Wild Dogs

Hearing this, Xue Ming sighed.

"Yes, I feel that the Mysterious Abyss Realm is getting harder and harder to conquer."

"I don't know if it was the sect that set up the secret realm that caused the trouble, or if something unexpected happened to the secret realm itself."

Xue Ming shook his head and looked ahead.

Then, he distributed the remaining warm clothing to Yang Fan and Xuan Yang.

"Climbing over the ice wall is just the beginning; there's still a road across the ice plains ahead."

"Please be careful on your journey and don't let anything happen."

Hearing this, Yang Fan nodded.

He immediately hung the warm clothes on himself.

With these items to keep warm, the surrounding cold air was indeed reduced.

Yang Fan then patiently began to examine the scene before him.

Then, he saw a scene that filled him with despair.

Before him lay a world of ice and snow, the entire world covered in ice and snow.

Even the cliff face on the left was covered by thick ice and snow.

To his right was an even taller wall of ice and snow.

This ice crystal wall is even higher than the ice wall we just climbed over.

It directly divided the entire abyss into two parts.

Seeing this, Yang Fan raised his eyebrows.

"So, the other side is the Land of Fire?"

"That's right, the other side is all desert, and the environment is extremely hot."

"Let's go, it's easier to defend ourselves on the ice plains."

With that, Xue Ming waved his hand, signaling the two to follow.

The two immediately followed after them without stopping.

As he moved forward, Yang Fan looked down at the ice field beneath his feet.

Yang Fan had no idea how thick the ice on this ice field was.

He tried stomping his feet a few times, but the ice below didn't budge.

As Yang Fan moved forward, he kept an eye on his surroundings.

The fact that the other two were on high alert suggests that there must be other dangers here.

He must be extremely vigilant and handle the situation with utmost care.

As they walked forward, Xuan Yang spoke to Xue Ming in a low voice.

"Hey Xue Ming, after we get out of here, could you help me find a reliable corpse?"

"Let me rest and recuperate inside for a while longer."

Hearing this, Xue Ming looked at Xuan Yang.

"That's easy. I know there's an ancient tomb near our sect."

"There is a corpse demon in that ancient tomb that has already turned into a zombie."

"When the time comes, we'll catch that corpse demon and stuff you into its belly."

"Once you've absorbed enough of the corpse demon's yin energy, you won't be far from breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yang was overjoyed.

"Alright, the corpse demon, with its heavy yin energy, is a great tonic for me right now."

"We'll go there then."

The two chatted casually like that.

Yang Fan listened and was momentarily at a loss for words.

They spoke of it casually, but what they said sounded no different from monsters.

Yang Fan took a deep breath and didn't say anything more.

He simply followed silently behind the two of them, continuing to walk forward.

After walking a while longer, Xue Ming suddenly raised his hand, signaling the two to stop.

"What's wrong? Is there any danger?"

Xuan Yang immediately asked.

"There is indeed danger; I sense something approaching."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yang hurriedly looked around.

"Tell me what happened when you went across the ice field last time."

"Last time I went to Huoyuan, so I'm familiar with the situation there."

"You should know the ice field better than anyone else."

Upon hearing this, Xue Ming slowly began to speak.

"I remember vividly from my last trip across the ice plains; the main threat here is wild animals."

"The strange beasts that only exist in the icy plains will appear here."

"This time it's another strange beast, so let's be careful."

Not long after Xue Ming finished speaking, Yang Fan saw the distant horizon.

A snow line is approaching this area at an extremely fast speed.

"Where did all this snow come from? Was it an avalanche?"

Yang Fan stared in that direction in surprise.

He watched the vast expanse of white snow rapidly approaching, and after a long while, he looked at Xue Ming with a puzzled expression.

He couldn't make out what it was at all.

Seeing this, Xue Ming shook his head.

"No, that's not an avalanche, it's a herd of beasts, a beast tide is coming."

As he spoke, Xue Ming immediately raised several array flags.

Several ice-blue banners flew into the air, circled once, and then stuck into the ground around them.

Immediately afterwards, a barrier several dozen feet in size appeared, firmly protecting the three of them inside.

Then, Xue Ming stared intently ahead.

The white snow line was getting closer and closer.

After a long while, Yang Fan finally saw that there were huge snow beasts hidden in the snow line.

These snow beasts were several meters tall.

It looks very small from a distance, but its true size is revealed when you get close.

Moments later, the horde of beasts had rushed to within a short distance of the formation.

They launched a frenzied attack on the barrier.

"Boom!" Loud noises echoed from all around.

Hearing the sound, Yang Fan felt a chill run down his spine.

"This is really troublesome. Surrounded by the beasts, we're basically just waiting to die."

Xuan Yang grinned from the side.

Upon hearing this, Xue Ming shook his head.

"It's alright, just wait a bit, you'll know how to solve it in a little while."

More and more snow beasts gathered around, completely surrounding the barrier.

The entire barrier was shaken to the point of collapse, but it had not yet been breached.

The snow beasts refused to retreat and continued to frantically ram the barrier.

Xuan Yang couldn't resist the urge to make a move.

Xue Ming grabbed him.

"What are you doing? Don't make a move now."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yang's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Why aren't you making a move yet? If you don't, there will be more and more snow beasts here."

"Once the snow beasts completely surround us, we'll just have to wait to die."

As he spoke, Xuan Yang still wanted to make a move.

Xue Ming could only sigh.

"Don't make any futile attempts. There's a reason why I'm not letting you take action."

Why?

Xuan Yang hurriedly inquired.

"You don't know, there's a huge underground formation beneath this icy plain."

"This great formation can control all the ice-attribute spiritual energy on the ice plains."

"So what?"

Xuan Yang looked at Xue Ming with a puzzled expression.

"What does this have to do with not letting me take action?"

"It's simple, you just need to kill a snow beast now."

"This snow beast will transform into ice-attribute energy."

"Under the control of the great formation, it won't be long before it transforms back into a snow beast."

"The more spiritual energy you consume, the more spiritual energy the ice plains absorb."

"The ice plains will transform all this spiritual energy into ice-attribute spiritual energy."

"At that time, all the power you expend will become the enemy that attacks you."

Hearing this, Yang Fan was stunned for a moment.

Xuan Yang was also startled.

He looked at Xue Ming with suspicion.

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

Why would I lie to you?

Xue Ming shrugged.

What good would I get from lying to you?

After speaking, Xue Ming looked ahead.

"I've been through the same thing before, and it was a terrible experience. I know what to do. Just wait patiently."

"I dared to bring you in because I'm confident in my abilities."