After two weeks, Tang Xiao and the others finally arrived at Yunhai Town.

They were supposed to arrive a week ago, but Tang Yin, Xing Xing, Sun Xiang, and Mu Yan wanted to practice fighting the beasts before heading to the town. In the end, Tang Xiao and the others decided to delay their journey because the missions they had taken had no time limit, so they could complete them at any time.

Every night, Tang Xiao dual cultivated with Tang Yin, Xing Xing, and Sun Xiang, making Mu Yan jealous of the three women. She wanted to dual cultivate with him, but she wasn’t 18 yet, so she had to wait to do it.

Yunhai town itself was not big because it was located on the border between the Song Kingdom and the Shenwu Kingdom, and the majority of its residents were ordinary people who could not cultivate.

Tang Xiao and the others could see that the city was quite peaceful, even though the inhabitants were not as numerous as in the capital. The people seemed to have no burdens in their lives, even though many demons often roamed the borders of the two kingdoms that were close to their city.

"So, where should we look for the Frost Ice Lily?" Huo Yan turned to the others. "The mission says we should go to this city, but no other details were given."

"I think we should ask the residents of this town." Yao Meiqing pointed to a house. "Even though the majority of this town’s residents are ordinary humans, I detected several cultivators in that house. One of the cultivators in that house has reached the Upper King Realm, so they should know the location of the Frost Ice Lily."

"Let’s go there and ask that person." They immediately followed behind Fei Cangyu.

However, Tang Xiao walked slowly and monitored the entire area of ​​the city. ’Do you think the same as me, Xiao Ai?’

[Yes, Master. The demon scent in the city was quite strong, but strangely I couldn’t detect the presence of demons in the city. You have to be careful because that city is close to the border of the Shenwu Kingdom, and we don’t know when those demons will appear.]

Tang Xiao nodded slightly. ’Help me to monitor the situation, Xiao Ai.’

[Leave it to me, Master.]

When they arrived inside the house, they saw three cultivators. One middle-aged man, one middle-aged woman, and a boy about 10 years old.

"Oh? Are you guys disciples of the Nine Profound Sect?" The middle-aged man asked them.

"Yes, Senior," Yao Meiqing immediately asked. "Do you know the location to look for the Frost Ice Lily, Senior?"

The middle-aged man and the middle-aged woman exchanged surprised glances. "Are you guys taking a mission to find the flower?"

"Yes."

"However, the mission doesn’t have clear details, so we came to you for information."

The middle-aged woman sighed. "Honestly, many cultivators have taken on that mission before, but none of them managed to find the flower. The two of us have also lived in this city for over a decade, yet you’ve never heard of that flower. I don’t know the identity of the person who submitted that mission to all the sects and adventure halls, but I have a feeling that person deliberately submitted a fake mission."

"Senior, I’m not sure about that."

"Why?"

Fei Cangyu explained to them. "Before accepting each mission, people from all sects will validate it first. If the mission is fake, they won’t accept it, and they will punish the person who submitted it."

"I see." The middle-aged woman nodded. "My husband and I are rogue cultivators, and we have never joined any sect, so we don’t know about it. If you are sure that the mission is not a fake mission, you should ask people from your sect first, and they might have a clue for you."

Fei Cangyu glanced at Huo Yan, Tang Xiao, and Yao Meiqing. They agreed and immediately contacted the Nine Profound Sect to inquire about the mission’s details.

Tang Xiao didn’t contact the sect but instead contacted Huangfu Lingxuan to inquire about the mission’s location. After all, the Huangfu Clan owned the Yuanxi Hall, which was a place to gather important information.

"The people from our sect don’t know the details," Yao Meiqing said.

Fei Cangyu nodded. "I’ve asked the others, but they also have no information about the mission."

"Me too." Huo Yan shook her head.

"I know the location of the flower."

The expressions of the middle-aged man and the middle-aged woman changed slightly after Tang Xiao said that, but they quickly returned to normal.

"Where?"

"Let’s go first." Even though it was just a glance, Tang Xiao noticed the changes in the expressions of the middle-aged man and the middle-aged woman. "We’re sorry to disturb you, two seniors."

