Chapter 147: Canglang God-Child

Canglang God-Child

"Hum—"

A distant whale song, as if piercing through the two realms of void and reality, echoed. The Zhouyou Kun, which had already drifted far away, turned back and swam over, plunging headlong toward the waters below. It chased after the roots of the cold current that were spreading continuously, as if a storm were blowing upward. Yet, although its body was moving, it seemed to be traveling on another plane, not disturbing the water in the slightest. Just like that freezing power, it merely created cracks within the calm water, but the water itself never rippled, filling everything with a hazy sense of being both real and illusory. Only by seeing the various creatures drifting slowly in the water and gazing at their strangely dead-still forms could one grasp the power of this freezing force.

Jellyfish, seaweed, giant snakes... all kinds of demon beasts and spirit plants floated up from the bottom of the water, all having lost their vitality, frozen within thin blocks of ice. Because ice is lighter than water, they naturally floated upward. If not for these creatures having been frozen to death, others would have had no way of knowing that there were so many living things deep within the Cold Water Marsh. There was even a magic boat slowly rising within these ice blocks, but this floating trend was very slow, and its direction changed greatly due to the extremely subtle changes in the water flow, having a somewhat elusive quality. This boat was entirely covered in frost, and its restrictions were constantly peeling off, with runes emitting spiritual light falling downward continuously. One look made it clear that the cultivators in the boat were likely in more danger than safety; at the very least, they were no longer able to attend to the magic boat, as all their strength and focus were being used to contend with the freezing power.

It is unknown how much time passed. The magic boat stumbled through the storm, which was full of blooming ice crystals like rows of crystal flower stems, drifting outward in extreme peril. Every collision caused more of the restrictions on the magic boat to peel off faster. Finally, by a stroke of luck, before the restrictions had completely fallen away, the magic boat gradually drifted out of the waters where the freezing power was most concentrated and sank into the deep, dark water. As it turned out, the magic boat was different from those demon beasts; it was extremely heavy itself. After the restrictions peeled off, it was dragged down by its own weight, and even the eruptive force of the freezing power could not make it float upward. If it continued at this rate, the magic boat would soon be swallowed by the black water, and those below the Golden Core realm would have almost no ability to salvage it.

Just before the magic boat fell into the deep black waters, in the dark, icy waterfall that was gradually thinning but still spreading outward with a pale white glow, a pair of hands suddenly appeared. They emitted a white light, freezing the water and connecting it to the magic boat. But just such a single ice pillar could not curb the boat's downward momentum. Those hands, unhurriedly, formed magic seals, summoning ice pillars one after another. Within the ice pillars she summoned, fair hands also reached out, forming seals to create weapons. Before long, the magic boat was fixed in the water by crisscrossing ice pillars, as if caught in a large net. The restrictions on it fell off one after another, like a beauty being forcibly stripped of her clothes.

Spiritual light flashed continuously in the boat; it seemed the cultivators inside the cabin had realized something was wrong and were desperately driving the magic boat's remaining restrictions. Within the ice pillar, a handsome face emerged, blowing out a breath of cold air. The freezing power in the distance seemed to be attracted, slowly spreading over a little. The surrounding water took on a pale white hue, and the spiritual light in the boat gradually dimmed, finally extinguishing slowly. That handsome face then revealed a trace of an extremely subtle smile and stepped out. It was an ice-crystal humanoid, as if made of ice and jade. Not to mention that otherworldly appearance, even the robes were cast from frost. In this deep water, it was like an innate god, making people look on with awe and not dare to harbor the slightest thought of resistance.

"Senior Brother Xian." Behind him, dozens of ice-crystal humanoids walked out from the ice pillars, but some humanoids seemed unable to maintain their form for long and soon turned back into human bodies, though their faces were also filled with indifference, their tones devoid of fluctuation. "Can we move now?"

Senior Brother Xian stood before the magic boat, his transparent eyelashes drooping slightly, as if sensing the movement inside the boat. After a long while, he nodded and said faintly, "Disciples, form the reception array."

The group practiced extremely skillfully. Upon hearing this, their figures suddenly turned transparent, even softer and more flexible like flowing water. If not for exceptional eyesight, it would be almost impossible to distinguish them from the cold water. A hidden array soon appeared in the water, emitting a faint white light only when it first took shape. Looking again, it had already merged with the water. Senior Brother Xian looked back, nodded slightly, turned, and pointed, drawing out an ice pillar. That ice pillar was as soft as a silk ribbon in his hand, gently winding and dancing at his fingertips, emitting a faint chill, and probing toward the cabin door.

