Chapter Twenty-Three: Bing Yuan Pond
At that moment, a few people shuddered for a while, but Ling Yun opened his mouth and asked: "Since a few brothers are in a hurry to kill the Ice and Snow Python, then don't waste any more time, I wonder if a few brothers know where its specific location is?"
Li Mofei glanced at Ling Yun and chuckled: "Brother Ling, you don't need to worry about this, since we are ready to deal with it, of course we will find out where its nest is in advance." As he spoke, he took out a map from his bosom and spread it out on the big bluestone next to him. Youyou said: "This is the map of the entire Tianhua Mountain, and we also spent a lot of money to get it." ”
As he spoke, he pointed to the northwest corner of the map with his right hand and said to Ling Yun: "This is where the lair of the ice and snow python is located, Bing Yuantan, because of the remote location, coupled with the high danger factor around, it is rarely visited in normal times. If it weren't for the ice and snow python, we wouldn't want to go there. ”
"Could it be that the cold ice and snow python is staying at the bottom of the Bingyuan Pond?" Ling Yun said in surprise.
"Yes, if nothing else, it will not leave the bottom of the pool, but will only stay in the deepest part of the Ice Yuan Pond and use the power of ice in the pool to cultivate. But if we pick the Ice Yuan Flower, it's different. ”
"Bing Yuanhua, what is that?" Ling Yun asked rhetorically.
"Bing Yuan Flower grows around Bing Yuan Pond, absorbing the cold power in Bing Yuan Pond to grow, it is transparent like ice, three inches long, generally nine leaves, the top of the branch will give birth to a snow-white flower, mature twice a year, when ripe, it will exude a strange fragrance, it is the favorite food of snake monsters. Of course, this flower is useless to us humans, but it is a fatal temptation for snake monsters. I estimate that the cold ice and snow python installed its nest in the ice pool, and seven or eight times out of ten it is aimed at this thing. ”
Li Mofei paused and said: "Once we pick the Ice Yuan Flower, with the sensitivity of the Ice and Snow Python, we will definitely be able to find it immediately, and it is bound to leave the bottom of the pool and surface." And snake monsters are still known for their brutality, and the Ice and Snow Python is even more so. It couldn't tolerate us leaving, and we managed to lure it ashore and kill it. Li Mofei said slowly.
Ling Yun smiled and said, "This plan sounds good, I just hope everything goes as smoothly as you imagined!" Li Ying, who was standing on the side, looked at Ling Yun, and said with a wave of her eyes: "Alas, what can be done if it doesn't go well? It's already here, it's impossible to return empty-handed! What's more, Uncle Li Zhenghua's sixtieth birthday will be in a month, and we can't think of any good gifts for him." After that, the cheeks were slightly red and moving.
Ling Yun smiled back with kindness: "Also, since they have all arrived here, even if there is really any unknown danger, they can only move forward, and I don't know when they will set off." I still want to wait for this matter later, and I hope you will take me away from Tianhua Mountain. On this day, Huashan was also the first time to come, and there was no one to guide him, so he had suffered enough in the past few days. ”
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, we have a map and we're not afraid of getting lost, and after killing the Ice and Snow Python, we don't plan to stay here for a long time, and then Brother Ling will be with us." Before Li Mofei could speak, Li Motong, who was standing behind, replied first.
Ling Yun nodded lightly and said, "That's the best." "What, Brother Ling, isn't he waiting for your uncle?" Li Mofei asked again.
"Mount Hua is so big this day, how do I know where Uncle Hua is, even if I want to find him, I don't know where to start. ”
"Okay! Brother Ling's matter Brother Ling decided for himself, so I won't say anything more. In this way, if Brother Ling has nothing else to do, we will set off for Bingyuan Lake in an hour. Li Mofei said.
"It's up to Brother Mo Fei to decide. Ling Yun nodded lightly.
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Bingyuan Lake is located in the northwest of Tianhua Mountain, an extremely remote place, surrounded by snow all year round, even in the hot summer, it is also a rather strange place. In addition, this place is dangerous, and it is rarely visited by people in normal times. Ling Yun and the others quickly shuttled through the dense forest according to the places marked on the map, avoiding them in advance when they encountered stronger magical beasts, and killing them directly when they encountered weaker ones, and taking their demon cores. There was nothing wrong along the way, but it approached Bing Yuantan at a relatively fast speed.
Seven days later, in a dense forest, Li Mofei said cautiously: "Brother Ling, the surrounding environment is getting quieter and quieter, and it is getting colder and colder, I'm afraid we are not far from Bingyuantan, be careful." ”
"Got it, Brother Xie Mofei cares," Ling Yun replied with a smile. Hearing this, Li Mofei nodded and stopped talking. Greet Li Ying, Li Motong and others in the back, and quickly follow. Lush towering trees, dense weeds are fleeting. As the distance approached, the surrounding atmosphere became colder and colder. Soon, it began to fall with fluttering snowflakes, and goose feathers fell in a flurry of snowflakes. Ling Yun's body was covered with a thick layer of frost, and the fighting qi in his body actually showed signs of being frozen. The situation of several other people is estimated to be similar to him.
