Chapter 397

The ice sculpture that Meng Nishang had turned into, under the illumination of the fiery trees and silver flowers, flashed with colorful cold lights that flickered between bright and dark, red and purple. Her Taoist heart that was as clear as an ice lake reflected everything in the outside world exactly as it was, but she herself was not stained by any dust.

Coupled with her peerless beauty, it was a beautiful scene that seemed like a dream or fantasy.

Looking at the ice sculpture, Shi Xuan could not help but recall the bits and pieces of Meng Nishang.

The first time he heard about her was when Zhenren Jiang was going through the second Heaven's Tribulation. At that time, he learned that there was a Zhenren named Meng Nishang, whose seniority and age were far above the Emperor of Hell, Xue He Laozu, and Zhenren Jiang.

Later, Shi Xuan gradually learned from Zhenren Jiang that Meng Nishang was the only Three-tribulation Yang God Zhenren in Yu Yutian. She was the direct disciple of the Fairy Fairy Moonlight Fairy of Guang Han Sect, who had already fallen. She had suppressed Yu Yutian for thousands of years. Whether it was the demonic flame Xue He Laozu or the gloomy and terrifying Emperor of Hell, none of them dared to be disrespectful in front of her. In the heart of Shi Xuan, who had not yet reached Jindan, Meng Nishang was a symbol of strength and a peerless genius.

Later, Shi Xuan met Meng Nishang's direct disciple, Lou Yizhi, and at the Boundless Dharma Assembly, he saw Meng Nishang for the first time through her Taoist technique, "Wind and Snow Blocking the Way". But at that time, he thought that she was a snow goddess similar to the Primordial Thunder God, who was transformed by Taoist technique.

As he reached Jindan, Shi Xuan gradually pieced together Meng Nishang's life from the words of Xu Zhenjun, Zhenren Jiang, and the others.

She was adopted by Moonlight Fairy and taught with great care. Her cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, and she was praised as a cultivation genius.

But this smooth life ended after she reached Upper Grade Jindan. In just a hundred years, Moonlight Fairy died, and the two Zhenren of Guang Han Sect were also killed by the Heaven's Tribulation. Guo Han Sect was without a leader and was on the verge of collapse. Fortunately, Xu Zhenjun, the Lord Of Heaven, who was on good terms with the sect, took action and deterred many evil people, and Guang Han Sect was able to survive.

But at that time, Xu Zhenjun was also on the verge of the Flesh Decay. He was focused on preparing and could not spare much attention to take care of Guo Han Sect. Therefore, Meng Nishang, who had already reached the Yin Spirit Realm, did not hesitate to give up traveling to other worlds, looking for opportunities to step into the Hidden Latch of Life and Death, and directly took charge of the sect.

In other sects, there were Lord Of Heaven, Primordial Spirit Venerables, and there were also Primordial Spirit Venerables among the rogue cultivators, and it was difficult for Xu Zhenjun to be distracted, unless the sect was destroyed. Thus, Meng Nishang, who was used to having a smooth life, went through countless hardships, pain, and tribulations, kept the Guo Han Sect standing, and gradually recovered.

For example, in Yu Yutian Sect, the place where Meng Nishang could sharpen herself the most was the periphery of the West Wilderness. There, Meng Nishang had fought off countless assassination attempts, ambushes, and encirclement attempts, dodged the attacks of Primordial Spirit Venerables, and almost died in the horrifying cracks of space. In the end, she stepped into the Hidden Latch of Life and Death there, becoming the Primordial Spirit Venerables with the shortest time of cultivation since the ancient times. It was not until Shi Xuan achieved the Primordial Spirit that he broke this record.

From then on, Meng Nishang went out of control. In about nine hundred years, she went through two Heavenly Tribulations. After that, she did not rely on any secret treasures, but only relied on a secret art. After cultivating for more than three thousand years, she went through the Nine Fires Burning Heart Tribulation, which was extremely horrifying for Primordial Spirit Venerables in the seclusion of Yu Yutian. After another three thousand years of cultivation, she successfully touched the essence of the Great Dao of Ice and the Great Dao of Yin on her own.

Meng Nishang's aptitude was not considered top-notch among the top sects that were suppressed by Daozu and Lord of Daoism. Under the circumstances where Yu Yutian was secluded, the speed of her advancement could not be compared with those peerless geniuses. However, after going through hardships, she took one step at a time, steadily and steadily. She persisted in moving forward and finally reached the realm where she could suppress Yu Yutian.

