Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

The elders and disciples of Black Fire Immortal Mountain and Hongtian Guiyuan Sect all fell silent.

Liou Xueyan herself was at the Middle Stage of Celestial Immortal, and with her astonishing Primordial Spirit, her combat strength was already world-shaking.

Now, wielding an ancient immortal treasure, she summoned a hundred immortal puppets at the Middle Stage of Celestial Immortal, making one’s scalp go numb.

Even if these hundred immortal puppets were somewhat weak, they were still at the Middle Stage of Celestial Immortal.

Who could possibly withstand that?

Luo Jiang watched, sweat starting to bead on his forehead.

Ji Hong’s face was full of bitterness.

Yang Yuan was all sour envy inside.

Ever since he entered the Immortal Pride List, he’d been endlessly proud.

Before this, although Liou Xueyan ranked ahead of him, he never thought she was that formidable.

Until this very moment.

Now, his pride was utterly shattered.

And she hadn’t even lifted a finger.

Compared to the others, Xu Yang was the calmest here.

Liou Xueyan was impressive, but he didn’t envy her at all.

To catch up? He only needed time!

"Many thanks to all the elders and fellow disciples for bearing witness."

Liou Xueyan beamed and said, "Today, the geniuses of Guiyuan Sect and Black Fire Immortal Mountain have graced my Ice and Snow Immortal Palace with their presence. I wonder, is anyone willing to spar?"

As her words fell,

the disciples of Ice and Snow Immortal Palace all turned to the teams from Guiyuan Sect and Black Fire Immortal Mountain, their eyes full of provocation and schadenfreude.

Xu Yang twitched his mouth. This was just plain bullying.

Who would dare spar with you?

Wouldn’t that be asking for humiliation?

Ji Hong, Luo Jiang, and the others’ faces all turned dark, speechless.

It was obvious they’d already started cursing inside.

"What, now you’re scared?"

"Weren’t you all cocky as hell a couple days ago? Didn’t even put us in your eyes. Come on, keep strutting now."

"Tsk tsk, aren’t you the top geniuses of the two greatest immortal sects in the Northern Province? How come you’re all silent now? It’s just a spar, what’s there to fear?"

"Hmph, a bunch of cowards!"

...

A wave of sarcasm and ridicule swept across the glacier.

Seeing the sneering looks on the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace disciples’ faces, everyone was furious yet helpless.

The scene turned awkwardly silent for a while.

Liou Xueyan snorted with disdain and said coolly, "Since no one will step forward, then let’s drop it!"

"The reason we’ve invited the geniuses from Guiyuan Sect and Black Fire Immortal Mountain today, is that there’s a great opportunity as well."

"The three great immortal sects of the Northern Province stand side by side, and since my Ice and Snow Immortal Palace discovered this opportunity, we ought to share it."

With those words,

The immortal puppets and all manifest visions faded away.

The Ice Extreme Immortal Puppet Map dissolved into a stream of light and entered Liou Xueyan’s brow.

At that same time, the Palace Master of Ice and Snow Immortal Palace, Immortal Cangxue, appeared once more.

"Why does that sound fishy? If they really found such a heaven-sent opportunity, would they just give it away?" Zhou Tai couldn’t help muttering.

"There’s definitely more to this, otherwise why invite us?" Ji Hong shook his head with a cold laugh.

The words sounded nice, as if they wanted everyone here to owe the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace a favor.

But if it truly was a tremendous, risk-free opportunity, who would willingly share it with others?

Still, everybody was extremely curious: just what was this opportunity?

Immortal Cangxue gave a faint smile and said, "To be frank, not long ago, when Xueyan made it onto the Immortal Pride List, she stumbled upon a Snow Evil Cold Vein here in the extreme frozen lands!"

"A Snow Evil Immortal Array shaped by Heaven and Earth itself—a land of abyssal snow and ice, forged by over three thousand Cold Veins!"

"The chill inside is shocking, birthing countless heaven-grade treasures of the ice element!"

"But a natural immortal array has formed inside, and the Cold Veins aren’t very stable. If a cultivator above the Immortal Realm sets foot within, the veins will shatter, and the array will collapse, causing all those treasures to vanish to nothing!"

