"Bao'er, have you heard of the Three-Eyed Ice Toad?"
Upon returning, Ye Cangtian immediately summoned Yao Bao'er to his room and inquired about the Three-Eyed Ice Toad again.
Three-Eyed Ice Toad?
Yao Bao'er looked at Ye Cangtian in confusion, her eyes instantly bursting with excitement. She excitedly jumped to Ye Cangtian's side.
"Boss, are you talking about the Three-Eyed Ice Toad?"
"Have you seen it, or have you obtained it?"
Seeing Yao Bao'er's excitement, Ye Cangtian knew he had finally found the right person, so he quickly said, "No, I just heard about the Three-Eyed Ice Toad and don't know what it is, so I'm asking you."
Uh...
Upon hearing this, the excitement on Yao Bao'er's face instantly faded, and she became disappointed. However, she still explained it to Ye Cangtian.
She also learned about the existence of the Three-Eyed Ice Toad when translating ancient classical texts.
In ancient times, the Three-Eyed Ice Toad was a legendary existence.
To outsiders, the Three-Eyed Ice Toad was extremely poisonous and very dangerous; most people avoided it.
But to physicians and poison masters, the Three-Eyed Ice Toad was a treasure, with its entire body being both potent poison and a rare medicinal ingredient.
According to ancient classical texts, when refining elixirs using the Three-Eyed Ice Toad, many types of divine-grade elixirs could be produced.
Among these elixirs, many were used to enhance cultivation, and some could even break through the Celestial-grade limits, becoming legendary existences.
"This..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian's eyes widened.
He never expected the Three-Eyed Ice Toad to have such a significant effect.
The next moment, Ye Cangtian realized a problem: was the Five Poisons Sect searching for the Three-Eyed Ice Toad not to deal with Celestial-grade experts?
Could it be that they had already mastered some formula that could help people enter the Celestial-grade, or even surpass it?
Thinking of this, Ye Cangtian's heart grew cold. If that were the case, he absolutely could not let them succeed.
After all, if the Five Poisons Sect were to produce a Celestial-grade expert, the entire relic would likely descend into chaos.
"Bao'er, do you know how to capture the Three-Eyed Ice Toad?"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's question, Yao Bao'er was instantly stunned, then quickly said, "Boss, don't tell me you know the whereabouts of the Three-Eyed Ice Toad?"
Ye Cangtian naturally wouldn't hide anything from Yao Bao'er and said, "The Five Poisons Sect's forced breakthrough this time, it is said, was because they learned that the Three-Eyed Ice Toad appeared outside the pass..."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go quickly!"
"If we're any later, the Three-Eyed Ice Toad will be theirs!"
Upon hearing this, Yao Bao'er immediately became anxious. She stood up directly, grabbed Ye Cangtian's arm, and headed for the door.
"Don't rush!"
Ye Cangtian stopped Yao Bao'er and said, "The people from the Five Poisons Sect haven't arrived yet, so they probably haven't captured it successfully. Therefore, we still have time. Let's first discuss how to capture the Three-Eyed Ice Toad!"
"The Three-Eyed Ice Toad can release ice poison. This ice poison is extremely cold, and only ten-thousand-year-old cold jade and the silk of ancient ice silkworms can resist it," Yao Bao'er said.
Heh.
Hearing Yao Bao'er's words, Ye Cangtian chuckled and tapped her on the head.
Then, he said exasperatedly, "We don't have ten-thousand-year-old cold jade or ancient ice silkworm silk, so what are you so anxious about?"
"Boss, you're truly wise in all things but foolish in this one!"
Yao Bao'er rubbed her head angrily and continued, "Didn't you get the Qiankun Bag of the Lord of Darkness?"
Yao Bao'er's meaning was simple: although ten-thousand-year-old cold jade and ancient ice silkworm silk were extremely rare, the Lord of Darkness might have had them.
After all, the Lord of Darkness could even snatch the Mark of Darkness in ancient times.
From this alone, the Lord of Darkness was quite a powerful figure in ancient times!
Therefore, it was normal for the Lord of Darkness to have collected some treasures.
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian's mind was suddenly enlightened. He quickly took out the Qiankun Bag left by the Lord of Darkness and handed it to Yao Bao'er.
The Lord of Darkness had indeed left behind many rare materials, but unfortunately, Ye Cangtian didn't know how to use most of them.
