701: Frozen Sea, Ice Wall

After entering the Nine Nether Ice Cave, the cold air became even more terrifying. It was not pitch black inside, but rather a silvery white.

Ahead was a massive ice passage, its surroundings covered in thick ice crystals. The ice passage stretched endlessly, and it was unknown where it led.

"..."

Everyone looked vigilant, not daring to act rashly.

The moment they entered the Nine Nether Ice Cave, they felt an inexplicable discomfort in their Divine Soul. The power of the ice contained a peculiar force that seemed capable of suppressing the Soul.

The Pure Yang Holy Son pondered aloud, "According to what the Golden Crow Ancient Holy Son said, this passage holds no danger. Everyone need not worry for now; we can simply continue forward."

The true lethal threat was not here, but in the sea area that appeared in the previous vision; that was where the real danger lay.

"Next, the Pure Yang Holy Land will lead the way; everyone just needs to follow."

The Pure Yang Holy Son walked forward quickly.

"..."

The crowd followed closely behind, but dared not be the slightest bit careless.

Three days later.

The group continued to move forward through the ice passage, having no idea how far they had traveled.

The further they went, the more terrifying the freezing power became. It even felt as if their Souls were freezing, making everyone feel extremely uncomfortable.

Along the way, aside from that terrifying cold power, the group had not encountered any horrific lethal threats.

"Have we reached the end?"

The group suddenly stopped.

The passage ahead was blocked by an ice gate, as if they had reached the end.

The Pure Yang Holy Son walked forward and examined the ice gate, but did not perceive anything peculiar. He decisively pressed his hand against the ice gate, and a surge of flames spread out, causing the ice gate to continuously melt.

A few breaths later.

The ice gate disappeared, and ten meters ahead, the light was even more intense, as if they had truly reached the end.

As the gate vanished, the power of the ice increased tenfold in an instant. Even with treasures to resist it, many people had a layer of frost forming on their bodies.

At the same time, everyone discovered that their Divine Soul power had been suppressed by thirty percent; the suppression here was even more terrifying.

"Everyone, we have reached the end..."

The Pure Yang Holy Son said, then walked forward quickly.

The crowd followed one after another.

After walking ten meters, the group stopped in their tracks, looking ahead with expressions of astonishment.

What appeared before them was a massive frozen sea area. The sea was boundless, with no end in sight, filled with terrifying cold air.

The seawater was frozen, smooth and flat, with some islands faintly visible. It remained a silvery white.

At this moment, the group was on the mountainside of a huge iceberg; the so-called Nine Nether Ice Cave was merely a passage leading to this sea area.

The cold power of the Nine Nether Ice Cave also originated from this sea area; this was the source.

The Longevity Holy Son took a look and pondered, "This sea area does not seem to be the one that appeared in the previous vision..."

The Pure Yang Holy Son said, "This sea area is not simple either. Let's go down and take a look!"

The vast sea was completely frozen, which required immense power to achieve. Perhaps a terrifying ice treasure was hidden within this sea, or perhaps it contained some special layout.

"..."

The group flew down, arriving on the ice surface in an instant.

They looked around; apart from the iceberg behind them, the rest of the area was boundless.

The Pure Yang Holy Son took a peculiar red bead from his Storage Ring and injected a surge of power into it.

Hum!

The red bead vibrated, and a flaming feather appeared inside, rotating and pointing to a position ahead.

"Everyone, move forward!"

The Pure Yang Holy Son quickly led the people of the Pure Yang Holy Land forward. Their main purpose for coming here was to retrieve an item for the Golden Crow Ancient Holy Son.

This bead contained a feather from the Golden Crow Ancient Holy Son, which just happened to be able to detect the presence of that treasure.

"..."

After a moment of contemplation, the others also flew to follow. They did not know much about this frozen sea area and had no choice but to continue forward to see.

Xie Weilou and Fu Aniu walked together.

Fu Aniu asked via voice transmission, "Brother Xie, can you discern any clues about this sea area?"

Xie Weilou had indeed discovered some clues; he perceived the aura of a Formation.

If his guess was correct, the freezing of this sea area was related to a world-class Grand Array.

That type of Grand Array was also mentioned in the emperor talisman, known as the Nine Underworld Ice Grand Array.

"I haven't discerned any clues. Does Brother Fu have any findings?"

Xie Weilou looked at Fu Aniu.

Fu Aniu said, "I once heard my elders mention a type of Formation called the Nine Underworld Grand Array. This Formation is peculiar; once activated, it can instantly freeze a sea area and can also suppress the Soul and freeze the spirit body. This type of Formation is only mastered by people from the Reincarnation Sect. I suspect there is a Nine Underworld Grand Array in this sea area."

Xie Weilou transmitted, "You mean to say that someone from the Reincarnation Sect has been here?"

Fu Aniu said, "If there really is a Nine Underworld Ice Grand Array here, then someone from the Reincarnation Sect must have been here!"

"Let's continue forward to see."

Xie Weilou rushed forward quickly.

Yan Ruyi and Heartless were just ahead.

As Xie Weilou approached, Yan Ruyi slowed down and transmitted to Xie Weilou, "Young man, it's been a while, and your strength has grown again."

Xie Weilou asked via transmission, "Your Highness, how did you discover that?"

A rich smile appeared on Yan Ruyi's face: "The Star-Devouring Tree sensed the aura of the Nine Luminaries Star Fire..."

Xie Weilou looked enlightened and asked, "Does Your Highness have any purpose for coming here?"

This woman, Yan Ruyi, was very strange; her appearance here definitely meant she had some scheme.

Yan Ruyi said, "There are some good Evil Spirits here; they taste delicious. I want to have a big meal. You can join me for a meal later, it can make your Soul soar."

The Divine Court realm focuses on Spirit Refining; this area hides terrifying Evil Spirits, which happen to be very useful for her.

If she could refine some of them, it would certainly allow her cultivation to take a big step forward.

When Xie Weilou heard this, he subconsciously thought of the million Evil Spirits and the King of Evil Spirits within the ten thousand souls banner.

He continued to ask, "How much does Your Highness know about this?"

Yan Ruyi said, "The sea area we are currently in is just the outer sea; it has no danger. The inner sea is called the Evil Spirit Sea, which is filled with countless Evil Spirits and is quite dangerous."

"The outer sea is sealed by a Grand Array, so those Evil Spirits cannot easily come out. As for the deeper parts of the inner sea, that is not simple..."

When she said this, she did not continue, as if she had some reservations.

"..."

Xie Weilou did not ask any further.

The group moved extremely fast, constantly traveling through the sea area.

It is unknown how much time had passed, but after traveling over a million miles, they reached the end of this sea area.

What appeared before them was an ice city wall that stretched endlessly.

The wall rose straight into the clouds, and its highest point could not be seen. It separated the sea area beneath them from the world ahead.

The wall was thick and sealed by an ancient and mysterious Grand Array. The power of the ice was extremely terrifying, having increased several hundred times compared to before, freezing all things and locking the Divine Soul, which was extremely horrific.

When the group approached, their Divine Souls were completely suppressed, making it difficult to mobilize even the slightest bit of power.

Some Cultivators who had come to fish in troubled waters had already turned into ice sculptures under the erosion of the ice power half an incense stick ago, their Divine Souls extinguished, their bodies and Dao gone...