Ice Maiden (Part Two)
"We've arrived?" Lu Yuling's words made Zhuge Xiang's heart tighten slightly, and he became serious.
Mo Lingna had also learned about Zhuge Xiang's purpose for this trip in recent days. When she heard that they had finally arrived at their destination, although she was very unhappy that Zhuge Xiang had helped Lu Yuling so much, she became much more serious. No matter what, she would do her best to agree with anything that Zhuge Xiang decided to do.
On the side of the Asura Warship, Lu Yuling's perfect face was serene. She closed her eyes slightly, spreading her Divine Sense to feel the touch from the depths of her soul. She could clearly feel that somewhere in the sea, there was a strong call to her, an inseparable bond between her Three Souls and Seven Spirits.
Lu Yuling had no recollection of the exact location where Ice Maiden was sealed. After all, Lu Yuling's existence predates Ice Maiden's sealing. With her eyes closed, Lu Yuling could only follow her deepest intuition. She could only try to pinpoint Ice Maiden's exact location by using her heart and slowly sensing it...
Seeing Lu Yuling's appearance, neither Zhuge Xiang nor Mo Lingna spoke to disturb her. With her eyes slightly closed, guided by her heart, Lu Yuling controlled the Asura Warship, slowly descending. The Restriction Barrier on the Warships opened, and the entire Warships slowly sank into the sea...
The Asura Warship sank deeper and deeper into the sea. The East Sea is vast, spanning countless billions of miles, and its seabed is extremely deep. It sank several Thousand Zhang before finally reaching the bottom.
During the descent, Demon Cultivator were frequently spotted, and the deeper they went into the ocean, the stronger Demon Cultivator became. After all, creatures capable of surviving under the pressure of water thousands of Thousand Zhang deep in the ocean possessed undeniably formidable physical strength...
The seabed of the East Sea truly possesses a unique charm. In the depths of the sea, the Asura Warship landed on an enormous strait, a strait that seemed to divide the entire seabed.
From a high vantage point, it appears as a thin black slit when viewed from afar. However, when the Asura Warship lands, the strait becomes apparent. It is a thousand meters wide, and the Asura Warship appears as insignificant as a speck of dust upon landing on it.
"I can sense that Ice Maiden is right here in this strait," Lu Yuling said, opening her eyes. After landing on the seabed, the tremor from the depths of her soul became clearer and stronger.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go down and take a look." Zhuge Xiang nodded emphatically, Asura Warship descended at an extremely fast speed.
The strait wasn't particularly deep. After about Half a Tea Interval of tea's time, a Palace appeared before Zhuge Xiang and the others. The Palace, suspended in the strait, was quite large. On either side of the Palace stood a lifelike stone statue of Asura.
"Is this where Ice Maiden was sealed? It's indeed very well hidden, not only underwater but also concealed in this strait," Zhuge Xiang murmured to himself, looking at the Palace floating in the strait.
As if to confirm Zhuge Xiang's conjecture, Lu Yuling spoke up, saying that Ice Maiden was indeed sealed in that Palace.
"Crackling sound..."
As Zhuge Xiang and his group approached and landed in front of the Palace, cracks appeared in the two Asura statues for no apparent reason. Stone chips flew everywhere, and two living Asura stood in front of Zhuge Xiang and his group, their faces filled with a violent aura.
"Who dares to leave at once!" These two Asura were clearly the guards of this Palace. Their cultivation was not particularly strong; they had reached the Four-Star level, equivalent to the first or second level of the Gathering Origin Stage.
"Gentlemen, we must go in. Excuse me..." Zhuge Xiang said, looking at the two Asura blocking his way.
In the past, Zhuge Xiang have killed these two Asura without a second thought. However, now that he is True Disciple of the Asura Sect Master and has learned the secrets of the Asura Path, Zhuge Xiang knows that these two Asura guarding the sect are likely the transformed forms of Asura Sect Disciples after their deaths. Therefore, Zhuge Xiang has no intention of exterminating them.
Two Asura, equivalent to the first or second level of the Gathering Origin Stage, were no match for Zhuge Xiang and his companions. The three of them joined forces and quickly knocked the two Asura unconscious. Then, they pushed open the Palace doors and went inside...
The Palace was large, but not cluttered; it contained only one Great Hall. Inside the Great Hall, a beam of light seemed to appear from Void. Within the beam of light, a woman covered in shackles knelt motionless on the ground, her head bowed...
"Is this Senior Sister Ice Maiden?" Zhuge Xiang murmured to himself, looking at the woman trapped in the beam of light in the center of the Palace.
Hailed as a genius rarely seen in the Asura Sect for hundreds of years, and the Master's eldest disciple? Zhuge Xiang had always heard of Senior Sister Ice Maiden's reputation. He had even entered Senior Sister Ice Maiden's Cave Mansion in the Endless Mountain Range when he first arrived at the Asura Sect Headquarters. Today, he finally met her in person.
