Through their mental link, however, Li Yan had already confirmed that he could still sense the nearby Snow Mosquitoes out on the ice plain.
They had remained perfectly happy. Far from showing the slightest discomfort, they seemed to be thriving.
That was why, when Li Yan said those words to the Polar Ice Heart, this sudden idea had occurred to him.
"Senior, please don't forget my earlier request. Move as much of the ice here as possible. It already contains roughly twenty percent of the extraordinary cold produced by the extreme ice-element rules here.
"That will ensure I can survive. Once you move all the ice in this cave over, it should sustain me for about five hundred years.
"When that time is nearly up, I'll have to trouble you to return here and collect another batch of ice."
"Roughly twenty percent of the extraordinary cold of those extreme ice-element laws? Then this ice really is a treasure in its own right. Your request is no problem!"
Li Yan's heart stirred, and he promptly agreed. He had never expected the ice in this cave to be so precious.
Next, he would first move every last scrap of ice out of this cave...
After hearing that Li Yan would no longer search for the Snow Pearls and Dragon Lightning Essence, and that he had readily agreed to its requests, the pair of eyes on the Polar Ice Heart disappeared.
It was already extremely weak. Once it lost its current growing environment, recovery would be impossible, even if it wanted to recover.
Such was the sorrow of wondrous things born of heaven and earth. Once they fell into someone else's hands, merely avoiding being directly devoured or refined was fortunate enough.
Li Yan first waved his hand and sealed the two broken