At the foot of the desolate mine, vegetation is sparse, and as far as the eye can see are bare rock walls. At this moment, the entire mountain is shrouded in a layer of white mist that is so thick that it cannot be broken. The light of the spiritual stone fragments is faintly reflected in the mist, revealing an indescribable weirdness.
Su Jingui stood on the edge of the fog, rubbing his hands in anxiety.
"The situation inside is unclear, and the large number of people will be a hindrance." Lin Qingyang glanced at the white fog, turned to Su Jingui and said, "Zong Leader Su has not recovered from his injury last time, so just wait here, and the four of us will go in and take a look."
Su Jingui Although he was anxious, he also knew that going in now would only cause trouble. He nodded and said, "Thank you all! I am just a daughter. If I really encounter... something dangerous, please bring her out!"
"Don't worry, she's very lucky and nothing will happen to her." Lin Qingyang reassured her, this is a heroine with a halo, she can't die so easily.
Feng Shu took a step forward and said worriedly, "Master, be careful."
Lin Qingyang nodded and after a few words of explanation, the four of them got on the carriage. Spirit Shadow Steed snorted and pulled the carriage into the thick white fog.
As soon as they crossed the boundary of the fog, the surrounding temperature dropped off a cliff without warning. The air was so cold it could freeze a person's lungs, and a thick layer of frost instantly condensed on the carriage carriage.
Lin Qingyang shivered unexpectedly, and before he could recover, a thick white fox fur cloak had already been pulled over his hood, wrapping him tightly. Then, a warm hand stretched out from the side and squeezed his frozen fingers into the palm, and a steady stream of heat spread along the skin.
Lin Qingyang tilted his head and saw Cang Mo frowning and staring at the ice and snow outside the car window, but the strength of his hand was very gentle.
At this time, Spirit Shadow Steed, who was pulling the carriage, seemed unable to withstand the extreme cold. He neighed in pain, and the carriage jolted violently and landed on the ground.
Several people pushed open the icy car door and stepped out. The sight in front of them shocked everyone.
Everything as far as the eye can see is frozen. Exposed rocks, dead vegetation, abandoned mine cars and tracks are all sealed under a thick layer of ice. The white mist condenses into tiny ice crystals in mid-air, falling rustlingly, and the whole world is so dead that there is no trace of life.
"What a domineering ice spell." Jin Buhuan shook the folding fan in his hand, and the fan bones were covered with frost. He simply put the fan away. Even with Demonic Qi's body protection, he couldn't help but shudder.
"It's Xue Lanyuan." Lin Qingyang exhaled a breath of white breath, "To be able to freeze such a large mountain range, her cultivation level has improved by more than one step compared to five years ago."
"But how much Spiritual Power does this cost? What is she trying to do?" Mo Yan frowned, puzzled.
Lin Qingyang shook his head. "Let's find Su Ruohuan first. This is the only way to enter the mountain. She must have come from here."
Jin Buhuan gathered up his robe and sighed, "Su Jingui is such a calculating and cautious person, how could he give birth to such a brave girl? He dares to go to such a ghost place alone."
"She has always been brave." Mo Yan said helplessly, "There were many disciples trapped inside before. I guess she sneaked in because Su Jingui didn't want to take risks and sent people in again."
Several people stepped on the slippery ice and walked through the icy mountains of different shapes. There were many forked roads around, and the white fog covered them, making it impossible to tell the direction.
"There's not even a footprint left in this damn place, where can I find someone?" Mo Yan looked at the identical ice walls all around and had a headache.
Lin Qingyang said nothing, but naturally bumped Cang Mo beside him with his elbow.
Cang Mo understood it, moved the tip of his nose slightly, and sniffed the cold air, then raised his hand and pointed in a random direction. "The smell of living people is going over there."
Jin Buhuan looked at it with eyes wide open. He tapped the palm of his hand with a fan and said with a smile, "So Demon King can still be used in this way?"
Cang Mo glanced at him coldly, but now with the face of a young man, his intimidation was much less.
Several people followed the direction pointed by Cang Mo, and after walking for an unknown amount of time, they came to an open mine pit. The water seeping from the bottom of the pit had frozen and turned into an ice skating rink. There were several temporary wooden houses built for mining nearby, most of which had collapsed.
Mo Yan stepped forward and stepped on several unsheathed weapons. Most of the swords were frozen in the ice. It was obvious that a fight had taken place here.
Lin Qingyang frowned slightly, and his eyes fell on a broken crossbar. There was a pool of dark red ice on the surface of the wood, which was blood that was frozen instantly. Looking along the bloodstain, the dark red ice line extended to the depths of the completely collapsed ruins below.
Before Lin Qingyang could speak, Cang Mo had already taken a step forward. With a wave of his hand, a demonic wind swept up and swept away all the heavy piles of dead wood and rubble.
Under the ruins, the body of a Myriad Spirits Sect disciple was buried.
The entire corpse had been frozen stiff, and the surface was covered with a layer of pale frost. And in his heart, there was also a sharp ice-blue ice pick inserted, killing him with one blow. His death was the same as that of the disciple found outside the mountain before.
"There are some here too." Jin Buhuan suddenly shouted, pointing to the back of the wooden house.
Several people walked around and took a look, and saw three corpses lying on the ground. They were all in the same state of death, and they were all wearing similar clothes.
"They are all disciples who entered the mountain before. This... was all done by Xue Lanyuan?" Jin Buhuan took a breath of cold air.
Mo Yan looked extremely solemn. "It seems that she has indeed completely lost her mind."
Lin Qingyang looked at the ice corpses on the ground, his brows knitted tightly together.
At this moment, Cang Mo suddenly looked stern, turned his head and stared at a dark mine entrance not far away, and said in a low voice, "There is someone."
As soon as he finished speaking, a dozen sharp and powerful air blades roared out of the cave without any warning and headed straight towards the door!
Cang Mo reacted extremely quickly, and violent Demonic Qi instantly overflowed from his fingertips, about to crush those air blades. But the moment he saw the path of the air blades clearly, his pupils shrank suddenly, and the movements of his hands suddenly paused.
In this moment of hesitation, several air blades flew past his side, cutting off a few strands of his black hair with a "swish", and then struck the ice wall next to him with unabated force, leaving a series of bottomless smooth cuts.
Several other people could barely avoid it. Jin Buhuan glanced at the incision, frowned, and turned to look at Lin Qingyang: "Wind Blade? Isn't this your trick?"
Mo Yan also looked over with astonishment.
Cang Mo's face darkened, the sharp claws on his hands had already been poked out, and he was staring at the hole.
Lin Qingyang, however, had a calm look on his face. He stepped forward, stretched out his hand to hold Cang Mo's ready-to-go arm, and squeezed his wrist comfortingly, signaling him not to get excited.
Then, Lin Qingyang shouted angrily at the dark hole, "Su Ruohuan, come out! It's me!"
Everyone looked at each other.
After a while, there was a buzzing sound at the entrance of the cave, and a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old was seen leaning out of the dark entrance of the cave.
The girl was wearing a crimson outfit, with a dark silver leather belt tied tightly around her waist, outlining a somewhat unruly chivalry. The extremely cold fog made the tip of her nose turn red, but her round, upturned eyes like a cat were spinning, revealing a clever spirit that was not afraid of anything.
The long sword in her hand was densely embedded with high-level spiritual stones that could blind people's eyes. When she saw the person standing outside, the vigilance in the girl's eyes suddenly disappeared. She put the spiritual sword on her back with a "swish" and jumped out in two steps.
"It's really you!" Su Ruohuan breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at Lin Qingyang and shouted, "Master!"