Chapter 475: Chapter 395: Yan Changming Visits Chapter 475: Chapter 395: Yan Changming Visits The eastern side stretched countless miles away.
At Ice Pearl Mysterious Cliff, within the Linglang Sacred Land.
On the periphery of an ice-blue barrier, the corpses of nine different Ice and Snow Series Star Beasts were laid out according to a specific rule.
Although they were already dead, these star beasts still exuded a lingering powerful aura.
Nine-tailed Ice Fox, Xuanji Jade Qilin… Upon closer inspection, they were all rare Ice Element Epic Star Beasts!
But at this moment, these star beasts were used as sacrifices within the barrier, with various energies converging toward a cold pool in the center of the barrier.
In this cold pool, numerous floating twenty-four-grade Ice Lotuses drifted around.
Linglang Sacred Land, Thousand-year-old Ice Lotus!
It could wash bones and cut marrow, greatly enhancing the body’s compatibility with the Ice Element, thereby increasing the power of Ice Star Power.
A single flower was a treasure coveted by even Shining Star and Radiant Moon, yet now, floating in this cold pool, there were a total of twelve Thousand-year-old Ice Lotuses!
Outside were the corpses of nine Epic Star Beasts, and inside were twelve Thousand-year-old Ice Lotuses, with their essences converging through the intricate barrier towards a white-haired girl encapsulated in ice, meditating in the center of the cold pool.
At this moment, the white-haired girl was enduring the essence from the barrier, but her body was sealed in ice, unable to move.
At this time, two people suddenly walked over from afar.
One of them was Bai Ze, and the other was a gaunt old man with a white goatee.
Bai Ze praised, “Nine Palace Ice Sealing God Awakening Barrier, Tian Zi, you are indeed a Seventh Level Barrier Master. Truly impressive.”
Tian Zi smiled, “Where, where, you, Bai Ze, are proficient in techniques, divination, charms, and arrays. I’m just barely proficient in arrays; how could I compare?”
“Proficient in everything, yet master of none,” Bai Ze replied with a hand wave and a smile, “When it comes to discussing Dao, my little Sixth Level is far from your Seventh Level.”
“Hahaha, ashamed, ashamed.” Tian Zi chuckled while stroking his beard, although courteous, the pride and joy in his eyes were hard to conceal.
Bai Ze was quite renowned among the various Burning Sun Demons. A demon beast of his talent and intellect was rare, dabbling in numerous areas and achieving significant accomplishments.
Hence, even for a Seventh Level Array Path Master like Tian Zi, receiving praise from Bai Ze was genuinely joyful.
At this moment, as the two approached the barrier, the mirth in their eyes involuntarily faded.
Gazing at the white-haired girl in the center of the cold pool, their faces only reflected concern, heartache, and even… a hint of admiration.
Bai Ze sighed, “It’s been so long. Logically, it should’ve been enough to break through to Shining Star. I didn’t expect Miss to still be holding on.”
Tian Zi nodded, “With each additional day of perseverance, she can extract more essence from the Thousand-year-old Ice Lotuses and Nine Palace Star Beasts, thereby increasing her future potential.
With the princess’s talent, to have persisted within the barrier until now, coupled with that Dragon Ball from the Dragon Palace…
Once she evolves successfully, her talent will at least be 4B, with super strong soul power.”
The barrier Tian Zi set up was called the Nine Palace Ice Sealing God Awakening Barrier.
It could harness the essence of rare exotic beasts and the creation of heavenly materials and earthly treasures and bestow them upon one.
However, to endure the force-like power plundered through this barrier, the recipient must also be sealed in Mystic Ice, enduring the extreme cold torture daily.
And with each absorbed essence, the chill within the Mystic Ice intensifies, becoming increasingly bone-chilling and unbearable.
Theoretically, the Nine Palace Ice Sealing God Awakening Array required a year to fully extract the essence of the Nine Palace Star Beasts and the Cold Pool Ice Lotuses.
In reality, ever since Tian Zi established this barrier, in hundreds of years, no one had lasted more than half a year within it.
Yet now, the white-haired girl in the ice had not only surpassed half a year but had reached eight months!
Bai Ze looked at Luo Bingtong and said, “But now, the young lady should have reached her limit, right?
The cold test against her will is something even we might not endure, let alone such a young girl.”
