"Master..."
Nalan Yanran came to Yun Yun looking dejected. Though she said nothing more, her expression made it clear that she had met with quite a setback.
Yun Yun comforted her. "It's all right, Yanran. We'll find a way ourselves."
Looking thoroughly downcast, Nalan Yanran said, "Xiao Yan didn't refuse, but he can only agree a year from now. The Central Plains seem to be in chaos right now, too. He's about to enter secluded cultivation and probably won't come out for at least six months."
"A year from now..."
Yun Yun shook her head. That was too long. She couldn't pin all her hopes on Xiao Yan; she would be better off accumulating contribution points herself.
Although her master, Yun Shan, kept saying it was fine, Yun Yun had still caught him trying to scrape together contribution points once.
"Let's go, Yanran."
With that, Yun Yun took Nalan Yanran and set off for the Ancient Netherworld Poison Marsh. Spatial wormholes had now been established throughout the Northwestern Continent, making travel extremely convenient, so they didn't have to worry about wasting time on the road.
Half a month was enough for Yun Yun and her disciple to reach the Ancient Netherworld Poison Marsh from the Black-Corner Region. This was a privately posted mission, which was why the Contribution Points reward was so generous.
Although the Karn Chamber of Commerce had taken the Netherworld Poison Flame from the Ancient Netherworld Poison Marsh, its highly poisonous environment remained undamaged. It was still a paradise for poison masters; those from the Chu Yun Empire loved gathering poisons there to cultivate, but even poison masters dared not venture deep into the marsh to collect its poisonous water.
Not long after Yun Yun and her disciple set out, the Spatial Airship carrying Karn arrived in