Great Benefits, Powerful Enemy Attacks

However, the higher-ups at Ice River Valley aren't fools.

It was perfectly clear that the Ice Clan wouldn't come seeking refuge so easily.

After all, the Ice Clan and Ice River Valley have existed for so long.

Why didn't you come sooner or later?

Of all times, it had to come at this time.

Therefore, upon receiving the news, the higher-ups of Ice River Valley immediately summoned the Ice Clan's Great Elder.

Of course, it couldn't be the Ice River Valley who received the Great Elder of the Ice Clan.

After all, the Ice River Valley is a dignified Dou Zun expert, while the Great Elder of the Ice Clan is not qualified.

Ice River Valley Reception Room.

"Brother Bing Hai, it's been a long time."

The Seventh Elder of Ice River Valley spoke to the Great Elder of the Ice Clan.

"Seventh Elder."

The Great Elder of the Ice Clan also spoke with a slightly respectful tone.

After all, he came here this time hoping to get help from Ice River Valley, so he naturally wouldn't make a mistake on such a trivial matter.

Although the other party was only the seventh elder of Ice River Valley, he was still a person of real power.

His strength is far superior to his; he's a genuine Peak Dou Zong.

With a bit of luck and resources, becoming a Dou Zun might be very possible.

If it weren't for their past friendship in the Ice River Valley, he, the so-called Great Elder of the Ice Clan, might never have been able to meet the other party.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while as was customary, before the Ice Clan's Great Elder steered the conversation to the crucial point.

"I've come here today because I have some matters to discuss with you, Seventh Elder."

Having asked for a favor, the Great Elder of the Ice Clan naturally couldn't afford to offend the other party by relying on their past relationship and lacking manners.

Why do we need to say these things to each other?

"If it's something I can help with, I certainly won't refuse."

The Seventh Elder of Ice River Valley was a shrewd man, and naturally he wouldn't make any specific promises lightly.

After all, it sounds nice now, but only if they can actually do it will they not refuse.

If I can't do that, then naturally I'll feel embarrassed.

Whether or not it can be done, that's up to the Seventh Elder himself.

As the Great Elder of the Ice Clan, Bing Hai was certainly not a fool.

I fully understand what the Seventh Elder meant.

"Seventh Elder, here's what happened."

Bing Hai didn't hide anything any longer and told the whole story.

After all, we're all seasoned foxes; there's no need to resort to ghost stories.

Those old foxes won't actually take action unless they offer tangible benefits.

Instead of wasting time, let's just tell the truth.

This also shows more sincerity.

Whether it will succeed depends on how large the profits are.

If the profits are big enough, people will do it no matter how dangerous it is.

Upon hearing Bing Hai's words, the Seventh Elder of Ice River Valley was also somewhat shocked.

He never expected that the Ice Clan would seemingly have offended Dou Zun expert.

Even in Central Plains, such strength would make one a renowned expert.

They are fully qualified to establish their own sect in the Central Plains.

He was naturally not qualified to make decisions on such a major matter.

"I can't make that decision; I have to see what the other elders think."

"I understand, I understand."

"Our Ice Clan is willing to fully submit to Ice River Valley. We would appreciate it if Seventh Elder would put in a good word for us."

"I understand. Please wait here for a while."

After the Seventh Elder finished speaking, he left immediately.

He has no right to make decisions about such matters.

Even though he was considered a genius elder in the Ice River Valley, and was highly regarded by others.

Watching the Seventh Elder leave, Bing Hai didn't say anything more.

I simply stayed quietly in the room, waiting for the other party to discuss and make a decision.

Of course, his inner self was not as calm as he appeared.

"Elders, this is the situation. What do you think is the best course of action?"

After leaving, the Seventh Elder immediately invited the other elders and told them about the Ice Clan's affairs.

However, this matter is far too significant.

Once the decision is made, it could mean facing a Dou Zun master.

They don't have that ability now.

"I think we should inform the Valley Master and the Great Elder about this matter first and see what their decision is."

Bing She, the second elder of Ice River Valley, is still quite composed.

This concerns the future development of Ice River Valley, so naturally it requires the approval of Ice River Valley's top leadership.

Moreover, if that force really has Dou Zun behind it, then it would require the Valley Master and the Great Elder of Ice River Valley to deal with it.

After all, only a Dou Zun can deal with Dou Zun.

These Dou Zong cultivators are completely outmatched when facing Dou Zun experts.

