Watching the blade-like winds slashing past and the occasional spatial rifts, including Qin Yu and the others, not a single one dared to take it lightly.

Suddenly, a blade-like wind shot towards Qin Yu and the group.

Instantly—

The nine people present each executed their own techniques, no one daring to underestimate this wind that resembled a blade, for they had all seen how these blade-like winds could even tear open space.

"Pfff—" a crisp sound, as if a sharp blade was slicing through wood.

Blood splattered out.

"Little brother," Shi Hua looked worriedly at his brother Shi Bian, that blade-like wind was simply too fast; despite everyone’s efforts to dodge, Shi Bian, who was closer to the wind, still got hit, severing nearly half of his right arm.

Shi Bian furrowed his brow: "It’s nothing serious, I just need to consume a lot of energy to reconstitute my body."

As an Independent Demon, as long as the Nascent Soul remained intact, his body could naturally be reconstituted. However, the energy required to reform the body was considerable.

"Shi Bian, don’t reconstitute your right arm for now, as in this place, the smaller the size, the better," Zong Jue said aloud.

"Senior Zong, you know this place much better than I do; you lead everyone forward," Qin Yu said with a smile.

This entire journey, because the map and the method to enter the Ni Yang Realm were provided by Qin Yu, he usually took command.

Zong Jue didn’t decline.

"Everyone, these blade-like winds vary in strength. For instance, when two weaker winds converge, they might form a stronger blade-like wind. A weaker wind cannot break space, but a stronger wind that comes from the convergence can break through, so everyone must stay alert,"

Zong Jue shared his past experiences, "Also, even if a blade-like wind cannot break space, its attack power is not far from being able to do so, so it’s best for everyone to avoid contact with the blade-like wind, and of course, keep far away from those spatial rifts as well."

"Fortunately, these spatial rifts are very small, so their range of devouring is also small, and their power is not strong, unless you make contact with the rift, then its devouring capability should not be able to consume you,"

Zong Jue said with a smile, sharing some of the information he had summed up from the past.

Everyone present tried hard to memorize it.

"To sum it up—avoid the blade-like winds, and likewise, avoid the spatial rifts. If you encounter them, encountering the blade-like wind might cost you an arm or leg, but encountering a spatial rift, you are certain to die," Zong Jue said with a light smile.

Qin Yu, Hou Fei, and the others all laughed.

They understood what Zong Jue meant; both the blade-like winds and the spatial rifts were dangerous, with the spatial rifts being the most perilous.

Encountering a spatial rift meant certain death.

If there was some distance from the spatial rift, then the small rift’s devouring capability would not suffice to consume the people present.

"Alright, let’s start moving now, but remember, we all have to rely on ourselves because in such an environment, if you get distracted looking after someone else, you are likely to be doomed," Zong Jue exclaimed.

Immediately, the group of nine people began their departure.

As expected, their progress was very slow; what might seem very fast for mortals was painfully slow in the eyes of the nine.

They only advanced about one hundred thousand miles a day.

Even Qin Yu, who had reached the Great Success Stage, if under normal circumstances with his fusion with the Middle Grade Immortal Sword, could travel tens of millions of miles in a day. Now, they were more than a hundred times slower.

The main reason was—care, caution, and more caution.

Everyone dared not be negligent in any way, as the winds were invisible and colorless, sometimes appearing very bizarrely, and sometimes two seemingly innocuous blade-like winds could meet and form a terribly powerful blade-like wind that could even break space.

In short, they could never afford to take it lightly.

"I finally know why Fang Tian and Zong Jue didn’t make it," Qin Yu thought bitterly. "Such intense concentration on every detail, just for one day, and one already feels terribly tired. And yet we have to maintain this for three whole years!"

"Not good."

Just as his mind wandered, a gust of blade wind skimmed past his abdomen, leaving a three-inch-long wound, but the life essence power within Qin Yu quickly repaired everything.

Instantly, Qin Yu dared not let his mind wander anymore, instead focusing all his attention on moving forward.

Although the seclusion of cultivators is long, they actually feel it passes very quickly, so they don’t often feel tired.

But, like Qin Yu and the others, being on constant alert with a highly concentrated mind for three years, this was more exhausting than secluding for thirty thousand or even three hundred thousand years.

...

Days passed by, one after another, and the long journey still hadn’t reached its end.

A hundred thousand miles a day, approximately a hundred million miles in total, requires at least three years. Yet now, Qin Yu and his companions had only passed one year.

