The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

He couldn't possibly reveal that he had awakened memories of his past life; these reasons were all made up on the spot. However, given his level of mental strength and his ability to disguise himself, he appeared flawless; his tone and even his micro-expressions were perfect.

Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu's pupils suddenly contracted.

These are all secrets of their Earth Dragon Gate, and only the mother and daughter know about the well.

"You really have no manners," Nan Qiuqiu muttered to herself, feeling utterly speechless. If Yu Tianhuang weren't so handsome, and if she weren't no match for him, she would have already started cursing him, given her fiery personality.

The pinker the hair, the harsher the insults. This rule applies perfectly to her.

To her surprise, Nan Shuishui hesitated for a moment and then readily agreed.

Nan Shuishui looked at Xu Zihuang with a deeper gaze and nodded slightly.

“Tianhuang, I won’t lie to you. Your perception was correct. Actually, I originally intended to give those things to Qiuqiu as her dowry. But since I made a promise back then, I won’t go back on my word.”

dowry?

Upon hearing this, for the first time, a slight emotional fluctuation appeared in Ye Guyi's usually calm and unwavering golden eyes.

Nan Qiuqiu looked utterly incredulous. Then, pondering the meaning behind her mother's words, she blushed deeply, as if she had just realized something.

As she spoke, Nan Shuishui stood up and walked towards the depths of the backyard.

"Come with me, Tianhuang."

"Thank you for your kind offer, Senior Nan." Xu Zihuang said politely without any pretense. However, he was somewhat surprised that Nan Shuishui would agree so readily.

Nan Shuishui didn't mention Ye Guyi, so Ye Guyi naturally wouldn't go over. Things involving sect secrets are best kept to a minimum. She couldn't possibly be unaware of this.

Only Ye Guyi and Nan Qiuqiu remained under the vine canopy in the center of the garden.

In that brief moment, Nan Qiuqiu's complexion seemed to have returned to normal, her eyes burning with a fierce gossip-loving fire. She sat in the spot where Nan Shuishui had been sitting and gave Ye Guyi a sweet smile.

"Hello, Sister Ye, my name is Nan Qiuqiu. You're so pretty, sister." She blinked as she spoke, acting all familiar.

Ye Guyi first scrutinized Nan Qiuqiu, seemingly seeing through Nan Qiuqiu's little thoughts, and then smiled in return.

"Little Qiuqiu, you're cute too."

"Really?" Nan Qiuqiu seemed very happy and continued to try to get closer to Ye Guyi. She then presented the plate of ice flower cakes to Ye Guyi.

"Sister Ye, this is a local specialty of Longcheng called Binghua cake. It tastes really good. Try it, otherwise it won't taste good when it melts."

The sheet-like ice flower cake is made primarily of cream frozen at low temperatures, with various nuts evenly distributed inside. Both its appearance and taste are quite appealing.

Ye Guyi's smile remained unchanged, but a hint of amusement appeared in her eyes as she shook her head.

"Thank you for your kindness, Qiuqiu, but I can't eat anything cold right now. It's not good for the baby in my belly."

"What's bad for the baby in my belly?" Nan Qiuqiu asked blankly, then belatedly realized what was going on and stood up as if sitting on pins and needles, screaming loudly.

"Oh no—you're pregnant?!"

It's no wonder she reacted so strongly. Despite being the strongest leader among the younger generation of the Earth Dragon Gate, Nan Qiuqiu is still quite naive in some ways.

"what?!"

"Boss, you're pregnant?!"

"Whose?!"

Just then, several more exclamations rang out from around the backyard. These were Xu Shenshu, Xiao Ye, and the others, who had been startled by Nan Qiuqiu's screams. And even more people were gathering in this direction. There were fellow young disciples from the sect, as well as some of the sect's older elders.

Nan Qiuqiu was exasperated and shouted, "You're the one who's pregnant! Your whole family is pregnant!"

The commotion between Nan Qiuqiu and Ye Guyi also alerted Nan Shuishui and Xu Zihuang, who were talking deep in the backyard.

Nan Shuishui gave Xu Zihuang an apologetic smile, then used her soul power to transmit a message, her chest heaving violently, to stop the farce.

"Qiuqiu, if you keep making a fuss, go to Zhenlong Cliff and face the wall."

"Don't come to the backyard, I'm receiving important guests."

In an instant, the backyard fell silent again. Nan Qiuqiu sat on the stone chair, trembling with fear. From her tone, she could tell that her mother was truly angry this time.

