I am an incredibly handsome man, and my fiancée refuses to call off the engagement even at the cost

When only Murong Ying and Gu Yan remained, Murong Ying smiled and asked Gu Yan, "Mr. Li Bai, do you want those three ingredients to refine the Pure Void Soul-Suppressing Pill?"

Gu Yan nodded in agreement.

Although Murong Ying had guessed it, she was still shocked: "This is an eighth-grade pill!"

How can a sixth-grade alchemist refine an eighth-grade pill?

"If I can't make it, I can ask someone else to make it," Gu Yan said.

Murong Ying smiled, looking at Gu Yan's perfect face. She thought that if he asked, her grandmaster and the others would probably be happy to help. However, she was wrong. Gu Yan had no intention of asking for help. Once he had collected all the materials, he would choose to refine them himself.

He had studied the refining method carefully and felt that he could handle it without much trouble.

"Fellow Daoist Murong, you're keeping me here because you know where to find the things I need, right?" Gu Yan asked.

Murong Ying looked at him, her gaze softening, and she smiled gently:

"Mr. Li Bai, the things you want are all extremely rare. Even a seventh or eighth-grade alchemist would treasure them immensely."

"I don't have the Nine-Leaf Pure Heart Lotus or the Ten-Thousand-Year Tear Bodhi, but my grandfather does have a piece of Soul-Stabilizing Dragon Blood Wood. However, he also needs it very much. But I think I should ask him, and perhaps he will be willing to give me a small piece."

"If I could obtain even a small fragment of Li Bai's writings, how would you repay me?"

"Fellow Daoist Murong, do you want my six-thousand-year-old Dragon Soul Fruit?" Gu Yan asked.

Murong Ying glanced shyly at Gu Yan, stood up, and walked to Gu Yan's side: "I do want the Dragon Soul Fruit, but I want something else even more..."

Her gaze was burning hot, her cheeks flushed, and she looked radiant. When she saw her leaning closer, Gu Yan quickly stood up and distanced herself from her.

"Fellow Daoist Murong, what are you doing?" Gu Yan asked.

"Mr. Li Bai, do you really not understand my heart? The moment I first saw you, I fell hopelessly in love with you. Ying'er asks for nothing more than that you have pity on her, and she is willing to do anything for you." Murong Ying looked at Gu Yan with longing and fervor in her eyes.

Gu Yan: "..."

This woman wants to sleep with him before she'll help him get a small piece of Soul-Stabilizing Dragon Blood Wood.

That's quite a sacrifice!

Gu Yan took a few steps back and said:

"Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Murong. I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

After speaking, Gu Yan turned and transformed into a golden streak, bursting through the window and disappearing into the sky in an instant. Murong Ying chased after her, calling out to the sky, "Mr. Li Bai—"

Gu Yan left Murong Ying's place and returned to his own residence. Soon, many people at the Alchemist Association headquarters knew what he wanted, and many came to him. These guys, like Murong Ying, didn't want a proper transaction; they all wanted a one-night stand with him.

Gu Yan was speechless and angry. The three things he wanted were hard to find, and there were so many people who had them. These guys were trying to take advantage of him with uncertain information. They were so audacious and fearless.

Was he being too mild-mannered? Did he make everyone forget that he was a Spirit King?

It wasn't that he was too gentle; it was mainly because Li Bai was known as a lecherous devil, and it was said that he was indiscriminate in his relationships with both men and women. So everyone wondered if he was just pretending to be virtuous, and those with even a little bit of good looks felt that maybe with a little effort they could have a chance.

However, some people genuinely believe that if they could have a one-night stand with him, even if they were tricked by him with false information and killed by him, it would be worth dying for.

To die beneath the peony blossoms, even as a ghost, is a romantic endeavor.

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In the room, Gu Yan stood in front of a mirror.

He stared at the stunningly beautiful young man in the mirror for several seconds, motionless. The young man in the mirror was also motionless. Suddenly, the young man's height increased, his eyes changed from emerald green to light brown glass, his features slowly changed, and suddenly, a flash of light appeared on his body, and he transformed into a completely different person.

He was just a tall man, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with handsome features, but not the kind that would cause trouble; he was just an ordinary handsome man. However, despite his ordinary good looks, he possessed an extraordinary and refined air.

This is what Gu Yan looked like in her previous life.

Then Gu Yan's appearance changed again, transforming into an old man dressed in a Taoist robe, holding a whisk, with a kind and benevolent face. Gu Yan looked at the old man in the mirror with nostalgia and reminiscence; this was his master from his previous life.

Then he transformed into his father's appearance, and then switched back to his mother's appearance.

After repairing the damage to her primordial spirit, Gu Yan began practicing the Transformation Technique. This Transformation Technique differs from illusion magic; it doesn't deceive the eye or impair divine sense, but truly alters the body. Previously, before her primordial spirit was fully repaired, Gu Yan didn't want to waste time practicing this Transformation Technique.

He's started practicing now.

With his current cultivation level, this transformation technique should be able to fool those of the same realm without any problem. If it were an old monster at the Spirit Venerable level, he should be able to fool those at the early or middle stages of the Spirit Venerable realm. Perhaps some people would discover his flaws, but they would not be able to see through his true form.

"Awoo~"

The Snow Shadow Tiger cubs are crying.

Gu Yan transformed back into her original form and looked at him, saying, "Stop yelling, isn't that plate enough for you?"

The Snow Shadow Tiger cub was munching away on a large plate of pills; the little guy was now level five. Feeding it large amounts of pills every day had made it quite plump and healthy. Gu Yan thought she might need to put it on a diet, otherwise it would really turn into a fat pig.

"Let's leave here tomorrow and look for Nine-Leaf Pure Heart Lotus in Broken Soul Valley," Gu Yan said.

Chen Yang told Gu Yan that there was a Nine-Leaf Pure Heart Lotus in Broken Soul Valley. When he came to visit, Gu Yan thought that he was just like everyone else, so she knocked him unconscious and searched his soul. However, she found that he really did have information, so Gu Yan apologized a little for it.

Soul-Severing Valley is one of the most dangerous forbidden areas in Yuanzhou. Legend has it that it was a battlefield in ancient times, where countless powerful figures once fought. Many of the various restrictive formations they left behind are still extremely dangerous to this day.

But because it was an ancient battlefield where countless powerful figures perished, the rare treasures and cultivation manuals left behind by those powerful figures were all left unclaimed and buried in the desolate mountains, attracting countless people to risk their lives to search for treasures.

And often the result is that they don't get the treasure, but perish there. The treasures they leave behind become deadly traps that lure those who come after them to their deaths.

Gu Yan was highly skilled and daring. He wanted to see if the Soul-Severing Valley was really that powerful. With so many magical treasures, he should be able to protect himself.

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Ten days later.

Yellow sand filled the sky.

Amidst the swirling yellow sand, a gigantic white tiger, riding on ice and flames, carried a young man forward. The man on the tiger's back wore a long white robe, his black hair cascading down his back, and his light brown, glassy eyes were as clear as a child's, yet also shone like stars.

He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a resolute and handsome face, and an extraordinary temperament, without a trace of arrogance.

This was Gu Yan using a transformation technique.

A map floated in front of Gu Yan. Gu Yan glanced at the undulating sand dunes ahead and said to Snow Shadow Tiger, "We're almost there. Once we cross this desert, we'll soon reach Soul-Severing Valley. Speed ​​up! Hurry!"

He reached out and patted the Snow Shadow Tiger cub beneath him.

"Awoo~"