A New Tool Has Appeared

Shen Ye smiled without a word and offered no further explanation.

Before seeing it with their own eyes, no one could possibly believe that he could find more than ten strands of Arctic Immortal Light!

The three continued deeper toward the Arctic's central region.

Along the way, they saw colossal whales as enormous as Kunpeng leap from the icy sea, nearly shattering an entire continent. They also saw ancient giants towering into the clouds, uprooting mountains and hurling peaks, tearing apart the ice plains!

Some of the truly ruthless beings were ones even the Crow Daoist dared not face head-on. With his heart pounding in terror, he quietly smuggled the other two past them.

Fortunately, the ice plains were not as boundless as the Five Great Domains. After avoiding several regions occupied by dangerous creatures, they arrived at ancient ruins built by the ancient giants. Imperishable divine runes were carved upon them, protecting the ruins so they remained standing through the passage of time!

After passing through the ruins, the three finally approached the Arctic Heart.

Before them lay a terrifying field, filled with motley mists and interwoven, brilliant lights.

At the center of the field stood a colossal well, unfathomably deep and vast beyond measure, drawing in the ambient energy of heaven and earth to form a massive vortex.

The vortex spanned several hundred li in diameter. Dazzling auroras erupted from the giant well one after another, misty vapors billowing skyward!

"So this is where Arctic Immortal Light is born? Truly terrifying! Let alone mighty experts like us, even Great Accomplishment Kings would find it difficult to venture deep inside!" The Crow Daoist's expression was grave. The vortex was several hundred li wide, yet even while protecting the three of them, he could only advance a few li before struggling to continue!

It was impossible to imagine what level of cultivation one would need to set foot in the very central region!

Shen Ye was not surprised. Though the Crow Daoist was a mighty expert of the present age, this birthplace of Immortal Light was like the deepest part of the Fire Domain—even Saints found it difficult to enter!

Fortunately, he had never expected the Crow Daoist to protect them all the way into the centralmost region. It was time to find a new tool!

"Be careful. Next, I'll release some of the restrictions on the Immortal Fire!"

The Crow Daoist was overjoyed and immediately declared, "With Lord Immortal Fire's help, I can advance at least another thirty li!"

Across the endless expanse of white land, a point of fire suddenly bloomed.

Before the flames released by that tiny fireball, the once frenzied and chaotic energy vortex rapidly melted away like snow beneath a blazing sun!

"Worthy of being the Immortal Fire! Even only a portion of its power is this overwhelming!" At this moment, the Crow Daoist only hated that he was too weak to withstand merely a fraction of Lord Immortal Fire's power!

Just as the Crow Daoist led the two onward at high speed, an aged woman's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Oh... could this be the tenth flame of the Fire Domain from the legends—the Immortal Fire?"

The Crow Daoist jolted in fright, and his whole crow felt awful. With cultivation that "outshone the present age," someone had actually crept up behind him without his noticing!

The Crow Daoist stiffly turned around and saw an old woman standing behind him, studying the Immortal Fire.

They stood very close together. Even the faint trace of aura leaking out when her mind stirred was as heavy as a star!

"What kind of existence is this? Could she be a Saint who survived from ancient times until now?" the Crow Daoist roared inwardly. Even the Immortal Fire in his hand could not give him much sense of security.

Shen Ye spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly. "Senior, your gaze is truly keen. This is indeed the Immortal Fire!"

Seeing Shen Ye remain unruffled by honor or disgrace, then glancing at the Crow Daoist standing there like a wooden chicken, the old woman smiled. "Young man, this Immortal Fire belongs to you, does it not?"

Shen Ye nodded. "I lent the Immortal Fire to him in exchange for his protection in bringing us here."

"How wonderful!" the old woman said with a sigh. "If I cultivated the Fire Element Law, perhaps today I would have to swallow my pride and borrow the Immortal Fire to contemplate for a few days."

"What if it were Arctic Immortal Light instead?" Shen Ye's words were startling.

The old woman froze. A sharp light burst from her clouded pupils. "Young man, could it be that you know where Arctic Immortal Light can be found?"