"Indeed, indeed. The Second Elder is right."

They fully agreed with the Second Elder's opinion.

"Alright, then let's go find the Valley Master and the Great Elder."

The Valley Master and the Great Elder of Ice River Valley are both experts at the Dou Zun level.

When there's nothing else going on, I'm usually in seclusion, practicing meditation.

The mundane affairs of the Ice River Valley are generally handled by these Dou Zong elders.

Since there's no decision yet, we naturally need to go to them.

"Great Elder."

Several elders quickly arrived at the secluded retreat of the Great Elder of the Ice River Valley.

"What's the matter?"

Tian Shuangzi emerged from his seclusion, looked at the approaching elders, and asked them a question.

"Great Elder, this is what happened..."

The Second Elder Bing She, immediately spoke up and explained the whole story.

"I see.

"A new force, suspected to be Dou Zun, has actually emerged in Central Plains?"

"This is absolutely ridiculous!"

Tian Shuangzi was somewhat skeptical of what the Bing She and the others had said.

After all, he was a genuine Dou Zun expert, so he naturally knew very well how difficult it was to break through to Dou Zun.

How could he possibly believe such a thing as a Dou Zun that suddenly appeared out of nowhere?

Moreover, the Ice Clan has not seen Dou Zun; it's just a guess, and there's absolutely no evidence.

Although somewhat skeptical, the benefits offered by the Ice Clan were still quite substantial.

If you can reap so much profit with just a little effort, that's very attractive.

However, Tian Shuangzi wasn't stupid.

The fact that the Ice Clan could offer these benefits indicates that the so-called Kunlun Alliance is definitely not a simple entity.

Even without Dou Zun expert in charge, there will definitely be several top-tier Dou Zong.

Otherwise, the Ice Clan wouldn't have been driven to this point.

However, it wasn't a big problem for him.

After all, there was an even more powerful valley master above him.

"We still need to see what the Valley Master thinks about this."

I'll go inform the Valley Master first and see how he decides."

The Great Elder, Tian Shuangzi, spoke directly, and then disappeared using his spatial abilities.

A secluded and tranquil valley inside the Ice River Valley.

Suddenly, a Spatial Channel appeared.

Great Elder Tian Shuangzi of the Ice River Valley emerged from among them.

Upon reaching the outside of this secluded valley, he stopped and did not venture deeper into it.

This is a forbidden area for the Ice River Valley.

He didn't want to invite trouble.

As the Great Elder of Ice River Valley, Tian Shuangzi knew Ice River Valley's temperament all too well.

If you really anger the Valley Master, even if he is the Great Elder, he will definitely not have a good outcome.

The moment Tian Shuangzi appeared, the Ice River Valley, deep in the valley, frowned and stopped his experiment.

After tidying up briefly, he disappeared into the depths of the valley.

"What's wrong?"

Using his spatial abilities, the Ice River Valley quickly teleported to the side of the Great Elder, Tian Shuangzi, and asked a question.

Although he was conducting various experiments here, trying to perfect his Artificial Woeful Poison Body.

However, he also knew that the Ice River Valley faction deserved the most credit for enabling them to conduct various experiments so peacefully.

After all, without the power of Ice River Valley, he would never have had such a peaceful time to do these things.

There wouldn't be enough resources to conduct these experiments.

So no matter how much he enjoys staying deep in this valley, doing what he likes...

However, they are equally concerned about the development of the Ice River Valley.

That Seventh Elder was someone he specifically arranged to go there.

It was entirely discovered by him from the Ice River Valley.

It was precisely because he had such trusted confidants that he dared to stay in this valley.

Of course, the main reason is that this world is one where great power originates from within itself.

His own strength is great enough that even if there are any ideas within the Ice River Valley, he can forcefully suppress those characters with his overwhelming power.

Upon seeing the arrival of Great Elder Tian Shuangzi, Ice River Valley felt a little uncomfortable.

This isn't about dissatisfaction with the Great Elder.

Rather, their dissatisfaction stemmed from concerns about impacting their own experimental progress.

Upon hearing the Valley Master's words, the Great Elder, Tian Shuangzi, did not keep him in suspense and directly relayed what the Seventh Elder and the others had said to the Ice River Valley.

"Real?"

Upon hearing this, the Ice River Valley was taken aback, followed by delight.

To everyone's surprise, this wasn't a problem, but rather resources delivered to our doorstep.

