Chapter 50: The Great Sweep of the Ice Domain

  After the peak of the Purple Mansion, if one wants to break through again, what kind of state can be reached after breaking through, no one knows. Because even the powerful sects on Penglai Fairy Island have no records, it seems that once the peak of the Purple Mansion is reached, that is the end of a cultivator's journey.

  Qin Luo Yi pursed her lips, seemingly deep in thought. The peak of the Zi Fu was far from her, and cultivating to the peak would grant her nearly ten thousand years of life. But what about the road after that? Was there even a path ahead? She would eventually face all this anyway.

  "Miss Qin." Ning Chou turned around to face Qin Luoyi, saying somewhat hesitantly: "I have an uninvited request, would you agree, miss?"

  "Tell me then." Qin Luo didn't immediately agree, but had a vague feeling that what he wanted to say was related to the ancient jade. Since his nature wasn't bad and he knew to return the jade after taking it from her, she was willing to listen to him.

  "One day, if I can cultivate to the peak of Zifu, Miss, would you lend me this jade for a few months?"

  Qin Luo Yi smiled and curved her eyes, playfully saying: "If at that time the ancient jade is still on my body, it's naturally fine."

  Ning Chou is now at the seventh level of Xuan Fu, far from the peak of Zi Fu. Even if his talent is excellent, without several hundred years of time, he may not reach the peak of Zi Fu. What will happen in these hundreds of years, no one can say for sure. The Xiuzhen world is actually a place where the weak are preyed upon by the strong, and it is extremely cruel.

  Ning Chou smiled: "This jade was obtained by the young lady, as long as the jade is on the young lady's body for one day, Ning will never take it away by force."

  "The jade is on me, you won't take it by force, will you...?" Qin Luo Yi slightly tilted her head, looking at him with a playful gaze: "If it's not on me, would you go and snatch it away?"

  "Naturally." Perhaps due to the medicinal pill, Ning Chou's complexion had improved significantly, and his eyes sparkled with a hint of smile as he said: "I will stop at nothing to get it back and take a look, but don't worry, Miss. I, Ning, will definitely kill whoever snatched your ancient jade and harmed you, and avenge you."

  Qin's face turned green with anger.

  Although she doesn't mind anything, does he have to say it so directly? She's still standing here!

  "Avenge me... Lord Ning, should I thank you in advance?"

  "No need to be polite."

  Qin Luo was speechless and completely at a loss for words.

  "I actually kill very few people, so that my hands will be stained with less blood in the future. The jade you got, it's best not to let others discover it, especially those guarding Mount Jinting. Otherwise, your troubles will be great later on. Among the people who come to Mount Jinting each time, there are dragons and snakes mixed together, and many have extremely high cultivation levels, but they can't enter themselves, so they guard outside, waiting for those who come out from inside. If they want something, they won't hesitate to take action. Although you're a disciple of the Xuanxu Sect's leader, you also can't stay within the sect forever." Ning Chou reminded her.

  "This is a bit tricky." Qin Luo Yi also understood that under the watchful eyes of everyone, if she came out empty-handed without even a single Ling fruit or Ling plant, it would mean that she had obtained something from the killing array, and who knows how many people would be envious, and it would definitely not be able to be hidden.

  Ning Chou put his hands behind his back, pacing in place, frowning, looking very serious.

  Qin Luo's lips curled up slightly, originally this matter was easy to resolve, she could have just taken a spiritual fruit and left, but now that Ning Chouming knew she had obtained the ancient jade, and took out another spiritual fruit... he must definitely be suspicious of her in his heart, that bracelet was too heaven-defying, and her current cultivation was too low, she didn't want to let too many people know.

  After a moment, Ning Chou raised his head and looked at her: "In my storage ring, there is a Ganoderma lucidum fruit. It was obtained from a secret place some time ago, and I haven't told anyone about it yet. Yesterday, I saw that there is also a Ganoderma lucidum fruit here, with the same year and color as mine. When you leave later, if they ask, just say that what you got is a Ganoderma lucidum fruit. I will try to retrieve my storage ring from the elder as soon as possible and find an opportunity to give you the fruit."

  Due to the special restrictions of the Ice Domain, his storage ring was left with Taohuamen's elder who came to Jintian Mountain with him. The one brought into the Ice Domain was an empty storage ring.

  Qin Luoyi was taken aback, she didn't expect that after thinking for half a day, he would actually come up with this method! That Lingzhi fruit wasn't an ordinary object, consuming it could increase the spiritual power of an alchemist, who knows, maybe it could even help him take a big step forward on his alchemy path. He was willing to use it to deceive her and get past her guard.

