91: Glacier Valley

Picking up Lion Heaven's corpse, Xiao Lei found that his Soul had already been annihilated under the Death Flame, leaving only a shattered corpse shrouded in Death Qi.

"Careless! Such a good corpse could have been used as Cultivation Materials for Old Yao's resurrection!"

Helpless, Xiao Lei could only instruct Xiao Yi Xian and the others to collect all the remaining corpses and Soul bodies.

After all this was done, Xiao Lei finally turned his gaze towards the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.

"Heavenly Serpent Mansion is disbanded. Those at the Dou King level and below may leave on their own. Those at the Dou Emperor level and above—kill!"

A single word determined life and death!

As Xiao Lei's cold words fell, Venerable Skyfire and Xiao Yi Xian acted without the slightest hesitation, and even Medusa joined the ranks of the slaughter.

With Xiao Yi Xian's trust in Xiao Lei, she would not question his decision at all.

Xiao Lei then came to the Heavenly Demon Puppet's side. At this moment, it was holding Tian She in one hand, awaiting Xiao Lei's next command.

Seeing Xiao Lei look her way, the old woman immediately cried out in terror, "Don't kill me! I'm still useful! I can pass on many of Heavenly Serpent Mansion's secret methods and Dou Techniques to you. I still possess the Battle Intent of a Dou Venerate, and I can be your servant..."

Xiao Lei thought to himself, 'If you don't give them to me, can't I just take them!'

As for a Dou Venerate servant... Xiao Lei didn't need such a useless person with independent consciousness and low Battle Intent.

Just a few breaths later, after completing the replication and obtaining all of the opponent's Dou Techniques, Xiao Lei immediately acted, piercing the old woman's body with a long blade... As for the eighth-tier Demonic Beast of the snake attribute in Tian She's hand, it was naturally controlled by Xiao Lei using the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

"It just so happens that most of the high-tier Battle Intent has been taken away, so let it guard the Izumo Empire!"

Although Xiang Liu was an Innate exotic species, capable of Cultivating to the eighth tier, it was only at the six-star Dou Sect level of Battle Intent before Xiao Lei left.

Controlling all the snake-type Demonic Beasts within the Heavenly Serpent Mansion and packaging them together, Xiao Lei sent them all to the Izumo Empire.

These Demonic Beasts would be commanded by Ya Fei to stabilize the security of the Izumo Empire... Having replicated Tian She's secret methods, Xiao Lei also gained many interesting abilities. For example, one pupil technique could examine the memories of others, and another secret method called Soul Pressure could temporarily control a person whose Soul Power was far lower than his own.

These abilities seemed somewhat scattered and still required Xiao Lei to integrate them further in the future. Perhaps they could be combined with other methods to form a powerful Dou Technique... After disbanding the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, ordering a search, and then repeating the process to deal with the Lion Underworld Sect, Xiao Lei and his group officially embarked on their journey to the Central Plains!

...Central Plains, Northern Central Region.

At the junction of the Northern Central Region and the Pill Region, there was a vast ice field.

This place was perpetually covered in ice and snow, making it the most suitable Cultivation ground for ice-attribute Cultivators.

And the Ice River Valley was located precisely here... In a secret chamber deep within the Ice River Valley, the frantic sound of questioning echoed.

"Why? Why!"

"Why can't I Breakthrough yet! Why am I still a four-star Dou Venerate!"

In the dim secret chamber, the pure white ice-attribute Dou Qi intertwined strangely with a green poisonous Qi.

At this moment, Bing He was naked, soaking in highly poisonous water.

The poisonous Qi was absorbed into Bing He's body, but it soon flew out on its own, like a sponge saturated with water, unable to hold any more.

His Cultivation today had lasted for hundreds of years, starting when he was just a child...

The only difference was the amount and grade of the poison.

Bing He's Acquired Calamity Poison Body had already reached its limit for several years, and his Cultivation could no longer improve.

Over these years, Bing He's temperament became increasingly irritable, and he had secretly been searching for the Calamity Poison Body, hoping to break through his shackles!

"In the end, the Cultivation Dao I endured countless pains to walk was actually a dead end!"

Bing Zun-zhe roared unwillingly, his long hair disheveled over his shoulders, looking almost insane.

The Calamity Poison Body of the Ice River Valley was the result of countless experiments by predecessors, using two Innate Woeful Poison Bodies to create the current Bing Zun-zhe.

However, the Ice River Valley's research, in essence, was merely using the Innate Calamity Poison Body as a container to hold poisonous Qi in the experimenter's body.

If Bing He wanted to further improve his Cultivation, it was impossible without the Calamity Poison Body.

