Battle Through the Heavens: Exceptional Comprehension, Becomes Emperor at Ten Years Old

Chapter 84 Schemes!

Just then, Xiao Yan, Otto, and Frank arrived at the door.

A young man leaned against the wall by the door, looking rather bored. Upon seeing Xiao Yan and his companions, he frowned slightly and said, "No guests are welcome here today. Please leave!"

All three looked at the boy. Otto said, "This is Gutt's house, right?"

The boy nodded and said, "That's right!"

"I don't recall ever hearing that this old guy took on a disciple?" Otto looked at Frank.

Frank shook his head in confusion.

The young man chuckled dismissively and said, "I am not his disciple. My teacher is the Pill King Gu He!"

This person is Gu He's disciple, Liu Ling!

All three were slightly startled; Xiao Yan hadn't expected to meet Gu He's disciple in this place.

"Gu He's disciples are here. Could it be that Gu He himself has come?" Xiao Yan thought to himself.

Otto said, "So you're Master Guhe's disciple. I'm the vice president of the Blackrock City Pill Hall branch, and this is the president. We've come here to meet Gut, and this young man wants to make a deal with him!"

Liu Ling glanced at Otto and Frank, and finally her gaze settled on Xiao Yan.

When Liu Ling saw that Xiao Yan was wearing the robes of a second-grade alchemist, she asked in surprise, "You're a second-grade alchemist?"

Xiao Yan nodded slightly but did not speak.

"Quite arrogant. If there's a chance, you and I can have a match. But for today, you should go back. Don't waste your time here. Your teachers won't see you!" Liu Ling withdrew her gaze and said calmly.

Otto looked at Xiao Yan and said, "This..."

Xiao Yan shrugged helplessly and said, "Forget it, it seems there's no chance. I won't bother you any longer!"

Frank said, "Although I don't know what you need the Ice Spirit Spring for, the current situation is indeed difficult to handle. I think you should wait a bit longer and come back tomorrow?"

Xiao Yan laughed and said, "I was just here to try my luck, but it seems we're not meant to be. I think I'll just leave it at that!"

"I might have to leave tomorrow!" Xiao Yan said.

Hearing this, Otto and Frank had no choice but to say, "That's the only way!"

Liu Ling watched the three people slowly leave, yawned somewhat boredly, and then pushed open the door and went inside.

In the middle of the hall, Guhe and Gute looked over and asked, "Who is it?"

"It seems the president and vice president of the Dantang branch want to trade Ice Spirit Cold Spring with my master!" Liu Ling said casually.

Guter frowned and said, "That old bastard Otto knows I have the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, yet he still brought people here to trade!"

Gu He smiled and said, "It's normal for alchemists to exchange the medicinal herbs they need, but this person needs the Ice Spirit Cold Spring. What does he need it for?"

"The Ice Spirit Cold Spring is basically useless to alchemists, unless it helps absorb flames!" Gutt said.

Gu He's expression shifted slightly as he asked, "Could it be that you've also come for the strange fire?"

Guter's expression slowly changed, and he looked at Liu Ling, asking, "Besides Otto and that old man Frank, who else is here to make the deal?"

Liu Ling said, "He's just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, he looks a bit younger than me, and he's only a second-grade alchemist!"

Upon hearing Liu Ling's words, Gu He and Gu Te immediately relaxed slightly.

Gu He said, "A second-grade alchemist at the age of sixteen or seventeen, that's quite a talent, probably even stronger than yours. However, at this level, absorbing a strange fire is almost impossible!"

Gu Te nodded in agreement, saying, "That's true. Even for alchemists of the fifth rank or above, taming a strange fire is no easy task, let alone for a little guy like this. It's probably here to tame a beast fire!"

"It seems it was a false alarm after all!"

Gu He frowned and said, "What about that young man's teacher? If he can teach such a young second-grade alchemist, his teacher's strength is probably no weaker than mine!"

"This... really?" Gu Te thought Gu He was making a big fuss.

"Besides you, how many other people know about your strange fire?" Gutt asked.

Gu He said, "The exact location of the strange fire is currently only known to the person I made the deal with, and he won't tell anyone else!"

"That's good. You don't need to be so alarmed. Go check for traces of the strange fire first. There are very few people who can keep an eye on the strange fire!" Gu Te comforted Gu He.

Gu He said, "If someone really is after him and has their eye on the Strange Flame, whoever it is, they will die!"

A sinister killing intent flashed in Guhe's eyes.

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On the other side, after saying goodbye to Otto and Frank, Xiao Yan returned to the inn.

"Teacher, I'm afraid we won't be able to get the Ice Spirit Cold Spring!" Xiao Yan said dejectedly.

The old doctor smiled faintly and said, "Although the Ice Spirit Cold Spring is rare, it is not only possessed by that Gute. Our most urgent task now is to find the Strange Fire."

Xiao Yan said, "But we don't know where the strange fire is. In this vast desert, how easy is it to find a trace of the strange fire?"

"Idiot, why can't you think straight? What's that Pill King Guhe doing in Black Rock City? He must have just happened to be passing by!" said the old medicine master.

Xiao Yan was immediately startled and asked, "Teacher, do you mean he also came for that strange fire?"

"It's highly likely that Black Rock City is the closest city to Desert City. Gu Te has the Ice Spirit Cold Spring in his possession and is also Gu He's brother. He might have come here for the Ice Spirit Cold Spring."

"Even if that's not the case, as a sixth-grade alchemist, his pursuit of a different kind of fire should be much more persistent than that of a fourth or fifth-grade alchemist. If his target is the Tagor Desert, then it's very likely that he came here for the different kind of fire!"

"This proves that my information was correct; there really is a strange fire in the Tagor Desert!" Yao Lao said slowly.

Xiao Yan was initially delighted, but then said, "However, even so, Gu He is a Dou Wang level expert. It won't be easy for me to snatch the strange fire from him, will it?"

The old doctor said, "That's not necessarily true. Even if you manage to snatch this strange fire, unless it immediately recognizes you as its master, it's still a matter of whoever snatches it first. If a mere Dou Wang manages to get his hands on the strange fire, he'll probably lose half his life."

"By then, obtaining the strange fire will be a piece of cake for me, won't it?"

The old doctor's words were filled with strong confidence. As for the matter of snatching the strange fire, it was nothing to him.

Xiao Yan asked, "Is this alright?"

The old doctor snorted and said, "That's how cultivation is. Whoever has the ability should go. If you don't have the talent or the strength, then you should give it to someone else."

"Possessing a powerful treasure is inherently dangerous. Even an eighth-grade alchemy master who controls a strange fire rarely reveals it to others. Otherwise, it might attract the envy of those stronger than you, which could lead to trouble at best, and a life-or-death situation at worst!"

Whether you do it or not is up to you!

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and said, "Let's do it. Better to die than let my fellow Daoists die. Let's risk it all and see who can get this strange fire."

(End of this chapter)