Outside the Ice Palace City, an old woman with white hair suddenly emerged from the distorted void. She was dressed in a simple gray robe, ancient and flawless. She held a cracked wooden cane in her hand and walked unsteadily on the cold, windswept land.
"The Supreme Elder!" The people of the Ice Palace were immediately shocked. They had thought that this Supreme Elder, who had never cared about worldly affairs, had passed away. They never expected that he was still protecting the Ice Palace.
"Leng Bailing?" Nangong He's eyes widened in shock. "I never imagined that you, who disappeared for hundreds of years, would still exist in this world today."
"Hmph, you old codger haven't even passed away yet, how could I bear to leave you!" Leng Bailing's voice was aged, but every word clearly reached the hearts of everyone present.
"Hahaha, back in the day, you and I were the most outstanding among men, shining brightly. On the martial arts arena, we fought for three days and three nights, finally ending in a draw. Time really flies. Now that we meet again, we are both already one foot in the grave." Nangong He sighed, as if the memories of the past had just happened yesterday.
"How about we have another match!" Leng Bailing said calmly, "Three hundred years ago, we were evenly matched. Now, three hundred years later, let's see who can prove who is superior!"
"Good!" Nangong He was unusually excited. His great battle with Leng Bailing back then had become a legendary tale. It was just a pity that the magnificent battle ended in a draw, leaving a bit of regret in his heart.
Two living fossils were having a conversation on the snowfield, and the elders of the Ice Palace and the junior Nangong Muhua had no chance to interrupt.
The great battle was about to break out. There was no dazzling light, no peerless magic treasures of the Five Methods and Eight Schools, and not even a trace of essence flowed from their bodies.
The two elderly men, both nearing the end of their lives, stared at each other. At their level, they fought each other using their divine sense, making it difficult for those with weaker cultivation to discern the profound mysteries within.
Only Leng Shuangyue and Zi Tong could barely see through it, and they were both shocked. Even they, as the pinnacle of the continent, could not discern the cultivation level of the two elders.
Meanwhile, inside the Heaven and Earth Pattern Array, Wu Heng exuded a chilling aura, causing Leng Han Shuang, who sat opposite him, to tremble uncontrollably. She had tried her best to use her essence to resist the cold, but she was no match for the chill emanating from Wu Heng's body.
It is conceivable how terrifying the coldness within Wu Heng's body had reached; if it weren't for his Xuanbing Divine Body, he would have frozen to death long ago.
"The Transplanting Array Pattern? Do these barbarian cultivators really not understand that spiritual fire is something ordinary people cannot withstand?" A cold, emotionless voice suddenly popped into Wu Heng's mind.
"Who are you? Why are you talking to yourself in my mind?" Wu Heng was horrified.
"Human, are you asking me?" That voice, as cold as winter, rang out again.
"If I don't ask you, am I supposed to ask myself?" Wu Heng rolled his eyes inwardly.
"Fool, I am the Ice Soul Frost within your body. If you don't want that delicate girl across from you to die, stop the Heaven and Earth Pattern Array right now!"
"You, you are Ice Soul Frost Flame?" Wu Heng was startled, wondering how a ball of spiritual fire could speak.
"A fool is a fool. I am a supreme being in the world. What's so strange about me speaking the language of your inferior race?" Ice Soul Frost Flame said with a mocking tone.
"Hmph, you dare to spout such arrogant words while attached to my body? You are the inferior being!" Wu Heng said angrily.
Ice Soul Frost Flame was extremely disdainful and too lazy to argue with Wu Heng, saying, "Boy, if you don't want to perish, stop the Heaven and Earth Pattern Array right now!"
Seeing that the Ice Soul Frost Flame was not joking, Wu Heng asked, "How can we stop the Heaven and Earth Pattern Array?"
"I can tell you, but you must agree to one condition."
"explain."
"Leave the Ice Palace immediately!" Ice Soul Frost Flame demanded.
"The Ice Palace is full of experts, how can I leave?" Wu Heng asked, puzzled.
"The spiritual energy of the Heaven and Earth Pattern Array is abundant, enough for me to open a teleportation array. You just need to step into the teleportation gate. Fool, remember this: my strength has not yet recovered, and I only have three seconds to activate the teleportation array. You better not hesitate!" Ice Soul Frost Flame warned before seizing control of Wu Heng's body.
The Ice Soul Frost Flame controlled Wu Heng to extend his large hand and inscribe hundreds of complex runes in the void. The patterns floating around the entire Heaven and Earth Rune Array began to change, and the void began to twist strangely.
The four Ice Palace beauties guarding the formation outside were shocked to see Wu Heng stand up with an indifferent expression and inscribe array patterns in the void.
A knowledgeable woman from the Ice Palace exclaimed, "Oh no! Those are the markings for a teleportation array! We must stop him!"
Wu Heng's icy gaze fixed on the Ice Palace woman. The next moment, the woman felt as if her entire body was frozen in cold air, unable to move. The other Ice Palace disciples were all panicked, a strange chill rising in their hearts, making them too afraid to make any rash moves.
"Wu Heng, what are you doing?" Leng Han Shuang asked when she saw Wu Heng behaving strangely, but she found that she could not move and could only sit cross-legged on the ground.
Wu Heng remained indifferent, merely glancing at Leng Hanshuang before resuming his inscription of the runes.
After the Ice Soul Frost Flame finished inscribing all the runes, the space within a radius of several miles seemed to be torn apart instantly, and a primordial aura of the universe surged out. This was the upheaval caused by activating the teleportation array. The teleportation array belongs to the ancient secret techniques of the space series. To activate it, space must be torn apart in order to travel to another place.
