Chapter 338: Drinking Ice Room

On the way to the Ice Drinking Room, five people including the Black-Shoe Taoist were divided into three clearly defined groups.

The little bit of friendship that had developed from helping each other through two dangerous checkpoints was not enough to make these foundation-building practitioners, who were accustomed to the treacherous circumstances in the cultivation world, let down their guard.

Chu Yanran was next to the Taoist Hei Lu, who could only feel the fragrance of orchids refreshing his heart, so he closed his six senses and listened to the beautiful woman’s words: “Daoist Hei Lu, thank you for taking care of what I said before.”

The Taoist in Black Shoes did not answer, but looked at Chu Yanran deeply. This beautiful woman was really powerful. The means Yue Lan used on her were not careless, but she still saw through them easily.

After being exposed, Chu Yanran was able to hold herself back and didn’t lose her temper. She is truly someone who can accomplish great things.

“What a pity,” Taoist Heilu sighed in his heart. Even with his knowledge, he had not seen many outstanding female cultivators like Chu Yanran.

Kun Daoists like her usually only focus on cultivation and have no distractions. Even if they want to form a Taoist partner with someone, they will most likely try to get close to a high-level cultivator.

Putting aside other things, with her qualifications, it is just a golden elixir resource. Although it is precious, the senior cultivators are still willing to give it out.

But Chu Yanran placed her whole heart on Qi Buxiu, who was worthless in the eyes of the foundation-building cultivators.
To outsiders, the difference between the words “loyalty and righteousness” and “unwise” is nothing more than a different way of saying it.

From this point of view, Chu Yanran really deserves the title of the number one female cultivator in Yunjiao Province. She is strong and extraordinary. If there is no major change in Yunjiao Province, I am afraid that there will be no one who can compare with her in the next five hundred years.

“Don’t worry, Madam Qi, Hei Lu will save you a lot.” Compared to before entering the cave, Hei Lu Taoist was now much more eager. After talking to Chu Yanran, he glanced at Yue Lan imperceptibly. The latter was indeed a good opponent, but that was all.

“Who would have thought that Chu Yanran could actually take out another three buckets of phantom gold sand? If you, Yue Lan, don’t die, who will die?!”

The two were whispering to each other, Lang Yi was still stepping on the Red Cloud Spirit Weapon calmly and walking on the road with his eyes closed; Yuan Feng had a lot of calculations in his mind, and when he saw this scene, his evil thoughts suddenly increased, making his body gain two taels of weight.

Only Yue Lan felt jealous: “It was obviously me who came here first”

If he were facing Qi Buxiu, he, the elder of the Liangyi Sect’s War Hall, could still look down on him from a superior position.

But if Chu Yanran was really abducted by the Black Shoe Taoist.
The latter was a rare genius in Yunjiaozhou, and was well-known to Nan’an Bo. He had made such progress in less than a hundred years of practice, so how could Yue Lan compare?
“Fortunately, I have a trick up my sleeve.” Yue Lan was still thinking about his dirty ideas when he heard someone speak.

“We’ve arrived at the ice room.”

Lang Yiyu, who was walking in the front, could not hide his excitement. This trip to the cave was much smoother than he had expected. No matter whether it was the Puppet Gallery Bridge or the Daobing Palace, none of the five people were injured, which was extremely rare when Yueming Palace was opened in the past.

Lang Yi didn’t believe that the previous people’s cultivation was not as high as theirs. It was simply because the Guanshan Cave had been opened more than ten times, and although the gains were getting smaller and smaller, the foundation had been explored by the previous people, leaving behind experience to pass on to future generations.

Finally they got to see Yinbingshi, the legendary place where Jindan stayed. The atmosphere among the three groups, which were already clearly separated, suddenly became more tense.

Lang Yi was the first one to have his hair stand on end, as it was natural. Everyone else was in pairs, but he was all alone, so he was naturally a little nervous.

The old cultivator said solemnly to the four cultivators behind him, “My fellow Taoists, we should be gentlemen first and villains later. We have just entered the treasure mountain, and we can’t even see the shadow of the treasure. It would be unwise to kill each other. There are some opportunities in the ice drinking room. After we get them, how about we rely on our own abilities?” The four of them did not speak for a while. Finally, the Taoist Hei Lu spoke first, “Let’s do as Senior Lang said. After the treasure comes out, we will rely on our own abilities.”

After someone agreed first, the balance between the two was broken, and Lang Yi’s proposal was quickly agreed by everyone.

The Ice Drinking Room is much larger than outsiders imagine, with at least a hundred rooms inside, each with a different purpose. However, there is one thing about it: only one person can enter each room at a time.

The precious spiritual objects that were taken out by the monks who had visited the Guanshan Cave were discovered in these rooms.

Strangely enough, most of the formations and restrictions in the Yinbing Room have been damaged, but every time the Yueming Palace is opened, the layout of these rooms changes.

The maps drawn by ancient people cannot be fully trusted and can only be used as a reference.

Taoist Heilu got a share from Chu Yanran. No one knew where this female cultivator came from, but she was always able to find rare things that were difficult for ordinary cultivators to obtain.

After the others entered the ice-drinking room, they could no longer hold back and went their separate ways to look for treasure.

The beautiful woman finally said to the Taoist Hei Lu: “Although this Ice Drinking Room was the place where the fish-watching cultivator rested in the past, it is still a dangerous place for foundation-building cultivators like us. Daoist friend, please do not lose your vigilance and be more careful.”

Taoist Hei Lu nodded in response. He knew what the beautiful woman was really concerned about, so he said softly, “Thank you, Madam Qi. Madam, don’t worry, as long as Hei Lu finds the ivy, he will not let it fall into the hands of others.”

Chu Yanran smiled when she heard this. This stunning beauty did not stay in front of the black-shoe Taoist for too long, and went to various rooms to look for treasures.

Taoist Heilu was not in a hurry. He picked up the map and studied it carefully, but found nothing.

However, this handsome Taoist did not feel depressed. He was originally a pure swordsman and had little knowledge of other arts except fighting methods. It was not surprising that he did not show any success.

After the black-shoe Taoist carefully put away the map, he went into the first room. As soon as he entered the room, a light curtain appeared at the entrance of the room, isolating the room from the outside world.

“It is indeed true what our predecessors said about lenient entry and strict exit.” Taoist Heilu said in amazement.

He hadn’t been in Dao for a long time, but he had good skills and had been to other states for training in the past. This was not the first time he had entered the Jindan Villa, but he was still a little surprised by the trick that Guanyu Shangxiu had set up in the Ice Drinking Room.

“Master Guanyu is worthy of being a famous formation master in Shannan Dao back then.” Taoist Heilius didn’t care whether there were any treasures in the room. He just casually swung his sword and slashed at the newly formed light curtain.

The expected bang did not reach the Taoist’s ears. The sword light only caused a ripple on the light curtain, which then subsided.

Seeing this, the black-shoe Taoist showed a look of surprise on his handsome face, and said doubtfully: “The power of this formation seems to be much greater than the rumors. If I want to get out, I’m afraid it will take two days to make it.”

The Taoist priest in black shoes didn’t care how to get out for the time being. He turned around and looked back, feeling emotional: “My luck is not very good this time.”

(End of this chapter)