Xiahou Wu and Fang Chen strolled around the shabby city for a while. They found that the majority of the streets were filled with medicinal pills and weapons. To Fang Chen, those things were completely useless. He also didn't care about them.
Finally, Xiahou Wu and Fang Chen left the shabby city and appeared on the icy plains.
"Brother Fang, what do you think of this icy land?" Xiahou Wu looked around at the vast expanse of whiteness.
Fang Chen was just about to speak when he suddenly closed his eyes and carefully sensed his surroundings. After a while, he opened his eyes. "Do you feel it?"
"You also feel it?" Xiahou Wu's eyes widened.
Fang Chen nodded. Xiahou Wu continued, "I heard from the inner sect disciples that in this icy land, there are some Snow Ground Demon Beasts. These Snow Ground Demon Beasts' skin is like a vast expanse of white snow. They are hidden in the snow and are basically undetectable. They specialize in sneak attacks."
"If my guess isn't wrong, there should be Snow Ground Demon Beasts nearby."
Fang Chen said. He had just sensed a faintly discernible aura in the air. That aura was clearly the aura of a Snow Ground Demon Beast.
"Let's go take a look."
Xiahou Wu had never seen a Snow Ground Demon Beast before. Hearing Fang Chen's words, he was naturally extremely curious.
Fang Chen also nodded. In any case, they didn't have anything to do. Going to take a look wasn't a bad idea.
The two of them chose a direction and quickly advanced. In a short while, they were far away from the shabby city. At this time, they were already very far away from the shabby city.
"What a vast expanse of whiteness." Fang Chen thought to himself.
They saw that there was a mountain peak that pierced through the clouds. From a distance, the mountain peak was also a pure white expanse.
"Let's go take a look." Xiahou Wu said.
Fang Chen nodded and the two of them quickly advanced. Just as the two of them were about to reach the mountain peak, the white snow beside them suddenly loosened. Immediately after, a wild aura filled the air.
"Snow Ground Demon Beast."
The two of them sensed this and both of them unleashed fierce attacks at the white figure in front of them.
Bang
With a loud explosion, Fang Chen and Xiahou Wu's bodies retreated a little. As for the white figure, it stood on the snow-white ground, glaring at Fang Chen and Xiahou Wu.
After stabilizing himself, Fang Chen finally saw the appearance of the Snow Ground Demon Beast. The Snow Ground Demon Beast in front of him looked like a cheetah, but its body was covered in white fur. It was impossible to detect it when it was hidden in the snow.
"There is an extremely cold aura on the body of the Snow Ground Demon Beast." Fang Chen said.
The two glanced at each other. In the next moment, their figures flashed, surrounding the Snow Ground Demon Beasts.
Bang bang bang
With Fang Chen and Xia Houwu working together, even a normal ninth level Qi Hai warrior would not be a match for them. After struggling for a while, the Snow Ground Demon Beast lost its life.
After killing the Snow Ground Demon Beast, an icy aura instantly drilled into Fang Chen's body, causing Fang Chen's body to shudder.
"This aura is too pure."
Fang Chen's heart was filled with shock. The icy aura on the body of the Snow Ground Demon Beast was too pure.
"Within this icy aura, there seems to be a trace of the concept of ice." Fang Chen instantly reacted.
Thinking of this, Fang Chen was overjoyed. If he could absorb more of this icy aura, would he be able to comprehend the concept of ice?
"Come, let's go up."
After Fang Chen finished speaking, his figure flashed and he directly stepped onto the mountain peak.
In reality, there were quite a few warriors who had the same idea as Fang Chen, but they all failed. In the land of ice, although the air was constantly filled with the concept of ice, it was extremely difficult to comprehend the concept of ice in such an environment. It was almost impossible.
Every time before the opening of the Divine Illusion Dimension, there would be elite geniuses who would come here to kill the Snow Ground Demon Beasts to comprehend the concept of ice. But without exception, they all failed.
Fang Chen and Xia Houwu quickly stepped onto the white mountain peak. In the process, Fang Chen had killed many Snow Ground Demon Beasts and absorbed a large amount of icy aura.
When Fang Chen stepped onto the mountain peak, he felt that within his Dantian, there were thirty strands of icy aura. They floated above his Dantian, emitting waves of icy aura.
"After absorbing thirty strands of icy aura, I feel that my understanding of the concept of ice has deepened. I wonder if I will be able to comprehend the concept of ice if I absorb enough icy aura." Fang Chen thought to himself.
Not only Fang Chen, but even Xia Houwu had sensed this. He also wanted to comprehend the concept of ice. Therefore, in the following period of time, the two of them unceasingly killed Snow Ground Demonic Beasts, absorbing the icy aura.
Six hours later, Xia Houwu stopped absorbing the icy aura. This was because at this moment, within his Dantian, there was a large amount of icy aura floating. The icy temperature it emitted was enough to freeze his Dantian.
"I can't absorb anymore."
Xia Houwu made such a decision and said lightly.
He sat down in a meditative position, beginning to dissolve the ice cold aura within his dantian. Time slowly passed, and Xiahou Wu finally felt that his body was a little better. The ice cold aura within his dantian seemed to be under his control a little.
However, Xia Houwu still felt as if his entire body had turned into an ice sculpture. He could be frozen at any moment.
"Fang Chen, let's go back first." Xia Houwu called out to Fang Chen.
