In the Earth Immortal Realm, cold surged from a tranquil pool, leaving a faint coating of frost on the surrounding grass.
A crimson bee drifted leisurely past, heading toward an azure li cold origin flower.
The next instant, a scarlet tongue suddenly shot out, about to wrap around the bee.
But before it could strike, a spell eerily formed within the pool, transforming into a massive hand of profound cold.
It seized a green-and-white cold toad and froze it solid.
That cold toad was no ordinary spirit beast, but a fourth-stage azure jade cold toad.
Yet now, encased in cold, it could not move.
"There really was another cold toad." A woman emerged from the surrounding woods. It was Ye Yunxi.
Having cultivated the Dry Cold Immortal Canon, she was only at the nascent soul middle stage, but her strength could even surpass Ye Qingnian's.
Many Ye Family members were actually curious whether Ye Yunxi or Ye Zhijian was the stronger fighter among the Lineage's nascent soul middle stage cultivators.
But at their level, they could not truly fight with all their strength. Losing either one would be a loss to the Ye Family.
Ye Yunxi and Ye Zhijian had sparred several times, stopping short of causing injury. Both had won and lost, though Ye Zhijian had clearly won more often.
Still, Ye Yunxi was not discouraged. She knew Ye Zhijian had received the Ye Family's Sword Heavenly General Inheritance and had far more combat experience than she did.
After putting away both the spirit herb and the cold toad, she took out her Lineage token, glanced at it, and flew into the distance.
Unlike her last visit to the Earth Immortal Realm, when she had remained in its lower region, this time she naturally intended to head into the