Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow

Inside the secret realm.

This was a crystal-clear world.

The cavern was formed from ten-thousand-year ice, faintly shimmering with an icy blue glow.

The walls of the cavern were covered in crystalline stones that emitted blue light.

Ice Extreme Divine Crystal.

A top-tier rare metal with ice attributes.

The quality and quantity of the Ice Extreme Divine Crystals alone were enough to astonish the Ice and Snow Emperors.

The Ice Extreme Divine Crystals were not the most important things here. The truly important treasures lay in the spring at the bottom.

Near the spring at the bottom stood pillar after pillar of ice.

Each ice pillar radiated ice-attributed energy, with liquid faintly flowing within.

The ice-attributed energy they contained was denser than that of the Ice Extreme Divine Crystals and purer than that of the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus.

Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow.

There really was Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow here, and there was far more of it than they had imagined.

"This..."

Ice Empress's mouth fell open in an O, her emerald eyes filled with shock.

Ice Empress swiftly swam around the cavern, inspecting every piece of Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow.

She swam back and forth at the bottom of the cold spring.

Her face was full of excitement and joy. Her long-held desire had finally been fulfilled.

"Found it! We really found it!"

Ice Empress spun around excitedly in the water.

"The legendary Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow! We actually found it!"

Seeing Ice Empress so excited, Snow Empress revealed a faint smile as well.

Snow Empress slowly swept her gaze over the cavern before her, and the weight in her heart finally lifted.

Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow.

It was something she and Ice Empress had searched for for a long time. Today, they had finally found it.

As for how to store ice-attributed treasures, Ling Xiao naturally did not need to remind them.

After all, the Ice and Snow Emperors had the most professional methods for handling such ice-attributed treasures. It was not something he could learn just by reading a few novels.

After the Ice and Snow Emperors discussed it, they split up to collect the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow.

Ice Empress moved the fastest.

As she collected the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow, she counted how many pieces she had gathered.

"One, two, three..."

"Hehehe... this one is mine, and that one is mine too."

Ice Empress collected them faster and faster, and her counting became more and more excited.

Her twin ponytails swayed through the water as she beamed like a child.

"This is settled!"

"With so much Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow, Xue'er and I won't have to worry about our heavenly tribulations anymore!"

Ice Empress did not suppress her emotions at all, because she had waited too long for this day.

With so much Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow before her, Ice Empress wished she could gather all of it into her arms.

Snow Empress was relatively calmer.

Since she was still holding Ling Xiao in her arms, she was a little slower.

She inspected the condition of every piece before storing them separately according to their individual conditions.

After quite some time passed, the three of them finally cleared out the bottom of the spring.

After the Ice and Snow Emperors checked the count, they found that Ling Xiao had indeed been right. There were exactly forty-five pieces of Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow hidden here.

Not one more, not one less.

"Little burden, it turns out you really didn't lie to your aunt."

Ice Empress patted Ling Xiao on the head, a trace of approval showing in her emerald eyes.

Ling Xiao smiled. "Auntie, when have I ever lied to you?"

"Hmph."

The Ice Extreme Divine Crystals in the cavern were also taken away by the three of them.

Leaving them here would only benefit someone else.

Ice Extreme Divine Crystals were top-tier rare metals, priceless in the world of Soul Engineers.

Although Ling Xiao and the others had no use for them at the moment, it was better to keep them than not. Who knew whether they might need them someday?

Moreover, because of the environment here, the special conditions at the bottom of the cold spring were gradually disappearing.

After enough years passed, this place would no longer be suitable for the growth of Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow. Sooner or later, all of it would melt away.

Therefore, Ling Xiao took as much as he could.

After finishing everything, the three of them rose toward the surface of the cold spring.

When they emerged from the cold spring, all three of them were drenched.

Water droplets slowly ran down their hair, cheeks, and clothes, gleaming faintly beneath the moonlight.

The cold spring's water was extremely frigid. The instant they emerged, a thin layer of frost formed over their bodies.

The Ice and Snow Emperors ignored their soaked clothes and first dried Ling Xiao's clothing.

Only after that did the Ice and Snow Emperors dry their own clothes.

"Let's go."

Snow Empress spoke calmly.

The three of them once again turned into two streaks of light and silently left the back mountain of the Earth Dragon Sect.

They passed over Dragon City's walls and rapidly returned toward the depths of the Extreme North.

As for the people within the Earth Dragon Sect, none of them noticed that anyone had come.

Under the night sky, three figures sped toward the Far North.

Ling Xiao lay in Snow Empress's arms, feeling the night wind rush past his ears.

He was in a very good mood.

They had obtained the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow, and the Ice and Snow Emperors' heavenly tribulation problem finally had a solution.

Next, they could absorb it and break through. Everything was moving in a better direction.

Ice Empress asked excitedly, "Xue'er! How should we divide this Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow?"

To Ice Empress, forty-five pieces of Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow were forty-five delicious treats.

She wanted nothing more than to swallow them all, but reason told her that they had to be distributed properly. She could not stuff all of them into her own stomach.

It was a difficult choice, so she tossed the question to Snow Empress.

Snow Empress did not answer immediately. She first lowered her head and glanced at Ling Xiao in her arms.

"Little one, how do you think we should divide them?"

Ling Xiao could not help freezing for a moment. "Huh? You want me to divide them?"

He truly had not expected Snow Empress to place the decision in his hands.

The Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow was an ice-attributed treasure and should rightfully be distributed by the Ice and Snow Emperors.

So Ling Xiao said seriously.

"Mom should handle this. I can't use this stuff anyway."

Ling Xiao was telling the truth.

Mystic Ice Marrow had limited use for him. At most, it could slightly raise his cultivation, nowhere near as effective as devouring Heavenly Thunder.

Only after seeing Ling Xiao hand the initiative back to her did Snow Empress nod slightly.

Snow Empress did not distribute it immediately. Instead, she analyzed their current situation.

"Let's put the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow aside for now. First, let's talk about the little one's situation."

Snow Empress's tone turned somewhat grave.

"The little one has a special ability. He can help Soul Beasts survive heavenly tribulations that would otherwise be certain death."

Ling Xiao and Ice Empress both nodded.

Snow Empress paused slightly.

"However, the little one's ability cannot remain hidden for long."

"You must understand that besides us in the Extreme North, Soul Beast forces also include the Great Star Dou Forest and the Evil Demon Forest. We must be prepared."

"As fellow Soul Beast forces, we can help them, but they cannot come to our door to snatch what is ours. Therefore, we need the strength to deal with them."