A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

The Zhenxuan Pagoda is a remnant of the great war between immortals and Buddhas.

In the past, during the great war between immortals and Buddhas, the Buddhist sect sealed away seven powerful cultivators, one of whom was imprisoned within the Zhenxuan Pagoda. The Zhenxuan Pagoda is located beneath the City of Heavenly Sounds.

Everyone gathered in the main hall of the City of Heavenly Sounds. The city lord, with a solemn expression, slowly opened the array gate leading to the Tower of Suppressing Mysteries.

Princess Lanqiu stood to the side, her gaze shifting between Luo Cheng and Li Qiang, and softly warned, "Be careful."

The two nodded in tacit agreement.

Originally, Nashan wanted to go and join in the fun, but Li Qiang glared at him fiercely, so he had no choice but to give up.

Luo Cheng pondered to himself that the girls of this Heavenly City were truly mischievous. He also understood that these girls had been cooped up in the city for hundreds of years, isolated from the outside world, and it was only natural for them to yearn for adventure.

Most of the female disciples were quite well-behaved, except for one little girl named Huang Yan, who was the most lively and active.

When the array gate opened, everyone's attention was drawn to it, and no one noticed Huang Yan. Luo Cheng, however, kept a close eye on her and noticed that the young girl looked nervous.

He figured that with his strength, protecting her shouldn't be a problem, so he didn't stop her.

Sure enough, after everyone entered the array gate, Huang Yan flashed and followed, landing next to Li Qiang before the gate closed.

When Tianhong saw the array gate close and then saw Huang Yan, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and shout angrily.

He genuinely cared about these young girls; many disciples had already perished in the Xuanbing beneath the Zhenxuan Tower, turning into Xuanbing Souls.

Li Qiang quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Brother Tianhong, the gate is closed now, and we can't go back for a while, so let her come along."

Huang Yan's face lit up with secret joy as she hid behind Li Qiang, thinking that Li Qiang had a good temper and could protect her.

Tianhong sighed helplessly.

Luo Cheng added, "If we're careful, we can still protect a little girl."

Tianhong remained silent.

For Luo Cheng, this was the first time he had participated in such an adventure since he began cultivating immortality.

Tianhong took out a few red fruits and handed them to everyone: "After taking them, they can resist the extreme cold of the Xuanbing Space."

Li Qiang possessed the Purple Flame Heart and controlled Heavenly Fire, making him impervious to cold, so he did not take it.

After sensing his surroundings with his mind, Luo Cheng said, "I don't need this." He felt that his cultivation level was sufficient to withstand the cold air here.

Thus, only Huang Yan, Tian Hong, and the old madman ate the red fruit.

After finishing the fruit, the old madman muttered under his breath, "Two monsters."

After fighting Li Qiang and Luo Cheng, he never dared to challenge them again. In his eyes, Luo Cheng was even more powerful than Master Tianhong.

In terms of physical strength, he was no match for Luo Cheng; in terms of combat skills, he was far inferior; and when it came to magic, he was utterly helpless, as Luo Cheng could easily crush him with just the Eighteen Demon-Slaying Hands.

With everything ready, Li Qiang escorted the young girl Huang Yan as they all descended together.

The City of Heavenly Sounds is located on an island in the Stormy Sea. The Zhenxuan Tower is located below the city, and below it is a strange world of mysterious ice.

Within the Xuanbing (mysterious ice), there are spirits transformed from spiritual beings, souls transformed from nascent souls, and an extremely terrifying Xuanguo demon.

This Xuan Guo demon resembles both a dragon and a jiao (a type of dragon-like creature), its entire body is snow-white, its body is incredibly hard, and it can even exhale Xuan Qi (a type of spiritual energy). Even experts at the Integration Stage would have to retreat if they encountered it.

Tianhong looked worried: "I hope our trip goes smoothly and we don't run into Xuan Guo Yao."

Luo Cheng, however, was full of curiosity: "I really want to see."

"Hmm..." The old madman trembled, deeply wary of Xuan Guo Yao. "It's best to avoid him."

Huang Yan looked puzzled: "There's something that even the old madman, Uncle-Master, is afraid of?"

The old madman said, "You haven't seen it. If you had, you would know how terrifying that thing is."

The group slowly descended, surrounded by a chilling atmosphere, with misty cold air spreading outwards and patches of ice scattered around.

Such a peculiar scene must have undergone some kind of evolution to form.

Tian Hong explained, "This place is an extremely cold region, and it took millions of years to become what it is today."

Luo Cheng suddenly realized that this was the power of nature. Despite their immense strength, even immortals harbored a deep fear of the power of nature.

In the vast universe, there are countless terrible natural disasters. Take the Storm Sea for example. If you don't come here, you can't imagine it. Even when it is calm, the wind force can reach level twelve or above. If it is during an unsettled season, the hurricanes are even more terrifying. Even high-level cultivators dare not venture in easily.

Luo Cheng walked alongside the others, his heart filled with even greater awe for the power of nature.

As they descended deeper, the cold air grew increasingly intense.

Luo Cheng couldn't help but sigh, "The so-called absolute zero is completely ineffective here."

Li Qiang understood Luo Cheng's meaning and replied with a smile, "If scientists from Earth came here, they would understand that absolute zero does not exist."

"Yes, the temperature here must be at least minus 1,000 degrees Celsius."

Tianhong asked curiously, "Absolute zero, what's that?"

"It's around minus two hundred degrees Celsius, not too cold," Luo Cheng replied.

Upon hearing this, Li Qiang burst into laughter: "Senior brother, if the people of Earth heard you say that, what would they think? You know, for ordinary people, minus sixty or seventy degrees Celsius is already unbearably cold."

