He didn't release all of his spiritual power, but kept half of it in his body. His battle experience was already very rich. After more than ten battles and losing his spiritual power three times, he understood the importance of preserving his strength. In addition, before he left, Jinchan had told him that the Soul Returning Grass was the king of all herbs. There were many spiritual creatures guarding it, ready to eat it when it bloomed, in order to improve their cultivation and return to the true path.
It was necessary to keep half of his spiritual power in his body. He had fought with Incheon Daxiong, the lizard spirit, and knew the power of spiritual creatures. Although this was the extreme north, there were still many creatures living here. If he was not careful, there might be monsters that had already eaten the Soul Returning Grass. He had to be careful.
Swish! Ye Fan, who was high up in the sky, immediately opened his eyes after releasing 50% of his spiritual energy.
"Zzzt zzzt zzzt …" The moment Ye Fan opened his eyes, countless bolts of five-colored lightning began to appear on the white ball of light that was filled with spirit energy. They intersected and reflected each other as they shuttled back and forth!
The spiritual energy ball had been condensed, and it began to search for the immortal grass!
With a thought from Ye Fan, the five-colored electric lights on the white light ball were released in an instant. They rushed into the countless gullies on the ground with a sizzling sound!
At this time, the white light ball was blazing like a bright moon in the sky. On the light ball, red, purple, white, gold, and green electric lights were endless, like thousands of snakes dancing!
In the center of the light ball, Ye Fan was sitting cross-legged. He was wearing a white robe with golden threads inlaid with jade, a bronze crown with nine lotuses on his head, and a pair of dark green cloud boots. His eyes were bright and his silver hair fluttered in the wind, like a real immortal descending to the mortal world!
Sitting cross-legged in the light ball, Ye Fan began to control the spiritual energy ball and slowly moved forward.
"Zizi zizi …" On the ice surface, countless five-colored electric lights probed into every gully and crevice at an extremely fast speed. They didn't miss a single inch of the ice surface!
Ye Fan closed his eyes again and carefully sensed the information transmitted to him by every ray of spiritual power …
Two hours later, Ye Fan, who was high up in the sky, withdrew the remaining spiritual power into his body and slowly descended to the ice surface.
Even though he had used 50% of his spiritual energy to search a large area, it took him a full 4 hours, but he had only searched a radius of 200 kilometers.
Now that the sky was getting dark and the sun was setting, the Soul Returning Grass would shrink back into the glacier.
If he wanted to continue searching, he would have to wait until tomorrow.
What he needed to do now was to find some food and a temporary place to stay.
Ever since he left for Japan, other than drinking a few cups of sake with Ito Fumio, he hadn't touched a single drop of water or eaten a single grain of rice.
Water was not a problem. This was the Far North, and there was nothing but ice.
Food was not a problem either. Under the thick layer of ice, there were many edible fish.
The place to live was even simpler. There was ice everywhere. Just find a random ice block and hollow it out, and you could live in it.
"Bang!" Ye Fan used his palm strength to create a three-foot-wide hole in the ice layer under his feet.
Even though the thinnest part of the ice here was more than 10 feet thick, it was a piece of cake for Ye Fan.
After the ice surface shattered, all kinds of fish emerged and greedily breathed in the fresh air outside.
Ye Fan stretched out his hand and sucked in his spiritual power. A one-foot-long fat fish landed in his hand.
He had food, but he still lacked utensils to hold it. Without utensils, he couldn't cook at all.
If only there was a big rock. Ye Fan thought.
If it were anywhere else, he would be able to find a few big rocks with a casual search.
However, in the Far North, there was ice everywhere, and stones were very rare. Helpless, Ye Fan once again rose into the air and returned hundreds of kilometers away. Only then did he find a big rock that was more than a foot tall and two feet wide.
After returning here, the sky was completely dark.
The sky here was completely different from other skies. Not only were there shining stars, but there was also a kind of colorful light constantly flashing in the sky. It was very spectacular.
Ye Fan didn't have the heart to appreciate this rare beautiful scenery. What he needed to do now was to fill his stomach and have a good rest. Tomorrow, he would continue to look for the Soul Returning Grass.
He first found a one-foot-tall ice block and then used the Distant Fire Sword in his hand to completely hollow it out.
A simple ice house was completed.
After Ye Fan went in, he felt that it was not bad. For a person, this ice house was spacious enough.
He first used ice to seal the hole, leaving only an air vent. Then, he laid out a layer of spiritual power that was more than half a foot thick inside the ice house. This way, he could keep warm. Also, if the iceberg outside collapsed, or if some mountain spirit or wild monster attacked in the middle of the night, he could be prepared.
Ye Fan first used his sword to cut a hole in the huge rock he found, making a flat bottom stone pot.
After making the stone pot, Ye Fan dug out a large piece of ice from the ground and put it in the stone pot.
After everything was done, Ye Fan began to prepare the fish stew.
There was no firewood here, and he didn't bring a fire.
However, he had the Distant Fire Sword.
Ye Fan picked up the Distant Fire Sword beside him. He didn't even unsheathe the sword and directly pointed it at the ice block in the stone pot.
"Shua!" Ye Fan used his spiritual power to gently urge it. The end of the Distant Fire Sword's scabbard instantly rushed out a red light and directly rushed into the stone pot.
"Hua … …" The ice block in the stone pot first emitted a burst of heat and then began to melt. In the blink of an eye, it melted completely.
Gurgle … … Gurgle … … Under Ye Fan's careful urging, the heat released by the Distant Fire Sword turned the ice block into boiling hot water.
Ye Fan continued to urge the Distant Fire Sword to continue releasing heat with one hand, while the other hand threw the big fish in.
He didn't scrape off the fish's scales.
He remembered very clearly that the last time he said that after he took back Fujiwara No Chiko from the Zhou Residence, the first meal that Fujiwara No Chiko made for him was this fish.
He didn't scrape off the fish's scales.
Not long after he finished cooking the fish, Fujiwara No Chiko recovered her memory.
This time, he wanted to make a good omen, so he didn't scrape off the fish's scales. He hoped that it would be the same as last time. Soon, his beloved wife would return to his side again.
The fish was cooked and its fragrance filled the air. Ye Fan's eyes were red as he thought of her.
Last time, the husband and wife were still joking with each other about the fish soup, but this time, they were already separated by life and death.
Ye Fan withdrew the Distant Fire Sword and looked at the milky white fish soup with red eyes in a daze.
After a long time, Ye Fan reached out and took the fully cooked fish out of the stone pot and ate it in big mouthfuls.
He cried as he ate the fish.
Big drops of hot tears fell into the fish soup.
If he wanted to find the Soul Returning Grass, he had to maintain his physical strength.
Ye Fan finished the fish that was more than a foot long. He also drank half of the big pot of fish soup very quickly.
After Ye Fan ate and drank to his heart's content, he sat cross-legged and concentrated on cultivating his Qi.
Although he was still full of spiritual energy, there was still a small gap in his spiritual energy after he had sped up all the way to the Soul Returning Grass.
Taking advantage of the night's rest, Ye Fan intended to fill this gap.
However, just as he entered the Qi Refining state, a burst of hurried footsteps entered his ears.
Someone was approaching his ice house.
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