolfish ambitions. That Protector Wu was likely coming to the Cloud Mist Sect to collect outstanding soul bodies. After discovering the Old Sect Master was about to break through, he decided to secretly control and use you."

"After he's done with you, he can even take your soul, making you useful to him even in death. And all he gave was a mere Break-Sect Pill; he really hit the jackpot."

Yun Shan: That hurts.

There's no need to speak the truth so bluntly.

"Cough." Yun Yun glanced at Gu Han with a touch of reproach and smoothed things over: "That is a Break-Sect Pill. The medicinal ingredients for refining it are extremely rare. Pill King Gu He has been a Sixth-Rank Alchemist for many years and still doesn't have the confidence to attempt refining it. It's not 'mere'."

"Is it not?" Gu Han raised his hand and took out a bottle, opening the stopper: "I have one here. I don't know when it'll come in handy."

Yun Shan: ?

Hai Bodong: !?

Yun Yun: !!!

"It really is a Break-Sect Pill!" Yun Shan, who had experience taking one, recognized it at a glance, his voice trembling: "The quality is much better than the one Protector Wu gave me. The success rate for breaking through to Dou Zong will definitely be higher."

"Where did you get this pill?" Yun Yun's voice trembled.

"I collected the ingredients and found a Seventh-Rank Alchemist senior to refine it for me." Gu Han put away the Break-Sect Pill, his expression very calm.

Currently, Yao Lao is in a soul state and can refine seventh-grade pills at most, so calling him a Seventh-Rank Alchemist senior is not wrong.

Grade 8 Alchemists are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns on the entire Fighting Qi Continent, so it's not suitable to expose that.

"You..." Yun Yun didn't know what to say for a moment.

Although Gu Han is only a Seven-Star Dou Ling now, he is already a genius that the Cloud Mist Sect is unworthy of.

"Me what?" Gu Han suddenly laughed and took out another jade bottle: "I didn't forget to bring you a gift. I had that senior refine a Huangji Pill as well. When the time comes, I'll guide you in taking it. It will definitely increase your cultivation by two stars. A four-star Dou Huang is still too weak."

Yun Yun's breathing quickened: "A Hua, Huangji Pill!?"

The attraction of this pill to a Dou Huang expert could be ranked in the top five.

"Mm." Gu Han tossed the pill over and said, "If you're going to tell me you shouldn't receive a reward without merit, then just collect the ingredients for refining the Huangji Pill for me."

Pill King Gu He is a Sixth-Rank Alchemist, but he cannot refine the Huangji Pill because his technique is average, and he doesn't have the recipe for the Huangji Pill.

In the Cloud Mist Sect's treasury, there must be a lot of accumulated ingredients for refining the Huangji Pill.

Just like the Snake-People Clan, they also accumulated many ingredients for refining sixth or even seventh-grade pills, but no one could refine them for them.

Once Yun Yun gives him the ingredients, he'll go to Yao Lao to refine them. One Huangji Pill becomes two, two become four, and so on. Yao Lao, his dedicated Alchemist, can help him obtain a continuous stream of resources.

And it doesn't necessarily have to be ingredients for the Huangji Pill; it could be equally precious natural treasures.

"Alright!" Hearing Gu Han's words, Yun Yun accepted the Huangji Pill without hesitation, her eyes bright: "I'll take you to the treasury in a moment. I'll give you both sets of collected Huangji Pill ingredients, and you can pick a few more Rank 6 natural treasures."

Even for her, asking Pill King Gu He to refine a sixth-grade pill required providing two sets of ingredients.

The probability of failure was high, and one had to bear the loss themselves.

Gu Han produced a ready-made Huangji Pill; she really couldn't refuse.

"Old Hai." Gu Han looked at Hai Bodong: "I still have more. You can have the Mittel Family collect ingredients, and I'll exchange them for you later."

More!?

Are you a wholesaler of sixth-grade pills?

Hai Bodong's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded: "Good."

Yun Shan was secretly clicking his tongue, marveling at what kind of monster his disciple had recruited for the Cloud Mist Sect. He spoke up: "Little Fellow Gu, can you solve this situation inside my body?"

"I can." Gu Han nodded, his expression relaxed: "There are three ways."

"One is for you to cripple your own cultivation. This method was left inside the pill to slowly influence you. Abolishing your cultivation can remove the control."

Yun Shan's mouth twitched. He had finally reached the Dou Zong realm and hadn't even gone to show off in front of that old fellow Jia Xingtian; how could he bear to cripple his cultivation?

"The second method is for me to use the Yin Yang Twin Flames to help you, but I need to break through to the Dou Wang level. It won't take long."

By then, his soul could evolve to the Spirit Realm, and combined with the Yin Yang Twin Flames, solving the methods left by Protector Wu would be easy.

"During the waiting period, will my soul still be affected?" Yun Shan asked.

"It will be affected a bit." Gu Han nodded, glanced at Yun Yun, and said, "But I think it's a good thing."

The three people present: ?

"I heard from the Sect Master that you enjoy quiet cultivation and had her handle sect affairs very early on, sometimes even letting Yun Ling handle them, which is why he became so arrogant in the sect."

"Let the Hall of Souls' methods influence you a bit, letting you develop some ambition so you're no longer as idle as before. Reclaim the position of Sect Master. As long as it's within a controllable range, I think it's quite good."

Yun Yun's beautiful eyes brightened a bit: "Is it really controllable?"

Yun Shan: ???

Dear disciple, something is very wrong with you.