The Battle Through Heaven
Successfully Obtained Ice Spirit Cold Fountain
With his murky old eyes locked onto the small jade bottle on the table, long after, Gu Te licked his lips, carefully extending his hand and reaching for the jade bottle to his hand. He placed it under his nose and softly sniffed the deep purple steam. Instantly, he sensed the fire-type Dou Qi in his body, which was originally circulating at a turtle-like speed, becoming much more active.
"Ck ckb. An extraordinary thing. " Feeling the changes in his body, a surprised expression appeared on Gu Te's old face. He sighed in amazement as he smacked his lips. Pondering for a moment, he suddenly turned his body around and began to search among the pile of trash beside him. Finally, he took out a small crystal plate and a narrow hollow needle.
He placed a narrow needle into the jade bottle and gently pinched it, sucked and filled the hollow needle with a purple-colored liquid. After which, he carefully dropped it in the middle of the crystal plate.
As the purple-colored liquid was dropped onto the crystal plate, Xiao Yan and Gu Te could faintly see a purple-colored flame dancing within that drop of purple-colored liquid.
"This thing ..." Stressing his brows, Gu Te thought deeply for a moment. He then suddenly turned around and took out a very thick book from behind the cover of the stone slab. After which, he opened it and quickly looked into it, looking like he was looking for something.
Seeing Gu Te's actions, Xiao Yan could not help but feel a little confused in his heart. Could this old man with unkempt appearance really be able to recognize ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’?
Sweeping his gaze onto the small jade bottle on the table, Xiao Yan's face twitched a little painfully. If ‘Ice Spirit Cold Fountain’ was not that important to him, he would definitely not want to issue ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ to exchange. This thing was the best help when training the fire-type Qi Method. When practicing with it, one can save a lot of time needed for a tough workout!
Back then in the Enchanted Beast Mountain Rage, Xiao Yan managed to obtain six bottles of the Amethyst‘ Lion Birth Essence. After consuming it drop by drop during his training, he consumed less than half a bottle. Thus, Xiao Yan only had slightly more than five bottles of the remaining ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’. However, he had to take one now to get ‘Cold Fountain Ice Spirit’.
Each of these five bottles of ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ could be considered a priceless treasure. If one were to compare values based on rarity and uniqueness, it would not be inferior to ‘Ice Spirit Cold Fountain’. In any case, getting ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ is no easier than entering any dangerous place. Only the Winged Lion Amethyst level Dou Huang meant that many people would not have the strength to carry out their wishes.
"Meet, meet!" Gu Te, who was repeatedly flipping through the book suddenly shouted while Xiao Yan felt a pain in his heart.
Curiously turning his gaze to the pages of the ancient-looking book, Xiao Yan could faintly observe that the page was open to have an image of a huge beast with the body entirely covered by Amethyst with its mouth open. This huge beast was the Amethyst Winged Lion.
"’Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’, born of Amethyst Winged Lion and born with a baby animal. The likelihood of this happening is small and may rarely appear in a hundred years. For those who practiced the fire-type Qi Method, this was a treasure that might not be found even with a lot of gold. "
"Ck ck, son, I really can't imagine that you actually get a unique item like ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ …" After reading aloud the information about ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’, Gu Te could not help but exclaim.
I got it by chance. Xiao Yan smiled faintly. He raised his eyes, looked at Gu Te whose gaze had never left the small bottle and whispered, "So how? Grandmaster Gu Te, are you satisfied with the thing I have put out? "
Hearing this, Gu Te rolled his eyes and laughed towards the sky. The narrow needle in his hand gently tapped on the crystal plate as he said with a smile, "Little boy, I still don't know your name."
"Xiao Yan." Xiao Yan replied with a smile.
"Hehe, Brother Xiao Yan, uh ... that's .. because you're looking for ‘Cold Fountain Ice Spirit’, you should be clear about its rarity, right?" Gu Te laughed.
"Ha ha's. I naturally know about it. If not, why should I take out a unique object like ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’? " Xiao Yan smiled but he skimmed his mouth while smiling coldly in his heart. Did this old man think he was still a child?
"Ugh, tell you what. ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ yours is arguably a rare item but you should make it clear that this thing is only useful for those who practice the fire-type Qi Method. This limits their value. " Gu Te glanced at Xiao Yan and said.
Xiao Yan smiled faintly but he extended his hand slowly and took out a small jade bottle in front of Gu Te. He then carefully closed it and raised his eyes to look at Gu Te who gave him a dry smile. Grinning, he said, "Grandmaster Gu Te, please don't treat me like a fool and deceive me. We both know what great effect ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ has on those who practice the fire-type Qi Method. To obtain it, many alchemists were willing to lose their entire fortune. Haha, you don't need to rush to reprimand me. As someone who has been collecting treasures for decades, you should be clear of their true value! "
"By trying to underestimate the ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ I have put out, you are definitely trying to raise the price. But I will also say this first, I only have a bottle of Amethyst Essence. You can choose to change it or not. Among the things I can take out, it is the most valuable. If you still think that this is not enough, then I should choose to give up even though I really need ‘Cold Fountain Ice Spirit’ … "Xiao Yan shook his head and sighed regretfully.
"Uh ..." Seeing how decisive Xiao Yan was, Gu Te opened his mouth slightly. He did not expect that after playing as a lifelong bully, he had actually met someone from the younger generation who was also disrespectful in front of him.