"Calamity Poison Body! Where are you!"

Bing He looked up at the sky, his movements exaggerated to the extreme, filled with endless madness.

However, as if heaven intended to fulfill his wish, several Dou Venerate auras arrived at the Ice River Valley!

The vast Venerate auras were like an abyss, causing the heavens and earth to change color. The Grand Elder of the Ice River Valley immediately organized all the Elders of the Ice River Valley to jointly activate a Profound Ice Grand Formation.

With the combined efforts of over twenty Dou Sects, Tian Shuangzi fiercely activated the Grand Formation, bringing the entire Ice River Valley under its protection.

Facing so many Dou Venerates, he didn't even have the courage to attack proactively... "An ant trying to stop a chariot!"

The next moment, five dazzling Different Flames flew out, transforming into a giant disk suspended above the Ice River Valley.

Tian Shuangzi was speechless at the sight. As a Dou Venerate, he was well-informed and recognized all five types of flames.

"Five types of Different Flame! How is this possible!"

Even Tian Shuangzi, a Dou Venerate, was so horrified, and the Battle Intent of the other Elders instantly plummeted to rock bottom.

However, what Tian Shuangzi didn't know was that it wasn't that Xiao Lei only had Five types of Different Flame, but that the Five Round Li Fire Method could only use a maximum of Five types of Different Flame.

Seeing this, Tian Shuangzi hastily shouted, "Those who dare to abandon their posts will be personally killed by the Valley Master!"

Hearing of the Valley Master, everyone barely managed not to flee, as they were all very clear about Bing Zun-zhe's methods.

However, none of this was very important to Xiao Lei... "Five Round Separating Fire Formation!"

A Formation far surpassing the Ice River Grand Formation was constructed in the air by Xiao Lei using the Five Round Li Fire Method, and then... tens of thousands of fire arrows rained down!

Energy collided, and a deafening roar suddenly echoed between heaven and earth. The scattered Different Flame energy poured onto the vast ice field.

Countless profound ice turned into water vapor, raising a sky full of white mist!

Boom!

Under the surging, monstrous waves of fire, the profound ice of the Ice River Valley, which had been frozen for countless years, collapsed with a roar. The Ice River Grand Formation only lasted for a few tens of breaths before shattering and collapsing.

The Formation controllers led by Tian Shuangzi all spat out fresh blood, their Qi weak!

"Bing He! Why aren't you coming out to face your death? Are you planning to let me kill everyone in the Ice River Valley!"

As the words fell, a figure shattered the Void Realm and arrived, looking at Xiao Lei and the two other Dou Venerates with a solemn expression.

"The Ice River Valley has never made an enemy of Your Excellency! Why..."

Before Bing He could finish, Xiao Yi Xian fiercely attacked, "All Woeful Poison Bodies under heaven are your enemies!"

Surging green Dou Qi emerged, revealing Xiao Yi Xian's five-star Dou Venerate Cultivation!

Seeing this, Bing He was horrified, and then he let out a somewhat deranged, idiotic laugh, "Calamity Poison Body! I've finally met you!"

Xiao Yi Xian already knew about the Ice River Valley's actions, including the origin of Bing He's Acquired Calamity Poison Body.

A look of disgust appeared on her face. She unleashed the Heavenly Poison Overturning Heaven Art to its extreme. A poisonous crane soared into the sky, carrying green flames and a sky full of poisonous Qi, pouring down towards Bing He.

Back in the Izumo Empire, Xiao Lei refined the Netherworld Poison Flame and the Poison Pill together. He didn't expect that with the special properties of the Different Flame, the Poison Pill would actually possess a Pill Beast, and the Pill Beast would then exist in the peculiar state of being the Fire Spirit of the Different Flame.

And the Poison Pill also gained the possibility of infinite evolution because of this... Under the monstrous poisonous Qi, even the Void Realm had nowhere to hide. Bing Zun-zhe was immediately engulfed by the firelight...

Amidst the sky-covering green poisonous Qi, Xiao Yi Xian extracted all the poisonous Qi from Bing Zun-zhe's body.

This so-called Acquired Calamity Poison Body was essentially just a container for poisonous Qi, and now Xiao Yi Xian would "pour" all the poisonous Qi back out...

"The Ice River Valley has committed many evil deeds. Considering these were the actions of Bing He and a group of high-ranking officials, those at the Dou King level and below may leave the Ice River Valley on their own. Those at the Dou Emperor level and above, die!"

As the words fell, Venerable Skyfire and the Heavenly Demon Puppet flew out.

A generation of the Ice River Valley fell within a single day.

The Central Plains was shaken, and countless forces trembled, fearing they would become the next Ice River Valley...