It was not until Shi Xuan achieved the Primordial Spirit Realm that he saw Meng Nishang for real in the Great Hall of Ten Thousand Immortals. Her appearance was unparalleled at that time, and her strength was incomparably powerful. However, she was not proud of it. In her coldness, there was a faint concern for the cultivators of the younger generation. Moreover, she clearly understood that others could be relied on, but not relied on.

When she was mending the mulching film, her powerful strength had amazed Shi Xuan. It was the first time that he had truly felt the side of her that suppressed Yu Yutian.

When the Blood Shadow Lord had attacked Penglai, Meng Nishang had been resolute and resolute. Under the situation where the secret treasure had yet to be refined successfully and her state of mind had yet to be adjusted, she had resolutely triggered the fourth Heaven's Test in advance. Although Shi Xuan had not witnessed the scene with his own eyes, he could still feel the astonishment and respect that Chu Wan 'er, Linló, and the others had told him about it. He could still feel the astonishment and respect that they had felt for her at that time. Hence, he had also gained a lot of admiration and respect for Meng Nishang.

The bright moon shone and the ice and snow covered the sky. Under the protection of Meng Nishang, Shi Xuan had performed the Heavenly Strike that had killed Sir God Blood Shadow. Moreover, Meng Nishang's calmness and fearlessness when facing a strong enemy had made Shi Xuan gasp in admiration.

After Yu Yutian had become semi-open, when the Lord Of Heaven had threatened Penglai, Meng Nishang had come to his aid without any hesitation.

When the two of them had fought off the Poison Sect, they had teamed up again.

Yuangui Mystic Ice Mirror, Taixu Dharma Assembly, Chaotic Chaos, Secret Cave of Time, they had helped each other. Their friendship had gradually deepened and they had an unusual tacit understanding. As long as the two of them were in Yu Yutian, they would often talk about metaphysics and Dao. They were very close to each other. However, it was not until today when Meng Nishang had fallen deep into the decline of her Dao heart that she had expressed her feelings in such a straightforward manner that Shi Xuan finally saw her as a person of flesh and blood in his heart. She was no longer a simple sentimental and righteous senior, a fellow Daoist with great tacit understanding, or a cold and self-restrained cultivator.

Bit by bit, these memories flowed through Shi Xuan's heart and finally settled into three scenes. The first was when they had first met in the Great Hall of Ten Thousand Immortals. The second was when Meng Nishang had pushed him away in the Secret Cave of Time to block the Candle Dragon. After that, she had been saved by his Yin and Yang Double Qi Bottle. The third was when they had been strolling on the street just now. Apart from business, Meng Nishang, who had always been a man of few words, had been talking incessantly.

Sighing softly, Shi Xuan waved his sleeve and put away the ice sculpture that Meng Nishang had turned into.

If Mo Jingqiu's performance in the face of her Taoist Fetus at the end of her life had made Shi Xuan very confident that she would pass the decline of her Taoist Heart, then when it came to Meng Nishang, Shi Xuan was a little uneasy. Although it was not difficult to know her life story in detail after deducing, everyone's nature was only known to themselves. It was difficult for Shi Xuan to judge whether Meng Nishang had done everything against her heart.

Even if he was a Jinxian Daoist, when it came to the decline of his Taoist Heart, he could only reduce the external dangers. As for the inner torture, he could only rely on every move he had made since he became a Primordial Divinity. There was no shortcut or help. If he could not get through it, he would not be able to get through it no matter what.

According to Shi Xuan's judgment, there were less than ten thousand Four-tribulation Lord Of Heaven in all the realms in the universe. At least ninety-nine percent of them had done something against their heart after they became a Primordial Divinity, either for benefits, for danger, for lust, or for enjoyment.

After seeing one's nature, persevering and controlling one's heart was easy to say, and it seemed that one could do it easily. But those who could really persevere for tens of thousands of years were few and far between. The sects that were guarded by the Jinxian Daoist had more Half-step Golden Immortals, not only because of the accumulation of years, but also because they would not fall in external dangers.

As for Meng Nishang, Shi Xuan could only be sure that at least she had a higher chance of succeeding.

Taking a step forward, Shi Xuan blended into time and space.

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In the World of Ice and Snow.

The Hanjing Lord Of Heaven, who had already passed the Decline of Lifespan and was at least a million years away from the Decline of Dao Heart, smiled when he saw Shi Xuan's arrival, "Ni Shang's Eternal Ice Coffin has been completed?"

