Chapter 1789 — Set Off at Once
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"There is one way, though I cannot say whether it can be done..." Mo Kongwu said after a moment's hesitation.
"What way? If there is hope, we must at least try!" Old Man Wei had always been one to take things in stride; even when Wei Zhao had lost all his power several times and had to flee back to West Star Mountain Village, the old man had still worn that light, unruffled air. But this time, he was truly anxious.
"There is a way, but I fear it cannot be done..." Mo Kongwu said. "That is why I have been thinking whether there might be some alternative. Yet after turning it over and over, I suspect this may be the only way."
"What way? Out with it already! You are worrying me to death!" Old Man Wei said, beside himself with anxiety.
"Go to the Snow Valley of the ancient sects and beg a single Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit. It can, after one whose cultivation follows the **supreme yang** path has suffered a deviation and lost control, **hold back the true qi within the body and force out the fire poison** born of that loss of control!" Mo Kongwu said slowly.
"Snow Valley? Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit?" Old Man Wei murmured the two names, and a peculiar look flickered across his face. The expressions on Tang Zhi, Gu Mengyao, and Shen Yushu's faces were rather a sight as well.
"What is it with all of you? Surely you have not already gone to Snow Valley to ask for an Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit and come away empty-handed?" Mo Kongwu was somewhat taken aback.
"I have never heard of the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit, but I have heard of the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit!" Old Man Wei said with a bitter smile. "Little Yi went looking for the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit before!"
"The heavenly treasure produced by the Ice Palace?" Mo Kongwu was slightly startled. "Little Yi has actually had dealings with people of the ancient stratum?"
"He has..." Old Man Wei gave him the short version, briefly explaining Feng Xiaoxiao's situation and Wei Zhao's experiences in the Ice Palace.
"I see. But the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit is the heavenly treasure used by those whose cultivation follows the **supreme yin** path, when they suffer a deviation and lose control, **to suppress the cold qi within the body and force out the cold poison**. Compared with the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit, it is far more important to a sect like the Ice Palace!" Mo Kongwu said. "The Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit, however, is of little use to Snow Valley, for Snow Valley **also cultivates the supreme yin attribute**. Their Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit can only be used to trade with other sects for heavenly treasures... So if you go to ask for one, you should be able to obtain it with money and other heavenly treasures."
"So that is how it is. Then—do you know anyone in Snow Valley?" Old Man Wei asked.
"As for making contact with Snow Valley, there is nothing I can do. You know that the reason I stay here is not only for Little Yi's sake; there is a more important matter I must attend to. Until I reach that level, I cannot have dealings with people of the ancient stratum..." Mo Kongwu's words were ambiguous, and Gu Mengyao and the others were left utterly baffled. Yet Old Man Wei seemed to understand, and gave a slight nod. "Then..."
Mo Kongwu's gaze swept over Wei Zhao, Shen Yushu, and Gu Mengyao, and finally came to rest on Tang Zhi. "You ladies must be Little Yi's close companions? This trip to Snow Valley to ask for the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit—I leave it to you. Do you have the confidence to obtain it for him?"
"Us?" Gu Mengyao and the others were all taken aback; they had not expected Mo Kongwu to entrust this task to the three of them.
"Mr. Lin cannot leave West Star Mountain Village for special reasons, so only you ladies can do this," Mo Kongwu said mildly.
"We will do our utmost!" Tang Zhi said firmly, scarcely knowing where the courage came from.