Su Ran watched her disciple being sent flying, her heart filled with anxiety. She rushed forward without hesitation, her hands moving swiftly to form hand seals, unleashing "Ice Prison." Countless sharp ice spikes erupted from the ground, instantly binding the ice bear's limbs tightly. The ice bear struggled fiercely, the ice cracking and splintering as if it were about to shatter.

Su Ran turned to the other disciples and shouted, "Now's the time! Attack with all your might!" The disciples snapped out of their daze and unleashed their strongest spells upon the ice bear. In an instant, the passageway shimmered with light, various elemental forces intertwining and colliding. "Thunder Prison Strike" transformed into thick bolts of lightning, striking the ice bear and causing its fur to stand on end; "Azure Wood Strangling Vines," like countless green pythons, tightly coiled around the ice bear, attempting to constrict its body; "Explosive Flame Impact Bombs" exploded one after another on the ice bear's surface, the scorching heat causing the surrounding ice to melt.

Under the combined attack of everyone, the ice bear let out a deafening roar before finally collapsing to the ground, turning into a puddle of icy water. Su Ran breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ran to her injured disciple's side. She took out a healing pill from her storage bag and fed it to the disciple, while simultaneously using her own ice-type spiritual power to gently regulate the disordered energy within the disciple's body. Under Su Ran's meticulous care, the disciple's complexion gradually regained its rosy hue, and he slowly opened his eyes.

"Senior Sister, I'm alright now," the disciple said weakly. Su Ran nodded with relief: "That's good. Everyone be careful, this passage is fraught with danger." The group composed themselves and continued to proceed cautiously.

As they ventured deeper, a palace radiating a ghostly blue light appeared at the end of the passage. The palace walls were crystal clear, and the interior was vaguely visible. With trepidation, the group entered the palace, immediately enveloped by an ancient and powerful aura. Inside, various ice sculptures were displayed, lifelike and seemingly depicting a fierce battle scene.

In the center of the ice palace stood an ice platform, upon which rested an ancient book that emitted a faint glow. As Su Ran approached the platform, the book trembled slightly, and a phantom figure emerged from it. This figure was an elderly man dressed in an ice-blue robe, his gaze gentle as he looked upon the crowd.

"Your arrival here is a testament to your affinity with this heritage," the old man said slowly, his voice seemingly coming from a distant place. "This is the inheritance of the Ice Spirit Holy Scripture, which records top-tier ice-type spells and cultivation insights. However, the path to this inheritance is fraught with trials, and you must overcome numerous obstacles to obtain it."

Su Ran's heart stirred. The Ice Spirit Holy Scripture was undoubtedly a tremendous opportunity for her, an ice-type cultivator. She spoke first, "Senior, I am willing to accept the test." Seeing this, the other disciples also expressed their willingness to give it a try.

The old man nodded slightly, and the scene inside the ice palace instantly changed. Everyone found themselves in a vast, snow-covered landscape, with howling winds and swirling snowflakes. "The first challenge: withstand the erosion of the wind and snow, and endure for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn," the old man's voice echoed through the snowstorm.

Su Ran immediately cast "Ice Shield Protection," creating a massive ice shield that protected everyone. However, the power of the wind and snow was beyond imagination; the ice shield began to crack under the impact of the gale. The disciples also cast spells to assist, some reinforcing the ice shield, others creating spiritual barriers, attempting to resist the erosion of the wind and snow.

Time ticked by, and the ice shield teetered on the brink of collapse. Su Ran gritted her teeth, channeling her ice-elemental spiritual power to its limit, forcefully repairing the cracks in the ice shield. Finally, after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the wind and snow gradually subsided. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; though exhausted, their eyes shone with hope.

"First test passed, next comes the second test." As soon as the old man finished speaking, a group of ice spirit puppets emerged from the snow. These puppets were agile and wielded ice blades, charging towards the group.

Su Ran quickly analyzed the situation and said to her disciples, "These puppets are agile, but they seem to lack independent consciousness. Let's focus our attacks on their joints." With that, she unleashed "Ice Shard Piercing," sending countless sharp ice shards hurtling towards the ice spirit puppets. The disciples also used their signature spells to engage the ice spirit puppets in battle.

One disciple cast "Ice Slow," slowing the movements of the approaching ice spirit puppets. Another disciple cast "Ice Blast Impact," causing a violent explosion within the puppet horde. Su Ran seized the opportunity and unleashed "Ice Spirit Storm," a powerful vortex of ice energy that swept up the surrounding ice spirit puppets, shredding them to pieces in the storm.

After a fierce battle, the group successfully defeated all the ice spirit puppets. The old man reappeared, smiling, and said, "Not bad, you have passed two trials. The final trial is to find the inheritance core in this ice maze. Remember, the maze contains hidden..."

