122: The eternally silent snow mountain, a great demon in the snow!

Eternal Silent Snowfield?

Where have I ended up?

heaven and earth map, open!

Divine Thoughts scattered, but there was only a vast expanse of white; the horizon was nowhere to be seen.

Mark—Yun Xi.

Mark—Xue Yi.

...A long time passed without any reaction... Qin Tian's heart sank.

It was clear that his Revered Master and Xue Yi were not here... "Little Bell, what exactly is this Eternal Silent Snowfield? How do I get out?"

"Heehee, one piece."

Little Bell held out her palm.

Slap!

Palm met palm... "Ow!"

"That hurts—!"

Little Bell looked aggrieved. "If you won't give it, then don't, but why did you slap my hand!"

The corners of Qin Tian's lips curled up.

"Three pieces a year."

"Not a single piece more."

"Of course, if you're not satisfied, you're free to leave on your own."

Little Bell muttered reluctantly.

"Stingy ghost..."

"Hmm? What did you say?"

"Ah! Nothing! I was saying that this Eternal Silent Snowfield is a space created by the old hag. Unless she lets you out, there's no way to leave."

"Who exactly is this old hag you're talking about?"

"A super-duper-duper old, old, old woman with a face full of wrinkles, ugly as sin, short and fat, with a head of white hair!!!"

Little Bell spoke through gritted teeth.

That's quite a lot of resentment!

Qin Tian smiled. "What did you mean earlier when you said someone comes every half a year?"

"Oh, that. The old hag has a strange fetish. Every half a year, she kidnaps some young and handsome men..."

"For what?"

"Hey, I was pinned under a mountain, remember? How would I know? But it's true that they all went to the center of the snowfield..."

Qin Tian was slightly taken aback.

"This is getting a bit troublesome."

"Hey, you haven't told me your name yet."

Qin Tian.

"Qin Tian... Qin Tian...?" Little Bell said thoughtfully. "Why don't you call yourself Cloudy Day or Rainy Day? Those sound a bit better..."

Qin Tian: "..."

What kind of questions are these?

"Lead the way."

"Huh? Where are you going?"

"The center of the snowfield."

!!!

"I'm not going!"

Little Bell shuddered and jumped back.

"If you want to go, go by yourself!"

"Oh, then I'm off. Goodbye." Qin Tian waved his sleeve and turned to leave without hesitation.

"Hey!"

"Qin Tian!"

"You haven't said where I should find you!"

Little Linglong shouted from behind.

Qin Tian turned a deaf ear.

"Old witch... tasty food... tasty food... old witch... Ahhhhhhh!"

Little Bell pinched her cheeks and chased after him.

"Qin Tian, wait for me!"

...Snow fluttered through the air.

Qin Tian walked at a leisurely pace, followed by a resentful Little Bell.

"Eternal Silent Snowfield, Ancestral Land of the Xue Clan, old witch... if I connect all these dots..."

After a while, Qin Tian's eyes lit up.

"But what exactly is she doing this for?"

"If she wanted to see me, why not just show herself?"

"Why go through all the trouble to bring me here?"

"These Senior experts are truly troublesome..."

Qin Tian couldn't help but shake his head.

"Revered Master must be very worried right now, right?"

"Hey, Qin Tian, are you really going to see the old witch?" Little Bell asked apprehensively. "Actually, there are other ways to leave."

Qin Tian smiled. "Is she really that scary?"

"The old witch loves eating little white... face gentlemen like you... You might actually die..."

"It's fine. If she really wants to eat me, I'll throw you to her first."

"You're a stone; you'll break her teeth..."

Little Bell: "???"

"Aah!"

"I'll bite you!"

Little Bell suddenly rushed forward.

Qin Tian raised his hand and caught her.

"Ah! Let me go!"

"Shh!"

"We're here."

Little Bell trembled.

Qin Tian looked up. In the distance, ice mist swirled, and the silhouette of a towering mountain could be faintly seen.

Its peak was invisible to the naked eye.

"Eternal Silent Snow Mountain..."

For once, Little Bell spoke seriously.

Qin Tian circulated his spiritual power, his voice piercing through the ice mist and echoing across the wilderness.

Junior Qin Tian requests Senior to show herself!

"Why are you shouting so loudly!" Little Bell was startled and quickly hid behind Qin Tian.

"Audacious brat, how dare you disturb my secluded cultivation?" An aged voice drifted out from the snow mountain.

Sound waves surged, whipping up endless snow to swallow Qin Tian.

A massive tearing force surged toward him.

Golden light shimmered around Qin Tian.

Prison-Suppressing Indestructible Body, open!

Buzz—!

The wind and snow bombarded Qin Tian, clanging incessantly.

"Oh? A Body Cultivator."

The voice from the snow mountain gave a surprised laugh. "I like this."

Qin Tian frowned.

"Who are you?"

"Hehe, if you want to know who I am, come in and see for yourself..."

As the words fell, the ice mist dispersed, and a path paved with snowflakes appeared beneath Qin Tian's feet.

"Don't go..."

Little Bell pulled on Qin Tian and spoke seriously.

"Don't worry, it's fine."

"Wait for me here."

Qin Tian let go of Little Bell and walked toward the mountain peak.

The cold wind was bone-chilling.

On the frost-covered giant trees along the road, ice sculptures hung upside down.

Inside the ice sculptures, without exception, were the withered bodies of living beings... their faces contorted in agony, as if they had been sucked dry of their essence.

Qin Tian's brow furrowed deeper.

"Did I guess wrong?"

"This isn't that Ancient Ancestor of the Xue Clan?"

"Then what kind of creature could silently kidnap me from the Ancestral Land of the Xue Clan?"

"And why do this?"

Qin Tian's heart was full of doubt.

Finally.

He reached the summit.

On the white snow not far away lay two bodies.

Qin Tian's breath hitched, and his pupils suddenly constricted.

The two people lying there were none other than his Revered Master, Yun Xi, and Xue Yi... Their auras were weak, and they lay there unconscious.

"Hehe, what? Do you know them?"

The aged voice rang out again from the surroundings.

Qin Tian's eyes darkened.

"Who exactly are you?"

"Hehe, you can call me the Snow Demon."

Snow Demon!

"Release them, and I will give you whatever you want."

"Oh? Is that so?"

The wind and snow transformed into a hand, gently caressing Qin Tian's body.

"I want all of your essence blood. Are you willing to give it?"

Qin Tian paused.

"I am."

"First, let them leave."

"Hehe, I'm no fool. If I let them leave and you go back on your word, what then?"

The Snow Demon murmured, "Besides, your essence blood can only be exchanged for one person."

"Between the two of them, who is more important in your heart?"

Qin Tian's eyes flickered.

"What if I want both?"

"Hehe, quite the greedy little fellow."

"However, sometimes, being too greedy isn't a good thing..."

"You can't have both fish and bear's paw. Haven't you heard such a simple truth?"

The corners of Qin Tian's lips curled slightly. "Oh, then I don't want either of them."

"Huh?!"

The Snow Demon was clearly stunned.

"You don't want either?"

"Are they really worth nothing to you!?"

Qin Tian smiled. "They're just two ice sculptures. Did you really think you could pass them off as real?"

"Confusing the mind to make someone willingly offer up their essence blood..."

"Let me guess. You don't have much combat power and only know how to bluff, right?"

"Snow Demon... oh no... I should call you the Phantom Demon instead..."

Whoosh!

The surrounding wind and snow howled incessantly, and a voice full of surprise echoed in his ears.

"You... actually discovered me?"

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