Luo Cheng exclaimed, "If you don't come out here, you really won't know how vast and amazing the universe is."

As they talked, they walked and, without realizing it, had entered the ice. They carefully advanced along the cracks in the ice.

"It's Ice Soul!" Finally, everyone saw Ice Soul.

Tianhong and the old madman's expressions instantly turned solemn. They knew that these Ice Souls were originally disciples of the City of Heavenly Sounds who had ventured into the ice layer in search of a way to break the formation, but unfortunately lost their lives.

After a moment of silence, the group continued on their way.

Along the way, they encountered some extremely threatening ice spirits, but fortunately, they were all easily neutralized by the group. In addition, they also collected some Xuanbing Marrow.

This Xuanbing Marrow is a rare treasure, which can be used for both cultivation and alchemy.

Luo Cheng couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity I didn't see Xuan Guo Yao."

The old madman snorted: "Madman Luo, if you want to see Xuan Guo Yao, go by yourself. I'm not going to keep you company."

Luo Cheng shook his head: "Since we're not destined to meet, let's just forget about it."

Just then, Huang Yan suddenly said, "Listen, there seems to be a strange sound."

"It's Xuan Guo Yao!" Tian Hong discovered Xuan Guo Yao's trail.

Luo Cheng followed Tian Hong's gaze and saw a strange creature that resembled both a dragon and a jiao appear before him.

The creature seemed to be formed from ice, gliding through the ice at lightning speed.

Luo Cheng exclaimed in amazement, "It must be over a hundred meters long."

Li Qiang laughed and said, "Senior brother, didn't you want to see it? Here it is."

In contrast, Tianhong and the old madman looked nervous, while Huang Yan was full of curiosity.

Luo Cheng said, "I'll go and have a look at it."

"Watch out!" Tianhong shouted a warning.

Luo Cheng appeared calm, but in reality, he had already summoned his defensive armor and set up several Buddhist defensive restrictions on his body.

These restrictions originated from the Eighteen Demon-Slaying Hands, and after he layered them using special techniques, their defensive capabilities became extremely powerful.

During this period, Luo Cheng researched tens of thousands of stacking methods, which, with his cultivation level, were sufficient to defend against attacks from loose immortals.

This shows how talented Lingxu was; this technique was created by Lingxu when he was in the lower realm.

Luo Cheng pierced through the ice, approached Xuan Guo Yao, and unleashed a powerful punch.

"Bang!" A dull sound.

Xuan Guoyao's body trembled slightly, but there was no sign of injury.

Tianhong couldn't help but feel worried.

Li Qiang was also quite surprised: "The defense of this thing is really high."

In an instant, Xuan Guo Yao's tail lashed out.

Luo Cheng could have dodged, but he wanted to test his defensive capabilities, so he didn't.

"Thump!" The tail swept against its body with another dull thud.

Luo Cheng was swept hundreds of meters away, crashing through dozens of layers of ice.

"Senior brother!" Li Qiang rushed out immediately, looking very nervous.

Luo Cheng noticed Li Qiang's actions and quickly replied, "I'm fine."

Li Qiang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Luo Cheng stand up.

This scene shocked both Tianhong and the old madman.

The old madman suddenly realized, "No wonder I couldn't break through his defenses when I fought him, not even Xuan Guo Yao could. I'm relieved now."

He thought to himself, it's not that I'm not strong enough, it's that Luo Cheng is too abnormal.

After this test, Luo Cheng felt more confident about his defense. However, he felt it could be adjusted, so based on the battle situation, he readjusted the stacking method of the Eighteen Demon-Slaying Hands, further enhancing his defensive capabilities.

Of course, while defense is enhanced, attack power is slightly weakened.

After assessing the strength of his true essence, Luo Cheng used special methods to add five layers of restrictions.

"Little ice cube, try this!" After five layers were stacked, a golden spike flew out of Luo Cheng's hand and stabbed towards Xuan Guo Yao.

"Whoosh!" In an instant, the golden spike pierced through Xuan Guo Yao's body, going straight through.

However, it did not cause any fatal damage. Xuan Guo Yao quickly absorbed the surrounding cold air and recovered completely in the blink of an eye.

This move shocked Tianhong and the old madman once again. They thought to themselves, if this sharp cone were to pierce their bodies, it would be terrible, and there would definitely be a hole in them.

Xuan Guo Yao seemed to realize that Luo Cheng was not easy to deal with, so he turned around and left.

This was Xuan Guo Yao's territory, and Luo Cheng, unfamiliar with the surroundings, did not give chase.

"They actually ran away?"

Let's keep going.

"it is good."

This battle allowed everyone to witness some of Luo Cheng's strength and also provided Li Qiang with much inspiration.

Li Qiang said, "Senior brother, after watching your fight, I finally understand that there are ways to fight."

Before this, Li Qiang had seen Fu Shan fight. His fighting style was flashy and his power seemed strong, but that was only relative to ordinary people.

Luo Cheng said, "In battle, you must learn to precisely control your true energy according to the specific situation. Only in this way can you maximize the use of your true energy and unleash your strongest power."

This is simple to say, but extremely difficult to do.

Luo Cheng added, "Just like before, although I concentrated my power, I was unable to inflict fatal damage on Xuan Guo Yao, which is truly a pity."

Li Qiang comforted him, "Senior brother, if your attack landed on a cultivator, it would be fatal. After all, a cultivator is much smaller than a Xuan Guo demon."

"Hmm, it seems I still need to study some wide-range, high-power spells."

In fact, Luo Cheng already had several large-scale spells, but because Xuan Guo Yao had escaped and the surrounding environment was harsh, he was worried that it would cause the ice layer to break and bury him, so he did not use them.

After flying for a while longer, the group discovered wisps of green within the ice.