The villainous bosses from their past lives have all been reborn.

[Alchemy Master], a profound skill of the Unbounded level, greatly increases the success rate of refining pills, and can create a small domain to preserve the quality of medicinal materials within the domain at their best.

This is the effect of the mysterious skill that Yuan Xiu obtained from Qiu Shu.

However, if it only increases the success rate of alchemy, the profound skill [Alchemy Master] cannot obtain the Unparalleled rating.

The true power of this mysterious technique lies not only in its ability to refine external elixirs in a physical sense, but also in its ability to increase the success rate of refining internal elixirs in a non-physical sense.

External alchemy is made using rare and precious materials, while one of the raw materials for internal alchemy is the "spirit" within the sea of ​​consciousness.

Qiu Shu is only at the eighth rank and cannot fully control this power.

After Yuan Xiu reached the Grandmaster level, through the tempering of the [Alchemy Master], he expanded his sea of ​​consciousness and condensed two sword intents. Just as he was about to condense the third, this power naturally appeared.

【Elixir Fire】!

Yuan Xiu looked at the pale white flames burning on his palm, feeling the power within, and knew very well how long he could hold on.

Five breaths!

He can only maintain this state for a maximum of five breaths.

But that's enough!

The surrounding Gu beasts dared not approach, and those that did were burned by the [Danhuo], their Gu worms severing their connection with the Gu King within Xun He's body, and quickly turned into nothingness.

This layer of "Danhuo" covering the whole body is like a barrier, isolating it from external risks.

Yuan Xiu, without worrying about the risk of being bitten by the Gu beast, approached Xun He at an extremely fast speed.

"Stop him! Stop him now!"

Seeing Yuan Xiu charging straight at him without even moving, Xun He's anxiety was palpable.

Although he didn't use words to control the surrounding Gu beasts, he still roared out.

Mad Tiger was the first to block Yuan Xiu's path, rushing forward a few steps. His ten-foot-tall worm-like head thrashed wildly, trying to stop Yuan Xiu's advance.

In the blink of an eye, Yuan Xiu had broken free from the encirclement of the Gu beasts and temporarily put away the [Dan Huo]!

It was visibly that Yuan Xiu's face had become much paler, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her face.

Even for a grandmaster, it is extremely difficult to use this power.

Feeling the loss of his true energy, Yuan Xiu immediately stopped holding back and used a sword intent from his sea of ​​consciousness.

Immediately, as he moved, twelve invisible sword energies gathered around him.

Twelve sword energies were unleashed at will. The first one, which pierced through the air, possessed the power to destroy mountains and seas, and produced a sonic roar.

The mad tiger, whose body was so tough that it could withstand even Yuan Xiu's ordinary sword energy, still retained the memory of battle, even though it had now completely transformed into a monster.

When faced with a familiar attack method, they still try to rely on instinct to withstand it.

However, this time the result was completely different.

The sword energy arrived suddenly, and the enormous and ugly body formed from flesh and blood shattered instantly, splitting into two halves.

Countless Gu worms writhing within the flesh and blood, relying on instinct, tried to reconnect and merge, but were completely shattered by the successive attacks of sword energy.

Upon seeing this, Xun He retreated frantically. In his haste, in order to increase his strength, he took out the last [Fire Pill] with his remaining hand and swallowed it without thinking.

However, after taking two Fire Pills in such a short period of time, Xun He did not immediately feel an increase in strength, but rather a churning pain in his internal organs.

"No...this is impossible!"

Yuan Xiu got closer and also noticed something was wrong.

Not far away, Xun He's human features were disappearing from his face, replaced by a very peculiar state.

Yuan Xiu was hard to describe; it was as if he had been possessed.

"Could he be controlled by the Gu King within him?"

Xun He used his profound skills to control the Gu worms, but the Gu King was still planted in his own body, while the lower-level Gu worms were planted in Xingyun and Fenghu's bodies.

Now, he has taken two [Fire Pills] in a row, causing the Gu King in his body to absorb too much life force, which even his master Xun He could not suppress.

Realizing this possibility, Yuan Xiu immediately unleashed a fourth sword strike, aiming for his neck.

This time, however, Xun He neither dodged nor panicked, but instead crossed his arms in front of him to block.

The sword energy suddenly arrived, but an invisible force blocked Xun He's path. The two were locked in a stalemate, but Yuan Xiu's sword energy was ultimately more powerful.

Xun He's arms were slashed by Yuan Xiu's sword energy, leaving bloody marks. His body also moved back two inches, but he still managed to block it.

Seeing this, Yuan Xiu unleashed a fifth sword strike. But this time, Xun He did not wait in place; instead, he dodged it with incredible speed.

With the speed of a teleportation technique, Xun He was no longer the same Xun He he had been before.

Having dodged the attack, and seemingly sensing Yuan Xiu's presence before him, Xun He's crimson eyes gleamed even brighter, almost instinctively.

An extremely shrill sound came from Xun He's mouth, a sound that seemed inhuman.

Encouraged by this shout, the horde of Gu beasts that Yuan Xiu had just shaken off regrouped and began to surround Yuan Xiu.

"That beast is quite clever; it even knows how to gang up on others!"

However, compared to before, Yuan Xiu's current position is more advantageous.

Immediately, instead of keeping his distance as before, he headed straight for Xun He.

The opposing side seemed surprised that Yuan Xiu would change his attack method and attempt to escape. However, the Gu King, controlling Xun He's body for the first time, was not as agile and skillful as its original host.

Yuan Xiu leaped into the air and unleashed his sixth sword strike.

However, this time, it was not aimed at Xun He, but struck three zhang away in his direction of advance.

At this distance, Xun He should have been able to dodge, but the Gu King, who controlled the body, crashed straight into him.

With a sudden sound, Xun He's arm, which was still intact, was cut off again.

His eyes, glowing with crimson light, were filled with rage, and his expression resembled that of an angry child.

Yuan Xiu landed on the ground, looked at the disheveled Gu King not far away, and laughed:

"What are you looking at? This is called prediction!"

Enraged by Yuan Xiu's words, the Gu King stopped hiding and burned the life force in Xun He's body, constantly absorbing nutrients. It even resonated with the Gu worms around it.

Seeing the increasing number of Gu beasts around him, Yuan Xiu no longer hesitated and immediately rushed away, unleashing all six sword energies in an instant, completely sealing off the Gu King's movement trajectory.

Two breaths later, Yuan Xiu activated the [Dan Huo] again. His fingers, tinged with pale flames, struck Xun He squarely between the eyebrows just as they approached Xun He's body.

Pale white flames ignited in Xun He's sea of ​​consciousness, and soon he howled in agony.

At this moment, the human qualities that remained on Xun He's face returned.

However, like the setting sun, it vanished in an instant.

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