Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 631 Endless Ice Plains, An Encounter with a Cultivator (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Just as Li Yunjing was about to give chase, the ground suddenly shook violently.

The fourth-tier ice golem returned, its massive ice fist slamming down on its head!

"Husband, be careful!"

Zhao Qijiao shouted, and with a flash of her whip, she lashed out at the fourth-tier ice puppet with a "crack".

The collision of the two forces unleashed a shockwave that sent all the surrounding barbarian warriors flying.

"No need to linger! Let's go!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Yunjing grabbed the two women, and the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" swelled to a hundred feet in length. The seven-colored divine light carried the three of them as they transformed into a stream of light and broke through the encirclement.

"Activate the sacred mountain's protective barrier!"

A hysterical roar came from behind: "We must not let them escape!"

A quarter of an hour later, a dozen snow-capped peaks suddenly lit up with an eerie blue light, and countless runes emerged from beneath the ice.

The sky suddenly darkened, and the heavy snow instantly turned into sharp ice blades, sweeping in from all directions.

"It's the barbarian mountain-protecting formation!"

Su Muqing's face turned deathly pale. "This power is already close to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator..."

"Even the power of a Nascent Soul level cultivator can't stop me!"

Li Yunjing snorted coldly, and the sword vibrated and hummed, its speed suddenly increasing several times, tearing a path through the sky full of ice blades.

Just as they were about to break out of the snow-capped mountains, the void ahead suddenly distorted, and the old priest teleported to block their path!

"Leave behind the 'Mystic Ice Soul'!"

The old priest's face was contorted, and his flesh was visibly withering away, clearly indicating that he was performing some kind of forbidden secret technique.

The bone staff in his hand transformed into a hundred-foot-long bone dragon, which opened its mouth and spewed out azure dragon breath.

"court death!"

A murderous intent surged in Li Yunjing's eyes, and a large seal suddenly flew out from between his brows.

It was Li Yunjing's natal magic weapon, the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal"!
"boom……"

The intense light from the thunderous explosion eclipsed the color of the sky and earth.

When the light faded, the old priest had vanished without a trace, leaving only a charred bone staff falling from the sky.

The three dared not linger, and the sword light swept across the last stretch of distance in an instant.

As the snow-capped mountain completely disappeared behind her, Su Muqing suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and fainted.

"Her injuries were too severe."

After examining the wound, Zhao Qi said gravely, "The injury must be treated as soon as possible."

Li Yunjing looked at the vast ice plains to the north and said in a deep voice, "We've escaped the enemy's spiritual detection range by the next hundred miles. Let's find a place to rest for a while."

He secretly lamented to himself, for once he had headed north, there was no turning back.

Su Muqing's injuries were quite severe; sending her back alone would be suicide.

But taking Su Muqing across several continents to the "far north" depends on whether she's willing!
Another point is that even if Su Muqing is willing, Li Yunjing is not!

Isn't this just creating an unnecessary burden?
Su Muqing's cultivation level was quite high, reaching the sixth level of the Golden Core Realm, but in Li Yunjing's eyes, it was nothing special...

Without the cultivation level of the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm, one can hardly be of any help.

It makes no difference whether there is one more person or one less person.

The "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" changed direction, drawing a seven-colored arc in the swirling snow.

Three hundred miles away, there is an endless ice field, nothing but a vast expanse of ice, with no end in sight.

This is the border between the "Great Ming Cultivation World" and the "Southern Heaven Continent".

Only after traversing three thousand miles of ice plains will one reach the border and enter the depths of the continent.

This three-thousand-mile-long ice plain is extremely dangerous; the frigid temperature alone can freeze a Qi Refining Realm cultivator to death.

If you add the ice-type monsters on the ice plains, the harsh climate of the world makes the chance of a Foundation Establishment cultivator dying almost zero.

Only Golden Core cultivators like Li Yunjing, Su Muqing, and Zhao Qi can survive here and have a chance to successfully reach the "Southern Heaven Continent".

"Chichichi..."

The "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" unleashed a series of sword energies, cutting a three-zhang-deep sloping cave in the thick ice layer.

After Li Yunjing led Zhao Qi and Su Muqing underground, he filled the chopped ice back in, creating a space about ten feet deep beneath the ice.

The three of them can hide here and set up some restrictions and formations to evade the barbarian search.

Sure enough, no problems occurred for the next three days.

