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Chapter 398 Ice Lotus Frost [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Inside the inner hall.

"Xuan Yin Old Demon, hand over the treasure!"

"This treasure is not something you can keep, fellow Daoist. You'd better hand it over quickly!"

Faced with the coercion of a group of Nascent Soul cultivators, the Xuan Yin Old Demon clutched his chest, his eyes blazing with fury.

"Good! Good! Good! I've been hunting geese all day long, but today I've been pecked in the eye by a goose instead."

Enraged, the old demon Xuan Yin's eyes flashed with ferocious bloodshot veins. The Frost Flame he had been plotting for over three hundred years was gone, and even the Xuan Yin Divine Fire was gone.

That rebellious disciple, Yun Yao, actually fled with the treasure!
"I have said it many times: this traitor has already defected. If you hadn't insisted on opposing me, why would I have given him this chance!"

"Never mind this old devil for now, let's catch up with this junior first."

"Damn it, if this junior takes the treasure, we'll be the laughingstock of the cultivation world once we get out."

The burly Jin Kaishan was also furious.

In the past ten thousand years, this secret realm has only been exploited once by a Core Formation cultivator, but who would have thought that it would happen again this time.

It happened right under the noses of these Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Chase!"

A group of Nascent Soul stage monsters unleashed terrifying auras and gave chase.

Meanwhile, the elder of the Azure Sea Palace, who was also in the lead in the pursuit, curled up a smug smile on his lips.

However, to his surprise, there were two unexpected events in this secret realm.

The first instance involved a descendant of the Insect Demon, and the second instance was actually snatched up by a Core Formation cultivator.

"Hehe, this is getting more and more interesting."

The inner sanctuary has four entrances leading to the labyrinth.

One of them, Yun Yao, had a frosty expression, and the cold air from her mouth and nose was clearly visible with every breath. At this moment, she was in a sorry state as she fled into the maze.

"I never expected that a junior in the Core Formation stage would get the better of me this time. These old fogies are really getting worse as they get older. But it doesn't matter."

The appearance of this treasure will likely attract the greed of many old fogies, causing chaos among them. Hopefully, this young man will be lucky enough to survive.

As Yun Yao flashed past, a figure calmly watched her pass by.

This person was none other than the young Core Formation cultivator who was traveling with us from the Azure Sea Palace.

"Reporting to the Grand Palace Master, I have placed the teleportation array map and the treasure together as you instructed, but I did not expect..."

A group of old ghosts fought over it, but a young girl in the late Core Formation stage actually got the better deal.

Just then, golden light flashed behind the girl, and the figure of the Grand Elder of the Azure Sea Palace slowly emerged. However, judging from his illusory figure, he had obviously used some kind of secret technique or other treasure.

"However, I am worried that this item might have some impact on us in the future?"

Under the solemn questioning of the Grand Elder, the sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl glanced at him indifferently and waved her hand, saying:
"This spiritual object splits into two. No matter how powerful the Frost Flame is, it will be restrained by the original Ice Lotus. I'm afraid it's those old fogies from the outer sea."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder bowed his head and clasped his hands in greeting.

He was the only person inside the Bihai Palace besides the two palace masters who knew about this matter.

The Ice Lotus Frost Flame is a rare treasure of heaven and earth, its value immeasurable. Even for a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, it is a precious gem.

However, the Second Palace Master split it in two, leaving the icy flame within the secret realm, thus setting up this scheme.

However, although this cold flame was extremely terrifying, even he, with his cultivation level, was still apprehensive, it was restrained by the other half of the ice lotus body.

If this cold flame is used to deal with them in the future, it can naturally be subdued with the ice lotus.

The Grand Palace Master's decision to place the teleportation array map within it was also intended to temporarily conceal the Cold Flame within the Abyss.

In this way, as long as the treasure remains missing, and as long as they secretly tamper with it from time to time, this group of Nascent Soul cultivators will continue to fight endlessly.

