Chapter 382 The Ice Clan's Grand Plan: Freezing Demonic Energy

It's highly unlikely that the Nine Evil Sword Lord is the one. If the other party really wanted to find his whereabouts, their first target would be Tianbao City, and their second target would be Guiling.

It wouldn't defy common sense to lock the location in the endless ice plains.

Not to mention tripping up this ancient path that has been explored on Cold Blood Peak.

It can only be the Ice Clan.

The Ice Clan, located in the ancient demon's sealed land, has been on good terms with Cold Blood Peak for generations. Their behavior of blocking the road without harming anyone shows that they do not want to be enemies with the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect.

"Are they stalling for time?"

This idea suddenly popped into my head.

He recalled the mixed-race people he encountered when he was killing cultivators in Xuan Gu Mountain. Thinking about it carefully, he realized that the ancestors of the human race in this world had made all sorts of attempts to break free from their shackles.

Don't the Ice Clan have any? Obviously not!

Hybridization is only the first step out of the Ice Plains. If their ancient history has not been lost, they should be very clear about the past of the Ice Clan, who were once the rulers of the Ice Prison Realm.

Looking to the future, their enemies are actually extraterrestrials, so cooperation is an excellent strategic direction.

Furthermore, their hybrid appearance is no different from that of humans.

Only when faced with a deadly attack of extreme cold will that special ice crystal sea of ​​qi suddenly activate to save one's life.

Based on inheritance, the probability of him infiltrating Cold Blood Peak is very high.

Wang Yu stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Seeing his expression, Yu Shu didn't disturb him. He also began to ponder, noting the strangeness in his own mind, but his thoughts were preoccupied with Song Yun's matter.

The only thought in his mind was that he had to break through to a higher realm.

Treat all the difficulties encountered along the way as tests.

After being asked by Wang Yu, he calmed down considerably.

"...Fellow Daoist Ice Demon, why are you asking about this?"

"oh--

"My journey is also to the ancient demon's sealed land. That area is full of demonic energy, making it more suitable for Nascent Soul cultivation."

Wang Yu snapped out of his daze and deliberately revealed his fourth-tier strength using his divine sense.

He did that.

Besides intimidating Yu Shu, he also didn't want to tell others about such an important matter as Nascent Soul Formation, otherwise wouldn't that be reminding them that he has a Nascent Soul Formation artifact?

It's not good to lure the other party into taking a risk.

It would be better to deter them early on; using cultivation as an excuse would be reasonable.

only.

The other party was so shocked that he retreated repeatedly, his wariness increasing. In Chi Yuan, there was no such thing as a Nascent Soul cultivator addressing a Core Formation child as a fellow Daoist, but Wang Yu didn't care at all.

"If you have the opportunity to leave this icy plain, you may inquire about my whereabouts. Farewell."

He genuinely hoped the other party could successfully form a Nascent Soul, and saying this was an expression of goodwill, but nothing more. He respected the other party's fate; whether they succeeded or failed was entirely up to them.

He learned from Yu Shu about the Ice Clan's roadblocks.

He then decided to speed up.

Since the other party was stalling for time and unwilling to let human cultivators go to the ancient demon's sealed land, he naturally wanted to speed up his journey to find out what the Ice Clan was planning.

also.

As long as he gets close to the sealed area, the concentration of demonic energy should increase significantly. He can linger nearby to collect it without necessarily entering the sealed area.

Scamming ancient demons is extremely dangerous.

Even pioneers like the Lord of Cold Blood Mountain and the Heavenly Frost Demon Lord collected the frozen demonic energy from the outer perimeter, something Wang Yu had originally prepared a set of array flags for.

It would actually be more appropriate to use the empty top-grade spirit stones now.

This thing is a natural container. Once you collect one, it's enough for him to condense his nascent soul. After consuming the demonic energy inside, it doesn't affect the recovery of top-grade spirit stones.

Sometimes, major sects of the demonic path would also go to the ancient demon seal sites to collect a portion of demonic energy corresponding to different paths, seal it away, and leave it for future generations or for use when breaking through realms.

Theoretically speaking.

When condensing a demonic nascent soul, absorbing demonic energy that matches the attributes of the cultivation technique is essentially equivalent to opening up new sources of energy!

It grants cultivators the ability to absorb and refine demonic energy.

Just like entering the Dao, where a cultivator needs to sit still, sense the spirit, and refine the spirit, this is a necessary process for entering the demonic path. After that, cultivation does not require specific demonic energy.

Since the seed is already there, all that remains is transformation.

Pure spiritual energy and other types of demonic energy can be transformed into demonic essence. Furthermore, the Ice Prison Realm contains so many ancient demons that there is already an extremely faint amount of demonic energy in the breath of all spirits.

certainly.

Absorbing demonic energy of the corresponding attribute will greatly speed up cultivation, but there is also a risk of losing control. It can only be used in small amounts when breaking through a realm.

This is another special currency used within the Nascent Soul stage of the Demonic Path. It is filled with empty top-grade spirit stones. If Wang Yu fills the three empty top-grade spirit stones in his hand, they can be called Frozen Demon Spirit Stones.

