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Chapter 920: Illusory Dreams and the Dao of Symbol Patterns
Chapter 920: Illusory Dreams and the Dao of Symbol Patterns
2025-02-21
"Kill!"
In the vast snowy mountains, the battle cries shook the heavens.
Countless figures stood guard in front of numerous pristine ice fortresses, relentlessly slaying the beasts emerging from the snowy mountains.
However, this beast tide was unexpectedly fierce.
Several beast kings repeatedly charged, causing the Xuanbing castles, fortified with numerous defensive arrays, to collapse one after another.
Boom!
As another ice fortress crumbled, two nearby ice fortresses followed suit.
This was the result of interconnected arrays triggering a chain reaction.
It was only due to the power of the arrays that a group of Zhuji and Lianqi Stage cultivators could withstand this beast tide.
But once an array's focal point malfunctioned, the backlash would be even greater.
Gu Xiaorou and her fellow disciples were forced to retreat, gazing at the massive ice frost wolf king that had breached the ice fortress, their eyes filled with despair.
One of the disciples asked in a daze, "Where are our senior sisters and brothers? Why haven't they made a move yet?"
In response, Gu Xiaorou clenched her teeth and exclaimed, "They were severely injured during the Lingkong Secret Realm expedition organized by the Yu Ding Jianzong, and they can't spare any time right now. We have to rely on ourselves!"
As she spoke, she affixed a Xuanbing symbol to her body and, ignoring the shocked cries of her fellow disciples, charged towards the ice frost wolf king.
A vast amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth was drawn by the Xuanbing symbol, converging towards her and causing her aura to surge.
This scene resembled a Yuan Ying cultivation practitioner controlling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
However, the ice frost wolf king merely looked at her with contempt.
With a single palm strike!
Boom!
Gu Xiaorou returned as quickly as she had charged.
She tumbled like a rolling gourd on the freezing ground.
When she finally managed to stop, she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Pfft!
At this moment, despair filled the girl's eyes.
The gap was too vast; without being a Jin Dan Stage cultivator, it was impossible to resist a third-stage beast king.
Moreover, this was just one ice frost wolf king.
On the nearby battlefield, there was also a seven-ring snow python and a horizontally striped snow owl.
These two were also third-stage beast kings comparable to the Jin Dan Stage, and without the aid of arrays, the low-level female cultivators in the ice fortresses were no match for them.
"Is this the end?"
Suddenly, a reliable figure appeared in Gu Xiaorou's mind.
"Senior Sister, where are you?"
Just then!
Sword Qi soared from the Tian Shan Mountains.
A dazzling sword light instantly traversed a thousand miles, piercing the heart of the terrified ice frost wolf king.
Gu Xiaorou was stunned.
Then, a familiar figure gradually appeared before her.
"Senior Sister Cang Long?"
The woman didn't turn around; her gaze was fixed on the distant horizon.
Beside her, the massive corpse of the ice frost wolf king collapsed with a boom, while in the distance, the seven-ring snow python swept through the wind and snow, and in the sky, a horizontally striped snow owl shed its feathers, like sharp swords piercing through.
She remained calm, summoning her flying sword once more and striking towards the horizontally striped snow owl king.
As for the charging seven-ring snow python, she seemed to ignore it.
Gu Xiaorou struggled to her feet, exclaiming in surprise, "Senior Sister, be careful!"
The next moment, Cang Long's hand flicked, and a castle-like tower appeared above her.
With a mighty throw, the castle expanded, eventually transforming into a nine-story fortress that descended with immense force.
Boom!
In an instant, the terrifying seven-ring snow python was crushed to death by the nine-story ice fortress.
The horizontally striped snow owl king in the sky screeched once before flapping its wings and hastily fleeing.
In the blink of an eye, the beast kings leading this beast tide in the great snowy mountains had suffered one death, one injury, and one escape.
The crisis was swiftly resolved.
Numerous low-level beasts, lacking their leaders, fled with their tails between their legs.
It was only now that Cang Long turned around, smiling at the girl.
"Junior Sister Xiaorou, why are you in such a sorry state?"
Gu Xiaorou opened her mouth in shock, asking incredulously, "Senior Sister, have you broken through to the Jin Dan Stage?"
Cang Long smiled slightly, waving her hand to recall the bloodstained flying sword, which instantly regained its original brilliance.
"If I hadn't reached the Jin Dan Stage, how could I have killed a beast king?"
Gu Xiaorou swallowed her saliva; her senior sister's Jin Dan Stage breakthrough seemed far from simple.
Upon her initial breakthrough, she possessed such terrifying combat power, effortlessly controlling two treasures at once, demonstrating an incredibly strong spiritual foundation. Even the senior sisters and brothers she had encountered in the past didn't exhibit such prowess.
Moreover, if she hadn't mistaken, that nine-story ice fortress should be the sect's most precious treasure—the Yuehua Ice Fortress!