Lu Yuling's face was filled with complex emotions as she looked at the woman kneeling in the center of the Palace. She could clearly feel the call from her soul; this was Ice Maiden, or rather, her True Body. Lu Yuling's feelings were truly a mixture of emotions, indescribable...
Seemingly sensing Lu Yuling's approach, Ice Maiden, who had been kneeling motionless on the ground, suddenly raised her head and grinned at Lu Yuling.
Ice Maiden is incredibly beautiful, with a stunning face that's no less striking than Lu Yuling's Ice Maiden. However, her eyes lack clarity, and her smile has a somewhat dazed quality. Occasionally, a wisp of violent aura flashes across her, making her seem extremely dangerous...
"Thump thump thump..." She muttered something unconsciously, and suddenly, like a mad beast, Ice Maiden hammered the barrier of the beam of light in circles, stirring up ripples on the beam. Unfortunately, the beam of light that imprisoned her was not so easy to break.
Seeing Ice Maiden suddenly become agitated within the beam of light, Lu Yuling's brows furrowed slightly.
The three souls govern reason and wisdom, while the seven spirits govern emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, love, hate, and desire. Lu Yuling, who possesses the three souls, is clear-headed, but she is very indifferent to these emotional changes. Ice Maiden, on the other hand, only has the seven spirits and no three souls to govern her, so naturally she appears in this irrational and insane state.
Zhuge Xiang took out the Boundary Breaking Stone and began using it to shatter the beam of light imprisoning Ice Maiden. As expected of Boundary Breaking Stone forged from Dragon Horn, the imprisoning beam of light was easily shattered...
Lu Yuling reached out and supported the frenzied Ice Maiden, staring at her. Although her appearance was completely different, Lu Yuling felt as if she were looking in a mirror. This feeling was very strange, and she had many thoughts and questions to ask. However, looking at Ice Maiden's appearance, Lu Yuling could only manage to say, "Are you... are you alright...?"
Whether it was because of Lu Yuling's calm words or because the three souls were influenced by Lu Yuling, Ice Maiden's madness gradually subsided, and the heavy madness dissipated considerably, giving way to a trace of clarity...
"You... you're finally back..." A hint of clarity appeared on Ice Maiden's face as she carefully examined Lu Yuling. Her eyes held a complex expression, for they were essentially one, each possessing three souls and auras, yet both were merely a part of Ice Maiden.
"I came here to know why you split me apart in the first place?" Lu Yuling asked, looking intently at Ice Maiden.
As the reincarnation of Ice Maiden's Three Souls Reincarnation, why did Ice Maiden split her three souls back then? Why did I appear? These are questions Lu Yuling really wants to know, especially after learning that Ice Maiden went into Qi Deviation because of splitting her three souls. Lu Yuling is even more eager to know the Truth.
What exactly happened back then that forced Ice Maiden to split her three souls to escape that unknown crisis? And couldn't the entire Asura Sect protect her from such a crisis?
"Back then?" Upon hearing Lu Yuling's words, a hint of reminiscence flashed in Ice Maiden's eyes. Clearly, Ice Maiden remembered the Memory of that year very clearly.
"Back then, there was a conspiracy, a conspiracy specifically targeting us, or rather, specifically targeting the Asura Sect. Things have come to this point today, which is the best possible outcome..." Ice Maiden did not frankly reveal the reasons for what happened back then, but only said this.
"What exactly happened back then? Was it because of the Great Elder?" Lu Yuling's investigation pointed to the Great Elder, but she still didn't know the specifics or the Truth of what happened back then.
"The Great Elder?" Upon hearing Lu Yuling's words, Ice Maiden smiled and said, "You don't need to be so hostile to the Great Elder. Indeed, the Great Elder was involved in what happened back then, but it wasn't his fault. On the contrary, he was trying to protect us. In short, he interfered too much in this matter; it's not something we, or even our Asura Sect, can resist."
"Even the Asura Sect couldn't resist?" Regardless of what the so-called conspiracy was, Zhuge Xiang and Lu Yuling's hearts sank upon hearing that even the Asura Sect couldn't resist.
The Asura Sect is Large Sect, and even more terrifying is its Sect Master, Luo Ba, who is one of the strongest experts in the world. How could they be unable to resist them?
"What exactly is that conspiracy?" With a look of astonishment in her eyes, Lu Yuling composed herself after a long while and asked Ice Maiden earnestly. She still wanted to know the Truth.
Lu Yuling's insistence surprised Ice Maiden slightly; she could understand Lu Yuling's desire to know.
However, Ice Maiden shook her head. "Even if you knew now, it wouldn't change anything. Your cultivation is still somewhat weak. Wait until you reach the Golden Core Stage before coming back. At that time, our three Three Souls and Seven Spirits will be merged into one, and you will naturally know what you need to know..." (To be continued...)