Chapter 112 ·Divine Ability, Iceheart Peering into Heaven!

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Longevity ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Pills, that was all. Five hundred years, that was all.

If ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Fang Yuan was willing to refine them, then let him refine them.

In ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍any case, the materials were collected by the Dragon Lord, the labor was contributed by Fang Yuan,

and ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the results were for the members of the Great Love Alliance. It had little to do with him, this hands-off shopkeeper.

But ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍on this day, Gu Yan happened to pass by the outer area of the Heavenly Palace, and just so happened to run into several Great Love Alliance members taking Longevity Pills.

Those few sat cross-legged. As the pills entered their stomachs, the aura around their bodies fluctuated slightly. Their aged faces visibly regained some color, and their graying hair gradually turned black again.

Gu Yan stopped and watched for a while.

He suddenly felt that five hundred years of lifespan... might be too little.

What place was this?

It was the supremely wondrous Little Luo Grotto-Heaven.

It was his territory.

Back then, when he had obtained this thing through the Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord entry, the entry effect had stated it clearly:

As the master of the grotto-heaven, he possessed the highest authority in this world.

He could create at will anything that did not exceed his own cultivation level.

The things he created only required the consumption of his immortal essence, fortune, or corresponding cost.

Gu Yan fell silent for a moment, then suddenly felt that he was a little foolish.

Fang Yuan was painstakingly refining batch after batch, and he had been watching from the side, yet he had actually failed to think of simply creating them directly?

What was this called?

This was called sitting atop a treasure mountain without knowing to dig.

Gu Yan shook his head and laughed.

He raised his right hand, and with a slight movement of thought,

a pill appeared out of thin air in his palm.

The entire pill was lustrous white, emitting a faint golden glow, with a subtle medicinal fragrance drifting from it.

Gu Yan glanced at it and sensed it slightly.

A thousand years of added lifespan.

The immortal essence it consumed was negligible.

With his current Human Immortal Sixth Layer cultivation, creating a pill of this level consumed so little immortal essence that it was like a mortal scooping out a ladle of water from the sea—not even enough to stir up a splash.

Gu Yan thought for a moment, then tried again.

Two thousand years of added lifespan.

The immortal essence consumed was still negligible.

Five thousand years of added lifespan.

Still negligible.

Ten thousand years of added lifespan.

This time, the consumption was slightly greater by just a tiny bit.

But it was still only a drop in the bucket.

Gu Yan withdrew his hand, deep in thought.

It seemed that with his current cultivation, creating these mortal-level pills within the grotto-heaven came with almost no restrictions.

Not just Longevity Pills—even higher-level pills, so long as they did not exceed his own cultivation, could be created with a single thought.

This was the authority of the master of the grotto-heaven.

Gu Yan did not continue testing.

He waved his hand.

In the next instant, before every single Great Love Alliance member within Little Luo Grotto-Heaven, a pill appeared at the same time.

That pill floated before each person’s eyes, gently rotating.

Everyone was stunned.

They stared at the pill that had suddenly appeared before them, at a complete loss as to how to react.

At that moment, a realization surged up from the depths of their hearts. This pill was called the Thousand-Year Lifespan Pill.

After taking it, one could gain a thousand years of lifespan.

It had no side effects.

It had no taboos.

It could be taken directly.

The crowd stared blankly at the pill before them, then blankly raised their heads to look toward the depths of the Heavenly Palace.

That was the direction of Longevity Hall.

The direction where that Dao Lord resided.

The insurmountable mountain in the hearts of all of them.

“Was it... was it the Dao Lord?”

Someone muttered in a trembling voice.

No one answered.

But everyone knew who had given it.

Within this grotto-heaven, aside from that Dao Lord, who else possessed such divine ability?

A white-haired old man rose trembling to his feet, held the pill in both hands, and made a deep bow toward the depths of the Heavenly Palace.

“Many thanks, Dao Lord!”

Behind him, everyone rose at the same time, bowed at the same time, and said in unison:

“Many thanks, Dao Lord!”

Their voices echoed through the mountains and lingered for a long time.

......

Spirit Realm, Northern Plains.

Vast snow fell without cease all year round.

At this moment, upon this snowfield frozen for ten thousand years, countless demons knelt upon the ground with their heads lowered, not daring to raise their gaze.

And before them, a terrifying figure stood proudly between heaven and earth.

It was a gigantic bird.

Over a hundred zhang tall, with its wings spread wide enough to cover the sky and blot out the sun.

Its entire body was ice-blue, its feathers like ten-thousand-year frost sculpted into form.

It raised its head and let out a long cry, exhaling a breath of cold air.

