Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

Although the Taoist boy was directly under the command of Elder Qingfeng, his own cultivation was only at the early stage of the Golden Core Realm, so he was extremely polite to Zhou Yiqiao.

Amidst everyone's shocked gazes, he returned the crystal to Zhou Yiqiao and then asked with a smile.

"Brother Zhou, have you handed in any spiritual objects you picked in exchange for extra points?"

Zhou Yiqiao took the crystal and immediately shook his head, indicating that he had not found any spiritual object worth handing over.

Although he plundered a large number of spiritual objects, most of them were used to exchange for shelter with Biyao, and a small part was used for his own cultivation. How could he have any spiritual objects left to hand over?

"In that case, sixteen thousand two hundred is Brother Zhou's final score."

When the Taoist boy heard this, he seemed to have expected it and did not ask any more questions. He just recorded Zhou Yiqiao's points and waved his hand to signal him that he could leave.

After Zhou Yiqiao finished recording, about an incense stick of time passed and all the disciples completed their own points recording.

Although the number of tree people killed by Zhou Yiqiao was large enough, the majority of the sect points were still spent on the exchange of spiritual objects, so his ranking was only barely in the top ten.

To Zhou Yiqiao's surprise, Lu Jinfan, the strongest disciple among all, did not get the first place, but was surpassed by a disciple named Liu Yang with a slight advantage.

Not only had Bi Yao never given any information about Liu Yang, but even Zhou Yiqiao had never seen such a person at the first meeting of the Wood-Cai Club.

He had been practicing silently before and rarely appeared in public, so his sudden rise undoubtedly brought great shock to everyone.

Of course, these are all insignificant matters to Zhou Yiqiao.

After receiving his own reward, he immediately fled to Biyao's courtyard with a bag full of spiritual wood.

In the courtyard, Bi Yao and several maids were playing pot tossing with men in disguise.

Seeing Zhou Yiqiao returning, she immediately dismissed the maids around her and quickly walked up to Zhou Yiqiao.

"Junior Brother Zhou, is the trip going well?"

Bi Yao asked softly, but her eyes remained on the storage bag on Zhou Yiqiao's waist.

"Thanks to Senior Sister, this trip went smoothly."

Zhou Yiqiao responded with a smile, and at the same time took off the storage bag at his waist and poured out all the spiritual wood in it.

"I have brought back all the spiritual wood that you requested, Senior Sister."

Looking at the spiritual wood piled up like a small mountain on the ground, a strange light flashed in Biyao's eyes.

The number of these spiritual trees is much greater than she expected.

"Junior Brother Zhou, you really helped me a lot this time."

Bi Yao took a step forward, stood on tiptoe and patted Zhou Yiqiao's shoulder casually.

"Senior sister, you are too kind. I am fighting so hard just for myself."

Zhou Yiqiao responded with a smile and turned the conversation to things he was concerned about.

Bi Yao is not a fool, so she naturally understood the deeper meaning of Zhou Yiqiao's words.

"Don't worry, Junior Brother. Since you have done such an excellent job, I will not break my promise."

As she spoke, Bi Yao took out an exquisite jade box from her storage bag and handed it to Zhou Yiqiao.

"I, Senior Sister, had to persuade the old man to give me this spiritual object. It can help resolve the predicament that Junior Brother is in at the Villa to a certain extent."

There was a hint of surprise in Zhou Yiqiao's eyes. He took the jade box and opened it directly without treating Bi Yao as an outsider.

Inside the jade box, there lay quietly a bead emitting a faint chill.

The bead is about the size of a fist, with a white luster flowing on the surface, as if it contains a small glacier, giving people a cold and deep feeling.

"This is...Ice Heart Pearl!?"

Zhou Yiqiao was slightly stunned, then looked up at Bi Yao in confusion.

"Sister, what do you mean?"

"Although the Ice Heart Pearl is a rare treasure in the world, what does it have to do with Junior Brother's current situation in the villa?"

Seeing Zhou Yiqiao's puzzled expression, Bi Yao couldn't help but chuckle with her hands covering her mouth, a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes.

"This Ice Heart Pearl is naturally of no use to me, Junior Brother."

“However, for the eldest lady of Qinjian Villa who is at the peak of the Spiritualization Realm, it is quite attractive.”

"The eldest lady of Qinjian Villa..."

When Zhou Yiqiao heard this, a strange look appeared in his eyes.

Combining what he had encountered and heard after entering the Central Plains Holy Land, as well as his own bold guesses, he asked hesitantly.

"The eldest lady of Qinjian Villa that Senior Sister mentioned is called Qing Jimeng?"

"Exactly!"

Bi Yao was startled when she heard this and spoke in surprise.

"Looking at Junior Brother's appearance, could it be that he knows the young lady?!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yiqiao nodded slightly and did not hide anything.

"Junior brother once made a deal with the eldest lady a long time ago, so we have met each other several times."

"Oh? That's a coincidence."

Biyao seemed quite interested in Zhou Yiqiao's answer.

"Since Junior Brother is acquainted with the young lady, just ask her for help as soon as possible. What else is there to worry about?"

Zhou Yiqiao pondered for a moment and shook his head.

"My relationship with the young lady is just a business one. Besides, we haven't communicated for a long time, so we can't say we have any friendship."

"I'm not sure whether the eldest lady will stand up for me."

Bi Yao understood and continued to smile.

"But it doesn't matter. Even if the relationship between Junior Brother and the Young Miss has been severed, with this Ice Heart Pearl, we have the leverage to reconnect with them."

As she spoke, Bi Yao explained the function of the Ice Heart Pearl.

"Since Junior Brother has a history with the young lady, he must know that she is a rare holder of ice spirit roots, and has shown extraordinary talent for cultivation since she was young."

Zhou Yiqiao nodded. Qing Jimeng had used his ice spiritual power to help him hone his skills back then, so he was quite impressed by Qing Jimeng's ice spiritual roots.

Biyao continued.

"However, although the Ice Spiritual Root is strong, it also has its limitations."

"The further this mutant spiritual root cultivates, the more terrifying its demand for natural treasures becomes."

"The young lady is a top-ranked genius in the Central Continent Saint Domain. Ordinary ice-attributed treasures are not worthy of her attention. Therefore, she has been cultivating to the peak of the Divine Transformation for several decades."

Zhou Yiqiao understood what Biyao meant.

"This Ice Heart Pearl is the treasure that the young lady has been seeking for so many years?"

Biyao nodded.

"The Ice Heart Pearl is a spiritual object formed by the extremely cold air condensed under the ten thousand year old glacier in the far north. It contains endless icy power. For cultivators with ice spiritual roots, it is the most suitable treasure."

"The reason why the young lady wasted so much time at the peak of the Spiritualization Realm was to find the Ice Heart Pearl."

"This Ice Heart Pearl was found by old man Qingmu at a great expense. He wanted to present it on the eldest lady's birthday to improve his status in the sect."