256: Chapter 256 Extreme Cold Ice Domain, Spiritual Energy Depleted

The myriad things mother qi cauldron released mysterious yellow mother qi, shielding the ten-zhang radius so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak through.

Outside the cauldron, the greyish Chaos mist gathered once more, churning incessantly.

Inside the cauldron, Ji Luanxi and Chang Xiyue gripped each other's hands tightly, their stunning Faces still etched with an unmistakable look of horror.

"That was too terrifying..."

Ji Luanxi swallowed hard, her voice trembling.

"What kind of monster was that? Sister Gu is a dignified True Immortal Realm expert, yet she didn't even have time to react just now. She was almost killed instantly!"

Lingering fear filled Chang Xiyue's cold eyes as well.

She looked at Gu Hongchen, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground with a Face as pale as paper, her heart still pounding.

The murderous intent from that moment was like falling into the Nine Serenities Hell. If Su Xuanchen hadn't intervened, they would definitely be looking at a headless corpse right now.

"Alright, stop acting like the sky is falling."

Su Xuanchen leaned lazily against the cauldron wall, unable to help but chuckle at the sight of the two frightened women.

He stepped forward and unceremoniously flicked Ji Luanxi's pert nose.

"With your husband here to hold the fort, even if the Heavenly King himself came, he'd have to crawl obediently."

Su Xuanchen's somewhat roguish words instantly dissipated the oppressive atmosphere inside the cauldron.

Ji Luanxi gave him a coquettish glare, and her tense nerves finally relaxed.

Su Xuanchen set aside his joking demeanor.

He looked deeply at the churning Chaos Sea outside the barrier, his tone becoming extremely solemn.

"That scruffy crow is no ordinary creature."

Su Xuanchen crossed his arms, his voice echoing inside the cauldron.

"Its strength is already infinitely close to the Peak of the True Immortal Realm."

"Moreover, it has lived in this Chaos Sea for years, nourished by chaos qi day and night. Its Physical Body strength and pure power reached a staggering level long ago."

Su Xuanchen sneered.

"What's worse is that this beast has high intelligence and is extremely cunning."

As soon as he said this.

Ji Luanxi and Chang Xiyue both gasped.

"What?!"

Ji Luanxi's eyes widened.

"Infinitely close to the Peak of the True Immortal Realm? And its Physical Body is that monstrous?"

Su Xuanchen nodded.

"Not only that."

He spoke words that shocked them.

"This beast had already targeted us two days ago. It has been hiding in the Chaos mist, following us and waiting for the most lethal opportunity to strike."

Hearing this.

The two women felt their scalps tingle, a chill rising from the soles of their feet to the crowns of their heads.

To be followed by such a terrifying bird of prey for two days and nights without them noticing at all!

"Husband, you... you noticed it long ago?"

Chang Xiyue's voice trembled as she looked at Su Xuanchen in disbelief.

Su Xuanchen shrugged nonchalantly.

"I noticed it on the first day."

He curled his lip.

"I originally wanted to see what tricks it could play, and conveniently use it to test the durability of my myriad things mother qi cauldron."

"If I hadn't been on guard against it, that strike just now would have certainly been certain death for Grand Elder Gu."

The two women looked at each other, both seeing extreme shock in the other's eyes.

Just how unfathomable was their husband's strength!

A terrifying beast capable of killing a True Immortal instantly was merely a tool for testing a cauldron in his eyes!

Su Xuanchen stepped forward and pulled the two women into his arms.

"Don't worry."

His tone was domineering, showing absolute protectiveness.

"As long as I am here, nothing in this Chaos Sea can hurt a single hair on your heads."

While the three were talking.

"Pfft!"

Gu Hongchen, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly spat out a mouthful of foul, black blood.

After spitting out this black blood, a hint of color finally returned to her pale cheeks.

Gu Hongchen slowly opened her eyes.

She took a deep breath and stood up with great difficulty.

Without any hesitation.

Gu Hongchen walked up to Su Xuanchen, cupped her fists, and bowed deeply.

"Old Ancestor Su."

Although Gu Hongchen's voice was weak, it carried unprecedented solemnity and gratitude.

