I tamed beasts and achieved immortality in the world of cultivation.

Chapter 138 Snow Demon's Myriad Manifestations Source Core

Chen Qing pondered in his heart.

Although the Silver Moon Wolf was only a mid-grade first-tier beast, it was known for its stealth and speed, and even ordinary high-grade first-tier beasts might not be able to detect its tracks.

To kill it silently, one must either be a second-tier being or some extremely special creature.

"Silver Moon, can you sense what you saw before you died?"

Silver Moon closed her eyes, then opened them after a moment, gently shaking her head. A cold, clear thought emanated from her: "I only saw a flash of icy blue light, and then it ended. There was no pain, no sign of struggle, as if—my soul was frozen in an instant."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing's eyes narrowed slightly.

Freeze the soul?

This is no small matter.

The soul is the most fundamental thing of a living being. Ordinary cold spells can freeze the physical body and spiritual power, but they are extremely difficult to freeze the soul.

Those capable of this must possess either ice-attribute supernatural powers or be some kind of exotic beast that specializes in attacking the soul.

Chen Qing stroked his chin, his gaze sweeping over the icy plain below the mountain, his mind racing.

With his current strength, along with the three spirit beasts Qingtian, Danyu, and Yinyue, and the support of thirty legion spirit beasts, he is more than capable of dealing with top-tier first-order demon beasts. Even if he encounters a demon beast that has just entered the second order, he may still have a fighting chance.

"Qingtian, Danyu, what do you think?" Chen Qing asked, turning around.

Qingtian scratched his head, then his butt, his monkey face full of eager anticipation: "I think I can do it! That ice-blue light thing, I'll smash it to pieces with one punch!"

Dan Yu preened the feathers at the tips of her wings, glanced at Qing Tian, ​​and said with disdain in her black bean eyes, "You brute. I suggest we send the Silver Moon Wolf Legion to scout again and find out what's inside before making a decision. It's just a matter of losing a few spirit beasts; we can revive them with some essence."

Yinyue nodded silently, clearly agreeing with Danyu's opinion.

Chen Qing pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "There's no need to investigate further. That thing can instantly kill a mid-grade first-tier Silver Moon Wolf. Even if we send a few more in, they'll most likely just be sent to their deaths, a complete waste of essence."

"Silver Moon, have your three Silver Moon Wolves spread out and surround this ice field. Report back immediately if any cultivators approach. Also, send three monkeys to guard the left-hand mountain peak, and have three red-crowned cranes circle above the ice field. If there is any disturbance, alert us immediately."

Silver Moon, Sky-Piercing Sky, and Dan Feather all nodded in agreement.

Four streaks of light flashed and silently skimmed along the snow towards the mountain peak.

A moment later, Chen Qing arrived at the entrance of the ice cave and probed it with his spiritual sense. He felt a chilling coldness inside the cave, which was different from ordinary ice and snow. It carried a faint spiritual pressure, as if something was sleeping deep inside the cave.

"Walk."

Chen Qing gave a low shout, and Qingtian took the lead in stepping into the cave, followed closely by Danyu, Chen Qing, and Yinyue.

The ice cave was much wider than I had imagined. The walls were smooth as a mirror, gleaming with a pale blue light, as if they had been polished by some force.

The further you go in, the stronger the chill becomes, and even tiny ice crystals begin to float in the air.

Chen Qing unleashed his full spiritual sense, revealing every detail within a 69-zhang radius. Following the path taken by the Silver Moon Wolf, he descended for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before a clear view opened up before him.

But the next moment, Chen Qing's pupils suddenly contracted.

In the very center of the ice cave, the Ice Soul Crystal, the size of a human head, still floated in mid-air, emitting a cold, eerie blue light.

But in front of the Ice Soul Crystal stood a semi-transparent figure.

The figure was about seven feet tall, humanoid in shape, and its entire body was like ice formed over thousands of years. It had no facial features, but one could clearly feel that it was "looking" at Chen Qing. On its chest, there was a wound about a foot long, and beneath the wound, a golden ball of light the size of a fist slowly rotated, each rotation emitting a kind of wave that one couldn't help but possess.

That was the aura of the Origin Core of All Things.

