Chapter 7

In a place hundreds of miles east of Yuheng Peak, there is a mystical ice vein known as the Xuanbing Yinsha, said to connect to the depths of the Netherworld. For thousands of years, the Xuanbing Yinsha energy leaking from the ground has turned the surrounding area into a world of ice and snow. Later, it became one of the three major prisons of the Weng Jian Sect, specifically for punishing disciples who violated the sect's rules.

Song Tianxing, holding the elder's token from Tianxing Peak, led Lin Fei through the icy world and into an underground palace a thousand feet below the surface.

The cold in the underground palace was terrifying, with thick ice covering the stone walls. Looking around, all one could see was an endless expanse of ice and snow. The bone-chilling cold, driven by the cold wind, felt like knives cutting into one's face. Even Song Tianxing, protected by the elder's token, couldn't help but rub his hands and exhale warm breath as he entered this icy world.

"Junior Brother Lin, we've arrived. How do you find the scenery?"

Although his hands were frozen red, Song Tianxing's mood was clearly good...

Of course, it was good. Song Tianxing had spent over a decade on Tianxing Peak, and the dozens of prisoners he had sent here all left in tears.

"Junior Brother Song." The two entered the underground palace, and soon several disciples on duty came forward. They were all in their early twenties, and the one in the lead clearly recognized Song Tianxing, his face instantly filled with a flattering smile upon seeing the Tianxing Peak disciple.

This was not surprising...

The disciples on duty at the Xuanbing Cave were mostly outer sect disciples who had just entered the sect for one or two years and were about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. Their masters, after a quick look around the Weng Jian Sect, found the Xuanbing Cave suitable and casually sent them here. Normally, they would have no chance to meet a powerful Tianxing Peak disciple like Song Tianxing.

"Junior Brother Su." Song Tianxing nodded, still having some memory of this Junior Brother Su. He was the leader of this batch of duty disciples, having joined the Weng Jian Sect ten years ago and been sent to the Xuanbing Cave for Foundation Establishment eight years ago. He had never succeeded in Foundation Establishment and thus remained in the Xuanbing Cave. His master had probably already forgotten about him.

However, although Su's cultivation was not successful, his ability to read people's moods was quite good. Every time Song Tianxing came to the Xuanbing Cave, he was treated warmly, and any tasks he assigned were handled well. Song Tianxing felt very confident entrusting Lin Fei to him...

"This is Junior Brother Lin from Yuheng Peak. He was sent here by the Sect Leader for assaulting the young Celestial Master. Junior Brother Su, please take good care of him."

"Yes, yes, Junior Brother Song, rest assured..." Junior Brother Su nodded and bowed in agreement.

"Then, Junior Brother Lin, I'll take my leave first. If I have time in a few days, I'll come to see you again."

After seeing Song Tianxing off, the duty disciples also withdrew, leaving only Lin Fei and the young man named Junior Brother Su.

"Senior Brother Lin, right..." At this moment, Junior Brother Su's face no longer showed the respect and flattery he had shown to Song Tianxing. His gaze towards Lin Fei was filled with mockery and ridicule: "The rules here might not be clear to an inner sect disciple like Senior Brother Lin. Let me explain them to you. First, private escape is strictly forbidden. As an inner sect disciple, you should know that escaping from the Ice and Fire Cave is a serious offense..."

"Also, since Senior Brother Lin is here as a prisoner, you will have to take care of your own meals. I will arrange some work for you shortly. If you fail to complete it, you might have to practice with an empty stomach. Do you understand?"

"Oh?" Lin Fei was not surprised by Junior Brother Su's attitude and simply smiled. "I wonder what kind of work Junior Brother Su plans to assign me?"

"Rest assured, Senior Brother Lin, as an inner sect disciple, I wouldn't assign you any rough work like mining or removing ice..." Junior Brother Su, of course, understood what Song Tianxing meant by "take good care of him." After a moment's thought, he had an idea: "How about this, Senior Brother Lin. Recently, there have been monsters appearing in the underground river. We outer sect disciples are no match for them. I would like to ask Senior Brother Lin to guard the river and hunt ten monsters daily to earn your meals. What do you think?"

"No problem." Lin Fei agreed without hesitation. After all, Junior Brother Su wanted to curry favor with Song Tianxing and would not make his days in the Xuanbing Cave easy. Even if he refused to guard the river, Junior Brother Su would find other ways to make his life difficult. Besides, Lin Fei had been to the underground river many times in his previous life...

"Since Senior Brother Lin has no objections, this matter is settled. As long as you hand in ten monster claws daily, you can earn your meals. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't keep you company."

"Take care."

Lin Fei watched as Junior Brother Su's figure disappeared, then sat down in the small room and took out a damaged琉璃灯 (ruili deng, a琉璃 lamp) from his pocket: "Fortunately, I managed to get this thing from the tiger's mouth. If I can repair it, it should be able to help me deal with the monsters in the river."

In his previous life, Lin Fei, as a mere mortal, had schemed against the Black Abyss Emperor, facing dangers that most people could not even imagine. He had been pursued countless times, with no place to run. Several times, he had escaped to the Xuanbing Cave to avoid disaster. Lin Fei was naturally familiar with the underground river.

The Xuanbing Yinsha, born in the Netherworld, is the coldest and most yin energy in the world. The Xuanbing Yinsha vein of the Weng Jian Sect not only leaks from the ground, forming the icy Xuanbing Cave, but also brings a thread of Netherworld death energy. After mixing with the Xuanbing Yinsha, it eventually forms a cold and filthy river, from which countless monsters are born. If not for the fact that these monsters are inherently weak and find it difficult to become demon kings, the chaos would be unimaginable.

However, even without demon kings, the monsters in the river are numerous and often appear in groups, making it challenging for even a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator...

In the end, Junior Brother Su's assignment to Lin Fei was never meant to be completed. His goal was to make Lin Fei go hungry, so he could have something to report to Song Tianxing when he came again.

Unfortunately, Junior Brother Su did not know that Lin Fei had a damaged琉璃 lamp (ruili deng, a琉璃 lamp) in his possession. He also did not know that after the Weng Jian Sect's fall in his previous life, Lin Fei had spent a long time studying alchemy. His skills were far beyond what someone like Junior Brother Su could imagine. Otherwise, how could a mere mortal like Lin Fei have the means to face the Black Abyss Emperor in a life-or-death struggle?

When the old Taoist priest brought out this magical artifact, Lin Fei already knew that the reason it was broken was purely due to the old Taoist's lack of skill. The materials inside were in perfect condition. As long as he found a skilled alchemist, he could extract those materials and reforge a magical artifact at least at the Yin Fu level.

A Yin Fu level magical artifact has the combat power equivalent to a Yang Yuan realm cultivator. With such a magical artifact in hand, Lin Fei had at least a fifty percent chance of suppressing the monsters in the river.

As for the other fifty percent...

"Let's use the Netherworld death energy in the river to our advantage..." Lin Fei picked up the sword on the table, opened the door, and stepped back into the icy underground palace.

This place, being one of the three major prisons of the Weng Jian Sect, was indeed bone-chillingly cold, making even breathing difficult. Lin Fei had to activate his true essence to resist the cold. The river was located hundreds of feet below the underground palace. It took him almost an hour to crawl through a narrow crack in the stone wall and see a surging river.

"It's been so many years, and this place is still so cold..." Lin Fei muttered, again activating his weak true essence. There was no choice; he had already entered the river's range, where the cold was mixed with Netherworld death energy, which was not only freezing but also highly toxic. Without true essence protection, one could die in moments.

"Swish!"

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