The Immortal's Poison

Panda Novel

Wen Leyang’s body has been upgraded twice now. It was only after the Yin and Yang forces have been fused completely that his actual power received a qualitative leap. The Poison of Life and Death in his body has absorbed the utmost poisons of the Five Elements but this had only enhanced the Yang’s disposition in him. In order to really upgrade himself, he still needs an equal amount of malevolent Yin forces from the Corpse Poison as a supplement.

This matter was directly related to his cultivation method and actual power. Wen Leyang’s heart wavered from unease as he listened to the explanation. It took him a moment before he reacted to the situation and asked Guo Huan, “Why had you not told me that earlier?” Guo Huan had pretended to be comatose all along yet he seems to be able to speak impressively with sound reasoning right now. It was certain that he had spent some time pondering on this matter in the past.

Guo Huan’s answer was completely uncourteous, “I’ve never treated you as family in the past!”

Wen Leyang burst out laughing, “So, we’re family now?”

Guo Hua ignored him. Wen Leyang pondered by himself for a while longer before he heaved a long sigh, “So, where can I find such a swift and forceful Corpse Poison…” The utmost poisons of the Five Elements were already difficult to find; things like the Yin Chi or the Yin Army were, by contrast, easier to chance upon than to plead for. It was already a situation stranger than fiction for him to have discovered that twice.

Zhui Zi gathered herself forward mysteriously. Her intentionally lowered voice carried a sense of apparent encouragement, “There’s Fifth Brother Hanba, I can help you!”

“No way!” Wen Leyang was startled, this was an absolutely rotten idea to him.

Zhui Zi pouted her lips and her expression showed boundless injustice. Her agile eyes rolled around before she finally gave up on the idea of encouraging Wen Leyang to kill Hanba. She then refocused the topic of discussion once again, “Other than expanding the Poison of Life and Death, there should be one more useful feature of the utmost poisons of the Five Elements.” Zhui Zi frowned as she said that and pondered as she spoke, “The thick earth and sharp metal are mainly involved in establishing one’s foundations and providing support. That was why it had remolded your poisonous bones! If you had first absorbed strong poison from the other three elements, the body parts which would be remade might not necessarily be your bones.”

The jade knife huffed in agreement as it praised, “You have a point there!”

Wen Leyang hummed in a slightly peculiar tone before he chuckled and asked Guo Huan, “Do you need her help for something?” Judging from Guo Huan’s cranky temper, it was rare for him to compliment others in the past.

Therefore, Wen Leyang was surprised when Guo Hua had laughed in tacit agreement with Zhui Zi.

The Water Poison’s poison tide which was transformed from thousands of ice bugs had even overwhelmed Tian Yin but the power it produced after being assimilated by the Poison of Life and Death was very limited. Wen Leyang had felt rather joyous when he awakened but after he had pondered about it for a while, he began to feel reluctant. He inhaled deeply and exerted his strength to urge the Poison of Life and Death in his body to circulate continuously. After a long while, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise. He turned his palm upwards with his thumb raised and a drop of dark grey-colored liquid appeared soundlessly on the tip of his thumb. The lustrous and dazzling colors of the crystal ore in the cave reflected in the grey-colored droplet before turning into the grey color of death that suffocated them.

Zhui Zi did not notice his small movement as she stretched her body lazily from the side.

Guo Huan reacted as expected as he laughed in an earnest manner, “You’ve spent these days taking care of that Wen boy of yours, you never even slept at all. You must be tired…”

Wen Leyang raised his head in astonishment. He contemplated for a moment before he suddenly squalled, “How many days has it been?” Even though Zhui Zi’s action was suspicious with the intent of showing-off, it would certainly take more than ten days or a half a month’s time for this great demon to feel slightly tired. Wen Leyang felt cold sweat cover his skin as he pondered about this fact; it had taken him a year to absorb the Earth Poison at the Miao stockade village and there was so much Water Poison this time… Putting the three-month agreement from the monkey Qian Ren aside, perhaps if he was to return home now, he would just be in time to bear witness to Wen Bushuo marrying his son off…

Guo Huan may be friendly to Zhui Zi but he did not provide such good service to Wen Leyang as he scoffed rigidly, “How would I know? I’m not wearing a watch!” After this outburst, he paused for a moment before he added, “Also, I don’t own a cell phone!”

