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Chu Yang seemed to remember something and suddenly asked, "By the way, can you contact Gu He?"
"I want him to join the Yunlan Sect, and after I leave, he can provide the pills to support us."
Yun Yun was stunned for a moment, her expression somewhat embarrassed.
She and Guhe almost got married, and she knew Guhe's feelings for her, but it was a case of the man having feelings for her, while she had no feelings for him.
"Don't feel embarrassed. I will take you with me when the time comes, and you will pass the position of sect leader to Junior Sister."
Upon hearing Chu Yang's words, Nalan Yanran immediately objected, glaring at him and saying, "I don't want to! You all left, what's the point of leaving me behind?"
Chu Yang shook his head and chuckled, "It's not like I'm never coming back. No matter where I am, I have a way to return to Yunlan Sect instantly."
"If I don't come back often, how can I keep the powerful new members and disciples who join the sect in check?"
Hearing him say that, Nalan Yanran reluctantly snorted, but didn't continue to pester him.
Yun Yun asked in confusion, "Where are we going?"
“Zhongzhou, but we will split up. You will go to Zhongzhou for training, while I have other matters to attend to.”
As he spoke, Chu Yang took out two jade slips and handed them to the two of them respectively. Then he said, "This is a cultivation technique that surpasses the Heavenly Rank. You can also think of it as an Emperor Rank cultivation technique."
"This cultivation technique is only passed down to the sect leaders of each generation. With this technique, Junior Sister will soon be able to break through to the Dou Huang realm. After she breaks through, we will leave."
"This..." The master and apprentice exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
The Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques and combat skills were already outrageous enough. After all, both of them guessed that Chu Yang had probably obtained some kind of fortuitous opportunity, which was why his strength had improved by leaps and bounds.
Therefore, the fact that they were able to provide those resources, while unexpected, was also reasonable.
However, if this cultivation technique, which is above the Heavenly Rank, were to be taken out, it would probably drive the entire continent into a frenzy.
"We must quickly improve our strength and get the Yunlan Sect back on track as soon as possible."
Chu Yang's smile faded, and he said solemnly, "I will need your help and that of the Yunlan Sect in the future, so don't let me down."
The two, who initially felt embarrassed for having received too many favors from Chu Yang but found it difficult to refuse the Emperor-level cultivation technique, put it away after hearing his words.
At the same time, they finally understood the purpose of Chu Yang doing so much for the Yunlan Sect.
The danger of something that Chu Yang takes so seriously, even going so far as to pour his heart and soul into cultivating a powerful force to deal with it, is self-evident.
The master and apprentice were determined that even if it cost them their lives, they would do everything in their power to help Chu Yang clear away all his troubles!
After they left, Chu Yang began cultivating in the backyard.
In the past month, although he has been focusing on learning medicine making, he has not neglected his cultivation. His realm has reached the peak of Dou Zun, and he is only one step away from the Dou Sheng level.
Nalan Yanran did not rush into seclusion, but instead went down the mountain to find Guhe.
Whether Gu He was still unable to let go of his feelings for Yun Yun, or wanted to meet the legendary Dou Zun powerhouse, he did not refuse Nalan Yanran's invitation.
The main hall of the clan.
Chu Yang looked at the gentle and refined Gu He and said with a smile, "Mr. Gu He, it's been a long time!"
Gu He repeatedly cupped his hands and said, "I am unworthy of being addressed as 'Master' by Your Excellency. I have been negligent in the past, and I hope Your Excellency will forgive me!"
Chu Yang waved his hand and said, "Mr. Guhe helped me a lot before, providing me with many pills for cultivation."
“I am not an ungrateful person. The reason I invited you here today is not only to invite you to join the Yunlan Sect, but also to discuss some issues related to alchemy.”
Gu He was greatly encouraged. Chu Yang had broken through from a novice to a sixth-grade alchemist in just one month, a fact that had already spread throughout the Jia Ma Empire.
After thinking for a moment, Gu He tentatively asked, "I heard from Miss Nalan that the Venerable One has already broken through to the seventh-grade alchemist level?"
Chu Yang glanced at Nalan Yanran, who then secretly stuck out her tongue at him.
Chu Yang shook his head and said, "Without a formula for a seventh-grade pill, one cannot be considered a seventh-grade alchemist."
"I'm also looking to exchange some seventh-grade pill formulas with Mr. Guhe. In exchange, I can help you break through to the seventh grade!"
Gu He's pupils suddenly contracted. He was a peak sixth-grade alchemist who had been stuck at the seventh-grade bottleneck for many years.
He thought that after obtaining the Strange Fire, he could advance to the seventh-grade alchemist in one fell swoop, but unfortunately, he ended up doing the work for someone else, and the Strange Fire ended up in Xiao Yan's hands.
So Gu He devoted himself to cultivation, planning to break through to the Dou Huang realm before attempting to reach the seventh rank.
Although his cultivation has broken through, he is still half a step away from the seventh rank.
The seventh-grade alchemist was a realm that Gu He had pursued for many years, so the conditions proposed by Chu Yang were an irresistible temptation for him!
Most importantly, seventh-grade pill formulas are not considered treasures at all, unless they are self-created formulas.