Chen Qing remembered it very clearly—five years ago in the Lin Yuan Secret Realm, the blood-red skeleton exuded the same aura!

"So it was you—" Chen Qing murmured.

This snow demon is the core creature of the Abyss Secret Realm!

The wound on its chest was still oozing an icy blue liquid, clearly an injury sustained recently, mostly caused by being besieged and captured by the Blood Fiend Hall.

At this moment, on the ice wall behind it, semi-transparent figures slowly emerged. One, two, three—a total of six snow demons peeled out from the ice layer, all possessing the aura of a first-grade high-level demon, silent and still, like ghosts growing from the ice.

Thoughts raced through Chen Qing's mind.

We definitely can't give up the Ice Soul Crystal; just this one piece can be exchanged for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

The Myriad Manifestations Origin Core within this core snow demon is an opportunity he absolutely cannot miss. It's something that even Lu Chenxing, who was in his Golden Core stage back then, considered a treasure, a supreme treasure that can help him break through to the Nascent Soul stage!

Let alone Chen Qing's current Qi Refining stage, even when he reaches the Golden Core stage in the future, this Myriad Manifestations Origin Core will still be a rare find!

But the problem is that he has to capture the snow demon alive.

According to the rules discovered by the cultivation world over tens of thousands of years, the core beings who have mastered the Origin Core of All Things cannot be killed or taken away from the secret realm.

Killing them would cause the secret realm to collapse within a day; taking them out would also cause the secret realm to collapse. In response, most sects would capture the core creature alive and imprison it on the rift platform, waiting until the secret realm's resources were completely plundered before making any further plans.

"Sky-Supporting".

Chen Qing had a sudden thought.

"roar--!"

The giant ape, standing twelve feet tall, suddenly swelled up and reappeared, its muscles as hard as rock, and the three golden hairs on its head transformed into three clusters of burning blood flames.

A violent aura spread out, approaching the peak of the first tier!

"Niwa, Silver Moon!"

With a flap of its wings, the crane's heart flames swirled around its body, its slender neck tilted back slightly, and a cold glint flashed in its black bean eyes.

Silver Moon gripped the ground with its four claws, its eerie green eyes narrowed to slits, and a low roar escaped its throat.

At the same time, behind Chen Qing, a towering Crimson Skull Iron Fist Legion, Dan Yu's Dan Ding Cold Feather Legion, and Yin Yue's Silver Moon Azure Wolf Legion silently bloomed from the blue crack. Apart from the nine guards outside, twenty legion spirit beasts appeared all at once, filling the originally spacious ice cave to the brim!

"roar--!"

The six ordinary snow demons simultaneously let out a sharp screech, the sound like an ice pick scraping against glass, piercing the eardrums painfully!

Their forms constantly shifted between reality and illusion, sometimes solidifying into solid ice, sometimes transforming into translucent phantoms, all rushing towards them!

A chaotic battle is about to break out.

Qingtian charged into the enemy ranks first, punching the leading snow demon in the face!

The snow demon's figure flickered, transforming into a phantom that passed through Qingtian's fist wind. With a backhand claw, it tore at Qingtian's waist, scattering ice shards and tearing three shallow bloody gashes into Qingtian's flesh!

"Such a quick reaction!" Chen Qing thought with a slight chill.

Dan Yu's white flames swept in from the side, forcing the snow demon back several steps. But the two snow demons behind it opened their mouths at the same time, and two streams of azure ice breaths spewed out in a cross shape, colliding with the white flames and turning into steam with a "sizzle"!

In an instant, the ice cave was filled with the sounds of beasts roaring, howling, and explosions.

The twenty legion spirit beasts tightly entangled the six ordinary snow demons, but the snow demons were too fast, switching between reality and illusion with fluid grace. The legion spirit beasts were only mid-level first rank, and could only barely hold them off, unable to form a complete encirclement.

The core snow demon remained standing still, without moving.

Its myriad source core in its chest slowly rotated, and the foot-long wound on its chest was rapidly healing. Its featureless "eyes" stared straight at Chen Qing.

Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat—it was healing its injuries!

"Qingtian, forget everything else, charge!"

