After returning to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Chen headed straight for the Extreme Yin Cold Spring.
At the spring's edge, Ice Empress and Snow Emperor were still cultivating, so Dugu Chen did not disturb them.
Instead, he sat nearby and quietly waited for them to finish meditating.
Half an hour later.
Ice Empress was the first to awaken. When she saw Dugu Chen watching her, a faint blush rose on her exquisite face. She haughtily turned her head away and said,
"Why are you staring at me so early in the morning?"
Dugu Chen smiled awkwardly. "You misunderstood. I was only watching you cultivate."
"Do you have enough Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow? If not, I still have more here!"
As he spoke, Dugu Chen took another piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow from his storage soul tool and handed it to Ice Empress.
Ice Empress's eyes lit up, and she swiftly took it from his hand.
"Thanks! With this Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, my chances of surviving the tribulation will greatly increase!"
Ice Empress happily held the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow against her chest. The surging energy fluctuations within it were so refreshing that even the aura it leaked was enough to exhilarate the mind.
Just then, Snow Emperor also woke up.
Seeing the two chatting so happily, a gentle expression appeared on her face. However, when she sensed Dugu Chen's aura, her expression turned utterly astonished.
"You broke through?" Snow Emperor asked.
Dugu Chen nodded slightly, a smile curling at his lips. "I just broke through. I was fairly lucky; this trip to the Far North benefited me greatly."
"With the aid of the rising purple qi, I completed my soul power breakthrough in one go."
At those words, a complicated expression appeared on Snow