Chapter 63 Lulu's Showdown, Old Master Yi's Divine Sense Manifests for the First Time
The third is to obtain the Immortal Herbs.
With Dai Huabin's strength, he naturally couldn't suppress the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. So, everything went back to the beginning of the contract with the Ice Emperor.
After forming a contract with the Ice Emperor, one can exert pressure on the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes. After obtaining the Immortal Herb, one will have leverage to trade for the Snow Emperor's embryo.
These things are all interconnected.
The following day, during the last theory class in the morning, Mu Jin lectured on the distribution map of soul beast habitats, with dense chalk markings on the blackboard.
Dai Huabin sat in the first row, his pen remaining motionless.
In the far north, at the eye of ice and fire, lies the Star Luo Empire.
The three places are separated by most of the continent.
Starting from Shrek Academy, head north, cross the border of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and then venture deep into the far north ice plains.
After signing the contract, go to the Earth Dragon Gate to get the Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow, then return to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye to get the Immortal Herb, and finally head south to the Star Luo Empire.
This round trip will take almost a month just for the journey.
The holiday lasts only a month.
Dai Huabin drew a rough route on the paper, and the more he drew, the more he felt the time was running out.
If we wait until the holiday to set off, there will be no room for maneuver if something unexpected happens on the way.
The best way is to leave early.
Before the lesson was even finished, he had already broken down the journey into three segments in his mind, estimating the fastest and slowest time for each segment.
There's another question.
He did not possess the remains of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
In the original novel, Huo Yuhao was able to move freely in the sub-zero temperatures of the Arctic Ice Plains because he had natural immunity to the cold after being possessed by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
He doesn't have that.
The temperature in the far north ice field is so low that even soul power will be frozen and its circulation will be slowed down. Ordinary soul masters will turn into ice pops after walking less than ten miles.
Therefore, he needs to prepare a large number of soul tools for warmth and protection against the cold.
We need to find someone to help us purchase these things: heat insulation arrays, heating arrays, and cold-proof covers.
"Dai Huabin".
Mu Jin's voice drifted from the direction of the podium.
Dai Huabin looked up.
Hibiscus stood in front of the blackboard, chalk in her hand, her expression gentle, but her tone leaving no room for perfunctory remarks:
"Could you reiterate the distribution characteristics of the Spirit beasts in the far northern ice plains that I just described?"
All thirty-plus students in the class turned to look at them.
Dai Huabin paused for a second before speaking:
"The core area of the far north ice plain has a year-round temperature below minus sixty degrees Celsius. The soul beasts are mainly of the ice attribute. The closer to the core area, the older the soul beasts are. Ten-thousand-year-old ice attribute soul beasts are concentrated in the ice valleys and frozen lakes in the heart of the ice plain, while top-tier soul beasts over one hundred thousand years old live in the territories of the three great kings of the far north."
The classroom fell silent for a moment.
Mu Jin nodded slightly and put down the chalk.
"It seems that although you were distracted, you did a good job preparing for class. However, please focus your attention in class next time."
"yes."
Behind her came Xiao Xiao's low mutter: "The class monitor can even answer correctly when he's daydreaming, that's too much..."
Wu Feng, sitting in the third row, pursed her lips and whispered to Lan Susu next to her:
"If he could concentrate on listening to the lecture, Teacher Mujin would have nothing left to teach him."
Lan Susu blushed and nodded, then quickly lowered her head and pretended to take notes.
When the bell rang, Dai Huabin was the first to stand up, pack his things, and walk out.
Zhu Lu followed behind him, her long, straight black hair swaying over her shoulders, and reached out to tug at his sleeve.
"To the cafeteria?"
"Um."
The cafeteria was crowded, and the five of us occupied a corner.
When Xiao Xiao was squeezing through with her tray, she was almost knocked over and spilled her soup, but Cui Yajie caught the bowl for her with quick reflexes.
Wang Dong'er sat opposite Dai Huabin, head down, eating her rice. Her long, light blue hair fell from her shoulders, covering half of her face.
Dai Huabin barely touched the food in front of him.
Zhu Lu soon noticed it.
"You've been thinking about things all morning."
