Born with immortal seed

Chapter 565: Ice Soul Fairy
In the cultivation world of Liang Kingdom at that time, Suihan Zhenjun was senior and highly skilled among the Core Formation cultivators, but he was never considered a candidate for Nascent Soul.

Firstly, Ice Soul Palace is located high above the icy plains and has little interaction with other sects.

Secondly, the performance of the True Lord of Cold Weather himself was not convincing; everyone thought he was just an old Taoist priest in his twilight years who had simply lived a long time.

Fang Tiansheng of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, Ge Cang of the Green Maple Sect, Xue Shenzi of the Blood Demon Sect, and Qu Yang of the Holy Lotus Sect are the only ones recognized as having the potential to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

Everyone believed that several hundred years from now would be the glorious time for the cultivation world of Liang Kingdom.

Looking back, Fang Tiansheng was dragged down by his natal spirit beast, the Gold-Devouring Earth Dragon Beast, and hesitated to take the final step, ultimately leading to his suicide.

Blood God Child did indeed successfully transform into a Nascent Soul, but his glory lasted only a few days before he became nourishment for Du Heng to increase his demonic body's strength.

Qu Yang, on the other hand, was forced into this situation. Lacking experience and maturity, he forcibly merged with the demonized spiritual plant, ultimately resulting in his death and the dissipation of his spiritual essence.

However, it is true that the Liang Kingdom has witnessed the most concentrated gathering of Nascent Soul True Monarchs in its history, although the composition of the group is somewhat different from what was expected.

Ge Cang lived up to expectations and became a Nascent Soul True Lord, attracting the extraordinary phenomenon of the Cave Heaven Gate, indicating a bright future.

After disappearing for many years, Feng Moyun, whom outsiders had forgotten and assumed had died on his travels, suddenly returned home in glory.

Then there's Suihan Zhenjun, who seized the opportunity when the Holy Lotus Sect's attention wasn't on him, and made the most important decision of his life, successfully transcending his tribulation.

Of course, the biggest variable was the emergence of Bai Zichen, a sword cultivator who could be called a peerless genius even in the Central Region, who immediately widened the gap between them and the cultivators of the Northern Region.

The True Lord of the Cold Season should be over seven hundred years old, yet he rarely fights with others and has never been seriously injured. Logically, he shouldn't be so old and decrepit.

It wasn't just the weariness in his appearance, but the aging that emanated from within, like a monk whose days were numbered.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Bai Zichen noticed that the spiritual energy around him was abnormal. It was comparable to that on Qishan's Immortal Ascension Platform, but it was filled with a chilling, deathly aura, making one's hands and feet feel icy cold when standing in it.

However, he was physically powerful, with platinum flames flowing through his skin at all times, and warmth permeating every inch of his flesh and every bone.

If a Nascent Soul is not good at physical combat, then it must deliberately drive its true energy to fight against the cold.

'The Ice Soul Palace actually hides a fourth-tier top-grade spiritual land, and not a single word has escaped... If that coffin had a different color and texture, how could it be so similar to the Netherworld Coffin!'

It makes sense that the Ice Soul Palace would hide a small fourth-tier spiritual land beneath the glacier.

However, even the fourth-grade top-quality spiritual lands are the limit of the spiritual lands in the Northern Region. When the Holy Lotus Sect frantically searched the spiritual veins of Liang Kingdom, they couldn't possibly have missed them.

Furthermore, given the radiation effect of a fourth-grade top-quality spiritual land, the spiritual energy concentration throughout the entire vast ice plain should be at least third-grade.

The central area of ​​Ice Soul Palace should be entirely at the fourth tier, rather than as it is currently.

Even more bizarre was the ice crystal coffin. From the first moment I saw it, it seemed familiar. After careful consideration and comparison, I realized that it was the same underworld coffin that I had seen several times before.

