Yun Yun's Heart Began Racing

"Why had I never noticed before that Elder Gu He was actually so handsome...?"

Her beautiful eyes stared blankly at Gu He as he refined pills, and Yun Yun suddenly found herself thinking such thoughts.

Yun Yun, what nonsense are you thinking?

The reserve that followed made Yun Yun feel somewhat embarrassed, a blush blooming across her lovely face.

Glancing over and seeing that he was focused on refining pills and had not noticed her earlier odd behavior, Yun Yun immediately let out a sigh of relief.

How embarrassing.

The Sect Leader had actually become smitten...

Steadying herself slightly, Yun Yun held the Golden Feather Fan in her jade-like hand and diligently fanned Gu He.

Within the quiet Alchemy Room, the Purple Flame danced bewitchingly.

As time passed, a faint medicinal fragrance gradually filled the room.

The crimson pill cauldron slowly rotated in midair, while purple flames churned violently within it.

As the crimson cauldron spun, the space around it continuously emitted wave after wave of tiny, unbroken energy ripples.

Centered on the pill cauldron, these energy ripples spread outward in circles in every direction.

Inside the flame-filled cauldron, a thumb-sized, pale azure embryonic pill slowly took shape amid the burning flames.

At a certain moment, a rich purple pill fragrance suddenly wafted from the cauldron, permeating the room and lingering for a long time.

The Purple Flame flared for only an instant before swiftly dying away.

As the flames vanished, a thumb-sized, pale-purple, round pill with a faint glow appeared inside the cauldron, spinning rapidly.

"Is the pill about to be completed?"

Catching the pale azure medicinal fragrance, Yun Yun's beautiful eyes lit up.

Gu He slapped the Crimson Snake Cauldron, and the pale azure pill within was immediately ejected from it, landing steadily in his palm.

Then, Gu He took out a jade bottle from his Storage Ring and placed the Qi Gathering Powder directly inside.

Only after finishing all this did Gu He turn to look at Yun Yun.

"Sect Leader, I have not failed your expectations. The Qi Gathering Powder has been refined."

With that, Gu He handed the jade bottle in his hand to Yun Yun.

"Hm?"

Seeing Yun Yun's flushed cheeks, Gu He gave a surprised exclamation.

"Sect Leader, why is your face so red?"

Then, Gu He instinctively reached out and touched Yun Yun's smooth forehead.

"You don't have a fever..."

The moment Gu He's hand touched Yun Yun's forehead, her expression froze.

That cool touch seemed to sweep through her entire body, causing her heartbeat to suddenly accelerate.

"Sect Leader, are you all right?"

Seeing Yun Yun's face seemingly grow even redder, Gu He immediately asked with some concern.

Hearing this, Yun Yun snapped back to her senses. She shook her head in a fluster and said softly, "I'm fine. Maybe it's just too hot in the Alchemy Room. Let's go outside first."

As she spoke, Yun Yun did not dare meet Gu He's gaze at all and was the first to leave the Alchemy Room.

Only when a cool breeze swept over her did the strange emotions in Yun Yun's heart slowly calm down.

"Why does the Sect Leader seem a little strange...?"

Watching Yun Yun flee in disarray, Gu He muttered to himself.

Shaking his head, Gu He took the jade bottle and followed Yun Yun out of the Alchemy Room.

"Sect Leader, here..."

When he arrived before Yun Yun, Gu He handed her the jade bottle.

"Elder Gu He, thank you for this."

Yun Yun slowly accepted the jade bottle with her jade-like hand and smiled faintly.

"It was simply my duty. It is not worth mentioning."

Gu He smiled lightly.

As an honorary elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, refining pills was originally part of his duties.

Hearing this, Yun Yun smiled slightly. "Then, Elder Gu He, I shall take my leave first."

"Take care, Sect Leader. I will not see you off," Gu He said with a nod.

After Yun Yun left, a thoughtful look appeared in Gu He's eyes.

It seemed Xiao Yan would soon face the annulment of his engagement, and the plot of Battle Through the Heavens was about to officially begin.

Three years from now, Xiao Yan would come directly to the Misty Cloud Sect to challenge it.

In other words, he did not have much time left.

Within these three years, he had to raise his strength as quickly as possible.

And for someone with the Disciple System, the fastest path to becoming stronger was naturally taking disciples.

However, according to the system's requirements, any disciple Gu He accepted had to receive a rating of at least eight points.

This meant Gu He was forced to take only genius disciples.

But where could he find so many geniuses to take as disciples?

At that thought, Gu He began reviewing the plot of the original work.

First of all, the protagonist Xiao Yan was undoubtedly a genius.

But Gu He immediately ruled him out.

What a joke!

In the original work, what had Xiao Yan done to him?

Gu He simply could not bring himself to accept Xiao Yan as his disciple.

Then, Gu He thought of Xiao Yi Xian from Qingshan Town.

With the Calamity Poison Body, Xiao Yi Xian's talent was beyond question. She would definitely receive a rating of eight points.

Next, Gu He thought of Qing Lin, who possessed the Snake People Bloodline.

Qing Lin possessed the Jade Eye Three Flower Pupils, and her future potential was limitless. She would certainly meet the system's eight-point requirement as well.

In the original work, these seemed to be the only two geniuses who appeared within the Jia Ma Empire.

Gu He stood where he was and thought for a moment before making up his mind.

He would go down the mountain to take disciples!

As things stood, if he wanted to quickly become stronger, his only option was to personally go down the mountain and take disciples.

Perhaps he might even make some unexpected discoveries and encounter other geniuses.

With that in mind, Gu He began preparing daily necessities for his journey down the mountain.

The following morning.

A hazy white mist shrouded the entire Misty Cloud Sect, making it look like a paradise of immortals.

The next moment, a white figure flew directly out from the Misty Cloud Sect's mountain gate.

Crimson wings spread from Gu He's back as he flew straight toward the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

Deep within the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun stood atop a pavilion and watched the white figure depart, a trace of confusion flashing through her beautiful eyes.

"Why is Elder Gu He leaving the sect?"