novelraw 181. Forcefully starting a fire
181. Forcefully starting a fire
That night, Gu He sat alone in his room, still unable to shake off the events of the day. He couldn't understand why he had encountered someone like Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan was stronger than him, had a stronger background, and even his prized alchemy skills had been utterly defeated.
Gu He knew his own abilities; reaching the seventh-grade alchemist level would already be a stretch. But judging from Xiao Yan's performance today, he estimated that Xiao Yan was almost at the threshold of becoming a seventh-grade alchemist! And what was most terrifying was that he was only twenty years old!
Xiao Yan's present state is awe-inspiring, but his future is filled with despair!
Perhaps it's normal for Yun Yun to fall for him? Gu He thought to himself for no reason that he had lost the confidence to continue competing with Xiao Yan today.
Just as Gu He was struggling with his inner turmoil, a spatial rift suddenly appeared in his room!
Gu He also moved to leave. He was only a Dou Wang, and although he didn't know why this spatial rift had appeared, it certainly didn't seem like a good thing to appear right in front of him. He lived in the central area of the Black Mountain Fortress residential area; as long as he could leave his room, everything would be fine!
"Don't rush." The light, airy words seemed to drift in from a thousand miles away.
Guhe suddenly realized that he was completely unable to move, not even a finger, let alone any movement. This force far exceeded his limits, but Guhe found that if he didn't want to move, the force didn't overly oppress him.
Gu He looked up and noticed the strange appearance of the spatial rift. It didn't expand or shrink, but instead remained stable at a fixed size. Seeing this, Gu He was also somewhat surprised and suspicious.
But before Guhe could ponder for long, a figure slowly emerged from the spatial wormhole.
The newcomer was short, carrying a wine jug, and reeked of alcohol. Although he looked unremarkable, Gu He noticed that this short man moved through the spatial rift as if it were flat ground, the turbulent spatial rift acting like a docile pet to him!
"What terrifying strength!" Guhe thought to himself in surprise.
Although I hadn't witnessed it firsthand, I knew that the ability to manipulate space was exclusive to Dou Zun or Dou Sheng powerhouses! The fact that they could so easily control me and render me immobile speaks volumes about their strength; they must be a Dou Zun or higher!
If Xiao Yan or Zi Yan were here, they would definitely recognize that the person who came was Yan Di, a powerful member of the Yan Clan!
Yan Di finished the wine in the wine jug in one gulp, and looking at the empty jug, a hint of reluctance appeared in his eyes. "Sigh, I can't be this happy when I'm back in the clan..."
Yan Di moved his right hand, and Gu He felt the power suppressing him disappear. Gu He tentatively asked, "Who are you, senior?"
With a powerful figure capable of easily controlling spatial rifts in front of him, Gu He dared not have any further thoughts and could only deal with the situation for the time being.
With a hint of drunkenness still lingering in his eyes, Yan Di said to Gu He, "Boy, I don't want to say much, but I've taken a liking to your strange fire."
Then two dark figures rushed towards Guhe. Guhe caught them with a burst of fighting spirit. In that instant, Guhe felt a tingling sensation in his palms.
Upon closer inspection, Guhe realized they were two scrolls.
"One is a high-level Earth-rank fire-type cultivation technique, which also comes with a mid-level Earth-rank combat skill. The other is all the alchemy insights of a seventh-rank alchemist."
Guhe looked at the two scrolls in his hands; they were undoubtedly treasures to him!
The cultivation technique he is currently practicing is only at the low-level Earth Rank. Otherwise, with his talent in cultivation, he might not have been able to reach the Dou Wang level at this age. Although alchemists value soul power more, the higher the grade of the pill, the longer it takes and the more Dou Qi is needed to assist. If the level cannot be increased, it will eventually affect the alchemy technique.
As for the insights of a seventh-grade alchemist, they are invaluable to any alchemist. Once you reach Gu He's level, it's difficult to get any more guidance. The insights of a seventh-grade alchemist can definitely save you a lot of detours when you enter the seventh grade later.
The visitor's intention was clear: to exchange these two items for his strange fire!
To be fair, Gu He was unwilling. Whether it was cultivation techniques or alchemist's insights, as long as he continued to improve, he would eventually be able to possess these things sooner or later, thanks to his status as an alchemist and the huge profits generated from refining pills.
However, the Strange Fire is different; it is a true wonder of heaven and earth. In Gu He's future path as an alchemist, the Strange Fire will definitely play an irreplaceable role. The fact that all other fires submit to the Strange Fire is not just empty talk.
Guhe frowned, just about to try to express his thoughts tactfully.
Yan Di's words completely shut down everything Gu He wanted to say.
"I don't want to bully the younger generation, but killing someone to make fire is really no different from a transaction."
Gu He's hair stood on end by those words. Even though he was already a Dou Wang, he was still startled by those words and broke out in a cold sweat. The person in front of him was a genuine Dou Zun powerhouse!
He just now easily controlled himself so that he couldn't move, which means he could have silently killed himself in this room!
Not to mention that the powerful figures of the Gama Empire outside would have no way of detecting it, even face to face, who would dare to provoke a Dou Zun powerhouse?
Gu He also showed a wry smile and said helplessly to Yan Di, "Since Senior wants it, then this strange fire will be given to you. However, it is already my original strange fire."
Upon hearing Gu He's answer, Yan Di finally showed a hint of satisfaction. With a light wave of his hand, Gu He appeared in front of Yan Di.
The flame-shaped pattern on Yan Di's forehead also began to glow. Yan Di's flame-shaped pattern was much clearer than Huo Zhi's, but it did not look as lively as Huo Zhi's pattern.
Yan Di placed his hand on Gu He's body. Gu He felt a domineering fire-type battle qi flowing through his body, and the cyan flames that had completely merged with Gu He were forcibly removed by Yan Di's battle qi.
With each peeling away, excruciating pain emanated from Guhe's body, and Guhe's aura grew increasingly weak.
Forcibly separating the fused strange fire is no less than pulling out all the bones from a person's body. Yan Di ignored Gu He's pain, after all, even if Gu He wanted to speak, he couldn't say anything because Yan Di suppressed him.