The Battle Through Heaven
Gu Te
Ice Spirit Cold Fountain?
Hearing Xiao Yan's name, Frank and Ao Tuo clearly fell silent for a moment. A moment later, they said in a surprised voice, "Little child, the Ice Spirit Cold Fountain is an extremely rare and precious Spiritual material. With your current abilities, it seems like you don't need this kind of thing. "
Smiling, Xiao Yan said faintly, "I really need this thing. Grandmasters, do you know someone in the Alchemist Association who owns it? If you do, I can pay a large sum instead. "
"The big amount? Xiao Yan, you should know that this ‘Cold Fountain Ice Spirit’ is something very rare that cannot be measured with gold coins. Moreover, even if someone has this thing, you will find it difficult to take something for exchange. " Frank shook his head and said.
"Hehe, of course I know this. Can you grandmaster please help me check? If there really was someone who had it, I might be able to pick up something that would satisfy him. " Xiao Yan politely said with a smile and nodded.
Seeing Xiao Yan's insistence, Frank clenched his old eyebrows. He then exchanged glances with Ao Tuo before nodding helplessly.
"Please wait a minute." Ao Tuo got up and told Xiao Yan before he turned around and walked into the interior of the study.
"This old man is the vice chairman of the Black Rock City Alchemist Association. Although he is often very lazy and rarely interferes with work in the association, it is usually him who is in charge of things like business deals. " Frank smiled at Xiao Yan as his gaze followed the figure of Ao Tuo leaving.
Xiao Yan nodded his head while grinning and gently placed his hand on the armrest of the chair. His finger could not help but lightly tap on him. His calm face had a hint of urgent hope.
Slowly raising his teacup and taking a sip, Frank casually raised his eyes and saw Xiao Yan pretending to be calm. He could not help but be curious, "Is that ‘Cold Fountain Ice Spirit’ really that important to him?"
Xiao Yan waited for a long time before Ao Tuo hugged an ancient-looking thick book and walked out of the inner room. He gently placed it on the table, turned around and shook his head as he faced Xiao Yan. In a helpless voice, he said, "Sorry. I have searched all the latest records of the exchange, but I did not find anyone with ‘Cold Fountain Ice Spirit’. "
"This thing is very rare and the requirements needed to preserve it are very strict. I remember there was once a level four Alchemist who luckily found ‘Cold Fountain Ice Spirit’ from a very cold place. However, due to the improper preservation method, it turned into white steam and disappeared "Ao Tuo felt a little pity while speaking.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan sighed again, his face filled with disappointment. After shaking his head lightly, he lifted her up and smiled bitterly, "If there really isn't, forget it. I've been troubling you both. "
After noticing the disappointed expression on Xiao Yan's face, Frank helplessly waved his hand. He turned around and gently asked Ao Tuo, "Really nothing?"
Ao Tuo patted the thick book in his hand and shook his head, "Actually nothing."
"If it's not here, I suggest you go to the auction house to take a look. If you are lucky, you may accidentally find it. " Frank said to comfort Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and nodded. In his heart, he was firmly convinced that if it was something that the Alchemist Association did not have, he would have a hard time finding rare treasures in the auction house.
"Ugh, since there's nothing I need, I'll go." Standing up in a disappointed manner, Xiao Yan cupped his hands together and gestured at the two before turning around and walking out of the study.
Seeing the disappointed appearance of Xiao Yan, Ao Tuo shook his head helplessly. He pondered for a while before he suddenly called out, "Wait!"
"Yes?" Xiao Yan was silent for a moment before he turned around and noticed Ao Tuo who was deep in thought.
"Do you really need the Ice Spirit Cold Fountain?" Ao Tuo asked with a frown.
"Yes, I need it so much." Xiao Yan nodded seriously. Looking at Ao Tuo who was deep in thought, his heart was pounding a little. His voice carried a hint of excitement as he said, "Grandmaster Ao Tuo, do you have the Ice Spirit Cold Fountain?"
Aside from Ao Tuo, Frank also stared puzzledly at the former. Obviously, he was also outside the circle.
"Haha, I really don't have that thing." Ao Tuo smiled and shook his head. When he saw Xiao Yan once again disappointed he could not help but laugh, "But it seems like I've seen it before in the house of a foreign man."
Oh? Hearing this, Xiao Yan's eyes suddenly brightened. He hurriedly asked, "Who is he? Where's she?"
"Uh I must remind you first that if you are not prepared to pay a very high price, there is less chance that you will get what you need from that person." Ao Tuo said with a smile.
"Oh I will try my best" Xiao Yan replied hesitantly. Without knowing what kind of conditions would be imposed, he naturally did not dare to appear too confident.
"Yes, that strange old man. The last time I went to his place, I think I heard him call the Ice Spirit Cold Fountain. But the old man is too petty; he won't even let me see him " said Ao Tuo with a face full of smiles.
"… If he really had the Ice Spirit Cold Fountain, I don't think that Xiao Yan would have managed to swap it out of his hands." Frank helplessly shook his head. The gaze he used to see on Xiao Yan carried pity.
