Chapter 63: Chapter 61: Ice Spirit Soul
The massive cavern was wide open, its entire expanse visible at a glance. There was nowhere to hide, save for two Spirit Pools!
At that moment, Su Fei reacted even faster than Jiang Jichen, pulling him straight into the Dark Water Cold Pool.
The Dark Water Cold Pool was over two meters deep and shrouded in a cold mist, obscuring any view of what lay within. But the water itself was as cold as Profound Ice, its chill seemingly capable of extinguishing all life.
Even though Su Fei now possessed a Dual Spirit Pattern Space, the moment she sank into the Cold Pool, she was still assaulted by a bone-chilling cold that threatened to freeze all the life force in her body.
Her silver Dual Spirit Pattern Space was already on the verge of shattering; it clearly wouldn’t last much longer.
Jiang Jichen was in a far worse state. He felt as if his physical body was shattering, making it impossible to move. If Su Fei hadn’t been holding him down, he would have already floated to the surface.
However, submerged at the bottom of the pool, Jiang Jichen still didn’t use any defensive techniques. Instead, he desperately circulated the Undying Scripture, beginning a frenzied session of Body Refining—a true gamble of life and death!
Surging, endless cold energy entered his body, where it was continuously refined, converted into Primordial Power, and used to repair his ravaged physique.
Su Fei could barely protect herself. It was fortunate she had just broken through to the Innate Second Realm Perfect Realm, allowing her to condense a Dual Spirit Pattern Space. Otherwise, she would have likely become a frozen corpse by now.
And yet, even with the Dual Spirit Pattern Space, she felt her body growing colder and colder.
Just then, the sound of footsteps echoed in the massive cavern, and a woman’s voice spoke up. "Did I just hear something?"
Hearing that woman’s voice, Jiang Jichen felt a jolt of surprise.
’It’s Ouyang Xue!’
Talk about enemies being destined to meet. He never expected to run into Ouyang Xue here. It was too much of a coincidence.
Inside the cavern stood a beautiful, tall woman.
It was Ouyang Xue. She had also been training in the Moonlight Forest. She hadn’t forgotten the bet between her and Jiang Jichen, so she had been desperately raising her Cultivation by killing Spirit Beasts.
In just a short period, she had already reached the Ninth Level Great Perfection Mortal Realm and was on the verge of breaking through to the Innate Realm.
As a legacy disciple of the Five Spirits Sect, she was well aware that Jiang Jichen had become an enemy to all the major sects. She was certain he wouldn’t make it out of the Moonlight Forest alive, which meant their bet could never be fulfilled. She felt a slight twinge of regret, thinking she’d lost her chance to have the so-called "number one genius" as her stable boy.
She was training with a team composed of her family and members of the Five Spirits Sect, and so far, they hadn’t encountered any real danger.
Beside Ouyang Xue stood a tall man. A cold light glinted in his eyes, a faint scar traced his face, and his entire being radiated a powerful, murderous aura.
He was clearly a man forged in slaughter—powerful and terrifying.
He was far beyond any ordinary cultivator at the Innate Third Layer.
His gaze swept across the cavern, and his Divine Sense filled every corner, but he found nothing out of the ordinary. He smiled faintly. "Xue, you probably misheard. It was likely just the sound of the blizzard raging outside."
Ouyang Xue didn’t find anything either and thought she might have been overly suspicious.
"Senior Brother, you cultivate the Pure Yang Wuji Technique, so you can enter the Yang Pool to practice. My Profound Yin Technique is best cultivated in the Cold Pool."
After speaking, Ouyang Xue released a frosty aura from her body, then turned and slowly walked into the Cold Pool.
However, her delicate body suddenly trembled. She found herself unable to move, her Spiritual Power completely sealed.
"Senior Brother, what is the meaning of this?"
Although her Cultivation was sealed, she could still speak. Ouyang Xue stared at her senior brother, who had suddenly appeared beside her, her expression turning ghastly.
A faint smile still played on her senior brother’s lips as he reached out and lifted her delicate chin. "It seems my dear junior sister doesn’t understand. The highest realm of the Pure Yang Wuji Technique is Yin-Yang Fusion, where the two forces become inseparable, truly reaching the Extreme Yin and Yang Realm. My cultivation of the Pure Yang Wuji Technique has hit a bottleneck, and I have been searching for a superior Tripod Furnace. You, my junior sister, are not only beautiful but also possess a Profound Yin Body and cultivate the Profound Yin Spirit Technique. You perfectly meet my requirements. That’s why I chose to share the secret of this Yin Yang Spirit Pool with you. Otherwise, why else would you have come here alone with me?"
"As long as I join with you in Yin-Yang union within the Yang Pool and break through to the realm of Yin-Yang Fusion, it will undoubtedly allow me to lay a Dao Foundation far surpassing that of a Grandmaster. In the future, I will be an existence beyond the Grandmaster realm! And you, Ouyang Xue, you will be my woman... and, of course, my Tripod Furnace!"
As he spoke, a look of feverish excitement finally appeared on his face.
Ouyang Xue’s face was deathly pale. She spoke in a trembling voice, "To do this is to betray the sect! The sect will never forgive you!"
Hearing the word "sect," the senior brother’s expression turned cold. "The sect? HAHA... Once I surpass the Grandmaster realm, what will the sect even mean to me? I could destroy it with a wave of my hand!"
Then, Jiang Jichen heard a splash. Apparently, both Ouyang Xue and her senior brother had entered the Yang Pool.
Meanwhile, in the Cold Pool, Su Fei was in a terrible state. She had greatly underestimated the pool’s Ice Power. Her entire body was frigid, and her consciousness was fading as if she were being frozen solid.
Her Dual Spirit Pattern Space had shattered, unable to block the invading cold. Her entire body was stiff!
In contrast, Jiang Jichen’s condition was improving. By refining his body with the cold energy, his Undying Scripture, though still only at the Late Stage of First Turn, had elevated his Body Cultivator level to that of a Ninth Level Perfect Body Refiner. He was now just a hair’s breadth away from stepping into the Innate Body Refining Realm.
His physical body was immeasurably stronger than before. He no longer feared the cold; hot blood churned like a mighty river in his veins. Even at the bottom of the Cold Pool, his body was filled with a spring-like warmth.
Su Fei’s consciousness was blurred by the freezing cold, but she suddenly sensed a spot of warmth beside her. She instinctively moved closer and held on tight.
Jiang Jichen had just completed his cultivation. From this day forward, he would no longer fear the blizzards of Ice Dragon Valley.
Suddenly, an astonishingly cold energy erupted from the Cold Pool, nearly freezing it solid.
"An Ice Spirit Soul... How... how is this possible!"
The senior brother’s terrified voice rang out, echoing throughout the massive cavern.
