Chapter 61: I Want All Your Internal Energy

  The sky will be bright soon.

  The patter of the rain stopped unknowingly, replaced by a brand new sunny day that has been forever unchanged.

  The warm morning light illuminates the entire mountain peak, even the dense pine forest, making everything incredibly transparent, leaving one feeling refreshed and invigorated.

  Even Shen Du, who had just gone through an intense battle, was spirited and dancing with his sword on the lawn, as if he didn't feel any fatigue at all.

  "Ah, being young is really great." Xiao Qing walked out of the house, somehow producing a wooden comb and carefully grooming her long black hair.

  It just so happened that I met Bi Luo walking out with a large package on her back, and curiously asked: "How can you carry such a big bag, don't you feel it's heavy?"

  Biluo gave Xiaoqing a sinister look from head to toe, her face expressionless and her tone icy: "What does it have to do with you whether I'm heavy or not? If Shen Dou hadn't been so vigilant last night, who knows what would have happened. I think the heaviest load here isn't this bag on my back, but..."

  "Hehe, don't worry, I'm absolutely not a burden to you all. On the contrary, I'll be your best helper." Xiao Qing stopped combing her hair and casually tossed the comb onto the wooden bed inside the room, speaking in an extremely gentle tone.

  "Perhaps, anyway, we really don't want to be your enemies." This was said by Yan Muo, her eyes couldn't see, so she didn't come out to join in the excitement.

  "Hehe, I didn't think of becoming your enemy either. But now I have a suggestion, I don't know if you're willing to calm down and listen."

  "What advice." Bi Luo glared at Xiao Qing with a bad attitude.

  "Since this place has been discovered by the Snow Devil's people, we shouldn't linger here any longer. The Extreme Path Gate must have also been taken over by their men. If we want to go to the Seventh Layer of the Ice Prison, we'll probably have to find another way."

  "What? You're going to Ice Prison's Seventh Floor too?" Beryl was utterly astonished.

  Tian Mu also listened more seriously.

  "Yes, to be honest with you, I have an irreconcilable feud with the Snow Demon. He killed my father, destroyed my clan, all for the sake of cultivating his despicable Ice Killing Magic. I heard that this magic requires at least 50 years to achieve, and now 49 years have passed, leaving only one year left. If he succeeds in cultivating it, it will be even more difficult for us to eliminate him."

  As soon as he heard it, he suddenly remembered the dream of last night, and a strange chill rose in his heart, and his whole body involuntarily shivered.

  Biluo sneered, "Who says we have to fight Snow Demon just because we're going to the seventh floor of the Ice Prison? We came here only to rescue someone, and once we've rescued them, we'll leave immediately."

  "Cut, I'm telling you, little sister, your words are too naive. Snow Demon cultivates the Ice Killing Technique and is currently in closed-door meditation on the seventh floor of the ice prison. If you rush into his lair to rescue someone, do you think he'll let you off easily? Moreover, he's probably already sensed that there's an outsider invading."

  When she said that, Bi Luo suddenly remembered the young man who had a fight with Shen Dou earlier. Before leaving, he was still furious and told Shen Dou that he would make him know his strength.

  So he escaped and is very likely to inform Xue Mo about the situation here...

  Biluo didn't dare to think deeply anymore, and looked at Xiaoqing with a confused face: "Then what do you plan to do?"

  "Follow me to Jiǔ Qū Diàn, that's the only place where you can reach Ice Prison Seventh Floor at the fastest speed."

  "But where is Jiǔ Qū Diàn, what kind of place is it?" Bi Luo was completely ignorant about that place.

  When Yan Ge heard the name "Jiǔ Qū Diàn", he was extremely shocked, his face full of surprise: "Xiao Qing, what did you just say? Are you saying that Jiǔ Qū Diàn is here?"

  "What's wrong, is something not right?" Xiao Qing walked to the door of Yan Mo with a shocked face, slightly raising her slender eyebrows and asked softly.

  "There's nothing wrong, I just feel strange. I've heard that the Jiǔ Qū Diàn is a place where the snake tribe resides, and it's extremely yin. Ordinary people who enter won't be able to escape the influence of the yin energy within three hours, losing their self-awareness and consciousness, becoming slaves to the snake tribe."

  "What's wrong with that?" asked Xiao Qing.

  "This is certainly no problem, but this place is a virtual realm of Ice Prison. How can you possibly exist in an illusory world?"

  "Hehe, who told you this is a virtual world? There are mountains and rivers here, there's sky and white clouds. Who told you this is a virtual world?" Xiao Qing seemed to find Yan Muo's words extremely ridiculous, laughing so hard that tears almost came out.

  "But didn't we clearly ascend from the first floor of the Ice Prison to the third floor, then enter the Realm of Desire, and finally break through the Realm of Desire to arrive at the Gate of Extreme Dao? Could all of this be an illusion?" Yan Mu felt extremely incredulous, as this seemed fundamentally impossible according to common logic.

  "So there's only one explanation, we're still in the realm of desire." Shen Du had been silent for a long time and finally walked to their side, surprisingly saying this sentence. First-time update.

  Still in the realm of desire, Xiao Qing... A hint of fear appeared on Bi Lao's face.

  But Shen Dou suddenly shook his long sword, and a golden light flashed as the Sword King's aura appeared. With a cold expression, he struck out with his sword, which pierced directly into Xiao Qing's chest.

  Xiao Qing couldn't react in time and stared at the orange long sword that had pierced her chest in extreme shock, soon after, her expression turned hard.

  Xiao Qing's breath became extremely weak, and she was about to lose her life. However, Xian Mo flew out and landed precisely in front of Xiao Qing. With one palm strike, he hit Shen Dou's chest.

  Shen Du felt incredulous about everything in front of him, tightly grasping the long sword, and was blown back dozens of steps by the palm wind.

  "What's going on? Didn't you say you didn't know any martial arts?"

  "This moment is different from that moment, Shendu. Take a closer look at who I am!" Before the words had fallen, she reached out and peeled off a layer of skin from her face, revealing another face underneath.

  "Xiao Qing, it's actually you... then who is this person?" Shen Dou's thoughts suddenly became chaotic.

  "She is, of course, my other self." Xiao Qing said with a relaxed face.

  But Shen Du felt that even his soul was almost shaken out. Splitting one's body, in the Lingzhou Continent, only a strong Sword Immortal could possess such an ability, yet Xiao Qing could casually utter this phrase of splitting her body.

  "So where did Tian Mu go?" Shen Du asked anxiously.

  "She has already been secretly sent to the Jiǔ Qū Diàn by me, now as long as you cooperate with me, I will guarantee her safety, but if you are not willing to cooperate with me, I will definitely make her die a terrible death." Xiao Qing said with a gloomy face, and there was no longer any warmth on his face.

  Shen Duo simply shook his head and didn't stay.

  "This is too unbelievable, it's impossible. When did you bring the threshing board out of my sight? Why didn't I have any slightest perception?"

  "Heh heh, fool, when you first saw me, did you know where I came from? Didn't you also fail to notice my existence?"

  Xiao Qing's tone was light and airy, her expression also relaxed a lot as she slowly stood up and walked towards Shen Dou with gentle steps, asking softly: "I've explained it to you so clearly, shouldn't you agree to my request now?"

  "I didn't expect her expression to change so quickly, Shen Du only felt that this woman was really terrifying, and coldly said: 'You still haven't told me, what exactly do you want me to help you with.'"

  "I want you to pass on all your internal energy to me!" Xiao Qing said, gritting her teeth. A face that was originally gentle and elegant could also become so terrifying.