The sun hung high in the sky, and a colossal peak thrust up from the earth, reaching the firmament and looking down over the land.
Snow and ice blanketed its summit. Amid the thick layers of ice bloomed a scarlet flower, drawing in vast quantities of heaven and earth's essence like a leaping divine flame.
"Yang born from the extreme of yin—what a truly peerless immortal herb."
Tu Shan Yuqi looked on in surprise. Perched on her shoulder was a palm-sized beast, pale gold all over and shaped like a snow leopard.
The beast had an extraordinarily keen sense for heavenly treasures. Thanks to it, Tu Shan Yuqi had already found six immortal herbs in just a few days.
Not far away, Qing Lan stood with her arms folded, her expression indifferent. Only one Demon Race Great Venerable stood beside her.
Tu Shan Yuqi's haul had made even the Demon Race Great Venerable at Qing Lan's side envious.
He was on the verge of a breakthrough, at the stage of building his foundations and preparing to undergo tribulation. These immortal herbs would be of tremendous help to him.
But with Qing Lan there, he could hardly go off on his own.
After pulling the immortal herb before her up by the roots along with the ice around it, Tu Shan Yuqi walked over to Qing Lan and glanced at the Demon Race Great Venerable beside her.
"Now that the human race has intervened, the slightest misstep could damage Emperor Huangze's tomb. Senior, why not search for the tomb first, in case anything goes wrong?"
The Great Venerable hesitated. He looked at the two Heavenly Demons beside Tu Shan Yuqi, then unconsciously glanced at Qing Lan, his interest piqued.
"Venerable Lan can come with me. We'll be careful; there shouldn't be