"Academician Ruan, we're here. Sorry to keep you waiting. " After being carried by Lu Ping to the entrance of the ice cave, Morin looked a little embarrassed. He saw Ruan Qingzhu glaring at him coldly and smiled cheekily.
"Waiting for you?" Ruan Qingzhu frowned slightly.
"Didn't you beckon us to come up? If there's anything you need us to do, please tell us. "Morin rolled up his sleeves and looked like he was going to do something big. At the moment, he was basically sure that no matter what he did, it would be difficult for the Mo family, but this did not prevent him from putting on a show in front of Ruan Qingzhu.
"Academician Ruan is not calling you, he's calling me." A voice suddenly came from behind. Morin quickly turned around and saw that Huo Ying had also landed at the entrance of the cave.
"Senior Brother, you're so agile and strong. You've already arrived here in the blink of an eye!" Morin shouted and used the way Lu Ping called Huo Ying, as if they were family.
Huo Ying smiled and did not answer. Ruan Qingzhu ignored him and said to Huo Ying, "Come and look here, you should be able to sense it more clearly."
Huo Ying nodded and looked left and right. "I felt it the moment I stepped on it." As he spoke, he leaned into the cave and raised his hand to touch the ice walls on both sides. Finally, he pressed his palm on it.
The other three stood aside and waited with different expressions. After a while, Huo Ying smiled bitterly and showed a troubled expression.
"There's no doubt that it's custom made, but it's a little complicated. If the teacher was here, he might be able to see through it," Huo Ying said.
"Don't say anything useless," Ruan Qingzhu said.
"Academician, please go ahead. I need some time." Huo Ying bowed slightly to Ruan Qingzhu. He was now an academician of Yuheng Peak and was actually on the same level as Ruan Qingzhu, but he still habitually regarded himself as a junior.
"Okay." Ruan Qingzhu did not say much and walked into the ice cave.
"Academician, wait," Huo Ying suddenly called out.
"What now?" Ruan Qingzhu turned around.
"To be on the safe side, I suggest not going through this ice cave," Huo Ying said.
"That makes sense." Ruan Qingzhu nodded. Custom-type abilities were often synonymous with traps. Since there was a customization hidden within this icy peak, it was indeed not a wise move to venture deep into its belly.
"Come from above." As Ruan Qingzhu spoke, she turned around and exited the cave, leaping up.
Lu Ping and Morin followed them. Just as they reached the entrance of the cave, Huo Ying called out to them.
"Be careful." Huo Ying only looked at Lu Ping. After saying that, she shifted her gaze to Morin.
"Oh, I know. Don't worry." Lu Ping understood the look in Huo Ying's eyes.
"Oh?" Huo Ying was a little surprised.
Lu Ping smiled and didn't say anything else. At the side, Morin smiled and chased after Lu Ping. After Lu Ping grabbed him and leaped up, he said with fear, "Did your Senior Apprentice Brother notice me?" If even Lu Ping could understand the look in Huo Ying's eyes, how could he not understand it? After all, Huo Ying did not hide it at all. She told Lu Ping to be careful, but when she turned to look at him, her eyes were clearly warning him.
"It feels like it." Lu Ping's reaction was flat.
"Is it because there are traces of our Mo Clan's soul power in the ice?" Morin said as he looked at the descending ice wall.
"Perhaps." Lu Ping was clearly not too concerned about this.
"That's too careless." Morin was in a difficult position. At this time, he was deeply worried for his clan.
"When we get back, you should remind them." Lu Ping said.
"I should remind them to quickly release Su Tang." Morin said.
"Also, return the Thousand Pine Ruler to the North Style Academy." Lu Ping said.
"It's a pity that my words carry little weight." Morin sighed.
"What a pity." Lu Ping also sighed. He didn't want to fight back and forth. It would be best if he could solve the problem with a single sentence.
"Sigh." Morin also sighed heavily. He raised his head and saw that Ruan Qingzhu's figure was extremely fast. She basically had no intention of looking after the two of them. In the blink of an eye, she had already arrived at the icy peak.
"Fellow Ruan's movements are so fast." Morin said.
"I haven't fully recovered yet." Lu Ping said.
"Oh? Ah … I forgot … "Morin was dumbstruck. He had already completely forgotten that Lu Ping was still recovering after using up all of his soul power after being carried by Lu Ping.
When the two reached the peak, they saw Ruan Qingzhu standing there as if she had been waiting for a long time. Around ten people were lying on the ground in disorder. Their clothes seemed to be the same as those who had chased after Lu Ping.
