Chapter 119 Searching for ice silkworms in the far north
The far north.
The wind dragon carried Jiang Bai, Jiang Li’er, and Bi Ji across the last boundary between the wasteland and the glacier, officially stepping into this land of ice and snow.
The temperature plummeted, and the biting wind, carrying fine ice crystals, swept towards us.
Looking around, all that could be seen was a monotonous and pure white.
Snow-covered mountains , glacier-carved canyons, frozen lakes, and an ever-gray, hazy sky.
Bi Ji originally intended to continue following secretly, but after the Wind Dragon was nourished by the Dragon Valley’s source, its cultivation and speed increased dramatically. When it flew at full speed, even she, a 500,000-year-old jade swan, could not keep up.
Left with no other choice, she had to reveal herself and board the dragon’s back amidst the bewildered gazes of Jiang Bai and Jiang Li’er.
" Sister Bi Ji , you could have just said it directly ..." Jiang Li’er said with a grin, linking arms with Bi Ji.
Bi Ji smiled gently, her emerald eyes sweeping across the rapidly passing ice field below:"I just didn’t want to disturb you. But since we can’t keep up, let’s go together."
Shortly after entering the core area of the far north, two figures flew out from Jiang Bai’s body and landed on the back of the wind dragon.
Ice Emperor, dressed in a long emerald green dress and with her hair in pigtails, took a deep breath of the cold air, put her hands on her hips, and showed a long-lost sense of exhilaration on her face.
"It’s been so long since I’ve been back! The air in the far north is definitely the freshest!"
Jiang Li’er shrank her neck and muttered softly,"It’s freezing cold, where’s the freshness..."
she is now a Soul Emperor with a strong physique, the low temperature in the core area of the far north still makes her feel uncomfortable.
If it weren’t for the resistance provided by the Golden Dragon bloodline, they would probably be shivering from the cold long ago.
Beside her, Snow Empress wore a white dress, a faint smile appearing on her exquisite face.
since I left with Jiang Bai to obtain the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow.
This was the first time she had been away from the far north for so long.
"I wonder how Xiaobai and Atai are doing..."
Snow Empress murmured to herself.
She and the Ice Emperor had deliberately left a portion of the Ten-Thousand- Year Profound Ice Marrow in the small world inside the tower, intending to bring it back to the far north for some soul beasts that were about to break through.
But the environment inside the tower’s little world is just too wonderful.
at the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire exudes pure ice-attribute elemental power. Combined with the rich spiritual energy of the small world itself, their cultivation has progressed rapidly over the past four years, making them somewhat reluctant to leave the far north.
As Bi Ji sensed the increasingly unfathomable aura emanating from the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor , a hint of envy flashed in her emerald eyes.
Over the years, even though Jiang Bai never explicitly stated it, she had guessed that the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor had always resided within Jiang Bai’s Martial Soul Space.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why these two Northern Heavenly Kings always appeared in time whenever Jiang Bai was in danger. Moreover, each time they appeared, their auras were stronger than the last.
that Martial Soul Space are probably far greater than those from the outside world.
"Alright."Jiang Bai’s voice interrupted everyone’s thoughts."Should we split up and search?"
He surveyed the boundless ice plains around him and continued,"According to what the Ice Emperor said before , the Ice Silkworm’s cultivation level increases dramatically every time it appears, which means it must have found an ice cave containing ten-thousand-year-old profound ice marrow."
"Given the Ice Silkworm’s habits, it’s highly likely that it slowly absorbs the Profound Ice Marrow through prolonged slumber to enhance its cultivation. It’s probably sleeping in some extremely deep ice cave. Let’s split up and search, paying particular attention to those bottomless ice fissures and caves."
Ice Empress snorted coldly, anger flashing across her pretty face:"That fat silkworm really got off easy! To forcibly pile up a single Ice Silkworm’s cultivation to hundreds of thousands of years... how much Mysterious Ice Marrow must have been consumed!"
The thought of those precious treasures of nature being wasted breaks her heart.
The Snow Empress sighed softly:"It’s all about timing and fate. Perhaps... this is just his destiny."
