"There's something strange up ahead. Aura Refining cultivators won't be able to pass through. Let's go take a look." As the temperature grew colder, a few Aura Refining cultivators were frozen stiff and couldn't move. They had to be carried down to save their lives. Lv Jinrong knew that his idea of using Aura Refining cultivators to clear the way was no longer valid.
"That's fine. This is related to the clan's revival. We can't just play it safe. " The other Foundation Building cultivators also nodded. They shook off the Aura Refining cultivators and continued their search.
In fact, after entering the Frost Nightmare Spider's nest, they saw a lot of spider eggs and some scattered ice and water spirit stones. There were also a lot of mid-grade spirit stones. Therefore, even though it was a bit colder, they still continued their search in the vicinity after the threat of the spider horde was eliminated.
"I'll look ahead and see if there's anything I want," Lu Xiaotian said.
"Then be careful. If there's any danger, immediately retreat." Lü Feng said worriedly. They were still relying on Lu Xiaotian's Essence Recovery Pill to prepare for the Immemorial Dao Scripture later. Moreover, after entering the reef cave, Lu Xiaotian's previous suggestion had already saved them once. Lü Feng and Lu Xiaotian naturally didn't want anything to happen to Lu Xiaotian.
"Don't worry. There are already Foundation Building cultivators there. There won't be any powerful demonic beasts. It's just a bit colder. If I can't hold on, I'll retreat." Lu Xiaotian made a hand gesture and directly walked forward.
Lü Feng thought about it and agreed. A few Foundation Building cultivators had just passed by. If there was any danger, there was no way they wouldn't have noticed it. Lu Xiaotian had taken a fire-type spirit pill and was more resistant to the cold. There were a lot of spiritual items in the nest. If there wasn't any danger, it would naturally be good to harvest more.
"High-grade ice spirit stones!" When Hu Xiaomin followed the other four Foundation Building cultivators to the bottom of the spider nest, she discovered a small cold pond that covered an area of several acres not far away. There were more than ten high-grade ice spirit stones scattered around the pond. However, they were shocked to discover that even with their Foundation Building cultivators' fire-type spirit barriers, they couldn't get too close to the cold pond. As for harvesting ice spirit stones, it was even more impossible.
"A three-chi tall Blue Frost Sunflower!"
"Water Fantasy Stone!"
Lv Jinrong, Hu Xiaomin's elder brother, Hu Bin, and the other two middle-aged men from the Lv Family all revealed ecstatic expressions.
Of course, Lu Xiaotian, who had been following behind them, also had a strange look in his eyes. At this time, he had used the Breath Concealing Technique to suppress his aura to the extreme. There were seventeen pieces of high-grade ice spirit stones on the edge of the cold pond. For a Foundation Establishment cultivator, this was a windfall, equivalent to 170,000 low-grade spirit stones. As for that one meter tall Blue Frost Sunflower, it was most likely over a thousand years old. It could be used to refine the Blue Frost Sunflower Pill. Not only could it heal the body, it was of a higher grade than the Soul Nourishing Pill in terms of healing the soul. For Foundation Establishment cultivators, there was a certain chance that the pill would greatly increase their cultivation.
Even for Jin Dan cultivators, it was a sacred healing pill. However, there was also a certain drawback. Although this pill had miraculous effects, it was mainly consumed the first time. The effect would be greatly reduced after taking it a second time. It couldn't even compare to some ordinary healing medicine.
The other few ice-type spirit objects were also very valuable. It was no wonder that they had lost their composure. Lu Xiaotian thought to himself. However, the Fire Wyrm Scale Armor he was wearing had a good defense against the cold. Even from so far away, he could still feel the chill. According to Lü Feng's introduction, the middle-aged man leading the group, Lv Jinrong, and Hu Bin of the Hu Clan, were both mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. Although their cultivations were higher than his, they might not be able to easily approach the cold pond and harvest the spirit objects. Moreover, this cold pond was not as simple as it seemed. Lu Xiaotian's eyes flashed. The Winter Ghost Spiders loved the cold and had chosen this place as their nest. Along the way, they had seen many spider eggs. However, there was not a single spider egg near the cold pond. There were also no traces of Winter Ghost Spiders. The few high-grade Winter Ghost Spiders were also very powerful. The only explanation was that there were even more troublesome Demonic Beasts in the cold pond that prevented the Winter Ghost Spiders from approaching.
As Lu Xiaotian speculated, Lv Jinrong began to circulate his magic power to resist the harsh cold. As he approached the three-foot-tall Blue Frost Sunflower, something strange happened. A faint shadow, hard to see with the naked eye, leaped out from the cold pond. Lv Jinrong was shocked. He slashed at the shadow with his sword. The shadow flickered and disappeared without a trace. A few faint screeches pierced through the air.
"Big Brother, fall back!" The two Lu Clan cultivators behind him shouted. Before they could even save him, Lv Jinrong had already fallen to the ground.