Wen Leyang looked at Zhui Zi once again who shook her head innocently, “I don’t have those as well!”

Wen Leyang gulped and fused the grey-colored droplet on his fingertip back into his body with a wave of his hand. Zhui Zi had not paid attention when Wen Leyang had formed the liquid and only noticed it now. She asked curiously, “What’s that?”

“It’s the Poison of Life and Death! We can discuss more as we walk!” As Wen Leyang was speaking, he pulled Zhui Zi up and began to dash rapidly towards the outside of the ore cave!

Wen Leyang had only run forward two steps when he suddenly stopped moving as if he had recalled something. He frowned as he hesitated for a while before he stretched out his hand and plucked the jade knife up. He then asked for the small ice stalactite bowl from Zhui Zi and ran back into the cave swiftly. It did not take long before he returned with a small drop of ‘heavenly water spirit’ in his hand. He chuckled as he spoke to Zhui Zi, “We’ve destroyed their bugs so we must at least show some respects to them, right?”

Zhui Zi helped him to seal the ‘heavenly water spirit’ with a magic spell. The both of them then departed once again and rushed to the outside world.

The poison tide in Wen Leyang’s body was surging with splendid and tremendous force as he dashed out with Zhui Zi. Guo Huan, who was in the jade knife, was praising Zhui Zi, “After the Heaven’s Cone Nail had been awakened, she had refused to move an inch away and guarded you. She even refused to go out to get some fresh air! Naturally, she would not know how long it has been. Young lad, you must always remember her loyalty!”

Zhui Zi giggled but her attention was still concentrated on that drop of Poison of Life and Death which had condensed out of Wen Leyang, “So, that droplet earlier was the liquid form of the Poison of Life and Death? It does not seem any peculiar to me.”

Wen Leyang, on the other hand, shook his head, “The peculiarity is not in the poisonous liquid but in the cultivation method. After the Water Element had been dissolved away, the Poison of Life and Death could follow my heart’s intent when it was circulating until it could flow out of my body. In the past, it had only been able to circulate within my body. When I was fighting desperately, I still needed to use the Faulty Punch to force the poison’s power out of my body… However, I can directly convert the strong poison into liquid now and let it flow out of my body… Do you understand what I’m saying?”

Wen Leyang was a clumsy speaker. It was even more difficult for him to express his intention with words when it comes to explaining about his cultivation method.

In the past, there was no way the Poison of Life and Death could flow out of his body by itself. He could only depend on the Faulty Punch’s strength to display it and push it into the enemy’s body. The Metal Poison Stream beneath his feet was formed from veins woven from the utmost metal poison. In the final analysis, it was still the Metal Elemental Poison Stream and not the Poison of Life and Death which was circulating outside his body.

However, right now, Wen Leyang was capable of directly forcing the Poison of Life and Death out of his body like a venom.

Zhui Zi stopped walking abruptly. Within her stern gaze, there was a glimpse of surprise which could not be suppressed. She stretched out her fair-skinned palm and spoke in a manner which does not tolerate rejection, “Give me a drop now!”

Wen Leyang does not understand her purpose but he nodded absent-mindedly. With the gentle flick of a finger, a drop of grey-colored venom rolled about before it dropped onto Zhui Zi’s palm with a plop. The grey-colored venom disappeared in a flash. Soon after, a dim layer of greenish grey color suddenly spread across Zhui Zi’s palm. It crept all the way to her elbow quickly before it gradually slowed down.

