111: Frost Armor

Big Yellow gave a proud "Woof"...

Seeing that there were no more treasures around, Tang Tian, Big Yellow, and the others prepared to leave this lake.

Having found such treasures just after leaving the City Lord's Mansion area, Tang Tian was delighted and rode Wuqi towards the opposite shore.

However, this lake was extremely large; it would take two days to swim to the other side...

In such a large lake, there should logically be many river clams, but perhaps they were buried too deep; in any case, Big Yellow couldn't smell them.

Riding Wuqi was faster than a boat. The dense forest at night was dim and starless. Tang Tian had promised to grill river clam meat for Big Yellow and the others.

He put the river clams into the Medicine Venerable Space, gave half to the chickens, ducks, and geese, and saved the other half for them...

By late night, the chickens, ducks, and geese had prepared the clam meat and sent half out to Tang Tian and his companions. Tang Tian divided the meat, giving six portions to Big Yellow and Wuqi.

Tang Tian also ate six portions himself.

The clam meat was delicious and fresh. These millstone-sized clams were so filling that eating just one was enough. Big Yellow and Wuqi were stuffed after eating one, so they gave the remaining meat to Tang Tian... to keep in his Storage Ring...

Seeing this, Tang Tian mused, "Big Yellow and Wuqi are capable of using a Storage Ring too; it's time to prepare Storage Rings for them. I'll deal with that after we get out..."

Tang Tian sat on the back of Wuqi, meditating and practicing the Evergreen Skill. It was quite nice to have a spirit beast like Wuqi...

Two days later... Tang Tian and his companions finally swam across this massive lake.

When the sun appeared on the horizon, Tang Tian stopped meditating.

During these days, Tang Tian had been practicing the Evergreen Skill, but he found that he couldn't comprehend the sixth level no matter what.

However, Tang Tian wasn't idle; he had replenished the missing Evil Qi, which now totaled ten thousand strands. The Cold Feather for the Frost Palm had also accumulated to two hundred, half of what was needed for the Frost Palm.

After all, there was no cold energy in Tang Tian's Dantian. Unless he had a true cold-attribute Heaven And Earth Treasure, he would never reach the limit of two thousand for the Frost Palm...

Suddenly, Tang Tian slapped his thigh and said, "I think I can condense armor now; the Frost Palm has reached the required proficiency."

Tang Tian began to condense the armor using the proficient Frost Palm, while Big Yellow and Wuqi stopped by the riverbank...

Tang Tian took out a cold-attribute Spirit Medicine, ate it, and said, "Seems like everything is ready. Let's start with a set of Frost Armor for myself."

Tang Tian drew out the small amount of cold energy from his Dantian. The cold energy overflowed, and the surface of the lake two meters away from him began to freeze.

An ice crystal appeared in front of Tang Tian's palm, and snowflakes formed around it, freezing the surrounding air.

Tang Tian sighed, "Hiss, the power of this Frost Palm is truly immense. If this ice crystal were to explode, the freezing effect would likely last for five seconds..."

Tang Tian's Spiritual Qi continued to pour in...

Finally, after one-third of Tang Tian's total Spiritual Qi was released, the ice crystal began to grow continuously, and the surrounding snowflakes began to solidify into the prototype of the Frost Armor.

In fact, this ice crystal could have formed the armor long ago, but considering he was the one wearing it... he put in extra effort...

After the armor was formed, Tang Tian marveled at it and immediately put it on.

The armor fit perfectly against his clothes and skin without any discomfort. Although the armor would automatically melt after five days, as long as Tang Tian infused it with spiritual power once every five days, the armor would remain formed forever.

Seeing that the cultivation was finished, Big Yellow and Wuqi ran toward Tang Tian, looking at him as if to say it was time to eat.

Tang Tian said, "Wait."

Tang Tian took out the clam meat, and Big Yellow heated it with Beast Fire. A fragrant aroma filled the air, while Tang Tian began researching how to use cold energy to create weapons.

He released cold energy in front of him, intending to forge a giant sword weighing one thousand jin.

Tang Tian held a Spirit Stone... recovering Spiritual Qi while solidifying the cold energy...

Suddenly, he discovered that his clam meat was missing, while Big Yellow and Wuqi were busy eating, completely unaware.

Tang Tian was puzzled and was wondering if he had misremembered when suddenly a black shadow appeared... and snatched away his remaining piece of clam meat...

Tang Tian shouted, "Thief, don't run!"

Tang Tian immediately gave chase. Seeing this, Big Yellow and Wuqi also dashed out instantly. The man, the dog, and the panther chased the shadow deep into the forest.

The shadow in front had horns on its head... Tang Tian had a premonition...

Although it was as swift as the wind and ran through the forest without a trace, they eventually caught up to it.

In front of a large tree... Big Yellow released Beast Fire to block its path... Tang Tian saw its full appearance; it was actually a Qilin!

Tang Tian said, "Big Yellow, stop attacking."

The Qilin revealed its full appearance under the Beast Fire. Seeing this, the Qilin stopped pretending; it lifted its forehead, and the light between its horns illuminated the surrounding area.

The Qilin said, "Human, you have trespassed into my home. What is your crime?"

Tang Tian was stunned and said, "You can actually talk? You only have the cultivation of the Lianqi Seventh Level, right?"

Tang Tian sensed the Qilin's cultivation; it was indeed the Lianqi Seventh Level.

Tang Tian continued to ask, "You dare to be so close to the City Lord's Mansion area; aren't you afraid of being caught by them?"

The Qilin said, "Our Qilin clan is naturally gifted at hiding from all kinds of Divine Sense exploration. Look at me, I've been hopping around the City Lord's Mansion territory, and they still can't find me."

This Qilin was particularly cute and naive.

Tang Tian asked, "Why are you here alone? Where are your clansmen?"

After all, the Qilin is an Incarnation of auspiciousness and usually appears in pairs...

The Qilin complained bitterly to Tang Tian, "It's all the fault of that City Lord's Mansion for sealing this place off. I've been stuck here for three or five years and haven't been able to leave. They've even stationed heavy troops at the border. Who are they guarding against?"

Tang Tian asked, "You're telling me all this; aren't you afraid of me?"

The Qilin said, "I'm not afraid. You have a pleasant scent of medicinal herbs on you; you shouldn't have any malicious intent..."

Tang Tian: ...

Tang Tian muttered to himself, "Then why did you run..."

Tang Tian said, "Big Yellow, the things were stolen, just give them to it."

The Qilin bit down on the millstone-sized clam meat and said, "You're really nice."

Tang Tian looked at this Qilin with burning desire. If he could raise it in the Medicine Venerable Space, his grand enterprise of raising spirit beasts would gain another powerful combatant.

Tang Tian contacted the Big Geese in the Medicine Venerable Space and asked them to pick the Spirit Fruits from the Medicine Venerable Space...

Tang Tian said, "Don't just eat meat, eat some Spirit Fruits."

Tang Tian took out a large pile of Spirit Fruits, at least forty or so, including Profound Rank Level 2 ones that had grown for two hundred years.

The Qilin saw this and stopped eating the meat. It took one bite and said, "Your Spirit Fruits don't taste good; they aren't as good as the ones in my clan..."

Tang Tian was silent after hearing this... Profound Rank Level 2 Spirit Fruits didn't taste good...

The Qilin didn't eat a single one of those Spirit Fruits afterward. Seeing this, Tang Tian sighed and distributed them all to Big Yellow and Wuqi.