"I will never forget this life-saving grace, Hongchen."

She looked directly at Su Xuanchen.

"If it weren't for you, I, Gu Hongchen, would have surely died today."

Su Xuanchen looked at her serious expression and waved his hand.

"It was just a small matter, don't bother with these formalities."

He pointed to the myriad things mother qi cauldron above their heads.

"In your current state, forget about leading the way; even a random chaos storm could tear you apart."

Su Xuanchen's tone left no room for doubt.

"For the rest of the journey, stay under my cauldron."

"Stop clinging to that ridiculous Face of yours."

Previously, Gu Hongchen would have refused without hesitation.

But after experiencing that brush with death, she had completely recognized reality.

In this perilous Chaos Sea, Face was worthless.

"Yes."

Gu Hongchen did not argue and nodded submissively.

She no longer held back and fully accepted the protection of the myriad things mother qi cauldron.

"Let's go, continue the journey."

Su Xuanchen shouted.

The myriad things mother qi cauldron let out a low hum and set off again with the four of them.

This time, with the absolute defense of the myriad things mother qi cauldron, Gu Hongchen no longer needed to expend most of her spiritual power to resist the external gravity and erosion.

She only needed to focus on driving the biluo emperor sword to guide the way.

The group's traveling speed instantly increased several times over.

They turned into a mysterious yellow streak of light, traveling at high speed through the grey Chaos Sea.

They proceeded with caution.

They didn't know how long they had been flying.

The surrounding environment began to undergo an extremely eerie change.

The originally thick and heavy Chaos mist actually became thinner and thinner.

In its place was an extreme chill that seeped into the bones!

"Hiss—"

Ji Luanxi couldn't help but shiver.

"Why did it suddenly get so cold?"

She instinctively huddled closer into Su Xuanchen's embrace.

Su Xuanchen frowned slightly, scanning the surroundings.

As far as the eye could see.

The originally dark brown, broken ground beneath their feet had turned into a blinding snowy white at some point.

Endless frost covered all the gullies and pits.

The surrounding Chaos currents actually condensed into ice crystals of various sizes under the influence of this chill.

The entire world had completely turned into a dead, frozen wasteland!

Gu Hongchen's pupils suddenly contracted as she looked at the surrounding scenery.

She stopped abruptly, her Face turning extremely ugly.

"This is..."

Gu Hongchen's voice trembled as she frantically searched the records in the Gu Family's ancient texts.

"The Extreme Cold Ice Domain!"

She cried out in shock.

"We have actually stepped into the Extreme Cold Ice Domain in the depths of the Chaos Sea!"

Chang Xiyue asked in confusion.

"Extreme Cold Ice Domain? What kind of place is that?"

Gu Hongchen took a deep breath, suppressed her fear, and quickly explained to the group.

"According to my family's oldest records."

"Although the Chaos Sea is chaotic and disordered, in its deepest parts, there exist five extremely special polar regions."

"These Five Great Poles are evolved from the differentiation of the purest Five Elements elements."

Gu Hongchen pointed to the surrounding frozen world.

"This Extreme Cold Ice Domain is one of those Five Great Poles!"

"The temperature here is low to an inconceivable degree; it can even easily freeze through a True Immortal's Protective Aura!"

"It is extremely dangerous, an absolute forbidden zone for living beings!"

Hearing this explanation.

Everyone's expressions became solemn.

Just then.

"Zheng—!"

The biluo emperor sword floating in front of Gu Hongchen suddenly let out an extremely high-pitched sword hum!

The green imperial light on the sword blade flashed wildly.

The tip of the sword pointed straight towards the deepest part of this Extreme Cold Ice Domain!

Even the sword body was trembling slightly, as if it were yearning for something intensely.

Su Xuanchen's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he watched the reaction of the biluo emperor sword.

"It seems we've found the right place."

A cold smile curled on his lips.

"The reaction of this sword is so intense."

"The ruins of the Ancient Heavenly Court are very likely hidden in the deepest part of this Extreme Cold Ice Domain!"

Chang Xiyue clenched her fists, her cool eyes full of determination.

