In the dim cave, time quietly passed by.

  At this moment, Gu He had clearly fotten the existence of time.

  The dense and intense Phoenix Blood Mist raged like a storm, sweeping tu He and forcefully entering his body.

  Boom! At this moment, Gu He was pletely enveloped in the blood mist, as if he had turned into a being of blood. Deep, resonating sounds reverberated within his body, and then crimson blood gushed out from every pore on his body.

  This blood was not from the Phoenix but Gu He's own essence blood.

  The endless blood mist transformed inting fire, burning his flesh and bones ferociously.

  Two hours had passed, and Gu He was still struggling.

  As time went on, the oppressive presence released by the Phoenix's will became stronger, and the thick, sticky blood mist tie toward him, apanied by the terrifying pressure of the Phoenix.

  Fag this formidable pressure, even Gu He's physical body was beginning tle.

  Gu He's body trembled slightly, and his bones all quivered uhe pressure.

  Under such pressure, the blood in Gu He's body kept seeping out, even though the quantity was not signifit. With the stant burning of the blood fire inside him, it was only a matter of time before his blood would be depleted.

  sidering this, Gu He had no choice but to give his all, frantically refining the Phoenix Blood Mist and replenishing it into his own flesh and blood tthen his vitality.

  Uhe pressure of impendih, Gu He tapped into his full potential.

  As each burst of blood fire was refined and incorporated into his flesh and blood, Gu He clearly felt that his physical body was being strengthened, both internally aernally. His meridians and bones were reinforced.

  With the infusion of this vitality, Gu He felt his nearly depleted life force reinvigorate, being even more robust than before.

  Amidst the roiling blood energy, thunderous sounds echoed.

  As his physical body grew strohe Dou Qi flowing through Gu He's limbs and bones became more vigorous, rushing like a torrent. Finally, it poured into Gu He's Dou Crystal, infusing him with exceptionally potent power.

  Feeling the ges in his physical body and cultivation, Gu He was filled with excitement, knowing that his efforts were paying off.

  "In a short time, I've achieved results equivalent to half a month of cultivation."

  "Most importantly, my physical body has been strengthened in various parts by the Phoenix Blood Mist."

  A satisfied smile appeared on Gu He's face, but his heart remained calm.

  Calm as water, Gu He focused on refining the surrounding blood mist and ehe excruciating pain within his body.

  Gu He khat he had to ehis pain, just like a butterfly breaking free from its co, enduring the pain of shedding its wings.

  Crack... crack...

  Ihe cave, the faint sound of bones crag tinued, sending shivers down one's spine.

  However, even in this state, Gu He remained as calm as a monk iation, quietly sitting on the ground. A sharp, fierce fluctuation emanated from his body.

  His body had transformed into a sea of fmes, dev his flesh as if it would turn it into ashes. In this sea of fmes, an endless purple fire raged.

  At this point, Gu He had pushed his own Divine Fire to the limit.

  Under Gu He's trol, his Divine Fire surged through his limbs and bones, refining the blood fire that entered his body, turning it into pure blood energy, which flowed into his flesh and bohe aura exuding from Gu He became even more terrifying and fierce.

  He appeared like aing volo, ready to explode at any moment.

  "Fortunately, using Divine Fire Teique at high iy for aended period has deepened my mastery of it."

  "Now that my physical body has been tempered by the Phoenix Blood Mist, it's time to break through."

  Feeling the violent power surging within him, Gu He's eyes lit up. But soon, his satisfied smile turned into a serious expression. Just a short momehe overwhelming pressure from the Phoenix's will struck again.

  If it weren't fu He's body breaking through once more, he would have been overwhelmed by this sudden surge of pressure, no matter how strong his will was.

  Therefu He didn't have time to fully prehend the ges in his strength. He immediately tio refihe Phoenix Blood Essehin his body, rag against time.

  Sensing the Phoenix Blood Essence surging within him, Gu He's mouth curled into a satisfied smile, skillfully trolling his Divine Fire to break down the refined blood essend ie it into his flesh and bohe excruciating pain once again overwhelmed his nerves.

