The female lead thought she had a "proud and arrogant" character script.

"I am the former sect leader of the Seeking Immortals Sect. I was trapped here because my disciple rebelled. If you are willing to help me return to the sect, you will be the next sect leader after I kill the traitorous disciple."

To sum it up: I, Qin Shi Huang, am asking for money!

The crow-man stared wide-eyed as the words appeared one by one from the snow.

Shocked!

There are indeed rumors that some unsavory things happened when the sect leader of the Seeking Immortals Sect succeeded to the position, but no one outside knows the specifics.

Does this mean the current sect leader took power through improper means?

Moreover, he was already in the late Foundation Establishment stage, so if it were a Golden Core cultivator playing a prank, he wouldn't be completely unable to sense even a trace of their presence.

Then it can only be—

Nascent Soul Venerable!

The crow-man immediately knelt down.

His head was buried deep in the snow.

For some unknown reason, since a thousand years ago, after the spiritual energy in the cultivation world decreased significantly, Nascent Soul Venerables have been the top figures in the cultivation world.

He had never met such a big figure as the Sect Master of the Immortal Seeking Sect.

And just yesterday, in order to seize the secret manual, he had the thought of killing the chief disciple of the Immortal Seeking Sect's Changdan Peak. Although he ultimately did not take action, upon suddenly seeing someone from the Immortal Seeking Sect, he felt a vague and inexplicable sense of unease.

Moreover, he could become the next sect leader...

Heart-beating!

"Sect Master, may I ask how I can help you?" His tone was sincere, and his nervousness contained a very obvious expectation.

They took the bait so easily?!

Luo Qingcheng hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.

But this is not bad either.

She quickly wrote: "I have calculated that you have some connection with someone in the sect. You should bring that person to me within three days."

To prevent the crow man from getting to know other members of the Seeking Immortals Sect.

She added, "That person's name should be 'Wan Qingchu'."

The crow man was greatly surprised. There had long been rumors that the Changxiang Peak lineage of the Seeking Immortals Sect was skilled in divination, and all the sect leaders had come from this lineage. He never expected that the Nascent Soul Venerable could even calculate the names of people he had met.

They lay prostrate on the ground, trembling.

"Sect Master, although I have had some dealings with Fairy Wan, I truly do not know where she is at this moment. Three days might be too long..."

Luo Qingcheng picked up a tree branch: "I know, you can send your crow to search."

That's right, from the very beginning, Luo Qingcheng's target was the crow.

Crows are known for their vengeful nature.

Once you offend it, it can not only remember your enemy's face, but also retaliate based on what your enemy did to it.

Even if the enemy is far away from its area, the crow can quickly find that person.

Wan knew that she had used a spiritual rope to bind it; surely the crow hadn't forgotten that, had it?

The crow-man tilted his head and looked at the crow on his shoulder.

I never expected that the Venerable One even knew about Toothless's grudge!

A Nascent Soul cultivator—how terrifying!

With the last vestige of doubt in his heart dissipating, the crow man was now absolutely convinced that the person in front of him was the previous sect leader of the Immortal Seeking Sect!

"As ordered!"

Seeing the crow-man depart in awe, Luo Qingcheng naturally wouldn't put all his eggs in one basket.

After a while, she summoned the Jumping Vine, intending to go find Wan Qingchu herself.

If she really couldn't find Wan Qingchu, she would trick an alchemist into coming back.

But which direction should we go?

Luo Qingcheng stood there, unable to make a decision for a long time.

She hadn't forgotten what the system had said: her luck was turning dark, and if she relied on her intuition, she might drift further and further away from Wan Qingchu.

Use your brain!

Luo Qingcheng closed his eyes, frowned, and pondered deeply.

correct!

She suddenly thought of a plausible hypothesis.

Wanqing, as an alchemist, should be very interested in precious spiritual plants, right?

[System, locate the highest-grade and rarest spiritual plant in this secret realm!]

Even if I don't meet Wan Qingchu, I should at least meet other alchemists who collect spiritual plants!

Standing proudly with his hands on his hips.

She's so clever!

System: [Frost Dew Seed, a sixth-tier spiritual plant, best meets your requirements overall, and it's located in the far north ice plains, however...]

Before he could finish speaking, Luo Qingcheng urged, "Then what are we waiting for? Give me navigation now."

System: [Received.]

Because Hongdou deliberately led Luo Qingcheng in the opposite direction, they are now located deep in the far north ice plains.

And that frost dew plant wasn't far away.

System: [It's nearby.]

Luo Qingcheng was taken aback.

So close?

She directed the vine to stop, and gave a perfunctory compliment. The vine excitedly shrank and wrapped itself around Luo Qingcheng's outstretched wrist.

She glanced around briefly, but all she saw was a vast expanse of white; she couldn't see anything.

[System, have we gone the wrong way? There's clearly nothing here.]

[Frost-dew seeds resemble frost before ripening and dew after ripening; they are difficult to find unless you look carefully.]

Luo Qingcheng: ...

Could it be something that only those with special connections can see?

It's so hard to find, and unlike her, no one else has a system navigation that can confirm there's a precious spiritual plant here. Why would they come here specifically for this Frost Dew Plant?

Wouldn't that just turn into a gamble again?

Luo Qingcheng was speechless.

Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly heard an unusual noise behind me.

The soft sound of footsteps on the snow.

somebody is coming!

Luo Qingcheng thought she had just had a stroke of good luck and happened to run into an alchemist who came here to collect spiritual plants, so he turned around in surprise—

!!!

Shocked!

It's a Yeti!

The deer followed beside them.

The spirit deer paused the moment it came into Luo Qingcheng's sight.

His eyes turned in her direction!

Luo Qingcheng paused, not daring to utter a sound.

What's wrong with that spirit deer? Can it see itself?

[Cannot be seen.]

However, they have more acute senses.

The system's words reassured Luo Qingcheng.

She calmed down a little.

His gaze was fixed on the snow monster, who had stopped as well, not understanding why the spirit deer had suddenly stopped.

His eyes were swirling with emotion.

That's it...

Sensing the killing intent, the yeti tensed up, its brownish-yellow eyes scanning the surroundings warily. Its previously relaxed body straightened up alertly, its hind knees slightly bent, assuming a posture ready to attack at any moment.

Luo Qingcheng took a deep breath, the cool air penetrating from her nostrils into her lungs, slightly cooling the anger in her heart.

Calm down, Luo Qingcheng. You're just a mortal. What do you have to fight it with?

Yes, she is just a mortal now.

After taking one last deep look at the Yeti, Luo Qingcheng left in another direction.

[What was the sentence you didn't finish saying earlier?]

[Um? ]

The system took a moment to process before realizing that Luo Qingcheng was asking about the part where it had been interrupted before it finished explaining the situation of Frost Dew.

[However, because Frost Dew is remarkably effective in enhancing the cultivation of the Yeti race, it has always been regarded as a treasure by the Yeti of the Icefield, so it is bound to be guarded by Yeti.]

is it?

Considering the system's location pinpointed that Frost Dew wasn't far from where Red Bean was attacked—

Luo Qingcheng suddenly realized.

Is it because they entered an area that the Yeti had designated as a forbidden zone that the Yeti attacked Red Bean without warning?

Of course, the reason is not important.

The important thing is——

[So, system, why did you choose to locate Frost Dew?]

It's impossible that this one spiritual plant in such a vast ice field meets her requirements.

And coincidentally, the plant that the system selected was the one guarded by the Yeti.