82: Chapter 82: No, buddy, I was betrayed by my future self from ten thousand years in the future?

Facing the Snow Empress's questioning, Tian Meng Ice Silkworm fell silent.

In the spiritual ocean, his chubby body paced back and forth, clearly wracking his brain to figure out how to prove the unbelievable fact of "coming from the future."

Proof? How could it be easy to produce concrete evidence after traversing ten thousand years of time?

Just then, Lu Jing suddenly spoke, breaking the silence on the ice plains: "I have a way."

Both the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress turned their gazes toward him, their eyes filled with a hint of confusion.

The Snow Empress asked first: "What way?"

Lu Jing grinned, his tone relaxed: "It's simple. You don't believe we come from ten thousand years in the future, right? So, just let Tian Meng take us to find his self from ten thousand years ago, wouldn't that work? It's not like another Tian Meng would just appear out of thin air, right?"

Once these words were spoken, both the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress were stunned, then they exchanged a look, a flash of realization appearing in their eyes.

That's right, if Tian Meng really came from the future, then a "current Tian Meng" must definitely still exist in this era.

As long as they could find the other Tian Meng, everything would naturally be disproven.

"This method is feasible."

The Snow Empress nodded, a hint of approval in her ice-blue eyes, and said: "If we can really find the other Tian Meng, we will believe you."

The Ice Empress also chimed in: "Correct, this certainly cannot be faked."

The Tian Meng Ice Silkworm in the spiritual ocean, however, bristled, his voice becoming shrill: "Xiao Jing! You are making me a traitor! Who sells out themselves?"

Lu Jing rolled his eyes and retorted in his mind: "What do you mean 'sell out'? Can't you speak properly, you bug? Do you want to be buried here in the Far North as an ice ginseng by them? You don't want to perish before becoming a god, do you?"

Tian Meng was choked up, he curled his lip, clearly struck in his weak spot.

He struggled for a moment, but ultimately compromised gloomily: "Fine, fine, I'm afraid of you guys. My self from ten thousand years ago, I'm sorry, but I have no choice. I can't let myself die just for the sake of a fellow cultivator..."

Seeing that Tian Meng agreed, the Snow Empress did not hesitate and said to Lu Jing: "Lead the way."

Tian Meng reluctantly pointed out the direction; the Snow Empress took Lu Jing, with the Ice Empress following closely behind, and the group of four headed toward a more remote area of the Far North.

The further they went, the darker and gloomier the environment became. The wind and snow were blocked by thick layers of ice, and the surroundings gradually grew quiet, with only the sound of footsteps echoing in the ice valley.

"It's right in the underground ice cave ahead."

Tian Meng's voice carried a hint of discomfort as he said: "If it weren't for an accident, I wouldn't have come to this place."

The group followed Tian Meng's guidance and arrived at an inconspicuous ice cliff.

The Snow Empress waved her hand, and a wave of cold air swept past. The layer of ice covering the cliff face slid away quietly, revealing an opening only large enough for one person to pass through. Inside was pitch black, and one could vaguely sense rich ice-attribute energy.

The Ice Empress and the Snow Empress examined the entrance, faces showing surprise: "No wonder we haven't been able to find him all these years; he was actually hiding in a place like this."

Tian Meng muttered in Lu Jing's mind: "That's right, otherwise how could I have lived so long?"

The Snow Empress walked in first, followed closely by Lu Jing and the Ice Empress.

Inside the cave, it was warmer than outside, and the surrounding ice layers emitted a faint blue light, as if embedded with countless ice crystals.

As they continued deeper, an incredibly powerful ice-attribute energy came from ahead, becoming increasingly dense.

Both the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress couldn't help but shrink their pupils, their bodies subconsciously tensing up — this extreme and pure aura, could it be?

"Is it him?" the Ice Empress asked tentatively, her tone carrying a hint of uncertainty.

The Snow Empress did not answer, only quickened her pace.

After walking another hundred meters or so, the path ahead suddenly opened up, revealing a massive ice cavern.

On the platform in the center of the ice cavern, it was covered with crystal-clear Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow, emitting a heart-palpitatingly dense energy. Even existences like the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress couldn't help but have their breath hitch when feeling this power.

"It really is Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow!"

The Ice Empress exclaimed in a low voice, a flash of excitement in her eyes, and said: "If we can absorb these, we might just be able to break through the Heavenly Tribulation!"

The Snow Empress also took a few more looks, a hint of fluctuation in her eyes, but she quickly composed herself and cast her gaze toward the center of the platform.

On the platform, a chubby ice silkworm was curled up in the Mysterious Ice Marrow, fast asleep. His entire body was snow-white, almost blending in with the surrounding ice; it was exactly the Tian Meng from ten thousand years ago!

Seemingly awakened by the footsteps, the Tian Meng lying on the platform slowly opened his eyes. Upon seeing who had arrived, his sleepiness vanished instantly, and he sprang up from the Mysterious Ice Marrow, exclaiming: "Holy crap! Snow Empress? Ice Empress? Why are you here? How did you find this place?"

His gaze swept across the three, and when he saw that familiar aura on Lu Jing, he was even more stunned: "You... why do you have my scent on you?"

Hearing this, the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress both turned their gazes toward the Tian Meng inside Lu Jing, then looked at the other Tian Meng on the platform. Their faces were full of shock, and they couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Two Tian Mengs, identical auras, completely different states... Could it be that in this World, one can truly reverse time and return to the past?

Lu Jing stepped forward, looking at the Tian Meng on the platform, and asked with a smile: "If I said it was the future you who brought us here, would you believe it?"

The Tian Meng from ten thousand years ago was completely bewildered, blinking his round eyes, looking at Lu Jing, then at the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress, clearly not understanding what the situation was: "Future me? What do you mean? What nonsense are you talking about?"

The Tian Meng in the spiritual ocean covered his face: "It's over, this idiot really doesn't understand..."

The Snow Empress took a deep breath, walked to the front of the platform, and her gaze landed on the Tian Meng from ten thousand years ago. Her tone was calm but carried unquestionable authority: "He comes from ten thousand years in the future. The future you sacrificed yourself to him and is currently in his spiritual ocean."

The Tian Meng from ten thousand years ago was completely dumbfounded, stupidly pointing at Lu Jing, then at himself: "Him? Me? Ten thousand years later? Have you all frozen stupid?"

The Ice Empress looked at the two "Tian Mengs" before her, and the last shred of doubt in her heart vanished into thin air.

The facts were right before her eyes; she couldn't help but believe it.

The Snow Empress's gaze turned back to Lu Jing, her ice-blue eyes filled with complex emotions: "It seems you really do come from the future."

Lu Jing shrugged: "Believe it now?"

The Snow Empress nodded, then looked at the Ice Empress: "What do you think?"

The Ice Empress was silent for a moment, her gaze toward Lu Jing extremely complex.

If what Tian Meng said was true, then her own Heavenly Tribulation truly could not be overcome... She took a deep breath, her tone carrying a hint of difficulty: "If I can really avoid the Heavenly Tribulation and achieve a God Position... I..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was already clear.

The Tian Meng on the platform was still out of the loop, looking at this one, then at that one, and finally couldn't help but shout: "What on earth are you talking about? What Heavenly Tribulation? What God Position? And what do you mean by 'future me'?"