The three men collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. The fierce battle with the ferocious monster had almost exhausted their spiritual and physical strength.
After a long while, Jiang Qiong was the first to recover. He forced himself to stand up, patted the dust off his body, looked at Lang Nana and Nan Fengxue who were also exhausted, and said, "We should not stay here for long. Let's go out first."
Upon hearing this, Lang Nana and Nan Fengxue supported each other and stood up. Although their eyes were full of fatigue, they still nodded firmly.
Jiang Qiong took out the ancient box he had obtained before from his arms. The ancient artifact exuded a mysterious aura in the dim light, as if reminding them that they had made a great harvest this time.
He carefully put the box into his storage bag, then looked around, looking for a way to leave the secret realm.
Relying on the memory of the previous exploration, Jiang Qiong led the two back along the same route they came.
Along the way, the halo images on the wall continued to flicker, as if seeing them off, and as if hiding unrevealed secrets.
Soon, they arrived in front of the ancient stone door. The stone door was closed, and the mysterious patterns carved on the door revealed an ancient and majestic look in the dim light.
Jiang Qiong walked forward, formed seals with his hands, slowly injected spiritual power into the stone gate, and muttered something.
Following a low roar, the stone door slowly opened, and a soft light shone through the crack of the door. It was the passage to the outside world.
The three of them took a deep breath and stepped into the light hand in hand.
In an instant, a powerful force enveloped them, the scene in front of them changed rapidly, and they felt as if the world was spinning, making them dizzy.
When everything calmed down, a biting cold wind whistled in their faces. When the three of them looked closely, they found themselves in a vast snowy field.
The snowfield is vast and boundless. The white snow is flying all over the sky under the raging wind, as if a group of white elves are playing in the air.
In the distance, the rolling snow-capped mountains rise high into the clouds, and the tops of the mountains shine with golden light under the sunlight, like a sacred mountain in mythology.
Jiang Qiong raised her hand to block the blowing wind and snow, squinted her eyes to look around, and secretly marveled at the magnificent scenery of the snowfield.
"I didn't expect that we would be teleported here. This place seems to be far away from the core area of the cultivation world."
Lang Nana pulled her cloak tighter, shivered as she approached Jiang Qiong and said, "It's so cold. We need to find a place to stay quickly to replenish our spiritual power and recover our physical strength."
Nan Fengxue also wrapped her clothes tightly and agreed, "Nana is right. The snowstorm is too strong. If we are exposed to the outside for a long time, even if we are immortal cultivators, we can't bear it."
Jiang Qiong glanced around and found a cave not far away. The entrance of the cave was blocked by some vines and was barely visible.
He pointed to the cave and said, "There is a cave over there. Let's go in and take shelter from the wind first." The three of them trudged through the knee-deep snow and moved towards the cave.
Every step was extremely difficult. The snow poured into the boots and turned into slush, which was freezing cold.
After finally reaching the cave, Jiang Qiong swung his sword to cut off the vines at the entrance and walked in first.
The inside of the cave was a little warmer than outside. Although it was a little dark and damp, it could at least keep away from the wind and snow.
Lang Nana took out some luminous pearls from her storage bag, and the cave suddenly became bright.
Nan Fengxue set up a simple defensive formation at the entrance of the cave to prevent wild beasts or other dangerous factors from breaking in.
The three of them sat together, took out dry food and spiritual spring water from their storage bags, and silently replenished their energy.
Jiang Qiong chewed some dry food while thinking about the next journey.
"This snowfield is so vast. If we want to return to the prosperous land of the Xiuxian world, I'm afraid it will take some trouble."
"I've heard that there are often some rare spiritual plants and monsters deep in the snowfield. Perhaps we can collect some spiritual plants and hunt some monsters on the way, which can not only improve our strength, but also exchange for some resources."
Lang Nana swallowed the food in her mouth and nodded in agreement: "This is a good idea, but we have to be careful. This snowy plain looks peaceful, but it is actually dangerous. We have already experienced hardships in the secret realm, and we can't let anything go wrong here again."
Nan Fengxue also said: "Yes, let's adjust our status first, and then plan a detailed route after our spiritual power is restored."
After resting for a while, the three of them felt their spiritual power had recovered a little and their bodies had warmed up.
They got up and packed their bags, preparing to leave the cave and continue on their journey. As soon as they reached the cave entrance, they heard a low roar coming from outside the cave.
