In the end, Li Qing and Shen Ningbing entered the depths of the underground ice layer. The temperature inside was abnormally frigid, enough to freeze one to the marrow!
Even for two cultivators already at the Core Formation stage, the bitter chill was impossible to ignore.
Clearly, this was no ordinary underground frozen layer!
From time to time, a faint breeze swept through above them, blowing down fragments of ice that produced waves of falling echoes within the deep ice layer.
The two did not descend quickly. For safety's sake, Li Qing and Shen Ningbing kept their divine senses trained on their surroundings, afraid of overlooking any suspicious place.
They continued exploring downward for more than two thousand meters.
Ancient ice that had never melted surrounded them, and waves of cold assailed their bodies. Even Junior Sister Shen, with her ice spirit root, couldn't help but press her lips tightly together.
"Unbelievable. This fissure in the ice layer is actually so deep." Shen Ningbing's rosy lips parted slightly. Her cool voice sounded exceptionally clear in this environment, accompanied by an echo.
Li Qing did not answer, instead continuing to sweep the depths below with his divine sense.
As they continued downward, both of them suddenly raised their heads and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
Just then, both of them had detected a vast underground space with their divine senses!
Beneath the dark, freezing ice layer, there was another world entirely!
"Let's take a look!" Shen Ningbing immediately made her decision, taking the lead as she carefully flew downward.
The gaps between the surrounding solid ice grew narrower and narrower, barely wide enough for one person to pass through. Li Qing's chest and back nearly pressed against the ice layer.
At last, after passing through the narrowest entrance, the