On the other side, intense spiritual energy fluctuations erupted in the sky above an open space.
A strong icy aura spread rapidly, and a huge ice snake released countless sharp ice thorns as it swam through the air, tearing through the air with a whooshing sound.
The ice thorns attacked a thick blue ice wall, colliding with it and producing a crisp sound, seemingly not very powerful and easily blocked.
A black light also slashed down from above, a giant sword dozens of feet long, also targeting the ice wall.
However, the ice wall suddenly flashed with blue light, and the entire ice wall solidified into a huge beast head, roaring towards the sky. It looked like a giant bear head. A piercing sonic wave, mixed with countless ice crystals, swept out, blocking the giant sword's attack.
Immediately afterward, an ice claw formed from frost reached out and pinched the giant sword, instantly freezing the treasure.
But a delicate shout came from the side, and a fiery red ribbon wrapped around, brushed in the air, and also entangled the giant sword, and most of the frost on it dissipated. The giant sword shook suddenly and returned to its original state, instantly smashing the ice bear head.
Among the countless ice fragments, a blue shadow quickly dodged to the other side. The black giant sword, the fiery red ribbon, and several giant ice snakes relentlessly besieged it.
For a time, icy spiritual power and sharp sword light swept through this area.
The constantly fleeing blue shadow was a round-faced woman with blue hair, looking only seventeen or eighteen years old. While fleeing, she pleaded bitterly. "Sister Xue, can't you let your sister go? We have no grievances or animosity, why are you chasing me so relentlessly?"
This woman's voice was soft, with a pitiful appearance. But upon closer inspection, the woman's eyes were scarlet, and her ears were somewhat strange.
"Okay, Sister Lan, as long as you agree to be the guardian spirit beast of my Ice Cloud Valley, my senior brother and I will let you go." A chuckle came from behind, spoken by a white-clothed woman controlling several ice snakes and a red ribbon.
"Do you think it's possible for me to be your sect's guardian spirit beast?"
The round-faced woman's face stiffened, seemingly not expecting such a thing. But as a demon race that had opened its spiritual wisdom, she was naturally unwilling to be a sect's spirit beast.
"Sister Lan, why be so heartless? You also stayed in Ice Cloud Valley for a while in your early years. Since you are unwilling, then there is nothing to say. My senior brother and I will capture you, and you will obediently submit." The white-clothed woman's appearance was also quite beautiful, but the words she spoke were somewhat cold, and she did not seem like an easy person to get along with.
The middle-aged male cultivator in white, who was wielding the black giant sword, did not speak, but his attacks became increasingly sharp.
The round-faced woman's face became a bit colder, and she gritted her teeth and spat out a round pearl. This was her demon core, and she planned to fight to the death.
Although she was a transformed demon cultivator with considerable strength, she believed that she could steadily defeat either of the two men alone.
Unfortunately, when she and two other demon cultivators separated to explore the treasure in the mine, she unexpectedly ran into these two people and was jointly pursued by them.
Generally speaking, monks of their level rarely fought each other. Even if she was a demon cultivator, there was little hostility without any conflicting interests.
It was only because she had been the spirit beast of an elder of Ice Cloud Valley in her early years, and had escaped after her spiritual wisdom was opened, which had caused quite a stir. This was considered a scandal for Ice Cloud Valley, which made the monks of this sect always resentful.
Unexpectedly, she encountered them in this place, and a big fight naturally broke out.
Sacrificing her demon core, the demon power on the round-faced woman surged, and her aura increased greatly. With a delicate shout, a large amount of blue mist emerged from her body.
These mists spread into the air, releasing a powerful icy aura, quickly sweeping around. The round-faced woman hid in it, and her figure swayed, transforming into more than a dozen blue afterimages. They were actually giant blue rabbits.
Their forms were exactly the same as the snow rabbits guarding the ice cave, except that their fur was blue and somewhat strange.
Strange gurgling sounds came from the rabbits' mouths, and one by one their bodies swelled, turning into ice-sculpted rabbits more than ten feet tall, attacking with blood-red eyes.
Although the blue rabbits were condensed from spiritual power, they were extremely agile, quickly besieging the white-clothed man and woman.
Both of these people were Nascent Soul cultivators, and the white-clothed man had already reached the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage, so naturally he would not be afraid. With a flip of his hand, a cyan spear appeared in his hand, and with a gentle throw, the spear spun and stabbed out countless cyan rays.
The white-clothed woman was even more unwilling to be outdone, snorting coldly, the red ribbon wrapped around, brushing out a scarlet light curtain in the air, emitting a strange spiritual power, and any attacks that approached were bounced away.
Between the collision of spiritual power, the three had exchanged blows several times. Although the two joined forces and steadily gained the upper hand, they could not take down the round-faced woman.
However, the longer the time dragged on, the worse the round-faced woman's situation became. She could only cope with the enemy while looking for a way out. Thus, their battle group crossed a long distance.
While the two sides were in a stalemate, suddenly, a terrifying lion's roar came from a distance. The sound seemed very far away, but it was as if it was ringing in their ears, causing the nearby air to hum.
The sound came abruptly, immediately alarming the three people fighting. The white-clothed man and woman's faces sank, and their expressions became ugly.
The round-faced woman shouted with great joy. "Lion King!"
"Hmph, two more human monks." At the same time as the lion's roar, a muffled voice came.
"Not good, it's a ninth-order demon cultivator, Junior Sister, let's go." The man and woman's faces became even more ugly, and the man flung his sleeves to recall his magic weapon, turning into a ray of light and flying into the distance.
The white-clothed woman glanced fiercely at the round-faced woman, and also quickly left unwillingly. In the blink of an eye, the two were gone.
The round-faced woman did not chase, breathed a sigh of relief and looked in the direction of the sound, revealing a smile. "Thank you, Lion King."
The direction the woman was looking at had a ball of ice wind rapidly approaching. The wind dissipated, revealing a silver-haired old man.
The Frost Lion King just glanced at the leaving white-clothed man and woman and nodded, not saying much, and asked directly. "You were also teleported to this place, have you found anything? Have you seen that guy, Lone Wolf?"
"Lone Wolf..."
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On the other hand, the white-clothed man and woman flew with all their strength for a hundred miles, and seeing that there were no enemies chasing after them, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hmph, we almost caught the Blue Snow Rabbit." The white-clothed woman looked depressed.
"Junior Sister, let's forget about it. Why bother clinging to the Blue Snow Rabbit's matter? She was able to escape from this sect by chance and open her spiritual wisdom, so she is not easy to deal with. Besides, it was a thousand years ago."
"Senior Brother Ning, am I not thinking about the sect? This demon still has the sect's residual restriction in her body. Although it can no longer be completely controlled, there is still a great chance to subdue her if we capture this demon again. Such a spirit beast is rare."
The white-clothed woman said extremely unwillingly.
"Alas." The white-clothed man shook his head and sighed.
The two flew for a while and also discovered that the space here was a bit strange, and their faces became even more ugly. They also began to look for a way out. Not long after, they ran into three monks again, who happened to be Zhang Ling and the others.