Jiang Qiong's expression froze. He looked out through the defensive formation and saw a gigantic snow leopard staring at the cave with a fierce look. Its snow-white fur almost blended into the snow and wind, and only its emerald green eyes shone with a fierce light.
"It's a snow leopard! This beast was probably attracted by our scent and wants to eat us."
Jiang Qiong whispered, clenching the sword in his hand and taking a defensive stance.
Lang Nana and Nan Fengxue also quickly mobilized their spiritual power and prepared for battle. The snow leopard seemed to sense their hostility, and suddenly arched its body, let out an even fiercer roar, and then pounced towards the cave like lightning.
Jiang Qiong was the first to step forward, swung his sword, and a sharp sword energy slashed towards the snow leopard.
The snow leopard was agile and dodged the attack with a single leap. It then turned in the air and stretched out its sharp claws to grab Jiang Qiong's throat.
Jiang Qiong dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow, and stabbed the snow leopard in the abdomen with his sword. The snow leopard felt the pain, roared angrily, and attacked more fiercely.
Upon seeing this, Lang Nana formed seals with her hands and exerted her power of purification. A soft white light shot towards the snow leopard, trying to interfere with its actions.
Nan Fengxue took out a few talismans from his storage bag, muttered something, and the talismans instantly caught fire and flew towards the snow leopard.
Under the joint attack of the three, the snow leopard gradually lost its battle, and was wounded in many places, with blood staining the snow red. Finally, it let out an unwilling whine and turned to flee into the vast snowfield.
"Phew...that was close." Lang Nana breathed a sigh of relief and said with lingering fear.
Jiang Qiong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It seems that the danger of this snowfield is far beyond our imagination. We must be more careful."
Nan Fengxue nodded in agreement: "Let's go, leave this dangerous place as soon as possible."
The three of them set out on their journey home again, braving the howling wind and snow, heading towards the prosperous place of the immortal world in their hearts.
Along the way, they were sometimes attacked by blizzards and sometimes harassed by monsters, but with their tenacious will and tacit cooperation, they were able to overcome danger time and time again.
As they went deeper, the scenery of the snowfield gradually changed. In the distance, there appeared some villages with smoke rising from chimneys. Those were signs of human life, and also indicated that they were getting closer and closer to the world of immortal cultivation.
The three of them continued to move forward in the wind and snow. Looking at the village looming in the distance, Jiang Qiong gradually came up with an idea.
He turned to look at Lang Nana and Nan Fengxue, and said with a firm gaze: "Let's go to the village ahead first, inquire about the situation in the vicinity, and replenish some supplies. I believe that in this icy and snowy environment, the villagers know some unique ways to keep warm, which will be helpful for our subsequent journey." Lang Nana and Nan Fengxue nodded in agreement and quickened their pace towards the village.
Soon, they stepped into the village and saw low houses scattered in an orderly manner. The roofs were covered with thick snow, and curls of smoke rose from the chimneys, adding a bit of fireworks flavor to the cold snowy field.
The villagers were wearing heavy animal skins and looked at strangers warily when they saw them entering the village.
Jiang Qiong stepped forward, bowed to an old man, and said gently: "Old man, we are immortal cultivators passing by here. We encountered a snowstorm on the way. We would like to rest in your village and replenish some supplies. I wonder if you can help us?"
The old man looked them up and down, and seeing that the three of them had kind faces, he nodded slightly: "Okay, you don't look like bad people, but this village is poor and the supplies are limited, so you have to use them sparingly."
The three thanked the old man and found an unoccupied house to live in with the guidance of the villagers.
Although the house was simple, it had a kang, which dispelled a lot of the cold.
Lang Nana and Nan Fengxue were busy packing their bags, while Jiang Qiong asked the villagers about the surrounding road conditions.
We learned from the villagers that to leave this snowy field, one must cross a canyon behind the village. The canyon is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round and is filled with mysteries. Not only are there steep mountain roads, but there are also ferocious monsters that often appear. It is a natural danger.
After understanding the situation, Jiang Qiong returned to her residence and discussed with Lang Nana and Nan Fengxue.
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Nan Fengxue frowned and said worriedly, "From what you've described, that canyon isn't easy to navigate. We've just been through a lot of hardships, and our spiritual and physical strength haven't fully recovered yet. It might be dangerous to go there rashly."
Lang Nana also agreed: "Yes, how about we stay in the village for a few more days to recover some strength before setting off again?"
Jiang Qiong pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "No, we got an ancient artifact in the secret realm. If the news leaks out, it will inevitably attract people with ill intentions to covet it."
