In about half an hour, a gust of wind blew by, and the Snow Crystal opened its petals, which were as thin as cicada wings and as delicate as the finest crystal lanterns. Perhaps, the blooming of a single flower can only bring joy, but the sight of all the Snow Crystals blooming at once is so striking that it is hard to come back to one's senses. It truly deserves the title of "Goddess of Ice and Snow".

At that moment, everyone's feelings were a mixture of joy and tension.

"Alright, the Snow Crystal has bloomed. Now all you need to do is use your mental power to cut the flower off. Be sure to keep your hands steady and don't damage the overall structure of the Snow Crystal. After picking it, you still need to wrap it with your mental power and place it in the Xuanbing Box. Only then will you be done. Remember not to be greedy and reckless, and hurt the Snow Crystal. Let me tell you in advance, even if the Snow Crystal is only slightly damaged, it will not be counted in the total. Do you understand?"

These rules are naturally for people who are picking snow lilies for the first time; those who have been a few times already know what to do.

"Now that everyone understands, let's begin."

"yes."

Elder Lianqing and Su Shaxuan were the first to begin harvesting. Elder Lianqing transformed her spiritual power into a small sickle and harvested the Snow Lily flowers like wheat. After harvesting five flowers, they would stop and place the Snow Lily flowers into the Xuanbing Box before continuing.

Su Shaxuan's spiritual power conjured a piece of silk cloth—yes, the kind that looks soft and harmless but is actually deadly. The cloth wasn't very big; it transformed into a ribbon when collecting the Snow Crystals, and after harvesting, it became a square piece of cloth, gently wrapping the Snow Crystals and placing them in the Xuanbing Box. There were actually twenty Snow Crystals in one go.

However, this method also consumes a tremendous amount of mental energy.

Ye Xiruo looked at the others again and found that the imagination and creativity of the people were boundless. Some people said that their spiritual power was transformed into a kitchen knife, some into a pair of scissors, and some into steel wire.

Ye Xiruo thought for a moment, then released her spiritual power, first dividing it into ten nails, and then controlling a handful of nails to throw over. Fortunately, she controlled the force quite well, and not a single Snow Crystal was damaged. Ye Xiruo was very satisfied. The ten nails instantly turned into transparent threads, pulling the dozen or so flowers into the Xuanbing box and placing them there.

Many people are paying attention to Ye Xiruo. There's no way around it; her identity and strength are both special. As the young master of the Pill King Palace, her status is incredibly prestigious. Furthermore, among a group of Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation cultivators, she has an additional Golden Core True Person. It couldn't be more obvious.

Although harvesting the Snow Crystal was a contest of mental strength rather than physical power, no one believed they were inferior to Ye Xiruo, especially since it was Ye Xiruo's first attempt. Some were even secretly waiting to see Ye Xiruo embarrass herself, hoping to discourage her from taking away the resources of Saintess Peak.

As a result, Ye Xiruo only observed for a short while before taking action. Her movements, whether throwing nails or converting spiritual energy into threads, were smooth and natural, practically perfect. With her first move, she obtained ten Snow Crystals, leaving some disciples looking at their pitiful few Snow Crystals, or those they had accidentally broken, feeling utterly helpless and on the verge of tears.

This is what you call being slapped in the face!

This is what it means to be a hidden master!

This is what it means to not act unless you're absolutely certain of success, and when you do act, it's extraordinary!

Elder Lianqing and Elder Lianchi were relieved to see that Ye Xiruo was adapting well. How could someone who was favored by both the Holy Maiden and the Palace Master be anything but good?

Ye Xiruo continued to harvest Xue Linglong at an increasingly faster pace. Although he couldn't compare to several elders at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he was still quite outstanding.

After rolling the package up and down more than ten times in a simple and crude manner, Su Shaxuan seemed to have exhausted his mental energy. He sat down and began to recover his mental energy. Several other disciples also couldn't hold on any longer and sat down to recover, their faces pale.

After harvesting a hundred Snow Crystals and filling the Xuanbing Box, Ye Xiruo marked the box with her own mark and set it aside. Then she took an empty Xuanbing Box from the other side and prepared to continue harvesting.

This time, she used twenty nails, which became much sharper and thinner, looking more like large needles than nails.

Actually, when Ye Xiruo first saw Xue Linglong, the image that came to mind was of someone reaching out with a handful of glittering silver rain of pear blossom needles, and then Xue Linglong flying up at level two, only to be gently and skillfully brought back by the small steel needles. However, after trying it out just now, it still doesn't quite work.

If it were a battle of wits, there would be no problem; as long as the bullet hits someone, it's fine. However, this is about harvesting Snow Crystals, and there can be no mistakes.

Simply dividing her spiritual energy into hundreds of needles was already a considerable challenge; to control each needle to precisely cut off Xue Linglong was practically an impossible task. At least, at the Golden Core stage, she shouldn't even dream of it. Perhaps when she advances to the Nascent Soul stage, there might be a sliver of hope.

Ye Xiruo controlled twenty needles to harvest the Snow Crystals, and still managed to harvest twenty Snow Crystals with great success. At this moment, even many elders were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths. This was simply a prodigy. This was only the first time she had come to harvest, and she had already made such great progress. Ten flowers before was already speechless, but now she had actually grown twenty flowers. This was simply unbelievable.

Actually, twenty needles wasn't Ye Xiruo's limit, but looking at the elders' expressions, Ye Xiruo decided it was better to keep a low profile. What if she performed too well and aroused jealousy?

Unbeknownst to her, he had already become the target of jealousy. Several disciples, seeing Ye Xiruo effortlessly plucking the Snow Crystals as if it were her own backyard, wished they could bore holes in her. As a result, their mistakes grew larger, ruining several Snow Crystals.

Elder Lianqing glanced indifferently at the disciples: "Instead of wasting time, you should improve your self-control. Those who came in last this time don't need to come next time." With such a mindset, how can they shoulder the heavy responsibility of an elder and protect Saintess Peak?

Seeing this, the disciples quickly composed themselves and began to focus on their tasks. Ye Xiruo breathed a sigh of relief. She hadn't wanted things to turn out this way either. As a Divine Master, her spiritual power was naturally much greater than that of ordinary alchemists, and her self-control was also quite good. Although these people in front of her were powerful, in terms of spiritual strength, her second senior brother alone could probably annihilate them all.