Power Transmission!

As the inheritance sphere burrowed into Gu He's mind, an enormous amount of information exploded at once.

Before Gu He could react, he felt countless torrents of information surging wildly through his mind.

"Ah..."

Caught off guard, Gu He could not help letting out a miserable scream.

Countless profound and mysterious pieces of information churned madly through his mind. Gu He felt as though his soul had been thrown into a meat grinder and violently shredded.

At that moment, he clearly experienced the pain Xiao Yi Xian had suffered earlier.

No, compared to Xiao Yi Xian, the pain he was enduring now was even more intense.

After all, this was the inheritance of a Ninth-Grade Alchemist.

Forcibly enduring the tearing sensation from the depths of his soul, Gu He steadied his mind and focused completely on receiving the massive influx of information.

As all the information within the inheritance sphere poured into Gu He's mind, the pain in the depths of his soul grew increasingly intense.

Gu He's face had turned deathly pale, and his originally handsome, refined features had become incomparably twisted.

Gu He felt as though his consciousness was about to sink away, gradually becoming blurred.

Just as Gu He was about to fall unconscious, his chest...

No, more precisely, the area around his heart suddenly emitted a burst of seven-colored light.

If Gu He had been conscious at that moment, he would have seen that inside his body...

A heart covered in profound runes was radiating streams of seven-colored light.

The seven-colored light gradually enveloped Gu He's entire body. From outside, Gu He could no longer be seen; only a sphere of light sitting cross-legged on the bed remained visible.

As the seven-colored light surged into the depths of his soul, Gu He immediately felt a cool sensation flowing through his soul, and his consciousness gradually cleared.

Sensing the changes in his body, surprise appeared in Gu He's eyes.

Then, his consciousness sank into his body, and he immediately discovered the heart radiating seven-colored light.

Was the Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart taking effect?

Gu He instantly understood everything.

He had not expected the Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart to have such an effect.

Gu He was delighted. He hurriedly focused his mind and absorbed the enormous amount of information in his head.

With the help of the Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart, Gu He no longer felt the slightest pain. He received all the information within the inheritance sphere with extreme ease.

As seven-colored light flashed within the room, time continued to pass.

The sky gradually darkened, and before long, evening arrived.

At that moment, the seven-colored light around Gu He finally faded away.

At the same time, Gu He, seated on the bed, slowly opened his eyes, an utterly exhilarated expression appearing within them.

"I succeeded!"

"I succeeded!"

Gu He instantly rose to his feet, his handsome face filled with irrepressible excitement.

He had completely absorbed all the information in his mind.

Whenever he closed his eyes, the vast amount of information from the Ninth-Grade Alchemist Inheritance would rapidly flash through his mind.

It was as though that information had been deeply etched into his mind, never to be forgotten.

His mind now contained the alchemical insights accumulated over the lifetime of a Ninth-Grade Alchemist.

Excitement flickered in Gu He's eyes, and he could hardly wait to take out a medicinal cauldron and begin refining pills.

However, the last remnants of his rationality made him stop.

Pill refining required a calm and peaceful mind. In his current state, he was simply unfit to refine pills.

Walking over to the table, he poured himself a cup of fragrant tea. As the scalding tea entered his stomach, Gu He gradually calmed down.

Once he had calmed down, Gu He also noticed some changes in himself.

First, after receiving the vast amount of information within the Ninth-Grade Alchemist inheritance sphere, his soul power seemed to have increased considerably.

Gu He was slightly stunned by this result before revealing a wry smile.

The immense pain he had suffered earlier had not been for nothing.

Sure enough, the old saying was true: only by giving could one gain.

Gu He carefully examined himself and was astonished to discover that his current soul power had already reached the required intensity for a Seventh-Grade Alchemist.

To become a Seventh-Grade Alchemist, one needed not only to meet the standard in the Art of Alchemy, but also to possess a corresponding level of soul power.

As for Gu He, who had now received the Ninth-Grade Alchemist Inheritance, he had already met both requirements.

In other words, Gu He now had what it took to challenge the rank of Seventh-Grade Alchemist.

Moreover, with the many exquisite secret alchemy techniques he had inherited, Gu He was extremely confident in his chances of becoming a Seventh-Grade Alchemist.

In addition, Gu He discovered that the bottleneck in his cultivation seemed to have loosened somewhat.

At this rate, even without relying on external aid, it would not be long before he could break through to the Dou Emperor realm.

He had not expected this to bring him so many additional gains.

After summing everything up, a satisfied smile appeared on Gu He's face.

Lifting his teacup, Gu He took a light sip, his heart filled with anticipation for the next day.

The next day, when the sun was already high in the sky, Gu He was still sleeping soundly.

Perhaps merging with that enormous flood of information yesterday had left Gu He mentally exhausted. A man who was accustomed to rising early had, for once, actually overslept.

"Teacher..."

"Teacher..."

It was not until Xiao Yi Xian's light, sweet voice sounded from outside the door that Gu He slowly woke up.

Looking at the sky outside, Gu He finally realized that he had overslept.

Hearing Xiao Yi Xian's voice outside, Gu He gave a wry smile. "Looks like this is an aftereffect from yesterday."

Still, sleeping in did feel rather nice.

"Teacher!"

"Teacher!"

When no sound came from inside, Xiao Yi Xian called out a few more times.

"I'm coming."

Gu He called out, then quickly dressed and walked over to open the door.

"Teacher, don't tell me you still hadn't gotten up?"

Xiao Yi Xian poked her little head into the room and looked around, suspicion written across her small face.

Gu He's expression turned awkward at her words.

The only time he had ever slept in since coming to this world, and his disciple had caught him red-handed.

"Ahem, well..."

Just as Gu He was about to find an excuse, Xiao Yi Xian suddenly seemed to think of something. Her expression changed, and she reproached herself, "Teacher, could it be that what happened yesterday exhausted you...?"

"It's all this disciple's fault..." As she spoke, Xiao Yi Xian began blaming herself.

"Uh..."

Gu He was slightly stunned. This girl really knew how to let her imagination run wild.

"It has nothing to do with you."

Gu He patted Xiao Yi Xian's little head and comforted her. "Good disciple, your teacher simply slept in. It has nothing to do with you."

"Really?"

Only then did Xiao Yi Xian stop blaming herself. She blinked and looked at Gu He suspiciously.

"Would your teacher lie to you? Today, your teacher will give you your second meeting gift."

Gu He smiled gently and beckoned Xiao Yi Xian over. "Come here and squat properly."

"Okay." Xiao Yi Xian nodded her little head and obediently came before Gu He and squatted down.