While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

hiss~

Chen Xiao had just nodded in his heart when he immediately felt a bone-chilling cold spread from his chest, making even someone with ice attributes like him shiver.

"They stuff everything into my arms..."

With a muttered sound, Chen Xiao reached into his robes.

When he reached out again, he held a crystal-clear jade bottle in his palm.

This jade bottle is made of the finest materials, which is why the Ice Spirit Cold Spring is preserved intact and its medicinal effects are not lost.

The jade bottle was surrounded by a chilling aura, with a heart-chilling coldness. As soon as it was taken out, the surrounding temperature dropped significantly.

Chen Xiao's palm was covered with a thin layer of ice crystals, and judging from the way it was going, it was spreading rapidly.

Click click~

Chen Xiao circulated his fighting spirit, and with a slight flick of his wrist, the condensed ice crystals shattered and fell to the ground.

"Even Gu Te, the elder brother of Dan Wang Gu He, only has this one bottle. Where did Queen Medusa get so many?"

When Chen Xiao thought about how Queen Medusa was able to collect a small pool of icy spring water after obtaining the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, he found it absurd.

Unfortunately, Queen Medusa is probably just starting preparations now, otherwise she wouldn't be absent from the pre-released sequel.

"Icy Spring Water, can be consumed directly..."

Recalling how to use the item, Chen Xiao carefully checked it to make sure there were no problems before opening the stopper and swallowing about one-tenth of it.

Feeling the biting cold spreading through his body, Chen Xiao quickly capped the jade bottle, put it into his storage ring, and swiftly formed cultivation hand seals with both hands.

At this moment, Chen Xiao looked inward and could see that the surface of the meridians in his body was covered with a layer of white frost. A chill arose from within, making his limbs slightly stiff.

However, when Chen Xiao circulated his cultivation technique, he found that the speed at which the battle qi in his body circulated was almost three times faster than usual!

The cultivation technique used to take one full cycle, but under the influence of this icy spring, it can now complete three cycles!

It gives the feeling that the meridians have been completely unblocked, making it the track that best matches the ice attribute battle qi.

With his battle qi circulating rapidly, Chen Xiao felt an unprecedented sense of comfort. Every moment, he could clearly perceive his progress and his ascent to a higher realm.

This feeling is truly intoxicating!

With all my mind and attention focused on cultivation, time flew by.

Before I knew it, a morning had passed.

With the effects of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring exhausted, Chen Xiao instantly felt a sense of loss, as if he had suddenly switched from a high-speed train to a slow, unpalatable one.

Slowly opening his eyes, Chen Xiao reflected on the changes that had occurred in just one morning.

"Without the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, it would have taken me at least another month to advance to the Dou Ling realm, but now, ten days is more than enough!"

This is the difference between asceticism and relying on opportunities.

Working in isolation will never yield any surprises.

Even if you seclude yourself and train diligently for ten years, it's highly likely that it won't be as effective as someone swallowing a single elixir or encountering a chance opportunity.

It sounds like a rip-off, but that's the truth.

Chen Xiao stood up and called Qing Lin out. They had lunch together at the inn before he checked out of the room.

Then, he took Qinglin to Haibodong's map shop and found several of the most detailed maps of the Gama Empire.

When traveling, a map is an essential item.

...

Two days later.

Blackrock City.

Chen Xiao, with Qing Lin in tow, emerged from a strange building near the southern corner of the city.

Behind the two, a disheveled, thin old man smiled broadly as he saw them off.

"Young man, if you come across any more of these rare items, remember to come to me for a trade. I can guarantee that the price will be 10% higher than everyone else on the market. Whether you lose out or not is not important; I just enjoy collecting these things."

The old man, named Gutt, was not particularly outstanding except for his severe collecting obsession.

Including strength.

Even Yun Yun, the sect leader of Yunlan Sect, or the guardian deity of the royal family, would treat him with courtesy.

It's all because of...

My Brother Dan!

Chen Xiao knew this person and anticipated that making a deal with him would be very simple.

After all, in the original timeline, Xiao Yan was able to achieve his goal by using the companion amethyst source, so there's no reason why the even rarer and more precious Earth Fire Lotus Seed would fail.

And indeed, things turned out exactly as Chen Xiao had predicted.

When he took out the Earth Fire Lotus Seed, the old man's eyes seemed to light up, and naturally, the transaction was completed very smoothly.

In exchange for a single Earth Fire Lotus Seed, Chen Xiao not only acquired the bottle of Ice Spirit Cold Spring from the other party's collection, but also took away his only fifth-tier magic core and two complimentary medicinal herbs.

"Master Gutt, rest assured, I will definitely consider you first if I find anything good!"

Chen Xiao nodded sincerely in reply.

He really liked businessmen like Guterre!

After bidding a reluctant farewell to Gu Te at the gate, Chen Xiao led Qing Lin out of the city.

Seeing that no one was around and that even Qinglin hadn't noticed, Chen Xiao took out the Ice Spirit Cold Spring he had previously obtained from the transaction from his storage ring.

The jade bottle was made of the same material as the one he had received in advance. However, after opening it, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, which was intact when he inspected it, had now turned into a bottle of useless water.

"It's still the same as before..."

Chen Xiao casually poured out the water from the bottle, showing no surprise on his face.

Several years ago, when the Qi Gathering Powder was pre-drawn, Chen Xiao had already suspected that this pre-drawn item was not created out of thin air, but still followed some principle of the conservation of matter.

Chen Xiao still remembers that he had first borrowed the Qi Gathering Powder in advance, and then found the Qi Gathering Powder that a kind friend had "accidentally" dropped in the back mountain.

At first, Chen Xiao was quite pleased, thinking he had two copies.

But when they got back, they found that the one they had found was just a shell of its former self, having lost all its medicinal properties.

The fact that the Ice Spirit Cold Spring is in the same situation further proves that his suspicions were correct.

Advance payments are equivalent to interest-free loans with no time limit; they are not a windfall!

At this moment, Chen Xiao was even certain that the Foundation Establishment Elixir he had received in advance many years ago would probably fill this hole in some way someday in the future.

Having confirmed his suspicions, Chen Xiao stopped worrying about it.

"Young master, where do we go next?"

After glancing at Blackrock City one last time, Qinglin turned back and asked expectantly.

Chen Xiao rubbed Qing Lin's head, a relaxed smile on his face.

By now, his affairs in the Gama Empire have been basically resolved.

They also secured some useful items in advance, allowing them to wait patiently for the arrival of Canaan College.

If we really want to delve deeper…

That leaves only one thing I haven't been able to decide on yet.

"Let's go to Qingshan Town."