Chapter 85

Zhu Ganglie held the Taiyi Golden Scale Boat in his hand, and with a slight sense, he knew that the material of the Taiyi Golden Scale Boat was indeed a fusion of Metal Essence and Water Essence.

Regardless of the quality of this magical tool, the material itself was enough to surpass the value of a Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill.

Moreover, the Taiyi Golden Scale Boat was uniquely crafted using the Great Cloud Prohibition method, which confirmed that the White Crane Boy's words were true.

From this, it was evident that the Taiyi Golden Scale Boat was indeed refined as a life-bound magical tool by Pimoguo. Perhaps later, due to some reason, Pimoguo chose the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demon-Repelling Divine Dart.

Although this magical tool only had one layer of prohibition, it was sufficient for swift travel and could also form a golden light canopy for protection.

This made Zhu Ganglie feel somewhat embarrassed about taking advantage of Pimoguo. He then flicked his wrist and produced three Pure Yang pills.

"Boy, these are Pure Yang pills. Please pass them along with the Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill to Pimoguo. When he refines his life-bound magical tool, he will surely come to thank you for the gift of treasure!"

Zhu Ganglie placed these items in the White Crane Boy's hands and, without waiting for a response, flew back to Ice Soul Peak.

Upon returning to Ice Soul Peak, Zhu Ganglie immediately began refining the Taiyi Golden Scale Boat. The prohibitions on the magical tool were thoroughly cleansed.

After embedding his magical power, Zhu Ganglie gained control of the Taiyi Golden Scale Boat.

After a brief refinement, the entire golden boat split into layers, transforming into palm-sized golden scales, forming a golden light canopy of 108 scales to protect him.

With a thought, the golden light canopy transformed into a small golden boat the size of a palm, landing in his hand.

Having refined the Taiyi Golden Scale Boat to this level, Zhu Ganglie stopped refining it.

Instead, he took out the Yellow Spring Pool given to him by the Yellow Spring Elder and refined it into the God Sealing Pagoda to further enhance its power.

However, the Yellow Spring Pool was clearly a temporary refinement by the Yellow Spring Elder, with only one layer of prohibition and no Yellow Spring Water inside.

The greatest function of the Yellow Spring Pool was to capture evil spirits and create Yellow Spring Water, which would become a powerful force.

The Bi Luo Huang Quan Seal also became a top-tier magical tool because of the Yellow Spring Pool.

The Yellow Spring Water, produced from the Yellow Spring River, had the ability to cleanse magical power and refine magical tools, and was also needed for his cultivation of the天河波涛至尊大寒气 (Supreme Cold Qi of the Heavenly River).

However, the Yellow Spring Water and the Yellow Spring were integrated, and without special techniques, it was impossible to obtain even a drop.

Zhu Ganglie also learned from the sect that the Yellow Spring Elder was an ancient powerful being who, in his cultivation, went to the Netherworld to capture millions of souls and attempted to steal Yellow Spring Water, shaking the entire Netherworld. This eventually alarmed the Netherworld's Yama, who suppressed him in the Netherworld.

This made Zhu Ganglie feel a sense of awe and mystery towards the Yellow Spring Elder, who could refine Yellow Spring Water through unconventional means.

Such ability and creativity were likely unmatched even by the sect's leader, and he could not help but admire him.

What puzzled Zhu Ganglie was why such a powerful being had only become a ghost immortal.

There must be some secret behind this, and he could only store these thoughts in his mind and focus on refining the Yellow Spring Pool. In the future, as long as he could capture souls, he could refine Yellow Spring Water and further enhance the power of the Supreme Cold Qi of the Heavenly River.

Since he had no souls, he currently focused on refining the God Sealing Pagoda and the Yellow Spring Pool into one.

Fortunately, the nine-headed ghost king in the God Sealing Pagoda, after being assisted by the Pure Yang Thunder Water, had significantly increased in strength, becoming more than twice as powerful as an ordinary ghost king.

With the help of the nine-headed ghost king, the Yellow Spring Pool was quickly refined into the God Sealing Pagoda.

Three months later, Zhu Ganglie had completed all his preparations and was ready to set out for the Great Snow Mountain to find the White Jade Divine Ice Iron.

This divine ice iron was crucial for his life-bound magical tool, a foundation for his immortality. In the future, it would combine with his magical power to protect his soul, so he could not afford to be careless.

The Taiyi Golden Scale Boat transformed into a golden shadow in the void and disappeared into the horizon.

The Great Snow Mountain was located at the boundary between the central and northwestern parts of the Eastern Shengzhou, stretching for millions of miles.

