Chapter 942: The Gate of Ice Valley

Having departed from the hall of countless tombstones, Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan's group had already set off on their own.

The Elder and the disciples of Liye Sect did not follow them out but remained with Bai Cailing, which was exactly what Xu Que wanted.

After all, this batch of people possessed mediocre strength, and acting cool in front of them would yield no Acting Cool Points; rather than dragging them along as burdens, it was better to part ways here and act independently.

"Kid, we've got the ashes, so when will you produce the Sky-Breaking Talisman? This Divine Venerable wants to return to the Four Great Continents." Er Gouzi, already bored of this place, asked Xu Que.

"What's the rush? Let's head over to Ice Valley first; we can leave in a few days!" Xu Que waved his hand and continued forward.

The Sky-Breaking Talisman still required dozens of hours to finish refining, and once they left, there might never be another chance to return, so they must seize the time to gather more treasures and Acting Cool Points!

However, inside that Tombstone Hall, besides obtaining the Heavenly Luck Fruit and the Three-Pattern Spirit Dao Stone, Xu Que had also acquired several Treasure Boxes.

Items stored together with things like the Heavenly Luck Fruit and the Three-Pattern Spirit Dao Stone were certainly no ordinary objects.

As he moved forward, Xu Que summoned the system, entered the System Package Interface, and with a mere thought, opened several boxes.

Whoosh!

In a flash of light streams, all the boxes opened, and simultaneously, the system notification sound rang out.

"Ding, congratulations Host on obtaining one hundred Lower Grade Spirit Crystals!"

"Ding, congratulations Host on obtaining a Dharma Spell Jade Slip—'Imperial Physician Divine Thunder Sword,' a Lower Grade Immortal Art (Bright Moon Tier Low Grade)!"

"Ding, congratulations Host on obtaining a True Dragon Scale!"

After several notification sounds, Xu Que was somewhat stunned.

This harvest seemed quite good; the grade had actually increased by one level.

Lower Grade Spirit Crystals were items of a higher tier than Top-grade Spirit Stones; the Spiritual Power contained within a single Lower Grade Spirit Crystal was comparable to that of one hundred Top-grade Spirit Stones.

Although Xu Que did not lack these Spirit Stones, these Spirit Crystals also contained a trace of Immortal Qi, an existence even more powerful than Spiritual Energy, which could be used to help improve his realm.

However, that Dharma Spell Jade Slip, 'Imperial Physician Divine Thunder Sword,' surprised Xu Que somewhat.

Although the name sounded ordinary, it was actually a Lower Grade Immortal Art, comparable to the Bright Moon Tier Low Grade within the system's Dharma Spells.

By this calculation, it was only two levels lower than his Qiankun Seal, or conversely, his Qiankun Seal belonged to the Upper Grade Immortal Art category.

"Awesome! This Dharma Spell with such an unimpressive name probably possesses extraordinary power; I should find an opportunity to use it for some acting cool!" Xu Que felt delighted, immediately activated the Dharma Spell Jade Slip to cultivate, and mastered it instantly.

As for that final True Dragon Scale, Xu Que found it somewhat incomprehensible.

It was simply a Dragon Scale, yet the system provided no description whatsoever, displaying only the name while all other information remained completely blank.

Moreover, this Dragon Scale appeared to be as large as several big watermelons, resembling a golden pot, emitting a Golden Beam, and looking extremely hard.

"Forget it; using it for self-defense in future fights should be quite effective!"

Xu Que couldn't be bothered to investigate the function of this Dragon Scale; seeing it was incredibly hard, he simply tossed it into the System Package and ignored it.

The group continued moving forward, heading in the direction indicated by the previous map.

According to what that old man had said, Ice Valley was located in the center of Lian Yue Palace, the true hiding place of great treasures; as long as one could pass through Ice Valley, one would obtain extraordinary Creation.

Xu Que was very interested; if the outer Tombstone Hall could yield such a miraculous item as the Heavenly Luck Fruit, then the items in the center must be even more formidable, wouldn't that be delightful?

Harboring these expectations, Xu Que had to accelerate his speed, rushing toward the center of Lian Yue Palace.

With the map in hand, their travel speed increased significantly; along the way, they encountered no mechanisms or Restrictions, since the map guided them along the accurate path, or rather, the normal passage, without deliberately setting up obstacles.

In merely one day, Xu Que and the others smoothly arrived near the location indicated by the map, and their speed began to slow down.

"Kid, this Divine Venerable has already smelled the aura of that old man and his granddaughter; they are not far ahead!" Er Gouzi said mysteriously.

Jiang Hongyan looked at Xu Que and said, "That old man deliberately concealed his strength; his purpose is likely not pure-hearted. We must be slightly cautious on this journey and not be careless!"

"I know; rest assured, little girl. If that old man dares to play tricks, I'll play with his granddaughter... tsk, no, I'll play him to death!" Xu Que said with a smile, his gaze fixed on the front.

Er Gouzi immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, kid, are you that terrifying? You won't even spare an old man?"

"Get lost! Back when I was punching kindergarteners and kicking nursing homes, you were still eating shit!" Xu Que shoved Er Gouzi's dog head away.

Er Gouzi immediately became unhappy: "What's wrong with eating shit? Who stipulated that shit cannot be eaten? When this Divine Venerable was in Japan, I even heard they use shit to make medicine! Come, little Teddy, join this Divine Venerable in advocating: eating shit is no crime, eating shit is glorious!"

