Chapter 478: Walking on Foot
Thump... Thump... Thump...
Beneath the Ice and Snow Sacred Mountain, the thick layer of snow was shattered by powerful strands of Sword Qi.
Two figures plummeted from the sky at an alarmingly fast speed.
After a moment, with a thump, the two landed on the ground in an embarrassing heap.
Snow swirled up into the sky.
Filling their mouths with a mouthful of snowflakes.
"Phew," Xiao Yi patted off the snowflakes on his clothing and let out a sigh of relief.
Beside him, Bai Bingxue was still shaken.
At this moment, atop the summit, a woman and an elder were intensely watching the two below.
Despite the vast distance separating them, they managed to see Xiao Yi's situation quite clearly with their strength.
"The nerve of that kid, falling like that and yet neither dead nor seriously injured," the woman angrily said.
Beside her, the elder chuckled wryly, "Clan Leader, after all, the Senior Swordswoman is your…"
"Hmm?" The woman glared at the elder.
The elder quickly shut his mouth and sheepishly said, "Even without that relationship, she's one of the supreme strong of this era."
"It's a good thing those two youngsters are unharmed, otherwise it would've been troublesome."
"Supreme strong?" The woman's expression grew even angrier.
"Have you ever seen a supreme strong so shameless, so thick-skinned?"
"When I kindly invited her to be a guest at the Sacred Mountain, what did she do?"
"She literally blasted through my Ice and Snow Sacred Mountain and took the Cold Ice Marrow."
The elder chuckled wryly again, "I remember, it seemed to be the Clan Leader, who in front of the Senior Swordswoman, boasted about it, which led…"
The woman glared at the elder and said, "What about the Extreme Cold Essence?"
"I spent decades extracting it, only to have a little stored up, placed in the Extreme Cold Ice Sea for refinement."
"And her? Just for her damned armor, she stole it all."
The elder once again gave a wry smile, "I recall it was you, Clan Leader, who bet with the Senior Swordswoman."
"You said that your Extreme Cold Essence was hidden deep within the Extreme Cold Ice Sea, impossible for anyone to find or take."
"And then…"
"Then what?" The woman looked ominously at the elder, "Am I the Clan Leader, or are you?"
"Of course, it's you," the elder chuckled wryly.
"Whose side are you on?" the woman said darkly.
"Yours, of course," the elder replied.
"Hmph, that's more like it." The woman turned around, picking up the letter that she had been holding a moment ago.
"That old hag's summoned folks are by no means anything decent."
"I want to see what that old hag has written to me."
The woman opened the letter and after a glance, her expression drastically changed.
"Damn, this is bad."
"What is?" said the elder in alarm.
The woman spoke gravely, "That young girl, she's the old hag's disciple."
"The young man with the extraordinary swordsmanship…"
The elder asked in astonishment, "Is that important?"
The woman frowned, "For his sake, the entire Sky-splitting Sword Sect fell out with the Flame Martial Kingdom's Royal Family, do you think that's important?"
"What?" exclaimed the elder in shock.
The woman stampeded her feet in frustration, "Damn it."
"Those two juniors, they didn't humble themselves and plead with me a moment ago; perhaps I wouldn't have been so angry if they had."
The elder chuckled wryly, "Clan Leader, you don't seem to have given them a chance to explain."
"Oh? Is that so?" The woman furrowed her brows, "But this Snow Mountain Peak is so vast, yet they managed to fall from here."
"They can only blame themselves."
"Fall… off the mountain?" The elder's eyes widened.
"Isn't that so?" The woman glared ominously at the elder, "Could it be that you think this Clan Leader, as an Extreme Realm Expert, would bully those two young juniors and force them off the mountain?"
"This…" The elder was flabbergasted.
"Enough, no more nonsense." The woman waved her hand dismissively, "Have the Third Elder bring them back."
"Yes," the elder nodded and turned to leave.
After a short while.
The elder and the Third Elder returned to the main hall.
The woman frowned, "Didn't I ask you to look for those two and bring them back?"
The Third Elder chuckled wryly, "I went, but I couldn't find them; those two have vanished without a trace."
