Chapter 753: The Sleeping Ice Beauty

A lake-blue silk long dress, light gauze like clouds, hung down to the ground.

As the woman knelt down, it flowed out like a flowing stream.

The slender waist was gently tied by a belt of the same color, showing a sense of a willow waist that could be held in one's hand.

The cold arrogance and indifference of the past disappeared, leaving only strands of humiliation.

Once upon a time, she was the high and mighty Jueqing Fairy, and the other party was just a small Foundation Establishment cultivator struggling out of the wilderness.

In that Ice Lan Palace, when they first met, the other party didn't even have the courage to look up at her.

But at this moment, things have changed, and time has passed.

With their positions reversed, she is no longer the fairy who has cut off love, but a Core Formation junior begging for help.

And the other party is the high and unreachable generation of Alchemist Sect, famous even among top powerhouses!

If it were normal, with her personality, even if they never saw each other again, she wouldn't want to climb this friendship.

Between her and Luo Chen, there were mostly transactions, no grudges or love.

If one really had to calculate, it was roughly that she once ordered Luo Tian Sect cultivators to the Jilei Mountain battlefield, once causing the Luo Tian Sect to suffer heavy losses.

Thinking of Luo Chen's character of seeking revenge for the slightest grievance and leading the crowd to kill into the Yan Alliance, she would likely be humiliated on this trip.

But there are some things she must do, even if there is only a glimmer of hope!

So, she gathered her courage and came!

The surrounding environment was quiet, only the rustling sound of the woman's clothes against the ground as her body trembled could be heard.

At this moment, time seemed to freeze.

In that heavy and subtle atmosphere, suddenly an invisible force fell on the woman.

Before Jueqing Fairy could react, Luo Chen's voice had already come.

"You and I are old acquaintances, meeting is already not easy, why bother with such posturing?"

Under the support of magic power, Jueqing Fairy was already uncontrollably standing up.

While the humiliation in her heart gradually faded, she couldn't help but be shocked by the other party's strength.

Is this the power of a Nascent Soul True Person? She didn't even have the slightest room to resist.

She looked up and met Luo Chen's smiling eyes.

Just as young as back then, but in his eyes, there was a bit more sense of vicissitudes.

Not daring to look directly at the other party again, Jueqing Fairy lowered her head slightly, her lips opening gently.

"True Person is now the famous Alchemist Sect, busy with ten thousand tasks, with almost no leisure time. Being willing to see me is already a grace, how can I not understand etiquette."

These words were full of worldly wisdom.

But it was clear that the other party was not good at saying such things.

Therefore, it was intermittent, the focus was unclear, and those who didn't know would think she was being sarcastic.

Luo Chen laughed, knowing well what kind of personality the other party had, and didn't pick on her.

He sat down casually on a chair nearby and asked:

"I heard from Xiao Liu that when the beast tide surged out of the Great Snow Mountain, the Ice Fortress suffered heavy damage, almost destroyed, and only a few people survived?"

Jueqing Fairy's body trembled, as if that scene from back then appeared in her eyes.

She nodded painfully.

"The Ice Fortress's strength was not considered strong, and in order for Zhou Shijie Canglong to break through to Nascent Soul, it even sacrificed more than half of its Core Formation combat power."

"In the opening war, our sect intended to help True Person Yunhe who came out of the Hehuan Sect, and invested a lot of manpower and material resources."

"When the beast tide surged out of the Great Snow Mountain, the Ice Fortress was destroyed in an instant."

"Even though I later gathered many remaining fellow sect members, after a hundred years, there are only ten or so left by my side."

Listening to her account, Luo Chen couldn't help but sigh.

The Ice Fortress of the past could also be considered a powerful force with strength among the Core Formation major sects.

Nine Core Formation cultivators, occupying the northern border of Yuding alone.

With tens of thousands of cultivators under its command and numerous vassals.

Even his Luo Tian Sect was once a vassal of the Ice Fortress.

But in the face of the general trend, it was still fragile and fell to the tragic scale of only ten or so cats and kittens today.

Rather than saying Jueqing Fairy still holds the name of the Ice Fortress, it is better to say that they are just a group of rogue cultivators huddling together for warmth.

And this is the end of a major force without a Nascent Soul True Person sitting in it.

