NOVPUBIs there a giant beast at the bottom of the Ice Abyss?
Wang Ba’s heart startled.
Born from his consciousness, the Ice Daoist, despite his short existence, was not without knowledge.
To call it a ’giant beast,’ the being at the bottom of the Ice Abyss must be extraordinarily large, perhaps beyond the size of ordinary creatures.
The female Cultivator, standing by, maintained a calm expression, but couldn’t help glancing at the Ice Daoist.
"How did you come to know of this?"
Although surprised, Wang Ba asked carefully.
The Ice Daoist began to speak:
"After consuming the Taixu Qi Pill and fusing with the Ice Abyss, draining some of the cold spiritual energy, I faintly sensed that at the very depths of the Ice Abyss, there seems to be a vast creature lurking, with a long body that is unfathomable."
"It seems to be slumbering, almost as inert as withered stone; if not for my connection with the celestial Qi, I wouldn’t have noticed."
"A long body? Could it be some kind of serpent or python?"
Wang Ba frowned slightly:
"Do you know its realm of power?"
The Ice Daoist shook his head slightly, then added:
"I cannot discern it, but compared to most of the Nascent Soul Cultivators I have seen in the past, it is like comparing the glow of fireflies to the sun and moon."
Wang Ba was immediately startled.
The female Cultivator, too, showed a rare frown, asking:
"How does it compare to The practitioner who attains spiritual transformation?"
The Ice Daoist also furrowed his brows, pondered for a moment, and said with uncertainty:
"My realm is too low, and I’ve seen too little to make comparisons, but I feel that ordinary transcendent beings are still inferior to that beast."
The female Cultivator’s face tightened slightly:
"The bottom of the Ice Abyss is indeed not simple..."
She knew well that the Northern Ice Abyss was unfathomably deep with hidden realms within, but did not venture into it lightly.
It was the fear of the unknown that restrained her.
Now, hearing that there might be Class V beasts hidden within, it seemed to confirm her suspicions.
Wang Ba pondered:
"Although this creature is dormant, its level is too high. Shouldn’t we return to the Northern Heavenly Pillar first?"
The female Cultivator nodded slightly:
"Indeed we should."
As Cultivators of the Ice Dao, who have detached themselves from emotions and desires, their thoughts and decisions are often most rational.
They almost instantly weighed the pros and cons of leaving or staying.
The Ice Daoist was likewise, and the three of them immediately set off flying straight for the Northern Heavenly Pillar.
However, on the way back, different from when they arrived, the Ice Daoist took charge of protecting Wang Ba’s original body.
What the female Cultivator noticed in particular was that although the Ice Daoist had not been practicing for long, his use of the Ice Dao was magical. He was clearly at the realm of Golden Core, but when combined with the Wind Method that Wang Ba’s original body was using,
in the midst of the vast cold current, not only was he unaffected, but he even used the power of the cold current to move at a speed not the slightest bit inferior to that of an average Nascent Soul Cultivator.
"Wind and Ice..."
The female Cultivator’s gaze fell on the tacit cooperation between Wang Ba and the Ice Daoist, pondering in her eyes.
The laws of all things in the world are interdependent and never completely isolated.
In the cold current, both the essence of wind and ice were inherently present.
"The way of ice, at its extreme, is like cutting off water flow, stopping transformations; but this cold current is lively and unceasing, like a river that surges endlessly..."
The female Cultivator’s eyes began to reveal a trace of change:
"Could it be that the Ice Dao goes beyond this?"
"But this cold current, is it because of the wind causing the cold, or the cold following the wind?"
Watching Wang Ba and the Ice Daoist, she couldn’t help but start thinking.
Before long.
The three finally arrived near the Heavenly Pillar.
Wang Ba saw that the Ice Daoist had attained the Dao overnight. Although he checked and found no instability in the foundation,
he still had some concerns, fearing that his own lack of understanding of the Ice Dao might delay the Ice Daoist’s Cultivation.
Before, Daoist Yuanci had no alternative.
But now, Mrs. Mu Lian was here, and he was not planning to let go of this opportunity.
With a move of his mind, taking advantage of the time before the female Cultivator left, he took the initiative to speak to the Ice Daoist:
"Fellow Daoist, upon achieving your achievement, my heart is comforted. Why not spar to mutually verify our learnings?"
Since the Ice Daoist was his own incarnation, how could he refuse? He naturally nodded in agreement.
Hearing Wang Ba’s words, the female Cultivator looked on indifferently and did not depart.
As the Master of a Sect, although because of her Cultivation of the "Ice-Soul God Shedding Charm" she was beyond thoughts and emotions, indifferent to joy and sorrow,
she saw through the intent of Wang Ba’s actions at a glance.
Yet she had the intention to observe the Cultivation of Wang Ba and the Ice Daoist to enlighten herself, so she did not expose it.
Thus, Wang Ba and the Ice Daoist suspended themselves in mid-air opposite each other.
They struck a salute to each other:
"Please, Fellow Daoist."
But the Ice Daoist was the one to take the initiative.
With a raise of his hand, the cold current in the sky was drawn in by him, swiftly swirling, and at once a blizzard like a dragon roared towards Wang Ba. 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
All of his Cultivation came from the spiritual energy of the Ice Abyss, extremely pure.
Furthermore, his stage was one level higher than that of Wang Ba.
Although this move seemed ordinary, the inherently piercing cold within it was intensified by his exceedingly cold mana, becoming chilling to the bone.
Before reaching Wang Ba, a layer of frost began to rapidly condense on the surface of Wang Ba’s body.
However, Wang Ba was prepared.
No sooner had the frost formed on his skin than tiny flames rose around his body.
Melting the frost rapidly.
But then Wang Ba’s expression shifted slightly.
Just as the flames melted the frost, they were frozen mid-air by the buffeting of the snowstorm and cold current,
and then shattered crisply.
"How domineering!"
Wang Ba couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
His Fire Method, while mostly self-taught and unremarkable,
still had a power that far surpassed regular Cultivators of the same level within the Fire Element.
However, Wang Ba was not flustered.
As the blizzard and cold current had not yet reached him,
he retreated swiftly like a bolt of lightning.
