"In that case, I'll follow the Blood Crocodile to the cave mansion." The Blood Crocodile didn't wait for Qin Lingyun's response, its long, scaly, crimson claws swiped out, and a ball of bloody light enveloped Qin Lingyun.

  Qin Lingyun's body tensed up, and she was already bound and unable to move. The blood light enveloped her entire body, as if a layer of spiritual power barrier had been laid down, making it impossible for her divine sense to penetrate the blood light and see the outside scene.

  She only felt that her body was being pulled by a huge rope, jumping from time to time. After half an hour, the blood light suddenly disappeared, and Qin Lingyun regained control of her body.

  As soon as she opened her eyes, she was no longer in the previous sea area. At this time, she was in a spacious hall, and there was no seawater in the hall.

  "Have I left the ocean and returned to land? Or am I still at the bottom of the sea?" Qin Lingyun couldn't tell clearly.

  Xue Xiao stood not far from her, the entire grand hall was shrouded in a faint layer of bloody light, but the decorations were extremely luxurious, jade stone carvings of tables and chairs, a row of fist-sized pearls embedded in the wall emitting a warm glow, as well as peculiarly shaped coral decorations surrounding the area and many rare treasures that couldn't be named.

  The bloodthirsty look on his face was terrifying. If it were someone with a timid heart, they would probably be scared to death without him even making a move.

  Qin Lingyun's face didn't show any signs of fear, but in her heart, she was a bit nervous.

  "This blood python shouldn't kill me, but what does it plan to do?" Qin Lingyun saw that the killing intent in the blood python's eyes had dissipated, but she didn't think it was a good thing for the blood python to take her back to its lair, and was certain there were unknown motives.

  "Human cultivator, how is this cave mansion?" Blood Python opened its huge mouth, revealing rows of sharp teeth, and its eyes flickered with strange lights from time to time.

  The blood python has spoken, and Qin Lingyun had no choice but to grit her teeth and respond.

  "The five colors are resplendent and the cave is extremely beautiful." Qin Lingyun said.

  A hint of satisfaction flashed in Xue Xiao's eyes: "As long as you like it."

  Xue Xiao's words made Qin Lingyun's heart skip a beat. "What do you mean by 'as long as you like'?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly. "Are you going to imprison me in this cave? Or is there something else I need to do?"

  Qin Lingyun couldn't help but take a few steps back, and tentatively asked: "Senior, if there's anything you need me to do, just say it straight out, I'll definitely do my best."

  The giant serpent burst out laughing, its sharp laughter sounding like the scraping of sawteeth, strange and piercing to the ear. Then it spoke slowly and deliberately: "This serpent likes dealing with clever people; since you've already figured it out, this serpent doesn't want to beat around the bush either."

  Qin Lingyun put on a listening expression, while the Blood Python continued: "If it were another human cultivator, I would have swallowed their flesh and blood long ago. Humans, heh heh, are quite delicious, and I haven't had one in over a hundred years."

  Even if the Blood Python didn't say it, Qin Lingyun had already guessed this point. This Blood Python was full of bloody aura and murderous intent, which could be seen from the numerous humans and demons that died at its hands. It's impossible for it to simply let her go, there must be a reason behind it.

  "And at this time, the voice of the Blood Python continued to come: 'You should thank your spiritual root. If you didn't have an Ice Spiritual Root, it would be impossible for you to still be standing here unscathed.'"

  "Human monks, if you want to know the reason, follow me to the back." The Blood Python strode towards the back of the great hall.

  The hall had a stone gate that was closed, and when the Blood Python approached, the stone gate opened automatically, revealing a narrow and long alley.

  Qin Lingyun had no choice but to follow behind, in the Blood Python's lair, she didn't have a single chance to escape.

  Following the blood python through the narrow alley, seven twists and eight turns finally arrived at another large hall. This large hall used the same building materials as the previous one, but was slightly smaller. In addition, there were six stone gates inside this hall, all of which were closed, and it was unknown where they led to.

  Xue Xiao walked in the direction of the stone gate on the far left, and as he approached, the stone gate opened once again. Xue Xiao turned back and said, "This is the reason why I invited you to come to my cave."

  At this time, Qin Lingyun had already seen the scene behind the stone gate. However, what made her unexpected was that behind the stone gate was only a small room, and there was nothing at all: "What is the reason for this?"

  Qin Lingyun was very puzzled, she wondered if she had overlooked something, but after careful observation, she still couldn't see anything.

  The blood python suddenly slapped a claw towards the stone gate, its bright red arm suddenly grew longer and longer, finally stretching to the middle of the room, with an arm over two zhang long that looked particularly terrifying.

  He himself did not enter, but instead used a secret technique to extend his arm, slapping the ground with one palm, as if opening up some sort of formation. The ground rippled with layer upon layer of bloody light, expanding outward in a wave-like pattern.

  In this layer of blood light, there was a strange ghostly howl. The Blood Python hastily shook its arm, and the stretched-out arm had already been withdrawn. The blood light continued to spread, reaching the edge of the room, but it was blocked by an invisible light shield.

  Then, the blood light quickly condensed and gradually twisted and deformed, slowly forming a blood-red lotus shape.

