In the blink of an eye, not the slightest fluctuation of aura remained around Su Shi'er.
Aside from his striking white hair, he had returned to his former plain, unremarkable appearance—one that would not draw a second glance in any crowd.
Rising to his feet, Su Shi'er's hands shifted through formation seals.
A succession of seals transformed into flying butterflies and birds, vanishing into the surrounding dense mist.
At once, ripples from the formation emerged, then faded away.
Su Shi'er's body appeared at the bottom of the cold pool, and he clearly saw his surroundings.
At a glance, he spotted the wall of solid ice formed around Fairy Yun Hua on the other side.
The inverted barrier was filled with astonishingly dense Ten Thousand Year Cold Air. Countless streams of cold air took the shape of water droplets, flowing down the inner surface of the barrier and into the formation beneath it.
This sight made it clear to him that his earlier analysis had been correct. Fairy Yun Hua had indeed entered a life-or-death closed-door cultivation.
Su Shi'er had no intention of prying into Fairy Yun Hua's cultivation, so he naturally did not waste time and effort trying to investigate the situation within.
His gaze flickered as he raised his head toward the Half-Immortal Artifact Treasure Umbrella suspended overhead.
The treasure umbrella hung quietly in the air. The Fire Bird Artifact Spirit had completely concealed itself within, leaving no trace behind.
However, the invisible connection between Su Shi'er and the Fire Bird Artifact Spirit remained. He could clearly sense that the artifact spirit was in better condition than ever before.
Above the treasure umbrella, the heavenly fire Leng Yan had summoned with her mystic art still remained.
Compared to the beginning, the heavenly fire had clearly weakened to less than