Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 321 The Coldness of the World
Sun Yanwan, Wuyinghou, and Yang Diao'er arrived at Yanchi Lake and were all deeply shocked to see the large, unmelted ice and the Northern Yan monk inside.

If we were to say which sect in the vicinity has the best information at this moment, it would undoubtedly be Sun Yanwan's Tianma Gang. The other sects are not even that uninformed; they have already evacuated the vicinity. After all, Ba Tianmo was too ruthless, and almost all the martial arts practitioners who had not left had been killed.

So early in the morning, Sun Yanwan received the news and rushed to the lakeside. She saw the huge block of ice, which was quite a wonder, and also saw the Northern Yan monk frozen inside.

Sun Yanwan couldn't help but reach out and touch the ice block, only to feel a chill that penetrated his entire body. This chill gave him a very peculiar feeling.

Sun Yanwan pondered for a long time before suddenly saying, "Diao'er, shatter this block of ice and kill the monks inside."

"Yes, use the Xuanming Yin Sha Technique."

Yang Diao'er drew out the Ice Silkworm Treasure Fan, activated the Xuanming Yin Sha Gong, and slapped it onto the ice block.

An extremely yin and cold internal force spread out, penetrating into the ice block and instantly shattering the monk's heart meridian.

Xuanming Daoist's unique and legendary skills are among the best in the world; otherwise, how could he have become a grandmaster of our time?

Yang Diao'er put in the most effort into the Xuanming Yinsha Gong. If she hadn't been awakened to her seven emotions and six desires, and developed extremely intense feelings, causing her Tianmo Gong to advance by leaps and bounds, she would have only been able to break through to the innate level using the Xuanming Yinsha Gong.

The Northern Yan monk, frozen in ice, was in a state of utter confusion, his physical body completely defenseless. Yang Diao'er's Xuanming Yinsha Technique penetrated his heart meridian, and he died without uttering a sound.

Just as Yang Diao'er was about to retrieve the Ice Silkworm Fan after killing the Northern Yan monk, an extremely yin and cold energy flowed from the ice block, along the Ice Silkworm Fan, and into Yang Diao'er's body.

The young saintess of the demonic sect was slightly surprised. She had just uttered a sound when Sun Yanwan reached out and placed his hand on her back, activating the Xuanbing Treasure Mirror and channeling a wisp of cold energy into her. He was slightly astonished to find that a wisp of extremely pure cold energy was indeed combining with Yang Diao'er's internal energy, stimulating the Xuanming Yin Sha True Qi, and continuously circulating through the meridians in her body.

This strangely cold energy was like a living thing, seemingly having a thorough understanding of the eight extraordinary meridians, twelve regular meridians, and thirty-six hidden meridians of the human body. It traveled through the meridians in a strange way, nourishing and strengthening itself with each circle it made, repeatedly trying to turn the tables and assimilate Yang Diao'er's Xuanming Yinsha internal energy.

If it were only Yang Diao'er alone, her Xuanming Yinsha True Qi would probably be completely dissipated. However, with Sun Yanwan's help and the Heavenly Demon Art as her foundation, the two of them worked together to control the cold energy and force it to operate according to the Xuanming Yinsha Art.

Yang Diao'er felt that her internal energy was constantly breaking through, and at least seven or eight hidden meridians that she had painstakingly cultivated but had not yet been able to open were suddenly broken open. With each hidden meridian that was broken open, the cold true energy dissipated a little, and with each little dissipation of the cold true energy, the Xuanming Yin Sha true energy would grow stronger by one or two tenths.

However, this strange cold energy was too difficult to deal with. Even with the two of them working together, it took them most of the hour to lock it within the twelve meridians.

Among the meridians in the human body, the twelve regular meridians have the strongest yang energy, which can stop this strange cold true energy from growing stronger.

However, this is only a temporary measure. Only by completely refining this extremely cold energy can the problem be solved.

Sun Yanwan withdrew her hand with a serious expression and asked in a low voice, "Diao'er, how are you feeling?"

Yang Diao'er sensed the true energy within her body and showed a look of surprise, but in the end she only said, "It's acceptable."

Wuyinghou remarked from the side, "You two are acting so oblivious to everyone else; it's really infuriating." Sun Yanwan chuckled. His decision was also impromptu, though he vaguely sensed that this matter would likely bring immense benefits. However, these benefits couldn't be shared between him and Yang Diao'er; each person had to enjoy them alone. This feeling was extremely subtle, seemingly without origin, yet undeniably correct. Without the slightest hesitation, he chose to let Yang Diao'er enjoy this benefit alone.

The three of them were observing the large block of ice, and they noticed that it was melting much faster than it had originally been.

The Northern Yan monk, frozen in ice, withered rapidly despite being encased in ice, as if all his vital energy had been drained away, making him look extremely horrifying.

Sun Yanwan said in a low voice, "This monk is a bit strange. I'm afraid that once he comes out of the ice, he will be another Ba Tianmo."

Wuying Hou nodded slightly. At their level of cultivation, they all had some kind of mystical senses. He also sensed that this monk was very dangerous, but he also had a vague feeling that he couldn't kill him, or he would be in big trouble.

He glanced at Yang Diao'er and Sun Yanwan, and suddenly understood why Sun Yanwan had asked Yang Diao'er to kill the Northern Yan monk, and also understood why he felt he was going to be in trouble.

Wuyinghou said in a low voice, "There is a strange true energy in the monk's body. This true energy should have completely transformed all the martial arts he had painstakingly cultivated throughout his life into an extremely yin and cold internal force."

"If my guess is correct, I'm afraid that whoever killed him, this extremely yin and cold internal energy will, like a maggot clinging to a bone, transfer to the person who killed him."

Wuyinghou suddenly realized and exclaimed, "I understand now. Batianmo is also afraid that the coldness on Duanmu's body will transfer to him, and his power may be corrupted. This extremely yin and cold power and the Four Symbols Yuan Gong are probably mutually restraining. If they are combined, they will cancel each other out."

Sun Yanwan nodded, agreeing with what Wuying Hou said. Especially when he helped Yang Diao'er suppress that strangely cold true energy, it was indeed full of spirit and didn't seem like true energy at all, but rather like "a living ice silkworm".

This feeling made Sun Yanwan slightly uneasy, and she asked in a low voice, "Diao'er, how are you feeling?"

Yang Diao'er said in a low voice, "It's alright for now."

Sun Yanwan looked at the Northern Yan monk in the ice block and said to the Tianma Gang members who had followed her, "Prepare a coffin and give this master a proper burial. Before the burial, search his body thoroughly to see if there are any tokens to confirm his identity."

The members of the Tianma Gang were used to this kind of work and replied one after another, "There will definitely be no mistakes."

Sun Yanwan then took Wuyinghou and Yang Diao'er back to Dangmo Manor.

He intentionally took Yang Diao'er to see Duanmu Xianling. When Duanmu Xianling saw Yang Diao'er, she was extremely surprised, and her body was restless, which she could hardly suppress.

Sun Yanwan hurriedly told Yang Diao'er to leave, and then activated his power, drawing out a portion of his true energy to help Duanmu Xianling circulate her inner energy. However, he also discovered that Duanmu Xianling's Ice Silkworm Transformation technique had been completely altered, and its path was similar to the strange route that the strange cold true energy had taken to circulate in Yang Diao'er's body.

After sensing for a while, Sun Yanwan went to find Yang Diao'er and helped her suppress the strange cold true energy in her body.

He could sense that the cold energy in Yang Diao'er's body was transported along a slightly different route than the cold energy in Duanmu Xianling's body.

(End of this chapter)