Once belonging to the Ghost Spirit Sect, and later becoming the underground palace of the Qingfeng Sect's Wanxianjian, there is a Netherworld Coffin.

The rise of the Ghost Spirit Sect is closely related to this mysterious ancient coffin.

Later, when they arrived at the Eastern Water Palace, they met again, and it was also related to the reincarnated body.

Whether this ice crystal coffin in the Ice Soul Palace is a replica or another form of underworld coffin, we must be on high alert.

"Without further ado, I will repay your kindness in the future... Please help me suppress this coffin so that I can activate the ancestral seal."

Suihan Zhenjun said urgently.

"I wonder what the origin of this coffin is. It looks quite extraordinary. Who is buried inside?"

Bai Zichen did not take over immediately. He could never let his guard down. Even setting aside the strangeness of the ice crystal coffin, Suihan Zhenjun probably couldn't fully believe it.

The possibility of someone setting a trap to lure oneself into a sacred place and then using an ice crystal coffin to murder is low, but not impossible.

However, Lingjue did not issue any warnings, and his confidence in his strength allowed him to act so recklessly.

If the True Lord of Cold Years harbors ulterior motives, we can only use the updated Star River Sword Formation on him, and test whether the envisioned Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Technique can be integrated with the sword formation.

It may seem feasible to practice only in one's mind, but it may be full of flaws in actual combat.

It is believed that the True Lord Suihan, under the cover of the Star River Sword Formation, will realize whose territory it truly is.

"According to the records of our sect, when the founding ancestor, the Ice Soul Fairy, came to the vast ice plains, she wanted to explore the inner secrets and the reason for the formation of the ancient, ten-thousand-foot-high glaciers. She tried to delve into the ice layer, but after descending several thousand feet, the terrifying cold was unbearable, even for the ancestor who cultivated ice-based techniques, and she had to retreat. However, she did not leave empty-handed. This spiritual land was discovered by chance, and the Ice Soul Palace was built based on it. This ice crystal coffin has existed here since that day, and successive ancestral masters have tried to decipher its secrets, but all have returned empty-handed."

The look in Suihan Zhenjun's eyes as he gazed at the ice crystal coffin also revealed a hint of lingering fear.

Imagine, the total time spent cultivating in a fourth-tier spiritual land would be counted in the hundreds of years, and one could say that this coffin was one's constant companion.

But it wasn't until recently that it was discovered that the ice crystal coffin was not empty, but contained the remains of a mysterious being. How could one not feel uneasy about this?

"If you ask me who's in the coffin, I really can't answer that... In the past, I've been curious and tried to open the coffin, but no matter what I did, I couldn't even budge the lid a crack, and my divine sense couldn't penetrate even a little bit. But now, if I relax for even a moment, the black spots will spread rapidly, and the monster inside could rush out at any time!"

"It must be a troublesome fourth-tier monster to have been able to hide in a coffin for tens of thousands of years and deceive everyone. Once it escapes, it will surely cause endless trouble."

I'm afraid it's still just the peak of the fourth tier!
Bai Zichen sneered, and just by the aura emanating from the coffin, one could sense the terrifying presence within.

Each roar, whether from a human or a beast, caused the surrounding spiritual energy to dissipate. Only by changing his methods and increasing his true energy could the True Lord Suihan stabilize the swaying ice crystal coffin.

Such power even through a coffin, and this is still in the gradual awakening stage; only a being at the very peak of the Nascent Soul stage could achieve this.

As for the fifth rank, if it is truly at the Nascent Soul stage, how could a mere coffin possibly restrain it?

The influence from the outside world will not be just a simple change in spiritual energy, but a permeation of true meaning, affecting the laws of heaven and earth of the entire spiritual land.

However, this makes it different from the underworld coffins that Bai Zichen knew.

Logically speaking, the upper limit of cultivation for cultivators who are reborn through the underworld coffin is the Perfected Core Formation stage.

Even the coffins in the underworld cannot prevent reincarnated beings from escaping the Heavenly Tribulation of Infant Transformation.

