Cold-Concentrating Jade

As he spoke, Lin Xiao infused it with Spiritual Power to activate it. Then, he released it, and the lifeless jade Soul-Chasing Magpie suddenly seemed to come alive and took flight.

It didn't fly very high, only flying at a constant speed less than ten meters above the ground.

Seeing it turn and fly to the right of the snow mountain, Lin Xiao immediately followed and kept up.

After they had spent most of the hour circling half of the massive snow-capped mountain, they saw the Soul-Chasing Magpie flying ahead, when it suddenly disappeared into the air.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after them.

As Lin Xiao walked towards the entrance, Tong Hua, who was meditating in a nearby tent, noticed the young man who had approached without anyone noticing and whose cultivation level was completely unknown, making him seem like an ordinary person.

He had only been distracted for a short while! And yet, this boy had brazenly approached the gray-dot entrance without him noticing at all! For a moment, Tong Hua questioned the meaning of life.

There was no other way; Lin Xiao's Concealment Technique was almost constantly in use, and coupled with the system's detection shield, unless he walked directly into someone's line of sight like he was now, it would be very difficult for others to notice him.

Seeing that the boy was about to step into the gray-dot entrance, Tong Hua exclaimed in surprise:

"Hey! Don't go there! It's dangerous!"

The boy looked to be at most twelve or thirteen years old, and was unlikely to be Foundation Establishment cultivator. At most, he was a Qi Refining cultivator. He was carrying something that could conceal his aura and cultivation level. Even so, the gray dots in these secret realms were usually dangerous or difficult places to escape from, so Tong Hua subconsciously spoke up to stop him.

Hearing his shout, Lin Xiao only had time to turn around and glance at him, completely unaware that her foot had already half entered the entrance.

The next instant, a tremendous suction force pulled him in with a whoosh.

In a hidden Icefield Mystic Realm.

This is a huge ice cave where the sky cannot be seen. The ice cave is so large that there are many icebergs inside that are not small.

Here, you can't see the sky or the ground; it's all enveloped by cold, hard ice, like a world of ice and snow.

Lin Xiao was sucked in and appeared at the very top of the entire ice cave.

Standing at the highest point of the ice cave, he looked down at the scene below and was stunned at first glance.

Below the ice cave, besides icebergs of all sizes, there are exquisite, translucent crystal structures everywhere!

He plummeted rapidly in surprise.

He only realized what was happening when he was less than ten meters from the ground, and quickly used the Air-Stepping Technique to stabilize himself, thankfully avoiding a close encounter with the ground.

Once he was actually there, Lin Xiao realized that the place was actually quite large.

Although he could see the entire ice cave from the air, he realized how large the exquisite crystal structures and icebergs were when he was actually inside.

He walked up to a house with carved beams and painted rafters.

Although this house doesn't look big, its materials are the most luxurious among all the buildings in the vicinity.

Because its material looks very moist, you can't see the room inside at all, yet it feels very translucent, which is quite strange.

At this moment, Liao Pantu transmitted his voice to Lin Xiao:

"I never imagined that such a high-grade Cold-Concentrating Jade could be found in such a small Foundation Establishment secret realm!"

Lin Xiao was puzzled, but immediately displayed his admirable qualities of diligence and inquisitiveness:

What is the Cold-Concentrating Jade? What is it used for?

Liao Pantu, while peeking out in surprise to examine the building before him, said:

"The so-called Cold-Concentrating Jade is a spiritual jade that condenses cold energy, but this is just the function of ordinary Cold-Concentrating Jade, like the others nearby, which are just ordinary Cold-Concentrating Jade."

As he spoke, he pointed to the other buildings around him.

Lin Xiao looked around and saw that, indeed, only the building in front of him had a particularly unique material.

Liao Pantu continued:

"The quality of this Cold-Concentrating Jade is always judged by its color. The one used in the building in front of us is a very high-grade Cold-Concentrating Jade. The higher the grade of the Cold-Concentrating Jade, the more versatile its uses. It can be used for making talismans, refining weapons, countering formations, or refining pills. It is compatible with all things and can improve the quality of the refined items to varying degrees."

Moreover, it possesses excellent spirit-gathering abilities; if combined with Spirit Vein, given enough time, it can even elevate the Spirit Vein's grade.

After listening to his explanation, Lin Xiao couldn't help but gasp in astonishment:

"How could something so powerful appear in this secret realm where the cultivators are only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, and have remained here safely for a hundred years without being taken away?"

Liao Pantu paused for a moment, then said to Lin Xiao:

"Perhaps it's not that no one discovered it, but rather that those who did discover it were all left here."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately spread his Divine Sense to check his surroundings.

He saw that in many corners, places he had thought were covered in snow, were actually piles of white bones!

However, this wasn't the first time Lin Xiao had seen such a scene. Compared to what he had seen in the Heart of the Secret Realm of Green Leaf, these skeletons didn't have much of an impact on him now.

He gazed at the exquisite house before him, built entirely of high-grade Cold-Concentrating Jade, admiring its beautifully crafted eaves. In the next moment, he pulled a spirit pickaxe from his private treasury.

Then he gently chiseled at the bottom of the building and saw that the Cold-Concentrating Jade was indeed undamaged. He then gave up his idea of dismantling the building and instead picked up his spirit pickaxe to start digging from the bottom of the building where it met the ice and snow on the ground.

Seeing this, Liao Pantu for a moment and asked:

What are you doing?

Lin Xiao answered matter-of-factly:

"Break the ice!"

"Nonsense, why did I ask you to chisel the ice?"

Lin Xiao said excitedly as he chiseled:

"I plan to demolish this entire house and take it all with me!"

Liao Pantu was very surprised:

"You're dreaming! My storage ring has an exit size limit; the items I take in can't be too big, otherwise it won't fit."

Lin Xiao waved his hand and continued chiseling away at the ice.

"It's alright, I have a plan."

Upon hearing this, Liao Pantu remained silent.

After all, this kid is quite eccentric, and since he says he has a solution, he probably really does.

What could Lin Xiao do? He had only asked the system if he could build the whole house and if his private stash could fit inside, and the system had given him an affirmative answer.

The noise Lin Xiao made while chiseling the ice quickly alerted the people not far from him in the ice cave.

Several people carefully followed the sound of ice being chiseled.