  In the silent cave, a few Moonlight Stoed a crimson glow, c Gu He once more.

  At this moment, Gu He had once again immersed himself iless cultivation, especially now that he had resolved all his worries. He cultivated even more recklessly.

  Time passed swiftly in the quiet cave, and the fluctuations of energy emanating from Gu He gradually increased. Both his cultivation and physical strength were rising at aremely terrifying speed.

  "I make a breakthrough again... My physical strength and cultivation have already reached the limit."

  Feeling the surging power within him, Gu He k was time for another breakthrough. His hand seals ged, and a tremendous tearing force spread from his body, causing the surrounding Phoenix Blood Mist to rush into him.

  Boom... boom...

  The violent power erupted within Gu He, tearing through his meridians and flesh, and even though he had prepared for this, the excruciating pain was too much for him to bear. His low growls sounded inhuman, almost like a beast's.

  An indescribable agony swept over his entire body, making it feel like his muscles, bones, blood, and even his cells were burning. The energy from the Phoenix Blood Mist had thhly merged, gradually making Gu He's physical body stronger.

  Although the process was not fast, Gu He could still feel the ges in himself. This undoubtedly greatly inspired Gu He, who gritted his teeth and fervently tempered his own physical body.

  Half an hour ter, a resounding roar echoed from within Gu He's body. His flesh burst into a crimson glow, and a dreadful aura surged from within him. The blood scales on his body fell off one by one, revealing his fair skin as if it were jade.

  Gu He's eyes suddenly opened, despite the lingering intense pain inside him. A faint smile appeared on his lips.

  Gu He murmured to himself, "My physical body has finally broken through again... This kind of power is truly intoxig. Now, it's time to work on my cultivation."

  With this thought, Gu He closed his eyes once more and tightly pursed his lips. His handsome face appeared particurly sharp and cold at this moment, as if it were a sharpened bde. His hands came together once again as he activated the Divine Fire Teique.

  "Break for me..."

  A low growl emanated from Gu He's mouth, and the surrounding blood mist once again gathered and surged into his body.

  Rumble...

  As soon as these divine Phoenix blood mists entered Gu He's body, they immediately turned into fmes.

  In an instant, it seemed as if a raging firestorm erupted within Gu He's body, violently burning his physical form.

  However, this pain was no longer unbearable fu He.

  Caw...

  The cry of a Phoenix echoed from within Gu He, and at the same time, endless purple fmes surged out from his limbs and boearing apart the blood mist fire inside him. Finally, they turned into strands of energy and flowed into his body.

  Under Gu He's trol, this energy was infused into his Dou Crystal with a ruthless demeanor. If Gu He's physical body hadn't been strong enough, he wouldn't have dared to do this.

  This process only sted for about ten minutes, and a brand-new wave of energy suddeed within Gu He. Profound and powerful Dou Qi resonated within his body, and his aura surged. Gu He opened his eyes abruptly, and his gaze was filled with excitement.

  Six-Star Dou Zong!

  After abs so much divine Phoenix blood mist, Gu He had once again made a breakthrough, reag the level of a Six-Star Dou Zong.

  Moreover, this time, the most signifit gain from refining the Phoenix Blood Essence was not just the improvement in his cultivation.

  The bes to his physical body were eveer.

  Sensing his incredibly robust physical fu He's fidence swelled. With his physical strength alone, he could probably tend with an average Dou Zun level expert.

  Of course, this pertained only to his physical strength. It didn't mean that Gu He could challenge a Dou Zun with his current overall strength.

  After assessing his situation, Gu He's gaze turoward the remaining divine Phoenix blood mist in the cave. With a thought, endless purple fmes surged out and swept away the remaining blood mist.

  As this blood mist energy entered his body, Gu He's cultivation improved signifitly, ultimately reag the level of a mid Six-Star Dou Zong.

  The moment all the blood mist entered Gu He's body, a cry echoed.

  Caw!

