An Ying had finally become anxious, as she wasn’t able to ferret out the Black Ice Python after roaming about in the glacier region for more than ten days.
A row of thirteen people gathered together to look for the Black Ice Python, was evidently not a wise plan.
The Low Graded Grade One spirit beasts in this glacier region had also been mostly hunted by them in this period of time. In the few following days, it had already become very difficult for them to encounter any Low Grade spirit beasts.
In order to increase efficiency, An Ying had made a bold decision - to split up and search.
Her, Pan Tao and Zheng Rui all came from the Ling Bao Court. Each of them had a signalling sticks, that could transmit messages, in their hands.
As long as they released a signal within ten Li, other people could also see it.
Therefore, after discussing it with Pan Tao and Zheng Rui, she decided that the three of them would each lead a squadron and conduct a thorough search for the Black Ice Python within a ten Li radius.
The weakest Zheng Rui was the first to select four team members. An Ying and Pan Tao on the other hand had each chosen three people as their team members and started to operate separately.
Nie Tian and Jiang Miao as well as a youngster named Guo Qi were in the team led by Pan Tao.
Under Pan Tao’s guidance, the four of them walked a different direction from An Ying and Zheng Rui.
Just like before, Nie Tian, who was carrying a large amount of spirit beast meat with him, as he followed Pan Tao and the others, madly ate just like he did every day.
When they were resting, he immediately continued to open up and expand his spirit sea using the Lianqi Tactic.
In a span of ten or so days, he had leaped from the Lianqi sixth level to the seventh level. This had made him taste the sweet taste of success.
To advance from the seventh level to the eighth level, the spirit sea originally needed to be expanded one-fold and with the current foundation, it still needed to be strengthened one-fold as well.
This round, he had set himself a timespan of two months. He planned to enter the eighth Lianqi state with the help of the spirit beast meat in two months!
As for the search for the Black Ice Python, he greatly lacked interest in it and only cared about his cultivation every day.
“It has been one and a half day already. We ought to be seven Li away from An Ying and the others. But, we actually haven’t encountered a single Low Grade spirit beast.”
Pan Tao, who had attentively scouted out every low and small glacier and every crevasse, held the device that was used to measure time tightly in his hands with a disheartened expression on his face.
“Elder Brother Tao, perhaps this region of ours really does not have any spirit beasts left.” Guo Qi said.
“I wonder how it is on Elder Sister An Ying and Elder Brother Zheng’s end.” Jiang Miao said softly.
At this moment, the four of them sat by the side of a low and small glacier. They hadn’t gained anything the last few days, which had left them slightly discouraged.
“They should be in a similar situation, not being able to locate the Black Ice Python. Otherwise, they would have already released a signal long ago.” Pan Tao sighed and shook his head, “We’ve wasted too much time in this glacier region. Maybe the Lingyun Sect and the Black Mist Palace have already gotten rid of the other two Grade Two spirit beasts on their end.”
“Elder Brother Tao, Yuan Feng and the others from the Grey Valley entered the depths of the glacier region before us. We have already been here for ten or so days and have unexpectedly not come across their people. Is this not slightly strange?” Guo Qi asked again.
“This isn’t anything strange.” Pan Tao shook his head, “This glacier region is actually very large. If Yuan Feng and those others were previously like us and had assembled together from the start to search for the Black Ice Python, the odds that we run into them is very small. Unless… they have also split up and are roaming about in their respective areas.”
“Only in this way will everyone’s chance of encountering one another substantially increase.”
Guo Qi thought for a moment and nodded his head, “That is also true.”
“Nie Tian, do you have any good ideas?” Pan Tao suddenly inquired.
Nie Tian, who was sitting at the side and was minding his own business, as he quietly ate his meat, raised his head slightly. The corners of his mouth were completely stained with oil, “If you guys cannot find it, how can I have any other good ways to do so?” He replied with a lazy expression on his face.
After he knew that the spirit beast meat could substantially increase his cultivation speed, he didn’t have any interest in searching for the Black Ice Python in the slightest anymore.
Pan Tao and the other two could see Nie Tian’s laziness and the could-not-care-less attitude in his eyes.
Amongst the three, Jiang Miao had been saved by him before and Pan Tao knew that he was out of the ordinary and as such, didn’t say much about it.
Only Guo Qi had already expressed his dissatisfaction countless times and had requested for Pan Tao to deal with Nie Tian, so that Nie Tian would not idle his time away like this, only knowing how to eat all day long.
Pan Tao had always put a smile in place to Guo Qi’s requests and didn’t bother with him.
“The both of you head on over to that side. I want to say a few words to Nie Tian alone.” Pan Tao pointed towards a direction.
Guo Qi’s eyes moved and thought that Pan Tao wanted to reprimand Nie Tian in private. He chuckled sinisterly and pulled Jiang Miao, leaving them alone.
After they had walked a distance away, Pan Tao came to Nie Tian’s side and after he bitterly laughed once, he said: “Nie Tian, lend me a hand.”
Nie Tian was speechless.
“Even though I’m from the Ling Bao Court, my days in the Ling Bao Court aren’t as pleasant as you think they are.” Pan Tao said with a sullen look on his face, “People like Zheng Rui and I are actually not well received in the Court. No matter how hard we work, everyone says that we’re relying on our seniors’ protection to be able to possess the achievements that we have today.”
“Those old fellows inside the Court all admire people like An Ying, who mature step by step from the subordinate families, and are finally recommended and received into the Court.”
“I, on the other hand, have actually always been held in contempt and been looked down upon by them.”
Nie Tian was stunned for a moment, then he only spoke: “To each their own difficulties. You take offence to people talking about you like that, but for people like me to enter the Lingyun Sect, the place that you people from the Ling Bao Court similarly want to enter, do you know how difficult it is?”
“I naturally know this.” Pan Tao nodded his head, “But as long as you guys work hard, you will be acknowledged in the end and other people will look up to you. I, on the other hand, no matter how much effort I put in, it will also be considered as help that I have gotten from my forefathers and doesn’t feel like I achieved it on my own.”
“The Green Illusion Realm trial is very important to me. I must produce some achievements to let them have a whole new level of respect for me!”
Nie Tian had a begrudging look on his face, “Speak. How do you wish for me to help you?”
Pan Tao’s expression shuddered, “You were able to find the Earth Lizard from the depths of the land below the ground. Therefore, you should also be able to use the same method to find the Black Ice Python!”
“Based on my observations, the Black Ice Python is similar to the Earth Lizard and should also be hiding in a secret place where we are unable to see it.”
“I don’t believe that we can find it just by relying on our eyes. I hope that you can use the method of seeking out the Earth Lizard to search for that Black Ice Python.”
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