As for Han Yan, she can be taken back at any time if her plan succeeds.

"By the way, is there any news about the successor of the Insect Demon?"

"Reporting to the Grand Palace Master, based on the information we have obtained so far, this successor of the Insect Demon seems to be Huang Tianxiao, the personal disciple of the Xuan Yin Old Demon."

However, based on the information gathered, it seems this person deliberately leaked the information.

This was also the most puzzling point for the Grand Elder. Normally, anyone who obtains a treasure would hide it away, but this successor of the Insect Demon seemed to be afraid that others wouldn't know it was him.

"Deliberate!? It seems to be another power struggle, with some unknown circumstances."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Palace Master couldn't help but smile sarcastically, then added, in a rare display of teasing:
"But this old demon Xuan Yin is really lucky. All the good things happened to him. The Holy Maiden of the Divine Sect defected with Xuan Yin Divine Fire and Cold Flame."

Whether he's a direct disciple or a descendant of the Insect Demon, this is getting more and more interesting.

"Who can argue with that? Who knows if this old guy will be plagued by inner demons in the future."

The Grand Elder also revealed a gloating smile.

"Alright, while these old ghosts are chasing after us, it's time to collect the Void Stones from the inner hall. Schemes and tricks are never the right thing to do; in the end, strength is what matters in the cultivation world."

"Yes!"

……

One after another, Nascent Soul stage monsters frantically poured into the maze, determined to find the Core Formation junior who had obtained the treasure.

However, while this group of Nascent Soul cultivators were preoccupied with finding Yun Yao, the Core Formation cultivator who had escaped with her treasures, they were currently in a secret chamber filled with Buddhist light.

In the outer chamber, the sword servant sat cross-legged, concentrating on restoring his magical power. He could clearly see the outside world through the stone wall.

Inside the inner chamber, under layers of restrictions, Yun Yao's skin was covered in frost, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

"Concentrate and circulate your energy!"

Lin Chang'an took a deep breath and began to circulate his magic power to help Yun Yao heal her injuries.

The two met at the agreed-upon location in the maze, but Lin Chang'an changed his plans at the last minute.

Originally, the two of them took advantage of the chaos in the maze to hide in the secret realm and then teleport out.

But now that he has this perfectly preserved secret chamber thanks to the jade tablet, and there are also protective barriers outside, he naturally chooses to come here first.

After all, there is no better place in this maze than a secret chamber protected by restrictions.

Yun Yao, who was shivering from the cold, managed a smile on her pale face and couldn't help but tease her:
“Brother Lin, this time the old demon has really suffered a big setback. I even brought out the Frost Flame that the old demon had been plotting for three hundred years.”

Whenever this matter is mentioned, Yun Yao can't help but reveal a gloating, vengeful smile.

However, at this moment, several chaotic clusters of Xuan Yin Divine Fire were gathering within his body.

It is obvious that these chaotic Xuan Yin divine flames are all from the cultivators who were competing for the Saintess candidate, as Yun Yao mentioned before.

Lin Chang'an is now circulating his cultivation technique to continuously help Yun Yao heal the injuries caused by the cold flames and purify the Xuan Yin Divine Fire within her body.

"Yun Yao, you've been too reckless. If you hadn't been so greedy for this ice flame, you wouldn't have suffered such injuries."

Lin Chang'an frowned and focused. Yun Yao's actions this time were indeed quite risky, like playing with fire.

However, a smile bloomed on Yun Yao's face. She slowly opened her mouth and spat out a snow-white, icy lotus seed.

The terrifying lotus seed appeared before the two of them. Through the transparent ice crystal seed, they could clearly see the flickering, dancing cold flames inside.

"This is the Frost Flame that the Nascent Soul Demon spent three hundred years preparing for!" Although sealed by the lotus seed, Lin Chang'an could still feel the terrifying power of the Frost Flame.