  A Phoenix cry suddenly resounded from within Gu He's body, and a divine Phoenix illusion appeared above his head. A vast pressure weighed down on Gu He's physical body.

  "Hmph! Without the support of the blood mist power, a mere wisp of willpower wants to suppress me."

  Feeling the terrifying pressure from above, Gu He's expression turned slightly cold. He thought for a moment and then tless purple fmes surged out of him, pletely enveloping the divine Phoenix illusion.

  Caw!

  Without the cover of the blood mist, this divine Phoenix's willpower couldn't resist Gu He's own Divine Fire's dev. In just a moment, it vanished into the bzing purple fmes.

  Then, Gu He's thoughts led the boundless blood energy to pour out from his body and rush towards his own Divine Fire.

  The rich blood energy, upon tact with the purple fmes, transformed into fiery blood energy.

  The two fmes collided fiercely and gradually merged as they touched each other.

  Gu He trolled his Divine Fire using the Divine Fire Teique, ruthlessly ing the fiery blood energy.

  Half an hour ter, a pletely new fme appeared within the cave.

  Within the rich purple fmes, traces of crimson were iwined.

  This was the brand-new Divine Fire densed by the purple fmes dev the Phoenix blood mist's undying fire.

  Gu He's thoughts guided the interweaving purple and crimson fmes, and they directly entered his body from the void.

  Afterward, inexplicable information appeared in Gu He's mind.

  Gu He slowly closed his eyes and focused, accepting this information.

  After a while, Gu He had pletely absorbed the information in his mind.

  The Undying Fire possessed the power of Nirvana. It could be reborn after dying and could even regee lost limbs.

  As Gu He's Divine Fire devoured the Undying Fire, he gained trol over this power of Nirvana.

  Gu He slowly opened his eyes, his right eye shining purple, and his left eye radiating crimson.

  Then, the purple and crimson cradually faded, revealing aed gleam in Gu He's eyes.

  This Undying Fire, densed from the a Phoenix's blood, indeed possessed a trace of the power of Nirvana within it.

  Thinking of the effect of Nirvana, Gu He was even more excited.

  It was simply astonishing! Regeing lost limbs!

  Rebirthing through Nirvana!

  It was almost equivalent to being immortal!

  With a thought, Gu He densed his Dou Qi into a bde in his palm and cut across his own arm.

  In an instant, a gash appeared on Gu He's arm, and crimson blood gushed out.

  But in the moment, a strand of fiery blood energy maed at the wound.

  Uhe effect of this fiery blood energy, the wound rapidly closed. In just an instant, it was fully healed, leaving no trace of a scar.

  Seeing this se, Gu He's eyes shoh amazement.

  The Undying Fire was indeed as its name implied. Gu He was now almost equivalent to having an undying body.

  Lost limbs could be regeed.

  Even if he died, he could be reborn through Nirvana.

  Of course, achieving these feats would e at a great cost.

  It ed an enormous amount of energy and eve bae's cultivation.

  But pared to the power of rebirth through Nirvana, these costs were negligible.

  Afterward, Gu He ducted several more tests of the Not-Yet-Dying Fire's abilities, and the excitement in his heart gradually subsided.

  He calmed down and his aura became stable.

  "I've been in seclusion for seven days. It's time to go back." Gu He stood up slowly and walked out of the cave.

  In these seven days, Gu He had advanced from a Three-Star Dou Zong to a mid Six-Star Dou Zong.

  The strength of his physical body had also undergoremendous transformation, at least ten times strohan before.

  This improvement in speed was undeniably fast.

  Of course, during this process, Gu He had also endured a great deal of suffering.

  At this moment, the entrao the cave was empty; Xiao Jin had already left.

  When the blood mist exteowards the cave entrand Xiao Ji a great threat, it had left the entrance.

  Currently, it was not far away, and its golden eyes were fixed on the dire of the cave.

  When it saw the blood mist gradually dissipate i turned into a golden light and flew toward the cave.

  Just as Gu He was walking out of the cave, he saw Xiao Jin nding in front of him.

  "Master, are you alright?"

