Chapter 1067: Chapter 947: Ice Snow Spirit Ape

The Xuan Beast Forest is located in a corner of the Southern Domain of the Xuan Realm, and can be considered a paradise for Xuan Beasts. The periphery is often frequented by human cultivators who come to train or hunt mutant beasts and collect spiritual medicine, but the center is nearly unvisited by humans, serving as a forbidden zone for them.

Though Ye Fan had sealed the space channel, he was worried that people from the Tianyuan Sect might come looking for it. So, he decided to cultivate not far from the seal.

First, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi here is exceptionally rich, allowing for cultivation much faster than when he was on Earth, without worrying about the scarcity of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

Second, he could monitor the sealed space channel nearby, preventing the strong people of the Tianyuan Sect from breaking the seal, invading Earth, and bringing a great disaster.

In the Xuan Beast Forest, ancient trees towered into the sky with old vines coiling around them. From time to time, the cries of apes and roars of tigers echoed, and the calls of various Xuan Beasts reverberated through the valley.

The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was extremely thick, as if a thin mist covered the entire valley. Occasionally, a breeze would bring the fragrance of spiritual medicine.

Ye Fan felt a myriad of emotions in his heart. Such a place is almost impossible to find on Earth. Ordinary places, not even the sealed ancient Holy Lands, have such abundant Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi or so much spiritual medicine.

Ye Fan set himself up on a smooth green stone not far from the Light Gate. This stone was as big as a lying ox, very smooth, as if it had been washed by water over the years.

Elder Xuan did not fall back into slumber again because the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in the Xuan Realm was extremely abundant, unlike Earth’s scarcity, so he didn’t need to rely on sleep to accumulate strength.

Another reason was that Ye Fan was new to the Xuan Realm and knew very little, requiring someone to remind him at any time to avoid revealing any weaknesses.

With these two reasons, Elder Xuan could no longer fall into slumber, but he would not appear to help unless necessary.

Ye Fan had no complaints about this result. He understood that after the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown suffered a heavy blow from continuous use, its energy was near exhaustion. It was already very good that Elder Xuan had not fallen into slumber. He couldn’t expect Elder Xuan to protect him at all times.

Cultivation is tedious, but to quickly enhance his power, Ye Fan still enjoyed it without any slack.

As Elder Xuan said, the True Essence Realm is only entry-level. The cultivators in this world are far stronger than those on Earth, and the path of cultivation is even more difficult, full of thorns and slaughter!

Hoo!

Ye Fan ran the mystical skill, and soon, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi formed a small vortex, converging toward him, creating a rare spectacle.

While Ye Fan was immersed in cultivation, the external Xuan Beasts began to stir. Xuan Beasts are very sensitive to changes in the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

Ye Fan’s cultivation of the “Nine Heavens Profound Skill” was particularly domineering, affecting the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. Quickly, the nearest Xuan Beast overlord, the Ice Snow Spirit Ape, sensed the anomaly in the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi and followed its flow to Ye Fan’s small valley.

The Ice Snow Spirit Ape was a Xuan Beast overlord in this vicinity, with its strength reaching the Half-step True Yuan realm. Due to its considerable intelligence, far more than ordinary mutant beasts, it had not reached the True Essence Realm but still became an overlord in this area.

Last time, when the Flame Eagle from the True Essence Realm chased Gu Yun into the world channel, it was aware, but it did not join the chaos.

The reason was simple: the Ice Snow Spirit Ape was very sharp at sensing danger and was quite cautious, never risking itself.

Precisely because of this caution, it avoided a potential deadly crisis. The local Half-step True Essence Realm mutant beasts followed the Flame Eagle to Earth, suddenly leaving this area without strong mutant beasts, allowing it to become an overlord here smoothly.

The Ice Snow Spirit Ape should have been on the snowy mountain. The environment in the Xuan Beast Forest wasn’t really suitable for it, but a cold pond nearby, surrounded by snow and ice, formed a unique cultivation site, attracting it here.

Following the direction of the Qi wave, the Ice Snow Spirit Ape quickly arrived at Ye Fan’s cultivation site in the small valley, noticeably lowering the temperature upon arrival.

Although Ye Fan was in cultivation, he was very sensitive to the external change in temperature, which abruptly fell, defying logic!

This all prompted him to instantly withdraw from his cultivation state, with his eyes shooting faint golden beams, suddenly spotting the Ice Snow Spirit Ape!

Despite the Ice Snow Spirit Ape’s size being much larger than typical spirit apes, standing at 2.5 meters tall, its appearance was not much different from other apes, except for its pure white fur, which looked exceptionally beautiful.

However, Ye Fan sensed strong hostility radiating from this seemingly harmless and elegant white ape.

Clearly, the Xuan Beast Forest is the domain of Xuan Beasts, unwelcome to humans, and those cultivators arriving in the Xuan Realm generally come to hunt Xuan Beast and obtain beast cores.

Between Xuan Beasts and humans, there may not be a hatred as deep as the sea, but it’s close enough. The Ice Snow Spirit Ape, as a Xuan Beast overlord, naturally harbors hostility toward Ye Fan.

