Chapter 185: Extreme Cold Realm 02

World: Extreme Cold Realm.

Mission details: Obtain any material from the Extreme Cold Realm.

Difficulty rating: one star.

Distance: fifty light-years.

Contribution Points: priced according to the specific material.

Space fee:.

Number: 7th floor, room 730.

Turn-in ratio: 5%.

"Only one star?"

Ye Xi'an's tone rose at the end, with a hint of disbelief. A one-star mission implies an extremely low risk—essentially no risk at all. If the environment weren't so harsh and uninhabitable, the beasts would have already seized the planet and achieved a second Zhu Shen Xing.

Yi Yang was also shocked, but after seeing the state of the Extreme Cold Realm, some questions became clear to him.

He pinched his chin, expression obvious: "No wonder I rarely heard of missions to the Extreme Cold Realm before. Before the ice and snow melt, this kind of planet probably has nothing at all, yet the space fee is still so high. A trip would likely lose money; only those idle, rich families with nothing better to do would go there for fun."

"So should we take it?" Ye Xi'an's eyes were bright, clearly already decided.

Bao Jing, Yi Yang, and Ji Jiangci all agreed to take the mission; given the current hype, even if something does go wrong later, they could still seek help from other beasts.

Only Lin Zhi Jing still furrowed his brow; he felt the matter wasn't that simple. A one-star planet, yet the system dares to assign a mission—how is that different from giving Contribution Points for free?

"Could the information be wrong? Like Sai Fulola, which has already mutated, but the difficulty rating hasn't been updated?"

He habitually doubted everything, especially a mission that seemed risk‑free.

Ye Xi'an saw Lin Zhi Jing's hesitation, then glanced at the long, dragon‑like line behind them and quickly urged: "Zhi Jing, you're just too cautious. Look, everyone's going, even Qiu Yi is over there."

Lin Zhi Jing was startled; his gray eyes behind silver lenses looked at Ye Xi'an with surprise: "What do you call me?"

"Umm, Zhi Jing?"

Lin Zhi Jing curled his lips: "Alright! Let's go!"

The few of them paid the space fee, received the key, and followed the directions to room 730 on the 7th floor.

The door to room 730 remained open, and a massive spatial portal appeared before them, emitting a dim blue glow.

A crowd swarmed in front of the portal, packed with beasts preparing to head to the Extreme Cold Realm.

"Again we have to queue! Why are they getting into the portal so slowly?" Ye Xi'an felt a bit desperate; another line would make her fall asleep.

Fortunately, they were finally called before midnight; Ye Xi'an hurried forward, followed by Lin Zhi Jing, Bao Jing, Ji Jiangci and Yi Yang.

When they had all passed through, Gu Feng immediately inserted the key into the portal entrance and then leapt in.

After a whirl of sky and earth, Ye Xi'an found herself in a vast ice‑and‑snow landscape.

The biting cold wind howled, making cheeks ache.

Looking around, the night was filled with gray‑white everywhere, the air seemed suffused with white chill, as if at the world's edge.

But unlike before, the ice and snow of the Extreme Cold Realm were melting at a visibly rapid pace.

Melted snowwater gathered into a creek, winding across the ground.

Some ground previously covered by ice and snow became exposed, sprouting a few still‑tender, cold‑resistant plants.

All around, busy beasts wielded tools, gathering all sorts of materials.

The newly sprouted cold‑resistant plants were immediately carefully dug up by the beasts, leaving the area barren again.

Ye Xi'an hesitated: "Digging them up like this is robbery; these plants barely grow here, and they're being taken whole."

"It's fine; this place is too close to the portal, so this is normal. If we go farther, the plants grow normally." Ji Jiangci glanced at the time and whispered, "Midnight is near; let's find a place to settle first, then discuss our next move."

Ye Xi'an nodded, released her spiritual energy, and sensed the surrounding environment.

Suddenly, she sensed a particular aura.

"Wait, I think I've found something."

She said hurriedly and sprinted toward a direction.

The others followed closely, crossing the endless glacier with Ye Xi'an, weaving among layered peaks. It must be said, after training they ran truly fast; even though they were males, the chase was somewhat arduous.

Ye Xi'an stopped at the entrance of a snow cave: "This is it!"

She had sensed, while perceiving, a very strong energy here—surely there was some treasure!

After Yi Yang and Ji Jiangci arrived, the group escorted Ye Xi'an inside.

The snow cave was pitch black, and the temperature was noticeably colder than outside.

Gu Feng extended his palm, and a bright flame sprang from his palm, illuminating the interior more clearly.

Despite the cold, many plants grew on the cave walls.

They were wholly blue plants emitting a faint glow.

Ye Xi'an's gaze was drawn to the softly glowing blue plants on the cave wall.

Under the flame's light, they radiated a dreamlike halo, contrasting sharply with the surrounding cold rocks.

"What kind of plant is this?"

Ye Xi'an whispered, her violet eyes full of curiosity.

Lin Zhi Jing heard and narrowed his gray eyes slightly; his memory held no data on such a plant, so he activated Light Brain search.

A moment later, he shook his head.

"In the Zhu Shen Xing plant compendium, this plant isn't listed."

That meant they had discovered a new species, a chance to get rich.

Ji Jiangci also examined the blue plants closely, a hint of inquiry flashing in his cyan pupils.

"They seem to be absorbing the surrounding cold."

Gu Feng silently raised the flame a bit higher, making the cave's scene clearer.

Ye Xi'an stretched out her hand and carefully touched the nearest blue plant.

A cool, slick sensation came to her fingertips; the plant's leaves were unexpectedly soft, not as hard as they seemed.

A thought stirred in her mind, and she made a decision.

"I'll pick one and see."

Without waiting for anyone else's reaction, Ye Xi'an gently pulled the blue plant from the stone wall.

The moment the plant was detached, its once‑soft branches suddenly emitted countless almost invisible filaments that slipped into Ye Xi'an's pores.

Then a massive yet gentle surge of energy erupted from the plant's roots, racing along her arm and lightning‑like flooding her limbs and bones.

Ye Xi'an's body shivered; she felt a chill enter her, cold yet every cell inside her seemed to rejoice.

Immediately after, she clearly sensed her inner spirit power and spatial ability, which had been like a stream, now surged like a torrent, swelling rapidly.

She widened her eyes in surprise, feeling the power filling her body.

From level four to level five, it was not merely a numerical change but a qualitative leap.

"I—I think I've leveled up!"