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  Chapter 99: An Unexpected Acquaintance - Qin Xiaoyun

  Among the many cultivators and demon beasts, there were five cultivators and two demon beasts who possessed the strongest powers, their bodies wrapped in a layer of light, relying on each other.

  Among the five masters, Mo Binglan was from Dongling Pavilion, and Wei Tianwei was from Wuji Gate. Wuji Gate is one of the most powerful forces in Xiuyue Realm, far surpassing the Five Ghosts Temple and Zhengyi Gate of the Great Wei Kingdom. To put it into perspective, there are at least hundreds of countries like the Great Wei Kingdom in Xiuyue Realm, and the Five Ghosts Temple and Zhengyi Gate only reign supreme within the kingdom's borders. In contrast, Wuji Gate dominates the entire Xiuyue Realm, with a huge disparity between them.

  Qin Lingyun's eyes swept over the thirty or so cultivators and a dozen or so demon beasts, her gaze revealing a hint of surprise as it came to rest on a woman wearing a pale yellow silk skirt.

  This was an extremely beautiful woman, with a goose egg-like face that was delicate as a flower. Her eyes shone with an innate haughty expression. Qin Lingyun was very familiar with this woman. Although many years had passed and she had become even more beautiful and mature, her overall appearance had not changed completely.

  This woman was Qin Xiaoyun from the same village as Qin Lingyun, who was once known as the most beautiful woman in Qinjia Village.

  At first, Qin Xiaoyun and Ma Sanjun were recruited by the Lingmu Gate after being tested. Qin Xiaoyun had the qualifications of a rare spiritual root, Fengling Root, with an unlimited future prospects.

  At this moment, being able to enter the Huangji Fengtian Tower means that Qin Xiaoyun has already become a Lingmu Men's Qi-refining period elite disciple, and his cultivation has also reached the realm of the 12th layer of the Great Perfection.

  Qin Lingyun's first reaction was shock, not only because she had met Qin Xiaoyun, but more importantly, it was Qin Xiaoyun's cultivation.

  At first, after Qin Xiao Yun entered the Lingmu Gate, Qin Lingyun had already started her cultivation. Later, she left Qinjia Village and came to Lishui City, where she experienced a series of strange encounters. Her cultivation should have improved rapidly by now, as she basically relied on elixirs to boost her powers.

  And yet she was so fast, Qin Xiaoyun's cultivation time wasn't much longer than hers, and her cultivation speed wasn't slower either. Under normal circumstances, this was basically impossible.

  But in fact, Qin Xiaoyun had already reached the Great Perfection of the 12th layer of Qi Refining.

  "The only possibility is that Qin Xiaoyun also had many extraordinary encounters, which would explain her rapid progress in cultivation." Qin Lingyun thought to herself.

  Qin Lingyun hid in a secluded corner nearby, watching this group of cultivators.

  Among them, Na Mochen's icy blue gaze swept over the many cultivators and demonic beasts, saying: "Not bad, there are actually so many people who have come to the front of the Ice Lattice Tower. Are you going to make a move first, or what?"

  Mo Bing's eyes revealed a hint of disdain, she was born into nobility and had never considered the crowd to be worthy of her attention. Although this group of people's cultivation was mostly at the twelfth layer of Qi Refining, Grand Perfection, when it came to actual combat, cultivation was only one aspect, with magical artifacts, techniques, and experience also influencing the final victory.

  Mo Binglan still held the longbow in her hand, with a faint glow flowing on its body. This was an excellent spiritual instrument and a powerful magic treasure, also one of her proud capital.

  Seeing Mo Bingyu's expression, many cultivators started discussing and arguing with each other, and for a time the air was filled with chaos.

  At this time, a loud and clear voice covered all the voices of the monks and the demon beasts. Wei Tianwei stepped on the black cloud and said sternly: "What are you all shouting about? Let's join hands to break through the Ice Lian Tower first."

  Everyone stopped, and Mo Binglan said: "To enter this Ice Lattice Tower, we still need to work together. The entire outer layer of the Ice Lattice Tower is shrouded in a yellow Yuanqi, which should be a restriction. If we don't work together, we can't get in at all."

  Everyone, including the cultivators and the demonic beasts, knew this point, but they were standing on different grounds, so there was some disagreement. Now they are all thinking, gradually acknowledging Mo Binglan and Wei Tianwei's words. Qin Lingyun looked towards the Ice Lian Tower, at this moment the yellowish-brown aura at the very top of the tower had thinned to a thin layer, but no one made any rash moves, because no one knew what would happen if they forced their way through, whether it would trigger other changes. With the current state of the aura at the top, it was easy to force their way past, but if there were changes, the aura from other areas might surge over, and it's likely that even dozens of high-quality spiritual artifacts wouldn't be enough to withstand it.

  There were slight gaps between the yuanqi, which was a passageway that could bypass the ban. However, the cultivators had to wait until the passage was fully exposed and made sure there were no changes before they dared to enter. "Let's work together to lift the ban," Mo Binglan said to the many cultivators. "Rumble."

