High Person Tianzhen and Mist Star Cold Woman were considered senior figures among the ancient immortals.
The Mist Star Cold Woman was the first to disappear. She participated in the final opening of the Ancient God Repository, which was the third opening, and collected the Seven Mystic Pearls. After that, she went to the Extremely Profound Ice Eye to cultivate in seclusion.
However, an accident occurred during her cultivation, forcing her to enter a deep slumber. She was only awakened when Qi Junsha and Mo Huaiyuan accidentally broke a restriction she had set up. Otherwise, she doesn't know how long she would have remained asleep.
Originally, Mist Star Cold Woman intended to thank them, but Qi Junsha said something inappropriate that angered her. She immediately turned hostile and restrained the two of them.
Mist Star Cold Woman and Heavenly Aunt are two completely different kinds of people. She is arrogant by nature, both domineering and rude and willful. She has a bad reputation among the ancient immortals. Because of her strong strength, almost no one dares to provoke her, which further fuels her arrogant personality. Except for a very few people, she is always fearless.
The High Person Tianzhen was a renowned figure among the ancient immortals. He possessed extraordinary skill and, coupled with his eccentric and unruly personality, no ancient immortal dared to provoke him easily.
This guy's specialty was causing trouble. Later, he angered someone, namely his ancestor, High Person Boju. High Person Boju used the Heavenly Aunt to imprison him in the Beiye Pill Cauldron until Li Qiang released him.
The High Person Tianzhen said, " Cold Woman, it's been so long... Oh, right, little one... where did that little one go?"
Qian Shanyong said respectfully, "He has been imprisoned by High Person Mist Star."
Upon hearing this, the High Person Tianzhen shouted, "You're talking nonsense! How could the Cold Woman imprison that little fellow? Cold Woman, is he just spouting lies?"
Mist Star Cold Woman felt a bit of a headache. Of course, she knew what level of strength High Person Tianzhen possessed. Even with the Seven Mystic Pearls, she might not be able to win in a fight against him. Moreover, one of the Seven Mystic Pearls had been damaged by Li Qiang, rendering many of its wonderful uses useless.
She hesitated for a moment before saying, " Tianzhen, that little brat dared to attack me. Restraining him... I've already shown him mercy."
Suddenly, the High Person Tianzhen burst into tears, "That little fellow is the only person I can stand! Release him right now! Waaah, I... I'll rely on him to take care of me in my old age..." He cried with snot and tears streaming down his face, leaving everyone at a loss.
Chiming muttered to himself, "What... what's going on? Am I seeing things...?"
High Person Mist Star sneered, " Tianzhen, don't play dumb! Hmph, even if I wanted to release him now, there's nothing I can do. My Mystic Sea has been destroyed by these two Luo Heaven High Immortal."
With teary eyes, High Person Tianzhen looked at High Person Mist Star and said, " Cold Woman, please have pity on this lonely old man. Can you bear to let me lose my only family member?"
In the blink of an eye, Li Qiang had been transformed from a little guy into his only family member.
Qian Shanyong thought to himself, "It seems that being bothered by High Person Tianzhen is really going to be a pain in the neck."
Impatiently, High Person Mist Star said, "If you're so capable, go to the core of the Extremely Profound Ice Eye; he's right there!"
High Person Tianzhen shivered and said, "It's too cold there. I'm afraid of the cold. You go ahead, I'll wait here... Do you want this old man to freeze to death?"
Chiming chuckled. This was the first time he had ever encountered such a troublesome ancient immortal. When Li Qiang brought High Person Tianzhen out of Beiye Pill Cauldron, he only thought that this guy was a bit talkative. He never expected that he would be so unreasonable.
High Person Tianzhen glared at Chiming, then turned and urged, "Hurry up! Hurry up! I still need to go to the Ancient God Repository... otherwise I'll miss another good opportunity."
The voice of the High Person Mist Star turned shrill. "Old monster! I told you, if you want to save people, go yourself! Hmph, I can't be bothered with you." She suddenly transformed into a sky Stars Filling the Sky.