The jade knife Guo Huan gasped softly in astonishment as Zhui Zi’s gaze was also filled with shock. After a moment, she exhaled a long breath and muttered to herself, “What an incisive poison!” Soon after that, she circulated her life vitality to disperse the poison. The hideous-looking greenish grey color on her forearm gradually dissipated as she spoke, “I was not intentionally resisting the strong poison earlier but only used my self-defense life vitality to dissolve the Poison of Life and Death. That arm of mine is considered crippled before I can disperse the poison.”

Ever since the early times, poison was an unorthodox material to a cultivator because they can use their life vitality to defend their body. Once the presence of toxicity has invaded their body, it would immediately be dissolved by the cultivator’s life vitality. This makes it seem as if cultivators were immune to all poisons. However, once the toxicity’s damage was stronger than the cultivator’s life vitality, the cultivator could be killed by the poison. Even a top master cultivator like Tian Yin had only barely managed to escape at a rush under the endless Water Poison.

The poison was a force and the life vitality was a force as well. In the final analysis, it was still a match of which force was the stronger one. Wen Leyang understood the principle and he pondered Zhui Zi’s words for a while. Suddenly, he felt the ore cave before his eyes brighten abruptly. The strong poison in his body could flow outside now. He probably could not bring out a huge amount but he could still splash out a basin full of venom and survive. Since one drop of his venom was capable of crippling one of Zhui Zi’s arms, if he was to scatter a stretch of Life and Death Venom, perhaps even Tian Yin would have to admit defeat if he was to attack Wen Leyang again.

Zhui Zi observed Wen Leyang as he scratched his ears and cheeks in excitement. She burst out laughing as she shook her head, “Don’t get too happy yet. If I had been fully prepared, even if you were to splash out the blood and essence in your entire body, don’t think that you could even touch a single strand of my hair. Your body and your powers are not strong enough. You won’t survive if you only depended on this drop of venom to fight me!” Zhui Zi’s smile suddenly vanished as she spoke and her tone of speaking was earnest yet solemn, “I will never harm you. Chang Li and Hanba will not harm you as well naturally. Based on your current level of cultivation, there’s only one person who is a direct threat and is capable of killing you right now!”

Wen Leyang nodded, he knew who she was talking about.

Zhui Zi continued to speak sternly, “That’s why you can never tell anyone else about your self-defense method! If Tian Yin was to come fully-prepared, if you were to fight against him hereafter, you would definitely be killed by him!”

Wen Leyang’s current ability was no different from someone spitting saliva. His ability paid particular attention to strike where the enemy was unprepared and appeared when the enemy least expects it.

After he has absorbed a good amount of Water Poison, his power had not increased to a corresponding level but he now possesses the ability to splash out his venom. This could, in a way, be considered as a consolation prize. Wen Leyang felt elated and the vision before his eyes brightened as he dashed out of the ore cave with Zhui Zi before immediately crashing head-first into the thick ice sheet. Zhui Zi laughed as she asked him, “Do you want me to bring you along with the escape spell or do you want to run together? The speed is almost the same.”

The ice escape was albeit energy-conserving but they could not talk. Wen Leyang and Zhui Zi pounded their way out of the ice sheet together. There was a raging snowstorm outside and it was incomparably cold. It seems that it was winter already.

The Jianggendiru Glacier was located on the Geladaindong Peak’s southeast slope. After they had clearly identified the direction they started dashing wildly towards the snowy peak.

The act of running to one’s pleasure in the boundless snowstorm was an intense experience but Wen Leyang was not foolish enough to take off his shirt. On the contrary, he pulled his clothes tightly around his body and asked, “Guo Huan, how long will this jade knife last?”

After casting the Demon Body Breaking Spell several times on the snowy peak, the jade knife was covered in fissures. It looks as if it would shatter at any moment.

Guo Huan replied, “Heh, this young lad still has some conscience in him! This jade knife, in its current condition, can last one year at most and six months at least. It can’t hold on beyond that. F*ck, this old father can even hear the sound of it crumbling little by a little every day.”

