Chapter 181 Su Ye Leads His Junior Sisters Deep into the Secret Realm

Looking at the three female protagonists before him, who were brandishing swords and crossbows and wishing they could start a duel right there on the spot, Su Ye sighed helplessly.

If the Elders and deacons in the Sect saw this scene, their eyes would probably pop out.

Usually, Elder Li of the Sect's Discipline Hall was extremely strict, and Peak Revered Master Xuan of Sword Martial Peak was known for being pedantic. But who could have imagined that these three geniuses and Fairies of Purple Bamboo Peak, who were renowned throughout Primordial Origin Holy Land, would act like this in private?

These weren't cold and aloof Fairies; they were simply three tigresses who had turned red-eyed over mating rights!

"All of you, shut up."

Su Ye frowned slightly. His voice was not loud, but it carried a trace of irresistible pressure.

As soon as he spoke, the surrounding air instantly froze.

Jiang Wanyin retracted her whip, Lin Qingzhu lowered her head, and Qin Yurou instantly wiped away her tears. The three stunning beauties became as obedient as quails, and no one dared to say another word.

In their hearts, their Senior Brother was the sky, and their Senior Brother's words were absolute imperial edicts.

Seeing that they had quieted down, Su Ye put away his taichu sword and walked toward the center of the ice lake, which had already been split in two.

There, a spirit plant that was crystal clear and radiated nine-colored light was quietly blooming.

Nine-Turn Ice Phoenix Fruit!

Even after the earth-shattering battle just now, this Earth Rank Supreme Spirit Treasure remained undamaged, wrapped in a faint phantom of a Phoenix.

Su Ye reached out and summoned the Nine-Turn Ice Phoenix Fruit into his hand. An extremely pure, frigid Qi instantly surged into his body through his palm.

However, as soon as this cold Qi entered his body, it was instantly assimilated by the Taichu Yin-Yang Technique within him.

"Hum—"

Just at this moment, an unusual fluctuation arose in Su Ye's Sea of Consciousness.

Immediately following, a cold, majestic, yet faintly charming and lazy voice resonated directly in his mind.

"Yeer... are you misusing the power I gave you again?"

Hearing this voice, Su Ye's heart missed a beat.

Leng Yueli!

Peak Master of Purple Bamboo Peak, a Ninth Heaven of Tribulation Crossing Realm Great Power, his beautiful Revered Master!

"Revered Master." Su Ye remained composed on the surface, not even glancing at the three Junior Sisters beside him, but secretly, he began to communicate with Leng Yueli, who was tens of thousands of miles away, using his Divine Sense.

"Yeer, the commotion in the Xuanbing Secret Realm is too great."

Leng Yueli's voice echoed in Su Ye's Sea of Consciousness, as if she were whispering right beside his ear. The scent of faint ice and snow seemed to pierce through the barriers of space.

"The sword strike you just used triggered the Extreme Yang power within the Taichu Yin-Yang Technique. Even I, far away in the Sect, could sense it... You, can't you be a bit more low-profile?"

Although her words carried reproach, the tone was filled with an inseparable doting and a hint of... shyness.

Su Ye's mouth curled up slightly as he transmitted his voice via Divine Sense: "Revered Master, you cannot blame this Disciple for that. Who told you that your Extreme Yin Body is so overbearing?"

"A few days ago, when you insisted on Dual Cultivation with this Disciple in the cold pool behind Purple Bamboo Peak, you even transferred the purest Origin Yuan Yin into my body."

"This Disciple hasn't even fully refined it yet. Just swinging my sword results in the combat power of the Dongxu Realm; this Disciple is also very helpless."

As soon as these words were spoken, in the main hall of Purple Bamboo Peak at Primordial Origin Holy Land, Leng Yueli's beautiful, Fairy-like face instantly flushed red, as if it were dripping blood.

This Tribulation Transcendence Stage Great Power, who was usually high and mighty and caused countless Holy Land Elders to hold her in awe and fear, now looked like a young girl whose secret thoughts had been exposed, her delicate body trembling slightly.

In her mind, the absurd scenes from a few days ago involuntarily surfaced.

On the hidden jade bed in the cold pool behind the mountain, she, the Revered Master, had been completely stripped of all pretenses by the Disciple she had raised herself.

The two were no longer just Revered Master and Disciple in name; they had already become husband and wife in reality. Leng Yueli's cold heart, which had been sealed for three hundred years, had long since been eaten by this overbearing wolf, Su Ye, down to the very last bone.

However, this kind of thing must absolutely not be exposed!

Especially not to those three Wicked Disciples!

