~ Date: ~ October 9th ~ ~
Chapter 26: The Lesser Cold Realm
A weak voice came from within the temple, "Which unfortunate person has come here to suffer?"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden clatter from within the temple. The door opened and out flew a disheveled looking Daoren. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Zhang Yan. h
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Zhang Yan's heart skipped a beat. This Elder Yuan was indeed a Yuanying Enlightened Master.
Elder Yuan's nose twitched a few times, then he glared at Zhang Yan and said in a bad mood, "How much did you drink with that old Gong?"
Zhang Yan smiled, "Not much. But Elder Gong ordered me to deliver half a jar …"
Hearing this, Elder Yuan's eyes lit up. He anxiously ran around Zhang Yan, "Where's the wine? Where's the wine? Hurry up and bring it out!"
Zhang Yan shook his sleeve and half a jar of wine floated out. Elder Yuan could not wait to grab it. His face was full of greed. He first took a deep breath, then tilted his head back and gulped down a few mouthfuls. Cold air rose from the top of his head and rose into the air. A pine branch on top of him was instantly covered in a layer of frost.
Zhang Yan looked at it and knew that it was the cold air that Elder Yuan expelled from his body with the help of the wine.
After a while, Elder Yuan let out a long sigh of relief. He wiped his mouth and chuckled, "Just Now, I, Daoren, was waiting for Old Man Gong's Huanyang Wine to save my life. I didn't expect it to be your good fortune."
Zhang Yan cupped his hands and said, "Elder Yuan, I am here to enter the Lesser Cold Realm to observe the experiences of the predecessors. I wonder if you can make an exception?"
Elder Yuan had just drunk the Huanyang Wine and he could not reject Xiang Shaolong. He waved his sleeves and smiled, "Come with me."
As he said this, a strong gust of wind rose from the ground. Zhang Yan did not resist, allowing the wind to wrap around him as he walked forward. In just a few breaths of time, they arrived in front of a dark stone door that was ten feet tall. On both sides of the door were two motionless Black Tortoises, both of them wrapped in chains. They did not seem to notice the two of them, nor did they move in the slightest.
There was a dim pearl hanging above the entrance of the cave. It was unknown how long it had been there, but it was dark and gloomy, emitting a faint light. There was a small path on the side. Elder Yuan waved his hand at Zhang Yan and said, "Come." He then took the lead and walked towards the path.
After about fifty steps, they arrived at a cave about three to four feet wide. There was an everlasting lamp lit in the cave. The candles were as small as beans. In the middle of the cave, there was a large stone table. Bundles of jade inscriptions were placed on niches cut into the stone wall. Because of the formation, there were no cobwebs or dust on the jade inscriptions. The jade inscriptions were crystal clear. <
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Elder Yuan said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Zhang, before we enter this world, Daoren, I need to tell you something. This Little Cold Realm is vast and has a circumference of tens of thousands of miles. Who knows how many caves, creeks, and cold pools there are? If you want to search for the insights of the predecessors, you will not find anything even if you search for years. Why don't you tell me which scripture you are practicing? I, Daoren, have been guarding this place for more than three hundred years. Although I do not know the situation here like the back of my hand, I do know a lot about it."
Zhang Yan said honestly, "The martial art I am practicing is one of the five skills and three scriptures, the [Nine Taishi Spiritual Treasures Xuan Ming Scripture]."
"So it is this martial art …"
Elder Yuan looked at Zhang Yan in surprise. He frowned and thought for a while. He stroked his beard and said, "For the past hundred years, there has not been anyone practicing this martial art. Let me think carefully."
He took a few steps and went to the shrine and took out a few bundles of jade slips. He opened them and looked at them. After a while, he put them back and went to the other side and took out a few bundles of jade slips. After a few times, he finally finished fiddling with the jade slips. He walked to the stone table and took out a map from his sleeve that was made from the fur of an unknown rare bird. He then took out a red brush and marked out a dozen places on the map. He then handed the map to Zhang Yan. He pointed and said, "You can go and check out these few caves. Most likely, there will not be any mistake."
Zhang Yan reached out and took it. He looked at it a few times and kept it in his pocket. He cupped his hands and thanked him, "Thank you for your care, Elder Yuan."
Just Now, he could clearly see that the dozen or so caves that were marked out were scattered in different directions. They were not connected to each other. If Elder Yuan did not try his best to tell him, he would not be able to find them. The half a jar of Huanyang wine was very worth it.
Elder Yuan laughed and said, "Don't thank me. Daoren, I can see that you have a close relationship with Gong Daoren. If there is good wine in the future, don't forget this old man."
Zhang Yan immediately agreed and said, "Elder Yuan, don't worry. If I drink with Elder Gong next time, I will definitely save some for you."
Elder Yuan smiled and said, "Elder Yuan, don't worry. If I drink with Elder Gong next time, I will definitely save some for you."
Presently, it wasn't time for the abode to be opened, so he stood guard here alone. There were no juniors in the sect, and normally, no one would come here. Now that he saw Zhang Yan, he couldn't help but tell Zhang Yan some matters of the past, and he poured out many secrets of the sect.
Zhang Yan's eyes flickered. Although he had heard a lot from Zhou Chongju, Elder Yuan was eight hundred years old and was a disciple of Qincang School. Therefore, he knew some secrets better than Zhou Chongju. After the conversation, he had a vague understanding of the current situation in the sect.
