"Xiao Xue, we have arrived at the northern border of the Izumo Empire."
Medusa stood in the Void Realm, looking at Xiao Xue beside her.
Hearing this, Xiao Xue nodded and looked into the distance.
To the north of the Izumo Empire lay a plain covered in ice and snow.
It had a very simple name: the Icefield.
Because it snowed here all year round and the snow never melted, Demonic Beasts suited for living in freezing conditions would occasionally appear.
"Let's go, you lead the way." After saying this to Medusa, Xiao Xue stopped speaking.
She had quite a bit of interest in the place where Medusa had discovered the ice spirit cold marrow.
After all, ice spirit cold spring was not considered a rare item; as long as one had the strength of a Peak Dou Huang, one could obtain it with a bit of effort.
However, a wondrous item like ice spirit cold marrow could not be found everywhere.
Therefore, there were likely other good things in the vicinity of that place.
Furthermore, even if there were nothing else there, refining the Bone Chilling Flame in such an extremely cold place would also be of great benefit to her.
Medusa nodded, and the two left the territory of the Izumo Empire and entered the Icefield.
On the other side, deep within the Icefield, amidst the wind and snow.
A gray-robed figure was moving forward through the heavy snow.
Behind him followed a woman.
The woman was not bad-looking, but she was icy cold and appeared difficult to get along with.
However, she was very respectful in front of the gray-robed figure.
If there were any experts from the Central Plains here, they might have recognized them.
Because they both came from the Ice River Valley in the Central Plains.
Their status in the Ice River Valley was quite high.
As for why they had traveled thousands of miles to come here, no one knew.
Moreover, it was clear that these two were not partners, but rather had a superior-subordinate relationship.
In Xuanhuan novels, more than ninety-nine percent of the experts had no interest in such things.
Being busy with lewd matters all day was probably only for Protagonists in harem novels and some villains practicing evil arts.
Most experts, having cultivated for hundreds or thousands of years, had long since attained a state of heartless detachment.
As they walked, the gray-robed figure suddenly stopped.
"Third Elder?" the woman behind him asked hurriedly.
"We've arrived."
The gray-robed figure looked ahead with his gray-black eyes, then leaped forward.
His entire body sank into the snow and then vanished.
The woman behind him immediately followed suit and jumped down as well.
The moment she jumped down, there was a feeling of being tightly enveloped.
By the time she opened her eyes, she was already inside a canyon.
Compared to the Icefield outside, this place was even colder.
It was that kind of bone-chilling cold!
Although the woman's cultivation was not particularly high, she had reached the Peak Dou Huang level.
Logically speaking, a Dou Qi cultivator of this level could long ago achieve immunity to ordinary water and fire.
They wouldn't even be afraid of running naked in a freezing snowy world, making them especially suitable for outdoor activities.
But this place was different; it brought her a deep sense of chill.
This chill even caused her body to stiffen, making her feel as if she were about to be frozen solid at any moment.
"This place is strange," she thought to herself.
Seemingly noticing her confusion, the gray-robed figure said, "This place is special; you don't need to overthink it."
"Directly circulate your Dou Qi to protect your body; if too much of this cold air enters your body, you will die."
Hearing this, the woman hurriedly circulated the Dou Qi within her, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
The gray-robed figure walked forward a few steps and then gently tapped nine spots on the ground.
Then, an irrepressible joy crept onto his face. "That's right, this is the place!"
The gray-robed figure crouched down and slammed his aged palm onto the ground.
A mysterious force rippled outwards from his palm.
The ground instantly turned into a semi-transparent color.
Then, a faint blue light shone outwards.
The surrounding cold air instantly became even more intense.
"This is... the Icy Earth Vein!"
The woman couldn't help but think.
However, how did the Third Elder discover this place?
After the Icy Earth Vein was activated, the temperature outside also dropped accordingly.
Above the Icefield, it had already been snowing lightly.
But within a short moment, those snowflakes turned into a heavy blizzard!
The cold wind and heavy snow mixed together, and the sky grew slightly darker.
The few people on the Icefield felt their vision blur.
"Take out the things I told you to prepare." The gray-robed figure turned his head and looked at the woman behind him.
"Yes, Third Elder."
The woman said, taking out a dozen or so boxes from her storage ring.
Inside these were Demonic Beast Essence Blood, Medicinal Pills, and parts of Demonic Beast bodies.
Besides these, there were also precious Materials like Snow Stones and Cold Sky Crystals.
The gray-robed figure grasped the air, and the items inside the boxes floated up and dispersed to various locations.
Immediately after, he took an ice-encased eyeball out of his storage ring!
"It needs fresh blood to awaken," the gray-robed figure said indifferently.
Then, he raised his aged palm and gently patted the woman's shoulder.
— signaling to use her blood.
The woman: "..."
She had thought she was just an attendant; she hadn't expected to have to offer some blood.
However, she clearly did not have the right to refuse.
The woman cut her palm, and fresh blood began to spill out; she then placed her hand on the ice-encased eyeball.
When her palm touched the eyeball, she instantly felt a huge portion of the blood in her body being drained away!
The woman's face began to turn pale, and her body started to tremble slightly.
She hadn't expected this eyeball to be so capable of draining; the Elder hadn't given her any warning beforehand!
A sense of fear even arose in her heart: "I won't be drained dry, will I?"
Fortunately, the gray-robed figure had always regarded her as a capable assistant and had no intention of using her as a sacrifice.
"That's enough."
The gray-robed figure waved his hand and gave a light tap, and the woman's palm broke free from the eyeball's suction.
Then, the gray-robed figure formed hand seals with both hands, activating the items placed on the ground.
The next moment, a bestial roar echoed from the Void Realm, spreading throughout the entire Icefield.
In an instant, a large number of low-level Demonic Beasts hiding within the Icefield all poked their heads out.
— Icefield Wolves.
Among the pack, one Icefield Wolf was a size smaller than the others.
However, its fur color was also slightly different, a grayish-white tinged with a faint blue.
The next moment, it was suddenly enveloped by a magical force and then vanished directly from where it stood.
Deep within the canyon, the woman watched helplessly as a struggling Icefield Wolf appeared abruptly in mid-air.
Then, the blood-sucking eyeball shot over and surged into its body.
"It's done!" The gray-robed figure's face was filled with joy.
An ancient and terrifying power began to radiate from that Icefield Wolf.
The bestial roar coming from the Void Realm became increasingly clear.
Until this small Icefield Wolf opened its beastly maw and let out a howl identical to the one in the Void Realm!
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