Both the Ice Lotus and the Fire Lotus are extremely rare and special herbs found between heaven and earth.
Master Mo Yang's Plants Illustrated Handbook records it very clearly, the Fire Lotus only grows in environments where geothermal heat is incredibly intense. Basically, it's only possible for a Fire Lotus to appear at the mouth of a volcano or in the underground where high-temperature magma still exists.
The Ice Lotus is even rarer.
Many people think that the Ice Lotus must grow on the perpetually snow-covered peaks of high mountains or in other ice- and snow-bound lands. In fact, Master Mo Yang recorded two Ice Lotuses, one of which was found in an underground dark river and the other at the bottom of a well known as Lock Dragon Well.
If one seeks the Ice Lotus in the snow atop mountains or in the lands of extreme cold, it will be like trying to draw blood from a stone.