Chapter Sixteen: Hard Journey (Part Two)

  Xin Zhaolun said, "If it could be bought, that would be great. There's no need to go through so much trouble and dig it up personally... For someone who can make use of it, it's a priceless treasure. But for someone who can't, they wouldn't care about it at all."

  Lei Xingfeng also studied hard, but compared to those who had been studying for decades or even hundreds of years, he was still too young. Many things were unknown to him and he hadn't come into contact with them before, so it was normal that he didn't know the importance of this thing.

  "What's going on... Seriously... Hmm, never mind, if I can collect it, I'll collect some too."

  Lei Xingfeng muttered to himself, he was very lucky to be able to accompany a high-ranking True Person to collect materials at such a young age. If he didn't have his sect, even if he reached the Ninth Ring True Body, it's unlikely that he would be able to come here.

  Xin Zhaolun smiled and said: "Okay, as long as whoever goes can collect some for themselves, hmm, and give me a portion of it."

  Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "I understand, Brother, rest assured." He understood this point clearly. Even if it was his brother, there was no obligation to pay without any return.

  Hammerhead and Crazy Axe were both leaning over the large pot, if not for Mad Eagle grabbing each of their collars with one hand, these two guys' heads would have almost stretched into the pot. This was tolerable, but what was unbearable was that the two guys kept drooling nonstop, which was why Mad Eagle had to grab them and pull them backward.

  Jin Deya burst out laughing and said, "Got them... they're all foodies, a bunch of guys who'll never be full their whole lives."

  Lei Xingfeng took out a pot lid and covered it with one hand, and suddenly the fragrance was much reduced.

  Chui Tou swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on the pot lid as it closed, and he couldn't help but say, "Let's just lift the lid and burn it instead, at least it'll be warmer."

  At that moment everyone was staring at him, and Hammer said with a smile: "Alright, I know... Don't look at me, I'm just hungry..."

  Lei Xingfeng said with a warm smile: "Don't worry, just wait for a moment, hehe."

  In the wild, especially in extremely cold weather, eating is a top priority. If you don't want to die, try your best to eat as much as possible to fill your stomach. This is an instinct of the indigenous people. Nothing else can replace it. This is also why Hammerhead and Crazy Axe get so excited when they see cooked food, they almost immediately reach out to grab the food, even if it's not fully cooked yet.

  "It's edible now!"

  Just then, a loud cheer erupted, and the man holding the copper basin gazed up at Lei Xingfeng with shining eyes, looking like an excited bulldog wagging its tail.

  Lei Xingfeng felt a chill and said, "Hold your bowl steady, don't move." He held a large copper ladle in his hand, scooped several ladles of scalding hot miscellaneous dishes into the large copper basin, and said, "Go eat."

  Each person had a bowl of dishes, and the big pot was almost empty. Lei Xingfeng continued to add various ingredients and cook another pot. Seven people needed at least two large pots of mixed dishes, otherwise, it would not be enough to eat.

  Everyone was eating hard pancakes, slurping and eating. In this weather, eating hot pot dishes is absolutely a super enjoyment. The stiff body quickly warmed up, and fine sweat beads appeared on the forehead.

  Lei Xingfeng was also eating crazily, he knew clearly in his heart that he had to supplement enough food, and the cultivators generally had a large appetite. According to his estimate, one meal was at least ten times the amount of his previous life, sometimes even more.

  After finishing their meal, the sky had already darkened, and the light that refracted into the ice hall also dimmed. However, with the help of the fire pit's flames, they could still see each other clearly.

  Lei Xingfeng put away the large pot and added a few more oilwood sticks. When the flames rose, he placed a kettle of water on the fire and sat down to start his cultivation practice.

  Everyone else sat down to cultivate, but Hammerhead and Mad Axe went to the entrance to stand guard, with the two of them in charge of keeping watch.

  Lei Xingfeng had only slightly cultivated it, and was surprised to find that it wasn't right. The effect was even better than when he had cultivated in Hanshazhou, almost approaching the effect of cultivating near the Lei Yu area. This made him suspicious and uncertain, so he tried several times, but the results were all the same. He stopped his cultivation and fell into deep thought.

  The mad eagle also stopped cultivating. He opened his eyes and saw Leixingfeng in a daze, unable to help but ask softly: "What's wrong?"

  Lei Xingfeng hesitated for a moment and asked: "Practicing here... have you felt anything different?"

  "Ah, yes... there is a difference..."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Is it because the effect of cultivation is better?"

  "Quite the opposite," said the mad eagle, shaking its head. "The training effect is far worse than in Hanshui Castle."

  Lei Xingfeng was suddenly surprised and said: "Huh? It's strange, I feel that the effect of cultivation is good."

  He also shook his head and said, "No good, no effect."

  Jin Deya burst out laughing and said, "It's very normal. If we go outside, the effect will be better. We're in a big ice block, how can the effect possibly be good?" It was rare for him to say so many words at once.

