Jun Changxiao’s expression became grave.
The suddenly ringing voice could actually pierce through the soul, shake the heart and mind!
“Very strong!”
Jun Changxiao thought: “Extremely strong!”
Whether the Patrol Enforcers he’d battled before or the Dark Great Demon King, none had brought him too much pressure. Yet now, just a voice alone made him feel tremendous pressure.
Could it be… Old Man Taixuan?
The system said: “The Wudi who resisted the Soul Clan in the ancient era were very strong, right?”
“But they were only revered by later generations as pinnacle powerhouses. Only Old Man Taixuan was called a legend, which fully demonstrates how great the gap between them is.”
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao cupped his fists, saying respectfully: “Not being able to live in the senior’s era, not being able to witness the senior’s countenance, is truly one of life’s great regrets.”
“Young one.”
That soul-piercing, heavy and weathered voice rang out again: “If you ascend to the upper realm, we shall eventually meet.”
Jun Changxiao was dumbfounded.
He knew there were array formations in the cave dwelling, that the voice was pre-recorded and would trigger playback when someone entered. But it could actually actively respond to him!
“This old man left a trace of spiritual sense in the cave dwelling. Though my person has transcended the mortal realm, I can still maintain connection with this place.” The profound voice said.
Jun Changxiao’s eyes widened.
Even the normally calm and undisturbed Lu Qianqian was completely stunned.
Leaving a trace of spiritual sense in the cave dwelling, able to communicate with those who entered—what did this represent? It represented being able to have a voice call with a legendary figure of a generation!
“Holy crap!”
“Holy crap crap!”
Jun Changxiao displayed his uncultured characteristics to the fullest, hurriedly cupping his fists: “Senior, do you have some supreme treasure you need to personally tell this junior about?”
Having watched too many TV dramas, whenever a mighty being appeared through voice or video, they would definitely transmit peerless ultimate techniques to the male lead!
The ancient voice came: “No.”
Jun Changxiao rolled his eyes.
Without anything to pass down, what use was a voice call!
Old Man Taixuan said: “Among the three destined individuals who entered the cave dwelling, you have the highest strength and aptitude, so this old man thinks very highly of you and hopes we can meet in the upper realm in the future.”
“Senior praises me too highly.” Jun Changxiao said modestly.
“Of course.”
Old Man Taixuan continued: “If someday you ascend to the upper realm, you can come to Phoenix Roost Immortal Mountain to find this old man.”
“Is senior going to look after me?” Jun Changxiao said.
Old Man Taixuan said: “This old man has been in the upper realm for quite some time, barely managed to make something of myself. Protecting you, a newly ascended one, should pose no great problem.”
Jun Changxiao cupped his fists: “If this junior ascends to the upper realm in the future, I will definitely seek out senior!”
Though he could hear this legend had a somewhat boastful feel, the person was offering protection surely because they both came from the Xingyun Continent, so internally he still felt quite grateful.
“Young one.”
Old Man Taixuan said: “I hope not to wait too long.”
The last few words gradually weakened, indicating the other party had already ended the voice call. After all, there were data limits between upper and lower realms.
“He left?”
Jun Changxiao looked disappointed.
Lu Qianqian said: “If Old Man Taixuan knew the Sect Master’s death-courting personality, he definitely wouldn’t want you to find him.”
“Why?”
“Afraid of being implicated.”
“…”
Jun Changxiao said speechlessly: “Qianqian, you think too terribly of this seat.”
Lu Qianqian didn’t speak, thinking: “It’s not thinking, it’s fact. If the Sect Master goes to the upper realm, I can already imagine Old Man Taixuan begging and crying for you not to find him.”
Jun Changxiao placed his gaze on the only unopened box: “Could it contain the second half of the Taixuan Ice Heart Formula?”
“It should be.” Lu Qianqian said.
Jun Changxiao said: “The first two destined individuals—one was the Taixuan Holy Sect’s founder, one was the deceased Night Emperor. The former obtained the first half of the Taixuan Ice Heart Formula, the latter obtained the Taixuan True Scripture?”
