"Great! Then let's hurry over."
Before Ning Bei could answer, Tian Meng grew excited in his mind.
Ning Bei shook his head helplessly, ordered the Ice Jade Scorpion before him to lead the way, and followed her into the distance.
Several hours later, the man and the scorpion arrived at their destination. The Ice Jade Scorpion hurriedly crawled up to a sunken snowdrift, used her two great pincers to scrape away the snow layer, and revealed the Ice Crevice hidden beneath.
Ning Bei came to the Ice Crevice and sensed the dense icy aura coming from within, then began communicating with Tian Meng in his mind.
"Tian Meng, this should be it, right?"
Tian Meng's illusory figure appeared at once. After glancing at the Ice Crevice, an excited look appeared on his face.
"That's right, this is it. I definitely wouldn't mistake it."
He nodded to Ice Empress. Ice Empress happily waved at the clan member in front of her, signaling that she could leave.
Ning Bei stopped that Ice Jade Scorpion, took another Ice Spirit Grass from the Pill Pagoda, and tossed it over.
"This is your reward. Cultivate well."
The Ice Jade Scorpion sensed the ice and snow spiritual energy coming from the spirit grass and excitedly waved her pincers, her raised venomous tail showing just how happy she was.
"All right, go on!"
The Ice Jade Scorpion did not linger. She picked up the Ice Spirit Grass and scampered off cheerfully toward the clan grounds.
"Then let's go down and take a look!"
The Ice Crevice was only a few dozen centimeters wide. Though its length was sufficient, it was clearly impossible for Ning Bei to just enter like this.
He raised his glowing right leg and aimed a Lightspeed Kick straight at the Ice Crevice. In