After admiring himself for a moment, Gu He reluctantly withdrew his gaze.
Then, Gu He turned his attention back to the System Space.
"System, extract the Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart!"
Immediately afterward, Gu He felt an overwhelmingly powerful force surge into his body.
This force was exceedingly tyrannical, destroying everything in its path.
The next moment, Gu He felt countless tiny needles coursing through the blood vessels in his body, converging toward his heart.
"Ah..."
Gu He could not help but cry out in agony. The intense pain nearly made him pass out.
But at that moment, a mysterious force began to grow within him.
Countless runes emerged inside Gu He's body. They intertwined with one another, eventually weaving themselves into a heart.
This heart had seven orifices. With every beat, profound patterns appeared, and amid the pounding of the heartbeat came the sound of pill cauldrons colliding.
At that moment, Gu He gained a measure of enlightenment.
A moment later, the strange sensation in his body finally disappeared.
The Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart had been extracted!
Gu He closed his eyes and slowly sensed the wondrous uses of this Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart.
With the Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart, Gu He would no longer encounter any bottlenecks on the path of alchemy.
He had already possessed extraordinary talent in alchemy. Now that he had this Pill Heart, he was like a tiger that had grown wings.
It could be said that so long as Gu He did not fall, he would surely become a Dan Emperor in the future!
Feeling the powerful effects brought by the Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart, excitement could not help but appear in Gu He's eyes.
With this Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart, it would be hard for him not to become a powerhouse.
After being excited for a while, Gu He gradually calmed down and continued looking into the System Space.
"System, extract the divine ability—Void Projection!"
As profound information flooded into his mind, Gu He fell into a state of enlightenment.
A moment later, Gu He slowly opened his eyes, a smile appearing within them.
Clearly, he had already grasped the wondrous uses of Void Projection.
Void Projection allowed him to use his essence blood to condense a Void Jade Talisman. So long as the jade talisman was crushed, no matter where he was, Gu He could directly project himself there.
Most amazingly, the projection possessed the same strength as Gu He himself.
Its only drawback was that the projection could only last for half an hour.
After mastering the Void Projection divine ability, Gu He had already thought of how to use it.
In the future, whenever his disciples went out to gain experience, Gu He could condense a Void Jade Talisman for them to carry.
If they encountered danger, they could crush the jade talisman directly. Gu He would then project himself over and help his disciple escape the crisis.
What an excellent divine ability!
Gu He could not help but praise it inwardly.
With this divine ability, he would no longer need to fear his disciples encountering danger in the future.
Finally, Gu He turned his gaze toward the last item in the System Space.
Battle Saint Cultivation Trial Card!
As its name implied, so long as he used this card, Gu He could instantly wield the power of a Battle Saint!
And a Nine-Star Battle Saint at that!
Of course, the Battle Saint Trial Card was a consumable item. Once used, it would disappear.
Furthermore, after using the Battle Saint Trial Card, he could only maintain the cultivation of a Nine-Star Battle Saint for half an hour.
Therefore, Gu He absolutely had to use this card with caution.
A Nine-Star Battle Saint was already a peak powerhouse in this era where no Dou Di had appeared.
A thoughtful look appeared in Gu He's eyes. Unless he was at the brink of life and death, he would never use this Battle Saint Trial Card.
From now on, this Battle Saint Cultivation Trial Card would be his greatest trump card.
"System, open the status panel," Gu He said calmly.
As soon as Gu He finished speaking, an energy screen that only he could see appeared before him.
Host: Gu He Age: Thirty Alchemist Rank: Sixth-Grade Alchemist Cultivation: Three-Star Battle King Cultivation Method: Purple Sun Art (Mid-Grade Earth Rank) Soul Cultivation Method: Nether Soul Art (Seventh Grade Soul Power Cultivation Method) Battle Skills: Blazing Flame Palm (High-Grade Mystic Rank), Flame Eagle Claw (High-Grade Mystic Rank)... Divine Abilities: Empowerment, Void Projection Constitution: Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart Other: Battle Saint Trial Card, Purple Eagle Flame, Crimson Snake Cauldron...
Looking at the status panel before him, Gu He fell into thought.
Gu He's talent in alchemy could absolutely be called astonishing.
Even in a place like the Jia Ma Empire in the Northwest Region, he had become a Sixth-Grade Alchemist at the age of thirty.
Such talent was practically no weaker than Elder Yao's.
One had to know that Elder Yao came from the Yao Clan, one of the ancient Eight Great Clans.
This clan made alchemy its hereditary profession; the entire clan was made up of alchemists.
For an alchemist, being born into the Yao Clan was the best possible starting point.