Anyone who hears it will know what's going on.

However, most Nascent Soul demon cultivators still use top-grade spirit stones for cultivation, as the demonic energy they generate is more under their control and they are often backed by one or more large fourth-order spirit veins.

Sorting through various pieces of information.

With Wang Yu's innate demonic physique, the daily cultivation cycle that ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators could complete with ten top-grade spirit stones was far from enough for him; he needed at least fifty.

Because of their spiritual-level aptitude, they also benefit from cultivation during the Nascent Soul stage, and even help in breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage.

Only then will the advantage of the spirit gradually diminish.

He needed more top-grade spirit stones, but these things were almost never seen on the market. He had only seen them twice, both times at large-scale auctions of the fourth tier.

This is still the Red Kite; I can't even imagine what it would look like over Taihu Lake.

Several days later.

Using the Aurora Escape Technique to accelerate his journey, Wang Yu got closer and closer to the ancient demon's sealed land. Along the way, he also discovered a large number of ice-clan behemoths, which were indeed blocking the entrance.

In order to avoid being discovered, he also chose to take a detour.

The Ice-Melting Secret Technique is considered the most perfect concealment technique on the endless ice plains, making him appear as if he were an ice block found anywhere, completely devoid of any aura.

You can get through by going around it a little.

in this way.

Two weeks later.

One after another, ice sculptures came into view, with an extremely large ice phoenix statue in the middle. We had finally arrived at the ice tribe responsible for guarding the sealed land.

Most of the Ice Tribe's buildings are enormous, with a rugged and primitive style, and are made entirely of solid ice.

The simple ice palace he saw had an entrance that was dozens of meters long, presumably designed with the large, beast-like race in mind.

However, the Ice Clan mostly exists in human form.

Therefore, there are also exquisite and detailed buildings, from which you can see the styles of people from different regions. The population of this tribe is not very prosperous, only tens of thousands.

All sorts of strange and wonderful ice sculptures are moving around inside.

That's right.

In Wang Yu's eyes, the Ice Clan was no different from ice sculptures. These guys were made entirely of ice crystals. Some had four arms, some had animal heads and human bodies, some had human heads and animal bodies... some looked like mammoths, and some looked like gorillas.

It looks as if it was sculpted by human hands.

Wang Yu couldn't help but wonder, how could this thing possibly interbreed with humans? Did they even have the concept of reproduction? Or could they ejaculate... semen? And conceive?

pity.

The black stone tablet only describes the concept of the Ice Clan, without any corresponding spiritual energy inscriptions, and the ancient books of Cold Blood Peak are also old versions.

Although it has been said that the Ice Clan is as beautiful as ice crystals.

But he really didn't expect it to be a realistic description; it just goes to show how amazing the world is.

To be honest, this was the first time Wang Yu had ever seen people of another race, who were also the oldest intelligent race in the Ice Prison Realm.

Considering his lack of knowledge about the Ice Clan.

Therefore, they did not approach rashly, but instead sought a way to cross this settlement. As "gatekeepers," they would not live directly above the sealed land.

That would be too dangerous, so they are usually blocked at the main entrances. According to the sect's ancient records, the Frozen Demon should be sealed on a solitary peak.

However, Wang Yu did not see such a conspicuous landmark.

"Was it concealed by formations or similar methods...?"

He began to circle the settlement. Generally speaking, revealing one's identity as a Cold Blood Peak cultivator would allow one to successfully enter the settlement and sense the frozen demonic energy.

After all, the two have a long-standing alliance.

Considering that the Ice Clan might be doing something shady, and not wanting his identity to be exposed too early, Wang Yu walked around the settlement, trying to directly sense the concentration of the frozen demonic energy to determine the direction of the sealed location.

This method is quite effective.

Only about half a day later, Wang Yu noticed something was wrong.

"This is the Frozen Demonic Energy?"

at this time.

A wisp of blue-black frozen demonic energy was swirling around his finger. Its appearance was almost indistinguishable from his magical power, but its quality was on a completely different level.

The same amount of magical power, if used to activate the Ice Sword Technique, could only reach a maximum size of fifteen meters. If frozen demonic energy were used, it would probably be enough to split mountains and sever rivers.

The sheer power of demonic energy greatly enhances a cultivator's destructive capabilities, causing a surge in supernatural powers that can easily unleash devastating aftershocks capable of destroying entire cities.

What level can be achieved by going all out?

Wang Yu hasn't seen it yet, but it's definitely stronger than the Yellow Springs Grudge Puppet.

He infused the wisp of frozen demonic energy into the top-grade spirit stone, and its fluctuations immediately stabilized. His gaze then turned to the rear of the Ice Clan's settlement.

The freezing demonic energy over there seems to be even more concentrated.

As for whether to forcibly break into this Ice Clan settlement, he personally was unwilling, as successive Cold Blood Mountain Lords had chosen to befriend them rather than take over.

There must be a reason.