The High Person Tianzhen cried out, "Don't go! You can't abandon me!"
As he spoke, he transformed into a streak of light, and in an instant, he forced all the starlight in the sky to condense.
The High Person Mist Star screamed in exasperation, " Tianzhen, do you want to die?!"
The High Person Tianzhen cried out, "Yes... I don't want to live anymore! You're bullying an old man like me! Hey, what are you all standing there for? Help me stop this wicked woman! Waaah!"
Qian Shanyong, Xuan Long, and Dainan Fengyu were all at a loss for what to do. They had never seen such a scene before. Only Chiming said excitedly, "Alright, watch me!" He brandished the All-Heaven Divine Staff and charged forward.
High Person Mist Star was startled and exclaimed, "So what if you have the Nightmare Awakening Dragon Staff?!"
Chiming laughed loudly, "How about that? Scared now? Release my elder brother!"
High Person Mist Star felt a pang of regret. This trouble was no ordinary problem; it was incredibly annoying. He should have just left earlier.
She sneered, "Afraid? Hmph, what do you people have to be afraid of? If I want to leave, who can stop me?"
The High Person Tianzhen interjected promptly, "Go? Go where? If you don't release my family, I'll follow you and see where you can go!" He looked distressed, as if he bore all the grievances in the world alone.
Finally, the High Person Mist Star could no longer contain herself. She screamed furiously, "You old bastard! I just won't let go... What can you do about it? Get lost!"
Everyone tensed up and became on guard. If High Person Mist Star were to lose his temper, it would be no small matter. Even High Person Tianzhen was prepared to take action. However, after High Person Mist Star cursing, he did not make a move. He just looked at everyone coldly.
Tianzhen, still crying, pleaded, "How could you insult an old man like that? You... you must let my family go..."
Suddenly High Person Mist Star burst into laughter, furious. "Anyway, no one will benefit from a fight, hehe, I'm not leaving either, let's see what you do then! Haha!"
She wasn't stupid; she knew that if a fight broke out, both sides would be severely injured, so she dared not start a war lightly.
The High Person Tianzhen had come here on a very important matter; he was entrusted to find Li Qiang, but unexpectedly, Li Qiang was imprisoned by the High Person Mist Star. Seeing that his pleas had been in vain, he grew secretly furious. After a moment of silence, he unusually said, " Cold Woman..."
High Person Mist Star was taken aback. "What?" She rarely saw High Person Tianzhen speak so seriously.
High Person Tianzhen said calmly, "Even if I hadn't come looking for you, many old fogies would have. You imprisoned this person... you can only say you're incredibly unlucky to have imprisoned him! Let me tell you, he's untouchable! If you don't release him soon, I guarantee... I guarantee it with my name, High Person Tianzhen, you'll suffer a terrible death!"
The High Person Mist Star felt a chill run down his spine, but outwardly remained unyielding. "Oh? What's so special about this little guy? Since you've imprisoned him, humph, I'm not afraid..."
The High Person Tianzhen revealed a strange smile and slowly said, "Alright, I don't believe any ancient immortal would be uninterested in the Ancient God Repository. Cold Woman, you participated in the opening of the Ancient God Repository once. Let me tell you, the time for its reopening is approaching..."
High Person Mist Star was startled again and asked in confusion, "Could it be that the little fellow is the key?"
The High Person Tianzhen said, "You're right this time! Moreover, a little fellow from the Immortal Realm has already opened the first stage, but he's missing the later steps, so he's trapped inside."
Qian Shanyong immediately realized that the one trapped inside must be Gu Xing. He hadn't expected that Gu Xing could break through the initial barrier of the Ancient God Repository, and he began to feel uneasy.
The High Person Mist Star said helplessly, "It's not that I don't want to release that little guy, but the Mystic Sea has been destroyed, and the road I opened up has been blocked. How am I supposed to go in and release him?" She completely softened.
