"Little brother, are you new here? Would you like a warm cup of shochu!"
Snowflakes, mixed with the cold wind, continuously fell on Lu Yuan, when a clear, cold female voice suddenly rang out from a nearby tavern.
"Alright, then it depends on whether you can provide enough. I'm quite confident in my drinking capacity."
Lu Yuan's steps immediately paused. He turned to look at the tavern, his gaze fixed on the group of young women. He immediately smiled and strode over.
"Lu Yuan, it really is you! I thought big sister had mistaken you!"
As soon as he entered the tavern, a young woman in a blue bear-skin cloak excitedly appeared before Lu Yuan.
Looking at the familiar figure in front of her, Shui Yue'er's small face was filled with disbelief.
"Long time no see, everyone from Tianshui!"
Lu Yuan looked at the women in front of him, and couldn't help but smile slightly, immediately cupping his hands and saying.
Indeed, the ones who spoke to Lu Yuan were the Tianshui Academy, with whom he had met several times during the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament.
Although they didn't have a chance to fight in the competition, everyone watched almost every one of their matches.
"Wow, it really is Lu Yuan!"
"I heard you're not even sixteen yet. Come sit here with big sister."
"Wouldn't it be better to sit next to Bing'er? Ever since she met Lu Yuan, she's made him her goal. It's perfect for her to sit with her idol."
"Don't talk nonsense, I only admire Brother Lu's cultivation, I'm not some idol fangirl, you guys are really something."
Inside the small tavern, black charcoal briquettes were burning.
The carbon smoke was blown out of the room through a tin pipe.
In such a warm environment, looking at the heavy snow outside, even Lu Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of peaceful poetry.
Taking off his mink cloak, Lu Yuan was mischievously made to sit beside Shui Bing'er by the girls from Tianshui Academy.
"Everyone, why are you here?"
As soon as he sat down, Lu Yuan immediately reached for a clean wine glass, poured a cup of warm shochu, and swallowed it in one gulp.
A fiery, knife-like sensation instantly filled Lu Yuan's throat, causing his face to turn slightly red.
"Why else would we be here? Of course, it's to obtain a spirit ring!"
A girl named Xue Wu heard Lu Yuan's words and spoke with a bold openness.
She was very beautiful, but she wasn't the cold and quiet type; instead, she had an exceptionally warm personality.
Lu Yuan had a deep impression of her because she was not only a support systemSpirit Ancestor, but also had a SpiritFusion skill with Shui Bing'er.
During the competition, it was she and Shui Bing'er who together used their SpiritFusion skill, frequently making Tang San doubt his life.
"You're right, I was being foolish."
"What else would one come to this place for if not to obtain a spirit ring?"
Listening to Xue Wu's reply, Lu Yuan shook his head and gave a self-deprecating smile.
The Extreme North Land is fraught with danger. If one needed a spirit ring, who would be as foolish as him to come here?
"Let's not talk about us. What are you doing here? I remember your Spirit is of the lightning attribute. Did you also hear about the thunder origin essence appearing in the Purple Thunder Marsh recently and plan to look for it?"
Hmm?
Purple Thunder Marsh, thunder origin essence?
Listening to Xue Wu's words, Lu Yuan's expression instantly became strange.
Don't mention it, this Purple Thunder Marsh was precisely the destination of his trip.
As for the thunder origin essence, that was an unexpected pleasant surprise.
The thunder origin essence is the purest lightning-attribute spirit power condensed on the Douluo Continent. If a lightning-attribute Spirit Master absorbs it, it can not only increase their cultivation but also potentially enhance their innate talent.
Even calling it a rare treasure would not be an exaggeration.
"May I ask you all to tell me about this Purple Thunder Marsh? To be honest, I truly came here for the Purple Thunder Marsh this time."
Lu Yuan truly hadn't expected that before he even spoke, Xue Wu would give him such a big surprise.
If he didn't ask directly now, it would be too much of a wasted opportunity.
"Oh, you really came for the Purple Thunder Marsh! Then you must be careful."
"I heard that this time, the thunder origin essence has attracted quite a few lightning-attribute Spirit Masters, and even several experienced Spirit Saints are extremely interested in it."
"However, with your strength, it's not impossible for you to try and contend for it!"
"Go for it, I'm rooting for you!"
Yu Hairou, sitting opposite Shui Bing'er, heard Lu Yuan's words and quickly reminded him.
"More than a month ago, a peculiar anomaly erupted in the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Not long after that anomaly erupted, the Purple Thunder Marsh, which had always been in an environment of thunder and snow, also experienced an anomaly."
"Although the anomaly in the Purple Thunder Marsh was not as significant as that in the Star Dou Great Forest, it still attracted the attention of many nearby mercenaries, and some of them noticed that thunder origin essence had formed within the anomaly."
"It's just a pity that during the struggle, the anomaly dissipated, and the condensed thunder origin essence was lost somewhere."
Shui Bing'er proactively extended her delicate hand to help Lu Yuan pour a cup of shochu, then spoke while gently clinking her cup against Lu Yuan's.
While listening, Lu Yuan also proactively raised his cup and drank the wine in small sips.
It must be said, they truly lived up to being girls from Tianshui City, not far from the Extreme North Land.
Even with their outwardly gentle and quiet appearance, their drinking capacity was extremely generous.
Shui Bing'er drank shochu as if it were water.
She truly gulped it down with a "dong" sound, as if she wasn't affected by the spiciness at all.
"How much time passed between the anomaly in the Purple Thunder Marsh and the anomaly in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
Lu Yuan put down his wine glass, his eyes now filled with curiosity.
The anomaly in the Star Dou Great Forest came from himself, and the sudden anomaly in the Purple Thunder Marsh truly piqued Lu Yuan's curiosity.
"The Dean seemed to say it was no more than three days!"
Shen Liuyu, who possessed the Enamel Crocodilian Spirit, spoke with some uncertainty. But as soon as she finished speaking, before Lu Yuan even looked over, she quickly lowered her head and began to drink the wine in her glass in small sips.
Just like drinking water, even more effortlessly than Shui Bing'er.
Hiss... this is truly terrifying.
Lu Yuan couldn't help but gasp, his heart filled with admiration!
"No more than three days, huh? So, is this an accident, or does it really have some connection to me?"
This answer, far from suppressing his curiosity, only intensified it.
The Purple Thunder Marsh was already his destination, and now Lu Yuan felt an even greater longing for that place.
Perhaps this time, he might truly receive some unexpected pleasant surprises.
"Thank you all. For this information, let's have another round!"
...Besides the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Tai TanDevil King, are there other Vicious Beasts in the Extreme North?
(End of Chapter)
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