"Therefore, I am taking this chance to invite the top talents of Black Fire Immortal Mountain and Guiyuan Sect to join us in exploring and advancing together!"

When she finished, each disciple of the two sects was stunned.

"A natural immortal array? Three thousand Cold Veins?"

Even though Xu Yang didn’t quite understand the specifics, he was still shaken.

An immortal array born of heaven and earth—there could be no doubt!

More than three thousand Cold Veins—simply astonishing!

"The heaven-grade treasures inside must be unimaginable, absolutely incredible!"

"But the dangers in there must also be frightening."

"And they’re all ice-attributed heaven treasures. Even if we get them, they’re hard to refine and mostly useless to us."

...

The Fourth Elder suddenly asked in a loud voice, "Palace Master Cangxue, what exactly awaits us within this immortal array?"

Immortal Cangxue smiled and said, "There’s no need to elaborate on the heaven treasures—the dangers are real; there are many ice-element immortal beasts, and if the Cold Veins are disturbed, storms of Snow Evil erupt, and other hazards as well."

"Furthermore, even our cultivators who practice the way of ice face great threats from the chill inside."

"If disciples of both sects obtain heaven treasures in there, you may keep them, or sell them to our Palace in exchange for necessary cultivation resources upon exit."

At these words, everyone’s eyes immediately lit up.

The Fourth Elder’s eyes flashed, and he broke into a slow smile: "You’re most generous, Palace Master. My Black Fire Immortal Mountain disciples are deeply grateful."

"Haha, allow me to thank you on behalf of the Guiyuan Sect disciples as well," said a Guiyuan Sect elder, clasping his fists respectfully.

The Palace Master Cangxue nodded slightly, smiling: "Then let us rest briefly. In half an hour, I will personally lead you all to the Cold Vein’s location."

With that, she drifted down gracefully.

At this moment, the disciples of the Immortal Mountain gathered and all looked toward the Fourth Elder.

The Fourth Elder said gravely, "That Snow Evil Cold Vein is surely no simple matter. It has its dangers, but also presents a great opportunity; with over three thousand Cold Veins, the area must be vast, surrounded by immortal arrays; even with the numbers of Ice and Snow Immortal Palace plus their Celestial Immortal officials, they likely can’t fully search the site. In fact, once the Cold Vein Immortal Array is breached, it may not last long before collapsing."

"That’s why they invited us—to secure favors, and to have us later sell the resources to them, gaining a haul of cold-attribute treasures. As for the cost... that’s nothing to them."

With this explanation, everyone suddenly saw the light!

It looked like you’d be competing with Ice and Snow Immortal Palace for resources, but actually, by sending top talents in, danger would be dispersed, and in the end Ice and Snow Immortal Palace would gain even more resources.

After all, most cultivators who don’t pursue the way of ice gain little benefit from these resources—barely worth the cost.

And Black Fire Immortal Mountain and Guiyuan Sect will end up owing a favor!

A win-win-win!

"Still, once inside, rely on your own strength, and don’t try to show off!" the Fourth Elder admonished.

"Don’t worry, Elder."

Everyone nodded earnestly.

Xu Yang, however, couldn’t hide his excitement.

The Celestial Refining Divine Tripod, Celestial Refining Divine Scripture—refining the power of all the Dao under heaven!

The ice attribute was, of course, included.

For others, these treasures might be hard to use, but for him, that was never a problem.

What kind of astonishing resources must be in such an incredible treasure land?

"And with the Canghai Cyan Flood Dragon Elixir, and the Cold Vein Treasure Land found by Ice and Snow Immortal Palace, maybe this will be the place where I achieve perfection in all twelve refinings."

To forge a twelfth-grade immortal foundation!

Just thinking about it made Xu Yang’s breathing grow rapid. The Ice and Snow Immortal Palace folks were simply wonderful.

Half an hour later.

The vast group crossed the glacier, racing deep into the wilds under the protection of the Golden Immortal powerhouses.

The icy plains stretched as far as the eye could see, giant peaks looming, steep and fierce, jagged blades of ice hung suspended—truly magnificent.

After a long while.

At the edge of the ice field, a huge fracture zone suddenly appeared.