Chapter 1118: Chapter 1118: Extreme North Ice Field, Mysterious Ice Cave
"Just take a look, Uncle Di."
Seeing Di Dao Lin agree, Ye Yun smiled gently.
Currently, Di Dao Lin had no choice at all.
His cultivation base was too weak; going to the Mysterious Ice Cave would certainly mean death.
This task could only be completed by assigning it to him.
The surface of the silver box had no restrictions. With trembling hands, Di Dao Lin slowly opened the lid.
Whoosh!
As soon as a crack appeared in the lid, an icy aura burst out instantly.
"It’s so cold!"
Di Dao Lin’s face turned pale, and he couldn’t help but shiver.
Ye Yun waved his hand and added a restriction around Emperor Jiuying, preventing the powerful cold air from impacting her.
Slam!
Di Dao Lin, having a higher cultivation base, withstood the cold assault, then abruptly lifted the lid fully open.
Inside the silver box, there was a small space.
In this space, an old man in silver clothes sat cross-legged, eyes tightly shut, his body extremely stiff, having lost all signs of life.
A transparent block of ice, about ten feet in size, sealed him inside.
The cold aura just now emanated from this piece of ice.
Ye Yun’s pupils narrowed slightly as countless tiny purple runes shifted and floated in his eyes.
The ice’s defense couldn’t block Ye Yun’s gaze.
Upon a brief scrutiny, Ye Yun discovered that the old man was indeed dead.
Thoroughly dead.
However, due to the existence of this ice, the old man in silver was still preserved in his state before death.
Otherwise.
After more than an epoch, this body would have long since decayed into ash.
"Where did this ice come from?"
Ye Yun’s gaze finally fell on the ice.
Under the structure of his Sky Exterminating Phantom Eye, Ye Yun found a trace of ice-attribute power contained within the small piece of ice.
"I don’t know either, the ancestors never mentioned it. After all, we’ve never opened the box, so we don’t know where this ice came from..."
Di Dao Lin looked serious, shaking his head repeatedly.
"Father, could it be related to the Mysterious Ice Cave?"
Emperor Jiuying asked.
"It should have some relation. This coldness is identical to that of the Mysterious Ice Cave!"
Di Dao Lin said with certainty.
"Alright, close the box; I’ve already seen enough!"
Ye Yun waved his hand.
From this piece of ice, no clues could currently be derived. To uncover the truth, one must enter the Mysterious Ice Cave.
"Oh ancestors! I’m sorry for startling you, but I had no other option..."
Di Dao Lin muttered a few words to the silver box, then carefully closed it, walking over to hand it back to Ye Yun.
Ye Yun took the box and put it away.
Di Dao Lin took a deep breath, suddenly recalling something, then said, "Long Yunzi, can we go with you?"
"You want to go too?"
Ye Yun asked curiously.
What exactly was Di Dao Lin up to?
"According to the instructions of the first ancestors, we must place this silver box on a Cold Abyss in the Mysterious Ice Cave, letting it sink freely, and the task is complete. I really want to see that place, to see what the Cold Abyss truly is, and why the ancestors never forgot it..."
Di Dao Lin spoke solemnly.
Then he looked at Ye Yun pleadingly, as if desperately hoping Ye Yun would agree.
"Alright then!"
Ye Yun nodded.
Taking along one or two more people was an easy task for him.
Having this father and daughter along would make the journey less lonely.
After some discussion among the three, they left the ancestral hall.
After a simple rest for a day, the three set off.
The journey from the Central Wilderness Ancient Domain to the Extreme North Ice Field was indeed a long one.
After taking more than a dozen Teleportation Arrays consecutively, they finally transmitted to an outer region of the Extreme North Ice Field.
From there, they flew for several Time Units before officially entering the Extreme North Ice Field.
The Extreme North Ice Field was extraordinarily cold; it was sparsely populated, with few demon beasts, almost all of them being ice-type demon beasts.
Snow fell year-round here, appearing like silver-coated scenes at first glance, exceptionally enchanting.
"Such a place so cold, if one’s cultivation base is below the Divine Sovereign Realm, I fear they wouldn’t last long..."
Ye Yun silently pondered aloud.
"Indeed, that’s why there are no Teleportation Arrays in the Extreme North Ice Field. We had to fly over from a neighboring region!"
Di Dao Lin said with a wry smile.
Ye Yun nodded.
With Di Dao Lin guiding them, the three flew for another day, finally arriving at the Mysterious Ice Cave.
The location of the Mysterious Ice Cave was very hidden, situated among vast snow-covered mountains.
The entrance was only about half a yard in diameter, making it difficult to spot from above amidst the white mountains.
"Interesting..."
Seeing such a concealed Mysterious Ice Cave, Ye Yun nodded approvingly.
Though the entrance was small, once inside, it expanded into a vast underground world via a widening tunnel with several twists and turns.
The underground world was immense.
In the distance, chains of mountains stretched out as far as the eye could see.
The northern wind howled, with large snowflakes falling; the environment here was almost identical to the outside world.
Though there was no sun, it was as bright as daylight.
"This place is so cold!"
As soon as they entered this snowy world, Emperor Jiuying suddenly hugged her arms, shivering.
She was only at the God King Realm First Layer, with not very high cultivation, and was already struggling with the cold here.
"Imitation Mirror!"
Ye Yun called out softly.
"I’m here, master!"
The Imitation Mirror quietly emitted a message, rising into the air, growing larger, and floated above the three.
Swoosh...
A black and white beam of light descended from the mirror’s surface.
The black and white beam could actually block the cold invasion.
Emperor Jiuying was immediately no longer cold.
"This mirror of yours is truly an extraordinary treasure!"
Di Dao Lin exclaimed in surprise.
This mirror could attack and defend, even resisting such cold air, truly impressive.
"It’s alright!"
Ye Yun chuckled lightly and said, "Uncle Di, please lead the way. I remember in a certain valley you saw a team being encased in ice, take me there!"
"Yes, this way!"
Di Dao Lin quickly responded, raising a hand and pointing in a direction.
Ye Yun flew towards that direction.
He controlled his speed to prevent Di Dao Lin and Emperor Jiuying from falling behind.
After all, the light beam from the Imitation Mirror was descending centered on him, and if he flew too fast, the two would be out of the beam’s range.
Di Dao Lin could hold on, but as for Emperor Jiuying, the young girl couldn’t.
She would freeze to death.
Though Ye Yun had methods to ensure she wouldn’t freeze to death, he didn’t want to waste the Three Lights Divine Water.
During the flight.
Ye Yun occasionally reached out his hand, silently sensing the surrounding temperature.
Indeed, as they advanced towards the depths of the Mysterious Ice Cave, the cold intensified, as if a massive cold source was sitting within the depths of the cave.
