Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Outside the housing area of the dark star ice serpent, Rong Wei saw Qin Yu. He immediately stepped up and cupped his hands together, deeply bowing, "I thank you for your help, Mister Ning Qin."

Not too far away, the coldly indifferent Si Jia's eyes vibrated. She had a good understanding of Rong Wei's disposition. Although he appeared warm and friendly on the surface, the truth was that he was a proud individual.

But now that he faced Qin Yu, what he felt was not just gratitude, but also a respect that came from the depths of his heart.

She glanced at Qin Yu's back. Though her complexion didn't change, there was more anticipation in her heart. If this person could make Rong Wei act in such a manner, he must have his area of expertise!

Beneath his black robes, Qin Yu calmly said, "The reason I helped you is because I need an assistant who is familiar with the dark star ice serpent. You do not need to act like this."

Facing this indifferent attitude, Rong Wei was even more respectful. "Yes, I will do my best to assist you in completing the treatment."

Since this person didn't want to speak any further, Rong Wei could only obey his will. But, a certain thought took form in his heart and became even clearer when Qin Yu seemed that he didn't want to 'take credit'.

"Mister Ning Qin, the dark star ice serpent is in the pool deep within this cave. But because it failed to evolve, it has lost control of its strength. If we enter we must be extra careful and carry some protection with us."

Rong Wei lifted his hand. Behind him, Xiang Ziyue took out five sets of gowns from a side closet.

"These are protective gowns prepared by the sect. They can resist the majority of the onslaught of strength so that our bodies aren't harmed. After we put them on we can enter."

Qin Yu nodded. Yun Die helped him put on the gown, and then a warm feeling immediately surrounded him.

Rong Wei held up a token and opened the spell leading to the cave. An ice cold aura flooded out. White fog appeared on the ground and the surrounding temperature rapidly fell.

"I am more familiar with the area so I will go in first."

Seeing Qin Yu nod, Rong Wei walked into the cave first. Qin Yu followed close behind.

The inside of the cave was covered in a solid sheet of ice. This entire place had turned into a world of frost. The layers of ice were translucent and blue in color. An illuminating array formation reflected across the surface of the ice, causing a dazzling light to refract everywhere.

But no one was in the mood to look at this beautiful light show. The temperature inside the cave was far lower than expected. It was like little needles, poking through every opening of the gowns' protections and piercing into the body before becoming an extreme cold that spread outwards.

This was an agonizing and numbing pain!

The deeper into the cave they went, the more terrifying the chill in the air became. At the front, Rong Wei came to a halt. Xiang Ziyue, who was walking behind him, still stiffly continued forward and nearly struck his teacher. He looked up to reveal a pale face.

"Te…teacher…"

Rong Wei revealed a heartbroken expression. "If you cannot bear it then say it sooner. If the strength of the dark star ice serpent invades your body, you will suffer!" He took off his gown and passed it to him, "Put this on. With my cultivation, I can last much longer."

Hesitating a little, he looked behind and said, "Mister Ning Qin, the rampaging strength of the dark star ice serpent is far more serious than I imagined. It was I who didn't consider the situation well enough. Perhaps it would be better if we left now and made more preparations before returning."

He had no idea what level of cultivation Qin Yu had. And for a beast trainer, relatively speaking their cultivation was often their weakness. Rong Wei didn't wish for Qin Yu to drop down before he even began the treatment.

Qin Yu shook his head, "It's fine." He also took off his gown. "Yun Die, put this on first. If you still feel ill, go outside and wait."

Yun Die hesitated for a moment. When she took her teacher's robes that were still warm with his body heat, her face flushed red and she quickly lowered her head, "Teacher, I can do it."

Qin Yu nodded, "Let's continue."

Seeing that Qin Yu didn't intend to leave, Rong Wei felt relieved. "Alright…"

"Hold on." Si Jia's cold complexion revealed a helpless look. In the eyes of these two people they only cared about their own disciples. Neither of them cared about her situation.

To Si Jia who had always been attentively thought of and cared for by those of the opposite s.e.x, this felt a little uncomfortable. She said, "Everyone, I'm afraid I need to leave first."

Rong Wei had an apologetic look. When Si Jia had spoken out for him before, she had done a favor for him. Now, it seemed as if he had neglected her too much. "Very well. Si Jia, you leave first; we will wait for you at the pool."

Si Jia nodded and turned to leave.

Qin Yu revealed a surprised look. In his opinion, with Si Jia's cultivation she should definitely be able to withstand the cold temperature here. But, she did give off an unwell feeling.

Not thinking about it anymore, he continued to follow behind Rong Wei. Soon they reached the deepest part of the cave. The temperature here was even more terrifying. The ice was a foot thick and pure blue in color. As for the pool Rong Wei spoke of, it was completely frozen over.

Luckily, the water in the pool was clear. Peering through the layer of ice on top, one could vaguely see a dark shadow lying curled up in the depths of this frozen pool - that should be the dark star ice serpent.

There was a testing platform nearby. Even though it was protected by an array formation it was still covered with a light layer of frost. It was clear that no one had come here for some time already. After Rong Wei was tossed into the dungeon, the Hidden Fog Sect had basically given up on treatment.

