After Luo Ye took out the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass from his spirit tool, the surrounding air seemed to drop to freezing point.
Looking at the Immortal Herb in Luo Ye's hand, a hint of longing unconsciously appeared in the Snow Empress's eyes.
She could clearly feel that if she consumed this Immortal Herb, it would bring immeasurable benefits.
One must know that the Snow Empress's cultivation had already reached 690,000 years, and she had no confidence whatsoever in surviving the 700,000-year heavenly tribulation.
But with the aid of this Immortal Herb, she could absolutely break through to 700,000 years of cultivation in one go and successfully overcome this great tribulation.
It's no exaggeration to say that without the diary copy, an Immortal Herb like the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass would have been a great opportunity the Snow Empress dreamed of.
However, facing this temptation, the Snow Empress suppressed her inner longing and shook her head at Luo Ye, saying,
"I do want this Immortal Herb very much, but I also understand the principle of not accepting rewards without merit, so you should put it away."
"Wait until I provide you with help of corresponding value, then you can give me this Immortal Herb."
The Snow Empress originally didn't want to have too many entangled interests with Luo Ye, which was why she didn't accept the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass he was about to give her.
However, her words fell into Gu Yuena's ears and took on a different meaning.
Gu Yuena gave the Snow Empress a deep look, once again heightening her vigilance.
In Gu Yuena's view, the Snow Empress's action was simply playing hard to get.
She kept saying that she wouldn't accept rewards without merit, wanting to wait until she had provided Luo Ye with help of corresponding value in the future before taking this Immortal Herb from him.
Didn't her meaning imply that she wanted to spend more time with Luo Ye in the future, until their relationship warmed to a certain extent, and then naturally obtain the Immortal Herb?
'So scheming! The Snow Empress is truly too calculating!'
Gu Yuena sighed inwardly, genuinely believing she had met a formidable opponent.
Even though the Snow Empress was not one of Luo Ye's three women in his previous life, given her personality and conduct, she was very likely to become her biggest rival in the future.
While Gu Yuena was lamenting, Luo Ye didn't take the Snow Empress's refusal to heart, instead saying with an extremely firm attitude,
"It's fine, just take it for now. At worst, you can consider it as owing me, as if I'm prepaying you the corresponding remuneration."
As he spoke, Luo Ye also glanced at Gu Yuena, giving her a look.
The meaning was also very clear: he wanted Gu Yuena to help him persuade the Snow Empress to accept the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
Gu Yuena really wanted to complain, was Luo Ye really using her as a wingman in front of the Snow Empress?
Yet, she couldn't refuse this, who told her that her previous actions were misunderstood by Luo Ye, and to an unexplainable extent?
Helplessly, Gu Yuena could only suppress her minor emotions and looked at the Snow Empress, persuading her,
"Just take it."
"Luo Ye is right, consider it as prepayment for your escort. If you can break through to 700,000 years of cultivation with the help of this Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, it will also be a good thing for us."
Feeling Luo Ye's resolute attitude, coupled with Gu Yuena's persuasion, the Snow Empress hesitated for a moment before finally choosing to accept Luo Ye's gift.
After taking the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, the Snow Empress pursed her lips, then her red lips parted slightly, and she said softly to Luo Ye,
"Thank you, Luo Ye, then I won't be polite."
Luo Ye waved his hand upon hearing this.
"You don't need to be so polite with me."
Upon hearing these words, both the Snow Empress and Gu Yuena's moods became very subtle at the same time.
And at this moment, the diary copy in their minds began to flicker again.
[Excellent, the relationship between me and the Snow Empress has had a very good start.]
[Ever since I knew about the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, in my heart, it already belonged to the Snow Empress.]
[As an Ice and Snow Empress born of heaven and earth, it's not an exaggeration to say that the Snow Empress is the spirit of the Extreme North Land, which is why she was able to cultivate smoothly to 690,000 years of cultivation.]
[However, without a great opportunity, this would have been an unbreakable limit for the Snow Empress; breaking through to 700,000 years would have been almost impossible.]
[Now with this Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, the 700,000-year tribulation no longer poses any threat to the Snow Empress.]
[When I accumulate enough points in the future, I can also purchase a God Position seed from the point store and give it to the Snow Empress, helping her become the God of Faith in the Extreme North Land: the Ice God.]
[Of course, it's still too early to talk about these things; there's a long way to go to achieve this.]
[Moreover, the current Snow Empress hasn't shown any signs of intimacy towards me; in fact, if Na'er hadn't helped persuade her, she might not even have accepted that Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.]
[Thanks to Na'er's help, I will definitely not let her down; I must find a way to win over the Snow Empress.]
Looking at the new content displayed in the diary copy, although Luo Ye was thanking her, Gu Yuena saw a strong sense of mockery in it.
This, of course, didn't mean Luo Ye was mocking her.
Rather, it was that other diary copy owners, upon seeing this entry, would probably be secretly mocking her behind her back.
Actively pushing her own man into someone else's arms, such an act was truly not something an ordinary person could do.
Let alone others.
Now even the Snow Empress was somewhat suspicious of whether Gu Yuena was truly helping Luo Ye pursue her.
Thinking of this possibility, the Snow Empress looked strangely at Gu Yuena beside her.
Feeling her gaze, Gu Yuena truly wished she could disappear in a flash.
Unfortunately, she couldn't do that, so she could only change the subject, saying,
"Aren't you going to consume this Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass directly and use this opportunity to break through to 700,000 years of cultivation?"
Even Luo Ye looked at the Snow Empress, curious why she wasn't doing so.
The Snow Empress shook her head slightly upon hearing this.
"This is the Star Dou Great Forest after all; being here will prevent me from getting environmental amplification."
"So I plan to go to the Extreme North Land to consume it; this way, I won't have to worry about any accidents."
Gu Yuena nodded understandingly upon hearing this.
"After this matter is over, I'll accompany you on your trip. If anything unexpected happens, I can help you."
Facing Gu Yuena's kindness, the Snow Empress did not refuse.
Just as Gu Yuena was about to say something else, an ethereal cat's meow came, immediately drawing the trio's attention.
Zhu Zhuqing's absorption of the spirit ring had reached its end, successfully absorbing the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's spirit ring completely.
At the same time, her Hell Civet Spirit also underwent a tremendous transformation.