At the center of the Heaven and Earth Pattern Array, a teleportation portal large enough for two people to walk side by side suddenly appeared in front of Wu Heng. Inside, nothing could be seen, only a distorted and deformed black night sky.
"Boy, get in here quickly, I can only maintain the formation for three seconds," Ice Soul Frost Flame transmitted telepathically.
Wu Heng hesitated. This kind of spatial-tearing array was mysterious and unpredictable. Who knew what dangers might be inside? If one was accidentally drawn into the spatial vortex, not to mention a divine body, even an ancient emperor would be completely torn apart.
Of course, time waits for no one, and he was well aware of that. Wu Heng glanced at Leng Han Shuang and grinned with his signature shameless smile.
He leaned down and kissed Leng Hanshuang's delicate face, whispering in her ear, "My dear wife, when I am strong enough, I will come to the Ice Palace in a grand procession to marry you!"
"Fool, the teleportation array is about to disappear, hurry up and leave!" Ice Soul Frost roared. Wu Heng knew he couldn't delay, so he stepped into the teleportation array gate, which resembled a black vortex.
"You bastard, stay here!" Leng Hanshuang's pretty face flushed red as she cursed. But the teleportation gate had already disappeared into the void. She stared blankly at the teleportation gate that had vanished into the void, her crystal-clear jade hand touching the kiss mark on her pretty face, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
"Holy Maiden, are you alright?" As soon as the teleportation portal disappeared, the mysterious chill that had bound the four Ice Palace women vanished instantly. They immediately went to Leng Han Shuang's side and helped her up.
"I'm fine, and you're not allowed to mention what happened today to anyone!" Leng Hanshuang returned to her usual aloof and cold demeanor. Her blue dress fluttered in the wind, her hair was like silk, her figure was graceful, and her skin was as white and delicate as ivory. She was like an ice goddess, radiant and otherworldly.
Leng Hanshuang's mind kept replaying Wu Heng's words whispered in her ear, "My dear wife, when I am strong enough, I will personally come to the Ice Palace to marry you with a grand procession..."
Wu Heng, you bastard, you just left those words and ran away...
Outside the Ice Palace City, the peerless powerhouses Nangong He and Leng Bailing simultaneously stopped fighting. Both of them gazed at the sky, where the overwhelming primordial energy of the universe made it difficult for everyone to breathe.
Nangong He said with a solemn expression, "This is a space teleportation array that was lost in ancient times. When activated, it can tear through space and teleport people to another region!"
Leng Bailing, who was also quite knowledgeable, nodded in agreement and said, "This teleportation array is activated within the Ice Palace City. I'll go and investigate."
The two living fossils vanished from their spot in an instant, leaping a hundred meters in one step, and headed into the ice palace.
"Oh no, it's possible that Wu Heng has caused trouble!" Leng Shuangyue was shocked and flew to the Ice Palace. The elders looked at each other and followed. Only Nangong Muhua was left standing alone on the ice field, feeling depressed and being chilled by the cold wind.
"Hmph, Wu Heng, the good-for-nothing from the Wu family, is he? Daring to steal my wife, Nangong Muhua, he's practically courting death!" Nangong Muhua clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with murderous intent. He wanted to make Wu Heng kowtow to him three times and nine times in front of Leng Hanshuang, leaving him utterly humiliated.
As one of the top young powerhouses on the continent, Nangong Muhua had a very high opinion of himself and never took anyone of his generation seriously.
Inside the main hall where the celestial and terrestrial patterns were inscribed, Nangong He and Leng Bailing arrived almost simultaneously. The spatial particles here were extremely dense, so the teleportation array must have been activated here.
Leng Hanshuang and the other four beauties of the Ice Palace remained where they were, awaiting the Palace Master's decision. Suddenly, two mysterious old men stepped into the hall from the void, and everyone stood tensely to the side, as if facing a formidable enemy!
"Hmph!" Nangong He stood with his hands behind his back, glanced at the group of women, lingered on Leng Hanshuang for a moment, and said indifferently, "A bunch of little kids!"
"May I ask who you are, senior?" Leng Han Shuang asked calmly, but she had already vaguely guessed that this person was Nangong He, the patriarch of the Nangong family. Dealing with such a powerful figure would be effortless for them.
"You need not panic. I am the Old Ancestor Leng Bailing, and I can guarantee your safety." Leng Bailing leaned on her cane, her steps unsteady. The years had etched wrinkles on her face, and her clothes were simple and unadorned, like an ordinary seventy-year-old woman.
"Great-grandmother?" Leng Hanshuang was stunned, clearly having heard of Leng Bailing's reputation.
"Hmm." Leng Bailing nodded gently with a kind expression, then glared at Nangong He as if warning him not to act rashly.
A moment later, Leng Shuangyue and all the important figures from the Ice Palace arrived. They bowed slightly to the Supreme Elder and then solemnly observed the spatial traces left behind.
"Frost, what's going on?" Leng Shuangyue asked.
"At the critical moment when we were transferring the spirit fire, Wu Heng seemed to be controlled by the Ice Soul Frost Flame. He inscribed an ancient teleportation array and then stepped into the void..." Leng Hanshuang explained the matter in detail from beginning to end, which left everyone feeling bewildered.
"There's nothing strange about it. In ancient times, the Heavenly Spirit Fire was the most supreme being in the world. The Ice Soul Frost Flame must have wanted to take this opportunity to escape from this place so that it could use the Xuanbing Divine Body to heal its injuries!" Nangong He gave the final explanation.
The others nodded in agreement.