The Great Snow Mountain was covered in ice and snow, inhabited by countless ancient fierce beasts and giants, with the lowest surviving creatures being at the Golden Core level.

If not for the White Bone Demon God, which the God Sealing Pagoda could transform into, now comparable to a third-grade Golden Core expert, and the teleportation talisman given by the sect leader, Zhu Ganglie would not have taken this risk.

After three months, the Taiyi Golden Scale Boat carried Zhu Ganglie to a corner of the Great Snow Mountain. Following the guidance of the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King, Zhu Ganglie entered the vast Great Snow Mountain.

As soon as he entered the Great Snow Mountain, the cold air hit him, almost freezing him.

Ordinary creatures would instantly turn into ice blocks upon entering here. Even with Zhu Ganglie's current cultivation and ice soul magical power, he had to activate the Supreme Cold Qi of the Heavenly River to protect himself to safely enter the Great Snow Mountain.

Upon entering the Great Snow Mountain, Zhu Ganglie manifested one of the Five Ghosts, the Golden Tortoise, and hid inside it, releasing the Golden Tortoise's aura.

He then activated the Heavenly Cicada Spirit Leaf to completely suppress his own aura, not daring to reveal even a hint, as the Great Snow Mountain was home to many fierce beasts, and there might be powerful ones that could see through his concealment.

Using the Golden Tortoise, he could avoid drawing too much attention, and its high defense could provide temporary protection in case of danger.

However, the Golden Tortoise's greatest flaw was its golden color, which stood out in the snowy landscape.

The Golden Tortoise, now several dozen feet in size, burrowed into the snow and quickly advanced toward the deepest part of the Great Snow Mountain.

There, it was the territory of the Ice Serpent and the Ice Frost Giant Bear, and Zhu Ganglie did not dare to be careless.

The Golden Tortoise moved swiftly, covering hundreds of miles in a blink, crossing several snow-capped mountains. Along the way, it encountered many fierce beasts, but they were all quietly avoided.

There were many dangers, but with the help of the Heavenly Cicada Spirit Leaf, he managed to avoid them without much trouble.

However, after three days of travel, Zhu Ganglie encountered a significant danger. While moving through the snow, he faced a giant white ape, which was at the Soul Formation level.

Zhu Ganglie, unable to deal with it, had no choice but to flee.

In his panic, he suddenly dived into a large snow valley.

Upon entering, Zhu Ganglie was shocked to see nine white bamboo stalks growing in the center of the valley.

Each bamboo stalk was several feet in diameter, as white as jade, standing straight and tall, with branches curving toward the sky, resembling dragons about to fly into the heavens.

"White Jade Divine Ice Bamboo!"

Seeing these white bamboo stalks, Zhu Ganglie was instantly amazed, his face flushing with excitement.

The White Jade Divine Ice Bamboo was an ancient spiritual root, each stalk as pure and flawless as jade, containing immense cold energy, and as hard as iron. With a little refinement, it could become a powerful magical tool.

The refined magical tool could purify the mind and prevent the emergence of heart demons, and it was said to be almost as powerful as the Six Pure Bamboo on Mount Sumeru.

Moreover, where the White Jade Divine Ice Bamboo grew, there was certainly White Jade Divine Ice Iron. This iron was formed when the bamboo, after billions of years, developed intelligence, failed to transcend a calamity, and merged with the elemental energy of heaven and earth.

This showed the rarity of the White Jade Divine Ice Iron, as the White Jade Divine Ice Bamboo was already extremely rare, let alone developing intelligence, cultivating on its own, and then failing to transcend a calamity before merging with elemental energy.

Any misstep in this process would prevent the formation of the White Jade Divine Ice Iron, which was why Zhu Ganglie was willing to risk his life to obtain it.

Finding the White Jade Divine Ice Bamboo not only presented a great opportunity but also meant he had found the White Jade Divine Ice Iron.

However, after this great joy, Zhu Ganglie's expression turned serious, and he immediately dove underground, using all his strength to burrow through the ice layer.

The White Jade Divine Ice Bamboo required the corpse of a pure-blooded ancient dragon, which must be of the cold attribute, and the surrounding area must be rich in cold elemental energy.

The presence of three White Jade Divine Ice Bamboo stalks indicated that there were three ancient dragon corpses here, suggesting that even more powerful dragons might inhabit the area.

After all, treasures were often guarded by spiritual beasts, and this was especially true for the giant bamboo growing on the dragon's corpse.

As Zhu Ganglie dove deeper, the giant white ape from earlier followed, but as soon as it entered the snow valley, a huge Ice Serpent flew out and swallowed it, letting out a piercing roar.