91: The causal poison has been exposed!

Qing Lin retracted her ocular technique, her brows slightly furrowed: "During my earlier scouting, I kept feeling an unfamiliar presence following us. It seems... like people from Ice River Valley."

As soon as she finished speaking, dense sounds of breaking through the air suddenly came from all around.

Dozens of figures darted out from the dense forest. Leading them was an old man dressed in ice-blue robes, his entire body radiating bone-chilling cold. It was the Ice River Valley Elder, Ice Cliff.

"Xiao Yi Xian, I didn't expect to run into you here." Ice Cliff's mouth curled into a sinister smile, his gaze locked tightly onto Xiao Yi Xian. "With the Calamity Poison Body having appeared in the world, this Elder has had a hard time searching for you!"

"If you are wise, obediently hand over the Calamity Poison Body Origin and return with us to Ice River Valley. Otherwise, this Fog Concealment Forest will be your burial ground today!"

Xiao Yi Xian's expression changed abruptly. She shielded Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and Ye Xinlan behind her, her Poison Dou Qi quietly surging: "How did people from Ice River Valley find this place?"

"Hmph, how long did you think you could hide your tracks?" Ice Cliff sneered, waving his hand to signal his subordinates to surround them. "Someone sold your information to us a long time ago. Today, you have no way to escape. Surrender obediently, and you might suffer less!"

Dozens of Ice River Valley Disciples instantly formed a formation, their majestic Dou Qi transforming into ice spikes that filled the sky, completely sealing off the trio's path of retreat.

Looking at the battle formation before her, Ye Xinlan's face turned pale instantly, her hand clutching her herb basket trembling slightly.

Although she came from the Ye family, she had never seen such a formation, let alone faced a Dou Zong expert, and despair could not help but rise in her heart: "What do we do... we can't beat them at all..."

Zi Yan immediately puffed out her chest, shielding Ye Xinlan behind her, her internal Dragon might suddenly erupting. Although she was too young to fully unleash it, it still carried a certain deterrent force.

"Xin Lan, don't be afraid! Big Brother Jiang Luo will be here soon! He promised us that he would rendezvous with us as soon as possible. He will definitely come to save us!"

Hearing this, Ice Cliff scoffed: "Jiang Luo? He's just an ignorant brat who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth! Even if he comes, he will die here!"

The Dou Qi around his body surged violently, condensing into a gigantic ice sword that carried a destructive aura, slashing toward Xiao Yi Xian. "Since you refuse to cooperate, this Elder will have to take the Calamity Poison Body Origin personally!"

Xiao Yi Xian closed her eyes, preparing to urge her Poison Dou Qi to fight to the death.

Just at this critical moment, she suddenly remembered the Communication Jade Slip her teacher had given her before leaving, and hurriedly reached out to touch her storage ring.

But when her fingertips touched the Communication Jade Slip, she discovered that it had been damaged by the ice spikes during the chaos just now. The spiritual power transmission had become sluggish, making it impossible to activate successfully.

The ice sword drew closer and closer, the bone-chilling cold almost freezing the four of them.

Ye Xinlan closed her eyes tightly, but heard Zi Yan's firm voice in her ear: "Don't give up! Big Brother Jiang Luo will definitely come! He never breaks his promises!"

The ice sword, carrying bone-chilling cold, was but a few feet away from Xiao Yi Xian. Ye Xinlan was so scared she closed her eyes.

Xiao Yi Xian gripped the damaged Communication Jade Slip, a trace of despair flashing in her eyes.

Was she really going to fall here today?

Just at this critical juncture, the Void Realm suddenly cracked with a "crack" sound!

A pitch-black spatial rift appeared out of thin air in front of the four people. Majestic Dou Qi, accompanied by violent Spatial Power, gushed out from it, crashing directly into the ice sword.

"Boom!"

The loud noise shook the entire Fog Concealment Forest, causing it to tremble. The ice sword instantly shattered into ice shavings that filled the sky, the cold air dissipated by the Scarlet Dou Qi.

Ice Cliff was forced back several steps by the air wave. His expression changed abruptly, staring fixedly at the spatial rift: "Who?!"