Cultivation begins with ice harvesters

Chapter 122: Soul Stealing

In the following days, Liu Zong completely withdrew from his busy work of managing the spirit ice mine and frequently appeared at the five trading points. He generously exchanged all the white spirit stones he had accumulated in his storage bag over the past few years for spiritual items that would benefit his cultivation and advance to the seventh level of Qi Refining.

Moreover, during this process, there was no bargaining as in the past, and they didn't care about the consumption of spirit stones at all. They were completely in a state of "fighting to the death and striving for survival" and "breaking through the bottleneck at all costs".

As for all the spirit ice produced by the spirit ice mine, a trustworthy shopkeeper will be selected from among the stable trading partners over the years, and all the spirit ice will be sold uniformly.

In comparison, although the price of each piece of spirit ice has decreased, both cultivators can focus their main energy on their own cultivation each day.

Two months later, everything at the Spirit Ice Mine was back on track. The previous bustling activity outside the mine disappeared, and the ice area within a radius of several miles returned to its previous calm and tranquil state.

"I hope everything goes smoothly for Fellow Daoist Liu, and that he successfully advances to the seventh level of Qi Refining. It's also time to prepare to begin this journey. I hope he has good luck and finds a suitable place to settle down."

As the sun rose that morning, Tong Bingfeng left his blessing and then, without any further hesitation, bathed in the bright sunlight, quickly disappeared into the distant icy realm.

It is foreseeable that this departure, due to its complexity and difficulty, will mean that he will not be able to return in the short term, and he will not even show his face when the Chen family regains control of the garrison.

As for the spirit stones earned later, they can only be temporarily stored in Liu Zong's hands. If there is an opportunity in the future, he will naturally take them back. If there is no opportunity, it is simply that he has no chance.

Tong Bingfeng's goal this time is quite clear: to reach the area outside the thousand-mile ice domain controlled by the laws of Bingling Spirit Island. Only here is it possible to carve out a world for independent cultivators.

Of course, without the regular patrols of Foundation Establishment cultivators, this icy region is truly a lawless land. Apart from first-tier demonic beasts, second-tier demonic beasts, equivalent to Foundation Establishment cultivators, are not too rare.

In fact, the most dangerous thing for Tong Bingfeng was not the demonic beasts, but the cultivators who roamed this lawless land. Here, apart from the cultivators' own magical artifacts and fists, there were no rules to speak of. The struggle and hunting between cultivators was the most bloody and cruel thing.

However, since the decision has been made, it is natural to have some expectations for all of this. After all, only in these ice domains that are not under the control of any Foundation Establishment stage family can there be some truly rare and precious materials that can help with Foundation Establishment. However, these spiritual items require cultivators to risk their lives to obtain them.

"Before leaving the Thousand-Mile Ice Domain, we still need to hunt down some demonic beasts, collect their souls, and make full use of all three levels of the Water Suppression Spirit Tower."

As a treasured artifact meant to save one's life in critical moments, Tong Bingfeng naturally attached unprecedented importance to it and went all out to make the necessary preparations.

After leaving the Hundred-Mile Ice Domain of the Spirit Ice Mine, Tong Bingfeng began to use his Big Fang to search for traces of demonic beasts and prepare to hunt them down.

Deep within the icy realm, cultivators are few in number, making it a veritable stronghold of demonic beasts. Therefore, since there is no fixed requirement for the types of demonic beasts, finding them is not difficult.

"A Tier 1 High-Grade Green-White Shrimp isn't particularly outstanding in terms of overall strength, and it doesn't have many valuable spoils. Its advantage lies in its simple methods, making it relatively easy to hunt."

The Blue-White Shrimp is a relatively common first-tier high-grade demon beast in the icy northern frontier. It relies on its carapace for basic defense, its forelimbs for offense, and also has some weakly destructive innate spells mixed in.

Normally, Tong Bingfeng is unwilling to hunt these creatures that don't have much added value, but today it is just right to use them as the first demon beast soul to be captured by the Water Suppressing Spirit Tower.

"hiss"

When the blue-white shrimp saw the cultivator swaggering onto its territory and standing on the ice field with no intention of leaving, it naturally regarded it as a provocation and flew into a rage.

One of the characteristics of these blue and white shrimp is their tendency to become enraged and mindless. They are extremely prone to falling into a rage, and once they enter this state, they lose their already limited rationality and completely disregard the difference in strength between themselves and their opponents.

The blue-white shrimp hissed softly, and spewed out fist-sized ice balls that crashed down with unprecedented force.

At the same time, the blue-white shrimp swung its sharp forelimbs back and forth, and with the help of its tail, it leaped up and glided quickly across the ice, heading straight for Tong Bingfeng.

"Good timing, water-control fork, go!"

Tong Bingfeng was naturally fearless in the face of this blue-white shrimp. He spun his water-controlling fork in mid-air, and after charging up his power, he transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for the two constantly waving forelimbs on the front of the blue-white shrimp.

At the same time, the crystal gourd, a familiar partner with excellent teamwork, naturally followed closely behind, but unlike in the original battle, it did not take the lead in spraying out countless fine needles.

The crystal gourd turned around, with its thick base in front and its narrow top behind. As the cultivator hurled it forcefully with his right hand, it transformed into a phantom and viciously crashed into the blue-white shrimp.

At this moment, the water-controlling fork had already collided and entangled with the pair of tough and sharp forelimbs of the blue-white shrimp. Although this first-grade high-quality magic weapon was not particularly outstanding in terms of overall combat power, it was still able to hold its own in the brief entanglement.

Under Tong Bingfeng's deliberate manipulation, the chest and abdomen of the blue and white shrimp opened wide, and at that moment the crystal gourd appeared just in time, striking it with absolute force.

"Bang"

With a muffled thud, the previously fierce blue and white shrimp, as if struck by a heavy blow, instantly lost their original vigor and collapsed listlessly on the ice.

"Go to the Water-Suppressing Spirit Pagoda."

The third first-grade high-quality magic artifact appeared. The Water-Suppressing Spirit Pagoda floated above the still not completely dead body of the blue-white shrimp, spinning rapidly. Beams of deep blue light descended from the sky, landing on different parts of the monster's corpse.

"Soul Capture, Imperial Decree"

After seeing all six pillars of light return to their positions, Tong Bingfeng gave an order, and the location of the Water Suppressing Spirit Tower suddenly rose. However, the tower itself seemed to be bearing a heavy burden, and the speed of the rise was not fast.

As for the first-grade superior green-white shrimp, it also occasionally trembled abnormally, completely unwilling to surrender, relying on its last remaining vitality to resist.

But it was all in vain. After a period of agonizing struggle, the soul of a green and white shrimp, no bigger than a fist, left its body from its head and entered the second level of the Water Suppression Tower.

"Buzz"

The second level of the Water-Suppressing Spirit Pagoda has officially started operation, with wisps of Yin energy spreading throughout it, providing effective and continuous nourishment to the pagoda as another source of sustenance.