Chapter 68

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At eight p. m., after claiming the system's daily task rewards, Zhou Yi ended his training.

He took a shower in the bathroom, then stepped out of the villa, feeling refreshed.

He planned to stroll around the urban area of Ning'an City.

The extreme-cold ice lotus needed to resolve his sister's bloodline awakening—though the school didn't have it, the city might.

As he stepped out of the villa, just as he passed Villa 002, a group of teenagers emerged from it.

Leading them was a handsome youth with fiery red hair.

Seeing the tall, slender figure pass by, he paused slightly.

"Shen Shao, what's wrong?"

One of the teens behind him asked in confusion.

"Nothing."

The youth narrowed his eyes and withdrew his gaze.

Yet a faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Zhou Yi...

He's at the same school? Then things are going to get interesting.

Ning'an City, the bustling commercial hub of Wanhe District.

Here, you can find all kinds of large malls and clothing stores.

You'll also see many shops related to professionals.

Alchemy shops, potion shops, weapon shops, herb shops...

Everything you could need.

But Zhou Yi spent over two hours walking the entire Wanhe District.

He visited several large professional-material marketplaces and saw many rare materials he'd never even heard of before.

Yet he still found no trace whatsoever of the extreme-cold ice lotus.

"Is the extreme-cold ice lotus really this hard to find?"

Beside the noisy street, Zhou Yi sat on a wooden bench, frowning deeply.

As the provincial capital, Ning'an City hosts branches of every major professional guild in Zhongxia Nation.

If it's not here, then it's going to be a problem.

"It's only my first day in Ning'an City—I'll take it slow. I'll find it eventually."

"But if I can't find a ready-made extreme-cold ice lotus, I could search for it in the wild—though I have no idea where."

"I'll head back and check if there's any relevant data."

Clang—the drink bottle in his hand was precisely tossed into a trash bin five meters away.

Zhou Yi then stood up and left.

Back at Villa 001, Zhou Yi went to the second-floor bedroom, sat at the computer desk, and turned on the computer.

"Whir~~~"

A soft hum as the computer powered on.

This computer was provided by Suzhou-Hangzhou University, highly technologically advanced.

The keyboard was virtual, and the screen was made of special mechanical components, capable of expanding up to over two meters tall, similar to a projector.

Tap-tap-tap~~

Zhou Yi typed skillfully and quickly logged into the university's official website.

The university website had four main sections: News Announcements, School Mall, Student Forum, and Task Management.

Name: Zhou Yi

Student ID: **

College & Class: Pending

Credits: 1000

In the upper-right corner of the webpage were his basic personal details.

But Zhou Yi paid no attention—he directly entered the Student Forum section, typed "extreme-cold ice lotus" as the search keyword, and clicked confirm.

Instantly, six forum posts appeared on the screen.

"There's a lead!"

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up, and he clicked immediately.

Over half an hour later, after reading all the posts, Zhou Yi leaned back in his chair.

He relaxed, yet sank into deep thought.

Of the six posts, four were general introductions to the extreme-cold ice lotus.

Only two mentioned possible locations of the material.

One post, from six years ago, claimed someone had harvested this S-class material inside the Galespine Mountains.

The other post merely hinted that traces of the material might exist within the Galespine Mountains.

"Galespine Mountains—both posts point to this place."

Zhou Yi's gaze was solemn.

According to the data he'd found:

The Galespine Mountains lay south of Ning'an City, a massive range that rose abruptly after the fusion of Eternal Game and Blue Star.

Its area was enormous—equal to four Ning'an Cities!

Among them are countless demonic beasts and monsters; even a Third-Circle practitioner would not dare venture deep without caution.

Of course, danger also means opportunity.

Within the Gale Mountain Range, there are countless heavenly treasures, rare flowers, and exotic herbs.

If one were to ask where around Ning'an City wild Extreme Ice Lotus might possibly be found.

Then the only place would be within the Gale Mountain Range.

"Gale Mountain Range..."

I am Level 13 now; with my current strength, if I were to enter the mountain range.

I might be able to deal with ordinary demonic beasts, but if I encounter high-level ones, I would only have the option to flee for my life."

Zhou Yi's gaze turned to the spot beside the computer desk.

There, a cross radiating holy light floated in midair.

On the ground lay an intricate magical array.

The Life Cross Emblem, this S-grade divine artifact, he had already bound to himself.

And set his resurrection point here.

"With the Life Cross Emblem, even if I die, I can be resurrected."

"Moreover, in the Gale Mountain Range, the most dangerous demonic beasts gather in the depths; as long as I do not venture deep, with my strength, there should be no problem."

"If all else fails, there is the Divine Descent Technique, this S-grade Secret technique; even if I truly encounter a high-level demonic beast I cannot defeat, it can still save my life."

"In that case, I can go to the Gale Mountain Range and take a look first."

For the time spent searching for the Extreme Ice Lotus, Zhou Yi had set himself a limit of one year.

One year seems long, but in reality, it is very short.

Therefore, as long as there is even the slightest bit of news related to it, Zhou Yi would not let it slip.

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