I said, you can get out!

Every word Su Yuewan spoke, her icy gaze almost covered Bai Hao's heart with a layer of ice and snow.

This was the first time he had seen Su Yuewan with such a look in her eyes; that cold expression made her seem even more unfamiliar than a stranger.

"Okay, I'll go out, I'll go out." Bai Hao had no choice but to leave first.

Su Yuewan's reaction was clearly not a joke; he dared not risk offending anyone under these circumstances.

But he was very dissatisfied.

[Pshaw, so what if there's someone hiding here, and a dead one at that? What's the big deal?]

I thought it was some kind of treasure, what a disappointment.

Returning to the cave outside, Bai Hao hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to leave. He didn't want Su Yuewan to be angry with him again when she came out, so he decided to leave first and see if he could get anything out of her later.

Given the current situation, the most likely outcome for him if he stays here is that he'll get yelled at again and then kicked out.

"I was originally planning to show off, but I almost got beaten up. I'd better hurry up and leave." With a shrug, Bai Hao left the ancestral land.

...

The entire sect is currently immersed in cultivation, with disciples taking turns refining the cold energy outside the ancestral land. For most, the cold energy in the outer area is sufficient, and for those below the Spirit Integration stage, the cold energy in the outer area alone is enough to greatly benefit them.

The damage caused by refining is negligible after Bai Hao brought back so many pills. Each person takes one Rejuvenation Pill or half a Bone Growth Pill a day, so the consumption is acceptable.

During this period, the strength of almost all the disciples of the Falling Sea Sect steadily increased.

The only useless one is probably Bai Hao.

Because he had already successfully refined almost all the cold energy in the ancestral land, leaving only the cold energy in the Cold Nether Cave cave unrefined.

He hasn't been back into the cave since the day Su Yuewan drove him away.

Su Yuewan still hadn't come out, and no one knew what she was doing inside—whether she was breaking through to a higher level or reminiscing about the person in the ice coffin…

Time passed slowly, and three months went by in the blink of an eye.

In these three months, only one major event occurred—the current sect leader of the Divine Sea Sect, Feng Qingjue, was confirmed to have perished, and his son, Feng Ya, succeeded him as sect leader and continued to lead the Divine Sea Sect.

The news that Feng Ya would become the sect leader of the Divine Sea Sect was not released by the Divine Sea Sect itself, but was found out by someone else.

Because of the new sect leader's appointment, the Divine Sea Sect did not hold a banquet for any other sects at the same time. They decided on their own. Other sects only gradually found out about Feng Ya's appointment a month later.

The newly appointed Fengya did not make a big show of it, but instead quietly rectified the chaos within the sect. As a result, the situation where the Shenhai Sect members were frantically ambushing Luohai Sect disciples a while ago has basically disappeared.

Of course, it wasn't because the Divine Sea Sect had shown mercy to the Falling Sea Sect, but because doing so was futile; they had even lost several elders. Anyone with a brain wouldn't have let them continue to die.

...

"Brother Bai, I heard that Feng Ya inherited his father's strength and has already reached the mid-stage of the Spirit Integration Realm at a young age. He is very likely to become a leading figure of the new generation."

In the backyard, Fan Ziming picked out various snacks from the table and stuffed them into his mouth as he spoke.

"He's only at the mid-stage of the Spirit Integration Realm, not the mid-stage of the Knowledge and Action Realm. Besides, Feng Qingjue was still at the Supreme Realm back then, did you think I was afraid of him? Now he's just a mere mid-stage Spirit Integration Realm cultivator. If their Divine Sea Sect didn't still have a Supreme Elder holding them back, they would have collapsed long ago." Bai Hao was in the kitchen arranging various snacks, including the pancakes, glutinous rice balls, fried dough twists, and glutinous rice cakes in front of Fan Ziming, all of which he had made in his spare time recently.

"By the way, what's the situation with Steamer and the others? It's been so long and they still haven't come back."

“They wrote to us a while ago, saying they’ll be back in about ten days. After all, there are so many people, and they finally found their relatives, so they definitely need to be settled in.” Fan Ziming said, as he and his companion finished off another glutinous rice cake.

"Remember to bring a few people to Huangshi City to pick them up. Although the Divine Sea Sect has become much more restrained, they still consider us their biggest enemy. Who knows if they want us to lower our guard before launching a surprise attack?" Bai Hao said.

“Okay, I’ll pick them up then,” Fan Ziming agreed readily.

After being tempered by the cold air for a period of time, Fan Ziming's cultivation level has reached the late stage of Breaking the Boundary.

Although there is still a gap compared to Zheng Long, in a longitudinal comparison, among the disciples of various sects, the late stage of Breaking the Bond is already considered to be in the middle to upper class.

In the Falling Sea Sect, Fan Ziming's strength ranks among the top five disciples, making him a well-deserved pillar of the sect.

"By the way, Brother Bai, why are you making so much food? Is there anything good happening lately?"

Seeing Bai Hao bring out a large bowl of hot rice cakes from the kitchen, Fan Ziming couldn't help but ask.

With this plate added, there were now nearly twenty servings of pastries and snacks laid out in the courtyard. It was the first time he had ever seen Bai Hao make so many delicious dishes.

"I made these to save for winter, don't eat them all!" Bai Hao glared at Fan Ziming, who was holding pastries in both his left and right hands.

He asked why so much food was being prepared, but his mouth was constantly busy eating as well.

Fan Ziming smiled somewhat embarrassedly, "It's just that it's delicious, and I only ate a little bit, not much."

Shaking his head helplessly, Bai Hao didn't tell him not to eat, but continued, "As I just said, winter is coming soon. Remember to stock up on some food, cotton clothes, and coal for the winter. Don't be like the year before last when you were unprepared and ended up freezing and starving."

"Don't worry this time. Now that our sect is rich, we can't mistreat ourselves, no matter who else we are. I will make all the necessary preparations this year." Fan Ziming patted his chest and made a promise, then picked up a fried dough stick and stuffed it into his mouth, crunching it.

"I have a feeling this winter might be tough." Bai Hao looked out the window at the gloomy sky, which gave him a bad feeling.

Fan Ziming also stopped, looked up at the gloomy sky, and said:

“Indeed, I’ve heard about it in Bailu Town recently. Some places have already entered winter early, with continuous heavy snow and many places suffering from snow disasters. No, we can’t wait any longer. I’m going to buy winter supplies right now.”

Without hesitation, Fan Ziming got up and left.

Of course, he didn't forget to take a few rice cakes before leaving.

"Bring a few more people."

Bai Hao gave his instructions.

"Um."

...