Teaching Alchemy Insights

"Uh..."

"Xiao Yi Xian, are you serious?"

Gu He stared at Xiao Yi Xian as she performed the formal ritual of taking him as her master, unable to react for a moment.

"Of course I'm serious."

Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face bloomed with a sweet smile, but when she saw Gu He spacing out, a disappointed expression quickly appeared on her face.

"Could it be that Mr. Gu was joking with me earlier and never intended to take me as his disciple?"

"No, no, no!"

Gu He hurriedly denied it, saying somewhat excitedly, "I'm serious."

Then he calmed himself, looked at Xiao Yi Xian earnestly, and slowly said, "From today onward, you are the second disciple of me, Gu He."

Since Xiao Yi Xian had already taken the initiative to become his disciple, Gu He had no intention of hiding his name and simply came clean.

Hearing Gu He confirm that he was taking her as his disciple, Xiao Yi Xian's face lit up with a smile again.

"Gu He?"

"Is that Teacher's name?"

Xiao Yi Xian murmured the name to herself, feeling as though she had heard it somewhere before.

As she repeated it, a flash of insight struck her mind. Xiao Yi Xian looked at Gu He in astonishment and said in shock, "Teacher, you... you're Dan Emperor Gu He?"

Xiao Yi Xian stared wide-eyed at Gu He, her rosy lips slightly parted, as though she were seeing him for the first time.

Meeting Xiao Yi Xian's shocked gaze, Gu He smiled faintly and nodded. "That's right. Your master is indeed Dan Emperor Gu He."

Though he wore a smile, Gu He secretly swore that he would cast off this title as soon as possible.

His strength had now reached the nine-star Dou King level. He was only one step away from breaking through to the Dou Emperor realm.

When that time came, his title should become Dan Sovereign Gu He.

Dan Sovereign certainly sounded far more imposing than Dan Emperor.

Now that he had taken Xiao Yi Xian as his disciple, achieving that goal would not be difficult.

Teacher really was the Dan Emperor!

The Dan Emperor!

Seeing Gu He admit it himself, Xiao Yi Xian was completely dumbfounded. Her little head simply could not process it all at once.

To her, Dan Emperor Gu He was a legendary figure.

She had never dreamed that one day, she would be able to become Dan Emperor Gu He's disciple.

She stared blankly at Gu He, unable to say anything for a while.

Gu He waved a hand before her eyes and chuckled. "Silly girl, what are you thinking about? Still haven't come to your senses?"

"Teacher... I..."

Xiao Yi Xian immediately snapped back to attention, but as she looked at Gu He, her words unexpectedly became hesitant and stumbling.

"You little girl, now that you've become my disciple, you've grown distant instead." Gu He smiled reassuringly. "Go back and rest first. Tomorrow, your master will teach you the path of alchemy."

Seeing that Xiao Yi Xian was still absent-minded and had not fully recovered from the shock, Gu He immediately gave up on the idea of presenting her with a "meeting gift."

Haste makes waste. Xiao Yi Xian was clearly not in the right state at the moment, and he was in no hurry.

"Yes, Teacher."

"Then this disciple shall take her leave."

Hearing Gu He's comforting words, Xiao Yi Xian calmed down somewhat. She bowed to him, then slowly left Gu He's room with graceful steps.

"This girl really hasn't processed it yet." Gu He looked at the bowls and chopsticks still left on the table, shook his head, and rose to clean them up.

"Teacher, your disciple has come to pay her respects."

Early the next morning, just as Gu He had gotten up, Xiao Yi Xian's light, lively voice rang out from outside.

"This girl is up so early. Don't tell me she didn't sleep all night?" Gu He said in surprise upon hearing her voice.

Then Gu He walked over and slowly opened the door.

"Teacher, hehe, good morning!"

Xiao Yi Xian slipped inside carrying a food box, her face wearing that familiar playful smile.

It seemed that she had now fully accepted Gu He's identity.

"Teacher, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Your disciple brought some for you." Xiao Yi Xian opened the food box, and an enticing fragrance immediately filled the room.

Gu He could not help but feel his appetite stirred. He smiled and nodded. "Good."

He could not help sighing inwardly that he had not taken this disciple in for nothing. His three daily meals would be taken care of from now on.

At his words, Xiao Yi Xian happily took out the bowls and chopsticks.

After a whole night, she had completely thought things through.

Wasn't it even better that her teacher was the Dan Emperor?

Why was she overthinking it?

In the Jia Ma Empire, what young person did not wish to become Dan Emperor Gu He's disciple?

Being able to enter Teacher's tutelage truly made her fortunate enough.

At this moment, Xiao Yi Xian had completely adjusted her mindset.

"Disciple, today your master will formally teach you the path of alchemy."

After breakfast, once Xiao Yi Xian had cleaned everything up, Gu He looked at her and spoke seriously.

"Ah, so soon?"

Xiao Yi Xian was somewhat surprised. Her teacher was too dedicated, wasn't he? It was only her first day as his disciple.

"Yes. Since you have entered my tutelage, I will first tell you my rules."

Gu He looked at Xiao Yi Xian, doing his best to appear more solemn.

"First, once you enter my tutelage, I will grant you three meeting gifts. You must accept all three and may not refuse."

"Second, I have always rewarded merit. In the future, whether you uphold my reputation outside or improve your strength, I will give you generous rewards."

"Third, so long as you do not betray the sect, you are free to do whatever you wish. Your master will not interfere."

Seeing Gu He's serious expression, Xiao Yi Xian had thought he might lay down some extremely strict requirements. But after hearing the three rules, she was immediately stunned.

"Eh... Teacher, that's all?"

Xiao Yi Xian blinked her bright eyes and looked at Gu He in confusion.

Gu He shook his head and chuckled. "There aren't so many rules under me. Just these three."

"This is too good." Xiao Yi Xian muttered softly. How were these requirements? They were practically the greatest benefits a disciple could receive.

Xiao Yi Xian had assumed that, since her teacher was the Dan Emperor, the rules for becoming his disciple would be quite strict.

But now, it seemed she had overthought things.

"Come, good disciple. Squat in front of your master. I'm going to impart the path of alchemy to you." Gu He spoke gently to Xiao Yi Xian.

"Oh."

Though Xiao Yi Xian was somewhat puzzled, she obediently came before Gu He and squatted down.

"You must not lose focus later. Calm your mind and concentrate fully on absorbing the information your master gives you."

"Understood, Teacher." Xiao Yi Xian answered softly, then did as Gu He instructed.

As he spoke, Gu He extended his hand and pressed his palm against the crown of Xiao Yi Xian's head.

The next moment, Gu He also focused his mind and gave the system an order inwardly.

"Transmit all the alchemy insights in my mind to Xiao Yi Xian."