200: War breaks out

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One month later.

On a glacier on the outskirts of Xuanming Ice Island, a figure landed stealthily.

It was none other than Leng Senior Apprentice, whose path to Immortality had been severed by Lin Feng.

Her complexion was rosy, and she looked radiant, as if her injuries had fully recovered.

She took out a compass-shaped Magic Treasure, investigated the surroundings, and a smug sneer appeared on her face.

"Hmph, that bitch Bai Yao Yi, she thinks becoming an Enforcement Elder means she can lord over me? How ridiculous!"

"When I find the treasure left behind by that ancient Cultivator, we'll see who the Palace Master values more!"

She did not know that the hidden injuries within her body had already sealed her fate.

And everything she was doing now was merely a play Lin Feng had arranged for her long ago.

Following the compass's guidance, she soon stopped before an inconspicuous ice wall.

She formed a hand seal and sent several Spiritual Lights towards the ice wall.

The ice wall rumbled open, and a pure, extremely cold Spiritual Qi rushed out.

Deep within the cave, inside a giant natural crystal grotto, a pool of shimmering blue liquid had accumulated—it was the Yao Race's supreme treasure, the Cold Marrow!

"I'm rich! I'm truly rich this time!"

Leng Senior Apprentice looked at the vast amount of Cold Marrow before her, her breathing quickened, and her eyes were filled with greed and ecstasy.

She impatiently took out a jade bottle and began collecting it.

Just then, a terrifying Demonic Qi, like dark clouds pressing down, suddenly descended.

"Human Race Cultivator, how dare you!"

A cold voice, full of killing intent, exploded outside the cave.

Leng Senior Apprentice's face changed drastically, and she sharply turned her head.

At the cave entrance, a tall man in black armor with a single horn on his head stood there, his aura, to her surprise, was that of a Ninth-Level Yao King!

The Yao King stared intently at the Cold Marrow inside the cave, the greed in his eyes no less than that of Leng Senior Apprentice.

"Hand over the goods, and this King can let you die a quick death!"

Leng Senior Apprentice's heart trembled, and a chill shot from her feet straight to her head.

This was Yao Race territory!

Only one thought remained in her mind—escape!

Without thinking, she forcefully activated her escape light, not even daring to glance at the Yao King, and transformed into a streak of light, fleeing desperately towards Xiao Ji Palace.

The Ninth-Level Yao King was first stunned by this, then let out a disdainful sneer.

Looking at the direction Leng Senior Apprentice fled, a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.

"A Cultivator from Xiao Ji Palace? Hmph, the monk may run, but the temple cannot!"

He turned to look at the trace of Cold Marrow remaining in the pool, let out an excited roar, and immediately sent out a Demonic Talisman message.

Thousands of miles away, within the clouds, Lin Feng stood with his hands behind his back, taking everything in.

The corners of his mouth curved slightly.

"She didn't make a move, which allowed her to live a bit longer."

"But it doesn't matter, the fish has taken the bait."

He watched as the message talisman sent by the Ninth-Level Yao King disappeared into the sky as a streak of light, then paid it no more mind, his figure quietly vanishing.

A storm that would sweep across the entire Ice Sea had already begun.

As expected.

When Che Laoguai, the Soul Transformation Old Ancestor of the Ice Sea Yao Race, learned from the Ninth-Level Yao King that a Nascent Soul Cultivator from Xiao Ji Palace had obtained such a massive amount of Cold Marrow in Yao Race territory and brought it back to their Sect.

This Yao Race Old Ancestor was instantly enraged!

"Outrageous! The Human Race bullies me too much!"

"Pass on my order, gather all Yao Kings, and march on Xiao Ji Palace! This Old Ancestor wants them to spit out what they've swallowed, principal and interest!"

With a single command, the entire Ice Sea surged with activity.

Innumerable Cultivating Yao Beasts were awakened, and countless Demonic Clouds rose from all directions, converging towards Xuanming Ice Island.

In just half a month.

The entire Xuanming Ice Island was completely surrounded by an endless army of Yao Beasts.

Dense black Demonic Clouds obscured the sky, the sea surface was packed with Yao Beasts of various forms, their roars and howls coalescing into an earth-shattering wave of sound, impacting Xiao Ji Palace's island-protecting Formation.

At this moment, inside Han Li Supreme Matriarch's Immortal Cave.

Leng Senior Apprentice was kneeling on the ground, her face pale, while Han Li Supreme Matriarch sat cross-legged, her aura weak.

"Master, outside... there are so many Yao Beasts, what should we do?"

Han Li Supreme Matriarch opened her eyes, a trace of resentment and fear flashing within them.

"What are you panicking for! If the sky falls, the taller ones will hold it up!"

"Didn't that Palace Master let Qinglian Hermit join Xiao Ji Palace, and also made Bai Yao Yi the Enforcement Elder? Let them go and resist!"

"You and I, Master and Disciple, will immediately enter seclusion to the death, not concerning ourselves with external affairs!"

After speaking, she directly activated the highest Restriction of her Immortal Cave, completely isolating it from the outside world.

And before the gates of Xiao Ji Palace, the atmosphere was extremely heavy.

The Xiao Ji Palace Palace Master, dressed in a magnificent palace gown, stood behind the Formation light curtain, and behind her stood all the Nascent Soul Elders and Disciples of Xiao Ji Palace.

Everyone's faces were incredibly pale.

The situation before them was simply too terrifying.

Tens of thousands of Yao Beasts, just the towering Demonic Qi they emitted, almost suffocated them.

What made them even more despairing was that at the forefront of the Yao Beast army, on a huge carriage pulled by nine Dragons, sat a child with delicate features.

The child seemed harmless, but the subtle pressure emanating from him made all the Nascent Soul Cultivators present tremble with fear.

It was an Incarnation of Che Laoguai, the Ice Sea Yao Race Old Ancestor!

"Palace Master..."

A white-haired Nascent Soul Elder spoke with a trembling voice.

"I... I heard that it was the batch of Cold Marrow brought back by Leng Junior Sister that attracted this Yao calamity."

"Why don't we... why don't we hand over the Cold Marrow to appease the Yao Race's wrath? Such a display, we might not be able to resist it!"

As soon as these words were spoken, many people immediately echoed them.

A trace of annoyance and complexity arose in the Xiao Ji Palace Palace Master's heart.

Hand it over?

If it's handed over, what about the void sky cauldron?

She took a deep breath, forcefully suppressed the turmoil in her heart, and showed a sorrowful yet resolute expression on her face.

"Sixth Elder, you are wrong!"

Her voice, amplified by her magical power, clearly spread throughout the entire scene.

"That Cold Marrow is merely an excuse sought by the Yao Race! Their coveting of my Xiao Ji Palace has not been for just a day or two!"

"Even without the Cold Marrow, they would have launched an attack sooner or later! Today's events are unavoidable!"

She scanned the crowd, her tone becoming resolute.

"You all need not panic! My Xiao Ji Palace has the island-protecting Formation, and even Han Li Grand Elder and this Palace are here to oversee it, how could we be afraid of these beasts!"

"Moreover, this Palace has already sent a message to a Senior expert with great Divine Abilities! As long as we can hold out until that Senior arrives, a mere Yao Race can be annihilated with a flick of a finger!"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a little relieved.

Most Cultivators chose to believe the Palace Master's words, after all, having Cultivated to their current Realm, no one truly wanted to fight the Yao Race to the death.