Key to the Icefield Mystic Realm

Deep in the dense forest, there was a small clearing with a small pond in the center.

The surface of the pool was very calm, the water was very clear, and it looked very deep.

The strangest thing is that there are no Demon Beast near this pool, which is completely different from the Demon Beast that were everywhere along the way.

Lin Xiao remained vigilant, cautiously observing his surroundings as he slowly made his way towards the small pond.

When he arrived at the small pool, there was still no trace of any Demon Beast nearby.

So he squatted down to observe the pool. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with it, he reached out and gently touched the surface of the water. He then discovered that, just like the Ice and Snow Lake outside, he couldn't use his Spiritual Power in the pool!

This made him wonder: Could it be that this place is connected to the Ice and Snow Lake on the other side of the mountain?

So, it seems that the cultivators who entered this place before probably discovered this, and therefore thought there were no treasures here, which is why they left empty-handed.

Even if there are treasures here, they cannot use Spiritual Power. If there are any dangers underwater, it could very well be a matter of death. Therefore, everyone would rather not go down than take the risk.

Lin Xiao didn't dare either.

He got up to leave.

However, he heard the system's voice in his mind:

[Ding-- Key to the Icefield Mystic Realm detected. You may proceed to obtain it.]

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao was taken aback and couldn't help but ask the system:

"Wasn't this secret realm supposed to have an owner? How come there are still Key to the Secret Realm to obtain?"

[Based on the initial assessment by this system, the Key to the Icefield Mystic Realm is currently in a completely independent state. Therefore, it is inferred that the owner of this secret realm has not been able to fully refine the Heart of the Secret Realm, and thus the Key to the Secret Realm is in a state of being ownerless.]

Upon hearing the system's reply, Lin Xiao suddenly thought of something and asked:

"Could it be that those ice caves that can only be entered but not exited were created because the owner of this secret realm did not fully refine the Heart of the Secret Realm?"

Theoretically speaking, if the master of the secret realm fails to fully refine the Heart of the Secret Realm, some areas will emerge within the Heart of the Secret Realm realm. These areas are completely beyond the control of the master of the secret realm and will be used by the Heart of the Secret Realm to replenish itself and upgrade.

In that case, Lin Xiao understood.

Why is this Icefield Mystic Realm, which clearly has an owner, open to all cultivators? It turns out that the owner doesn't have the Key to the Secret Realm and therefore cannot control the location of the entrance and exit.

I wonder how the master of this secret realm obtained the Heart of the Secret Realm and refined it...

The Heart of the Secret Realm, being a being with little consciousness, was not fully refined and was only focused on its own leveling up. As a result, it created gray dot areas that trapped cultivators and used them as nourishment to replenish itself.

Because of the incomplete refinement by the master of this secret realm, so many people have been harmed over the past hundred years.

There were so many flaws that Lin Xiao didn't know where to begin when he wanted to complain.

Looking at the pool, Lin Xiao really wanted to go down and get the Key to the Secret Realm, but he wasn't sure he could survive in this unknown underwater environment without being able to use his Spiritual Power, so he decided to leave.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Senior Liao suddenly transmitted his voice to him:

I'm back. How are things here?

So Lin Xiao told him what had happened here.

After listening, Liao Pantu and said to him:

"I'll give it a try."

Lin Xiao was somewhat surprised:

"Can you guarantee your safety? Don't push yourself."

Liao Pantu out of his arms like a wisp of smoke, giving him a disgruntled look and saying:

"Who do you think you're underestimating? My Soul Refining Instruction isn't something I've mastered for nothing! Just you wait and see."

Before he finished speaking, his entire soul burst out of the Soul-Nourishing Pendant, leaving only a wisp of his Soul-Nourishing Pendant. Then, he turned and leaped into the bottomless pool of water.

Seeing how quickly he moved, Lin Xiao didn't even have time to stop him before he could see his ghostly figure in the pool.

Lin Xiao had no choice but to sit silently on a rock by the small pond and wait.

He looked down at the thin soul thread that had been drawn from the Soul-Nourishing Pendant in his bosom and stretched into the small pool, and sighed softly.

I wonder if Senior Liao even knew what the Key to the Secret Realm looked like before he jumped down in such a hurry...

An incense stick burned out.

Two incense sticks have burned out.

During this period, no Demon Beast appeared near the pool.

Seeing that Senior Liao had been down there for so long without making a sound, Lin Xiao couldn't sit still any longer. Just as he was about to tug on the soul thread, he saw Senior Liao's soul body float up on the surface of the water.

Liao Pantu looked somewhat tired; his eyelids drooped slightly as he tossed something to Lin Xiao.

"Then."

Then it darted back into the Soul-Nourishing Pendant in a flash.

Don't call me for the next three days.

After receiving his telepathic message, Lin Xiao heard nothing more from him.

He was somewhat worried, but his senior had told him not to disturb him for three days, so he could only ask about his condition again after three days.

However, Senior Liao has lived for over five hundred years, so he should know what he's doing. I guess there shouldn't be any major problems.

At the same time, the system voice in Lin Xiao's mind sounded again:

[Ding--Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Key to the Icefield Mystic Realm. You are rewarded with one [Icefield Mystic Realm Entrance Connection Point]]

Lin Xiao opened his private vault and, sure enough, found a small ice pool inside, named [Icefield Mystic Realm Entrance Connection Point].

He then looked down at the thing that Senior Liao had just tossed to him.

It was a square piece of ice stone that felt cold to the touch, only about the size of a palm and no more than one centimeter thick.

However, this ice stone was rather peculiar; despite holding it in his hand for so long, it showed no signs of melting.

Thinking of Senior Liao's weary appearance just now, I wonder what he went through at the bottom of the pool, and how he found the Key to the Secret Realm...

Looking at the Key to the Secret Realm in his hand, Lin Xiao thought of the Key to the Green Field Secret Realm the system had given him before.

It seems that all these Key to the Secret Realm function in the same way.

Having the Key to the Secret Realm only grants the ability to freely enter and exit the realm.

To gain complete control of the entire secret realm, one must refine the Heart of the Secret Realm.

However, for him, whose immediate goal is to save people, this Key to the Secret Realm is enough.

Moreover, with this Key to the Secret Realm, people from their sect will no longer need to go through the teleportation array to come to this Icefield Mystic Realm for training!

Doesn't this mean that as long as he collects more Secret Key to the Secret Realm in the future, the people of his sect can travel to all the major Secret Realms without leaving their sect...?

Ah, he suddenly felt that he could postpone returning to the village for a while. After he left this secret realm, he could collect a few more keys to other secret realms before going back.