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Chapter 609: The Treasure Repository's Hidden Depths
Chapter 609: The Treasure Repository's Hidden Depths
Upon arriving at the fifth level of the Treasure Repository, Chu Ning casually took out a Sky Order from his Storage Bag.
Infusing it with Essence Energy, Chu Ning activated the Sky Order.
However, to his slight surprise, the Seal ahead remained completely still.
"Hmm?"
With a mere touch, Chu Ning immediately sensed the issue with the Sky Order.
Taking it in his hand for a closer look, he realized that this Sky Order was the one Lu Ziyou had just given him.
"This Sky Order looks identical to the two I already have, but it's clearly been restricted using a special method."
At this moment, Chu Ning stared at the Sky Order in his hand, deep in thought.
He then took out another Sky Order from his Storage Bag.
As Essence Energy was infused into it, a white light shot out from the Sky Order, and the Seal in front of Chu Ning immediately opened.
Holding the two Sky Orders, Chu Ning stepped into the fifth level of the Treasure Repository, shaking his head inwardly.
It was evident that Fan Zexian and Lu Xuedao were still cautious of Lu Ziyou.
Although they had given him the Sky Order, they had also set some restrictions.
For instance, Lu Ziyou couldn't enter this fifth level of the Treasure Repository.
"It seems that even when Fan Zexian readily handed over the Sky Order, he might still be hiding something from me."
Of course, without encountering a specific situation, he couldn't know what it was.
For now, Chu Ning decided not to think about it and continued down the stone staircase.
"Why is it so cold here?"
As he descended, Chu Ning muttered to himself.
Outside the Ice Island Immortal City, near the Snowpeak Mountain Range, the temperature was indeed lower than in most places.
However, inside the city, the temperature was much more comfortable than outside, possibly due to the presence of Formation Arrays.
The Longsky Hall was, of course, an exception.
In the upper four levels, Chu Ning hadn't noticed a significant drop in temperature.
But now, as he entered the fifth level, the temperature decreased the further he went down.
"Not only is it cold, but the Ice Attribute Spirit Energy here is incredibly pure!"
Chu Ning's eyes flickered slightly, and he summoned Bai Ling from his Spirit Beast Bag.
"Wow, Master, the Ice Attribute Spirit Energy here is so pure!"
As soon as Bai Ling appeared, she exclaimed in delight.
"This is the fifth level of the Longsky Hall's Treasure Repository, and only a few Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators, the Chamberlains, can enter.
I thought it was just a place to store treasures, but it seems there's more to it.
Follow me."
After Chu Ning finished speaking to Bai Ling, she jumped onto his shoulder.
Chu Ning then continued his descent.
He had summoned Bai Ling not just for her to enjoy the Ice Attribute Spirit Energy.
Bai Ling, as a Heaven and Earth Spirit Beast who cultivated the Ice Attribute, could sometimes handle unexpected situations better than Chu Ning in such an environment with dense and pure Ice Attribute Spirit Energy.
Chu Ning descended over a hundred steps before finally reaching a small hall.
The scene before him seemed unremarkable.
The small hall contained tables of various sizes.
On the walls were storage cabinets with labels indicating their contents, including Cultivation Arts, Spells, Pills, Magic Treasures, and various Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasures.
It looked no different from any other treasure storage area.
Chu Ning thought for a moment and headed straight for the area with Cultivation Arts and Spells.
He already had many Magic Treasures, and his Pill Refinement Techniques were likely unmatched in the entire cultivation world.
Therefore, he wasn't particularly interested in Pills, Magic Treasures, and the like.
What truly piqued his interest were Cultivation Arts, Spells, and any Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasures that he could use.
Earlier, on the level above, Wu Lingwei had already told him that the highest-level Cultivation Arts and Spells in the Longsky Hall were of the Ice Attribute.
The Chamberlain whose lifespan had ended cultivated the Ice Attribute Cultivation Art, and he was the strongest among the three.
Chu Ning's next step was to comprehend and integrate the Ice Attribute to create the second layer of the Primordial Divine Art.
Having a high-level Ice Attribute Cultivation Art to study and reference would be ideal.
For instance, when he comprehended the first layer, he had relied on the Lightning Attribute Cultivation Art of the Thunderfire Sect.
Chu Ning's first stop was the area where Cultivation Arts were stored.
Indeed, they were categorized by attributes, and there were four types: Gold, Water, Earth, and Ice.
Using the Sky Order, Chu Ning directly unlocked the Seal for the Ice Attribute Cultivation Arts and took out an ancient-looking Jade Slip.
Holding it in his hand, he swept his Divine Sense through the Jade Slip, and a glimmer of excitement flashed in Chu Ning's eyes.
"The Frost Ice Profound Sky Record, a Superior-grade Heaven-ranked Technique!"