You must understand that the Ancient God Repository is the hope of all the ancient immortals. No matter how arrogant she is, she wouldn't dare offend any of them. She knows very well that if Li Qiang is trapped and dies inside, she will not have a good life.
The High Person Tianzhen burst into tears again, slapping his head and babbling incoherently, " Cold Woman... Cold Woman, you crazy woman... You're going to kill me... Waaah, what am I going to do..."
Chiming noticed a sly smile gleaming in the old man's eyes. He couldn't understand what this old man, feigning madness, was up to.
High Person Mist Star was so angry that he trembled all over and shouted, "I don't care if he dies! Tianzhen, what exactly do you want?"
High Person Tianzhen stopped crying and said bluntly, " Cold Woman, give me the structural sphere from the Extremely Profound Ice Eye. I know you have it!"
Only then did High Person Mist Star understand Tianzhen's meaning. She knew that Tianzhen didn't want to make a big fuss, so it seemed he was prepared to rescue the person himself.
At this point, High Person Mist Star was convinced that Tianzhen was telling the truth. Otherwise, he wouldn't care about other people's lives. On the contrary, he would definitely use this as an excuse to pester her. His hobby was to cause trouble and play around. For him to give up this opportunity to cause trouble, one could imagine how serious the matter was. She couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed.
The High Person Tianzhen extends his hand to the High Person Mist Star.
Chiming recalled that when he first met the old man, the old man had also stretched out his hands and kept crying out, "I'm so pitiful!" which sent chills down everyone's spine.
At this moment, the High Person Tianzhen still looked the same, with his small eyes darting around and his clothes dressed in a shabby manner. At first glance, he looked like a beggar.
High Person Mist Star said no more, casually tossing out a blue bead and coldly saying, " Tianzhen, I'll let it go this time for your sake. Remember, don't bother me!" After saying that, she immediately transformed into Stars Filling the Sky and disappeared without a trace. This time, High Person Tianzhen did not stop her.
Qian Shanyong, "Master, you're just letting her go like that?"
The High Person Tianzhen glared at her with his small eyes and said, "You won't let her leave... what are you planning to do? Fight her? Use your brain, will you? This is the Extremely Profound Ice Eye. She is the most proficient master of Mystic Qi among the ancient immortals. Fighting her here... humph, do you think you can win?"
Qian Shanyong didn't dare to argue, but Chiming was nonchalant. "If we all rush at her, she'll be finished."
Xuan Long hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Don't talk nonsense." But it was too late; Chiming was kicked away by High Person Tianzhen.
Chiming yelled, "You old geezer, why did you kick me?"
In a flash, the High Person Tianzhen appeared behind Chiming, grabbed him by the collar, and like an eagle snatching a chick, raised his short, thick leg to kick Chiming's buttocks, cursing as he kicked. "Don't think you're so great just because you used to be the Great Demon Venerable. If I want to beat you up, no one can stop me!"
Qian Shanyong and the others were terrified by High Person Tianzhen's actions and dared not move. Chiming was also unable to move; he had been imprisoned by High Person Tianzhen without even realizing it.
Finally, after the High Person Tianzhen calmed down and released him, Chiming stumbled and fell headfirst into the Xuanbing ice. Unlike others, he could endure when faced with a strong opponent, and if he knew he couldn't win, he would never fight desperately.
He sullenly climbed out of the ice, muttering under his breath, "Shameless! The senior is bullying the junior!"
The crowd couldn't help but chuckle quietly. Chiming shouted, "What's so funny? What's so funny! Humph, if..." He hesitated for a moment and then held back. To say something harsh now would be tantamount to humiliating himself.
The High Person Tianzhen rolled his small eyes and said in a drawn-out voice, "Ah, I have a bad temper. Oh, I'm so pitiful."
Before Chiming could even regain his footing, he stumbled and fell back down upon hearing this, yelling, "I'm the damn pathetic one!"
