The Transmigrator’s Cultivation

Arc 20: Affairs of Frozen Snow Plains | Chapter 381: The Feng Family Arrived

After the match, the two did not linger but turned around and walked forward.

Yun Lie swiftly approached Xu Ziqing and grabbed his wrist, transferring a stream of true essence into him.

In an instant, Xu Ziqing felt a powerful force coursing through his limbs and internal organs, reaching his dantian. In just one cycle, his earlier hidden injuries were resolved.

This was also because they were originally dual cultivation partners, with their true essence not repelling each other, allowing for such effects.

Meanwhile, Le Zheng Hezhi stood in front of Zhuang Wei but did not transfer true essence to him. Instead, he placed a small bottle into Zhuang Wei’s hands and said, “You’re feeling weak; keep your distance next time!”

Zhuang Wei opened the bottle and swallowed the elixir, his pale complexion immediately improving. He smiled sheepishly and said, “Thank you, Hezhi. I understand.”

Le Zheng Hezhi snorted lightly and fell silent.

After this battle, Le Zheng Hezhi’s attitude toward Xu Ziqing and Yun Lie improved significantly. It wasn’t that they had been dismissive before, but now it seemed they valued them more, especially between Le Zheng Hezhi and Yun Lie, as if they had a sense of mutual recognition.

Xu Ziqing noticed this and was very pleased. He had always understood his shixiong and felt that his brother admired Le Zheng Hezhi.

Perhaps treating the two as friends, Le Zheng Hezhi directly led them to his cultivation ground, which was an ice chamber where several first-level spirit veins converged. The spiritual energy was so dense that it was almost like white milk, tangible and graspable.

This converging place was also known as the Spirit Eye.

Previously, Le Zheng Hezhi only allowed Zhuang Wei to cultivate there, but now Xu Ziqing and Yun Lie were included.

In a short period, Xu Ziqing felt a significant improvement in his cultivation, his foundation becoming more solid, and his accumulation growing richer. To accommodate more true essence, he endured the pain as his shixiong expanded his meridians with an overwhelming amount of true essence and then repaired them with wood energy. This back-and-forth resulted in remarkable progress.

Yun Lie absorbed the spiritual energy here like a whale, accumulating vast amounts as well.

At the same time, every few hours, Le Zheng Hezhi would invite Yun Lie for a spar, but this time, Xu Ziqing and Zhuang Wei were cautious, using protective artifacts before observing.

Days passed, and the four of them were very comfortable.

Just then, the patriarch of the Feng family came to pay a visit.

After Le Zheng Hezhi’s first battle with Yun Lie, he became more invested in their request and sent someone to inform the Feng family early on. Once the family returned to their clan, they immediately reported the situation to the patriarch. The head of the Feng family, feeling apprehensive, asked many questions, contemplated various actions, and finally brought along treasured beasts from the clan, along with several outstanding disciples, including Feng Qi and Feng Jun, rushing over.

Now, this group was waiting outside the ice palace for their summons.

Le Zheng Hezhi had just battled with Yun Lie, and both of their auras were somewhat unsettled.

Both were the type to grow braver with each battle, especially Yun Lie, who gained significant insights while fighting against a strong opponent. After each battle, he experienced remarkable advancement.

Le Zheng Hezhi had to cultivate more than Yun Lie to remain even with him. However, since he could also derive some unique insights from sword cultivation and enjoyed the sparring, he was willing to fight a few more rounds. But for now, he needed a brief moment to adjust before arrogantly ordering, “Let them wait in the side hall; I will meet them shortly.”

The messenger immediately left, and Le Zheng Hezhi then looked at the other three, “Since this is the case, you all should accompany me.”

Xu Ziqing glanced at his shixiong and answered on his behalf, “Then thank you, Lord Le Zheng.”

Le Zheng Hezhi said no more and stepped forward, his purple robe billowing.

Zhuang Wei closely followed, and Xu Ziqing pulled his shixiong along, quickly catching up.

In the side hall.

