The matters in Heaven Dou City had temporarily come to an end, and Huo Yuhao did not linger there any longer.
Before officially heading to the Ming Dou Mountain Range to rendezvous with Shrek's main force, he thought for a moment and decided to make a detour to the Far North once more.
His Flying Soul Tool streaked through the clouds in an inconspicuous flash of light, speeding toward the distant northern ice fields.
He was still thinking about that Mirror Shadow Beast he had "invested" in.
After several days of flight, the familiar endless ice plains appeared in his sight once again.
The biting wind carried ice crystals that scraped across him like blades, but to Huo Yuhao, who had already mastered Extreme Ice, this place was practically no different from his own backyard.
He did not venture into the core region. Relying only on the spiritual mark he had left behind, he quickly found the Mirror Shadow Beast's trail in the outer area.
At that moment, it was lying inside an ice cave, and the aura emanating from its body was several times stronger than when they had last met.
Only a few days had passed, yet the medicinal power of a Nine-Turn Profound Ice Pill had already caused its cultivation to soar. It was now just one step away from the ten-thousand-year level.
Huo Yuhao hovered in the air without approaching, merely observing from afar.
He could sense that the Mirror Shadow Beast was doing its utmost to digest the residual medicinal power within its body.
To ensure that his investment brought the greatest possible return, Huo Yuhao did not hold back.
He took another Nine-Turn Profound Ice Pill from the Heavenly Creation Cauldron and flicked it with his finger.
The pill, radiating an extreme chill, traced