402: Chapter 402 Little Kunlun

"Hiss... hah~"

On the snowy mountain, Zhou Yan and Long Tianxing were walking slowly forward.

At this moment, Long Tianxing's complexion was very poor. Even with Zhou Yan's Nascent Soul Domain covering the exterior, he could still feel the cold.

Of course, another reason for his poor complexion was that Zhou Yan had taken some interest in advance, drawing away some of his Luck, leaving him somewhat weak.

The Luck he had finally managed to recover in those trials with different time flows had been half-drained by Zhou Yan again.

It was a coincidence; just as Zhou Yan was hesitating to move forward, the hardworking Brother Long arrived again.

Under the effect of Python Swallow Dragon, Zhou Yan successfully extracted another wave of controllable Luck.

With that, he was naturally fearless when faced with a choice between two paths.

Guided by a sudden whim that had just flared up again after receding, Zhou Yan chose to head toward the snowy mountain.

At the same time, he conveniently brought along the somewhat frail Little Long for the ride.

This was to prevent him from running into Suo Jialuo while wandering aimlessly and being kicked out like a stray on the roadside.

However, this also allowed Zhou Yan and Long Tianxing to discover a problem: the time flow within the Secret Realm actually affected the recovery of Long Tianxing's Luck. This proved that this Secret Realm was indeed terrifyingly powerful.

"Why is it so cold? Aren't Cultivators supposed to be immune to heat and cold?"

Long Tianxing rubbed his arms; although it was useless, it was better than just freezing.

To this, Zhou Yan began to provide some common knowledge.

"Don't you usually read books?"

"Cold and heat, much like the Law of Ice, are extensions generated between the Law of Fire and the Law of Water."

"It's just that heat and cold lean more toward Fire, while Ice leans more toward Water."

"So they actually each possess corresponding Laws, and their scope is very broad."

"The so-called heat and cold you usually encounter are normal occurrences within a stable world."

"In certain chaotic Small Worlds where the Law weightings differ, heat and cold may become more Law-based."

"Once Law-based, their effect is to frantically stimulate your dao body, making it more restless, or to freeze your dao body, making it increasingly stiff."

"Fortunately, you have my Nascent Soul Domain covering you, and you possess a dao body, so you only perceive the cold like a Mortal."

"If you were only at Foundation Establishment right now, every cell in your body would freeze instantly, and you'd die on the spot."

"Even the you from before, during Core Formation, would only have lasted a bit longer."

"Only someone with the Power of Law, like a Soul Transformation expert, could help you neutralize it—and even then, if they're too late, you'll still die."

Hearing Zhou Yan describe it so mysteriously, Long Tianxing tightened his collar, as if doing so would make him warmer.

"Under normal circumstances, who would encounter so many Small Worlds with chaotic Laws? Besides, I've only just reached Nascent Soul; normally, I shouldn't have come to this trial."

"So this isn't something I was supposed to experience anyway."

Zhou Yan simply shook his head upon hearing this.

"Clearly, you've been to more Small Worlds for training than I have, yet I've never experienced this once. How can you be so careless?"

"Even though you have good Luck, you can't always rely on it. Sometimes you have to rely on knowledge."

"After all, west of West River, there are similar places—chaotic lands filled with the Law of Ice or the Law of Cold—that you can find without even going to a Small World."

Upon hearing that such places existed in West River, Long Tianxing's previously indifferent expression vanished instantly.

If it were a Small World, he wouldn't go there for training without a good reason anyway, so he could just be careful and learn about it slowly.

But if they existed in the Human Realm, he had to pay attention. After all, his Luck would help him solve trouble, but when he couldn't use it, Luck was his greatest trouble.

"That makes sense. Where did you read about these things? I'll borrow a copy later."

Zhou Yan didn't look back and continued leading the way.

"Just a Geography Magazine I bought at the Lianxing Pavilion; it's quite interesting. But when you buy it, remember to get the Nascent Soul Special Edition; that one is the most comprehensive."