Like Great Elder Tian Shuangzi, he also did not believe that the so-called Kunlun Alliance would have any Dou Zun experts in charge.

Only those who successfully break through to the Dou Zun truly understand the difficulties involved.

If the Kunlun Alliance is a long-established power, then the emergence of a Dou Zun is somewhat plausible.

However, the Kunlun Alliance was essentially an unknown entity.

How could a Dou Zun suddenly appear now?

That's completely illogical.

"Accept their refuge."

"No matter what, the ancestors of the Ice Clan were originally from my Ice River Valley."

Without much thought, the Ice River Valley immediately agreed to the proposal.

After all, the difficulty level isn't high, and the returns are substantial.

Once those resources arrive, they can accelerate his experimental progress.

He would not refuse anything that could accelerate the experiments with Artificial Woeful Poison Body.

"This time, I'll trouble the Great Elder to make the trip."

Ice River Valley immediately made arrangements.

He didn't want to leave right now, since he was still conducting experiments.

Going directly to Jinshan City would delay my experimental progress.

Even though he felt that with his own strength, it wouldn't take long to destroy the so-called Kunlun Alliance.

However, we should never waste time if we can avoid it.

Besides, isn't this precisely the time when powerful forces should step in?

It would be incredibly stupid to have helpers and not know how to utilize them.

"I see."

Tian Shuangzi was not surprised by the Ice River Valley's arrangement.

After all these years, the Ice River Valley has rarely gone out.

I declined almost everything that I could.

He felt that the Valley Master would never do something so trivial.

The main reason for notifying you is due to regulations.

After all, if they bypassed the Valley Master and made the decision themselves...

That would be overstepping one's authority.

He had no desire to experience firsthand the methods the Ice River Valley used against his own people.

Once a decision is made, action naturally follows swiftly.

Moreover, there were benefits to be gained, which gave Great Elder Tian Shuangzi even more motivation.

He broke through to the Dou Zun some time ago.

However, after breaking through to the Dou Zun, his progress in strength became far too slow.

He also knew that his talent might be nearing its limit, and that a rapid breakthrough was probably wishful thinking.

However, having more cultivation resources would undoubtedly speed up the process to some extent.

He certainly wouldn't waste such a good opportunity.

Not only can we obtain resources from the Ice Clan, but we can also obtain resources from the Kunlun Alliance.

After all, he's leading the team to multiple Kunlun Alliance, so it should be relatively easy for him to seize the opportunity to acquire some resources.

After all, no one would turn down their own interests.

The search for the Ice River Valley was undoubtedly quite swift.

In less than half a day, the expedition team was ready.

Besides the Great Elder, Tian Shuangzi, a Dou Zun expert, there is also the Seventh Elder, a Peak Dou Zong.

Of course, there were also five ordinary Dou Zong.

It must be said that, as one of the major powers in Central Plains, Ice River Valley is quite prestigious.

Drawing upon a few Dou Zong experts is as simple as eating and drinking.

After the team was ready, they took the Ice Clan's Great Elder and headed towards Bingyun City.

It must be said that as long as there are sufficient benefits, everyone's motivation is still very strong.

Even Tian Shuangzi, a Dou Zun expert, was no exception.

Of course, as the only Dou Zun expert in the entire team, he still had quite a bit of prestige.

He had no intention of communicating with the Ice Clan's Great Elder. After entering the Spatial Channel, he rested in his room on the spaceship.

Of course, saying it's a break is really just an excuse to avoid too much contact with them.

This time, the spaceship they traveled on to return to Bingyun City was not the one owned by the Ice Clan's Great Elder.

This time it's high-end stuff from Ice River Valley.

The speed is naturally incomparable to before.

They arrived at Bingyun City in just half the time.

"Great Elder, please come in."

After landing, Bing Hai spoke very respectfully.

After all, Ice River Valley was a reinforcement this time, and Tian Shuangzi was a Dou Zun expert.

From any perspective, he must be extremely respectful.

Led by Bing Hai, the Ice River Valley team quickly headed towards the Ice Clan.

Although he came here to destroy the Kunlun Alliance, his more important task was to subdue the Ice Clan.

After all, subduing the Ice Clan would certainly bring a lot of resources, but the destruction of the Kunlun Alliance is uncertain.

Even if the Kunlun Alliance were to unify Jinshan City, it might have already amassed a great deal of resources.

However, no one can be certain whether the other party has transferred those resources.