As they gazed at the ice maze that had appeared before them, their hearts were filled with both anticipation and trepidation. The maze's passages were intricate and complex, and the walls shimmered with a cold, eerie light, as if concealing countless unknown dangers.

Su Ran took a deep breath and said to her disciples, "Everyone, stay close to me. We'll maintain close contact. Don't panic if we encounter danger." After speaking, she took the lead and stepped into the maze. As soon as she entered, an even colder aura rushed towards her, a chill that seemed to penetrate her spiritual energy shield and directly invade her bone marrow.

Su Ran immediately circulated his spiritual energy to strengthen his own defenses, while signaling his disciples to prepare as well. They slowly moved forward along a passage, the surroundings eerily quiet, with only the faint sound of their footsteps echoing between the ice walls. Suddenly, a three-way intersection appeared ahead, each path shrouded in a thin mist, making it impossible to see what lay within.

Su Ran pondered for a moment and said, "We will split into three groups, with one disciple from each group leaving a marker at the crossroads for us to rendezvous. Each group should maintain a certain distance and signal immediately if any danger arises." The disciples nodded and each chose a path to proceed.

Su Ran led her team along the left-hand passage. They hadn't gone far when they heard a strange sound. The sound seemed to be coming from inside the ice wall, as if something was wriggling beneath the ice. Su Ran gripped her weapon tightly, signaling her team to be on high alert.

Just then, several cracks suddenly appeared on the ice wall, and a giant ice worm burst out. The ice worm had a thick body covered with a layer of hard ice armor. It opened its blood-red maw and spewed out a burst of extremely cold air at everyone. Su Ran quickly cast "Ice Curtain Shield," and a thick ice curtain blocked the extremely cold air. However, the moment the ice curtain came into contact with the cold air, an even thicker layer of ice formed on its surface, making it extremely heavy.

"Attack its head together!" Su Ran shouted. The disciples responded in unison, unleashing various spells at the ice worm's head. "Fire Impact Bullet" exploded on the ice worm's head, but only caused a few cracks in its hard ice armor; "Wind Blade Dance" cut through the ice worm like sharp blades, but only left a few shallow wounds on its body.

After being attacked, the ice worm became even more frenzied, twisting its body and sweeping its massive tail. Su Ran hurriedly led her team to dodge, but one disciple couldn't avoid it in time and was struck by the tail, flying like a cannonball and crashing heavily into the ice wall. Su Ran was frantic. She gathered all her spiritual power and unleashed "Ice Spirit Slash," a huge ice blade slashing towards the ice worm. The ice blade was incredibly powerful, striking the ice worm's head directly and cutting a deep gash in its ice armor. The ice worm let out a painful roar.

Seeing this, the other team members seized the opportunity and unleashed powerful spells once more. Finally, under the combined attack of everyone, the ice worm collapsed to the ground, turning into a puddle of icy water. Su Ran, disregarding her own rest, rushed to the injured disciple's side to check on his injuries. Fortunately, the disciple had only suffered minor injuries and was fine after simple treatment.

Meanwhile, the other two teams encountered different dangers. One team was attacked by a barrage of ice arrows, incredibly fast and densely packed. The team members barely managed to defend themselves using their exquisite movements and spiritual shields, but two disciples still sustained minor injuries. The other team encountered an invisible ice spirit assassin, which launched surprise attacks from time to time, making it difficult for the team to defend against. Fortunately, one of the disciples was skilled in perception magic and detected the assassin's presence through subtle fluctuations of spiritual energy. Together, the team defeated it.

Following the markings left earlier, the three teams met in a spacious ice chamber. In the center of the chamber was a giant ice sphere, radiating a soft yet powerful light. Su Ran and the others approached the ice sphere and discovered that the core of the inheritance seemed to be inside.

Just as they were trying to figure out how to retrieve the inheritance core, a violent tremor suddenly came from outside the ice palace. The entire ice palace began to shake, and cracks appeared on the ice walls. Su Ran was startled and said, "This is bad, something might have happened outside. We need to speed things up."

Everyone hurriedly circled the ice sphere, searching for a way to open it. After some exploration, Su Ran discovered some special runes on the surface of the ice sphere. She carefully studied the arrangement and patterns of the runes, and relying on her understanding of ice-type power and runes, she tried to activate the runes with her spiritual power.

As Su Ran infused his spiritual power, the runes began to shimmer, and the ice sphere slowly cracked. Just as the core of the inheritance was about to be revealed, the gates of the Ice Palace were suddenly smashed open by a powerful force. A group of mysterious figures dressed in black robes rushed in, their auras powerful and malevolent, their eyes gleaming with greed.

The leader of the black-robed men, upon seeing the inheritance core within the ice puck, laughed loudly, "Haha, I didn't expect you little brats to actually find the inheritance core! This thing is ours!" Su Ran