  "Alright, I'll return it to you later."

  Ning Qianglang laughed loudly: "No need to return it, since Miss has agreed to let me take a closer look at that ancient jade, then the Lingzhi fruit can be considered as Ning's gift to thank you."

  Qin Luo Yi was even more surprised, shaking his head and saying with a playful tone: "I only lent it to you for a look, it's just a small favor, if you're going to say something like that, then I don't want to lend it to you anymore."

  Ning Chou was taken aback, and then burst out laughing: "I'm also making a false gift, although the Lingzhi fruit is rare, but yesterday I saw a thousand-year-old Lingzhi tree growing here, with several fruits on it. Later, I'll go pick one and take it."

  "Alright then." Qin Luo's mouth twitched slightly, and a hint of unusual color flashed across his eyes.

  The Lingzhi tree... originally had some, but she brought them over from that side. Now all the Lingzhi fruits are in her bracelet, ah, if I had known, it would have been better to leave one behind.

  Ning Chou took her under the Tremella fruit tree and stared blankly at the Tremella tree with only leaves but no fruits.

  After a moment, he came back to his senses, looked far away and gritted his teeth: "Damn Murong Chui, you're still as stubborn as ever! You've actually picked all of them. Can you eat that much? Aren't you afraid of bursting to death?"

  Qin Luo's cultivation had reached the peak of martial arts, and she definitely couldn't refine these spiritual fruits within three days, because their spiritual energy was too powerful, one fruit would be enough to absorb for a long time. The things here couldn't be taken out with a storage ring, so he naturally thought of Murong Jue, besides, he had known Murong Jue for more than a day or two, and he knew very well about Murong Jue's greedy personality, it was very likely that Murong Jue had picked them all, thinking that with his own Xuanfu peak cultivation, he could forcibly refine them.

  He glanced at Qin Luo Yi, it seems that Murong had lost his own purple fire stove, this time he was determined to rely on the Ganoderma fruit to improve his alchemy skills and then find a way to make a comeback.

  Qin Luo Yi naturally wouldn't admit that all the fruits above were picked by her, so she could only comfort him and again promised that she would return his Ganoderma fruit later.

  "It's fine." Ning Chou shook his head, his face still looking a bit off-color. He let out a sigh and said, "There are many things in here, but without the Ganoderma fruit, I'll just go eat something else instead."

  There are many spiritual plants and fruits in here that can enhance the power of the soul, which is also very beneficial for improving alchemy skills. However, only the Tuckahoe fruit has this effect.

  "Murong Jue... From now on, you must be careful around this person. However, for the next two days, nothing should happen to you, he picked so many Ganoderma lucidum fruits and can't take them out, can only forcibly refine them inside, shouldn't have time to come looking for trouble with you."

  Qin Luo Yi nodded and said she would be more careful, but in her heart, she couldn't help but laugh secretly. A dead person, after all, wouldn't be able to cause any trouble for her again. It was just a pity that the person she wanted to ask questions of had never gotten the chance to do so.

  She had always been suspicious of someone in her heart, because after arriving at the Piaoyou Sect, she didn't know many people, and those who held grudges against her were even fewer. Murong Yue still hoped that he would avenge him, which showed that the person was extremely powerful... Everything pointed to one person.

  "Yuan Qingshan, my good senior sister, was it you who was secretly plotting against me? I will definitely investigate and get to the bottom of this!"

  Ning Chou finally plucked a fist-sized Nine-Petaled Lotus and tied it around his body, then swallowed a drop of Dragon Saliva Liquid that was brewed from an unusual dragon-headed stone, with extremely dense spiritual energy. Afterwards, he found a secluded spot to sit cross-legged and slowly refine the energy.

  There were nearly ten drops of dragon's saliva, and with Ning Chou Xuan's seven-tiered cultivation base, he only dared to take one. He advised Qin Shao Yi to take some as well, which would be very beneficial for his cultivation, but Qin Luo Yi refused, leaving him there to meditate, preparing to go further away before making a big sweep again.

  Of course, she didn't want to let go of the remaining dragon's saliva either, but if she wanted to take it away, she had to do it quietly. After Ning Chou left, she would sneak back to get it. Now, Ning Chou's meditation spot was a bit too close to where the dragon's saliva was, and who knows, after he refined it, he might go there again... Without the tuckahoe fruit, Murong Jue had taken the blame for her, but if this thing disappeared again, it would be hard to explain.

  Qin Luo's luck was good, and after walking nearly a thousand miles, she found another Ganoderma tree with six Ganoderma fruits on it.

  This time, she naturally took them all down as well.