Shi Xuan nodded and placed Meng Nishang on his simple cloud bed, "All these years, although Senior Meng has fallen into the Decline of Dao Heart, she has done things in a reasonable manner and is not too crazy. I think there is a high chance that she will pass through it."

She was quiet as if she was in a deep sleep. Bits of cold air gathered and formed a thick layer of ice around her, like an ice coffin.

The Eternal Ice Coffin was an ancient ice dao secret technique. It used a secret technique to fuse the frozen great dao essence with one's Dao heart and magic power. Once the initial mastery was achieved, every ripple of one's Dao heart and emotions would deepen a little. When one's Dao heart completely deteriorated, one would seal one's body. This way, one wouldn't die after provoking someone they shouldn't provoke after going crazy.

Because this freezing intent came from one's Dao Heart, the Eternal Ice Coffin would only melt when the Decline of Dao Heart ended, regardless of whether it was successful or not.

Because one did not know when and where one would be sealed into an ice sculpture, Meng Nishang had gone to Penglai to ask Shi Xuan for help. If she was not at the Guo Han Sect when she turned into an ice sculpture and fell into a deep sleep in the ice coffin, remember to bring her back.

In the universe, it was not only the Treasure Record that had secret techniques for the fifth Heaven's Blight. All Daozu and most Dao Lord inheritances had them. However, when the Decline of Dao Heart occurred, all external forces were useless. These secret techniques were reflected in shortening the time of the tribulation, sealing oneself, and prolonging the time of the tribulation in order to eliminate external dangers.

Shortening the time of tribulation was the best choice, but there were only a few sects that had such secret techniques.

"I've seen Nichang's personality and actions. Although I don't know what the test of the Decline of Heart is, I believe that a cultivator like her will definitely pass it." The Han Lord Of Heaven was full of confidence in Meng Nishang. He then bowed. "Thank you, Shi Xuan, for personally going to the Sun Moon Sect. Otherwise, Nichang might have died in the hands of those four tribulation Lord Of Heaven or Dao Lords."

Shi Xuan waved his hand. "With my friendship with Senior Meng, there is no need to thank me. In the past few hundred years, I didn't intervene in Senior Meng's travels because I was worried that she would lose the chance to temper herself. However, the Eternal Ice Coffin is about to be completed. How can I watch her die at this critical moment? "

The Han Lord Of Heaven looked at Meng Nishang, who seemed to be in a deep sleep, and sighed softly. "It's a pity that even the Jinxian Daoist can't intervene in the Decline of Heart of Dao. If Nichang can't pass it, she will really die."

Shi Xuan smiled. "Fellow Daoist Cold Mirror, weren't you very confident in Senior Meng just now? Why do you have to say such disheartening words? "

The Lord Of Heaven and Dao Lords could snatch a bit of the true spirit of a cultivator from the Heavenly Tribulation and send them for reincarnation. However, such reincarnation could not exceed five times because the true spirit was broken, just like the Primordial Spirit of the outer path.

In addition, Dao Lords could also snatch a bit of the core true spirit of a Heaven Immortal who died during the Decline of Body and Magic Power. Similarly, they could not reincarnate more than five times. As for the Decline of Primordial Spirit and Decline of Lifespan, because they involved the core of the primordial spirit, Dao Lords could not snatch them at all. Only the Jinxian Daoist could do it.

The Decline of Heart of Dao was even more special. Even the Jinxian Daoist could only snatch the true spirit after it died of madness. Moreover, such a true spirit could directly become a lunatic after reincarnation.

Therefore, if Meng Nishang died during the Decline of Heart of Dao, Shi Xuan would be powerless.

The Han Lord Of Heaven smiled bitterly. "Although I have confidence in Nichang, the Decline of Heart of Dao is illusory. Back then, I don't know how many Fourth Tribulation Lord Of Heaven of the Path of Ice died quietly in the Eternal Ice Coffin."

Shi Shuan comforted her for a while, then got up and left.

When he walked to the door, Shi Xuan suddenly looked back and glanced at Meng Nishang who was sleeping in the ice coffin.

He did not know when he would be able to see Senior Meng again.

Since the Eternal Ice Coffin was called the Eternal Ice Coffin, it was a combination of sealing itself and prolonging the time of transcending the tribulation. While freezing the Heart of Dao and primordial spirit, it also froze the power of the Decline of Heart of Dao, making it slow down.

This was the uniqueness of the Innate Freezing Great Dao.

Perhaps it would take ten to twenty thousand years, or seventy to eighty thousand years for the Eternal Ice Coffin to melt.

At that time, it was unknown whether she would live or die.