Cultivation begins with ice harvesters

Chapter 131: In a sorry state

Although the speed was not fast, it still had a significant advantage against wingless, flightless monsters, making it one of his trump cards for this trip.

While flying artifacts on Ice Spirit Island are quite expensive, it's still possible to purchase one if you're willing to pay enough spirit stones.

However, in the depths of the icy region and in such lawless icy areas, flying magical artifacts are not only expensive but also extremely rare. At least in the Honglan Market, which is quite large and has a considerable number of cultivators, they are never openly sold.

With this low-grade first-tier flying magic artifact as an aid, even if one is no match for the enemy, there is still room for escape, and at the very least, one's life can be guaranteed.

With Tong Bingfeng's departure, the ice dragon earthworms that swarmed onto the ice layer naturally entered an even more frenzied state.

One after another, muddy arrows struck the water wall formed by the Water Suppression Tower, leaving marks and quickly shattering it completely.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, they completely destroyed all five walls of water, including some lucky mud-water arrows that appeared before them.

These scattered muddy arrows were easily shattered by him with a wave of his hand, causing no real damage. Only the mud splattered on his robes as they dissipated made the cultivator look rather disheveled.

"The Ice Dragon Earthworm's lair is rich in spiritual energy, and streams of pure spiritual water flow out from its holes. It's a pity, a pity, we can only watch helplessly as this treasure is defiled by the Ice Dragon Earthworm."

What pained him most was the spiritual water hidden in the Ice Dragon Earthworm's Nest, and he could make a relatively accurate judgment about its quantity.

First-grade superior spiritual water is a genuine hard currency in the entire cultivation world of the Northern Frontier Ice Region, whether for personal use or for sale.

Furthermore, according to Tong Bingfeng's speculation, there must be other water-attribute spiritual creatures in the Ice Dragon Earthworm's lair, which can be considered a valuable trophy.

In just a few days, following the map guide he received from the manager of Lianna Pavilion, Tong Bingfeng traversed more than two thousand miles of the Bitter Sea Ice Domain, appearing in the lairs of various high-value monsters in an attempt to hunt them down.

Without exception, all of them ended in failure. Some of the monster lairs had already been destroyed. Based on some remaining clues, it can be judged that they had basically fallen into the hands of cultivators and become their spoils of war.

However, most of the high-value monsters still exist in the nests, and each one is extremely powerful, far surpassing Tong Bingfeng, a Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator.

Whether they were individually outstanding fighters, lived in groups of three or five, were skilled at escaping, or were adept at defense, in short, they had not achieved the desired results in several battles, and had not obtained a single spoil of war.

Even when facing a single demon beast with exceptional combat power, Tong Bingfeng was unable to confront it head-on and could only flee in a sorry state. In order to ensure his own safety, he even had to endure some external injuries to buy time to escape.

"Although the monsters marked on this catalog are about 80% accurate, they are all top-tier, first-order high-grade monsters. In terms of combat power alone, even a Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator would probably not be able to hunt them down successfully."

"Bah, this manager of Lianna Pavilion is also treacherous. This catalog, even if not everyone in the market has a copy, is probably quite widely circulated. It's not worth a few spirit stones at all."

Tong Bingfeng's exploration yielded nothing, and he even sustained some minor injuries that still caused him waves of pain, naturally prompting him to utter profanities.

His attempt to explore using the illustrated guide ended in failure, but he did not leave empty-handed. He gained a new understanding of the strength of the monsters in the Bitter Sea Ice Domain.

Although these monsters, which dwell in different areas, are exceptionally powerful and difficult to deal with, there is no doubt that the value of the monsters themselves and the value of the spoils in their lair are second to none.

If such a demonic beast had appeared within the icy region of Ice Spirit Island, it would have long since become one of the spoils of war in the Chen family's warehouse.

Even if some manage to hide deep within the icy realm and eke out a living, they likely won't last long under the relentless search of these ruthless cultivators.

For example, the Ice Dragon Earthworm, which has the advantage of sheer numbers, is the most troublesome for him. Once news of it spreads, it will surely attract waves of cultivators who will hunt it down without regard for their own lives, making it impossible for it to reproduce and thrive at its leisure. At the same time, it openly occupies a considerable amount of first-grade high-quality spiritual water.

"In this lawless icy realm, it is still the territory of demonic beasts. These demonic beasts, who appear so openly in the catalog and still live so well, are not easy to deal with. If one simply wants to gain something from the catalog, one would probably need to raise one's cultivation to the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining before there is even a slight possibility."

"At this stage of cultivation, we should still be honest and rely on ourselves, using various information as a reference, and with the help of the big teeth's searching effect, we should start from scratch to define this sea of ​​suffering and ice."

After several failures, Tong Bingfeng, after much painful reflection, finally made the final decision: some shortcuts that seem to save some time and energy are ultimately not trustworthy.

Actually, this is normal. If the monsters in the catalog have high added value and ordinary combat power, even though there are few cultivators in the Bitter Sea Ice Domain, they would have long since become standing items in his storage bag. How could it be the turn of an outsider cultivator like him to hunt them?

The monsters depicted in these illustrations are basically positioned at a relatively intermediate point, untouchable by Qi Refining stage cultivators and disregarded by Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, which is why they can survive so openly.

Although this series of explorations ultimately ended in failure, it was not without its gains. Lessons learned are the most valuable lessons.

"Big Teeth, return to the mountain gate, by imperial decree."

After sorting out his thoughts and recovering from his minor external injuries, Tong Bingfeng once again unleashed his trump card that had ravaged the Bitter Sea Ice Domain. With the input of his magic power, streams of familiar ice-attribute spiritual energy flowed into the large incisor in an orderly manner.

Besides finding a suitable demon beast, another equally important factor in unleashing the Great Fang was the purity of its ice-attribute spiritual power.

With the same amount of spiritual energy, the purer and more likely it is to give birth to various rare and precious materials, making this kind of icy region more suitable for cultivators to establish as a base.

As a lone cultivator, relying solely on renting a cave dwelling from the market is far from enough for him to thrive and grow strong in the Bitter Sea Ice Domain.

Only by creating a cave dwelling that truly belongs to oneself can one achieve sustainable development, peacefully cultivating while obtaining a modest but stable income.

For a cultivator, a suitable cave dwelling, besides being a place to live and rest, is only a basic requirement, such as a spiritual field for cultivating spiritual rice and a spiritual herb garden for cultivating spiritual herbs.