Bi Ji looked at Jiang Bai curiously:"Jiang Bai, why did you go to so much trouble to find an Ice Silkworm? Is it for a spirit ring? But all your previous spirit rings were from dragon-type spirit beasts, why are you suddenly interested in an Ice Silkworm, a species with such a low level?"
Jiang Bai smiled mysteriously, offering no direct explanation :"Sister Bi Ji , you’ll understand once we find him. That guy... he’s a real treasure."
No one asked any more questions , and each person chose their own direction.
Bi Ji , Bingdi, and Xuedi, the three with the highest cultivation levels, acted separately, using their powerful spiritual perception to scan for abnormal soul power fluctuations beneath the ice plains.
Jiang Li’er naturally chose to team up with Jiang Bai. The two rode the wind dragon at low altitude, carefully exploring every ice crack and every suspicious ice cave entrance.
Ice Emperor returned to the core Ice Jade Scorpion territory once, and in his capacity as emperor, issued an order to mobilize the entire Ice Jade Scorpion clan to assist in the search.
Countless emerald green scorpion shadows spread across the snow-white earth, like a giant net being cast.
Snow Empress also found Little White, the Ice Bear King, who was napping on the ice plains. The white giant bear, as big as a small mountain , was so excited to see his mother return that he rolled around on the ground, shaking the iceberg and causing snow to fall in a flurry.
Finally, at the Snow Emperor’s command, Little White howled and rallied the Ice Bear clan to join the search party.
...
The intensive search lasted for a month.
The far north is vast and boundless, and the land beneath the ice is even more intricate. Even with the assistance of two major races, the search progress remains slow.
Until noon that day, an ice-green scorpion hurriedly found the Ice Emperor and delivered a message.
At the bottom of a glacier in the northwest, an unusually cold ice cave was discovered. The cave contained a large number of fragments of ancient ice marrow, and there were powerful life and spiritual fluctuations deep inside.
The group immediately gathered and, led by the ice-green scorpion, arrived at a hidden glacial crevice.
The crack was only wide enough for one person to pass through, and it stretched downwards into an unfathomable depth.
A chill seeped out from the crack , the temperature of which was much lower than outside, and the breath exhaled instantly condensed into ice crystals.
"This is it."A cold glint flashed in Ice Emperor’s eyes."That fat silkworm... it certainly knows how to pick a spot."
The group entered the crevice one by one, and after sliding down for about 100 meters, the view suddenly opened up before them.
A huge underground ice cave came into view.
The walls of the ice cave are made of ancient ice, glowing with a faint blue light.
Scattered on the ground were numerous fragments of Profound Ice Marrow , some still retaining crystalline marrow and radiating pure ice-attribute energy.
Ice Emperor stared at the carelessly discarded fragments of Profound Ice Marrow, their energy still intact, and gritted her teeth in anguish:"Damn it! They can’t even eat them! What a waste!"
She licked every single grain of rice clean while eating , and this damned ice silkworm wasted even the millennium-old Profound Ice marrow!
The Snow Empress also shook her head slightly. Such a crude absorption of the Profound Ice Marrow wasted at least 30% of its energy, which was truly a pity.
The group continued deeper into the ice cave. The further they went, the lower the temperature became, and the more fragments of Profound Ice Marrow they encountered.
The air was filled with an intense, almost impenetrable, ice-attribute spiritual energy, along with a certain... languid , snoring mental fluctuation.
After turning a corner, the scene before them made everyone stop at the same time.
At the end of the ice cave , a blue-white, ancient pillar of icy marrow, over two meters in diameter and five meters high, stands in the center. The pillar emits a soft glow, illuminating the entire space.
On the pillar, there lay... a colossal creature.
Its round head is a full 1.5 meters in diameter, and its whole body is white jade-colored, crystal clear, with a halo slowly flowing under its skin.
It is over seven meters long from head to tail , its plump body rising and falling slightly with its breathing. The most striking feature is the nine golden rings encircling its body, starting half a meter behind its head, with one ring spaced at intervals, a total of nine rings from head to tail!
Nine golden lines signify over nine hundred thousand years of cultivation!