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Chapter 392 There's No Way to Stand By

Upon learning that the items had been taken by the demons, Bai Qingjue's expression became more serious.

The Fire Phoenix Valley is rich in fire elemental energy, so the person who was able to take the Earth Fire Spirit Source from that place must have a high level of cultivation.

If it's just a coincidence that they happened to be nearby and discovered the Earth Fire Spirit Source, that's fine. But if they came for the Spirit Source, it won't be long before they run into Ling Yi.

Hopefully it's the former. If it's the latter, he can't just sit idly by. If he does, and Tianyan finds out, who knows what kind of trouble he'll get into.

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The carriage left Fire Phoenix Valley and headed north, eventually stopping at a snow-capped mountain.

If Fire Phoenix Valley is a scorching oven, then the snow-capped mountains are an ice cellar that freezes people; even a gentle breeze can bring a bone-chilling cold.

Ye Qingshuang lifted the curtain to take a look, and quickly lowered it when a gust of wind blew in. Even so, the cold wind still managed to seep into the carriage through the gaps, and the chill spread with that gust of wind.

After tasting the liquor, a smile appeared on his face: "It's alright, not too cold."

Baijiu (Chinese liquor) has an ice-elemental nature and naturally favors ice elements, so its perception is different from others.

Seeing his happiness, Bai Qingjue looked at Ling Yi and said, "Why don't you and Qing Shuang go in? I'll stay here and watch over them. I'll also set up a spirit-gathering array so they can cultivate here. What do you think?"

Ling Yi had no objection, and Ye Qingshuang also agreed.

“Then you can go ahead,” Bai Qingjue said. “We won’t change locations; we’ll wait for you here.”

"Hmm." Ling Yi responded and immediately got off the carriage.

Ye Qingshuang lagged behind, looking distressed: "If you don't leave, my carriage will suffer."

Bai Qingjue's lips twitched: "Your carriage is very well forged, there's no need to worry."

Ye Qingshuang sighed and instructed Bai Qingjue, "Although Bai Jiu has an ice spirit root, you must not let him get off the carriage. The ice spirit here is very strong, and even if his spirit root is the same as the ice spirit, he will not be able to withstand it."

Bai Qingjue nodded: "I know, you don't need to worry."

Ye Qingshuang didn't say anything more after hearing this. She got off the carriage, caught up with Ling Yi, and the two figures quickly disappeared into the wind and snow.

After the two left, Bai Qingjue looked at Lin Chengtian and Bai Jiu: "You two stay in the carriage. I will go down and set up the formation. This will make it convenient for you to cultivate and also ensure that the carriage is not buried by the wind and snow."

Bai Jiu and Lin Chengtian nodded: "Okay."

After greeting the two, Bai Qingjue didn't say anything more, got off the carriage, and started busying herself around it.

On the other side, after Ling Yi and Ye Qingshuang left the carriage, they followed the method of finding the source of the earth fire spirit and rushed to the place where the ice spirit energy was strongest as quickly as possible.

In order to find the source of the Earthly Ice Spirit as soon as possible, the two did not rest this time, but only ate some Spirit-Gathering Fruits on the way.

The nights in the snowy mountains are different from those in other places. Here, as soon as it gets a little dark, it's the same as nighttime in other places. Ling Yi and Ye Qingshuang traveled for about an hour after it got dark and finally arrived at the place where the ice spirits were strongest.

Along their journey, the two encountered some snow beasts, but Ling Yi and Ye Qingshuang were extremely fast, and since they did not show any intention to attack when they encountered the snow beasts, the snow beasts did not pursue them. Even so, Ye Qingshuang did not dare to let her guard down and became even more cautious after arriving at their destination.

"This is where the Ice Spirit is most powerful, and there might be beasts like the Fire-Swallowing Beast here." Ye Qingshuang looked around as she walked, "It's better to be careful."

Just as Ye Qingshuang was speaking, Ling Yi paused and stopped.

