Published: September 8, 2025
Chapter 757: Ice and Snow Silkworms and Geng Essence
“Junior brother! Come with me for a moment, there are some things I need to discuss with you privately!” As the black-robed burly men and others left, one burly man with a black robe said expressionlessly to Elder Yunlu Demonic. Without looking back, he headed straight toward the Side Hall.
Elder Yunlu Demonic’s eyes flickered, hesitated for a moment, but still silently followed. He seemed to hold great reverence for the black-robed burly man.
“Fellow cultivators Han and Bai, now we can have a proper talk. You two plan to first take a look at what you want before deciding whether to participate in the gambling battle. I can understand such an approach. This journey is extremely dangerous, and without sufficient compensation, no one would risk it lightly. But regardless of whether the items satisfy you, I still hope you two fellow cultivators will participate in this gambling battle,” Master Zhiyang said solemnly in the main hall, after the black-robed burly men and Elder Yunlu Demonic left, without taking Han Li and the woman elsewhere.
Beside them, Wei Wuya stood with his hands folded behind his back, calmly observing the two.
Upon hearing Master Zhiyang’s words, Han Li had yet to respond when the beautiful woman furrowed her brows slightly and coldly replied:
“I’m just a weak woman on my own. Whether it’s Mulan invading Tian Nan or Tian Nan invading Mulan, if you hadn’t sent the message saying you had that thing, I wouldn’t have come out at all. Let me be clear upfront: if what you show me doesn’t satisfy me, I’ll leave immediately.”
Her tone was blunt, showing no courtesy toward Master Zhiyang.
“Fellow cultivator Bai, there’s no need for that! Although I bear some fault in the past matter, it was actually for your own good,” Master Zhiyang responded calmly, without anger.
“Hmph! I can judge right and wrong myself. Don’t mention that old matter again. Show me the item,” the woman said with a dark expression, snorting coldly.
Han Li’s expression remained unchanged, but inside he was surprised.
It seemed this Bai woman had some entanglement with Master Zhiyang. He wondered what past feelings the two shared.
Seeing her hostile expression, Master Zhiyang could only shake his head helplessly. He reached into his storage pouch and produced a white jade box.
At first glance, the jade box seemed ordinary, indistinguishable from common white jade. But the moment it appeared, the temperature in the entire hall plummeted sharply, as if winter’s harsh cold had descended. Even Han Li, who was accustomed to extreme cold and heat, felt uncomfortable and looked at the jade box twice.
Sensing the icy chill radiating from the box, the Bai woman showed a trace of excitement.
Without further words, Master Zhiyang handed the jade box to her.
She gently opened the lid and took a glance. Even without looking, Han Li’s spiritual awareness sensed the contents clearly.
Inside was a pair of translucent silkworm cocoons emitting faint white vapors.
Han Li frowned slightly. The shape was peculiar, resembling the cocoons of ice and snow silkworms ranked low on the Exotic Insect list.
Although this exotic insect’s power in combat wasn’t great, it possessed other incredible magical abilities and was extremely rare. If this woman needed this silkworm for something important, it was understandable why she agreed to join the gambling battle on Master Zhiyang’s terms.
“Why are these just cocoons? Not mature snow silkworms?” The woman’s face darkened somewhat upon seeing the cocoons, surprising Han Li.
“Fellow cultivator Bai, these snow silkworms were discovered beneath hundred-zhang thick ice in the Cold Ice Cave. They are not ordinary ice and snow silkworms, but the finest among them—the ‘Azure King Silkworm.’ Use your spiritual awareness to look closely inside the cocoons, and you’ll find their abnormalities,” Master Zhiyang said calmly.
“Azure King Silkworm?” The woman’s expression shifted. Half trusting, half doubtful, she probed deeper inside the cocoon with her spiritual awareness. After a while, her demeanor softened.