The Infant in the Ice Coffin

What are you doing?

Faced with someone's burning gaze, Xiao Han's tone unconsciously changed, and even his speaking habits changed somewhat.

"Your cultivation has improved quite a bit!"

Bei Ming Long Kun withdrew his gaze, filled with emotion. Even as Divine Beast, a favorite of the heavens, his cultivation journey was fraught with countless hardships.

But the person before him, whose presence he could once sense, had only been gone for five years, barely a moment's rest. Now, probing him, he felt his spiritual energy was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, unfathomable.

Xiao Han didn't seem to care about this and said bluntly:

"Can you do me a favor?"

"Help? What kind of help?"

Bei Ming Long Kun became interested. His current strength was far inferior to that of the other party, yet Xiao Han actually had to ask him for help.

"I heard you have a wide network of connections in the Great Thousand World?" Xiao Han smiled.

"It's not really a network."

Bei Ming Long Kun shook his head, which felt somewhat cool, and remained very humble.

"It's just that I've lived a little longer and know a few more people."

Xiao Han just chuckled to himself. If he hadn't inquired beforehand, he might have actually believed it.

By chance, Xiao Han learned the true nature of the old man in front of him, whose strength was mediocre and whose style was lazy and easygoing.

Under normal circumstances, the lifespan of Divine Beast is far longer than that of all other creatures in the Great Thousand World, and the Bei Ming Long Kun is no exception.

While a long lifespan leads to a frustratingly slow rate of strength improvement, it also has a great advantage—it broadens one's knowledge and experience!

Especially for lone travelers like Bei Ming Long Kun, who traveled Great Thousand World in his early years and made many friends among the young talents, the once frail geniuses have grown into powerful figures in the Great Thousand World, just like the patriarch of the Lin Branch back then.

Thus, Xiao Han couldn't help but admire Bei Ming Long Kun's luck and foresight. Many of the prodigies he had high hopes for and maintained good relationships with had now demonstrated extraordinary strength, with some even reaching the level of Heavenly Supreme, wielding considerable influence in the Great Thousand World.

The fact that Northern Azure Spiritual Academy was able to rise to the top of the Five Great Academies despite its relatively shallow foundation was partly due to the connections of Bei Ming Long Kun.

"Brother Bei Ming, could you contact your old friend from back then and help me gather some materials?"

"I will surely repay this kindness handsomely!"

Xiao Han solemnly assured him.

"Yo!"

Bei Ming Long Kun grinned, looking flattered.

"If I, an old man, were to refuse such a respectful offer from a genius like you from a Lower Plane, I would be quite ungrateful."

Out of caution, Bei Ming Long Kun did not speak too definitively.

"Let me be clear from the start, I can't guarantee it will work out."

"That's natural."

Xiao Han's tone was slightly excited, "Brother, you just need to tell me the news, and I'll handle the rest."

Bei Ming Long Kun took the Scroll Xiao Han handed him, glanced at it, raised an eyebrow, and clicked his tongue.

"No wonder you wanted me to take action, you've got good taste!"

Xiao Han smiled ingratiatingly and said nothing more.

Bei Ming Long Kun didn't care; having agreed, he naturally had to help.

"Okay, we should have news in about a month or two."

"Thank you very much, Brother Bei Ming."

Xiao Han was overjoyed and immediately took out another jade slip and handed it over.

"This is..."

"Supernatural power or divine art?" Bei Ming Long Kun asked curiously as he looked at the Scroll.

"Or perhaps... Array Diagram?"

Considering Xiao Han's impressive methods, another guess was added.

However, Xiao Han shook his head indifferently.

"I don't have that much patience, old man."

"Do you still want the old man's help?"

Bei Ming Long Kun scoffed, his tone unfriendly, clearly displeased with Xiao Han's suspenseful behavior. Wasn't this making things difficult for an old man like him who was thousands of years old?

"These are my insights from the levels of low-level Spirit Array Master and Spirit Array Grandmaster. I believe they should be of some use to the academy."

Xiao Han didn't speak, but when he did, he delivered a generous gift.

As if struck by Lightning, Bei Ming Long Kun stood frozen in place, speechless, his eyes somewhat dazed.

It took a full half-cup of tea time for him to come to his senses, and he asked tremblingly:

"What did you say this is?"

Xiao Han repeated the answer.

Unexpectedly...

"This won't do!"

"This old man and the Northern Azure Spiritual Academy cannot accept such a grand gesture."

Bei Ming Long Kun's refusal was quite decisive and firm. He knew all too well the value of Xiao Han's gift, which was far beyond what a few pieces of information he had casually Great Thousand World could compare to.

In this Great Thousand World, the status of Spirit Array Master is comparable to that of Spirit Pill Master or Spirit Weapon Master, and their lineage is extremely rare.

Even though the Northern Azure Spiritual Academy is a renowned spiritual academy in the Great Thousand World, its inheritance of Spirit Array Master is still quite poor.

The fact that there isn't a single Spirit Array Grandmaster in the entire academy shows how precious high-level Spirit Array Master are.

