Chapter 180: Trial of Ice and Hidden Bonds

Ye Shiyuan immediately felt a trace of discomfort.

Even the hand holding his sword began to tremble slightly.

Another loud explosion rang out.

Xu Feng watched as Ye Shiyuan fell from the air and landed on the ground, followed by the Cryo Sovereign descending as well.

"Senior Brother, are you alright?"

Ye Shiyuan shook his head.

He had only been affected by the power of extreme cold, which caused some discomfort, but he was not injured that much.

The Cryo Sovereign had kept his word and had not harmed him.

After observing Ye Shiyuan for a moment, the Cryo Sovereign revealed a meaningful smile and then left.

The two of them had no time to question anything further.

Ye Shiyuan sat down cross legged and said, "I need some time to cultivate."

"Alright, Senior Brother."

Meanwhile, on the other side, Bai He felt as though his entire body was being torn apart.

It was as if all the pain in his life had converged onto him at once.

"Host, the system has detected that your current condition is extremely poor. Initiating emergency protection protocol."

Bai He did not know what the emergency protection protocol was, but in an instant, it felt as though his consciousness had separated from his body and arrived at a strange place.

However, in this place, Mo Zhu was there.

"Mo Zhu, what happened to me? I am not dead, right? Is this my soul leaving my body?"

"Host, do not worry. Your body is capable of enduring that power, but you are not."

"What do you mean?"

Mo Zhu patiently explained, "Your body will bear the power on its own, while your consciousness is separated from it. Once your body has fully inherited the power of extreme cold, you can return."

Bai He nodded.

He still did not fully understand, but without the overwhelming pain from before, he was more than content to relax.

"I really thought I was about to die just now."

"Based on your current state, you would definitely have chosen to give up."

"How do you know I would choose to give up?"

"That is simply your instinct for self preservation. But now that your consciousness has been separated, that instinct no longer exists. Once the time is up, you will be able to return."

Bai He sat down quietly and waited in silence.

After three hours, Bai He opened his eyes.

He did not feel any pain at all, but the power within his body did not lie.

A trace of joy appeared in Bai He’s heart, but then he saw the Cryo Sovereign standing in front of him with a solemn expression.

The smile on Bai He’s face stiffened, and he stood up somewhat awkwardly.

"Senior, have you been here accompanying me the entire time?"

"Of course not. I went out for a while. I thought that by the time you returned, you would have already admitted defeat."

Went out?

A bad feeling rose in Bai He’s heart, and sure enough, the Cryo Sovereign continued, "Just as you said, I went to find your disciple."

Bai He’s heart skipped a beat.

He more or less understood who he was referring to.

The Cryo Sovereign would not go looking for Xu Feng.

If he were to look for someone, it would be Ye Shiyuan.

"Why did you go find Shiyuan?"

"I sensed a force within him that both complements and opposes mine. I was merely curious, so I exchanged a few moves with him."

"Then what about him? Was he injured?"

Bai He asked instinctively.

The Cryo Sovereign raised an eyebrow. "You seem particularly concerned about him."

"He is my disciple. It is only natural for me to care."

"What could possibly happen to him? On the contrary, when he used his sword spirit, it seemed as if he wanted to split me in half. Your disciple is quite interesting."

Well, as for Ye Shiyuan... Bai He did not quite know how to describe him.

"You were the one who went to find him first. When Shiyuan faced a senior like you, it is only normal for him to use his full strength."

The Cryo Sovereign suddenly stepped closer and lifted Bai He’s chin with his finger.

Bai He looked straight at him without avoiding it.

"The courage you and he possess is quite similar. Are you not afraid of dying at my hands?"

"I know that right now, Senior would not bear to let me die. I succeeded again today."

The Cryo Sovereign released him. "Indeed, you are right. At this moment, I truly cannot bear to let you die."

"Moreover, Senior, there is no such thing as forces that are absolutely incompatible in this world. The cultivation methods that Shiyuan and I practice are vastly different, yet when we cultivate together, they complement each other remarkably well."

The Cryo Sovereign spoke with clear surprise, "Are you saying that you and your disciple have already practiced dual cultivation together?"

Bai He was startled, and a faint blush appeared on his cheeks as he quickly denied it. "Of course not. I mean that the spiritual energy between the two of us can flow through each other."

Dual cultivation?

Why was it that whenever such a topic was brought up, that was what everyone immediately thought of?

Moreover, even if it were the case, how could he say it so openly?

Did he not feel embarrassed at all?

However, in a place like this, dual cultivation was indeed one of the most suitable methods.

Most people did not do it because of so called feelings, but rather so that their cultivation could grow together and their bottlenecks could be broken through by such means.

"That is indeed something quite interesting," the Cryo Sovereign said after thinking for a moment. "You may go find them now, but I have one condition."

"What condition?" Bai He looked at the Cryo Sovereign with some caution.

He had a feeling that nothing good would come from it.