Giving up on figuring out its full length, he simply tossed it into his storage belt.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Ice Heart Tree...

That name sounded familiar.

If it felt familiar, it must have appeared in the original story.

Thinking carefully, he suddenly remembered.

Could this be the same Ice Heart Teee that Xiao Ran obtained after ascending to the Spirit Realm?

The one she spent immense time, effort, and resources to acquire as the main material for refining a flying ship, the Millennium Ice Heart Core?

In the original story, Millennium Ice Heart Core was taken from the core of Ice Heart Tree.

It was the primary material for refining flying ships, cave dwellings, and spirit palaces.

It could also be used for refining natal magic treasures, allowing them to change size freely and be controlled with ease.

Ice Wood Tree itself was a special tree in the cultivation world.

With each year of growth, the spatial law contained within it would also grow.

For example, a hundred year Ice Heart Tree core would carry a hundredfold spatial effect, allowing the refined treasure to expand its size a hundred times.

By the same logic, a thousand year Ice Heart Tree could expand a thousand times.

As for ten thousand year Ice Heart Tree, it was nearly impossible to obtain.

Even Mahayana cultivators would find it extremely difficult.

But the original story had never mentioned that the tree itself could be this enormous.

If those giant Ice Silk Worm were truly feeding on Ice Heart Tree leaves, then this was a massive opportunity.

A secret realm that had formed over hundreds of thousands of years and had never been opened... those Ice Heart Trees must have grown for an unimaginable amount of time.

There had to be ten thousand year ones.

Flying ships, cave dwellings, palaces...

Just imagining casually taking out a treasure imbued with spatial laws made Xiao Shou wipe the corner of his mouth.

If this was real, he swore he would never complain about the Heavenly Dao again.

Ice Heart Tree was far more valuable than Ice Silk Worm Thread.

With renewed determination, Xiao Shou stood up and began using his fusion ability on the cocoon again.

Once, twice, three times...

The strand after strand of ice silk worm silk was collected into his storage belt.

The enclosed space grew larger and larger, yet the cocoon still showed no sign of opening to the outside world.

What Xiao Shou did not know was that the ice silk worms had dominated this Ice Heart Tree forest for a very long time.

Whenever a living creature entered, they would collectively spit silk and wrap it into a cocoon, trapping it inside.

Some powerful demonic beasts had once tried to break free, but whenever the cocoon showed signs of movement, the giant silkworms would simply add another thick layer of silk on the outside.

This cycle would continue until the intruder was completely trapped to death.

That was why, after entering this vast forest, Xiao Shou had only seen giant ice silk worm and no other living creatures.

Breaking out of this cocoon would not be easy.

To occupy a territory in the White Silver Secret Realm that no other demonic beasts dared to approach, these ice silk worm were anything but simple.

Xiao Shou had clearly underestimated them after realizing their true form.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, Fu Young stood at the front with a dark expression.

Beside him, Gou Guangming carefully glanced at his face and silently encouraging himself.

I am a Nascent Soul cultivator. I am not afraid of a Foundation Establishment stage protagonist.

He repeated it three times in his mind before finally speaking.

"Senior Brother, it has already been two hours. If Sect Master still has not arrived after this long, he must have gone the wrong way."

"I know." Fu Young’s voice was low. "I am thinking of a way to locate Master."

Damn it.

Where exactly was his master?

Even the communication jade could not connect.

The dark aura around Fu Young grew stronger and stronger.

Even Cao Xue who usually liked to stick close to him retreated far away, afraid of being affected by his misfortune again.

He had only just recovered from the injuries he suffered in the ancient cave dwelling.

If Xiao Shou had known that the cocoon could even block communication jade, he would have been shocked and would never dare underestimate the Tier 1 Ice Silk Worm Thread he had created.

After all, communication jade could connect across any distance within the same world unless separated by space itself. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The fact that Fu Young could not reach him meant that the cocoon had completely sealed off not only Xiao Shou, but the surrounding space as well.

Fu Young understood this clearly.

His master was trapped in a space that had been completely isolated.

He had run through countless possibilities, but none of them worked.

Only one option remained.

"Let’s go. I will reach the core region of this secret realm as fast as possible and take control of it."

Only by completely controlling the secret realm could he determine where his master was.

Master, wait for me.

I will reach you as soon as possible.

Before that, you must not encounter any danger.

As if sensing Fu Young’s determination, the two sun-like lights hanging in the sky dimmed for a brief moment, then suddenly shone even brighter.

Was it a warning or submission?

Unaware that he was paying the price for his own impulsiveness and not knowing how worried Fu Young was about him, Xiao Shou continued struggling against the cocoon.

The originally cramped sealed space had now expanded to over a hundred meters.

After completing another round of fusion, he habitually stored away the Ice Silk Worm Thread.

Sensing his remaining energy, he estimated that he could perform the fusion three more times, so he stepped forward again to continue.

After taking just two steps, Xiao Shou casually swept his gaze around and suddenly froze.

He hesitated for a moment, then quickly walked over.