Wang Yu
Chapter 9: Lost
It was indeed a watery blue spatial vortex, very similar to the vortex they had entered through earlier, emitting similar fluctuations.
Just as they were about a hundred steps away from the vortex, a sudden change occurred!
In the sky, obscured by flying snow, there was a sudden tremor. All the snowflakes that were falling down froze for a moment, then transformed into a gigantic snow dragon, hundreds of feet thick, rushing towards Han Li and the others with overwhelming momentum.
With a deafening "boom",
The blue sphere of light enveloping the group was struck by the snow dragon and shattered instantly. The surging snowflakes became incredibly violent, wrapped in chaotic gusts of wind, scattering everyone in all directions, sending them flying into the air.
Whether it was the power of the sudden snow dragon or the might unleashed after the dragon disturbed this particular region, an incredibly violent storm began to rage across the land.
Everyone in the high altitude tried to steady themselves, but for a moment, they were overwhelmed by the turbulent currents surging from all directions, and one figure after another disappeared from the sky, swept away by the storm into unknown directions.
Han Li's body blazed with azure light, and arcs of electricity flickered behind him as a pair of cyan and white lightning wings emerged, rapidly flapping amidst the wind and snow, desperately trying to maintain his balance.
Just as he was about to locate Hu Yan Dao Ren's position, he saw a dark shadow rushing towards him, followed by the feeling of a soft body embracing him.
With this powerful impact, Han Li's stabilized form, aided by the Wind Lightning Wings, swayed instantly, tilting backwards and being struck by a turbulent current. He fell involuntarily into a spatial storm.
Amidst the spinning and dizziness, the buzzing in Han Li's ears intensified once again. Before he could make out who was clinging to him like an octopus, his mind went blank, and he lost consciousness.
……
On an unknown, vast snowfield, the howling wind roared, and the snow continued to fall.
However, compared to the previous area, the space here was much more stable. The surroundings were dotted with clusters of white spires, and patches of dark green were faintly visible between them, revealing towering snow-covered pine trees.
In front of a snow pine forest with towering snow spires stood more than a dozen figures. Leading them was a beautiful woman, none other than Xue Ying, the Deputy Palace Master of the North寒仙宫 (North Cold Immortal Palace).
Although these people stood together, anyone could see the divisions between them. The more numerous members of the North寒仙宫 (North Cold Immortal Palace) were gathered together, while Ouyang Kuishan and the other two from the 烛龙道 (Candle Dragon Path) were separated from them by an invisible barrier.
"Deputy Palace Master Xue Ying, the Immortal Abode only opens for a year. Why hasn't Palace Master Xiao come to join us?" Ouyang Kuishan glanced at the snow-covered sky above the snowy field and asked.
"If someone hadn't leaked the entrance to the Underworld Cold Immortal Abode, how would time have become so tight?" Xue Ying said coldly, without even looking at him.
Clearly, they would not suspect their own people for the Immortal Abode entrance leak, but would only suspect these three outsiders.
Ouyang Kuishan's face darkened upon hearing this, and he snorted coldly, saying nothing more.
"The Palace Master has gone to deal with those who entered later. As long as we make a few moves to send them into the spatial storm, even if they can be teleported over, they will be scattered, and their strength will naturally be weakened. At that time, if there are those who don't know what's good for them, we can defeat them one by one, which will naturally be much easier." Xue Ying glanced at him and said.
Ouyang Kuishan and the other two looked at each other, their expressions somewhat complicated.
……
On an unknown gray desert, large gray pebbles covered the ground, with no trees or weeds in sight. Patches of undissolved white snow were frozen everywhere.
In the center of the gray desert was a winding gully, half-shallow and half-deep, which seemed to be a riverbed carved out by melting snow. There were several pools of varying sizes inside, their surfaces frozen with a layer of solid ice.
On a beach on the left bank of the riverbed, beside a snow pine tree trunk that had been washed down by the melting snow from somewhere, lay a man and a woman, slumped in slumber.
The man was tall, lying face down, his face obscured. The woman, however, had delicate features, naturally extremely beautiful.
However, at this moment, her hands were tightly wrapped around the man's waist, her cheek pressed against the side of his body, a position that seemed somewhat improper, making one feel quite awkward upon seeing it.
At this moment, the man lying prone on the ground suddenly trembled slightly and woke up first.
He turned over and sat up from the ground, a middle-aged man's face revealing a hint of suspicion as he looked around.
He was none other than Han Li, who had changed his appearance with the No 常盟 (Inconstancy Alliance) mask.
At this moment, besides the young woman leaning on his lap, there was no one else around him.
Hu Yan Dao Ren and Yun Ni and the others were all gone.
"Lu姑娘 (Miss Lu)..." Han Li's palm lit up with azure light, and he patted the woman on the shoulder, calling out.
The beautiful woman was none other than Lu Yuqing.
After being patted by Han Li, she groaned softly and slowly woke up.
"Brother Liu, where is this?" After seeing the face of the person in front of her, she rubbed her aching temples and asked blankly.
