"Which of you knows the whereabouts of the Ice Poison Toad?"
Li Xuanxiao took the initiative to ask.
Zhang Zi furrowed her delicate brows. "I... I have heard of it, but I don't know much."
Li Xuanxiao glanced at Zhang Zi and gave up on questioning her further.
Instead, his gaze fell upon Caishen.
Caishen's heart tightened. On one hand, she was intimidated by his strength.
On the other, she found it strange that he had come for the Ice Poison Toad, just like her.
Yet she did not dare show too much surprise for the moment. The Soul Searching Technique he had displayed earlier had been executed with practiced ease.
He truly did not seem like a righteous cultivator.
Caishen was also worried that he might turn on her.
Li Xuanxiao continued, "To be honest, I came here for the Ice Poison Toad."
Hearing this, Caishen pondered briefly before saying:
"The Ice Poison Toad is exceedingly difficult to find, and it is only recorded in legends. Why must you seek such a thing, Fellow Daoist?"
"To save a friend."
As Li Xuanxiao spoke, he sensed that the spiritual energy within her was somewhat disordered.
For the moment, however, he could not tell whether she had been shaken by the earlier battle or whether there was another reason.
Caishen looked at Li Xuanxiao with a guilty conscience.
She suddenly thought of her own plan again.
Her purpose in entering the secret realm this time had been to prove her strength to the people of the Chamber of Commerce.
To prove that she was capable of taking over Caishen's position. That was why she had planned this journey into the Extreme Cold Secret Realm.
Yet it seemed that her plan had already miscarried before it could even begin.
Before entering the