There was a significant difference in the condition of the nine people in Qin Yu’s group.

If anyone’s condition was the best, it was undoubtedly Qin Yu!

Whether it was Man Qian or Zong Jue, or the others, it was very strange. Logically, such unrelentingly intense concentration and hovering between life and death for a whole year would astonishingly drain one’s heart.

But Qin Yu, instead, was in even better shape than when he first entered the Extreme Cold Domain.

Outsiders might not know, but Qin Yu knew.

This past year had helped his cultivation immensely.

In the first month,

Qin Yu could already completely control nearly forty percent of the soul power in his mind. With the passage of two months, three months, four months... Qin Yu’s control over the soul power in his mind grew stronger and stronger.

Now, the soul power was entirely under his control.

The cultivation of his soul, at the very moment he had completely taken control, had broken through the Great Success Stage and reached a new realm.

Moreover, Qin Yu had discovered something else; when the soul realm reached a new realm, the entire soul turned corporeal. At the same time, the part of the True Solar Core within his body occupying the planet also grew drastically.

"At this rate, I guess I could reach the Constant Star Stage within a year," Qin Yu thought excitedly.

Every time his mental energy was drained to its limits, the Meteor Tear would refresh Qin Yu to his peak, allowing a cycle of exhaustion and recovery, which sharply improved Qin Yu’s control over the soul power.

Because of the Meteor Tear, over the past year, Qin Yu was not only far from tired, but his spirit had also improved more and more.

Only... outsiders could hardly understand this.

In the tranquil Cold Ice World, the group of nine moved swiftly. But the tranquility of the Cold Ice World was only on the surface; a closer look would reveal streaks of blade wind passing by and the occasional appearance of some spatial cracks.

The methods each of the nine people used to advance were completely different.

If anyone’s state was the most graceful, the most relaxed, it was surely Zong Jue and Hei Yu.

Zong Jue and Hei Yu floated effortlessly like Liu Xu, easily dodging the slicing blade winds as they wafted with the breeze.

The same movement technique.

Zong Jue and Hei Yu dodged in exactly the same way.

This led everyone to speculate about the relationship between Hei Yu and Zong Jue.

This once made Man Qian ask Zong Jue if he knew Hei Yu’s true form. Zong Jue said he did not know, only that Hei Yu was definitely a divine beast of the avian class.

Of course... Just like this, it cannot be said that Zong Jue and Hei Yu were without danger.

They could easily evade the blade winds, but they had to be careful with the spatial rifts.

Because... when the blade winds struck, their movement technique allowed them to easily sway away. However, spatial rifts contained an engulfing force, which would instead suck them in.

Therefore, Zong Jue and Hei Yu were also constantly cautious, stopping their Liu Xu movement technique immediately if they felt the engulfing force and dodging away.

But compared to others, Zong Jue and Hei Yu were the most relaxed.

Next to Zong Jue and Hei Yu were Yu Liang.

Yu Liang had transformed into his true form—a vaguely visible little mouse, the legendary Upper Level Divine Beast—Sky-reaching Rat! The sensitivity of the Sky-reaching Rat was astonishingly high. He could evade very agilely before danger approached, and his "Sky-reaching Earth Tunneling" movement technique was extremely impressive.

Following Yu Liang were Kong Cao and Man Qian.

Kong Cao’s true form was the Nine-Headed Snake. He had transformed into a half-human, half-snake figure with nine snake heads. With all nine heads watching in all directions, Kong Cao could spot any danger from any side.

On the contrary, Man Qian, who had only a pair of eyes, could spot many dangers early on with those Purple Pupils.

However, Kong Cao and Man Qian needed to constantly focus, which was extremely tiring.

Following Kong Cao and Man Qian was Hou Fei.

Hou Fei was surrounded by countless streams of water. In the areas covered by these water flows, Hou Fei could always detect danger approaching one step ahead, while his Fire-Eyed watched everything attentively.

Fire-Eyed Water Ape—Hou Fei, although covered by water flows and watched by Fire-Eyes, was relatively weaker. The water flows did not cover a large area. Even if he spotted the blade winds, his reaction time was too short.

Therefore, Hou Fei had to be ranked after Kong Cao and Man Qian.

Although Hei Yu was also weak, the Liu Xu movement technique merely drifted with the wind, and it did not require much strength.

The last ones were Shi Bian, Shi Hua, and Qin Yu.

Because... these three were always drenched in blood.