"Little rascal... you, shut up!"

Leng Yueli spat out in shame and annoyance within the Divine Sense, "If you dare to speak without restraint again, wait and see how I deal with you when you return!"

"Oh? How does Revered Master plan to deal with me?" Su Ye chuckled in his Divine Sense.

"Su Ye!"

Leng Yueli was overcome with shame and anger, her voice even carrying a trace of a tremor.

"I will not bicker with you! Listen, you killed the Ice River Giant Beast, which will inevitably cause changes to the Formations deep within the Secret Realm."

"After getting the Nine-Turn Ice Phoenix Fruit, bring those three troublesome little girls back immediately! Remember, do not let them take advantage of you! You... you can only be mine, do you hear me?"

By the end, the voice of this Tribulation Crossing Realm Great Power was filled with a trace of grievance and thick jealousy.

She knew her three female Disciples too well.

The way they looked at Su Ye was like hungry wolves seeing fresh meat! If she hadn't used her status as Revered Master to suppress them, those three Rebellious Disciples would have likely already forced themselves on Su Ye!

"This Disciple obeys. After handling the matters here, this Disciple will return immediately to 'serve' Revered Master." Su Ye smiled and cut off the Divine Sense communication.

He regained his composure and turned his gaze back to the Nine-Turn Ice Phoenix Fruit in his hand.

Subsequently, he walked toward the remains of the Ice River Giant Beast, pointed his finger like a sword, and slashed through the air, extracting a fist-sized Rank 7 Monster Core that radiated an extremely frigid aura.

He turned around and walked toward the three Junior Sisters who were looking at him expectantly.

"Third Junior Sister." Su Ye looked at Lin Qingzhu.

"Senior Brother, Qing Zhu is here." Lin Qingzhu's beautiful eyes lit up, and she quickly stepped forward, her heart pounding like a little deer.

Su Ye handed the nine-colored Nine-Turn Ice Phoenix Fruit to her.

"You primarily cultivate ice-type techniques, and your 'Supreme Heartless Record' has reached a Bottleneck. This Ice Phoenix Fruit contains an extremely pure Ice Phoenix Bloodline Power, which will be of great benefit to you. Take it and refine it."

At these words, the whole audience was shocked.

Lin Qingzhu's delicate body trembled violently. She looked at Su Ye in disbelief, her eyes instantly misting over.

An Earth Rank Supreme Spirit Treasure!

A supreme treasure that would cause countless Nascent Soul and Soul Transformation old monsters to fight until rivers of blood flowed in the outside world, yet Senior Brother had given it to her without even blinking an eye?

"Senior Brother... this is too precious, Qing Zhu..."

"Take it." Su Ye's tone was unquestionable.

"Yes! Thank you, Senior Brother!" Lin Qingzhu received it with both hands as if she had found a treasure. A beautiful smile bloomed on her cold face, enough to make the flowers pale in comparison. "Qing Zhu will definitely keep it close and will never let down Senior Brother's deep love!"

After speaking, she deliberately glanced at Jiang Wanyin and Qin Yurou provocatively.

With this, the other two instantly exploded.

"Senior Brother is biased!"

Jiang Wanyin's eyes turned red, and she stomped her feet in grievance. Although she did not cultivate ice-type techniques, seeing Su Ye give such a precious item to Lin Qingzhu made her feel as if over a dozen jars of vinegar had been overturned in her heart.

"Wuwuwu... Senior Brother only has Third Martial Sister in his heart, there is no place for Yurou at all. What is the point of Yurou living? It would be better to just jump into this ice hole and die!"

Qin Yurou was even more dramatic, clutching her chest and acting as if she were about to jump into the deep abyss of the split ice lake.

Su Ye had a headache from these two lively characters and shook his head helplessly.

"Enough, stop acting here."

He flicked his finger and threw the Rank 7 Ice River Giant Beast's Monster Core to Jiang Wanyin.

"Second Junior Sister, you possess the Top-grade Fire Spirit Root. This Rank 7 ice-type Monster Core contains violent ice Qi, which happens to clash with your fire-type Spiritual Root in a Yin-Yang manner. Take it and use it with the 'Xuan Yang Grass' from Purple Bamboo Peak to refine the Water-Fire Harmony Pill. It will be enough to help you break through to the fourth level of the Golden Core Realm, and even condense a perfect Nascent Soul foundation."

Jiang Wanyin hurriedly caught the Monster Core. She was stunned for a moment, then ecstatic.

"Senior Brother! You are so good! I knew Senior Brother doted on Wanyin the most!"