When did the Sect Leader entrust this treasure to her senior sister?
Cang Long didn't engage in idle chatter, instructing Gu Xiaorou to recuperate before moving across the battlefield, clearing up the remaining battles.
Gu Xiaorou struggled to find a wall to lean against, examining her injuries.
A gentle and magnetic voice sounded from the side.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, when I saw you charging towards the ice frost wolf king, your prowess truly made me look at you with new respect!"
Gu Xiaorou raised her head, seeing an extremely handsome face before her.
She vaguely remembered that this person should be a cultivator from a vassal family of Yuehua Bingbao, with the surname Shang?
This time, he was invited to help defend against the beast tide, and he seemed to have emerged unscathed.
Gu Xiaorou shook her head, looking dejected as she said, "It's just a case of overestimating one's abilities."
The Shang family cultivator smiled, "To dare to challenge a third-stage Yao Wang with only the mid-stage of Zhuji, just this courage alone is worthy of praise."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaorou's heart warmed.
In fact, at that moment, she didn't think too much; it was just an instinctive feeling that she couldn't let her other junior sisters face the Yao Wang, so she rushed out.
She struggled to stand up, "My name is Gu Xiaorou, and I don't know your name."
Unexpectedly, the man pressed her shoulder down.
"Let me give you a quick treatment!"
Gu Xiaorou opened her mouth, her face turning red, but in the end, she didn't refuse this kindness.
The handsome man acted swiftly, setting her bones and adjusting her meridians, using his techniques to remove the bruises on her body.
At the same time, he introduced himself.
"I'm Shang Hu, you can call me Xiao Shang, and in terms of age... I should be around the same age as you)."
"Hmm."
Just as the two were chatting, a sudden cry came from the distance.
A violent snowstorm swept in from the snowy mountains!
Among them, a faint red light flickered, emitting a powerful aura that made it hard to look directly at it.
Could it be that another Yao Wang had arrived?
Cang Long once again held his sword and stood before the crowd, his face filled with both surprise and doubt.
A junior sister behind him wanted to take action and use her Faqi, but Cang Long stopped her.
"Senior Sister?" The junior sister asked in confusion.
Cang Long shook her head and took a step forward amidst everyone's concerns.
"Is it you?"
In the midst of the wind and snow, a giant red dog strolled out.
Seeing the newcomer, Cang Long couldn't help but show a long-awaited smile of reunion.
"Big dog, you're finally back!"
...
On Mount Tian, the red dog sat on the ground, gazing at the countless people below the mountain.
Behind him, in a cave mansion, Cang Long sat by the bed, respectfully chatting with a beautiful woman who looked weak and sickly.
The woman looked at Cang Long with loving eyes and said softly, "Even without Yuehua Bingbao, with your strength, killing those three Yao Wang would not be difficult."
"Master, you're overestimating me."
The woman sighed, "It's not overestimating, you are indeed exceptional. Even in a fight with other Jin Dan cultivators, your Faqi and Shenxi are outstanding. You have already mastered the Shifang Dongji Dao, your Faqi is formidable enough to rival those of the same stage, and you have this inexplicably vast Shenxi. Finally, our Bingbao has a successor."
Cang Long was initially proud, but after hearing these words, she became a bit flustered.
"Master, you and the other senior masters are still alive, why are you talking about the future?"
The woman held the girl's slender and delicate hand and coughed, "YudIng Jianzong has ill intentions. They used the exploration of the Ling Kong Secret Realm as bait, causing heavy losses to the six powerful cultivators, including Master Wen. In the next hundred years, I'm afraid the Jianzong will continue their schemes."
Cang Long opened her mouth, absorbing this information, which was somewhat unfamiliar yet strangely familiar to her.
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These tactics, whether through incitement or suppression, are meant to create chaos among the cultivators, allowing YudIng Jianzong to gradually control the YudIng Domain without lifting a finger.
"Master, what should we do?" Cang Long asked with deep concern.
The woman sighed, "What else can we do?"
She then analyzed the potential allies for Cang Long.
"Especially Luoyun Zong!"
"During the exploration of the Ling Kong Secret Realm, they relied on their puppet advantages and suffered the least losses, preserving their strength the most. Among the younger generation, there are also talented individuals like Han Zhan and Linghu Jie. It can be said that the rise of Luoyun Zong in the future is inevitable."
"If we can form an alliance with them, our Bingbao won't be left isolated and helpless."
"Just recently, I heard that Han Zhan has successfully condensed his Dan and plans to travel to the east. You can accompany him and strengthen your relationship."
Cang Long was stunned, as she had met Han Zhan before.
The man had a trustworthy appearance but a deep and complex mind.
During the Zhuji Stage, he even considered borrowing the Ice Prison from her Ice Fortress for his soul cultivation, but she refused as she needed it to cultivate the Liehun Gong.
"Travel with this person?"
