While Song Zhong was focused on studying the Divine Lightning Formation, Han Bing 'er was not idle either. Her < Divine Ice Soul Formula > could be considered as a top tier mental cultivation technique of the Jade Pearl Pavilion. It was a pity that when she left the Jade Pearl Pavilion, her cultivation was not high enough and was only at the foundational stage. She did not have the chance to learn Jin Dan's mental cultivation techniques in the future.
Han Bing 'er originally thought that she would no longer have the chance to continue cultivating the Divine Ice Formula. Thus, she decided to change to another ice type cultivation technique. However, she never thought that there would be a mental cultivation method after the 《Ice Soul Divine Skill》 here, all the way up to the Void Refinement stage.
As such, Han Bing 'er would be able to continue cultivating. After all, there was still a long way to go before she reached the Void LianTian realm, so there was no need for her to be overly worried.
Just this alone was enough to make Han Bing 'er go wild with joy. Furthermore, there were even a few ancient scrolls here. They were actually the insights left behind by the experts of the Jade Pearl Pavilion who cultivated the Divine Ice Formula. After reading those insights, Han Bing' er's understanding of the Divine Ice Formula deepened. In just half a year, she actually made another breakthrough and officially entered the late Jin Dan realm. Furthermore, her speed of improvement did not slow down at all. She believed that in just a few years, she would be able to enter the Great Circle realm and break through to the YuanYing realm.
After obtaining the ancient scroll, Song Zhong and Han Bing 'er immediately focused on their cultivation, not caring about the matters outside. As far as they were concerned, with the protection of the boundless Baleful Cold Astral Winds, they were absolutely safe here.
However, Song Zhong and Han Bing 'er were completely wrong. Not long after they began to cultivate in seclusion, some cultivators came one after another and began to search the entire Ancient Cold Realm.
There weren't many of these cultivators, only a dozen or so, but they were very powerful. They were all above the Spirit Severing stage. All of them were dressed in black robes and exuded a baleful aura. It was obvious that they were evil cultivators. They all had a white bone claw mark on their chests. If there were any outsiders here, they would know that they were high-level cultivators of the Dark Yin Sect, a super heretical sect.
The Dark Yin Sect was an evil sect that wasn't any weaker than the Xuantian Dao Sect and the Xuanji Dao Sect. They were most proficient in sinister cultivation techniques. They didn't show any mercy and were extremely vicious. Coupled with their arrogant and ferocious temper, the Dark Yin Sect was the sect that no one dared to provoke in the cultivation world.
It turned out that the owner of the Ice Castle in the Ancient Cold World was from the Dark Yin Sect. Coincidentally, he was connected to a cold Yin cultivation method. When he was cultivating in the Ancient Cold Realm, he could achieve twice the result with half the effort. Therefore, he was sent here to keep an eye on the Thunder Taoist's treasure.
In fact, it was a coincidence that the members of the Dark Yin Sect knew about this. Back then, Thunder Taoist Priest's Ice Demon Divine Thunder was way too powerful. It was even more powerful than the same kind of divine thunder of the Dark Yin Sect, which was good at cold cultivation methods. It made the Dark Yin Sect lose face. Therefore, the Ice Demon Divine Thunder naturally attracted their great attention.
As a sect that was also good at using cold Yin cultivation methods, the Dark Yin Sect did have some knowledge about cold Yin cultivation methods. After studying the Ice Demon Divine Thunder many times, they found that the material needed to refine this kind of divine thunder was the Ice Demon Wind, which was unique to the Ancient Cold Realm.
Therefore, they concluded that Thunder Taoist Priest had stayed in the Ancient Cold Realm for a long time. It was very likely that he had set one of his lairs here. Later, they were lucky enough to find some traces left by Thunder Taoist Priest. They all pointed to the Ancient Cold Realm. Therefore, the Dark Yin Sect sent a Void Refinement Realm cultivator to guard the Ancient Cold Realm.
At first, they just wanted to give it a try. Even if they couldn't find Thunder Taoist Priest's treasure, it would be good enough for them to have a foothold in the Ancient Cold Realm. However, they would never have thought that this move would only come into play after a thousand years.
After getting the exact information, the higher-ups of the Dark Yin Sect immediately sent a Void Refinement Realm cultivator and a dozen Spirit Severing Realm cultivators to search this realm carefully.
They were all carefully selected cultivators. Each of them had a defensive Spiritual Treasure, which could effectively resist the Ice Demon Wind. It was suitable for them to move around in the Ancient Cold Realm.
However, even though they were all masters, the Ancient Cold Realm was so big that they couldn't do anything in a short time. After all, the weather here was very bad. Even if the Ice Demon Wind was protected by the Spiritual Treasure, it would consume a lot of Spiritual Qi. Therefore, their search in the Ancient Cold Realm was greatly limited.
Therefore, these people suffered a lot when they were searching in the Ancient Cold Realm. And they didn't find anything for a long time. If it weren't for the appearance of the Ice Dragon, a level-nine demonic beast, which boosted their confidence, they might have given up.
Fortunately, the heavens did not disappoint those who worked hard. After searching in the Ancient Cold Realm for more than half a year, they finally found a place where they suspected that the treasure was hidden. It was the area surrounded by a large group of dense Cold Demonic Astral Winds.
