The First Marquis of Daxuan

"Extremely cold weather..."

Su Mu looked at the words that appeared on the mountain wall, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Only now did he realize that this icy world was called the Extreme Cold Heaven.

It is also the small world from which the master of the Jambudvipa Secret Realm originated.

The Extreme Cold Heaven was once a small world similar to the Saha World, but it was later shattered when the Lord of the Jambudvipa Secret Realm fought against his enemies.

The Lord of the Yanfu Secret Realm used unimaginable methods to collect the fragments of the Extreme Cold Heaven into his own secret realm, which is why Su Mu is seeing everything before him.

These are all inscriptions on the stone walls.

"For those who come after, I have left you a gift in the secret realm."

Su Mu's gaze fell on the last line of text, and his eyes lit up.

Are we finally getting to the main topic?

This must be the true opportunity in the secret realm of Jambudvipa.

He came to the Yanfu Secret Realm not to learn about the life and experiences of the Lord of the Yanfu Secret Realm, but for the benefits it offered.

The opportunity left behind by the Lord of the Yanfu Secret Realm—what is it?

Su Mu felt a little excited.

Mei Yanwang said that the sect leader of Yanfu Sect was able to break through to the Dao Extreme Realm because he obtained an opportunity from the Yanfu Secret Realm, and later successfully established Yanfu Sect.

It's easy to imagine how extraordinary the opportunities are in this Yanfu Secret Realm.

However, Su Mu is now worried about what exactly the opportunities in the Yanfu Secret Realm are, and whether only one person can obtain them.

If it is a martial arts inheritance, then naturally multiple people can obtain it at the same time.

But if it's some kind of treasure, then the sect leader of Yanfu Sect has already obtained it, so naturally he won't have another chance.

The next moment, Su Mu saw the last words on the stone wall, and his expression became somewhat strange.

The last line of text on the stone wall was written in a script that did not exist in this world.

Others might not recognize these characters, but Su Mu was extremely familiar with them.

Those were simplified Chinese characters that he was extremely familiar with in his previous life.

Shout my name out loud!

Su Mu slowly read aloud, "Zhang Yuanshi."

As Su Mu's voice rang out, the smooth, mirror-like mountain wall slowly split open.

"Is the name of the master of this Yanfu Secret Realm Zhang Yuanshi?"

Su Mu felt a mix of amusement and exasperation. He hadn't realized before that this senior had a knack for being funny.

What surprised him even more was that this senior was actually a time traveler just like him!
This is truly Su Mu's senior.

"This senior has gone much further than I have."

Su Mu sighed inwardly, and looking at the dark cave entrance ahead, a hint of anticipation appeared on his face.

The way to open the cave is to call out the name of this senior. The sect master of Yanfu Sect should not be able to recognize simplified Chinese characters, which means that the opportunity in this fragment of the extreme cold sky should still be there.

No one has probably been here before.

With anticipation and curiosity, Su Mu stepped into the cracked mountain wall.

Behind the mountain wall lies a vast space, resembling a crystal palace.

There were more than a dozen ice pillars standing in the space, each as thick as a person could hug, and something was frozen inside.

Su Mu's eyes lit up immediately.

This senior Zhang Yuanshi's cultivation level must have reached at least the Tai Chu Realm, so the things he left behind could not be ordinary.
This is really going to make us rich!

Su Mu stepped to an ice pillar, but instead of breaking it, he carefully examined it.

"This is--"

"Sanshenghua?"

Su Mu's breathing suddenly became heavy.

He had thought that what Zhang Yuanshi left behind would be very valuable, but he never expected it to be this valuable.

Zhang Yuanshi actually obtained the legendary Three-Life Flower and kept it.

The Three-Life Flower can grant the user an extra life.

In short, if a person's lifespan is one hundred years, and he takes the Three-Life Flower before he dies, he can be reborn and have another one hundred years of lifespan.

The effects of taking San Sheng Hua are the same for everyone.