Han Li did not answer her immediately. Instead, his eyes flashed with blue light, and he released his spiritual sense to explore the surroundings.
"It's certain. This is still within the Underworld Cold Immortal Abode. However, I don't know exactly where we are now." After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and slowly said.
"Where are the others? Why are only we here?" Lu Yuqing looked around and blinked her eyes, asking in confusion.
"We seemed to have been suddenly attacked and swept into a spatial storm, scattering us all. Now it seems that only the two of us have landed here." Han Li smiled wryly and replied.
Lu Yuqing heard this and remembered the scene of desperately hugging Han Li in the storm. Her cheeks warmed up and flushed slightly.
"Then... then what should we do now?" In order to ease her embarrassment, she quickly asked.
Han Li fell into deep thought upon hearing this. According to the original plan, he and everyone else were supposed to act together, so he had not yet learned the specific situation of the Immortal Abode from Hu Yan Dao Ren.
Now that he had suddenly fallen into this situation, he was really caught off guard.
"I have explored the surroundings with my spiritual sense before. There are no obvious spiritual power fluctuations around, only in that direction. The further away you go, the lower the temperature becomes." Han Li pointed to a direction in the far distance and said.
"If that's the case, then we should go in that direction. That should be the legendary First Layer of the Underworld Cold Immortal Abode, the幽寒境 (Secluded Cold Realm)." Lu Yuqing frowned slightly upon hearing this and said.
"幽寒境 (Secluded Cold Realm)... Miss Lu, how do you know about this?" Han Li glanced at Lu Yuqing with a strange look in his eyes, and asked in confusion.
"Brother Liu, don't be so surprised... In fact, our Blackwind Island discovered the entrance to the Underworld Cold Immortal Abode a long time ago, and has been guarding it for many years under the orders of the North寒仙宫 (North Cold Immortal Palace). Although we have always been required not to spread it, my father secretly inquired about many things about the Underworld Cold Immortal Palace, so I know some information about the Immortal Abode. There's nothing strange about it." Seeing Han Li's expression, Lu Yuqing had no choice but to explain.
Han Li heard this, a strange look on his face, and asked:
"So, after the North寒仙宫 (North Cold Immortal Palace) set up an array to hide the entrance to the Immortal Abode, your Island Lord's Mansion secretly leaked the location of the entrance?"
The reason why Han Li made this guess was not without basis.
Blackwind Island has been guarding the entrance to the Immortal Abode for the North寒仙宫 (North Cold Immortal Palace) for so many years. If it hasn't been of any credit, it has still put in work. However, the Immortal Palace simply looked down on the Blackwind Island, which was located in a remote corner. Among the twelve people who entered the Immortal Abode, Blackwind Island didn't even have a single spot.
As a result, Lu Yuqing had no choice but to beg Han Li to obtain a seat from Hu Yan Dao Ren, so she could enter this Underworld Cold Immortal Abode to seek a glimmer of opportunity.
"Brother Liu, you can't say that. How dare we? Once the Immortal Palace finds out, our Island Lord's Mansion will face a disaster." Lu Yuqing was frightened by Han Li's words and waved her hands quickly.
"I'm just asking casually, don't take it seriously." Han Li had no intention of pursuing the matter. Seeing Lu Yuqing's reaction was so great, he smiled and nodded.
In fact, no matter who released the news, Han Li was happy to see it happen. Although he and Hu Yan Dao Ren and the others had formed an alliance, their strength was not as good as the North寒仙宫 (North Cold Immortal Palace) and the Fuling Sect.
The leak of the Immortal Abode entrance attracted the intervention of many forces, causing the water in this Underworld Cold Immortal Abode to be completely stirred up. It naturally became much easier for Han Li and the others to fish in troubled waters.
While pondering, Han Li glanced into the distance and waved his palm. A flash of azure light flashed, and a cyan flying boat in the shape of an azure bird with four cyan wings on each side emerged, suspended in the void.
"Let's go, let's set off quickly too." His figure flashed and landed on the spirit boat, beckoning to Lu Yuqing.
Lu Yuqing "hmm" and jumped up quickly, landing lightly behind Han Li.
Han Li urged the spirit boat, and the boat body immediately drew an azure streamer across the air, speeding towards the distance.
The dark clouds piled up in the sky, pressing the curtain very low, making the atmosphere of this area somewhat oppressive.
The surrounding fields were silent. They saw neither a living thing nor heard much sound. Neither of them spoke, and only the howling wind was left in their ears.
After flying for about half an hour, snowflakes began to flutter in the sky. At first, there were only a few sporadic dots, but the further they went, the larger and denser the snowflakes became.
At the same time, the scenery beneath them gradually changed. The gray desert was left far behind, replaced by a vast ice field.
Upon arriving here, the lead clouds in the sky had turned bluish-gray. The snowflakes falling around were not as light as usual. Each piece seemed to carry a considerable weight, falling downwards, rapidly and densely.
However, fortunately, although the wind and snow here were still extremely cold, they were not as bone-chilling as before. As long as they released their protective spirit light, they could isolate it.