"Is there an ambush?" Lu Ping put down Morin. He was slightly tired as he asked.
"I should slap you to death right now." Ruan Qingzhu didn't answer his question. She glared at Morin who had just been placed on the ground by Lu Ping and said.
Morin was also embarrassed. When he came, he acted as if he wouldn't cause any trouble. In the end, Lu Ping, who was half dead on the icy peak, came to help. It was because he was too used to being taken care of by this group of companions. One was easy to carry, and the other was cooperative. If it wasn't for the fact that he was surprised that Ruan Qingzhu's movements were much faster than them, Morin probably wouldn't have remembered Lu Ping's current state.
"I forgot, I forgot. There won't be anymore." Morin hurriedly expressed his stance. He scurried to the side of the people who had fallen to the ground and asked with a face full of desire to show off, "Is there anyone alive?"
"There's no need." Ruan Qingzhu said.
"What do you mean?" Morin asked.
"Look over there." Ruan Qingzhu pointed into the distance.
The weather of wind and snow made the visibility of Jie River extremely low. Looking out, it was a vast expanse of whiteness. Even cultivators would be greatly restrained in such an environment. However, where Ruan Qingzhu raised her hand and pointed, a ball of black light was especially eye-catching in the sky full of snow. It made people feel that it was bright. Under the perception of a cultivator at Ruan Qingzhu's level, she could clearly feel the soul power that was revealed by the ball of black light even at such a distance.
"What is that?" Morin cried out in surprise. Lu Ping, on the other hand, was already frowning. His soul power hadn't recovered much, and he had used some to carry Morin to climb the icy peak. At this moment, he couldn't even use his Seer. He faintly felt that this ball of black light was related to Su Tang, but he couldn't use his perception to confirm.
"This level of soul power should be due to some kind of Divine Weapon." Ruan Qingzhu said. One of the main objectives of the four academies' expedition to the bitter cold lands was to take back the North Style Academy's transcendent Divine Weapon, Allpine Ruler. The moment Ruan Qingzhu stepped onto the peak, she immediately discovered the clues of the Divine Weapon. Her footsteps were already unconsciously heading in that direction.
"Do you want to go take a look?" Morin asked from the side.
"How much have you recovered?" Ruan Qingzhu looked at Lu Ping.
Lu Ping shook his head. Even though he could carry Morin up the icy peak, he couldn't even use Seer. In his eyes, it was no different from not recovering at all.
Ruan Qingzhu frowned. To be honest, this progress was a bit too fast. She originally only wanted to come in with Lu Ping to check out the situation of the Boundary River and find out where the Allpine Ruler was. However, she immediately found the suspected location of the Allpine Ruler. Should she take it or not? If she could take it by herself, then what was the point of having the four academies gather all the other academies here?
Thinking about this, Ruan Qingzhu, who always looked impatient, actually used her leg to hook a corpse over and sat on it like a stool.
"Wait until you recover a bit." She said.
"Let's go quickly. Maybe Su Tang is in danger." Lu Ping was a bit anxious.
"What's the point of going in your current state?" Ruan Qingzhu said.
"Don't we still have you, academician?" Lu Ping said.
These words immediately made Ruan Qingzhu's face pale: "What do you mean? Do I have to admit that if Lv Chenfeng is there, then I can only give it to him for free? "
Lu Ping didn't say anything, but Ruan Qingzhu became even angrier: "What do you mean by that expression of 'what's wrong with you dying a bit first!!"
Morin quickly jumped forward: "No, no, academician is overthinking. Lu Ping is thinking and seriously recovering. How could he let academician go and die? But academician, you really can't fight against Lv Chenfeng? Not even one move? "
"No." Ruan Qingzhu was very angry. She slammed down with her palm and an ice boulder next to her shattered.
"Academician, calm down. I don't think your attack is any weaker than the Divine Weapon over there. Don't attract Lv Chenfeng." Morin said.
"Are you mocking me?!" Ruan Qingzhu suddenly stood up.
"I won't talk anymore …" Morin covered his mouth and retreated.
"Let's go over there first. We should recover a bit on the way." Lu Ping said.
"You have to understand that a bit won't be enough to deal with Lv Chenfeng." Ruan Qingzhu said.
"I understand. I won't let academician fight against Lv Chenfeng." Lu Ping said.
"Do you really think I'm afraid of him?" Ruan Qingzhu said angrily.
Lu Ping and Morin didn't say anything and just looked at her.
"I just can't beat him." Ruan Qingzhu said.
"En, academician, don't force yourself." Lu Ping nodded.
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