A martial artist and an alchemist competing in mental strength—isn't that just asking for trouble? Ye Xiruo couldn't quite understand those disciples who wanted to kill her with their eyes.

Soon, she had collected a box of Snow Crystals, placed it aside, walked to the other side, and amidst everyone's shocked, angry, puzzled, and envious gazes, sat down to begin recovering her mental energy.

Actually, she only had a third of her mental energy left, but she had already been flamboyant enough today. If she continued to attract hatred, she was afraid she wouldn't see the sun rise tomorrow. So, she needed to keep a low profile.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Ye Xiruo finally sit down. Fortunately, she was only at the Golden Core stage. If she were at the Nascent Soul stage, she could have taken care of all the snow spirits in this area by herself in two hours.

Soon, Su Shaxuan had recovered and continued waving the delicate silk cloth, beginning a new round of harvesting.

This time, all the elites brought out were from within the sect. Half of this large area of ​​Snow Crystals has already been harvested. It is estimated that we can finish in another hour and move on to the next location.

Next, Ye Xiruo only controlled the twenty needles to harvest Xue Linglong, and slowed down the harvesting speed. After all, this was Saintess Peak's home ground, and it wouldn't be good if she stole the limelight too much.

An hour later, all the Snow Crystals here had been picked, which was much shorter than Elder Lianqing had estimated. This was all thanks to Ye Xiruo.

Ye Xiruo's terrifying battle record goes without saying. Spurred on by her, the disciples and elders have also increased their speed considerably. Although they will only be giving away one-third of the Snow Crystals as rewards this time, it's foreseeable that at this rate, the number of Snow Crystals they collect will surpass that of many previous years. The Holy Maiden is indeed a master strategist.

"Everyone, take a rest. We need to head to our next destination. Thank you for your hard work these past three days." Elder Lianqing began packing up the Xuanbing boxes, placing the box already filled with Xue Linglong into a ring, and putting the empty box next to it into her own ring.

The group closed their eyes to rest and recuperate, conserving their energy for the next harvest. Ye Xiruo glanced at them briefly but knew that without the support of elixirs, they would struggle to survive three days. After all, restoring mental energy was far more difficult than restoring true essence. Elixirs for restoring mental energy were often extremely expensive, and even if Saintess Peak had some in stock, they likely wouldn't have many. This was a good opportunity to earn spirit stones, but as an outsider, she might have to trouble Elder Lianqing and Elder Lianchi later.

The celestial ship arrived in half an hour this time, not at the summit of a snow-capped mountain, but at the bottom of a glacial valley. This place was a natural wonder, walking through it felt like walking in a crystal palace, with everything as far as the eye could see being ancient, mysterious ice. This glacier was nestled between two icebergs, and for various unknown reasons, they hadn't merged, instead forming this unique glacial valley. In the glacier lived a kind of silver fish, very similar to the snow mountain cold fish described in ancient texts. Eating it would not only instantly increase one's cultivation by decades, but would certainly increase it by several years, and it could also improve one's constitution, with an exceptionally delicious taste.

This is simply the ingredient that every foodie dreams of! It tastes delicious, and all you need to do is grab it, slice it, and you're good to go. Of course, it tastes even better with a little dipping sauce.

When Ye Xiruo saw the transparent silver fish in the water, her eyes lit up instantly. "This is truly a stroke of luck!" she thought. "These things are just as valuable as Xue Linglong's." She decided that once she had collected enough, she would definitely come over for a feast and throw a few into her spatial storage so she could eat whatever she wanted.

Ye Xiruo's whole heart was devoted to the Snow Mountain Cold Fish. Elder Lianchi and Elder Lianqing exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

The snow sprites in the Ice Valley were scattered here and there. Elder Lianqing grouped Ye Xiruo with an elder at the Nascent Soul stage and a disciple at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. Their assigned area was very close to the Ice River, and they could even see the snow mountain fish swimming happily in the river. Ye Xiruo's enthusiasm grew even stronger.

Ye Xiruo didn't recognize either the Nascent Soul cultivator or the Spirit Transformation expert, and their expressions were indifferent. Having been assigned to this spot, she immediately began harvesting. Ye Xiruo didn't slow down, controlling the twenty needles to retract and harvest the Snow Linglongs. Instead of immediately placing them all into her spatial storage, she used her spiritual power to weave a large net, encompassing all the harvested Snow Linglongs. Once she had a hundred, she closed the net and placed the Snow Linglongs directly into the box.

Although it was still twenty needles, the speed was nearly a third faster. The combined harvest of the Nascent Soul cultivator and the Spirit Transformation cultivator was about the same as that of Xue Linglong and Ye Xiruo.

Ye Xiruo was in a hurry to eat the Snow Mountain Cold Fish, so she didn't pay much attention to the two people's eyes and actions. She was still happily harvesting Snow Linglong, and the smile on her face was impossible to hide. This made the Nascent Soul cultivator and the Core Formation Venerable feel even more humiliated. On instinct, Ye Xiruo slapped them hard twice, and then kept showing off. The resentment and murderous intent in her heart grew stronger and stronger.

However, remembering Elder Lianqing's words and the rumor about Saintess Peak, she held back.

Ye Xiruo once visited Saintess Peak twice in a single day, meeting the Saintess and even digging up snow bamboo. Rumor has it that Elder Lianchi personally went to the Pill King Hall to fetch her, even using the Saintess Peak's most prized possession—the Crystal Palace. Rumor also says that because of Ye Xiruo, the Saintess directly ordered the expulsion of two disciples, and Elder Lianqing was also punished.

These rumors all indicate that Ye Xiruo is a distinguished guest of Saintess Peak, highly favored by the Saintess, and cannot afford to make the slightest mistake. The two of them temporarily suppressed their thoughts and decided to be patient.

Ye Xiruo was still unaware that someone had their eye on her. She closed the Xuanbing box in her hand; this was the fourth one already. Ye Xiruo planned to put in one more before going to eat fish.

She had picked all the snow-white jade plants from this field, but for some reason, that Nascent Soul Venerable suddenly released his spiritual power. When Ye Xiruo moved to another location, that Nascent Soul expert blocked her again with his spiritual power.

Even if she were slow on the uptake, she could now see that she was being targeted. How had these two cultivated themselves to such a level? Their hearts were so narrow; they were destined to never amount to anything. In the end, she decided not to confront them directly and would just have to endure it.

The Holy Maiden had already been very kind to her, and she couldn't keep causing her trouble. Therefore, she went to the Snow Crystal Patch closest to the glacier, released her spiritual power, and began harvesting. She was now quite skilled at it, and filled the Xuanbing Box almost effortlessly.