In terms of relaxation, first were Zong Jue and Hei Yu. Second, Yu Liang. Third, Kong Cao and Man Qian. Fourth, Hou Fei. Fifth, Shi Hua, Shi Bian, and Qin Yu.

Why were Qin Yu and the other two always covered in blood?

That was because they were often injured by the blade winds. Although it was dangerous for others, at least they were not injured much.

Shi Hua and Shi Bian, whose true forms were ’Fossil Beasts,’ had some Divine Skills, but they lacked special methods to dodge the danger of blade winds, naturally putting them at a disadvantage. However, relying on their higher strength and quicker reactions, they managed to save their lives.

What about Qin Yu?

Actually, among these nine people, in terms of the presence at the moment, Qin Yu was the most dazzling.

Because... Qin Yu had deployed the ’Star Domain’.

Now, the energy within Qin Yu’s body was the energy of True Sun Fire, and in this Cold Ice World, Qin Yu had formed a huge star nebula-like domain centered around him—the Star Domain.

Because the current Star Power was a fiery golden color, Qin Yu looked like a war god bathed in golden light, albeit a war god often drenched in fresh blood.

Once the Star Domain was deployed, Qin Yu could control everything within that range.

Qin Yu could foresee the attacks of blade winds or the formation of spatial rifts. The function of the Star Domain was close to Hou Fei’s surrounding water flows.

However, the Star Domain was only so large, and with the blade winds being too fast, Qin Yu often could not evade in time; he could only try to avoid the vital points.

So Qin Yu was often left bloodied.

But in the blink of an eye, Qin Yu’s wounds would disappear.

"Although my body seemed drenched in blood, there actually wasn’t a single scratch on me." Qin Yu felt helpless inwardly, "By appearances, I seem in bad shape, but in fact, I should be the most relaxed one here."

Who was the most relaxed?

The actual situation was indeed Qin Yu.

Qin Yu himself was very clear that his Star Domain could detect some dangers, and he did not need to dodge desperately like others, he just needed to avoid the vitals.

Just avoiding the vitals, with Qin Yu’s speed, was still feasible. In fact, for Qin Yu to avoid his entire body, given his strength, was somewhat difficult.

However, even if the blade wind harmed him, the Life Essence Power inside Qin Yu’s body would instantly recover.

Even now, Qin Yu’s condition still remained at its peak, unlike the others who were so exhausted.

...

Just for the sake of the Ni Yang Realm, no one gave up.

The closer they got to the Death Abyss, the stronger the blade wind became, and the more frequent the spatial rifts appeared. And it wasn’t just Shi Bian, Shi Hua, and Qin Yu who were covered in blood.

Qin Yu and the others were completely unaware at this point.

It wasn’t just them suffering here; the factions of the Dragon Clan, Independent Demon, and Independent Immortals were also enduring the same ordeal.

Fang Tian, because of his experience, knew that the Extreme Land Flame Domain was more dangerous than the Extreme Cold Domain. Therefore, they also chose this place.

Because the days they set out were similar, their speed of advance was also close.

Therefore, the two groups of people were actually only tens of thousands of miles apart from beginning to end, but they had never encountered each other, which was indeed quite strange. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

...

Advance, continue to advance.

A line of nine people, no one spoke, all focused on moving forward, the density of the blade wind in the sky had clearly increased a lot. Even Zong Jue and Hei Yu were not relaxed anymore.

While Man Qian’s Purple Pupils were carefully watching in all directions.

Suddenly—

Man Qian’s Purple Pupils burst into brilliance, emitting dozens of feet of purple light, shooting straight toward a distant direction where a group of figures were also struggling to advance.

"Du Zhongjun!"

Man Qian bellowed furiously, this sudden yell not only startled Qin Yu and the others but also made the distant group including Ao Feng and Hua Yan jump in surprise.

"It’s Man Qian!" Du Zhongjun turned his head, his face instantly changing.

"How did they get here?" Hua Yan, Ao Feng, and the others wore incredulous expressions.

"Ah!" Distracted, Lady Lian Yue encountered a sudden spatial rift, and with a scream, she was entirely swallowed by the spatial rift.

Merely a loud bellow.

Over half of those present got injured due to the distraction, and Ao Feng’s group also lost their first person due to this shout.

"Du Zhongjun, this time I’ll see where you can run!"

Man Qian, furious to the skies, flashed light all over his body. The purple Battle Armor emerged from his body surface, emitting blinding purple light, the powerful aura seemed to even make the surrounding space shudder.

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