BTTH: DISCIPLE CASHBACK SYSTEM

Chapter 538 – Protecting Qinglin!

As soon as Gu He gave the word, Venerable Tianhuo’s soul swallowed the Bone-Merging Blood Pill. His ethereal form then transformed into a streak of light and shot into the body of the Dou Venerate.

Boom!

The very instant his soul entered the body, the corpse trembled violently. Its previously shut eyes snapped open, releasing a strange gleam of light.

“Venerable Tianhuo, prepare yourself—it’s going to hurt,” Gu He reminded calmly.

Then, fully focused, Gu He began to carefully temper the body using his soul-wrapped natal divine flame.

Even though Gu He did his best to suppress the fire’s intensity, the terrifying heat still caused the body’s flesh to burn away rapidly.

“Ahhh! AHH!!”

Inside the body, Tianhuo’s soul had already bonded with it. The searing agony surged through his mind like a wave of fire.

Seeing his pain, Gu He poured out more soul force and weakened the divine flame further.

With the fire’s intensity reduced, the areas where flesh had been burned away began to regenerate rapidly, even covering the exposed bones with new muscle and sinew.

This was the miraculous effect of the Bone-Merging Blood Pill he had taken earlier.

It was said the pill could regenerate bone and revive the dead—and it wasn’t an exaggeration. For anyone below the Dou Saint realm, the pill's effects were phenomenal. But once someone entered the Dou Saint stage, both their body and soul structure changed so drastically that even an eighth-tier pill couldn’t produce the same results.

As Gu He refined the body, its flesh continued to burn away and regrow repeatedly. After more than ten cycles of this, the regeneration finally began to outpace the fire’s destruction. Even the skin was gradually formed under the flames’ baking.

By the end, the body’s appearance had completely shifted—fully transformed into Venerable Tianhuo’s form.

With this step completed, Gu He withdrew the divine flame wrapped in soul force. All that was left now was to let Tianhuo's soul complete the final fusion with the new body. Once successful, he would truly be reborn from the ashes.

After a while, the body slowly opened its eyes. Venerable Tianhuo looked at his new form with wonder.

The next moment, he stretched out his arm, trying various movements. Though still a little stiff due to the new fusion, he was visibly regaining control.

He then took a deep breath, inhaling the scent of the world with near greed, and sighed with emotion. “To feel the sensations of the flesh again… it’s truly wonderful.”

“Congratulations, Venerable Tianhuo. Welcome back to life,” Gu He congratulated from the side.

At his words, Tianhuo’s gaze lifted toward Gu He.

Without hesitation, he clasped his fists and bowed deeply. “Brother Gu, I owe this life to you. If there’s anything you need in the future, just say the word!”

Gu He had a good sense of Tianhuo’s character. Helping him in such a way would certainly earn lasting gratitude.

Seeing the sincerity, Gu He didn’t bother with pleasantries. He spoke bluntly: “Venerable Tianhuo, I didn’t revive you for nothing. I need you to secretly protect one of my disciples. She’ll be training outside soon. You must follow her from the shadows and only reveal yourself if she’s in real danger.”

“This will likely last for around three years. Is that acceptable?”

As soon as Gu He finished, Tianhuo responded without hesitation, “Brother Gu, I will guard your disciple with my life. Not just for three years—even ten or several decades is no issue!”

“Very well, it’s settled. Now come with me—there’s somewhere we must go.”

As he spoke, Gu He’s hands moved rapidly, forming several mysterious seals.

In response, a large violet magic circle, roughly three zhang wide, lit up beneath their feet.

Chapter 539 – Guarding Qinglin!

“What is this?”

Hearing Gu He’s words and seeing the purple magic circle light up beneath his feet, Venerable Tianhuo felt a wave of confusion rise in his heart.

Before he could ask further, the magic circle suddenly flared with dazzling light. In the next instant, both Gu He and Tianhuo vanished from the spot.

When the two reappeared, they were already standing within the Nine-Colored Valley.

“This place is…”

The moment he arrived, Venerable Tianhuo could immediately sense that the ambient energy within the Nine-Colored Valley was dozens of times denser than outside. However, at his current level, such an increase had minimal impact on his cultivation.

What truly astonished him was the technique Gu He had just used—the Great Spatial Shift Technique.

It had taken less than a second to arrive at an entirely unfamiliar location. Tianhuo had never even heard of such an extraordinary method. If he knew that, in just that brief moment, they had crossed tens of thousands of kilometers, he would’ve been shocked speechless.

“Brother Gu, what an incredible spatial movement technique!”

Tianhuo praised in amazement.

“Just a minor trick,” Gu He replied casually, not elaborating further.

At that moment, within the Nine-Colored Valley, Liu Ling had already returned with Yue Mei.

When they learned that Gu He had come back, Liu Ling quickly brought Yue Mei to greet him.

Upon seeing that this kid had returned with a wife, Gu He was pleased. Right upon their meeting, he rewarded Yue Mei with over a dozen pills—four of them being tier-seven, while the rest were tier-six and tier-five pills.

As for Liu Ling and Qinglin, since it had been over a month since their last cultivation transfer, Gu He gave them each another three tier-seven pills.

After the system's return conversion, these six tier-seven pills brought Gu He a reward of four tier-nine treasured pills and twenty thousand tier-seven pills.

Only after giving out the rewards did Gu He begin introducing Venerable Tianhuo to the group.

“Junior Liu Ling greets Senior Tianhuo!”

“Junior Qinglin greets Senior Tianhuo!”

“Junior Yue Mei greets Senior Tianhuo!”

After Gu He’s introduction, all three respectfully bowed to greet him.

Seeing their sincere and courteous attitudes, Tianhuo felt more at ease. From the moment he entered the Nine-Colored Valley, the atmosphere and the behavior of Gu He’s disciples quickly dispelled any remaining stiffness or unease in him.

(End of Chapter)

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