Mortal: I, Li Feiyu, a cultivator of attributes!

The group walked across a relatively flat stone path, where their view opened up.

Stretching for hundreds of miles, towering peaks suddenly appeared before them, varying in height and surrounded by thick fog at their base.

Looking at the towering, cloud-piercing Youming Peak before them, which resembled a fairyland, they found it hard to connect it with the dangerous place that the golden-robed man had described as a place of "no return."

Not far ahead, several broken peaks caught Li Feiyu's attention.

These broken peaks vary in shape, some soaring into the clouds, others crouching on the ground, and between these peaks, a waterfall cascades down like a silver river.

Li Feiyu looked up, but couldn't see the top of the waterfall. It seemed as if the water was pouring down from the sky.

The water cascaded down, crashing against the rocks, splashing everywhere, and the waterfall roared with a deafening sound that echoed softly.

Li Feiyu stopped in front of the waterfall with a serious expression, quietly sensing the atmosphere around him.

"For some reason, this waterfall always gives me a strange feeling," Han Li said, frowning.

Li Feiyu stood with his hands behind his back in front of the waterfall, first observing the cascading water, and then slowly observing the direction of the water.

"There's definitely something fishy about this waterfall..."

Before Li Feiyu could finish speaking, Yinpo immediately exclaimed, "Master, Master, the water in this waterfall is so cold!"

Looking in the direction of the sound, they found Yin Po shivering, her fair face flushed red from the cold, and even her eyelashes were covered with a faint white frost.

Upon seeing this, Li Feiyu's eyes suddenly widened, and she frowned as she looked at Yin Po, shouting in an unquestionable tone, "Come here quickly and hide behind me!"

'This naughty little fox is such a worry,' Li Feiyu thought to herself.

Silver Soul was slightly taken aback. Although it hadn't figured out the situation yet, it trusted Li Feiyu, since its master wouldn't hurt it. So it quickly ran behind Li Feiyu.

Just then, the waterfall in front of them underwent a dramatic change. The cascading water instantly transformed into countless ice spikes suspended in mid-air, and the direction of the ice spikes was precisely where Li Feiyu and the others were located.

At this moment, Yinpo realized that he had gotten into trouble again.

He rubbed his hands together, looking guilty as he spoke behind Li Feiyu, "I'm sorry, Master, I shouldn't have moved around like that..."

Li Feiyu didn't respond. After all, what was done was done, and blaming others was pointless. The most important thing now was to resolve this predicament and get out safely. Li Feiyu suddenly turned around, facing the oncoming ice spikes. With a flick of his sleeve, he summoned a magical artifact to block the attack. Then he shouted to the others, "Be careful! Quickly retreat behind the shields!"

Before the words were even finished, icicles flew one after another towards the group in front of the waterfall.

As the ice spikes drew closer to them, Li Feiyu realized that these were no ordinary ice spikes. Upon closer inspection, it seemed that some ferocious beast was sealed inside, baring its fangs and claws and emitting roars.

Although the ice spikes were blocked, a chill swept over them, and the surrounding temperature instantly dropped to freezing.

"Oh no! This is the Frost Marrow Ice!" Li Feiyu's pupils constricted as he recognized this legendary extremely cold substance.

Before the words were finished, a rustling cracking sound rang out, and the water that had been flowing slowly froze at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not only the water, but also the mountain peaks and the ground were all frozen. Even the water mist that fell in the air condensed into hexagonal ice flowers, and the entire space became a frozen wasteland.

The spreading ice slowly surged towards them. Yin Po stood rooted to the spot, his eyelashes covered in ice crystals, tears welling in his eyes before freezing into ice beads. His voice trembled with sobs: "I just accidentally touched the waterfall water, how did it turn into this? How can this damn waterfall be so lifelike?"

Li Feiyu was furious. She glared at the little fox who had caused the trouble and said, suppressing her anger, "What you just encountered wasn't an ordinary waterfall, but..."

Before Li Feiyu could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a strange laugh.

"Giggle..."

Han Li's pupils contracted slightly as he pointed deep into the ice. "Master! That laughter seems to be coming from under the ice. There seems to be something moving inside!"

As laughter filled the air, cracks began to appear on the ice, and the ice covering the ground gradually melted.

Immediately afterwards, the waterfall roared and shattered into countless fragments that gathered above the group.

"Step back!" Li Feiyu shouted coldly, his long sword plunging into the ground. A blazing flame erupted from him, clashing with the ice.

At that moment, Zhan Hun suddenly sneezed, then looked up at the fragments, full of doubt, and said, "There seems to be a figure in these ice shards..."

Han Li looked up at the sound and saw a boy who looked like himself in the broken ice. Then he looked at the other broken ice and found that some of the figures inside looked like Yin Po, some looked like Zhan Hun, and some looked like Li Feiyu.

"It does seem so, but why do I feel like the person inside that ice looks a lot like Master?" (End of Chapter)