“It is indeed at its limit.” Tian Zi nodded, then pondered a bit, “In my opinion, sheer determination alone is incredibly difficult; perhaps there’s also a need for some kind of obsession.”
“Obsession?”
Bai Ze looked at the ice-sealed girl, eyes filled with contemplation.
In the center of the cold pool, the ice-sealed girl seemed motionless.
However, a closer look revealed her slightly lowered gaze, just falling upon her wrist.
There was nothing else there, just an intricately crafted ice crystal bracelet, looking like an ordinary blue star artifact, naturally unworthy of Bai Ze and others’ attention.
But the girl looked at the bracelet, with a figure continually emerging in her mind, and a voice echoing in her heart.
“Persist… Persist…”
“To… catch up to you.”
…
Time passed.
After Ruan Ruan’s return, Su Yuan resumed his regular life.
He continued to study array path barriers while taking on some tasks.
Breaking barriers, dispelling abnormal energy; as for barriers below the Fourth Level, Su Yuan could learn and apply on the spot, responding to every need.
If provided with an array map, Su Yuan could even learn and successfully set up Fourth Level barriers within two to three days.
Although Yang Song and others did not advertise Su Yuan’s prowess, his excellent skills in array path and task performances gradually made him known in the Sky Patrol Department as a “Barrier Master.”
Even though Su Yuan only accepted two-star tasks now, appropriate commissions inevitably came his way every few days or weeks.
…
“Special Envoy Su, thank you so much this time. The fire-extinguishing array you’ve set up is likely to perform at 120% efficiency, hahaha!”
In the Task Hall, two Second Level Special Envoys greeted Su Yuan happily.
This was a two-star task Su Yuan had just completed, setting up a fire-extinguishing array to assist the two envoys in slaying the rampaging Shining Star Beasts on the dangerous Sunflame Island.
Su Yuan smiled, “I only set up the barrier. The real credit for eliminating that group of Shining Star Beasts goes to you two and your strength. Now that the task is done, I’ll take my leave.”
The two replied courteously, “Alright, if we need help in the future, we will trouble Special Envoy Su again.”
Su Yuan nodded and headed straight back to Zhu Yuan.
“Now, the points should be over ten thousand.”
Su Yuan nodded; to be promoted to a First Level Special Envoy, he needed twenty thousand points, after which he could apply for the promotion task.
“Master, coffee!”
At this time, Ruan Ruan, dressed in a maid outfit, brought a cup of coffee.
Since drinking the coffee made by Anthony, Ruan Ruan seemed to have taken a liking to coffee and bought a coffee machine and beans to learn how to make it herself.
Although her skills were not as good as Anthony’s, they were quite decent.
As for the maid outfit… she bought it herself.
Though Su Yuan found it a bit inappropriate, Ruan Ruan looked pure and pleasing in it, with a “maid café” vibe; despite his initial reluctance, he let her be.
Su Yuan opened the system; in the Barrier Master section, his knowledge accumulation for Fifth Level Barrier Master had reached 90%.
“90%, not far now!”
Su Yuan nodded and took out the “Heavenly Strategy Formation Map,” preparing to continue his research while sipping the coffee brought by Ruan Ruan.
But just then, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Su Yuan stood up to open it and was quite surprised to see the visitor.
“Special Envoy Yan?”
At the door stood a man with a scar on his left cheek, none other than First Level Special Envoy Yan Changming, whom Su Yuan first met when visiting the Star Storage Hall.
Yan Changming, too, felt a bit surprised seeing Su Yuan.
During this period, he had been concentrating on cultivating the Shock Extreme Thunder Armor and mostly stayed within the department but had heard of Su Yuan’s reputation as a Barrier Master.
Yan Changming got straight to the point, “Special Envoy Su, there’s a task from above. Please come with me to the Vermilion Bird Palace.”
“Oh? Vermilion Bird Palace?” Su Yuan’s eyes shifted slightly.
The Vermilion Bird Palace was the main complex of the Vermilion Bird Imperial. Even the Imperial Throne Fang Qingxiao resided there.
If something important was to be discussed, it was usually within the Vermilion Bird Palace.
Now, with First Level Special Envoy Yan coming for him and mentioning the Vermilion Bird Palace, it seemed significant…
Su Yuan pondered briefly before speaking, “Alright, let’s go.”
“Good.”
The two immediately left Zhu Yuan, heading towards the Vermilion Bird Palace…