The Ice Lands was a special place in the central region of the Golden Crown Nation. This place was filled with ice and snow all year round.
Every inch of air here contained the concept of ice.
Many people who came here for the first time would involuntarily absorb the ice Qi here in an attempt to comprehend the concept of ice.
But they didn't know that absorbing ice Qi in the Ice Lands was a taboo.
Even the disciples of the nine two-star Sects didn't dare to absorb the ice Qi here so recklessly. If they absorbed too much ice Qi, they would turn into an ice sculpture, lose their consciousness, and finally lose their life.
Before coming to the Ice Lands, Tian Jianzi hadn't told anyone that because of his small mistake, Fang Chen and Xiahou Wu had absorbed a lot of ice Qi. Xiahou Wu was fine. He had immediately noticed something was wrong with his body and had returned to the city. It was only because Tian Jianzi had intervened that he was saved.
But Fang Chen was different. Fang Chen was a bit stronger than Xiahou Wu. Naturally, the speed at which he absorbed the ice Qi was much faster.
By the time Xiahou Wu had noticed something was wrong with his body, Fang Chen's body had already stiffened. Now, he was completely frozen. Even a Condensing Reality expert like Tian Jianzi was powerless to reverse the situation.
So when he saw Fang Chen's current state, Tian Jianzi felt extremely pained.
"How could it be like this?!"
Tian Jianzi roared furiously. After so many years, the Sword Reverence Sect had finally produced a Tian Jianzi. But as soon as he came to the Ice Lands, he was turned into an ice sculpture. He was unwilling to accept this.
"Fang Chen!"
Tian Jianzi called out Fang Chen's name. But Fang Chen didn't move. He didn't respond.
Tian Jianzi racked his brains to think of a solution. But there was nothing he could do. He could only watch as Fang Chen gradually lost his life.
At this time, the ice Qi in Fang Chen's Dantian had already frozen. It had directly frozen his entire Qi Sea.
Traces of icy aura constantly wandered through Fang Chen's limbs and bones, freezing Fang Chen's soul.
However, within Fang Chen's body, the golden heart was beating rapidly. Wisps of formless aura were being emitted. Because of this formless aura, Fang Chen hadn't lost his life.
Fang Chen hadn't completely lost his senses. He could still sense Tian Jianzi beside him, but his body was frozen and he couldn't move at all.
"How could this be?"
Fang Chen thought to himself. He had only absorbed some Icy Qi. Why did his entire body freeze?
"Absorbing the cold air should have improved my comprehension of the Concept of Ice. Why did such a mistake happen?" Fang Chen still did not understand why he was frozen.
Time passed bit by bit. In the end, even Tian Jianzi gave up on Fang Chen. He turned around and left dejectedly.
For Fang Chen to end up like this was a huge blow to him. Who was Fang Chen? He was the Sword Reverence Sect's Heavenly Sword Son.
If nothing unexpected happened, Fang Chen would definitely be the next sect master of the Sword Reverence Sect. However, such a Heavenly Sword Son had died so miserably in this land of ice.
When Tian Jianzi returned to his shabby city, the various Sect leaders were all laughing up their sleeves. Xiahou Wu anxiously asked, "Sect master, how is Fang Chen?"
Tian Jianzi's face was filled with disappointment. He was in a very bad mood and didn't say anything.
The other disciples also learned about Fang Chen's situation from Xiahou Wu. Many disciples expressed their dissatisfaction with Fang Chen. Because of Fang Chen's ignorance, the Sword Reverence Sect had lost a disciple before they had even entered the Divine Illusion Space.
"Hmph, such a disciple is worthy of being our Sword Reverence Sect's Heavenly Sword Son? What a joke."
"That's right, he's not worthy of being our Sword Reverence Sect's Heavenly Sword Son."
"It's good that he's dead. Such a Heavenly Sword Son will be laughed at by the other Sects."
Several disciples who were dissatisfied with Fang Chen spoke disdainfully.
"Sect master, since Fang Chen is already dead, then we'll have to choose a new Heavenly Sword Son," said another disciple.
Some of the disciples who had been hoping for the Heavenly Sword Son brightened. They looked at Tian Jianzi, waiting for him to speak.
"Let's wait until the Divine Illusion Space ends." Tian Jianzi felt very tired and didn't want to say anything.
Time slowly passed. In the blink of an eye, night arrived. A crescent moon hung high in the sky, illuminating the land in a snow-white color.
The shabby city was completely silent. All the martial artists had fallen asleep. They were waiting for the Divine Illusion Space to open the next day.
At this time, not far from the shabby city, there was an ice sculpture quietly standing on a rock.
In the dead of night, two black figures suddenly appeared on the mountain peak.
These two black figures were very conspicuous on the snow-white mountain peak. After they reached the peak, they directly looked at the ice sculpture on the rock.
"It's this ice sculpture, right?" One of the black figures said coldly.
