Chapter 1796: Exerting Every Ounce of Strength

The Xuenü used almost all of her strength; she collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath as she lifted her head.

Watching her clanspeople walk toward her, a faint smile appeared on her face, and then she fell to the ground with a thud.

Chen Yu was slightly startled; she had used all her strength, and now, if she were to collapse from exhaustion, she probably wouldn't be able to get up again, right?

Just as he was about to step forward, those clanspeople who had been rescued by the Xuenü began to move.

They surged forward one after another, knelt on the ground, and then slowly raised their right hands, offering up a bit of their own Mind Power.

This Mind Power transformed into ten thousand trails of light in mid-air, condensing onto the Xuenü's body.

Then, amidst the radiance, the Xuenü opened her eyes and slowly stood up.

With a smile on her face, she looked at her clanspeople and embraced her elder clanspeople, feeling a mix of sorrow and joy all at once.

The melted Ice Lake froze over once again; just as Chen Yu had said, when things reach an extreme, they turn into their opposite. The Xuenü Clan had previously experienced an unprecedented catastrophe, and this melting of the Ice Lake was precisely a sign that they were going to return.

The Ice Lake and Snow Plains regained a bustling vitality. The Xuenü Clan had lost more than half their number, and even though they had returned this time, they would likely need many years of recuperation to restore their former prosperity.

For these past few days, Chen Yu had been living here at the Ice Lake, and the Xuenü had taken him to tour the entire Ice Lake.

This place, frozen for a thousand miles, was a very fine paradise away from the world.

However, although it was a world of ice and snow, it was not very cold; even if a normal person came here, as long as they took good measures to keep warm, they could withstand such bitter cold.

"Your clanspeople are dressed so thinly, aren't you cold?" Chen Yu asked.

"We don't feel cold. It's not that we are born with the ability to resist the bitter cold, but rather that our clanspeople are simply like this by nature," the Xuenü replied. "Moreover, although our Ice Lake is sealed by ice and snow, the temperature is not actually that low."

"What are your plans for the future?" Chen Yu asked.

"Seal the Ice Lake and isolate ourselves from the world," the Xuenü thought for a moment and said. "Too many of our clanspeople have passed away, so we must recuperate."

"That is the right thing to do," Chen Yu nodded. "Then I wish for your early recovery."

"Thank you. Let me see you out," the Xuenü looked at Chen Yu sincerely. "There is no concept of time in the Ice Lake. After we lift the seal, the next time we come out will likely be a hundred years from now. I don't know if you will still be around then."

"Dharma Cultivators cultivate themselves between heaven and earth," Chen Yu said leisurely. "Although I am not immortal, a hundred years is but a fleeting moment for a Dharma Cultivator."

"So when you come out next time, we will certainly be able to meet again."

"Good, then we shall meet again in a hundred years." The Xuenü nodded and accompanied Chen Yu to the area outside the Line of Heaven.

There was a giant boulder above the Line of Heaven; as long as the boulder fell, this place would be completely isolated from the world.

Because this place was itself a land of extreme cold in Fusang, basically no one would ever come here.

Furthermore, the surroundings were mostly steep mountain walls, so once this giant boulder fell, no one would ever find this place again, and the Xuenü Clan would be able to recuperate; in a hundred years, the clan would surely be able to return to its peak period.

"Alright, this is far enough; you can go back now," Chen Yu smiled slightly and waved at the Xuenü.

"Goodbye." The Xuenü waved slowly at Chen Yu.

Chen Yu turned and left, leaping a thousand feet away in an instant, and soon disappeared into the vast Snow Plains.

The Xuenü watched Chen Yu leave, and just as she was about to drop the giant boulder to isolate herself from the world, a cold sword suddenly pierced through her chest.

Startled and furious, she lifted her head, only to see a man in a cyan robe standing before her, holding a transparent sword that was currently piercing her chest.

She let out a hiss and roared in anger.

Her voice formed a sound wave, forcing the opponent back.

But she fell to her knees with a thud; because her injuries were too severe, she didn't even have the possibility of standing up now.

She beckoned with her right hand, and the giant boulder hanging at the Line of Heaven came crashing down with a boom.

The Xuenü Clan was now isolated from the world; no matter who this person before her was or what his purpose was, he could not harm her clanspeople.

The cyan-robed man walked forward slowly; he removed the hood from his head, revealing his true face.

This was a middle-aged man with a stern expression; he lifted his head and looked at the Xuenü before him.

"Who... are you?" The Xuenü looked at the person before her in shock and anger.

"Hehe, the constitution of the Xuenü Clan is different from ordinary people. The God Lord ordered me to take you back for some research," the cyan-robed man chuckled. "Don't worry, before the research results appear, you will not die."

The Xuenü beckoned with her right hand, and a mass of wind and snow immediately flew over, surrounding him completely.

But just at this moment, the cyan-robed man's figure suddenly vanished, and immediately after, she felt a pain in her back, then fell to the ground with a thud, losing consciousness.

Chen Yu had already been at the edge of the Snow Mountain, but at this moment, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, as if he had been pinned to the spot.

He looked back in surprise toward the direction he had just left.

He had a premonition that something seemed to have happened over at the Xuenü's location.

After hesitating for a moment, he turned around and rushed back in the direction he had come from.

Although he hadn't known the Xuenü for very long, Chen Yu had always been a man of his word; if she and her clanspeople were in trouble, Chen Yu naturally would not sit idly by.

Upon arriving at the Line of Heaven, he saw that the giant boulder had already fallen, and the Ice Lake within the Line of Heaven was completely isolated from the outside world.

Once this giant boulder fell, it could not be moved for a hundred years; those inside could not get out, and those outside could not get in.

Only in this way could the Xuenü Clan recuperate in peace.

But now the boulder had been dropped, the Xuenü had disappeared, and there were bloodstains on the ground; more importantly, Chen Yu could still sense a sharp aura in the air—this was Sword Qi.

Something must have happened to the Xuenü, and judging by this Sword Qi, the intruder's strength was certainly very high.

Just at this moment, a powerful aura surged from behind him. Chen Yu turned around slowly and stared ahead, seeing a cyan-robed man standing behind him.

This man's attire was the same as the various famous figures under the God King, only the color of the clothing was different.

The cyan robe represented his status and ranking in strength; this guy's strength was unfathomable.

"Are you one of the God Lord's people?" Chen Yu asked.

In truth, he felt that this question was somewhat redundant; the other party's identity was already clear, was there any need to ask?

"That's right, Mr. Chen, I've long heard of your name," the cyan-robed man smiled slightly. "I have heard your name more than once, and the God Lord has also been anxious and worried because of you for a long time."

"If you have business, come at me; leave the Xuenü Clan out of it," Chen Yu frowned. "Where is the Xuenü?"