"Sounds good." Beiming Yuan nodded and pressed on. "Do you have a treasure ground that helps with cultivation? My little sister is exceptionally talented. She would surely become Skywater Academy's number one genius."
"Of course we do..." Shui Yue'er, standing nearby, spoke up instinctively.
But Shui Bing'er shot her a look, and Shui Yue'er immediately shut her mouth and stood obediently.
"Young master, just how talented is your little sister?" Shui Bing'er asked.
"Do you have a crystal ball for testing Soul Power?" Beiming Yuan chuckled. "There's no use saying too much. Once I show you my cultivation, you'll know how talented my little sister is."
"We do."
Shui Bing'er nodded, went to the admissions desk, and brought back a crystal ball.
Under Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's curious gazes, Beiming Yuan placed his hand on it. The crystal ball immediately burst into dazzling light.
"A level thirty-five Soul Elder!"
Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er cried out, staring at Beiming Yuan in utter shock.
Just how old was Beiming Yuan?
Yet he was already a level thirty-five Soul Elder. Such talent was simply terrifying!
After all, the two of them were only level thirty-one and thirty-two Soul Elders.
"Y-you... what's your name? Where are you from?" Shui Bing'er stared at Beiming Yuan in shock.
"Is Skywater Academy planning to admit male students?"
"No, no!"
Shui Bing'er shook her head repeatedly and continued, "What's your sister's name? If she's old enough, she can come straight to Skywater Academy."
Beiming Yuan was so talented that his sister surely wouldn't be much worse.
As for looks, Beiming Yuan was so handsome that his sister surely wouldn't be lacking either.
"My sister's name is Beiming Xue."
Beiming Yuan made up a name on the spot and pressed on. "Does Skywater Academy have a cultivation treasure ground suitable for my sister?"
"I don't mean a Mimicry Cultivation Environment. If it's just an ordinary environment like that, she might as well go to a more famous Soul Master Academy."
"Yes, but..."
Shui Bing'er nodded. After hesitating for a moment, she chose to tell Beiming Yuan, "This treasure ground belongs exclusively to our Shui Family. Only the exceptionally talented members of the academy can qualify to cultivate there."
"The Shui Family?"
Beiming Yuan's eyes flickered, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"That's our family." Shui Yue'er smiled sweetly and explained, "Skywater Academy's dean is our aunt. She's really amazing, and she's also the head of the Shui Family..."
Compared to Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er was more innocent and simple. After seeing Beiming Yuan's face, she told him everything.
Shui Bing'er looked helpless, but she said nothing.
After all, if Skywater Academy could recruit a genius like "Beiming Xue" in the future, it would all be worth it.
Is his surname Beiming, or Bei? Shui Bing'er sized Beiming Yuan up in secret, thinking over the families with those two surnames.
"All right, I understand. I'll pass it on to my sister."
Beiming Yuan smiled, nodded to the two women, then turned and left.
He had coaxed a new clue out of them!
Shui Bing'er watched Beiming Yuan leave. She kept feeling that something about this was strange, but she couldn't put her finger on what it was.
"Sister, he's so handsome! I just don't know his name..." Shui Yue'er looked utterly smitten, her eyes full of Beiming Yuan.
"You could have asked him his name just now. He probably would have told you," Shui Bing'er said.
"I didn't dare."
"Then wait until Beiming Xue enrolls, and ask her if you can be her sister-in-law."
"Sis, w-what are you saying?!"
"Xiao Yuan, there's nothing special inside Skywater Academy. The strongest person there is only a Soul Emperor, who seems to be the vice dean."
The Snow Empress had returned from gathering information.
"Xue'er, we've found a clue here," the Ice Empress suddenly said.
"The Shui Family in Beiling City has a special treasure ground. It might be connected to the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave," Beiming Yuan said.
"Hm?" The Snow Empress was slightly surprised and asked instinctively, "What did you do just now? Where did this clue come from?"
"Xiao Yuan just used his good looks on two young girls and coaxed it out of them..."
"What are you talking about? That's called making good use of my own advantages."
"Hmph, you still tricked those young girls."
"Hehe."
Beiming Yuan chuckled.
"Nothing to say now, huh?" The Ice Empress looked smug as she continued explaining to the Snow Empress.
After listening, the Snow Empress thought carefully for a moment and smiled faintly. "Beiming Xue... that's a nice name. I'll use it for now, as my name when I move about in the human world in the future."
"Then I want a name too. Beiming Bing!" the Ice Empress said at once.
"As long as you're happy."
Beiming Yuan smiled. "Let's go take a look at the Shui Family. If it isn't there, we'll look in other places, other cities."
"Mm."
The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress both agreed.
The three then returned to Beiling City and easily found the Shui Family.
A renowned major family in Beiling City, the Shui Family was headed by Shui Lingyao, who also served as the dean of Skywater Academy and was a level seventy-six Soul Saint expert.
Most importantly, Shui Lingyao was not old, only in her thirties.
"A level seventy-six Soul Saint in her thirties. Shui Lingyao should have the highest cultivation among the deans of the four elemental academies."
"To have such cultivation at her age, it seems the Shui Family's exclusive treasure ground is no ordinary place."
High in the sky, Beiming Yuan smiled faintly, anticipation appearing in his eyes.
He had a feeling that the Shui Family's exclusive treasure ground was definitely connected to the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave. Otherwise, Shui Lingyao's cultivation wouldn't have progressed so quickly.
The deans of the other three elemental academies should be around level seventy-one or seventy-two Soul Saints.
"Hm? There's something over there."
At that moment, both the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress sensed a wisp of unusual icy energy.
"Let's go take a look."
Beiming Yuan smiled as he spoke.
Led by the Ice and Snow Empresses, he easily slipped into the restricted rear courtyard of the Shui Family. This was also the Shui Family's exclusive "Mimicry Cultivation Environment."
The entire rear courtyard was deserted, and an icy chill filled the air.
"It's in that well." Beiming Yuan and the two others sensed the source of the chill and all turned their gazes toward an ancient well in the distance.
The three concealed their presences and entered the ancient well directly.
The water of the cold spring inside the ancient well was at least below zero. Strangely, the cold spring had not frozen into ice.
Beiming Yuan and the two women continued downward, and the temperature of the cold spring grew lower and lower. If all three of them did not possess Ultimate Ice, they definitely could not have proceeded so easily.
"The Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave!"
The Snow Empress's and the Ice Empress's eyes grew brighter, and their expressions grew more excited.
They sensed the presence of a cold current in the deepest reaches. Only the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow could release a cold current of this level.
"Xiao Yuan, Xue'er, there's a cave dwelling here. The presence inside is very likely from Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, the divine crystal that accompanies the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave."
The Ice Empress motioned for them to look ahead. A short distance away was a cave dwelling. It was pitch-black inside, but an unusual cold current was also flowing out of it.
The three exchanged a glance and decisively swam toward the cave dwelling.
Now that they had found the location of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave, there was no rush with the rest. Whether it was the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow or the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, they would take it all.