  The ice domain was extremely large, and in three days, Qin Luoyi, accompanied by Dahei and Heidi, still couldn't finish touring the inside. As time was running out, she reluctantly left behind the dragon head-shaped stone that dripped with terrifying dragon spittle, a liquid of extreme spiritual power, and turned back towards Ning Chou's meditation spot.

  When she arrived, Ning Chou had just withdrawn from his cultivation state. When he opened his eyes, a sharp light flashed in the dark pupils, and it wasn't until he saw clearly that it was Qin Luoyi that his gaze softened, smiling as he greeted her.

  Qin Luo Yi handed him a Ganoderma lucidum fruit, smiling and saying: "I found another Ganoderma lucidum tree in front, with many fruits on it. You can choose between the Ji Zhu Lian and the Ganoderma lucidum fruit."

  Ning Chou's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, not expecting that there would still be a Chinese angelica tree here. He took the Chinese angelica fruit and without hesitation, he took out the Nine芝莲 and placed it on the ground, holding the Chinese angelica fruit in his hand.

  Qin Luo's lips curled up slightly, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes, Ning Chou's choice was well within her expectations.

  Then she deliberately lured Ning Chou away, and the Black Emperor and Da Hei, who had been released from her spatial ring earlier, took the opportunity to take away all the dragon's saliva liquid in the stone bowl.

  "It's time!"

  "It's coming out soon, I wonder what treasures they'll get this time!"

  "Even without treasures, eating a spiritual plant inside would be incredible, and one's cultivation would definitely increase significantly."

  "It's a pity we're not alchemists, I'm afraid we won't have the chance to enter the Ice Domain in this lifetime."

  ……

  On the top of Jintian Mountain, it was crowded with people, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the entrance to the ice domain. Although they were not the ones entering the ice domain, every single person had an excited look on their face, whispering to each other in hushed tones.

  Two dazzling rays of light flashed by, and two figures burst out from the icy domain.

  "Huh? Why are there only Qiú Lùo Yī, the young lady from Piaoyou Sect, Níng Chóu, the young master from Taihuang Gate, and Mùróng Jué from Dòngtiān Fúdì?"

  "Look, here comes an ancient jade!"

  "Heavens! Only Gu Yu has come out, but where is Murong Gongzi... Could it be that something unexpected happened to him?"

  "What a pity! The loss is great this time in the blessed land. An excellent alchemy disciple was actually lost inside."

  ……

  Qin Luoyi stood there outside the icy domain, her pretty face like jade, her bright eyes gazing around with a flying spirit, the great gate of the icy domain slowly disappearing behind her.

  Ning Chou stood beside her, both of them surrounded by Master Zuo Gu and his men.

  Liu Zhanglao held an ancient jade in his hand, his face ashen, and the disciples of Qiyun who stood beside him also had disbelieving eyes.

  "Ning Xian, you were inside, did you see Murong Jue?" He couldn't believe that Murong Jue had gotten into trouble after just entering the Ice Domain, and he quickly rushed over to ask Ning Chou in a low voice.

  "There isn't." Ning Chou said calmly.

  Liu Zhanglao turned to Qin Luoyi again, his face looking even more unpleasant: "Qin young lady, have you seen Murong Jue?"

  Qin Luo Yi still shook his head: "No."

  "Murong Shixiong won't come to any harm, his cultivation is the highest, why are you all fine, but my Murong Shixiong hasn't come out?" Qi Yun gritted her teeth, her suspicious gaze falling on Qin Luoyi's body, then shifting to Ning Chou.

  Ning Chou furrowed his brow and looked at him with a displeased expression: "What do you mean by this, could it be that we harmed him?"

  Qin Luo's face also fell.

  Wu Shan let out a cold snort, and a powerful aura of pressure pressed down on Qi Yun. The elder Lin Chang of the Tai Hua sect had an ugly expression on his face, clearly displeased.

  Zi Yun's face turned extremely pale.

  Liu Changlao feared he would get hurt and hastily pulled him away.

  "Murong Gongzi's cultivation is the highest, Qin Niang's talent and martial arts are at the peak of Shengtian, while Ning Gongzi is the seventh stage of Xuanfu... He hasn't come out, probably because he accidentally triggered the killing array inside." Left Gu Master said with a deep thought.

  He was most worried that Qin Luoyi would fall into Murong Jue's trap, fortunately Qin Luoyi was fine. Unexpectedly, it was Murong Jue who didn't come out in the end, which made him very surprised.

  Murong Jue was young and could already refine a 9th-grade primary pellet, although his talent wasn't as good as Qin Luoyi's, it was still extremely rare. Dying inside is truly a bit of a waste!

