Inside the frigid ice chamber, Xiao Yan stood motionless, his brows furrowed, his mind filled with a myriad of thoughts.
"What that woman said... she wouldn't really not give it to me, would she...?"
Xiao Yan's heart sank slightly. The Ice Spirit Cold Liquid was related to the Ice Spirit Pill, which was of paramount importance to him at the moment. No matter what, he could not afford to make any mistakes in this matter.
Now that the medicinal materials needed to refine the Ice Spirit Pill have been basically gathered, only the Ice Spirit Cold Liquid is missing. If anything goes wrong with this, then no matter how many methods Xiao Yan has, he will be powerless to save the situation.
"Given her abilities, how much of what she says is likely to be false?"
"Gurgle..."
Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly; it seemed he already had the answer in his heart.
"So, are we just going to go back like this...?"
Xiao Yan said unwillingly.
He never expected that what should have been a kind act of saving someone would end up like this. He had lost both his wife and his army. Now, not only did he not gain any benefit from Leng Bing Leng Bingshuang, but he also lost the Ice Spirit Cold Liquid.
Without the Ice Spirit Cold Liquid, how could he refine the Ice Spirit Pill? And without the Ice Spirit Pill, how could he devour the Heavenly Flames? Was he really going to rely on his passion alone?
Absolutely appalling!
"Perhaps you can try here. Your current location is very close to the Ice Spirit Cold Spring. You might be able to extract some Ice Spirit Cold Liquid from the air here."
Upon hearing Gu You's words, Xiao Yan sighed helplessly. Although he was unwilling, it was the only option at the moment.
"Sigh, it seems this is the only way for now..."
Immediately afterward, Xiao Yan was about to sit down cross-legged, but at that moment, in a certain place in the Ice Palace, Leng Bingshuang, who was sitting cross-legged by the pool, suddenly changed her expression.
Meanwhile, on Xiao Yan's side, despite the isolation provided by the ice wall, Xiao Yan could still faintly sense that the ice chamber he was in was trembling slightly.
"What... what happened?"
"It's the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, let's hurry over there!"
Xiao Yan couldn't clearly perceive it, but that didn't mean Gu You didn't know either. Under the latter's immense Spiritual Strength, this ice palace couldn't stop him.
Upon hearing Gu You's words, Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly, and an ominous premonition rose in his heart. Following Gu You's guidance, Xiao Yan quickly set off and sped towards the direction of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
Beside a pond that was about fifty feet in size, Leng Bingshuang's pretty face was extremely solemn. Her aura, which had not yet recovered to its peak, surged out without reservation. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the pond in front of her, as if she was waiting for something.
On the other side, drawn by Gu You, Xiao Yan was getting closer and closer to the pool.
In the blink of an eye, a quarter of an hour had passed. After Xiao Yan had navigated through dozens of alleyways, his vision suddenly opened up. All the buildings in front of him disappeared, replaced by a pool of water. At this moment, on the edge of this pool, a stunningly beautiful woman, her delicate body wrapped in a white dress, stood in mid-air. Her vast aura and oppressive power surged outward without reservation, and her beautiful face was filled with a solemn expression.
"Um..."
Upon seeing Leng Bingshuang, Xiao Yan's heart sank slightly at first, but then his gaze immediately fell on the pool of water in front of him.
" Ice Spirit Cold Spring!"
Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat. The pool in front of him was the Ice Spirit Cold Spring he had been searching for!
That spring water was undoubtedly the Ice Spirit Cold Liquid!
Immediately, a look of fervor appeared on Xiao Yan's face. The final ingredient for refining the Ice Spirit Pill was now right before his eyes, practically within reach!
What are you doing here! Get out!
Upon seeing Xiao Yan arrive, Leng Bingshuang's pretty face turned cold, and she shouted in an especially icy tone.
However, the moment Leng Bing Shuang finished speaking, the pool in the arena suddenly began to churn violently. Boiling bubbles surged from the depths of the pool, bursting on the surface and releasing a large amount of cold air, which spread rapidly like Leng Bingshuang.
If the cold mist were only a small patch, it wouldn't be so bad. However, the cold mist that appeared in front of Xiao Yan and the other person quickly enveloped the entire surface of the pool. The mist was so thick that it even blocked Leng Bingshuang's vision.
"Damn it! The frequency of the Cold Pool eruptions has been increasing lately!"
Upon seeing this, Leng Bingshuang's heart sank. She quickly released the only energy she had left to form an energy shield, completely enveloping the outer edge of the pool in an attempt to block the spread of the mist.
"Hiss hiss hiss..."
Although the Leng Bingshuang approach was effective, a thick white mist quickly rose between the mist and the energy shield the moment they touched, and the originally thick energy shield was rapidly dissolving at a visible speed.
Damn it!
Leng Bingshuang's expression changed. She was no longer at her peak, so she simply didn't have the extra strength to continue supporting the energy shield. If this continued, her energy shield would probably shatter soon.
But at this critical moment, Xiao Yan quickly stepped forward from behind. Compared to Leng Bingshuang, Xiao Yan was in much better condition. His Dou Qi surged out of his body like a flood bursting its banks, sweeping across the sky and the earth, mixed with intense Heavenly Flames, and once again enveloped Leng Bingshuang's energy shield.
"Hiss hiss hiss hiss..."
Instantly, the terrifying high temperature quickly dissolved the cold mist inside the two energy shields. Although the cold mist was still rapidly increasing, it was believed that it would not be able to break through the energy shield formed by the two people working together in a short time.
Seeing this, Leng Bingshuang finally breathed a long sigh of relief. Then she turned her head, her eyes instantly turning icy cold as she stared at Xiao Yan, her tone frigid as she said:
"I told you to get lost, what are you still doing here!"
This time, Xiao Yan looked relaxed, smiled slightly, and said:
"If I leave, can you handle this Ice Spirit Cold Spring by yourself?"
"Why should a mere Half-Emperor like you interfere in my affairs!"
Enraged, Leng Bingshuang raised her jade-like hand, intending to mobilize the Origin Qi within her body, only to discover that she had no Origin Qi left to draw upon.
"Save your breath. In your current state, you should rest for a while. As for this, leave it to me."
Xiao Yan smiled confidently, and all the worries in his heart disappeared in that short moment. His dark eyes were as calm as a deep pool as ever, staring at the pool of water inside the energy shield in front of him. A glint of light flashed in the depths of his eyes, but it was so fleeting that even Leng Bingshuang did not notice it.