Celestial Emperor of Devouring

Inside the grand hall.

"Ah..." The Fire Spirit Race Leader sighed in resignation, clearly unwilling to part.

"It's truly a windfall for him." The Second Elder sighed helplessly, "The Reincarnation Profound Crystal, such a treasure, there's no second one in the world, and it even contains the Ice Soul Race's secret."

The Third Elder also smiled wryly, "What can we do? Who would've thought that the Medicine God Hall's power is so formidable? You all witnessed the strength of the senior; even the Demon Monarch tried his best without avail."

"Clan Leader, let's let it be." The Great Elder calmly spoke, "We've studied the Ice Soul Race's treasure for many years, yet we've found no secrets. It's unnecessary to offend Gu Chenfeng over the Reincarnation Profound Crystal. Making good relations with him might be more beneficial to our Fire Spirit Race's strength."

"We should be grateful that Gu Chenfeng didn't use force; otherwise, our Fire Spirit Race might not survive through today."

Upon hearing this, the Fire Spirit Race Leader and other elders fell silent.

Though the Fire Spirit Race is also a prominent strength in the Cultivation Realm, it's simply nothing compared to the Medicine God Hall.

Sacrificing the entire Fire Spirit Race for the Reincarnation Profound Crystal is utterly unworthy.

"The Great Elder is absolutely right." The Fire Spirit Race Leader nodded slightly, "In the end, the Reincarnation Profound Crystal is not meant for our tribe; I, as the leader, will just pretend we never had it."

No matter how unwilling the Fire Spirit Race Leader was, he was powerless.

...

A black, majestic spiritual ship flew over the skies of Fire Spirit Mountain.

With the Reincarnation Profound Crystal in hand, Gu Chenfeng headed back to the Medicine God Hall, intending to immediately enter closed-door cultivation upon his return.

Gu Chenfeng didn't expect the journey to the Fire Spirit Race to go so smoothly.

Gu Chenfeng took out the Reincarnation Profound Crystal and sensed the pure and massive Ice Attribute within, excitedly saying, "The Reincarnation Profound Crystal contains an exceptionally powerful Ancient Ice Attribute, which must be why the Ice Soul Race was able to rise."

"Such a vast, pure Ancient Ice Attribute—it was foolish of me to consider using it to break through the Integration Stage. Doing so would be a sheer waste."

"With such a massive, pure Ancient Ice Attribute, not to mention in the Tribulation Stage—even those in the Mahayana Stage could cultivate. Once I absorb the Ancient Ice Attribute, it will enable me to break through the Tribulation Stage and further strengthen the Ice Attribute."

"In my eighth life, breaking through the Tribulation Stage awakened my Divine Power. This life will certainly allow it too. With the assistance of Divine Power, the journey to Clouds Beyond Heaven will be no issue."

However.

As Gu Chenfeng was excited.

"Save my clan..." An old, weak voice once again reached Gu Chenfeng's ears, causing the Ice Attribute of the Reincarnation Profound Crystal to momentarily fluctuate.

Upon hearing the weak voice again, Gu Chenfeng was certain the sound came from the Reincarnation Profound Crystal.

Gu Chenfeng looked at the Reincarnation Profound Crystal in his hand, frowning, "Are you talking to me?"

The Reincarnation Profound Crystal had no response.

"Strange, why is there no sound again? Who is speaking?" Gu Chenfeng frowned, then shook the Reincarnation Profound Crystal vigorously, but again, it had no response.

Could it be that what I just heard was just an auditory hallucination?

"Absolutely not an auditory hallucination." Gu Chenfeng was very certain, yet the Reincarnation Profound Crystal had no response.

Suddenly, Gu Chenfeng thought of something, frowning, "Patriarch Su once said that the Reincarnation Profound Crystal is the key to unlocking the Ice Soul Race's treasury, and it conceals a secret profound beyond measure. If I forcefully absorb the Ice Attribute Spiritual Power, perhaps I'll find out something."

Thinking of this.

