Chapter 48

"Millennium Ice Core?"

Zhu Ganglie's face lit up with joy, and he blurted out the question.

This Ice Core was of the same origin as the Ice Core Divine Light he cultivated. If this Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King truly possessed the Millennium Ice Core, he could use its power to condense thirty-five Ice Core powers in a short time, and even hope to break through to the Manifestation Realm, achieving the Body Attachment state.

Seeing Zhu Ganglie's expression, the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King felt greatly reassured and slowly said, "This king obtained a Millennium Ice Core several decades ago. It is an extremely cold object, stored deep in the碧波潭 (Bibo Tan, Azure Wave Pond). I am willing to exchange this treasure for the cultivation technique!"

"If it is truly so, then I will impart this cultivation technique to you!"

If he could really obtain the Millennium Ice Core, Zhu Ganglie would not mind passing on the Great Vajra Formed Demon Technique.

He then sped up, and in a short while, they arrived at the Azure Wave Pond. Zhu Ganglie was cautious and did not fully trust the old dragon king.

However, the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King did not dilly-dally. Upon returning to the dragon palace, he said to Zhu Ganglie, "The Millennium Ice Core is under my throne. I will impart a mantra to you. Recite it, and you can open the throne and retrieve the Ice Core!"

Hearing the old dragon king's words, Zhu Ganglie pointed his hand, and a small Ice Core power transformed into his likeness, approaching the palace entrance and reciting the old dragon king's mantra.

With a crack, the golden throne of the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King split open, revealing a white jade box emitting a tremendous cold aura, freezing the surroundings.

Zhu Ganglie's avatar extended its hand, picked up the jade box, and examined it. Inside was a fingernail-sized white Ice Core, which made Zhu Ganglie extremely pleased.

"Thank you, old dragon king!"

With no danger, Zhu Ganglie directly stored the Ice Core. With a flick of his hand, he imparted the Great Vajra Formed Demon Technique to the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King.

Upon receiving the technique, the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King carefully pondered it and his face lit up with joy. "What a wonderful technique, what a wonderful left path technique!"

"Since that is the case, I will take my leave!"

Zhu Ganglie flicked his hand, and the Ice Core banner unfurled, releasing the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King's massive body. He flickered and was about to leave the Azure Wave Pond.

"Wait a moment, friend. I am now left with this crippled body and wish to request that you stay for a while longer!"

The Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King's eyes carried a hint of pleading, but he received a cold gaze from Zhu Ganglie.

The Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King was at the Golden Core realm. If not for his severe injuries, his strength would be a hundred times greater, and Zhu Ganglie would have long avoided him.

Now, the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King wanted him to protect him while he recovered, which seemed overly optimistic. Zhu Ganglie would not remain in this dangerous place.

"I am willing to inform you of the whereabouts of a piece of White Jade Divine Ice Iron in exchange for your assistance!"

The Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King, not giving up, said, knowing that if no one protected him, even without outsiders, some ambitious beings in the Azure Wave Pond would kill him to obtain his Golden Core.

As for the Daoist before him, he would not value his Eighth Rank Golden Core.

"Dragon King, you should rest and recover!"

Zhu Ganglie's heart stirred. The White Jade Divine Ice Iron was a heavenly material. With a little refinement, it could become a top-tier magical tool.

If he obtained it, he could condense a powerful innate magical tool.

However, despite his excitement, Zhu Ganglie also understood the principle of negotiating with a tiger. He smiled and directly swayed through the water.

Just as Zhu Ganglie was about to leave, the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King's bit of power transformed into a message before his eyes.

"The White Jade Divine Ice Iron is deep in the Great Snow Mountain. No wonder you, Dragon King, did not obtain such a treasure!"

Zhu Ganglie spoke calmly, his heart not greatly stirred. The White Jade Divine Ice Iron, such a treasure, naturally existed in a dangerous place like the Great Snow Mountain.

The Great Snow Mountain, located in the southwest of the Eastern Shengzhou, was the largest mountain range, spanning tens of thousands of miles, blocking the way from the southwest to the Eastern Shengzhou.

It was covered in year-round snow and ice, with extremely cold gales. Ordinary cultivators would turn into ice sculptures upon being hit by these gales.

A Golden Core cultivator without sufficiently powerful magical tools would also find it difficult to advance.

The Great Snow Mountain was also home to countless ancient fierce beasts.

The weakest of them was equivalent to a Golden Core cultivator, and ordinary people dared not enter.

Zhu Ganglie was somewhat puzzled about how the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King knew the White Jade Divine Ice Iron was in such a dangerous place.

As if seeing Zhu Ganglie's confusion, the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King slowly said, "A hundred years ago, when I had just achieved the Golden Core, I was arrogant and once ventured into the Great Snow Mountain, seeking treasures to refine magical tools.

By chance, I entered the lair of an ancient Ice Serpent and obtained a small piece of Ice Core. At that time, the Ice Serpent was fighting an Ice Frost Bear over a Cold Ginseng, and beneath the Cold Ginseng was the White Jade Divine Ice Iron.

I managed to escape by taking advantage of their fierce battle!"

After hearing the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King's words, Zhu Ganglie's doubts were resolved. He pondered for a moment and said to the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King, "Fine, I will guard you for a while longer. I will also refine this Ice Core. When your injuries are somewhat healed, I will leave."

Hearing Zhu Ganglie's words, the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King was delighted and felt relieved. Given his current injuries, this was the only option.

He then ordered the various demons in the dragon palace to search the human world for the six divine souls of love, hate, anger, sorrow, fear, and joy, to cultivate the Great Vajra Formed Demon.

Zhu Ganglie no longer concerned himself with external matters and found a place to focus on refining the Ice Core. During cultivation, the Tower of Deities transformed into a white light floating above his head, and the six Great Vajra Formed Demons surrounded him to prevent any accidents.

The Ice Core was indeed the most suitable heavenly material for cultivating the Ice Core Divine Light. Zhu Ganglie refined his spiritual energy using the Ice Core, achieving twice the results with half the effort compared to on Ice Core Peak.

In this cultivation, Zhu Ganglie quickly condensed the fourth Ice Core power. By the sixth day, he had condensed the fifth Ice Core power.

The Ice Core, being an extremely cold treasure, contained a terrifying amount of cold energy, greatly nourishing the divine soul. There was no need to worry about rapid cultivation leading to an unstable foundation.

This cultivation lasted for two months, during which Zhu Ganglie condensed eighteen Ice Core powers.

He had condensed half of the Manifestation Realm powers. If he had cultivated normally, it would have taken eight years to achieve this.

However, after three months, the Ice Core was reduced to the size of a grain of rice. Zhu Ganglie carefully stored the remaining Ice Core.

At this time, the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King, with the help of the Great Vajra Formed Demon, had enlightened to the Buddhist Ear Perception, and his injuries were half healed.

Zhu Ganglie's duty to guard him was over, and he could not stay any longer to avoid the old dragon king turning against him once fully recovered.

"Congratulations on your enlightenment to the Buddhist Ear Perception. Your cultivation will naturally advance. My duty to guard you has ended, so I will not stay any longer!"

Zhu Ganglie bowed to the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King, smiling but with a firm expression.

The Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King, with his injuries mostly healed, no longer tried to retain Zhu Ganglie and said with a smile, "Thank you for your protection. I will repay this favor in the future!"

Zhu Ganglie smiled, not taking the words to heart, and swayed his body, directly flying away from the Azure Wave Pond.