In other words, with Su Mu's current cultivation level, his lifespan may be several thousand years. Once he consumes the Three Lives Flower, he can live for several thousand more years!
Such a thing, no matter who obtains it, should theoretically be impossible for it to be passed down to future generations.

Who wouldn't want to live another lifetime?
However, as far as Su Mu knew, the Three-Life Flower had always been a legend, and no one had ever actually obtained it.

Of course, it's also possible that some people kept the Three-Life Flower a secret after obtaining it.

After all, once people find out about this kind of thing, everyone will want to take it.

The Three-Life Flower is effective against any powerful individual.

Su Mu placed his hand on the ice pillar, and his palm began to radiate heat.

With a ticking sound, the icicle slowly melted.

After a while.

With a soft thud, the Three-Life Flower fell into Su Mu's hand.

Although countless years had passed, this Three-Life Flower had been frozen inside an ice pillar. Now that it had been unfrozen, it looked as if it had just been picked.

Sensing that the medicinal power of the Three-Life Flower had not been diminished in the slightest, Su Mu carefully put it away, a smile appearing on his face.

Just for this one Three-Life Flower, his trip was already worth it.

This is something you can't buy anywhere even if you have the money.

It's no exaggeration to say that if Su Mu were willing to exchange the Three-Life Flower, countless Dao Realm experts would be willing to help the Yanfu Secret Realm extend its lifespan by a hundred years.

Given a second chance at life, almost no strong person could resist such a temptation.

If there's any regret, it's that the Three-Life Flower couldn't help Su Mu improve his strength.

After putting away the Three-Life Flower, Su Mu moved to the next ice pillar.

The icicles closest to the entrance contain the Three-Life Flower, so how good must the contents of the other icicles be?

Su Mu's gaze fell on the second ice pillar.

Through the crystal-clear ice, Su Mu saw a fruit the size of a baby's fist.

"The Crimson Fruit of the Crimson Sky—judging by its size, it must be at least ten thousand years old."

Su Mu was familiar with this fruit; it was the Crimson Heaven Vermilion Fruit, a sacred medicine for body refinement.

The Hengshan Sect cultivates many Crimson Cloud Vermilion Fruits, but under normal circumstances, the Crimson Cloud Vermilion Fruits consumed by Hengshan Sect disciples are only a hundred years old, and those that are a thousand years old are already extremely rare.

Su Mu had never even heard of the Crimson Fruit, which was ten thousand years old.

The Crimson Fruit itself is not particularly precious, but when it reaches the age of ten thousand years, it undergoes a qualitative change due to quantitative change.

With Su Mu's current cultivation level, ordinary Crimson Heaven Vermilion Fruits no longer have any effect on him, but this ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Heaven Vermilion Fruit will definitely be able to take his Hengshan Body Refining Technique to the next level.

In other words, this ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Fruit might allow him to take another step towards the Dao Realm.

Without much hesitation, Su Mu conjured a ball of flame in his palm, enveloping the ice pillar.

Carefully melting the ice, Su Mu swallowed the ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Fruit.

Unlike the Three-Life Flower, he ate the Crimson Fruit without the slightest hesitation.

To be honest, while the Three-Life Flower has many benefits, it's not useful for Su Mu at the moment.

Because Su Mu is too young. Dao Realm experts have a lifespan of several thousand years, but he is only about a hundred years old. In other words, among Dao Realm experts, he is still an infant.

Since he still has plenty of lifespan left, he naturally doesn't need to extend it.

On the contrary, Su Mu needs the Crimson Fruit, which can enhance his strength, even more now.

But he still has a nemesis waiting for him.

If he cannot defeat the Great Celestial Venerable, then no matter how much lifespan he has, it will be useless.

Upon tasting the Crimson Fruit, Su Mu didn't even glance at the other ice pillars. Instead, he sat cross-legged and began cultivating.

The medicinal power erupted from his lower abdomen, and at the same time, a wisp of chaotic energy that he had seized from the Great Celestial Venerable began to flow through his body.

If someone were to enter the small world evolving within Su Mu's body at this moment, they would surely find that this chaotic little world was filled with lightning and thunder.