Gu Chenfeng then activated a strand of Ice Attribute Spiritual Power and injected it into the Reincarnation Profound Crystal.

"Why is there no response?" Gu Chenfeng frowned again, "Is the Ice Attribute Spiritual Power not strong enough?"

While puzzled, Gu Chenfeng intended to activate the Ice Attribute once more and inject it into the Reincarnation Profound Crystal.

But at this moment.

The Reincarnation Profound Crystal, initially unresponsive, suddenly trembled, and a powerful Ancient Ice Attribute Spiritual Power erupted.

"There's a reaction!" Gu Chenfeng rejoiced.

But before Gu Chenfeng could celebrate, the Reincarnation Profound Crystal suddenly flash with incredibly dazzling blue light, and a terrifying suction force erupted.

"This is..." Gu Chenfeng's expression changed dramatically.

Unfortunately, before Gu Chenfeng could react, he was sucked in by the sudden terrifying suction force.

Instantly.

The dazzling blue light disappeared, Gu Chenfeng vanished, and the Reincarnation Profound Crystal disappeared as well.

This all happened very suddenly and very mysteriously.

At this moment, the spiritual ship was now like a ghost ship flying, utterly empty on board. If anyone saw this, wouldn't they be scared to death?

At this moment.

Gu Chenfeng had been sucked into the Reincarnation Profound Crystal and was currently in a state of rapid freefall.

In the face of the powerful suction force, Gu Chenfeng was unable to resist.

Gu Chenfeng furrowed his brow and thought, "Where is this suction force taking me?"

A few minutes later.

The powerful suction force vanished, and Gu Chenfeng landed firmly.

A surge of violent chill assailed, revealing a field of snowy icy mountains.

"The aura of Ancient Ice Attribute, could this be the space within the Reincarnation Profound Crystal?" Gu Chenfeng silently speculated, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings of the space.

"Young friend, save my clan..." A faint, elderly voice echoed.

This time.

Gu Chenfeng finally heard the voice clearly.

Following the voice's source, Gu Chenfeng looked and discovered in a nearby valley, an elder trapped within an array, his limbs bound by strong energy lock chains and unable to move.

Gu Chenfeng flashed to the edge of the array, scrutinizing the white-haired elder, "Who are you? Why are you trapped here?"

The white-haired elder weakly replied, "I am the Clan Leader of the Ice Soul Race."

"I guessed it." Gu Chenfeng nodded slightly.

The white-haired elder was indeed the Ice Soul Race Leader, Hun Tianxiao.

Hun Tianxiao gazed at Gu Chenfeng and weakly said, "Young friend, I beg you to save my tribe. If you can save my clan, I promise the entire Ice Soul Race will be sworn to you."

"You need to first tell me what happened." Gu Chenfeng replied calmly, "I heard the Ice Soul Race was annihilated many years ago; I'm quite curious about the reason."

After speaking, Gu Chenfeng looked at the powerful array.

Hun Tianxiao recalled the events of that year, a tumultuous wrath and murderous intent burst forth, and the Ice Attribute Spiritual Power surged madly.

But it was soon forcibly suppressed by the terrifying sealing power of the array.

Hun Tianxiao was filled with pain, eventually crying out helplessly.

Gu Chenfeng was quite surprised, "Such powerful sealing power, able to easily suppress the power of a Late Stage Mahayana expert."

The reason Hun Tianxiao was so weak was clearly due to continuously trying to break through the array for many years, each time ending in failure and being forcibly suppressed by the array.

Over time, Hun Tianxiao became increasingly frail, his Spiritual Power unable to recover.

"This is no ordinary sealing array." Gu Chenfeng smiled lightly, "Ice Soul Race Leader, this sealing array is extraordinarily strong. If my guess is correct, this array originates from the Immortal Realm."

"Young friend, you have sharp eyes." Hun Tianxiao was quite surprised that Gu Chenfeng recognized the Immortal Realm's sealing array.

Gu Chenfeng furrowed his brow and speculated, "From this, it seems the annihilation of the Ice Soul Race is related to the Immortal Realm."