Chapter 73: Guhe Advances, Medusa is Enraged!

The proud and noble Medusa appeared as beautiful as a flaming bouquet before Gu He.

Seven-colored energy gathered around her, seemingly in resistance, and Medusa extended her jade-like foot, wanting to kick Gu He off.

"Smack!" Gu He patted her, and as their eyes met, he said, "Be good."

Ripples moved through the air, and the screen was completely shredded by the surging energy, while the seven-colored energy instantly became as docile as a child.

"Crack!" "If you spank me again, I'll eat you!" Even though her attack failed, Medusa still wore a fierce expression.

An indescribable irritation surged in her heart.

Although she felt comfortable during the process, she would never forget the feeling of being provoked and insulted.

"Smack!" "You...!"

Gu He pushed aside the long, dark hair that was in the way and kissed Medusa.

He began to take Medusa, slowly savoring...

Like being in Penglai, where things are achieved through human effort...

...

The dawn began to stain the sky, and the day grew brighter.

Gu He had already carried Medusa into the bathhouse in the dead of night to wash up.

The room was filled with fragrance.

So now, both of them were fresh and clean.

Looking at the exhausted and sleeping Medusa, Gu He shook his head, feeling refreshed, and began to check the spoils of war from the battle at Jia Nan Academy: the storage ring.

Just from Han Feng alone, there were several Advanced storage rings.

In this generation's medicine emperor's storage ring, there were quite a few good things.

Gu He took the items out one by one and placed them on the table.

There was a Medicine Cauldron made of excellent material, a pile of fifth and Sixth-Grade Medicinal Pill, medicinal herbs, and magic cores, and two mediocrely refined seventh-grade Medicinal Pill.

Besides these, Gu He also saw an Incomplete Manual of a Cultivation Technique—Flame Mantra!

This was the Cultivation Technique that the orphaned Han Feng was willing to lose his humanity and kill his master to obtain.

Recalling Han Feng's behavior, Gu He actually felt that Yao Chen's actions were not wrong.

If he had given the Flame Mantra to Han Feng, Han Feng would have been delighted, agreeing to whatever Yao Chen said, and then the next time they met it would be,

"Old man, give me your Bone Chilling Flame! How am I supposed to upgrade without an Exotic Fire!"

"You should help your disciple to the end, right?!"

"Hand it over!"

Therefore, no matter what Cultivation Technique it is, it depends on the person using it; only with good character can it be put to proper use and reach its full potential.

Gu He intended to casually open it to take a look, but who knew that as soon as he touched this Incomplete Manual,

[Ding! Incomplete Manual of Flame Mantra detected. Does the host want to absorb the energy Aura on it?]

Gu He was slightly stunned. Was this a bargain he picked up?

"Absorb."

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for advancing to an eight-star Dou Huang!]

Listening to the System prompt, Gu He concealed the trace of surprise in his eyes.

So simple, so easy?

He had just Advanced one star?

What are other cultivators supposed to do? The System is truly worthy of its name!

The content contained in the Incomplete Manual was quite detailed, and it also had many of Han Feng's notes. Gu He took a quick glance, and the Incomplete Manual was completely absorbed by the System.

Following this, powerful Dou Qi surged at his Qi whirlpool, like waves crashing against rocks on the eve of a storm.

Gu He went to the messy chaise longue outside the bedroom, sat cross-legged, and quickly digested and absorbed it.

The scorching energy gathered into tiny fire dots of three colors—purple, cyan, and white—circling around Gu He's Qi whirlpool continuously, like an asteroid belt.

Gu He could feel his strength improving at lightning speed.

After inhaling and exhaling, Gu He's face was filled with excitement, his spirit was even more vigorous, and his entire face was radiant, even more excited than after taking a Medicinal Pill.

Gu He put the pile of things back into the storage ring and took out that special ring of Xiao Yan's.

The black thumb ring was very ancient and simple; it was left to Xiao Yan by his mother. Later, Yao Chen's Soul body resided inside it, and after staying silent for three years to accumulate energy, he quietly emerged and reached an agreement with Xiao Yan.

Gu He released his Soul power to start exploring.

Huh? Why is there a large white spot?

Green flames dyed Gu He's eyes, making him seem to see through thousands of layers of mist to the truth within.