A middle-aged man, eight feet tall and pale without a beard, sat on the right side. Behind him stood several young men, all respectfully attentive.

This was indeed the Feng family delegation and the middle-aged man was the current head of the Feng family, Feng Tai, a mid-Nascent Soul realm expert.

At this moment, his expression seemed normal, but in his heart, there was a hint of regret.

Earlier, he had heard Feng Qi mention the life-saving benefactor who had helped him obtain the Ten Thousand Year Snow Silver Ginseng, but thinking they were just two young juniors in the Golden Core stage, he hadn’t paid much attention. Agreeing them to meet the second young palace master was merely out of respect for the ginseng. But how could he have anticipated that these two would establish a connection with the second young palace master of their Feng family, prompting him to issue orders on their behalf?

Now, he was unsure whether that relationship was merely superficial or genuinely close and could only decide after meeting them.

While Feng Tai pondered, someone reported, “The second young palace master has arrived!”

He quickly collected his thoughts, stood up, and greeted the figure entering from the side hall.

As expected, immense pressure swiftly surged in, instantly making the entire side hall feel as cold as an ice cave.

Feng Tai saw a young man dressed in luxurious purple attire appear rapidly, sitting at the head position in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, several others followed, one notably favored individual standing solemnly by the young man’s side, while two others sat in the first two positions to the right of the purple-clad figure.

Feng Tai understood that these two were the Golden Core individuals Feng Qi had mentioned, but he was experienced and discerning, quickly recognizing their true realms.

The one in red was younger, indeed a Golden Core practitioner, yet at the peak of the late Golden Core stage. With just one more step, he could break through to the next level, and his aura was exceptionally transparent. The one in white, however, appeared cold and exuded a presence that was far beyond a Golden Core—he was clearly a Nascent Soul practitioner! He was also the most powerful sword cultivator of his realm, radiating sharpness in both killing intent and sword energy, suggesting he had comprehended sword intent and possessed an extraordinary sword path.

If he had personally glanced at these two people back then, he definitely wouldn’t have been so dismissive.

However, now that things have come to this point, he could only suppress his regret and find a way to make amends.

Le Zheng Hezhi have always been aloof and never concerned themselves with the thoughts of their subordinates. He merely glanced at Feng Tai and said coldly, “My friend needs the Yingbo Ox; have you brought it?”

Feng Tai’s heart trembled. They are indeed friends of the Second Young Master! His regret deepened, and his expression became even more respectful. “Reporting to the Second Young Master, I have brought the Yingbo Ox,” he dared not hesitate any longer.

Le Zheng Hezhi’s divine sense swept over and clearly discerned the cultivation levels of Feng Tai and the others. He realized that even if they all attacked together, they wouldn’t be able to deal with Yun Lie and his companion, so he nodded and said, “In that case, hurry and take me to my friend. Don’t delay.”

Feng Tai quickly responded, “Yes.”

Then Le Zheng Hezhi gestured to Yun Lie and said, “This time, I won’t accompany you. If Feng Family doesn’t perform well, I will handle it myself.”

The members of the Feng family couldn’t help but shudder.

Zhuang Wei looked at Le Zheng Hezhi’s expression and continued, “The Second Young Master has issued a decree that if this trip can achieve results, there will also be rewards.”

At this point, those people finally relaxed.

Le Zheng Hezhi had already known that the divine water required by Xu Ziqing and Yun Lie was essential for Xu Ziqing to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. As fellow cultivators, they didn’t fuss over trivial matters. After briefing the Feng family, the two returned to their cultivation, allowing Xu Ziqing and Yun Lie to search for treasures on their own.

Xu Ziqing smiled as he bid farewell to the two and, under the guidance of the Feng family, walked out of the Ice Palace with his shixiong.

After leaving the realm of the Bingxue Immortal Palace, the Feng family members seemed a bit more relaxed.