The woman smiled, "It's time for you to go out and explore. Even with your exceptional talents, your wisdom and experience are lacking, and it's easy to stumble into a pitfall. Once you've grown in all aspects, I can entrust the Ice Fortress to you."
Hearing her master's words about the future, the young woman's heart couldn't help but ache.
"Ruanruan understands."
"Ruanruan?"
The woman was taken aback, "Do you remember the past?"
Cang Long nodded, "When I broke through the Jin Dan Stage, I remembered everything. My surname is Xie, and my name is Ruan. I'm from Guangling County. I embarked on the path of seeking immortality to find medicine for my mother."
The woman's expression became complex after hearing this.
She reached out and caressed the young woman's cheek.
"Good child!"
"Since it's like this, when you go out to travel, you should also visit your hometown!"
Cang Long nodded, chatted a little longer, and then respectfully took her leave, not wanting to disturb her master's rest.
After leaving the cave abode, the young woman's heart was filled with heaviness.
Only when she saw the crouching crimson dog did her mood lighten a little.
"Big Dog, you're back this time, won't you leave again?"
The red dog didn't answer; it just stared at Cang Long for a moment before descending from the mountain.
"Remembering yesterday's events, but still not realizing the body in the dream."
...
"It's not time yet!"
In the cold and quiet new cave abode, Luo Chen slowly opened his eyes.
Jueqing Xianzi anxiously asked, "Can my senior sister not wake up yet?"
Luo Chen faced the ice coffin and the Chen Yuan Immortal Mirror hanging above it. He struck a few incantations and then calmly stood up.
"The timing isn't right. Waking her up now would do more harm than good."
"We have to wait a little longer!"
Jueqing Xianzi's face was filled with disappointment, but thinking about how they had endured so many years, waiting a little longer wouldn't be a problem.
As long as there's still hope for her senior sister!
Luo Chen looked at the anxious and worried ice-cold woman and remembered the playful words spoken by a Fei surname cultivator on Ailao Mountain, as well as what he had seen in the dream constructed by Cang Long. He couldn't help but smile.
Jueqing Xianzi was puzzled, "What is it?"
"It's nothing. I just didn't expect you to be so brave in the past!"
"Ah?" Jueqing Xianzi was confused.
"Gu Xiaorou, at the middle stage of the Zhuji Stage, challenged a third-stage Yao Wang. Truly, a woman of courage and strength!"
Luo Chen laughed as he left the cave abode.
Only Jueqing Xianzi's cold face remained, turning red and beautiful beyond compare.
...
Dan Mountain!
This was where Luo Chen currently resided and cultivated.
The name was chosen by him, both to commemorate Dan Sheng and because the mountain had been scorched by the Nirvana Holy Fire, creating a scene of crimson red.
The spiritual vein within the mountain, instead of being destroyed by the Nirvana Holy Fire, had attracted a large amount of fire-attributed spiritual energy, making it an ideal place for Luo Chen, a fire-attributed spiritual body, to cultivate.
However, it wasn't suitable for other cultivators to cultivate here.
After all, the mountain was unbearably hot.
Returning to the Dan Mountain cave abode, Luo Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that the Luo Tian Zong was settled, even though the time wasn't right for his old friend Cang Long, step by step, she would eventually awaken.
Then he could focus on his own cultivation.
But if he followed the normal cultivation process, he would only improve his spiritual power and slightly elevate his cultivation stage.
It wouldn't bring about a qualitative change in his current strength.
This wasn't what Luo Chen sought.
"Han Zhan once said that with my talent for spells, after advancing to the Yuan Ying Stage, I have a high chance of comprehending the true meaning of the corresponding law."
"However, due to the misguidance of Kurong Zhenhuo, I took a shortcut and ended up going in the opposite direction."
"If not for the misguidance of Kurong Zhenhuo..."
"Qixia Yuanjun also said that with my fire-attributed spiritual body after Nirvana, I could naturally comprehend the true meaning of fire and even advance to the Hua Shen Stage without much hindrance."
"Now that I've returned to the righteous path, how can I comprehend the true meaning of fire?"
For a moment, Luo Chen, who had no idea where to start, fell into a state of distress.
Meditate?
Too slow.
Enlightenment?
Unpredictable.
Use the grand Nirvana Holy Fire to glimpse the mysteries?
Wouldn't that be following the old path of Kurong Zhenhuo?
Luo Chen, unable to find a starting point, became the most troubled person among the five hundred disciples of Luo Tian Zong.
Suddenly, in the midst of his thoughts, he remembered the scene from the dream where Jueqing Xianzi Gu Xiaorou used the ice talisman.
"The true meaning of laws is nothing more than the natural essence, manifested externally as the control of heaven and earth's spiritual energy, and even the power of the world's origin."
"The way of talismans is exactly like this!"
"Can I use talismans to comprehend the true meaning of laws unique to me?"
At this thought, Luo Chen's heart began to beat rapidly.
(End of Chapter)
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