The frigid air here was not average. It was the frigid air from the bottom of the Yama Mountain, one of the most powerful ones in the Endless Ruins of Divinity.
The reason why there was so much frigid air in the valley was that Emperor Wu had someone build a divine pattern to absorb the frigid air from underground.
The frigid air was powerful. Average warriors at the peak of the fourth tribulation would be frozen and seriously injured as soon as they came in. Lu Li's physical body was stronger but he was already impressed that he could stand it. But Emperor Wu didn't expect that Lu Li could absorb it.
This was no ordinary Cold Qi, but Cold Origin Qi. Ordinary people wouldn't even be able to absorb it. Just absorbing it into their bodies would cause major problems.
That was why Emperor Wu was so surprised.
Lu Li touched his nose embarrassedly and said, "I just casually absorbed the cold air into my body and then spread the cold air around my body. Maybe … it's because I cultivate a Supreme Divine Body that I can absorb the cold air so easily?"
Emperor Wu was confused. There were warriors cultivating supreme bodies in the Endless Ruins of Divinity, but none of them achieved much.
Some reached the Emperor Realm but none reached the Saint Emperor Realm.
Therefore, Emperor Wu didn't know much about the supreme body. He used psychic power to check Lu Li's body and murmured, "Freak."
"Buzzing ~"
Emperor Wu didn't waste time. He took out a bead and said, "Take this bead and go out to collect materials. This book has all the materials that need to be collected and how to do it.
You must collect them in three months or you will be punished according to the rules.
When you go out, do not touch the places where thunderbolts are falling. If you are struck by thunderbolts, you will die for sure.
This bead will protect you from the toxic fog. Do not break it. Off you go. "
Emperor Wu just gave Lu Li a book and a bead and left him alone.
Lu Li walked out with the bead and the book. His face was clouded with anger.
Clearly, Emperor Wu was torturing him. It was difficult to collect the materials in three months. Emperor Wu's statement of punishment was targeted at Lu Li.
Lu Li had a book of rules but he didn't have the time to read it.
It was said that the Celestial Emperor Sect had strict rules. If a Martial Emperor wanted to punish him, the punishment would definitely be very severe. Suffering was a small matter, but he was afraid that he would be imprisoned for ten thousand years. At that time, where would he go to seek justice?
Lu Li went back to his cabin. The first thing he did was to flip through the booklet. The booklet had a clear record. All the materials were not only described in words, but there were also portraits. The quantity of the materials was clearly stated, including how to collect them.
There were more than thirty types of divine materials in total. You didn't have a lot of them, and you would need dozens of portions of each type.
According to common sense, it shouldn't be particularly difficult to collect, and it shouldn't be a problem to collect it within three months.
That being said, Emperor Wu was clearly making things difficult for Lu Li. Therefore, Lu Li did not believe that he could finish the task so easily.
He sat for a moment, then called Blood Fairy back. Then, he strode outside.
Lu Li frowned as he approached the shield. He did not know how to open the shield. Should he ask Blood Fairy to do it by force?
At that time, a Martial Emperor would definitely be alerted.
"Master, just walk out of here!"
Blood Fairy replied, "This Divine Glyph is only used to protect us from the poisonous black mist. It won't affect us if we go out, but it will be troublesome to come in."
"Oh, I see!"
Lu Li took out the cyan bead that Martial Emperor gave him. He poured in divine energy, and the bead glowed. A cyan shield came out and enveloped Lu Li.
Lu Li stepped into the Divine Glyph and went through it easily. The shield blocked off the poisonous mist. Lu Li strode forward. In the time for one incense stick to burn, he was out of the poisonous mist.
"Blood Fairy, I'll send you some information. Go underground and search for these divine materials!"
Lu Li sent the information of all the materials to Blood Fairy. She snuck out from Lu Li's body and went underground to investigate. Lu Li wandered around in a leisurely manner.
Blood Fairy was the main force in the investigation. It would be inefficient for Lu Li to go alone. What was more, there were many poisonous mist and thunderbolts. It would be dangerous for Lu Li to wander around.
Blood Fairy was a virtual body. She would be fine no matter how Lu Li wandered around.
"Master, there are materials to your left!" Blood Fairy said after the time for half an incense stick to burn.
Lu Li hurried to the left. Up ahead, there was a cloud of poisonous mist. Lu Li used the bead at once to build up a cyan shield. He did not know what the poisonous mist was, but not even Martial Emperors dared to touch it. How could Lu Li have the courage to do so?
Dozens of miles later, Lu Li found where Blood Fairy was. There was indeed a material there, a type of red grass. There was a lot of it, enough for Lu Li's needs.
Lu Li collected the grasses quickly. He collected hundreds of them easily, which was more than what a Martial Emperor needed.
Lu Li was relieved to find a material so easily. In total, there were 36 kinds of materials. At this rate, he believed he could collect them all in a month.
Lu Li asked Blood Fairy to continue exploring. After the time for one incense stick to burn, Blood Fairy found another kind of material. However, when Lu Li found it, he realized it was difficult to collect.
There were thunderbolts around the material. An area with a radius of several miles was enveloped by thunderbolts. If Lu Li wanted to collect this material, he would have to go through the thunderbolts or else he would not be able to do so.
Martial Emperor once told Lu Li not to touch the thunderbolts or he would die for sure. Therefore, Lu Li was scared. He did not know what to do.
Lu Li tried to get close to the thunderbolts. Before he got close, he sensed a fatal danger. Those thunderbolts were stronger than all the ones he had encountered. He could not take the risk.
"Let's go!"
He told Blood Fairy to leave. He wanted to look elsewhere. What if there were such materials in other places?
In that case, he would not have to take the risk.
Blood Fairy wandered on. Lu Li found more and more materials. It was easy for him to collect them.
Half a month had passed. Lu Li had collected more than 20 kinds of materials. Today, he stopped. He put on a bitter smile.
Blood Fairy had found the rest of the materials. The problem was that the remaining materials were mainly concentrated in two places. One was in the thunderbolts and the other was in the small ponds.
These were not regular ponds. The water in the ponds frightened Lu Li, even more so than the Heaven Water. Lu Li did not have the courage to go down and collect them.
He still had 11 kinds of materials in the thunderbolts and in the ponds. Even Martial Emperor said that he could not touch the thunderbolts. Lu Li believed he could not go down to the ponds. Otherwise, he would not be able to come back up.
In other words, he had reached a dead end.
Clearly, Martial Emperor was punishing him. He must know that many materials were in the thunderbolts and the ponds. Yet, Martial Emperor asked Lu Li to collect them on purpose and warned Lu Li not to touch the thunderbolts.
In other words — Martial Emperor had given Lu Li an impossible task.
If Lu Li could not complete the task, he would be punished according to the rules of the sect. In other words, Martial Emperor was going to punish Lu Li in a roundabout way.
Lu Li took out the rules of the sect and read. His anger grew.
According to the rules, if Lu Li could not complete the task given by Martial Emperor, he would be grounded for three months or expelled from the sect.
Lu Li did not mind being expelled. After all, it was unlikely that a registered disciple could become a formal disciple. Lu Li was afraid that Martial Emperor would use his power to avenge a personal grudge and lock him up for ten thousand years.
"Yes!"