For low-level alchemists, even if they obtain a high-level pill formula, they cannot refine it. However, for high-level alchemists, most pill formulas are widely available and circulated throughout the continent, making them easy to obtain.
Moreover, those who can become high-grade alchemists have accumulated years of experience, and how many of them lack pill formulas?
Someone like Chu Yang, who has only been involved in alchemy for a month and has already started trying to refine seventh-grade pills, is truly one of a kind throughout history!
Gu He knew that Chu Yang had given him such a large position because it was for his joining the Yunlan Sect. He hesitated for a moment, then said:
"Your Excellency wishes to have me join the Yunlan Sect. What is there for me to do?"
Chu Yang glanced at Nalan Yanran and then said, "I would like to appoint you as the deputy head of the Medicine Hall. The position of head will remain vacant for now. Once someone breaks through to the eighth rank of alchemist, they will be automatically promoted to head of the Medicine Hall."
"What you need to do, sir, is to refine the pills, and all the medicinal materials will be provided by the sect."
"Of course, it's not just about high-grade pills; you'll also need to spend time refining some low-grade pills."
"And you will need to guide the disciples of the Medicine Hall so that they can focus on pursuing higher levels of alchemy once the sect's supply chain of pills has stabilized."
Guhe fell silent, not because he couldn't accept the conditions, but because he felt the treatment was too generous, even to the point that it felt somewhat unreal!
Breaking through bottlenecks and having an ample supply of medicinal materials for alchemy—what could be more appealing to an alchemist?
Nalan Yanran added at the right moment: "Teacher will be leaving with Junior Brother soon to go to Zhongzhou, so Uncle Guhe doesn't need to worry about what happened before."
Gu He took a deep breath, his last concerns dissipating, and nodded, saying, "I am honored by Your Excellency's high regard, and I will certainly lay a solid foundation for the medicine hall!"
Chu Yang smiled, and then Gu He took out various seventh-grade pill formulas, including an eighth-grade pill formula that he had obtained by chance.
This was a pleasant surprise for Chu Yang. He asked Nalan Yanran to settle Gu He, and then went straight to the small courtyard in the back mountain to begin concentrating on refining medicine.
Another half month passed. Just like when he was in the capital, Chu Yang used his Origin Qi to cover the entire courtyard. Otherwise, the back mountain of Yunlan Sect would probably be shrouded in strange phenomena all day long.
When a sixth-grade elixir and a regular seventh-grade elixir are completed, they will trigger different degrees of celestial phenomena.
High-grade seventh-rank pills will even attract lightning tribulations!
Although Chu Yang could shield the heavenly secrets with his source energy and avoid the tribulation of lightning, the quality of the pills that had not been nourished by the tribulation of lightning would inevitably be slightly inferior.
Therefore, for the next two weeks, the sky above Yunlan Sect was almost always shrouded in dark clouds, and thunder roared from the back mountain.
This led the Yunlan Sect disciples to wonder if their prodigy senior brother had done something against the heavens.
However, upon closer reflection, a sixteen-year-old seventh-grade alchemist with the cultivation of a Dou Zun realm is indeed quite extraordinary.
Chu Yang was once the junior brother of this generation of disciples, but after his strength improved by leaps and bounds, apart from Nalan Yanran, no one dared to call him junior brother anymore, and instead they all spontaneously called him senior brother.
In the newly established pharmacy, Gu He looked at the overcast sky and then at the direction of the back mountain, and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.
He naturally knew that the Pill Tribulation meant the completion of a peak sixth-grade pill or a seventh-grade pill.
Gu He wasn't surprised that Chu Yang was able to break through to the seventh-grade alchemist, but the continuous pill tribulations really overturned his worldview.
This shows that Chu Yang was constantly refining pills powerful enough to trigger a lightning tribulation, and the success rate was astonishing!
Just then, Guhe suddenly saw an unusual light in the dark clouds.
His pupils suddenly contracted, the teacup in his hand clattered to the ground, and his expression became one of utter shock.
"Two-colored Dan Lei! An eighth-grade pill?!"
A month ago, Chu Yang was just a peak sixth-grade alchemist. In just one month, he not only broke through to the seventh grade, but also broke through to the eighth grade!
The most important thing is...
Chu Yang was completely feeling his way across the river by trial and error, without any guidance or experience to draw upon.
All they had was an eighth-grade pill formula!
This is absolutely incredible!
But Guhe's shock didn't stop there, because a ray of light appeared amidst the dark clouds.
Three-color elixir!
"It's not over yet?!" Guhe's eyes widened.
Immediately afterwards...
Four colors... five colors... six colors... eight colors... nine colors!
"How is this possible?!"
Gu He knew very well that although the pill formula he gave to Chu Yang was an eighth-grade pill formula, it was only the lowest grade among the eighth-grade formulas.
The elixir is called the Longevity Pill, which can extend one's lifespan by a hundred years.
However, it can only be taken once; if taken a second time, it will not have any effect due to drug resistance.
Even if the Longevity Pill is of the highest quality, it can only attract three-colored pill lightning at most. How could it attract nine-colored pill lightning?
That's a pill tribulation that can only be attracted by a peak eighth-grade pill!
This level of elixir can even give rise to sentience, and some can even take human form.
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