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Upon hearing this, the stall owner immediately chuckled and said, "Sure, I'll take this business!"

Thus, Lin Yitang successfully traded the entire stall for three high-grade Ice Heart Grasses. Although these junk items weren't worth three Ice Heart Grasses, Lin Yitang was quite satisfied.

After all, what she was after wasn't some magical artifact fragment, but rather the incomplete cultivation manual with the word "Domain" written on it.

Lin Yitang carefully put the junk into her storage bag, then browsed the trade fair again, finally exchanging two Foundation Establishment Pills for one Barrier Breakthrough Pill.

That's right, the Breakthrough Pill is also something she urgently needs right now.

As the name suggests, the Breakthrough Pill is a pill that helps cultivators break through bottlenecks, increasing the chances of success. More importantly, it can also increase the probability of forming a high-grade Golden Core.

Like alchemy, the formation of the Golden Core is also graded. Cultivators with greater strength can usually form more powerful Golden Cores, while those who rely on elixirs to achieve their level often have weaker foundations, and their Golden Cores are generally weaker than those of ordinary cultivators.

Therefore, the cultivation world also divides Golden Cores into different grades. The elite disciples of major sects are basically all high-grade Golden Core cultivators.

Lin Yitang was naturally aiming for a high-grade Golden Core. She was very confident in herself, after all, she needed three powerful rare and precious herbs to form her Golden Core, and the resulting Golden Core would definitely be extraordinary.

But just in case, it's safer to buy a Breakthrough Pill.

However, the Breakthrough Pill is not cheap; it requires two Foundation Establishment Pills to obtain just one. This shows that the higher one's cultivation level, the more expensive the pills needed to enhance it become.

After exhausting her unnecessary resources, Lin Yitang had no other rare and precious materials left to trade. However, she patiently circled around a few more times, hoping to find the third resource needed to break through to the Golden Core stage.

Unfortunately, while the natural treasures here are of excellent quality, they are not quite comparable to the Yin-Yang Spiritual Spring Water. After all, a treasure like the Yin-Yang Spiritual Spring Water alone would be fiercely contested and auctioned off. What's most abundant here are merely the daily necessities for Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators.

Left with no other choice, Lin Yitang had to ask Su Qianqian.

Su Qianqian rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment, then told Lin Yitang that she knew of something that might be able to help one break through to the Golden Core stage.

"That thing is called 'Azure Lotus Pure Fire Lotus'. Although it is also a lotus, it is not comparable to the Frost Snow Lotus."

Su Qianqian said, "The Azure Lotus Purifying Fire Lotus can purify impurities in a cultivator's body, making the Golden Core purer and more flawless. It can also help a cultivator break through shackles when forming the Golden Core, making it priceless."

"However, this thing has extremely demanding growth requirements; it can only grow in the fiery lands within the icy plains. Such places are not easily found; it requires both icy plains and abundant fire spiritual energy. Where can I find such a place? I have never seen one."

"Although I haven't seen it myself, someone did see traces of it a hundred years ago. Judging from its growth rate, it should have grown out by now. You can try your luck on the ice field."

Lin Yitang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go to the Ice Plains now. Thank you for your hard work, Senior Sister."

Su Qianqian smiled and said, "You're being too polite. We're just friends."

"By the way, I went to the Ice Plains a while ago and drew a map. I can make a copy for you." As she spoke, she took out a jade slip from her storage bag and handed it to Lin Yitang.

Lin Yitang was overjoyed. A map of the ice plains! This was a rare item, something that money couldn't buy.

Senior Sister Su has lived in the Hehuan Sect for over a hundred years, so she must have been to the Ice Plains many times and obtained a great deal of information.

She secretly rejoiced, realizing that befriending elite disciples of major sects indeed had many benefits. No wonder ordinary disciples liked to curry favor with powerful geniuses; it came in handy at crucial moments.

Lin Yitang quickly accepted the jade slip and bowed to Su Qianqian in gratitude: "Thank you, Senior Sister. This map is priceless to me!"

Su Qianqian smiled and waved her hand: "Don't mention it. I have a mission within my sect, so I won't accompany you. Just follow the map. I wish you a speedy Core Formation."

After bidding farewell to Su Qianqian, Lin Yitang mounted her spirit sword and flew towards the icy plains. Along the way, she encountered many other cultivators also heading to the icy plains on their swords, presumably with the same intention as her: to try their luck there.

Lin Yitang glanced at them and found that many of these cultivators looked familiar; they were actually talented disciples from various sects who had come to the auction. It seemed that everyone shared the same idea as her: since they were already here, they might as well take the opportunity to train in the icy plains.

Therefore, this trip to the ice field will likely require a large number of talented individuals.

Upon entering the icy plains, a strong chill, mixed with wind and snow, rushed towards them, carrying violent spiritual energy that they could not absorb, almost freezing Lin Yitang into an ice sculpture.

She quickly put on the newly bought robes, and only then did she feel some warmth, as if she had come back to life.

Looking up, all around was a vast expanse of white, with wind and snow raging and the cold wind biting, making it impossible to see anything at all.

Not only was the field of vision limited, but the faint roars of beasts could also be heard, sending chills down one's spine.

Lin Yitang had no choice but to find a sheltered place, set up a defensive formation, and rest for a while.

Although I had heard of the horrors of the icy plains, I didn't expect it to be this dangerous. It seems I should wait for the snowstorm to stop before continuing, otherwise, traveling in this weather will quickly deplete my spiritual energy, making it a losing proposition.

Sure enough, after a few quarters of an hour, the wind and snow gradually stopped.

Lin Yitang wasn't in a hurry to go out. Instead, she took out the map that Su Qianqian had given her and examined it carefully.

Su Qianqian has actually been to many places, probably several times more than the local sect cultivators.

As an elite disciple of the Hehuan Sect, she possesses formidable strength. Her abilities are actually no weaker than those of Gu Yueying, Xiao Beiling, and others, and she can be considered a genius on the Golden Core Ranking.

I've explored most of the treacherous icefields, and nearly two-thirds of the area has been sketched out with detailed markings.

However, there is still a large area she has not yet explored, about a third of the region.

According to her description, that area was truly a land devoid of spiritual energy, not even a trace of it, and only top-tier experts could venture there. That area was probably the center of the icy plains.

However, Lin Yitang didn't want to go to such a dangerous place for the time being, lest she waste her spiritual energy. She wanted to first visit some unexplored small areas in the region marked by Su Qianqian, while there was still a little spiritual energy in the air.

Maybe we can find the Azure Lotus Pure Fire Lotus that Su Qianqian mentioned.

During their journey, the map that Su Qianqian gave them still came in very handy.

Without this map, an ordinary cultivator would likely spend several hours trying to advance even a few miles across this vast snowfield. Because the icy wilderness is a boundless expanse of white, like the other two dangerous areas, it lacks clear directional markers, making it easy to get lost in the snow. Once disoriented, excessive consumption of spiritual energy could easily lead to death here.

With a map, Lin Yitang could accurately calculate her location and head directly toward her destination, while avoiding obstacles and taking detours.

Before long, she arrived at one of the places that Su Qianqian had never explored before.