46: Cold Jade Beads

These Snow Thorn Monsters have good attacks.

But their defense isn't great.

They're typically high-attack, high-agility, low-HP creatures.

With the Little Lizard's help, Mu Feng quickly dealt with all the Snow Thorn Monsters.

“Well done!”

Mu Feng patted the Little Lizard's silly head in praise.

Then he went to check his spoils of war.

There were more than seven Snow Thorn Monsters that attacked him this time.

All of them were between Qi Refining seventh and eighth layers.

Mu Feng knelt down and began to collect from them one by one.

【System Reminder: Snow Thorn Monster Claw x1】

【System Reminder: Snow Thorn Monster Ice Spike x1】

....

“Huh, there’s no soul?”

Mu Feng was a little surprised.

Generally speaking, Yao Beasts always have souls.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

“Was it melted by the fireball?”

The one he was collecting had been killed by his fireball.

Its entire head had been melted by the flames, leaving only half a charred body.

To verify his idea, Mu Feng specifically looked for a Snow Thorn Monster that had been bitten to death by the Little Lizard.

【System Reminder: Snow Thorn Monster Ice Spike x1】

【System Reminder: Snow Thorn Monster Meat x2】

...

“What’s going on? This one doesn’t have it either?”

“Don’t mess with me!”

Mu Feng was a bit depressed.

He was currently short on souls to refine items, and he had hoped to collect souls from these Snow Thorn Monsters.

“Damn it, I don’t believe it!”

“Again!”

Mu Feng, not believing his luck, continued to search for another relatively complete corpse.

【System Reminder: snow thorn monster fur x1】

【System Reminder: Snow Thorn Monster Meat x2】

【System Reminder: Snow Thorn Monster Ice Spike x1】

....

“Alright, I believe it now…”

This one indeed had more Materials than the other Snow Thorn Monsters, but the extra Material was its fur, not the soul Mu Feng needed.

Even after three attempts, he still didn't get the soul he needed.

Although Mu Feng was unwilling, he could only accept reality.

He began collecting from the remaining Snow Thorn Monsters.

Ultimately, he collected 10 pieces of Meat, 3 pieces of Fur, and 7 Ice Spikes from these Snow Thorn Monsters.

【Snow Thorn Monster Meat: Meat collected from a Snow Thorn Monster. It is cool and delicious, rich in nutrients, and can be eaten directly without cooking. Satiety +110.】

【snow thorn monster fur: The fur from the back of a Snow Thorn Monster. It is incredibly tough and is a top-grade Material for refining clothing-type defensive Magical Artifacts, providing warmth in winter and coolness in summer.】

【Snow Thorn Monster Ice Spike: The sharp spike on a Snow Thorn Monster. It is incredibly sharp and is a high-grade Material for refining ice-type Magical Artifacts.】

“It can increase satiety even when eaten raw?”

“That’s convenient.”

Mu Feng had never seen meat that could be eaten raw before.

Curiously, he picked up a piece.

The Snow Thorn Monster Meat was very translucent, not like meat at all, but rather like jelly.

It also felt a bit cold to the touch.

“Let’s try it.”

He happened to be a little hungry.

He picked up a piece and put it directly into his mouth, savoring it.

“It’s not bad, a bit like salmon, but the texture is better than salmon, and it’s not fishy or greasy at all.”

Mu Feng praised.

“I can raise the price a bit when I sell it later!”

Snow Thorn Monster Meat provides 110 satiety and tastes good, so selling it for a good price is no problem at all.

Having eaten his fill, Mu Feng tidied up, preparing to continue exploring.

“Swish swish~”

Just as he was about to set off, the Little Lizard suddenly brought something over, placing it in front of him ingratiatingly.

Mu Feng took a look.

It was a small white spherical pearl.

Because its color was the same as the snow here, he wouldn't have noticed it if he hadn't paid attention.

“What is this?”

Mu Feng picked it up curiously.

“Did it fall off the Snow Thorn Monster?”