  A crimson lotus flower floated in mid-air, its bloody glow seeming to have a life of its own as it pulsed and throbbed, accompanied by a mournful wail.

  "What is this thing?" Qin Lingyun thought to herself in surprise.

  The crimson lotus floated for a moment, and suddenly countless pale blue snowflakes appeared out of thin air in the room, drifting gently in the air, and condensing into blue ice pillars as soon as they landed on the ground.

  "Is this Xuantian Blood Ice Lotus?" Qin Lingyun's face finally showed a look of astonishment, and at this moment, she could no longer suppress her emotions.

  Xuān Tiān Blood Ice Lotus is said to come from the mysterious and unpredictable Netherworld, with a divine effect that can seize the creation of heaven and earth, revive the dead and reverse yin and yang. If a cultivator obtains Xuān Tiān Blood Ice Lotus, they can avoid reincarnation, cultivate immortality without any bottlenecks, and 100% ascend to become an immortal, but all this is just legend.

  First of all, the Netherworld is just a legend, and no one knows whether the Netherworld really exists or not. Even if it does exist, whether it's in some place in the infinite universe or a self-contained boundary, no one can say for sure.

  There is also what is called ascending to become an immortal, and even whether immortals really exist is unknown.

  At this time, the Blood Python shook its head and said: "This is not the Xuantian Blood Ice Lotus. The Xuantian Blood Ice Lotus only exists in legend. Not only does the Great Moon Star not have it, but even the Luoyang Great World also cannot have it. The starry sky is infinite, whether or not this thing truly exists is uncertain."

  With a wave of Xue Lian's claw, the Blood Lotus slowly sank into the ground, and all the snowflake-like illusions suddenly disappeared.

  "This is Ice Crystal Blood Lotus, obtained by Jiao certain over a hundred years ago in the extreme north ice sea area. It has many uses, among which the most important one is to help form the Ice Crystal Demon Body."

  Qin Lingyun couldn't help but ask, "Ice Crystal Demon Body?" She had to ask, as everything that Xue Xiao said was closely related to her. If there was no connection, Xue Xiao wouldn't have wasted his time bringing her here.

  "That's right, Jiaozhou will help you cultivate the Ice Crystal Body, but after you've cultivated it, you'll have to do something for Jiaozhou. Don't worry, this thing won't make you go die."

  The blood-red eyes of the Blood Python gazed at Qin Lingyun, its claws clasped together.

  Qin Lingyun smiled bitterly and said: "Senior, does junior still have the right to disagree?"

  "Of course there isn't," Xue Xiao sneered. "Regardless of whether you agree or not, the Ice Crystal Demon Body must be cultivated, and things will be done as I see fit."

  Blood Python opened its mouth and spat out a black light, Qin Lingyun fixed his eyes to take a look, it turned out to be a black storage bag.

  "The demon clan also uses storage bags?" Qin Lingyun was initially surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, she didn't think it was surprising at all. Generally, the intelligence of ordinary demon beasts is limited, so they don't need to use storage bags. However, for demon beasts that have cultivated their inner elixir and survived the heavenly tribulation, their intelligence is almost indistinguishable from humans. It's more convenient to store many precious items in a storage bag.

  Xue Xiao took out a jade slip from his storage bag and then flipped out a jade bottle.

  "The jade slip contains the cultivation method of the Ice Crystal Demon Body, and the jade bottle contains one-third of the essence of the Ice Crystal Blood Lotus. After reading the jade slip, you will know how to use it."

  After speaking, Xue Jiao waved his hand and the stone gate slowly closed.

  "Xiao will give you ten years, and if you can't cultivate into a primary ice crystal demon body within those ten years, Xiao will dismember you alive." The blood-red eyes of the Blood Python flashed with a bloodthirsty light, as if mentioning bloody things made him somewhat excited.

  Qin Lingyun's heart tightened, knowing that Xue Xiao wasn't joking, he would definitely do what he said.

  "Over the past decade, I've spent most of my time outside this cave, so it's temporarily under your management. You can live in that room on the right side, but remember, don't enter the room where the Ice Crystal Blood Lotus is sealed."

  The Blood Python turned around and left, suddenly disappearing from Qin Lingyun's sight, without knowing where it went.

  "Xue Xiao handed over the cave to me like this, and didn't worry about me escaping at all. I'm afraid that even if I tried my best, I couldn't leave. However, I won't give up. Only by trying will I know."

  Now that Xue Xiao has just left, Qin Lingyun naturally won't try to escape immediately. She needs to wait for a while to make sure Xue Xiao is not in the cave before considering leaving.

  Qin Lingyun turned around and walked towards the room on the right side.

  As she came before the stone gate, there was no need for her to push it open; the stone gate automatically opened by itself, and it was unknown what kind of mechanism was used.

  The room was decorated with pearls and precious stones, except for a coral bed, everywhere else was filled with various rare treasures unique to the ocean floor, such as pearls and agate.

  Qin Lingyun had no interest in the crazy jewelry that ordinary women would go wild for, she sat cross-legged on the coral bed, stuck the warm jade slip to her forehead, and began to examine the contents of the jade slip.