The highest-ranked technique he had previously come across was the Five Elements Primordial Divine Art, which was only a Middle-grade Heaven-ranked technique.
He hadn't expected that the ice attribute technique here would be a Superior-grade Heaven-ranked one.
Chu Ning carefully examined it with his Divine Sense.
After browsing through the entire technique from start to finish, Chu Ning couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"It's indeed a Superior-grade Heaven-ranked technique, truly profound and exquisite!"
Even with his comprehension ability, after scanning through it once with his Divine Sense, he could only comprehend about three-tenths of this technique.
Chu Ning took out a jade slip from his storage bag and began recording while muttering to himself.
"It's a pity that I've already cultivated the Primordial Divine Art. I shouldn't change to this technique.
Otherwise, this technique is of a higher rank than the Five Elements Primordial Divine Art.
If I cultivate this technique, who knows, the system might even grant me some new innate talent."
Thinking of this, Chu Ning couldn't help but recall the Immortal Seed.
This was the greatest secret in this world, and after fleeing from the Nine Derivations Spirit Mountain, he had no idea where it had gone.
There was also the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle.
Chu Ning had thought that with a Half-God realm Heaven and Earth Spirit Beast companion, he would have little to worry about wherever he went next.
He hadn't expected that during the teleportation, the Demon Tyrant Divine Lord would interfere with the teleportation array using his gale wind arrows.
Now, he had no idea where he had been teleported to.
Putting these thoughts aside, Chu Ning put the Frost Ice Profound Sky Record back.
Then, he also recorded three other Middle-grade Heaven-ranked techniques onto jade slips.
These techniques were naturally quite profound as well.
However, at this moment, Chu Ning didn't have the mind to study them in detail. Instead, he walked over to the adjacent room where the spells were stored.
Inside, various spells of different attributes were displayed, including two or three that Fan Zexian had given him.
Chu Ning glanced at them and then focused on the ice attribute spells.
"Frost Ice Domain, Ice Soul Dragon Roar, and Mysterious Ice Seal!"
At this point, Chu Ning fully believed Wu Lingwei's words; the most powerful techniques in the Sky Palace Hall were indeed ice attribute techniques.
There were three top-tier spells just for the ice attribute!
Chu Ning used his Divine Sense to browse through the contents of the three jade slips.
He felt that the power of each spell was not to be underestimated and was on par with the Thunderous Eight Desolaces and Blazing Flame Heaven.
If used in the Snowpeak Mountain Range, their power might even be greater.
Chu Ning didn't have the time to slowly comprehend them, so he recorded the three top-tier spells onto jade slips.
Then, Chu Ning began examining the other treasures.
As he had expected, there were indeed some Magic Treasures, pills, and various treasures inside.
These items were all of high rank, but at this moment, Chu Ning wasn't particularly tempted by many of them.
However, there was a bottle of ice attribute pills that Chu Ning took and kept in his bag.
As he examined the various Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasures, Chu Ning directly focused on those related to ice attribute techniques and spells.
"Frost Ice Essence Pearl!"
Bai Ling was also extremely interested in these heavenly materials and treasures and came closer to take a look.
When Chu Ning opened the first jade box, he couldn't help but exclaim softly.
In Chu Ning's hand was indeed the Frost Ice Essence Pearl, and there were three of them.
Chu Ning and Bai Ling were both familiar with this treasure.
Previously, Bai Ling had used a Frost Ice Essence Pearl to deceive a Tenth Stage Snail-Turtle Demonic Beast in the Endless Sea using her secret technique.
Later, in the West Alliance Continent, Chu Ning unexpectedly obtained a Frost Ice Essence Pearl, which was crucial for his rapid refinement of the Profound Ice Flame.
"This treasure is indeed very useful for ice attribute cultivation!"
Chu Ning said as he put the jade box into his storage bag.
This treasure was beneficial for both him and Bai Ling.
As he opened the other treasure boxes one by one, he discovered that among the more than ten heavenly materials and treasures, half of them were ice attributes.
There were even several Ice Essence Spirit Fruits that could rival the Snow Crystal Ginseng, and their age was probably over ten thousand years.
The Snow Crystal Ginseng's spirit liquid had been a significant aid to Chu Ning's cultivation all this time.
He hadn't brought it with him to the Skylid Continent because it was inconvenient.
However, although the Ice Essence Spirit Fruit was on par with the Snow Crystal Ginseng, it was different.
The Snow Crystal Ginseng could provide an endless supply of spirit liquid if captured alive.
On the other hand, the Ice Essence Spirit Fruit was a one-time-use item.
After circling around the hall, Chu Ning took the treasures that were useful to him for the time being.
However, he still hadn't discovered anything particularly unusual.
So, Chu Ning called out to Bai Ling, and they continued their search.
