Chapter 1177: Snow Emperor Bloodline

"Since we've already pinned the black pot on the Jiao Sect, why not just wipe them out and leave no living witnesses?" Huo Shen thought, who would have thought there really were Jiao Sect people in the extreme north?

"How much power does the Jiao Sect have in the extreme north? Are there any high-ranking members left? What is the highest cultivation level among their cultivators?"

Huo Shen asked, this is the key to the problem. After several campaigns by the Great Xia, the Jiao Sect's two vice sect leaders were all captured, and the rest of the high-ranking members, well, weren't they all captured—about ninety percent?

So now, the Jiao Sect in the extreme north is either just a minor force, or... the Jiao Sect's sect leader is here!

The Nascent Soul junior shook his head: "I don't know if there are any high-ranking members present, but I can confirm they still have Spirit Transformation cultivators above them."

"Alright, I understand." Huo Shen said, having already made up his mind to report to Elder Shi Shi Huagu, letting him decide what to do.

"There's one more thing." The Nascent Soul junior pulled out a scripture.

"This is a cultivation method seized from that couple's residence, called the 'Xuan Tian Jing'. According to the couple, this is a Unity-level cultivation method."

The Xuan Tian Jing appears ancient and simple, not like a cultivation method from the Great Xia era.

"A Unity-level cultivation method? Let me take a look." Huo Shen read it word by word, calculated with his fingers, pondered the meaning in the sentences, and indeed it was profound in its simplicity, each word carrying special significance.

"The cultivation conditions are harsh, and only one person can cultivate this exclusive method? The design idea is indeed exquisite."

"But how does one cultivate to the highest realm to have even a slight chance of breaking into the Unity stage? My cultivation method is stronger than this one."

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"The Jiao Sect in the extreme north?" Mu Baiyi heard the report from Shi Shi Huagu, stroking his chin in thought.

How could the Jiao Sect be so blind? I told you you were in the extreme north, and you really are in the extreme north?

If the Young Sect Leader Lu were to encounter the Jiao Sect, and the Jiao Sect then claimed they knew nothing about the Nine Ghosts Alliance, wouldn't it be awkward when they meet again?

"Why don't I personally go to the extreme north?" Shi Shi Huagu volunteered.

Mu Baiyi glanced at Shi Shi Huagu, if you really want to go alone to the extreme north, why bother reporting this information to me?

It's just that you're afraid the extreme north isn't just full of Jiao Sect followers, but also a sect leader of mysterious identity, and you want to drag me along to the extreme north.

Although I am a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, after all I'm only in the early Tribulation Transcendence stage. The Jiao Sect's two vice sect leaders are one in early Tribulation Transcendence and one in mid Tribulation Transcendence; the sect leader is definitely in late Tribulation Transcendence. Facing an old-hand late Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, I'm sure to lose.

Thinking this, Mu Baiyi stood up and ordered Shi Shi Huagu: "Contact the Yang Bright Sect, have them join us in going to the extreme north."

The Sect Leader Chi of the Yang Bright Sect has also advanced to the Tribulation Transcendence stage, and the Yang Bright Sect originally still had an old-hand mid Tribulation Transcendence cultivator.

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A rare day off, three teachers went out for a spring outing, set up a barbecue grill outside Mu Xue City, and Lu Yang cooked the barbecue.

"Come, try my barbecued rabbit."

"This is a rabbit I personally went out to hunt, took me a good half day's effort to catch, almost let it escape."

Shi Shi Lou held an ice sword, this was an ice column he偶然 obtained from the eaves of the martial arts hall, very sword-like in shape, and after obtaining it, Shi Shi Lou couldn't put it down.

Although he can use magic to condense a real ice sword, he prefers the ice sword formed naturally by nature's miraculous craftsmanship.

Not to mention Shi Shi Lou, even Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, who don't practice swordsmanship, liked it upon seeing it and wanted it, but Shi Shi Lou wouldn't give it up.

"Then I'll trouble you, Daoist Lu." Shi Shi Lou took out an ice box to place the ice sword, then put the ice box back into his storage ring, and began to taste the barbecued rabbit.

