161: Chapter 161 Green Snake Encounters Attacker

"Could this place be... an Ice King's Nest!"

"If that's the case, it's no wonder it triggered a phenomenon of heaven and earth!"

Pulu looked at the scene before her with a face full of disbelief.

"Ice King's Nest? What's that?"

Xu Qing asked, not understanding.

"A nest of a king among Spirit Ice."

"Ice Qi and Spirit Ice will all converge toward the Ice King, forming a nest."

"The scale of this ice nest contains at least dozens of types of Spirit Ice and one Ice King!"

Xu Qing's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

He hadn't heard of an Ice King, but Spirit Ice was a quite rare material for Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

The ice evil jade ruyi scepter, which had been cast into the 'cold palace' since the evil spirits were cleared, was refined using Heaven-Made Jade and unmelting ice.

unmelting ice was a type of Spirit Ice.

If Spirit Ice was already this powerful, then wouldn't an Ice King be incredibly formidable?

He wanted it!

"...The Ice King can be yours, but I want seventy percent of the Spirit Ice."

Pulu also seemed to realize that she couldn't compete with Xu Qing.

She could only settle for the next best thing, giving up the Ice King to fight for the Spirit Ice.

"Fine."

Xu Qing agreed very readily.

"...?"

"Then I'll take ninety-three percent, and you take seven percent."

Pulu was so angry she was speechless again.

Xu Qing discovered that this Ice Spirit Clan member seemed very bad at cursing; when she was angry, her cheeks flushed red, yet she couldn't get any words out. It was quite interesting.

"You, you, you're shameless."

Pulu held it in for a long time before squeezing out a sentence.

"I found this ice island."

"Besides, what value do you think you have that's worth me giving you seventy percent of the Spirit Ice?"

Xu Qing was not the type of guy to show tender pity for the fairer sex.

Moreover, this person didn't fit his aesthetic. Like before, when that green snake transformed into his own appearance, it made it so he couldn't even bring himself to strike.

Speaking of which, the grudge with that green snake hadn't been settled yet; he'd let it escape. He noted it down in his little ledger—he couldn't forget.

"Although the Ice King is a king, it is still ultimately just ice."

"Its true form is very fragile. Taking it by force will not only damage the core but also destroy the other Spirit Ice."

"But my Ice Spirit Clan can perfectly extract the Ice King."

Xu Qing fell into thought.

Then he held up four fingers.

The Green Snake said, "Forty percent."

Pulu said, "Seventy percent."

The Green Snake said, "Forty percent."

Pulu said, "Seventy percent."

The Green Snake said, "Forty percent."

Pulu said, "Seventy percent."

The Green Snake said, "Seventy percent!"

Pulu blurted, "Forty percent!"

"Deal."

Pulu finally reacted.

She was speechless with anger once more.

"Seeing as you're pitiful, I'll give you an extra ten percent."

"We'll split it fifty-fifty, and the Ice King goes to me."

"..."

Afterward, the two landed at the ice pillar in the center of the ice cave.

Only then did Xu Qing discover that the Dragon and Phoenix on the ice pillar were composed of various pieces of differently colored ice.

The vast majority of them were colored ice containing Spiritual Qi, which wasn't of much use.

Only a few dozen pieces of ice were brimming with Spiritual Qi and an extraordinary aura, looking very enticing.

Upon careful counting, there were twenty-seven pieces of Spirit Ice in total.

And at the very top, the piece of ice forming the dragon's head shimmered with a golden luster, being the most extraordinary.

A massive amount of Spiritual Artifact energy and cold Qi were converging toward it.

Presumably, that must be the Ice King.

He looked toward Pulu.

She was currently forming hand seals, having already begun to cast her technique.

Xu Qing stepped back, the Xiliang Sword circling his body as he guarded the surroundings.

As she formed the seals, Pulu's entire body glowed with blue light.

Her whole being seemed to have turned into a block of ice.

And the Spirit Ice embedded in the ice pillar seemed to sense something, as they all began to tremble.

Finally, the first piece of Spirit Ice at the bottom fell off and was gathered into Pulu's arms.

"Triple Profound Ice, a good material for refining shields and armor."

Xu Qing naturally recognized it at a glance.