Lu Xiaotian, who was watching the battle from afar, was also shocked. A mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator had fallen in the blink of an eye.
"Big Brother!" The two middle-aged Lu Clan cultivators cried out in grief. They each used their magic tools to attack the shadows. The Hu Clan siblings also tried to help, but the shadows were too fast. Their magic weapons missed their target several times.
"Ice Wasp Scorpion!"
When the shadow stopped in mid-air, Lu Xiaotian's heart trembled. No wonder he didn't notice Lv Jinrong's death. The fist-sized Ice Wasp floating in mid-air had a foot-long scorpion tail. The tip of the tail was crystal clear. These three Ice Wasp Scorpion weren't too strong. In fact, they were even weaker than Lv Jinrong. However, at the edge of the cold pond, Lv Jinrong had to circulate most of his magic power to resist the cold. The amount of power he could use was limited. In this environment, the Ice Wasp Scorpion complemented each other. Lu Xiaotian thought to himself that even if he were to go, the result wouldn't be much better.
The three Ice Wasp Scorpion were incredibly fast. The ice needles on their tails had the effect of breaking through defensive barriers.
"Little Sister!" Hu Bin shouted and slashed at the Ice Wasp Scorpion. However, the Ice Wasp Scorpion stopped at Hu Xiaomin's neck. Hu Bin couldn't help but slow down. Unfortunately, the Ice Wasp Scorpion's tail had already stung Hu Xiaomin's stomach. In the blink of an eye, Hu Xiaomin's head was covered in a thick layer of ice crystals. She fell to the ground powerlessly.
The Ice Wasp Scorpion's speed was too fast. They had to divert their attention to resist the cold and use their magic tools to attack the Ice Wasp Scorpion. Their speed was far inferior to the Ice Wasp Scorpion. Even if they wanted to escape, it wouldn't be easy.
"My leg!" One of the Lu Clan cultivators screamed. His speed suddenly slowed down. Then, he was stung by another Ice Wasp Scorpion. Not long after, his body stiffened and he died.
Run! Hu Bin and the remaining Lu Clan cultivator were scared out of their wits. They no longer had the slightest intention to stay and retrieve the treasure. Their only thought was to escape this damned place as soon as possible. However, the three Ice Wasp Scorpion wouldn't let these intruders leave. Hu Bin and the Lu Clan cultivator, one in front and one behind, were about to be overtaken. Hu Bin suddenly struck the Lu Clan cultivator in the chest with a backhand palm. The Lu Clan cultivator, who was knocked back in pain, was enraged. However, his anger didn't last long. He was stung by the Ice Wasp Scorpion and fell to the ground.
Lu Xiaotian sneered. Even if they were cultivators from allied clans, in a matter of life and death, they would still make the choice that was most beneficial to them. They wouldn't hesitate even if the price was the lives of others. These Ice Wasp Scorpion weren't easy to deal with. They weren't only terrifying in terms of speed, but also the terrifying cold poison contained in those ice needles. Otherwise, the few Foundation Establishment cultivators who were hit by the needles wouldn't have died in such a short time. Out of the five Foundation Establishment cultivators, only Hu Bin managed to escape. However, he might not be able to escape safely. If he were to let Hu Bin escape, wouldn't the news of the Blue Frost Sunflower spread quickly?
Just as Lu Xiaotian was hesitating about when to strike, Hu Bin, who had already escaped, saw him at the same time. At this critical moment, Hu Bin didn't have the time to think about how a Qi Condensation cultivator like Lu Xiaotian could enter such a cold place. Being chased by a few Ice Wasp Scorpions, he simply didn't have the time to think about it. He just sneered and stretched out his hand towards Lu Xiaotian, wanting to throw Lu Xiaotian to the pursuing Ice Wasp Scorpions. Although the Ice Wasp Scorpion was faster, there were enough Qi Condensation cultivators behind them to act as shields. Hu Bin felt that there was still a glimmer of hope to escape.
As expected, Lu Xiaotian's body was sucked up. However, very soon, a terrifying aura soared into the sky, causing Hu Bin's eyes to widen.
A fiery red sparkling sword extended from Lu Xiaotian's hand. Its power far exceeded that of ordinary magic tools. Even in the hands of the family head, Hu Bin had never seen a magic tool with such a frightening aura.
"An Essence Core magic tool!" Hu Bin said with difficulty. The Blazing Flame Sword had already turned into a streak of flame and swept past his throat. He never expected that the young man in front of him who looked like an Qi Condensation cultivator would actually be a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Moreover, he even had an Essence Core magic tool in his hand. The total number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the three clans was only around thirty. He knew all of them. How could he have expected that a rogue cultivator would sneak in? What was his goal? With a lot of questions, Hu Bin's consciousness became blurry. The fire spiritual energy that erupted from the Blazing Flame Sword burned his primordial spirit to nothing. His consciousness fell into eternal darkness.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Xiaotian threw Hu Bin's body towards the oncoming Ice Wasp Scorpion. Although he had the Fiery Flood Dragon Scale Armor on his body, whose defense was far superior to the dead Lv Jinrong and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators, there were places where the Fiery Dark Scale Armor could not protect him. He did not want to use his own body to test the power of the Ice Wasp Scorpion. After throwing Hu Bin's body, he quickly retreated.
