Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

Xu Yang’s expression changed; he no longer cared to inspect this world, and snapped his head around to see dozens of people charging toward him.

Not far away, the top geniuses of the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace, Qin Qian and the others, watched coldly from the sidelines.

"What do you want?"

"Are you crazy?"

Ji Hong and the others shouted harshly.

"Don’t interfere—this is a dispute within the True Immortal Realm."

"We won’t kill him, we just want to give him a beating."

"Ji Hong, Zhou Tai, if you dare meddle, Mr. Qin, Mr. Li, and Miss Liou will step in as well."

...

"Damn it, they’re coming for trouble!"

"Xu Yang, move!"

Without hesitation, Ji Hong gave a low shout.

The disciples of the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace were legion and swore they’d thrash Xu Yang. If Ji Hong and the others tried to stop them, Qin Qian and company definitely wouldn’t just stand there.

In the end, it might even prompt Liou Xueyan to make a move herself.

There was simply no way to intervene—they’d just end up suffering even more.

As soon as Ji Hong’s voice rang out, Xu Yang was already gone, shooting away like a jet-black bolt of lightning into the distance.

"Don’t let him get away!"

"After him!"

The shouts rolled like waves, thundering on without end.

Dozens pursued relentlessly, their faces twisted with hatred for Xu Yang.

Ji Hong and his group stood motionless, letting the Immortal Palace disciples rush past.

"Aren’t you people going a bit too far?" Zhou Tai glared icily at Qin Qian and said.

Expressionless, Qin Qian replied, "A grudge and a dispute; regardless of anything else, what’s excessive about that?"

Ji Hong caught Zhou Tai’s arm, saying flatly, "I thought Mr. Qin would step in too; otherwise, Xu Yang wouldn’t have had a chance to escape."

"But with only a group of True Immortals chasing after him, who’ll end up paying the price is hard to say."

"Let’s go."

As soon as he finished, Ji Hong spun around and left without a trace of hesitation, leaving Qin Qian’s face alternately flushed red and pale, so angry his teeth chattered.

Luo Jiang watched the spectacle a while, then merrily slipped away as well.

Elsewhere.

Glancing back, Xu Yang saw scores of pursuers clinging to his trail. Among them, a few True Immortal elites moved so swiftly they were about to catch up—not about to stop until their goal was met.

"Damn it!"

Xu Yang cursed under his breath and accelerated madly.

Up ahead, a ruptured chasm suddenly appeared.

Xu Yang jerked to a halt. Peering downward, he saw that within the enormous glacier was a massive rift, stretching a thousand feet, bottomless and shrouded on its edge by dense, chilling mist.

"Come on, brat! Keep running if you dare!"

Mocking laughter rose from behind.

Swoosh!

Without a second thought, Xu Yang leapt down.

"Damn it, hurry!"

Several figures flashed to the edge of the precipice. Looking down, their faces shifted subtly.

"Such powerful cold qi!"

"That place below is definitely not simple!"

"This bastard moves too damn fast—not at all weaker than your average Late Stage True Immortal. For a mere first-rate immortal soldier, this is insane!"

"Come on, let’s go down too—there’s no way we let this go!"

Making such a show only to lose their quarry? Nothing could be more humiliating.

The seven or eight Peak True Immortal disciples at the lead instantly jumped down as well.

But within a few dozen breaths, not only did they fail to find Xu Yang—they disturbed immortal beasts lurking under the chasm.

Roar!

Several massive snow-white lions burst forth, unleashing vast torrents of frigid qi that twisted into pythons, surging in a storm of savage violence.

Boom!

The icy cliff was brutally torn open, gouged by chilling claw marks that made one’s scalp crawl.

Two figures staggered back up, pale-faced and haggard, scrambling desperately onto the cliff.

"Quick! Everyone attack together!"

"These immortal beasts are insanely strong!"

The disciples catching up saw this and immediately joined the fray.

Half an hour later.

A dozen-plus immortal beast corpses were strewn across the ground, exuding a bone-chilling cold.