Under the protection of Li Yunjing and Zhao Qi, Su Muqing took healing pills, closed her eyes, and meditated to treat her injuries.

"Ugh……"

Seeing Su Muqing's pale face, Li Yunjing sighed. He could tell at a glance that it would be impossible for Su Muqing to heal herself in less than ten days or half a month.

He doesn't have the time to waste half a month keeping Su Muqing in an ice cave.
Thinking of this, Li Yunjing took out the "Yin Yang Treasure Mirror". He cast a spell on the white mirror, and instantly, white light shone brightly, shining onto Su Muqing's delicate body.

Not long after, Su Muqing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and a warm feeling rose up all over her body. The injured area felt tingly and numb, as if it was healing rapidly.

"what?"

Zhao Qi looked at the scene before her with great curiosity.

She had seen Li Yunjing's magical artifact before, but she never expected it to have such a wonderful healing effect; it was truly amazing.

"The Yin-Yang Mirror can reverse Yin and Yang, turning death into life."

Li Yunjing explained calmly, "A white face signifies life, while a black face signifies death."

Under Li Yunjing's spell, Su Muqing's pale face regained its color at a visible speed. She slowly opened her eyes and exclaimed in surprise, "My injuries are seventy percent healed! Fellow Daoist Li, your magic weapon is truly miraculous!"

"Don't be happy too early."

Li Yunjing put away the precious mirror, but his brows remained furrowed: "Fellow Daoist Su, I have bad news for you. We have entered a desolate ice plain, and are getting further and further away from the 'Great Ming Immortal Cultivation World'."

"Hmm! With our cultivation levels, we should have no problem going back."

Su Muqing remained calm; she was unaware of Li Yunjing's plans.

"Hehe! Sorry, Zhao Qi and I are not planning to go back. We are going to cross the endless ice plains and enter other countries."

Li Yunjing showed a hint of apology and smiled, "Whether you want to go back alone or come with us to other countries?"

Upon hearing this, Su Muqing's face turned deathly pale.

"Fellow Daoist Li, have you gone mad?"

She suddenly stood up, nearly hitting her forehead on the ceiling of the ice cave: "Even Nascent Soul cultivators dare not easily cross the three thousand miles of ice plains!"

At the same time, she secretly lamented that if Li Yunjing and Zhao Qi did not go back with her, how could she possibly get through the barbarian blockade and return to the "Northern Emperor's Sect" on her own?
But after following Li Yunjing and Zhao Qi through the endless ice plains and into other countries, how will she get back?

Doesn't that contradict the purpose of going home?

For a moment, the ice cave was completely silent.

"Sister Su, we were forced into this situation."

After a while, seeing the awkward atmosphere, Zhao Qi had no choice but to say, "Yun Jing and I have something extremely important to do. We can't turn back. We have to hurry and head north. If it really doesn't work out, you can come with us."

Su Muqing remained silent.

“The three of us traveling together will provide mutual support and make it relatively safer. If you go back alone, the barbarians will definitely be on guard against that and have blocked the area around the Holy Mountain, so you won’t be able to get through.”

Zhao Qi offered further words of persuasion.

"I'll go with you!"

Su Muqing bit her lip until it bled, revealing her pearly white teeth: "But if we encounter danger along the way... please abandon me."

The first two sentences were the truth, but the last sentence was Su Muqing's little test.

"how is this possible?"

Li Yunjing looked at the woman with a half-smile and said, "You are my savior. Besides, once you join the team, you are one of us. I, Li Yunjing, have never abandoned my teammates or run away before!"

"Sorry, I thought too much."

After being scolded by Li Yunjing, Su Muqing blushed slightly and frankly admitted her little thoughts.

"Good! This is the Fellow Daoist Su I know!"

Li Yunjing laughed loudly.

"go!"

The moment the three broke through the ice, the entire ice cave collapsed with a deafening roar.

The three of them sped away on their magical artifacts, covering dozens of miles in the blink of an eye.

Su Muqing looked back and saw that the original path was now completely covered in white, with no way back at all.

Not long after, several streaks of light appeared in the distance, rushing towards them.

"Let's go! Fly close to the ice!"

Li Yunjing held Su Muqing with his left hand and made a sword incantation with his right.

The "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" transformed into a seven-colored sword light, carrying the three of them as they sped along the ground.

Two hours later, the pursuers had long since disappeared.