Lu Qianqian had already walked over.
“Don’t move!”
Jun Changxiao stopped her: “Be careful of mechanisms.”
Lu Qianqian stopped before the stone platform: “Sect Master, I once heard the Grand Elder say that only those possessing the Taixuan Ice Heart Body can open the Taixuan Ice Heart Formula’s box.”
“Oh?”
Jun Changxiao had also approached, his spiritual sense permeating the exquisite box. He immediately sensed an extremely strong cold aura, then said: “Then you try.”
Lu Qianqian raised her hand, placing it on the box.
“Whoosh, whoosh!”
Suddenly, an extremely frigid aura emerged, then traveled along her fingers extending toward her palm, rapidly freezing it.
Jun Changxiao said in alarm: “Pull back quickly!”
Too late—the ice-cold energy had already spread along her fingers.
Lu Qianqian not only couldn’t pull back, her right palm was also completely frozen. The cold energy within even took the lead entering her body, making her brow immediately furrow.
As a professional ice cultivator, to actually be disturbed by external ice-element attributes showed just how terrifying the cold aura within the box was.
“Crack, crack, crack!”
“Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack!”
The freezing power advanced all the way. Lu Qianqian’s entire arm was frozen solid.
She couldn’t stop the cold energy’s spread, couldn’t break free. She could only endure the ice-cold suffering while raising her left hand to push away the Sect Master standing beside her, to avoid affecting him.
“Slap!”
Jun Changxiao grabbed her wrist first: “Can you absorb and use this pure ice-element power for yourself?”
Lu Qianqian was stunned.
“Slap!”
Just then, Jun Changxiao’s other hand grabbed onto the ice-transformed right wrist, saying: “This seat will help you suppress the cold energy. You refine it all.”
“…”
Lu Qianqian was speechless.
This cold energy emerging from the box was too terrifying. She, a Wusheng-level ice cultivator, couldn’t withstand it—how could she possibly refine it?
“Whoosh, whoosh!”
Suddenly, scorching flames erupted, dispelling the cold permeating the cave dwelling. This also made Lu Qianqian’s almond eyes widen, because the flames the Sect Master released this time were even more formidable than before!
“Drip, drip!”
The ice existing at her wrist melted, then transformed into water droplets splashing down.
“Refine!”
Jun Changxiao said.
Lu Qianqian hurriedly suppressed her shocked state of mind, actively absorbing the cold energy that the Sect Master had suppressed with his domineering flames.
Strangely enough, the Fire Soul Spirit could clearly suppress the frigid aura, yet it still surged up along her fingers, completely adopting a fearless attitude.
At its original intensity, Lu Qianqian not only couldn’t absorb it but would have been frozen long ago. Now with the flames’ mediation, the attributes changed from freezing mode to preservation mode—truly the optimal time for consumption and refinement.
Thus, the scene that appeared showed Jun Changxiao gripping his First Disciple’s wrist, using scorching flames to help her neutralize part of the cold energy. Little Xie standing in the distance covered his eyes, muttering: “Not suitable for children, not suitable for children…”
…
One hour later.
The emerging cold energy was fully absorbed. Lu Qianqian sat down cross-legged.
At this moment, she was manipulating the cold energy gathered in her dantian, using the Taixuan Ice Heart Formula to gradually condense it into an ice core form.
Clearly, the ice-cold energy existing within the box was some kind of high-level ice-element attribute. Once fully integrated, she would gain another ice seed.
Lu Qianqian divided part of her attention to look at Jun Changxiao, a trace of melancholy flashing through her clear eyes.
“Grand Elder.”
She thought silently: “I’m afraid I can never achieve stillness of heart in this lifetime.”
“Snap!”
“Creak!”
Standing before the stone platform, Jun Changxiao’s fingers lightly flicked. The box slowly opened, inside lay a yellowed manual with ‘Taixuan Ice Heart Formula Second Half’ written on the cover.
“We found it just like that?”
Taking it out, he shook his head: “Completely no difficulty at all.”