[Ding! Gu He experiences shock, surprise, and delight, triggering a critical hit. Emotion value +99]
That old bastard is still up to his old tricks!
Nie Yuan was somewhat surprised that Gu He still harbored feelings for Yun Yun even after three years of marriage. Luckily, Gu He was a proper alchemist.
Otherwise, if his strength doesn't recover, this old guy might suddenly turn into the old man next door.
As if oblivious to Gu He's burning gaze, Nie Yuan continued to stare at the distant crescent moon. "Three years have passed, and she has never let me touch her. What's the point of continuing this marriage?"
[Ding! Furukawa experiences a combination of shock and overjoyment, triggering a critical hit. Emotion value +99]
Gu He's eyes widened. "Sect Master, you must be joking."
"Why would I need to lie to you about this? What benefit would it bring me?"
Nie Yuan glanced at him and said, "Elder Gu, you seem quite pleased to hear this news."
"No, no, how could that be? I'm too heartbroken for the sect leader to even think about it."
Guhe hurriedly stood up and made an excuse to leave.
Under the moonlight, his silhouette appeared light and agile, as if he were about to leap into the sky.
Nie Yuan did not turn around to look at this scene.
A thoughtful look appeared in his eyes. "Do emotions differ between men and women? Or are they related to the role and screen time? Yanran and her highest limit is 999, but Guhe only has 99, which is quite a difference."
Nie Yuan didn't think about it anymore. He could find someone to verify these things when he got down the mountain at dawn.
He then examined the Five Gods Burning Heaven Scripture and began to try cultivating it.
It took half an hour.
Nie Yuan successfully replaced the previously practiced Fiery Blaze Technique with the Five Gods Burning Heaven Scripture.
"Although it's only a low-level Earth Rank, it's still better than a high-level Profound Rank."
Muttering to himself, Nie Yuan exchanged the remaining 655 emotion points for 6 months of experience.
Then all of it was used in the Five Gods Burning Heaven Scripture.
In a short time.
Various insights and experiences surfaced and were imprinted in Nie Yuan's mind, and the fighting spirit in his dantian also began to circulate within his body with great skill.
Nothing was said that night.
Nie Yuan, who was immersed in cultivation, was awakened by a ray of light.
In the distant sky, a sun is slowly rising from the ground, and wherever its light passes, darkness recedes rapidly like a tide.
...
Squeak.
The door opened, and a figure stepped out.
The warm sunlight shone on that upturned face, which was full of youth and vitality, and seemed to add a touch of liveliness to it.
Nalan Yanran stretched.
After a night of cultivation, the fighting spirit within his body has increased considerably, and he will soon be able to break through to the next realm.
"I wonder how things are going with the teacher?"
Nalan Yanran thought for a moment and walked towards the Yunlan Sect Square, "I'll go take a look after I finish practicing my fighting skills."
The matter arose because I needed the elixir; at worst, I could apologize to my master again.
However.
Nalan Yanran arrived at the square, but her gaze was drawn to a figure at the edge of the square, rather than to the fellow trainees.
A lonely, frail figure, bathed in the morning light, the glow seemingly gilding the edges of his body.
At this time of year, my master would usually be making breakfast for my teacher. How could this be?
Nalan Yanran walked over with a puzzled look in her eyes. "Master, did you stay here all night yesterday?"
She spoke very cautiously and carefully.
Just as Nie Yuan finished his cultivation, he turned his head and saw Nalan Yanran, and immediately stood up.
"You've come at the perfect time."
Nie Yuan reached into his robes. "There's something I need to give to your teacher."
As he spoke, he handed over a folded piece of paper.
Nalan Yanran reached out to take it.
Just then, a morning breeze blew by, carrying the moist scent of dew.
Nalan Yanran felt much of her fatigue dissipate and her spirits lifted.
The white paper was blown up at one corner, revealing the words inside.
The first thing that catches the eye is two large characters: Divorce Letter!
Instantly, Nalan Yanran's hand froze in mid-air, as if the blank sheet of paper were the most terrifying thing in the world, and she dared not extend it even a fraction of a step further.
[Ding! Nalan Yanran experiences shock, fear, and self-blame, triggering a critical hit. Emotion value +699]
"Master, you must have made a mistake. This isn't for Teacher, it's a letter of divorce! Master, you and Teacher had such a good relationship, how could this be... how could this be..."
Nalan Yanran's body trembled uncontrollably, and her voice trembled as she spoke. Before she could finish speaking, two streams of tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.
"Yanran, this has nothing to do with you. You don't need to take it to heart. Just give it to your teacher."
Nie Yuan placed the paper in Nalan Yanran's palm and bent her fingers one by one to ensure the paper wouldn't fall.
Then, he patted Nalan Yanran on the shoulder and smiled, "From now on, call me Martial Uncle, okay? I promised you before that I would personally go to treat Old Master Nalan's injury in a while, so you don't need to worry."
After saying that.
Nie Yuan walked past Nalan Yanran.
Nalan Yanran remained rooted to the spot, like a stiff puppet, without making the slightest movement.
...
Yunlan Sect, Medicine Hall.
This place stores all the medicinal herbs of the Yunlan Sect. Even Guhe, who refines medicine, needs to draw them from here.
Of course, this was just a formality; Gu He would usually instruct his disciple Liu Ling to come over.
The disciple on duty in the medicine hall saw a figure reflected on the ground and quickly looked up, exclaiming, "Sect Master!"
"Don't worry about me."
Nie Yuan smiled slightly, skillfully picked up a booklet, and quickly flipped through it.
He quickly found the names of some medicinal herbs on it.
"As expected, Guhe was prepared for the strange fire."
Nie Yuan noticed that Gu He had taken away a lot of medicinal herbs recently, and he noted them all down.
That's right.
Nie Yuan also set his sights on the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame.
Since the Five Gods Burning Heaven Scripture might be useful, he naturally wanted to give it a try.
However, coming into contact with strange fire is extremely dangerous, and some safety precautions must be taken.
After all, to condense the true form of the Beast God, one must first refine the flames into one's own before proceeding.
This means refining a different kind of fire.
Nie Yuan knew that increasing success and enhancing protection required the use of elixirs, but he didn't know exactly what they were.
Now that he has the medicinal herbs selected by Guhe, he can take them to the Alchemist Guild and consult with Guild Master Fama.
He copied down the medicinal herbs and handed them to the disciple.
The man glanced at it and looked troubled. "Sect Master, Elder Guhe took all the medicinal herbs on this list."
Have you taken everything?
Nie Yuan paused for a moment, then looked at the disciple and said, "It's alright, I'll figure something out myself."
He took the paper back, put it into his storage ring, turned and left the medicine hall, heading down Yunlan Mountain.
...
at the same time.
Nalan Yanran walked into a courtyard like a walking corpse and knocked on the tightly closed door.
"you..."
The door opened, and Yun Yun's mouth was slightly open. After seeing who it was, her voice caught in her throat.
She was taken aback. "Yanran, what brings you here?"
Yunyun thought Nie Yuan had returned.
Because of their previous argument, the next day Nie Yuan took the initiative to apologize, cooked breakfast, and knocked on his bedroom door.
"Yanran, did your master send you? Where is he?"
Seeing that her disciple remained silent, Yun Yun asked again.
"Master, my grandmaster asked me to give this to you."
Nalan Yanran's voice was hoarse and filled with sobs. She stretched out her trembling hand to Yun Yun and unfolded a piece of white paper that had been crumpled in her palm.