Unsurpassed Spirits

Chapter 228 Ice Palace
Luo Qingli turned to look at her. Seeing that Yu Yan's expression was calm and not fake, she couldn't help but smile: "I also want to thank fellow Taoist Yu for protecting me on the shore during this time."

Yu Yan thought to herself, what kind of guardian is this? She didn't do anything at all.

But since Luo Qingli said so, he reluctantly accepted it.

"You're welcome." Yu Yan stretched out her arm, subconsciously trying to hook her neck. When she came closer, she noticed the scarlet fire around her body, and silently retracted her claws, smiling coquettishly.

This soul-devouring spring can make people ecstasy if it touches even a little bit, but she doesn't dare to touch the red lotus karma fire with her bare hands.

The secret passage was so narrow that only one person could pass through it. The two of them entered the secret passage at the bottom of the spring one after the other. The fire around Luo Qingli provided good lighting. The secret passage had twists and turns, but the general trend was to go higher.

Just like when they went down to the Ice Abyss, the two of them took turns to put up a protective shield in the Soul-Eating Spring. When Yu Yan's magic power was not enough to support it, Luo Qingli's red umbrella was immediately connected.

However, the cost of maintaining the protective shield in this soul-devouring spring is much greater than that of Xia Bingyuan. The spiritual power of Luo Qingli's two dantians will soon be exhausted, and the spiritual power stored in the spirit-storing jade has also been exhausted as early as It had been completely used when conquering the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, but Yu Yan's recovery of magic power was not optimistic.

At this time, it had been several days since they entered the secret passage. They could not use their spiritual consciousness in the Soul-eating Spring. Luo Qingli was not sure how far this road was. She could travel through the water at will with the red lotus karma fire. , but Yu Yan...

"Fellow Daoist Yu, my spiritual power is almost exhausted. I don't know how far the road is down there. I can't survive by relying on the protective shield."

Yu Yan realized this problem, but it was definitely not possible to go back the same way now.

She raised her eyes and asked, "Do you have any good ideas, Fellow Daoist Luo?"

A ball of bright fire burst out from the palm of Luo Qingli's palm, and his whole body was enveloped in a scarlet aperture. "The red lotus karma fire is originally a thing in the Soul-Eating Spring. In the Soul-Eating Spring, this fire is equivalent to my body-protecting aura. It only requires a very small amount of spiritual power to maintain it, and I can bring Fellow Daoist Yu into the circle of light, so that the spring water will be isolated and cannot affect us."

The reason why this method was not used at the beginning was probably because of the special nature of Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

Surrounded by the circle of karma fire, life and death depend on Luo Qingli's thoughts. Until now, they have been through adversity together, but they have not yet reached the point of handing their lives into each other's hands at any time.

When Yu Yan heard this plan, she didn't answer immediately and hesitated in her heart.

She is acquainted with others, but that is only when she interacts with people. There are not many people with whom she can really get close. She and Luo Qingli are trapped in the center of the earth. Helping each other is a tacit understanding that everyone has, but If you really want to entrust your back completely to Luo Qingli, given the current relationship between the two of them, it's still a bit off.

Yu Yan was speechless for a moment, and Luo Qingli did not rush her. After a moment, she half-jokingly asked: "Fellow Daoist Luo, can I trust you?"

"I think I have no reason to hurt you." Luo Qingli replied calmly.

Yu Yan paused and laughed dumbly.

In the inherent concept of Taoist cultivators, there are many cruel people among demonic cultivators, but in the eyes of demonic cultivators, there are also many sanctimonious hypocrites among Taoist cultivators.

In fact, after getting along with him for a while, she had a rough idea of ​​Luo Qingli's character, so it didn't hurt to trust her just once.

"At this point, I have no other choice." Yu Yan spread her palms.

There is only one road in front of you, and you have to take it if you don't want to.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, please."

Luo Qingli nodded slightly, opened a gap in the aperture, and brought Yu Yan in together.

What danced in the circle of light was the red lotus karma fire that countless monks avoided. Luo Qingli could feel that Yu Yan's body was a little stiff for a moment, but she slowly relaxed.

The two walked in the Soul-Eating Spring for several days, and finally came out of a small pool.

The moment he emerged from the water, Luo Qingli took advantage of the situation to withdraw the flames. Yu Yan secretly exhaled, looked at Luo Qingli, and suddenly smiled, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Luo."

After this experience, the two of them had more trust in each other.

Luo Qingli took out the fluorescent stone and looked around, finding that it was a quiet valley with two snow-white peaks facing each other in the distance.

Luo Qingli thought of the vast icy abyss that divided the two peaks into two. She once tried to cross it, but in the end she was persuaded to go back by the violent storm and had no choice but to go down.

"This should be another big mountain."

I couldn't cross from high altitude, but I dived all the way under the ice abyss.

Yu Yan looked into the distance for a moment, pointed to the top of the snow mountain and said, "Fellow Daoist Luo, look over there. Is there anything there?"

Luo Qingli followed her gaze and saw the looming cornices on the mountain top shrouded in clouds and mist, but the light here was dim and she couldn't see clearly.

The two of them unanimously decided to go over and have a closer look, and each took up their flying magical weapons and flew towards the snow-capped mountains.It wasn't until they got closer that the two of them could finally see clearly that it was actually half a palace made of ice and snow. The reason why it was said to be half a palace was because only half remained, and the other side had probably collapsed.

