Ling Yuefeng was the last to enter, and he said furrowed brows: "Looks like we are very unfortunate this time. To have drawn Heaven Basin Secret Realm's harsh winter climate! This is the worst and most dangerous condition. However, this should be favorable to our friends from the ."

He tried to compliment Chu Yuechan's group but to no avail...

"Let's go!" Ling Yuefeng's words were unable to affect Chu Yuechan at all. Without making eye contact with anyone, amongst the fluttering cloaks, they had already left into the distance. Their figure soon changed into a strip of white in the winter sky...

Chu Yuechan feel really irritated by this smelly Ling Yuefeng... Can't he just leave her alone? Why does he keep acting like there's some sort of past between them? He's just like a cockroach that won't leave her be...

Ling Yuefeng helplessly looked towards the direction Chu Yuechan left in before floating up and said: "It is time that we left too. Let the younger generation choose where they want to go. They will have to depend on themselves for everything from now onwards."

Without saying a word to Ling Yun and Ling Jie, he vanished far into the winter sky as well. The regions that the older generation explored could not be compared to those that the younger generation did.

Ling Yun's eyes are also locked onto Xia Qingyue's figure and it took him a good while before he regained his thoughts back...

The rest of the elders did not object to what Ling Yuefeng had said and had only given at most, simple instructions before leaving in different directions and quickly disappearing from their line of sight. If they had stayed out of concern to protect the younger generation, it would cause more harm than good.

All that was left were the people of the younger generation. Among the younger generation, other than the disciples who had participated in the Ranking Tournament, there were other outstanding individuals...

Cang Yue wanted to tag along with Chu Yuechan's group but she knows that would be impossible... She's only a disciple candidate after all...

That's why she needed to try her luck in this place.

Unlike the other sects, Cang Yue's group decided to stick together... Yun Che also agreed that this is for the best...

Although Xia Yuanba cultivation is the highest of them all, he's still too innocent and naive to be left alone...

But unknown to them, Xia Yuanba is not that naive... He only trusts people he deemed trustworthy. If it's someone he doesn't trust then he won't listen to whatever they say.

Fen Juecheng's eyes started glistening seeing Cang Yue's group departing...

...

Chu Yuechan's group arrived in a secluded area and Issei re-appeared in front of them once again.

"Your instruction, Ise?" Chu Yuechan asked softly.

Issei thought for a moment: "...Yuechan and Yueli should stick together and junior sister Wushuang and Xuexin should go with Qingyue... This place is a great chance for all of you to enhance your combat strength. Just try your luck but don't risk your life for some unnecessary stuff... Don't be blinded by your greed. If you're in danger remember to use the protective charm I gave you, understand?"

"Yes!" They all answered in unison.

"Um, go ahead. Remember to be careful at all times and keep each other safe." Issei nodded at them and they paid their courtesy before they left...

Issei then searches around the area for a while... He found some rare herbs and plants with the help of the .

The pearl never felt so happy since this is the first time it could utilize another part of its power... To locate nearby rare herbs. It seems the profound beasts in this realm is quite different from the profound beasts in the Blue Wind Empire, they seem like your typical mindless beasts.

Although it's of no use for Issei, there's no harm in stockpiling some rare ingredients... Who knows, perhaps these herbs could be used for cooking and stuff...

And if not then he could just gift it to Semiramis, Kyou, and Kinou for their potion concoctions.

Jasmine and Xun'er become speechless seeing how easy Issei found those rare herbs... Some of them are not worth mentioning in their eyes but some are quite rare and it's quite hard to find it even in the upper realms...

The entire world had been covered with snow. The only thing that could be used to distinguish direction was that single icy mountain which reached into the clouds.

The other participants are feeling cold even though they already used their profound energy to keep themselves warm... Truly a place custom made for the , they thought to themselves...

"The existence of this little world is really strange..." Jasmine muttered to herself.

"Hm? How so?" Issei asked back.

"This little world was indeed made by humans. Furthermore, its level of power is extremely high, and it must have existed for a very long time, so the appearance of a few heaven-grade treasures isn't strange… What's strange is that this kind of small-world shouldn't appear in this sort of location, because it's simply not something that can be created with the strength of this plane."

"The world is filled with mysteries... It's nothing weird seeing these kinds of places here and then. Maybe some God created this place in the past." Issei answered calmly.

He already traveled through quite a lot of worlds... He often found a standalone realm just like this place. Perhaps this place is created by this world God once...

Semiramis and Scathach had their own domain/realm even before he met them after all.

He never tried creating his own realm but it might be not so bad if he has the chance to do so later in the future.

"Perhaps..." Jasmine muttered uncertainly.

Issei walked around for another hour and he found another deposit of the .

He used the same way to extract the Crystal but this time the size is at least twice as big from the first one. By rough estimation then this crystal should be weighing at least a 100kg.

Jasmine and Xun'er are confused just what is he doing... But then they are surprised seeing that Issei could also use some sort of profound art that enables him to control the .

As far as they know, only the Wood Spirit Race from the upper realm could use element...

As a whole, the element is not very powerful to use in combat but they're really sought after in the upper realm since it could be used to nurture rare herbs and medicines.

But both Jasmine and Xun'er become even more flabbergasted seeing Issei suddenly fished out a huge lump of a purple-colored crystal from the ground beneath him...

""!!!"" Both of them shouted at the same time.

Issei calmly put the crystal away into the space. The moment the crystal appeared in front of them, Jasmine and Xun'er felt a little bit surreal feeling... To think that he's capable of obtaining such an astronomical amount of this crystal this easily...

Jasmine bit her lips before she speaks towards Issei: "...Ise! Please lend me 70kg of this crystal!"

