After resting in his courtyard for two days, Gu He began reviewing what he had gained from refining medicine alongside Yao Kongzi.
Setting aside the tangible rewards and the pill formula, merely sensing up close—and even participating in—the refinement of an Eight-colored Pill Lightning pill had been immensely valuable. During the process, Yao Kongzi's unique refining methods and fire-control techniques had all been displayed before him without reservation. Faced with such exclusive techniques, Gu He naturally adopted a studious attitude, accepting everything that came his way. He carefully considered the principles behind them, and even if he could not learn them immediately, he committed them to memory with his powerful soul. If he could fully comprehend all this knowledge, his pill-refining skill would rise to another level.
After spending another day sorting through his gains, Gu He did not rush to visit Xuan Kongzi. Instead, he made a trip to the Void Lightning Pool. By devouring the lightning creatures there, he successfully advanced to the peak of the Nine Star Dou Zun realm. This time, he did not hurry to increase his strength further. He planned to wait until he had completely mastered the power from this advancement, then cross the Nine Revolutions Dou Zun realm in one stroke and see whether he could advance to Half-Saint.
Nine Revolutions Dou Zun was, in the end, a realm born from the vast difference in both quality and quantity between the Dou Qi of a Nine Star Dou Zun and that of a Half-Saint. Thus, one needed to repeatedly compress and refine one's Dou Qi, bringing its quality and quantity closer to that of a Half-Saint. That was why the Nine Revolutions Dou Zun realm existed. If he skipped past the Nine Revolutions Dou Zun realm, it would cause some trouble when