That cold air transformed into a violent wind, sweeping across heaven and earth and throwing up endless snow spray.

This great bird was none other than the ruler of the Northern Plains, the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix.

A Demon King of the Tribulation Crossing Realm.

A descendant of an ancient divine beast.

Ye Chen knelt among dozens of demon generals who had taken human form. His head was lowered, but the corner of his eye could not help glancing upward.

Too terrifying.

That demonic aura was practically tangible, pressing down on him until he could barely breathe.

He was now already at the early stage of Transformation Spirit, which would count as the level of an expert among humans.

But before the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix, he felt like an ant.

No, not even as much as an ant.

It was not just suppression in terms of cultivation, but suppression in terms of bloodline.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix had the bloodline of the phoenix race flowing within it.

That was the bloodline of a divine beast, innately superior to ordinary demonic beasts.

Ye Chen secretly swallowed, cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

Ever since the last time the Demon King had awakened, he had been trapped in these Northern Plains.

Run?

There was no chance.

This world of ice and snow was full of demon scouts everywhere.

As a half-human, half-demon existence, he would be watched wherever he went.

He had thought more than once about slipping away amidst chaos, but every time the idea had just arisen, some warm-hearted demon would come over and ask whether he needed help.

Ye Chen knew that was surveillance.

That old demon was on guard against him.

Today, the Demon King had suddenly summoned all the demons. Who knew what it was planning now?

Could it be that it was going to launch a full assault on the Eastern Continent?

When this old demon had awakened before, it had said it would first restore its strength.

Now that so many years had passed, had it already fully recovered?

As Ye Chen was thinking, a soft voice suddenly came to his ear. “Little fellow, what are you thinking about?”

Ye Chen froze slightly and turned his head to look.

At his side, a graceful figure knelt quietly.

It was a woman.

She wore a snow-white long dress. Her skin was fairer than snow, and her beauty was peerless.

Her long silver-white hair hung to her waist, her brows and eyes as picturesque as a painting, her bearing cold and aloof.

Most of all, those eyes of hers—when they shifted and flowed, they seemed capable of stealing one’s soul.

Beautiful.

Beautiful enough to shake the heart.

Ye Chen stared for a moment, then abruptly came back to his senses and quickly lowered his head.

This was Snow Abyss Ancestor.

The Nine-Tailed Snow Fox.

That old monster at the peak of Void Refinement.

Today was her first time taking human form, and he had not expected such world-shaking beauty.

Ye Chen’s heart pounded wildly, yet he did not dare look any longer.

He knew that for an old monster of this level, a single glance was enough to reduce him to ashes.

Lust was a blade hanging over one’s head.

That blade was one he could not withstand.

Seeing him lower his head, Snow Abyss Ancestor smiled softly and said nothing more.

At that moment, the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix spoke.

“Today, I have summoned you all here to announce something.”

Below, the demons all lowered themselves in unison and replied respectfully, “Please give your command, Demon King.”

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix swept its gaze across those below, remained silent for a moment, then slowly said:

“My strength has now more or less recovered.”

Ye Chen’s heart tightened.

So it really was going to attack?

Yet he then heard the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix continue: “Originally, after recovering, I had planned to lead you all in an attack on the human race of the Eastern Continent, using blood food to nourish your cultivation.”

“But now, the plan has changed.”

The demons were all startled.

Changed?

Snow Abyss Ancestor raised her head and respectfully asked, “May I ask, Demon King, what change has occurred?”

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix was silent for a moment, then slowly said:

“From this day onward, so long as they are demons of my Northern Plains, none may take the initiative to make trouble for the human race.”

“Of course, I am not telling you all to sit and wait for death. If humans take the initiative to provoke us, then fight when you should fight, kill when you should kill.”

“But taking the initiative to attack is forbidden.”

The moment those words came out, the demons below burst into uproar.

A demon general at the Great Ascension Realm could not help speaking out: “Demon King, why is this? Ever since your awakening, have we not waited for decades precisely for this day?”

Another demon general at the Integration Realm echoed: “Yes, Demon King. The human race is weak—this is the perfect chance for us to act! Why abandon it?”

Snow Abyss Ancestor also frowned, looking at the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix in confusion.

Ye Chen was even more baffled.

Had this old demon’s brain gone bad?

Before, it had shouted about attacking the human race and eating blood food. Now its strength had recovered, and instead it had turned cowardly?

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix looked at the reactions of the demons below and fell silent for a moment.

It knew these subordinates would not understand.

It could have chosen not to explain.

As Demon King, its words were command, and command needed no reason.

But after thinking about it, it still decided to speak.

After all, this concerned the survival of the entire demon race of the Northern Plains.

