47: Chapter 47 The Eternal Ice Lotus, a Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth

Along with half of its neck, it turned into a massive ice sculpture!

The remaining two heads let out terrified screeches, struggling frantically and churning the magma into towering waves.

"Pfft—"

Ye Chen spat blood again, his body slumping weakly. In the final moment before his consciousness plunged into darkness,

he seemed to see a white figure rushing to his side with anxiety and determination, catching him.

The bottom of the Molten Fire Abyss fell into dead silence.

Everyone stared dumbfounded at the frozen head of the Molten Fire Dragon,

and at the youth in green robes falling into the arms of the girl in white, as if witnessing a myth.

Lin Qingxue held the unconscious Ye Chen, feeling the chaotic yet majestic Qi within him. Glancing at the terrifying ice sculpture, her cold, clear eyes

were filled with unprecedented shock and a trace of heartache she hadn't even realized herself.

The gazes of experts like Black Wind Fiend and Zhao Qian toward Ye Chen had completely changed, now filled with wariness, greed, and deep confusion.

What kind of secret was this brat hiding?

Dead silence.

At the bottom of the Molten Fire Abyss, only the bubbling sound of churning magma and the painful screeches from the remaining two heads of the Molten Fire Dragon remained.

A strange chill permeated the scorching air.

The frozen dragon head looked like a massive blue amber, emitting a heart-stopping glow under the reflection of the dark red magma.

Everyone froze in place, their eyes fixed on the ice sculpture and the two people who had fallen into each other's arms before it.

Lin Qingxue knelt on the ground, holding the unconscious Ye Chen tightly.

The youth's face was pale as paper, his breath weak, blood still lingering at the corners of his mouth, and his body was frighteningly cold.

The True Essence she infused into him was like a stone sinking into the ocean, repelled by a chaotic and majestic force.

Just a moment ago, she had felt a terrifying force erupt from within Ye Chen, far exceeding his Realm, one that even made her Soul tremble.

That force carried extreme cold and annihilation, sharing the same Origin as her profound yin cold qi, yet it was older and more domineering.

"How... how is he?"

Scarface, Lin Dong, and the others rushed over, surrounding them, their faces full of worry and disbelief.

Seeing the unconscious Ye Chen held by Lin Qingxue, Liu Yiyi's eyes were complex, and she silently took a step back.

Lin Qingxue did not answer. She simply reached out with slightly trembling fingers to gently wipe the blood from the corner of Ye Chen's mouth, feeling his weak pulse, her heart tightening.

She looked up, her cold, clear eyes sweeping across the scene before landing on the figures watching covetously in the distance, her voice biting and cold.

"Whoever dares to take a step forward, dies!"

At this moment, she was no longer that frail, sickly girl who needed protection, but the Young Miss of the Lin family, a Genius of the Wheel Sea Realm!

A powerful aura radiated from her, carrying a resolute intent to protect.

Black Wind Fiend, Zhao Qian, and the others flickered their eyes, uncertain and suspicious.

Ye Chen's strike that froze the dragon earlier was too shocking; they could not fathom his true strength.

Furthermore, Lin Qingxue's attitude was resolute, and the experts of the Lin family had also surrounded them.

Attacking now might not yield any benefits and could instead result in mutual destruction.

"Cough, cough..."

The severely injured Wang Mang struggled to climb up. Seeing Ye Chen unconscious, Grand Elder Ye Rushan dead, and his son Tiger Wang's fate unknown, deep-seated hatred erupted in his eyes as he roared.

"Kill him! Kill him now! That little bastard is at the end of his rope! Strike while he's down!"

Zhao Qian's eyes flickered as he looked at the frozen dragon head and the churning magma below, seemingly weighing something.

Black Wind Fiend licked his lips, the greed in his eyes intensifying.

But after glancing at the Lin family members on high alert and the unstable yet still powerful Lin Qingxue, he temporarily suppressed the urge to act.

"Roar—"

Just then, the Molten Fire Dragon, having lost one head, went completely berserk!

Its remaining two heads thrashed wildly, spewing towering flames and attacking everything around it!

It felt a fatal threat and wanted to destroy all these ants that had disturbed its slumber!

"Not good! The beast has gone mad!" Scarface's expression changed drastically.

Violent pillars of magma bombarded the platform indiscriminately, shattering boulders and cracking the ground.

Everyone could no longer care about the standoff and scrambled to use their means to dodge and defend.

"Protect the Young Miss and Young Master Ye and retreat!"

A Wheel Sea Realm Elder of the Lin family shouted, swinging his sword to split a pillar of fire.

He protected Lin Qingxue and Ye Chen as they retreated toward a relatively safe cave at the edge of the platform. Scarface, Lin Dong, and the others followed closely behind.

