According to the plan, they would explore the "upper snowline" of Mount Everest separately for eight hours. Once the time was up, regardless of what they found, they had to gather at the designated location to execute the next phase of their plan.
As the time drew near, Shi Ming descended from the summit and returned to the designated meeting point.
Rong Bing and Li Jiuyuan had not yet arrived. While waiting for them, he mentally tallied his gains from this trip.
1. A complete Snow-Crested Jadeite.
2. A fruit-bearing seedling.
3. Nearly 3,000 grams of broken branches from the Holy Hall Fierce Beast, the "Creation Celestial Pillar."
4. The successful advancement of his Arm of Conquest and the Map of the Endless Sea.
5. Learning the hidden secrets of Mount Everest's interior ahead of time.
6. The important information from the great stone stele, as well as three Inheritance Secret Scriptures.
'Crisis and opportunity coexist!'