High Person Tianzhen ignored him, tossed the blue bead given to High Person Mist Star into the air, and exhaled a breath of Spiritual Qi.
The blue bead instantly transformed into a large sphere two meters in diameter, crystal clear, with layers upon layers of arrays and restrictions clearly visible inside. Slowly rotating in the center was the most powerful Yinlong Mystic Qi. This was actually the three-dimensional structural diagram of the Extremely Profound Ice Eye.
High Person Tianzhen called out to everyone, "Don't just stand there in a daze! Come and help me. We need to clear a passage... Oh, I'm so pitiful. At my age, I still have to go to that cold, desolate place."
He complained as he searched for a way in.
Li Qiang was transported underground by the High Person Mist Star.
At the center of the Extremely Profound Ice Eye is a huge void, inside which is a mass of Mystic Qi that has formed at some unknown time.
It was a mass of deep blue Mystic Qi, even more powerful than the Mystic Qi beneath Heavenly Melody City. The surrounding Xuan Ice was also deep blue, its hardness surpassing that of a flying sword, and the surrounding area was filled with ice caves as dense as a spider web.
The place where Li Qiang fell was an underground ice rift valley, filled with sharp, blade-like ice.
Because the High Person Mist Star placed a restriction during the teleportation, Li Qiang was unable to fly. When he fell from mid-air, he crashed into the ice wall and tumbled down it.
He exerted all his strength to activate the Evolving Incantation Divine Armor, and the sharp, blade-like ice was shattered and broken by him, making a crisp sound.
Li Qiang stood up awkwardly, shook off the ice shards from his body, and stood in the icy valley, calming himself down as he looked around.
It was a massive crack, with rows of inverted ice spikes hanging above it. The bottom of the valley was filled with dense, jagged, dark blue ice that shimmered under the golden light emitted by the Evolving Incantation Divine Armor.
The restrictions placed when High Person Mist Star teleported him had disappeared. Li Qiang secretly felt lucky. He knew that if he were to fight High Person Mist Star, he would almost certainly lose. Being teleported here by her was already quite good. At least he could search for his elder brother and master's whereabouts.
He was still unaware of just how dangerous the Extremely Profound Ice Eye was.
Flying downwards along the ice rift valley, he soon reached its end. Looking at the countless ice caves before him, Li Qiang felt somewhat lost, but having come this far, he had no other choice. He randomly selected the largest ice cave and continued flying downwards.
Li Qiang didn't know where Mo Huaiyuan and Qi Junsha were trapped, so he had to find a more spacious place as much as possible.
After flying for about ten minutes, he crashed into the first barrier. To be precise, it wasn't a barrier, but more like a trap; the ice cave shattered the moment Li Qiang touched it.
Those were Ice Crystal mixed with Mystic Qi, which shattered.
Li Qiang was already on guard. The Ninefold Evolving Gilt rapidly circled around him, deflecting the incoming Xuan Ice and Mystic Qi. He dared not linger and continued to plunge straight down. A barrage of ice arrows, like a torrential rain, struck the golden light of the Ninefold Evolving Gilt -Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flow, instantly shattering it. The ice cave was filled with intense cold, and the Fire Essence quickly spread Heavenly Fire Purple Flower all over Li Qiang's body.
The icy path was filled with these small restrictions. As Li Qiang sped down the path, it was as if a powder keg had been set ablaze, with explosions erupting one after another behind him.
Ahead, another huge bubble space appeared.
Just as Li Qiang burst out of the ice cave, the cave behind him collapsed, and a plume of white mist shot out like an arrow. Li Qiang's body suddenly sank, and the chill flew over his head. Before Li Qiang could see his surroundings clearly, he heard a muffled roar.
Li Qiang found the sound somewhat familiar, followed by a sharp cry.
Li Qiang was startled. He suddenly remembered that it was the cry of the Dazzling Outline Demon, also known as the Mystic Ice Dragon.