Ye Guyi sipped her hot tea with a calm expression, while Nan Qiuqiu stared blankly at Ye Guyi's lower abdomen, feeling her cheeks burning.

Pregnant? That means...

While thinking, Nan Qiuqiu glanced at Xu Zihuang, who was deep in the backyard.

"Is the child his?"

"Mmm." Ye Guyi responded with a slight smile, continuing to immerse herself in the role. Originally, she only intended to tease Nan Qiuqiu, but she hadn't expected Nan Qiuqiu to be so much more naive than she had imagined. She couldn't help but feel a slight fondness for this silly girl before her.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that Nan Qiuqiu cannot pose a threat to her.

She didn't think Xu Zihuang would like such a silly girl.

Chapter 332 The Ice Extreme Divine Crystal and the Plot to Obtain the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow

Meanwhile, Xu Zihuang had no idea that he had suddenly become a father.

Nan Shuishui made no attempt to conceal her intentions and explained in detail to Xu Zihuang how to open the cave in the well.

“Tianhuang, that’s the situation, but I don’t recommend you go into the cave now. I’ve tried a few times, and within seconds I felt like I was going to freeze. The temperature down there is just too low; it’s not something a human could withstand.”

Nan Shuishui was absolutely open and honest with Xu Zihuang. Her words weren't out of reluctance to part with the rare metal vein in the cave, but rather out of concern for Xu Zihuang's safety.

However, there is another reason: as long as Yu Tianhuang is not currently able to mine the rare ice-attribute metal veins, their personal relationships and connections can continue indefinitely.

"To be honest, Senior Nan, my martial soul ability is quite special. Even if the temperature of the cold spring reaches the extreme of ice, I can withstand it for a long time," Xu Zihuang said solemnly.

Nan Shuishui hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright then. If you insist, then go in and check it out first. Remember, your safety is the most important thing."

"Okay." Xu Zihuang agreed, slightly adjusting his state and simultaneously removing the shielding effect of his spiritual sea on the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. The first ten days had been inconvenient, so he simply kept the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in his spiritual sea blocked until now.

In any case, his current mental strength level has far surpassed that of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, so he no longer needs the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm to release its mental strength to sense the danger around him.

Nan Shuishui waved to Nan Qiuqiu and Ye Guyi, then looked at Xu Zihuang with a thoughtful smile and said, "Let that little girl come over, so that we can look after each other."

With Nan Shuishui's permission, Ye Guyi and Nan Qiuqiu arrived at the two's side not long after.

Xu Zihuang keenly noticed that Nan Qiuqiu seemed to have matured a lot in an instant, and her gaze towards him was somewhat strange, with a hint of wariness. Earlier, when he was talking to Nan Shuishui, out of politeness, he certainly hadn't used his spiritual power to perceive the surrounding situation. Naturally, he didn't know what Ye Guyi and Nan Qiuqiu had discussed.

Ye Guyi remained dignified and composed as she gave Xu Zihuang her instructions.

Be extra careful.

"Okay." Xu Zihuang no longer hesitated, circulated all his soul power, and fell into the well.

The spring water was icy cold, at least below zero. But strangely, it didn't freeze.

Upon entering the icy spring, Xu Zihuang clearly felt a chilling force of energy emanating from the water. No wonder the spring water could nourish the human body.

Startled awake by the biting cold, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which had been dormant, was suddenly awakened.

"Holy crap! What is this? It feels so good! So good!"

Tianmeng Bingcan let out a cheap, groaning sound. And the first thing she did upon regaining consciousness was to give Xu Zihuang a meaningful, wicked grin.

"Purple Radiance—"

it is more than words.

Xu Zihuang deliberately blocked it for a full ten days, and it's easy to guess what happened between Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi during that time.

Xu Zihuang said irritably, "Alright, Tianmeng. Let's get down to business. This well might contain the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Ice Cave you encountered before. Use your remains to insulate me from the low temperature here."

"The Myriad-Year-Old Ice Cave?!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately became serious. While urging the remains attached to Xu Zihuang's chest to wrap around Xu Zihuang's entire body, it sensed the surrounding environment.

A moment later, its voice was filled with shock and excitement.

"The environment here is really very similar to the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Ice Cave I once encountered. Zihuang, how did you find this place?!"

