Chapter 813: Chapter 812: Little Ying Continent
This small island stands in the center of the Ice Crystal Lake, spanning only a hundred or so yards, but it is shrouded in cold mist all around, making it nearly impossible to see one’s hand in front of them. Even from a distance, one can feel the terrifying chill penetrating the body!
On one side of the island, a stone tablet stands, inscribed with the words:
Little Ying Continent!
"Little Ying Continent? Could it be that people live on this island?" Ye Qingchen raised an eyebrow.
The coldness within the Ice Crystal Lake was intense, constantly assaulting his body.
If not for relying on pills for support, he would likely have already been frozen into an ice sculpture. The island named Little Ying Continent bears an even harsher cold, suggesting that anyone living there must at least be of the Earth Immortal level!
What a pity.
The stone tablet bears only the island’s name and no other records.
"Well then, since I’m here, I can’t just leave like this!" Ye Qingchen contemplated for a moment before directly stepping towards the Little Ying Continent.
Almost as soon as he stepped onto the Little Ying Continent, the thick fog surrounding the island surged, crashing towards him like a tidal wave. What was even more startling was the concentrated chill within the fog.
This chill, although not as massive as the cold surge Luo Yunfei previously triggered, was more refined.
"Boom!"
Ye Qingchen unleashed his Qi Blood and True Qi, forming a massive protective shield that cleared a ten-yard space in an instant, attempting to block the chilling air outside.
But almost simultaneously.
A series of ’crack, crack’ sounds were heard.
Visible to the eye.
The azure shield rapidly began to freeze, and frost spread swiftly.
"Crack!" "Crack!"
Ye Qingchen frowned slightly.
Relying on the shield, he stubbornly endured the cold tide, trudging towards the interior of the Little Ying Continent, each step filled with difficulty.
The deeper he went, the more terrifying the chill became.
In fact.
It had already penetrated the shield, silently seeping towards Ye Qingchen, and the protective shield had been compressed to less than half a yard.
However.
He had only covered less than half the distance.
"Crack!"
Suddenly, a crisp cracking sound resounded abruptly.
Ye Qingchen looked up to see that the shield, eroded by the cold, could no longer support itself, revealing a crack. Moreover, the crack spread like lightning, engulfing the entire shield in a flash.
"Retreat quickly!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Qingchen pushed off with his toes, retreating explosively!
His advance had been slow, but his retreat was like a mountain collapsing.
"Boom!"
A huge crash echoed.
The area he stood in earlier was already flooded by the returning cold tide.
Although Ye Qingchen reacted swiftly, he was still invaded by the cold tide, with even half of his body completely frozen into ice.
"What a frightening place!"
Outside Little Ying Continent.
Standing on the lake’s surface, the vast Qi Blood and True Qi circulating within Ye Qingchen rapidly melted the ice on his body. But his gaze toward the front had become extremely cautious.
"If I’d been just a little slower, I might have been completely engulfed by the cold tide!"
"With my current strength, getting through this cold tide and entering Little Ying Continent is not that easy!"
"Heal first!"
"Then try again!"
Even though.
The ice outside his body had dissipated, a significant amount of chill had seeped into his body, even reaching his bones and blood.
Immediately.
Ye Qingchen sat cross-legged and activated his Cultivation Technique.
In no time, he expelled all the chill from his body.
Restored to peak condition, Ye Qingchen again stepped towards the Little Ying Continent.
This time.
Adeptly, Ye Qingchen did not directly expand a shield spanning ten yards but kept it at half a yard, proceeding step by step.
Walking through this cold tide, Ye Qingchen felt as though he was traversing a stormy sea.
Even Ye Qingchen felt his True Qi and Qi Blood depleting rapidly.
As a result.
The second attempt ended after just three or four more steps than the previous attempt, forcing him to retreat.
This second failure did not discourage Ye Qingchen; after meditating for a while, he began his third challenge.
Even though.
This time he lasted slightly longer than before, but soon with his True Qi exhausted, Ye Qingchen had to once again concede defeat.
However, he noticed that after three failures, his True Qi and Qi Blood had increased by about ten percent compared to before!
