In a glacier-covered forest at the southwestern tip of the extreme north, due to the extreme climate, this area was rarely visited. Apart from Spirit Masters with ice-attributed Spirits who chose to come here to obtain spirit rings, few Spirit Masters of other attributes came here.
"Tianyang, I saw this Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King in the southwest of the extreme north back in the day. Plant-type Spirit Beasts don't necessarily move for tens of thousands of years. With the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng in hand, it won't be able to resist appearing."
Amidst the wind and snow, Xu Tianyang and Xu Yunxiao listened to the chattering voice of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm in their minds, which prevented them from feeling bored.
At this time, a month had passed since the Sun Moon Empire's victory. In this month, the Sun Moon Empire had fully taken over the Ming Dou Mountain Range and established a Mingdou City on a plain.
It would be used to exploit the resources of the Ming Dou Mountain Range and as a bridgehead for future attacks on the Star Luo Empire.
The Breaking Clan had successfully entered the Sun Moon Empire. Yang Wudi was conferred the title of Marquis, making him a high-ranking official within the Sun Moon Empire.
Currently, many members of the Breaking Clan had joined the Sun Moon military. With the Breaking Clan's fighting style, they were more than capable of becoming a sharp blade in the army.
More members of the Breaking Clan, however, had entered the Sun Moon Empire's alchemy hall. The alchemy techniques of the two sides differed, and the Breaking Clan members were like fish in water here, quickly integrating into the system.
As for the people of the Douluo Continent, they had been pouring into Ming City even more frantically during this period. However, compared to before, their attitude this time appeared much more amicable.
Various forces from the Douluo Continent urgently wanted to cooperate with the Sun Moon Empire on various spirit tools. Xu Yunxiao entrusted Mingde Hall with full responsibility for this. Apart from spirit tools above Grade Eight and a few other heavy-duty spirit tools like fixed-caliber Soul Guidance Cannons, all others could be sold.
Even if the people of the Douluo Continent wanted powerful weapons like fixed-caliber Soul Guidance Cannons, they understood that the Sun Moon Empire would never allow such strategic weapons to flow out.
What's more, the Sun Moon Empire had already released many good items this time, and they were quite satisfied. They knew that things had to be taken one step at a time and had already decided to discuss with the Sun Moon Empire about sending people to learn spirit tool technology.
After the situation stabilized, Xu Yunxiao also quietly brought Xu Tianyang to the place where the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King, as mentioned by the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, had appeared.
"Tianmeng, the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King has cultivation but lacks the strength to contend with a Titled Douluo. However, I heard that the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King is extremely adept at escaping. With father's abilities, it would be difficult to catch it, right?" Xu Tianyang looked at the ice and snow world around them. Although he didn't know why the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King liked this place, he still asked in his mind.
"Don't worry about that. Although I'm not very good at combat, when it comes to containment methods, I'm quite confident," the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said proudly, standing up immediately upon hearing Xu Tianyang's question, as it was a matter directly related to its expertise.
Xu Tianyang nodded at his words, then confidently walked with Xu Yunxiao deeper into the glacier-covered forest.
An hour later, inside a certain cave.
Xu Tianyang and Xu Yun Xiao sat cross-legged. In front of them was a spirit tool shaped like a brazier, emitting warm light that dispelled the surrounding cold.
"Are you interested in the student exchange program that Spirit Hall proposed to us?" Xu Yunxiao asked, looking at his excellent son with a smile in his eyes.
"There's no need. Perhaps Spirit Hall has the richest collection of books on the entire continent, but they can't offer me much help anymore," Xu Tianyang said, shaking his head after a moment of thought.
He was currently incredibly busy every day, not only cultivating his Spirit but also working on spirit tools. In the future, he would also be learning Undead Magic from the great Electrolux. How could he have time to be an exchange student?
Moreover, he had too many secrets. It would not be wise to wander in front of the Rakshasa God and the Angel God.
"However, we can send people to participate in the All-Continent Soul Master Competition. It would be beneficial for our domestic geniuses to broaden their horizons."
"That's worth a try," Xu Yunxiao said, nodding in agreement.
"Are you going?" Then, as if thinking of something, Xu Yunxiao asked Xu Tianyang with a smile.
"Me?" Xu Tianyang paused at the question, then, thinking of something, said, "Not this session. Father, try to get the approval of Spirit Hall and the two empires to host the next session in Ming City. I might go and have some fun then."
"Host it in Ming City?" Xu Yunxiao rubbed his chin, a flicker of interest in his eyes. "Ming City does lack a bit of vitality. If the Soul Master Competition could be held there, it would surely be very lively."
"I'll talk to them about it. The next session will be held in Ming City."
The next Soul Master Competition was the beginning of the plot: the Shrek Seven Devils, the Elemental Academies, the Golden Generation—many characters would make their grand entrance.
Although one of the Shrek Seven Devils was already missing, Xu Tianyang was even more interested in the subsequent developments.
After resting, Xu Yunxiao and Xu Tianyang continued their journey, following the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's guidance in their minds to find the place where it remembered discovering the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King.
"It's here! Such a rich life aura, it must be it!" At a certain moment, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's excited voice rang out in their minds.
Xu Tianyang and Xu Yunxiao's bodies trembled. Through shared spiritual power, they sensed an extremely rich life aura emanating from an underground cave, an unknown depth below.
It was second only to the Gold of Life that Xu Tianyang had seen.
"Let's begin!"
The expressions of the two humans and one silkworm immediately turned serious. After a wave of spiritual power, Xu Tianyang and Xu Yunxiao's figures and auras completely vanished into this world of ice and snow.
The simulation, personally cast by the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm through Xu Tianyang's body, was undetectable even by a Titled Douluo.
Xu Tianyang reached out and took out a tendril of the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, placing it on a patch of snow.
After removing the spiritual power and spirit power pack, the unique life aura of the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng quickly transformed into specks of light and dissipated into the air.
And at the very moment the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng's aura was exposed, a violent fluctuation suddenly appeared in an underground cave.
The Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King, which had been leisurely a second ago, suddenly trembled violently.
The aura from the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng triggered a primal tremor in the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King's bloodline. This original call from its bloodline caused the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King to lose its usual rationality.
The next moment, the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King unhesitatingly used its escape technique, rushing towards the location of the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng with the fastest speed it had ever achieved, regardless of everything else.
Outside, the hidden Xu Tianyang and Xu Yunxiao intently watched the ground ahead. Xu Yunxiao was even more tense, ready to intercept the appearing Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King at any moment.
In Tianmeng's perception, a vast life aura was rapidly approaching the surface.