Within this small world, the light and clear rise to the surface, while the heavy and turbid sink.

Mountains, rivers, flowers, and trees begin to appear in the middle.

All of this is developing slowly.

The level of evolution of the world represents Su Mu's cultivation level.

Once this world is truly created, Su Mu will be a true Dao Realm expert.

As that wisp of chaotic energy merged into this small world, the sky in the small world grew higher and higher, and the earth grew thicker and thicker.

This wisp of chaotic energy completely merged into Su Mu's inner world, which meant that if the Great Celestial Venerable wanted to reclaim this wisp of chaotic energy, he would have to kill Su Mu.

Su Mu and the Great Celestial Venerable had truly reached a life-or-death situation.

Su Mu didn't care about becoming mortal enemies with the Great Celestial Venerable, since the two sides couldn't possibly coexist anyway.

He is now focusing all his attention on the Hengshan Body Refining Technique.

As the Hengshan Body Refining Technique was activated at full speed, the medicinal power of the Crimson Fruit was gradually absorbed by Su Mu.

His already formidable physique began to slowly improve once again.

A faint golden light flowed endlessly across his skin.

If you magnified his body ten thousand times, you would see that every cell of his body contained golden light, making him impenetrable even to heavenly soldiers.

I don’t know how long it took.

Su Mu let out a long breath and then opened his eyes.

A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and a series of crackling sounds came from Su Mu's body.

A slight smile appeared on his lips.

"As expected of a ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Fruit, it has saved me at least several years of hard work."

Su Mu sensed the changes in the power within his body and thought to himself.

Although this ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Fruit did not help him step into the threshold of the Dao Extreme Realm in one fell swoop, it did allow him to take a small step forward.

Now, Su Mu has already stepped into the Dao Extreme Realm with one foot, and the other foot is already on the threshold.

Even without any external assistance, he can reach the true Dao Realm in ten years at most.

"The benefits left behind by the time-traveling predecessors couldn't be this few."

Su Mu looked up and ahead, muttering to himself, "There are still ten ice pillars left. Surely the rest can't be worse than the Three-Life Flower and the ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Cloud Fruit?"

Thinking this, Su Muren had already arrived at the next ice pillar.

Frozen inside this icicle was actually a blood-stained suit of armor.

To be precise, it was a blood-stained, tattered suit of armor.

The crimson-gold armor was riddled with wounds, and there was a shocking knife scar on its chest.

It looked as if a person wearing armor had been killed with a single blow, and even the armor had been cleaved in two.

Su Mu raised an eyebrow slightly.

This is a fragment of the extreme cold.

It is the treasure trove of the Lord of the Secret Realm of Jambudvipa.

Just by looking at the Three-Life Flower and the ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Fruit, one can see that ordinary things simply cannot catch Zhang Yuanshi's eye.

Why would Zhang Yuanshi go to such great lengths to freeze something so ordinary?

But what's the meaning of such a damaged suit of armor?
Even if the armor was a powerful celestial being when it was intact, now that it's damaged to this state, it can only be considered a piece of junk waiting to be recycled.

Is it for some kind of commemorative significance?
If it's for commemorative purposes, then it's of no use to Su Mu. After all, it's meaningful to Zhang Yuanshi, but not to Su Mu.

With a hint of doubt, Su Mu still placed his hand on the ice pillar.

As the heat emanated from his palm, the ice pillar, which had existed for who knows how many years, slowly melted.

The armor, sealed away for countless years, slowly appeared before Su Mu's eyes.

pat.

Su Mu reached out and caught the falling armor.

It feels cold to the touch.

Su Mu subconsciously tightened his grip on the armor, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

With his current physique, how powerful is the force of his two fingers pinching together?
Even ordinary heavenly soldiers would probably be unable to withstand the force of his two fingers pinching together.

However, when his immense power struck the tattered armor, the seemingly broken armor didn't even leave a mark.

Su Mu's gaze fell on the armor, and he tightened his grip on the armor again.