"Gone?" The woman was slightly startled and quickly sensed her surroundings.
She then discovered that Xiao Yi and Bai Bingxue, who could originally be seen below Snow Mountain, had already disappeared without a trace.
"Forget it," the woman shrugged her shoulders. "Considering that guy's strength just now, he's certainly not mediocre."
"They're probably heading to Evernight City to attend the Ice Edge Conference."
"Send a few elders to track them along the way."
"If they can catch up, then catch up; if not, we'll just wait for them in Evernight City."
"Yes," the Third Elder nodded.
...
Meanwhile, Xiao Yi and Bai Bingxue had already left Ice and Snow Sacred Mountain, thoroughly entering the Extreme Cold Land.
For now, the two of them could still manage Sky-controlling Flight.
After traversing several thousand miles,
extreme Cold Gang Wind crept in, gusting continuously from the high skies.
The protective elemental power around Bai Bingxue dissipated almost instantaneously.
Xiao Yi shielded her behind him.
Hiss hiss.
Two chilling breaths, sharp as wind blades, struck and instantaneously carved several bloodstains on his arms.
Xiao Yi frowned, "Such terrifying gang wind."
With his current level of developing the Asura Battle Body to the Earth Origin Ninth Layer, combined with the previous Heavenly Thunder Body Refining that tempered his physique,
his physical strength was nearly comparable to someone at the First or Second Layer of the Heavenly Origin Realm.
Yet, he was still easily injured by the gang wind.
Moreover, this Extreme Cold Gang Wind was relentless.
No wonder ordinary Heavenly Origin Realm Martial Artists couldn't last even a short while in these high altitudes.
With a swoosh,
Xiao Yi lashed out with his Frost Sword,
splitting the incoming Extreme Cold Gang Wind completely.
Then, he descended to the ground with Bai Bingxue.
"I wonder what grudge there is between master and that Snow Winged Eagle senior," Bai Bingxue said with a frown.
"That made the senior blast us off the mountain directly."
Xiao Yi shook his head, "It shouldn't be any significant grudge."
"Otherwise, Senior Swordswoman wouldn't have allowed us to go to Ice and Snow Sacred Mountain."
"But, as Senior Swordswoman's disciple, don't you know if there's any grudge between them?"
Bai Bingxue spoke coolly, "You're also Senior Yi Tianxing's disciple, but didn't you also not know about your senior's resentments in the past?"
Xiao Yi's expression darkened, saying nothing.
Bai Bingxue realized and said, "Sorry."
Then, she changed the subject, "Xiao Yi, with your strength, you can't resist those Extreme Cold Gang Wind?"
"I can," Xiao Yi nodded, "But, it requires the consumption of primordial power within the body."
"The Extreme Cold Land is vast."
"And Evernight City is exceedingly far, I fear the consumption of primordial power won't keep up."
Xiao Yi thought for a moment, "Let's travel on foot for now."
"On the way, I'll think of a solution."
Bai Bingxue frowned, "But, the Extreme Cold Land here is rampant with demon beasts, the ground is just as dangerous."
"It's fine," Xiao Yi replied, "Although the Extreme Cold Land is dangerous, with our strength, it actually doesn't pose much of a threat."
"Besides being unable to fly, this place is actually the preferred training grounds for many."
"As long as we're careful, it shouldn't be a big problem."
Xiao Yi had barely finished speaking.
Suddenly, within a kilometer radius around them, white shadows emerged from the snowy ground.
In overwhelming numbers, there were at least thousands of them.
The white shadows emitted a dim green glow.
They were Snow Ice Lions, moving in groups with snow-white fur, extremely adept at hiding in the snow to launch surprise attacks.
As Level 5 Peak Demon Beasts.
Lion-type demon beasts are already deemed among the rulers of all demon beast types.
With the strength of the Snow Ice Lions, it's likely not inferior to a Sixth-level Early Stage demon beast.
With such numbers, even Earth Origin Realm Martial Artists would likely have to flee.
"This is what you call 'not a big problem'?" Bai Bingxue rolled her eyes.
Xiao Yi replied awkwardly, "Everyone has their unlucky moments."
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