Because there were so many Ice Demon Wind in this area with a radius of thousands of miles, even the Void Refinement Realm cultivator didn't dare to enter it easily. Therefore, they didn't know whether the relic of the Thunder Taoist was inside. But according to their intuition, it seemed to be here.
At this time, the Void Refinement Realm cultivator suddenly had an idea. He opened his mouth and shouted, "People inside, listen up. You have been discovered by us. Come out quickly!"
It turned out that since this guy was entrusted with such an important task, he was naturally a very smart person. He learned that before the Ice Dragon appeared, there was a group of special people who used a special method to avoid the Ice Demon Wind and entered the hinterland of the Ancient Cold Realm. And the direction they were heading seemed to be here. Therefore, he suspected that there was a person who had inherited the legacy of the Thunder Taoist among that group of cultivators. Otherwise, the Ice Dragon that was obviously in charge of guarding the relic wouldn't have suddenly appeared.
Of course, this was only his guess. However, it didn't take much effort to shout, so he decided to give it a try.
At this moment, something unexpected happened. A reply actually came from the Cold Fiendish Astral Wind. "Who are you? Why are you here?! "
The person who spoke was naturally Song Zhong. At that time, he and Han Bing 'er were wholeheartedly studying the ancient books when they were suddenly interrupted by a voice. Song Zhong's mind was still filled with the matter of the Divine Thunder Array and hadn't reacted yet. Therefore, he answered without thinking.
In the end, after Song Zhong shouted that sentence, he regretted it. He thought to himself, "Aren't I just looking for trouble? Who cares who they are? As long as I don't pay attention to them, they will naturally leave. But if I answer like that, they will realize that there is someone here. At that time, they will definitely continue to pester me. "
Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world. After Song Zhong answered, the cultivators of the Dark Yin Sect were overjoyed. The Void Refinement Stage cultivator immediately replied excitedly, "I am Si Kong Ping, an elder of the Dark Yin Sect. May I know who you are? Please come out and meet us!"
SongZhong thought to himself, 'Since I've already been discovered, there's no point in hiding anymore. I'll only be a joke. As such, he brought Han Bing' er with him and rode the Ice Fiend Divine Boat to the Baleful Chilling Astral Wind. Of course, the Ice Demon Divine Boat was in a hidden state. Therefore, it looked as if there were only Song Zhong and Han Bing 'er.
However, when the two of them appeared, the cultivators of the Dark Yin Sect immediately exclaimed, "Aiya, it's actually Song Zhong and Han Bing 'er!"
When Song Zhong heard that, he was first stunned. Then, he understood and couldn't help but curse in his heart, "Aiya, damn it. I've been so engrossed in cultivation these days that my brain has become rusty. Why did I come out without putting on makeup?"
It turned out that when Song Zhong and Han Bing 'er were here, they were moving around with their real faces. However, the incident happened so suddenly that they forgot about it. Therefore, they came out directly.
You have to know, the Jade Pearl Sect and Heaven Splitting Sword Sect had placed bounties all over the world for their capture. Their portraits had long been spread all over the world. With the bounty on their heads, there was almost no one who did not recognise them. These people were naturally no exception. Thus, they were able to recognise SongZhong and Han Bing 'er immediately.
At this point, Song Zhong couldn't deny it even if he wanted to. Therefore, he straightforwardly nodded and admitted, "That's right, it's the two of us. Could it be that you're also here to capture us?"
When Song Zhong said that, the eyes of those cultivators were filled with greed. Even the Void Refinement Stage elder of the Dark Yin Sect, Sikong Ping, was no exception. However, this fellow was not an ordinary person. In the end, he actually resisted the temptation and didn't act rashly.
In his opinion, Song Zhong was already the person who had obtained the treasure left behind by the Lightning Daoist. Its value far exceeded the two spiritual treasures. Therefore, even if he captured Song Zhong, he would definitely not hand him over to the two sects. Instead, he would first squeeze all the value out of Song Zhong before thinking about other things.
As for now, Song Zhong's attitude was so natural and calm. There was no trace of fear on his face. In addition, he had a record of killing Void Refinement Stage cultivators before. Therefore, Sikong Ping didn't dare to act rashly.
Sikong Ping smiled slightly. While gently stroking his goatee, he said with a smile, "How could it be? Our Dark Yin Sect is an evil sect, while the Four Stars Daoist Sect and the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship Sect, who are looking for you, are both righteous sects. Since ancient times, good and evil have never coexisted. How could we listen to them? "
After hearing this, Song Zhong couldn't help but sneer in his heart, "Only a fool would believe you!"
However, on the surface, Song Zhong still pretended to be polite and said with a smile, "I see. Then I'm relieved!"
"Haha, little brother, you're too polite. With your talent and today's unique adventure, you'll become outstanding sooner or later. As long as you have time, when you achieve great success in your cultivation, I'm afraid you won't even care about the Four Stars Daoist Sect and the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship Sect, right? "The elder of the Dark Yin Sect, Sikong Ping, said tentatively.
Obviously, this guy was comforting him on the surface, but secretly, he was clearly inquiring about the treasure left behind by the Lightning Daoist! (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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