Chapter 61: Chapter 59: Entering Ice Dragon Valley

Was this really something a cultivator in the Seventh-level Mortal Warrior Realm would say to an expert at the Innate Second Realm Perfect Realm?

If you don’t show up, you’re nothing but a fat, promise-breaking pig!

Su Fei had been wearing a cold expression on her beautiful face, but when she heard Jiang Jichen’s ridiculously comical line, she finally couldn’t help but let out a snort of laughter.

A few others, though not daring to laugh out loud, wore strange expressions; they were clearly struggling to contain themselves.

Lan Ning’s expression, however, was absolutely livid.

"You...!"

He pointed at Jiang Jichen, utterly speechless. He was, after all, a man of status and position; how could he act as shamelessly as this rogue?

But Jiang Jichen’s smiling, utterly unconcerned expression only made Lan Ning want to strike him down on the spot, to blast this little bastard to smithereens.

However, Lan Ning was no ordinary man. He quickly composed himself and said coldly to Jiang Jichen, "I will kill you in Ice Dragon Valley. We’ll see if you’re still smiling then."

The crowd also gave Jiang Jichen strange looks, finding the young man bizarre. Why was he so determined to seek his own death?

Within the crowd, Fuu Chen watched the conflict between Jiang Jichen and the others escalate, a strange sense of glee rising in his heart.

Jiang Jichen had cursed and humiliated him, yet he hadn’t dared to talk back. Now, seeing someone else was going to deal with Jiang Jichen, he could barely stop himself from applauding.

Before Jiang Jichen could reply to Lan Ning, a powerful and terrifying pressure suddenly descended from the heavens. Everyone felt the Spiritual Energy Flow in their bodies stagnate for a moment; their Cultivation was clearly being suppressed.

"A Minor Grandmaster!"

Everyone looked up at the sky, only to see four figures suddenly appear in the air!

Above Jiang Jichen was an old man in black robes. His aura was completely contained, exuding no sense of overwhelming majesty, but no one dared to assume he wasn’t an expert!

"He’s an Adventurer King from the Adventurer’s Guild, a Minor Grandmaster Level expert whose Cultivation is at least at the Innate Eighth Layer!"

Su Fei whispered in Jiang Jichen’s ear.

In the other three cardinal directions, there were three more Minor Grandmasters.

The Mountain Sect and Five Spirits Sect each had one representative. The last was from Cyan Moon City’s Heavenly Sword Alliance, and it was rumored he was also a member of the Celestial Pearl Country’s Royal Race.

This Minor Grandmaster from the Celestial Pearl Royal Family was very mysterious, his entire body shrouded in a fog that obscured his true appearance.

His voice was somewhat ethereal, yet everyone in the entire Red Fire Mountain Range could hear him. "The four of us will join forces to break open the Ice Dragon Barrier. However, in four days, Ice Dragon Valley’s Trapped Dragon Array will reactivate on its own. At that time, all living creatures within the valley will be trapped and annihilated, wiped from existence. Therefore, you have only four days. After four days, you must leave, no matter what. Otherwise, you will face certain death. Also, Ice Dragon Valley is protected by an Ancient Prohibition. Cultivators above the Innate Fourth Realm Perfect Realm cannot enter!"

Upon hearing this, some of the Spirit Cultivator Powerhouses at the Innate Fifth Realm and above, who had been hiding in the shadows, felt their expressions fall. In the end, they had no choice but to depart in disappointment.

After the Minor Grandmaster from the Celestial Pearl Royal Family finished his address, he nodded to the other three Minor Grandmasters in the sky. "Fellow Daoists, let us begin!"

With that, four dazzling beams of light from their Spiritual Patterns tore across the heavens, striking down upon the sky above Ice Dragon Valley.

BOOM!

The world shook, and across the Red Fire Mountain Range, gouts of fire erupted from the earth, forming small volcanoes.

The force of the four Minor Grandmasters’ combined strike was simply too immense; even its indirect shockwave affected the entire Red Fire Mountain Range.

