The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

Hu Xingtong had many doubts in his mind, but he did not stop. He opened the jade slip in his hand and found out that it was a map of the entire ice field secret realm. Several important places were marked on the map with their names. Among them, the most conspicuous one should be a place in the ice and snow world where several people were located. It was painted with red paint, and there were small ancient characters written below, but Hu Xingtong could not see it clearly.

"Brothers and sisters, can you please see if you can read these small words clearly?" Hu Xingtong handed the jade slip to the two people behind him and asked.

The two of them leaned forward to take a look. Xiao Yuheng and Tan Yuruo behind them were also curious and came over to take a look. However, the four of them stared for a long time but couldn't make out a single word.

In the end, Sun Ze and Han Qianyu raised their heads and shook their heads at Hu Xingtong.

At this moment, Hu Xingtong's face was full of speechlessness. She thought that after watching for so long, they should have figured out something, but in the end, they just watched it.

"Why don't we go here and take a look first? We still have plenty of time anyway." Sun Ze glanced at everyone and suggested.

Hu Xingtong nodded. Although she felt somewhat resentful about the indecipherable nature of the blurred handwriting, she also understood that the most urgent task was to explore this unknown and mysterious icy land. She put the jade slip back into her arms and once again cast her gaze upon the area marked in red.

"Senior Brother is right. Since we have no clue, why don't we just follow the direction indicated on the map? Maybe we can find something." Tan Yuruo's voice was gentle and firm, easing everyone's anxiety.

Xiao Yuheng stroked his chin as he pondered, "The places marked on this map, according to common sense, should be special or important places in the secret realm. Red usually means warnings or important reminders, and I don't know if there will be any danger."

"Let's go and take a look first." Hu Xingtong agreed. At this moment, she just wanted to see what was there.

After they reached a consensus, they began to follow the instructions on the jade slip. As they continued to move forward, the surrounding scenery gradually became desolate. Occasionally, some strange ice crystal plants could be seen on the snow-covered ground, swaying in the cold wind, emitting a faint fluorescence, adding a bit of vitality to this silent world.

As usual, Hu Xingtong turned on the scanning eye and led everyone to look here and there. They dug up a lot of good things along the way, but... a few people who had not yet reached their destination stopped under an inconspicuous tree root.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Hu Xingtong was no longer leading the way, Han Qianyu immediately stepped forward to inquire about the situation. However, Hu Xingtong's unusual expression really made her worried.

Hu Xingtong didn't say anything. He took out several shovels from his storage ring and handed them to the four people. Then he ran to the roots of the tree and dug intermittently.

When everyone saw this, they didn't think there was anything wrong. They thought Hu Xingtong had discovered some treasure, so they didn't care. They each found a spot and started digging.

But... as he was digging, Xiao Yuheng felt something was wrong. The soft, mushy feeling coming from the front of the shovel didn't feel like soil, but rather like...

"Stop!" Hu Xingtong stopped everyone, and used his spiritual power to lift the things from the ground directly.

It was at this moment that everyone saw clearly what was in front of them. It was a well-preserved corpse. The corpse was so fresh that even the surface of the clothes was stained with bright red blood.

Hu Xingtong and the others looked at each other in shock. This sudden discovery was completely beyond their expectations. The appearance of the corpse made the already tense atmosphere even more solemn.

"This...what's going on?" Tan Yuruo's voice trembled slightly, and she was obviously shocked by this scene.

Hu Xingtong frowned and slowly placed the body on the ground. At this moment, the system warned: [Xingxing, this is the flesh body of the Chunzhi demon!]

Hu Xingtong was about to speak when Sun Ze, who had been silent all this time, suddenly shouted, "Back off!"

Everyone was shocked and quickly retreated, while each of them used their own defensive means to protect themselves. At this moment, a light bulb went off in Hu Xingtong's mind, as if something was floating away. She didn't bother to retreat, and directly summoned Qing Huanjian to block in front of herself, then flew close to Chunzhi Yao's body, gesturing something with her hands on her chest.

"Xingtong!" Sun Ze noticed Hu Xingtong's behavior and stopped immediately. The long sword in his hand immediately turned into countless flying swords and flew towards the direction where Hu Xingtong was.

The flying swords were flying in all directions, blocking Hu Xingtong's way. This also gave Hu Xingtong enough time. Taking advantage of this gap, Hu Xingtong drew two golden runes in the palms of his hands, and then used the scanning eye to penetrate the flying swords and the surrounding obstacles and locked onto the corpse.

Spiritual power was also gradually condensing under his feet, gathering into a huge ball of light, which exploded in an instant. Hu Xingtong, who was at the center of the explosion, looked at the direction of the corpse with a firm gaze, not caring about the impact of the explosion on himself. He used the shock wave of the explosion to quickly approach the corpse, and then stretched out his hands. Two golden runes quickly spread all over the body of the corpse. At the same time, the Nine Golden Cold Star Fire immediately wrapped it. At this critical moment, a pair of white and slender hands appeared in the void, and the icy air pressed on the top of the corpse. In an instant, the airflow of the explosion disappeared as if it had never existed.

"Hmm--" Without the support of the airflow from the explosion, Hu Xingtong fell directly to the ground. The sequelae of the impact of the explosion also appeared at this moment. At this moment, Hu Xingtong's body was covered with bloodstains, and there was not a single piece of good flesh. He sat on the ground in a mess, but his eyes were fixed on the corpse in front of him.

"Xingtong, are you okay?" Everyone who reacted immediately stepped forward to check on Hu Xingtong's condition. Sun Ze immediately took out a few pills and fed them to Hu Xingtong. The wound was gradually recovering, and the surrounding environment was gradually becoming clearer.

From all the actions just now, Hu Xingtong saw clearly that the face of the Spring Branch Demon, the owner of the green forest, was almost exactly the same as his own. This just proved that he had some connection with the Spring Branch Demon, and the Spring Branch Demon might have some connection with the Snow Moon Demon.

Qingyue's body gradually condensed in front of everyone. Everyone only saw that Qingyue was holding a woman in her arms who looked exactly like Hu Xingtong, but that woman was wearing a green dress, and her long, emerald green hair danced in the wind. She had a beautiful face and a graceful figure, which was a little different from Hu Xingtong.

However, a cold wind blew, and Hu Xingtong and Qingyue witnessed the Spring Branch Demon disappearing in the wind.

"Sister..." Qingyue murmured, staring at the air full of flying dust in a daze. Hu Xingtong did the same, but her gaze stayed on Qingyue's face, staring at her gaze as she drifted away with the wind.

"Bang——" The crisp sound attracted Qingyue's attention. She bent down to pick up the emerald green bead, but she couldn't help sobbing in the end.

The Spring Branch Demon is born when the branches of spring trees first grow. It is a snake demon that symbolizes the revival of all things in spring. It lives by absorbing the essence of spring and hibernates when it is cold in winter.