Wen Leyang nodded, “I will beg Grand Master Chang Li after we get home and find out the location of your immortal’s cave!”

Guo Huan’s tone of speaking, on the other hand, does not sound impatient. He then laughed out loud, “It’ll be best if you can locate this old father’s split body but in case you can’t locate me, then I’ll need to trouble the Heaven’s Cone Nail fairy maiden.”

Wen Leyang was a little confused and he peered at Zhui Zi strangely, “You know where his split body and his immortal’s cave is?”

Zhui Zi was dashing wildly like the swift wind. She shook her head as her mouth cracked into a charming smile. This time, the few of them have managed to unite their efforts to deal with Tian Yin. Zhui Zi and Guo Huan’s enmity in the past had disappeared like ash and smoke. Although Zhui Zi does not know the location of Guo Huan’s immortal’s cave, she had a backup plan.

If they truly could not find Guo Huan’s split body, Zhui Zi would help Guo Huan to capture a cultivator and tossed them into the ore cave’s ‘Thirteen Shall Not Pass’ prohibition spells. The plan was to use the prohibition spells to wipe away the other party’s primordial soul and then cast a spell to help Guo Hua possess the body.

A cultivator’s human body was supposed to be a great soul vessel to bear a primordial spirit but in most cases, no matter how strong the travelling primordial spirit was, it would never be able to defeat the body’s original master unless that primordial spirit was some primitive monster like Xiang Liu’s evil soul or the true soul. Amongst the two, the true soul was much stronger than the evil soul. The true soul had been capable of seizing Tian Yin’s dharma body which was good enough to declare himself the sword immortal while the evil soul could only possess the body of an ordinary cultivator, that of the Taoist priest San Wei. In the cultivation world, San Wei was no one but a small character with some reputation back then.

Zhui Zi’s idea actually uses the same principle as Xiang Liu’s evil soul in the jade knife. That evil soul had attached itself to the Taoist priest San Wei’s true body a thousand years ago.

The actual power of Guo Huan’s split body would be around twenty to thirty percent of the God level. There were not many cultivators in the world who could measure up to him but if Guo Huan’s split body truly could not be found, then it was still better for him to have a body than to leave his primordial soul to be scattered in the air after the jade knife shatters. However, the many factors of looking for and capturing that person, or the quality of that person’s body, would depend largely on Zhui Zi’s mood. Therefore, how could Guo Huan not flatter Zhui Zi as much as he could now?

Wen Leyang finally understands now that whether it was Chang Li, Hanba, Zhui Zi, or Tuo Xie, though they may be top master cultivators, none of them could be considered as good people. He would never have thought of such a malicious solution to that problem.

Once Zhui Zi had finished explaining the matter, she looked at Wen Leyang and smiled, “I’ll be looking for a someone who had committed the most wicked sins to toss into the ‘Thirteen Shall Not Pass’ prohibition spells, I won’t put you in a difficult position.”

Guo Hua hastily chimed in, “Uh… It’s still best if you can find me a human body with good qualities and still damned to be punished. However, if you can’t find someone like that, then it will be more important for you to judge based on the body’s quality…”

Wen Leyang was at a loss of whether to cry or to laugh, “I think you are better off looking for that split body of yours! However…” He frowned and asked Zhui Zi in a slightly puzzled tone, “Even if you could find a cultivator who deserves to be damned and toss them into the prohibition spells to wash away their primordial soul, how will you remove them later?” Wen Leyang had already puffed up his chest proudly as he spoke for not many people could bore through the ice sheet as well as enter and exit the ‘Thirteen Shall Not Pass’ prohibition spell unhindered. In fact, he might be the only person who could do that!

“I’ll tie a rope around that person’s leg and all would be settled.” Zhui Zi burst out laughing as she took away the prideful expression on Wen Leyang’s face in one moment.

