Ten-Thousandfold Returns for Taking Disciples: Starting from Battle Through the Heavens, Part 40

As for Xiao Yan, after everything that had happened, he had naturally matured considerably and come to see the warmth and coldness of human relations. So although he had successfully turned things around, he remained exceptionally composed.

"Brother Xiao Yan, congratulations!"

Just as Xiao Yan was dealing with the Xiao Clan members, a clear, cool voice suddenly rang out. Then, a figure approached from afar.

The newcomer wore a violet dress, her temperament cool and tranquil, like a blue lotus blooming in the mortal world.

Her slender waist was as delicate as a willow branch, seemingly small enough to be encircled in one hand. Her long black hair was casually tied with a pale violet ribbon.

Though her features were still somewhat youthful, it was not difficult to see that she was absolutely the makings of a peerless beauty.

Upon seeing her, the surrounding Xiao Clan disciples instinctively made way for her.

"Xun'er, you came!"

When Xiao Yan saw her, the indifference on his face finally gave way to a knowing smile.

At the same time, Qin Hao turned toward the voice. When he saw her appearance, a strange gleam flashed through his eyes.

Of course, do not misunderstand. It was not because of her looks or temperament. Although it could not be denied that the young girl before him had already begun to reveal beauty capable of toppling cities and kingdoms in both appearance and bearing—

She was simply too young, only around eleven or twelve years old. In his eyes, she was still just a child.

The reason for his reaction was that, the moment he saw her, the system notification sounded in his mind once again.

Ding! The system has detected a disciple target meeting the requirements!

Upon hearing this, Qin Hao was briefly stunned, but he quickly understood.

From her appearance and temperament, as well as the way Xiao Yan addressed her, Qin Hao had clearly guessed her identity. She was Gu Xun'er, princess of the Ancient Clan, one of the Eight Ancient Clans.

She possessed a divine-grade bloodline. It was only natural that her talent met the system's requirements.

However, she was completely different from Qinglin, Xiao Yixian, and Xiao Yan. She came from the Ancient Clan, and her father was even a peak Dou Saint.

Therefore, he had never considered deliberately plotting to take her as a disciple. After all, whether it was his current cultivation as a one-star Dou Emperor or his identity as a sixth-grade alchemist, neither amounted to anything before the Ancient Clan.

Thus, Qin Hao had no intention of forcing the matter. He would simply let nature take its course.

"Xun'er, let me introduce you. This is my master, Qin Hao! Master, this is my cousin, Xiao Xun'er!"

Immediately afterward, Xiao Yan directly introduced Gu Xun'er to Qin Hao.

"Xun'er greets Master Qin Hao. Thank you, Master Qin Hao, for helping Brother Xiao Yan resolve the problem with his body!"

Gu Xun'er examined Qin Hao from head to toe before speaking, gratitude evident in her voice.

After learning that Xiao Yan had taken Qin Hao as his master, Gu Xun'er had immediately sent people to investigate Qin Hao. Clearly, she was afraid that Qin Hao might have ulterior motives.

However, after the investigation, she discovered that her earlier worries had been unnecessary. There was not the slightest issue with Qin Hao's identity or background, and he truly wished to take Xiao Yan as his disciple.

That was precisely why Gu Xun'er was so polite and grateful toward Qin Hao now.

"No need for such formalities."

Qin Hao nodded politely and replied.

At the same time, Qin Hao sensed Gu Xun'er's cultivation.

He discovered that she had actually concealed her cultivation. On the surface, she appeared to possess only the seventh stage of Dou Qi, but in truth, she had already condensed a Dou Qi cyclone and reached the Dou Practitioner realm. Nor had she only just broken through.

However, he soon understood. This was probably the true level of the Ancient Clan's princess.

Her concealment technique was extremely exquisite, but Qin Hao possessed a mid-stage Spirit Realm soul. His perception was naturally incomparably sharp.

In the original story, when the plot began, Gu Xun'er was already fourteen years old, yet her cultivation was only at the ninth stage of Dou Qi. That was clearly unreasonable.

Even if the Golden Emperor Burning Sky Flame sealed within Xiao Xun'er's body had left her weak and affected her cultivation, her cultivation should not have been so low.

After witnessing this scene, many of the people around them became eager to make a move. Quite a few clearly wanted to come over and strike up a conversation with Qin Hao.

Some of the younger generation even wondered whether they could gain Qin Hao's favor like Xiao Yan and become his disciples as well.

If they succeeded, it would be an enormous stroke of fortune for them, practically allowing them to soar into the sky in a single leap.

However, their thoughts were ultimately nothing more than wishful thinking.

Qin Hao did not even think much of the geniuses in Canaan Academy's Inner Academy, much less these mediocre rabble.

The entire banquet lasted for more than two hours before finally coming to an end.

Qin Hao did not leave the Xiao Clan. Instead, at Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan's invitation, he stayed in the Xiao Clan.

Qin Hao did not refuse. After all, he was now Xiao Yan's master, and there was naturally nothing wrong with a master temporarily staying at his disciple's home.

To host Qin Hao, Xiao Zhan directly vacated the best courtyard in the Xiao Clan. Its conditions were naturally far better than the place where Canaan Academy's recruitment team had been settled.

After returning to his room, Qin Hao habitually set up a restriction within it. This was a habit he had developed ever since transmigrating.

After all, this was a fantasy world, unlike the ordinary modern city world of his previous life. Whenever he was away from home, he never felt at ease resting without personally setting up a restriction.

After finishing all this, Qin Hao connected with the system space once more. He had not yet had time to carefully inspect the two system rewards he had received for taking Xiao Yan as his disciple today.

