frightfiction Chapter 33 Ice Demon
Chapter 33 Ice Demon
As expected of a young lady from a family of cultivators, her words carry weight.
Ye Lan's words were met with enthusiastic agreement, and everyone sprang into action, rushing headed towards Demon Scale Valley.
Before leaving, Ye Lan didn't head straight ahead, but glanced back, her gaze landing on Song Chaofeng. She also inadvertently glanced at Tao Tao, then looked away with disgust. "Junior Brother Song, don't you plan to travel with me?"
Song Chaofeng shrugged, somewhat helplessly, and said, "We have no choice but to travel together now. I hope Senior Sister Ye will take good care of me."
"Of course, as long as you don't cause trouble, I will take care of you."
She has the highest cultivation level here, so it's inevitable that she'll be a bit arrogant. Besides, as the genius girl in the family, she has been pampered since childhood and is always the center of attention wherever she goes.
"As expected of the young lady of the number one cultivation family, tsk, she's really aloof." After Ye Lan left, Linghu Xuan couldn't help but curl his lips.
Song Chaofeng sighed softly, "The True Spirit Family is not one we can afford to offend. Tao Tao, let's follow them and not fall behind. Hey? Where's Tao Tao?"
How did the little one who was just next to him disappear in the blink of an eye?
Fearing that Tao Tao would run off and get lost, Song Chaofeng quickly searched for her. Linghu Xuan, who was standing nearby, patted him and pointed to the woods next to them. Good heavens, he saw that Tao Tao had already turned into a white shadow and chased after a small beast.
Well, I guess I'm hungry again.
Demon Scale Valley is located at the deepest part of the Shaling Abyss. Along the way, you will pass through the Black Mud Swamp and the Heavenly Forest. Both places are very dangerous, especially the Black Mud Swamp, which is inhabited by man-eating frogs and ghost leeches. One wrong move and you will lose your life.
Tao Tao and his two companions walked at the back of the group, while Linghu Xuan and Song Chaofeng cautiously kept a watchful eye on their surroundings, afraid that something might suddenly appear.
Linghu Xuan had already warned them about the dangers here, telling them to be careful at all times. If they really encountered danger, they couldn't expect help from those in front of them.
"Are you sure there really are those things you mentioned here? But why is it so quiet? We haven't heard a sound on the way here." Song Chaofeng looked around but found nothing at all. He thought that Linghu Xuan was probably just exaggerating.
Linghu Xuan couldn't help but roll his eyes and said irritably, "A quiet place like this is not a good thing. Listen, there isn't even the chirping of insects. It's so quiet that we can only hear our footsteps. Something's not right here. We'd better be careful."
That sounded like it made some sense. Song Chaofeng nodded and grabbed Tao Tao, who was about to pounce forward. "I told you there was danger, but you still ran around recklessly."
"But there's something over there!" Tao Tao struggled a couple of times, unwilling to give up, and pointed ahead, saying this.
"Something?" Song Chaofeng and Linghu Xuan looked over at the same time. What could there be besides layers upon layers of dead trees? They must have misjudged.
"Are you hungry again?" Song Chaofeng knew Tao Tao's temperament well. The little one was never not hungry. In order to keep her calm, he had no choice but to take out a bunch of food from his storage bracelet and hand it to her. Tao Tao's eyes lit up when she saw it, and she happily started eating.
Just then, Ye Lan, who was walking at the front, seemed to sense something was wrong. She gestured for everyone to stop, and Zhao Lixin from Fuyun Mountain asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Something's coming.
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically, and they immediately drew their magical artifacts, glaring menacingly at their surroundings.
Song Ling'er of the Tiangang Sect frowned slightly, "Do you know what it is?"
"I don't know, but let's give it a try." Ye Lan shook her head, took out a small white porcelain bottle, opened it, and three light green butterflies flew out. The butterflies emitted a faint fluorescence, which was very beautiful, especially their scales, which were truly gorgeous.
"Pathfinder Crystal Butterfly? As expected of the number one cultivation family, they really have a grand gesture." Someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise. The reason for this was that the Pathfinder Crystal Butterfly was extremely precious. Not only did it take a long time to cultivate, but it also required a large amount of spirit stones. Ordinary people could not afford to do so.
Ye Lan ignored the man's words and controlled the scouting crystal butterfly to fly southeast towards her. The crystal butterfly was extremely fast and could hide in the air, making it difficult to detect. It disappeared in the blink of an eye.
About half an incense stick later, Ye Lan still hadn't recalled the crystal butterfly, and the others were already worried. This was not like outside; once they encountered danger, it could be extremely fatal. Even if there were many of them, they might not be able to escape unscathed.
Song Ling'er sensed something was wrong and asked worriedly, "What's going on?"
“Jingdie has lost contact with me.”
"What!?"
The group's expressions grew increasingly grim, and Ye Lan was no better off. Crystal Butterfly was connected to her by divine sense, but just now, she suddenly lost contact with Crystal Butterfly, as if something had instantly severed the connection, leaving her no time to react.
"They're here." Tao Tao, who was munching on fruit, suddenly looked up and said this out of the blue. Upon hearing this, Song Chaofeng grabbed Tao Tao and Linghu Xuan without saying a word and plunged into the withered grass. They were so fast that no one in front of them saw what was happening.
"What are you doing?" Linghu Xuan asked without answering. Judging from the way ahead, something must have happened, but this guy actually dragged them into the bushes.
Song Chaofeng took out three talismans that shielded their auras from his storage bracelet and stuck them on their bodies before saying, "Shut up, danger is coming. Don't be fooled by Tao Tao's love of food; her intuition is very accurate."
"Then..." Linghu Xuan wanted to speak, but Song Chaofeng suddenly covered his mouth. Just then, several ice pillars came flying through the air and shot straight towards the crowd. They dodged quickly, and the ice pillars pierced deep into the ground, gradually raising a chill.
Instantly, the ground froze into a layer of frost, and even ice flowers appeared in the air. The temperature dropped sharply, making people shiver as if it were the dead of winter.
"what!"
A scream rang out from the crowd, and everyone turned around to see a disciple of Fuyun Mountain frozen solid in an ice sculpture. Those around him were horrified, having no idea what had happened. They instinctively reached out to touch it, but the ice sculpture shattered the moment they touched the surface.
"Ahhh!"
The screams continued, instantly throwing everyone into a panic. Many people around them had inexplicably turned into ice sculptures, shattering at the slightest touch. Originally, there were more than twenty of them, but in the blink of an eye, five of them were gone.
"Oh no, it's an ice demon!" Ye Lan immediately shouted, and summoned her magic weapon, the Jade Bone Exquisite Fan, to create a barrier around herself. Several people who were close to her quickly crawled inside to prevent themselves from becoming the next ice sculpture.
The moment the barrier appeared, Ye Lan didn't even have time to speak. A sudden gust of frost blew towards them, and anyone who couldn't activate the barrier in time was frozen into an ice sculpture, lifeless.