Slightly Advancing Earth Dragon Gate's Progress

More than half an hour had passed since Cold Spring Well Zhou Huan went down into the well.

Nan Qiuqiu, who never had much patience, looked at Nan Shuishui and said, "Mom, do you think that guy really froze to death in there? How can I dare to drink the Cold Spring here again?"

Nan Shuishui: "... He dares to go in so recklessly, he probably isn't stupid enough to throw his life away. Let's just wait and see."

Nan Qiuqiu nodded. "Yes, perhaps he..."

Before she could finish speaking, a figure in green leaped out of the well and stood in front of the mother and daughter.

Nan Qiuqiu was so frightened that she screamed "Ah!"

Nan Shuishui glared at her impetuous and silly daughter with annoyance, then looked at Zhou Huan and asked, "Mr. Zhou, have you found anything?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Huan smiled faintly, "Of course, and these things are all rare treasures."

Nan Shuishui's eyes lit up upon hearing this, but she didn't immediately ask any further questions or demand a share of the treasures.

Having served as the head of the Earth Dragon Gate for many years, Nan Shuishui deeply understands the principles of being a person, especially when facing Soul Grandmaster whom she cannot defeat.

However, Nan Qiuqiu couldn't help but ask anxiously, "What treasure did you find down there? Is it very precious?"

Seeing this, Zhou Huan didn't say anything more and directly took out a piece of Extreme Ice Divine Crystal and gave it to Nan Qiuqiu.

Looking at the icy blue crystal in her hand, which still exuded a chilling aura and was even more dazzling and beautiful under the sunlight, Nan Qiuqiu knew, even without knowing exactly what the ice crystal was, that it must be a treasure.

Even Nan Shuishui, who was standing to the side, showed a look of delight. Clearly, she knew that now that Mr. Zhou had brought out the treasure, he certainly wouldn't keep it all to himself.

Sure enough, the next second, Nan Shuishui saw Zhou Huan take out a Storage Soul Tool and hand it to her, saying, "The ice crystal in Miss Nan's hand is called Extreme Ice Divine Crystal, an extremely precious metal material, especially in the making of Soul Tool, it can be said to be a rare material."

"The Storage Soul Tool I gave you contains 70% of the Extreme Ice Divine Crystal from beneath this Cold Spring. If you use it wisely, you can exchange it for a considerable amount of cultivation resources and wealth."

"However, I still have to remind you that money can be a powerful motivator, especially when it comes to rare materials like these. It's best to find a trustworthy trading partner. I believe Sect Master Nan understands this, right?"

If before, Nan Shuishui had no goodwill towards this young man who suddenly appeared and wanted to take her family's treasure, now she could say that she had completely changed her attitude towards Zhou Huan.

Regardless of whether the young man's statement about the quantity of Extreme Ice Divine Crystal was true or false, Nan Shuishui saw that there was indeed a large quantity of Extreme Ice Divine Crystal in the storage device, and that was enough.

A Soul Grandmaster who doesn't hoard resources and is willing to share is definitely someone she should befriend.

Moreover, these Extreme Ice Divine Crystal were something that their Earth Dragon Gate couldn't mine in the first place, so this situation is actually a win-win situation.

Even the best treasure is useless if it can't be mined.

Therefore, Nan Shuishui said gratefully, "Thank you very much Mr. Zhou. This time, the Earth Dragon Gate owes you a favor."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Huan waved his hand and said, "The Earth Dragon Gate doesn't owe me anything. On this trip, I was just a miner at most. We both got what we needed, so I didn't lose out."

Zhou Huan certainly didn't lose out, because he didn't even have to hand over half a piece of Ten- Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow; he practically made a killing!

As for his claim of 70% Extreme Ice Divine Crystal, he wasn't lying to Nan Shuishui. After all, Zhou Huan wouldn't need so many Extreme Ice Divine Crystal; he wasn't Soul Engineer.

Zhou Huan kept 30% of the Extreme Ice Divine Crystal only so that he could exchange them for something in case of emergency.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Huan added, "Sect Master Nan, this Extreme Ice Divine Crystal actually requires Soul Engineer with Extreme Ice abilities to unleash its full potential. Therefore, I suggest that you visit the Tang Sect in Shrek City a year from now, All-Continent Soul Master Competition. The Tang Sect should be a very good partner."

In the past two years, Beibei and Tang Ya have rebuilt the Tang Sect in Shrek City. Although the population is still sparse, with only a few big and small members, it has at least taken shape. They are just waiting for Huo Gua, the spy student, to return and shine.

As for the former Tang Sect site in Heaven Dou City, Zhou Huan didn't know whether Tang Ya had actually sought revenge or reclaimed her family's assets.

Zhou Huan didn't care about any of this.

As for why Zhou Huan introduced Nan Shuishui to cooperate with the Tang Sect, he simply wanted to protect the Earth Dragon Gate in advance.

Since he ultimately received the biggest benefit from the Earth Dragon Gate, secretly giving it a push was still worthwhile.

After all, the Heavenly Soul Empire is likely destined to be destroyed, and Dragon City will still be breached by the Sun Moon Army. It's a good thing that Zhou Huan had Nan Shuishui contact the Tang Sect in advance.

However, before Nan Shuishui could speak, Nan Qiuqiu interjected, "You mean the Tang Sect? Didn't the Tang Sect disappear a long time ago?"

