“It’s time to go to Bloodstone Pass.” Blaze Regret grinned as he looked at the marker on the map.

Back then, when he had just left Veloria City, he was merely a lowly spirit warrior grade. In the blink of an eye, those spirit imperial masters who once seemed so powerful to him now appeared relatively insignificant.

“According to Master Magi, that Mystical beast should still be slumbering in the Black Abyss. So, I’ll set my training for the next period at Bloodstone Pass.”

With those whispered words, Blaze Regret’s figure flickered and quickly disappeared into the dark night.

Bloodstone Pass, unlike Veloria City, is a gathering place built by spirit master. The spirit masters there are all ruthless and lawless, even more so than the spirit hunters of Hildan Town.

Yet, despite or perhaps because of this reputation, many prominent families favor Bloodstone Pass. Spirit masters there are very generous, and their goods sell even better than those in the towns.

In the silent forest, cold winds howled as Blaze Regret walked slowly, clutching his black robe. Three spirit beasts of varying sizes surrounded him, their eyes vigilant, scanning their surroundings.

Even while traveling, Blaze Regret didn’t let his three spirit beasts stop their training. To him, not a single moment could be wasted.

He lifted his face slightly, and in the pale blue sky, it seemed there was a cold, beautiful face. Blaze Regret smiled faintly and shook his head; at some point, his goal of becoming stronger had gained an additional purpose.

“Whoosh!”

A low growl sounded as Red’s ears twitched, excitedly staring to the right. Moments later, a spirit beast surrounded by lightning suddenly lunged toward them, its cold eyes fixated on Blaze Regret.

“Smack!”

Just as Red was about to confront it, the Rock Horned Dragon Rhinoceros suddenly turned its head. With a massive palm accompanied by a whistling wind, it slammed the spirit beast heavily against a tree. The latter twitched once and then fell still.

Seeing this, Red pouted in discontent.

Blaze Regret took the lightning attribute spirit core handed over by the Ice Control Irenix and casually placed it into the Void Realm Stone. Then, the four figures continued their journey through the forest.

This scene persisted for nearly a month.

During this time, Red, who had the help of Black flame Mud for training, undoubtedly made the most progress, advancing by one level. The Rock Horned Dragon Rhinoceros also seemed to be on the verge of reaching the sixth level. Only the Ice Control Irenix remained at the same level.

Seeing this, Blaze Regret merely smiled faintly and gently patted the Ice Control Irenix’s small head.

The Ice Control Irenix, a spirit beast that can only train by absorbing pure ice energy, requires either the refinement of rare treasures or the slow absorption of ice attribute spiritual energy from the air to advance.

It’s only someone like Blaze Regret who could afford to raise such a unique spirit beast; most spirit masters wouldn’t be able to manage it.

“Another half day’s journey and we’ll reach Bloodstone Pass,” Blaze Regret sighed as he looked ahead.

After traveling for so many days without finding the Ice Bamboo Essence group, it seemed he would have to spend a considerable amount of money to purchase it once they reached Bloodstone Pass.

“Clink!”

The Ice Control Irenix, which had been in a dazed state, suddenly became excited. Its crystalline wings gently flapped, and a cold wind whipped across Blaze Regret’s face.

“Found something?”

Blaze Regret’s eyes lit up with joy. The only thing that could excite the Ice Control Irenix so much would be the Ice Bamboo Flower!

“Don’t move, it’ll be over soon.”

Blaze Regret applied the cool and refreshing Ice Condensation Dew all over Red’s soft fur, grinning awkwardly as Red showed a face of disdain.

Red shook its fur and, without even giving Blaze Regret a glance, darted straight towards the Bamboo Spirit’s gathering place, looking like a pale yellow streak of light, clearly in a huff.

To lure all the Bamboo Spirits away, Blaze Regret had come up with this idea. Last time, when he was picking Lava Fruits, he had Red take the lead. Now, he was just repeating the strategy, though the temperature of the Ice Condensation Dew was indeed a bit hard to bear.

Dashing into the Bamboo Spirit colony, Red vigorously shook its tail, spreading the scent of the Ice Condensation Dew as much as possible. Instantly, all the Bamboo Spirits rooted in the soil pulled up their roots and rushed towards it all at once.

Running wildly ahead, Red let out a cry. Hearing this sound, Blaze Regret felt relieved and walked into the Bamboo Spirits’ territory.

“Why are there still little ones here!”

Seeing the tiny beasts blinking naively on the ground like bamboo shoots, Blaze Regret’s face changed. Bamboo Spirits, as spirit beasts, were naturally of low Imperial level. Once surrounded by them, it would be extremely troublesome, which is why most spirit hunters preferred not to provoke them.

Without thinking, Blaze Regret took another bottle of Ice Condensation Dew from his void realms stone and carefully dripped it into the mouths of the Bamboo Spirit cubs. They smacked their lips, showing satisfied expressions, and then closed their eyes as if falling asleep.

Seeing this, Blaze Regret breathed a sigh of relief. Although these Bamboo Spirit cubs weren’t a threat to him, he wasn’t as ruthless as Mon Dark and couldn’t bring himself to kill harmless spirit beasts.

Standing up, Blaze Regret glanced around and then smiled in relief. On a long vine, several pale blue Ice Bamboo Flowers were blooming, surrounded by thin icy mist, looking extremely beautiful.

With a slight effort, Blaze Regret easily plucked an Ice Bamboo Flower, which then turned into a rich cold mist and entered his second spirit portal, where it was absorbed by the Ice Lotus within.

After absorbing the essence of the Ice Bamboo Flower, the Ice Lotus instantly became crystal clear. Beside it, the Ice Control Irenix flapped its large icy wings in excitement.

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