Tan Cheng saw the energy in his body being continuously devoured and knew he could not drag this out any longer.
He pulled himself free and retreated from Jiang Ping An. Forming hand seals with both hands, he stirred endless ice and snow through the void, and the temperature plummeted.
In merely a moment, a massive frozen sphere formed in the surrounding void, enveloping Jiang Ping An and Tan Cheng.
This frozen sphere even froze space itself. Even with the ability to traverse space, escaping would be impossible.
"To die by this treasure is your honor. This is something I prepared for Earth Immortal experts."
As he spoke, Tan Cheng immediately took out a crimson ice flower resembling a lotus. Its icy aura seemed capable of freezing every object in the world, yet it also carried a dense stench of blood, as though blood flowed within it.
"Blood Ice Lotus." Jiang Ping An narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing it, staring fixedly at the ice lotus in Tan Cheng's hand.
"You actually recognize it."
Tan Cheng was somewhat surprised. Few people knew of such a treasure.
Jiang Ping An recognized it because Yun Yao had filled his mind with information about all kinds of ores and materials to make it easier for him to forge artifacts.
This Blood Ice Lotus was a rare material used to forge ice-element immortal artifacts. The conditions for its natural birth were harsh: it had to grow in a land of extreme cold, be nourished by an Immortal's blood, and take a hundred thousand years to fully mature.
Blood Ice Lotuses in nature were generally born on ancient battlefields. Many artifact-refining sects needed this immortal treasure, so to save themselves trouble, they cultivated it themselves.
Aside from being used in artifact refinement, it possessed tremendous