Having just consumed the Crimson Fruit, his physique has been further enhanced. Now, with his full power unleashed, Su Mu believes that even if a real heavenly weapon were placed before him, he could still leave a fingerprint on it!
When Su Mu raised his finger, the armor remained unchanged.

Su Mu's pupils contracted slightly.

What materials is this armor made of that can withstand his burst of power?

That’s all.

A suit of armor capable of withstanding his full-force finger strike had been damaged to this extent.

How strong was the enemy that caused the damage?

Just thinking about Su Mu made my scalp tingle.

His fingers gently traced the damaged area on the chest of his armor.

The cut is smooth and even, clearly made with a single, powerful stroke.

To be able to slice through this armor with a single strike, the opponent's strength and the weapon they wield must be astonishing.

Even with Su Mu's current cultivation level, it's somewhat difficult for him to imagine the other party's realm.

Su Mu perked up and began to carefully examine the armor.

He was a weaponsmith by trade, and once he focused his attention, he quickly noticed the unusual nature of this armor.

First of all, the material used to forge it was a mysterious material that Su Mu had never heard of before.

Secondly, its forging method was not any weapon-making technique that Su Mu was familiar with.

The weaponsmith who forged it was even more skilled in weapon forging than Su Mu.

"The path to enlightenment is endless. I thought my weapon-making skills had reached their peak, but now it seems I was just being narrow-minded."

Su Mu thought to himself.

This armor has amazing defensive capabilities; even though it has been cleaved, it still possesses unimaginable defensive power.

If Su Mu were to wear this armor, he would be able to fight without being able to defend himself against attacks from those below the Dao Extreme Realm in close combat.

In any case, the power below the Dao Extreme Realm cannot destroy this armor at all.

One can imagine that the owner of this armor was at least a Dao Realm expert.

"The world of the Dao Extreme Realm is not as safe as imagined."

A powerful cultivator, whose cultivation level was at least at the Dao Realm and who was wearing such formidable armor, was ultimately killed in a single move.

Just how powerful was the person who killed him?

Su Mu was alarmed.

Su Mu thought for a moment, put away his armor, and then stepped to the next ice pillar.

There are twelve ice pillars in this treasure trove in the extreme cold. He has already broken three of them, leaving nine remaining.

Su Mu arrived at the fourth ice pillar. Before he could break the ice pillar, he was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but take out the battle armor that he had just put away again.

He looked at the damage to his armor, then at the frozen contents inside the ice pillar, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.

Inside the ice pillar, a thick-backed longsword, almost as tall as a person, was frozen.

Su Mu was a top-notch weaponsmith. With just one glance, he could tell that the blade on the armor was made from this long sword.

Having confirmed this, Su Mu became even more puzzled.

His initial guess was that the armor belonged to Zhang Yuanshi's friend, and that Zhang Yuanshi kept the armor here to commemorate him after his death in battle.

Now it seems like everything was wrong.

Who knows, this armor might be Zhang Yuanshi's spoils of war.

hum!
That's when.

Suddenly, a sound like a dragon's roar rang out.

boom!
The long sword inside the ice pillar trembled violently, and the powerful force caused spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the ice pillar.

It's too late, but it's soon.

There was a click.

The icicle shattered into pieces instantly.

The long sword flew into the air with a whoosh, its blade radiating a chilling aura.

In an instant, Su Mu felt as if the air around him had frozen, and even the blood in his body felt a chill that penetrated to his very bones, as if his whole body was about to be frozen.

With a low shout, Su Mu's internal power erupted.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and his expression turned fierce.

The next moment, the long sword was already slashing down on his head.

Without hesitation, Su Mu threw a punch.

boom!
The powerful forces collided.

Su Mu was sent flying backwards.

The long sword also spun and flew backward.

Both crashed into the mountainside almost simultaneously.

For a moment the earth shook.

Cracks appeared on the four walls of the Ice Crystal Palace from the shock.

Su Mu looked down at his fist.

His fist was almost cut in two, with the bare white bones exposed.

Despite his newly enhanced and powerful physique, he couldn't even withstand a single strike.