Black Wind Fiend, Zhao Qian, and the others also used their various means to dodge the Molten Fire Dragon's frantic attacks.

Wang Mang wanted to pursue Ye Chen, but was forced back by a pillar of fire, and could only watch helplessly as the Lin family retreated into the cave.

"Pursue!" A fierce light flashed in Black Wind Fiend's eyes as he led his subordinates to rush toward the cave.

Zhao Qian pondered for a moment, then signaled for the City Lord's Mansion people to follow.

Although the Molten Fire Dragon was terrifying, the secrets on Ye Chen and the potential treasures were even more tempting.

The cave was winding and deep, and the heat waves subsided slightly.

The Lin family fought while retreating, relying on the terrain to block their pursuers.

Lin Qingxue carried Ye Chen on her back, feeling his cold body temperature and weak breath, her heart burning with anxiety.

She continuously infused gentle profound yin cold qi into his body, trying to stabilize his injuries, but the chaotic force within Ye Chen was highly repellent, and the effect was minimal.

"Clear Snow... put me down."

Ye Chen's weak voice sounded in her ear.

"You're awake?"

Lin Qingxue was overjoyed and quickly and carefully set him down, leaning him against the rock wall.

Ye Chen struggled to open his eyes. His vision was blurred, and his whole body felt as if it had fallen apart, aching terribly; his Meridians felt as if they had been torn and then frozen.

Every breath brought heart-piercing pain.

Yet his Divine Sense was exceptionally clear. He could clearly "see" the jade booklet in his Sea of Consciousness emitting a warm glow, slowly repairing his damaged Meridians and Divine Soul.

The indigo blue bond of light connecting him to Lin Qingxue was extremely bright at this moment.

It was continuously channeling a stream of pure, peaceful profound yin cold qi to help him soothe the violent energy within his body.

The other gray chain of light connected to the ten thousand year profound ice had gone silent, as if it had exhausted its power.

"Thank you."

He looked at Lin Qingxue's pale face and the worry in her eyes, and said weakly.

"Don't talk, focus and regulate your breathing."

Lin Qingxue interrupted him and fed him a fragrant, life-saving Spirit Pill.

The Medicinal Pill entered his stomach and turned into a warm current. Combined with the jade booklet and the cold qi channeled by Lin Qingxue, Ye Chen felt much better.

He tried to circulate his Cultivation Technique and discovered that although the Profound Ice True Essence in his Dantian was thin, it was purer and more refined.

It carried a strange resilience and had a stronger tolerance for the remaining earth fire essence.

With ice and fire complementing each other, it seemed he had turned a misfortune into a blessing, laying a firmer foundation. It was just that his cultivation had dropped to the Late Stage of the fifth level, and he needed time to recover.

The sounds of fighting outside the cave and the roars of the Molten Fire Dragon were getting closer.

Black Wind Fiend and Zhao Qian's men had caught up and were fiercely fighting the Lin family experts who were bringing up the rear.

"Young Miss! You go first! We'll hold them off!"

The Lin family Elder, covered in blood, roared.

"Leave?"

An insidious voice came from deep within the cave, "Where else can you go?"

At the other end of the cave, the figures of Wang Mang and several "Shadow Fiend" killers actually appeared!

They had somehow circled around to the front to block them!

There were wolves in front and tigers behind!

The Lin family was instantly plunged into a desperate situation!

"Fight them to the death!" Scarface's eyes were splitting, and he raised his blade to charge forward.

"Cough, cough..."

Ye Chen struggled to stand up. Although weak, his eyes remained sharp.

He glanced at the pursuers behind him, then at Wang Mang who was blocking the way, and suddenly whispered to Lin Qingxue.

"Do you trust me?"

Looking at his firm gaze, Lin Qingxue nodded heavily without the slightest hesitation.

"Good!"

Ye Chen took a deep breath, forcing himself to gather his spirits, and cast his gaze toward an inconspicuous, narrow crevice on the side of the cave that emitted a stronger sulfurous scent.

"Go this way!"

"That's a dead end! The air is even hotter!" a Lin family guard said anxiously.

"Listen to Young Master Ye!"

Lin Qingxue did not hesitate, helped Ye Chen up, and was the first to slip into the crevice.

Scarface, Lin Dong, and the others gritted their teeth and followed.

Liu Yiyi and Chen Feng exchanged a glance and followed closely behind.

The crevice was only wide enough for one person to pass through. It grew narrower the further in they went, and the temperature rose, the rock walls becoming frighteningly hot.

Strangely, the pursuers hesitated when they reached the entrance of the crevice, seemingly wary of the high temperature inside.

"Pursue! They can't escape!" Black Wind Fiend's roar came from behind.

Wang Mang and the "Shadow Fiend" killers also approached with sinister smiles.

