Gu Yuan's Shock

Gu Yuan, despite his vast experience, was stunned by the so-called greeting gift Xiao Yun had just presented.

That tiny pill Xiao Yun had given away was actually a Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pill!

On the Dou Qi Continent, Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pills were divided into three tiers: Treasure Pills, Mystic Pills, and Golden Pills. The pill Xiao Yun had just given away was a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill!

But even the lowest-tier Ninth Grade Treasure Pill was meant for Battle Saint experts!

The energy contained within a Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pill was something even a Half-Saint might not be able to withstand! Let alone a little girl without any cultivation!

Gu Yuan had originally wanted to warn his daughter, but Gu Xun'er moved too quickly and had already swallowed the pill!

"Xun'er, how are you?" Gu Yuan hurriedly asked.

"Dad, I'm fine." Seeing how nervous her father was, Gu Xun'er was somewhat confused. She had only eaten a small snack. Why did her father look as though his daughter had died?

Xiao Yun smiled. "Brother Gu, there is no need to be nervous. That pill is called the Meridian-Protecting Sacred Pill. I refined it two years ago."

"Though it is a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill, its medicinal properties are mild. Its main purpose is to nourish the meridians, dissolve foreign substances within them, and allow them to merge with the body."

"I noticed something unusual within Xun'er's body. This pill happened to suit her perfectly, so I gave it to her."

After hearing Xiao Yun's explanation, Gu Yuan was deeply shocked. It was not as though he had never seen pills that nourished the meridians before, but a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill meant for nourishing meridians...

This was truly his first time seeing one!

"Wait, you just said it could dissolve foreign substances within the meridians. Could it be...?"

Gu Yuan came to his senses and hurriedly grabbed Gu Xun'er's hand, sending his Dou Qi into her body.

"This is... wonderful!"

Why was Gu Yuan so delighted? It was because of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.

The Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame was a powerful Heavenly Flame ranked fourth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. It had possessed immense renown in ancient times. Legend had it that when the first owner of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame unleashed it, he directly burned the space created by a Battle Saint expert into nothingness. Its power was evident. Countless years ago, this flame became the inherited flame of the Gu Clan.

Yet few within the Gu Clan could subdue it. As the person in the Gu Clan whose Dou God Bloodline had awakened most perfectly in nearly a thousand years, Gu Xun'er was the one most likely to subdue the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame in the future.

In order to increase Gu Xun'er's chances of subduing the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame in the future, Gu Yuan had directly sealed a Sub-Flame of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame inside his daughter's body.

But even a single Sub-Flame was not something the current Gu Xun'er could absorb. Thus, it had merely been sealed within her body. Every so often, it would erupt and run wild through her meridians.

With a flame moving through her meridians, the pain Gu Xun'er had to endure was immense.

According to Gu Yuan's expectations, Gu Xun'er would need at least ten years of cultivation before she could completely subdue the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame's Sub-Flame. In other words, for the next decade or more, she would have to endure the agony of the Sub-Flame's backlash countless times.

But now, after taking Xiao Yun's pill, Gu Xun'er had completely subdued the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame's Sub-Flame within her body with the pill's aid!

From this day onward, Gu Xun'er would no longer suffer the pain of a Heavenly Flame's backlash. As a father, Gu Yuan's excitement at this moment was beyond words.

"Wonderful! My daughter finally won't have to suffer the pain of that Heavenly Flame's backlash anymore."

As he spoke, tears fell from this old man's eyes. Xiao Yun had truly given him an enormous surprise.

"Brother Xiao, thank you." Gu Yuan thanked Xiao Yun directly.

Xiao Yun's help to his daughter was simply too great. Gu Yuan called him brother with complete sincerity.

"Brother Gu Yuan, there is no need to be so polite. However, you should still place a seal on Xun'er. My Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pill is not so simple."

The moment Xiao Yun finished speaking, cultivation suddenly began to appear within Gu Xun'er, who had originally possessed none at all, and it continued to rise.

Starting from the first stage of Dou Qi Force, she reached the Ninth Stage Dou Qi Force in the blink of an eye. Then her Dou Qi gathered into a vortex as she reached One-Star Dou Practitioner, before rising to Nine-Star. She then advanced into the Dou Master realm and continued climbing, with no sign of stopping.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan hurriedly reached out and placed a seal on Gu Xun'er. The seal entered her body and finally settled upon that Ninth Grade Treasure Pill.

Once the seal was complete, Gu Xun'er's cultivation fell all the way from Nine-Star Great Dou Master before finally stopping at the Ninth Stage Dou Qi Force.

After examining Gu Xun'er's cultivation, Gu Yuan discovered that his daughter's foundation was incomparably solid, without the slightest hint of instability.

"Ha ha ha!"

Gu Yuan had completely lowered his guard. Looking at Xiao Yun, he laughed. "What a marvelous method, Brother Xiao. Not only did this pill solve the problem of the Sub-Flame within Xun'er's body, it also laid an exceptionally solid foundation for her."

"With this pill inside Xun'er's body, she will not need to worry about resources before reaching the Half-Saint realm."

Gu Yuan had just calculated that if Gu Xun'er completely refined the remaining medicinal power of the Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pill inside her body, she could reach at least the level of a Ninth-Turn Dou Venerable.

Gu Xun'er did not know what had just happened inside her body, but she felt very comfortable now.

Looking at Xiao Yun, her eyes revealed admiration. "Big Brother Xiao Yun is amazing. Xun'er feels so comfortable."

Xiao Yun stepped forward and patted Gu Xun'er's little head, smiling. "What a sweet mouth. When I get the chance, Big Brother will refine another Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pill for you to eat."

"Hee hee hee, really? Big Brother Xiao Yun is the best." Gu Xun'er sweetly called out again.

However, Gu Yuan caught the crucial point.

Call him Big Brother Xiao Yun once, and she would get a Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pill to eat!

Gu Yuan was shocked. If he could have swallowed his pride, he would have wanted to call Xiao Yun "Big Brother" himself, just to see whether he might receive a Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pill too.

After all, that was a Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pill! Even the Gu Clan only had three in reserve, showing just how precious such things were.

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan immediately asked Xiao Yun, "Brother Xiao, would you like to come live in the Gu Clan? The Gu Clan would treat you with the utmost courtesy."

Gu Yuan wanted to recruit Xiao Yun. If Xiao Yun were willing to go to the Gu Clan, he would be willing to pay any price.

Setting aside Xiao Yun's unfathomable strength, simply because he could refine Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pills, he would be an honored guest of the Gu Clan. The entire Gu Clan would have to treat him with reverence.

This was not an exaggeration. A Ninth Grade Pill Alchemist absolutely possessed such status, even among the Ancient Eight Clans.

Xiao Yun smiled and shook his head. "Brother Gu Yuan, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. I already have a clan."

"I see. I was presumptuous." Gu Yuan secretly found it regrettable.

Glancing at the sky, Xiao Yun said, "It's getting late. I should be leaving as well. Where are you headed, Brother Gu Yuan? Perhaps we might even be traveling the same way."

Gu Yuan smiled, holding no hope whatsoever that they were headed in the same direction. He answered casually, "I'm going to Wutan City in the Jia Ma Empire. I have a friend there, and I want to send my daughter there to stay for a while."

"Wutan City?" Xiao Yun feigned surprise. "Brother Gu Yuan, what a coincidence. I'm going to Wutan City as well."