The monster in the ice crystal coffin clearly broke this ironclad rule.

Could this really be a special object that merely resembles the shape of a coffin in the underworld, with no actual connection between the two?

“Okay, then I’ll take care of this coffin.”

Bai Zichen summoned the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword, unleashing a burst of lightning to receive the ice crystal coffin.

Like a net of lightning, it supported the coffin, separating it from the outside world into two distinct realms.

No matter what demons or monsters there are, no matter what restrictions or secret techniques are on the ice crystal coffin, they won't be able to harm the Purple Star Thunder Sword.

With his true energy, he could easily sustain this level of consumption.

There were no obvious changes to the ice crystal coffin despite the change of personnel.

Suihan Zhenjun straightened his hunched and withered body slightly, glanced at the ice crystal coffin, and composed himself to chant incantations and cast spells.

In the sacred place, a sudden gust of cold wind billowed his sleeves, and his eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

"The Northern Yin Capital Prefecture, responsible for investigating and punishing crimes, oversees the underworld, and has the authority to examine and plunder..."

As the incantation of the True Lord of Cold Reversal resounded, all the nether energy in the spiritual land gathered towards him and surged into the three ice hairpins that suddenly appeared.

He then pulled the hairpin from his head, threw it into the air, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The wrinkled old man's nascent soul leaped out of his Niwan Palace, his small face full of suffering. He pounded his chest with both hands and spat out three streams of his natal true essence in a desperate manner.

Three streaks of light flashed, and the ice hairpin blocked the underground cracks. The seemingly crumbling defense line miraculously held back the cold wave.

Every time the ice hairpin was about to break, the ice phoenix that the hairpin had transformed into would spin back and forth and pounce on the ice hairpin to save it from danger.

"As expected of the methods left behind by the Ice Soul Fairy, truly..."

Seeing this, True Lord Suihan smiled with relief and turned around to say cheerfully.

Before the words were finished, a strange sound came from the ice crystal coffin. It was no longer the chilling roar from before, but a rhythmic thumping sound.

Pfft!Pfft!Pfft!
From low to high, from slow to fast, after a few breaths, the voice seemed to come from within his own body.

"That's a heartbeat! It can even wake up all the surrounding creatures in sync!"

Because of the control brought by his powerful physique, Bai Zichen was the first to notice something was wrong, and he broke free from the influence with a turn of his Five Crystal Glazed Body.

The sound emanating from the ice crystal coffin was actually a heartbeat, heavy and powerful, possessing a special magic that would cause the heartbeats of those who heard it to follow its rhythm.

"puff!"

Suihan Zhenjun had already overdrawn his true energy. He activated the spiritual treasure to perform a sealing technique, and the strange heartbeat caused his blood and qi to surge, causing him to vomit another mouthful of blood.

His orange-colored skin drooped, pale and lifeless, and a deathly aura was already rising from his face.

At the same time, the ice phoenix spread its wings, let out a clear cry, and crashed into the ice crystal coffin.

The speed was so fast that even Bai Zichen didn't have time to react; their speeds almost overlapped instantly.

"The true meaning of space?"

The sword light missed its mark, and Bai Zichen murmured in disbelief.

It was just a magical treasure, yet it made his fourth-order flying sword return empty-handed, and immediately split into dozens of sword lights to surround and intercept it.

Recalling the barely perceptible fluctuation in the air, as if this space had been folded and pulled, the Ice Phoenix naturally bypassed the obstruction and crashed into the ice crystal coffin.

He couldn't think of any other way to do this without anyone noticing, except through the true meaning of space.

If he hadn't grasped the true meaning of time, any other Nascent Soul cultivator would have been completely bewildered and wouldn't have been able to react to what they had encountered.

boom!
The coffin lid flew off, finally revealing the interior of the ice crystal coffin to the outside world, where there was indeed a corpse.

