Heavenly Desolate Plains, located on the border of the Great Purity Region, is a large plain. Unlike the chaotic Blood Rock Land on the border of Dao Sect, the Heavenly Desolate Plains is relatively peaceful.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Three streams of light rapidly flew across the Heavenly Desolate Plains, the gust of wind they stirred up causing the ancient forests below to tilt to both sides.
Lin Xuan's gaze was fixed on the end of the ancient plains, where a towering peak rose from the ground, standing at the end of the ancient plains. That dangerous peak was their destination.
According to Ling Qingzhu, the intruder who had sneaked in was chased all the way to this place, and then, due to the spatial suppression of that solitary peak, was unable to escape.
"Senior Sister, can you sense the aura of the Ice Ancestor Symbol?"
Ling Qingzhu turned her head to look at Ying Huanhuan and asked. However, facing Ling Qingzhu's question, Ying Huanhuan's expression became somewhat solemn.
"I can't sense any aura. In fact, not being able to sense the aura is normal. When I entered the Reincarnation Realm, I left the Heaven Gate to guard the Ancestor Symbol. Unless someone takes the Ancestor Symbol away, it's impossible for the aura of the Ancestor Symbol to leak out from the spatial seal."
Ying Huanhuan explained softly. It was now completely certain that the Ice Ancestor Symbol was a conspiracy of the Demon Prison. But just as Tian Yuanzi and others had planned, an Ancestor Symbol could not be abandoned.
Especially after learning that the Otherworldly Demon Emperor had obtained the cultivation method of the Supreme Induction Sutra, they couldn't let the Ancestor Symbol fall into the hands of the Demon Prison. Otherwise, who knew if the Heavenly King Hall would have a way to deal with the Ancestor Symbol after a long time when they awakened?
Now, the top experts of the Demon Prison had not yet awakened. All they needed to face were the Yuan Gate and other lackeys of the Demon Prison.
"Master, there is a special chill hidden ahead!"
Fu Zhu suddenly said, causing Lin Xuan's eyes to narrow slightly, and a bit of coldness was added to his heart. It seemed that this time, the Demon Prison was really going all out, actually willing to use an Ancestor Symbol as a bargaining chip.
"Go!"
After a soft shout, Lin Xuan took the lead and directly accelerated, rushing towards the mountain.
As they approached the mountain, Lin Xuan and the others could clearly feel that the surrounding space had become a bit viscous, and their speed had also decreased a lot.
Before long, the three arrived at the top of the mountain. Standing on the mountain and looking at the continuous mountain range behind it, Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
Above the mountain range, there were very obvious spatial cracks, and faintly, wisps of cold air emerged from the spatial cracks. This mountain was like a barrier, isolating all the aura outside.
"This is a specially constructed spatial channel. If I'm not mistaken, the place it connects to is not the Eastern Xuan Region, but the Northern Xuan Region!"
Ying Huanhuan said softly. Her originally dark eyes were now completely dyed ice-blue. This was not the revival of the power within her body, but the influence of the Ice Ancestor Symbol's aura, which aroused her understanding of the Ice Ancestor Symbol's power from the depths of her soul.
As she spoke, a bit of a smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of Ying Huanhuan's mouth, because she knew that building such a spatial channel was not an easy task. Even the Seven Kings Hall wouldn't be able to do it so easily, let alone the fact that the Seven Kings Hall's strength had not yet fully recovered.
"For us, this is also good news. Without the Seven Kings Hall interfering, the threat is limited to just the Yuan Gate."
For Ying Huanhuan, this was indeed the case. Although she couldn't defeat experts in the Revolving Wheel Realm now, she could delay a few of them at a critical moment without any problems.
As long as she could delay Tian Yuanzi and the others for a moment, it would be enough once reinforcements arrived.
"Let's go, let's go in!"
Lin Xuan frowned slightly. He felt that things might not be so simple. No one knew what the Yuan Gate's purpose was. Perhaps this Ancestor Symbol was just a smokescreen. But no matter what, he had to get the Ancestor Symbol first.
With a tap of his toes, Lin Xuan, along with Fu Zhu and Zhu Yan, directly turned into a stream of light and rushed into a spatial channel.
Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu, looking at Lin Xuan who was inexplicably anxious, gently furrowed their Dai Eyebrows. After the two exchanged a glance, they nodded slightly, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding. They also turned into two streams of light and drilled into the two spatial channels.