Meng Jingzhou didn't stand on ceremony with Lu Yang, took it and started eating: "This taste is great, the barbecued rabbit I ate before wasn't this good."

Lu Yang proudly said: "This is barbecued rabbit from the extreme north, where did you eat it before?"

"The extreme north is bitterly cold all year round, demon beasts have thick fat, I roast it with my Three Flavors True Fire, the fat melts, how could rabbit from elsewhere compare?"

"That's also true."

The three sat around the fire chatting and laughing, from Shi Shi Lou's confusion in learning swordsmanship, to Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou's interesting cultivation experiences, to the local customs of the extreme north.

They didn't feel cold at all; the fire was mainly to maintain the atmosphere.

"Speaking of which, what exactly is the Snow Emperor Bloodline?" Lu Yang asked curiously.

Lu Yang remembered that when asking about the Sword Grand Canon, Shi Shi Lou had healed his split personality, initially awakened the Snow Emperor Bloodline, and in the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace dungeon, fully awakened the Snow Emperor Bloodline.

Shi Shi Lou has a senior brother named Xuan Yuan Tian Hen; from Xuan Yuan Tian Hen's reaction, the Snow Emperor Bloodline should be something truly remarkable.

"What is the Snow Emperor Bloodline?" Meng Jingzhou also said he had never heard of it.

Shi Shi Lou laughed and explained: "The Snow Emperor is a legend of our extreme north, or rather an ancient faith. The extreme north are all descendants of the Snow Emperor. This legend is little known, so it's normal that you two Daoists are unaware."

Lu Yang remembered that the Immortal Child of Eternity had never heard of anything called the Snow Emperor, so it seems the Snow Emperor, no matter how ancient, is not as ancient as the Immortal Child.

"It is said in the extreme north that awakening the Snow Emperor Bloodline means you have received the Snow Emperor's approval, making you the most talented person in the extreme north."

"Actually, this saying is not accurate. This is also what I learned from the bloodline memory after awakening the Snow Emperor Bloodline."

"The accurate statement is: awakening the Snow Emperor Bloodline qualifies you to become the Snow Emperor's heir."

"The Snow Emperor is not a specific person, but a title. In fact, there have already been several generations of Snow Emperors."

"And I want to become the next Snow Emperor, which requires passing three trials." Shi Shi Lou said while taking out three thawed frozen pears from the basin beside the barbecue grill.

"All try them, this is a specialty of our extreme north, you should not have eaten it before."

Lu Yang took a bite of the frozen pear, the juice was astonishingly abundant, nearly spilling from his mouth.

Lu Yang and the other nibbled on the frozen pear and asked: "Which three trials do you need to pass?"

"The first trial is the Heart of the Dao trial. After suffering blows, your Heart of the Dao remains unbroken, proving your resolve to seek the Dao is firm."

"I passed this trial when I first arrived at the martial arts hall."

"Huh?" Lu Yang didn't understand.

"When I first came to the martial arts hall, Daoist Lu Yang you told me you had broken into the Void Refinement stage, and could even fluctuate your realm to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Since the Sword Grand Canon, I have always taken you as my goal in cultivation. When I learned this news, my Heart of the Dao was struck hard."

Lu Yang understood: "So passing the first trial means you didn't become discouraged, and you still cultivate with me as your goal?"

Shi Shi Lou waved his hand: "Ah no, I realized I'd rather be the top sword talent in the extreme north, no need to compete with you for the top sword talent in the world."

"..."

"Then what is your second trial?"

"The second trial requires me to become an invincible existence among peers in the extreme north."

"I observe that Daoist Xue has achieved success in sword cultivation, but can you surpass level battles and still not achieve peerless invincibility in the extreme north?" Lu Yang continued to ask.

Snow Ten Tower shook his head: "No, during the Spirit Transformation stage there is a demon called the Carefree Wanderer, named Carefree but actually burning, killing, looting, raping, and stealing, committing every evil deed. I once fought him and unfortunately lost; only by defeating him can I pass the second trial, and this is one of the reasons I came to Snowmoon City to comprehend the sword path."