Now the Luo Tian Sect has him sitting in it, but in the future, when the demon beast army of the Eastern Wasteland kills its way here, its troops will inevitably be hundreds or thousands of times larger than the Great Snow Mountain beast tide.

How much better will the Luo Tian Sect be than the Ice Fortress?

Luo Chen didn't dare to think carefully, and the mood of meeting an old friend was also gone by more than half because of the tragedy of the Ice Fortress.

"Xiao Liu said you want to ask me to save someone?"

Luo Chen took the initiative to mention his purpose, making Jueqing Fairy feel happy in her heart.

She was afraid that the other party would beat around the bush and deliberately not talk about it.

Taking a deep breath, Jueqing Fairy solemnly took out a jade box from her storage bag.

On the box, there were still several talisman seals pasted tightly.

"I know that other True Persons have to pay high compensation to ask you to take action. So after specifically inquiring, I exchanged my lifelong savings for a strand of Xiao Qi, hoping you will be satisfied."

Luo Chen's spiritual sense swept over, and he shook his head.

The thing in the jade box was indeed a strand of Xiao Qi, but it was definitely not one of the three Xiao Qi he wanted.

However, this situation is very normal. Jueqing Fairy is just a Core Formation cultivator, and it is very difficult for her to inquire about the exchanges between Nascent Soul True Persons.

Moreover, Xiao Qi is the spiritual essence of the Nine Heavens, which can only be collected by Nascent Soul True Persons by forcibly ascending to the blue sky, and its value is extremely precious.

It is already not easy for the other party to spend her heart and strength to exchange for one strand.

Therefore, he was very curious, who is the person she wants to save?

"You may not understand, my transactions with fellow Daoists have always been to look at the difficulty of the matter first, and then discuss the compensation."

"What's more, I may not necessarily be able to save the person you want to save."

"So it's better to understand the specific situation first!"

"Who do you want to save?"

The words before made Jueqing Fairy's already fair skin turn even paler.

Fortunately, Luo Chen finally asked about the situation, so she didn't hesitate anymore and shook her hand.

A miniature fortress appeared in her palm.

Luo Chen's gaze froze; it was the Ice Fortress's inheritance magic treasure—Moonlight Ice Fortress!

It's just that it was different from the appearance when he caught a glimpse of it at the Great Snow Mountain back then. At this moment, three of the nine layers of the Ice Fortress were gone, and the remaining six layers were full of mottled marks.

There were cracks from water and fire impacts, the power of gold and stone, and even traces of being bombarded by thunder and lightning.

A generation of top-grade magic treasures had fallen to this point.

Magic power flowed, and the small fortress slowly expanded.

When it was two feet tall, a door opened slowly.

Jueqing Fairy's expression was nervous, and she was struggling to output magic power to control this Ice Fortress.

Her methods were not very proficient; it was clear that she hadn't truly mastered this magic treasure, which was why it was so difficult.

But even so, a thing finally appeared in the door.

An ice coffin overflowing with cold air!

Swish!

Luo Chen stood up, his gaze falling on the person in the ice coffin.

Lifelike, just as gentle as back then.

Her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if she was enduring great pain.

This sleeping ice beauty was the old friend Luo Chen had thought of many times.

"Canglong... Zhou Shijie."

Thud!

The Moonlight Ice Fortress fell to the ground, but the ice coffin still hung in mid-air.

However, this time it was Luo Chen's magic power supporting the ice coffin, not letting it fall.

Seeing this, Jueqing Fairy breathed a sigh of relief. This Moonlight Ice Fortress can only be controlled by the Sect Master and Supreme Elder of their sect, but Canglong is sleeping, and the former Sect Master Bingpo has long since fallen.

Without knowing the method, she was forcibly controlling it, which was a great burden.

Seeing Luo Chen staring blankly at the ice coffin, Jueqing Fairy explained: "Zhou Shijie failed to break through to Nascent Soul back then, and her essence, energy, and spirit were all damaged. Fortunately, she was helped by the Luo Yun Sect's Supreme Elder Han Zhan, who used secret techniques to gather her residual soul, and then used my sect's treasure coffin to protect her physical body, so she could survive until now."

Luo Chen pursed his lips; this explanation was the same as what Han Zhan told him back then, without any discrepancy.

