"Is that really true? You old rascal, don't you dare fool us."
Frank's words instantly aroused suspicion among the branch presidents.
"I knew you wouldn't believe me, so I recorded it with a Recording Jade long ago. See for yourselves."
Frank took out a pure white jade bead. Within it, a blood-red flame was reflected, dancing inside a unique formation.
Although it lacked the imposing power of the true Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, its appearance was practically identical.
In fact, because Frank had frequently fed it magic cores from fire-attribute magical beasts over the past year or so, its color had grown even more intense than when he first obtained it.
"Well, I'll be! It's actually real. Old friend, where did you get this?"
Many branch presidents asked him eagerly, their gazes filled with envy.
"Heh heh, young Xiao Yan registered as an alchemist in my Black Rock City. When I discovered he possessed a heavenly flame, Otto and I promptly paid one Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill each to purchase a wisp of false flame. We enshrined it in the Alchemist Guild for everyone to observe."
Spending pills worth three or four million on a useless flame model might seem like a terrible bargain to some, but for alchemists whose wealth had long since become nothing more than numbers, it was practically a guaranteed profit.
After all, every Alchemist Guild branch president could produce a few million, but not everyone could produce a heavenly flame.
"Two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills? What a bargain! I'll offer three. How about selling it to me?"
"Step aside. Old friend, sell it to me, and I'll give you a brand-new Fourth-Grade Soul Pill Recipe!"
"Frank, haven't you been coveting my Fourth-Grade Rainbow Flame Pill Recipe for ages? Give me that thing, and I'll give