Chapter 33 Nalan Jie prostrates himself in admiration, instructing Yanran on swordsmanship to slay demons.

Gu He’s expression was calm, and he nodded, saying, "Mm, it is a grade six qingming longevity pill."

Nalan Jie’s hand trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but glance at his granddaughter, Nalan Yanran, who had brought Gu He here.

It seemed they would be unable to avoid the favor of this pill king!

Nalan Jie’s gaze steadied, and without further hesitation, he swiftly consumed the Medicinal Pill.

Sure enough, a miraculous power began to volatilize within his Dantian, enlivening his Meridians.

Nalan Jie’s eyes sparkled. He used his Dou Qi to form a mirror and clearly saw that some of his white hair had turned black, and the wrinkles on his forehead had faded significantly.

Although the qingming longevity pill did not have the effects of a beauty-preserving pill, it had truly restored the vitality of his body!

If it weren't for the fact that a person could only consume one qingming longevity pill in their lifetime, presumably all the experts on the continent would be old monsters.

"Elder Gu, thank you!" Nalan Jie, truly showing his vigor despite his age, began to Move around and stretch his limbs after putting on new clothes, saying heroically, "I will provide the Materials for the qingming longevity pill and the costs of the Alchemy, and as for the reward for detoxifying me..."

Nalan Jie stopped in his tracks and looked at Gu He with the eyes of a fellow expert, "Elder Gu He, you have already Advanced to a Dou Huang, haven't you?"

"Previously, when we were both Dou Wangs, I could still sense a bit of your aura."

"Now, you are even more unfathomable..."

Gu He nodded, "Two-star Dou Huang."

Nalan Jie’s eyes flickered with gravity. Then, he lifted his robes and knelt on one knee, "Nalan Jie, Lionheart Marshal of the Jia Ma Empire, on behalf of the Nalan Family, is willing to be on good terms with Your Excellency the pill king and the Cloud Mist Sect for generations!"

"If I break this oath, may I suffer a fate worse than death!"

Gu He was somewhat surprised by Nalan Jie's actions; he was decisive and acted on his thoughts immediately.

Originally, since Nalan Yanran had entered the Cloud Mist Sect and become Yun Yun’s closed-door Disciple, it was impossible for the Nalan Family to fall out with the Cloud Mist Sect. Now, it was simply an additional promise, "strengthening the ties between families."

And this promise was beneficial and harmless to the Nalan Family. As expected of an old man who has lived for many years! Crisp and decisive!

Gu He nodded gently and helped him up.

"To receive the word of the old man is like obtaining a priceless treasure!"

Three types of Exotic Fire added to the cauldron, every Medicinal Pill is a favor.

[Ding!] Hearing the familiar System sound, Gu He turned his head to look at Nalan Yanran, only to see her looking at him with admiration.

And when their gazes met, Nalan Yanran turned her head away in an tsundere manner, her two ponytails swaying slightly, her pretty white face slightly flushed.

The System sound continued.

[Ding! The target's favorability towards the host has increased by 15%, obtaining the reward "Profound Rank Advanced · Phantom Clone Move"!]

[Phantom Clone Move: Can create a one-to-one Clone based on the user's own Dou Qi strength. The Clone can simulate the main body's attacks, but it consumes a large amount of Dou Qi (Usage range limit: one-kilometer radius)]

[Target's favorability towards the host: 45%.]

Gu He smiled slightly at Nalan Yanran.

Nalan Yanran twisted her hands. Noticing that Gu He had not looked away, she raised her head and glared at Gu He like a cat. She looked just like a tsundere kitten kneading dough before sleep.

Because he still needed to observe Nalan Jie’s physical condition, Gu He decided to stay at the Nalan Family for a period of time. This morning, at the Nalan Family training grounds.

In the spacious training grounds, Nalan Yanran was wearing her pink dress, standing alone with her sword, and then began her daily sword practice.

