Chapter 62: Chapter 60: Yin Yang Spirit Pool
Jiang Jichen drifted along with his hands behind his back, his demeanor calm and his bearing elegant. With a wave of his sleeve, he said, "My heart is full of passion, and my Dao Heart is firm. What’s a little wind and snow like this?"
Su Fei smiled without speaking, following Jiang Jichen as they glided forward, searching for a place to land.
Jiang Jichen still hadn’t activated any defenses, using only his physical body to resist the cold. But as he went deeper, he found the blizzard grew more and more bone-chilling. The frigid air penetrated his skin and seeped into his very marrow, threatening to freeze the blood in his veins.
However, Jiang Jichen kept up his act of indifference, forcing himself to endure the piercing cold with a serene expression.
Seeing Jiang Jichen’s tough-guy act, Su Fei rolled her eyes. "I seem to have forgotten to tell you. The deeper you go into Ice Dragon Valley, the more ferocious and frigid the blizzard becomes. Cultivators below the Innate Third Layer generally can’t get far without a defensive treasure."
Jiang Jichen’s expression didn’t change. He replied calmly, "Is that so? All the better. I also practice Body Refining Skills, so this place is perfect for Body Cultivators like us!"
In truth, Jiang Jichen felt as though his bones were about to crack from the cold. The piercing pain was unimaginable.
Only by circulating the Undying Scripture to its absolute limit did he feel the slightest relief.
But it was just as he said; a place with such cold wind and snow was indeed suitable for Body Refining. As the cold repeatedly froze his bones and shattered his flesh, he circulated the Undying Scripture and actually managed to refine a wisp of Ice Spirit Elemental Power from the cold invading his body. He used it to repair his physical form, which began to grow tougher at an astonishing rate.
This was an incredibly painful and dangerous process. Beyond the inhuman agony of cracking bones and rending flesh, the slightest misstep—letting in too much frigid energy, exceeding his body’s current limit—would likely result in his body rupturing, leaving him severely injured.
If he were in a secluded place, Jiang Jichen wouldn’t fear severe injury. He could let go of all control and directly use the Strongest cold energy to refine his body, undergoing the most thorough baptism of frigid power. But he couldn’t do that now. He had to maintain his peak combat condition, because a battle could break out at any moment, and other dangers lay hidden within the vast, snowy expanse.
Therefore, Jiang Jichen could only advance while slowly continuing his Body Refining.
A strange light flashed in Su Fei’s charming eyes. A mysterious radiance seemed to flicker within her beautiful pupils, and in that instant, it was as if she had become a different person. Nothing between heaven and earth held any secrets from her gaze.
’He can actually refine the Primordial Power from the cold energy of Ice Dragon Valley? What kind of Body Refining Technique is this? It’s simply heaven-defying!’
In that moment, Su Fei saw that as Jiang Jichen circulated his Cultivation Technique, the cold energy invading his body was refined into wisps of Primordial Power. This power merged into his frostbitten bones and flesh, making them even more resilient and fearless of the wind and snow.
In truth, in harsh environments, it was Body Refiners who were best able to adapt and survive.
With their powerful life force and bodies impervious to all techniques, a Body Refiner who had achieved great success was an incredibly difficult existence to kill!
Everyone understood this principle, but the world itself suppressed them. The path of Body Refining had declined. For ten thousand years, no one had been able to defy the heavens, break through the suppression, and step into the Innate Body Refining Realm, let alone the unreachable, profound Body Refining Realms beyond that.
As she thought this, Su Fei couldn’t help but sigh. "I find it hard to understand. The Dao of Body Refining is Broken; it’s clear that no one can break through the world’s suppression and step into the Innate Body Refining Realm. The limit for a Body Cultivator is just a Ninth-level Body Refiner. I just don’t get why you’re still refining your body so desperately. You endure endless pain, but even if you reach the Perfection Realm of a Ninth-level Body Refiner, you still can’t withstand a single blow from someone at the Innate Fourth Realm!"