"We shouldn't stay here for long. Besides, our dry food won't last long. Although the canyon is dangerous, as long as we are careful and cooperate with each other, we may be able to get through it."
Finally, the three decided to head towards the canyon early the next morning.
While resting in the village at night, Jiang Qiong and the other two not only learned the route to the canyon from the villagers, but also made many new discoveries unexpectedly.
When Lang Nana was packing her luggage, she found that some of her clothes were damaged in the previous battle, so she thought of asking the villagers for some needle and thread to repair them.
She asked around in the village and came to an old lady's house.
The old lady enthusiastically took out the needlework basket, and the moment Lang Nana took the needle and thread, she keenly sensed a faint fluctuation of spiritual power.
After a closer look, she discovered that the needle and thread looked ordinary, but was actually made of some special silk thread that contained spiritual power. Lang Nana was surprised to find such a rare thing in this remote snowy village.
Seeing her surprised expression, the old woman smiled and explained, "This is a craft passed down from our ancestors. The needle and thread made with snow silk can not only mend clothes firmly, but also keep out some of the cold. It may be of some use to people like you on the road."
Lang Nana was overjoyed and bought some of them from the old lady at a large sum of money, thinking that they might come in handy in the future.
Jiang Qiong, while strolling in the village, saw some strange animal bones hanging outside a small house.
Out of curiosity, he walked into the house and started chatting with the owner.
The owner of the house is a middle-aged hunter who hunts deep in the snow all year round.
Jiang Qiong discovered that the animal bones were covered with mysterious symbols. The hunter said that these symbols were the "language" used by their tribe to record hunting experiences and prey habits, but Jiang Qiong saw a deeper meaning in them.
These symbols have some similarities with the runes used by immortal cultivators, and perhaps they can be used as reference to improve one's own techniques.
Jiang Qiong humbly asked the hunter for advice. Although the hunter did not know anything about cultivating immortals, seeing that Jiang Qiong was sincere, he taught him everything he knew.
Jiang Qiong immersed himself in it, spending most of the day on it, and finally gained a thorough understanding of it, and gained a new understanding of the control of his spiritual power.
While Nan Fengxue was helping the villagers chop wood and make a fire, he discovered that the smell of the burning wood around the village was unique.
She collected some samples and returned to her residence to study them carefully.
With his profound knowledge, he discovered that these woods came from a tree called "Hanling Wood", which grew in the extremely cold snowfield. The cold spiritual power contained in it is of great benefit to cultivators who practice ice-based techniques.
Nan Fengxue was very excited. After telling Jiang Qiong and Lang Nana, the three of them bought a large amount of Hanling wood from the villagers.
Nan Fengxue decided that in his subsequent practice, he would make full use of these cold spiritual woods and try to break through the bottleneck of his own ice-based skills.
Not only that, the three discovered an ancient totem stone pillar in the center of the village.
The stone pillars are carved with complex patterns, depicting the wars, sacrifices and legends of mysterious creatures that have taken place on the snowfield.
They sat around the stone pillars and studied them carefully, as if they were traveling through time and space, witnessing the vicissitudes of this land.
From these patterns, Jiang Qiong speculated that the green valley outside the canyon might hide a secret relic related to a powerful person in ancient times, and the ancient artifacts in their hands might be inextricably linked to it.
This discovery filled the three people with more expectations and imagination about their future journey, and also strengthened their determination to move forward and explore the truth.
The night is short.
Simply explore the village.
The three of them each found a house to rest.
Nothing happened that night. The next day, they got up early, said goodbye to the villagers, and headed towards the canyon.
As they approached the canyon, a damp and cold air blew in their faces. Clouds and mist swirled in the canyon, and visibility was extremely low. Jiang Qiong took out a magic weapon for lighting from his storage bag, and a strong light shot out, barely illuminating the road ahead.
We stepped into the canyon cautiously. The mountain road beneath our feet was rugged and covered with moss. We were in danger of slipping if we were not careful.
As we were walking, suddenly a roar came from the valley next to us, and then a huge black bear rushed out roaring.
This black bear has shiny black fur all over its body and bloodshot eyes. Its paws make a whistling sound when it waves, and you can tell at a glance that it is very powerful.
Jiang Qiong shouted, "Be careful!" and rushed towards the black bear with a sword, trying to attract its attention.
Lang Nana and Nan Fengxue quickly spread out and surrounded them from both sides. (End of this chapter)
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