It's the Bone Chilling Flame!

Gu He was startled. He thought this Exotic Fire had dissipated into the world along with Yao Chen; he didn't expect it to still remain in the ring.

Gu He condensed his Mental Energy, turning it into a huge palm, and grabbed at the Bone Chilling Flame.

"Whoosh—" The Bone Chilling Flame released extremely hot white flames, filling the space into a large, inverted jade bowl, like a protective cover.

The dark green palm Gu He had condensed tapped its knuckles lightly on this energy cover.

"The Bone Chilling Flame from the land of extreme cold, is that all you've got?"

Gu He slapped the bowl hard, and the white flame bowl instantly shattered. Like a ghost appearing and vanishing, Gu He directly grabbed that wisp of Origin flame.

"Don't run anymore. Changing to a new master shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

Gu He's voice slowly echoed in the space of the black thumb ring.

Under Gu He's Glazed Lotus Heart Flame, the Bone Chilling Flame seemed to tremble in fear.

It made no sound, but it no longer resisted, obediently letting Gu He hold it.

[Ding, Exotic Fire · Bone Chilling Flame detected. Does the host want to absorb it?]

"Absorb."

[Bone Chilling Flame being devoured...]

[10%...]

[30%...]

[100%!]

...

[Ding! Bone Chilling Flame devouring complete. Congratulations to the host for advancing to a nine-star Dou Huang!]

[Ding! Successfully refined 'Bone Chilling Flame'!]

[Bone Chilling Flame absorbing! Congratulations to the host, the Heaven Rank Advanced Cultivation Technique Myriad Fire Art has become even purer!]

[The host's fire-type Dou Technique Rank has increased accordingly!]

The white, clear-as-water energy quickly drilled into Gu He's body, traveling through various Meridians, and finally, like a layer of cold barrier, slowly permeated his Meridians and bones.

Slowly, hot sweat broke out all over his body. Gu He felt the improvement in his cultivation and was already somewhat numb to it.

In less than half an hour, he had crossed two Ranks!

Gu He thought that he still had a few of Xiao Yan's storage rings, and his portion of the Flame Mantra should also be in there.

He suppressed his restless heart and steadied his mind.

In his storage ring, there was a Sixth-Grade Pill, the Break-Sect Pill.

The effect of the Break-Sect Pill is that when the user advances to Dou Zong, it increases the success rate by 10%, and it also ensures that even if the user fails the Breakthrough, they can stabilize their strength at the Realm before the Breakthrough, without the situation of their Rank dropping.

But now is not the time to break through.

He prepared to accumulate a few days of insights before attempting to break through.

After the Breakthrough, he would see if the System could absorb Xiao Yan's portion of the Flame Mantra to further increase his cultivation.

Gu He searched in Xiao Yan's storage ring and sure enough found half of the Incomplete Manual. The System also sent a prompt, but he rejected it.

He still wanted to wait until he had Advanced to Dou Zong before using it.

He summoned his Exotic Fire. Originally, he had absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Fallen Heart Flame, and because of Han Feng's provocation, he had conveniently dealt with him.

During this time, the wood-attribute skill "Plundering Wood" had made a great contribution, directly plundering a portion of Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame.

The Sea Heart Flame originally existed in the vast ocean and was a strange flame that could fuse with water, and its power was also great.

Now, added with Yao Chen's Bone Chilling Flame, he was equivalent to having four wisps of Exotic Fire.

Let's call it "Bone Fiend Fire" for now.

The cyan-white flame rose in wisps, and Gu He's palm was dyed cyan-green, like emerald waves and vast surges, like the blue waves of Xizi.

...

Queen Medusa woke up feeling sore all over, as if she had been run over by a large ship.

She summoned a mirror emitting a seven-colored shimmer, held the handle, and the mirror clearly reflected the hickeys on places she couldn't see.

Damn!

Queen Medusa could no longer maintain her elegance.

She covered the worn-out corner of her mouth, furious to the extreme.

Gu He, are you a dog?!

Gnawing, gnawing, gnawing, even my Snake Tribe isn't as good at gnawing as you!

She kicked away the red cheongsam that could no longer cover her body and summoned her own clothes.

A light purple brocade robe wrapped around her body.

Medusa let her hair down, walked out of the room barefoot, looking aggressive.