"Alright, that's all I'll say about the Star Emperor. Don't ask me again in the future. Now choose two treasures and go into seclusion to cultivate. Wait until the Imperial Extreme Heaven Tower opens before coming out." The Mystic Ice Emperor said coldly.

  If it were someone else, with such a cold and impatient tone, an attitude so arrogant and rude, Qin Lingyun would either step forward to teach them a lesson, or turn around and leave, or appear indifferent on the surface but be annoyed in her heart. However, this cold person was Xuan Ji Bing Huang, a man who was exactly like Star Emperor, and yet Qin Lingyun couldn't muster up any anger towards him.

  Xuanji Ice Emperor's every move, even the way he puts his hands behind his back, is almost identical to Xingdi's. If it weren't for their vastly different personalities and drastically different attire, Qin Lingyun wouldn't have been able to tell them apart.

  No matter what, in the mouth of Xuanji Ice Emperor, Star Emperor was not forever disappeared from this world, but there was still a way to find him back. Once a person had hope, his whole body would ignite infinite power, Qin Lingyun was just like that, and now upgrading her strength became her top priority.

  No matter what method is used to find Star Emperor, increasing power is a prerequisite. Without sufficient strength as a guarantee, nothing can be accomplished.

  However, she felt a hint of surprise at Xuanji Binghuang's words. Before disappearing, the Star Emperor had said that he must let her reach the ninth floor, as if there was something on that floor that she had to obtain, and if she couldn't get it, she would regret it.

  "Was the ninth floor's thing arranged by Xingdi? Did he anticipate his own ending? Otherwise, why would he instruct Xuanji Ice Emperor to guide her cultivation in advance?"

  Qin Lingyun's mind flashed with inspiration, and the Star Emperor suddenly changed his attitude. The Star Emperor, who had always appeared as a senior figure, suddenly became all-knowing, as if he had become a different person. He hadn't said anything before, but suddenly, without warning, he wanted Qin Lingyun to ascend to the ninth level. To say that there was no connection between these events, Qin Lingyun simply didn't believe it.

  "Xingdi once said that I must reach the ninth floor," Qin Lingyun said softly.

  "He wants to take you to the ninth floor? It seems he hid this from me, alright, since it's his arrangement, I'll follow his will and take you to the ninth floor."

  Qin Lingyun then walked towards the table that had appeared in the middle, on which were all sorts of colorful and radiant treasures, including a broken black iron piece.

  About the size of a palm, an irregular black iron block with a strange black luster on its surface, giving off an aura that is unfathomably deep.

  Since only two items can be chosen, the Black Iron Block is a must-have. I promised that young man in green clothes to get it done, otherwise, after leaving the Huangji Sealing Heaven Tower, there will be no way to explain it.

  What other treasure to choose? The aura of the treasures here are all from precious artifacts, and Qin Lingyun also has a lot of them. The earliest one was a Fire Butterfly Brocade, then there's the Soul-Seizing Cauldron taken from the people of Qingyun Town, and also the Ice-Fire Heaven-Connecting Gourd, which still contains the Frosty Cold Flame. Unfortunately, none of them can be used.

  So many treasures dazzled Qin Lingyun's eyes, and just as she didn't know which one to choose, Xuanji Binghuang's cold voice rang out: "What a waste, hesitating over choosing a treasure, with such a heart of Tao, don't think about advancing in the future."

  Qin Lingyun did not show the anger that Xuanji Binghuang had expected, but instead directly reached out to grab a large number of magical artifacts. She picked up the black iron block and turned it over in her hand, but didn't feel anything special about it. After putting the black iron block into her storage bag, she chose a pair of pale blue folding bows that were roughly the size of a palm. This bow-shaped artifact looked very exquisite, could be folded up and stacked together, and also unfolded. The bowstring was a light red color, tightly strung.

  Xuanji Ice Emperor's eyes flashed with a hint of appreciation, but his voice was cold and detached: "Not bad, not bad, you've chosen a decent magic treasure. That bow is called the Ice Jiao Bow, its string is made from the tendons of an ice jiao, and it has many complex magic arrays inlaid on it, which can summon icy arrows with great range and formidable power."

  Although Xuanji Ice Emperor said so, Qin Lingyun was not dissatisfied with anything. It was because the Ice Jiao Bow had an icy aura that Qin Lingyun chose it and used his Frost Spirit Power to activate it, allowing this ice-type treasure to exert even greater power.

  "Follow me now to the eighth floor."

  Xuanji Ice Emperor walked directly to a corner of the seventh floor, ignoring Qin Lingyun's actions: "This place originally needed to be opened by going through a seal, I'm too lazy to teach you how to use the seal."

  Xuanji Ice Emperor's palm opened, a ball of icy mist swirled above his palm, and with a casual slap, the ball of icy mist shot out rapidly.

  "Bang... Bang..."

  A loud rumbling sound erupted, and the seemingly ordinary ice ball appeared to possess unparalleled power, charging forward and completely crushing all the invisible seals.

  Except for one place, a wooden staircase slowly emerged in the originally empty corner, which led to the stairs on the upper floor.