Those muddy old eyes did not blink as he stared at the smiling face of Xiao Yan. A moment later, Gu Te shook his head and also helplessly said, "Because it's been like this, regretfully I have to tell you that this exchange might have to fail."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan's face did not change. He waved his hand with a smile and shook his head regretfully. Turning his hand, he stored the jade bottle into his storage ring. After which, he stood up, patted her on the back and said to Gu Te with a smile, "Sorry to bother you, grandmaster. This is my last day in Black Rock City. Tomorrow, I might leave the Jia Ma Empire. Hopefully we have the opportunity to do business together in the future. "
After saying those words, Xiao Yan turned around and acted naturally and uncontrollably as he stepped out of the room.
Upon hearing that Xiao Yan was about to leave the Ma Empire, Gu Te's palm on his long legs clearly shook. However, he did not directly open his mouth. His pair of eyes stared intently at Xiao Yan's back as his lips shivered.
With his back facing Gu Te, Xiao Yan looked at the door of the room getting closer. A cold sweat also appeared in the smile that he kept on his face. He really needs ‘Cold Fountain Ice Spirit’. However, if he were to retreat in this situation, that cunning wolf-like Gu Te would definitely not give up the opportunity to make him pay dearly for it. When the time comes, five limited bottles of ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ may have to shrink once again. This result was undoubtedly extremely painful for Xiao Yan.
So, in order to limit the terms of the exchange, he could only show such a resolution.
"Damn it, isn't this old man's mental strength too strong? Don't tell me that he's not interested in ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’? " Xiao Yan could not help but scold anxiously in his heart. The door of the room was close but everything behind it was still quiet.
"Four steps, three steps, two steps"
His heart calmly calculated the number of steps he had to take to the door. When he reached his last step, Xiao Yan slowly sighed. His palm trembled slightly as he touched the door handle.
Xiao Yan was silent for a moment as he held the door handle. After which, he clenched his teeth hard, steeled his heart and opened the door, preparing to leave. However, at this moment, an old voice that reduced the weight of Xiao Yan's heart appeared from behind him.
"Ugh, boys. Returning. You win All my life, I've never seen ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’. So, you're very lucky. If it were something else, you would really be leaving empty handed today. "
The old voice was like an angry thunder, shattering the weight that was pressing down on Xiao Yan's heart firmly. While Xiao Yan sighed casually, he was stunned to realize that his back had been drenched in cold sweat involuntarily. If not for the good workmanship of the Alchemist robe, it was likely that Gu Te behind it would have found something suspicious.
Without anyone noticing, Xiao Yan wiped away the cold sweat on his face before slowly turning around. Using a more relaxed gait, Xiao Yan once again returned to the table under Gu Te's helpless gaze and sat down.
After inhaling a few breaths while sitting down, Xiao Yan raised his head and smiled at Gu Te. His body weakly took out a small jade bottle from his storage ring and gently placed it on the table. He said with a smile, "Grandmaster Gu Te, thank you for your approval."
"Ugh ..." Powerlessly shaking his head, Gu Te took the little jade bottle. With a face filled with madness, he held it in his palm and inhaled its smell. His whole face was drunk. "Right then, I heard some rascal tell me about ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ but I've never seen him with my own eyes. I can be considered lucky today. "
Looking at Gu Te's infatuated ways, Xiao Yan felt a little cold. This old man was not interested in anything but he had an abnormal love for these unique items. His love is like a cruel and lustful king towards beautiful women.
" Cough , Grandmaster Gu Te can you take out ‘Cold Fountain Ice Spirit’ for me to see." Xiao Yan let out a gentle cough as he reminded helplessly.
After his intoxicating feeling shattered, Gu Te impatiently looked at Xiao Yan and snorted, "Wait for me here. Don't touch anything. " After seeing Xiao Yan nod his head, he picked up the Amethyst Essence, turned around and randomly knocked on the wall for a period of time. Following the muffled sound, a small hole appeared behind the wall.
Sit there and don't move! Once again, Gu Te ordered out loud again before bending his body and entering the hole.
Sitting on a chair, Xiao Yan did not make any additional movements. With Yao Lao's Spiritual Perception, the old man would not be able to try any tricks.
After waiting quietly for a while, Gu Te brought something in his hand and walked out of the hole.
He completely blocked the hole before turning around as he placed a sink-sized white jade box on the table.
The white jade box was tightly sealed. Other than the hole to open it at the top, there was not the slightest gap.
Although it was covered by a layer of white jade, Xiao Yan could still feel ice vaguely seeping out from it.
Tapping on the jade box in a way that showed that he was unwilling to part with it, Gu Te carefully opened the cover. The moment the cover opened, a cold mist immediately rose and enveloped the place. In an instant, the temperature in the room dropped.
Ignoring the falling temperature, Xiao Yan's gaze hurriedly turned to the inside of the jade box. He discovered that a thick layer of ice was neatly formed inside the jade box. In the center of the ice, there was a small jade bottle commonly used to store makeup.
Around the jade bottle was enveloped by the cold air that seemed to be able to freeze people's hearts …
Watching the cold air seeping out of the small jade bottle, Gu Te sighed. He pushed her towards Xiao Yan and said in a weak voice, "Take it. This is the ‘Cold Fountain Ice Spirit’ you want "