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Su Muqing had also reached the peak of the sixth heaven of the Golden Core Realm. Her cultivation matched Li Yunjing's, though their combat prowess could not be mentioned in the same breath.

"Husband, are we almost there?"

Zhao Qi asked softly.

Li Yunjing nodded. "According to our route, we'll reach the waters where the Heavenly Demon Sect is located in another month."

As he spoke, the flying vessel suddenly shuddered, its speed dropping noticeably.

"What's going on?"

Ye Wuhen frowned.

Soon, the guard commander approached with a grave expression. "Fellow Daoists, something unusual has been discovered ahead. We'll need to take a detour."

"Something unusual?"

Li Yunjing extended his spiritual sense to probe ahead.

Dozens of miles away, countless enormous blocks of ice floated on the sea.

Stranger still, something seemed to be frozen inside those blocks, reflecting peculiar gleams in the sunlight.

"Are those... sea beasts?"

Su Muqing gasped.

Li Yunjing's pupils contracted.

Sea beasts of every shape were frozen inside the blocks of ice. Some had even reached the fourth tier!

Their faces retained the terror of their final moments, as though they had been frozen in an instant.

"It's the power of extreme cold!"

Ye Wuhen said gravely, "And not ordinary cold, either. This power is at least at the Spirit Transformation level."

"Exactly!"

The guard commander nodded. "This stretch of sea suddenly changed, and someone froze vast numbers of sea beasts in an instant. We must detour at least a thousand miles."

Li Yunjing gazed thoughtfully at the frozen sea, vaguely sensing a familiar trace of aura.

"What is it?"

Ye Wuhen noticed his unusual reaction.

"Nothing!"

Li Yunjing withdrew his gaze. "I just find this cold aura rather unusual."

The flying vessel began turning, steering clear of the dangerous area.

That night, Li Yunjing