Ling Yun gritted his teeth and silently operated the Nine Xuan Splitting Heavenly Skill to make the fighting qi in his body work, forcing the cold qi out of his body little by little, and since then, his complexion has improved a lot.
Ling Yun looked back at the others, and Li Mofei and the others were also so cold that their teeth rattled, and their heads and bodies were covered with ice and snow. I had to sit cross-legged on the ground, struggling to run the fighting qi that was frozen and clogged in my body to expel the cold.
Li Ying's pretty face was frozen pale, her silver teeth were clenched, and the dark red leather armor and long fiery red hair that were originally covering her delicate body had turned white at this moment, and her bumpy body was constantly trembling. Ling Yun sighed secretly, walked lightly behind Li Ying, a charming aroma came to his face, Ling Yun couldn't help but be intoxicated when he smelled it, and then shook his head to recover his mind.
A palm was gently pressed on her back, and suddenly a warm, spring-like fighting spirit slowly entered Liying's body, forcing all the cold qi in her body out of her body, and Liying's pretty face slowly returned to red.
She glanced back at Ling Yun and said gratefully, "Thank you." Ling Yun waved his hand and walked behind Li Motong and Li Moyu to dispel the cold for them in turn. Only Li Mofei was the person with the deepest cultivation among these people, so he didn't need Ling Yun's help, and relied on the more powerful fighting qi in his body to wipe out the cold qi little by little.
Ling Yun walked up to Li Mofei and said solemnly: "Brother Mofei, the weather environment here is so bad, it is obviously a hot summer, but it is cold ice and snow, making it difficult for me to wait an inch. In this case, the strength is greatly reduced, how can you fight with that ice and snow python. ”
Li Mofei sighed lightly and said slowly: "Brother Ling said the same, but we have all come here, how can there be any reason to retreat." No matter how dangerous the front is, you have to give it a try. If we retreat when we encounter difficulties, it is not against the heart of the martial arts that we cultivators yearn for. ”
"Brother Mo Fei is right, the heart of martial arts is unbreakable, even if the front is dangerous, you have to break through, since Brother Mo Fei has such pride, then Ling Yun will also give up his life to accompany the gentleman. Ling Yun laughed heartily.
"Alright, move on. Li Mofei said with great interest. After that, several people released their fighting qi to form a series of different colors of fighting qi shields around their bodies, blocking the wind and snow as much as possible, and after everyone was ready, they continued to move towards Bing Yuantan.
Two days later, in a reckless mountain covered with ice and snow, a cold pool with a diameter of about 1,000 zhang appeared in the field of vision of Ling Yun and others, the cold air burst, there was a small whirlpool in the center of the cold pool, after the snow fell, it melted without a trace in a blink of an eye. At the forefront of the cold pool, dozens of small snow-white flowers are growing, transparent as ice, and the nine leaves around the body are slowly open. The scene is exceptionally beautiful and eerie.
"Bing Yuanhua, I finally saw it. Li Mofei muttered to himself. "Since there is Bing Yuanhua, then this cold pool right now should be Bing Yuantan, it seems that the location pointed by the map is indeed true, but what should I do now?" Li Yingdai asked with a slight frown.
"It doesn't need to be asked, of course, to lead it out. Big brother, I'm going to pick the Bingyuan flower and lead it out of the pool. Li Motong said to Li Mofei on the side. Li Mofei cautiously looked around, and then at the silent cold pool. He nodded and said, "Be careful, immediately retreat behind us after pulling out the Ice Yuan Flower, and Brother Ling and I will bear the frontal attack of the Ice and Snow Python." ”
"Got it, big brother. Li Motong nodded lightly and responded. After that, cautiously approaching Bing Yuantan, he opened the shield of fighting energy, and the crimson fighting qi suddenly wrapped his whole body, the closer he got to Hantan, the deeper the cold and piercing feeling, when he walked within five zhang, Li Motong, who seemed to be pressed by the breath of the frozen world, could not move an inch, and was almost out of breath. He gritted his teeth and struggled forward a short distance with the Douqi shield. Looking at Bing Yuanhua, who was close at hand, he finally showed a knowing smile. Because at this time, he had enough Bingyuan flowers, he glanced back at Li Mofei and the others, and Li Mofei nodded to him.
He turned his head and glanced at the cold pool, which was still extremely silent at this moment, and relentlessly, his fighting qi condensed into a one-zhang-sized dou qi light palm, grabbed Bing Yuanhua, and pulled it out violently. The Bingyuan flower broke through the ground, the whitened stamens were still wrapped with ice beads, and the inch-long rhizomes were also frozen by the ice, and a charming fragrance came to the face. Li Motong had a happy smile on his face. Suddenly, the whirlpool in the center of the Ice Yuan Pond rotated sharply, and the entire Cold Pool shook with it, and the water element in the air became more and more violent. There was a loud bang, and the pool water rose several feet high, overwhelmingly surging towards Li Motong.
Li Mofei suddenly shouted, "Mo Tong, come back quickly." Before Li Motong could fully react, a huge snow-white python tail flashed out of the pool and slammed into Li Motong's chest, and the fighting shield was shattered in a blink of an eye, his chest seemed to have been hit with a heavy hammer, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and his body flew out upside down, falling heavily to the ground.