Forbidden Love, Ice Crystal Snow Lotus

"You may withdraw first! Do not tell Revered Master about this matter," Qin Shuhan said indifferently.

"Yes!" Liu Meier bowed respectfully, then secretly glanced at Chen Yuan.

When her eyes met Chen Yuan's half-smile, Liu Meier was startled, quickly turned her head, and said with a slight tremor in her voice, "This... this servant will take her leave first."

After speaking, she scurried away without looking back.

"Senior Brother Chen must hate me for betraying him today," Liu Meier thought, annoyed. There was nothing she could do; Qin Shuhan's oppressive aura was too strong.

Even if Qin Shuhan hadn't instructed her, she wouldn't have dared to tell Leng Youmeng.

If she told her Revered Master about this, Senior Brother Chen would definitely hate her to death, and she would certainly suffer later on.

Seeing Liu Meier leave, Qin Shuhan's face also became serious, and she reprimanded, "How can you still smile! If Revered Master knew about this, you would definitely be thrown into the Youhan Valley to freeze for three days and three nights."

Chen Yuan knew about Youhan Valley; in the books he read during evening Cultivation, there was a Sect introduction book.

It was a Forbidden Ground in the back mountain of the Sect, specifically used to punish Personal Disciples who made mistakes.

If a Golden Core Cultivator were thrown into Youhan Valley, within a day, their body surface would be pierced by the bone-chilling gale. In three days, they would be covered in wounds and would not recover for at least half a year.

Senior Sister is a good person! She would even keep a secret for him.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan immediately cupped his hands and thanked her, "Thank you, Senior Sister."

Qin Shuhan waved her hand; Shen Nianchu's injured appearance from a while ago was still vivid in her mind.

"Actually, I just wanted to give Revered Master a small gift."

Hearing this, a hint of curiosity arose in Qin Shuhan's heart. "Why do you want to give Revered Master a gift?

To put it bluntly, Revered Master wouldn't even look at your broken junk."

Qin Shuhan said, throwing the Medicinal Pills and Spirit Stones back to him.

Chen Yuan took the Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills, gave them back to the System, then looked around and whispered:

"Senior Sister, I can tell you, but you must swear not to tell anyone. Also, you must tell me what Revered Master likes."

"What's so mysterious about this?" Qin Shuhan's willow brows furrowed, but driven by curiosity, she finally agreed.

Qin Shuhan immediately swore an oath to the heavens that she would never tell a third person.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan beckoned, signaling Qin Shuhan to lean closer.

Qin Shuhan obediently brought her ear closer.

Chen Yuan wasn't afraid of Qin Shuhan betraying him, because once a Cultivator violated an oath sworn to the Heavenly Dao, their Dao Heart would surely be damaged, and they would be struck down by Heavenly Tribulation!

A moment later, Qin Shuhan's eyes widened, believing her ears must have been hallucinating.

Otherwise, how could she have heard such shocking news?

Junior Martial Brother actually, Junior Martial Brother actually said he... he liked Revered Master.

Heavens! What kind of forbidden love is this!

Thinking of Revered Master's cold, frosty face, Qin Shuhan shook her head decisively and said:

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Junior Martial Brother, give up! Revered Master will never agree."

Chen Yuan quickly made a shushing gesture, "Shh! Senior Sister, keep your voice down, don't let others hear."

"Junior Martial Brother, this is wrong. Revered Master is our elder..."

"Alright, alright, alright!" Chen Yuan quickly interrupted Senior Sister's lecture. "Senior Sister, just tell me what Revered Master likes, you don't need to worry about the rest."

Qin Shuhan pursed her lips. She had just promised Junior Martial Brother and couldn't go back on her word. After pondering for a moment, she slowly said, "I don't know what Revered Master likes, but I know what Revered Master lacks."

"Uh! Senior Sister, can you stop taking such long pauses when you speak?" Chen Yuan complained.

Hearing this, Qin Shuhan reached out her jade hand and pinched the soft flesh on Chen Yuan's waist.

