The formation of the rock pile is unknown.
When Sheng Ning and the others went inside, it was pitch black inside, while it was bright outside and not a single ray of light could get in.
Qu Zhengqing walked beside Qin Chuan, looked around at the surrounding scenery, and muttered, "This place is as black as Sheng Ning's heart."
No sooner had he finished speaking than he felt a tap on his right shoulder.
When he instinctively turned around, he saw nothing.
He felt ashamed and angry, thinking he had been tricked.
Before he could even tell Sheng Ning and the others to stop fooling around, his left shoulder was patted again.
He turned his head away, filled with anger.
Upon seeing the red-faced, fanged monster suddenly appear before him, Qu Zhengqing was so frightened that he hiccuped, his eyes rolled back, and he fell backward.
On the other hand, the 'red-faced, fanged' monster, who looked like he was about to faint upon seeing him, shrugged with boredom.
"How dare you talk badly about people behind their backs when you're so timid? Who gave you the courage? A certain singer surnamed Liang?"
Sheng Ning removed the mask from her face.
She bought this at Elysium last time; it's quite unique.
She had planned to return to the mainland after completing this mission, then craft a glass case to house and treasure the mask.
I never expected this mask to have such a function.
Yu and the others didn't know who the singer with the surname Liang was.
But they understood the last sentence their junior sister had said.
Indeed, speaking ill of others behind their backs and betraying them will bring retribution.
If retribution doesn't come now, it will definitely come later.
Upon witnessing this scene, Fang Chong and Qin Chuan exchanged a glance, each seeing a single message reflected in the other's eyes.
—You should never provoke Sheng Ning.
After having his fun with Ye Si and Qu Zhengqing, Sheng Ning composed himself and continued forward with Qin Chuan.
The deeper they went, the lower the temperature felt around them.
Even though Sheng Ning and Guan Yunchuan both possessed divine-level innate flames, a layer of frost still settled between their brows and eyes.
The remaining two, Su Daiyuan and Fang Chong, were relatively well-suited to having ice-type spiritual roots.
This is tough on the rest of the people.
"These are medicines to keep warm, but their effects will only last for two hours. There are not many available, so please do not linger here."
The bone-chilling cold, so intense that even spiritual power couldn't suppress it, caused Lu Qing'an and the others to furrow their brows deeply.
When Lu Jingshen's words rang in their ears like heavenly music, everyone's attention immediately turned to him.
He touched the tip of his nose sheepishly, then handed a pill to his junior sister, "A-Ning, eat this first. Are you cold? I have a cloak here."
Sheng Ning shook her head and refused the pills he offered her. "I have my own natal fire and a water-type spiritual root. I'll leave the pills to my senior brothers."
This biting cold cannot be warded off simply by wearing a cloak.
Sheng Ning had never felt cold before, even in places like the snowy city of Saluo.
Now, she, a person with the spiritual roots of water and fire, is shivering from the cold, which shows that the chill in this rocky cave is not what it seems on the surface.
After once again refusing her third senior brother, who was looking at her with a worried expression, Sheng Ning closed her eyes, released her spiritual power, and peered ahead.
Seeing that she insisted on not taking the pills, Lu Jingshen decided to leave them for his fellow disciples.
A smile appeared between his brows and eyes, which were covered by frost.
After he distributed all the pills in his hand to everyone, his gaze fell on Qu Zhengqing.
Qu Zhengqing's cultivation level had already fallen behind that of the Invincible Sect disciples.
However, forcing him to take the pills refined by the Invincible Sect would be worse than letting him die.
So when Lu Jingshen's gaze fell on him, even though he was freezing and his bones ached all over, he still stubbornly turned his head away and refused to look at the other person.
“I don’t eat them. Only the weak eat these kinds of weird pills.”
“My master said that the purpose of coming to the Northern Secret Realm is ostensibly to find the totem, but in reality, it is to train one’s mental strength.”
"I don't want anything from the Invincible Sect!"
Qin Chuan, who had already taken the pill, turned his head slightly to look at him. "Weakling?"
Seeing that Qu Zhengqing had offended Qin Chuan with just one sentence, Lu Jingshen suppressed a laugh and said in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist Qu has misunderstood."
"We don't have enough pills. The last one is for A-Ning. If Fellow Daoist Qu also disdains to take the pills I refine, that would be perfect."
Lu Qing'an stood to the side watching this scene, rolled his eyes and said, "Are all disciples of the Taixu Sect like this? Even after they die, they're still stubborn?"
Qu Zhengqing never expected that Lu Jingshen had never even considered distributing pills to him.
Provoked by Lu Qingan's words, he immediately raised his head and glared at the other person, "Say it again, you sissy!"
Lu Qing'an has an androgynous face, and she looks more beautiful than ordinary people no matter what she wears.
He doesn't like people making jokes about his face.
As it turns out, Qu Zhengqing's words have hit a nerve with him.
With a slight upturn of her lips, her stunningly beautiful face parted slightly as she spoke, "Little trash, who are you talking about?"
After saying that, he raised his fist and slammed it into the rock next to him.
A loud boom rang out, and when he withdrew his hand, everyone saw that the rock his fist had struck had been smashed through.
The blinding light poured in, causing everyone to instinctively squint.
Qu Zhengqing almost forgot that Lu Qingan, who appeared weak, was actually a martial arts cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage.
Seeing that the other person's hand was still intact after smashing through the rock, he shuddered and instinctively reached out to grab Qin Chuan's sleeve.
To his utter surprise...
Qin Chuan actually brushed away the hand that was reaching for his sleeve!
Qu Zhengqing's eyes widened instantly. "Senior Brother, you..."
"You're here for training, I'm not."
Qin Chuan's words made Sheng Ning and the others chuckle on the spot.
Qu Zhengqing was furious when he saw this.
He glanced at Qin Chuan, then turned his gaze to Sheng Ning and the others.
Finally, he let out a heavy hum, flicked his sleeve, and walked alone into the cave.
Sheng Ning and the others watched his retreating figure and teased Qin Chuan, "Fellow Daoist Qin, aren't you going to chase after him?"
"You're a disciple of the Taixu Sect, after all. If you don't take care of you, the Taixu Sect might hold you accountable."
Qin Chuan lowered his eyes and glanced at the person in front of him who was teasing him. The light shining through the rock wall that Lu Qingan had broken through shone on her cheek.
The monk had excellent eyesight and could clearly see the fine downy hairs on her cheeks.
And her eyes, which curve into crescent moons when she smiles...
"What are you looking at? Don't you have a junior sister to look at? You keep staring at my junior sister, Qin Chuan, you have ulterior motives!"
Yu Ye's appearance blocked Qin Chuan's view.
The latter withdrew his gaze, a hint of a smile appearing in his rarely expressive eyes. "Shi Yueyao is not my junior sister."
"Sheng Ning is very beautiful."
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