Next, pieces of Spirit Ice flew down one by one. Pulu kept the agreement, taking thirteen of them while leaving the remaining thirteen for Xu Qing to collect.

Until finally, only the last piece remained on the entire ice pillar.

Extracting the ice was slow, and a long time had passed since Xu Qing found the floating ice island.

When nothing is supposed to go wrong, something usually does.

Xu Qing had a clear understanding of his own Luck.

He had even prepared himself mentally.

"Boom!"

The entrance to the ice cave was blown open.

Three people scrambled into the ice cave, their eyes immediately landing on the two people in the center extracting the ice.

"Haha, I really didn't expect that we'd actually run into the West River Maiden!"

"I am Wang Ke."

"I am Li Xiu."

"I am Bai Yuandao."

"Greetings, Maiden."

The three of them bowed to Xu Qing; two were in the Middle Golden Core stage, and one was in the Early Golden Core stage.

But without a doubt, their tones were flippant, and their faces were full of mockery.

"Since you recognize This Snake, why haven't you retreated? This place has already been discovered by This Snake."

"Haha, does the Maiden still think she's in the West River?"

"In the West River, naturally no one would dare touch the Maiden, but in this Secret Realm..."

"Even if you are the West River Maiden, so what?"

Wang Ke gripped the long saber at his waist, his eyes glinting with a cold light.

"One of the four great beauties of the Cultivation World. To enjoy your favors today and even obtain green snake saliva wine—Brother Wang, this is a walking Great Opportunity!"

"Moreover, rumors say the West River Maiden's true form is extraordinary, an extinct ancient Yao Beast. I'm afraid even the Materials for the three of us brothers' Spiritual Artifacts are accounted for."

Bai Yuandao shook his fan, sized Xu Qing up and down wantonly.

The three of them looked at Xu Qing together.

"Green Snake, there are three of them. Should we run first?"

Pulu asked worriedly.

She was also afraid of being robbed.

"You focus on taking the treasure. Leave these three pieces of trash to me."

Without waiting for Pulu's reply, Xu Qing took a step forward.

As he walked, he cracked his knuckles.

"The space in the hell pagoda is getting less and less spacious."

"Go to Hell for me, you pieces of shit."

Xu Qing gripped the green tail white hair sword in his left hand, pointing it at the three of them, while shouldering the Xiliang Sword with his other hand.

He looked incredibly arrogant.

"Kill one first."

Xu Qing set his gaze on Li Xiu.

This person's cultivation was only at the Early Golden Core stage, the lowest Dao Cultivation.

The Xiliang Sword slashed out, and a green Sword Qi arrived in an instant.

Wang Ke quickly drew his saber, and saber light radiated in all directions to meet the Sword Qi.

"Bai Yuandao!"

Wang Ke shouted to Bai Yuandao.

The latter opened his fan and fanned it toward Xu Qing.

The world spun, and a gloomy forest appeared around him, with ghosts and monsters pouncing from all directions.

"An illusion?"

"Break."

The plum blossom hairpin pinned in Xu Qing's hair glowed with red light, and he could See Through the surrounding illusion at a glance.

At this moment, Wang Ke was slashing his saber toward Xu Qing's chest.

Xu Qing pressed his palms together, quickly formed hand seals, and spat out Green Fire.

The green tail white hair sword twisted and spun, wrapping around the Green Fire and instantly transforming into a Green Fire Sword Flood Dragon. With a flick of its tail, it knocked Wang Ke away.

"An illusion-breaking Divine Ability!"

Seeing his illusion broken in the blink of an eye, Bai Yuandao hurriedly formed seals and waved his fan again.

Immediately, powerful winds rolled forth.

"Wind techniques?"

"Let me show you what real wind is."

"Wind Blade!"

Holding the Xiliang Sword, Xu Qing slashed forward fiercely.

A massive Sword Qi Wind Blade slashed out, instantly tearing the incoming strong wind in half.

Seeing this, Xu Qing hurriedly swung the Xiliang Sword again, sending out one blade beam after another. In an instant, Bai Yuandao was about to be unable to hold his ground.

"Go!"

Li Xiu, who had been hiding in the back, slapped his Storage Pouch, and several Formation Flags flew to the four directions around Xu Qing.

"Formation, activate! Slay!"

The Formation from all sides enveloped Xu Qing, overflowing with killing intent.