Mystery of the Seal

"Uncle, are you and the senior leaving already?" Xiao Zhan asked with some regret.

Xiao Han nodded. "Right now, the Xiao Clan just needs to maintain its momentum of development. I still have many things to take care of..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Han couldn't help but think of an old ancestor suffering endless loneliness in the Heavenly Tomb. It was time to start preparing for some things.

"Then Uncle, have a safe journey. Nothing will go wrong with the Xiao Clan," Xiao Zhan assured Xiao Han.

"Hmm," Xiao Han then greeted Yi Huang and Xian'er, and the three figures—two adults and one child—disappeared from everyone's sight.

After standing there for a long time, Xiao Zhan turned around and went back.

Yaori Mountain Range.

A dark void suddenly appeared in the sky, and a figure in white robes walked out with a solemn expression. It was Xiao Han.

After closing his eyes and sensing for a while, Xiao Han directly grasped a certain space. Instantly, the Portal opened and then closed silently again, and Xiao Han's figure had already disappeared without a trace.

"What's wrong with the seal?" Upon seeing that familiar figure, Xiao Han immediately stepped forward and asked.

Thinking about it, Xiao Han couldn't help but sigh at his busy life. He had just returned to the Langya Pavilion when he received a message from Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice via a token.

He then had no choice but to rush towards the Yaori Mountain Range under Yi Huang's resentful gaze.

Having made up his mind, if Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice didn't give him a clear explanation, he would teach him a lesson he would never forget.

"One of the seals has been broken." Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice glanced at Xiao Han and, without wasting any words, directly stated its problem.

"Other places?" Xiao Han's expression turned grim. Breaking the seal was no small matter; who knew how troublesome it would be once those monsters and demons escaped.

"What happened? How could the seal have been broken?" Xiao Han suppressed his anxiety and began to search for the cause.

This seal was personally set by the Ice Spirit Great Emperor, and it has lasted for tens of thousands of years without any problems. How could it possibly be broken now?

Moreover, Xiao Han glanced at Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice. This guy was clearly the weakest one, and the seal he was guarding had not encountered any accidents. How could the other seals possibly be in chaos?

"Hey, human," Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice keenly sensed Xiao Han's gaze, "This Saint has a feeling you have some bad intentions."

"Which part is sealed?" Xiao Han asked, puzzled, without responding to Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice's question.

"I don't know." As if sensing Xiao Han's surprise, Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice's voice rose slightly.

"I really don't know. We were responsible for guarding each of the Eleven seals. We could vaguely sense a problem, but we couldn't pinpoint exactly where it was."

"Alright," Xiao Han temporarily abandoned the search method, and then continued to ask, "Can you guess the reason?"

"There are many reasons." Although this sounded like he was trying to probe Xiao Han's questions, Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice didn't shy away from them. He simply frowned and pondered, "Either the guards ran out of power and perished prematurely, or the creature inside was too powerful and simply broke through by force..."

"Wait, your power is exhausted..." Xiao Han couldn't help but interrupt Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice, saying in surprise, "Could it be that your power is gradually weakening?"

He then looked at the guy opposite him with suspicion. "Are you sure?" This young man's strength is at least at the Three-Star Dou Sheng now. After being weakened for so many years, he still has this kind of strength. Is he joking?

Back then, wouldn't he have had the strength of Peak Dou Sheng or even Half-Di? And if Xiao Han remembered correctly, he was probably the weakest one, right?

Wouldn't his older brothers and sisters be defying the heavens?

"I am an exception," Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice guessed Xiao Han's doubts and explained, "My power was indeed constantly weakening in the past."

But probably several thousand years ago, I suddenly awoke from my slumber and discovered that I seemed to be able to integrate with the sealing formation, using it to absorb external energy for cultivation.

Over the years, I have not only regained my former strength, but I have even made breakthroughs and reached a higher level.

"Strange!" Xiao Han thought to himself.

"How does your formation work?" Xiao Han asked upon hearing this. Judging from what they were saying, it seemed that they shouldn't have been able to cultivate here, and they had to divide their attention to suppress the seal. How could their strength not decline if this continued?

"The Eleven seals together form a Grand Array, which we suppress individually. There is no energy within the seals, so cultivation is impossible."

The function of the Grand Array is to balance the power within each seal. Whenever something within a seal attempts to break through, the excess power is transferred to the corresponding location through the Grand Array.

If the seal were broken, it would cause a severe chain reaction, greatly weakening all the seals. However, this has only happened once so far. Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice paused, her brows furrowed, clearly referring to this very moment.

He then continued, "Whenever a creature within one of the seals becomes extinct, all the power is transferred to the remaining seals to strengthen them."

At this point, Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice couldn't help but lower its head and sigh, "Actually, this is just a way for us to use our long lives to fight a war of attrition against the guy in the seal."

When the seal ends, we may be completely exhausted and die.

He then couldn't help but glance at Xiao Han, and said to him unkindly, "If it weren't for that, do you think you could have successfully refined the Extreme Cold Crystal?"

When Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice fought Xiao Han, he noticed that Xiao Han's Dou Qi temperature was abnormally low. If he hadn't been a Heavenly Ice Transformation, he probably would have been frozen into an icicle long ago.

Since that's the case, Xiao Han's successful refining of the Extreme Cold Crystal naturally couldn't be kept from him.

After all, besides being cold, most of the Heavenly Ice, like Exotic Fire, possess some unique abilities. For example, Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice itself can control Thunderstorm.

The only exception is the Extreme Cold Crystal, which is the ultimate Heavenly Ice that extends coldness to the extreme.

This was entirely due to Xiao Han's good luck. The Extreme Cold Crystal was ranked high enough to be in the top five. If it weren't for the fact that his strength had been depleted over the years and was not even a fraction of what it was during his prime, how could Xiao Han have gotten such a good deal?

It is through so many years of nurturing that the power of the Extreme Cold Crystal has gradually recovered, even approaching its original peak.

"Uh..." Hearing Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice's words, Xiao Han could only force a smile. He had never thought so much back then. Fortunately, that seal had dissipated, otherwise, he probably would have ended his cultivation career like that.

"So, what did you call me here for?" However, Xiao Han immediately realized that if the seals in other places had been broken, why did this guy call him here?

With his abilities, he doesn't need my help at all! However, Xiao Han had also made up his mind that he should help if he could, and it wouldn't hurt to build a relationship.

"I hope you can go inside the seal and investigate the situation inside."

However, Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice's next words made Xiao Han's deadpan expression instantly widen as he stared at the other person, "Do you want me to die?"

The meaning was conveyed to Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice so clearly.