White Lotus and Green Lotus

Judging by the aura of the key in Xue Qing's hand, Han Ze—who had studied the Eight Gates of the Cold Palace deeply but lacked the qualifications to cultivate it—had already understood that Xue Que had cultivated the divine art of the Eight Gates of the Cold Palace to the Unity Realm.

The only flaw was that the key in Xue Qing's hand was not the mother key, but merely a child key forged using the mother key as its foundation. Although the child key could also summon the guardians of the eight palaces, it could not be maintained for long—perhaps several hours, perhaps several minutes, or perhaps even less. That depended on how much effort Xue Que had put into it. After all, even condensing a child key required consuming the "Imperial Vein Qi" he had painstakingly gathered.

Knowing the value of this ice-crystal key, Han Ze raised a hand to stop Xue Qing from doing anything further and advised her not to use it in haste. He appeared remarkably calm instead, analyzing the information you had provided and offering a solution.

Han Ze told the other five that, if the information you had uncovered was correct and the enemies were two Immortal King First Realm cultivators, then you were not without the strength to fight. Having said that, Han Ze immediately took action. He withdrew an Amulet from his Storage Treasure. The Dao Script inscribed upon it was exquisitely beautiful, with several obscure and difficult characters written in brilliant red and green. It was a Three-Ring Dao Talisman that Han Ze had spent a great deal of effort trading pills for.

As it was a one-use Amulet, it could greatly increase Han Ze's strength for a short time. Paired with the secret art he cultivated, it might allow