"Never mind that for now." Xu Zihuang controlled his body to sink to the bottom of the icy spring. This well was built by the ancestors of the Earth Dragon Sect on the source of an icy spring. The deeper you go, the lower the temperature becomes. If it were an ordinary Soul Emperor, a Soul Master, their Soul Power would probably have been mostly depleted in just this short time.

However, Xu Zihuang is different. He has the remains of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the protection of his soul power with extreme attributes, so the extremely low temperature environment has not had a significant impact on him yet.

The surrounding light gradually dimmed. However, the remains clinging to his skin shimmered with a bright golden light, illuminating the surroundings.

Of course, even without these golden lights, he could still perceive his surroundings by relying on the innate abilities of his Golden Eye Martial Soul or his powerful mental strength.

Through his memories of his past life and Nan Shuishui's detailed description, he knew that the spring was about thirty meters deep. The cave dwelling built by the ancestors of the Earth Dragon Gate was only between twenty-five and thirty meters deep, and the cave dwelling nurtured the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal.

The bottom is where the Myriad-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow is located.

The Ice Extreme Divine Crystal cannot be carved without the attribute of ultimate ice. Although his destructive attribute can forcibly divide it, it will also obliterate the ice spirit nurtured within the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal. For him, this Ice Extreme Divine Crystal is of little use.

Telling Nan Shuishui that he came for the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal was just a pretense; his true target had always been the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow located at the bottom of the Cold Spring.

However, the bottom of that cold spring has a terrifyingly low temperature environment close to absolute zero, so even a Super Douluo or even a Limit Douluo-level powerhouse cannot stay there for long.

He wanted to obtain the millennia-old Xuanbing marrow, so he had to find another way. And he had already planned for this.

With the aid of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's remains, Xu Zihuang didn't experience much pressure. In just a few breaths, he reached a depth of twenty-five meters, a diving speed even faster than that of the titled Douluo-level ancestor of the Earth Dragon Gate back then.

The remains of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which devoured ten thousand years of profound ice marrow and cultivated for millions of years, are a treasure in themselves and should rightfully possess this effect.

In Xu Zihuang's memories of his previous life, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm repeatedly over-consumed the power of the remains to help Huo Yuhao trap the Ice Emperor, and also assisted Huo Yuhao in completing the fusion with the Ice Emperor, which ultimately caused the remains to lose their original effects.

However, since Tianmeng Ice Silkworm chose Xu Zihuang, the power of this remains was preserved to the greatest extent.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm grew increasingly excited. Just as Xu Zihuang had said, there might indeed be another ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Cave here! What an incredible opportunity this was!

Unfortunately, Xu Zihuang already possessed twin martial souls and exceptional talent, so he didn't need to acquire another ice-attribute martial soul. Otherwise, the resources within the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave would have been enough for Xu Zihuang to reach the bottleneck of level eighty-nine within a short period of time, even within a few years.

Releasing his spiritual power, Xu Zihuang quickly located a small protrusion on the stone wall. A normal mechanism would be pressed downwards, but this Earth Dragon Gate did the opposite.

Xu Zihuang stretched out his right hand, pinched the protrusion, and used all his strength to push it up a little.

Then he went to the other side of the stone wall and pressed on an inconspicuous dent. This dent appeared after he moved the protrusion.

After he finished doing all this, the entire stone wall began to tremble quietly, and a portal just big enough for one person to squeeze through appeared in front of him.

Strangely, when the portal opened, the massive surge of cold air flowing out was so powerful that even the remnant power of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm couldn't completely block it. Xu Zihuang's soul power consumption rate suddenly increased.

Fortunately, he had a spiritual attribute soul core residing between his eyebrows, which allowed him to withstand the rapid consumption of soul power.

Xu Zihuang's eyes gleamed with golden light. Looking around, the cave wasn't very large, but it was filled with unknown crystalline minerals. These crystalline minerals were azure blue, crystal clear, and under the golden light, they had a dreamlike beauty.

The cave ceiling, floor, and walls were covered with these crystals. They varied in size and length, and were irregular in shape. But without exception, the crystals' azure surfaces were all shimmering with iridescent light, making them extremely mystical.

"Could this be the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal?!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm exclaimed in surprise.

Only the Eternal Ice Cave could possibly nurture such Ice Extreme Divine Crystals. Although the energy of the Eternal Ice Cave itself is greatly dispersed due to the presence of the Ice Extreme Divine Crystals, making it difficult to say the exact amount of Eternal Ice Marrow it can produce, it is certain that Eternal Ice Marrow exists.