The Ice Dragon Valley Barrier prevented entry but not exit. In other words, once inside, you could leave at any time. But to get in, you either had to completely destroy the Barrier or deplete its energy until it temporarily failed.

The sky above Ice Dragon Valley was protected by a damaged Barrier left over from ancient times. But even damaged, it was far beyond what a few Minor Grandmasters could destroy. Therefore, by joining forces, they could only temporarily deplete the Barrier’s energy, causing it to fail for a brief instant and allowing people to freely enter Ice Dragon Valley.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!

After the four Minor Grandmasters struck it a total of ten times in a row, Jiang Jichen could finally see the Barrier’s curtain of light fade into nothingness.

"This is the final strike! Rush in the moment it falls!"

This time, it was the voice of the Mountain Sect’s Minor Grandmaster. This was, of course, not the same one who had previously been sent flying by a mysterious giant palm.

After being slapped away by that mysterious giant palm, that Minor Grandmaster likely never dared to set foot in the Moonlight Forest again.

Everyone was already prepared, just waiting for that final strike and the instant the Barrier would fail to rush into Ice Dragon Valley.

Su Fei and Jiang Jichen stood together, while Houu Han was with the rest of the Flowing Moon Adventurer Squad.

Lan Ning stood not far from Jiang Jichen. He shot him a venomous glare, the killing intent in his eyes completely undisguised.

Jiang Jichen responded with a smile, but mouthed a word back at him. It was clearly: "****!"

Su Fei watched from the side, a small smile playing on her lips. ’This mysterious young man... sometimes he acts like a shy, well-behaved younger brother from next door; other times, he’s like a world-conquering overlord, powerful and domineering; and then sometimes he’s as mischievous as a little child, just like right now!’

’I just wonder which one is the real him?’

Su Fei turned her head. "I’m going in with you. You have to keep me safe, okay?"

Jiang Jichen blinked. "Are you afraid Lan Ning will slaughter me, Sister Su? Is that why you’re deliberately sticking with me?"

Su Fei simply smiled without a word. In that quiet moment, she radiated a stunning, unique charm.

’What an enchantress,’ Jiang Jichen mused.

In the distance, the sight of Jiang Jichen and Su Fei acting so intimately nearly drove Lan Ning insane. He clenched his fists, thinking furiously, ’You little animal! Once we’re in Ice Dragon Valley, the very first thing I’ll do—before anything else—is slaughter you!’

Just then, the strongest, final strike prepared by the four Minor Grandmasters finally came crashing down.

BOOM!

The Ice Dragon Barrier vanished in an instant, temporarily merging into the Void and losing its effect. Cultivators below the Innate Fifth Realm could now pass through freely.

Everyone had been waiting for this exact moment. They all charged into Ice Dragon Valley at top speed.

Below the high platform lay a landscape of countless small ice peaks. The frigid wind howled across a vast, white world.

The Spirit Cultivators who had reached the Innate Fourth Realm were able to step calmly into Ice Dragon Valley, quickly disappearing into its depths.

As for the Spirit Cultivators below the Innate Second Realm, the moment they set foot inside, their bodies were swept away uncontrollably by the frigid wind, their final destinations within Ice Dragon Valley unknown.

When Jiang Jichen stepped into Ice Dragon Valley, he was met with a biting, frigid wind and a sky full of snowflakes that brought a bone-piercing chill as they landed on him.

However, Jiang Jichen had only to briefly circulate his Undying Scripture, and all discomfort instantly vanished.

He activated the Void Shadowless Technique of his Shadow Step and let the frigid wind howl around him. He simply drifted forward, completely unaffected.

Su Fei was just as graceful and at ease. A layer of silver Spirit Pattern Space enveloped her body, shielding her from the wind and snow.

Her figure was exquisite and full of charm as she drifted down into Ice Dragon Valley alongside Jiang Jichen.

"Aren’t you cold?"

Seeing Jiang Jichen let the cold wind and snowflakes fall upon him while remaining perfectly calm and composed, Su Fei couldn’t help but ask in astonishment.