In her excitement, Jiang Wanyin actually rushed forward, hugged Su Ye's arm, and rubbed her proud softness against his arm repeatedly.

"Second Martial Sister! Let go of Senior Brother!" Lin Qingzhu became anxious.

"Shameless vixen!" Qin Yurou was so angry that she gritted her teeth. She then turned her head and looked at Su Ye with pitiful, watery eyes: "Senior Brother, Second Martial Sister and Third Martial Sister both have gifts... Yurou is your dearest little Junior Sister..."

Su Ye sighed and reached out to take out the 'Fentian Ring' he had extorted from True Monarch Raging Fire of Burning Heaven Valley, taking out the Earth Rank Supreme 'Nine Yang Warm Jade' from it.

He casually tossed the crimson jade pendant to Qin Yurou.

"Little Junior Sister, your cultivation is the weakest, and you cannot withstand the cold Qi deep within this Xuanbing Secret Realm. Wear this Nine Yang Warm Jade on your body, and it will protect you from all evil and keep the cold Qi out."

Qin Yurou clutched the jade pendant tightly to her chest, so excited that she almost jumped up.

Although it was not as precious as the Earth Rank Supreme Spirit Fruit or the Rank 7 Monster Core, this was a personal item given to her by Senior Brother himself!

"Heehee, Yurou knew Senior Brother doted on me the most! Yurou will never take this jade pendant off for the rest of my life!" Qin Yurou made a face at the other two smugly.

Seeing that his three Junior Sisters had each received a treasure and had finally quieted down for the time being, Su Ye breathed a slight sigh of relief.

This wasn't leading Junior Sisters on an adventure; it was like leading three living ancestors.

Just at this moment.

"Boom—"

A loud noise, ten times duller than when the Ice River Giant Beast had emerged, suddenly came from the depths of the thousand-foot rift that Su Ye had split with a single sword strike!

Immediately following, the ice and snow that had been flying all over the sky seemed to be pulled by some terrifying force and instantly froze in mid-air.

Below the rift, a beam of light, blue enough to be heart-stopping, shot into the sky, directly piercing the gray dome of the Xuanbing Secret Realm!

An extremely ancient, desolate, and terrifying aura, as if from the primordial Honghuang era, erupted from deep underground like a dragon that had been sleeping for thousands of years waking up.

The surrounding temperature plummeted again in this instant!

"Crack, crack, crack..."

Even Qin Yurou, who was wearing the Nine Yang Warm Jade, instantly had a thick layer of frost on her eyebrows and was shivering all over from the cold.

"What is happening?!"

Jiang Wanyin and Lin Qingzhu's expressions changed drastically. They quickly drew their weapons, protecting Su Ye in the middle, one on the left and one on the right, their beautiful eyes staring fixedly at the bottomless rift.

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Su Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, a sharp glint flashing through his deep black pupils.

He could feel that the extremely Yin power within him, which belonged to Leng Yueli, was actually resonating strongly under the pull of this ancient aura.

The taichu sword also let out a faint hum, as if it were longing for something.

"The Glacial Behemoth is nothing more than a gatekeeping guard."

A wild and arrogant cold smile curled at the corners of Su Ye's mouth, his purple Daoist robe fluttering violently in the cold wind.

"Junior Sisters, stay close to me."

He took a step forward, his entire body erupting with a brilliant Purple-Gold Divine Light, like a blazing sun rising amidst the wind and snow.

"The true ancient core of this Xuanbing Secret Realm... has only just opened!"

A deep blue pillar of light pierced through the gloomy sky, as the fierce, bone-chilling Protective Aura of the extreme cold raged like knife blades.

Su Ye leaped up, stepping into the bottomless, thousand-foot rift without hesitation.

"Senior Brother, wait for Yuruo!"

Qin Yurou cried out delicately. Relying on the Nine Yang Warm Jade Su Ye had just bestowed upon her for protection, she followed him down like a fluttering spirit butterfly.

Jiang Wanyin and Lin Qingzhu exchanged a glance and both snorted coldly. Firelight and icy glows lit up simultaneously as they turned into two streaks of light, plunging down.

The rift was extremely deep, as if leading straight to the Hell of the underworld.

The further down they went, the more terrifying that primordial, prehistoric pressure became, until even space itself seemed to be frozen into a solid substance.

"Eek—!"

In mid-air, Qin Yurou suddenly let out a cry of alarm. It was unclear whether her Qi had truly been scattered by the cold wind or if she was repeating an old trick, but she fell straight toward Su Ye's back.

"Senior Brother, save me~ Yuruo's Qi has become sluggish~"

Su Ye lowered his eyes slightly and shook his head helplessly. Reaching back with one arm, he steadily caught his Junior Sister's slender, supple waist.