  Qin Lingyun's heart skipped a beat as she could feel that the seal here was no weaker than the sixth level, yet Xuanji Ice Emperor broke it with ease. Was this the strength of a Void Immortal in the Essence Realm? In front of Xuanji Ice Emperor's power, she felt that she didn't even have the qualifications to be an ant.

  He cast a sideways glance at Qin Lingyu, as if seeing through her thoughts. Xuan Ji Ice Emperor said, "Don't expect me to help you deal with anyone. As long as you're not on the verge of having your soul scattered, I won't take action. I'm not the Star Emperor, nor am I your nanny. Moreover, my powers have some limitations."

  Xuanji's tone was still as stiff and cold as ever, but Qin Lingyun didn't say a word, merely following behind him towards the staircase.

  In Qin Lingyun's heart, she had never thought of relying on anyone. As a cultivator pursuing immortality and ascension to the divine realm, one must have a strong desire to become stronger and never back down. Relying on others would mean that their Dao heart would never be able to ascend, and they would not be able to reach the pinnacle of cultivation to explore the elusive path of achieving immortality.

  Xuanji Ice Emperor is different from Xingdi, he is not a soul body, but a real flesh and blood body. However, this flesh and blood body is made of fiery red feathers, which is very different from the flesh and blood body of ordinary people.

  Xingdi's soul body, except for those with transcendent strength, ordinary people can't see it at all. His soul body has always been powerless until recently when he gained a hint of Stardust spiritual power. Even if it's just a hint, lending it to Qin Lingyun would give her as much spiritual power as a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Qin Lingyun couldn't imagine how powerful Xingdi was in his heyday.

  It can be certain that Xingdi's strength is not inferior to Xuanye Ice Emperor, Xuanye Ice Emperor is currently a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stages of his Virtual Immortal cultivation, but whether this is his true strength or not even Qin Lingyun knows.

  "What's wrong with you, hurry up and follow me." Xuan Ji Ice Emperor said impatiently.

  Qin Lingyun immediately stopped thinking and quickened her pace to follow, treading on the wooden stairs. Qin Lingyun walked up step by step, as there were many restrictions on the stairs that made it impossible to move directly or fly up.

  Soon, Qin Lingyun saw the full view of the eighth floor. The structure of the eighth floor was different from that of the seventh and sixth floors. It was a huge room like a tomb, with a real tomb inside. On both sides of the road were two rows of stone carvings, all of which were men wearing armor, holding long guns in their hands, inserted into the ground. The stone carvings were vivid, and the expressions on each person's face were different.

  "The eighth floor is actually a tomb, where the most beloved woman of Huangji Tian's past is buried. The tomb is in the shape of a flying dragon in the sky, and the Huangji Tian Tower doesn't really have a ninth floor. If you insist on saying there is a ninth floor, it would be in the tomb's inner realm."

  Xuanji's icy silver hair swayed in the gentle breeze, a hint of otherworldliness flashing in her eyes. Just then, a soft sigh drifted from the direction of the tomb, a sound that was not loud but seemed to reverberate deep within the soul, carrying with it an unfathomable sorrow. In that instant, Qin Lingyun felt an overwhelming urge to weep.

  "Hmph, the way of emotions is indeed renowned for a reason......" Xuanji Ice Emperor's icy voice instantly dispelled the negative emotions on Qin Lingyun's mind.

  Qin Lingyun circulated her spiritual energy to calm down her emotions. The voice from the tomb was just a sigh, which almost assimilated her Dao heart. Once her Dao heart was assimilated, Qin Lingyun would lose herself and become an idiot.

  Fortunately, Xuanji Ice Emperor resolved the danger, otherwise Qin Lingyun relied on her own strength to escape from the path of emotions, which was not easy.

  "Since you're here, come on in." The voice was very casual and echoed through the air, this time without the hint of earlier solemnity.

  "Follow me." Xuanji Ice Emperor strode forward, with stone carvings on either side, and Qin Lingyun also followed closely behind.

  "These stone carvings are actually all puppets, each with the cultivation of the Yuan Ying period, and when combined, their power is even greater. So don't touch these puppets, nor attack them." Xuan Ji Bing Huang said casually.

  Qin Lingyun didn't expect that these ordinary stone carvings would have such strength, she was a bit curious about the person she was going to meet, and she always had a premonition that this person should be someone she knew.

  At the end of the stone statue, Qin Lingyun looked at this very ordinary stone tomb and was quite surprised.

  "Follow me, don't panic, and don't use your spiritual power to attack." Xuanji Ice Emperor reached out and grabbed Qin Lingyun's small hand, his long, slender hand feeling cool to the touch, with barely any temperature.

  Qin Lingyun did not resist, allowing Xuanji Binghuang to lead her by the hand in the direction of the tomb. After taking a few steps, the sky suddenly spun and the ground turned upside down, and everything went dark. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself inside a grand hall.

  In the center of the grand hall stood a crystal coffin, and a figure sat beside it, holding a wine gourd in hand, tilting their head back to drink.

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