Grinding EXP From Fireball Skill

The Ice Queen asked Gu Sewei to stay behind for a private talk.

"Your Majesty, is there an important mission for me?" Gu Sewei asked.

The Ice Queen didn’t mention a mission. Instead, she asked, "Weiwei, how long have you been with me?"

Gu Sewei found this a bit strange, but she answered honestly, "Ever since you brought me back from the Snowfield to the Ice and Snow City, I have been by your side. I believe it’s been twenty... no, twelve years."

It took her a moment to recall the exact number.

She had almost said twenty years before remembering that the eight years spent inside the Time Secret Realm didn’t count.

The Ice Queen sighed wistfully. "That’s right, twelve years. You were just a little girl back then, and now you’re all grown up."

Gu Sewei smiled and said, "Yes, I still remember the first day you brought me back to the Ice Jade Palace. Monis was still just an Apprentice Valkyrie back then."

"But as for you, Your Majesty, the passage of twelve years hasn’t left a single trace. You are as beautiful as ever."

The Ice Queen chuckled at her words.

She was not human, so of course she would not live out her entire life in just a few decades as they did.

After that, the Ice Queen and Gu Sewei chatted and reminisced about the past.

Laughter could be heard echoing from within the Ice Jade Palace from time to time.

Gu Sewei’s question gradually faded from her mind, even though she was eager to ask the Ice Queen why she had been kept behind.

But it was also nice to be able to relax and reminisce about the past like this.

When their conversation ended, the Ice Queen finally told Gu Sewei what she wanted her to do.

"What... Why me?"

Gu Sewei stared at the Ice Queen in shock, unable to comprehend her choice.

The Ice Queen offered no explanation, only telling Gu Sewei to be ready.

WHOOSH!

Saint Xi spread her massive wings and cut through the sky, rapidly flying away from the Ice and Snow City.

Seated on Saint Xi’s back, Li Wei examined the treasures the Ice Queen had given him.

"A thousand-year Celestial Snow Lotus, a Hundred-Year Ice Jade Bodhi Fruit, Celestial Snow Water rich with Magic Elements... Wow!"

Li Wei couldn’t help but let out a delighted cry as he looked at the Treasures of Heaven and Earth inside his Spatial Ring.

Everything the Ice Queen had given him was an exceedingly rare worldly treasure.

The thousand-year Celestial Snow Lotus was a top-tier Treasure of Heaven and Earth for increasing Mana, with an effect even more potent than a Purple Crystal Source Potion.

Its effects would be even greater if it were refined into a Secret Medicine.

It was of no use to Li Wei at the moment, as he was in the middle of his Extraordinary Trait Awakening and didn’t need to increase his Mana.

Once he broke through to Tier Six, the thousand-year Celestial Snow Lotus could help him save a great deal of time accumulating Mana through Cultivation.

The Hundred-Year Ice Jade Bodhi Fruit had the effect of clearing the mind and temporarily boosting the user’s comprehension.

This was perfect for his current stage of Extraordinary Trait Awakening.

By using the Hundred-Year Ice Jade Bodhi Fruit, he could probably complete his awakening and advance quickly, instead of having to endure the long six-month wait.

Li Wei planned to find a safe place to enter seclusion and use the Hundred-Year Ice Jade Bodhi Fruit to advance once this was all over.

The Celestial Snow Water, rich with Magic Elements, was a natural Mana Recovery Potion.

Its effects were second only to the Magic Spring Water from the Elf Realm.

The ring also contained many other precious and rare Treasures of Heaven and Earth that could only be found in the Extreme North Icefield.

He didn’t recognize some of the items; he would have to look them up in books to identify them later.

As Li Wei thought of this, his heart grew a little heavy.

The Elemental Tower’s decision to abandon him to the Light Divine Sect had left a bitter taste in Li Wei’s mouth.

He could understand the Elemental Tower’s decision.

After all, the Light Divine Sect was far more powerful than the Elemental Tower.

Only if the five top Mage Towers united would it be possible to negotiate with the Light Divine Sect as equals.

The Power of the Elemental Tower alone was far from a match for the Light Divine Sect.

When faced with the Light Divine Sect, it was only natural to choose the lesser of two evils.

According to Lilith, not everyone in the Elemental Tower had chosen to abandon him; there were at least a few who were on his side.

Li Wei knew very well who those people were.

The Vice Hall Master and Hall Master of the Hall of Truth were among them.

Even Lilith’s teacher, Haros, could be counted as one.

Perhaps Haros had let Lilith tell him about this because he was Torresta’s disciple.

Ultimately, the mess he had made was simply too big for the Elemental Tower to handle.

He couldn’t blame anyone else.

Li Wei just wanted to find a way to go back.

He still had many acquaintances in the Elemental Tower, and it held many resources he needed.

"ROAR!"

Saint Xi let out a low roar, reminding the preoccupied Li Wei.

Li Wei returned to his senses and looked into the distance, spotting a dark silhouette on the horizon.

The distance between them was closing rapidly.

As it drew nearer, Li Wei saw the Ice Emperor’s immense body. It was like a mountain range floating in midair, slowly advancing toward him.

Looking down, he saw that the land in the Ice Emperor’s wake was being whipped into a blizzard that blotted out the sky.

It wasn’t an attack from the Ice Emperor; its mere passage over the Snowfield was enough to cause the ice and snow on the ground to collapse and fly up, forming a sky-filling snowstorm that billowed in its wake.

It was difficult to imagine such terrifying power.

Even from miles away, Li Wei could feel an immense, crushing pressure.

He didn’t dare approach the Ice Emperor.

He patted Saint Xi’s back and said, "Keep your distance. Don’t get too close."

Saint Xi nodded. She could feel the pressure too.

The Ice Emperor seemed like a creature not of this world, crushing everything with a body that defied the scale of all other beings.

The entire world trembled before it.

Li Wei took out the Communication Crystal the Ice Queen had given him and reported his current location, as well as the Ice Emperor’s direction and speed.

After receiving Li Wei’s message, a worried look appeared in the Ice Queen’s eyes.

It seemed the Ice Emperor wasn’t heading for the Ice and Snow City.

However, the Ice Emperor’s body was simply too massive, and the blizzard it kicked up blotted out the sky.

Even from a great distance, it would still pose a massive threat to the Ice and Snow City.

The Ice Queen had to prepare for the worst.

What if the Ice Emperor turned and bore down on the Ice and Snow City?

Her only remaining option was to ask a Divine Spirit for help.

’I hope everything goes smoothly.’

While the Ice and Snow City prepared for the Divine Worship Ceremony, the uninvited guest on the Snowfield continued its silent approach.

Li Wei sat on Saint Xi’s back, watching the Ice Emperor from a distance. At its current speed, the Ice Emperor would pass by the Ice and Snow City in two days, at most.

There wasn’t much time left for the Ice and Snow City.

He remembered that it had taken Otz more than a month to prepare a Divine Worship Ceremony.

’Can the Ice Queen complete the Divine Worship Ceremony in just two short days?’

Li Wei wasn’t confident.

At night, the Ice Emperor floated in midair, absorbing the moonlight.

A soft moonlight enveloped the Ice Emperor’s immense body, making it look like a second moon floating over the Snowfield.

After leaving the region of the Extreme Cold Abyss, the world had returned to its normal cycle of day and night.

Li Wei and Saint Xi stayed on a distant, snow-covered mountain, watching the stationary Ice Emperor from afar.