After the three entered, the space above this mountain range became quiet again. It wasn't until some time later that a black-robed figure reappeared.
Sensing the gradually dissipating three auras, the corners of the Seven Kings Hall's mouth couldn't help but reveal a bit of a smile. Then, as if thinking of something, his face turned slightly cold, and he snorted softly.
"Hmph, a bunch of trash, as expected of inferior creatures, only knowing how to fight amongst yourselves!"
However, soon, a few smiles rose on the Seven Kings Hall's face again, slowly reaching out his hand, his eyes also carrying a bit of confidence as if everything was under control, chuckling to himself.
"What if the Ice Ancestor Symbol is given to you? What we need has never been to defeat you. The great Emperor will eventually descend upon this sacred land, guiding you lowly creatures towards the holy path!"
His words seemed to reveal a bit of fanatical expression.
After speaking, a hint of smugness flashed in the Seven Kings Hall's eyes, and then, his hands waved one after another, streams of special energy surged out from his hands, and a few strange smiles appeared on his face.
"Since you like the Ice Ancestor Symbol so much, then spend more time with it!"
The scene before his eyes changed, and before Lin Xuan could step out of the space, he could feel an astonishing chill invading his body.
When the light in front of him lit up again, Lin Xuan saw that in front of him was actually a snowfield, and endless cold winds rolled up fine white ice and snow like sand, galloping in the air.
Streams of astonishing cold air came from all directions, making Lin Xuan feel bursts of stinging pain on his skin.
Even Fu Zhu and Zhu Yan, who were hiding in Lin Xuan's clothes and were only an inch long, began to shiver. This cold air seemed to make them, as spiritual bodies, somewhat uncomfortable.
"Hiss!! Sir, what the hell is this place? Why is it so cold?"
Zhu Yan's teeth began to chatter. In fact, Zhu Yan himself could resist such cold air, but the premise was that it needed to consume a lot of energy, but it was already in a state of lingering, so naturally it was impossible to consume energy on this.
"This should be the Northern Xuan Region, right? However, it's much colder than in ancient times!"
Fu Zhu's eyes carried a bit of exploration as he looked at this endless snowfield. Zhu Yan reached out and grabbed the collar of his clothes and looked at it for a while, then couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Four-horned deer, weren't you working under Black Tortoise back then? How come you're so afraid of the cold too?"
"How can this be the same? Lord Black Tortoise has been sleeping for many years. Although I have been managing the Northern Region, how could the Northern Region be so cold at that time?"
Fu Zhu glanced at Zhu Yan. This stupid thing really didn't have much brains. The Northern Region of that year, to the current Northern Xuan Region, had already been integrated into Black Tortoise's body, making it even more senhan [ice-cold]. Not to mention, this was also the place where the Ice Ancestor Symbol was located, so naturally it was even more senhan [ice-cold].
Besides, that was then, and this is now. Back then, Fu Zhu was the top divine beast under the Four Sacred Beasts, how strong was his strength? How could he be afraid of a mere bit of cold?
But now, it was just an awakened spiritual body, what could it use to resist the cold air of the Ice Ancestor Symbol transformed from the origin of Lord Black Tortoise?
While they were arguing, Lin Xuan had already started walking, step by step, towards a certain direction.
In the cold wind, a white robe was blown and rustled. The exposed skin turned red as soon as he came in, then quickly turned blue, and later, it turned into a faint ice blue.
Even if the cold wind was biting, even penetrating deep into the soul, Lin Xuan's footsteps still did not stop, and he still walked firmly towards a certain direction.
But in fact, even Lin Xuan himself did not know what was in the direction he was heading, but his intuition in his heart guided him to walk in that direction.
On the other side, after Ying Huanhuan entered this space, a touch of emotion could not help but flash in her eyes. Since the ancient times, after leaving the Ice Ancestor Symbol, she had entered Reincarnation Realm under the protection of her teacher.
After many years, Ying Huanhuan once again felt the aura of the Ice Ancestor Symbol, still so kind and familiar.
After simply scanning it, Ying Huanhuan quickly rushed towards a certain direction.
Although this space was relatively special, and the aura of the Ice Ancestor Symbol seemed to be perfectly integrated into this snowfield, for Ying Huanhuan, from the moment she entered this space, the aura of the Ice Ancestor Symbol could not be concealed from her.
In just a moment, a huge ice-blue altar appeared in Ying Huanhuan's sight.
But Ying Huanhuan, who was originally rushing along, suddenly stopped, her gaze falling on the white-skirted woman on the altar.
