Chapter 116 Binding Tang Huo'er

"Hoo~"

Xiao Yi Xian had already focused her Qi to absorb the experience and knowledge related to the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations. As it was a unique secret Legacy, Valley Master Tang Zhen had to supervise from the side.

Although Xiao Yi Xian had not practiced Mr. Gu He's Heaven-Defying Myriad Fire Art, Mr. Gu He had found a secret technique that could achieve Beast Fire Fusion and passed it to her. Fusing Beast Fires was enough for Xiao Yi Xian's needs.

Mr. Gu He watched from the side, feeling a bit bored.

He wasn't interested in the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations because he didn't need it; the Myriad Fire Art provided by the System already allowed him to perfectly fuse multiple Heavenly Flames, and it would improve along with his cultivation level.

Even if he learned the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, it would be of no use.

So, he asked Tang Huo'er to take him around the second floor to have a look.

Mr. Gu He had taken the time to read through all the rare Dou Techniques and Cultivation Techniques in the Cloud Mist Sect's Dou Technique Pavilion one by one.

For example, the method of hiding his form, posture, and aura that he used when he broke into the Mo clan was from that Dou Technique Pavilion.

The second floor of the Burning Flame Valley's Dou Technique Pavilion was not as strictly guarded as the third. The Elder inside bowed respectfully to Mr. Gu He and Tang Huo'er.

"Please, feel free to browse as you wish."

"Alright, Grandpa Mu, you can go back to your work."

After the Elder left, Tang Huo'er led Mr. Gu He around.

The second floor had rows of wide bookshelves, overlapping like flower petals, with an ocean of knowledge following them like a shadow.

Tang Huo'er knew Mr. Gu He possessed a Heavenly Flame. In her young heart, his status as an Alchemist and his fire control skills were like those of a deity.

So, she naturally led Mr. Gu He toward a certain area.

"Mr. Gu He, this row contains our secret techniques regarding Heavenly Flames."

Compared to the Elder who specifically guarded the Dou Technique Pavilion, Tang Huo'er's knowledge of the place was no less detailed; it could be called meticulous.

"Hmm, let me see then."

Mr. Gu He casually picked up a parchment scroll about the conversion and Fusion of Heavenly Flames and began to browse through it.

At this moment, the specially made sturdy yet translucent window lattices allowed sunlight to pour in gently, and this soft brilliance fell upon Mr. Gu He's sharp and handsome features.

His fingers were well-defined and fair as they held the parchment scroll. A faint scent of old books flickered across his mature face, and the surrounding air was filled with an addictive, faint pill fragrance.

All of this was like a shotgun firing a bullet in an instant, hitting Tang Huo'er right between the eyebrows.

Bang~!

Tang Huo'er couldn't help but raise her right hand and place it over her heart—

Why is it beating so fast?

What is going on?

...

Meanwhile, Mr. Gu He was still immersed in the contents of the parchment scroll.

Although this parchment scroll discussed Heavenly Flames, it revolved around the Wood attribute everywhere.

An Alchemist is naturally seven parts fire and three parts wood, but this parchment scroll unexpectedly emphasized the role of 'Wood'. These theories coincided perfectly with his 'Plundering Wood' skill.

As Mr. Gu He looked at the ancient handwriting that was almost difficult to recognize, he felt it was somewhat miraculous.

At this time, the sunlight was dim, Tang Huo'er remained silent, and Mr. Gu He was deeply immersed...

[Ding! Detected strong fluctuations of favorable impression!]

[System has detected a suitable strategy target, Tang Huo'er!]

[Does the host wish to bind Tang Huo'er?]

?

Mr. Gu He was slightly stunned in his heart.

In his mind, the System was just a tool—a tool to help him survive well on the Fighting Qi Continent and even create a legend.

He wouldn't exhaust himself just to collect or perfect his tools. So, aside from his initial eagerness when meeting Yun Yun and Medusa, and his proactive anxiety when Qing Lin was in danger, he hadn't actively tried to bind any strategy targets.

