C799 The Risk of Snowy Mountain
C799 The Risk of Snowy Mountain
"The seven major forces of Wangshan Lake have sent people to the realms every month to smuggle in the frozen snow, black earth and other treasures. The seven major forces have a good understanding of the realms so there is no need to ask me about this. As for whether we should act together or move separately, that will depend on you. "
No matter what, the twenty odd Earth Immortals on Chenguo Mansion would definitely follow him. Moreover, Xia Xianyu seemed to have already 'merged' with her Chenguo Mansion, so to Zhang Haorann, the next step was just passing through a snowy mountain.
Tang Yingjie and the others exchanged glances.
"Why don't we split up?" Tang Yingjie said.
"Sure." He could probably guess the reason behind Tang Yingjie's actions. These Earthly Immortals that participated in the Immortal Path Trial were indeed courageous and admirable, but in the end, it was still possible for them to come from the seven great powers, and in a place like the Realms, for example, for the Earthly Immortals to bring people around for unknown purposes and missions. For example, finding treasures somewhere in the Realms was something that could happen.
Thus, everyone split up.
Six groups of Jedi Expedition.
were the Heaven Spirit Residence led by Tang Yingjie.
The Dragon Armor Tower led by Situ Ze.
The Wushang Palace led by Loo Ren.
The Profound Heart Sect led by Lu Cheng.
Flying Wolf Courtyard led by Dongfang Ann.
In addition, it was the Chenguo Mansion Earth Immortal led by Zhang Haorann.
When the six squads separated.
"Zhang Haorann, we Earth Immortal of Flying Wolf Courtyard have decided to go with you." Dongfang Ann came over with an Earthly Immortal from the Flying Wolf Courtyard.
"Sure." Zhang Haorann nodded in agreement.
For example, Heaven Spirit Residence, Wushang Palace, Dragon Armor Tower, and other forces were dispersed.
After Dongfang Ann and the other Earthly Immortals from the other forces left, they whispered:
Zhang Haorann, those people all have their own goals. For example, the Profound Heart Sect I know of, Lu Cheng, is to find a type of treasure called the 'Underworld Snow Lotus' in the snow mountain. This is a kind of Rank 3 Spirit Treasure, and it is extremely rare.
Also, Wushang Palace's Loo Ren, although he is seriously injured, he still entered the domain. He was trained in Wushang Palace since a young age, and his talent is outstanding, which is very important to the Wushang Palace. The reason why the Earth Immortal went with Loo Ren to the Snow Mountain is because of the 'Primeval Illusion Iron' in Door Fire Land, which is a necessary material to refine a third stage Holy Artifact, the 'Demon Capturing Orb'. "
Following that, Dongfang Ann listed a few more people and explained his purpose, including Tang Yingjie, in a few sentences.
"Hehe, your Flying Wolf Academy doesn't have any missions?" Zhang Haorann smiled faintly.
"Of course." Dongfang Ann said, "Our Flying Wolf Academy's goal is to find something called the 'Purple Flame Demon Bone' within the Mandala. This is something left behind after the leader of the Purple Flame Clan has died."
Dongfang Ann was not afraid of being questioned by Zhang Haorann after he had explained his purpose to him. Dongfang Ann was very clear that if he lied and was discovered by Zhang Haorann, he would no longer gain Zhang Haorann's trust.
"Mm, got it." Zhang Haorann walked towards the snow mountain.
"Zhang Haorann, we can fly over." As he spoke, he controlled his spirit energy to fly into the air. However, what followed next was an astonishing scene as the snowflakes dancing in the air instantly increased their speed, charging towards the Earth Immortal Chenguo Mansion. The sound of the wind rustling frightened the Earth Immortal Chenguo Mansion, causing him to quickly return to the ground.
"So it can't fly."
When the Chenguo Mansion Earth Immortal realized this, he didn't dare to take any more actions.
Zhang Haorann said:
"The first place in this realm is a snowy mountain with an incomparable danger. You cannot use Divine Sense s to channel spiritual energy easily here, or else you will have to pay a heavy price. If the price is light, you will be severely injured, and if it is heavy, you will die."
The Earthly Immortals were all alarmed. They were the ones who were ranked the last in the Immortal Path trial, or they were staying at the Chenguo Mansion. They had never been to a world before.
"So it turns out that Divine Sense cannot easily control spirit energy here." The Earthly Immortals exchanged glances, they knew what was going on.
The Flying Wolf Academy seemed to have long known of this rule and their reactions were calm.
The Earthly Immortals headed towards the snowy mountain. The closer they got to the snowy mountain, the stronger the impact from the snowflakes became.
"Other than not being able to mobilize spiritual energy, try not to use any spells or divine abilities." Zhang Haorann instructed, "The purpose of the Immortal Path's Refinement Grounds is to prove the true purpose of the trial. When the local immortals can't use Divine Sense or spiritual energy, can they survive in a difficult environment."
Everyone understood that they couldn't use Divine Sense, since that was the case, it would be a test of the strength of an Earth Immortal's body.
Xia Xianyu followed behind Zhang Haorann and said,
"Zhang Haorann, how do you know all this?"
"I guessed." Zhang Haorann said casually.
"I don't believe it." She came from the Dragon Yi Tower, but only a few Earth Immortals of the Dragon Yi Tower had died long ago in the arena. The remaining Earth Immortals of the Dragon Yi Tower had chosen not to undergo the Boundary Test.
There were less than a hundred Earthly Immortals walking in the endless snow. Compared to the enormous snow-capped mountains, they were like stars and the universe, appearing incomparably small.
Two hours later, Zhang Haorann brought his team to the foot of the snowy mountain.
