Chapter 154: Purifying Heaven Cold Crystal

The conversation between Xiao Han and the three members of the Ling Clan remained unknown to outsiders for the time being; it was only known that after that day, the Ice Saint walked out of the Spirit Realm with a joyful expression.

The Ling Clan also dispatched an Elder to Langya Pavilion to discuss matters of cooperation.

However, these were things for others to worry about; Xiao Han did not have the time to concern himself with so much right now.

As his Soul Power probed the vast yet strangely familiar ruins before him, Xiao Han's brows furrowed tightly.

"I didn't expect there to be a seal in the Wanyun Mountain Range as well. What exactly was the Ling Clan's Imperial thinking back then? Did they not discover it?"

Xiao Han had to admit that the fact the Ling Clan had survived to this day unscathed could already be considered extraordinary luck.

Good heavens! Who would have thought that a seal was actually right under the Ling Clan's noses?

Xiao Han could not help but recall the scene of his conversation with Ling Yuexian yesterday.

"Ling Clan Chief, may I ask if there are any rather strange places in the Wanyun Mountain Range, or perhaps any eerie, dangerous areas?"

"So, Pavilion Master Su traveled such a long distance to the Wanyun Mountain Range just for this?" Ling Yuexian understood.

"I ask that the Ling Clan Chief please inform me." Since both sides had already reached a cooperation agreement, Xiao Han did not hide such matters, and he did not believe the other party could guess his true objective.

"There are naturally dangerous places within the Wanyun Mountain Range."

As expected, Ling Yuexian did not disappoint Xiao Han, giving an affirmative answer instantly.

Ling Yuexian did not beat around the bush, but said with some confusion: "It is just that this old woman is not sure if that place is Pavilion Master Su's destination."

"About a dozen years ago, a certain space in the Wanyun Mountain Range suddenly collapsed. This naturally could not escape the eyes of my Ling Clan, so our clan quickly dispatched personnel to investigate. However..."

Speaking to this point, Ling Yuexian's expression turned grave.

Twelve years ago.

Ling Yuexian was in seclusion in a secret chamber, yet a sudden transmission interrupted her deep cultivation.

"Clan Leader, something major has happened." Just as Ling Yuexian stepped out of the secret chamber, a panicked figure appeared before her.

"What is the reason for such panic? Ling Yu, as a dignified Great Elder of the Ling Clan, has your temperament still not been tempered after all these years?" Ling Yuexian said with displeasure.

Ling Yu was already one or two thousand years old and had served as the Ling Clan's Great Elder for five or six hundred years; however, the latter's behavior made Ling Yuexian exceptionally dissatisfied.

"Clan Leader..." Ling Yu said, panting slightly, "Ling Yi has met with an accident; he is unconscious."

"What?" Ling Yuexian was shocked and hurriedly asked: "What happened to Ling Yi? Did someone attack him?"

Ling Yi was one of the few Dou Sheng powerhouses of the Ling Clan; although he was only a One-Star Dou Sheng, he was not someone who could meet with an accident so easily.

Therefore, Ling Yuexian's first reaction was that someone had played dirty against Ling Yi.

Ling Yu also hurriedly explained: "Clan Leader, that is not the case. Ling Yi is unconscious because he entered a ruin."

"A ruin?" Ling Yuexian was extremely puzzled. What kind of methods left behind in a ruin could threaten a Dou Sheng powerhouse?

Could it be an Imperial ruin? Ling Yuexian suddenly became excited.

However, Ling Yuexian quickly overturned her own guess. If an Imperial ruin were to appear, it would definitely cause powerful celestial phenomena, and she could not possibly have failed to notice it.

At that time, she estimated that her Ling Clan would have already been surrounded by powerhouses from all clans.

"Take me to see him," Ling Yuexian said decisively.

At the very least, she had to save Ling Yi's life first. Dou Sheng powerhouses were now an endangered species for the Ling Clan; if one died, there would be one less.