She had wind-attribute Dou Qi and had practiced swordsmanship since childhood. After entering the Sect, she learned the inner Sect's Intermediate Wind Spirit Fractal Sword.

This was a Move that used sword-shaped weapons as a prototype to simulate multiple sword-shaped energy swords to attack enemies. As her strength improved, the number of fractal swords she could manifest increased.

After warming up, Nalan Yanran manifested five fractal swords and attacked the specially made target.

"Shhh—" The black iron humanoid target was pierced by the five fractal swords.

"Clap, clap, clap..." A round of applause reached Nalan Yanran’s ears.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead and raised her fair, swan-like face, only to see Gu He in a white robe walking slowly towards her.

"Hello, Elder Gu," Nalan Yanran said softly.

Gu He also smiled and greeted her, then explained his applause, "Being able to condense five fractal swords is not easy; you have already surpassed your peers by a large step."

Nalan Yanran pursed her lips with some reserve.

She now regarded Gu He as half of a role model. Her idol praising her made her happy, but she was still a bit tsundere and did not want to admit it.

Gu He took the initiative to ask her, "How is your preparation for the Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan going?"

Speaking of this, Nalan Yanran’s eyes carried a touch of determination, "For the past two years, I have been Cultivating every moment, just to defeat him during the decisive battle!"

"I am already a one-star Great Dou Master now; I don't believe that Xiao Yan can be stronger than me!"

Hearing Nalan Yanran’s somewhat arrogant words, Gu He couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head.

He raised his large hand and rubbed Yanran’s head.

Nalan Yanran felt the touch and felt a bit sour, but subconsciously did not dodge. After the large hand left her head, she subconsciously shook her twin ponytails.

Her long hair on both sides looked like two little rabbit ears, swaying back and forth.

"Elder..." Nalan Yanran said with an annoyed tone.

Gu He chuckled inwardly and summoned his Crimson Sky Sword.

The red sword body looked just like burning blood. When Gu He held it in his hand, the air around him became a bit hotter.

He explained, "The fractal sword you are practicing now is certainly powerful and suits you, but it lacks some flexibility."

Nalan Yanran was extremely confused, "Flexibility? But the Sword Intent of the fractal sword is very agile..."

Gu He’s voice was serious, "The Sword Intent is agile, but the sword user also needs to be flexible; otherwise, the development of the two sides will be unbalanced, and contradictions will arise."

He asked Nalan Yanran, "If you were a water-attribute Cultivator and you encountered an expert with extremely vicious methods, and because your strength was Sealed, you could only use liquid to transform into an attack to wound this expert..."

"But as you fight, you discover that there is no liquid in the surrounding environment that you can use. What should you do at this time?"

Nalan Yanran was stumped by the question, "This... can I use Dou Qi to turn into liquid?"

Gu He shook his head and asked her further, "Think carefully, what other liquids are present that haven't been discovered but can be utilized?"

Nalan Yanran stared strangely at Gu He’s all-red Crimson Sky Sword and said blankly, "Is it blood?!"

Gu He nodded. "The opponent's blood, or your own blood, can become a lethal weapon; it just depends on whether you can think of it and whether you can utilize it."

"Back to your fractal sword, I don't think you should just let it simply fractalize."

Nalan Yanran asked, "Then what should I do?"

Gu He smiled, "An ordinary fractal sword will only make the opponent scurry around like a monkey. As long as their movement technique is fast enough, dodging is not a problem, but you forgot... can't Sword Qi be combined with hidden force?"

"Can't the five fractal swords have four feign attacks, actually leading the opponent to the position you want, and then using the most inconspicuous fractal sword—even if it doesn't kill in one blow, at least it can seriously injure the opponent."

Gu He waved his hand, and the blood-red Crimson Sky Sword slashed through the air towards an intact black iron target.

The blade was sharp, and sure enough, the target was crushed like a smashed fruit, shattering into pieces.

But immediately after, the pitch-black black iron was stained with a spark.

One Move affects the whole situation.

The black iron was swallowed into powder by the cyan flames carried in the hidden force.