“Brother Lin, if you want your natal magic weapon to recover quickly, you need a Yin attribute spiritual flame. This Cold Flame is undoubtedly a top-tier Yin attribute spiritual flame.”

Yun Yao spoke slowly with a pale smile, and at this distance, Lin Chang'an could clearly feel a cool fragrance.

Lin Chang'an fell silent after hearing this; Yun Yao actually remembered this matter.

"But you're still being too reckless. The Profound Yin Divine Fire is also a Yin-attribute spiritual flame. Even the Profound Yin Old Demon had to put a lot of effort into cultivating it. Once its supernatural power is fully developed, it may not be much inferior."

However, Yun Yao remained silent for a long time before suddenly speaking softly:

"Brother Lin, I'm afraid I can't go out with you this time."

Lin Chang'an was somewhat taken aback when he heard this. He saw Yun Yao sigh softly, but her eyes still showed a firm determination.

“Brother Lin, this Frost Flame is a manifestation of the spirits of heaven and earth. When I was retrieving the treasure, the pure and spiritual energy it produced helped me awaken my ethereal body. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have dared to take this Frost Flame away.”

The ethereal body is a relatively rare type of spatial spirit body.

Under Lin Chang'an's gaze, Yun Yao said softly:

"This ethereal body isn't actually very useful, since I haven't heard of any powerful spatial cultivation techniques in the cultivation world, but it's different in this secret realm."

The restrictions of this secret realm will teleport all beings not belonging to the realm out when it closes, but this ethereal body can isolate itself from this non-belonging aura…

Upon hearing this, Lin Chang'an finally understood Yun Yao's plan.

Legend has it that when ancient cultivators ascended to heaven or went to other realms, they would carry an alien aura that was incompatible with their native land, thus requiring a great deal of time to eliminate this aura.

The restrictions in these ancient secret realms were inspired by this.

Unfortunately, the elixirs and secret techniques that could eliminate the aura of foreign lands have long been lost.

That's why when the secret realm closes, it teleports all living beings out, almost without exception.

"Yun Yao, can your ethereal body isolate you from otherworldly auras?"

To Lin Chang'an's astonishment, this ethereal body actually possessed such an ability.

"If it wasn't possible before, but when I was retrieving the Frost Flame, I absorbed a lot of the pure spiritual energy of the lotus seed itself, which gave me some of the aura of the creatures in the secret realm. Now I can do that."

Hearing Yun Yao's words, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but show a look of envy.

Although this secret realm is fraught with danger, it is also incredibly rich in spiritual energy and offers countless opportunities.

"This place is rich in spiritual energy, making it a rare spiritual land in the cultivation world. Moreover, with this Xuan Yin Divine Fire, I can slowly search for Nascent Soul spiritual objects after the secret realm closes."

It would take anywhere from a few decades to a hundred years to reach the Nascent Soul stage; there are countless treasures here…

When Yun Yao mentioned her plans, she couldn't help but smile.

"And there's also Brother Lin. After I form my Nascent Soul here, it won't be difficult to prepare a sufficient supply of Nascent Soul materials for you. At that time, you only need to release the restrictions on your Void Spirit Body to leave the secret realm..."

When Yun Yao mentioned her plans, a hint of excitement couldn't help but appear in her eyes.

Lin Chang'an was also very tempted after hearing this.

Yun Yao's ability to remain within the secret realm was an immense stroke of luck. Both of them were steadfast in their Daoist convictions and naturally understood that this meant they would remain within three hundred years before the next opening of the secret realm.

Yun Yao can search for treasures and enjoy the spiritual energy cultivation within this secret realm.

At the same time, Yun Yao was also thinking of finding a few more spiritual items for Lin Chang'an to help him reach the Nascent Soul stage.

Lin Chang'an felt only genuine envy for Yun Yao's fortunate circumstances.

First Huang Tianxiao, then Yun Yao, he felt that the Xuan Yin Divine Sect had gathered the chosen ones of destiny.