“After this awakening, I awakened a natal divine ability.”

“That divine ability is called Iceheart Peering into Heaven.”

“It allows one to glimpse a corner of the future.”

Hearing this, all the demons shuddered in unison.

To peer into the future?

That was a great divine ability of legend!

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix continued: “After awakening, I used this divine ability to look at the future.”

“I saw that if I led you all to attack the Eastern Continent...”

It paused, a trace of apprehension flashing through its eyes. “Within the lands of the Eastern Continent, there is a mysterious person.”

“That person is proficient in the Five Elements methods and possesses vast divine powers. When I fought him, in no more than three exchanges, I was beaten until both body and soul were destroyed.”

Both body and soul destroyed.

Those four words were like thunder exploding beside the ears of all the demons.

The Demon King, a Demon King of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, had been beaten until both body and soul were destroyed in only three exchanges?

What kind of cultivation was that?

An immortal?

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix looked at the shocked expressions of the demons and let out a bitter laugh. “I did not believe it either. So I used the divine ability again to look at the Central Lands.”

“The result in the Central Lands was even more outrageous.”

It drew in a deep breath, then slowly said: “In the future I saw, I led you all in an attack on the Central Lands. In the end, I encountered a human cultivator whose cultivation was only at Transformation Spirit...”

“He struck with one sword.”

“Just one sword.”

“My head was severed from my body, and my soul scattered.”

The demons fell completely silent.

Transformation Spirit?

One sword?

Killing a Demon King of the Tribulation Crossing Realm?

What kind of madness was this?

Ye Chen listened with eyes wide and mouth agape, inwardly complaining like mad.

A Transformation Spirit cultivator, killing a Tribulation Crossing Demon King with one sword?

What kind of monster was that?

Could that Transformation Spirit cultivator be the reincarnation of some Immortal Emperor? Or did he possess some heaven-defying treasure?

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix continued: “I then looked at the Southern Region.”

“Though the Southern Region has been occupied by that human race devil, and the mortals there are nearly all dead or injured, there are still many demonic cultivators left, and they control quite a few mortal worlds. I thought that demonic cultivators are also flesh and blood, and can also be eaten.”

“But in the end...”

It shook its head. “The Ten-Thousand Tribulations devil behind that matter has no small background.”

“If I went to the Southern Region, I would also meet the end of death and the dissipation of Dao.”

The demons were left utterly speechless.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix looked at them and continued: “Therefore, I have decided.”

“From this day onward, we will remain in the Northern Plains and cultivate in peace.”

“We are going nowhere.”

The demons looked at one another.

A demon general at the Void Refinement Realm cautiously asked: “Demon King, then we... are just going to let it end like this?”

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix shot it a glance. “Otherwise?”

“Do you want me to go deliver myself to death?”

That demon general hurriedly lowered its head. “This subordinate would not dare.”

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix withdrew its gaze, looked into the distance, and said quietly: “Though I want to eat blood food, I want even more to stay alive.”

“To live is to have hope.”

“To live is to have a future.”

The demons were silent.

After a moment, Snow Abyss Ancestor respectfully lowered her head. “Demon King is wise.”

Behind her, all the demons lowered their heads together. “Demon King is wise!”

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix nodded. Its gaze swept across those below and finally landed on Ye Chen.

Ye Chen’s heart tightened.

Why was this old demon looking at him?

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix looked at him for a moment, then said: “That half-human, half-demon boy.”

Ye Chen hurriedly lowered his head. “This subordinate is here.”

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix said indifferently: “The blood of the Flame Phoenix flows within you, so you count as half a member of my demon race. From now on, remain in the Northern Plains in peace.”

“If any human dares bully you, I will back you up.”

Ye Chen’s heart filled with mixed emotions.

Remain in the Northern Plains in peace?

He did not want that!

He wanted to return to the human race!

But he did not dare say those words.

He could only respectfully lower his head. “Many thanks, Demon King.”

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix nodded and looked away from him.

It raised its head toward the sky and shook its wings.

Wild winds arose, and snow spray filled the heavens.

In the next instant, that terrifying figure shot into the sky and disappeared beyond the horizon.

Only then did the demons dare rise to their feet and disperse in all directions.

Ye Chen stood up and looked toward the direction in which the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix had vanished. His heart could not calm down for a long time.

The Eastern Continent had mysterious experts.

The Central Lands had a sword immortal at Transformation Spirit.

The Southern Region had a devil with a powerful background.

Why was this Spirit Realm so dangerous?

Come to think of it, where exactly was his hometown again?

Why could he never remember it no matter how hard he tried...?

He wanted to go home......

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