After obtaining those twenty-three rods of ice marrow, He Pingsheng had little hope of getting any more.
Although plenty of ten-thousand-year ice marrow remained, it had all retreated within a three-zhang radius.
He could neither reach it nor get there.
"Forget it..."
Twenty-three rods were already a great many.
Once he put them in the Treasure-Gathering Basin to enhance them, he would have forty-six!
Time to go...
He Pingsheng turned around.
He looked at his surroundings.
Dozens of pairs of eyes were fixed on him.
Yet He Pingsheng remained utterly unafraid and slowly swam out.
Outside, Su Zhenzhen had naturally witnessed him gathering the ice marrow, and she was overjoyed.
He Pingsheng pointed upward, signaling for her to leave, then broke through the ice. The two returned to the surface.
Having learned from last time, He Pingsheng drove the moisture from his Daoist robe while also sending a trace of fire spiritual power into Su Zhenzhen's body.
Sparing the girl any embarrassment counted as a good deed.
Bang...
Bang, bang, bang...
Next, people kept breaking through the surrounding ice.
Cultivators burst out of the water one after another.
They all gathered around He Pingsheng.
One male cultivator even cupped his hands toward He Pingsheng and said, "Fellow Daoist, that [ten-thousand-year ice marrow] is very important to me. Since you obtained so much, could you offer some for trade?"
"I am willing to exchange items of equal value!"
"So am I!"
"So am I!"
At those words, even more people around them turned toward He Pingsheng.
"Holy shit..."
"No way. Someone actually obtained ice marrow?"
"They say even the Imperial Family doesn't have any!"
"Gasp... This fellow is incredible! First he obtained a supreme-grade Sago Palm Sacred Fruit in Wood Dragon Ravine, and now he's obtained ten-thousand-year ice marrow here!"
"What