With a thought, he first chose the inheritance of an emperor-grade alchemist.

Almost instantly, Qin Hao felt an incomparably vast flood of information surge into his mind.

The sheer amount of information far exceeded his expectations. He immediately focused his mind and began refining the information in his sea of consciousness with all his strength.

Fusing the Pure Yang Sacred Body! Six-Star Dou Emperor!

Only after a long while did Qin Hao completely refine the information in his mind. His eyes slowly opened, and a gleam mixed with excitement and shock burst forth from them.

At first, Qin Hao had thought that this emperor-grade alchemist inheritance was like the alchemy inheritances of Cang Xuanzi and Yao Chen, merely containing information about pill formulas and refining methods.

However, after refining all the information, Qin Hao realized that he had been terribly mistaken.

The information he had just refined was not ordinary written content at all. It was the complete alchemy-related memories of a peak emperor-grade alchemist.

From the moment that person first came into contact with alchemy to the time he became an emperor-grade alchemist, every memory was included. The various medicinal ingredients, pill formulas, and alchemy techniques involved far exceeded Qin Hao's imagination.

Originally, Qin Hao had felt that the inheritance of Cang Xuanzi, a peak eighth-grade alchemist, was already extremely good.

Yet compared with the emperor-grade alchemist inheritance he had now obtained, it fell short by far more than a hundred thousand miles.

It was no exaggeration to say that once he fully absorbed and understood it, his alchemy would undergo an earth-shaking transformation. He would absolutely be able to easily step into the ranks of seventh-grade alchemists.

And he would be among the very best seventh-grade alchemists.

Only after a long while did Qin Hao forcibly calm the excitement in his heart and begin examining the second reward.

He was also extremely curious about the special physique known as the Pure Yang Sacred Body.

After connecting with the system, information about the Pure Yang Sacred Body soon appeared in his mind.

Compared with the information from the emperor-grade alchemist inheritance, this information was very little and very brief—only a single sentence. Yet Qin Hao was not disappointed in the slightest. On the contrary, he was immensely excited.

The system's introduction was simple: one of the most supreme, unyielding, and purely yang physiques across the heavens and myriad worlds!

Though it was only one sentence, its value was beyond measure.

After all, this did not refer to merely one particular world, but the entirety of the heavens and myriad worlds. The significance was completely different.

Qin Hao guessed that the Pure Yang Sacred Body would not be inferior to the Double Pupils bloodline he had obtained before. It might even surpass it.

Naturally, the next step was to fuse the origin of the Pure Yang Sacred Body.

Since he was in the Xiao Clan, he could not guarantee that the process would not cause some kind of disturbance and attract attention.

After all, the young lady of the Ancient Clan was present in the Xiao Clan.

In the end, he quickly made a decision. With a thought, his figure directly entered the World Ring. He planned to complete the fusion of the Pure Yang Sacred Body inside the World Ring.

After adjusting himself to his best condition, Qin Hao once again immersed his consciousness into the system space.

"Fuse!"

The instant Qin Hao made his choice, he felt an incomparably vast, scorching aura rise from deep within his heart. Then, at an utterly terrifying speed, it surged wildly toward his limbs and bones.

In that instant, Qin Hao felt as though his entire body had been thrown into a furnace. Every inch of skin and every cell throughout his body seemed to be undergoing roasting and searing.

Every inch of his body felt as though it had been forcibly torn apart. That agonizing pain, reaching deep into his soul, continuously assaulted his nerves.

The degree of pain was almost no different from when he had fused the Double Pupils bloodline. Even though he had experienced that process before, he still could not adapt to this terrifying agony.

Low, suppressed roars escaped his mouth, and his face twisted incomparably.

What Qin Hao did not notice was that while his body was being torn apart, wisps of energy carrying the aura of nirvanic creation also began seeping into his body.

Nourished by these strands of energy, Qin Hao's body unknowingly began undergoing a mysterious nirvanic transformation.

Every time his body was torn apart and reassembled, it underwent another transformation.

Likewise, after every reassembly, a layer of blood scab formed over his body. As the relentless waves of cleansing continued, the blood scabs on his body grew thicker and thicker.

At the same time, as his body transformed, Qin Hao's cultivation technique, the Chaotic Heaven-Devouring Art, began operating on its own. As the terrifying origin power continuously fused into him, Qin Hao's aura once again began to surge wildly.

Moreover, compared with the previous fusion of the Double Pupils, which had only transformed his eyes, this time his entire body was transforming. Thus, the origin power was several times denser and more abundant than before.

One-star Dou Emperor, early stage, middle stage, late stage... peak!

Two-star Dou Emperor, three-star Dou Emperor, four-star Dou Emperor...

Five-star Dou Emperor, early stage, middle stage, late stage... peak...

In the end, Qin Hao's cultivation finally stopped after reaching the six-star Dou Emperor realm.

At the same time, his body had completely finished its transformation.

"Crack, crack..."

Immediately afterward, crisp cracking sounds rang out. The blood scabs on Qin Hao's body split apart inch by inch like eggshells, and countless fragments fell away in a rustle.

Although Qin Hao's facial features had not changed in the slightest, the skin on his body was now as smooth and flawless as white jade, delicate and crystal-clear.

Yet Qin Hao did not appear delicate or effeminate in the least. Instead, he exuded an intensely masculine aura. Clearly, this was the effect of the Pure Yang Sacred Body.

After all, the Pure Yang Sacred Body was one of the most supreme, unyielding, and purely yang physiques. It naturally carried a masculine bearing.

"Hiss..."