“Half-step True Essence Realm?”

On sensing the aura emitted by the Ice Snow Spirit Ape, Ye Fan gasped, his face becoming serious. On Earth, he had once fought face to face with the Flame Eagle, familiar with the gap between True Essence Realm and Half-step True Essence Realm.

From the aura emanating from the Ice Snow Spirit Ape, he could feel its strength was likely in the realm of Half-step True Essence Realm.

But even at the Half-step True Essence Realm, Ye Fan was definitely not an opponent, and now he wasn’t wearing the Heavenly Demon Armor, making it impossible to resist an attack from the white ape.

No matter what, Ye Fan had to try, releasing his breath, burning the Gang Qi Essence without hesitation. At the same time, with a thought, three Xuanye Flying Blades floated in a triangular formation in front of him.

“A human?”

The Ice Snow Spirit Ape had no intention of giving Ye Fan any preparation time. As soon as it appeared, it pounded its chest with its fists, a fierce light flashing in its eyes, and lunged directly at Ye Fan.

The Ice Snow Spirit Ape carried a biting cold aura all over its body. Even though Ye Fan had already reached a state immune to cold and heat, he still felt waves of bone-chilling cold, showing how low the temperature of this White Ape’s body was.

Ye Fan was secretly shocked. Logically, the body temperature of any creature shouldn’t be this low, especially for apes, whose temperatures should be similar to humans. How could this White Ape’s body temperature be so low?

Before Ye Fan could gather his thoughts, the Ice Snow Spirit Ape’s pair of palms were upon him. There was no blinding Gang Qi, but Ye Fan felt an irresistible force.

Without hesitation, Ye Fan moved his foot, his body dodging to the left like lightning, while remotely directing the three flying knives with his spiritual power to shoot towards the Spirit Ape’s chest and shoulders.

Ding ding ding!

With three light sounds, the Xuanye Flying Blades struck the Ice Snow Spirit Ape, but caused it no harm at all, its white fur proving to be an extremely strong defense.

Boom!

The Ice Snow Spirit Ape’s palms struck the spot where Ye Fan had previously stood, smashing the slab-sized boulder into dust, with the debris shooting towards Ye Fan like bullets.

Simultaneously, the Ice Snow Spirit Ape pivoted strangely on its right foot, the tail that trailed on the ground whipping towards Ye Fan like a steel whip.

“Poof…”

Struck as if by lightning, Ye Fan’s body was sent flying over three zhang away, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The Protective Gang Qi was shattered upon impact, and the steel whip-like tail struck heavily on his body.

He hadn’t expected the Ice Snow Spirit Ape to have such a cunning trick. Caught off guard, the burning Gang Qi was interrupted, and the Gang Qi inside him surged wildly!

At that moment, not only the half-step Yuan realm Xuan Beast like the Ice Snow Spirit Ape, but even a normal beast could have easily killed him!

In just one confrontation, Ye Fan suffered heavy injuries. If not for the Nine Heavens Profound Body being much stronger than typical cultivators, his life would have been in peril with that blow.

“Still alive?”

Seeing that Ye Fan wasn’t dead, the Ice Snow Spirit Ape was surprised to find the body of this True Qi Realm human so strong, surviving its strike.

While the Ice Snow Spirit Ape was momentarily stunned, Ye Fan activated the Nine Heavens Profound Crown, stepping directly into the virtual space of the Nine Heavens Profound Crown to seek refuge and heal.

Hmm?!

The Ice Snow Spirit Ape was once again surprised, rubbing its furry paws against its eyes, looking at the golden crown spinning in the air, puzzled.

Just a moment ago, there was clearly a human cultivator, whose severe injury it could sense, someone it could crush with a casual blow. But in the blink of an eye the person vanished, replaced by a golden crown.

Swoosh!

Grabbing the Nine Heavens Profound Crown in its hand, the Ice Snow Spirit Ape inspected it over and over again but couldn’t figure it out. After all, a Xuan Beast was still a Xuan Beast, not as smart as a human.

Upon entering the virtual space, Elder Xuan sensed Ye Fan and quickly understood what had happened outside. He manifested directly within the virtual space and said to Ye Fan, “Ye Fan, in the future, whenever you encounter a Xuan Beast, if you can’t win, you can hide in the Profound Crown. But if you encounter a human cultivator, don’t do it because the Nine Heavens Profound Crown can be taken by them, and it won’t be easy to get it back!”

Ye Fan was startled. Elder Xuan was correct, no matter how intelligent a Xuan Beast might be, it’s still a Xuan Beast, but the cultivators of the Xuan Realm know about Emperor Weapons. If an opponent seizes it, not only would the Emperor Weapon become theirs, but he himself would meet a tragic end, for he couldn’t stay in the virtual space forever!

While Ye Fan was conversing with Elder Xuan, the Ice Snow Spirit Ape, after studying for a long time, couldn’t decipher the Nine Heavens Profound Crown but knew it was related to Ye Fan, so it left the small valley with the Nine Heavens Profound Crown…

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PS: Second update!

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