The six people were in front, dragging along a woman in a Daoist robe at the back. After ascending four thousand meters, the woman in the robe, who was in the late Foundation Establishment stage, was already dizzy from exhaustion and had passed out several times, each time being saved by Ye Fan with spiritual energy.

Li Bei said, "The great storm has just passed, and the spiritual energy spring will attract cultivators from around. The nearest place to here is the Nanji Continent. Let's go there to rest first. What do the experts think?"

Wu Ding, unfamiliar with Earth's environment, simply barked, "Lead the way."

Li Bei guided them in the front on a flying sword, while Ye Fan and the others followed, continuing to fly south. In less than an hour, they had reached the vicinity of the Antarctic Circle. They were already within the realm of perpetual day, and even during the night, the aurora was bright. At the horizon, a sun peeked out, but it never rose to the sky.

The temperature suddenly dropped to about minus thirty degrees. In the distance, there was a vast ice sheet. The group lowered their magical swords and finally landed on the ice sheet, where they could see a group of small dots in the distance — penguins, no doubt. The area was surrounded by dense icebergs, with most parts of the sea frozen, yet there was still "cold water" below zero degrees Celsius, with ice sheets stretching far into the distance.

"Going down to the seabed was truly a hassle." Wu Ding was somewhat angry because the heavenly quenching meteorite had become a sunken stone under her watch, finally shattered by the impact from the spiritual energy spring. She looked at Li Bei and said, "Shouldn't our reward be paid now?"

Faced with the gazes of Wu Ding, Ye Fan, and the others, Li Bei straightforwardly retrieved the "Sky Sea Elixir" they had taken earlier from the storage bracelet and said, "There are more than fifteen Sky Sea Elixirs here. Everyone, please check!"

Wu Ding took the Sky Sea Elixirs in hand; they were small white spheres, free from any impurities, resembling small water balls or crystals. But under the sunlight, they seemed to emit a pure white glow.

Ye Fan also picked one up, feeling no fluctuation of spiritual energy from within, and couldn't help but ask, "Is this the Sky Sea Elixir? How can we be sure you are not deceiving us?"

"Distinguished experts, my life is in your hands now, how dare I deceive you? If you don't believe, you can take one and try it!" Li Bei said.

Wu Ding laughed, "Do you take us for fools? If it were poison or something that disrupts original spiritual energy, we'd fall into your trap."

Ye Fan remained silent, pulling the Daoist-robed woman who was bound by invisible chains closer. He took a Sky Sea Elixir without placing it in her mouth but refined it into her body. The Sky Sea Elixir turned into an intangible breath, entering her foundation establishment.

Everyone watched the Daoist-robed woman, whose foundation suddenly alternated between contraction and expansion. After several cycles, the alternation gradually subsided.

"It seems to be genuine," Ye Fan said. "It's harmless to her body, but also of no benefit because her cultivation is too low..."

"Indeed," Wu Ding laughed, "Sky Sea Elixirs only have effects on cultivators of the Nascent Soul stage and above, and the higher the cultivation, the stronger the effect. For those in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, it's a lifesaving elixir during ascension. Ha, we really profited, Junior Brother, each of us gets five, and the rest... they're all yours."

There were nineteen Sky Sea Elixirs in total, and after using one, Wu Ding took five for herself, gave Wu Elder five, and stuffed the remaining eight into Ye Fan's hands. Wu Ding selectively ignored Li Zhaojun and Min Shang when distributing, but the two women were indifferent to whether they received any Sky Sea Elixirs.

Wu Ding and Wu Elder each took two Sky Sea Elixirs to adjust their breath, and after about half an hour, they stood up again.

Ye Fan asked, "How are you feeling, Senior Brother and Senior Sister?"

"At most, it can suppress the black fog inside. This black fog has no attribute, yet it can integrate into the original spiritual energy, truly terrifying," Wu Ding said. "It's a pity the heavenly quenching meteorite was destroyed. More Sky Sea Elixirs could have been obtained."

Li Bei shook his head, "That's impossible. The source of the Sky Sea Elixir is extensive, just an ordinary spiritual energy spring. The real benefit for cultivators comes from the pill made from heart curtain banana juice. Only the fusion of the two makes a true Sky Sea Elixir. Unfortunately, the heart curtain banana was destroyed decades ago. My master asked me to keep a few pills when I left the Sky Sea Sect, and they're used today."

Ye Fan said, "No wonder you said even if outsiders found the source of the Sky Sea Elixir, it would be useless."

Wu Elder looked at a glimmer of sunlight forever circling the horizon and said, "It seems we gained nothing this trip; we should head back. Sir, what are your plans now?"

"Sky Sea Sect no longer even has a mountain gate, and I have no fixed residence. If it's possible, could I accompany you? Otherwise... with my abilities, I can't protect the protector bell of the Tongling Mirror." Li Bei looked troubled.

Wu Ding laughed, "You've given us all the Sky Sea Elixirs, what else do you have to compel us to help you?"

Li Bei said, "If my guess is correct, you all have severe internal injuries, likely due to external contamination of your original spiritual energy. I can't treat you, but I can help you find some high-ranking hermits scattered across the Earth to assist you."

"You know?" Ye Fan squinted at Li Bei, not believing him entirely.

"Sky Sea Sect has always been the most secretive sect on Earth. Even those hermit masters would trade intelligence with us for Sky Sea Elixirs. Over the centuries, they frequently contacted our people, and I was one of Sky Sea Sect's liaisons..."

After Li Bei's explanation, Ye Fan nodded in understanding, "So your Sky Sea Sect has always been trading intelligence with Sky Sea Elixirs."

Wu Ding laughed, "That's not bad at all. Only Nascent Soul stage cultivators and above would trade with you for Sky Sea Elixirs. The intelligence you gathered must be beyond what those small sects possess. But even if you find these people, do you think they can help us substantially?"

"I don't know how much help they'll be, but without me, you might face a long ordeal. I have some value to you..."

Ye Fan exchanged glances with Wu Ding and Wu Elder. He nodded, "Let's have Brother Li come with us; first, let's return to South Sea City and then decide the next steps."

"Alright, we'll follow Junior Brother's lead." Wu Ding was very trusting of Ye Fan. She then looked at the Daoist-robed woman on the ground, who was suffering from the contraction and expansion of her foundation, and said, "What about this woman, leave her here?"

"Senior Sister, do you have no compassion? In her current state, she'll surely freeze into a statue here; might as well bring her to South Sea City," Ye Fan said.

Wu Ding retorted, "Junior Brother is getting sentimental, but let me remind you, this woman was once a fellow disciple of the woman in South Sea City. If you hand her over to that woman, she'll be better off dead than alive."

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