At the End of the Tunnel, an Ancient Demon Statue

"Heh, Peak Master Gu, you're too kind. We worked together to make it out of the Ice Cave Storm. Besides, I owe my life to that Soul-Calming Bead and to you shielding me from the storm shards."

Chen Changming nodded with a smile.

This time, he and Gu Huaibei had worked together wholeheartedly, coordinating with remarkable ease.

Though Gu Huaibei had known nothing of his true abilities, she had come to his aid of her own accord. That had greatly improved Chen Changming's impression of her, which was why he had helped her later.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, the ancient records of my Ice and Snow Palace say that in ancient times, an Ice Dragon fell on Mystic Ice Island. Its inner core shattered and turned into Ice Dragon Crystals."

Gu Huaibei explained.

This was a secret of the Ice and Snow Palace. By rights, she shouldn't have told an outsider, but Gu Huaibei felt that "Chen Bai" had saved her and even given her a precious Ice Dragon Crystal.

She would feel guilty if she kept the secret of the Ice Dragon Crystal from him.

Chen Changming nodded.

He was quite grateful to Gu Huaibei for telling him where the Ice Dragon Crystals came from.

"The Ninth Generation Palace Master once said that these Ice Dragon Crystals aren't just suitable for disciples of my Ice and Snow Palace. They're also useful to Body Cultivators."

Gu Huaibei couldn't help feeling uneasy about absorbing such a precious Ice Dragon Crystal herself. She hoped they would come across more so that "Fellow Daoist Chen Bai" could benefit as well.

So she shared another secret: "Ice Dragon Crystals are extremely cold. If a Body Cultivator absorbs one, it can temper their body and strengthen their resistance to extreme cold."

Strengthen his resistance to extreme