Shen Yunhao frowned. "So, this secret realm... appeared suddenly? It wasn't here before?"

"Secret realms are inherently mysterious and enigmatic, and some can even be controlled by powerful individuals... For example, the Azure Vein Secret Realm was moved to the Dark Abyss by me."

"..."

Shen Yunhao raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

No wonder Mo Yan was able to control his entry and exit back then; it turns out she seized that small secret realm as soon as it was unsealed...

"As for when this Ice Crystal Secret Realm appeared, I don't know... However, given the scale of this secret realm, even a cultivator in the Taixu Realm would find it difficult to control. It is most likely a naturally fixed secret realm, but its exit is usually inconspicuous and unnoticed by anyone."

Shen Yunhao stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before finally speaking.

"It's true that it's uncontrolled, but it's not permanently located beneath the ice abyss of Polaris Valley. At the very least, this secret realm must have other exits leading to other places..."

"Hmm? Why do you say that?"

"Have you forgotten those people you just fought? Their cultivation levels were all at the Soul Control Realm, so it's unlikely they came in from the Ice Abyss entrance."

Hearing this, Mo Yan frowned and said, "The cold air beneath that icy abyss is indeed very powerful, but if one possesses a powerful cold-resistant magic treasure, it's not entirely impossible to set foot there..."

Take Shen Yunhao, for example. With the help of the Demon Emperor's Feather, even with only the Xuanpo cultivation level, he was able to safely reach the side of the Ice Abyss. It's hard to say that other cultivators don't have similar methods.

"Moreover, the cold in this secret realm is quite intense. The fact that they can survive here safely means they have a way to deal with the cold..."

Shen Yunhao did not refute this, and said gently, "Forget about this, let's focus on recovering from our injuries first..."

First, the divine artifact Void Illusion is very likely located in this secret realm, so it's unlikely that this secret realm is controlled by a powerful being...

Furthermore, judging from the behavior of that man in black, these people were clearly there for the divine artifact!

Since they came in with a purpose, they must have figured out how to get out beforehand. As long as we stick close to them, we'll eventually find our way out!

Whether they entered through the entrance to the Ice Abyss or when they entered is not important.

The girl looked up and glanced at him secretly, a faint hint of dissatisfaction appearing on her face.

Damn it, he really treats me like a child...

However, before she could say anything in rebuttal, her face suddenly turned pale.

"puff!"

Immediately afterwards, Mo Yan spat out a mouthful of golden blood that had already frozen into ice shards.

Shen Yunhao's expression changed drastically in an instant. He hurriedly helped the girl up and said anxiously, "How could this happen? I should have absorbed all the cold air!"

Mo Yan gave a bitter smile and shook her head. "If you had arrived just a moment earlier, you might have been able to absorb the cold energy from my body, but unfortunately..."

Unfortunately, in order to deal with those three people, Mo Yan had already allowed the cold energy to penetrate deep into her bones. Now, the cold energy is like maggots clinging to her bones, taking root in Mo Yan's body, and Shen Yunhao simply cannot absorb it all!

Even Han Haixin could only protect Mo Yan's life soul from breaking, but could not remove the cold energy from her.

"How could this happen! How could this happen!"

Shen Yunhao desperately tried to circulate the blue runes in his palm, but the cold energy kept surging out of the girl's body, as if it were inexhaustible.

The boy's face grew increasingly anxious, revealing his panic and helplessness.

"Brother...I'm so cold..."

Her lips, which had regained some color, turned deathly pale again. The girl instinctively shrank into Shen Yunhao's arms, as if only in this way could she find some sense of security.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yunhao took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

"With Han Haixin here, my little sister is out of immediate danger, but we can't stay here any longer. If those two come back, we'll be in real trouble!"

As Shen Yunhao spoke, he picked the girl up in his arms.

Runes formed a light membrane in their palms, enveloping the two of them.

Holding the gradually falling unconscious Mo Yan, Shen Yunhao ran towards the hidden passage, following the direction he remembered.

They encountered no danger along the way, and Shen Yunhao soon arrived at the hidden cave entrance.

However, the opening was very narrow, and he couldn't get in while holding the girl.

He decisively extracted a wisp of the primordial power of the Vast Ocean Star and injected it into the girl's brow.

A short while later, Mo Yan slowly woke up.

"Where...where is this?"

The girl was extremely weak, and her breath was visibly frosty!

"Wisteria, can you still transform? I'll take you to a safe place to heal your wounds."

Mo Yan looked up at the narrow slit in front of her, understood Shen Yunhao's thoughts, but shook her head and said, "I feel that the spiritual energy in my body has been frozen, but if you put me down, I can walk by myself!"

Now was not the time for sentimentality. Shen Yunhao decisively put the girl down, held her tightly with one hand, and continuously drew the cold air from her body.

Mo Yan swayed unsteadily, but still managed to maintain her posture.

It took a lot of effort for the two of them to get through the most difficult part of the road. Once they were across, Shen Yunhao immediately picked up the girl and ran towards the ice gate.

I used to think this place was full of dangers, but now it seems that only the world behind this ice gate is safe from any disturbance.

Even if the two find this place, opening the ice gate here will be extremely difficult.

Although safety is guaranteed, the cold air inside the blue cave is the most concentrated in the entire secret realm.

Therefore, Shen Yunhao took Mo Yan directly back to the original spawn point... the white cave.

There were also the items that Shen Yunhao had looted from the black-clad man's storage pouch.

Upon entering, Shen Yunhao immediately found a flat rocky ground, took a few clean robes from the black-clad man's belongings, spread them out on the ground to make a simple small bed, and then placed the girl on it.

Unexpectedly, the girl who had just lain down trembled and struggled to squeeze into Shen Yunhao's arms.

"It's so cold! Stinky brother, don't leave me! I'm so cold..."

Every call sent a sharp pain through Shen Yunhao's heart.

Finally, he gritted his teeth, decisively removed their underwear to use as a blanket, then lay down and pulled the girl into his arms.

Under such intense cold, Shen Yunhao felt as if he were holding a piece of ancient ice that had been frozen for thousands of years, and even with golden threads protecting him, he couldn't help but shiver.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here, I've always been here!"

Shen Yunhao could indeed draw some of the cold energy from the girl's body, but since he didn't understand magic, he couldn't provide Mo Yan with enough heat. So he could only choose this most clumsy method: sharing the heat from his own body with her.

Compared to the freezing cold outside, the boy's arms were undoubtedly filled with a warm stove.

Driven by an instinct for survival, Mo Yan kept snuggling closer to the boy, wanting to hold him tighter and tighter...