"Who is this Gu Te?" Feeling a little uneasy after being stared at by Frank with that gaze, Xiao Yan asked in an agitated voice.
"The man is also an alchemist. Although he was only level three, his lively collection was enough to attract the jealousy of any alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire. " Ao Tuo shook his head and clicked his tongue as he praised.
"He's not a member of the Alchemist Association?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.
"No, the character of the man was too strange. His talent in refining medicine was quite good, but he preferred to indulge in gathering various rare and strange ingredients, causing him to remain as a tier three alchemist. His level of pleasure had reached a level that was mentally unhealthy. Once he discovered that someone had something good, Gu Te would repeatedly annoy the owner, resulting in others becoming extremely frustrated and having severe headaches. " Frank laughed bitterly. From his attitude, it seemed that he himself was experiencing this.
"Hehe. Back then, it was your fault for being so bored and actually taking out the Purple Blood Ganoderma that made you laboriously to obtain it, and bragging to others about it. Ck tsk, but Gu Te's parents were very patient. He actually spent an entire year bothering you. Ha ha "As if remembering something interesting from the past, Ao Tuo rejoiced over Frank's misfortune.
"Ugh." Frank's head was filled with gloomy thoughts as he helplessly shook it.
"Uh your level is higher than her but she dares to be so brash?" Seeing the helpless expressions on their faces, Xiao Yan asked doubtfully.
"Our level is indeed a little higher than her, but that man has an amazing brother. In the entire Jia Ma Empire, who would dare to offend him? " Frank laughed bitterly.
"Brother? WHO?" Hearing Frank's explanation, Xiao Yan felt extremely curious. Who in the Jia Ma Empire possessed such abilities that even two tier four alchemists did not dare to provoke his brother?
"Who else is Pill-King Gu He." Turning his eyes, Ao Tuo pursed his lips and said, "If he doesn't have his brother to support him, all of Gu Te's treasures will be stolen by people many times over."
"Ohh Gu He? Worth it." After being silent for a moment, Xiao Yan nodded his head as consciousness approached him. In the Jia Ma Empire, Pill-King Gu He did possess extraordinary abilities.
"Fortunately, although the old man may be very annoying, his character is not bad. It was just that he was extremely stubborn and he hated the person who most often mentioned the name Gu He in front of him. Even though he knew that the reason he was able to survive until now was related to Gu He's help, if someone mentioned Gu He in front of him, he would immediately drive the person away. Therefore, you must be very careful not to make him angry. Otherwise, even if you took out an extremely rare and unique material, you would have trouble swapping it for ‘Cold Fountain Ice Spirit’. " Frank warned.
"Is he in Black Rock City?" Xiao Yan anxiously asked.
"Ah yes." Nodding and smiling, Ao Tuo glanced at Xiao Yan and asked, "You really intend to visit him?"
"There's no choice. I really need the Ice Spirit Cold Fountain. Even if he was going to ask for an exorbitant price, if it was something I could take, I was worried that I would have to be deceived by him. " Xiao Yan helplessly nodded his head and smiled bitterly.
"What a pathetic person. Others want to avoid it like the plague but you will go to its front door. " After patting Xiao Yan on the shoulder with sympathy, Ao Tuo turned his head, faced Frank and said, "Then I will bring Xiao Yan to visit the old man. I'm sure you'd really like to see it. "
"Go away. Justjust go. When you see him, please pass on a message: It would be better for him not to come to our Alchemist Association. I don't want the branch under my responsibility to lose everyone because of his habits. If that happens, I will look around for his mistake, even though he was protected by Gu He "Waving his hand, Frank muttered. Clearly, he was still a little afraid of the obnoxious man.
"Hehe." Ao Tuo smiled in an arrogant manner before he said, "Let's go. Follow me, I'll take you to the man. However, whether you can succeed or not depends on you. "
Hearing this, Xiao Yan hurriedly nodded. He rejoiced in his heart. Fortunately, he had happily come to take the test for an alchemist. Otherwise, he might end up searching all over the place for the Ice Spirit Cold Fountain. Who knows how long it will take?
After Ao Tuo left the Alchemist Association, there were many people who respectfully greeted the indifferent-looking Grandmaster Ao Tuo along the way. When their gazes reached Xiao Yan who was following from behind, they were slightly speechless. Their gazes swept across the black robe that represented a tier two alchemist, before finally becoming a little shocked as they landed on the young face of Xiao Yan. Clearly, their hearts were stunned when they saw the tier two young alchemist.
Ignoring the shocked gazes along the way, Xiao Yan followed Ao Tuo as they took over ten turns in the confusing streets of Black Rock City. Finally, they arrived at one of the remote corners in the southern part of the City where a strange-looking building stood.
Ao Tuo raised his head to face the strange building in front of him before sighing. He turned his head and said to Xiao Yan, "This is Gu Te's residence. Before we go in, I'll remind you again: You better be prepared to pay an exorbitant price. "
Hearing this, Xiao Yan could only bitterly smile and nod his head.