Wen Leyang laughed too, “As long as Grand Master Chang Li is willing to help, Guo Huan can return to his dharma body once again and there would be no need to be too concerned over this matter. Still, on the contrary, that method of yours could be an effective way of saving another person’s life.Wen Leyang and knocked lightly onto the jade knife as he spoke, “Tell me this first, the primordial soul who had dealt with Tian Yin earlier, what was that about?”

San Wei’s primordial soul which had been hidden in the jade knife had immediately woken up after Tian Yin’s appearance. It had been waiting for the opportunity to launch an ambush but after that, it then conversed with Guo Huan for a short period of time before it fell into a deep sleep that it has still not awoken from.

Guo Huan explained the rough idea of events which had taken place back then, huffing at the end, “This primordial soul had been a monk in the beginning! When it lost its dharma body’s shackles, it recuperated for a period of time but the ability to launch its supernatural power was still the cultivation base which had been branded into his bones since the beginning.”

The ability to summon the Arhats and use the golden dharma body and godly appearance to restrain the evil devil was supposed to be the Buddhist Sect’s supernatural power. Even if Wen Leyang was unaware of the cultivator’s abilities, just by looking at the bald Arhats which had dropped down from the sky, he could tell that the person who was casting the spell was no Taoist priest.

If it had not been for the Great Mercy’s power of mindful training contained in this primordial soul, its cultivation would not be suffering from the possessed evil soul’s torments. The primordial soul had spent over a thousand years deliberately scheming day and night to oppose Hanba. In the final analysis, it was still trying to execute Xiang Liu’s evil soul in order to cleanse the malevolent energy from its dharma body.

Now that its cultivation has been destroyed, the primordial soul was albeit weak and fragile but it could free itself from the agony that entangled good and evil akin to purgatory in a thousand years. This primordial soul’s key reason to kill Guo Huan also no longer exists. In addition, its primordial spirit had originally contained a righteous cultivator. It had launched its supernatural power to save them so Wen Leyang felt that he was ready to help the soul right now.

Due to the enhancement of his cultivation power, Wen Leyang’s eyes were shining blacker and brighter than before. He laughed as he asked Guo Huan, “So will he… Regain his memories?”

Guo Huan shook its head in the jade knife, “How will I know about that! I will let you know when he has awakened!”

Wen Leyang nodded and no longer wasted time to speak nonsense. The Poison of Life and Death surged as he exerted his strength to dash wildly but he ended up being dragged by Zhui Zi like a human kite which flew close to the ground…

Soon, Wen Leyang and Zhui Zi were hiking up the snowy slope on Geladaindong Peak. As he dashed through the landscape, the sound of crying suddenly echoed and a bald, fat boy staggered as he ran towards them. It was the Hua family youth who had recently lost the bug tide, Hua Xiaoba.

Hua Xiaoba still looked the same and Wen Leyang was secretly relieved. He had been afraid that Hua Xiaoba would turn into an old man.

Hua Xiaoba ran towards them with snot and tears on his face. He pulled a long face as he stuttered and asked, “Where did all of you go? Where’s the bug tide?”

Before he could finish his sentence, a whistle echoed once and again, a large batch of white-robed youths appeared from beneath the ice sheet. The person leading them was Wen Leyang’s acquaintance, Hua Xiaoyao.

Hua Xiaoyao realized that Wen Leyang and Zhui Zi had returned safe and sound. There was a sense of joy in his face but before he could speak, Zhui Zi pursed her lips first, “The bug tide is gone. Not even a firecracker is left, they are all dead!”

The smile on Hua Xiaoyao’s face immediately froze as he stood on the same spot in astonishment. He did not know whether he should feel angry or heartache and he clenched his fists so tightly until his knuckles popped. His entire body trembled slightly.

Wen Leyang hastily took out the small bowl from his chest pocket which had been sealed by Zhui Zi’s magic spell. He then presented it to Hua Xiaoyao, “This is compensation for the Hua family, it’s the ‘heavenly water spirit’!”

