In one of the cities, a white-robed young man's face was shrouded in spiritual light, making it hard to see his face clearly.
However, the small outline that was revealed was enough to stun many people.
Many cultivators secretly looked at him with curiosity in their eyes, and some even tried to use their spiritual thoughts to probe his cultivation level.
However, before they could figure out what was going on, they felt their spiritual thoughts being bounced back by an extremely powerful force, and they dared not probe him anymore.
That white-robed young man was none other than Chu Kuangren.
He slowly walked to a restaurant, found a random seat, and called the waiter over for a pot of wine.
Many people in the restaurant were discussing the happenings in the Emperor's Path.
Especially the unusual changes in the Emperor's Mountain, which made everyone very excited. Everyone was discussing who had the highest chance of winning the Emperor's Throne.
"I'm not sure if you guys have heard, but there has been some abnormalities in the Seraphic Lake Mountain recently. A large amount of Seraphic Lake energy has been released, and I heard that a rare treasure has appeared."
Suddenly, a cultivator said.
Everyone's interest was piqued at that.
"The Seraphic Lake Mountain? That place that's so cold that it can scare people to death?"
"Pfft, that's because your cultivation level is too low to feel cold. I wonder how many people have their eyes on the Seraphic Lake energy. This time, the unusual changes in the Seraphic Lake Mountain have caused many orthodoxies to send their people to harvest the Seraphic Lake's energy. Even a few ancient orthodoxies have been mobilized."
"I heard that many Seraphic Lake Ice Crystals have appeared this time."
"Seraphic Lake Ice Crystals are rumored to be used to slow down the speed of a cultivator's aging, purify spiritual power, and contain a rich cold-based Daoist Rhyme."
Not far away, Chu Kuangren's heart skipped a beat as he listened to the conversations of the customers.
'Could the Seraphic Lake and the cold-based fluctuations be where Shang Qingxue is? '
Chu Kuangren thought to himself.
It seemed that he had to pay a visit to the Seraphic Lake.
After ordering a pot of wine from the innkeeper, Chu Kuangren did not linger in the restaurant for long and left immediately.
Seraphic Lake Mountain.
The Seraphic Lake Mountain was covered in snow all year round, but at its peak, there was a very strange lake. The lake's water was so cold that even an Honorable cultivator would not be able to withstand it. There was a risk of being frozen if they stepped into it.
However, the lake was not frozen. Instead, the lake water was like a mirror, reflecting the sky on the surface of the lake.
Therefore, it was known as the Heavenly Lake!
Apart from that, the water in the Heavenly Lake also contained some sort of energy that could increase one's spiritual power. At a certain time, the energy of the Heavenly Lake would escape from the Heavenly Lake and form a tide. For most cultivators, this was definitely a great fortune.
In recent days, the heavenly pond's energy erupted, the scale of the tide surging far greater than any other time in the past.
Some almighty beings deduced that some peerless treasure must have been nurtured in this Heaven Lake.
This conjecture made many cultivators excited.
For a time, countless cultivators came to the Heavenly Lake in search of treasures.
However, before those cultivators could find any treasures, the nearby ancient orthodoxies had joined forces to seal up the Celestial Lake. Thus, some cultivators without any background were able to pick up some items that others did not want.
Although the actions of these orthodoxies made many cultivators unhappy, no one dared to stand up and criticize them.
After all, the other party was an ancient orthodoxy. What ability did they, the rogue cultivators without any organization, have to say anything?
It would be good enough if the others could just pick up some leftovers for them.
Outside of Tian Chi Mountain, several cultivators from the ancient orthodoxies had gathered. They worked together to seal off the entrance to the mountain. Only those with decent cultivation such as Venerable Ones and Saint Realm existences were able to enter and explore. However, they were still unable to enter the core area.
Chu Kuangren arrived.
Looking at the cultivators who had sealed up the Celestial Lake Mountain, Chu Kuangren took the initiative to reveal his Sage cultivation level and released his domineering aura.
The few cultivators who were guarding the mountain could not help but shiver.
They had seen their fair share of Sages, but Chu Kuangren was the first one who could send chills down their spines with just his aura alone.
The person in front of them was not just any ordinary Sage.
"You may enter now. However, I must remind you that the core area of the Celestial Lake is sealed up by the Sima clan, the Snow Spider Clan, the Snow Lion Clan, and a few other ancient orthodoxies. You are not allowed to enter."
The disciple who was guarding the mountain said sternly.
Chu Kuangren chuckled. "Alright."
"Go in then." The disciple no longer stopped Chu Kuangren and allowed him to enter the Celestial Lake Mountain.
Amidst the white snow, Chu Kuangren's figure gradually disappeared.
The disciple who was guarding the mountain suddenly felt a sense of unease.
Then, he shook his head and smiled. "He's just a Sage. What's there to be uneasy about?"
They were all ancient orthodoxies. What kind of trouble could a Sage cause in front of them?!
Inside the Celestial Lake Mountain.
Chu Kuangren walked on the snow as his spiritual thoughts surged and covered a radius of ten thousand kilometers.
Most of the scenery of the Celestial Lake Mountain came into view.
At that moment, a cloud of white mist swept towards him amidst the swirling snow. Behind it was a white-robed lady.
That lady had a seductive appearance. She looked at the white mist with a fiery gaze.
Chu Kuangren activated his Eye of Revelation.
"Spider Eighteen, a snow spider with an Honorable Supreme cultivation level …"
After taking a glance at the snow spider lady, Chu Kuangren ignored her and shifted his attention to the white mist that she was chasing.
"Is this the Celestial Lake's energy?"
As Chu Kuangren lifted his arm, a formless mind power spread and formed into a giant invisible hand that grabbed her.
"Who are you? How dare you take something that belongs to me." The snow spider lady's expression changed when she saw that and she growled at Chu Kuangren.
However, Chu Kuangren did not even look at her. He lifted his arm again and activated his mind power, sending the snow spider lady flying away. She fell headfirst into the snow like a headless spring onion.
After that, Chu Kuangren carefully examined the Celestial Lake's energy in his hand.
"It does contain some kind of pure energy fluctuation, and there's even a cold-based Daoist Rhyme …"
Chu Kuangren activated his Universal Cauldron Physique and absorbed the Celestial Lake's energy into his body to refine it.
The spiritual power increase that the Celestial Lake's energy gave him was comparable to refining an Honorable Supreme's flesh and blood essence with the Gluttonous Devouring Technique. It was no wonder that this item was so popular. Through his spiritual thoughts, he could sense that there was a lot of Celestial Lake's energy around him.
Especially at the core of the Celestial Lake, there was an uncountable amount of Celestial Lake's energy.
There were even Celestial Lake Ice Crystals that were of a higher grade than the Celestial Lake's energy.
However, those were not Chu Kuangren's main purpose for coming here.
"I wonder if Shang Qingxue is in there?!"
Chu Kuangren murmured as he looked at the core of the Celestial Lake.
His spiritual thoughts could not penetrate into the depths of the Celestial Lake's core. There was a barrier there that blocked his senses.
Chu Kuangren then walked towards the depths of the Celestial Lake.
As for the white-haired lady, she was still stuck in the snow, motionless like a statue.
Only when Chu Kuangren was far away did she struggle to climb out of the snow.
She looked at Chu Kuangren's departing figure and said with lingering fear, "What a terrifying guy …"
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