Ice Extreme Divine Crystal Mine

The Cold Spring was bone-chillingly cold.

Yet for Jiang Lan, who had already activated Martial Soul Possession,

not only did he feel no cold, he instead felt as comfortable as if he had returned home.

Jiang Lan stopped beneath the water's surface and cautiously took a breath.

Not only did he not choke on water, he even breathed in a stream of fresh air carrying a faint chill.

Jiang Lan was completely relieved and lowered his head as he dived toward the bottom of the Cold Spring.

He descended incredibly quickly, even leaving Shui Qinghan behind.

Water had resistance, yet Jiang Lan not only felt none of that resistance, the water even aided him.

However, Shui Qinghan was ultimately a powerful Soul Douluo.

Holding Shui Bing'er, she quickly caught up and even overtook Jiang Lan, stopping before a cave deep within the Cold Spring.

"Lan'er, this is the place," Shui Qinghan transmitted.

The cave entrance was large enough for one person to squeeze through, and frigid currents were continuously pouring out from within.

The currents were freezing. If Jiang Lan's Innate Domain had not immunized them against elemental attacks, they would likely have been frozen stiff by now.

The moment he saw the cave, Jiang Lan understood.

Shui Qinghan had most likely mistaken this accompanying Ice Extreme Divine Crystal Mine for the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave.

After all, Shui Qinghan's Water-Congealing Flying Luan Martial Soul was not Ultimate Ice and could not withstand temperatures far lower than those of the Far North's core region.

Although Ice-Extreme Divine Crystal was far less valuable than Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, it was still an exceedingly rare treasure.

According to the Ice Empress, Ice-Extreme Divine Crystal was both the hardest Ice Attribute metal and the most flexible Ice Attribute metal.

Though it looked like crystal, it possessed the malleability of metal and was the finest rare metal.

Most importantly, Ice-Extreme Divine Crystal possessed a certain degree of life force. Some even possessed consciousness and were called Ice Spirits.

In other words, as long as a blacksmith's skill was high enough, Ice-Extreme Divine Crystal could be forged into soul-forged metal.

One had to know that even in the era of Douluo Three, soul-forged metal was top-tier metal that could be used to forge three-word battle armor.

Of course, forging battle armor from Douluo Three in this place, where Soul Tool inheritances had already been completely lost during the era of Douluo One, was nothing but a fool's dream.

But if it was merely turned into soft armor, the techniques of a divine blacksmith from Douluo One would be more than sufficient.

Furthermore, soul-forged metal could be fused into a Soul Master's body, which was equivalent to gaining an extra defensive Soul Skill and enhancement Soul Skill for free.

Unfortunately, none of the three possessed Ultimate Ice, so they could not mine the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal Mine and could only drool over it.

Pulling back his increasingly wandering thoughts, Jiang Lan took the initiative and entered the cave.

Although he could not mine the Ice-Extreme Divine Crystal, Jiang Lan intended to let Shui Qinghan know its value.

Seeing Jiang Lan enter the cave, Shui Qinghan followed in while holding Shui Bing'er.

Once inside, they discovered an entirely different world.

The interior space was not particularly large, but it was densely covered in unknown ores, and the temperature was extremely low.

There was not a trace of water inside the cave. A strange force kept the Cold Spring's water outside the entrance.

That strange force even filtered away the Cold Spring water on Jiang Lan's body, leaving him completely dry.

The instant he entered the cave, powerful waves of frigid current, carrying Ice Attribute natural energy so dense it was nearly visible to the naked eye, assaulted Jiang Lan's body.

Unfortunately, Jiang Lan, with his Innate Domain activated, was completely immune to elemental attacks. Those currents could only swirl around his body and could not harm him at all. Instead, they made his Martial Soul extraordinarily active, and it began greedily absorbing the Ice Attribute natural energy.

Immediately afterward, Shui Qinghan entered as well. A watery-blue glow flickered around her, illuminating the dark cave.

Shui Qinghan and Shui Bing'er were instantly stunned.

Under the watery-blue radiance surrounding Shui Qinghan, the entire cave took on an icy crystal-blue hue, possessing a dreamlike beauty.

The entire cave was formed from countless crystals. The ground, walls, and ceiling were all covered in these translucent crystals. Some were large and some small, each different in shape and unevenly distributed, shimmering with flowing light. The varying shades of watery blue illuminated every tiny detail within the cave.

"So beautiful!" The scene inside the cave was reflected in Shui Bing'er's lake-blue eyes as she exclaimed sincerely.

"Lan'er, are these the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow?" Shui Qinghan recovered from her shock after only a moment and asked.

"No." Jiang Lan shook his head and explained, "These crystals are not Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow. They are Ice-Extreme Divine Crystal, which accompanies the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave."

"Ice-Extreme Divine Crystal? What is it used for?" Shui Qinghan asked.

Shui Bing'er likewise looked at him curiously.

"Ice-Extreme Divine Crystal is a top-tier rare metal. It possesses numerous traits, including extreme hardness and flexibility, and it can also amplify the power of Ice Attribute Soul Skills by at least double. If it were made into armor, even a Titled Douluo could not break through its defense." Jiang Lan explained as he touched the Ice-Extreme Divine Crystal beside him.

"Hiss—" Shui Qinghan drew in a sharp breath, staring fervently at the Ice-Extreme Divine Crystal throughout the cave.

"Lan'er, how can these Ice-Extreme Divine Crystals be mined?" Shui Qinghan asked.

"Only Ultimate Ice Attribute Soul Power can mine these Ice-Extreme Divine Crystals. Otherwise, even a Titled Douluo would find it difficult to mine a single piece," Jiang Lan replied.

"Ultimate Ice Attribute Soul Power?" Shui Qinghan was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this.

Her Water-Congealing Flying Luan Martial Soul was still far from Ultimate Ice. It was simply impossible for her to mine Ice-Extreme Divine Crystal.

"Teacher, once you absorb the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, perhaps you'll be able to mine it," Jiang Lan said with a smile, comforting her.

"That's true." Shui Qinghan nodded slightly, quickly adjusted her mindset, and asked again,

"Lan'er, since this isn't the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave, where is the real one?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, the true Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave is beneath the springhead of this Cold Spring," Jiang Lan replied.

"Good. Time is of the essence. Let's set off now," Shui Qinghan said with a nod.

The three left the cave and continued diving toward the springhead beneath the Cold Spring.

And the closer they drew to the springhead, the lower the temperature became.

Holding Shui Bing'er, Shui Qinghan's expression was extremely grave.

Without Jiang Lan's Innate Domain, she feared she would be frozen stiff within only a few breaths in such low temperatures.

However, this environment of extreme cold and pure ice elements was truly very suitable for both her and Shui Bing'er's cultivation.

Even without Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, if she remained in such an extremely cold environment, she could attempt to break through to Title Rank in at most three years.

As for Shui Bing'er, she would need only half a year to attempt the bottleneck at level thirty.

Unfortunately, the temperature here was simply too low. Without Jiang Lan's Innate Domain, she could not reach this place at all.

Not to mention that they were underwater and needed to hold their breath, making long-term cultivation impossible.