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Chapter 218 A hearty meal
"Are we really going to go down from here?"
Standing on the edge of the platform, looking down into the bottomless abyss, Lu Bai couldn't help but swallow hard. It was too deep; his divine sense couldn't detect anything down there, and he had no idea what was below. Tao Tao was actually going down.
“That’s right.” Tao Tao looked down, his expression very calm, seemingly unconcerned about the danger he was about to face.
Having just learned from Ghost Owl that the floating island is below, Tao Tao is determined to go, even if it's dangerous. Besides, who knows what's down there? What if there are other treasures? Especially if he can find some elixirs or miraculous medicines that might be able to restore Bai Yan to full health.
"Do you want to come with me?" Tao Tao turned to look at Lu Bai and asked very seriously.
It seemed she had no choice but to go. Lu Bai was helpless. He didn't want to go, but the problem was, where else could he go if he didn't go with her? He hadn't finished the task Lu Zhengxing had given him, and he definitely couldn't do it on his own. So Lu Bai gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go with you."
"Okay, let's go down now."
As he spoke, Tao Tao summoned the Thousand Wind Flowing Cloud Horse.
As soon as they came out, Qianfeng Liuyunma started to sulk, "Why did it take you so long to call me out? That little brat is so fierce, she bullies us all day long. Tuantuan and I are threatened by her every day, and she won't even let us complain to you!"
The little child immediately recognized that she was talking about Huan Yan. Tao Tao had no choice but to accept it; Huan Yan was a Nascent Soul cultivator, and even if a conflict broke out, she wouldn't be able to defeat her. So she scratched her head and said with a smile, "Why don't you just bear with it a little longer?"
"I can't take it anymore. Why don't you let me come out every day instead of going in? It's unbearable. She even made us grow that ice lotus for her. It's infuriating! The space is big, but that ice lotus takes up so much space. Master, you're not going to develop any new areas..."
It was clear that Qianfeng Liuyunma was truly aggrieved. He rambled on for ages, leaving Lu Bai completely confused. What doll? What ice lotus? What space?
"Oh, that? Let's talk about that later. Take us downstairs quickly."
Tao Tao scratched her head sheepishly. She didn't have time to tidy up the space; they had already done it all. As for developing new areas, that would have to wait until later. At least she could get out of here first.
"Down there?" Qianfeng Liuyunma looked down and was immediately stunned. He looked at Tao Tao in shock. "Down there? No, no, I'm not going. I can feel a dangerous aura coming from here. It must be even more dangerous down there."
"Are you sure you don't want to go?" Tao Tao asked, narrowing his eyes with a hint of threat in his tone. He licked his lips, looking like he hadn't had enough. Qian Feng Liu Yunma was startled and quickly said, "I'll go, I'll go, okay?"
Soon, the Thousand Wind Flowing Cloud Horse carried Tao Tao and Lu Bai towards the abyss.
It seemed like there was no end in sight below. The further down you went, the more you could feel the wind blowing up, mixed with a bit of frost, making you shiver from the cold.
The Thousand Wind Flowing Cloud Horse's voice trembled as it whispered, "There might be ten-thousand-year-old ice down there. With our cultivation levels, it would be good if we didn't freeze to death."
"Ten thousand years of ice? That's perfect." Tao Tao was overjoyed. She originally cultivated ice-based magic, so it wouldn't have much of an impact on her. Besides, there was Tuan Tuan, and even Bai Yan was slightly benefited by ice magic.
“I forgot that you, Master, practice ice magic, so never mind…”
Qianfeng Liuyunma couldn't help but sigh. He had originally wanted to take this opportunity to get away from here, but unexpectedly, it made Tao Tao want to stay even more.
"Hurry up, don't waste time here."
Tao Tao was getting impatient and urged, "We're already here, why waste time?"
"Okay." Qianfeng Liuyunma nodded and sped up, its four hooves gliding against the wind. It had reached its maximum speed, and Lu Bai could barely keep his balance. He could only hold on tightly to Tao Tao. Feeling the whistling wind in his ears, Lu Bai unconsciously swallowed.
After about an hour, they finally reached the bottom.
Just as Qianfeng Liuyunma had said, the area below was filled with ice, so cold that people shivered. Lu Bai had already taken out some warm clothes and quickly put them on, saying while shivering, "It really is all ice here. We can't see anything else besides ice."
"Walk forward and see what's there; I sense something there."
Tao Tao pointed ahead and vaguely sensed a power slowly fluctuating there. She tried to use her divine sense to investigate, but it was bounced back by a barrier. It seemed that the power was very strong.
"Okay, it's just too cold here. I feel like I can barely move my feet..." Lu Bai was shivering from the cold, and his breath was almost freezing. He couldn't even imagine how low the temperature was here.
“That’s the problem,” Tao Tao said, but she didn’t feel cold at all, at least not as much as Lu Bai. This was because her cultivation level was higher than Lu Bai’s, and also because she cultivated ice-type magic, which generally wouldn’t make her feel cold.
As she spoke, she summoned Tuantuan.
As soon as Tuan Tuan emerged, it transformed into a snowball and darted out. It lay on the ice and sniffed hard. Suddenly, its body emitted a blue light, and the surrounding ice began to melt as it absorbed the light.
Seeing this, Lu Bai was taken aback. He thought to himself, "No wonder Tao Tao was so confident. It turns out he really had a backup plan." Qian Feng Liu Yun Ma, on the other hand, was extremely envious. He smacked his lips and said, "All this ice has become its nourishment. It's great! Its cultivation level can rise a lot in an instant. Who knows, it might be able to transform into human form soon."
Why wasn't it so lucky?
Although the ice was absorbed by the whole group, Lu Bai felt that the surroundings were not as cold as before, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Pfft." Tuantuan absorbed the surrounding ice, let out a satisfied burp, patted its little belly, and looked back at Taotao. Because their souls were connected, Taotao sensed that Tuantuan was about to fall into a deep sleep, waiting for a breakthrough. So she took out a Guiyuan Pill and gave it to Tuantuan, then put it into her pet bag and let it go into seclusion on its own.
After doing all this, Tao Tao looked ahead and said, "Let's go."
"Although some of the ice has been absorbed, there's still more ahead. We don't know where the source is. Let's be careful. There are many ice-type monsters in the ice, and they are very powerful. Even if their level is not high, this place is their domain."
Lu Bai spoke with some caution. Although Tuan Tuan was an ice demon, its level was still low. The ice had already satiated it, so it couldn't be summoned for the time being. If they encountered a powerful ice-type demon beast, it would be difficult for the two of them to deal with it.
"Okay, I understand." Tao Tao nodded seriously and took out a defensive magic artifact. When he activated it, a warm orange light appeared and enveloped them. Instantly, a warm current entered their bodies, making Lu Bai and Qian Feng Liu Yun feel much more comfortable.
Further on, the ice grew thicker and thicker, and the whole place was a frozen wasteland. Frost would occasionally fly through the air, turning everything it touched into ice, and no living thing could exist there.
"Go southeast, I sensed something there."
Just then, Huanyan suddenly transmitted her voice to Taotao.
"What is it?" Tao Tao asked in confusion. She hadn't sensed anything at all, which meant her cultivation level was still insufficient.
Huanyan said, "I'm not sure, we'll know once we go and see."
"careful!"
Suddenly, the ice on the ground made a crisp cracking sound, and then a crack spread out and quickly spread towards Tao Tao and the others. Something seemed to be moving under the ice.
"What is that!" Qianfeng Liuyunma seemed to have seen something and shouted in terror.