With the warm and fragrant beauty in his arms, Qin Yurou took the opportunity to bury her fluffy little head into Su Ye's chest, her peach-blossom eyes glancing upward provocatively.

"Qin Yurou! Do you have no shame at all!"

Jiang Wanyin's exasperated curse suddenly came from above.

The fiery-tempered Second Martial Sister was surrounded by surging flames, her Golden Core Third Heaven cultivation erupting without reservation as her speed increased abruptly.

With a "whoosh," Jiang Wanyin rushed directly to Su Ye's side and grabbed his right arm, her proud figure pressing tightly against him.

"Senior Brother, Wanyin is also afraid of the dark. The aura here is so scary; Wanyin only feels safe sticking close to you," she said in a sweet, delicate voice, while simultaneously shooting a fierce glare at Qin Yurou.

"The two of you are simply throwing away all the dignity of our Primordial Origin Holy Land."

An ice-cold voice came from the other side.

Lin Qingzhu stood atop the qing shuang sword, her white clothes as pure as snow, descending like a Moon Goddess Fairy.

However, while her words were scolding, her body was extremely honest as she landed on Su Ye's left side, a slender jade hand "inadvertently" grabbing the corner of Su Ye's clothes.

"Senior Brother, this rift is strange; Qing Zhu will guard your rear and act as your Protector." There wasn't a single ripple on Lin Qingzhu's stunning face, but her fingers gripping the hem of his clothes were slightly pale.

Surrounded by three peerless Junior Sisters and with three distinct fragrances swirling around his nose, Su Ye could only smile bitterly in his heart.

If they were back in the Sect and were caught by Elder Wang of the Scripture Pavilion or Deacon Zhao of the Hall of Discipline, those old fossils' jaws would probably drop on the spot.

In the Primordial Origin Holy Land, who didn't know that the three goddesses of Purple Bamboo Peak were cold, aloof, and untainted by the mortal world?

Now, in this dark rift, they were like three little wildcats fighting over food.

"Hold on tight, there's something strange below."

Su Ye ignored their overt and covert bickering, his deep eyes glowing with a brilliant Purple-Gold Divine Light.

The Taichu Yin-Yang Technique surged into operation.

A layer of the most masculine and powerful purple Protective Aura spread out from him as the center, steadily shielding his three Junior Sisters within and isolating them from the extreme cold outside that was enough to freeze a Soul.

After falling for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, their vision suddenly opened up.

*Thump!*

Su Ye landed steadily, the purple-gold airwave instantly blowing away the ten-thousand-year-old snow on the ground.

The three women also hurried to let go, each smoothing out their disheveled clothes, though the looks they gave each other were still full of hostility.

At this moment, what appeared before the four of them was a massive underground palace sealed within ten-thousand-year-old profound ice.

The palace was built entirely of deep blue ice crystals, and on the giant ice pillars—hundreds of feet tall—were carvings of lifelike ancient exotic beasts.

An aura of vicissitude and antiquity rushed toward them.

"This... is this the Immortal Cave ruins of an ancient Cultivator?" Jiang Wanyin gasped, her beautiful eyes shimmering with shock.

"I'm afraid it's more than that."

Lin Qingzhu's willow-like brows furrowed slightly as she gripped the qing shuang sword. "The ancient records in the Sect's Scripture Pavilion mention that tens of thousands of years ago, there was a super Sect on Blue Star called the 'Nine Nether Ice Palace,' which mysteriously perished overnight."

"Looking at the architecture of this palace and the Formation inscriptions, it is highly likely the ruins of the Nine Nether Ice Palace!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yurou immediately huddled closer to Su Ye, timidly clutching his sleeve.

"Senior Brother, it feels so gloomy here. Could there be ghosts?"

Su Ye gave a light chuckle, twirling the taichu sword in his hand.

"Whether it's a ghost or a monster, I'll just slay it with one sword strike."

He moved his long legs, leading the three women straight toward the frozen palace gates.

Just as they were a hundred feet from the gates...

*Crack... crack crack...*

The agonizing sound of ice shattering suddenly exploded in the deathly silent underground space.

On both sides of the palace gates, twelve ten-foot-tall ice statues had originally stood.

Now, the hard ice on the surface of these statues was cracking inch by inch, and pairs of eyes emitting deep blue ghostly fire suddenly lit up in the darkness!

"Those who trespass into the Ice Palace... shall die!"

A hoarse, hollow voice seemed to come from the depths of Hell.