"Not yet, but I will soon!" Shen Ye's gaze was sincere. "I wish to make a deal with you, Senior. I provide the plan, and you provide the strength. We split the Arctic Immortal Light we obtain thirty-seventy!"

After saying that, he added, "Thirty for me, seventy for you!"

The old woman did not care about the division ratio. Instead, she stared at Shen Ye. "Are you saying that you can find more than one strand of Arctic Immortal Light?"

Shen Ye gave a slight nod and said decisively, "More precisely, at least ten strands!"

The Crow Daoist cawed wildly in his heart. So His Highness had been serious earlier?

Seeing the old woman fall into thought, the Crow Daoist felt his heart tremble with fear and prayed that His Highness had not been spouting nonsense.

Though the Immortal Fire possessed limitless power and was said to be capable of burning even immortals to death, that was only if it could actually burn its target!

Before this unfathomable old woman, he feared he would be killed the instant such a thought arose!

After pondering for a moment, the old woman slowly nodded. "How does this little friend need this old woman to act?"

Had anyone else proposed such a thing, she would only have thought them out of their mind.

Only one strand of Arctic Immortal Light could be born every hundred thousand years. Ten strands meant that no one had captured any for over a million years. No matter how she thought about it, it seemed impossible!

But the one speaking was the master of the Immortal Fire. She also wanted to see what was special about someone who could make the Immortal Fire follow him.

"Please protect us as we enter the Arctic's center first, Senior!"

"Mm!" With a wave of her right hand, the old woman swept the four of them forward like wind and lightning. In the blink of an eye, they reached the center of the field and stood at the edge of the giant well.

"Are we going down?" the old woman asked Shen Ye.

"Next, please protect us as we descend ten thousand zhang into the ancient well!"

The Crow Daoist stared wide-eyed at a stone stele before the ancient well. It read: Those below Saint realm shall not enter!

"I think... glug glug..."

Naturally, his opinion did not matter. Before he could even finish speaking, the old woman carried him into a rapid descent!

Yet he found that he did not feel the slightest discomfort!

He did not think the stone stele was trying to frighten people with sensational claims. During the rapid descent, he had seen countless corpses bobbing and sinking amid the aurora, and the aura of every single one far surpassed his own!

"These people were at least Saints..." Thinking of how the old woman could bring along the three burdens without batting an eye, his mouth went dry. Just what level of cultivation did this old woman possess?

After descending ten thousand zhang into the abyss, they arrived at a vast stretch of open land.

The ground was littered with ruins. A gigantic stone gate stood at the very center, bearing the words "Immortal Mansion." From time to time, lunar essence and magnetic light flew from the cracks in the gate.

"Senior, please push open the stone gate!"

"So it really is this place. I explored it once before and obtained many treasures!" the old woman sighed nostalgically.

Crow Daoist's heart jolted. This old woman had explored the cave dwelling before, yet even with her cultivation, she had failed to discover the immortal light. Was His Highness really going to be all right?

When they pushed open the massive gate, the world beyond was like a raging immortal realm. Spiritual energy stretched like an ocean, divine essence surged in tides. Even the old woman lost her relaxed expression, circulating her divine power with all her might as she led the three onward.

After traveling several dozen li, the spiritual tides dispersed, and the pressure abruptly vanished.

Yet rather than relaxing, the old woman's expression grew even more solemn. "Stay close to me. Do not wander about. Quite a few places here still retain Great Emperor Formation Patterns. If you trigger the divine patterns, even I will not be able to save you!"

Crow Daoist's scalp went numb at once. This was far too dangerous. Even Great Emperor Formation Patterns had been damaged—could an Emperor battle have taken place here?

At last, the four reached the end of the Small World. Chaos churned before them, blocking the path ahead.

Shen Ye let out a long sigh. "We're finally here. The Arctic Immortal Light is within this chaos!"

The old woman's expression shifted. "Could it be that you want me to wield the Immortal Fire and carve a path through this chaos?"

But she quickly shook her head. "I have not specialized in the Fire Element Law, so I cannot unleash the Immortal Fire's full might. Opening a small path would be possible, but to break through the entire sea of chaos would take hundreds or even thousands of years!"

"Senior, there is no need to worry. What comes next is where I truly come into my own!"