With a 'bang', the cabin door was frozen hard and shattered, revealing the hall. Cold water and white mist immediately surged into it. Everywhere they passed, everything was frozen solid. In the blink of an eye, a frost corridor was laid out. Only then did Senior Brother Xian step onto the bow of the boat and walk inside. Although there were experts like Xu Shaowei in the boat, his peerlessly handsome face still had no fluctuations. As long as there was frost, this ice-crystal body could escape into it at any time, and with the reception array behind him, he could draw in the freezing power at any time to kill the enemy. In this place, Senior Brother Xian could be said to be in an invincible position.

He passed through the corridor and arrived in the hall, indeed seeing several cultivators in different postures, all covered in light frost. On a couch in the hall, a young girl was protected in the center, sitting cross-legged, holding a small bell in her hand. Her eyes were tightly closed, her skin tinged with blue, looking pitiful and extremely endearing. Beside her, an old man leaned against the side of the couch, his breathing already cut off, as if devoid of life. Behind and beside the girl were three female cultivators each, either resting their chins on their hands and bowing their heads, curled up and hugging their knees, or smiling and gazing at the newcomer. All were of exceptional appearance, among whom the female cultivator smiling and gazing at the newcomer was in the prime of her youth, the most beautiful and charming. This female cultivator held a small chime in her hand, and faint halos rippled beside the chime, as if it had just been struck, and even the sound had been frozen within it.

Senior Brother Xian looked at the female cultivator a few times. Within the frost at his side, someone suddenly spoke, "Is this the Shangqing Xu girl? I heard her strength is superb, even capable of fighting a Nascent Soul cultivator. It's just a pity that with the eruption of the freezing power and being at the center of the storm, her speed is still a beat slower than a true Nascent Soul cultivator."

This chime failed to ring, and that was forever. The freezing power froze her, and her life and death could only be controlled by others. Senior Brother Xian reached out and gently stroked Xu Shaowei's cheek, his fingertips passing by her forehead, but he did not truly touch her, leaving a trace of distance. He said, "This girl's vitality is rich. After leaving this stretch of water, she will recover in no time."

That voice laughed, "Saying that, I've actually developed a wicked thought, wanting to throw her into the black water domain to see how the people of the Shangqing Sect find her in the black water domain."

Senior Brother Xian shook his head and said, "No."

He seemed to be a man of few words, but the voice hidden in the frost didn't mind, chuckling, "That's true, she has Fengboping in hand, and the small chime has a natural connection with the mother chime, so finding her is not difficult. Moreover, she is the successor of True Person Xu. There is no life-threatening danger in this trial, so True Person Xu will not act rashly. If we have any extra movements, that would be hard to say."

Senior Brother Xian's eyeballs rolled, looking at everyone one by one, and he said in a low voice, "There is another one, who seems to be a magic treasure spirit. There is nothing in the world that can stop it from returning to its master. Don't touch it, let it go."

"This little girl in red should be that sword envoy's wing," the voice said coldly, "It is rumored that this girl's temperament is the most spoiled, and she is favored by True Person Zixu. In a fit of anger, she wiped out a branch of the Mao Sect, and True Person Zixu actually refused to come forward to discipline her. This just happens to be a master who practices the sensing method, so she cannot be killed either."

Senior Brother Xian curled his transparent lips, stared at Qi Yueying, and said faintly, "This cannot be killed, that cannot be killed, then there's no need to think about this one either."

The voice said, "True, you Yuanhe Xian are not the type to bully the weak and fear the strong. At least this errand was handled quite smoothly. Now, as long as the sword envoy hasn't been frozen to death, it's a great success."

Senior Brother Xian reached out to probe, as if he could sense the vitality in everyone's bodies. He pressed slightly on the forehead of the young girl in the center and nodded, "The sword envoy has the green sword protecting her, and her vitality is infinite. How could it be so easy to die? Even her wing has quite strong fortune."

The voice chuckled, "That's right, she originally couldn't escape the freezing power, but she just happened to have a deep relationship with that person from the Xuanpo Sect, accidentally receiving a fire-element object, which can slightly resist the freezing power. It can be seen how prosperous this girl's fortune is. No wonder she is so arrogant and domineering."

