Chapter 172: Advancing to Half-Saint!

"Why is this woman here again? Her mental fortitude is truly quite strong!"

Watching Xun Er arrive, Zi Yan muttered in her heart; her impression of Xun Er was still stuck on their first meeting.

That time, Xun Er had appeared abruptly, acting sarcastically toward everyone and putting on an arrogant air, which left Zi Yan with a very poor impression of her.

Of course, the main reason was Gu Fei's attitude toward Xun Er; as long as it was someone Gu Fei loathed or disliked, Zi Yan would dislike them too, and the opposite was also true.

To the side, Xiao Yixian and Cai'er were each holding a child, neither speaking, maintaining silence.

Both of them knew clearly that the Gu Fei of before had indeed truly liked this beautiful woman who seemed not of the mortal world.

However, they were also very certain that after what happened that one time, given Gu Fei's personality, he would never look back or accept Xun Er again.

Sure enough, after Xun Er's voice rang out, Gu Fei only glanced at her indifferently before shifting his gaze away, continuing to chat and laugh with those elders of the Ancient Clan, not paying her any mind at all.

"Brother Gu Fei..."

Seeing Gu Fei's reaction, Xun Er felt very lost in her heart, but her face still carried a smile.

With so many people here right now, she could not lose her composure first; besides, she had prepared herself mentally for this situation before coming.

No matter what, she had at least come today, which was much better than not coming to offer congratulations.

"Brother Gu Fei, if you could treat me like you treat ordinary people, perhaps I would understand that you have truly let go..."

"And this reaction of yours now, is it because the weight I occupy in your heart is still very great..."

"So great that you cannot forget the matter, and cannot treat me like you treat others!"

Having calmed down, Xun Er thought of many things; at this moment she was very rational, knowing she could not entangle herself boorishly, and should leave at an appropriate time.

"What exactly does she mean?"

On Gu Fei's side, because of the Emotion Value System, even without looking at Xun Er, he had insight into her emotional changes just now.

Regarding the several Emotion Value alerts for Xun Er, Gu Fei could not help but frown.

This woman, acting so affectionate at this time, yet why did she hurt people before?

"Forget it, don't pay her any mind!"

Gu Fei shook his head, then continued to deal with the large group of Ancient Clan elders before him.

The Nine-Rank Precious Pill in his hand was the second protagonist of the day, besides himself.

Everyone's conversation was almost entirely revolving around him and this Nine-Rank Precious Pill.

Already one or two Gu Clan Elders had begun to reserve a Nine-Rank Precious Pill; once they gathered the medicinal materials, they would likely come to ask Gu Fei for help.

They were all Gu Fei's elders, and many had been very good to him, so Gu Fei found it difficult to refuse their requests.

"You bunch of old fellows, do you have the nerve to exploit a young man here? Gu Fei also needs to cultivate; with so many of you coming to beg for pills, how could he possibly handle it all..."

Suddenly, an aged voice rang out from the sky outside the mountain peak, and a figure descended.

This person wore a green robe, had the hair of a crane and the face of a child, and a gentle smile always hung on his fair face, looking quite like someone with the bearing of an immortal.

"Elder Gudao has arrived!"

"Greetings, Elder Gudao!"

Seeing the green-robed old man arrive, many people, even those who were fellow Gu Clan Elders, cupped their hands to greet him, looking very respectful.

The younger generation of the Ancient Clan around them went without saying; one by one, they bowed in salute.

The identity of this green-robed old man was none other than Gudao, known as one of the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan.

A Seven-Star Dou Saint powerhouse.

Within the Ancient Clan, besides Gu Yuan and Gu Lie, his cultivation was the highest.

"Elder Gudao!"

Gu Fei also cupped his hands toward Elder Gudao in greeting.

It had to be said that Gudao's words just now had solved a big problem for him.

If Gu Fei had truly accepted the requests of those elders, he feared he would have been reduced to a pill-refining robot for a very long time.

"Kid Gu Fei, you are very good!"

Gudao had been in seclusion for the past few years, and having just come out of seclusion to hear that a junior in the clan had achieved such dazzling accomplishments, he was incomparably happy in his heart.

Following Gu Fei's speed of advancement, he would certainly be able to shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the Ancient Clan in the future.

Afterward, no one else brought up the matter of asking Gu Fei to help refine pills.

Once the crowd had dispersed, Gu Fei teased the children for a while, then turned his thoughts back to that Nine-Rank Precious Pill.

This time refining the Nine-Rank Precious Pill, Gu Fei had indeed relied on some luck; he did not have a one-hundred-percent certainty of refining a Nine-Rank Precious Pill.

Once a pill reaches the ninth rank, the energy within is shockingly vast; Gu Fei's cultivation had been stuck at Nine-Turn Dou Zun Peak for several months, and he was wondering if he could rely on this pill to successfully advance to the Half-Saint level.

"Cai'er, Xiao Yixian... I need to go into seclusion for a period of time, during this time..."

Cai'er was very perceptive; before Gu Fei had even finished speaking, she knew what his next sentence would be, and immediately replied considerately: "Rest assured, Husband, cultivation matters are important; Xiao Yixian and I will take good care of the children!"

"I will also help you take care of the children!"

Zi Yan said subconsciously.

"That's right, Daddy, Auntie Zi Yan is so good to me!" Xianle said very seriously, her mouth full of the Sugar Pill that Zi Yan had stuffed into it.

"..."

Hearing this form of address, Cai'er and Xiao Yixian looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

After settling some matters, Gu Fei arrived once again at the place of his seclusion.

Swallowing a Nine-Rank Precious Pill, although not as troublesome as a Nine-Rank Profound Pill, it was still very necessary to do some preparatory work.

Gu Fei took out his Medicine Cauldron again and refined some pills to neutralize the medicinal properties.

Once everything was ready, these pills were swallowed by Gu Fei along with the Nine-Rank Precious Pill.

The energy contained within the Nine-Rank Precious Pill already exceeded the total energy within the body of Gu Fei, a Nine-Star Dou Zun Peak powerhouse.

The moment the pill hit his stomach, it erupted with a vast amount of energy, showing signs of bursting Gu Fei's belly; fortunately, Gu Fei was well-prepared, and those pills with neutralizing effects began to exert their function, and with the help of his Exotic Fire, he stabilized the situation in time.

"Refine for me!"

Gu Fei focused his entire being, manipulating the Exotic Fire within his body to refine that immense medicinal power.

Countless strands of pure energy began to merge into the limbs and bones of his body.

Gu Fei's Nine-Turn Dou Zun Peak body seemed to have reached a state of saturation.

If he could not break through to Half-Saint, then even with more energy, he would be unable to absorb it.

The two words "Half-Saint" were also known as the abyss of despair for all Dou Zun Peak experts.

Between heaven and earth, the vast majority of experts who reached the Dou Zun Peak level stopped at the edge of this Half-Saint realm, and no matter how hard they cultivated, they were ultimately unable to truly step into this so-called Half-Saint level.

Only by stepping into the Half-Saint level could one possess the qualifications to step into Dou Saint!

It could even be said that Half-Saint was the most important cornerstone before stepping into the Dou Saint level; if one could not enter the Half-Saint level, then one should never think of becoming a true Dou Saint expert!

As Dou Di gradually became a legendary memory existing only in history.

The simple word "Saint" represented the peak of this world.

(End of this chapter)