CHAPTER 417: CHAPTER 364: GAINS APLENTY

Chu Chen quickly said to cover up his embarrassment, "The Icefield Wind Wolf has already fled far away, let’s hurry and follow it." With that, he urged Shadow Kill to chase after the Icefield Wind Wolf.

Sister Su, watching Chu Chen in his awkward state, laughed heartily and spurred her Golden Horn Rhino to swiftly give chase.

She now recognized Chu Chen’s strength; he was undoubtedly a powerful ally worth holding onto.

Moreover, the little guy was quite amusing, adding a bit of fun to the dull Secret Realm, which she was more than willing to indulge in.

The Icefield Wind Wolf was extremely cautious, even though it was injured. It didn’t return to its den directly but took a detour back, cautiously looking back along the way.

Only after confirming there were no Guardian Beasts or other hunters did it carefully return to the den.

Chu Chen looked at the gradually darkening sky and let out a dissatisfied snort.

He had intended to find a quiet place to rest for the night but was delayed by the Icefield Wind Wolf.

After a while, the few Icefield Wind Wolves finally reached the den.

Without any delay, Chu Chen raised his hand and summoned Lei Yao and Nirvana.

The two beasts immediately charged toward the Icefield Wind Wolf’s den as soon as they appeared.

The battle ended quickly, in just half an hour, all the Icefield Wind Wolves were slaughtered.

The speed of the battle’s conclusion was also expected.

Ninety percent of the Icefield Wind Wolves were out hunting, leaving only a dozen or so to guard the den, and the remaining were mostly old, weak, or sick, utterly incapable of forming any combat power.

Lei Yao collected all the blood while Nirvana put away the bodies.

After completing these tasks, Chu Chen headed deeper into the den.

Before long, he discovered three Icefield Wind Wolf cubs and four Beast Taming Eggs.

The Icefield Wind Wolf had considerable combat power, with a quality reaching Epic Level Middle Grade, and their appearance was quite appealing. With so many advantages, their value naturally wasn’t low; a preliminary estimate pegged the value of a single cub at over ten million.

Chu Chen did not find any trace of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures around, so he didn’t linger and continued deeper into the den.

A moment later, Chu Chen suddenly stopped in his tracks, as there was a small cold pool five meters in front of him, occupying only a few dozen square meters, with an ice-blue lotus blooming in the center.

The lotus stood about a meter tall, with flowers the size of a palm and an entirely ice-blue body, resembling a fine piece of artwork from a distance.

However, one should not underestimate this lotus as it emitted an extremely chilling aura that Chu Chen could feel from five meters away.

At this moment, Sister Su’s voice came from not far away.

"This is the Cold Ice Snow Lotus, a Profound Rank Upper Grade Heavenly and Earthly Treasure. Each lotus seed can reach Yellow Rank Middle Grade, and the lotus root has even reached Profound Rank Lower Grade. But I wonder how many lotus seeds are left."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen showed a look of joy. The Cold Ice Snow Lotus is an extremely rare treasure, with extremely harsh growth conditions, requiring an extremely cold place and a surrounding Star Power of at least five times that of the outside world.

Chu Chen raised his hand to summon Cage, pointing at the cold pool, "Cage, fetch the Cold Ice Snow Lotus."

Upon hearing this, Cage shook its large snake head wildly, almost speaking out human words.

Chu Chen was indifferent to this and said, "You don’t need to go, but then you’ll go without food for three days as punishment."

Just as Chu Chen finished speaking, a large splash erupted from the pool.

Seeing this, Sister Su laughed and said, "This little snake of yours is quite amusing."

Chu Chen replied with a half-smile, "Sister Su, be careful it doesn’t hear you."

"Why, would it retaliate against me?"

"Given its current strength, it can’t challenge you now, but with its Cyan Dragon Bloodline, whether it would retaliate against you in the future, I can’t say."

Sister Su was suddenly stunned upon hearing this; to think this greedy snake possessed the Cyan Dragon Bloodline, though she quickly accepted it.

Chu Chen, being the disciple of the workshop lord, owning a serpent Guardian Beast with the Cyan Dragon Bloodline made sense.

But each of Chu the Kid’s Guardian Beasts seemed more terrifying than the last, making this small snake seem rather unremarkable.

At this moment, water splashed everywhere as Cage returned to the shore with the Cold Ice Snow Lotus in its mouth.

Seeing this, Chu Chen immediately showed a look of joy, quickly taking out some food and placing it on Cage, continuing to praise, "Cage, well done, you’ll get double the food today."

Upon hearing this, Cage immediately rubbed its head against Chu Chen, affectionately flicking its tongue.

Chu Chen patted Cage’s head with a smile and said, "Alright, go eat."

Looking at the well-behaved Cage, Chu Chen couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, "Cage is so easy to trick. It eats its fill every day, so whether it gets double the food or not is meaningless, as it can’t possibly eat that much."

Chu Chen promptly began checking the Cold Ice Snow Lotus’ condition. The lotus seed head had eighteen holes, but only nine seeds were present, evidently spoiled by the Icefield Wind Wolves.

Chu Chen could only inwardly lament the loss, as these Cold Ice Snow Lotus seeds would have greatly benefited Feng Shuang’s cultivation.

The lotus petals also possessed similar efficacy, although much weaker.

The lotus root, however, was an equally rare treasure, with effects similar to a combined Star Power Pill and Healing Pill.

Its medicinal effect exceeds that of a Fifth-Grade Elixir but falls short of a Sixth-Grade Elixir.

In summary, the lotus root is also a rare treasure.

Chu Chen picked the lotus seeds, also cutting a segment of the lotus root, and finally packed away the Cold Ice Snow Lotus, as it was a Profound Rank Upper Grade Heavenly and Earthly Treasure, and taking all the lotus root would make the Cold Ice Snow Lotus hard to survive.

However, to be on the safe side, Chu Chen planned to take the cold pool along as well.

The liquid in the cold pool was also a kind of ice elemental cold water, albeit not reaching the level of a Star Treasure, but its volume was considerable, making it a substantial gain.

Chu Chen took out a spare Spatial Bracelet and began collecting the ice cold water.

Over time, the ice cold water flowed slowly into the Spatial Bracelet.

After half an hour, the Spatial Bracelet was full, yet the water level of the cold pool had only dropped by a finger’s width.

Considering the size of the Spatial Bracelet in Chu Chen’s hand, holding twenty cubic meters, the pool’s water level couldn’t have possibly dropped so little.

Feeling something odd, Chu Chen tapped the still-eating Cage and solemnly inquired, "Did you notice anything strange when you entered the cold pool earlier?"

Cage shook its head cluelessly in response.

Seeing this, Chu Chen immediately retrieved a piece of King-level Star Beast meat from his Spatial Ring.

Cage showed a look of delight at the sight of it, ready to swallow the meat at once.

Chu Chen immediately put the meat away upon seeing this.

Under the lure of gourmet food, Cage’s intelligence rapidly took over, recalling the overlooked details bit by bit.

After a round of communication between the man and the snake, Chu Chen finally learned the secret of the cold pool.

Though the cold pool appeared small, the inside was enormous, and the cold there was extraordinary, especially at the bottom of the pool, where the cold was more than ten times colder than the pool water, making it impossible for ordinary creatures to approach.

However, Cage, eager to return to land, didn’t go any deeper to investigate.