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When the snow-covered city-state sheds the harshness of daytime and is shrouded in a dreamlike glow.

Xueyue Bingli carried a lantern, its warm white light spilling onto the snow and casting the shadows of the two walking side by side.

"The Spirit Sleeping Cave of our people is just ahead." Xiaoxue pointed to an ice cliff built against the mountain behind the main hall, her voice very soft, "Everyone rests there at night."

......

The ice cliffs, used as sleeping places by the Snow Clan, have been naturally sculpted into a huge honeycomb shape, with layers of hexagonal ice caves arranged in succession. These ice caves are neatly embedded in the rock wall, and each one is just big enough for a person to lie down.

The interior of the ice cave was polished smooth and warm, while the cave walls had different silver-blue ice patterns, like the veins of some living thing, which would glow slightly with the breath of the ice and snow people.

Chen Feng noticed that at this time, many members of the Snow Moon tribe were entering their respective ice caves one after another.

They removed their outer robes and gently lay down in the ice cave. The patterns on the edge of the ice cave would slowly light up, and a layer of milky white soft light would seep out from the depths of the ice wall, gently enveloping the entrance like a cocoon.

Inside this giant beehive-like structure, the hibernation pods flickered with light, making them look like a sleeping behemoth with its own life.

Xiaoxue led Chen Feng to his sleep pod, her tone tinged with pride.

"These ice caves are connected to underground ice veins. When a tribesman lies down inside, the energy of the ice veins will seep into his body and nourish his soul along the ice patterns. Ordinary tribesmen only need to sleep for two hours to relieve the fatigue of the whole day, and their cultivation will slowly improve as a result."

As Xiaoxue spoke, she smiled and turned to look at Chen Feng, a hint of a smile curving her eyes.

"But Auntie said that Brother Chen Feng is exceptionally talented, and it probably won't take that long. So she specifically asked me to bring you here for this experience. People outside rarely have this opportunity~"

Chen Feng smiled.

His gaze lingered for a moment on the hexagonal ice caves with their alternating light and shadow, and a sense of curiosity arose in his heart.

Although Chen Feng was already at the mid-stage of the Heaven Rank at this time, his physical body was far inferior to that of the residents of the Northern Territory. If we don't count the bonus from the Demon Slayer Armor, according to the standards of the Snowstorm City-State, Chen Feng's current physical strength was only at the peak of the Earth Rank.

If this Spirit Sleep Ice Cave can truly strengthen the physical body, it would certainly be a treasure trove for cultivation.

Guided by Xiaoxue, Chen Feng lay flat and entered the ice cave.

As soon as Chen Feng's back touched the warm inner wall of the ice cave, the silver and blue light patterns on the cave wall lit up simultaneously, and strands of ice-type spiritual power surged in like a tide, directly hitting his body surface.

Buzz—

A barely audible tremor emanated from his body.

A pale blue aura appeared without warning, transforming into the phantom of dragon scales, deflecting all the surging ice-type spiritual energy.

The light inside the ice cave suddenly dimmed, and even the patterns moving along the cave walls seemed to pause for a moment, as if an invisible barrier had blocked their path.

Chen Feng raised an eyebrow slightly.

That was the instinctive protection of the Azure Dragon Armor, a military body-forging technique I had just practiced.

Whenever any unusual energy intrudes, the Azure Dragon Armor will automatically trigger its defense. Ordinary ice-type spiritual power cannot break through this protective aura; instead, it will be directly shattered by the Azure Dragon Armor.

"What's wrong?" Xiaoxue, who was outside the cave, also noticed the unusual light and quickly poked her head out, her eyes filled with doubt.

"It's nothing, my protective spell just triggered." Chen Feng smiled. "Since it's the clan's sacred spiritual resting place, there's no need to be on guard."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Feng's mind stirred slightly.

The pale blue dragon scale phantoms covering the body slowly receded, fading away layer by layer from the outside of the skin to the inside.

