Chapter 5859

“It’s not in the water.”

The Palace Master shook her head, pointing to the tallest of the three ice peaks. “It’s over there.”

Kai looked in the direction she was pointing and saw a huge ice cave halfway up the mountain.

The entrance was shrouded in a perpetually thick, frigid mist, obscuring the interior, but a faint yet incredibly powerful aura emanated from it.

That aura… ancient, cold, and majestic, carrying the savage ferocity unique to wild beasts.

“That is…” Kai’s pupils constricted slightly.

“The guardian spirit beast of the Ice Soul Blood Lotus is also one of the true natives of this eternal ice plain,”

the Palace Master said slowly. “It has guarded the Blood Lotus here for over a thousand years, and has a special symbiotic relationship with it.”

“The Blood Lotus grows by absorbing the cold poison and the blood energy of the earth’s veins, while it cultivates by absorbing the pure cold essence emitted by the Blood Lotus.”

“To harvest the Blood Lotus, one must obtain its consent, or… defeat it.”

The Crimson Cloud Demon Lord’s face paled: “Defeat it? What is the spirit beast’s strength?”

The Palace Master glanced at him: “When I first arrived thousands of years ago, it was already a seventh-grade Celestial Immortal. Now… I don’t know its strength.” A

seventh-grade Celestial Immortal thousands of years ago!

The Crimson Cloud Demon Lord gasped, his newly risen hope instantly plummeting.

Such an existence, let alone them, even if the Palace Master himself were to take action, he probably wouldn’t be able to easily defeat it.

Kai also frowned.

A seventh-grade Celestial Immortal?

In the past few thousand years, if the opponent’s strength had broken through, it would be an eighth or ninth-grade Celestial Immortal, or even higher.

This was already beyond his current limits.

Even if he exerts all his strength and uses all his trump cards, he can at most defeat a peak eighth-grade Celestial Immortal, and he can keep up with a ninth-grade one.

But if that spirit beast is stronger, I’ll be in trouble.

What’s more, generally speaking, human cultivators are no match for such spirit beasts at the same cultivation level.

“Palace Master, isn’t there any other way?” Ling Shuang asked anxiously.

“Yes,”

the Palace Master nodded. “I can try to communicate with it and exchange it for treasures of equal value. However, this beast is arrogant and violent, and has coexisted with the Blood Lotus for thousands of years, sharing a deep bond. It might not agree. Moreover…”

“What it hates most is the mortal aura on human cultivators. Yesterday, you fought your way here, your blood energy soaring to the sky, which probably already alarmed it. The fact that it didn’t attack immediately is already out of consideration for me.”

Kai was silent for a moment, then asked, “What if the communication fails?”

“Then you’ll have to rely on yourself,”

the Palace Master said calmly. “I can temporarily suppress the protective array outside the Cold Pool to allow you to enter the depression. But whether you can obtain the Blood Lotus depends on your ability.”

“Can’t the Palace Master lend a hand?” the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord couldn’t help but ask.

The Palace Master shook his head: “I made an agreement with it that we would not interfere with each other. It guards the Blood Lotus, and I will not step into the depression;

I rule the Northern Underworld Palace, and it will not attack my people. If I take action, it will be breaking the agreement, and if it goes berserk, the entire Northern Underworld Palace will suffer.”

Then the Palace Master looked at Kai: “I can tell you that this beast possesses a trace of the ancient Ice Dragon bloodline. Although it is not pure blood, it is still extraordinary. It is extremely sensitive to dragon might and the aura of divine beasts. If you have any special methods, perhaps you can give it a try.”
Ancient Ice Dragon Bloodline?

Dragon Might?

Kai’s heart stirred.

He possessed pure Golden Dragon Bloodline. The other party was a spirit beast, and even a divine beast would kneel and worship upon seeing him, a Golden Dragon.

Although Kai’s Golden Dragon Bloodline couldn’t fully erupt yet, it was still pure.

Perhaps, he really could give it a try.

“I understand.”

Kai took a deep breath, a determined look flashing in his eyes. “Please, Palace Master, open the great formation for me. I’ll go and meet that guardian spirit beast.”

“Kai!” Crimson Cloud Demon Lord exclaimed anxiously. “That’s a ferocious beast of the fifth rank or higher in the True Immortal Realm! You…”

“Senior, this is our only hope.”

Kai interrupted him. “No matter what, I have to try. Senior Lingyue can’t wait much longer.”

Crimson Cloud Demon Lord opened his mouth, but finally let out a long sigh, patting Kai’s shoulder heavily: “Be careful… If things don’t work out, retreat immediately. We’ll think of another way to deal with Lingyue.”

Ling Shuang also looked at Kai worriedly, but knew she couldn’t dissuade him, so she could only whisper: “Senior, you must come back safely.”

Kai nodded to the two of them, then patted the little fire qilin’s head: “Little guy, I might need your help this time.”

The little fire qilin rubbed against his hand, its eyes blazing with fighting spirit, and let out a low growl, indicating that it was ready to fight at any time.

The Palace Master looked at Kai, a hint of approval flashing in her eyes: “You have courage. Remember, if things become unbearable, immediately retreat to the edge of the depression. I will reactivate the great formation to ensure your temporary safety.”

With that, she formed hand seals, chanted incantations, and the icy crystal divine rune between her brows lit up.

“Buzz—!”

The forbidden protective formation enveloping the depression began to fluctuate violently, the icy blue light curtain rippling like water. A narrow gap, just wide enough for one person to pass through, slowly opened directly in front of Kai.

From within the gap, an even stronger aura of cold poison and blood rushed out, causing Kai to shiver involuntarily.

“Go,” the Palace Master said.

Kai no longer hesitated. He nodded to the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord and Ling Shuang, then bowed respectfully to the Palace Master. His figure blurred, transforming into a stream of light, passing through the gap and entering the depression.

The little fire qilin roared and followed closely behind.

The crack in the great formation quickly closed after Kai entered, returning to its original state.

Crimson Cloud Demon Lord and Ling Shuang stood tensely outside the great formation, their eyes fixed on Kai’s back.

The Palace Master stood silently, his gaze deep, lost in thought.

The moment Kai stepped into the depression, he felt the surrounding temperature drop by at least ten times!

The bone-chilling cold seemed capable of freezing the soul; even with his Chaos Immortal Power protecting him, he still felt the chill seeping into his body.

The ice beneath his feet wasn’t pure white, but rather tinged with faint crimson patterns, as if blood flowed beneath the ice.

The air was thick with the stench of blood and a chilling toxin; inhaling it made even the circulation of his immortal power sluggish.