“It’s so cold here.” Even with Empty’s mystic power protecting her, Leng Ruoxue still felt a bone-piercing chill.

“Don’t be afraid. I’m here.” Freak hugged Leng Ruoxue into his arms and comforted her.

“Lass, your strength is too low. I have to give you special training if there’s a chance.” Empty’s deep blue eyes glanced at the two of them.

“Special training?” Leng Ruoxue was a little speechless. This old fart actually wanted to give her special training. It seemed like this had always been her specialty!

“Yes, your strength is too low,” Empty said very seriously with his arms crossed over his chest.

“My current strength is just enough for me to participate in the Mystic Association’s competition,” Leng Ruoxue explained lightly. She didn’t think she needed special training, but she was very curious about how Empty would train her.

“With me around, you don’t have to participate in the competition,” Empty said confidently.

“No, I have to participate in the competition,” Leng Ruoxue said resolutely.

“Why? Lass, the president of the Mystic Association Headquarters isn’t as powerful as me!” Empty reminded her.

“Of course it’s for money. I’m poor.” Leng Ruoxue said pragmatically.

“…”

“Just for this reason?” Empty didn’t know what to say. For thousands of years, he had never seen any mystic who wanted to participate in the competition for this reason.

“Why else?” Leng Ruoxue asked in return. Hmph! If it wasn’t for money, I wouldn’t care to participate in some lousy competition. In her opinion, the internal affairs of the Mystic Association were really too chaotic, and she couldn’t be bothered to intervene in such a place!

“It should be for the sake of your future or status! No mystic would participate in the competition held by the association for money,” Empty said helplessly and sighed lightly. Alas! This girl’s way of thinking is really different!

“Those are other people. I’m doing it for money,” Leng Ruoxue said proudly. Hehe, my goal is so clear!

“Lass, are you really that short of money?” Empty asked doubtfully.

“Of course. Also, can you not call me lass? You might be an old fart, but you don’t look much older than me. Calling me lass makes me feel weird,” Leng Ruoxue requested impatiently.

“Then what should I call you?” Empty asked without blinking his clear blue eyes.

“You can call me Xue’er or Ruoxue like Grandpa and the others,” Leng Ruoxue said after some thought.

Empty rested his chin on his hand in thought and then said, “Alright, I’ll call you Xue’er from now on.”

Leng Ruoxue nodded.

“Xue’er, we’re at the bottom of the stream,” Freak reminded.

“Come with me.” Empty retracted his mystic power upon reaching their destination.

The two of them followed Empty and arrived at the entrance of a cave.

“This is it.” Empty pointed at the cave while producing various spells as he spoke…

After a while, the door to the cave opened automatically.

Leng Ruoxue and Freak walked into the cave with Empty…

The interior of this cave was very spacious. Moreover, the stone walls of the cave were inlaid with blue water crystals that glittered with a gentle glow, making the water-attribute spiritual energy in the cave very dense.

After passing through a stone door, they finally arrived at an even larger stone room.

In this stone room, there was only an incomparably huge cold jade bed. Lying on the bed was a giant beast. This beast was entirely ice blue, and his body was covered in thick scales. There was long fur between the scales, and he had a white jade-like horn on his head. He was very mighty and beautiful. But was this… a qilin?

“Master, that is an ice qilin.” Feng Zhan’s voice sounded in Leng Ruoxue’s heart.

“Are you sure? How can there be a qilin in this world?” Leng Ruoxue’s face was full of question marks.

“Master, I suspect that he was exiled to this world like me,” Feng Zhan guessed.

Hearing this, Leng Ruoxue nodded slightly and then turned her gaze to Empty and asked, “Is this your beast?”

“Yes, but he suffered very serious injuries, so he’s been sleeping for thousands of years,” Empty said sadly.

“Then how can we save him?” Leng Ruoxue asked curiously.

“It’s not easy to wake him up. I’ve collected a lot of herbs over the past thousands of years. Unfortunately, I can’t find an alchemist who can refine the pill I need,” Empty said helplessly.

“What pill do you need?” Leng Ruoxue asked with interest. Could there be no such alchemist in the entire Alchemist Association?

“Ice mystic pill,” Empty said softly. His deep blue eyes were even gentler as he stared at the ice qilin lying on the cold jade bed.

“Uh!” Leng Ruoxue looked at Empty, whose gaze seemed to be looking at his beloved, and her mind couldn’t help but begin to wander. Could it be that between this master and beast…

Seeing Leng Ruoxue’s expression, Empty said with a face full of black lines, “Xue’er, you’re letting your imagination run wild again. It’s not what you think.”

“Oh!” Leng Ruoxue was embarrassed. Was the expression on my face really that obvious? Moreover, damn Freak actually dared to snicker…

“Uh, Xue’er, why did you pinch me!” Freak looked at Leng Ruoxue aggrievedly. Boohoo… What did it have to do with me! Why am I the one always being blamed!

“Who asked you to snicker?” Leng Ruoxue glared at him.

“I’m laughing because you look so cute!” Freak explained.

“You can’t laugh at me even if that’s the case.” Leng Ruoxue looked at Freak domineeringly.

“Yes, my dear wife,” Freak answered obediently.

Leng Ruoxue turned her head to Empty and asked, “By the way, what level is the ice mystic pill?”

“The ice mystic pill is a heaven-grade pill. But only Alchemy Supremacies with a divine flame can concoct it,” Empty said helplessly. Alchemy Supremacies were not difficult to find on the Boundless Heaven Continent, but Alchemy Supremacies with a divine flame could only be chanced upon by luck.

“Divine flame, huh?” Leng Ruoxue pondered. The level of her flame was definitely above divine flame. But she had yet to concoct a heaven-grade pill, nor had she gone to the Alchemist Association to test her alchemy level. So she wasn’t sure if she could concoct the ice mystic pill that Empty needed. Therefore, she was a little hesitant if she should tell Empty that she was also an alchemist. She was afraid that Empty would place all his hopes on her, but she wouldn’t be able to help.