"Is there anything I can help you with?"

Yin Ming was hesitating whether to throw these two speechless guys out before the atmosphere got any weirder, when Ling Yao finally arrived late, carrying a basin of clean water for washing up.

Upon seeing him appear, Yin Ming felt as if he had been granted a pardon.

This was the first time she had so readily accepted the basin of water to wash her face, as if nothing had happened.

Feng Yan smiled warmly and said calmly, "It's nothing. I just came to deliver some things and happened to see that Brother Yin had mosquito bites on him, so I just asked him if he needed any insect repellent."

Yin Ming paused, keeping his face covered with a handkerchief, but lowered his head even further.

They're still harping on this topic!

Does Feng Yan have a death wish?! Isn't he afraid Feng Yan will secretly kill him tonight?!

"There's no need for you to trouble yourself with such a matter, Young Master Feng. I will apply the medicine myself. May I ask what Young Master Feng wishes to send?"

Ling Yao's eyes narrowed slightly, filled with warning. The implication of his words was quite clear:

If you need to send something, send it quickly, and then get out of here. Don't stay here and get in my way!

With him coming to the rescue, Yin Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief, wrung out the water from the handkerchief, and put it aside to dry.

But then he suddenly remembered that he was the one who started it all, and his anger flared up again.

Fine, fine, none of them deserve forgiveness!

On the other side, Feng Yan, thinking about the purpose of his trip, finally put away his cynical expression.

We had a blast.

We can't keep teasing them like this. If we anger them, it would be a huge loss if we didn't include him in the next operation.

Feng Yan smiled and gestured for everyone to sit down at the tea table.

"The advancement materials you asked me to find with Long Cheng before..."

After taking their seats, Feng Yan waved his hand across the tea table, and several rare and precious herbs exuding rich spiritual energy appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Found it."

With his initiative to change the subject, the previous awkward atmosphere was completely dispelled.

Since that was the case, Yin Ming didn't bother to argue about it anymore.

"Brother Ming, I'm the one who took him to find all of these," Long Cheng said excitedly, leaning on the table.

Yin Ming nodded casually, "Yes, you did a great job. I'll cook you a delicious meal later."

Long Cheng smiled even more happily after receiving the promise. Ming Ge really understands him! He knows that he hasn't had any good food in a long time since he went out.

Although Junior Sister Chu Mu's cooking is better than Brother Ming's, there's no time to return to the Divine Realm today, so I'll just have to make do with a meal at Brother Ming's place for now...

Well, the taste wasn't that different, but he just felt that Junior Sister Chu Mu's cooking was better.

Yin Ming didn't have time to guess what Long Cheng was thinking... no, he didn't even need to guess to know that Long Cheng's mind was full of food.

...At most, add Chu Mu as well.

Yin Ming looked down and carefully examined the items on the table: Sun and Moon Grass, Star Stone, and Vast Ocean Spirit Liquid...

His eyes shone as he looked at these top-grade refining materials, which had previously only existed in ancient books, and once again sincerely exclaimed that Lingyao truly deserved to be called the chosen one of destiny.

Any one of these items is a rare masterpiece, one that is only seen once every few thousand years.

Some people spend their entire lives searching for even one of these items, but now, because Lingyao needs them, they all immediately appear.

Hmm... how can anyone not be envious of this protagonist's halo?

But as much as he envied, Yin Ming wouldn't have any inappropriate thoughts.

Yin Ming took out the ring left behind by Chu Ya from his spatial ring, and also took out the remaining materials.

As mentioned before, in order to upgrade the Lingming Sword to a divine grade, Lingyao in the original work spent a lot of rare and precious materials.

Since it is said to be 'quite a lot', then it certainly includes more than just the few items that Feng Yan and Long Cheng brought back.

However, after Yin Ming looked through the rings left by Chu Ya and Ling Ji, he found that most of the materials were there, only a few were missing, which saved him a lot of trouble.

The growth environments for those materials were quite extreme, which is why Yin Ming had Long Cheng accompany Feng Yan to search for them.

Therefore, Lingyao should thank him properly once again.

If Yin Ming hadn't insisted that he 'inherit' these legacies, would the advancement of the Spirit Cry Sword have been so smooth?

Yin Ming: Hmph, as expected of me (hands on hips again, looking arrogant).

Yin Ming casually put Chu Ya's ring on the index finger of his left hand, and after organizing all the materials, he pushed them, along with the rare and precious materials from before, in front of Ling Yao.

Ling Yao didn't look at the rare and precious materials, but stared at the ring in Yin Ming's hand, lost in thought.

"Icy Snowfield..."

After a long while, Lingyao murmured this sentence.

Yin Ming raised an eyebrow in confusion, not understanding why he suddenly brought up this place.

"What's wrong, Yao?"

"...Since she appeared in the Ice Soul Snowfield before, it's possible that she escaped from the barrier from there. There should be something to find out there."

These seemingly random words left Yin Ming somewhat confused. Her? Appearing in the Ice Soul Snowfield? Who is she, Chu Ya?

No, that's not the point.

Upon closer reflection, Yin Ming couldn't help but frown.

According to Liu Ying, those ninety-one peak cultivators of the ninth realm seemed to have been trapped in a barrier before they died.

Therefore, this barrier should be the first battlefield, which is also the place where Liu Ying later found their corpses.

But Lingyao is now saying that the Ice Soul Snowfield is the real barrier area...

Could the first battlefield actually be the Ice Soul Snowfield?

"You mean the place where Senior Liuying found the corpses of those peak Ninth Realm seniors wasn't the real battlefield, but the Ice Soul Snowfield?"

The more Yin Ming thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and he couldn't help but get goosebumps.

Yes, according to Chu Yi's description, Chu Ya suddenly appeared in the Ice Soul Snowfield...

Perhaps she really did risk her life to break through the barrier there, which is how she was able to successfully pass on her cultivation inheritance to Chu Yi...

After all, given the strength of that group, they wouldn't have been able to catch up with her again before she got very far.

And indeed, that's exactly what happened. Chu Ya only had time to bring Chu Yi into the cave before someone caught up with them...

It is still unknown why those people moved the corpses to another location, but this precisely shows that there is indeed something wrong with the Ice Soul Snowfield, which is why they did not want to expose this place.

In other words, while it cannot be confirmed that the group is in the Ice Soul Snowfield, they can at least investigate and perhaps find some useful clues!