It was a huge hexagonal altar, the center of the altar being six feet six inches from each pointed corner. The ice-blue altar seemed to be paved with an unknown ice-blue stone, blending with the surrounding snowfield. It was difficult to see clearly from a distance, and only when one got close could a trace of strangeness be detected.
There were no ice pillars or stone pillars around the altar, only a snow-white stone platform no more than three feet six inches high in the middle of the altar.
At this moment, the white-skirted woman was standing quietly in front of the stone platform, her eyes closed. On the stone platform, an ice-blue ancient rune was flickering slightly.
Ordinary people would only think that it was the power of the Ancestor Symbol flickering, but Ying Huanhuan, as the Ice Master, could detect a trace of joy from the Ice Ancestor Symbol.
Obviously, the Ice Ancestor Symbol was feeling happy. Why was it happy? Naturally, it was because it had met Ling Qingzhu!
Ying Huanhuan gnashed her teeth for a while, but soon, her face became a little strange again, because she had discovered something—
Ling Qingzhu didn't seem to have experienced the test of the Ancestor Symbol yet. After all, in such a short period of time, even if Ling Qingzhu was fast, it was impossible for her to pass the test of the Ancestor Symbol.
However, the Ice Ancestor Symbol was particularly affectionate to Ling Qingzhu, even feeling happy because of her approach. The only reason Ying Huanhuan could think of was that the Ice Ancestor Symbol seemed to regard Ling Qingzhu as her!
Thinking of this, Ying Huanhuan couldn't help but recall the special cultivation in Facing Abyss Peak. She obtained the Supreme Force from Ling Qingzhu, and Ling Qingzhu obtained a lot of the Ice Master's cultivation insights from her.
Even Ling Qingzhu's soul was stained with her aura. Of course, her soul was also stained with Ling Qingzhu's aura.
So, that Ice Ancestor Symbol guy, regarded Ling Qingzhu as her? After all, she hadn't yet recovered the energy in her body, and there was no aura of the Ice Master in her soul. In comparison, Ling Qingzhu did look more like the Ice Master.
For a time, Ying Huanhuan's face also became strange. She didn't even know what kind of emotions she should have, only feeling a little dumbfounded.
On the one hand, Ying Huanhuan was a little indignant. After all, she was the genuine Ice Master, but Ling Qingzhu had 'stolen' her identity.
To be honest, Ying Huanhuan didn't care too much about the Ice Ancestor Symbol. If Ling Qingzhu got it, so be it. This was also their agreement: whoever got it first would own it.
Moreover, overall, the two were very fair. She could sense the location of the Ice Ancestor Symbol, and Ling Qingzhu could use the Earth Gate to sense the location of the Heaven Gate, thereby finding the Ice Ancestor Symbol.
But the current situation made Ying Huanhuan a little uncomfortable. She didn't care that the Ice Ancestor Symbol was taken away by Ling Qingzhu, but she minded Ling Qingzhu taking away the Ice Ancestor Symbol using her identity. This gave Ying Huanhuan the feeling that she, the master of the house, was busy all the time, but the fruit that was finally produced was eaten by Ling Qingzhu.
Especially since the two of them could still be considered rivals in love.
At this moment, Ling Qingzhu, who was standing on the altar, also suddenly opened her eyes. In the next moment, her gaze fell on Ying Huanhuan, who was standing not far away.
In an instant, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Ling Qingzhu's face, because she knew more than Ying Huanhuan. Ying Huanhuan was speculating, but Ling Qingzhu clearly felt that the Ice Ancestor Symbol regarded her as the Ice Master.
Because, from the moment she entered this space, Ling Qingzhu could sense a force pulling her here. Originally, the space passage she entered was not leading here.
The one found by Ying Huanhuan was the closest. The Ancestor Symbol aura at the other end of her space passage was the strongest. Normally, Ying Huanhuan would be the first to encounter the Ice Ancestor Symbol.
But the mistake was that the aura in the depths of Ling Qingzhu's soul attracted the attention of the Ice Ancestor Symbol, and then, with the help of the Heaven and Earth Gate's power, it directly brought her over.
Moreover, just now, the Ice Ancestor Symbol had initially completed the steps of recognizing its master. Within the Ancestor Symbol, there was already Ling Qingzhu's soul imprint.
And all of this was even initiated by the Ice Ancestor Symbol. Ling Qingzhu was completely passively accepting it.