"Master, the pure ice-attributed spiritual energy seems to be flowing in from all directions beyond the restrictions of this hall."
"However, the purest part seems to be coming from behind this wall."
Bai Ling was extremely sensitive to restrictions and ice-attributed spiritual energy. At this moment, she had arrived in front of a wall.
Chu Ning slightly sensed the area, and then took out the Longsky Token once again.
Essence energy was infused into the token, and a white light shot out, landing on the wall ahead.
The restriction rippled, but it didn't fully open.
"Hmm? The driving force of this Longsky Token is actually insufficient to open this restriction, as if the strength is inadequate..."
Chu Ning was a little surprised at this moment, thought for a moment, and then took out another Longsky Token.
Holding one token in each hand, he infused them with essence energy, and the two tokens were activated simultaneously.
The restriction in front of them and on the wall rippled once again.
This time, the restriction finally opened.
A three-zhang-wide doorway appeared before Chu Ning.
Along with it came an extremely pure ice-attributed spiritual energy and a chill that made one's body tremble involuntarily.
Chu Ning looked on with a hint of surprise, and at the same time, he sent his divine sense into the interior.
However, he found that after his divine sense had penetrated about a hundred zhang, it was blocked by an extremely cold ice-attributed spiritual energy.
It was as if he couldn't probe any further.
"Could the greatest treasure in this Treasure Repository be hidden deeper within?"
Surprised, Chu Ning didn't rush in recklessly.
He also summoned the Earth Rhino Dragon from the Spirit Beast Pouch.
After all, the Earth Rhino Dragon was still a Tenth Stage beast, with formidable divine abilities, making it an excellent assistant.
Moreover, in case of any special circumstances, he could also allow the Earth Rhino Dragon to return to its original form and use the Beast Spirit Secret Technique.
"Everyone, be careful. The ice-attributed spiritual energy here is so pure.
Moreover, even my divine sense can't probe inside, which is truly strange."
After reminding them, Chu Ning slowly walked forward.
At this moment, Bai Ling was still standing on his shoulder, while the Earth Rhino Dragon followed behind Chu Ning.
After crossing the restriction, the restriction behind them returned to its original state, but Chu Ning didn't pay it much attention.
After all, he still had the Longsky Token in his hand.
However, at this moment, Chu Ning's eyes were filled with astonishment.
"Such a low temperature!"
Everything was ice-blue, and even the air seemed to be absent, with white cold air surrounding their bodies, making it hard to see clearly.
The temperature was even colder than that within the ice, as if they were standing in a million-year-old glacier.
Chu Ning paused slightly, and after not sensing any other abnormalities, he continued forward with Bai Ling and the Earth Rhino Dragon.
After walking a hundred zhang, the piercing chill kept assaulting them.
Even with Chu Ning's cultivation, he felt uncomfortable at this moment.
He couldn't help but circulate his essence energy to resist the encroaching chill.
This made Chu Ning greatly surprised. With his physical body's strength, he was probably not inferior to some Tenth Stage ice-attributed beasts.
Even when he ventured deep into the bottom of a glacier, there was no effect on him.
But at this moment, he still felt uncomfortable. Such coldness was truly unimaginable.
Looking at the Earth Rhino Dragon beside him, he saw that the dragon had already activated a layer of yellow mist to protect its body.
Bai Ling, on the other hand, was the most relaxed at this moment, constantly absorbing the pure ice-attributed spiritual energy.
However, this situation lasted only for a short while.
When Chu Ning walked another hundred zhang forward, the coldness in this place doubled compared to before.
The Earth Rhino Dragon's essence energy fluctuated intensely, as if it were in the midst of a battle.
Chu Ning also activated the defensive spiritual light of the Primordial Divine Art to its maximum.
Bai Ling, who was on his shoulder, couldn't completely refine the invading cold energy and activated a defensive shield outside her body.
"Master, do we need to continue forward?"
The Earth Rhino Dragon asked at this moment, and in his hand, there was now a hammer.
It was his own treasure.
Apparently, if they were to proceed further, this Tenth Stage beast, renowned for its defense, would have to use its treasure for protection.
Chu Ning sensed the coldness ahead and couldn't help but ponder.
His divine sense was currently suppressed within a range of less than thirty zhang, and he couldn't discern the situation beyond.
However, after thinking for a moment, Chu Ning said, "Let's continue moving forward. Earth Rhino Dragon, if you feel uncomfortable, speak up, and I'll have you return to the Spirit Beast Pouch."
As he spoke, a green flame enveloped Chu Ning, including Bai Ling.
It was the Dark Yin Azure Flame.
This flame, which merged the Dark Ice Flame and Ghostfire, inherently possessed Yin and cold attributes, making it ideal for protection at this moment.
After activating the Dark Yin Azure Flame, Chu Ning continued to probe forward.
(End of Chapter)
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