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He quickly dressed, gently kissed her forehead, and whispered, "Get some rest, I'm leaving."
With a slight flap of its sword wings, the figure vanished in an instant.
After his figure disappeared, two lines of clear tears slid down Alan's tightly closed eyes.
She hugged the pillow Jiang Yunzhou had used tightly, breathing in his lingering scent, and drifted back to sleep.
This place is covered in ice and snow all year round, and as far as the eye can see, there is only a vast expanse of white.
When Jiang Yunzhou first arrived at this place, he felt only desolation; it would be impossible for ordinary people to survive here.
However, there were quite a few Soul Masters on the outskirts, mostly there to hunt Soul Beasts and obtain Soul Rings.
He ignored these people.
His immense spiritual power unfolded instantly, and with a slight movement, he disappeared from the outer edge of the ice field, heading straight into the heart of the land.
The vast ice plains are unfathomable, and finding the Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor will not be a task that can be accomplished in a day.
After all, this is their home turf, and if they truly want to hide it, it will be extremely difficult to find them.
He is prepared for a protracted struggle.
(We had a family dinner yesterday, and we actually drank alcohol!)
Chapter 165 Condensing Soul Core
Looking at the vast, white snowfield before him, Jiang Yunzhou felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack!
As far as he knew, the Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor should reside in the deepest part of the ice field.
This is good news; at least we now have a clearly defined target area.
Once you get there, there's always a way to lure them out.
He discerned the direction, his sword wings unfurled behind him, and he transformed into a streak of light, hurtling towards the core area!
He had now ventured deep into the heart of the icy plains, where he had not seen any human presence for a long time, and even the traces of spirit beasts were becoming increasingly rare.
This is not only due to the extreme environment of this place, but also because three overlord-level beings are entrenched in this region:
The spirit of heaven and earth with nearly 700,000 years of cultivation: Ice and Snow Maiden;
The Emperor Scorpion, Ice Emperor, with nearly 400,000 years of cultivation;
And the Snow Demon King, who has cultivated for two hundred thousand years.
Although there are three overlords in name, the true ruler of the far north is only the Snow Emperor.
She had long regarded the spirit beasts on this icy plain as her own people, and had protected them for many years. Even the Snow Demon King was just one of her generals.
Hyotei was never satisfied with being outdone by Yuki-tei, and would come to challenge them every now and then.
Unfortunately, she always gets thoroughly subdued by Xue Di.
Jiang Yunzhou remembered that in about ten thousand years, the Snow Emperor would face a seven hundred thousand-year tribulation.
Since she had no physical form, her resistance to elements other than ice was only average. She relied entirely on her cultivation to withstand the elements, and ultimately failed to transcend the tribulation, with her origin being scattered by the heavenly tribulation.
Severely injured, she was forced to choose suicide...
This is the ultimate life-saving measure for soul beasts when they have no hope of transcending tribulation.
She compressed her immense energy and spiritual consciousness into the form of a human embryo, intending to cultivate again.
Unfortunately, fate played a cruel trick on her. Before she could mature, her embryo was stolen and ended up at an auction house!
The Ice Empress knew she couldn't survive the 400,000-year tribulation. Just then, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm arrived in the far north with Huo Gua. With sweet words and flattery, she was tricked into sacrificing herself...
"This is truly like someone handing you a pillow when you're sleepy."
Being someone else's soul is nothing compared to being your own wife... nothing compares to being a human being!
Jiang Yunzhou traveled at high speed through the core area while thinking and spreading his mental energy outwards to search.
Unbeknownst to him, his unbridled use of mental power after entering the core area had already been noticed by the place's master.
She is the ruler of this icy plain, able to communicate with heaven and earth and perceive the state of all things in the far north.
She had been observing Jiang Yunzhou for quite some time...
They discovered that this human was not only unafraid of the cold, but also possessed terrifyingly strong mental strength.
However, she hadn't seen him harm any spirit beasts along the way, so she didn't show herself.
"This human is not simple," she murmured to herself.
Just then, a familiar voice rang out: "Snow Empress! I've come to challenge you again!"
Yuki-onna frowned slightly. Hyotei was challenging her every few days; he really didn't learn his lesson!
Without turning around, she calmly said, "Humans have intruded into the core area."
Upon hearing this, Hyotei immediately fell silent and looked at Yuki-tei with a puzzled expression.
She knew that anyone who could attract the Snow Emperor's attention like this must be no ordinary person.
