CHAPTER 58: THE ICE DOMAIN-2

They trudged on, their feet sinking into the snow with each step. It was slow going as they knew they had to be careful. The wind howled around them, making it hard to hear anything else not to mention, the vision was already limited by mist.

Suddenly, Ling’er stopped in her tracks. "There’s something up ahead," she uttered under her breath, her eyes narrowed against the snow.

"Where?" Bai Huan asked instantly, peering into the mist but he could barely see a few meters in front of him.

Ning’er raised a finger to her lips. "Shh," she warned.

"I think I hear something too."

They all fell silent, straining to hear over the wind. After a moment, Bai Huan could just make out a faint noise in the distance... It sounded like someone was calling out for help.

"Do you think it’s another cultivator?" he asked with a confused look.

Ling’er somewhat nodded lightly. "It could be but we should be careful."

They continued to move forward towards the sound while keeping their senses on high alert.

As they got closer, the sound of the voice grew louder, and they could tell that it was a woman.

"Please, help me!" she cried. "I’m stuck under the ice!"

Ling’er, Ning’er, and Bai Huan exchanged a shocked glance.

They knew that this could be a trap, but they couldn’t just leave someone to die

They were the benevolent cultivator. The righteous people.

They moved forward cautiously while holding their weapons, making sure they were ready in case of a surprise attack.

As they came closer and the vision was clear, they saw a figure huddled on the ground.

It was a young woman, dressed in a thin white robe that did little to protect her from the Ice Qi. Her long black hair was blown back by the wind, and her pale skin was almost blue from the cold.

She looked up as they approached, relief flooding her face.

"Thank goodness you’re here," she said.

"This one almost believed that no one would come to find me."

Ling’er knelt down beside her. "What happened to you, why are you here?" she asked.

The woman winced in pain. "I fell through a hole in the ice," she explained. "I’ve been trying to get out, but my leg is trapped."

Ning’er frowned.

Leg is trapped!? Alas, what a cruel fate. With Qi exhausted, it would be a slow freeze to death.

"I see... If so, we need to be careful," she said. "If the ice breaks again, we could all fall through."

Bai Huan looked around nervously. The last thing he wanted was to get stuck in a frozen lake.

But huh!?

Wait a minute what is that glowing thing!?

It seems to be a token; a token of a powerful Orthodox family.

Could this woman be from a powerful family!? If so, then, why is she all alone!?

And wait a minute... Is that!?... Is that Enlightened Silver Mist Rose!?

Bai Huan couldn’t believe his luck...

"Ah, sorry... My greed got the better of me; I have a rare see-through mirror that can allow me to see through things, and there are many enlightened silver mist roses below this frozen pond, and I wanted to grab as many as possible..." The woman replied earnestly.

Gasp!

Everyone stood there silently.

Many enlightened Silver Mist rose!?

Ling’er and Ning’er went ahead and saved her, pulling her from the Ice.

"Senior Sister, I am Ling’er from the Great Autumn Holy Land. And she is my twin sister Ning’er, and this right here is our junior brother, Bai Huan... Who just recently joined the sect." Ling’er introduced themselves.

"Yes! Yes! Fairy sister... Where are your friends!? It’s not a good idea to venture into such a place alone, especially a beautiful woman such as yourself," Ning’er said.

"I am called Mu Qing, from the Mu Family of the Eastern Sects. And I apologize for my rudeness. I have been stranded here for a while, and my Qi is running out." She smiled weakly.

"No need to apologize, Senior Sister. This junior would love to help," Bai Huan immediately spoke with a flirty smile.

Mu Qing had long black hair that fell down her back in silky waves, and her skin was so white that it looked like porcelain. Her eyes were a deep, shimmering brown, and her lips were full and pink, like ripe cherries.

She was tall and slender, with long, graceful limbs, and her white robes clung to her curves, revealing a body that was both delicate and alluring.

She had an ethereal beauty, like a fairy from the heavens.

Bai Huan found himself lost in her eyes, his thoughts consumed by her beauty, and he couldn’t help but feel drawn to her.

"Senior Sister, we shall help you find your way out," Ling’er said.

"And we shall also take you out of this ice domain," Ning’er added.

"Thank you... About the Enlightened silver mist rose..."