But the palace looked like it was built by man. Luo Qingli was a little puzzled, "Is it possible that there were still people cultivating in the center of the earth before?"

The Chongyuan Secret Realm was originally owned by the ancient sect thousands of years ago. It cannot be ruled out that the ancient sect built such a palace in the center of the earth for special purposes.

If this is the case, it means that this center of the earth has always existed for a long time. This time it was only exposed to people because of the subsidence of the earth. A long time ago, there were even people cultivating in and out of the center of the earth.

In this way, the possibility of leaving here will undoubtedly be greatly improved.

Luo Qingli's eyes lit up, and Yu Yan looked straight at the Ice Palace. Luo Qingli keenly felt that her emotions had slight fluctuations, but they were fleeting, so fast that people almost thought it was an illusion.

"It seems we have hope of getting out from here." Yu Yan smiled and looked normal.

Luo Qingli lowered his eyes and asked in a low voice: "Fellow Daoist Yu, is this the Ice Palace you came here for?"

Yu Yan was suddenly startled.

Luo Qingli and Yan Shitian entered the center of the earth because of some strange combination of circumstances, but Yu Yan had admitted early in the morning that she had another purpose in coming to the center of the secret realm, which was related to the privacy of others. Yu Yan did not elaborate, and Luo Qingli also Without asking in detail, they supported each other along the way and reached a tacit understanding of unity.

But the appearance of this ice palace is likely to break this tacit understanding.

Yu Yan pondered for a moment and sighed: "Fellow Daoist Luo, I don't want to lie to you. I do have my reasons, but don't ask me about my origin and purpose, just like I won't ask about your secrets."

At this point, she paused slightly and said with a calm smile: "It's quite a pleasure to get to know you. I can't think of a last resort. I would rather have one more friend than an enemy."

Luo Qingli didn't speak. It seemed like a long time had passed, and it seemed like only a moment had passed. She said calmly: "Let's go to the Ice Palace first."

In fact, Yu Yan was honest enough for what she said. Perhaps her purpose was for some kind of opportunity in the ice palace, but Luo Qingli didn't think there was anything wrong with the monk pursuing his own opportunity.

Opportunity has no owner, only those who can get it. If it is destined to belong to someone, then no one else can snatch it away.

Being able to obtain the Red Lotus Karma Fire in the center of the earth is a great opportunity for Luo Qingli. Compared with Yu Yan's goal, she is more concerned about how to leave this matter, but if it is possible to get another opportunity , she will not give up and give it up to others casually.

Yu Yan smiled and went up the mountain without saying anything more.

There seemed to be some restrictions on this snow-capped mountain, and flying was not allowed. The two of them could only hike up the mountain. When they were halfway up the mountain, they passed by a forest, where Luo Qingli discovered the traces left by the fighting.

These traces were still new and should have been left over this year. Luo Qingli almost immediately thought of Yan Shitian.

From this point of view, he was indeed still alive, but unfortunately, she and Yu Yan fell on another high mountain opposite this mountain, separated from him, and had not seen anyone for so long.

Yu Yan frowned slightly as she looked at these traces and murmured, "Fellow Daoist Yan is here."

They were trapped on another mountain for nearly a year. This year was enough for Yan Shitian to dig through the entire mountain...

"Who is he fighting?"

"I don't know." Luo Qingli shook his head, "There are no monsters in the center of the earth, and I didn't find any traces of formations around."

She was also quite puzzled by this matter, but now they couldn't guess the result no matter how hard they guessed. "When I see Fellow Daoist Yan and ask, I will naturally understand."

Luo Qingli and Yu Yan originally thought they would see Yan Shitian in the Ice Palace, but in fact, he was trapped near the top of the mountain.

There are also scattered snow lotuses growing on this snow-capped mountain. Yan Shitian is in the medicinal business and knows the properties of elixirs very well, so he knows how to take snow lotus petals to keep out the cold.

Seeing Luo Qingli and Yu Yan appear in the field of vision, Yan Shitian was surprised and happy, "Fellow Daoist Luo, Fellow Daoist Yu! Where have you been? I haven't seen you this year."

Luo Qingli briefly explained that they had been on the mountain opposite. The two mountains were blocked by an ice abyss in the middle. Later, they found a secret passage and walked over.

"So that's it..." Yan Shitian sighed softly, "I was injured after I woke up. It took me a month to recover. I couldn't find you anywhere. I crossed the ice abyss to no avail, so I had no choice but to go to the Snow Mountain Ice Palace."

Yu Yan asked: "Has Fellow Daoist Yan entered the Ice Palace?"

"Not yet." Yan Shitian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "This ice palace was built by our predecessors. Maybe we can find a way to leave the center of the earth, but it will not be peaceful along the way."

Luo Qingli thought of the traces of fighting that had not been broken since halfway up the mountain, and Yan Shitian said: "The mountain has a strange shape, and the spiritual energy is rich. Over the years, snow charm has been formed in the mountain, and the closer it is to the top of the mountain, The more snow monsters there are, the more I can't fight them alone, so I can only stop here."

　Thanks to Shang Bie and Farewell Shang for the reward~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)