The Cold Spring Beneath the Ancient Well (Trial Period—Please Keep Reading)

Snow Emperor lowered her head and looked at Ling Xiao.

"Little one, your body..."

"I'm already fine."

Ling Xiao smiled at Snow Emperor.

"Mom, my injuries have mostly healed. I'm still a little weak, but traveling and leading the way won't be a problem at all."

Snow Emperor looked into his eyes. Only after confirming that he was telling the truth did she give a slight nod.

"Good. Then we'll set out tomorrow."

Ice Empress could not help but freeze at that. "Tomorrow? Can't we go earlier today?"

Snow Emperor said helplessly, "Bing'er. The little one just woke up and needs to rest for now."

Ice Empress parted her lips slightly, looking as though she wanted to say something but held herself back.

Seeing Ling Xiao's still somewhat weak face, Ice Empress ultimately nodded.

"Fine... We'll go tomorrow."

Ice Empress sat on the ice bed, her hands braced against it as her little feet swung cheerfully. Her twin ponytails swayed happily as well.

Especially the corner of her lips, where an irrepressible smile lingered the entire time.

Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow.

The next morning.

Ling Xiao and the others set out early.

Snow Emperor held Ling Xiao in her arms as the three of them became two streaks of light, one in front and one behind, speeding over the icefield toward the south.

Dragon City was a city near the Extreme North, located along the northern border of the Heaven Soul Empire, right beside the edge of the Extreme North Icefield.

Overall, the distance was not particularly far.

Precisely because it was not far away, Ling Xiao had not been in a hurry to come here.

In order to help the Ice and Snow Emperors break through as soon as possible, they set out at daybreak.

While flying, Ling Xiao recalled the basic situation within Dragon City.

There were two major sects in Dragon City: the Sky Dragon Sect and the Earth Dragon Sect.

The Sky Dragon Sect occupied the southern part of Dragon City, while the Earth Dragon Sect occupied the northern part.

The two sects faced each other across the city, evenly matched, though the Sky Dragon Sect had slightly deeper foundations.

The Sky Dragon Sect had been founded by surviving disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, one of the former Three Upper Sects from ten thousand years ago.

Its sect master, Sky Dragon Douluo, was a level ninety-two assault-type Titled Douluo.

The Earth Dragon Sect had no Titled Douluo. Its strongest fighter was its sect master, Nan Shuishui.

She was a level eighty-two assault-type Soul Douluo, still some distance away from becoming a Titled Douluo.

Only after Nan Qiuqiu matured did the Earth Dragon Sect gain a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse.

However...

They were here to retrieve the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow, so they would avoid alerting the Earth Dragon Sect as much as possible.

As evening drew near, the three of them successfully arrived at Dragon City.

Soldiers guarded both sides of Dragon City's gates, while streams of pedestrians came and went without end.

It was a typical fortress city.

It had to guard against soul beasts invading southward while maintaining trade with the surrounding areas.

To avoid unnecessary inspections, Ling Xiao and the others did not enter through the city gates.

With the strength of the Ice and Snow Emperors, infiltrating a human city was as easy as lifting a hand.

Since the Earth Dragon Sect was extremely well known, Ling Xiao found its location without any effort.

After familiarizing himself with the Earth Dragon Sect's layout, Ling Xiao decided to make his move after nightfall.

All three of them were stronger than Titled Douluos, while the Earth Dragon Sect had no Titled Douluo, so they were not worried about being discovered.

The best outcome would be to take the item silently and leave without a trace.

Night soon fell.

The lights of Dragon City gradually went out, and the entire city sank into silence.

The occasional sound of patrols gave the quiet night a slight sense of security.

Under the moonlight, three figures appeared directly in the Earth Dragon Sect's rear mountain.

The Ice and Snow Emperors stood around an ancient well, both wearing puzzled expressions.

Ice Empress sent a spiritual message. "Little burden, the water down there really is much colder. Are you sure the thing is beneath it?"

Although Snow Emperor did not ask, she was equally curious about Ice Empress's question.

Ling Xiao patted his chest in assurance.

"Don't worry, Auntie. The Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow is down there. I definitely haven't remembered wrong."

Ice Empress glanced at Ling Xiao, then at the ancient well, before jumping in first.

Splash!

Water splashed up.

Immediately afterward, Ling Xiao and Snow Emperor jumped into the ancient well one after the other.

The instant Ling Xiao entered the water, a bone-piercing chill swept over him.

"Hiss!"

Ling Xiao sucked in a sharp breath, his entire body trembling from the cold.

The cold spring's water temperature was far lower than he had imagined.

This was not ordinary ice water, but ice water approaching the ultimate ice attribute.

For the Ice and Snow Emperors, the icy water of the cold spring was exceptionally comfortable.

For Ling Xiao, it was practically torture.

When Snow Emperor saw this from nearby, she immediately pulled Ling Xiao into her arms.

Snow Emperor's control over ultimate ice instantly dispelled all the chill within Ling Xiao's body.

She condensed a barrier around him, preventing the icy water from affecting him any further.

Ling Xiao immediately felt warm again.

He pressed tightly against Snow Emperor's chest, gently wrapping his arms around her neck.

"Thank you, Mom."

"Mm."

Snow Emperor supported Ling Xiao with one hand and brought him deeper into the cold spring.

At the same time.

Ice Empress swam ahead to lead the way.

Her twin ponytails spread out like seaweed, and she moved as nimbly as a fish.

Snow Emperor and Ling Xiao followed close behind.

The farther down they swam, the lower the water temperature became.

Not only did the Ice and Snow Emperors feel no discomfort, they instead felt increasingly at ease.

That coldness was not ordinary low temperature, but an exceptionally pure ice-attribute energy.

The flowing water gently brushed against their skin, resonating with the ice origin within their bodies.

"Mm..."

Ice Empress let out a satisfied sound, and a flash of delight passed through her emerald-green eyes.

She had not felt such high-purity ice-attribute energy in a very, very long time.

Ice Empress sent a spiritual message. "Xue'er, the ice-attribute energy here is so pure."

Snow Emperor gave a slight nod as well.

The Ice and Snow Emperors became even more certain.

At the bottom of this cold spring, there might truly be Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow hidden away.

Only a supreme treasure like the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow could continuously release such pure ice-attribute energy, transforming the entire cold spring into a natural holy land for cultivation.

After diving about fifty meters, the three arrived at the location of a mechanism.

At Ling Xiao's signal, Snow Emperor brought him before it.

Following the method from the original work, Ling Xiao successfully opened the mechanism.

Click!

The sound of the mechanism operating rang out.

The stone door blocking their view slowly moved aside, revealing a dark, narrow passage.

Even stronger ice-attribute energy filled that long passage.

Ice Empress's eyes immediately lit up.

She swam inside first.

Ling Xiao and Snow Emperor followed closely behind.

When the three passed through the passage and entered the secret realm, everyone's eyes lit up.

Even Snow Emperor, who had remained exceptionally composed the entire time, had a faint glimmer flashing deep within her eyes.