Unexpectedly, there was such a terrifying monster here. Li Qiang followed the sound and stared intently. He saw a body faintly emerging from the crack in the ice below. The white scales looked exceptionally beautiful and eerie under the blue light of the ice.
This is a vast space, slightly smaller than the Mystic Sea of the High Person Mist Star, with crisscrossing Xuanbing fissures below.
Li Qiang shouted loudly, "Big brother! Master! Where are you?"
A deafening roar erupted, echoing from all directions. "Where is it? Where is it?"... The echoes continued endlessly.
As Li Qiang shouted, the Mystic Ice Dragon let out another sharp roar, causing ice shards to fall and make a crisp sound like shattering glass.
Li Qiang no longer cared about these monsters. After witnessing the Great Flame Spirit Beast and the Heavenly Lion Divine Beast, he knew he had enough strength to deal with them. However, he wouldn't hunt these monsters now. As long as they didn't provoke him, they could coexist peacefully.
But things didn't go as planned. The Mystic Ice Dragon raised its enormous head from the ice crack, its two eyes shining like miniature spotlights.
Li Qiang had once heard that the Mystic Ice Dragon would not attack unless provoked. He had a feeling that this Mystic Ice Dragon was different; its eyes seemed to be filled with anger.
Li Qiang pondered for a moment, then a thought suddenly struck him, " The Mystic Ice Dragon wouldn't get angry for no reason. What has provoked it? Could it be my elder brother or my master?" He couldn't contain himself any longer and leaped down, not caring whether the Mystic Ice Dragon would attack.
While Li Qiang was still in mid-air, the Mystic Ice Dragon roared at him, and a pale blue gas spewed out from the Mystic Ice Dragon's big mouth, rapidly enveloping him.
Li Qiang dodged, but the pale blue aura still touched Ninefold Evolving Gilt. Li Qiang felt a slight heaviness, and a bone-chilling cold rushed up his body through Ninefold Evolving Gilt, instantly covering his entire body with frost.
Li Qiang was taken aback. Stimulated by the Fire Essence, a Heavenly Fire Purple Flower instantly enveloped his entire body, and a light mist immediately rose from his body. Only then did Li Qiang realize the power of the Mystic Ice Dragon.
With a flick of his wrist, the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Sword split into a golden beam that swept horizontally toward the dragon's head. The Mystic Ice Dragon seemed to sense that Li Qiang was not someone to be trifled with, and after exhaling a green mist, it immediately shrank its head and hid behind a protrusion of Xuanbing ice. The golden beam silently grazed the Xuanbing ice and gently sliced at the dragon's horn. A shrill roar rang out, and the Mystic Ice Dragon struggled violently in pain.
This Mystic Ice Dragon was about twenty meters long and seemed to be an immature dragon. Ninefold Evolving Gilt had forcibly cut off half of its horn, causing it to writhe wildly in the ice cracks. In an instant, large chunks of ice shattered, and thick ice mist rose from the ice cracks. The roar of the Mystic Ice Dragon and the cracking sound of the ice breaking echoed together.
Li Qiang was in no hurry to take action. He simply hovered in the air and observed quietly. He had a vague feeling that this Mystic Ice Dragon had some kind of connection with Big Brother Mo and the others.
The Mystic Ice Dragon finally stopped struggling. It poked its head out from the ice crack, and dark blue dragon blood flowed from the broken horn. Clearly, Li Qiang had angered it. Its two huge eyes stared at Li Qiang in the air, a point of azure light in the center of its pupils revealing a bone-chilling coldness.
Li Qiang looked at it expressionlessly, a hint of pity in his eyes. He didn't want it dead, but if the Mystic Ice Dragon attacked first, he wouldn't hold back.
For a long while, the Mystic Ice Dragon did not launch an attack. Li Qiang did not know that this was a dragon that could not fly and could not attack a target suspended in the air unless it used the green mist as before. However, the Mystic Ice Dragon suffered a great loss after attacking with the green mist, and it seemed unwilling to use it again.
