I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 564: Chapter 453: Cold Pearl, Secret Realm, Ice Palace (Part 2)

Qin Tian waved his hand grandly, and the power of void within him surged once more, coalescing into a semi-transparent vacuum zone in front of him, isolating the stone platform from the surrounding ice layers.

After completing this, he bent down and gently pressed his right hand onto the surface of the stone platform.

The power of void seeped into the stone platform like flowing water, meandering along the hidden patterns. Soon, the corners of Qin Tian’s mouth curled into a knowing smile: "There’s certainly more than meets the eye."

The interior of the stone platform concealed extremely intricate spatial patterns.

These patterns perfectly fused with the natural stone textures of the platform. If one were to probe with spiritual energy alone, they would merely regard them as naturally formed rock textures, never thinking they were artificial spatial imprints.

But Qin Tian could instantly see through this disguise—these patterns interlocked like a complex array.

"Let me see what else is hidden behind this." Qin Tian’s eyes flashed, and he no longer held back, pouring the power of void within him into the stone platform.

With the influx of power, a faint white glow began to emanate from the surface of the stone platform. The hidden spatial patterns, like awakened elves, gradually emerged on the platform, forming a circular array pattern.

The white glow grew brighter, and the array pattern became clearer, and a pure spatial power burst forth from the array, enveloping Qin Tian like a tide.

He could feel the space around him vibrating intensely, as if an invisible gate was slowly opening.

Qin Tian did not resist. Instead, he relaxed his body, allowing the spatial power to envelop him.

In the next moment, the spatial power contracted abruptly, pulling Qin Tian into it like a vortex.

His figure wavered slightly in place, then vanished from the vacuum zone in front of the stone platform like ink dissolving in water, leaving only the glowing stone platform silently standing at the frozen lakebed, waiting for the next person to activate it.

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The moment the spatial fluctuations dissipated, Qin Tian’s figure landed steadily on unfamiliar ground.

He looked around, and what first entered his field of vision was the dome of the barrier overhead, emitting a gentle blue light.

The barrier, like an overturned giant bowl, encompassed the entire area. The light filtered through the barrier, making the surroundings neither dark nor imbued with the piercing cold of the ice field, but rather exuding a peculiar gentle warmth.

Underfoot was soft ground, covered with fine blue crystals that made a "rustle" sound when stepped upon.

Surrounding him was a flourishing forest, distinctly different from the trees outside.

The trunks here were not particularly robust, entirely white as though sculpted from ice, with a faint sheen on their surface.

The branches were slender but resilient, without a single leaf or fruit. The branch tips were laden with blue crystals of varying sizes, large as fists, small as fingertips, refracting a crystalline gleam under the barrier’s light, as if adorned with blue stars.

Qin Tian raised his hand to pick a crystal from a branch tip, feeling a cool sensation at his fingertips. The crystal was flawless, with what seemed like water flowing slowly within it.

He could clearly sense that the crystal contained extremely pure ice energy, which could be easily harnessed for his use.

"Interesting."

Qin Tian raised his eyebrows.

This was the first time he encountered trees that could bear energy crystals.

If these trees could be transplanted to the Ice Extreme Pass, not only would it solve the daily energy needs of the Ice Extreme Pass, but the pure ice energy crystals could also be sold, bringing a continuous stream of wealth to the Ice Extreme Pass.

However, transplantation could be discussed later. His spiritual energy stirred, and his figure rose into the air, hovering to overlook the entire area.

This was a small secret realm, not particularly vast, and almost everywhere his gaze fell was filled with such white trees, the blue crystals twinkling in the forest, like a sea of blue stars.

And at the very center of the secret realm stood a particularly conspicuous grand ice palace.

The palace was entirely constructed from pale blue ice crystals, with a towering spire reaching up to the barrier dome, with the tip embedded with an enormous blue crystal, like the palace’s eye, emitting a gentle yet majestic light.

Intricate patterns adorned the palace walls, resembling ice field totems or star trajectories, with a faint cold air flowing through them, as if imbued with life.

The palace doors were tightly shut, the door panels made of a single transparent ice crystal, faintly revealing the deep darkness inside, with ancient characters carved above the door frame, twists and strokes unfamiliar to Qin Tian, yet he could vaguely feel an ancient and majestic aura from them.

Qin Tian slowly landed at the entrance of the ice palace but did not approach immediately.

His spiritual energy spread out, and although the surface of the palace appeared calm and serene, even exuding an air of sanctity, he could clearly detect that every corner of the palace concealed danger.

The patterns on the walls, seemingly decorative, were actually hidden arrays.

Beneath the icy ground around the door, energy flows were also visible. If anyone recklessly touched them, they would undoubtedly trigger unknown traps.

He gathered a trace of void power at his fingertips and gently reached towards the palace door.

As soon as the void power touched the door panel, a white light pattern instantly lit up on the door panel. A cold force rebounded along the void power, not strong but carrying an imperious deterrence.

Qin Tian withdrew his hand, a hint of gravity flashing in his eyes.

The defense measures of this palace were far more formidable than he had imagined, but with the treasury ahead, naturally there was no reason to retreat.