The twelve Ice-Armored Dao Soldiers woke up simultaneously, wielding ten-foot-long frost greataxes and erupting with a terrifying aura comparable to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm!

"They are ancient Puppet Dao Soldiers!" Lin Qingzhu's face turned cold. "Based on this aura, if the twelve of them join forces, they could even rival the Soul Transformation Early Stage!"

"Just a few broken Puppets, and they dare to block Senior Brother's path?"

Jiang Wanyin sneered. Her Top-grade Fire Spirit Root was driven frantically as her crimson whip transformed into a fire dragon dozens of feet long, charging out first.

"Second Martial Sister, step back! Your fire-system Cultivation Technique is suppressed here, let me!"

Lin Qingzhu was not to be outdone. With a shake of the qing shuang sword, a blizzard turned into countless frost blades, sweeping toward those Dao soldiers.

"Oh dear, be careful, Senior Sisters! Yuruo will put talismans on you!"

Qin Yurou stopped acting weak and pulled out handfuls of Profound Rank Explosive Talismans from her storage ring, throwing them forward as if they cost nothing.

For a time, firelight, ice blades, and explosions intertwined in front of the palace.

Watching his three Junior Sisters fighting amongst themselves to show off, Su Ye stood in place with his sword in one hand, not in a hurry to strike.

Just then, ripples rose in his Sea of Consciousness once more.

A familiar cold fragrance seemed to penetrate space, drifting directly into the depths of his Soul.

"Yeer..."

Leng Yueli's voice rang out again, this time clearly carrying a hint of coquettishness and dissatisfaction.

"You certainly are leisurely, just watching your three Junior Sisters steal the spotlight?"

Tens of thousands of miles away at the Primordial Origin Holy Land, atop Purple Bamboo Peak.

Leng Yueli was lazily leaning against a thousand-year-old warm jade bed, a snow-like light veil barely concealing her peerless body that was enough to drive all living beings mad.

Her silky, charming eyes shimmered with a faint watery light, and her cheeks were slightly flushed, yet through the Origin Divine Sense she had left in Su Ye's body, she clearly perceived everything happening in the Secret Realm.

Especially when she sensed that during the descent earlier, her three female Disciples had stuck to Su Ye like adhesive plasters, this Tribulation Crossing Realm Great Power almost crushed the jade ruyi in her hand.

"Those three little girls usually act so well-behaved in front of me, but behind my back, they actually dare to take advantage of my man like this!"

Leng Yueli ground her silver teeth and said sourly through her Divine Sense, "Yeer, does being held on both sides by three Junior Sisters feel very enjoyable?"

A wicked smile curled on Su Ye's lips as he replied via Divine Sense transmission: "Is Revered Master jealous?"

"N-Nonsense! As the dignified Peak Master of Purple Bamboo Peak, why would I be jealous of a few Juniors!"

Leng Yueli was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her fur instantly bristling, but her tone betrayed her lack of confidence.

Su Ye gave a light chuckle, his tone becoming flirtatious.

"Revered Master, rest assured, you are the only one in my heart. The joy of our Dual Cultivation in the cold pond of the back mountain that day is something I have engraved in my bones."

"Especially Revered Master's words back then... even now, just thinking about it makes my blood boil."

"Su! Ye!"

Leng Yueli's shamed and indignant scream exploded in Su Ye's Sea of Consciousness.

Even across thousands of miles, Su Ye could imagine the cute sight of his cold and stunningly beautiful Revered Master blushing furiously and rolling around on her bed in shame and annoyance.

"You Wicked Disciple! Sooner or later, I will hang you from a cliff tree on Purple Bamboo Peak and beat you!"

Leng Yueli gnashed her teeth, but then her tone suddenly softened, filled with endless charm.

"When... when you return, you are not allowed to see anyone else. Come directly to my bedchamber... I, I must personally examine how your Taichu Yin-Yang Technique has been progressing!"

"Your Disciple obeys. I will surely make Revered Master 'satisfied'," Su Ye replied with a smile, ending the suggestive transmission.

Meanwhile, the battle ahead had undergone a change.

*Boom!*

A massive explosion occurred.

Jiang Wanyin and Lin Qingzhu groaned as they were both knocked back dozens of steps.

The twelve Ice-Armored Dao Soldiers had actually triggered some kind of combined-attack Formation during the battle, merging their twelve powers into one to transform into a hundred-foot-tall phantom of an ancient Ice Demon!

The terrifying pressure instantly soared from the Nascent Soul Realm to the Soul Transformation Peak, even faintly touching the threshold of the Void Tempering stage!

"Not good! It's the Ancient Nine Nether Extinction Array!"