The green flame within the jade vial flickered weakly, like the last candle flame in the wind.
"This is... a Fire Seed of the Green Lotus Core Flame?" Gu He exclaimed.
Xiao Yan tossed the jade vial to Gu He and said indifferently, "The Fire Seed contains too little energy. Absorbing it is no different from absorbing a Third Rank Beast Fire. If you want it, it's yours."
Gu He clutched the jade vial, his breathing quickening as dizziness overcame him.
A Heavenly Flame Fire Seed!
Judging by its condition, it would take at least several years of nurturing before it could be used for pill refinement.
If it were to be used in battle, it would need to be nurtured for decades, perhaps even longer.
But for Gu He, who disliked fighting and was devoted solely to alchemy...
One year was enough.
He could make this Green Lotus Core Flame shine brilliantly throughout the Jia Ma Empire!
"I'm sorry, but I still can't accept."
Gu He suddenly raised his head. "When I first entered the Misty Cloud Sect, I was only a Tier-4 Alchemist. It was the Misty Cloud Sect that spent vast resources to raise me to Rank 6 Alchemist."
"No room for discussion?" Xiao Yan raised a brow.
Gu He was silent for a long while before slowly saying, "Unless you invite me to become a Guest Elder of your clan in the name of the President or Vice President of the Alchemist Guild."
"Why?" Xiao Yan asked.
Gu He explained, "After I won the Alchemist Competition years ago, I became an honorary Elder of the Alchemist Guild."
"The previous sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect personally came to invite me through the Guild and reached an agreement with them, allowing me to join the Misty