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Practicing here is just to slightly recover the body, in the ice cave, what can be expected?"

  Lei Xingfeng didn't understand, but this was a good opportunity, and he certainly wouldn't let it slip away. He continued to meditate with his eyes closed, while the others stopped meditating and chose to sleep instead.

  ……

  The sky is whitening, a night without words.

  Lei Xingfeng practiced until midnight and then took out a thick animal skin mat, also taking out a specially made animal skin sleeping bag, and slept for several hours.

  Everyone simply warmed up with hot water, ate their dry rations and left this rare ice cave.

  One hammer hit a big hole, the hammer head said: "We're out!" This was an ice wall, and with one hammer strike, the sound of howling wind suddenly came through.

  The crowd followed the hammer and walked out. In the ice cave, everyone had tied up the rope. The heavy snow outside was still raging, and the temperature was even lower than yesterday.

  Lei Xingfeng stepped out of the ice cave and felt the biting wind piercing through his fur-lined cloak, despite wearing a barbarian bull leather armor close to his body. He said, "It's so cold!"

  Today's temperature is extremely low, and Leixingfeng can't measure how low it is. He finds that he doesn't even dare to open his eyes wide, and can only squint them. Even so, when the cold wind comes, his eyeballs feel a bit sore, and he has no choice but to cover his face with his sleeve.

  Everyone lowered their heads and struggled forward. This time, Lei Xingfeng was still holding a steel shield to block the snowflakes that came flying towards them.

  This road was extremely hard, and they rested several times along the way. It wasn't until nightfall that they found a place to rest, but this resting place was far inferior to the Ice Hall. They barely made it through the night, and Leixing Peak felt like he was going to freeze into an ice stick. He had to constantly use his defensive cloak to withstand the cold, enduring until dawn on the second day. According to Xinzhaolun's words, they still had half a day's journey left before reaching their destination.

  It wasn't until afternoon that Xin Zhaolun said, "Alright, we're almost there... damn it, every time I go out, it's always such a torment, just hold on a bit longer."

  There were large blocks of ice on the road, and Lei Xingfeng almost stumbled along this road. He was different from others, as Hammerhead and Kuang Axe were local aborigines who had long been accustomed to such terrain. The others were all above six rings in their true form, and each one could fly. Even if they couldn't soar high here, they would tread on air, and their feet wouldn't fall down, but instead stepped forward as if treading on an invisible ground.

  Lei Xingfeng didn't have this skill, he took a step into the air and immediately fell down, so one foot deep and one foot shallow, unknowingly also dragging down the speed of the entire team. Crazy Eagle wanted to carry him, but this time he didn't agree, it was too difficult to walk here, even if it were an eight-ring true body cultivator, it wouldn't be easy either. So Lei Xingfeng would rather suffer himself.

  Soon, a row of seven people arrived at the foot of a cliff. Xin Zhaolun raised his hand to signal everyone to slow down their pace, and he began to explore along the cliff.

  "It seems like we're almost there."

  "Should be about it."

  Before long, I heard Xin Zhaolun say: "I found it..."

  There is a crack in the cliff, and the entire cliff is covered with layers of icicles. Even the crack in the cliff is filled with icicles, and if you don't look carefully, you won't notice this crack in the cliff at all.

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Smash it open!"

  Hammer and axe went forward together, rolling up giant hammers and axes to smash the ice hanging from the cracks.

  Before long, they smashed out a path.

  Lei Xingfeng laughed and said, "Ah, I've finally found a place to take shelter from the wind. I'm really afraid of this wind here." He almost wanted to burrow underground, the cold wind here was indeed unbearable, it stung his whole body with pain, he had already forgotten how many times he used electric arcs to warm himself up slightly.

  Jin Deya suddenly blurted out from behind: "I'm also afraid of the wind here!"

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Come in quickly... The wind here, hehe, has a nickname, called piercing headwind, penetrating bone wind, also known as the killing wind!"

  In the middle of this mountain cliff crack is empty, just nowhere to step down, because the lower crack is getting narrower and narrower, if not careful, it will get stuck in the foot, must know how to fly, or with both hands supporting the cliff wall, may advance, of course, they don't have to be so troublesome, the mad eagle pulls Lei Xingfeng flying suspended in the middle, hammer head and crazy axe also have Xin Zhaodun and Jin Daya carrying, do not need to land can advance.

  In an instant, everyone entered the belly of the mountain, and at this time they could already walk.

  A cluster of flames floated in front of everyone, illuminating the surrounding area with a bright light. As they walked downwards, Lei Xingfeng estimated that they had been walking for at least several dozen minutes. The sound of dripping water could be heard from time to time around them, and the temperature was also gradually rising.

  Xin Zhaolun smiled and said: "Finally arrived."

  As I turned a bend, a wave of heat rushed towards me, with a faint red glow emanating from it, accompanied by a low rumbling sound in my ears.

  "Me, I have a feeling of unease...... Uh, it's so hot!"

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