Looking up at the sky, the ice crystals formed into many conical ice pillars one after another due to the extremely cold weather. The enormous snow-capped mountain actually didn't have a single place to climb.
At this time, Dongfang Ann took out a Universe Bag, in his hand were several thumb-sized rhombus shaped crystals.
Some of the Chenguo Mansion and Earth Immortals had sharp eyes, as they blurted out, "This is an Ice Jade Stone, known as the most useless First Rank Holy Artifact."
"Heh heh, this is indeed an ice jadestone." Dongfang Ann didn't get angry and explained, "Climbing a snowy mountain can only be done with ice jadestone."
Subsequently, Dongfang Ann gave the Ice Jade Stone to Earth Immortal of Flying Wolf Courtyard, and the rest of the money was given to Zhang Haorann.
"Thank you very much." Zhang Haorann nodded and gave the Ice Jade Stone to the Earth Immortal Chenguo Mansion.
Zhang Haorann held the ice jadestone in his hand and activated the Divine Sense. The ice jadestone started to quickly change and intertwined with each other, tightly holding Zhang Haorann's five fingers and sticking to the vertical ice surface with his right hand. The ice jadestone was like a suction ring that tightly stuck to the ice surface.
Finally, his left hand.
"Let's go up."
With that, Zhang Haorann climbed up. With the Ice Jade Stone, he could easily climb without using any spells.
The Chenguo Mansion Earth Immortals didn't know if this method would work, in any case, when they tried to do the same as Zhang Haorann, they were shocked to discover that the Ice Jade Stone was indeed useful.
"Someone is increasing their speed. It's that Earth Immortal who was just about to fly." Xia Xianyu stood beside Zhang Haorann. "Maybe he thought that it was too easy to climb, and foolishly used the Divine Sense to distribute some spiritual energy to the Ice Jade Stone to speed up the climb. Didn't you remind him?"
"It's already too late." Zhang Haorann shook his head, then heard a scream, only to see that 100 meters away from the ground, the snow had increased its speed, turning into a spear, flying straight through the body of the Chenguo Mansion and Earth Immortal, blood staining the layer of ice, cold and merciless.
This move greatly touched the Chenguo Mansion and Earth Immortals, who wanted to use their spirit energy to make a sneak attack. Previously, they had been eager to try and also thought of using spirit energy to power the ice jadestone, but fortunately, they did not do so, otherwise their end would be very miserable.
"I'll say it again. This is a test of an Earthly Immortal's ability to adapt to the external environment. Everyone is used to using their spirit energy, so who would be so serious in tempering their own physique?" Zhang Haorann's tone was a little displeased, "In this snow-capped mountain, you can just treat yourself as an ordinary person. As long as you cross this mountain, you will be considered a Door Fire Land.
If they knew how to pass the trial of the Realms, the process would be much easier. However, even with that being the case, there would still be some people who would try to take advantage of the situation.
The Chenguo Mansion Earth Immortals overheard Zhang Haorann's warning and no one tried to take a shortcut anymore. They obediently went past the snow-capped mountains and headed towards the Door Fire Land.
At this time, a voice came out of the Chenguo Mansion of an Earth Immortal.
"Zhang Haorann, the ice around here isn't right." The Chenguo Mansion Earthly Immortal attempted to use the ice jadestone to cut open the layer of ice on top of the ice, but after discovering that he was unable to do so, he tried to change his position. However, the curiosity in his heart did not allow him to do so even after trying a few times, it was too strange.
"Don't be impatient." Zhang Haorann wasn't far from the Chenguo Mansion Earth Immortal. After he walked over, he sized up the layer of ice and let out a faint smile, "So it's the Nether Shield Snow Lotus."
Not far away, Earth Immortal of Flying Wolf Courtyard and the others' hearts jumped, someone from Chenguo Mansion had discovered the Nether Realm Snow Lotus? His luck was too good.
Rank Three Soul Treasures were relatively rare. If a person was exhausted, they would be able to quickly recover their combat energy after consuming the Snow Lotus without any side effects.
"The reason why Lu Cheng led the Profound Heart Sect is to search for the Netherworld Snow Lotus. I never thought that you would actually find it." Dongfang Ann joked.
"Haha, it is only a rank three Soul Treasure, it is not worth mentioning." Zhang Haorann snapped at the ice, revealing green foliage. The faint fragrance was refreshing in the cold and gloomy snow mountain. Just the smell of it made people feel full of strength.
This was precisely the Netherworld Snow Lotus.
Zhang Haorann grabbed the entire snow lotus.
The Chenguo Mansion Earth Immortals laughed heartily, and one by one, they congratulated Zhang Haorann.
At this moment, someone's voice sounded from above.
"It's actually the Nether Astral Snow Lotus!"
The one who spoke was an Earthly Immortal from the Profound Heart Sect. It seemed that the Profound Heart Sect was also searching for the Nether Profound Snow Lotus on the layer of ice.
His voice attracted the attention of the rest of the Profound Heart Sect. Lu Cheng followed suit, and when he saw the Nether Profound Snow Lotus in Zhang Haorann's hand, his expression immediately turned ugly.
"I didn't expect to be found by an Earth Immortal from Chenguo Mansion." Lu Cheng frowned. He had just led Profound Heart Sect past that place, but did not discover the Netherworld Snow Lotus. What a failure!
If it was any other forces, Lu Cheng would definitely directly ask for the Snow Lotus. At most, they would just exchange it for some other treasures, but Zhang Haorann is not 'someone else' after all, would he give Lu Cheng face?
Lu Cheng didn't think that he would ask about the Chenguo Mansion and Earth Immortal for the sake of the Spirit Treasure one day.