The Snow Woman waved her hand, instantly isolating Hyotei's aura.
This was done to avoid being discovered by that human, and also to inform the Snow Demon King to temporarily hide underground.
She wasn't sure if this human had come here to search for high-level soul beasts, so she could only make preparations first.
"Snow Empress, is that human here to hunt us down?"
The Snow Woman shook her head: "I don't know yet. Let's observe first. If he harbors ill intentions... I will take action."
After everything was arranged, she and Hyotei hid in the shadows, quietly watching the figure moving through the wind and snow.
Jiang Yunzhou also felt like he was being watched, as if a faint gaze was constantly on him, but he couldn't pinpoint its source.
At this moment, the surrounding temperature continued to drop, but strangely, the ice martial spirit within his body became unusually active, and actually began to autonomously absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
This situation is not a good thing for Jiang Yunzhou right now.
He was already stuck at level 95, and his soul power was already overflowing when he absorbed the soul bone. Later, he refined a divinely bestowed soul ring, which made things even worse.
If he were to let the Ice Martial Soul continue to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth so recklessly, he was truly afraid that it would burst his meridians!
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he remembered something: condensing a soul core!
Given his current situation, wouldn't the problem be solved if he successfully condenses a soul core?
He became somewhat excited and immediately stopped searching, finding a secluded spot nearby.
He wanted to give it a try, even though there was no one to reference at the moment...
But since someone in later generations could do it, there's no reason why he couldn't.
As long as the research direction is correct, it is very likely to succeed.
He pondered that since a soul core could be condensed, there was only one possibility: compressing soul power.
If you compress your soul power to its limit, that should be the soul core!
After confirming that the surroundings were safe, Jiang Yunzhou immediately sat cross-legged and began to meditate, guiding the restless soul power down to his dantian.
(Note: The lower dantian is located in the lower abdomen, the middle dantian is in the chest cavity, and the upper dantian is located in the space between the eyebrows.)
As more and more energy gathered in his lower dantian, Jiang Yunzhou began to exert force to compress his soul power.
This process is not easy; he needs to constantly look inward and put pressure on his dantian (lower abdomen).
I can't help but worry, what if I accidentally use too much force and blow up my dantian?
However, his concerns were completely unnecessary.
Given his current superhuman physical strength, such an accident is practically impossible.
After an unknown amount of time, through his repeated squeezing and pressing, a crystal the size of a grain of rice finally condensed in his dantian. This crystal was completely transparent, yet Jiang Yunzhou could sense the enormous energy contained within it.
Although it was only the size of a grain of rice at the moment, it was formed by compressing a massive amount of his soul power.
Finally seeing the deal made, Jiang Yunzhou's face lit up with joy.
"Finally, it worked! It seems we were on the right track..." he couldn't help but exclaim.
However, he quickly suppressed his smile. At this moment, it was only the prototype of the soul core, and this soul core was composed of pure soul power.
He remembered that Huo Gua's three soul cores were all infused with some insights.
He could easily copy the homework.
Although I didn't learn the method of condensing a soul core, I can use his ideas to improve my own soul core...
He put aside his thoughts and continued to repeat the steps of guiding and compressing, over and over again.
At the same time, he used two methods simultaneously, mentally deduce and carefully comprehend the various soul skills bestowed by the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass and the Soul Bone.
Although he was fully aware of his own soul skills, he knew that they all originated from the sword grass. What he needed to do now was to find his own insights through these soul skills.
At this moment, his mind was as calm as still water, focused on the evolution of sword moves, and pondering how to integrate his own sword intent into them.
During this long process, his understanding and insights into the way of the sword gradually deepened, and these insights were integrated into the sword intent and quietly flowed into his soul core.
Chapter 166 I don't think this person is a bad guy!
Outside, he was surrounded by sword intent;
Within his body, the soul core continued to grow stronger, and mysterious sword patterns emerged at its core. This was a soul core containing the true meaning of his swordsmanship!
Time passed quietly.
When this soul core reached his current limit, his understanding of swordsmanship also reached a bottleneck, and he stopped all actions.
His first soul core was finally fully formed at this moment.
Then another thing happened...
The moment his soul core condensed, perhaps due to his understanding of the sword path, he broke through the bottleneck of his level, and the barrier that was preventing him from leveling up also broke down.
His level also broke through at this moment, jumping to level 96!
A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Yunzhou's eyes, and an aura of power swept outwards.