On the other side, Yao Bao'er was not polite. She directly took the Qiankun Bag and began to search.
"Found it."
A short while later, Yao Bao'er's face showed a smile. From the Qiankun Bag, she took out a piece of ice-blue jade emitting a cold aura and a pair of ice-blue gloves.
The jade was undoubtedly ten-thousand-year-old cold jade, and the gloves looked slippery and emitted a constant coolness, likely made from ice silkworm silk.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian gave Yao Bao'er a thumbs-up and said, "Bao'er, I didn't expect you to know so many things besides alchemy."
Yao Bao'er's pretty face blushed upon hearing this, and she said, "Boss, you misunderstand. I only recognize things related to alchemy..."
As she spoke, Yao Bao'er changed the subject, saying that they were quite lucky this time.
After all, they had obtained gloves made from ancient ice silkworm silk, not the silk itself. Otherwise, they would have really needed to find someone to process it.
And from these items, it seemed the Lord of Darkness had also intended to capture the Three-Eyed Ice Toad before.
Ye Cangtian nodded upon hearing this and said, "Now that everything is ready, we just need to wait for Xiong Bing's injuries to heal, and then we can set off."
"No, we are still missing one thing."
Upon hearing this, Yao Bao'er shook her head unexpectedly.
She looked at Ye Cangtian and said, "I was too hasty earlier. After calming down, I realized we are lacking the most crucial item."
"What item?" Ye Cangtian asked subconsciously.
Yao Bao'er didn't play coy and directly said, "Bait!"
Both the ten-thousand-year-old cold jade and the ancient ice silkworm silk gloves were used to capture the Three-Eyed Ice Toad.
But the prerequisite for capturing the Three-Eyed Ice Toad was to lure it out, so bait was indispensable.
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian asked again, "Then, what is the most suitable bait for the Three-Eyed Ice Toad?"
"The Three-Eyed Ice Toad likes to feed on various poisons. The more poisonous the creature, the better."
"Among them, the centipede, the king of poisons, is the favorite of the Three-Eyed Ice Toad."
"And among centipedes, there is a blood-red centipede, which is the most venomous centipede, making it the ultimate favorite of the Three-Eyed Ice Toad!"
Yao Bao'er explained, but her expression immediately turned bitter and distressed.
Although she knew these things, she was completely helpless.
Blood-red centipedes liked to live in damp and dark environments. In the cold climate like Tianhan Pass, blood-red centipedes could not be found.
Moreover, when they came, they didn't know they would encounter the Three-Eyed Ice Toad, so they hadn't prepared such things.
"It doesn't have to be a blood-red centipede; ordinary centipedes should suffice," Ye Cangtian said.
In his opinion, although the Three-Eyed Ice Toad liked to eat blood-red centipedes, in such a harsh environment, the Three-Eyed Ice Toad couldn't get any.
Even ordinary centipedes were hard to find.
Therefore, once these ordinary centipedes appeared, they might also lure the Three-Eyed Ice Toad out.
"That's the only way then."
Yao Bao'er pouted and reluctantly agreed, as there was no other choice at the moment.
Wait.
At this moment, Ye Cangtian seemed to have remembered something and quickly said, "Perhaps there is another way..."
Ye Cangtian quickly explained his idea.
They didn't have blood-red centipedes, but the Five Poisons Sect should have them!
Earlier, at the entrance of the Medicine King Valley, when facing the Five Poisons Sect, Ye Cangtian had seen them release a large number of blood-red centipedes.
Furthermore, Ye Cangtian remembered that the person who had shouted at him at that time was the one from the Centipede Hall whose code name was Blood Centipede.
Moreover, since the Five Poisons Sect's objective this time was the Three-Eyed Ice Toad, they naturally knew its preferences.
Therefore, the Five Poisons Sect should have prepared blood-red centipedes.
Based on this premise, Ye Cangtian thought that if they could find someone from the Five Poisons Sect, it would be equivalent to finding the blood-red centipedes.
Upon hearing Ye Cangtian's idea, Yao Bao'er's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Boss, your brain isn't just for show! You're simply too smart!"
Then Yao Bao'er added that as long as there were blood-red centipedes within a five-mile radius, she had a way to attract them.
Seeing Yao Bao'er's confident gaze, Ye Cangtian no longer asked further and entrusted everything to Yao Bao'er.
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