Exploring the Underground Magma Once More!

"Now, I will add this essence blood to the various materials and condense them into a complete body."

Gu He murmured inwardly. Around him, numerous precious materials radiating brilliant light suddenly appeared.

Then, Gu He's soul power wrapped around each of the materials and suspended them in the air as Purple Flame surged forth, beginning to refine them one by one.

These refined materials each served a different purpose. Some directly transformed into pure energy and fused into that drop of essence blood, while others condensed into the various tissues of the body through a strange method...

While Gu He focused on refining the body, a tall, silver figure in the courtyard gazed at his room with a complicated expression.

Beside her stood a small white figure.

"Senior Sister Zi Yan, Master has been in his room for so many days. Why hasn't he come out yet?" Han Yue asked Zi Yan beside her in a somewhat resentful tone.

Hearing Han Yue's words, Zi Yan quickly swallowed what was in her mouth, then muttered in her childish voice, "Master has been inside for quite a long time this time. If he still doesn't come out tomorrow, my pills will be all gone."

"Yeah, it's been so long. Ever since I became Master's disciple, he hasn't come out..."

"Senior Sister, ever since I accepted the greeting gift, Master doesn't seem to have taught me anything. How about you teach me something in Master's place?" Han Yue suddenly suggested.

"Our master doesn't explain things to you. He just touches your head, and then you know it... Besides, I don't know how to teach anything." Zi Yan shook her head and decisively refused.

"Ah, Master has never taught Senior Sister anything about cultivation?" Han Yue looked very surprised.

"Yeah, you can learn it just by getting your head touched. Isn't that good enough? Why bother studying?" Zi Yan asked in return.

"Uh, that does seem to make sense... I really want Master to touch my head again." Han Yue's face reddened slightly as she sighed.

"Master said I can only receive rewards after making a breakthrough, but I probably won't be able to do that within the next few years!" Zi Yan said somewhat dejectedly.

"Why not? With Senior Sister's talent, shouldn't you be able to break through easily?" A trace of confusion appeared on Han Yue's face.

"I'm at the peak of the Dou Wang realm now. How could I break through to Dou Emperor so quickly?"

Peak Dou Wang!

"I remember Senior Sister hadn't even reached the Dou Wang realm a month ago, right?"

Upon hearing Zi Yan say that her cultivation had reached this level, Han Yue's mouth fell open in disbelief.

"That's right. After Master touched my head, I became a peak Dou Wang!" Zi Yan said frankly. "But don't tell anyone about this. Master doesn't like that."

"Rest assured, Senior Sister. Han Yue definitely won't tell anyone." Han Yue patted her chest in promise.

Two days later, in Gu He's room, a man with flesh and blood, identical in build to Gu He, appeared before him.

The only difference between this figure and Gu He was that he appeared seven or eight years older, looking like a middle-aged man close to forty.

"Two-star Dou Zun!"

Sensing the clone's strength, Gu He's face was filled with unconcealable delight.

This clone not only possessed the same realm and soul strength as the original body, but it also knew all the cultivation methods and Dou Skills cultivated by the original.

"Very good, very good. All the effort I spent refining you was not in vain." Gu He murmured, then rose to his feet. When Gu He reached the door, the clone in the room disappeared along with him.

Just as Gu He opened the door, a slender little foot brimming with violent power suddenly kicked toward him.

Gu He shifted slightly to the side, and the foot kicked empty air. The white figure behind that little foot then pitched forward under the force of inertia, falling into the room.

"Zi Yan, you're being naughty again!" Gu He said irritably, pressing a hand against Zi Yan's smooth forehead.

"Hehe, Master, I knocked for a long time just now, but there was no response from inside, so I thought I'd kick the door open!" Zi Yan grinned, revealing a row of pearly white teeth.

Gu He's sudden opening of the door gave Han Yue, who stood behind Zi Yan in rather scanty clothing, quite a fright.

Good thing Master reacted quickly. Otherwise, Senior Sister's kick would have caused a huge disaster, Han Yue thought thankfully.

"Have you made any progress lately?"

Seeing the two of them waiting for him at the door, Gu He asked with a rather stern expression.

However, after Gu He asked this question, both women fell silent in unison.

"Han Yue, whenever you bathe in the future, pour some of this Spirit Liquid into the water. It can greatly improve your body's strength." As he spoke, Gu He handed Han Yue several bottles of the latest Body Tempering Spirit Liquid.

"If you make a breakthrough, there will be more rewards from Master."

"Thank you, Master!"

Under Zi Yan's influence, Han Yue now practically accepted every gift Gu He gave her without hesitation.

"Master, what about mine?"

At the side, Zi Yan watched Gu He take out Body Tempering Spirit Liquid for Han Yue, her large black eyes filled with anticipation.

"Yours..."

Given Zi Yan's physical strength, ordinary body-tempering medicinal liquids no longer had any effect on her.

Hearing Zi Yan's request, Gu He fell into thought.

Since he planned to send his clone to explore the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, there would surely be dangers ahead. He might even encounter Zhu Kun, the Old Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

If he could bring something belonging to Zi Yan, perhaps the Old Dragon Emperor would recognize Zi Yan's aura. Then, he could possibly pry something out of the Old Dragon Emperor, and the matter of finding something to temper Zi Yan's body might be resolved.

Thinking this, Gu He calmly said to Zi Yan, "You little girl, don't you know how strong your body is? Master doesn't have any medicinal liquid suitable for you for now."

"Ah, I guess that's true!" Zi Yan scratched her head and laughed awkwardly.

"How about this? Give Master one strand of your hair, then a drop of your blood. Master will find a way to research a body-tempering medicinal liquid suitable for you!" Gu He said with a troubled expression.

Hearing Gu He's words, Zi Yan immediately pulled out a long strand of purple hair and handed it to him. However, after pulling out the hair, she spoke weakly to Gu He, "Master, why don't you help me draw a drop of blood? I'm a little scared to do it myself!"

"You're scared of that?"

"How many people did you kick until they vomited blood during the Strong Ranking Tournament?"

Hearing these words from Zi Yan's mouth, Gu He felt goosebumps rise all over his body.

The next moment, while Zi Yan remained completely unaware, a small cut suddenly appeared on her finger. A drop of crimson blood quietly fell from her fingertip before Gu He stored it in the System Space.

(End of Chapter)