Chapter 57: The Bitterness in Nalan Yanran's Heart

Chapter 57: The Bitterness in Nalan Yanran's Heart

In the alchemy room, after consolidating his cultivation, Gu He's consciousness returned once again to the system space.

Subsequently, Gu He separated a strand of his consciousness, gradually approaching the golden egg suspended in the void.

"Ding, may I ask if the host wishes to form a master-servant contract with the Golden Feather Giant Eagle."

Just as Gu He's consciousness approached, the system prompt slowly echoed in his mind.

Without any hesitation, Gu He directly declared, "Form a master-servant contract!"

As Gu He spoke, a drop of crimson blood suddenly separated from his body, drifting towards the golden egg in the void.

Gu He was slightly stunned, feeling a bit of fatigue as the crimson blood left his body.

This was his essence blood.

The next moment, this drop of essence blood had already landed on the surface of the golden egg.

Roar!

At this moment, the golden egg burst forth with a dazzling golden light.

Vaguely, Gu He seemed to hear a sharp eagle cry.

The blood that dripped onto the golden egg suddenly emitted a bright red glow, then condensed into a blood-colored imprint, slowly seeping into the interior of the golden egg.

After a moment, Gu He's expression changed slightly. He felt that, at this moment, a subtle connection had been established between himself and the golden egg.

He could sense that within the golden egg, a life was being nurtured.

The life inside the giant egg seemed to sense his presence, transmitting threads of affectionate consciousness.

"Is it a success?"

Feeling all of this, Gu He's expression subtly changed, and a smile appeared on his face.

He couldn't help but extend a strand of consciousness, approaching the giant egg, making contact with the faint consciousness inside, expressing his friendliness.

At this moment, Gu He once again vaguely sensed the information emanating from the giant egg.

"Do you need energy to hatch?"

Gu He quickly understood the meaning of the giant egg, a thoughtful expression crossing his face.

The Golden Feather Giant Eagle was undoubtedly a pure gold attribute magical beast.

It seemed that the energy he needed was nothing more than gold attribute magic cores or other gold attribute treasures and genius materials.

"It looks like I have to make another trip to the Jia Ma Capital City," Gu He murmured to himself. After comforting the giant egg, his consciousness slowly exited the system space.

Subsequently, Gu He left the alchemy room, spread his wings, and directly left Yunlan Sect, heading towards the Jia Ma Capital City.

Upon reaching the Jia Ma Capital City, Gu He went straight to the Mitel Auction House.

Then, he took out his unlimited gold coin card and swept clean all gold attribute magic cores of fourth rank and above in the auction house, as well as all other gold attribute treasures.

Afterward, he went to other shops in the city, using the same extravagant manner to sweep clean all fourth-rank and above gold attribute treasures.

In addition to gold attribute treasures, Gu He also bought a considerable amount of other necessary medicinal ingredients.

For example, the materials for the blood-tempering pill and jade bone pill used by Liu Ling and Xiao Yi Xian.

Since he had decided to enhance Liu Ling, Gu He naturally needed to prepare more materials.

After completing these tasks, Gu He did not linger in the Jia Ma Capital City; he flew directly back to Yunlan Sect.

Soon, in the alchemy room, Gu He placed all the purchased gold attribute treasures into the system space.

Then, his consciousness entered the system space.

Afterward, he separated a strand of consciousness and once again communicated with the giant egg.

After a moment, the golden egg once again emitted a dazzling golden light.

With the appearance of the golden light, a faint devouring force suddenly erupted from within the golden egg.

The target of this devouring force was, surprisingly, the gold attribute treasures that Gu He had placed in the system space.

Then, Gu He saw tiny golden light points dispersing from these gold attribute treasures, slowly drifting towards the golden egg, and ultimately merging into it.

Gu He could feel that, after absorbing the energy from these gold attribute treasures, the giant egg seemed somewhat excited.

The speed at which the giant egg absorbed energy was not fast. Gu He estimated that it would take about ten days for it to fully devour this batch of gold attribute treasures.

After spending some time in the system space, Gu He slowly withdrew.

Then, he summoned the Dragon Soul Cauldron and began refining the blood-tempering pill and jade bone pill.

Now, for him, besides his own cultivation, the most important thing was to enhance the physical strength of his disciples.

...

Soon, another week passed.

At Yunlan Sect's main peak:

In the courtyard, two figures in white robes were engaged in a graceful display of palm techniques, exchanging moves back and forth.

**Hoo!** After a moment, following their final clash, Nalan Yanran exhaled a breath, waving her hand, and said, "Xian'er, let's stop. Let's take a break."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian, who was facing Nalan Yanran, smiled slightly and whispered, "Sure."

Watching Xiao Yi Xian, who showed no signs of fatigue, Nalan Yanran felt a bit defeated.

During this time, the two of them had often practiced together.

Because of Xiao Yi Xian's cultivation, it had put tremendous pressure on her.

In this period, Nalan Yanran had worked even harder in her cultivation.

Three days ago, she finally made a breakthrough, reaching the level of a Five-Star Dou Practitioner.

She thought that after her breakthrough, with her exquisite combat skills, she should be able to gain a slight advantage against Xiao Yi Xian.

However, to Nalan Yanran's frustration, in their recent sparring, she felt an increasingly strong pressure from Xiao Yi Xian.

Even Xiao Yi Xian's strength seemed mysterious and unpredictable to her.

"Where did Elder Gu He find such a monstrous talent..." Nalan Yanran muttered to herself.

Little did she know, while she felt stifled, Xiao Yi Xian felt even more uncomfortable.

Now, the gap between Xiao Yi Xian and Nalan Yanran was widening.

When sparring with Nalan Yanran, she was afraid of causing harm.

For this reason, she had to carefully suppress her strength, fearing that using even a bit too much force might directly injure Nalan Yanran.

After this period of sparring, Xiao Yi Xian's gains were indeed substantial.

Not to mention other things, her mastery of the Dou Qi within her body was almost unparalleled.

Now, during battles, she could ensure not to exert more force than necessary.

And all of this was forced out by Nalan Yanran.

"Sister Xian'er, I'm going to the imperial capital later. Do you have time? Come with me." The two women sat in a pavilion, resting, drinking tea, and eating pastries. Suddenly, Nalan Yanran asked.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian thought about the poison she was about to run out of and the unhatched egg of the Ironwing Giant Eagle. After a moment of hesitation, she nodded slowly and said, "Senior Sister, I also have some things to attend to. I'll go with you."

"Great, let's leave now."

With that, a smile appeared on Nalan Yanran's lips as she stood up and pulled Xiao Yi Xian towards the exit of Yunlan Sect's mountain gate.

(End of this chapter)