"Hmm?" The moment she saw Ling Yi's condition, Ling Yuexian let out a soft sound of surprise. In her perception, Ling Yi did not seem to have any major problems.

He should have just fainted. Ling Yuexian extended her hand, gently touched Ling Yi's forehead with her finger, and water-blue Dou Qi entered the latter's body directly.

Checking along the meridians over and over again, finally...

"What is this?" Ling Yuexian's heart jolted. There seemed to be an extremely difficult-to-handle force within Ling Yi's body, constantly trying to devour his vitality.

However, because the latter's cultivation was profound, there was no major harm for now, but if the time were to drag on, it would be hard to say what might happen.

Ling Yuexian circulated her Dou Qi, attempting to dispel that force, but was surprised to find that the vast majority of her Dou Qi passed straight through it.

After long thought yielded no results, Ling Yuexian could only force her way through with power, mobilizing a large amount of Dou Qi to forcibly erase it completely.

Because the force within his body dissipated, Ling Yi soon woke up. But Ling Yuexian, on the contrary, furrowed her brows tightly.

She had just consumed most of the Dou Qi in her body to remove that force; if the opponent had been any stronger, the consequences would have been quite serious.

"Ling Yi, what happened when you entered the ruin just now?" Ling Yuexian asked in a deep voice.

"Clan Leader, I don't know anything. I just fainted as soon as I went in," Ling Yi said, his face burning with embarrassment.

As a dignified Dou Sheng Elder, he had been ambushed so easily; it was truly inexcusable.

Speaking of this, Ling Yuexian also said strangely: "Afterward, this old woman also went to investigate personally, but I gained nothing. I do not know what exactly happened there."

"Because of this, to prevent similar phenomena from occurring, this old woman issued a ban to the members of the clan, and no one has entered since."

"How is it? Does Pavilion Master Su know where that place is?" Ling Yuexian asked curiously.

"This is some private business of this Saint, so I ask the Ling Clan Chief not to pursue it," Xiao Han said with an apologetic look.

"That is natural. Since it is inconvenient for Pavilion Master Su, this old woman will not say anything more. I ask that Pavilion Master Su be careful."

"Many thanks, Ling Clan Chief!"

"That Ling Clan Elder seems to have had Evil Qi enter his body," Xiao Han thought about the phenomenon Ling Yuexian described and made a judgment.

"It's just..." Xiao Han rubbed his chin, looking slightly puzzled, "That Evil Qi is so difficult to handle, how did the Ling Clan Chief manage to remove it with Dou Qi?"

Soon, Xiao Han cast it to the back of his mind, simply attributing it to the other party's profound cultivation.

And while Xiao Han was preparing to enter the seal to investigate, a cold, clear figure suddenly emerged from within the Ling Clan Chief.

"Your Excellency, are you certain what you said is true?" Ling Yuexian stared fixedly at a certain spirit body, asking suspiciously.

"That is natural. We are grasshoppers on the same rope now; what benefit would it be for me to lie to you?" The spirit body rolled its eyes and said impatiently.

"I hope Your Excellency will understand; the so-called prophecy is simply too shocking, and this old woman finds it hard to accept for the moment."

"How many times have I told you, that is called deduction, not prophecy. Are you looking down on the intelligence of a transformed exotic object?"

If Yun Leijingling were here, he might be astonished to discover that this transparent spirit body was his arch-nemesis, the Pure Heaven Cold Crystal.

The Pure Heaven Cold Crystal was ranked only one place higher than him, yet she was the smartest of all the Heavenly Ice.

Her combat power was incredibly weak; her only advantage was an extremely strong ability to preserve her own life.

But she was the only existence to have achieved Enlightening Spirit the moment she was born. When it came to intelligence, she could toy with people until they were dead.

Clearly, at some unknown moment, the Pure Heaven Cold Crystal had already marked Xiao Han as the person to break the situation.

If Xiao Han knew he was being schemed against, one wonders if he would charge straight to the Ling Clan.