Call it following his heart or call it being nonchalant, he mainly let things happen naturally.

And now...

Mr. Gu He turned slightly and looked at Tang Huo'er, who was dressed in red.

She wore the red clothing unique to Burning Flame Valley, but the material was several times better than that of ordinary Disciples, and the excellent tailoring accentuated her well-developed figure.

She was tall, and her beautiful face had a rare touch of heroism.

When she saw Mr. Gu He looking at her, she somehow became flustered. She casually picked up a book and buried her head in it as a pretense.

She didn't realize she was holding the book upside down.

"Hehe~" Mr. Gu He couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle.

To Tang Huo'er's ears, this laughter was crisp and tingling, like a small bolt of lightning passing through; it was magnetic and pleasant to hear.

He was charm personified!!

Tang Huo'er's mind wandered, her heart racing like a panicked deer.

Seeing her with her head buried and holding the book upside down, Mr. Gu He really couldn't resist anymore.

"System, bind her."

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully binding Tang Huo'er as a mission target! Remaining binding slots: 0]

[Congratulations, the strategy target's favorable impression has increased by 30%! Current favorable impression is 45%.]

[Initial favorable impression rewards and current rewards are being issued together!]

[Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: A one-time upgrade for the Plundering Wood Dou Technique!]

[Congratulations to the host, 'Plundering Wood' has been promoted to Heaven Rank Intermediate!]

What surprised Mr. Gu He wasn't Tang Huo'er's favorable impression, but the upgrade of Plundering Wood.

Plundering Wood was a Wood-attribute auxiliary Dou Technique. Initially, it was only Earth Rank Intermediate, with a certain chance to plunder the spiritual perception of a target for one's own use, temporarily increasing the strength of one's own spiritual perception.

Under Mr. Gu He's research, he found that after meeting certain conditions, it could even plunder Heavenly Flames!

However, previous plunders were all accidental successes by Mr. Gu He, and the victims had all perished, suffering the agony of Plundering Wood before their deaths.

It was like... draining the pond to catch the fish.

Mr. Gu He sometimes thought this way too.

But when the skill upgraded to Intermediate, Mr. Gu He had a sudden realization!

There was actually a better way to 'plunder'!

Mr. Gu He called this upgraded skill "Endless Vitality."

It could allow someone else's Heavenly Flame to be replicated onto himself as if it were regenerating. This meant two identical Heavenly Flames could exist in the world simultaneously, without needing a life-and-death struggle.

Mr. Gu He no longer had to worry about losing friends or causing the world to collapse because of the Heavenly Flames.

Now, that Nine Dragon Lightning Flame in Valley Master Tang Zhen's hands...

...

Mr. Gu He's intense gaze fixed on Tang Huo'er, causing Huoer, who had just looked up from the spine of her book, to blush instantly.

Why was he looking at her?

Um... could she be more interesting than the Heavenly Flame knowledge on the parchment scroll?

Of course, Tang Huo'er wasn't the type to be shy; such thoughts only flashed through her mind for an instant.

She quickly suppressed her shy expression.

"Mr. Gu He, is that secret technique in your hand helpful to you?" Tang Huo'er asked. She didn't think Mr. Gu He was staring at her in a daze.

His Disciple was already extraordinary; he surely had other beautiful companions and confidantes around him.

Tang Huo'er still had some self-awareness.

"Yes, very helpful." Mr. Gu He put the secret technique back and didn't look at it again.

He walked toward Tang Huo'er, who looked at him with a slightly stunned expression.

She saw Mr. Gu He, backlit by the sunlight pouring through the window, raise his hand to her shoulder and pick a long strand of hair from her collar.

"There, a stray hair," Mr. Gu He said softly.

The fragrance of the fire bodhi pill seemed not to have dissipated yet, and their extreme proximity gave Tang Huo'er a sense of trance and unreality.

"Mm..."

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