To prevent the Ice Nether Crystal from affecting the other spiritual items, Lu Xiaotian placed it alone inside a Void Sumeru Ring.
Once the Ice Nether Crystal was collected, the thick ice crystals in Waterflourish Cave began melting at a speed visible to the naked eye. Water vapor billowed throughout the grotto.
"It's time to leave." Lu Xiaotian let out a long breath. His unexpected advancement inside Waterflourish Cave had undoubtedly given him a few more points of confidence before facing the Tusuo Lineage.
Lu Xiaotian lightly raised his feet, arriving near the entrance of Waterflourish Cave in the blink of an eye.
"Hmm?" Lu Xiaotian was just about to leave when he suddenly sensed faint noises.
"Senior, s-senior, it was around here. I sensed an extremely intense chill. The Finger Crystal Guide also showed this area." A voice filled with utter fear rang out.
"Is that so? Why is there nothing now?" The voice ahead spoke from on high, utterly cold. The chill in its tone seemed capable of freezing the woman who had just spoken at any moment.
"I-I don't know why, either. With Senior's boundless power, you should be able to sense traces of the Finger Crystal Guide having been used around here." The woman who had spoken earlier hurriedly explained.
"Hmph!" The lofty voice was extremely displeased with this explanation. "If I hadn't sensed the aura of that Finger Crystal Guide, do you think you'd still be alive now?"
"Senior's insight is as bright as a torch."
"To think I'd run into the Tusuo Twin Slayers here again?" A strange glint flashed through Lu Xiaotian's eyes. The Tusuo Twin Slayers had not come alone—there were actually two others with them. Only one of them, a woman, had spoken. The other seemed to have made some movement,