"That's right. I've already asked around. It's this ice sculpture." The other black figure grinned.
"What an idiot. He didn't even wait for us to kill him and he killed himself." The first black figure sneered.
"No matter what, we must confirm his death." The second black figure said faintly.
These two black figures were assassins sent by the Bloodshed Tower in the north. Their strength was at the ninth level of the Qi Hai realm. They could be considered the top assassins of the Bloodshed Tower.
The reason why they had come here was to blend in with some ordinary Sect. They wanted to enter the Divine Illusion Space and kill Fang Chen.
This was also their goal for coming here. However, before they could open the Divine Illusion Space, they heard a piece of news. Fang Chen had absorbed the cold energy here and was frozen into an ice sculpture.
After hearing this news, the two of them were overjoyed. They immediately decided that when night fell, they would personally come and check it out.
At this moment, when the two of them saw the ice sculpture on the rock, their faces were full of smiles. Being frozen like this, Fang Chen was definitely dead.
However, in order to confirm whether or not Fang Chen was really dead, one of the black figures walked in front of the ice sculpture and extended his hand. Immediately, a cold light appeared.
"Tan Lang, what are you doing?" The black figure saw a sharp blade appear in Tan Lang's hand and asked in a low voice.
"I'm going to cut the ice sculpture into pieces and then kill him." Tan Lang said.
In the next moment, Tan Lang's hand suddenly waved. Immediately, a majestic aura shot out from the sharp blade and slashed at the ice sculpture.
Kacha!
The ice sculpture on Fang Chen's body instantly shattered. Fang Chen's entire body fell to the ground.
At this moment, Fang Chen's face was pale. There was no trace of life. Tan Lang checked and found that Fang Chen was already dead. His face was full of smiles.
"The target is already dead." Tan Lang laughed.
"In that case, let's leave first." Huo Xie said.
"I'm going to chop off his head." Tan Lang said. He was about to move, but was stopped by Huo Xie.
"Don't cause any more trouble. We still have to sneak into the Divine Illusion Space. If our identities are exposed because of this, the Sword Reverence Sect will definitely be furious. Since the target is already dead, let's hurry and leave." Huo Xie said.
"Alright, I'll listen to you. Huo Xie." Tan Lang nodded slightly and said.
The methods of a Condensing Reality Realm expert were very tyrannical. If he used a sharp blade to chop off Fang Chen's head, Tian Jianzi might be able to find them through the clues. At that time, their Bloodshed Tower would have to suffer the wrath of the Sword Reverence Sect.
This was not the result they wanted. After all, once they confirmed that Fang Chen was dead, their mission could be considered complete.
Tan Lang and Extinguishing Fire quickly disappeared into the darkness. Fang Chen, on the other hand, lay quietly on the ground.
After an unknown amount of time, a biting cold wind appeared in the surroundings. Strong gusts of wind blew past, blowing against Fang Chen's pale face.
Huhuhu.
Deep into the night, the temperature of the Ice Lands was getting lower and lower. The snowflakes on the ground were also gradually freezing.
At this moment, a small shadow appeared beside Fang Chen with a 'sou' sound. When it saw Fang Chen's appearance, it chirped non-stop.
The Little Mouse's little claws shook Fang Chen, but the latter did not respond. In the end, the Little Mouse panicked and directly drilled into the icy ground.
After a short while, the Little Mouse returned. It was holding a sparkling and translucent stone in its mouth. The stone was about the size of a thumb.
The Little Mouse placed the sparkling and translucent stone into Fang Chen's mouth. The stone melted as soon as it entered his mouth, turning into a cold current that spread throughout Fang Chen's limbs and bones.
When the Little Mouse saw that Fang Chen did not respond, it continued to search.
Time passed bit by bit. In the blink of an eye, several hours had passed. The sun was about to rise. The Little Mouse had already found all the crystals in the surroundings and fed them to Fang Chen. However, Fang Chen still did not show any signs of life. This made the Little Mouse very anxious.
At this moment, the crystals that Fang Chen had swallowed turned into a cold current that spread throughout his limbs and bones.
These cold currents contained a majestic Ice Concept, which merged into his mind bit by bit.
After the Golden Heart came into contact with the majestic Ice Concept, it suddenly started to beat.
The Golden Heart beat faster and faster. In the end, it directly absorbed all the majestic Ice Concept in Fang Chen's body.
Dong!
When the Golden Heart absorbed all the Ice Concept, it suddenly beat fiercely. A heavy sound came from the Golden Heart.
In the next moment, the pure Ice Concept instantly gushed out from the Golden Heart. Then, a formless aura drilled into Fang Chen's mind.
Fang Chen, who had originally lost all signs of life, suddenly moved his finger. Seeing this, the Little Mouse chirped non-stop. Its face was full of joy.
Fang Chen's finger moved, and a thick Ice Concept appeared around him. The soul that had been frozen in his mind was awakened once again.