Just at this critical moment—

"Hum..."

The entire cave, no, the entire Molten Fire Abyss, suddenly shook violently!

It was as if a primordial behemoth was awakening deep underground!

The rock walls cracked, and gravel fell with a rustling sound!

"What's going on?" Everyone's expression changed drastically, and they stopped in their tracks.

"Roar!!!"

At the bottom of the abyss, the injured Molten Fire Dragon let out an unprecedented, terrified screech!

Immediately after, an indescribable, vast, ancient aura, carrying supreme majesty, erupted from the deepest part of the abyss!

In the face of this aura, Wheel Sea Realm Cultivators were like ants!

The pressure of a Tier 3 Yao Beast was simply not worth mentioning!

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

The pursuers and those blocking the way, including Black Wind Fiend, Zhao Qian, and Wang Mang, all had their legs go weak under this terrifying pressure.

They knelt on the ground, faces full of terror, unable to even lift their heads!

Only Ye Chen, at the moment this pressure descended, had the jade booklet in his Sea of Consciousness erupt with unprecedented, brilliant light!

A warm force protected his Divine Soul.

He let out a muffled groan, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but he managed to stand his ground.

Lin Qingxue, leaning closely against him, was also slightly shielded by the light of the jade booklet; although her face was pale, she did not kneel.

"What... what is this?" Lin Qingxue's voice trembled.

Ye Chen did not answer, his eyes fixed on the depths of the crevice.

There, the originally scorching air was being replaced by a purer, more ancient, and extreme cold!

The sense of summoning from the jade booklet was intense to the extreme!

"Go!"

He pulled Lin Qingxue and rushed toward the depths of the crevice regardless of anything else!

Scarface and the others were also shocked back to their senses by this strange occurrence and gritted their teeth to follow.

Black Wind Fiend and the others wanted to pursue, but were pressed firmly to the ground by that terrifying pressure, unable to move.

They could only watch helplessly as Ye Chen and the others disappeared into the depths of the crevice.

The shaking lasted for dozens of breaths before gradually subsiding.

That vast pressure also receded like the tide, but the pure, ancient cold at the bottom of the abyss became increasingly apparent.

"Just now... what was that?"

Zhao Qian's face was pale, lingering fear in his heart.

"I don't know, but there must be a peerless treasure appearing!"

Greed rose again in Black Wind Fiend's eyes as he struggled to climb up, "Pursue! Can't let the Lin family brat run away!"

Wang Mang also climbed up resentfully and chased after them with the "Shadow Fiend" killers.

However, when they rushed to the end of the crevice, they were stunned.

At the end of the crevice was a massive underground ice cave!

ten thousand year profound ice icicles hung from the ceiling of the cave, emitting a deep blue light, and in the center was a small cold pool.

The pool water was not black, but like the purest sapphire, emitting a soft halo and extreme, pure cold qi!

Ye Chen, Lin Qingxue, and the others were standing by the cold pool, looking at the center of the pool, their faces filled with shock.

In the center of the cold pool, a nine-petaled lotus, crystal clear as if carved from ice and jade, was slowly blooming.

Each petal flowed with Dao runes, exuding an indescribable Dao aura and vitality. At the heart of the lotus, a speck of Chaos-colored light flickered.

"Ten... Ten Thousand Year ice heart lotus?! No! This is an Earthly Spiritual Root?!"

Zhao Qian exclaimed, his eyes bursting with shocking brilliance!

Black Wind Fiend, Wang Mang, and the others also went completely crazy!

An Earthly Spiritual Root!

A legendary treasure containing the Origin Laws of Heaven and Earth! Obtaining it allows one to glimpse the Dao!

"Seize it!"

Someone shouted, and everyone lunged toward the cold pool like mad dogs!

However, just at the moment they stepped into the ice cave—

"Hum!"

The nine-petaled lotus in the cold pool trembled slightly, and an invisible ripple spread out.

Black Wind Fiend, Zhao Qian, Wang Mang, and the others who were rushing at the front seemed to hit an invisible wall and flew backward at an even faster speed.

They spat blood while in the air and crashed heavily to the ground, their aura wilting!

At the entrance of the ice cave, a pale blue light curtain slowly emerged, isolating the inside from the outside.

Ye Chen stood by the cold pool, looking at the dreamlike lotus, then at the crowd outside, who looked like they had gone mad.

Finally, his gaze fell on the pale-faced Lin Qingxue beside him.

In the midst of despair, there was a sudden turn for the better.

This sudden Earthly Spiritual Root, this mysterious protective light curtain—was it an opportunity, or a greater crisis?

He took a deep breath of the pure cold qi in the ice cave and felt that the injuries in his body had improved quite a bit.

The jade booklet in his Sea of Consciousness vibrated gently, echoing with the lotus.