"Ouch! It hurts, it hurts!" Chen Yuan felt a sharp pain in his waist and quickly begged for mercy.

Qin Shuhan glared at him and snorted, "Hmph! From now on, when I speak, you are not allowed to interrupt, understood?"

Chen Yuan rubbed his waist and pouted, "Understood, Senior Sister."

Seeing Chen Yuan continuously rubbing his waist, Qin Shuhan realized that she might have been a bit too harsh.

"Hmm, does it still hurt?" Qin Shuhan asked softly, her voice softening a bit.

Qin Shuhan was the type of cold and aloof Fairy, sometimes even stricter than Revered Master.

However, the biggest difference between her and Revered Master was that she softened quickly.

"It doesn't hurt anymore." Chen Yuan shook his head and quickly pressed, "Senior Sister, you still haven't said what Revered Master needs!"

"A sixth-tier Spirit Treasure, ice crystal snow lotus," Qin Shuhan replied.

"ice crystal snow lotus?" Chen Yuan was a little surprised; he knew this supreme treasure could be used to refine Medicinal Pills for nourishing the Divine Soul.

"Some time ago, Revered Master encountered a problem during Cultivation, and her Divine Soul was severely damaged. Although it has recovered, there are still lingering effects; she suffers from splitting headaches on the 23rd of every month." Qin Shuhan's face showed a hint of distress.

"To completely heal the Divine Soul injury, she must take the sixth-tier Medicinal Pill, Hanlian Soul Nurturing Pill. Currently, Revered Master only lacks this one ingredient, the ice crystal snow lotus."

"Where can the ice crystal snow lotus be found?" Chen Yuan continued to ask.

"Rumor has it that the ice crystal snow lotus grows in the Hanyuan Mountain Range in the Far North Land, but Revered Master has gone several times and hasn't found it."

The Hanyuan Mountain Range is vast, and the ice crystal snow lotus grows extremely stealthily. It possesses sentience and is skilled at disguising itself.

It's possible that the wild grass you see by the roadside is actually an ice crystal snow lotus.

After Qin Shuhan finished speaking, seeing Chen Yuan's eager expression, she quickly reminded him:

"The Hanyuan Mountain Range is overrun with Yao Beasts. Even a Great Cultivator at the Soul Transformation Stage would face certain death, not to mention that the ice crystal snow lotus is skilled at disguise. Even if you had the strength to traverse the Hanyuan Mountain Range, you might not be able to find it."

"Senior Sister, don't worry, I know my limits and won't take risks." Chen Yuan promised verbally, but he already had a plan in mind.

Qin Shuhan nodded, then remembered something and said, "You don't need to come to me for Cultivation tomorrow. Revered Master said she wants to personally instruct you."

"Yes!"

After bidding farewell to Senior Sister, Chen Yuan returned to his residence.

He decided to personally go to the Hanyuan Mountain Range. Although he could just take it out directly, that wouldn't trigger the return.

Moreover, he had the System and life-saving trump cards, so why fear a mere Hanyuan Mountain Range?

Chen Yuan opened the System store, and the dazzling array of goods made him a bit overwhelmed.

Searching himself was too troublesome, so Chen Yuan decided to ask the System directly, "System, do you have any treasure-hunting Magical Artifacts?"

[Ding, automatically searching for Host...]

[Ding, Heaven Rank Magical Artifact, Ten Thousand Treasures Spirit Guiding Banner, can help Host find treasures within a ten-li radius, priced at 100,000 Emotion Points.]

"Uh! System, that's too expensive, do you have anything cheaper?" Chen Yuan was speechless; he only had 15,000 Emotion Points, which was nowhere near enough!

[Since this is Host's first purchase in this store, Host can receive a massive discount.]

Chen Yuan looked at the System store, where the retail price of 100,000 Emotion Points was crossed out.

Below it, a small line of text appeared: Discount Price 5,000 Emotion Points.