Teacher, I Don't Want You to Die!

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun took the list Gu He handed over. Her beautiful eyes swept across it, and she sighed. "As expected of a top-tier Sixth-Grade Pill. Every single ingredient needed is a rare treasure."

Gu He smiled silently.

If the ingredients were not so precious, he would have started refining it himself long ago. Why would he need to seek out Yun Yun?

"Elder Gu He, I will gather these ingredients as soon as possible." After carefully reviewing the items on the list, Yun Yun looked at Gu He with her beautiful eyes.

Although the ingredients required to refine the Imperial Pill were exceedingly precious, with the Misty Cloud Sect's accumulated foundation over so many years, gathering them would not be difficult.

"Mm." Gu He nodded and said, "I hope Sect Leader can be swift. In one month, Gu will be leaving on a long journey. I hope Sect Leader can gather all these ingredients within that month."

"Elder Gu He is going on another long journey?" Yun Yun's lovely face flashed with surprise.

Why had Elder Gu He become so fond of traveling far recently?

"That's right. Gu plans to make a trip to the Tagor Desert," Gu He said truthfully, without concealing anything.

"The Tagor Desert!"

Yun Yun was somewhat startled. The Tagor Desert was the territory of the Snake People Tribe.

Entering the Tagor Desert rashly was an extremely dangerous matter.

Gu He nodded and said calmly, "Gu has received news that a Heavenly Flame is hidden within the Tagor Desert."

"Sect Leader should also know what Heavenly Flames mean to alchemists. Gu must obtain this Heavenly Flame," Gu He said solemnly.

"A Heavenly Flame!"

Hearing Gu He's words, surprise flashed across Yun Yun's lovely face.

She was extremely astonished. There was actually a Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert?

Even though Yun Yun was not an alchemist, she understood the value of such a wondrous treasure of heaven and earth.

No wonder Elder Gu He was going to the perilous Tagor Desert.

Then Yun Yun seemed to think of something, and a puzzled look appeared on her lovely face. "Elder Gu He, don't you already possess a Heavenly Flame?"

Yun Yun suddenly recalled that when Gu He had refined Qi Gathering Powder last time, he had revealed a Heavenly Flame.

Though she did not know much about Heavenly Flames, she knew that a person could refine at most one.

Gu He was slightly taken aback. He had not expected Yun Yun to consider that.

However, since he had voiced his intentions, he had naturally prepared an explanation long ago.

"To be honest, Gu intends to obtain this Heavenly Flame for a disciple under my tutelage." Gu He glanced at Xiao Yi Xian beside him, a smile appearing on his face as he spoke slowly.

"What?"

Hearing Gu He's words, Yun Yun thought she had misheard. After freezing briefly, an incredulous expression appeared on her lovely face.

"Elder Gu He, you said you were obtaining this Heavenly Flame... for a disciple under your tutelage?"

"You mean?" Yun Yun could hardly believe what she had heard.

"That's right. I am obtaining this Heavenly Flame for my disciple." Gu He nodded in confirmation.

Though these words were difficult to believe, Gu He spoke them with complete calm.

Because he truly intended to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame for his disciple.

He was even imagining what kind of treasure he would receive after gifting the Heavenly Flame to his disciple.

Giving away a Beast Fire had earned him a Heavenly Flame.

Then gifting a Heavenly Flame...

Gu He did not even dare to imagine it.

In any case, he believed the result would surely exceed his expectations.

With the system's return mechanism, at the very least, he would not suffer a loss.

"Elder Gu He, are you serious?"

Having received Gu He's direct confirmation, Yun Yun's eyes widened as she stared at him in disbelief.

"Of course I am serious."

"Sect Leader should know what a Heavenly Flame means to an alchemist, right?"

"If my disciples possess a Heavenly Flame, their future achievements will surely be extraordinary."

"What a teacher most hopes to see is their disciples achieving something remarkable in the future."

"Gu is naturally no exception."

"Since Gu has accepted them as disciples, I must naturally make them surpass their master."

Gu He wore a refined smile, his tone filled with anticipation.

"It is merely a Heavenly Flame. So long as my disciples can achieve something in the future, even if Gu were to die, I would be willing."

Hearing Gu He's words, Yun Yun was stunned.

Elder Gu He was actually willing to go this far for his disciples?

Even a wondrous treasure of heaven and earth like a Heavenly Flame could be given to his disciples?

As she stared blankly at Gu He, Yun Yun recalled his words and inexplicably felt ashamed.

Both were teachers, yet she was far inferior to Elder Gu He.

Nalan Yanran, standing nearby, was also deeply shaken by Gu He's heartfelt words.

Looking at Gu He's handsome features and refined demeanor, she could not help but become entranced.

A thought arose in her heart. It would be wonderful if she had a teacher like Elder Gu He.

Thinking this, Nalan Yanran could not help but glance enviously at Xiao Yi Xian beside her.

Being able to become Elder Gu He's disciple was truly a blissful thing.

He was gentle, considerate, and so caring toward his disciples.

Most importantly, he was so handsome.

He was simply perfect.

Putting aside Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran's feelings.

At this moment, the person most moved was none other than Xiao Yi Xian, standing behind Gu He.

The instant she heard that Gu He was obtaining the Heavenly Flame for his disciples, she froze where she stood.

Gu He's subsequent heartfelt words moved her even more deeply.

She recalled how, on the very first day she became his disciple, her teacher had passed on to her the insights and experience of a Sixth-Grade Alchemist, and had even spared no expense of his own cultivation to empower her.

Later, he had unhesitatingly given her even such a rare treasure as a flying Dou Technique.

Now that she thought about it, ever since becoming his disciple, her teacher had never been stingy with her. Rather, he had been generous to an outrageous degree.

What teacher could possibly do this much?

As these memories surfaced in her mind, a mist rose in Xiao Yi Xian's crystal-clear eyes.

The next moment, Xiao Yi Xian finally could not hold back any longer. She threw herself into Gu He's arms and cried, "Teacher, I don't want you to die!"

"Uh..."

Looking at Xiao Yi Xian in his arms, Gu He was slightly taken aback before revealing a warm smile.

"Silly girl, why are you crying? Before seeing all of you grow up, how could your teacher possibly bear to die?"

After Gu He comforted her for a while, Xiao Yi Xian finally stopped crying. When she raised her head, her face was streaked with tears.

"Alright, stop crying. You'll let Sect Leader and your Senior Sister Yan Ran laugh at you." Gu He rubbed Xiao Yi Xian's slightly disheveled hair and teased her.