Seeing Ling Yi stop, Ye Qingshuang also stopped and looked around, releasing her power to sense things. Soon, Ye Qingshuang noticed something was wrong.

The icy spiritual energy here is constantly increasing and becoming more and more concentrated.

Sensing this, Ye Qingshuang's eyes lit up. She looked at Ling Yi and said silently, "They're here."

Ling Yi nodded upon hearing this, without saying anything, but the power emanating from her palm proved that she was ready.

Just as the two were cautiously surveying their surroundings, a small hill in front of them began to move. As the hill moved, some of the snow covering them fell off, revealing icy spikes that gleamed with a cold light.

"Winter Snow Beast." Ye Qingshuang's expression changed, and she immediately summoned her flute and began to play it.

The instant Ye Qingshuang made her move, Ling Yi flew forward, wielding his bone knife, and a beam of light shot out, attacking the snow beast.

Before the snow beast could react to the approaching blade, a powerful aura of ice energy converged from all directions, instantly freezing the blade.

The next moment, the snow beast opened its mouth and let out a roar.

The roar was like thunder, exploding in my ears, deafening.

The roar echoed through the snow-capped mountains, causing the entire area to tremble.

Fortunately, this is the land of true gods. If this were an ordinary snow mountain, the roar of the Frost Snow Beast would have caused an avalanche.

Ling Yi and Ye Qingshuang faced the roaring snow beast head-on. Ye Qingshuang used the power here to create chains to bind herself in place, thus preventing herself from being thrown away by the roar. As for Ling Yi, the moment the snow beast opened its mouth, he plunged his bone knife into the ground and used it as a fulcrum to hold on tightly, thus preventing himself from flying away.

Seeing that its roar hadn't knocked the two away, the snow beast began to move.

Seeing this, Ye Qingshuang's flute playing became more intense as she mobilized the surrounding spiritual energy to block the snow beast. However, as the power she mobilized increased, Ye Qingshuang found it increasingly difficult.

Something was vying with her for the spiritual energy here. As for what it was vying for... Ye Qingshuang stared at the snow beast and looked closely. Sure enough, when the snow beast slowed down and opened its mouth to attack, Ye Qingshuang saw that the snow beast had a ball of ice-blue in its mouth.

The ball of icy blue spiritual energy seemed to be hiding in the snow beast's mouth on its own initiative. Even when the snow beast opened its mouth to spit out ice spikes, it did not spit out the ball of icy blue spiritual energy, which means that it was free and was not absorbed by the snow beast.

Realizing that the Fire-Swallowing Beast was also located in the same place as the Earth Fire Spirit Source, Ye Qingshuang instantly understood that both the Snow Beast and the Fire-Swallowing Beast in front of her were guardian beasts of the Earth Spirit Source.

Thinking of this, Ye Qingshuang's expression became solemn. With the guardian beast guarding it, she might not be able to obtain the Earth Ice Spirit Source without dealing with the guardian beast.

Thinking of this, Ye Qingshuang looked at Ling Yi, about to say something, when she saw Ling Yi suddenly put away his bone knife and step back.

Seeing this, Ye Qingshuang was a little surprised. Why did they leave?

"Qing Shuang, step back." Ling Yi landed in a spot and saw that Ye Qing Shuang was still in the same place, so he called out.

Although Ye Qingshuang did not know the reason, upon hearing Ling Yi's words, she immediately put away her flute and stepped back.

Once she landed next to Ling Yi, Ye Qingshuang asked, "What's wrong?"

Ling Yi remained silent, raising his eyes to look in a certain direction, his tone indifferent: "You've come here but haven't made a move or shown your face. Are you trying to reap the benefits without lifting a finger?"

Upon hearing Ling Yi's words, Ye Qingshuang's expression changed drastically, and she immediately looked in the direction Ling Yi was looking.

Looking at that spot, Ye Qingshuang's face turned extremely ugly. Someone was approaching her but she didn't notice. If Ling Yi hadn't discovered it, they would probably have been doing all the work for someone else.