He didn't seem to have seen these spheres when he was collecting earlier.

“Let’s see.”

Focusing his attention, Mu Feng quickly knew what these white spheres were.

【cold jade pearl: An ice-type exotic treasure occasionally condensed within ice-type Yao Beasts. Besides being used to refine ice-type Magic Treasures, it has other uses.】

“Holy crap, a cold jade pearl!”

Mu Feng, who had been somewhat indifferent, nearly jumped up when he saw the name of the white sphere.

“It’s actually a cold jade pearl!”

“Holy cow!”

“Well done, Little Lizard!”

The cold jade pearl was an important Material for him to refine Soul Summoning Pills.

With this, he could Cultivate Divine Origin Skill!

Excited, Mu Feng hugged the Little Lizard and kissed it.

“Let’s look again!”

“See if there are any others left behind!”

Putting down the Little Lizard, Mu Feng concentrated his Divine Sense and began to scan the surroundings.

【Go look at the Snow Thorn Monster corpse that you blew half of. It seems to have a sphere pressed underneath it.】

Following the red prompt, Mu Feng flipped over the front half of the corpse.

“There really is one!”

Under the corpse, a pearl-sized white sphere lay quietly in the snow.

If it weren't for the System prompt, it would have been hard to find.

He took a look.

It was a cold jade pearl.

【cold jade pearl: An ice-type exotic treasure occasionally condensed within ice-type Yao Beasts. Besides being used to refine ice-type Magic Treasures, it has other uses.】

“Finally gathered them all!”

“Comfortable!”

“I wonder if there are any more left behind.”

Mu Feng looked at the other Snow Thorn Monster corpses, ready to search again.

【Don’t look, there are only these two!】

【Oh, right, you'd best find an ice box to store them, otherwise they will automatically melt once they leave the snowy ground.】

The red prompt appeared in Mu Feng's eyes.

“Holy crap, they’ll melt.”

Mu Feng was startled.

Thankfully, the System prompted him.

Otherwise, if he went back and found that the cold jade pearls he had painstakingly found had melted, he wouldn't know who to cry to.

But then again, could the reason no one sold cold jade pearls be because of this?

“Forget it, why think so much?”

“First, check the Transaction Channel to see if anyone is selling an ice box.”

Shaking his head, Mu Feng opened the Transaction Channel.

After a search, he found that someone was indeed selling one.

If not, he would have had to risk refining the Soul Summoning Pill here before leaving.

Fortunately, he found one.

Spending ten Spirit Stones to buy an ice box, Mu Feng stored the cold jade pearls inside.

He opened his Workshop and checked the Pill Formula for the Soul Summoning Pill.

【Soul Summoning Pill: cold jade pearl 2/2, essence of vegetation 10/4, Soul 10/17】

“Satisfied!”

Mu Feng's face was filled with joy.

The hardest-to-obtain cold jade pearl had been gathered.

All that remained was to collect enough essence of vegetation, and then he could refine the Soul Summoning Pill to Cultivate Divine Origin Skill.

“Hehe, the legendary Divine Sense can see everything within its range. I just wonder if it can see through other people’s clothes.”

Mu Feng chuckled.

He had often been curious about this idea when he read those cultivation novels in the past.

Now, he finally had a chance to verify it.

He wasn't into peeping; he was just purely curious.

Whether you believe it or not, he believed it.

Putting the ice box into his Storage Pouch, Mu Feng adjusted his pants and continued to explore forward.

【Go to the left. There seem to be a few snow lotuses behind the snow mountain.】

Left?

Mu Feng nodded.

Following the System's prompt, he headed left.

Five or six minutes later, Mu Feng, with the Little Lizard, stepped onto the mountaintop.

“Huh, it’s not snowing behind the mountain!”

“What a peculiar Secret Realm.”

Unlike the front of the mountain, the area behind the snow mountain was clear and sunny.

This strange sight made Mu Feng exclaim in surprise.