Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts - Chapter 6823 Fire Ice Silk Net
Chapter 6823 Fire Ice Silk Net
“Cao Yiyang?”
Long Chen immediately thought of the Zither Sect’s founder. Back when Long Chen had gone to the Zither Sect, the sect master had already brought Zi Yan and the others away. Long Chen was too late.
At the time, he had been frantic, and begged the sweeping elder to help him open the gate between worlds so that he could save Zi Yan.
The sweeping elder only managed to calm him down by telling him that even with the Zither Sect’s founder, Cao Yiyang, it would take three years to strip Zi Yan from the Heavenly Devil Zither. Hearing his name immediately made Long Chen’s ears perk up.
The acquired Divine Sovereign continued, “The body of the Heavenly Devil Zither has produced its own spirit, and is protecting that woman inside of it. Even with patriarch Yiyang’s power, it is impossible to remove her immediately. The only method is to use the Heavenly Music Soul Encroachment to slowly separate the Heavenly Devil Zither’s soul from that woman. Under ordinary means, it will take three years to do so, but the great era looks like it is going to come early. The world will soon be thrown into chaos. If our Zither Sect wishes to survive, we must have the complete Heavenly Devil Zither.”
“Ah, so the Ice Frost Blood Crystals can be purified to quicken the rate of the Heavenly Music Soul Encroachment,” said one elder.
“Yes, but while this kind of ice energy quickens things, the effect is almost negligible. Our target is the Sapphire Water Ice Crystal Beast at the bottom of the pool. Its core is what we need. Once we obtain it, it should save us half a year, or maybe even a full year. But Elder Li Feng underestimated the Sapphire Water Ice Crystal Beast’s power, and was beaten back. Do you know what happened to him?”
“Isn’t Elder Li Feng in recuperation…?” said one of the half-step acquired Divine Sovereigns hesitantly.
“Is that what you think? That is only what was publicly announced. The truth is that he was already executed.”
“Eh?!”
The two half-step acquired Divine Sovereigns were shocked.
“He made a mess of such a major affair. It’s all his fault. If he didn’t die, how could the patriarch’s rage be quelled?
“That idiot Li Feng relied entirely on connections to reach his status. He had no other skill than sucking up to higher-ups.
“Hmph, the higher-ups who sent him to do this were also idiots. How could they use him for something this important? Did they not know how worthless he was?
“To put it frankly, he ended up losing his life instead of contributing a thing this time,” sneered the acquired Divine Sovereign.
The other two elders’ expressions changed. Only now did they realize that this matter was not so simple. If they failed as well…
“Elder Huming, then we…?”
“Li Feng failed. They sent us to clean up after him. It’s not a good thing. However, you don’t need to worry too much. We just need to stick to the plan. Don’t push it. As for whether the Sapphire Water Ice Crystal Beast comes out? That’s up to luck.” Elder Huming sighed.
He was well aware of how bad of a job they had been tasked with. But the higher-ups had set it up, so he could only do his job.
“But Elder Huming, if the Sapphire Water Ice Crystal Beast does come out and we fail to capture it…”
“That’s not a concern. In order to capture it, the sect bestowed us a law treasure called the Fire Ice Silk Net. It is made entirely of the Heavenly Flame Divine Silkworm’s ice silk threads. The Heavenly Flame Divine Silkworm is a marvel of the world possessing two opposite forces of fire and ice. It can freely transform ice and fire energy. The Sapphire Water Ice Crystal Beast will not be able to escape once caught within it.
“Actually, Li Feng originally had the Fire Ice Silk Net when he came here, only to be so careless that he was dealt a critical injury by the Sapphire Water Ice Crystal Beast before even using it. If he had fled at that time, the higher-ups wouldn’t have said anything. That way, the Sapphire Water Ice Crystal Beast would have thought them weak and wouldn’t be wary, paving the way for a second attempt at capturing it.
“However, that idiot actually detonated his flying shuttle in his panic just to injure the Sapphire Water Ice Crystal Beast.”
Huming shook his head angrily when he brought up this matter. The other two were also speechless. They looked at those flustered figures down below.
“So you shouldn’t laugh at others. Our Zither Sect also has plenty of idiots,” sighed Huming.
“Elder Huming, the Sapphire Water Ice Crystal Beast is renowned for being gutless and sly. Will it really appear? Once it comes out of the water, its ice energy will be reduced,” asked one elder.
“We are continuously taking the Ice Frost Blood Crystals. Those are its rations. It will definitely start panicking as it watches its food disappear day by day. It is most likely watching us from below, so absolutely do not release any of your aura. If we scare it off, then we won’t be able to keep our own heads attached. As for when it appears, or whether or not it will appear, it all has nothing to do with us. We just need to patiently wait.”
After Elder Huming said that, the three of them fell silent. All of them felt a heavy pressure on their hearts. They were in no mood to keep talking.
“So they are after the Sapphire Water Ice Crystal Beast’s power to deal with Zi Yan!”
Long Chen felt a burst of pain. This pure fairy had descended into the Devil Dao for him. Despite knowing she would likely die, she had still not hesitated to leap into hell for him.
However, their conversation also made him relax slightly. The sweeping elder really was a god-like existence. Everything was as he said.
“I can’t let them obtain the Sapphire Water Ice Crystal Beast. I should go take a look and see if I can find it.”
Long Chen silently slipped away. He then put on a disguise, making himself appear as that senior apprentice-brother Wenjing. He then brazenly started participating in the gathering of the crystals.
He then pretended to accidentally let the ice energy invade his body. He became covered in ice and fell into the pool.
Quite a few people nearby cried out, but no one tried to save him.
These disciples came from different sects. They didn’t know each other, and as they fished for the Ice Frost Blood Crystals, they were essentially competing with each other. The ones to gather the most would get the most rewards. No secretly scheming against each other was already very courteous of them.
Long Chen clutched the Ice Frost Blood Crystal, letting its energy encase his body. His aura was completely covered. He sank.
The deeper he went, the greater the cold. But this cold was nothing to Long Chen.
The pool grew narrower as he sank. It was like a funnel. Eventually, he saw Ice Frost Blood Crystals covering the walls.
There were quite a few cracks in the walls here. These were the signs of battle. Quite a few of the crystal had come loose from those cracks and were slowly floating up.
Upon reaching this depth, Long Chen finally felt the slightest chill. This chill was the limit of what most of the current era’s heavenly geniuses could endure. But it was only the slightest chill to Long Chen, and no trouble at all.
He continued sinking. This space grew narrower.
At its narrowest, it was only a few miles wide. But past this point, it once more expanded. Overall, it looked like an hourglass.
Past the narrow spot, it was not simply cold. There was also a terrifying pressure. This ice energy suppressed all laws. It could only be endured with the physical body.
Based on Long Chen’s estimates, let alone acquired Divine Sovereigns, even a double manifestation Divine Sovereign would have their law power would be suppressed and killed here.
When Long Chen finally reached the bottom of the pool, a pair of eyes in the darkness suddenly opened. They were like lanterns in the night gazing at Long Chen.