The Hua family had been cultivating in the Water Elemental cultivation method for generations. Hua Xiaoyao was the best amongst the white-robed youths and he could sense that the drop of clear water in the small bowl was enshrouded with tremendous force despite being separated by Zhui Zi’s seal. H squalled once as he sat on the ground with a thud. His expression was a combination of fear and panic with a deep sense of surprise. He stared in bewilderment at Wen Leyang as his lips quivered but he could not even say one word.

Zhui Zi urged him impatiently, “Foolish boy, this is an enormous creation. Why aren’t you taking it? There’s only this drop here, don’t blame us if you accidentally destroy it!” Upon saying that, she suddenly recalled something and added, “Remember to return that small bowl to me!”

Hua Xiaoyao seems to have just had a rude awakening as he gulped strenuously. He accidentally bit the tip of his tongue and, judging by the grimace on his face, he was feeling rather pained as he stretched out his hand and received the ‘heavenly water spirit’. Soon after, he stood on the same spot once again. His entire person was like an ice sculpture as he stood there absent-mindedly at a complete loss for words.

It was only until Zhui Zi had raised her hand with a smile and slapped him soundly on the head did Hua Xiaoyao regain his senses. He then roared at the people behind him loudly, “Hua Xiaoduo, Hua Xiaoduo, get over here! Accompany… Accompany the sword immortal’s honored guests! The rest of you, escort me back to the house to visit the family’s leader!” A young maiden jumped forward as she answered in a cheerful voice and walked to the front of Wen Leyang. She then bowed and saluted him.

After Hua Xiaoyao finished giving out his instructions, he felt that he had been discourteous and looked at Wen Leyang with a piteous expression. Wen Leyang burst out laughing as he waved his hand, “Off you go, off you go…”

Hua Xiaoba was still standing at the front. He raised his bald little head as he continued to cry and pester as before, “Will all of you please return my firecrackers? Return my bug tide…” Before he could finish his sentence, Hua Xiaoyao had covered his mouth and pulled him away. The large group of Hua family disciples then disappeared into the ice sheet in the blink of an eye, leaving behind a white-robed young maiden named Hua Xiaoduo.

Wen Leyang finally remembered something as he asked Hua Xiaoduo with a slightly impatient tone, “How long has it been since I’ve left?”

Hua Xiaoduo blinked her huge eyes. Her expression was at first perplexed before it turned hesitant. Finally, she made up her mind in the end as she said, “Two months!”

Wen Leyang was surprised at her reaction, he had only asked about the time but Hua Xiaoduo had nodded her head strenuously like she was risking her life as she repeated her answer, “It has been two months!” Wen Leyang exhaled a long breath. He calculated the time and reckoned that he could still rush back to the small town of Tuer to help the dog-headed eagle to exterminate the bugs.

Hua Xiaoduo realized that Wen Leyang looked satisfied and immediately felt relieved. She chuckled, “Those friends of yours are still frozen in the ice spikes. We’ve been taking care of them carefully all this time…”

It was only then that Wen Leyang suddenly recalled that the Little Supreme Leader Liu Zheng, the Kunlun Sect’s seventy-two esteemed sword seniors, Old Gu, Fei Fei and Xiao Sha were still frozen in the ice spikes. He quickly looked at Zhui Zi, “They won’t be frozen to death, right?!”

It may have been alright for cultivators like Liu Zheng and the Kunlun Sect’s disciples but the trio of Old Gu were just common people. Even if they had been placed in a freezer, not to say being frozen in the ice spikes, they would have been frozen to death by now.

