The Snow Crystal's growing environment is extremely harsh. Although it exists within Saintess Peak, it is not abundant. Therefore, this time they left the sect to harvest the Snow Crystal. This time, they did not use the Crystal Palace from last time, but a pure white fairy ship. The ship had a large interior space with fifty rooms for living, as well as smaller rooms, a dining room, and huge guest rooms.

There were a total of thirty-six people who came out this time, including twenty elders and ten Nascent Soul stage disciples, plus Ye Xiruo, the only Golden Core cultivator, who stood out quite a bit.

Because of what had happened before, Ye Xiruo didn't want to interact much with the disciples of Saintess Peak and went straight back to her assigned room. Elder Lianqing lived to Ye Xiruo's left and Elder Lianchi lived to her right to ensure her safety.

The scenery deep in the snow-capped mountains is very beautiful. The crystal-clear white expanse and the incomparably sacred snow-capped mountains always bring great shock to people. However, after seeing it for a long time, one's heart is inevitably desolate. This vast snow-capped mountain is boundless and sparsely populated. Once you are deeply immersed in it, you will lose yourself.

After admiring the pills for a while, Ye Xiruo began refining them directly. She was now capable of refining top-grade fourth-rank Restoration Pills, though the success rate was not yet guaranteed. Restoration Pills were relatively common among fourth-rank pills, with relatively simple ingredients and refining processes. One needed to become proficient in refining them before one could perfectly refine other, more complex pills.

Unfortunately, she can't enter her spatial dimension for the next couple of days. The medicinal herbs there should be harvested soon, and the next step is to cultivate fifth-grade spiritual herbs. Once a spiritual herb reaches fifth grade, there's a qualitative change; the spiritual energy and spatial resources consumed during its growth increase exponentially. Even though her spatial dimension currently has a thousand acres, if she were to actually cultivate them, she wouldn't have many spiritual herbs.

"System, can we keep Xue Linglong as a pet?"

"Sure, an eighth-grade spiritual herb can significantly increase experience points."

"Great!" Ye Xiruo didn't doubt the system's words. If the system said it was possible, then it really was! When picking Snow Lily later, she could secretly dig up a few plants and throw them into her space, so she would have a continuous supply of Snow Lily to use. If she couldn't use them all herself, she could give them to her senior brother and second senior brother, or exchange them for merit points at the Mission Hall.

The next morning, right after breakfast, everyone was told that they were about to arrive at the first location and to get ready to disembark and gather medicinal herbs.

A total of twenty elders were dispatched this time, with the lowest cultivation level being the late Nascent Soul stage, and eight being powerful figures at the Deity Transformation stage. This was mainly because, for non-alchemists, the higher the strength, the stronger the spiritual power. The ten disciples were primarily out for training; barring any unforeseen circumstances, they would all become elders of Saintess Peak, so getting some early experience was beneficial. Ye Xiruo was simply out for a relaxing stroll.

Each person was given a box made of mystic ice, with a spatial array engraved on it. The box could hold one hundred Snow Crystals, and the extreme cold of the mystic ice could preserve the spirituality and medicinal properties of the Snow Crystals to the maximum extent.

Ye Xiruo observed the palm-sized, ice-blue Xuanbing box that looked like a small pencil case in her palm. She didn't know what others were like, but she was sure that if she made a move, she would reap considerable rewards.

Putting away the box, Ye Xiruo wrapped herself in a snow-white fox fur coat and followed Elder Lianqing off the ship. The moment they disembarked, everyone instantly erected protective shields. The oncoming wind and snow severely obstructed their vision. Fortunately, Elder Lianqing was prepared and immediately took out a red, round, bead-like magical artifact: "Everyone, come closer to me."

After the magical artifact was activated, a thin red shroud enveloped everyone, blocking out the wind and snow. Elder Lianqing led the group toward their destination. Perhaps because they had been there many times before, they seemed to know the way well. In less than half an hour, they saw the cluster of Snow Crystal buds waiting to bloom.

Snow Crystal truly lives up to its title of "Goddess of Ice and Snow." The entire herb resembles fine crystal, crystal clear, delicate, beautiful, and dreamlike—it seems every beautiful phrase can be used to describe it. This is a sheltered spot from the wind. Although snowflakes are constantly falling from the sky, they are dancing slowly. A patch of Snow Crystal sways in the wind on the ground, breathtakingly beautiful.

Su Shaxuan was also among the ten disciples. He was neither curious nor surprised by everything around him, clearly indicating that this was not his first time here.

"Take a short rest. The Snow Crystals will soon be in full bloom, and you'll all have a hard time these next three days. Now is not the time for competition or infighting. There are several other places where Snow Crystals can be found, and many wither away every year because they aren't picked in time. So I hope everyone can work together to pick more Snow Crystals. The Holy Maiden has decreed that one-third of the Snow Crystals picked this year will be yours, and two-thirds will be handed over to the sect. Do you have any objections?"

Such a wonderful thing, who would have any complaints? A single Snow Crystal can fetch an astronomical price at auctions outside, and now each of them can receive a third of the Snow Crystals they pick. Just thinking about it, you can imagine how enormous this fortune is. Even Su Shaxuan, whose face was usually indifferent, showed a hint of excitement.

"If you have any medicinal herbs you wish to exchange, you can register them with me. When I return to the Pill King Palace, I will definitely gather all the medicinal herbs you need."

A spiritual herb like Xue Linglong is so valuable that its worth cannot be measured in spirit stones. Auction houses usually use barter, and even then, you might not be able to get the resources you want. Ye Xiruo's offer is incredibly tempting.

"Can I exchange it for a pill?"

After a long silence, Ye Xiruo felt embarrassed. She had been presumptuous; she hadn't expected Su Shaxuan to suddenly speak up.

"Of course, you can choose the type and quality of the pills."

Su Shaxuan simply tossed a list at me: "Everything I need is here."

Even if Ye Xiruo hadn't spoken, she would have gone to find Ye Xiruo anyway. But after what happened a couple of days ago, she felt a little guilty. Now that Ye Xiruo had brought it up herself, it was like someone had delivered a pillow just when she was sleepy.

Elder Lianqing and Elder Lianchi silently handed Ye Xiruo two lists, and Ye Xiruo seemed to see countless spirit stones flying towards her.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Young Master."

Those who still had doubts exchanged glances when they saw what Elders Su Shaxuan and Lianqing and Lianchi were doing, then took out paper and pens and wrote quickly.

Soon, Ye Xiruo had secured over twenty orders, which was more than enough. After all, Saintess Peak and the Pill King Palace would be exchanging resources anyway; she was seizing the opportunity to earn spirit stones.