Moreover, Elder Yao carried more or less some Battle Emperor Bloodline within his body.
His ability to earn the title of Central Continent's foremost alchemist was certainly due to his exceptional talent, but it was also inseparable from the support of the Battle Emperor Bloodline.
Compared to Gu He, Elder Yao could be said to possess quite a few innate advantages.
Gu He then looked at his current cultivation.
Three-Star Battle King!
Compared to his peerless talent in alchemy, Gu He's cultivation talent was somewhat lacking.
Although reaching the level of a Three-Star Battle King at thirty was already quite remarkable.
Gu He had been able to reach his current realm largely thanks to his status as a Sixth-Grade Alchemist.
As a Sixth-Grade Alchemist, he could provide for himself.
Whenever he encountered a bottleneck, he could simply take pills to resolve it.
Yet even so, Gu He was only a Three-Star Battle King, and that was while cultivating a mid-grade Earth Rank cultivation method.
Of course, this was also because Gu He was engrossed in alchemy and had little interest in cultivation.
After examining his status panel, a smile appeared on Gu He's face.
Three-Star Battle King!
Sixth-Grade Alchemist!
Though such a start was not invincible, it was still ten thousand times better than starting out as trash.
Gu He was very satisfied with this.
It was a pretty good start.
He had the System cheat as well.
Next, everything would depend on his own efforts to fight for it.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Just as Gu He's ambitions soared, a sudden knock sounded outside the door.
"Who is it?"
His thoughts interrupted, Gu He frowned slightly and asked with some displeasure.
"Master, your disciple Liu Ling requests an audience!"
A somewhat youthful voice sounded from outside the door, its tone exceedingly respectful.
Liu Ling?
Upon hearing this, a flash of insight immediately crossed Gu He's mind.
In the original story, Gu He indeed had a disciple named Liu Ling.
During the alchemist competition held in the Jia Ma Empire, although his performance was not as outstanding as the protagonist Xiao Yan's, he was still considered an alchemy genius.
"Come in," Gu He said indifferently toward the door after thinking it over.
Perfect. He wanted to test the effects of the Empowerment Divine Ability.
Today, he would use Liu Ling as a trial subject for the time being!
Gu He was only somewhat concerned that the System required a disciple to have a rating of at least eight points before the return mechanism could be triggered.
He wondered whether Liu Ling's talent could meet the System's requirements.
As soon as Gu He spoke, the door slowly opened, and a youth walked in.
The youth wore an alchemist's robe. He was quite young, tall and upright, and appeared to be only around twenty. His handsome face was as sharply defined as if carved by a blade.
This youth was none other than Gu He's personal disciple, Liu Ling.
"Disciple greets Master." After entering the room, Liu Ling bowed before Gu He in salute, his attitude extremely respectful.
"Ling'er, there is no need for such formality." A gentle smile appeared on Gu He's face.
Upon hearing this, Liu Ling slowly raised his head. Yet when he saw Gu He's face, his expression abruptly froze.
"Master, you..."
After acquiring an immortal-like demeanor, every movement Gu He made now exuded an ethereal, graceful aura.
Thus, even Liu Ling, who spent much of his time around Gu He, clearly sensed that something was different. He stared at Gu He in astonishment.
Why had Master become...
So handsome?
Looking at Gu He before him, even Liu Ling, who had always considered himself a handsome man, could not help feeling somewhat inferior.
Seeing the strange look on Liu Ling's face, Gu He naturally understood the reason.
However, he did not explain anything and pretended not to notice.
The immortal-like demeanor mainly altered his temperament. His appearance had only undergone slight adjustments and had not changed much.
Therefore, Gu He did not need to worry that Liu Ling would suspect his identity.
"Ling'er, did you come to see me about something?" After thinking for a moment, Gu He smiled and directly changed the subject.
Hearing this, Liu Ling immediately came back to his senses. He glanced at Gu He and respectfully said, "Reporting to Master, this disciple has already broken through to the realm of a Second-Grade Alchemist."
As he spoke, a smile could not help appearing at the corner of Liu Ling's lips, and a trace of pride flashed through his eyes.
At only fifteen years old, he had already reached the realm of a Second-Grade Alchemist.
Throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire, aside from his own master Gu He, almost no one could match such an achievement.
"Very good." Hearing this, Gu He offered a word of praise.
"System, inspect Liu Ling's attributes," Gu He communicated with the System in secret.
He wanted to see whether Liu Ling could meet the System's required rating of eight points.
As soon as Gu He finished speaking, a light screen visible only to him instantly appeared before his eyes.
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