Chapter 969: Activating the Ice Venerate Token
The Fangcun City Lord roughly explained to Xiao Yi.
The place where the Formation Power hides the Ice Venerate Token is actually a Subspace.
The Fangcun City Lord comprehended these Martial Arts Powers and discovered this Subspace, as well as the Ice Venerate Token.
This led to the subsequent grand event.
In the Fangcun Territory, Martial Arts Geniuses from various great forces gathered together.
The competition originally took place within the Subspace, but later the space collapsed.
This resulted in countless white beams shooting out, along with the concealed Ice Venerate Token also leaping forth.
The Formation Power that formed this Subspace was of the Ice Attribute, extremely cold.
This is also why Xiao Yi, after being hit by those white beams, instantaneously felt the piercing cold and was even unable to resist this icy chill.
The Martial Arts Power contained within the Subspace where the Ice Venerate Token was hidden is extraordinarily astonishing.
Even someone like the Fangcun City Lord, who had meditated for a century, could not fully comprehend it, so its level and power are self-evident.
After that, it was the emergence of the group of Heavenly Talents from the Subspace.
Xiao Yi was automatically recognized as the master by the Ice Venerate Token, naturally surrounding him with a crowd of Heavenly Talents.
Then it was the arrival of Ran Qi.
According to the Fangcun City Lord's explanation, initially, this grand event was only spread within the Fangcun Territory.
After all, once the news of the Ice Venerate Token was released, various major forces boiled over, and they all sent their Heavenly Talents to participate.
Naturally, the event started swiftly.
Ran Qi's appearance was a variable, though.
The only assumption was that Ran Qi happened to be nearby and happened to come over.
After listening to the explanation, Xiao Yi nodded.
The Fangcun City Lord smiled and said, "Now you should understand."
"That the Ice Venerable, a legendary figure standing atop the continent, appeared even earlier than the Ancient Eight Halls."
"The sect established by his disciples is already one of the top forces on the continent."
"The eight ancient Ice Venerate Tokens he left behind, containing his transcendent techniques, are immensely significant."
"Naturally, the competition among the Heavenly Talents who came to vie for them is exceptionally fierce."
The Fangcun City Lord paused for a moment and continued, "It's conceivable that whoever obtains the Ice Venerate Token will advance in cultivation and fully master its transcendent techniques."
"In the future, it might even be possible to establish forces comparable to the Ice Storm Sword Pavilion and the Ice Emperor Palace."
"Naturally, the eight pieces of ancient Ice Venerate Tokens are enough to drive anyone crazy."
"However, I also heard a rumor," the Fangcun City Lord suddenly frowned and said.
"What?" Xiao Yi asked in confusion.
The Fangcun City Lord replied, "Rumor has it that the Ice Venerable also carried an Ice Venerable Sovereign Token."
"It's said that this is the item containing the Ice Venerable's greatest secret."
"Of course, whether it's true or false is unknown."
"Furthermore, who would obtain the item carried by the Ice Venerable?" The Fangcun City Lord chuckled a few times.
"Such a person, even if truly dead, likely no one can do a thing about it."
"Hmm." Xiao Yi also chuckled a few times.
If his assumptions were right, that rumored Ice Venerable Sovereign Token was currently treated by him as a useless object, casually hung at his waist.
Of course, Xiao Yi was no fool and didn't reveal this.
"Alright, let's not dwell on it," the Fangcun City Lord waved his hand and said, "Now activate your Ice Venerate Token."
"Okay." Xiao Yi nodded, taking out the Ice Venerate Token.
"Extend your hand," the Fangcun City Lord said.
Xiao Yi nodded, extending both palms, with one hand holding the Ice Venerate Token, while the other hand slowly opened.
A flash of light flickered from the Fangcun City Lord's hand, and an inexplicable power shot into Xiao Yi's palm.
"So strong." Xiao Yi felt the power on his palm, his eyes widened in surprise.
"Don't be surprised, activate the Ice Venerate Token," the Fangcun City Lord urged eagerly.
"Mm." Xiao Yi nodded.
Both palms gradually approached, then completely closed together.
The moment the Fangcun City Lord's power touched the Ice Venerate Token.
A burst of intense white light surged from the Ice Venerate Token.
Within the white light, a chilling aura was pressing, prompting even Xiao Yi to shiver unwittingly.
In the next second, the cold aura fully erupted.
Instantly, Xiao Yi's hands were covered with Cold Frost, and ice quickly formed underfoot.
Within moments, the surroundings turned into an icy wonderland.
"What a terrifying Cold Ice Power." Xiao Yi squinted his eyes.
When the white light settled and the aura eruption stopped, the entire City Lord's Mansion was buried in snow and ice.
Meanwhile, mysterious characters emerged on the Ice Venerate Token.
Seeing this, the Fangcun City Lord quickly hollered, "Quickly sit down cross-legged and enter the state of enlightenment."
"These mysterious pieces of knowledge will automatically enter your mind."
Xiao Yi nodded, quickly sitting down.
At this time, the inexplicable connection between him and the Ice Venerate Token became clearer.
Xiao Yi could even clearly feel that his mind had merged with the Ice Venerate Token.
The mysterious characters emanating from the Ice Venerate Token continuously melted into his mind.
"I see," Xiao Yi thought joyfully.
The knowledge contained within the Ice Venerate Token differed from normal inheritances or Martial Arts Steles.
Neither an inheritance nor a Martial Arts Stele provided Martial Arts Knowledge that requires one to comprehend it; success depends on one's ability to understand.
But the knowledge within the Ice Venerate Token requires no comprehension and automatically enters one's mind much like enlightenment.
To put it more simply, even a Martial Artist without any talent could completely gain this Martial Arts Knowledge.
As long as one possesses and activates the Ice Venerate Token, one is guaranteed to obtain it.
This aspect alone is enough to drive countless Heavenly Talents mad.
Xiao Yi automatically absorbed the knowledge while the Fangcun City Lord quickly observed the mysterious characters.
Unlike Xiao Yi, he couldn't absorb them.
He could only watch and comprehend as he went.
For him, it was like meditating on a Martial Arts Stele.
Minutes later, a large amount of Martial Arts Knowledge had appeared within Xiao Yi's mind.
He had already recognized what Martial Arts it was.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the Fangcun City Lord's expression was filled with joy, "Indeed, indeed, exactly as I imagined."
The Fangcun City Lord said "indeed" three times, showing his current delight.
"It's truly Martial Arts Knowledge of the Formation path."
"I was indeed not mistaken."
Correct, the contents within the Ice Venerate Token contained were of the Formation path.
Moreover, it was related to the lifetime Formation attainments of the Ice Venerable.
The Formation Knowledge at this level left Xiao Yi in awe as he absorbed it.
Compared to the Formation Knowledge obtained from the Heavenly Flame Formation Master, these were truly the mysterious Formation path.
The knowledge from the Heavenly Flame Formation Master seemed so rudimentary it wasn't worth mentioning.
Xiao Yi continued to absorb automatically, while the Fangcun City Lord regained his composure and earnestly began to meditate.
The Formation attainments of the Ice Venerable's lifetime contained within this were tremendously vast and astonishing.
Even if the knowledge was absorbed automatically, Xiao Yi took a full day to absorb it all.
A day later, the mysterious characters emanating from the Ice Venerate Token completely ceased.
Xiao Yi exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling refreshed and revitalized.
On the other hand, the Fangcun City Lord looked exhausted, as if he had aged decades.
"Alas," the Fangcun City Lord sighed lightly, shaking his head, filled with a sense of defeat.