  Upon seeing Gu He, Xiao Jin's young voice carried a hint of .

  Gu He shook his head and said, "I'm fine. Let's go; we're returning to the sect."

  Then, Gu He rode on Xiao Jin's back, and they quickly returo the base of the ist Sect.

  Gu He's thoughts activated the "Near and Far, the Ends of the Earth" teique, and the moment, he appeared directly in the courtyard.

  In the courtyard, two young women and a little girl were sitting in a pavilion, chatting. The sudden appearance of a figure immediately caught the attention of the three people.

  Ohey saw the person's face, they excimed in delight.

  "Teacher!"

  "It's the teacher!"

  "You're out of seclusion!"

  Upon seeing Gu He, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Liedly ran over.

  Nan Yanran followed a step behind, hesitated for a moment, and then came forward to stand in front of Gu He, calling out, "Teacher!"

  As Gu He nded, he sehe presence of the three people. He was not surprised and smiled, saying, "You're all here."

  "I've been in seclusion for these days. Have you been diligent in your cultivation?" Gu He asked with a smile.

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin shook their heads, saying, "Teacher, we haven't been sg off."

  Nan Yanraated for a moment and then said, "No."

  Gu He smiled and then turned his gaze to Nan Yanran, speakily, "Yanran, you've e at the right time. Last time, I still owe you two wele gifts, right? You were taken away by the sect leader. This time, I make it up to you."

  Nan Yanran was momentarily stunned, and then she expressed some pleasant surprise, saying, "Thank you, Teacher."

  During this period, Nan Yanran had practically been running to this courtyard every day.

  She was already familiar with Xiao Yi Xian, and she had bee even more acquainted with Qing Lin during this time. The oimid girl nnized her as her senior sister and could unicate normally with her at least in her presence.

  From Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, Nan Yanran had learhat wheeacher accepted disciples, he would bestow three wele gifts as part of their sect's tradition, just as Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin had received when they joined.

  This made Nan Yanran suddenly think about herself.

  That day, it seemed like her teacher only gave her one wele gift.

  Thehought about the se where Yun Yun had hurriedly taken her away, and she suddenly felt regret.

  Her teacher must have taken her away directly, which meant that Gu He hadn't had the ce to give her the two remaining wele gifts.

  This made Nan Yanran feel a sense of helplessness.

  It wasn't that Nan Yanran was envious of the treasures in Gu He's hands.

  It was just that, from Xiao Yi Xian, Nan Yanran had learhat her teacher's tradition of giving gifts always included a transmission of energy through a ritual.

  After pleting the ritual, Xiao Yi Xian's cultivation would undergo a signifit increase.

  bined with the information revealed by Liu Ling about how Xiao Yi Xian's and Qing Lin's cultivations had skyrocketed, Nan Yanran immediately deduced that it was due to this transmission ritual performed by her teacher.

  Thinking about this, Nan Yanra even mretful.

  Because she felt like she had missed an opportunity to signifitly boost her own cultivation.

  Although her junior sister reassured her that iure, her teacher would provide her with three rewards every month, and among those rewards, there would be a transmission ritual, Nan Yanran still felt a sense of loss.

  People who practice cultivation are most eager to make breakthroughs in their strength.

  Having missed such a great opportunity, Nan Yanran couldn't help but feel uneasy.

  But what she didn't expect was that wheeacher appeared, he gave her a pleasant surprise.

  He actually wao make up for the two remaining wele gifts.

  At this moment, Nan Yanra extremely excited, and she truly wao shout, "Long live the teacher!"

  But when she looked at Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, who were standing there with wide eyes, full of curiosity, she wao maintain her image as their senior sister. She chose to remain silent, but the excitement in her eyes was impossible to ceal.

  Gu He looked at Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, who were standing there with wide eyes, full of curiosity, and said, "Alright, the two of you go back to practice."

  "Okay."

  With a trace of disappoi in their eyes, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Liuro their own rooms.

  Gu He then turned his gaze to Nan Yanran and said gently, "Yanran, sit in front of me."

  (End of this chapter)

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