When it was midnight, there was a sudden rumble in the cave. Elder Yuan stood up and said, "Junior Brother Zhang, the realm gate has been opened. Follow Daoren."
Elder Yuan led the way, and the two of them returned to the entrance of the cave. The originally dark stone door was now open, and a bone-chilling wind blew out, blowing on their bodies. Even with Zhang Yan's level of cultivation, and after drinking the Yang Returning Wine, he still felt a chill run down his spine.
Elder Yuan narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "In this Small Cold Realm, the Nine Nether Cold Wind will blow twelve hours a day. Those with slightly lower cultivation will immediately freeze their hearts and lungs and die on the ground when they are blown by the cold wind. Because of this, the cultivators in seclusion here all hide in their caves to cultivate. If you don't drink a few mouthfuls of Huanyang Wine when you come here, don't even talk about riding the wind. Just being blown by it a few times will make you unable to move."
Zhang Yan's heart skipped a beat. He thought about the 'Spring Bottle' that Elder Gong gave him and thought, "So this wine has such an effect. If this is the case, I can fly outside. Otherwise, I will have to sit in the cave for half a day every day. That is a waste of time."
What he didn't know was that the previous guards of the Little Cold Realm all died before a hundred years had passed because the Nine Nether Cold Wind invaded their bones.
Elder Yuan, on the other hand, had been guarding the cave for more than three hundred and fifty years with the Huanyang Wine keeping him out of the cold. However, if he didn't drink it for a day, he would feel uncomfortable all over.
Elder Yuan searched his sleeve for a while and took out a Talisman Talisman. He gave it to him and said, "Junior Brother Zhang, take this. If you want to come out, you only need to open this talisman at noon every day and you will be able to leave this realm. There is one more thing I need to remind you. There is a person imprisoned in the depths of this small realm. If you see the formation, you must stay far away from it. Otherwise, you might get hurt."
Zhang Yan was a little surprised. However, to be imprisoned in this place, he must not be a simple person. With his current cultivation level, he was afraid that he couldn't provoke him. He said, "I understand."
Elder Yuan nodded his head. He closed his eyes and pointed to the front. He didn't say anything else.
Zhang Yan cupped his hands at him and walked into the cave. After walking for about ten steps, he suddenly felt his field of vision open. He saw the rise and fall of the mountain range. Under his feet was pure white snow. As far as the eye could see, it was all ice crystals, cold rocks, and frozen walls. The sky was as dark as dusk. It was cold everywhere.
He looked to the north and thought for a while. Then he used his Dan Sha and flew up. He turned into a white smoke and flew towards the nearest cave according to the map.
After a hundred miles, the Nine Nether Cold Wind in the sky seemed to be blowing more and more fiercely. He couldn't help but frown slightly. Although the wind wasn't strong enough to blow him off the cloud, he still felt his hands and feet were a little cold. He secretly exclaimed in his heart that it was powerful. He quickly took out the Spring Bottle and drank a few mouthfuls of wine. Only then did his body gradually warm up.
In fact, if it was someone who wanted to escape, even if he had the Huanyang Wine with him, he wouldn't be able to fly far like him. He could only find a place to temporarily hide and wait for the cold wind to pass before daring to come out. The reason why he could do this was because he had practiced the Spirit Contract Devil Technique. His whole body was like it was forged with gold and iron. Not even the slightest bit of cold wind could enter his body.
After flying for another hundred miles, he saw that the landscape of the mountains and rivers below was somewhat similar to what was shown on the map. After taking a closer look and confirming that there was no mistake, he slightly lowered the cloud and circled around the mountain. Then, he saw an abandoned Immortal's Cave that was half closed.
Zhang Yan shook his sleeves and flew into the cave. The entrance of the cave wasn't big, but the inside was quite spacious. There were holes in the cave and strange stones were piled up. He waved his sleeves and dozens of pearls flew out and floated around him. Suddenly, the cave was brightly lit.
He walked forward and carefully looked around. Not long after, he arrived at the depths of the cave. At this time, he suddenly felt something and looked up. He saw that on a rock less than three feet away from him, there was a mighty Taoist with hair and beard sitting upright. His whole body was open, his eyes were open, and his fists were clenched tightly as if he was about to scold him.
Zhang Yan glanced at him indifferently and turned away. This Taoist had died here for many years. Even the Daoist robe on his body had melted. Looking at his expression, it seemed that when he knew that he was going to die, a strong unwillingness surged in his heart. That was why he was like this.
Qincang School had been established for tens of thousands of years, but there were only a few people who could really set foot on the path of immortality and ascend to outer space. During this period, it was unknown how many amazing and talented people had died on this path of cultivation.
Zhang Yan thought silently. The path of immortality was vast, and immortality was hard to seek. If he didn't grasp every opportunity and didn't strive to fight for that chance to achieve immortality, one day, he was afraid that he would also end up like this.
He didn't know which senior in the sect this Taoist was. He didn't want to destroy the ancestor's slough, so he carefully went around it. His eyes patrolled on the two walls and searched. This should be the Taoist's main residence. If there was any experience, it should be nearby.
Sure enough, not long after, he found densely packed words on a stone wall in the southeast. Looking at the cultivation method, it was the Nine Numbers Taishi Spiritual Treasure Mystic True Scripture.
Zhang Yan was overjoyed. He didn't want to waste time and waved his hand. The dozens of pearls floated up and down in order, immediately illuminating the entire stone wall.
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