"Glorious my ass!" the Teddy dog said with a look of contempt and disgust.

Slap!

Er Gouzi immediately widened his eyes, said nothing, and directly raised his paw, slapping over in one motion.

That expression, that gaze, that posture—it was clear he had learned it all from Xu Que.

"Fuck your grandpa, you dare hit me? I am a Nine-Headed Patterned Snake, I..." the Teddy dog instantly flew into a rage, roaring at Er Gouzi.

"Enough, enough, stop messing around, you two; adding up your ages, how old are you? Fighting all day long, can't you learn to be a bit more like me, a Gentleman?" Xu Que hurriedly stopped the farce between these two idiots, not wanting to waste any more time, and directly grabbed Er Gouzi and the Teddy dog, striding forward.

Jiang Hongyan and Xu Feifei exchanged glances, both shaking their heads with a mix of helplessness and amusement, then followed.

Soon, emerging from the passage, the group arrived at the location indicated by the map.

All around was pitch black, so dark one could not see one's own fingers when extending a hand.

The old man and the woman, hiding in the shadows, sensed Xu Que's arrival but did not set an ambush; instead, they immediately revealed themselves and stepped forward to greet them.

"Young Lord Wang, you have finally arrived!" The old man, wearing a kind and gentle smile, walked forward.

"Enough with the nonsense; where is Ice Valley?" Xu Que raised a hand and got straight to the point, not wanting to waste time on formalities with the old man.

The smile remained on the old man's face as he pointed to a huge Bronze Door on the left, saying with a laugh, "Behind this door lies Ice Valley. However, this door is merely a decoy; once you pass through it, you will see the true appearance of Ice Valley!"

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Xu Que curiously looked at that Bronze Door.

As expected, it was indeed a decoy; that door did not actually exist but was merely an Array similar to an Illusion, unable to prevent people from entering or exiting, yet capable of blocking the cold air within Ice Valley from spreading out.

"Elderly sir, my teacher taught me since childhood to respect the old and cherish the young; come, please go first! Oh right, your granddaughter should walk in front too; the custom in our Hometown is ladies first!" Xu Que looked at the old man and the black-clad woman, saying with a smile, exhibiting Gentlemanly virtues.

How could the old man fail to see through Xu Que's little schemes? This was clearly fear of him playing tricks, wanting him to walk in front.

However, the old man did not refuse; having been to this place before and having no intention of deceiving Xu Que, he nodded very decisively and, along with the black-clad woman, walked toward the Bronze Door first.

Seeing this, Xu Que smiled slightly and followed.

Before long, the group successfully passed through the Bronze Door; suddenly, everything before their eyes became bright, the darkness swept away, replaced by a vast expanse of white ice and snow, as a cold wind whistled fiercely against their faces, biting with icy chill.

"Holy crap! What kind of ghostly place is this? It's so damn cold!" Er Gouzi immediately shrank his neck and cried out in alarm.

Xu Que was also somewhat stunned; he felt the chill penetrating his body, to the point where even the flow of his blood and True Essence Power within him was affected, slowing down considerably.

"This place is truly not simple!" Xu Que's eyes instantly narrowed slightly; with a wave of his wrist, a strand of Black Fire suddenly shot up from his palm!

Hiss!

As soon as the Black Fire appeared, the surrounding air was instantly evaporated, while a wave of warmth spread out, enveloping everyone.

"Young Master Wang, what do you think? Can this place be broken through?" At the same time, the old man turned his head to look at Xu Que and asked.

Xu Que shook his head directly: "Although my flame is powerful, it cannot completely melt this entire area; however, protecting you all as we walk through should not be difficult!"

"Young Master Wang, actually, there is no need to melt the whole area; as long as we can melt the Ice Gate at the entrance, we can enter!" Excitement began to appear on the old man's face as he pointed his finger toward an ice mountain ahead.

Over there on the ice mountain, there was indeed a smooth block of ice.

Through the ice block, one could vaguely see a passage existing inside, along with a plaque.

Three large characters were written on the plaque, but the ice surface was too thick and very blurry, making it impossible to clearly make out what the three characters were.

Xu Que expended a tremendous amount of effort before he could vaguely make out that the first character was "Goodness."

"Forget it, I'll just break open this Ice Gate first!"

Xu Que shook his head and decided to make his move.

A passage hidden within Ice Valley, right in the center of Lian Yue Palace, might truly harbor some incredible treasure.

Boom!

In an instant, Xu Que waved his large hand, summoning both the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame and the Green Lotus Core Flame, suspending them before him.

"Melt!"

He shouted in a deep voice, pointing forward with two fingers.

Two strands of flame, one black and one green, instantly swept forward, covering the entire Ice Gate.

The fact that his Strange Fire could generate warmth here indicated it was already sufficient to contend with the Ice Soul of this place; melting an Ice Gate was basically no problem.

In merely a few breaths, the Ice Gate let out a "Crack!" sound, cracking under the burning of the Strange Fire, and then rapidly melted away.

However, the moment the Ice Gate melted and broke open a gap, a beam of white light suddenly shot out from within with great speed.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a loud roar, before Xu Que and the others could even react, a powerful pulling force suddenly swept out, directly dragging them into it!

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