"Forget it, let’s talk about it later!"

After pondering for a long time, Ye Jinghong decided to temporarily dismiss this idea.

After all, to strike when he needs it most is to show his value.

He still understands this point.

...

The next day!

Chen Xuan carefully checked on the women in seclusion, confirmed there were no issues, and after a few words with Gu Pengyou, quietly left Prince Xuan’s Mansion.

However, he did not go directly to the Extreme South Plain, but first went to Jiuxian County.

"Good, I’m just one step away from the Fourth Level of the Dao Realm."

Chen Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

Even though the speed can’t compare to his, it’s terrifying enough; at least compared to those so-called geniuses, they’re just waste.

"Hmm, almost."

"But still a bit inferior compared to the old guys from the other eight schools."

The clone spoke slowly.

Of course, Chen Xuan understood his meaning.

After all, to obtain the core materials for setting up an array, he must avoid being the last one.

"How long approximately?"

Chen Xuan asked.

"Probably more than a year, but the specifics are not known, because generally this time is set by the leader of Hidden Kill. The Nine Schools only know an approximate time."

More than a year!

Chen Xuan pondered in his mind.

To avoid being the last in the battle of the Nine Schools, the clone must reach at least the Fifth Level of the Dao Realm.

After all, his flesh is sufficiently perverse.

Even if the realm is slightly lower, it should be fine.

"I’ll try my best to break through the Fifth Level of the Dao Realm before the battle of the Nine Schools, so you have a better chance."

"Hmm!"

The clone nodded.

Of course, there’s another method, but it’s too dangerous, even if he loses the battle of the Nine Schools, he won’t use it.

If it really doesn’t work, when he’s stronger in the future, it’s not impossible to meet the leader of Hidden Kill.

Of course, that’s another story.

No one knows how strong the leader of Hidden Kill is.

But Tang Gu said that Zhan Tian of the Great Yu Three Judicial Departments was heavily injured by a single palm from the leader.

Zhan Tian is one of the top individuals in Great Yu.

This shows how strong the leader of Hidden Kill is.

Leaving Jiuxian County, Chen Xuan used Divine Foot and headed all the way south.

It took him dozens of days to reach the southernmost part of the Eastern Continent.

"Phew... it is a bit cold!"

Even though still ten thousand miles from the Extreme South Plain, the temperature here is already below minus dozens of degrees.

It’s a white expanse everywhere.

With a step, he entered a spatial rift again.

Only a thousand miles from the Extreme South Plain, Chen Xuan walked out of the spatial rift.

He shivered immediately.

Even with his strong flesh, he felt cold, and it was the bone-chilling kind.

"Damn, it’s minus a thousand degrees here!"

Chen Xuan complained, then slightly moved the spiritual power within him, causing a thin golden film to appear on his clothes.

The cold instantly dissipated.

No wonder no one dares to venture here, just below the Extreme Cold Dao Realm would be unbearable.

Moreover, there’s still a thousand miles to the Extreme South Plain.

The temperature there... is probably much lower.

His expression couldn’t help but become serious.

"Huh—"

After a long breath, he stepped out again, and his figure entered the spatial rift once more.

"Is this the Extreme South Plain?"

Chen Xuan looked at the endless ice and the towering ice mountains, each a thousand meters high.

Just at a glance, the extreme cold feeling surged to his heart.

Currently, even he needs to use spiritual power to protect himself to eliminate the cold here.

But under such circumstances... spiritual power is constantly being consumed.

Furthermore, as Jiang Qi said, the spiritual qi is so thin, it’s almost nonexistent.

"Half a month!"

Chen Xuan calculated in his mind, with his current internal spiritual power, at most, he can sustain for a little over half a month.

So he needs to control this time well. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Otherwise... it would be laughable to freeze to death.

But fortunately, he brought enough elixirs this time, so he doesn’t need to consider these for now.

...

It has been five days since Chen Xuan arrived at the Extreme South Plain.

But not to mention the Black-winged Simurgh Shadow, he hasn’t seen a single living thing.

"Damn!"

Chen Xuan’s mood was very irritable.

To reduce spiritual power consumption, he did not fly nor use Divine Foot.

But even relying on his two legs, he has walked thousands of miles.

Yet, apart from the endless ice and towering icebergs, there’s nothing around.

He popped an elixir into his mouth to replenish the consumed spiritual power.

Then he released four strands of spiritual power to start scanning.

In the Extreme South Plain, not only does spiritual power barely recover, but even spiritual power is heavily suppressed. After Dao level, his spiritual power could almost cover the entire Moran City.

But in the Extreme South Plain, the range shrinks by a hundred times.

Could it be that even ordinary Dao Realms reach here only to find a dead end?

"Hmm?"

There was movement under the ice ten miles away.

Finally, seeing something alive, he immediately ran forward.

Without using spiritual power, he covered the ten-mile distance in less than a quarter of an hour.

"Whimpering!"

A weak sound came from beneath the ice.

Chen Xuan immediately threw a punch.

"Boom..."

A hundred-meter-wide ice layer was instantly smashed, creating a one-meter-wide hole.

"Pff!"

A water column gushed out but turned to ice before reaching its highest point.

"Boom!"

A black shadow jumped from beneath the ice.

"Is this... a seal?"

Chen Xuan looked at the completely black, chubby creature lying on the ground, just over a meter long, with two flat flippers, almost identical to the seals on Earth from Blue Star.

The only difference was that this seal had almost Immortal Grade strength.

"Roar...."

The seal roared at Chen Xuan, but its small eyes showed a curious look.

"An Immortal Grade... should be able to communicate, right?"

Chen Xuan muttered, then projected a strand of spiritual power into the seal’s sea of consciousness.

"Where are the demon beasts here?"

Chen Xuan asked.

A moment later, a childish voice sounded in Chen Xuan’s sea of consciousness, "Who are you? Why are you different from me?"

Different?

Of course, different, I’m a human, not a demon beast.

But judging from the voice, could this seal be a child?

Thus he said, "First, answer me?"