Li Qiang waved his hand and said, "Since you're not going to provoke me, then goodbye." He was about to fly away when he suddenly heard a faint roar coming from the ice crack. Li Qiang froze, stopped, and listened carefully.
The sound vanished in an instant. Li Qiang nervously surveyed his surroundings, not wanting to overlook any suspicious detail here.
He sighed softly and whispered, " Mystic Ice Dragon, you're out of luck. Who told you to block this place?" Then he shouted, "Transformation Hand!"
The Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Light split into two orbs of golden light, which, with Li Qiang's shout, transformed into two large, gleaming golden hands, each seven or eight meters in size, moving in the air in accordance with Li Qiang's gestures.
This is a method of transforming at will. If one cultivates it to a high level, one can transform it with a thought. Whatever one thinks of, the Ninefold Evolving Gilt can transform into that form without needing to use hand gestures to control it.
However, Li Qiang's current cultivation of the Ninefold Evolving Gilt is still in the initial stage of application. He has not yet reached the realm of exquisite and subtle control. It requires a long period of cultivation and the natural formation of tacit understanding with the artifact. Right now, his methods are all very stiff and forced control.
The Mystic Ice Dragon seemed to sense something was wrong. It suddenly raised its upper body and roared at Li Qiang in a defiant manner. Li Qiang only wanted to drive it away and check the Xuanbing fissure where it was entrenched. He lowered his right hand, and a large golden hand in the air descended rapidly.
The Mystic Ice Dragon roared, spewing out azure energy again. Unfortunately, this time it was a divine artifact that flew in, completely unconcerned about its extreme Mystic Qi. A golden hand grabbed the dragon's neck. The Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Jade was extremely hot. With a "whoosh," a large amount of white mist rose up, and a faint fishy smell spread out.
Li Qiang shouted, "Rise!" The Mystic Ice Dragon was forcibly dragged from the ice crack into the air. It struggled fiercely, and its strength surprised Li Qiang.
Another large golden hand descended and grabbed the Mystic Ice Dragon's tail.
The Mystic Ice Dragon's body was extremely tough; the giant hand that Ninefold Evolving Gilt transformed into only left a few burn marks on its body.
Killing it would have been easy for Li Qiang at this moment, but after a long period of cultivation, Li Qiang killing intent had become increasingly weak. He waved his hand and shouted, "Get away from me, don't bother me!"
With a gesture, the Mystic Ice Dragon was thrown out by the golden hand. Like a long snake with its tendons pulled out, it drew an arc in the air, rolled several times, and then fell down, crashing heavily onto the Xuanbing ice in the distance.
The Mystic Ice Dragon had probably never encountered such a powerful creature before. It finally became frightened, rolled over, and fled rapidly into the distance.
Li Qiang smiled slightly and gracefully landed in the ice crevice where the Mystic Ice Dragon had been entrenched. He immediately spotted a plant about half a person's height. It was a fiery red tree with a strange appearance, resembling a coral tree growing on the seabed, with only branches and no leaves.
Li Qiang suddenly understood why the Mystic Ice Dragon was guarding this place, but he didn't recognize what kind of treasure it was and had no interest in it. He only wanted to find Mo Huaiyuan and Qi Junsha as soon as possible.
He surrounded himself with the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Ring as protection, sat cross-legged on the black ice, and released his Divine Sense to search a wide area.
With Li Qiang's current cultivation level, even in the world of Xuanbing, his Divine Sense can clearly see the movements within a thousand meters. However, it becomes difficult beyond that distance, as the Mystic Qi mixed in with the Xuanbing greatly hinders his Divine Sense.
Sweeping his Divine Sense across the area, Li Qiang sensed another bubble-like space filled with profound Mystic Qi. Not daring to linger, he immediately turned his Divine Sense downwards and soon discovered a large ice cave, which also seemed to be protected by restrictions.
After searching in four directions without finding any clues, Li Qiang withdrew his Divine Sense and fell into deep thought, "Where did that shouting come from?"