If he hadn't just consumed the Crimson Fruit, this single strike could have completely severed his fist from his body.

Taking a deep breath, as he circulated his energy, the wound began to heal at a visible speed.

Although the wound had healed, Su Mu still felt a sharp sword intent lingering in his body, frantically destroying his body.

That is to say, his body refinement level has reached an extremely high level.

Otherwise, the sheer force of that blade alone could have completely extinguished his life.

A knife, without even a wielder, has caused me so much harm.

Su Mu felt a chill run down his spine.

As the long sword slowly flew up again, a dazzling white light condensed on its blade.

Su Mu suddenly realized a problem.

With a flick of his wrist, he put the armor away.

Just as Su Mu put the armor into his storage space, the long sword visibly paused for a moment.

The white light flowing along the blade seemed to lose its target, circling once before disappearing into thin air.

Puff.

The long sword fell from the sky, its blade piercing the ground.

The eternal ice was like tofu in front of the blade; the longsword pierced straight into the ground, leaving only the hilt above the surface.

"A sword and a suit of armor, they truly are destined enemies."

Su Mu muttered to himself.

The weapon possessed a spirit, and even after so many years, it still sensed the presence of its nemesis, which is why it unleashed that attack.

Su Mu strode up to the long sword.

Between longswords and armor, the longsword clearly wins.

This place is the treasure trove of Zhang Yuanshi, the master of the Yanfu Secret Realm.

So, this long sword might be the weapon used by Zhang Yuanshi.

Su Mu reached out and grasped the hilt of the sword, intending to draw it out.

hum!
The long sword trembled violently, trying to break free from Su Mu's power.

"If you were still in Zhang Yuanshi's hands, I would be somewhat wary of you!"

But now, you're nothing more than a weapon!

Su Mu's expression hardened, and he said coldly.

boom!
Su Mu unleashed his power without reservation.

The knife trembled incessantly, yet it could never break free from Su Mu's grasp.

Su Mu slowly pulled it out of the ground, and with a clang, the blade shimmered with light.

A moment later, the longsword gave up struggling and lay quietly in Su Mu's palm.

Su Mu then held the knife horizontally in front of his eyes and began to examine it carefully.

"Slaying Immortals..."

Two characters are branded on the hilt, which is the name of the knife.

"The Immortal-Slaying Blade, who is it meant to slay? Could there be martial immortals in this world?"

Su Mu thought to himself.

"The power of this Immortal-Slaying Blade far surpasses that of the Heavenly Weapon."

Su Mu gently stroked the blade with his fingers and muttered to himself, "It might even be considered a spiritual treasure, surpassing the heavenly weapons of the Great Qian Dynasty."

Looking at the Immortal-Slaying Blade, Su Mu seemed to see the future of weapon-forging techniques.

If Su Mu could comprehend the weapon-forging technique contained within the Immortal-Slaying Blade, he was certain that his own weapon-forging skills would be further enhanced.

At that time, perhaps I will be able to personally forge a spiritual treasure comparable to the Immortal-Slaying Blade.

"There's no rush to comprehend weapon-forging techniques. With this Immortal-Slaying Blade, my strength can increase by at least ten percent."

Su Mu held the Immortal-Slaying Blade, twirling it in a flourish, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

"With the Immortal-Slaying Blade in hand, I am confident that I can fight even if I encounter a Great Celestial Venerable now."

With the sword in hand, Su Mu's confidence soared.

His gaze also fell on the remaining eight icicles.

The next moment, the Immortal-Slaying Blade in his hand began to hum.

Swish!
Su Mu swung his sword and slashed.

With a dazzling flash of light, the eight ice pillars snapped in two.

Those ice pillars, which even Su Mu would need to exert a great deal of effort to melt, were as fragile as paper under the blade of the Immortal Slaying Blade.

With a flick of his arm, Su Mu sent eight treasures neatly landing on the Immortal-Slaying Blade.

For a moment, a dazzling light shone upon Su Mu's eyes. (End of Chapter)