This is the first time Jasmine pleaded at Issei on her own accord... Usually, she needs to be forced a little before she does this.

"Hm? What do you need it for?" Issei asked curiously. For this little bratty princess to beg at him on her own accord then it must be quite an important matter.

"...I need it to reform mine and my mother's physical body. So please lend me 70kg of this crystal! I beg of you... I know this is too much to ask of you considering what you have done for us so far but I will surely repa-"

"Sure."

She begged Issei desperately since who knows when will they came across this huge amount of once again.

But before she could finish her words, Issei has already agreed to her request.

"...Eh?" Jasmine let out a dumbfounded voice while Xun'er went into a daze...

"I said sure." Issei repeated his words nonchalantly.

"...W-Why are you so nonchalant about the whole situation?! Don't you know the worth of this purple crystal!?" Jasmine couldn't help but shout seeing how easily he gave up these purple crystal... They're not talking about a 1kg or 2kg here, but rather a whole 70kg of it!

Sure, in the upper realm, these purple crystals are the lowest in terms of rarity and profound currency... But to find a whole 100kg of them in this lower realm is simply unheard of...

They don't know about the 50kg of purple crystal that's residing inside the . If they do then their reaction would be on a whole another level...

"I do. Grand Sect Mistress Feng Qianhui already informed me of it... Perhaps for most people, this are very rare and useful but for me they're worthless" Issei said calmly towards the dumbfounded Jasmine.

The only reason Issei is collecting this crystal is because he wanted to give it away to the . If not then he won't even bother to gather it.

"...Hmph, suit yourself... Don't say this princess doesn't warn you... And my words still stand... This princess will surely repay you when the time comes." Jasmine harrumphed to the side feeling irritated about the whole situation...

Xun'er smiled gently at her daughter.

"By the way... How do you create your new physical body from this crystal?" Issei asked feeling a little bit curious.

"Of course this is not all we need to reconstruct our physical body... We still need 8 more materials at the very least... And they are two stalks of and six no lower than that of the " Jasmine said.

"Oh? What's this Udambara flower you're talking about?" Issei inquired further. He knows of the profound core but not this Udambara flower.

It needs to be noted that Jasmine said "Reconstruct" and not create a brand new body or that would be weird considering she's not a . So Issei doesn't feel that surprised but his interest is still intrigued because of this.

"...The is an object of Yin and evil. It only grows in dark and cold lands and it took an entire twenty-four years to only bloom once. The flower withers three days after blooming, thus one would have to wait twenty-four years later for it to bloom once more...

It is reputed to be the most terrifying flower in existence. Simply approaching the flower will cause one's body to be invaded by its powerful dark and sinister aura, damaging one's soul. At best, they would fall into a long-lasting coma. At worst, they would turn into the living dead. If one's profound strength is low, then they would immediately lose their life.

Its stem and leaves are of a purplish-black color and about three meters tall. The bloomed flower was of an extremely pretty and flirtatious bright purple color. On its petals lingered a light purple mist that carried the breath of the netherworld, and while that mist drifted, it still faintly lets out the crying and laughing sounds of the nether ghosts."

Jasmine explained while being a little confused... Sometimes he possesses a knowledge better than them but sometimes he doesn't know simple stuff such as this flower information.

This flower should exist even in this lower realm but he doesn't seem to know this at all...

"Hoo..." Now, this got Issei's attention.

From Jasmine's description, it's safe to say that this flower grows where its surrounding area is filled with element. And that's just what he needs... A place overflowing with one of the natural elements he needed to hasten his recovery rate.

Jasmine and Xun'er don't really want to depend on Issei to find these materials, they were planning to find it themselves when they have the capabilities to do so...

Jasmine's recovery rate is faster than Issei at least... She should recover around 4 to 5 more years give or take. This is really as strong as the legend says... She thought to herself.

And what is fortunate is that the current host of the is a strong individual and also a smart and wise one at that. If it was some idiot who's very weak but also someone who thinks with his lower half most of the time then perhaps her fate might be more unfortunate rather than fortunate...

Unknown to her, the purification capability has been increased by Issei's existence... Although the pearl hastens his recovery by a tiny bit, the one who gains the most advantage between the two exchanges is the pearl itself since it lodged itself inside the body of a .

The same goes for the .

If their current "Relationship" goes on for a longer period of time then it won't be weird if they evolved... When that time comes then it won't be called a anymore but rather a or something similar.

One of the reasons why the would choose Issei as their true master is also because of this.

Both Issei and Jasmine didn't say anything else after that... Issei continued his search but to his disappointment, there's nothing really worth it for him...

When Issei is searching for some treasures, he heard a weapon clashing sound from the distant. He decided to check into it.

In the midst of the endless snow, eight blurred silhouettes gradually grew clearer.

When Issei arrived at the scene, he saw Cang Yue's group fighting against four other people.

It looks like Cang Yue's group is on the losing side since their 4 assailants consist of two half step thrones, one earth, and one spirit realm practitioners.

Xia Yuanba is fighting against 1 of the throne while Qin Wushang is fighting against the other one. Yun Che is fighting against the earth realm and Cang Yue against the spirit realm practitioner.

But their condition is quite dire since there are wounds that could be found on their bodies.

Although, Cang Yue is not that injured probably because her opponent is taking it easy against her... It's safe to assume that she's their main target while Qin Wushang and the others are just a side dish for them.

Their assailants, if Issei is not mistaken, is from that Burning clan or whatever it's called and they are Fen Juecheng, his little brother Fen Jubei, and their supposed sect elder that he can't bother to remember.

As for the other half step throne cultivator, he doesn't know him but it seems that his name is Mu Tianbei from what he observed so far.

Qin Wushang and Xia Yuanba are getting desperate since there's nothing much they can do against a half step throne opponent