Rong Wei took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his chest. He quickly walked over to the testing platform and inspected the various tools himself. Fortunately, the continual revolution of the array formation had prevented the tools from being damaged. The thin layer of ice hadn't ruined anything.

Rong Wei adeptly controlled the tools to measure various data on the dark star ice serpent's condition. His complexion grew increasingly ugly as he did. Originally, he had used all of his strength to slow down the backlash and prevent the situation from deteriorating. In the time he had been absent, the dark star ice serpent had taken a turn for the worse.

"Mister Ning Qin, this is the recorded data. Please take a look."

Looking at Rong Wei's complexion, Qin Yu could guess that the situation wasn't good. He glanced over at Yun Die. She bowed and stepped forward, "Mister Rong Wei, please pass me the data."

Her teacher never personally reviewed data. This was something she had long since become accustomed to.

She quickly swept over the figures and her heart tightened. She said, "Teacher, this dark star ice serpent's vitality numbers have fallen extremely low and it has already fallen unconscious. Right now, its out of control strength is constantly harming it. Things don't appear to be too optimistic."

This was already a tactful summary. Without accident, the dark star ice serpent would reach the end of its life! And when its life was snuffed out, the rampaging strength within its body would be released, causing a tremendous show of fireworks!

Rong Wei bowed deeply, "Mister Ning Qin, please save it!"

Qin Yu's complexion was difficult to look at. He didn't care whether or not this dark star ice serpent died, but it was the key for his participation in the Beast King War. If it really died, he would have almost no chance of obtaining that jade.

He took a deep breath and suppressed his tumbling thoughts. "There will inevitably be deviations in the data obtained by tools. I will need to personally inspect it to determine whether it can be treated."

Rong Wei hurriedly said, "I will immediately break open the layer of ice. I ask Mister Ning Qin to wait a moment!"

He activated the array formation. Runes lit up, their light condensing into beams that shot down. When it touched the layer of ice, the ice quietly disintegrated. However, not only did this light have no temperature, but when it appeared the surrounding temperature wildly dropped once more.

A pale blue light appeared around Rong Wei. He had no choice but to mobilize his cultivation to resist the invasion of cold air.

As for Yun Die and Xiang Ziyue, even though they each wore a gown, their complexions turned pale. It was obvious they were being attacked by the cold air.

Only Qin Yu stood still where he was. His eyebrows were furrowed together as if he were deep in contemplation about a treatment plan. He didn't seem to notice the drop in temperature at all.

There was the sound of footsteps coming from the outside. Si Jia, who turned back halfway, had finally made her way back. When she arrived and saw the scene in front of her, she was left shaken.

Looking at Qin Yu once more, there was awe in her eyes. He didn't even need to transfer strength to resist the chill in the air. Just how tyrannical was his mortal body? Even if he wasn't a beast trainer, just this level of cultivation alone would still be astonishing!

At this time, the array formation runes started to dim down and the light beams that broke through the ice began to vanish. Rong Wei's complexion changed. He could no longer suppress the anger in his voice as he shouted, "They didn't supply enough energy to this laboratory!"

Because of the exceedingly lower temperature in the air, the vanished layer of ice began to reform.

Qin Yu frowned. He suddenly stepped forward, the ice breaking beneath his feet. Like a great bird, he leapt into the air and landed on the pool.

He could no longer wait!

"Teacher!" Yun Die cried out in alarm.

Following that, there were bangs from deep inside the pool. The layer of ice that had just reformed started to break apart as cracks rapidly spread through it like a web.

Qin Yu squatted down in place, his ankles submerged into the ice. Without any hesitation, he smashed at the ice.

Bang -

Bang -

The sound was like the galloping beat of a giant beast. The entire cave shook and the layer of ice began to break away beneath his fists.

Rong Wei's eyes flew open. He clearly never thought that such a scene would occur. He quickly regained his composure and horror crossed his face. "Mister Ning Qin, please stop! This will likely awaken the dark star ice serpent! With its strength having gone out of control, it has become extremely aggressive! This is dangerous!"

Yun Die paled, "Teacher, danger!"

Bang -

Qin Yu punched down again and again. The cracks in the ice spread downwards, reaching into the very depths of the pool.

The deeply slumbering dark star ice serpent suddenly opened its eyes. A cruel and terrifying aura erupted from its body like a volcano.

Roar -

With a loud howl, the layer of shattered ice was directly blown away. Visible shockwaves appeared, sending Rong Wei, Yun Die, and the others at the edge of the pool flying away.

A sour smell blasted against his face and a terrifying aura caused his robes to swirl around him. Qin Yu narrowed his eyes. Facing the massive open jaws in front of him, he lifted a hand and pressed forward.

The dark star ice serpent's eyes were filled with pain, viciousness, and destruction. But at this time, its body suddenly trembled as it felt the greatest level of suppression come from its very bloodline.

This suppression instantly subdued it. Even though its mind had fallen into illusion, it instinctively didn't dare to show even the smallest hint of insolence.

With a cry, the dark star ice serpent slowed down. It rushed to Qin Yu's side and curled up around his feet. And at this time, Qin Yu's outreached hand just happened to fall down on the top of the dark star ice serpent's head, gently stroking its silver-white horn.