Snow Empress's Breakthrough, Five Visitors to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect

Snow Empress patted Di Lingxi's head:

"Yes, I've gotten stronger."

Besides the Soul Ring, after the Ice Crystal Unicorn died, it left behind a Soul Bone —a 100,000-year-old Ice Crystal Unicorn's left arm bone.

It is entirely ice-blue, with hexagonal crystal patterns flowing across its surface, exuding a chilling aura.

Snow Empress looked at the Soul Bone on the ground, then turned to look at Dai Huabin.

"Xue'er, hurry up and absorb this Soul Bone from the same source."

Dai Huabin handed the Soul Bone to Snow Empress.

Snow Empress nodded, then sat cross-legged and began absorbing the Ice Crystal Unicorn's left arm bone.

Half an hour later, Snow Empress successfully absorbed the left arm bone. With the accumulation of her own Soul Power and the effect of the original essence within her body when Snow Empress transformed, her Soul Power directly broke through to level seventy-six.

For the Snow Empress, there are no bottlenecks before reaching her limit; this is the foundation of her 700,000 years of cultivation.

After Snow Empress absorbed the Soul Bone, the five of them left the Ice Rift Valley and returned to the Far North by the same route.

Standing on the ice field, Dai Huabin glanced back at the bottomless crevice.

The Ice Crystal Unicorn, after 190,000 years of existence, eventually transformed into the seventh halo on the Snow Empress's Martial Soul.

This is the fate of Soul Beast.

This was also the second chance given to it by Snow Empress.

The return trip was much faster than the way there.

After Snow Empress broke through to the Soul Sage, her overall condition improved significantly, and her flight speed increased markedly.

Two days later, the five returned to Heaven Dou City.

Dai Huabin booked a hotel in the city for five days, intending for everyone to rest before setting off.

Although the two-week trip to the Far North was very rewarding, the fatigue from the travel was also very real.

After returning to their hotel room, Ice Empress went straight to sleep and slept until noon the next day.

The Snow Empress, on the other hand, was consolidating her Soul Power.

And Di Lingxi just eats and eats!

Dai Huabin then spent the last few days showing Zhu Lu around Heaven Dou City.

Although she was supposed to be accompanying someone shopping, Zhu Lu had very little desire to spend money. She wasn't interested in jewelry or clothes, but she did take a fancy to a dagger in a shop that sold Soul Tool. It was a level 5 close-combat Soul Tool, and she wanted to buy it to match the close-combat style of the Hell Spirit Cat.

Without saying a word, Dai Huabin took out his money and bought it.

Zhu Lu, clutching the dagger box, rarely showed a hint of girlish excitement.

"Thanks."

"Don't be so polite with me."

The two walked on the streets of Heaven Dou City, the warm sunlight shining down. Zhu Lu walked to his left, about half a body length away, neither too close nor too far.

"Huabin."

"Um?"

"I feel great about being out here all this time."

Dai Huabin turned his head to look at her.

Zhu Lu walked with her head down, and the meaning behind her words was very clear.

At the academy, Dai Huabin was always surrounded by all sorts of people: Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Cui Yajie, Ling Luochen, Ma Xiaotao. Although Zhu Lu never competed, this time alone was truly precious to her.

Dai Huabin reached out and took her hand.

Zhu Lu held his hand tightly, and the two returned to the hotel.

Several days later.

After the Snow Empress finished fusing with the Soul Bone, the Ice Empress also fully recovered.

The five of them had a sumptuous lunch in a private room at the hotel. As always, Di Lingxi was the strongest eater, devouring half the dishes on the table by herself.

After the meal, Dai Huabin put down his chopsticks and looked around at everyone.

"The rest is over. We'll set off for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect tomorrow."

Ice Empress was picking his teeth with a toothpick when he heard this, he raised an eyebrow. "Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect? That support-type sect?"

"Yes," Dai Huabin explained.

"Ning Tian is the young sect master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda can evolve to the Nine Treasure level, its role will be enormous."

The purpose of this trip is to clarify the issues that need to be discussed.

Zhu Lu wiped Di Lingxi's mouth without turning her head and said, "It seems like her feelings for you are more than just an ally."

Dai Huabin paused for a moment, but did not deny it.

Ning Tian did indeed have feelings for him, and that girl was straightforward; she wouldn't hide such things.

While the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect may have its own interests in winning people over, life is rarely so pure.

Ice Empress chuckled beside him, "Another one. You have way too many people around you, don't you?"

Dai Huabin smiled and said, "There's nothing I can do about it. I'm just too greedy."

Snow Empress covered her mouth with her teacup, her eyebrows curving into a smile. Zhu Lu couldn't help but lower her head and chuckle softly.

After finishing the last rib, Di Lingxi wiped her mouth with a tissue and tilted her head to look at Dai Huabin:

"Huabin, should we go too?"

"Yes, all together."

"Great!" Di Lingxi slapped the table. "Is there anything good to eat there?"

Dai Huabin: "Can't you have some other pursuits?"

"Delicious food is my pursuit."

Ice Empress tossed the toothpick into the plate, crossed his legs, and leaned back in his chair. "What good things could a support-type sect possibly offer? Probably just a bunch of glass beads."

"The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is the number one auxiliary force on the continent," Dai Huabin corrected her. "The one thing they have in abundance is money. Their food is guaranteed to be ten times better than this hotel's."

Di Lingxi's golden pupils lit up instantly. "Ten times?"

"I regret saying it."

Zhu Lu tidied up the remains of the artifacts created by Di Lingxi on the table and said softly, "Is the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect located within the Heaven Dou Empire?"

"It's southwest of Heaven Dou City, we'll arrive soon."

Immediately afterward, the five checked out of their hotel room and activated their Flying Soul Tool outside the city to take off.

Ice Empress covered everyone with a thin layer of cold air to protect them from the strong winds at high altitudes.

Di Lingxi lay on Dai Huabin's back, her long golden hair flying wildly in the wind. She looked around excitedly, pointing at the mountains and rivers below.

What is that?

"A river."

"What about that one?"

"A mountain."

"I am bored."

"Then don't look at it."

"No, what if we see something delicious?"

Dai Huabin couldn't be bothered to pay her any more attention.

After flying for about two hours, as dusk fell, a range of low, continuous mountains appeared on the distant horizon. The mountains were covered with dense forests, and the outline of a cluster of buildings could be vaguely seen on one of the peaks.

"We've arrived." Dai Huabin slowed down as he descended.

The mountain gate of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is located in the center of a basin surrounded by mountains. From a distance, the white-walled and gray-tiled buildings are built against the mountain. Although not large in scale, they are exquisite and meticulous in every detail.

The five people landed about 100 meters outside the mountain gate.

Dai Huabin put away his Flying Soul Tool and straightened his clothes. Zhu Lu walked to his side, with Di Lingxi hanging on his other side. Ice Empress and Snow Empress walked side by side behind him, with Ice Empress crossing her arms and looking bored.

The mountain gate was a stone archway three zhang high, with four large gilded characters "Nine Treasures Glazed Tiles" inscribed on it. Two guards in close-fitting clothes stood on each side of the archway. When they saw the five people approaching, one of them stepped forward to block their way.

"Who goes there? The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is a place of quiet cultivation and does not receive outsiders."

Dai Huabin spoke up, "Please inform him that Dai Huabin from the Shrek Academy, here to pay a visit to Young Sect Master Ning Tian."