The Ice Wasp Scorpion naturally had no interest in Hu Bin's body. Their bodies flashed and they avoided it. As for Lu Xiaotian, who was also running away, the Ice Wasp Scorpion, whose intelligence was not low, were slightly hesitant. They could sense the aura of a large number of human cultivators further away. They simply could not kill them all. Just now, the red sword in this person's hand had given them an unprecedented threat. The scorpion's scorching heat that could cut through everything made the Ice Wasp Scorpion instinctively resist. After circling for a while, the Ice Wasp Scorpion retreated back to the cold pond.
However, although the Ice Wasp Scorpions had retreated, Lu Xiaotian was not willing to give up on his idea. He was very interested in the seventeen high-grade Ice Spirit Stones and the Blue Frost Sunflower beside the cold pond. He was also very interested in the storage pouches of the five Foundation Establishment cultivators. A horse would not get fat without a night's curtain, and a man would not get rich without a windfall. The amount of medicinal pills he needed to increase his cultivation was several times more than that of ordinary cultivators. Moreover, the spiritual herbs used to refine these medicinal pills all needed spirit stones to mature. Although he did not lack spirit stones at the moment, the situation allowed him to naturally accumulate more.
However, the few Ice Wasp Scorpions in the cold pond were exceptionally troublesome. Even though he had the Blazing Fire Sword in hand, he did not have much of a chance of winning. These few Ice Wasp Scorpions were too strange. After a long while, Lu Xiaotian's eyes lit up and he released the centipede puppet. Then, he had the centipede puppet use its mouth to bite the two-thousand-year-old Cold Ironwood. The two rows of centipede legs quickly moved, first grabbing the storage pouch of the cultivator that Lu Xiaotian had recently killed.
Then, Lu Xiaotian quickly controlled the centipede puppet to the edge of the cold pond. When the centipede puppet approached the cold pond, the three Ice Wasp Scorpion angrily rushed out again. Although the centipede puppet was not slow, it was much slower than the Ice Wasp Scorpion. Soon, the centipede puppet was stung a few times by the three Ice Wasp Scorpion. Two of the Ice Wasp Scorpion even stopped on the centipede puppet's back and stung it fiercely.
Lu Xiaotian, who was controlling the centipede puppet with his secondary primordial spirit, chuckled. Apart from their terrifying speed, the Ice Wasp Scorpion's stinger could break through a cultivator's protective spiritual barrier and most protective magic tools. As long as a human cultivator was stung, they would be poisoned by the cold poison on the stinger. All of their magic power and blood would stop circulating, and they would die in an extremely short period of time. Lv Jinrong and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators had died in this way. Even though Lu Xiaotian was wearing the Fire Dragon Scale Armor, he did not dare to rashly approach the centipede puppet. This was because his head was not within the protection of the scale armor. Once he was stung, he would not be able to save himself. However, the centipede puppet was different. This puppet was not made of flesh and blood. Even if it was stung, it would not be infected by the cold poison of the Ice Wasp Scorpion's stinger. Even if it suffered some damage, it would not be as fatal as a human cultivator's stinger. The centipede puppet was powered by a piece of high-grade spirit stone. As long as the high-grade spirit stone was not used up, or the important areas of its head were not damaged, a few stings in other places would not be fatal.
The Ice Wasp Scorpion's intelligence was extremely high. Two of them stopped on the centipede puppet's back, and one of them had already begun attacking the centipede puppet's head. However, the Ice Wasp Scorpion's attack power was not considered strong. It would not produce destructive effects like an explosion, and it was not known for its strength. However, its stinger was unusually domineering. Lu Xiaotian calmly controlled the centipede puppet. He used the two-thousand-year-old Frigid Ironwood that even Jin Dan cultivators would find difficult to destroy to protect the vital areas of the centipede puppet's head. After being stung several times, the Ice Wasp Scorpion discovered that the Frigid Ironwood was not affected in the slightest. The few Ice Wasp Scorpion circled around the centipede puppet in annoyance, feeling somewhat like a dog trying to bite a porcupine.
Lu Xiaotian chuckled. The centipede puppet swaggered proudly and plundered the seventeen rare high-grade Ice Spirit Stones, the three feet tall Blue Frost Sunflower, some other valuable ice-type spirit herbs, and the storage pouches of the four cultivators. Only then did it leisurely return.
The three Ice Wasp Scorpion chased for a short distance. After discovering that they were unable to do anything to the centipede puppet, they could only fly back to the cold pond anxiously.
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