"No problem at all." After Tang Xiao and the others left the house, the middle-aged man looked at his wife, who immediately disappeared.

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Tang Xiao led the others out of Yunhai Town and told them about the information he had obtained from Huangfu Lingxuan. "Besides, we have to be careful of those two people."

"Is there something wrong with them, Brother Xiao?" Fei Cangyu asked.

"Yes," Tang Xiao nodded. "You guys may not have noticed the change in their expressions, but I could see their expressions change after I said that I knew the location of the flower. I don’t know if they are demons disguised as ordinary humans, but I am certain that they know the location of the flower, and they are deliberately withholding information about it. They probably wanted to get the flower for themselves, so they would rather not share the information with others."

"So, where is the location of the flower?"

"There." Tang Xiao pointed to the snow mountain north of Yunhai City. "The flower is on that mountain, but we must be careful if we go there. Half of the mountain area is in the Song Kingdom’s territory, and the other half is in the Shenwu Kingdom’s territory. We might encounter cultivators from the Shenwu Kingdom if we go there, so all of you must increase your vigilance."

"By the way, where did you get the information about that flower, Tang Xiao?"

Tang Xiao looked at Yao Meiqing. "Unlike our sect, the Yuanxi Hall has more information about this realm, so I asked one of the people there, and he told me that the flower is on that snowy mountain."

"Plak!" Fei Cangyu slapped his head. "Why didn’t I ever think of that? The Frost Ice Lily is an ice elemental flower, so it should be in a cold place, and that snowy mountain is the only cold area in this region."

Yao Meiqing agreed. "The snowy mountains look close from here, but it’ll take us at least a day’s journey there. If we set off now, we’ll probably arrive at the foot of the mountains tomorrow morning. Then, what about those two cultivators?"

"You don’t need to worry about them, and I will continue to monitor their movements." Tang Xiao thought for a while. "However, we shouldn’t rush to that snowy mountain, and we should take a detour. I’m afraid those two people have already set up a trap for us there, so we should go there via another route."

"If I remember correctly, there are only two climbing routes to go up the mountain. One is in the Song Kingdom’s territory, and the other is in the Shenwu Kingdom’s territory," Huo Yan said.

Yao Meiqing looked at Tang Xiao. "If we go through the Song Kingdom’s route, those two cultivators will probably surround us before we reach the top. If we go through the Shenwu Kingdom’s route, I’m afraid we’ll encounter those demons, and we might face danger there."

"What do you think, Xiao’er?" Tang Yin asked. "We don’t have clear information about the strength of those people or those demons, so this situation brings us a dilemma."

Xing Xing, Mu Yan, and Sun Xiang remained silent, awaiting Tang Xiao’s decision. They believed he had a better solution, especially with Xiao Ai’s help.

[I think you should take the path through Shenwu Kingdom, Master. I’ve mapped out the entire area of ​​this realm, and I’ve found some demons along that path, but their numbers aren’t very large. We have no information about the companions of those two cultivators, and they may be stronger than those demons.]

’How high are those demons’ cultivations, Xiao Ai?’

[I’ve checked them, and the strongest among them only has a cultivation of the Lower King Realm, Master. With your numbers and strength, I’m sure you can easily deal with those demons. However, you still have to be careful of those two human cultivators because they clearly want the flower, so they will guard it.]

"You’re right." Tang Xiao looked at the others. "What do you guys think if we take the Shenwu Kingdom route?"

"Eh?" Huo Yan, Fei Cangyu, and Yao Meiqing were shocked by this. "Do you really want to take that route?"

Tang Xiao nodded. "From the information I got from my friend at Yuanxi Hall, there are some demons frequently seen in that area. However, they aren’t very strong, and their highest cultivation is at the Lower King Realm. I don’t know the strength of those human cultivators, but they’re probably stronger than those demons. Besides, they might have some friends, so I’m thinking of taking the Shenwu Kingdom route." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"I don’t think it’s a problem." Yao Meiqing took out a stone and showed it to them. "If we encounter a situation that’s too dangerous, we just need to use this returning stone to return to our sect, so I’m sure everything will be fine."

"I don’t have a returning stone."