This comparison made Lin Chang'an sigh, no wonder the cultivation world says that opportunity is sometimes more important than any talent or effort.

A great opportunity can create a Nascent Soul cultivator, while talent and hard work can only increase a cultivator's chances of forming a Nascent Soul.

This is a good thing, and Lin Chang'an is naturally happy for Yun Yao.

"Hold your breath and concentrate. Even if you have to stay in the secret realm, you must first refine this Profound Yin Divine Fire."

Lin Chang'an took a deep breath and solemnly gave instructions, while Yun Yao slowly closed her eyes. The two of them used the dual cultivation secret method to quickly purify and refine the Xuan Yin Divine Fire in their bodies.

……

Time passed slowly, and chaos erupted outside.

However, Lin Chang'an and Yun Yao, who were hiding in the restricted chamber, closed their eyes and circulated their cultivation techniques.

If the Xuan Yin Divine Fire within Yun Yao's body was previously just a flame, it is now a blazing divine flame, commonly known as the minor achievement of the Spiritual Fire Divine Power.

However, because this supernatural power was achieved by taking shortcuts using other methods, it is rather chaotic.

Even the Xuan Yin Old Demon would need to spend a great deal of time to completely refine it before he could master the Xuan Yin Divine Fire.

Moreover, due to the presence of impurities, the Xuan Yin Divine Fire will be unable to unleash its full power.

However, under Lin Chang'an's Xuan Tian magic power, the situation was different. With each wash, the impurities of the Xuan Yin Divine Fire were purified, and its initial violent power began to subside.

Yun Yao also activated her Gui Water Demon Art, and with the Xuan Yin Divine Fire condensed and cultivated within her body as the main force, under the blessing of Xuan Tian's magic power, she began to continuously devour other spiritual fires.

Finally, a ball of dark blue flame formed around the Golden Core.

At this moment, as the Xuan Yin Divine Fire was stabilized within the secret chamber, a chilling aura filled the chamber, further amplified by the Buddhist light emanating from the walls.

A mist enveloped the secret chamber, while the sword attendants outside stood solemnly guarding it.

"Brother Lin."

After an unknown amount of time, Yun Yao's eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her beautiful eyes.

Perhaps because it was safe to hide here, Yun Yao gradually lowered her guard, and her eyes, which were usually full of strength and heroism, turned into tenderness at this moment.

"Brother Lin, this is my soul lamp. If Yun Yao appears from the secret realm, you will know immediately..."

For cultivators of sects and families, the Soul Lamp is a spiritual object used to sense life and death and to search for answers.

However, independent cultivators would not easily acquire such items, as they would be easily tracked if obtained by the enemy.

Amidst the swirling mist emanating from the chilling air, Yun Yao's eyelashes were covered with a layer of fine water droplets. Unbeknownst to them, the two had intertwined their fingers during their dual cultivation, their eyes locked.

"Yun Yao."

Their long-standing relationship meant that if Yun Yao hadn't been in the Xuan Yin Divine Sect, they would have been together long ago.

Having experienced life and death once again, Yun Yao has broken free from her cage, and the feelings she has suppressed in her heart will naturally not be hidden from Lin Chang'an.

"Brother Lin, this is our last meeting. Please be careful out there..."

Unbeknownst to her, Yun Yao was already half-lying in Lin Chang'an's arms, whispering softly in his ear, "The Yin essence of the Gui Water Demonic Art I cultivate can also help Brother Lin..."

“Yun Yao…”

Amidst the swirling mist, her clothes slowly slipped off her shoulders. Lin Chang'an responded softly, and their lips met. Their figures gradually and intimately intertwined, tender and inseparable.

Feeling the firmness and elasticity of her waist, breathing in the elegant fragrance lingering around their noses, the two began to practice another cultivation method in the secret art of dual cultivation, merging yin and yang to cultivate the Great Dao together.

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