In terms of speed, apart from Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, no one can outrun Li Yunjing.

As they traversed a glacial canyon, a chilling "crack" suddenly echoed ahead. There, on a hundred-meter-high ice cliff, crawled countless transparent, six-legged ice spiders!
"It's an Ice Marrow Spider swarm!"

Zhao Qi's voice trembled, "They can sense spiritual energy fluctuations... These beasts' perception ability is comparable to that of the Nascent Soul Realm; it's their talent."

"It's alright! Just charge in!"

Li Yunjing raised an eyebrow and decided to charge in anyway.

In Li Yunjing's view, humans are more dangerous than monsters, and he is not too worried about encountering monsters of the same level.

Before long, the spider swarm suddenly turned their heads in unison, and thousands of pairs of compound eyes locked onto the three people at the same time!

Li Yunjing suddenly pushed the two women behind him. The Yin-Yang Treasure Mirror floated above the heads of the three of them. A flash of light appeared in his hand, and the "Heavenly Net" flew out, turning into a golden light!
This "Heavenly Net" is not the one Li Yunjing initially obtained, but a fourth-tier treasure he acquired after killing a Nascent Soul Realm True Person from the "Heavenly Net Dao Sect".

This net is incredibly powerful; within a ten-mile radius, the entire area is enveloped in a golden grid of light.

"boom!"

As the "net of heaven and earth" slowly descended, the ice cliff suddenly shattered, and a spider queen the size of a house burst out of the ice, the cold air she exhaled instantly freezing the ground into spiderweb-like cracks.

The Spider Queen let out a piercing shriek, and countless ice spiders immediately spat out crystalline spider silk, weaving a huge ice net in mid-air.

The two large nets collided violently in mid-air, bursting into a blinding flash of light.

"Crack!"

The giant web formed by the ice spiders actually withstood the downward pressure of the "Heavenly Net," and the eerie blue light emanating from the spider silk gradually froze the golden mesh!

"This Spider Queen has at least the peak of the third tier of cultivation!"

Li Yunjing's expression changed slightly, and he increased his magical power.

At the same time, Li Yunjing swung his "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" down at the Ice Marrow Spider swarm.

"His..."

The seven-colored sword light severed the ice spider silk wherever it passed.

The spider queen let out an angry hiss, and her eight compound eyes simultaneously lit up with an eerie blue light.

"Watch out! It's summoning more companions!"

Su Muqing unleashed the "Frosty Moon Wheel," which spun and showered down cool moonlight, slicing several ice spiders that pounced at her in two.

Zhao Qi was not to be outdone. Her long whip moved like a serpent, crackling and popping wherever it went, causing the ice spiders to explode and die.

But the swarm of spiders was so numerous that they quickly surrounded the three of them again.

"Looks like we'll have to go for something drastic!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes. He suddenly pulled out ten Five Elements Divine Thunder Talismans from his storage ring: "Step back, all of you!"

"Boom!"

The ten talismans exploded as soon as they were thrown out.

Under Li Yunjing's control, the power of the "Five Elements Divine Thunder" was transformed into "Bing Fire Divine Thunder," a blazing thunder and fire that swept across the entire canyon.

The ice spiders screamed in agony in the intense heat, and even the queen's carapace was scorched red-hot.

"go!"

The three seized the opportunity to break out of the encirclement.

However, after flying a hundred feet, the ice in front of them suddenly collapsed, and three spider queens of the same size broke through the ice!

"how is this possible?"

Zhao Qi's face turned deathly pale. "How could a spider queen of this caliber possibly live in groups?"

"A mere third-tier demon beast dares to block my way?"

Upon seeing this, Li Yunjing snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with a chilling light.

"go with!"

He made a hand seal with his right hand, and the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" suddenly split into thousands of parts, weaving into a dazzling sword net in the air.

A burst of seven-colored divine light erupted, and the power of the five elements and the yin and yang energies permeated the air, instantly illuminating the nearby ice plains as if it were daytime.

The three-headed spider queen let out a shrill scream and turned to ashes amidst the sword light and flames.

The other ice spiders didn't even have time to let out a wail before they were blasted into dust by the aftershocks.

"how is this possible?"

Su Muqing and Zhao Qi stared in disbelief at the scene before them.

It should be noted that all three Spider Queens possessed the strength of the peak Golden Core Realm, and with the cooperation of thousands of Ice Spiders, such a powerful force could almost wipe out a second-rate sect.