"I didn’t expect this could happen!"
Ye Qingchen’s eyes grew brighter.
Venturing into Little Ying Continent, using his power so vigorously, was challenging.
But for him, it was also a form of rigorous training. To fend off the pervasive chill, he had to push his power to its limit. Typically, this only occurred during battles...
And as Ye Qingchen’s strength grew, such opportunities naturally became rare.
"Cultivate!"
"I will rely on this Little Ying Continent to cultivate!"
"I refuse to believe I can’t penetrate this cold tide and set foot on this island!"
With this thought.
Ye Qingchen immediately sat cross-legged and began cultivating.
After his state returned to the peak, he ventured into Little Ying Continent again.
In an instant.
The entire Ice Crystal Lake’s beasts were completely beset. Using the flesh and blood of these beasts and the Spirit Grass, he refined a great medicine to speed up recovery!
Finally, on the third day.
The continuous battles, coupled with the rough conditions of the cold tide and the squeezing of his potential, allowed Ye Qingchen to step into the Human Immortal Eighth Layer.
Simultaneously, the ’Silver Blood’ of the fourth section of the Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique also reached the Great Success stage. The fourth section of the Nine Revolutions Star Technique, ’Star River’, was also nearing perfection.
The breakthrough in cultivation allowed Ye Qingchen’s strength to rise once again.
Moreover!
Ye Qingchen could endure the cold tide for increasingly longer periods, ultimately surpassing more than half the distance!
Fourth day!
Fifth day!
Sixth day!
On the seventh day.
Early in the morning, Ye Qingchen, who had cultivated all night, did not hunt beasts as usual but looked directly towards Little Ying Continent.
Whoosh!
A gust of cold wind swept in, causing his long robe to flutter, and his silver hair to fly, his body under the robe like a calm sea, seemingly ready to surge into massive waves at any moment!
"It’s starting!"
Taking a deep breath.
Ye Qingchen squinted his eyes,
"Sizzle!"
The vast lake surface seemed to be split by a sharp sword, creating a long stream of air. This air stream extended from Ye Qingchen’s feet to the thick fog surrounding Little Ying Continent.
"Boom!"
Like magma suddenly poured into cold water, the cold tide and fog exploded violently.
"Open!"
Rumble!
Ye Qingchen, like a blazing sharp knife, plunged directly into butter, crossing more than half the distance almost instantaneously. Naturally, the cold current that followed was equally terrifying!
Splash!
The visible waves surged in, nearly freezing empty space.
But immediately after.
Ye Qingchen stretched his arms, a surge of True Qi swept out once more, forcefully parting that cold tide.
However.
This Little Ying Continent was the center of Ice Crystal Lake.
It contained the purest, most refined coldness.
The pervasive cold tide, seemingly like maggots on his bones, seeped through the True Qi into the bone marrow! Ye Qingchen could feel his True Qi, Qi Blood, and even stamina diminishing at a frightening speed.
Even.
In just the blink of an eye, half his body was already covered in frost. Moreover, this frost continued to spread at an alarming rate.
Seemingly ready to engulf him at any moment!
Feeling the frost on his body and looking at the nearby Little Ying Continent, Ye Qingchen clenched his teeth, a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.
"Is it really going to fail again this time?"
"I don’t believe it!"
"Open for me!"
"Open!"
Boom!
Nine Revolutions Star Technique!
Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique!
Heaven-Repairing Fragment!
At this moment.
Ye Qingchen pushed his power to the extreme!
With a light stomp.
"Boom!"
It was like heaven and earth shattering.
The entire lake surface felt like it had been smashed with immense force, creating a depression hundreds of feet deep. This depression was astonishingly the shape of a human foot. Even the lakebed shook, revealing a gigantic footprint.
And Ye Qingchen.
Utilizing this force, shot out like lightning. At this moment, he forcefully carved a path through the cold tide!
"Tap!"
His foot landed.
Instantaneously.
The cold tide and fog, as if swept away by a tide, silently vanished without a trace.
Ye Qingchen looked up again, discovering he had entered Little Ying Continent!
"This is..."