"Don’t worry about it.. 20% for you, 20% junior brother Bai Huan, 30% for us sisters..." Ling’er spoke politely.

"Yes... But I will give 10% to my junior brother so, he can cultivate faster." Ning’er looked at Bai Huan.

Bai Huan was very pleased to hear that.

"Thank you sister Ning’er you are the best..." Bai Huan cupped his fist.

"Hmph, 10% won’t work... I will give 20% to Bai Huan so, he can cultivate even faster..." Ling’er looked a little jealous with a pout on her face.

* * *

Meanwhile,

After some time,

I cry, I bleed...

I laugh, I bleed...

Bai Long managed to make a breakthrough to the eighth stage of the Qi grandmaster realm.

His shadow slaves had enhanced the two crystal shards with refined silver and created a pair of small twin daggers that were gleaming with a sinister light hungry for blood, a small ring with a teleportation talisman attached that can allow him to teleport short distances 10 times, and a long enchanted sword.

The sword was a master level treasure and could allow Bai Long to fly without needing to reach the foundation realm.

"Hehe, good, good, good... These two daggers not only have sharp edges but also exploding runes and are coated with sinister poison, even a powerful figure of the Great Foundation Realm will also suffer in my hands..." Bai Long laughed sinisterly.

He wasn’t wrong, master grade weapons are very efficient on people till the Golden core realm... The weapon in itself was more powerful than Bai Long.

He walked out of the Cultivation pagoda. Getting on top of his sword, he began to fly towards the Black Frost wasteland.

Swoosh!

He landed before the barrier ( Heaven’s will ).

’Woah, I can’t see anything inside...’

Woosh!

The leopard from his shadow descended, since the last time with the assassin, he has been carrying this leopard anywhere he goes for his safety.

But alas, the leopard can’t be taken inside.

[ Host... I can’t enter inside. You have to visit alone ]

Bai Long: "..."

’What!? What do you mean by you can’t enter inside!? You are system...’

[ Back to host, I simply can’t. Heaven is more mysterious and unfathomable than one may think ]

[ You may not know this but once you kill any son of Heaven, the heaven will instantly notice both you and me. That’s the reason why heaven is on top of everything. ]

Bai Long: "..." !?

Nig—

What the—

Heaven will instantly know about him and the system. If so, what’s the point of killing the protagonist? Wouldn’t it be better just to run away and cultivate?

But Bai Long wasn’t stupid; it’s completely possible. Heavenly Dao... What is Dao? Every single concept, fathomable to unfathomable. Above imagination.

Indeed he always used to question, if those heavens are all powerful how come they don’t know of their chosen son dying left and right in the hands of people like Gu Changge, Zhao Fan.

How can Heaven be omniscient, omnipresent!?

Just what is heaven!? And what is heavenly Dao!?

’System... Tell me, if Heaven sees all and notices all, then how come Heaven doesn’t act!? I refuse to believe that Heaven is merciful, allowing anyone to exist even after destroying the web of fate they have woven...’

[ The path of Dao is eternal and vast. Like heaven multiple supreme consciousness exists and a higher society exists. ]

[First, you need to understand cultivation and Dao ]

[ Cultivation is the long journey of achieving a perfect mind and opening soul seas, connecting oneself with the ultimate truth beyond reality and imagination ]

[ There exist multiple realms, countless domains, nine heavens, 13 forbidden heavens, and other unfathomable places ]

[ Those who cultivate the heavenly path are blessed by the supreme consciousness known as "Heavenly consciousness". It is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent ]

[People of the heavenly domain are peaceful who manage the thread of fate and karma, keeping the balance and raising the salvation, known as sons of Qi luck, against the calamity that is bound to happen. ]

[ But people of the thirteen forbidden heaven aren’t peaceful, always remember, every path no matter how good or how bad they are, a daoist can always choose to be malevolent or benevolent... As long as Host attracts the attention of constellations, Host is safe, otherwise you will die ]

[It is unquestionable, undeniable, unshaken truth ]

[ For your knowledge, once you reach the Dao realm, there exist constellations, and we systems are created by those constellations for their entertainment ]

[Weaklings are merely source of entertainment for superiors. As long as you can show good potential, constellations will even reward you outside the system’s task. ]