In an extremely large and spacious ice cave, countless ice crystal pillars stand on the ground. Some are taller, some are shorter, and some are shorter, with various shapes, like an ice sculpture art exhibition.

In the central area of ​​the giant ice cave, a crystal clear ice platform about ten meters high stands majestically, like the throne of the ice and snow kingdom.

On the top of the ice platform, there stands a female statue quietly. She is like the patron goddess of this world of ice and snow, overlooking the entire ice cave in silence and majesty.

This statue is exactly the same as the one Li Ming and his two companions saw in the crack of the ice wall.

She is also three meters tall, wearing a flawless white dress with graceful and flowing lines, showing her elegance and purity.

His face is still blurry and shrouded in a mysterious veil, which arouses endless imagination.

Of course, there is also a palm-sized snow-white crystal butterfly, which dances lightly around the statue like an elf from the frozen underground world.

At this moment, at the only exit on the ground of the giant ice cave, about three hundred meters away from the mysterious statue, a group of people were gathering, a total of twelve people, and the atmosphere seemed a little tense.

Among them, two men and two women were covered in bruises and tied up tightly with specially made thick ropes, unable to move.

The other six people surrounded the four injured people, their eyes sharp and vigilant, not giving them any chance to escape.

Not far away, a middle-aged man knelt on the cold ground, his hands clasped together, sad and earnest tears flashing in his eyes, as if making a final plea.

He pleaded with the short-haired man in front of him with a choked voice: "Captain Bol, I have only one request. As long as you are willing to let my four companions go back, I will help you lure the crystal butterfly here now."

"Stop talking nonsense." Bol impatiently kicked the middle-aged man to the ground, with extreme displeasure on his face. "I've told you very clearly, as long as you take the crystal butterfly out of the statue, I will definitely let you go back. I keep my word, don't dither!"

"Captain Bol..." The middle-aged man seemed to want to say something.

A sharp cold light suddenly flashed in Bol's eyes. He strode up to the four tied people and roughly grabbed a long-haired woman.

The woman was already dying, but Boer threatened her mercilessly, "If you dare to say another word, I'll crush her to death!"

"Don't, don't do it..." The middle-aged man hurriedly got up from the ground and said anxiously, "I'll go now, I'll go right away..."

Bol snorted coldly and threw the woman in his hand heavily to the ground, "You really don't know what's good for you."

The middle-aged man's heart suddenly trembled, but he didn't say anything this time. He just turned around slowly, his steps seemed unsteady and heavy, like a walking corpse, moving lifelessly towards the statue in the center of the ice cave.

His back, in the dim ice cave, revealed an unspeakable sadness.

On the other side of the giant ice cave, on a wall about thirty meters high, Li Ming, Yun Shan and Dongmen Qiansha were squeezed tightly in a narrow gap.

Through a small crack that was only the width of a finger and the length of an arm, they stared with bated breath at the scene unfolding below.

Li Ming didn't know any of the people below, so he naturally had no interest in intervening. More importantly, he also wanted to find out what secrets the statue was hiding.

"Li Ming, your hunch is correct. There is definitely something wrong with the statue." Yun Shan said softly.

Dongmen Qiansha also added in a whisper, "It seems really dangerous. These people must know about the crystal butterfly's treasure-hunting ability, but they dare not approach the statue even if they die."

At this moment, Yunshan seemed to suddenly remember something and asked in confusion, "Strange, why didn't Di Yaxi tell us about the statue?"

"She...may not know." Dongmen Qiansha answered hesitantly, "After all, they only came down once before, and not only did they not get anything, but they also lost a team member."

"So, the information they have is probably not much more than what we have."

"That makes sense." Yun Shan nodded, then she turned her gaze back to the ice cave below and chuckled, "If that person can really lure the crystal butterfly out, we can take the opportunity to follow him and catch up with him like a mantis stalking a cicada while the oriole is waiting behind."

Dongmen Qiansha sighed softly, her tone slightly helpless, "In the first layer of the Ice Abyss, the location where the L7 grade crystal core grows is too hidden. Without the guidance of the crystal butterfly, the possibility of finding it is very small."

Yun Shan continued, "Although Bingyuan is vast, there are many teams that come here to hunt for treasures. I'm afraid that those high-level crystal cores that grow in more conspicuous locations have already been looted."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head slightly and looked towards Li Ming, "Li Ming, what do you think?"

"Hmm..." Li Ming responded absentmindedly, his eyes fixed on the middle-aged man who was walking towards the statue, his unreal eyes didn't even blink.

Seeing Li Ming so focused, Yun Shan couldn't help but curl her lips slightly, and then turned her attention back to the scene below.

At this time, three minutes had passed. The middle-aged man had only walked half of the total distance of 300 meters. He walked unsteadily and hesitated, appearing very reluctant.

On the other side, the short-haired man, Bol, was staring at the middle-aged man's back. His eyelids were trembling slightly, inadvertently revealing his inner nervousness and a hint of excitement that was hard to conceal.

The scene fell into an unusual silence. Only the heavy footsteps of the middle-aged man kept echoing in the empty ice cave, clear and deep.

Nearly five minutes passed and the middle-aged man finally walked to the towering ice platform.

Under the gaze of everyone, he walked slowly along the crystal clear ice stairs, step by step, to the vicinity of the statue.

At this moment, everyone's heart was in their throat, as if waiting for the decision of life or death of the statue.

At this critical moment, a black-haired man who was tied up tried his best to roar: "Captain! Don't trust these shameless people! Even if you bring Crystal Butterfly here, they will never let us go!"

When the middle-aged man heard this, he paused slightly and stopped where he was.

Bol's hands trembled slightly and murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but he finally resisted the urge to take action.

He shouted in a calm tone, "Captain Wufuli, I solemnly promise you that as long as you can successfully lure out the crystal butterfly, I promise to let you go safely. I will never break my promise!"

The middle-aged man Wu Fuli walked to a place only twenty meters away from the statue. He turned around slowly with an unusually calm expression.


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