Upon hearing this, Qingtian didn't hesitate. He pushed off the ice with both feet, and his massive body shot towards the core Snow Demon! His full-force punch, enhanced by the Ancient Ape True Form, carried the sound of air being torn apart, heading straight for the Myriad Manifestation Origin Core!

Seeing this, the core snow demon finally moved.

Its body swayed, turning into an icy blue afterimage, and just before the towering fist was about to arrive, it forcefully shifted three feet to the side!

Qingtian's punch missed its mark, but the force of the punch slammed into the ice wall, creating a hole three zhang wide with a loud "boom"!

Just then, the core snow demon suddenly raised its hand, its five fingers clenched, and a very thin icy blue light exploded in its palm, like hundreds of needles piercing into Qingtian's brow at the same time!

Qingtian's figure suddenly stiffened.

Chen Qing's expression changed slightly, and a notification popped up on the screen in front of him:

[Qingtian suffered a soul attack and was briefly stunned.]

First, that move! That's how the little silver moon wolf was instantly killed!

"Niyu!" Chen Qing yelled.

With a flap of its wings, Dan Yu unleashed three streaks of white flame, shooting straight towards the core Snow Demon!

The snow demon flashed again, dodging two white flames, but was grazed on the left shoulder by the third one. With a "sizzle", ice shards and water vapor exploded!

It let out a piercing shriek and its body suddenly retreated; just then, the Silver Moon, which had been lying in wait, moved.

She had somehow circled behind the core snow demon, her four paws landing silently, a cold light flashing in her eerie green eyes; a silvery-white phantom detached from her figure and silently pounced on the snow demon's back!

It is the skill that Silver Moon gained after breaking through to the superior grade—Moon Shadow Soul Devouring!

"Awooo—!"

By the time the core snow demon realized something was wrong, it was too late. The silvery-white phantom pierced through its translucent body, emerging from its chest and leaving behind a trail of icy blue light flakes!

The core snow demon's body trembled violently, letting out a near-mad scream!

Its body seemed to be disturbed by something, switching wildly between reality and illusion, and its aura became disordered.

good chance!

Chen Qing acted decisively, simultaneously sending out three talismans from his hand—

Two yellow-glowing "Earth Prison Talismans" wrapped the core Snow Demon in one on the left and one on the right. The third one was a "Spirit Binding Talisman" commonly used in the cultivation world. Although it was only the weakest of the first-grade high-rank talismans, it was enough to reinforce the binding when the Snow Demon was weak.

"Niwa, fire!"

Dan Yu understood and spat out a ball of white flame, which landed precisely on the core snow demon wrapped in the talisman; however, the white flame was not fierce, but burned slowly, constantly consuming the snow demon's recovery ability.

The snow demon struggled frantically within the talisman, but after being injured by Silver Moon's "Moon Shadow Soul Devouring" attack, its aura was already much weaker than before. In addition, Dan Yu's white flames continued to weaken, making its struggles increasingly feeble.

Meanwhile, the melee on the other side was also coming to an end.

Without the command of the core snow demon, the attacks of the six ordinary snow demons became noticeably chaotic. Although nearly half of the twenty legion spirit beasts were severely injured, they still managed to hold them back one by one, forcing them to retreat to a corner of the ice cave.

Qingtian, Danyu, and Yinyue, who had freed themselves, rushed forward and killed the six ordinary snow demons on the spot in no time.

Chen Qing let out a long sigh and looked at the snow demon, completely enveloped in talismans: "We won. But now, how do we get it out of here?"

, 7

This snow demon is different from ordinary creatures; it doesn't have the concept of "being unconscious," and it can't be killed or allowed to recover. He can only have Dan Yu replenish the white flame every now and then to maintain the suppressive effect of the talisman.

Chen Qing shook his head, his gaze falling on the Ice Soul Crystal floating in mid-air, and he could no longer suppress the smile in his eyes.

"Forget it, let's put this away first. It's enough to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill, so I'll feel more at ease having it in my hands."

He reached out and grasped the Ice Soul Crystal. A chilling sensation emanated from his palm, but the coldness could not penetrate his meridians at all—his body, tempered by the Profound Origin Body Refining Technique, was no longer afraid of this bit of cold.