Separation

Dark mist churned endlessly. A secluded pool lay deep within the earth veins, its waters black as ink and thick as congealed paste. It was the Nine Nether Yellow Spring.

Wisps of frigid yin energy drifted above the pool's surface. Occasionally, strands of black vapor escaped from the water, transforming in an instant into piercingly cold winds that howled and circled through the surroundings.

Above the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, two figures stood suspended in the air. Their robes snapped in the bone-piercing cold wind. They were none other than Xiao Ling and Medusa.

The cold wind carried bone-eroding chill, like countless invisible blades of ice scraping across their bodies, yet it could not even stir their protective aura.

With Xiao Ling's formidable Dou Sheng-level physique, such cold was no more than a breeze against his face. It did not even lift the edge of his robes.

Medusa was even less affected. Her true form was a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, and she possessed a natural affinity for yin and baleful energy. The moment those cold winds approached her, they were wholly absorbed by the faint seven-colored glow radiating from her body. Strands of frigid energy flowed through her meridians, causing her no harm at all. Instead, they even stirred subtle ripples of improvement in the Dou Qi within her body.

"I went down to investigate earlier, but I still couldn't find the exact location of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Clan's nest." Xiao Ling spread his hands helplessly and glanced sideways at Medusa, his voice carrying a trace of apology.

"After all, they were once a top-tier magical beast clan that dominated an entire region, with powerful experts emerging one after another. It is only natural that they would possess methods to conceal their nest."

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