"I want you, Snow Empress..."
Before he could finish his sentence, an icicle whistled past his ear.
The Snow Empress was radiating a terrifying chill.
Jin Mian was stunned for a moment, then turned and said, "Wait, why did you suddenly attack for no reason?"
"What do you think?"
"A mere human actually dares to flirt with this Empress."
"Who gave you such courage?"
The Snow Empress's tone was icy.
It seemed that if she didn't hear a reasonable explanation, she would tear Jin Mian into pieces in the next moment.
"Who's flirting with you?"
"Didn't you want me to talk about the trade? I was only halfway through when your icicle flew over."
"The terms of the trade are: I want you, Snow Empress, to help me find something."
Seeing that she had misunderstood just now.
The Snow Empress didn't feel embarrassed at all and continued to ask, "What thing?"
"ice extreme divine crystal." Jin Mian stated what he wanted. "As for the price, don't worry. I will offer a price you cannot refuse."
To this.
The Snow Empress was very disdainful in her heart.
To think she was the grand ruler of the Extreme North Land.
What could possibly catch her eye?
Immediately, her left hand gathered the power of ice and snow, transforming into an ice sword.
She pressed it against Jin Mian's neck.
"ice extreme divine crystal... the thing you want is quite rare."
"And a price I can't refuse? Why don't you tell me what it is?"
"If it doesn't satisfy me, I'll kill you."
In this situation.
Jin Mian wasn't worried at all.
Instead, he turned his gaze toward the Ice Empress, who was watching the show from the side.
"I presume this must be the Ice Empress, one of the Three Great Heavens of the Extreme North."
The Ice Empress turned her head toward Xue'er. "Xue'er, why waste your breath on this guy? If you ask me, we should just finish him off."
Jin Mian hurriedly said, "Wait! If I'm not mistaken, the Ice Empress's Four-Hundred-Thousand-Year Tribulation is approaching, right?"
Hearing this.
The Snow Empress grew impatient. "Get to the point. Any more nonsense and I'll kill you."
"Alright, alright, no more nonsense."
"The price I'm offering is: helping the Ice Empress safely pass her Four-Hundred-Thousand-Year Tribulation!"
"How about it? This price can certainly be called 'impossible to refuse,' right?"
The Ice Empress, who was originally disdainful and even hostile toward Jin Mian.
Upon hearing these words.
Immediately perked up.
A Spirit Beast's tribulation was no child's play.
For a Spirit Beast's cultivation, every time it increased by a hundred thousand years, it had to undergo a Lightning Tribulation.
To undergo a transformation.
The scenes during a tribulation were soul-stirring, a matter of life and death!
Thousands of purple lightning bolts would fall with a world-destroying momentum.
The duration of the tribulation also varied.
As short as a few days, as long as several months.
If passed, everything was fine; not only would their strength increase, but they would also gain a significant amount of lifespan.
Furthermore, they would gain an additional Golden Pattern.
Each Golden Pattern represented another hundred thousand years of the Spirit Beast's cultivation.
But if they failed.
There was only one outcome—their soul would be shattered!
Completely dissipating between heaven and earth.
Without any second chances.
So even for someone like the Ice Empress, who had already survived seven great tribulations.
She would still feel lingering fear after surviving one.
So when she heard this human named Jin Mian say he had a way to help her safely pass the tribulation.
The Ice Empress naturally became interested.
Of course, suspicion still occupied most of her heart.
"You humans really love to brag. Do you even know what a Spirit Beast Tribulation is? And one at the four-hundred-thousand-year level at that!" the Ice Empress questioned.
The Snow Empress's gaze also narrowed. "Little boy, there's a price to pay for talking big."
Seeing they still didn't believe him, Jin Mian said directly, "That's easy. You can find a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast that's about to undergo its tribulation and let me verify it."
"Consider it a free trial."
"How about it?"
Although the Snow Empress still didn't believe it in her heart.
It concerned her best friend, after all.
If this human truly had a method to safely pass the tribulation.
Then the Ice Empress would have an extra layer of protection.
Besides, wasn't this a chance for a free trial?
If she remembered correctly.
In the Extreme North Land, there was an Ice Plains Giant Wolf whose cultivation was about to reach a hundred thousand years.
She would let Jin Mian use it for verification.
It wouldn't matter much if he failed.
Anyway, she would be there at the scene.
If anything happened to the Ice Empress, she could intervene in time.
After thinking for a moment.
The Snow Empress withdrew her ice sword and nodded slightly. "Fine."
"Xue'er..." Seeing her best friend agree just like that.
The Ice Empress immediately wanted to dissuade her.
But the Snow Empress raised her hand to indicate it was fine.
Then she continued, "You humans are all very cunning. To prevent you from escaping, you'll come back with us for the time being."
After saying that.
Without waiting for Jin Mian's consent.
The Snow Empress grabbed him and returned to the palace with the Ice Empress and the Ice Bear King.
To this.
Jin Mian was naturally more than happy to oblige.
With a powerhouse like the Snow Empress traveling.
Very soon.
Jin Mian arrived in front of an ice crystal palace.
The Snow Empress let go and tossed Jin Mian aside casually.
The moment his feet touched the ground.
The sound of the system task completion rang out again.
[Ding! Host detected in the Snow Empress's Palace! Check-in successful!]
[Reward: Immortal Herb—Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass!]
[Next check-in task: Please check in at the site of a hundred-thousand-year Lightning Tribulation!]
"Ooh, finally a decent reward."
"But this Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass isn't of much use to me now."
"Forget it, I'll just keep it for now."
On the other side.
The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress were communicating using mental force.
"Sister, do you really believe what this human said?" the Ice Empress asked skeptically.
Although the condition of safely passing the Four-Hundred-Thousand-Year Tribulation was extremely tempting.
Hearing it from a human's mouth.
Made its credibility very low.
Not to mention that Spirit Beasts are naturally very hostile toward humans.
And human Soul Masters don't even face issues like Heavenly Tribulations in their cultivation.
How could they possibly have a way to pass a Heavenly Tribulation?
After hearing this.
The Snow Empress replied softly via mental force, "Whether it's true or false is hard to judge right now."
"But if it's true, and this Jin Mian really has a way to pass the Heavenly Tribulation, it would be a great thing for us."
"And the price we have to pay is only the ice extreme divine crystal."
What Jin Mian didn't know.
Was that the ice extreme divine crystal he was working so hard to find.
The Snow Empress actually had a whole room full of them.
They had all been accumulated over the past several hundred thousand years.
Normally, besides decorating the room.
They had no other use.
After their conversation.
The Snow Empress led Jin Mian into the ice crystal palace.
She pointed to a room at random and said, "You will stay in this room for now. Remember, don't even think about escaping, or I will kill you without hesitation."
"Don't worry, I won't leave until I get the ice extreme divine crystal." Jin Mian made a reassuring gesture and then asked, "By the way, when do you plan to start the experiment?"
The Snow Empress said, "Soon. I've already sent Xiao Bai to capture a suitable Spirit Beast."
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