Feng Tai noticed that Yun Lie was not fond of conversation and learned from the Feng Qi brothers that the two were a pair of Dao companions. He didn’t dare to underestimate the Golden Core stage Xu Ziqing. Instead, he tried to befriend him: “Daoist Xu, if possible, why don’t we release the Yingbo Ox here? It has a keen sense of smell and can detect water sources from miles away. The more abundant the spiritual energy, the clearer its perception.”

Xu Ziqing understood the caution of this family head and didn’t hold a grudge against him for his earlier dismissal. He replied with a gentle smile, “My shixiong and I don’t have much understanding of such rare beasts; please, family head, feel free to summon it. We will just follow.”

Seeing him respond like this, Feng Tai felt a bit more at ease. He then spread his hand and cast out a beast control token.

This beast control token shimmered with golden light, far beyond anything Xu Ziqing had seen before, indicating it was of a higher grade, capable of allowing that rare beast to rest within.

The beast control token spun in the air, and after the light dissipated, a giant bull, three zhang tall, appeared on the ground. It was a deep brown color with a single horn at its nose and seven long horns on its head, giving it a rather bizarre appearance, though it was quite docile in nature.

Feng Tai cast a few spells, and the Yingbo Ox let out a loud “moo,” then lay down completely, thrusting its single horn into the ice ground.

Soon, it seemed as if some ethereal sensation began to emanate from that spot, clearly indicating its supernatural abilities.

About half a moment later, the Yingbo Ox withdrew its horn, stamped its hooves, and began to trot southwest.

Seeing this, Feng Tai’s expression brightened, and he said, “Please follow me, the Yingbo Ox has found an ice spring.”

Xu Ziqing felt quite astonished; this rare beast was indeed impressive.

If he had had such a companion when he was previously searching for the ice spring with his shixiong, they wouldn’t have wasted so much time.

The Yingbo Ox moved swiftly, and everyone followed closely behind, employing various methods, whether riding magical treasures or using escape techniques, all without any delay.

Xu Ziqing and Yun Lie walked hand in hand, their feet barely touching the ground, moving like the wind. Their demeanor made Feng Tai more cautious.

After about an hour, they finally arrived at the nearest ice spring.

Here, there was a glacier and several snow peaks stretching in all directions.

The Yingbo Ox went straight into the mountains, where there was an ice cave that housed a spring.

The group quickly entered the cave and saw that the ice spring was only about ten feet wide, with water gushing from its source. The water was quite cold; if a mortal fell into it, they would surely perish.

However, upon taking a glance, everyone felt a bit disappointed.

This spring could indeed be considered an ice spring, and there were several ice-type spiritual herbs growing in the water. However, it still fell short of being extremely cold, and it could not produce divine water.

Seeing that the two were uninterested, Feng Tai instructed the others to gather the spiritual herbs and urged the Yingbo Ox again.

This rare beast complied readily and quickly began to sniff around again.

Thus, for three consecutive days, they traversed dozens of ice springs, collecting many spiritual herbs and ores, but still no sign of divine water.

Feng Tai was feeling a bit anxious. If they couldn’t find it for much longer, would the Second Young Master think they were incapable?

Even though Xu Ziqing and Yun Lie hadn’t shown any displeasure, the other members of the Feng family began to worry.

Only the Feng brothers were somewhat more at ease, having spent some time together and knowing that these two were not prone to blaming others.

However, the continued inability to find anything still caused some unease.

Finally, on the evening of the third day, the Yingbo Ox suddenly became agitated and rushed towards a certain valley.

This reaction sparked a glimmer of hope in everyone’s hearts.

A hint of joy flashed in Feng Tai’s eyes as he immediately exclaimed, “Let’s hurry over! This bull wouldn’t be so frantic unless it found a treasure!”

Xu Ziqing felt a stir in his heart and began to look around.

He had seen a description of the place where the divine water was located and wanted to compare notes.

He noticed that many ice mountains and snow peaks surrounded the area. In the valley, wasn’t there a snowy forest?

This indeed bore a striking resemblance to what was described in the information.

Translator: Lynn

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