Zhui Zi laughed with complete confidence, “Don’t worry, they won’t die!” She pulled Wen Leyang along as she spoke. Her sleeves floated in the air and her feet almost do not seem to touch the ground as she rushed towards the location where the frozen Kunlun Sect’s disciples were. That stretch of ice spikes was still as lustrous and dazzling as before, there were not even any signs of them melting in these two months. Whether it was Liu Zheng with the most profound cultivation base or the common person Gu Xiaojun with a human’s body, all were sound asleep in the ice spikes. Near the bottom, Rangjung and Po Tu were leaning against the base of the spikes, dozing off from boredom…

After Zhui Zi had removed the magic spell, a group of people immediately dropped to the ground like living koi fishes. In the midst of the pressing affairs, Wen Leyang managed to catch only Fei Fei.

By the time Liu Zheng and the rest were awakened, not only were they not dull, they were brimming with health and vitality. Back when Zhui Zi had cast her freezing spell, her purpose had been to retain their lives. The magic spell was a supernatural power which focused on using the Water Element as moisture; not only was it not harmful to them, it also helped to take care of their primordial spirit.

Wen Leyang did not waste any time talking nonsense as he explained the sequence of events in its entirety to the crowd. Everyone, including Liu Zheng and Rangjung, stared in bewilderment upon hearing his explanation. Following that, under the guidance of Hua Xiaoduo, the crowd went over to take a look at the Kunlun Sect disciples who were in the process of being recognized as the masters by the firecrackers.

The large batch of Kunlun Taoist priests still retained their prior ghastly appearances with spurious smiles. There was also the addition of Tutatunte, whose mouth was opened wide with his teeth bared. His pitch-black complexion appeared unusually striking…

The matter on the snowy peak was considered settled, the most urgent matter right now for Wen Leyang was to exterminate the bugs for the dog-headed eagle in order to exchange the lives of Qin Zhui and the dwarf Taoist priest.

Wen Leyang did not wish to procrastinate any longer. He refused to wait for the Hua family’s elders to come over so he instructed Hua Xiaoduo to request for the Hua family to take care of Tutatunte and the Kunlun Sect’s disciples. Following that, he joined Zhui Zi along with the three of Old Gu’s men, Rangjung and Po Tu as he embarked on the journey once again. They soon left the mountain and headed towards the small town of Tuer.

The Little Supreme Leader Liu Zheng was unaware that the whereabouts of the ‘Big Flat Cake, Broken Gong and Dog’ had been hidden amongst the Wen Bucao’s disciples. Since he had nowhere else to be at this time, he had stayed behind on the snowy peak to guard the disciples of his sect. He made an agreement with Wen Leyang that they would stay in touch if anything was to happen before the two parties then bid their farewells.

Zhui Zi had wanted to stay behind on the snowy peak temporarily. Firstly, this was due to the fact that the Water Elemental atmosphere on the snowy peak was thicker than anywhere else. This location would be beneficial for the ‘heavenly water spirit’ to recharge the seal. Secondly, because Zhui Zi had retained some memories of this place, she was trying hard to look for some traces to see if she could remember more about her past. However, Zhui Zi was worried that the monster beneath the small town of Tuer would harm Wen Leyang after he had exterminated the bugs so she finally decided to head to the small town with Wen Leyang first. Once they have completed this mission, she would then return to this place by herself.

Regardless, the scheme design which was adopted by Tian Yin to remold Xiang Liu’s Water Elemental evil soul had failed in the end. He had been severely injured as well when he escaped so Xiang Liu’s true body which was suppressed beneath the Black and White Island could not struggle free from the Heaven’s Cone Nails for the moment. Wen Leyang’s cultivation power has been vastly enhanced and Zhui Zi too has received the opportunity to break the seal as well as to regain her lost memories. They have even become friends from foes so this trip to the snowy mountain could be considered to have a successful conclusion.

As they left the snowy peak, ‘You’ve Got Me’ crawled onto Wen Leyang’s shoulder and ululated at the Molten Metal Fire Bell which was standing upright between the heaven and earth. That giant sword responded with a joyous hum filled with indomitable spirit but its gigantic sword’s blade still remained diagonally in the snow-covered land. It appeared enchantingly dazzling when seen from afar; dazzling in an arrogant and unyielding manner!