He wore a tall crown and ancient robes, his sleeves fluttering, his monastic attire quite different from the style of contemporary cultivators.

The corpse was incorruptible, with skin as fresh as new, indistinguishable from a living person. It belonged to a female cultivator with a beautiful oval face and a dignified demeanor.

You could even see that she was still breathing and refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, with two streams of icy aura entering her nostrils.

The ice phoenix circled the female cultivator once before returning to perch atop her head, completely forgetting its master, True Monarch Suihan.

Although the female cultivator's eyes were still closed and she showed no signs of life, her strong heartbeat and previous roars made Bai Zichen dare not be careless.

"Ice Soul Fairy!"

As Suihan Zhenjun fell to the ground, he was struck by lightning and blurted out.

The portrait of the founding patriarch is enshrined in the main hall, and people often worship him, so how could they mistake him for someone else?

The female cultivator's corpse clearly looked exactly like the Ice Soul Fairy, the founder of the Ice Soul Palace.

For a moment, True Lord Suihan was unable to react and stood there dumbfounded.

"The Ice Soul Fairy?"

No wonder Dao Zan Ling Bao ignored Sui Han Zhenren and threw it at the mysterious female cultivator's corpse.

No wonder the Ice Phoenix suddenly activated and smashed open the lid of the ice crystal coffin after the sealing technique left by the Ice Soul Fairy was activated.

The Ice Phoenix Hairpin was originally a spiritual treasure left behind by the Ice Soul Fairy, so how could it not be excited to see its first owner?

These sealing methods were actually a backup plan deliberately laid out by the Ice Soul Fairy to trigger her reincarnation, which is why they were so perfectly timed.

"Before she passed away, the Ice Soul Fairy estimated the time it would take to be reborn in the ice crystal coffin, and then set it up so that anyone who used the sealing technique could awaken her... If that's the case, she should be truly awakening soon!"

Two sword lights slashed down, radiating an indescribable sharpness, and at the same time transformed into dozens of sword lights.

One can imagine that the female cultivator's corpse would be chopped into countless pieces in the next moment.

This person is the founder of the Ice Soul Palace, and has nothing to do with Bai Zichen. The impact he suffered is incomparable to that of True Monarch Suihan.

They wouldn't even consider showing mercy; since they're already dead, the best thing is for them never to wake up.

The female cultivator suddenly opened her eyes, which were crystal clear. Two beams of cold light, almost tangible, shot out from her eyes, blocking the sword light that was about to hit her.

He casually slapped out with both palms, freezing the void, and all the sword lights could be seen to pause visibly.

Then everything turned to ice, including the air and even the void. The space beneath his palms shattered into chunks of ice crystals, and the sword light was no exception.

In a flash, the 'Ice Soul Fairy' had already moved far away from the ice crystal coffin, her aura reaching its peak, and the ice beneath her feet was cracking wildly.

"Nascent Soul Perfection? Fellow Daoist Suihan, I don't recall your sect's founder having such a cultivation level, did he?"

As expected, the ice crystal coffin contained a corpse that had undergone a transformation. The corpse that rushed out was exactly as Bai Zichen had predicted, having reached the peak of the realm below the Nascent Soul stage.

On the surface, his cultivation level was much higher than his own, but he showed no sign of panic.

"So it turns out the anomaly in the vast ice plains was caused by your ancestor... Fellow Daoist Suihan, you have to give me an explanation."

"When the Ice Soul Fairy passed away, she was at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. Could it be that she could increase her strength after death while lying in an ice crystal coffin?"

Suihan Zhenjun shook his head, propped himself up, and said with difficulty.

"Fellow Daoist, please hold out for a moment. After ten breaths, I will be able to circulate my true essence. At that time, we will break out of the spiritual land together and use the great formation to suppress this monster! In addition to the promised Taihan Divine Water, there will definitely be other compensation for you, Fellow Daoist!"

(End of this chapter)