While speaking, Senior Brother Xian had already picked up the young girl in the center and walked back. The young girl leaned in Senior Brother Xian's arms, and the two looked quite a match, but the small bell in her hand trembled slightly, seeming a bit uneasy. Senior Brother Xian looked down, and where his gaze reached, the small bell was also frozen. He turned and walked out of the magic boat, saying faintly, "Let's go quickly. Since we have obtained the sword envoy this time, the Cold Rain Flower is no longer important. My master has already sent an incarnation to meet us. We must leave this place before the Shangqing envoys arrive."

The array formed by the group dispersed in an instant, and the transparent figures merged into the ice pillars one after another. Senior Brother Xian, holding the young girl, could no longer use ice escape, so he walked on the ice, releasing a warm white light from his hand to isolate the sword envoy from the gradually thickening freezing power.

In the ice crystals at his side, flowing light flickered, and the whale song of the Zhouyou Kun in the distance was incessant. Senior Brother Xian looked into the distance. In just a moment, he had traveled hundreds of miles. Suddenly, someone in his arms laughed softly, "So it is a high disciple of the Beihai Canglang Sect. No wonder you are so familiar with the freezing power. How long have you been laying out your plans here?"

This voice was soft and intimate, even carrying a shallow coquettishness, as if chatting with a dao companion, going straight into the bottom of the heart. Senior Brother Xian was caught off guard for a moment, and his answer also came from the bottom of his heart, "We have been waiting bitterly for twenty years."

But that was the only sentence; his spiritual platform had already issued a warning. Senior Brother Xian looked down, his expression unchanged, and asked faintly, "Fellow Daoist Xu?"

The young girl's face was like smoke, twisting and dissipating. Xu Shaowei's beautiful face appeared in Senior Brother Xian's arms, smiling, "Shaowei greets the Canglang God-Child."

In the dark, icy waterfall surrounding Senior Brother Xian, countless faces emerged, white air blew over, weaving into a net. The freezing power crisscrossed, wanting to trap Xu Shaowei. White light lit up in Senior Brother Xian's hand, and frost immediately gathered on Xu Shaowei's eyelashes—

A moment later, a sense of peace and stability erupted violently. Within a radius of several thousand miles, the demon beasts and spirit plants that had been gradually floating upward were all frozen on the spot. Even the song of the Zhouyou Kun seemed to dim for an instant. The two great laws rolled and pushed against each other, countless dark, icy waterfalls shattered quietly, and even beside the Shangqing magic boat, the ice pillars gradually shattered.

The magic boat gradually sank into the black water, but there was no one left in the boat. Several thousand miles away, a flying carriage was traveling in the water. Tupu's eyes emitted a bright light, and he looked back, saying, "Thirty thousand miles ahead from here seems to be a place the master once set foot. If we reach that place, I can point out the direction for the young lady."

Qi Yueying looked back at where they came from, her face showing worry, and she sighed, "The person who came has a water-element cultivation technique and is extremely difficult to kill in this place. I only hope Senior Uncle Xu can escape in time and rendezvous with us, otherwise..."

Ruan Rong said calmly, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Yuniang, are you afraid that this group of people is also just a precursor for the enemy, and the real oriole is still behind?"

Qi Yueying sighed and didn't speak. Ruan Rong reached out to fasten the Fire Rat Fur for Ruan Ci and urged, "Wear it well, don't take it off for a moment."

Her face showed determination, and she said faintly, "If that is really the case, I have my own plans. When the time comes, you all listen to my orders."

Ruan Ci stopped speaking. Ruan Rong's beautiful eyes glanced over, and she lowered her head and stopped talking. Qi Yueying also nodded in submission. Uncle Tu looked at the upper left and said, "They are here."

As soon as his voice fell, everyone's spiritual sense also had a reaction. A massive momentum suddenly appeared in the field, as if hundreds of schools of fish were swimming rapidly toward this place, and there were faint auras hidden within the schools of fish, giving people a strong sense of danger.

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Updated, sorry for the wait, everyone. Today is a scheduled update because guests came to the house and we have to go out to eat~~

Time is quite tight, won't say much more~

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Thank you all very much for your support, I will continue to work hard! ===== CHAPTER 148 =====