Chapter 412: Let’s Follow Them

Chapter 412: Let’s Follow Them

Right Han Li was lost in thought, the snow dove suddenly spread its wings before swooping down from above, gliding past the pair of snow apes in the blink of an eye before lashing out with its talons at the black-robed middle-aged man, who was still slightly off balance after throwing a punch.

The black-robed man was quite startled by this abrupt sneak attack, but he seemed to have quite a vast wealth of battle experience, and seven specks of blue light appeared over his chest and abdomen, immediately following which 11 more specks of blue light emerged over the rest of his body.

A layer of starry white light then surfaced over his entire body, just in time to protect him from the snow dove's talon strike.

The hideous sound of metal grating on metal rang out as the snow dove's talons scraped over the black-robed man's neck and shoulder, causing the layer of white light over his body to shudder, but it was ultimately able to remain intact.

After passing by the black-robed man, the snow dove suddenly twisted around and opened its beak to release a strand of silver ice, which shot forth directly toward the black-robed man's heart like a speeding arrow.

At this point, the black-robed man had already managed to withdraw his fist, and he immediately threw another punch toward the silver arrow as a ball of dazzling white light erupted out of his fist.

A resounding boom rang out as the silver arrow and the white light around the black-robed man's fist exploded in unison. A cloud of glacial qi immediately spread through the air, while a layer of blue ice crystals appeared over the black-robed man's right arm.

Before he had a chance to remove the layer of ice crystals, one of the snow apes that he had been locked in battle against barreled into him from the side, sending him flying through the air.

Another resounding boom rang out as the black-robed man crashed into a stone wall, and his entire body was embedded into it, while a series of cracks spread out over the wall around him in all directions.

However, the black-robed man was quickly able to pull his arm out of the wall, then slammed his fist into the wall to propel his own body forward, and it didn't appear as if he had suffered any injuries.

A displeased look appeared on the black-robed man's face as he yelled at his companion, "Fellow Daoist Xiong Shan, if you continue to insisting on holding back and refrain from displaying your full power, then I think it would be best for us to go our separate ways."Explore the genesis of this content at nov@lbin★

The elderly man was also quite disgruntled, and he countered, "What right do you have to criticize me? If you hadn't insisted on taking this detour, we wouldn't have fallen into this trap. Not only have we not managed to reap any rewards here, we've been forced to engage these frost beasts in this pointless battle."

"I only made a suggestion to come down here, and you raised no objections. There's always an inevitable element of risk when it comes to searching for treasures in a place like the Infernal Frost Immortal Manor. There are only a few frost beasts here, so let's just take care of them and move on instead of wasting any more time here," the black-robed man argued.

"I said that we should focus on our primary objective, but you were determined to come down here, so what could I do but agree?" the elderly man grumbled.

The two cultivators in the cave were none other than Xiong Shan and Patriarch Cold Flame, both of whom Han Li was quite familiar with.

What was rather perplexing to Han Li was that one of them had clearly come here as part of the Ghost Wail Sect, while the other had concealed himself among the Southern Dawn beings, so how had they met up with one another?

Patriarch Cold Flame naturally wasn't going to give it the chance to heal, and after evading an attack from the other snow ape, he sprang up into the air before stomping his foot heavily down onto the snow ape's head.

A layer of white starlight appeared on the underside of his foot, and a resounding boom rang out as the snow ape's head exploded under the tremendous force of his stomp.

A translucent frost core shot out of its head before being caught in Patriarch Cold Flame's grasp, and he quickly flipped his other hand over to produce a purple talisman that he adhered to the frost core, then hurriedly stowed it away into his storage ring.

Immediately thereafter, he sprang up into the air once again, charging toward the other snow ape.

Right at this moment, a sharp screeching sound rang out from up above, and an enormous streak of golden swordlight swept through the air. The snow dove was struck by the streak of golden swordlight, and its body was instantly torn in half down the middle.

The streak of golden swordlight continued onward, and the roof of the cave was unable to withstand its tremendous power as giant rocks the size of millstones came crashing down from above, opening up a massive rift that was several dozen feet wide.

A ray of natural light shone down through the rift in the roof of the cave, and gusts of fierce wind also blew in through the rift.

Xiong Shan stood atop the pile of fallen rocks as he slowly withdrew his longsword while casting his gaze toward Patriarch Cold Flame.

The battle over there had drawn to a conclusion as well. The second snow ape also proved to be no match for Patriarch Cold Flame's tremendous starpower, and its head had exploded into powder with a single punch along with the frost core inside.

"Let me remind you that the circumstances surrounding this emergence of the Infernal Frost Immortal Manor are far more complex than on previous occasions, so we cannot afford to take any further detours from here onward," Xiong Shan said in a cold voice as Patriarch Cold Flame approached him.

"It was only discovered during the previous emergence of the immortal manor that the already explored area of the immortal manor is collectively known as the Light Frost Region. The Light Frost Region is only the outermost section of the Infernal Frost Immortal Manor, and there's no telling what manners of treasures could be found deeper in the immortal manor.

“With that in mind, it's no wonder that the circumstances have become a lot more complicated," Patriarch Cold Flame sighed.

"We've only managed to sneak into the immortal manor on this occasion through the Transient Guild and the Ubiquitous Pavilion. Surely you don't need me to tell you how much of a risk we're taking here," Xiong Shan said with solemn expression.

"Of course I'm aware of that. However, there's no need to be overly concerned. That place is situated in a very secluded area, and all of the other people who discovered it with us back then have already perished, so there's no way anyone would find that place before we get there," Patriarch Cold Flame replied.

Xiong Shan's expression eased slightly upon hearing this, and he said, "In any case, let's get there as soon as possible, and after we've obtained what we want from that place, we can split up and go our separate ways."

"That's precisely my intention as well," Patriarch Cold Flame replied with a nod.

With that, the two of them didn't waste any more time as they rose up into the air, flying through the rift in the roof of the cave to emerge into the wind and snow outside.

"Let's follow them," Han Li said to Lu Yuqing, then flew out of the passageway, while Lu Yuqing hesitated momentarily before following along.