"This was an accident... The compass was originally for detecting crystal beasts... but it unexpectedly detected an even stronger demonic aura..." Zhao Shan's face grew increasingly pale. "We thought... it was a rare ice-attribute demon..."
Shen Yunhao nodded and asked the most crucial question: "Where is the exit of this secret realm?"
Zhao Shan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, "You...you don't even know where the exit is? Who exactly are you...?"
Mo Yan narrowed her eyes, and the barbs on the demonic vine went even deeper.
"I suggest you don't talk too much nonsense... just answer the questions you ask..."
"Ah—it's...it's under the central glacial lake..."
"Ice lake?"
Hearing this, Shen Yunhao was quite surprised. "There's actually an ice lake in this underground cave?"
Mo Yan nodded and said, "This secret realm is very vast, and it's perfectly normal for some large caves to be able to contain the ice lake!"
Shen Yunhao nodded and then asked, "Where is that guy surnamed Zhou now?"
Mo Yan frowned, sensed for a moment, and said softly, "Ten miles away, there is a strong fluctuation of cold air."
Just then, Zhao Shan suddenly burst into wild laughter: "Hahaha...you...you can't escape! You...you will all die here..."
The laughter abruptly stopped halfway through.
Shen Yunhao was stunned when he saw this, "What is he doing..."
"He severed his own heart meridian!"
Mo Yan raised her hand and retracted the vines, coldly saying, "He's quite clever, but he got off easy!"
Clearly, Zhao Shan had already guessed that Mo Yan wouldn't let him go, and ending things early would save him a lot of suffering.
Shen Yunhao glanced at Zhao Shan's corpse and ultimately just shook his head.
"Let's go! That guy surnamed Zhou will tell us where the real exit is!"
Clearly, what Zhao Shan, who was already determined to die, said was not credible!
...
Deep within the icy crystal cave, a gaunt man, holding a Tai Xuan Dao Sect disciple token in his left hand, was sweating profusely as he searched a piece of ice rock.
"Damn it, where is it! Why is it gone!" Zhou Qing gritted his teeth, his face a mixture of fear and malice. "I have to find it before that monster catches up..."
"Excuse me... are you looking for this?"
A calm voice suddenly sounded from behind, and Zhou Qing froze, turning around abruptly.
Not far away, Shen Yunhao leaned against an ice pillar, tossing a blue crystal engraved with snowflake patterns into his hand.
"The key to activate the teleportation array," Shen Yunhao smiled slightly, "was found in Zhao Shan's storage bag."
Zhou Qing's face turned deathly pale instantly, but he said fiercely, "Who are you? How dare you provoke my Tai Xuan Dao Sect! Give me the key right now!"
"It seems you're all quite curious about my identity..."
Shen Yunhao turned around while laughing.
Then they were dumbfounded.
The little girl in the purple dress who had been following behind him had now moved far away, looking at him warily.
"..."
Shen Yunhao's lips twitched, and he chuckled dryly, "Me? I'm just a nobody trapped in this secret realm..."
Zhou Qing was about to say something threatening, but when he saw Mo Yan, he was so scared that he wet himself!
"No...don't kill me!" Zhou Qing's legs went weak, and he knelt on the ice. "I'll tell you everything! The exit of the secret realm is the teleportation array at the end of the secret passage, which requires the Tai Xuan Dao Sect disciple token to activate! You can't get out without me!"
"..."
Good heavens! That's a really fast kneeling motion!
Since the other party had such poor mental fortitude, Shen Yunhao didn't bother beating around the bush and asked directly, "Why did Zhao Shan say it was under the frozen lake?"
Zhou Qing was visibly startled, cold sweat beading on his forehead: "You...how could you..."
"What's at the bottom of the lake!" Mo Yan suddenly stepped forward, and two wisteria vines broke through the ice beneath Zhou Qing, binding him directly in mid-air.
"A two-headed ice crystal dragon!" Zhou Qing shouted almost instantly. "The ice crystal dragon below is incredibly powerful, but it's currently dormant. If we wake it up, none of us will escape!"
No wonder...
Knowing he was doomed, Zhao Shan revealed that the exit was beneath the frozen lake, hoping to drag everyone here down with him...
Shen Yunhao thought for a moment and then asked, "Where does the teleportation array in the back lead?"
Zhou Qing swallowed hard. "The cold pool behind the Tai Xuan Dao Sect."
"!!!"
Tai Xuan Dao Sect?
Hearing that the other party was a disciple of the Tai Xuan Dao Sect, Shen Yunhao still thought it made sense, but... I came in from the North Sea Polar Star Valley, and I ended up in the Tai Xuan Dao Sect!
Isn't that a bit outrageous?
At this moment, Zhou Qing added, "The forbidden area of our sect is just outside here. Without a disciple's token, you will be instantly killed by the great formation. So... you can take Senior Brother Zhao and Junior Sister Zhu's disciple's tokens with you!"
"Yeah?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunhao smiled faintly, "I don't think that's right..."
"Wh...what!" Zhou Qing's expression changed drastically in an instant.
"Leaving aside whether setting up this exit in a forbidden area is reasonable, I think... even if we have the disciple's token, once we go out, we'll be wiped out by the Tai Xuan Dao Sect experts who will come, right?"
Mo Yan's expression turned cold. With a flick of her fingers, the wisteria vines instantly closed in, almost crushing Zhou Qing in the middle.
The man shook his head frantically: "I...I can explain for you! Just...just spare my life..."
"Oh?" Shen Yunhao raised the corners of his mouth. "What proof do you have?"
"I can swear an oath, an oath to the heavens!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunhao shook his head.
"This thing is too complicated, it's not credible... Forget it, let's just kill you and find another way out!"
Since this secret realm has entrances and exits in both the North Sea and the Tai Xuan Dao Sect, which are hundreds of thousands of miles apart, it is highly likely that it also has other exits.
"Ah! No...don't kill me! The exit of this Ice Crystal Realm is extremely well hidden; it might take ten or eight years to find it! Believe me, as long as I get you out safely, I'll be fine. I would never risk my own life!"
Well... judging from his previous behavior, this guy is genuinely afraid of dying.
At this moment, Mo Yan suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Zhou Qing's chin, and forced him to open his mouth.
A thin, purplish-black vine sprouted from her fingertip and shot directly into Zhou Qing's throat!
"Ugh! Guh..."
Zhou Qing stared wide-eyed in terror, grabbing at her neck with both hands.
"Don't move!" Mo Yan coldly rebuked, "This is the Heart-Eating Vine. As long as you cooperate obediently, it won't take effect."
Zhou Qing trembled all over, his face ashen. He felt the demonic vine coiling around his heart and dantian, like a venomous snake poised to strike, ready to explode within him at any moment.
"Are you going to listen now?"
Mo Yan then released her grip.
Zhou Qing immediately looked miserable and said dejectedly, "I understand, I would never dare to betray you two lords!"
"That's more like it..."
However, just as Mo Yan raised the corners of her mouth and put on a smug look, Shen Yunhao stepped forward and hugged her and kissed her.
"???"
"Who told you to run so far just now?"
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