Indeed, all the sects of the Original Three Great Empires of Douluo knew that the Tang Sect had declined. In fact, seven or eight years ago, even the sect headquarters in Heaven Dou City was taken over by them.

The Tang Sect, newly established by Beibei and Tang Ya, is currently virtually unknown, which explains why Nan Qiuqiu finds it strange.

Therefore, Zhou Huan explained, "The descendants of the Tang Sect re-established the Tang Sect in Shrek City, and there is a Soul Engineer with the Extreme Ice power within it. I believe you all know that in the last All-Continent Soul Master Competition, Shrek produced a genius with the Extreme Ice power, and that was him in the Tang Sect. Moreover, the Tang Sect now has Shrek Academy as its backer, so it wouldn't betray you."

At this moment, Nan Shuishui seemed to have caught something in her voice and asked, "Is Mr. Zhou a member of the Tang Sect?"

Zhou Huan immediately shook his head and said, "No, I just have more information channels. This is just a suggestion; how to proceed is up to you, Sect Master Nan."

Upon hearing this, Nan Shuishui said, "Thank you for reminding me, sir. I will consider it carefully."

Zhou Huan thought for a moment, and since there seemed to be nothing more to say, she prepared to take her leave. "If there's nothing else, I should go now."

Nan Shuishui quickly said, "It's getting late, sir, why don't you stay and have a simple meal with us?"

Zhou Huan simply waved her hand, "No need for dinner, I have other things to do."

He was fine, of course, but it wasn't really appropriate to have dinner with a mother and daughter he had just met, so he decided not to bother them.

Upon hearing this, Nan Shuishui naturally couldn't insist that a strange man stay for dinner; she had only been polite. So she asked, "If we want to see you, sir, how do we pass on the message?"

Well, Zhou Huan hadn't really thought about it for a moment. He had just been thinking that since he knew how the plot would unfold, he wouldn't need Nan Shuishui and the others to come looking for him; he could easily find them in Mingdu later.

There are no telephones in this world, let alone any magical talismans for transmitting voices. You can't exactly tell Nan Shuishui the dormitory room number at the Shrek Academy, can you?

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Huan said, "If you really need to find me, leave a message at a restaurant called 'Keman Tower' in Shrek City. But I travel all over the continent and may not be able to hear it in time."

Nan Shuishui was speechless. You were so confident before that you would help three times if the Earth Dragon Gate was in trouble, but now you can't find anyone?

However, Nan Shuishui was not the straightforward and foolish Nan Qiuqiu, so she replied, "Okay."

Zhou Huan didn't linger. After saying goodbye, he vanished silently from the backyard of the Earth Dragon Gate.

Nan Qiuqiu's eyes widened in surprise, and then she stammered, "Mom, Mom, he... he was so fast! In just a moment, I, a Soul King, couldn't even sense the direction he left in, let alone Spiritual Detection."

Nan Shuishui was even more shocked. After a long while, she said, "Don't even mention you, I couldn't sense him. It seems I underestimated his strength."

Nan Qiuqiu looked at Nan Shuishui in surprise. "Mom, you're Soul Douluo, how could you not have noticed any trace of him leaving? Even Titled Douluo couldn't have done that, right?"

Hearing this, Nan Shuishui gave a wry smile, "But that's the truth. Luckily, he really meant no harm, otherwise the Earth Dragon Gate would have suffered a great calamity, let alone obtaining so many Extreme Ice Divine Crystal."

However, Nan Qiuqiu disagreed. "But the Cold Spring and the Extreme Ice Divine Crystal originally belonged to our Earth Dragon Gate. Moreover, we don't know if he obtained any other treasures besides the Extreme Ice Divine Crystal in the well. In fact, we've suffered a huge loss."

Seeing her daughter's silly look, Nan Shuishui couldn't help but tap Nan Qiuqiu's forehead again. "Do you think the Extreme Ice Divine Crystal buried deep underground and unminable is useful, or do you think the Extreme Ice Divine Crystal in the storage device is useful now? As for whether Zhou Le obtained other treasures in the Cold Spring, that's not our business. Whether it's being a person or doing things, you have to recognize your own strength, understand?"

"Oh," Nan Qiuqiu reluctantly replied, then asked, "So we really have to wait a year to go to Shrek City to find that newly built Tang Sect to sell Extreme Ice Divine Crystal?"

Nan Shuishui knew immediately that her daughter hadn't listened, but she still replied, "Let's wait. Zhou Le was right about one thing: money can move people's hearts. Besides, Shrek City is a very safe place for transactions. Even if the deal with the Tang Sect doesn't go through, there's still Shrek Academy, right? I don't believe Shrek Academy wouldn't be interested in this."

Upon hearing this, Nan Qiuqiu's eyes lit up; she had long wanted to visit Shrek Academy.

With her qualifications, she could have been admitted to the Shrek Academy back then, but firstly, she was the Young Master of a sect, and secondly, she didn't want to leave her mother alone at home, so she gave up in the end.

Now that she has the opportunity to visit the First Academy on the entire continent, Nan Qiuqiu is naturally very much looking forward to it.

Then, Nan Qiuqiu thought of something else and asked, "Mom, you said that the Tang Sect and Keman Tower that Zhou Le mentioned are both in Shrek City. Could he be from Shrek City?"

Nan Shuishui thought for a moment before answering, "Maybe, but actually, whether it is or isn't that important."

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