We must not overlook the rules left by our predecessors. Some of them were actually discovered through risking our lives, and we can also deduce some information from them.

As he gradually walked away.

Within the Ice Clan's settlement, in a tall tower near the Ice Phoenix statue, three pale-skinned cultivators with silver hair and blue eyes exchanged a glance.

"The magical energy generated by the Ice Soul Holy Demon Scripture has headed towards the sealed area."

"Ignore it, they must be cultivators from Cold Blood Peak."

"But... he must have discovered something, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen to bypass our clan."

The leader narrowed his eyes, and the aura emanating from his body was clearly at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. He thought for a moment and then spoke.

"This person has a very young life force and should be a genius from Cold Blood Peak. He cannot die here. We cannot be enemies with the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect."

"Moreover, the giant ice beasts along the way were so poorly equipped that they probably guessed that we wanted to delay, and their purpose was nothing more than to condense a little bit of frozen demonic energy into a nascent soul."

“The High Priest is right. Since this person has no intention of sneaking in to investigate, it’s obvious that he doesn’t want to get involved and won’t affect our grand plan. Why create unnecessary trouble?”

The words of agreement came from a young man who was weaker in cultivation but had still reached the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, making him no ordinary person.

These three are the strongest members of the "Gatekeeper Tribe".

The Ice Clan creatures were initially incapable of cultivation. The arrival of humans was both a calamity and a blessing. In the most ancient times, a cultivator, seeing that they possessed spiritual abilities, taught them the methods of cultivation.

They were controlled and made slaves, to be used for their own purposes.

Many more became jailers, guarding the sealed land for them. But later, the world changed drastically, and the ice plains receded until only the area beneath their feet remained.

Only their branch remained of the tribe still guarding the gate.

However, the cultivation methods were passed down and continuously improved over the generations. After the ancient immortal dynasty was destroyed, the demon race rose up and finally reached its peak in the generation of Ice Phoenix.

In fact, according to Yan Ling's intelligence and the consensus of the world.

Everyone believes that Bingfeng is the Holy Lord of the Demon Clan.

The Ice Clan's appearance is so deceptive; their entire bodies are like ice crystals, sparkling in the light, making it almost impossible to mistake them for real people.

However, as the Ice Clan cultivated the Nascent Soul Dao...

After breaking through to the fourth rank, the ice-sculpted body will transform into a human, evolving into a body more suitable for cultivation. The same principle applies to the fourth-rank transformation of the demon race.

As for why this is the case, there are many different opinions.

Ice Phoenix was the first member of the Ice Clan to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. She disguised herself as a demon and took the opportunity to seize resources from all over the world, secretly developing and strengthening the Ice Clan.

So much so that leaving behind the Holy Lord's Heavenly Palace Treasury wasn't enough, they also set up 720 inheritance temples on the endless ice plains, almost all of which were preparations for the Ice Clan.

Unfortunately, these younger generations are disappointing.

Most of the sacred decrees fell into the hands of the demon race, and the inheritance decrees were scattered throughout the world, with most of them in the hands of the human race.

These secrets are known only to their well-established Ice Clan, unlike the wild tribes outside.

Lost in thought.

The high priest suddenly spoke.

"Let's continue. Only by imitating the deeds of our ancestors can we have a chance to win. In the past, the demon race ruled the world; now, the human race rules the world."

"Understood."

"yes!"

All around the three were naked female human cultivators, their eyes glazed over, clearly under the influence of magic.

Before the Ice Clan breaks through to the third tier, their method of reproduction is very unique. It is achieved through carving by the clan members and the accumulation of their aura over time.

Until one day, I broke through and gained enlightenment.

It's somewhat similar to an ice cube coming to life; it's extremely difficult.

Therefore, the Ice Clan has always been few in number, until they came into contact with the path of cultivation, broke through to the fourth level, and gained the ability to transform into human form and grow reproductive organs.

They imitated the plan of their ancestor, the Ice Phoenix, to steal the fruits of the demon race.

It arose naturally.

Two young Ice Clan Nascent Souls, enduring harsh words and exhaustion, vigorously sowed their seed, while the High Priest walked to the very center of the Ice Tower, where a heavily pregnant woman lay.

He is clearly a special individual.

The high priest cast a spell to draw out his own heart's blood, which seeped into the pregnant female cultivator's body, silently nourishing the Ice Clan's hopeful child!

Judging by the timeline, it should be ready for birth in a few years.

He really didn't want any complications at this time.

Therefore, as long as Wang Yu did not intend to investigate the internal situation of the Ice Clan, he was willing to live in peace. He was better off not doing anything than waiting for the worst, since he did not know Wang Yu.

He doesn't have any informants outside the company.

The lower-level Ice Clan cannot leave the Ice Plains, and while the higher-level transformed Ice Clan can leave the Ice Plains, it is not for long.

If you stay there too long, your original essence will be lost.

According to the information left by the Ice Phoenix Ancestor, due to the different rules of heaven and earth, they can only live under the protection of the original rules of the Ice Prison Realm.

It was born because of it, and it also binds us to it.

First update.

(End of this chapter)