Although the opportunity lay right before him, Fang Qing grew even more cautious. He held a Second-Order High Grade escape talisman in his hand and had Qin Ruxue walk ahead to scout the way.
The two entered the cavern, and sure enough, the chill became increasingly piercing. Layers of dark ice had condensed all around them, radiating a kaleidoscope of colors in a scene of breathtaking beauty.
After descending for a while, their view suddenly opened up into an underground ice grotto.
Pillars of ice rose one after another to support the space, while at its center lay a Spirit Spring overflowing with cold air.
"Ice Soul Cave?"
Qin Ruxue's eyes lit up.
At that very moment, a sudden change erupted!
Ice spikes formed out of thin air and struck Qin Ruxue's Tortoise Shell Shield.
Qin Ruxue's pretty face flushed red, and she nearly spat out a mouthful of vital blood.
With a flick of his hand, Fang Qing shook out the Hundred-Soul Banner. One Second-Order demon soul after another pounced out, charging toward a certain direction.
An ice pillar shattered, revealing an elderly Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator dressed in white!
"Thieves of the Azure Sea Sect, die!"
He roared and formed hand seals with both hands, causing streaks of cold lightning to emerge.
"Second-Order Ice Soul Thunder Art? Is this man the Zhong Family's Hall Master of Punishments?"
Qin Ruxue was startled.
With this man's Foundation Establishment cultivation and his command of ice lightning techniques, if she faced him alone, she would undoubtedly have ten chances of death and none of life.
Not to mention that she had already been injured in a sneak attack earlier!
Had she not possessed Second-Order Body Refinement, she would not merely have suffered light injuries just now—she would have been seriously wounded!