Wild Dogs

As he spoke, he tossed the Spirit Gathering Seal to Yang Fan.

Yang Fan was overjoyed after receiving the Spirit Gathering Seal.

In this way, he can refine more spirit-gathering talismans to stick on his body.

He doesn't need to cultivate himself; the talisman can absorb spiritual energy on its own.

Yang Fan was overjoyed and put the items into his storage bag.

He bowed to both Xuan Yang and Xue Ming.

"Thank you both, seniors. If it weren't for you, how could I have gotten such good stuff?"

Seeing that Yang Fan had already put the things away, Xuan Yang was unwilling, but there was nothing he could do.

He snorted coldly.

"Fine, you got off easy, kid."

"Normally speaking, with your level of ability, you're not qualified to take this."

"Yes, sir, I understand."

Yang Fan spoke obediently, appearing completely honest.

But he knew in his heart that these people would need him to do things later.

There are no freebies to be had.

Xue Ming, who was standing to the side, also looked at Yang Fan with a smile.

"As I just told you, although Xuan Yang wants to kill you."

"But I assure you, as long as you do things my way from now on."

"I will definitely spare your life, I swear if you don't believe me."

Hearing this, Yang Fan gave a wry smile.

How could he dare to make Xue Ming swear an oath?

If you force the other party to swear an oath, they will not survive even if they could have.

He quickly shook his head.

"No need, senior, you don't need to swear an oath. I have no objection."

Hearing this, Xue Ming nodded and then gestured for him to follow.

"Now it's time to move on to the second level."

"Aside from the talisman-making hall and the herb garden, there's nothing good left in this level."

"If I remember correctly, the second level contains the Xuanyuan Sect's treasure pavilion."

"Go to the treasure vault; you might find a pleasant surprise."

Xuan Yang rubbed his hands together excitedly.

Xue Ming nodded.

"Last time we were in a rush, so we only managed to take one magic weapon each."

"I'm well-prepared this time, and I think I can take a few more items."

"Besides, I have a little apprentice, so let him take a few more items too."

Hearing this, Yang Fan understood that the other party had no intention of leaving him any magical treasures at all.

Yang Fan could only nod.

And so, Yang Fan followed behind Xue Ming, heading towards the distance together.

This time they didn't fly for long and soon arrived outside a tall ice wall.

Looking at the ice wall in front of him, Xue Ming's expression turned serious.

"The ice wall is much taller than before, and it won't be easy to climb over it."

"Yes, but this is an ice wall, so it's easier to climb over than the fire wall over there."

"Hmph, don't worry, even if it's a wall of fire, I have a way to get through it."

As Xue Ming spoke, he took out three beads.

He handed one to each of Xuan Yang and Yang Fan.

"Hold this bead in your hand; it's a bead to ward off the cold."

"With this bead, the area within a radius of one zhang will not be affected by the cold air."

"At least we should be able to handle the first part."

Hearing this, Xuan Yang frowned.

"I'm afraid relying on this bead won't work."

"Within a range of ten feet, once you climb halfway up, the cold air becomes too intense, and the bead can no longer provide protection."

Upon hearing this, Xue Ming waved his hand.

"If you can't stop it, there's always a way. Let's use the beads to get up there first."

After saying that, Xue Ming immediately walked to the foot of the ice wall.

Seeing this, Yang Fan could only obediently hold the bead in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, Xue Ming threw out a grappling hook.

He threw the grappling hook towards the top of the ice wall.

The grappling hook swung through the air, gripping the ice layer above tightly.

But as soon as he pulled hard, the ice made a crisp "crash" sound.

Before he could even use it to climb, the grappling hook froze into an ice block and he fell down.

Seeing this, Xuan Yang snorted coldly.

"You can't do it with your methods."

Xue Ming sighed softly.

"There's no other way, I had prepared an ice python beforehand."

"That ice python can withstand the cold. When the time comes, we can have the ice python climb up and take us there."

The ice python was killed in a previous fight.

There's no other way, we'll just have to get over it now.

As he spoke, Xue Ming was about to make his move.

Seeing this, Xuan Yang snorted coldly.

"Hey, wait a minute, let me think of something."

Xuan Yang gritted his teeth and transformed his body back into the shape of a fetus.

Then, his hands became incredibly long.

Immediately afterwards, he clung tightly to the ice wall above him with both hands.

"Get off me quickly."

Xuan Yang hurriedly spoke.

Seeing this, Xue Ming grabbed Yang Fan and leaped into the air.

He stepped on Xuan Yang and flew upwards along Xuan Yang's long arms.

Yang Fan looked up while simultaneously glancing down.

He could see where Xuan Yang and the ice wall met.

A thin layer of ice was spreading down steadily.

Upon seeing this, Yang Fan gasped.

"Senior, why don't we just fly there?"

Hearing this, Xue Ming shook his head.

"Flying directly there won't work; there are restrictions on this place."

"You can only climb over there, you can't fly over it."

These are not ordinary ice layers, but millennia-old ice.

Anything that comes into contact with it will freeze into a layer of ice.

The beads I gave you before can only temporarily ward off the cold.

We must get over this ice wall as soon as possible, or it will be too late.

And so, Xue Ming led Yang Fan and ran quickly upwards.

After a while, they reached the top of the ice wall.

Fortunately, Xuan Yang supported them, and neither of them was covered in ice.

Then, Xue Ming leaped and flipped directly to the other side of the ice wall.

After Xue Ming climbed over the wall, Xuan Yang let out a strange cry.

His hands gripped the ice wall tightly, and his entire body suddenly contracted.

Before the ice had completely solidified, Xuan Yang jumped down.

This ice wall is a hundred feet high.

However, with Xuan Yang and Xue Ming's physiques, they were not afraid of getting injured from falls.

After rolling around on the ground a few times, the two of them stopped.

Thanks to the protection of the blood cocoon, Yang Fan was spared any accidents.

After landing, Xue Ming retrieved the blood cocoon.

He looked ahead and spoke.

"Hey, thanks to you this time. I never knew your Profound Infant Technique could be used in this way."

Xuan Yang did not reply to these words.

His teeth were chattering.

Then, Xuan Yang raised his hand.

Yang Fan then realized that ice had formed on Xuan Yang's hands.

The ice was still spreading towards the arm.

Seeing this, Xuan Yang glared at Xue Ming with annoyance.

"Quickly give me all the warm clothes you prepared."

"Otherwise, the cold air would really freeze me to death."

Seeing this, Xue Ming did not hesitate.

He hurriedly took out several treasures to ward off the cold and handed them to Xuan Yang.

Only after receiving these treasures did the chill subside.

After a while, the chill completely dissipated, and Xuan Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"See that? This ice wall is even more powerful than before."

"When we climbed over there last time, we weren't in such a mess."