Jiang Jichen was trembling all over now, enduring immense pain. As he advanced, the cold energy pouring into his body grew heavier, making it almost impossible for him to maintain his gliding flight.
Below them was a forest of small ice peaks, with no suitable place to land. Thus, they could only continue forward, searching for flat ground.
Cold sweat beaded on Jiang Jichen’s forehead, but it instantly turned to ice shards and was blown away by the frigid wind.
At this moment, his black robes fluttered and his eyes shone like stars. His tone, however, was firmer than ever as he declared, "I must cultivate precisely *because* no one else can break this world’s suppression!"
When she heard this, Su Fei’s delicate body trembled.
’So that’s how it is!’
She sighed softly, her heart simultaneously filling with boundless joy. Her Cultivation, which had been stagnant for so long, suddenly erupted. It broke through with unstoppable momentum as the endless Ice Dragon Spiritual Power from the surroundings gathered toward her and was absorbed in an instant.
Innate Second Layer Middle Realm, Innate Second Layer Late Realm, Innate Second Realm Perfect Realm!
She broke through consecutively, only stopping when she reached the Innate Second Realm Perfect Realm.
At this moment, she exuded a powerful aura, like a Queen floating in the air.
"Of the world’s ten thousand Daos, I only seek the Dao of my own heart. Congratulations on your Cultivation breakthrough, Sister Su!"
Jiang Jichen said, looking at Su Fei with some surprise.
He hadn’t expected that Su Fei could actually achieve a breakthrough while flying through the air, just from a single sentence.
However, had it been anywhere else, Su Fei’s breakthrough would likely have failed. Only in Ice Dragon Valley, which was filled with incomparably pure Ice Dragon Spiritual Power, could she have obtained the massive amount of Spiritual Qi needed for her breakthrough.
"This is all thanks to you. I don’t know where you get the confidence that you can break the world’s suppression and step into the Innate Body Refining Realm, but at this moment, I choose to believe you can do it!"
Su Fei spoke with great sincerity this time.
"But watching you refine your body like this is too dangerous. We should find a place to land. I’ll stand guard for you, and we can advance again after you’ve finished your Body Refining!"
Su Fei continued, glancing at Jiang Jichen’s pale face.
"We only have four days in Ice Dragon Valley. If you stand guard for me, I’m afraid you’ll waste time that could be spent looking for the Ice Dragon Flower!"
’All the others who came in are probably searching for the Ice Dragon Flower and other treasures with all their might,’ he thought. ’Who else would be like us, cultivating and standing guard? It’s such a waste of time.’
"I’m afraid you’re mistaken. If you complete your Body Refining, you should no longer have to fear the wind and snow here, which would be very advantageous for us."
Su Fei said, a glimmer of light flashing in her eyes.
Eventually, they found a small valley flanked by two small ice peaks, with a cave at the far end.
When Jiang Jichen and Su Fei walked into the cave, they were stunned by the scene before them.
Mist swirled in the air. A pool of warm, turquoise water and a pool of dark, cold water sat in the middle of the giant cave. Icicles hung all around from stone platforms of ice. Everything was as beautiful as a dream.
"Why do I get the feeling this is an Immortal Family’s grotto?"
Jiang Jichen said, somewhat dazed.
Su Fei, however, stared intently at the two pools, her voice trembling uncontrollably. "The Yin Yang Spirit Pool... This peerless, wondrous object... it actually exists!"
Naturally, Jiang Jichen also knew of the Yin Yang Spirit Pool, and he couldn’t suppress the excitement in his own heart.
But before he could even rejoice, his expression suddenly changed. "Someone’s coming!"
Sure enough, a voice drifted in from outside. "This is the place, Little Snow. This time, we’ll practice Yin-Yang cultivation in the Yin Yang Pool. You’ll definitely be able to step into the Innate Realm, and I’ll be able to reach the Innate Fourth Realm! Haha... The position of Sect Leader of the Five Spirits Sect will be mine for the taking."