"Originally, if there were no accidents, this treasure coffin stored in the Ice Fortress forbidden area could have allowed Zhou Shijie Canglong to persist for hundreds of years. Only waiting for my sect to produce a Nascent Soul True Person, perhaps she could be saved."

"But the Ice Fortress was destroyed, and the treasure coffin lost the nourishment of the ten-thousand-year black ice, and the effect of protecting Zhou Shijie's physical body was greatly reduced."

"Based on my deduction, the treasure coffin will lose its effectiveness in a few decades at most. By then, if Zhou Shijie reappears under the blue sky, I fear she will perish in an instant."

Luo Chen's hand hung over the ice coffin, and he already had a count in his heart.

This ice coffin is not a magic treasure, but a piece of ten-thousand-year black ice with excellent texture, supplemented by formations, so it had the effect of preserving the physical body from decay and isolating it from the invasion of external spiritual energy.

Without the assistance of a cold environment, this coffin cannot persist for long.

"Have you asked anyone else to treat her?" Luo Chen asked.

Jueqing Fairy shook her head: "No."

"Why?"

"Don't dare!"

In Luo Chen's confusion, Jueqing Fairy whispered: "In the current situation, people's hearts are treacherous, and no one can be trusted. Moreover, Zhou Shijie's constitution is unusual, and if she falls into the hands of villains, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Constitution is unusual?" Luo Chen frowned.

Jueqing Fairy hesitated for a moment, then braced herself and said: "This matter was originally unknown to me, but later the Hehuan Sect was destroyed by a powerful Demon Emperor, and I accidentally met a Core Formation cultivator of the Hehuan Sect who escaped. During the battle with him, I knew that the reason why True Person Yunhe chose the Ice Fortress as a partner to open up the Great Snow Mountain back then was actually because he was coveting Zhou Shijie's constitution. It's just that at that time, there was the protection of True Person Han, so the other party didn't dare to take action openly."

Luo Chen's brow furrowed even tighter; there were so many inside stories?

And Han Zhan didn't mention it!

Looking at the woman in the ice coffin with slightly furrowed eyebrows, Luo Chen became a little impatient.

"What exactly is the constitution?"

At this point, Jueqing Fairy seemed to have let go of everything.

She no longer twisted and turned, and said directly: "Zhou Shijie Canglong possesses the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Constitution. Outside the Qi Sea, there is another heart orifice that can accumulate massive magic power. Even after her failure to break through to Nascent Soul, her realm did not fall, and her magic power is still not inferior to that of an ordinary Core Formation Great Perfection powerhouse! So True Person Han Zhan solidified her soul, and my sect's ice coffin protected her body, and only the magic power was not worried about."

"And this Seven-Orifice Exquisite Constitution, besides making cultivators naturally intelligent and having abundant magic power, has another special feature. That is, during dual cultivation with others, it can force the other party's realm to improve!"

"True Person Yunhe took a fancy to this point, so he wanted to take advantage of the Great Snow Mountain opening war to reasonably annex my Ice Fortress, and then try to take action against Zhou Shijie."

"Zhou Shijie never married in her life, even when facing such an excellent man as True Person Han Zhan back then, she still kept herself pure. It was also because she was afraid of sinking herself and becoming someone else's furnace."

Luo Chen listened, dumbfounded.

He never expected that there would be such twists and turns inside.

He used to think that Zhou Shijie Canglong and Han Zhan had an unusual relationship, the former helping him practice the "Soul Splitting Technique" in advance when he was Foundation Establishment, and the latter not fearing the threat of the White Bone Mysterious Snake to help Canglong forcibly cross the tribulation, but the two didn't end up together.

Han Zhan's explanation was that the Ice Fortress focused on cultivating Canglong, not allowing her to marry out, and he himself was proud of his talent, so he didn't force the fate.

But thinking carefully, the Ice Fortress never had such regulations.

Jueqing Fairy herself once had a Dao partner.

Her disciple Shi Lan, didn't she also have a daughter with Xu Xiaoliu of the Luo Tian Sect?

Now it seems that it was Zhou Shijie Canglong who rejected Han Zhan.

Of course, Luo Chen didn't want to delve into the real situation.

