A man looking like a middle-aged individual stood with his hands behind his back, abruptly appearing in the sky above Jia Nan Academy.
He wore very simple hemp clothes, and a slight smile hung on his face, as if he truly were just an ordinary middle-aged man.
But his peaceful gaze seemed capable of seeing through the human heart.
Although he stood right there in the air, no one could sense his existence.
Even as some students passed directly beneath him, none could detect him.
The newcomer was none other than Xun'er's biological father, the Gu Clan Chief and Peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng, Gu Yuan.
With a thought from Gu Yuan, the entire Inner Academy fell within the range of his perception.
He easily found his daughter, but upon seeing what Xun'er was doing, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Xun'er was... refining medicine?
Inside Xiao Yi Xian's Clinic.
Xun'er was using the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame to refine pills, while Xiao Yi Xian stood by her side giving guidance.
Gu Yuan himself was not an Alchemist, but even if he hadn't eaten pork, he had seen a pig run; he could naturally tell what Xun'er was doing.
Therefore, seeing Xun'er actually refining medicine filled Gu Yuan's heart with immense shock.
However, he still recognized her life aura, and the flame she used was indeed the Gu Clan's Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.
So, the girl down there was indeed his daughter, without a doubt.
"Breaking the limitations of an Alchemist—how was this achieved?!"
Even Gu Yuan felt curious about this.
Xun'er had wanted to be an Alchemist since she was a child, and as her father, he had naturally tried everything to fulfill her wish.
However, even he had no way to successfully help Xun'er acquire even a sliver of the wood attribute.
Because the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame was far too dominant.
Even high-grade fire-and-wood attribute flames would have nothing left after being consumed by the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.
Some wood-attribute Heaven And Earth Treasures were also consumables; they were used up with each attempt, and simply couldn't withstand Xun'er's usage.
By the time Xun'er could refine a first-grade pill using flames catalyzed by those treasures, the resources consumed would have been enough to refine an Eighth Grade Pill.
To make Xun'er an Alchemist, it was estimated that she would need to fuse with a wood-attribute Heavenly Flame.
But for one, even their Gu Clan couldn't have everything they wanted.
The ranking of the Green Lotus Core Flame wasn't high, but the Gu Clan simply didn't have it.
As for the fifth-ranked Living Spirit Flame, that went without saying.
Furthermore, without a special Cultivation Technique like the Flame Mantra, trying to forcibly fuse two Heavenly Flames—
Especially when one of them was the fourth-ranked Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame—
Without Dou Sheng cultivation, if things went wrong and the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame erupted within the body, one wouldn't even know how they died.
Thus, although Gu Yuan doted on his daughter, he ultimately had to give up in frustration because he couldn't find a suitable wood-attribute fire source.
But now, seeing that Xun'er had actually become an Alchemist and was even quite proficient in controlling the flames,
Even Gu Yuan couldn't help but feel curious.
"Was it that little fellow from the Xiao Family who did it?"
Before coming here, Gu Yuan had naturally looked into how Xun'er was doing and had also investigated the current Xiao Family.
Therefore, he also had a certain level of understanding regarding Xiao Xue.
If nothing else, a Water Attribute Sixth-Rank Alchemist was enough to surprise Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan knew that his subordinates wouldn't dare to fool him with such lies.
So, the fact that Xiao Xue could become an Alchemist with a Water Attribute shouldn't be false.
And since she could reach this step and even attain the sixth rank at such a young age,
Then helping Xun'er become an Alchemist wouldn't be difficult either.
"She's an interesting little girl," Gu Yuan remarked.
After Xun'er finished her Alchemy, Gu Yuan arrived above the Clinic and spoke softly, "Xun'er."
Inside the Clinic, Xun'er's hand paused slightly, and then she said something to Xiao Yi Xian.
Then, she walked outside and disappeared from the spot in the next instant.
With a single movement, Gu Yuan took Xun'er and appeared on a mountain range a hundred miles away.
Then, because one wanted to take his daughter home and the other was unwilling to go back, the two began a heartwarming exchange of fatherly love and filial piety.
In an unnamed mountain range within the Black-Corner Region.
"Let's do it here," Xiao Xue said, pointing to a steep mountain Peak.
This Peak was almost perfectly vertical; if one couldn't fly, it would be nearly impossible to climb.
Furthermore, several higher Peaks stood around it, perfectly concealing this small Peak within the lush, giant trees.
Medusa nodded and brought her down from the air, setting her steadily on the ground.
Then, Yao Lao floated out of the ring, looked at the surroundings, and nodded with some satisfaction.
Refining pills here, at least until the pill was formed, no one would come to disturb them.
And since Xiao Xue had asked Medusa to help resist the lightning, then Medusa was naturally someone who could be trusted.
In terms of judging people, Yao Lao still trusted Xiao Xue.
There was no one nearby, so there was no need to worry about exposure.
If he were to use the Bone Chilling Flame while possessing her, it certainly wouldn't compare to him doing it personally.
Therefore, for the convenience of refining medicine, Yao Lao naturally came out directly in his Soul form.
When she saw Yao Lao, Medusa was clearly stunned for a moment.
She hadn't expected that there would actually be a Soul form inside that ring.
Moreover, the strength of this Soul form had already reached the Dou Zong level.
This meant that his strength while alive was only higher than it was now.
Medusa remembered that the ring seemed to belong to Xiao Xue's brother, Xiao Yan.
In that case, did it mean that this Dou Zong-level elder was Xiao Yan's protector?
Medusa had naturally seen Xiao Yan in secret over these past few days.
It was said that Xiao Yan was Xiao Xue's twin brother.
Xiao Yan was currently a Great Dou Master with combat power comparable to a Dou Ling; though he couldn't compare to Xiao Xue, he was still considered a top Genius in the Northwest Continent.
A Genius carrying a Dou Zong-level remnant soul... as a guard?
Big factions really knew how to play.
Medusa had no words to express her complaints.
At this moment, Medusa was slightly dazed as she suddenly recalled the first time she had met Xiao Xue.
Back then, Xiao Xue's "trump card" was only a Half-step Dou Zong, slightly stronger than her own Peak Dou Huang self at the time.
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