Dai Huabin snapped out of his daze, picked up a piece of food, put it in his mouth, and chewed it a couple of times.
Wang Dong'er didn't even look up: "It's not just today, he's been absent-minded for the past two days."
Cui Yajie took a sip of soup and slowly added:
"He's been acting strange since the day before yesterday. He's been spacing out in class and daydreaming while eating. If we hadn't seen him fight before, we would have thought he had broken up with his girlfriend."
Xiao Xiao burst out laughing and quickly covered her mouth.
Zhu Lu turned her head to look at Cui Yajie, then calmly looked away.
"Who broke up with their boyfriend? Isn't there someone sitting next to him?" Xiao Xiao muttered softly.
Dai Huabin put down his chopsticks.
"I have something to tell you."
All four of them stopped moving.
Xiao Xiao's hand holding the bowl hovered in mid-air, while Cui Yajie's fingers gripping the soup spoon tightened slightly.
Wang Dong'er finally raised her head, her pinkish-blue pupils staring at him.
Zhu Lu sat quietly to the side without making a sound.
"I plan to ask for leave from the Academy in advance."
"What?" Xiao Xiao almost dropped her bowl. "Now? Class isn't over yet."
"How far in advance?" Cui Yajie asked a more practical question.
"I'll be leaving in the next few days," Dai Huabin replied.
Wang Dong'er wrinkled her nose: "Where are you going?"
"To handle some personal matters."
"It's 'some personal matters' again."
Wang Dong'er put down her chopsticks, her tone filled with pent-up impatience.
"Dai Huabin, you always say the same thing. Do you treat us like outsiders?"
"It's not an outsider's problem."
Dai Huabin thought about his words.
"Some things are not completely certain yet, and there's no point in telling you now except to make you worry. I'll tell you everything when the second year starts."
Wang Dong'er opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but couldn't find a suitable angle.
Cui Yajie stirred the soup in the bowl with a spoon and asked, "Is it dangerous?"
That's a very good question.
Dai Huabin did not answer immediately.
Zhu Lu touched the back of his hand under the table with her fingers.
"There are some risks," Dai Huabin answered honestly, "but it's within my control."
Xiao Xiao put down her bowl, her expression turning serious:
"Squad leader, can you take us with you?"
"Not this time."
"Why?"
"The journey is too far, and I need to travel alone. It would be inconvenient to have more people with me."
Xiao Xiao bit her lower lip and didn't insist any further.
Cui Yajie looked at Dai Huabin for two seconds and nodded: "Then be careful. We'll be waiting for you when second grade starts."
Wang Dong'er snorted, picked up her chopsticks again, forcefully poked a piece of braised pork into her mouth, and mumbled:
"If you dare to get into trouble, I'll be the first to beat you up when you get back."
"Okay." Dai Huabin smiled.
Zhu Lu didn't say anything, but quietly replaced the bowl of soup in front of Dai Huabin that had gone cold with a hot one and placed it next to him.
The group continued eating, the atmosphere was a little less intense than before, but not too heavy.
Xiao Xiao was munching on a steamed bun when she suddenly blurted out:
"Don't worry, class monitor. I'll keep an eye on Huo Yuhao for you at the Academy."
Dai Huabin almost choked on his soup.
"What are you staring at?"
"You don't like him, do you?" Xiao Xiao said matter-of-factly. "What if he tries something funny while you're not around?"
Cui Yajie finally couldn't help but smirk.
"Haha... then thank you, Xiao Xiao," Dai Huabin said with a smile.
...
After the afternoon practical training session ended, the students gradually dispersed from the training ground.
Dai Huabin intercepted Ning Tian in the corridor.
Ning Tian was carrying a cloth bag containing her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda training aids. She paused when she saw Dai Huabin blocking her way.
"A rare guest?"
"Buy me something."
Dai Huabin took out a piece of paper filled with entries and handed it over.
Ning Tian took it and scanned it, her expression gradually changing.
"Heat insulation array chip, level three... Heating soul guide device, continuous type... Cold insulation shield, at least level four or above... Extreme cold environment action boots..."
Ning Tian read slower and slower, and she raised her head.
