Not far from Gu He's residence, a hunched old man with a sinister expression gazed into the estate. Beside him, a kind-looking middle-aged man said in a low voice, "Elder Tian She, ever since we came to the Pill Region, Gu He has not appeared for two months. Nor has he been at his own residence. Bing Ling and I have inferred from his identity that he may have gone to another alchemist's home to study alchemy. After all, a single exchange between high-grade alchemists consumes quite a bit of time."
"Bing Xuan, that is not enough. At present, we only know some basic information about him. We know that he came from the Northwest Continent, that his name is Gu He, that he passed the assessment and advanced to an Eighth-grade Alchemist within the past year, and that he is powerful. But we know nothing about his specific circumstances. Where are his relatives? What are their names? Are they his weakness? What is the highest-grade medicinal pill he can refine? What exactly is his strength? We know none of this. The superficial information we have gathered is likely far from enough to satisfy the Valley Master. Think of another way to gather more. Otherwise, even if I let you off, you will not get past the Valley Master." Tian She spoke sternly, quite irritated by the past two months of investigation into Gu He.
They had initially thought it would be a rather simple task. Yet this Eighth-grade Alchemist had only just arrived in the Central Continent, rendering Ice River Valley's intelligence network there utterly useless. They could only determine his basic temperament through people who had interacted with Gu He. However, after coming to the Central Continent, Gu He generally kept a low profile and only dealt with