  One after another, the rays of light impacted on the only seam in the earthy yellow yuanqi, some were the brilliance of magical artifacts, and some were the glory of magic spells, but all had astonishing power. The heart of unity and cooperation was constantly expanding the only seam.

  After dozens of breaths, everyone's eyebrows jumped slightly, and the yellow primordial energy above the top of the Ice Lattice Tower finally cracked open a large gap in the middle, forming a passage about three zhang long.

  "Go, there shouldn't be any problem." After gazing at the passage for a moment, Mo Binglan said this sentence calmly, and then her figure moved first, dashing in. Seeing that Mo Binglan passed through the yellow primordial energy-covered area without any issues, the others immediately transformed into flowing lights as well, entering the passage.

  Soon, everyone who entered had passed through the outermost layer of dense, pale yellow yuanqi and approached the Ice Lattice Tower, where they all came to a stop.

  This towering crystal spire is extremely majestic and grand, just like an ancient temple. The entire structure is made up of huge jade stones piled on top of each other. Although the material itself is ordinary, every piece of jade seems to emanate a mysterious aura from within.

  "Shall we go in and take a look? Or shall we wait for a while?"

  The entire Ice Crystal Tower did not see any entrance, completely integrated, and there should only be a few openings to enter. Mo Binglan and Wei Tianwei were exploring above the largest opening, but before they could do anything, Wei Tianwei's face suddenly changed, a black light flashed, and he and Mo Binglan instantly retreated several meters backwards.

  "Whoosh"

  Just as the figures of Wei Tianwei and Mo Binglan had just disappeared from their original position, a brilliant light burst out from the crack, sweeping over the place where the two had just been.

  "Hiss......" Almost everyone gasped and didn't dare approach that crack.

  That piece of light was like a crystal, but it contained at least dozens of different patterns, like dozens of powerful magical powers overlapping each other, forming a spell array that was extremely shocking. If Wei Tianwei and Mo Binglan were hit directly, they would probably be seriously injured immediately.

  "The monk who built this ice crystal tower seems to be extraordinary, at least a Yuan Ying or above." Mo Binglan said slowly.

  "There should be some remaining power, it's impossible for it to exist forever." Qin Xiaoyun, who had circled the entire Ice Crystal Tower, spoke in a probing tone, while simultaneously sending out dozens of swirling gusts of wind that struck each of the three fissures on the tower that could accommodate human entry.

  Whoosh

  Previously, Mo Binglan and Wei Tianwei's crack once again burst out a brilliant light, cutting into the void, shattering all the incoming storms, but the other two cracks did not react at all.

  As she saw this, Qin Xiaoyun didn't stop her hand, and with another stroke on her own hand, a blood bead that shone with an astonishing whirlwind aura was squeezed out from the tip of her finger and shot into the nearest crack that had no reaction.

  After this blood bead was injected, there was no reaction in that crack either.

  "Entering from this crack shouldn't be a problem. But since we're going to divide things together, it's better to advance and retreat together. This way, if there are any unexpected events, we can resist them together." Qin Xiaoyun said coldly after seeing no reaction from the Blood Pearl, sweeping her gaze over Mo Binglan and Wei Tianwei and the others.

  "Alright." Mo Binglan and Wei Tianwei, along with the other thirty or so cultivators and demonic beasts, were very direct and flew to a place several zhang away from Qin Xiaoyun.

  For a cultivator of this level, several zhang is already the minimum safe distance. If they get any closer and one side suddenly launches a sneak attack, it would be difficult to react in time.

  "Hmm..."

  Everyone moved at the same time, and their breathing brought out a gentle breeze. In just a few breaths, everyone had smoothly passed through the crack in the Ice Crystal Tower and entered its interior.

  "Let's go, we'll also enter the Ice Crystal Tower, they've all gone in already, it seems there's no danger." said Xingdi.

  Qin Lingyun's figure flashed, transforming into a blue light that flew towards the previous passage. As she turned her gaze, she discovered three more lights flying out from the surroundings. Among those three lights, one was particularly familiar - it was the black dragon, who was also being cautious and only emerged now.

  Qin Lingyun directly passed through the crack, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

  Inside this ice crystal tower, everywhere is rugged rocks and some rotten trees, inside it's not a magnificent palace, but a mountain peak.

  This crystal tower actually has an entire desolate mountain wrapped inside it.

  At the top of the desolate mountain, a square ancient temple stands upright, wrapped in a layer of grayish-white mist.

  On the mountain waist, there is also a nearly intact stone temple, simple and unadorned.

  The entire desolate mountain surroundings, many wild grass clusters, are still scattered with many fractured giant crystal pillars.

  "This is the layout of the inner and outer towers. The ancient temple at the top is equivalent to the inner tower. If a monk suddenly breaks open the outer tower, this inner tower will also move and instantly transport to another place. However, the layout of this inner tower has also been damaged." Xingdi silently transmitted his voice into Qin Lingyun's ear, "The things left behind by the monk who built the Ice Lian Tower should all be inside that ancient temple."

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