This was a vast expanse of snowy white land, and the frosty air cut into An Lin's face like a sharp knife.
The sun was peeking over the horizon, but it was obscured by layers of thick, snowy clouds.
The Vermilion Bird Sect disciples responsible for pursuing the Holy Flame had already broken through the defensive perimeter and arrived at this expanse of snowy land, only to find that the snow maidens were nowhere to be seen.
"They must have some sort of spell technique to conceal their auras. Otherwise, there's no way I wouldn't be able to detect them." Elder Zhu's hair fluttered in the wind like flames.
"Elder Chen Ling, it's all up to you now." Elder Ji turned toward a white-haired elder.
The elderly elder nodded and made his way out from the crowd.
He stood in the center of the crowd with a mirror in his hand.
"Mirror Heaven and Earth, Stars Trail!"
Chen Ling spoke lightly, and the mirror suddenly glowed with a brilliant light. Immediately afterward, a dark star chart appeared before everyone's eyes.
In this star chart, there were nearly two hundred stars moving. Among them, six stars were as bright as the sun and were moving in different directions. More than sixty bright stars were divided into twenty groups and were also moving forward. More than a hundred extremely dim stars were divided into forty groups and were moving quickly.
The six stars represented the six Holy Palace Leaders, over sixty bright stars represented over sixty snow maidens of the Soul Formation Stage, and over a hundred dim stars represented snow maidens of the Spirit Nurturing Stage.
"These b * tches sure are cunning! They're flying toward the Holy City in different directions! They've probably predicted that we'll be able to track them down using spell techniques, so they're purposely splitting up so that we won't know which path the Flame-Sealing Disc is taking. "Elder Zhu was enraged.
Chen Ling didn't say anything. Six star talismans flew toward the six Return to Void Stage elders.
Including Chen Ling, there were only seven Return to Void Stage cultivators present.
"It's all up to you now. Even if you have to sacrifice your lives, you must bring the Holy Flame back." Chen Ling bowed slightly.
The six elders didn't say anything. They only nodded with determined expressions on their faces.
They tore open a spatial gate with the star talismans in hand and began to pursue the targets on the star talismans.
Immediately afterward, twenty star talismans flew toward the elders and core disciples.
Xu Xiaolan also received a star talisman, on which were Xu Xiaolan and An Lin's names.
It was obvious that An Lin and Xu Xiaolan needed to work together.
An Lin looked at the stars on the star talisman to find that there were six bright stars, which meant that there were six Soul Formation Stage cultivators on the other side. Thank god Chen Ling trusted him and Xu Xiaolan so much.
This time, all the members received the mission.
"Please, if the target enters the Holy City, you have to give up the mission. This was because there were 20 Sacred Palace Masters who resided in the Sacred City. Although they couldn't come out, every one of them was extremely powerful in the Sacred City. Leave the 40 different groups to me, "Chen Ling said softly.
Then, his body suddenly erupted with countless starlight. These starlight condensed into Chen Ling's appearance. There were more than 40 of them!
This was the first time An Lin had seen this kind of doppelganger technique, and his eyes widened in shock.
However, what was even more surprising to him was that all 40 Chen Lings possessed extremely powerful auras, and they were able to tear open a spatial gate in pursuit of Chen Ling!
He couldn't help but mourn for the 40 groups of snow maidens. They were all dead for sure after being pursued by Chen Ling.
A hint of sorrow appeared in Yang Yuan's eyes upon seeing this. However, he quickly erased the sorrow and flew toward the target of the star talismans.
An Lin and Xu Xiaolan also flew toward the six snow maidens indicated by the star talismans.
This was the first time An Lin had come to the Holy Glacial Lands. The lands of the Holy Glacial Lands were a vast expanse of silvery-white, as if they were a spotless paradise.
There were a series of white snow mountains, each of which was over ten thousand feet tall and extremely majestic.
Occasionally, there would be snow beasts with white fur, as well as snow maidens in thin clothes walking on the snowy ground.
The bone-chilling frosty air was everywhere. If a human without a cultivation base were to be here, the frosty air would seep into their body and completely freeze them, no matter how thick the clothes they were wearing.
The snowflakes here were extremely large, several times larger than the snowflakes An Lin had seen in the Kingdom of the Nine States. He could even see the intricate patterns on the snowflakes at a glance.
After swallowing an immortal pill, An Lin had already recovered from most of his injuries. Coupled with his Soul Formation Intermediate Stage cultivation base, his speed was now comparable to Xu Xiaolan's flying sword.
They were only about ten kilometers away from their six targets, and the distance between them was rapidly closing.
An Lin estimated that they would be able to catch up to them in less than fifteen minutes.
He didn't have a chance to check his system when he broke through to the Soul Formation Intermediate Stage, so he took advantage of this short period of time to check his system.
The cultivation base tab had already been updated.
"Soul Formation Final Stage — Condition: Put some nice clothes on An Kirin."
An Lin: "…"
Alright, the kid had grown up and needed clothes to cover himself!
But who could tell him what type of clothes An Kirin would wear?
And what did he have to do to put some clothes on An Kirin?
An Lin heaved a forlorn sigh and ignored this ridiculous mission requirement. Instead, he turned his attention to the Soul Cultivation Interface.
Aside from the Divine Might Technique and the Divine Inspection Technique, there was another spell technique that he could learn here: Divine Simulation Technique.
"Divine Simulation Technique — Condition: Defeat two Return to Void Stage enemies."
An Lin's expression faltered slightly upon seeing the conditions for obtaining this spell technique. Then, he turned his gaze away.
He had defeated enemies of a higher cultivation base than him many times in the past. As a Spirit Nurturing Stage cultivator, he had defeated countless Soul Formation Stage enemies. However, the Return to Void Stage was different from the Soul Formation Stage. The gap between the two was extremely vast. Just the spatial power alone was enough to stun An Lin. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that there was an insurmountable gap between them.
Even though he was a Soul Formation Final Stage cultivator, he didn't dare to say that he could face Return to Void Initial Stage enemies head-on.
Thus, he decided to wait until he reached the Return to Void Stage before learning the Divine Simulation Technique.
He shook his head with a disappointed expression. It looked like he wouldn't be able to complete the two missions in a short period of time. He could only push them to the back of his mind for now.
The star talisman drew closer and closer. Soon, the distance between the two of them and the snow maidens was less than five kilometers.
"Let's conceal our auras. Otherwise, if the six of them discover us and split up, it'll be difficult for us to take care of them," Xu Xiaolan suddenly said.
An Lin started to conceal his aura upon hearing this.
At the same time, he enveloped himself and Xu Xiaolan with a thin layer of mist. This mist could conceal them from the detection of spell techniques and divine sense.
This was another use of the Mist Immortal Technique. However, it expended more vital energy.
As they drew closer and closer, An Lin had already drawn his Evil-Slaying Sword, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
They were less than a kilometer away from the six snow maidens. Xu Xiaolan's pupils contracted, and she tugged on the corner of An Lin's shirt as she pointed toward one of the snow maidens.
An Lin's heart jolted as he looked toward that snow maiden.
That snow maiden was holding an ancient bronze disc in her hand. This was the Flame-Sealing Disc that imprisoned the Holy Vermilion Flame!
At the same time, the snow maiden who was holding the Flame-Sealing Disc seemed to have detected something. She suddenly turned around and looked toward where An Lin was standing. There was a faint cloud and mist over there.
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