"Did you find him?"

"No. We searched all around but no trace—it’s like that bastard just vanished into thin air."

"He must’ve already left this cliff."

"Damn it! Damn it all!"

...

The sky of Cold Vein Heaven and Earth was thick with cold mist. Within the fog hovered profound immortal patterns, glowing with radiant light.

These were clearly the immortal patterns previously set by Cangxue Golden Immortal and the other palace Golden Immortals when they opened the way, used to observe everything inside. They could even be moved without disturbing the Cold Vein Immortal Array here.

At this moment—

The scenes within were being reflected through the immortal patterns.

Watching the drama by the cliff, the fourth elder grinned and praised to himself, "Nice moves, kid!"

The many experts of the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace, on the other hand, did not look happy.

What a humiliation!

"The kid’s slippery, I’ll give him that. He went down and immediately circled back—all the way to the entrance," one palace expert grumbled darkly.

At the Cold Vein Land’s entrance, a figure wormed out from a narrow crack, just wide enough for one person at a time.

It was Xu Yang, without question.

After scanning the area and finding it empty, Xu Yang finally let out a breath.

Then, he took his time to examine his surroundings.

The sky was like mist, the land snow-white in all directions, endless sheets of ice stretching as far as the eye could see, and underground glaciers so thick they defied comprehension. The chasm just now was hundreds of feet deep—and the cold at its bottom was terrifying. It might not even be the deepest point.

Even under the fourth elder’s Jade Talisman protection, Xu Yang still felt his skin prickle with cold.

How intense the cold here was—evident at a glance!

"This place is loaded with natural treasures!"

"A month here—more than enough to seize unimaginable resources!"

Licking his lips, Xu Yang darted out of the crack, picked a direction at random, and dashed off at speed.

Within moments, Xu Yang discovered treasures in this land.

Some kind of snow-white crystal, much like Immortal Crystal, filled with pure Immortal Spirit Cold Qi within.

"Even one this small—the cold qi is as dense as that of a Middle Stage True Immortal."

Xu Yang pocketed the crystal without a second thought, stretched out his senses, and pressed deeper onward.

Suddenly—

A blurry white figure shot out from a glacier crevice.

A chilly and evil aura slammed toward him.

"A Snowshade?"

Xu Yang’s pupils contracted as he struck down with a palm overhead.

With a smack, the Snowshade shattered, leaving behind only some shards of ice crystal that radiated powerful cold.

"Not much of a threat."

Xu Yang gathered up the fragments and came to the crack where the Snowshade had emerged. Looking down, he saw a silver-white Immortal Elixir, its branches hung with crystalline beads like grains of sand.

He didn’t bother being polite, either.

All the while, Xu Yang scavenged for treasures, absorbing the surrounding cold through the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod as he went.

Half a day passed.

Having avoided several squads from the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace, Xu Yang had already pushed deep into these lands.

After half a day’s exploration, Xu Yang found that the deeper the cliffs or crevices, the more abundant and astonishing the treasures became.

The Cold Vein was clearly below—these regions were definitely closer and more able to nurture precious items.

Of course, some special places still stood out.

In one valley stood a lifelike ice sculpture—neither human nor beast, more like a jagged slab of rock. Embedded within it was a massive azure immortal jade, about nine feet across, its halo shining like a giant emerald through the ice.

As soon as he saw it, Xu Yang’s eyes blazed—what a prize.

Suddenly, he glanced back, brow raised. "Only one person?"

Swoosh!

The wind shrieked by.

A figure appeared at the edge of the valley, eyes locking instantly on Xu Yang.

"Xu Yang! You bastard!"

"Hahaha, the heavens favor me today!"

The youth let out a wild, boisterous laugh.

His cultivation was at the Late Stage of True Immortal.

Xu Yang said coolly, "Just you, alone, think you can trouble me?"

"Arrogant!"

Seeing Xu Yang look down on him, the young man flushed with rage and instantly made his move.