If this were to occur in the "Great Ming Cultivation World," it would be considered a beast tide.

As a result, when Li Yunjing used his true skills, the once-fierce spider swarm vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving not a trace.

"Li...Fellow Daoist Li..."

Su Muqing's voice trembled, "Your cultivation level..."

"Me? Just a fourth-level Golden Core cultivator!"

Li Yunjing put away the magical artifact and said indifferently, "It's just a few minor tricks. Let's continue on our way."

"Forehead……"

Zhao Qi was alright, after all, she knew her husband was capable and was mentally prepared. Su Muqing was different; she was almost choked by Li Yunjing's words.

She was a cultivator at the sixth level of the Golden Core Realm, and she knew that when she encountered these ice-type demonic beasts, there was no other way but to run away.

Li Yunjing was only at the fourth level of the Golden Core Realm, two minor realms lower than himself.

Why is it so perverted?
Are the people of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" really more powerful than the "Beidi Sect"?
But the fellow Daoists of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" are not unfamiliar with each other, and we have exchanged ideas. They are not this abnormal!

Even when the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" was superior, it was still a difficult victory against the cultivators of the "Beidi Sect". There had never been a freak like Li Yunjing.

Could it be that the previous exchanges between the two factions of the "Shenxiao Daozong" were just a charade, deliberately misleading the "Northern Emperor Faction"?
Countless thoughts surfaced in Su Muqing's mind.

Li Yunjing had no idea that this woman was starting to have wild thoughts.

Having dealt with the monsters and collected some materials, the three continued their journey, the cold wind on the icy plains growing increasingly biting.

Strangely, all the lurking monsters had vanished without a trace, as if they had sensed something terrifying.

"The core area of ​​the ice field is just ahead."

Li Yunjing suddenly stopped and took out a jade slip from his pocket. "According to the map, there should be... a great rift valley here."

Sure enough, not long after, a dark, deep rift valley blocked the three of them's path.

"Woooooooo..."

The biting wind howled like a knife, and the world was a vast expanse of white.

In the void, it seemed as if spatial blades were constantly cutting through it, an environment that made Li Yunjing abandon the idea of ​​passing through the air.

Li Yunjing erected a spiritual energy shield of "Five-Colored Divine Light," enveloping Zhao Qi and Su Muqing within it, keeping the biting cold outside.

"According to the map, 300 miles ahead is 'Ice Soul Valley,' where ice-attribute monsters often appear."

Zhao Qi looked at the collected information and pointed to the dark valley shrouded in wind and snow ahead.

"Someone!"

Li Yun nodded, then suddenly his expression froze.

He grabbed Zhao Qi and quickly took out three talismans, using hand seals to conceal the three of them.

Before long, the sound of crunching snow could be heard as five cultivators wrapped in thick fur coats struggled forward. Three of them were wounded, and their bloodstains were particularly conspicuous on the snow.

"I wonder where this cultivator is from."

Zhao Qi transmitted her voice, "Judging from their clothing, they shouldn't be barbarians."

"Damn it, we've lost big time this time!"

The five men stopped a short distance away. The middle-aged man in the lead spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva: "We didn't catch the 'Ice Soul Beast,' and instead lost two brothers!"

"Brother, shall we go back?"

A young cultivator trembled, "I've heard that there are Nascent Soul stage demonic beasts deep within 'Ice Soul Valley'..."

Li Yunjing's eyes flickered slightly, and with a light tap of his fingertip, a wisp of divine consciousness quietly attached itself to the middle-aged man.

With his current level of cultivation, the other party couldn't detect anything at all.

"Bullshit! If we go back, wouldn't our trip have been for nothing?"

The middle-aged man was furious. "We've spent so many spirit stones and prepared for so long. If we don't go, we'll lose a lot of resources. It will take us hundreds of years to make up for the loss."

"Ugh……"

The other four people fell silent after hearing this.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with what my brother said!

They really sacrificed so much for this operation.

Two people have died, and a lot of treasures have been destroyed. The target, the "Ice Soul Beast," has not been captured. Who can accept this?
"Brother, I heard there's been some unusual activity in 'Ice Soul Valley' lately. Could it be that the legendary 'Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow' is about to be born?"

A monk with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks lowered his voice.

"Shut up!"

The middle-aged man shouted sternly, "How can you just shout about something like this?"

(End of this chapter)