Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave, Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow

Seeing the opening at the bottom of the spring, Jiang Lan's face immediately lit up with joy.

Without the slightest hesitation, he swiftly swam to the entrance and plunged inside.

Shui Qinghan, holding Shui Bing'er, followed him in.

The moment they entered the cave, an incomparably terrifying chill rushed at them head-on.

The extreme cold seemed capable of freezing even one's soul.

Yet to Jiang Lan, with his innate domain active, this chill that could freeze souls was no more than a spring breeze brushing his face.

Immune to elemental attacks, kid!

What terrifying cold! It actually made my thoughts stall for an instant. Even if the temperature here hasn't reached the legendary absolute zero, it can't be far off. Shui Qinghan was secretly alarmed.

If not for the protection of Jiang Lan's innate domain, the chill here might have frozen their souls solid.

Is this what true ice element is like?

"What pure, dense ice-element heaven-and-earth energy!" Feeling the rich ice-element energy within the cave, Shui Bing'er could not help exclaiming in amazement.

The ice-element heaven-and-earth energy here had already condensed into a tangible form, becoming a faint mist.

Merely being immersed in it caused the soul power within her body to rise continuously, at an even faster rate than her usual meditation.

Cultivating in a place like this for one day could probably equal several days outside.

Shui Qinghan pushed her martial soul to its limit, using the watery blue glow it emitted to illuminate the dark ice cave.

The cave was not large, only about ten square meters in total, and its height was no more than one and a half meters.

More than a dozen white ice pillars of various sizes crisscrossed the interior of the cave.

Something like liquid could faintly be seen flowing within these ice pillars.

The terrifying chill in the cave was being released by these pillars.

"Is this the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow?" Shui Qinghan set Shui Bing'er down from her arms and stared at the white ice pillars before her, her eyes burning with eagerness.

She could clearly sense that her martial soul held an extremely intense desire for this Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, as if absorbing it would bring her tremendous benefits.

Although Jiang Lan's expression remained calm at the sight of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, he was secretly cheering in his heart.

Woohoo~ Time to take off!

With this Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, Shui Qinghan would probably break through to rank ninety within half a year and become a Titled Douluo with an ultimate attribute, possessing combat strength comparable to a rank ninety-five Super Douluo.

By then, whether it was immortal herbs or the Sea God's inheritance, both would be within easy reach.

"Lan'er, Bing'er, this is the best mimetic cultivation environment for you. Take this opportunity to meditate and cultivate quickly. I'm going to try absorbing the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow as well." Shui Qinghan turned back to look at Jiang Lan and Shui Bing'er, instructing them.

"Yes~" Jiang Lan nodded, then immediately sat cross-legged with Shui Bing'er and circulated the soul power within their bodies, absorbing the exceptionally dense ice-element heaven-and-earth energy inside the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave.

After seeing the two gradually enter meditation, Shui Qinghan withdrew her gaze. Then, in a flash, she appeared before a pillar of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow and pressed her hand against it.

A bone-piercing chill surged into her palm. Shui Qinghan drew a deep breath, circulated the soul power in her body, and cautiously guided the essence of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow into herself.

The essence of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow was purer, vaster, and gentler than her soul power. Under the guidance of Shui Qinghan's soul power, it began to seep into her body in fine threads.

Without Shui Qinghan deliberately circulating her soul power, it was already moving on its own along the route of her meditation technique.

Her stagnant soul power began to rise. The bottleneck at rank eighty-five shattered in the blink of an eye, and she surged forward into rank eighty-six!

After only one full cycle, Shui Qinghan could clearly feel that the origin of her martial soul seemed to have grown stronger. The temperature of her soul power had become lower, and even her martial soul's ice attribute had become purer.

Suppressing the excitement in her heart, Shui Qinghan slowly absorbed the essence of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow bit by bit.

She did not dare to be greedy.

After all, the potency of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow was simply too powerful.

Shui Qinghan feared that if she absorbed too much and her body could not digest it, she would fall directly into a deep sleep.

That would make things troublesome.

Three hours later.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow pillar before Shui Qinghan had completely dimmed, and the liquid-like essence within it had vanished without a trace.

"Rank eighty-seven!" Shui Qinghan opened her eyes, a trace of delight flashing through them.

A single pillar of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow had allowed her to rise two ranks in three hours and had significantly improved the quality of her martial soul.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow truly deserved to be the finest ice-element heavenly treasure.

To an ice-element soul master, the value of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow even exceeded that of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring or soul bone.

"Congratulations, Teacher. You're one step closer to becoming Titled." Jiang Lan was awakened by an intense fluctuation of soul power. Seeing the still-unsettled soul power around Shui Qinghan, he immediately offered his congratulations.

"Congratulations, Mom!" Shui Bing'er had likewise been awakened. Seeing that Shui Qinghan's aura had grown stronger, she followed with her congratulations.

"The gap between rank eighty-nine and rank ninety is a major bottleneck. I hope the remaining four pillars of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow can help me break through to Titled." Shui Qinghan was not as optimistic as Jiang Lan.

"Four? Teacher, there's clearly still a lot of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow left." Jiang Lan looked at Shui Qinghan, confusion on his face.

"Lan'er, Teacher cannot be too selfish." Shui Qinghan shook her head and looked directly at Jiang Lan. "Teacher counted them. There are forty-nine pillars of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow in this cave. Teacher plans to leave fifteen for you, twelve each for Bing'er and Yue'er, while Teacher and your Aunt Rou will absorb five each. Even if the remaining four pillars cannot let Teacher break through to rank ninety in one go, Teacher is confident that I can become Titled within five years."

Jiang Lan: "..."

No, it's only the bottleneck of a mere Titled Douluo. Teacher, aren't you underestimating the effects of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow too much?

Forget it. Once Teacher breaks through to rank eighty-nine, I'll teach her how to condense a soul core.

With Teacher's talent, absorbing at most one more pillar of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow should be enough for her to reach rank eighty-nine.

As long as Teacher can condense a soul core, she'll be able to break through to rank ninety in one stroke.

By then, Teacher's strength and endurance will far surpass the Titled Douluo of this era.

At that point, the remaining three pillars of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow should be enough to push Teacher to rank ninety-five and make her a Super Douluo.

Perhaps those three pillars can even evolve Teacher's martial soul into ultimate ice, granting her the combat strength of rank ninety-eight.

Although Aunt Rou's talent is somewhat lacking, the effects of five pillars of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow will still be enough to push her to rank eighty-nine.

As long as Aunt Rou condenses a soul core, she too will be able to break through to rank ninety and become a Titled Douluo.

By then, Tianshui Academy will have two Titled Douluo.

Then, once I cleanse the poison from Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, I'll gain another Titled Douluo retainer.

If possible, I also plan to have Teacher absorb Blazing Fire Academy, Kamikaze Academy, and Plant Academy to form the Four Elements Academy.

After all, the deans of the three elemental academies are mostly Soul Douluo-level powerhouses.

If they learn the method of condensing soul cores, there may be several more Titled Douluo.

Ning Fengzhi would be scared to tears.

As for Thunderclap Academy and Elephant Armor Academy?

One is backed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, while the other is backed by the Elephant Armor Sect and Spirit Hall. They are not on our side.