Long Tianxing laughed instead when he heard this.

"What, if I don't become a Nascent Soul, I can't even buy a magazine?"

Zhou Yan interrupted Long Tianxing.

"The Nascent Soul Special Edition isn't only sold to those at Nascent Soul and above; it's just that the Cultivators responsible for writing and continuously revising it are at the Nascent Soul stage. Calling it that is probably just to make it sell better and seem more high-end."

"I've even bought the Soul Transformation Special Edition before, but it was actually mediocre. Because Soul Transformation experts encounter very few risks, many places weren't detailed enough. As for the standard edition, you really shouldn't buy it."

"It's likely because they consider that low-level Cultivators don't travel much, so the standard edition isn't detailed enough. Many high-risk areas aren't even included because ordinary Cultivators have no business being near them anyway."

"We won't talk about the specifics; you can check it out yourself once we're out."

"By the way, what did you experience inside, and how did you finally pass the trial?"

At the mention of this, Long Tianxing's expression stiffened, and his face returned to its cold sternness.

"I already died. I just didn't expect that dying would count as passing. I should probably thank you for that medicine pouch you gave me."

"It had something to do with me?" Zhou Yan turned his head slightly to look at Long Tianxing behind him.

Long Tianxing nodded.

"Shortly after you left, a squad of soldiers found me, and I learned about those two guys."

"However, because I couldn't leave and they were very busy, we could only rely on the soldiers for long-distance communication."

"And by the time that guy Xuanyuan sent the final intelligence regarding the siege, the person I was waiting for had just arrived."

"Though I don't know where he popped out from, I regained the ability to act."

"At that point, since things had escalated to a siege, it naturally meant the Blood Demon had grown and required more methods to deal with."

"I shared the matter of the medicine with that Taoist; from the looks of it, he should have been a participant as well."

"When he heard I had the medicine, he seemed very surprised. He immediately set off to take me to find a minister and successfully used the medicine to rescue him."

"And that minister, in order to avoid being infected again and turned into a Puppet, committed suicide."

"After resolving such a big trouble so easily, he and I were both very happy. I also shared this information with Bai Ling and the others."

"However, I didn't tell the Taoist how many doses of medicine there were. In reality, there were three doses, one each with Bai Ling, Xuanyuan, and me."

"It was also because of this that when the medicine in Bai Ling's hand was entrusted to the wrong person, the Taoist said regretfully that only one minister could be saved, and the rest should have been killed on the spot after being rescued."

"This mistake led to a heavy price, allowing the Blood Demon to break through the encirclement and successfully enter the city. Many soldiers were also sacrificed, becoming his nourishment."

As he spoke to this point, Long Tianxing's fists were already clenched so hard they were cracking.

Zhou Yan also felt the anger of the person behind him; after all, he was so angry that he wasn't even afraid of the cold anymore.

But then, Long Tianxing seemed to deflate.

"Fortunately, that Taoist acted again, using his own life to take out the minister who had feigned surrender and heavily wounding the Blood Demon. Only then were we able to contend with it."

"Speaking of which, since I could come here after dying, does that mean he also passed the trial? Have you seen him?"

Actually, by the time Long Tianxing said this, Zhou Yan already knew who that Taoist was.

He was clearly the first one, since there wasn't even time to open the Treasure Pavilion. And the second one who came after him was Suo Jialuo.

Given his eerie familiarity with this Secret Realm, it was highly likely him, but Zhou Yan didn't know if he should tell Long Tianxing.

After all, the other party was involved in too many things. It wouldn't be good to let Long Tianxing get involved rashly, so after thinking it over, he decided it was better not to say anything.

"I came out very quickly. After picking out items in the Treasure Pavilion, I came here. I thought for a long time and didn't know where to go, and then I saw you."

"Either he was even faster than me, or he must have been eliminated."