However, even though he called out, Fang Chen did not respond. He sat cross-legged on a white rock, not moving at all.
"Fang Chen."
Xia Houwu frowned and continued to call out. Fang Chen still didn't respond. Only at this time did Xia Houwu realize something was wrong. He quickly walked in front of Fang Chen.
He was shocked to see that at this time, Fang Chen's face was already covered in ice. His body was also unable to move. He was just like an ice sculpture, sitting cross-legged on the rock.
"Fang Chen!"
Seeing this scene, Xia Houwu stretched out his hand to pull Fang Chen. But just as his hand touched Fang Chen, he felt a majestic and suffocating cold aura emitting from Fang Chen's body. Even his soul was trembling.
"How terrifying." Xia Houwu pulled back his hand. He didn't dare act blindly without thinking.
Seeing Fang Chen's aura weaken, Xia Houwu had no choice but to return first.
In just a moment, Xia Houwu returned to the shabby city. He didn't even have time to greet his senior apprentice-brothers. He directly went to find Tian Jianzi.
"Sect master!" cried Xia Houwu.
Tian Jianzi directly placed his hand on Xia Houwu's body. His expression instantly changed and he icily asked, "You went to hunt the Snow Ground Demon Beasts and absorbed their icy aura."
Hearing Tian Jianzi's question, Xiahou Wu explained everything to Tian Jianzi. Hearing this, Tian Jianzi's face was filled with anger.
"Nonsense, you two really are …" Tian Jianzi waved his hand.
"The two of you really are stupid. You actually tried to absorb that icy aura to comprehend the ice concept. What nonsense!" raged Tian Jianzi.
"Sect master, what do we do now? Fang Chen is still on the mountain peak," said Xia Houwu worriedly.
Tian Jianzi still wanted to say something, but seeing Xia Houwu's expression, he directly sat down and placed his hands on Xia Houwu's body. A warm current immediately entered Xia Houwu's body.
An incense stick's worth of time later, Xia Houwu found that the icy aura in his Dantian's qi sea had completely vanished. His body had returned to normal.
"You guys wait here. I'll go save Fang Chen." Tian Jianzi tossed out a sentence and left.
The shabby city was extremely small. Seeing Tian Jianzi hastily leave, the other Sect leaders naturally noticed that something was off.
Within the Iron Sword Sect's territory, the red-haired elder's expression was unsightly. "Oh, Tian Jianzi hastily left. Did he discover something?"
When he thought of this, the red-haired old man's figure flashed and he left the shabby city, following closely behind Tian Jianzi.
Following the red-haired elder's departure, the other Sect leaders also left the shabby city.
Tian Jianzi sensed that someone was following him, but in order to save Long Chen, he didn't want to waste any time. In just a moment, he arrived in front of the mountain peak and quickly climbed it.
After Tian Jianzi reached the top of the mountain, he saw Fang Chen who was like an ice sculpture. His heart sank as he quickly walked over to Fang Chen.
At this time, Fang Chen's entire body was covered in ice. His aura was extremely weak, and a terrifying icy aura was emitted from him.
At this time, the red-haired elder and the others also appeared on the mountain peak. When they saw Fang Chen's appearance, they finally understood why Tian Jianzi had hastily left the shabby city.
"Hahaha, no wonder Tian Jianzi's expression is so ugly. So it's because a disciple of the Sword Reverence Sect has been turned into an ice sculpture." The red-haired elder laughed heartily.
"How stupid. How can the Sword Reverence Sect have such a stupid disciple?"
"Looks like this is the first time this kid has come to the Land of Ice. He couldn't resist the temptation and wanted to absorb the icy aura of the Snow Ground Demon Beasts to comprehend the concept of ice."
"Laughable, truly laughable. Look at him. He must have absorbed a large amount of icy aura and now he's turned into an ice sculpture. He won't be able to live."
"Trying to comprehend the concept of ice in the Land of Ice? Dream on. He deserves to die."
When the leaders of the Sect saw this scene, they all turned around and left.
They had seen this kind of thing many times. Many disciples died in the Land of Ice. They didn't die in the Divine Illusion Space, but here.
When they came to the Land of Ice for the first time, they accidentally killed a Snow Ground Demon Beast and discovered that by absorbing the icy aura of the Snow Ground Demon Beast, they could comprehend the concept of ice. From then on, it was unstoppable.
In the end, their bodies would be frozen into ice sculptures. They would lose their senses and even their lives.
But any martial artist who came to the Land of Ice knew that comprehending the concept of ice in the Land of Ice was a taboo.
After the red-haired elder mocked Tian Jianzi, he also turned around and left. They couldn't be bothered to watch this kind of thing. After all, that kid was dead for sure.
At this time, there was only the frozen Fang Chen and Tian Jianzi left on the mountain peak.
Tian Jianzi's face was filled with anxiety. "It's my fault for not telling you clearly. Otherwise, you wouldn't be like this."
The amount of icy aura that Fang Chen had absorbed was much greater than Fang Chen's. Therefore, by the time Tian Jianzi arrived, Fang Chen had already been frozen into an ice sculpture. Tian Jianzi couldn't do anything about it.
Hu hu hu
Tian Jianzi's hands pressed against the ice sculpture that Fang Chen had turned into. He circulated his full strength, wanting to melt the ice sculpture, but it was to no avail.
The ice sculpture would divert Tian Jianzi's spiritual energy. He couldn't help Fang Chen.