"In that case, let's keep going!"

Su Xuanchen nodded.

"Everyone, stay sharp."

He warned in a deep voice.

"This place is very strange; the deeper we go, the greater the danger."

The group set off again.

Just as they stepped into the depths of the ice domain.

"Woo—!"

An extremely shrill sound of wind suddenly rang out.

This wind sounded like countless vengeful ghosts wailing in their ears.

Immediately after.

A violent and sharp cold wind, mixed with countless fine ice crystals, swept over them, covering the sky and the earth!

This cold wind was not ordinary wind at all.

It was like a collection of countless sharp and peerless divine swords.

"Dang dang dang dang!"

The cold wind scraped against the mysterious yellow mother qi released by the myriad things mother qi cauldron, producing a series of extremely dense metallic clashing sounds!

Every wind blade contained a terrifying destructive power capable of tearing through the Void Realm.

Although the myriad things mother qi cauldron was indestructible, under this continuous and frantic cutting, it also made a strained creaking sound.

"What a domineering cold wind!"

Su Xuanchen's gaze narrowed.

He could clearly feel that this cold wind contained an extremely pure Law of Ice.

If this cold wind were allowed to continue its rampage, the defense of the myriad things mother qi cauldron would eventually be weakened.

Su Xuanchen did not hesitate at all.

He reached out and grabbed Gu Hongchen's shoulder.

With a sudden pull.

He pulled Gu Hongchen right to his side.

"Get closer!"

Su Xuanchen commanded imperiously.

He activated the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex within him, extremely shrinking the range of the Nine Tribulations Immortal Light.

It only covered a three-foot radius around the four of them.

The smaller the defense range, the more concentrated and terrifying the defensive power.

Caught off guard, Gu Hongchen crashed directly into Su Xuanchen's embrace.

The scorching aura of a man instantly surrounded her.

Gu Hongchen's whole body stiffened.

As a core Elder of the Gu Family, she was usually high and mighty; when had she ever had such close contact with a man?

A flush of crimson instantly crawled up her cheeks.

She instinctively wanted to struggle and pull away.

But when she felt the terrifying chill around her that seemed to freeze everything, and the absolute sense of security from Su Xuanchen's strong and powerful arm.

Gu Hongchen bit her red lips.

Ultimately, she did not refuse.

She leaned stiffly against Su Xuanchen's side, allowing him to protect her.

"Dang dang dang!"

The cold wind outside became increasingly violent.

It made the Nine Tribulations Immortal Light tremble violently.

Su Xuanchen braved this terrifying cold wind, leading the three women forward with difficulty.

Suddenly.

Su Xuanchen's footsteps came to a sudden halt.

On his Face, which was usually calm and unruffled, an extremely rare look of intense solemnity appeared.

"What's wrong, husband?"

Chang Xiyue noticed Su Xuanchen's abnormality and quickly asked.

Su Xuanchen did not answer immediately.

He closed his eyes and carefully sensed the surrounding world.

A moment later.

Su Xuanchen abruptly opened his eyes, his Face completely darkening.

"We're in big trouble."

His voice was low, exploding in everyone's ears.

"In this Extreme Cold Ice Domain..."

Su Xuanchen paused on every word.

"There isn't a single shred of spiritual power!"

Boom!

As soon as these words were spoken.

The Faces of Gu Hongchen, Chang Xiyue, and Ji Luanxi changed drastically!

No spiritual power?!

What did this mean?

It meant that in this Extreme Cold Ice Domain, once the magic power in their bodies was exhausted, they would be unable to replenish it by absorbing spiritual power from the outside world!

They could only rely on the Medicinal Pills they carried with them!

However, under the rampage of such a violent cold wind, the rate of magic power consumption was terrifying.

No matter how many Medicinal Pills they had, there would eventually be a moment when they ran out!

Once their magic power was depleted, they would instantly be frozen into ice sculptures by this Extreme Cold Ice Domain, their lives and cultivation ending completely!

For a moment, everyone looked troubled.

They looked at the frozen world ahead, which was still bottomless and filled with howling winds.

The dangers of the road ahead had already far exceeded all of their expectations.