Although Xiao Han's understanding of Spirit Array may not be able to cultivate a true Spirit Array Master, with his mastery of Spirit Array, it would be more than enough to cultivate a few Heavenly Grade Spirit Array Grandmaster.

It was precisely because the gift Xiao Han gave was too valuable that Bei Ming Long Kun dared not accept it. No matter how good or close the relationship is, if one only seeks to take advantage, such a connection cannot last.

However, Xiao Han's attitude was also extremely firm.

"Please accept this, brother. This little bit is the least valuable thing to me."

That statement is not wrong. As for enlightenment, Xiao Han doesn't have as much as he wants; it might not even be as valuable as a single pill.

Unable to refuse after repeated attempts, Bei Ming Long Kun had no choice but to accept it, and said with a wry smile:

"Your help to the Spirit Academy is growing ever greater; I don't know how I can ever repay you."

We can't just sell the Spirit Academy to Xiao Han as a package deal, can we?

"He who accepts a bribe is bound to be obligated, "Bei Ming Long Kun asked proactively.

"Is there anything else I can help you with? As long as it doesn't cost me my life, I'll do my best."

Xiao Han laughed and did not refuse.

"Then remember this. If one day we need the help of the Northern Azure Spiritual Academy, I will certainly not hesitate."

Xiao Han was in a good mood. He had a feeling that he might see some old acquaintances soon.

Fierce Qi Continent.

A secret room in the Langya Pavilion.

A Cold Qi Ice Coffin was placed in the center of the secret room. Unexpectedly, a sleeping baby lay quietly Ice Coffin.

At this moment, ripples suddenly appeared in the air, and a vortex several meters in diameter slowly emerged. Two figures walked out from it, namely Xiao Wu and Yi Huang.

Compared to when Xiao Han was still around, Xiao Wu was undoubtedly much more composed now.

Yi Huang, standing beside her, looked haggard, her deep melancholy adding to her poignant beauty.

Arriving at the Ice Coffin with practiced ease, Xiao Wu carefully sensed it, then gently placed his hand on the Ice Coffin. Suddenly, a fierce blizzard rose around him, and a thick layer of mysterious Mysterious Ice condensed on the surface of the Ice Coffin once again.

Slightly relieved, Xiao Wu comforted her:

"Master's wife, Xiao Mu's condition is stable now, so you don't need to worry."

"Don't hurt yourself."

Although he already knew it wouldn't work, Xiao Wu still followed his habit and offered advice.

As expected, Yi Huang continued to gently stroke the Ice Coffin with focused attention, as if trying to touch the baby's fair face inside through the thick ice layer, tears involuntarily sliding down her cheeks.

Although it had happened more than once, Xiao Wu couldn't help but sigh every time he saw the young face in the Ice Coffin.

What kind of nonsense is this?!

After the Soul Clan was destroyed, they should have had an easier time, but their lives were even more difficult than when the Soul Clan still existed.

Not only did Xiao Han, the pillar of our society, disappear without warning, but we can also confirm that he is still alive.

The little junior sister Xiao Mu, whom everyone had been eagerly anticipating, displayed extraordinary talent from birth. What should have been a joyous occasion turned into a disaster.

Because of his extraordinary talent and the added benefit of his Dou Di Bloodline, he possessed terrifying strength. Even a newborn baby had cultivation comparable to Seven Star Peak Dou Sheng.

The powerful ice-attribute Dou Qi caused enormous damage to the fragile body of the newborn, even causing Yi Huang, who gave birth to him, to narrowly escape death.

Having barely managed to save the child's life, they still have to face a troubling problem.

If you want to stop the Ice Dou Qi from eroding the baby's body, the best way is to seal the cultivation.

However, perhaps due to the baby's uniqueness, or perhaps due to Xiao Han's bloodline, that Ice Dou Qi was extremely exclusive. If it came into contact with any external force, it would erupt instantly, and the terrifying Cold Qi would take the child's life in an instant.

Even the strongest person in the Fierce Qi Continent, the Flame Emperor Xiao Yan, whose strength has reached the Dou Emperor Realm, is powerless to do anything about this.

Only Xiao Wu Xiao Han, who cultivated the same technique as Xiao Han and whose Dou Qi originated from the same source, could temporarily suppress and guide this Ice Dou Qi.

Xiao Wu temporarily used his Ice Dou Qi to gently freeze the child's body, averting the threat of death. The price was that the child's development was stunted and he remained in a deep sleep.

Even more serious is that as time goes by, the effect of Xiao Wu's Dou Qi gradually weakens. If there is no countermeasure, this infant who has never opened his eyes may have to leave this world.

"Master's wife, it is said that Xiao Yan has already sensed the entrance to a higher-level plane."

"Perhaps there are other ways to save Junior Sister?"

"Perhaps the teacher is also in that dimension?"

Seeing Yi Huang, Alchemist Eight Star Dou Sheng, looking utterly exhausted, Xiao Wu earnestly advised her...

"You need to take care of your health!"

Perhaps it was Xiao Wu's comforting words that had an effect, for hope rekindled in Yi Huang's reddened eyes.

"Um."