Leaving the Ice Cave

He suddenly seemed to have a premonition.

The feeling was very vague and fleeting, which puzzled him.

He felt incredibly relieved after dealing with Liao Laogou decades ago; he hadn't felt this uncomfortable in a long time.

Could it be that Liao Laogou has escaped?

Impossible!

He was the one who personally divided that bastard's soul, and he even sealed each part of the soul, watching as people took these souls into different secret realms.

Those who entered the secret realm were all cultivators at the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation stages. Even if Liao Laogou really got lucky and ran into some fool willing to unseal him, he certainly wouldn't have that ability.

This seal was set by myself, a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Yin Xuanzi shook his head.

It's been decades, that old dog Liao's soul might have already dissipated, what do I have to worry about?

It must be because things have been complicated these days, and he hasn't been able to reach the threshold of breakthrough yet. In addition, his disciples are all troublemakers, which has made him think a lot lately, leading to this hallucination.

After all, he is now over seven hundred years old, while the lifespan of Nascent Soul Cultivator is generally limited to eight hundred years.

Even after decades of seclusion, he still hasn't reached the point of breaking through.

Thinking of this, Yin Xuanzi sighed and closed his eyes again to continue his secluded cultivation.

Right now, nothing is more important than his breakthrough!

Meanwhile, his arch-nemesis Liao Pantu, was nestled in Lin Xiao's arms, discussing with him how to get out of the ice cave.

"Why don't you try using your Heaven and Earth Transposition Formation later? This is just a secret realm whose Principle can only accommodate Foundation Establishment cultivators. Your Heaven and Earth Transposition Formation is an Earth Rank array, so it should be able to break through the spatial barrier of this Foundation Establishment secret realm."

Hearing him mention the Heaven and Earth Transposition Formation, which consumed Spirit Stone without hesitation, Lin Xiao felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, and then said:

"But among all those who perished here before, didn't any of them have Earth Rank teleportation array on them?"

Liao Pantu, inside the Soul-Nourishing Pendant, rolled his eyes.

Do you think Earth Rank formations are as common as cabbages in your village?

Generally speaking, the arrays and talismans used by cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage or even Foundation Establishment Realm are just ordinary, unranked items. If someone comes from a wealthy family, having a Yellow-rank item is already something to be envied, let alone a Profound Grade item above Yellow-rank. Golden Core cultivators would treasure even a single one of these.

Moreover, your Heaven and Earth Transposition Formation is an extremely rare teleportation array among arrays—how could these Foundation Establishment cultivators possibly carry around an Earth Rank array, especially one that happens to be a teleportation array?

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao said:

I'll give it a try in a bit.

He'll teleport to the outside of the ice cave then; that's a short distance, it shouldn't cost too many Spirit Stone, right?

Before long, Lin Xiao followed the paper crane to an iceberg and saw Hu Guanyu and Jiang Cheng resting and meditating.

Seeing him arrive, Hu Guanyu, who was worried that something might have happened to him, felt relieved. Jiang Cheng, however, came up with a strange expression and immediately asked him why the houses in the middle of the ice cave were gone, and whether he knew a way out.

Could Lin Xiao tell him that he had poached them all? Of course not, so he and Jiang Cheng put on an act, looking at him with an innocent and bewildered expression and shaking their heads:

"What makes you say that, Fellow Daoist Jiang? I don't know what kind of house you're talking about. As for how to get out, if I knew, I would already be out by now."

Jiang Cheng didn't believe him, but Lin Xiao ignored him and, after dealing with him, directly said to Hu Guanyu:

"Fellow Daoist Hu, when shall we continue our search for a way out?"

Hu Guanyu thought for a moment and then said:

"Now."

So the three of them set off and carefully explored the huge ice cave.

Throughout the ice cave, there were people like them everywhere.

Many people even flew on their swords to the airspace above the ice cave to take a look.

Normally, when encountering other cultivators, one must be wary of whether they might try to harm them. At this moment, however, one's mind is focused on finding a way out, and one ignores the cultivators passing by.

Some would even nod to each other, forming a acquaintance, after all, who knows, maybe one of them would be lucky enough to find a way out?

The three searched for eight hours, but still found nothing.

Hu Guanyu felt a little frustrated.

Is he really going to die here?

If he had known this would happen, he shouldn't have acted impulsively and ignored his Senior Brother Xi's advice, insisting on running off to gain experience on his own.

If I fail to get out this time, it will be too late to regret it.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, determined to find a way out! When he left home to begin his cultivation, he had promised his family that he would return to revitalize the Lineage once he had achieved a certain level of cultivation!

He wants to restore the Hu Household to its glory of a thousand years ago!

He absolutely cannot die easily in this small, secret realm!

Lin Xiao suddenly sensed a slight change in Hu Guanyu's aura beside him; the Spiritual Qi around him had become somewhat sharper.

But when I looked up, I saw that there was no special expression on his face, only that his searching look was more focused.

And so, ten hours passed.

The three of them still found nothing.

Not only them, but all the monks in the entire ice cave were like this.

Hu Guanyu and Jiang Cheng sat down to rest, looking somewhat tired.

Their exhaustion wasn't physical, but mental. Coupled with ten hours of intense concentration and the fruitless search, frustration greatly accelerated their fatigue.

While the two of them were resting, Lin Xiao looked around and used his Divine Sense to scan the surroundings. After confirming that there was no one within a few hundred meters, he quietly used Hypnosis Technique on Hu Guanyu and Jiang Cheng.

Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator, hypnotizing two slightly tired Qi Refining cultivators who were resting was incredibly easy for him.

After hypnotizing them both, he took out the Heaven and Earth Transposition Formation and placed it on the ground.

Previously, there were only 287 Spirit Stone left in this array plate. It is unknown whether these Spirit Stone are enough for this array plate to break through the spatial barrier.

So, at Liao Pantu's urging, Lin Xiao reluctantly added another thousand Spirit Stone to the pot.

In Liao Pantu's words,

"Anyway, you'll have to spend over a thousand Spirit Stone when you go back, so it won't hurt to leave a little extra now."

After Lin Xiao and Liao Pantu activated the formation and stood inside, not long after, the Heaven and Earth Transposition Formation on the ground lit up with a white light, and then Lin Xiao and the formation plate on the ground disappeared from their original spot.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself standing beside the snow-capped mountain he had entered the ice cave from.