Ice Dragon Crystal

The Ice Cave Storm raged through the long passageway, seemingly endless and enough to fill anyone with despair.

Chen Changming was suffering, too.

He realized that perhaps the Ice Cave Storm wasn't so much endless as he was struggling to move. Making his way through the passage was like watching an old man trudge along; often, an entire hour passed, and he had only covered a few hundred zhang.

I'm still not strong enough.

He sighed inwardly.

If he advanced to the fifth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm, everything would change for the better. He wouldn't be in such a sorry state amid the Ice Cave Storm.

If he reached the tenth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm, he'd stroll through the storm as if taking a leisurely walk in a courtyard.

After over an hour.

Gu Huaibei's injuries had grown worse. Blood stained her snow-white robes, and the wounds on her exposed skin were shocking to behold. At last, her soul could take no more.

Her head lolled to one side, and she fell unconscious.

By then, Chen Changming was also covered in wounds and struggling to endure.

The moment he saw Gu Huaibei pass out, he released the Demon Spirit Vine without hesitation.

The Black Vine appeared and rapidly swelled, filling the passageway to the brim.

With so many densely packed tendrils, the Demon Spirit Vine stopped the Ice Cave Storm from spinning.

From a distance, the storm had weakened by more than half in the area occupied by the Demon Spirit Vine. It couldn't unleash any of its power.

The storm outside began attacking the Demon Spirit Vine, too, but the densely packed Black Vine formed a sturdy barrier, and even the terrifying shards of the storm couldn't break through.

"Finally, some peace."

Standing inside the