  Liu Changlao's face was filled with disappointment, knowing that Zu Gu Dashi had spoken the truth. Mu Rong would never be killed by Qin Luoyi, even if Qin Luoyi and Ning Chou joined forces, they wouldn't be his match... His incredible talent for alchemy, which could pierce through heaven and earth, was unexpectedly lost in the Ice Domain.

  "Hey, Master Ning and Miss Qin, what treasures did you bring back from the Ice Domain? Show us and broaden our horizons!"

  Murong didn't come out, and the people in the cave, including Liu Changlao, were still grieving and on the verge of collapse. The initial sympathy from others had dissipated, and their attention turned to Qin Luoyi and Ning Chou, eager to see the commotion caused by the treasure.

  Ning Chou let out a sigh, and his handsome face looked somewhat disheartened: "I had my eyes on the Clear Jade Flute of the former Ice Domain Master, but unfortunately... I couldn't get it in hand, only getting a single Ganoderma fruit."

  As he spoke, he took out the Lingzhi fruit from his storage space. The child-fist-sized fruit was bright red in color and had a rich spiritual energy surrounding it.

  "It's really a Tremella fruit!"

  "It's such a pity that the Clear Jade Celestial Flute wasn't brought out!"

  "Except for Ning Gongzi, in these years, there have been at least several dozen people who have taken a liking to the Qingyu Xian flute and wanted to take it out. I really don't know what kind of master that Qingyu Xian flute should choose."

  ……

  The many cultivators on the Golden Summit felt extremely regretful that he didn't bring out the Clear Jade Xian flute. Meanwhile, the Alchemist gazed at the Lingzhi fruit in his hand with an expression of utmost envy.

  In their view, it's not bad to have this thing even if they can't get the Qingyu Xian flute, because on Penglai Island, this Lingzhi fruit is only found in the icy domain. Although it doesn't have much use for cultivation, it can enhance the soul power of alchemists, which is very beneficial for them.

  "Qin girl, show us your treasure too."

  Knowing that Ning Chou had only obtained the Tuckahoe fruit and nothing else, the eyes of the crowd once again focused on Qin Luo Yi with fiery expectation.

  Qin Luo Yi smiled slightly: "I and Ning Gongzi are the same, we didn't get any treasure. The thing I took a fancy to doesn't recognize me either, so I also took out a Ganoderma lucidum fruit."

  A fruit with a bright color suddenly appeared in his hand, identical to the one Ning Chou had taken out earlier.

  This was just now, after coming out of the Ice Domain, taking advantage of everyone's shock that Murong didn't come out, staring at the exit and the ancient jade that flew out alone, Ning Chou quietly took it out with the storage ring and handed it to her.

  "Still Tuckahoe!"

  The monks saw it, with a look of disappointment on their faces. Even the great master Zu Gu and others were very disappointed. However, in the eyes of Wu Shan and Jian Yu Yan, there was a flash of unusual light that quickly passed by. They did not believe that Qin Luo Yi had only obtained one Ganoderma lucidum fruit.

  "Didn't you really see Murong Jue? Or is there something unusual in the Ice Domain?" Liu Changlao still didn't give up, not wanting to believe that his brilliant alchemy genius who had reached the pinnacle of success would fall silently and without warning.

  Her eyes flashed cold for a moment, and a hint of mockery quickly flickered in her eyes before she spoke calmly: "You mentioned something unusual... I've discovered something, I don't know if it's related to Mr. Murong."

  "Speak quickly!" Old Liu's heart skipped a beat as he urged him with wide eyes and an urgent tone.

  The eyes of all the monks also turned towards him in an instant, and on the Golden Summit where tens of thousands of people were standing, a pin drop could be heard.

  Qin's expressionless face fell, and she lowered her eyelids to cover up the thick smile in her eyes. As for what Ning Chou wanted to do, she already had a plan in mind.

  "On the second day after arriving at the icy domain, I finally made up my mind to try using the ancient jade to obtain the Clear Jade Flute. Unfortunately, it still ended in failure. There were many spiritual fruits inside, and after thinking about it for a while, I decided to go back and pick a Lingzhi fruit. As a result, I found that the Lingzhi tree which had previously borne six or seven fruits was now empty."

  "Could it be that Murong Gongzi has picked all the fruits from the tree?" The crowd of cultivators looked at Liu Changlao with strange expressions, some even bursting into laughter.

  Digression

  Weekend Green is not here, the articles for these two days have been stored in the system in advance and will be released on time. I just didn't have time to reply to your comments this week as I was busy writing articles. I'm very sorry (although I didn't reply, but I read them carefully every day).

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