"Is that so... that really is a pity." Long Tianxing also sighed slightly.

Then Zhou Yan changed the subject.

"You haven't said how you passed the trial yet?"

Long Tianxing reminisced again.

"To be honest, I'm not entirely sure. It was only after that Taoist died that I received a new mission."

"It seemed to be the ability of that item of Bai Ling's, which can consume a person's life to maximize the effect of their own item."

"Because my item itself carried a purification effect, I chose to sacrifice myself, using the purification ability to resolve the crisis in the city and provide a layer of protection for the soldiers."

"After all, as I said before, I didn't come here for victory. If my sacrifice could allow them to pass the trial sooner, then it was naturally for the best."

"I just didn't expect that I would be the one to come out first."

The topic seemed a bit heavy, and Long Tianxing began to dwell on some details from that time again.

All of this sounded simple to Zhou Yan, but he knew that Long Tianxing, like Wang Yao, was actually not good at expressing himself. So what he experienced was likely much more than what he said.

Therefore, Zhou Yan continued to chat about various topics, constantly drawing out Long Tianxing's emotions.

The purpose of all this was to take into account that Long Tianxing had just entered the Nascent Soul stage. To reduce his discomfort, Zhou Yan used this topic to chat with him more.

After all, Zhou Yan really wasn't cold.

Zhou Yan hadn't lied to Long Tianxing; this place was indeed covered by the Law of Ice, which was slowing down all movement to achieve a state of stillness.

To walk normally here, a Cultivator needed to be equipped with a Magic Treasure with corresponding functions or be able to directly open their own Nascent Soul Domain.

Otherwise, even a Nascent Soul expert would have their thoughts stop and be kicked out on the spot.

Of course, one could also be like Zhou Yan, directly layering Power of Law within the Nascent Soul Domain, completely suppressing these masterless Laws.

Unfortunately, neither of Zhou Yan's Laws was suitable for applying to someone else.

Whether it was the Law of the Heart or the Law of Consumption, simply applying them to an ally would result in negative effects, especially here.

That's right, Zhou Yan had used his spare time to use an upgrade card, directly obtaining the Law of Consumption LV1.

Although he had thought about saving it for the Law of Creation, after fighting Suo Jialuo once, Zhou Yan felt that suffering first doesn't necessarily mean sweetness later, but sweetness now is definitely sweet.

If he had two Laws at that time, he could have handled the opponent however he wanted.

Counting the Dragon Gate Dao Enlightenment mentioned in the rewards, Zhou Yan's Laws would definitely improve another wave.

After all, that sounded like a reward for enlightenment. Plus, the Demon Venerable's subsequent performance suggested he had also comprehended the Law of Creation through these means.

Rather than trying to comprehend two Laws at the same time then, it was better to comprehend the Law of Consumption now and go all-in on the Law of Creation when the time came, reaching as far as he could.

If he couldn't reach the end, with the support of two Laws, he could slowly comprehend it himself in seclusion later and should still be able to achieve something.

There was no reason the Demon Venerable could do it and he couldn't; surely he wasn't worse than a maggot.

So Zhou Yan had now gloriously become a dual-Law warrior. Although they weren't primary and secondary Laws and couldn't be used simultaneously.

But Zhou Yan had two accounts; opening a sub-account to support himself with different classes was a perfectly normal thing, wasn't it? It completely bypassed that risk.

It was just a pity; perhaps because he used an item, this time the Law of Consumption did not give birth to a Law Divine Ability.

However, the Law's effect was still very good, serving to make up for his shortcomings in combat-type Laws.

In the future, when fighting with Laws within the Nascent Soul Domain, he would no longer need to consume more of the Law of the Heart to wear them down.

While Zhou Yan was thinking about things and chatting with Long Tianxing.

They finally reached the summit.

And before them, as the wind and snow blew.

A massive stone tablet loomed indistinctly.

Making the two people before the tablet appear so small.