He looked at the ice coffin and revealed a thoughtful expression.

"According to what you said, Zhou Shijie possesses a special constitution that has the effect of forcibly improving people's realms."

"And you are afraid that her physical body will fall into the hands of villains, which means that even in her sleep, her constitution still has..."

"Luo Chen!"

Before the words fell, Jueqing Fairy let out a sharp sound.

Even calling Luo Chen by his name directly.

Luo Chen looked over coldly.

Jueqing Fairy stiffened her neck to meet his gaze, but gradually she couldn't bear the pressure, and drops of cold sweat seeped out on her fair face.

She opened her mouth and said with difficulty: "I sought you because we have a connection, and Zhou Shijie was very good to you back then. Now that you are famous as the Alchemist Sect, just like the name of Fire Spirit Lord back then, so I trust you."

"If you are dissatisfied with the Xiao Qi compensation, if you still resent me for forcing the Luo Tian Sect to the battlefield back then, I... I... I am willing..."

Speaking to the end, the woman was almost unable to speak, and her thin lips were almost bitten through.

"No need to say more, I will save her!"

Luo Chen waved his hand, and the Ice Fortress that had fallen to the ground flew up instantly.

The miscellaneous residual spiritual sense imprints inside vanished in an instant.

The Moonlight Ice Fortress fell into his hand, and Luo Chen learned the control techniques of this treasure in a moment with his rich experience in refining tools.

Like the Hunyuan Cauldron, this treasure contains the ability of space storage, so it can store Canglong's physical body.

Jueqing Fairy seemed a bit dazed, because of Luo Chen's words, and because of her own interrupted words.

She stared blankly at Luo Chen, as if waiting for the other party's unfinished words.

However, Luo Chen just smiled.

"Zhou Shijie Canglong was quite good to me back then, saving her is my duty, what compensation is needed?"

"Just let her stay by my side, I will find a way to cure her."

The words were sincere, and the smile was warm.

Those deep eyes were open and honest at this moment, without any pretense.

The woman was caught off guard, but this answer seemed to be within her expectations.

She took a deep breath and bowed to Luo Chen.

"Gu Xiaorou thanks True Person!"

Jueqing Fairy left.

But only temporarily.

After Luo Chen understood the current situation of the remaining Ice Fortress cultivators, he asked Xu Xiaoliu to find Yang Pingdu and let Yang Pingdu recruit the Ice Fortress female disciples in his name, so it would be convenient to look after them.

After she left, Luo Chen pursed his lips.

Looking at the weak Jueqing Fairy today, she was actually as powerful as she was back then!

Between her words, she was using Luo Chen's "flaw" of liking a good reputation to provoke him.

One can imagine that if Luo Chen didn't save Canglong, or had any ulterior motives for Canglong's physical body, Jueqing Fairy might have risked everything to ruin his reputation.

This is not a good thing for Luo Chen.

His reputation today can help him build vast connections and confront that old thing of the Five Elements Divine Sect in the future. It can also make him increasingly important in the eyes of the Mingyuan Sect, so that even if they want to pursue the old matters of Cangwu Mountain in the future, they have to consider Luo Chen's alchemy ability.

Therefore, his reputation cannot be ruined!

And!

Luo Chen's gaze fell on the ice coffin he had re-applied with formations, revealing a bit of sigh in his eyes.

Zhou Shijie Canglong was indeed very good to him back then.

Using the Ice Fortress forbidden area to help him refine the Withered Glory True Fire, telling him her Core Formation experience, and letting him understand the pros and cons of his own aptitude.

It can be said that Luo Chen can have his current cultivation, Zhou Shijie Canglong contributed a lot.

Most importantly, Zhou Shijie Canglong was one of the few people who sincerely helped him without much ulterior motive!

Along the way, Luo Chen has met many "nobles."

But whether it was Mi Shuhua, Jueqing Fairy, Han Zhan, or Fu Chaosheng, they seemed friendly to him, but they were all treacherous.

Either coveting his alchemy ability, coveting his physical body for possession, or making him lose fifty years of life.

Only Canglong just wanted to form a good relationship with him.

His palm rubbed the cold coffin lid, and Luo Chen showed a sincere smile on his face.

"She will wake up!" ===== CHAPTER 754 =====