Not only did Chen Feng suppress the Azure Dragon Armor's defenses, but he also suppressed the protective aura inherent in his physical body and the divine soul barrier surrounding his sea of ​​consciousness, leaving his entire body without any protection, just to experience the feeling of letting the spiritual power of the ice cave flow in.

However, just as Chen Feng's physical defenses were removed...

boom--

A surge of ice-elemental spiritual energy, several times more powerful than before, poured into his entire body through every pore, acupoint, and meridian. This power not only permeated his physical body but also seemed to carry a torrent of pure consciousness, rushing straight into his sea of ​​consciousness from between Chen Feng's brows!

Without any protection, Chen Feng suddenly felt his vision go black.

The ice cave walls and silver-blue light patterns in front of them shattered instantly.

He felt as if he had been dragged into an abyss by an irresistible force, with fragments of his consciousness rushing past him at high speed.

These are not his memories, but rather the eternal sea of ​​consciousness belonging to the entire Wind and Snow Tribe, which has been settled within the spiritual veins.

Chen Feng tried to regain his senses, but he was like a small boat swept into the river of time, only able to be carried along and fall, fall, fall.

The whistling sound in my ears gradually faded away, and all the chaotic scenes turned into blurry fragments of light.

In the end, all the noise was swallowed up by the stagnant time.

...

Outside the ice cave, Xiaoxue looked at Chen Feng inside and blinked.

She had just clearly seen the light in the ice cave suddenly surge, the silver-blue patterns were so bright they were almost blinding, and the milky-white cocoon of light was more than twice as thick as that of ordinary people, and even the spiritual veins of the entire ice cliff seemed to be affected.

However, after a moment, the light in the ice cave gradually calmed down, alternating between bright and dim, with a long and steady rhythm.

Inside the ice cave, Chen Feng had his eyes closed, his breathing long and even, and the sharpness in his eyes had softened, making him look like he had fallen into a deep sleep.

"He's entered deep hibernation so quickly?" Xiaoxue muttered softly, but a smile played on her lips. "Auntie was right after all. Brother Chen Feng's talent is amazing. It usually takes at least half an hour for an ordinary person to achieve harmony when they first enter the Spirit Sleep Cave."

Xiaoxue smiled, released her hands from the milky-white callus, and quietly retreated into the nearby ice cave, resting her chin on her hand as she silently guarded it.

A warm-light palace lantern was placed at her feet, its soft light falling on the ends of her silvery-white hair, creating a faint halo of velvet.

……

When Chen Feng's consciousness re-established, he found himself "standing" in a boundless expanse of water.

The water was a deep, dark blue, almost frozen, as calm as a mirror of ice that had been polished for millions of years.

Although Chen Feng struggled to move his body in this area, there wasn't a single wave in his eyes, as if time itself had frozen and lost its flow.

Beneath this surface of water are countless dark streams of light, slowly extending like dormant blood vessels, spreading out in all directions. At the nodes of these dark streams of light are countless points of light in the sea of ​​consciousness.

These points of light in the sea of ​​consciousness represent the sea of ​​consciousness of the Wind and Snow Clan.

The light stream would occasionally ripple in a group, as if connecting the Snowstorm Clan into a large net, and each ripple would cause the entire body of water to emit dense light.

This is the source of the Ice Vein's spiritual power, and also the most direct connection between the Snowstorm Clan and the Snowstorm Holy Land.

Chen Feng muttered to himself. He tried to raise his hand, but found that in this body of water, his hand was also somewhere between nothingness and reality.

"It seems the power of consciousness in this place far exceeds my expectations, which is why it suppresses my consciousness so much," Chen Feng murmured.

Just then, a very faint ripple suddenly came from the depths of the water beneath Chen Feng's feet.

Thump—

Like a heartbeat, deep and heavy, it travels up through the thick, stagnant water.

Chen Feng looked down.

But what lies hidden in that bottomless darkness remains unseen.