Ice Spirit Cold Spring

Su Yun once again politely declined Kuang Tang's invitation.

His progress in cultivation over the years had given Su Yun some confidence, more or less. A mere Mite'er Family was not worth attaching himself to at all.

Su Yun left the Mitel Auction House and headed for the Alchemist Guild.

He had long since begun planning the matter of refining Heavenly Flames. He had previously asked Luo Qianchen and Kuang Tang to search for the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.

There had still been no news from Kuang Tang's side, but Luo Qianchen had found a lead.

In the end, an alchemist's network was still broader. Though Kuang Tang was a member of the Mite'er Family, he was, after all, only a Da Dou Shi and had not come into contact with the Mite'er Family's core of power.

According to the news Luo Qianchen had sent a few days ago, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring should be in Luo Qianchen's hands today.

An increase in strength and the Ice Spirit Cold Spring—this could be counted as double happiness arriving at the door.

He came to the Alchemist Guild and met Luo Qianchen.

"This is what you wanted."

Luo Qianchen stroked his beard and took out the Ice Spirit Cold Spring from his Ring of Holding.

Su Yun was delighted. A smile hung on his face as he stored the Ice Spirit Cold Spring into the System Space.

"I have troubled Elder Luo this time."

Luo Qianchen was somewhat curious, not quite understanding what use Su Yun had for the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.

The Ice Spirit Cold Spring was a rare thing. It was only by chance that he had an old friend whose strength was at the Dou Ling level and who possessed this item; otherwise, he would not have been able to get his hands on it either.

However, though this thing was hard to come by, it was not very useful for alchemy. After all, alchemists were all fire-attribute Dou Zhe, and ice-attribute spiritual objects were of little use to alchemists.

Though he was curious, Luo Qianchen did not ask. After all, everyone had their own secrets.

Su Yun took out a Fourth Grade Pill Recipe from the System Space and handed it to Luo Qianchen.

"Elder Luo, this is a Fourth Grade Pill Recipe I wrote down with Soul Power during this period. Consider it the payment for this time."

Luo Qianchen was somewhat surprised. "For me?"

One had to know that pill recipes were not so easy to make. This was not something that could be recorded just by writing on parchment with a pen.

Rather, it required an alchemist to use Soul Power to write it onto a specially made scroll. The difficulty was not low, and there was often a very high failure rate.

For example, the copy of the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill recipe that Fa Ma handed to Xiao Yan had taken Fa Ma a very long time to write down, and it was only a template that could be used once.

"Elder Luo, please accept it. The Ice Spirit Cold Spring is of great use to me. This is what you deserve."

In the end, Luo Qianchen could not suppress the desire in his heart and took the scroll from Su Yun's hand.

"Then I'll accept it."

Luo Qianchen placed the scroll into his Ring of Holding. A smile appeared on his face, making him seem amiable and kind.

Seeing Luo Qianchen accept it, Su Yun nodded.

This thing was indeed extremely precious to ordinary alchemists, but to him, it was very common.

The difficulty of writing a pill recipe lay mainly in the high failure rate, but Medicine Elder's experience was truly abundant. He had succeeded in one try and had not spent much time.

An old man in the family was like a treasure; there was quite some truth to that saying. He had also once entertained the thought of getting his hands on Xiao Yan's Ring of Holding.

After all, he had Medicine Elder's memories, but he could not bring out his connections.

But he only dared to think about it. Later, he gave up.

After all, there was already not enough time. When Medicine Elder became conscious, his cultivation was only at the Da Dou Shi level.

If he had designs on Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er would most likely teach him how to behave.

However, gains and losses were hard to say. If he really became connected to Medicine Elder, he would immediately be set against Soul Hall.

This was not what he wanted. With his small frame, he did not dare appear in Soul Hall's sights right now.

When he interacted with Xiao Yan now, he used Han Li's false identity, and this was also part of his consideration.

However, going up against Soul Hall was unavoidable.

Or rather, as long as one was an alchemist—especially a high-level alchemist—one would definitely end up opposing Soul Hall.

After all, that ghostly force especially liked harvesting powerful souls...

Su Yun returned to his senses and did not put too much thought into this matter.

It was still far too early to consider these things.

Su Yun then explained some of his insights into breaking through to Fourth Grade Alchemist to Luo Qianchen. When it was over and he was about to take his leave, Luo Qianchen asked,

"Speaking of which, there is something I have wanted to ask you for a very long time."

"Elder Luo, please speak frankly."

Su Yun said. He had an excellent impression of Luo Qianchen. Previously, when there were some medicinal ingredients Kuang Tang could not get his hands on, Luo Qianchen had also helped him find them.

"I wonder if you have some secret method that can make a person's figure grow tall and slender?"

Luo Qianchen could not help asking.

In the end, he was a person with a rather heavy curiosity. He did not ask about the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.

But Su Yun's height was obviously different from when they first met, and Su Yun had not concealed it. That should not be some secret, right?

"Oh, you are referring to this.

"To be honest with you, this is a Fourth Grade Pill I developed myself. It is called the Height Increasing Pill. Taking it over a long period can make a person's figure become tall and large."

Luo Qianchen understood. Pills were truly miraculous things.

Yan Li had also used a kind of pill at the Alchemist Grand Meeting that could change his body and face. Clearly, to the people of the Douqi Continent, this was nothing strange.

Su Yun nodded, bid farewell to Luo Qianchen, and returned home.

For a very long period afterward, Su Yun spent his time cultivating.

Occasionally, he would still do as he had before and head to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to battle Magical Beasts, using this to make his foundation even more stable.

Just like that, half a year passed.

Su Yun's strength did not make too much progress. After all, part of his energy had gone into consolidating his foundation, and cultivation at the Da Dou Shi stage was not as easy as at the Dou Zhe or Dou Shi stages. In half a year, he had only broken through by two stars. His current cultivation was only eight-star Da Dou Shi.

If Luo Qianchen knew of such speed, his jaw would probably drop in shock.

At the back mountain of the Xiao Family, Su Yun was currently visiting the Xiao Family as a guest.

"Master."

Xiao Yan looked at Su Yun, forcing a smile onto his bitter face.

Toward Su Yun, Xiao Yan was extremely respectful. Merely because of the kindness from his grandfather, Su Yun had helped the Xiao Family and helped him like this, which moved him greatly.

He had already carried the title of trash for a year.

During this period, the mocking gazes and sarcastic smiles of his clansmen had made him grow a great deal. At the same time, he cherished his father, Xun'er, Master Han, and the others even more.

These were all people who had helped him when he was at his lowest. These were the people he truly ought to cherish.

Thinking of being at his lowest, Xiao Yan laughed self-mockingly. Will I ever have a shining moment again?

"During this period, there still hasn't been any progress?"

Su Yun asked Xiao Yan.

It was not as if he personally handed the pills to Xiao Yan every single time.

This visit was a routine check-in on an employee in the talent pool.

It was so Xiao Yan would remain unemployed at home, making it convenient to have him wholeheartedly report for duty when he needed manpower in the future.

Xiao Yan smiled bitterly.

"It's still the same. Every time I cultivate, as soon as I condense a strand of Dou Qi, it immediately disperses."

"Alas." Su Yun feigned helplessness, like a higher-up comforting a subordinate.

"When the bridge reaches the end, it will naturally straighten. There will be a way."

He did not forget to paint a grand vision.

"The meaning of hard work is that when opportunity arrives, you can seize it. Keep it up. I have high hopes for you."

Finally, Su Yun patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder as encouragement.