Where are you going? The Arctic?
"almost."
Ning Tian stared at him for two seconds, then looked down at the paper.
These things aren't cheap.
"You don't need to worry about the money." Dai Huabin took out a gold card from his pocket and handed it over. "This is the White Tiger Duke's account at the Heaven Dou City branch. The credit limit is sufficient."
Ning Tian flipped through the gold card and put it away.
"You're going to the far north? Seriously?"
"Seriously."
Ning Tian remained silent for a while, without asking why, and simply folded the paper and put it in her pocket.
Okay. I'll give it to you tomorrow.
"So fast?"
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has a partner artifact shop in Heaven Dou City. It's just a matter of me putting in a good word." Ning Tian patted the cloth bag. "But you owe me a favor."
"Keep accounts."
Ning Tian scoffed, turned and walked away, but after taking two steps she turned back: "Are you going alone?"
"one person."
Ning Tian didn't say anything more, waved her hand, and disappeared at the end of the corridor.
...
at night.
Most of the dormitory lights were off, except for the small bedside lamp.
Zhu Lu sat on the edge of the bed, a thin blanket draped over her legs, her long black hair falling over her shoulders, quietly watching Dai Huabin mark maps on the table.
She waited a long time until Dai Huabin put down his pen.
"Hua Bin".
"Um."
"I know about all the things you asked Ning Tian to buy this afternoon."
Dai Huabin turned around to look at her.
Zhu Lu's expression was calm, but her fingers twisted twice at the edge of the thin blanket.
"You are going to the far north."
It is not a question.
Dai Huabin did not deny it.
He sat in the chair for a while, then got up and walked to the bedside, sitting down next to Zhu Lu.
"Lulu, I don't want to hide it from you."
"Then don't hide it."
Dai Huabin remained silent for a few seconds, then probed his consciousness into his Spiritual sea.
"Old Master Yi."
Deep within the sea of consciousness, the silvery-white halo trembled slightly.
Electrolux's voice rose, tinged with weariness:
"What, do you want this old man to come out and receive guests?"
"I guess so."
"Your girl?"
"Um."
Electrolux paused for a moment, then sighed:
"OK."
The next moment, a faint silver-white light appeared between Dai Huabin's eyebrows.
Zhu Lu's body tensed instinctively, and the Netherworld Cat's perception allowed her to immediately detect that unfamiliar Spiritual fluctuation.
A wisp of silvery-white light emanated from between Dai Huabin's eyebrows and hovered in front of the two of them.
A blurry human figure vaguely emerged from the mist. The figure was tall, draped in a long robe, and its face was indistinct, but it exuded an extremely heavy aura.
Zhu Lu straightened her back slightly.
"Is this the girl?"
Electrolux's voice came from within the light mist, his tone gentle.
"Hmm, good potential."
Zhu Lu was stunned for two seconds.
She turned her head to look at Dai Huabin, who nodded to her.
"Elder, whose full name is Electrolux."
Dai Huabin briefly introduced, "The senior I mentioned to you before, who helped me remove the curse from the Soul-Eating Carving Knife."
"Greetings, senior." Zhu Lu reacted quickly, standing up and giving a slight bow.
"Sit down, sit down." Electrox's tone was kind.
"Just call me Old Yi."
Zhu Lu sat down again, her fingers unconsciously gripping the edge of the thin blanket.
Her mind was in turmoil. The source of Dai Huabin's Spiritual power, the beam of light between his brows, the explosion at the crucial moment in the battle that defeated Zhou Yi—all her doubts came together at this moment.
"Hua Bin once said that the reason his Spiritual strength was so strong was related to a carving knife," Zhu Lu said carefully.
"It's...you?"
"A piece of living gold was originally sealed inside that carving knife."
Electrolux explained it very concisely.
"I cleansed him of the evil energy and used the Life Gold to open a third eye for him between his eyebrows. My fragment of divine consciousness also temporarily resides there, slowly recovering with the life force of the Life Gold."
Zhu Lu took a moment to process what she had just learned, then turned to look at Dai Huabin.
Dai Huabin sat beside her, relaxed and composed.
Why are you only telling me now?
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