Battle Through the Heavens: He marries Xun'er, but she refuses to consummate the marriage!

Chapter 172 Advancement to Half-Saint!

"Why is this woman here again? She's really mentally strong!"

Upon seeing Xun'er arrive, Zi Yan felt a pang of doubt. Her impression of Xun'er was still from their first meeting.

That time, Xun'er suddenly arrived here, speaking sarcastically and arrogantly to everyone, which left Zi Yan with a very bad impression of her.

Of course, the main reason is Gu Fei's attitude towards Xun'er. As long as Gu Fei dislikes or hates someone, Zi Yan will also dislike them, and vice versa.

Beside them, Little Fairy Doctor and Cai'er each held their children, remaining silent without saying a word.

Both of them knew that Gu Fei had indeed been very fond of this beautiful, otherworldly woman in front of him.

However, they were also certain that after what happened, given Gu Fei's personality, he would never go back to accept Xun'er.

Sure enough, when Xun'er spoke, Gu Fei only glanced at her indifferently before turning his gaze away and continuing to chat and laugh with the elders of the ancient clans, not paying any attention to her at all.

"Brother Gufei..."

Seeing Gu Fei's reaction, Xun'er felt very disappointed, but she still had a smile on her face.

With so many people here, she couldn't afford to lose her composure. Besides, she had prepared herself mentally for this situation before she came.

Regardless, at least she came today, which is much better than not coming to congratulate us at all.

"Brother Gufei, if you could treat me like a normal person, maybe I would understand that you have truly let go..."

"And is your current reaction because I still hold a significant place in your heart...?"

"So much so that you can't forget it, and you can't treat me the way you treat others!"

After calming down, Xun'er had many thoughts on her mind. At this moment, she was very rational and knew that she could not pester him forcefully, so she should leave at the right time and in an appropriate manner.

"What exactly does she mean?"

On Gu Fei's side, thanks to the emotion value system, even without looking at Xun'er, he was able to discern her emotional changes just now.

Gu Fei frowned as he noticed Xun'er's emotional state being reminded several times.

Why did this woman hurt people before, when she is now acting so affectionately?

"Forget it, let's ignore him!"

Gu Fei shook his head, then continued to deal with the large group of ancient clan elders in front of him.

The ninth-grade pill in his hand is the second main character today, besides him.

Almost everyone's conversation revolved around him and this Grade Nine Precious Pill.

One or two elders of the ancient clans have already placed orders for a Grade 9 precious pill. Once they have gathered all the necessary ingredients, they will likely come to ask Gu Fei for help.

They were all Gu Fei's elders, and many of them were very kind to him, so it was difficult for Gu Fei to refuse their requests.

"You bunch of old fogies, how dare you exploit young people like this? Gu Fei also needs to cultivate. With so many of you coming to beg for pills, how can he possibly manage..."

Suddenly, an aged voice rang out from the sky outside the mountain peak, and a figure descended.

This person wore a long blue robe, had white hair and a youthful face, and always wore a warm smile on his fair face, giving him a somewhat otherworldly and ethereal air.

"Elder Gu Dao has arrived!"

"Greetings, Elder Gu Dao!"

Upon seeing the old man in the green robe arrive, many people, even those who were also elders of the ancient clans, bowed and greeted him with great respect.

Needless to say, the younger generation of the ancient tribes around them all bowed respectfully.

The old man in the green robe was none other than the ancient Daoist, who was known as one of the three immortals of the ancient clan.

A Seven-Star Dou Sheng powerhouse.

Among the ancient clans, apart from Gu Yuan and Gu Lie, he had the highest cultivation level.

"Elder Gu Dao!"

Gu Fei also bowed to Elder Gu Dao.

It has to be said that Gu Dao's words just now solved a big problem for him.

If Gu Fei were to actually agree to those elders' demands, he would probably be reduced to a medicine-refining robot for a long time.

"Gu Fei, you're pretty good!"

Gu Dao had been in seclusion for several years, and now that he had just emerged from seclusion, he was overjoyed to hear of the remarkable achievements of the younger generation in his clan.

Given Gu Fei's rapid advancement, he will surely be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the ancient clan in the future.

After that, no one asked Gu Fei to help refine pills anymore.

After everyone had left, Gu Fei played with the child for a while before turning his attention back to the Grade 9 precious pill.

Gu Fei did have some luck in refining the ninth-grade treasure pill this time; he wasn't 100% confident that he could successfully refine it.

The pill had reached the ninth grade, and its energy was astonishingly vast. Gu Fei's cultivation had been stuck at the peak of the ninth-level Dou Zun for several months. He wondered if he could use this pill to successfully advance to the semi-saint level.

"Cai'er, Little Fairy Doctor... I need to go into seclusion for a while, during this time..."

Cai'er was very perceptive; before Gu Fei could even finish speaking, she already knew what he was going to say next. She immediately replied considerately, "Don't worry, husband, cultivation is the most important thing. Little Fairy Doctor and I will take good care of the children!"

"I'll help you take care of your child too!"

Zi Yan said something subconsciously.

"Yes, Father, Aunt Ziyan is so good to me!" Xianle said earnestly, eating the candy pills that Ziyan had given her.

"..."

Upon hearing this title, Cai'er and Little Fairy Doctor exchanged a knowing glance and smiled.

After explaining some things, Gu Fei returned to his secluded retreat.

Although taking a Grade 9 Precious Pill is not as troublesome as taking a Grade 9 Profound Pill, it is still necessary to do some preparation.

Gu Fei took out the medicine cauldron again and refined some pills to neutralize the medicinal properties.

Once everything was ready, Gu Fei swallowed these pills along with the Grade Nine Treasure Pill.

The energy contained in this Grade Nine Treasure Pill exceeds the total energy within Gu Fei, a peak Nine-Star Dou Zun expert.

As soon as the pill was swallowed, a huge burst of energy erupted, seemingly threatening to burst Gu Fei's stomach. Fortunately, Gu Fei was well-prepared, and the neutralizing pills began to take effect. In addition, with the help of the strange fire, Gu Fei managed to stabilize the situation in time.

"Refine it for me!"

Gu Fei poured his entire body into manipulating the strange fire within his body to refine the immense medicinal power.

Countless streams of pure energy began to flow into his limbs and bones.

Gu Fei's body, at the peak of the Ninth Revolution Dou Zun realm, seems to have reached a state of saturation.

If one cannot break through to the demigod level, then no matter how much energy one has, one cannot absorb it.

The term "half-saint" is also known as the abyss of despair for all peak Dou Zun powerhouses.

In this world, most of the powerful individuals who reach the peak of the Dou Zun level stop at the edge of the Half-Saint level. No matter how hard they cultivate, they still cannot truly step into this so-called Half-Saint level.

Only by reaching the level of a half-saint can one be qualified to reach the level of a fighting saint!

It could even be said that being a half-saint is the most important foundation before stepping into the Dou Sheng level. If one cannot step into the half-saint level, then one can never hope to become a true Dou Sheng powerhouse!

As the Battle Emperor gradually becomes a legendary memory existing only in history.

The simple character "圣" (saint) represents the pinnacle of this world.

(End of this chapter)