The old man naturally didn't want to give it.
But thinking of the little girl's foul mouth in front of him and thinking of his own reputation, he compromised.
So be it!
With her level of cultivation, she would never be able to reach the core region of the Extreme Cold Ice Plains in this lifetime. So what if he gave it to her?!
So he said, "If you can reach the core region of the Extreme Cold Ice Plains one day, I will give the Nameless City to you."
Feng Xi blinked, "What if you go back on your word? You make a poisonous oath too!"
Old man: "…"
Between the two of us, who is the host and who is the guest?
The old man was now nothing more than a wisp of lingering obsession, a poisonous oath had little restraint on him.
This pit-digger Feng Xi made him swear in the name of the current Demon Emperor of the Northern Region's Demon Clan. If he went back on his word, may the Demon Emperor be struck by heavenly lightning!
Old man: "…"
Fine, it's better for a fellow daoist die than me!
That brat Demon Emperor could be considered his junior, borrowing his name once shouldn't matter much.
After the old man finished swearing the poisonous oath, Feng Xi said with a smile, "Old sir, you've collected quite a lot in entrance fees over the years, haven't you?
You can't use it anyway, how about lending me some?"
The old man gave her a deep look. The next instant, everyone was ejected from the Nameless City.
Feng Xi fell the hardest, falling headfirst, directly "planted" into a snowdrift!
The others pulled her out like pulling a radish.
She was furious and turned to look, Nameless City had long since vanished without a trace.
In truth, that hadn't been the real Nameless City, but was only a projection.
Feng Xi wanted to curse the old man out, then belatedly realized she had forgotten to ask for his name.
Forget it. When she reached the core region of the Extreme Cold Ice Plains in the future, she would settle accounts with him then!
At this moment, dawn was breaking.
Feng Xi took out the sled. Everyone sat on it and, following the map the old man had drawn, sped toward the edge region.
On the sled, Qin Shifeng looked preoccupied.
Everyone guessed the reason, but no one said it.
He was worried about Shen Zhilan's safety.
Worrying was useless. They couldn't go into the inner region to rescue anyone.
In the inner region of the Extreme Cold Ice Plains, Nascent Soul Stage ice-type beasts were everywhere. Going there would be courting death.
Xing Wu rolled his eyes. Poor Eldest Senior Brother, so young, and already… blind!
Three days later, Feng Xi and the others finally reached the edge region of the Extreme Cold Ice Plains and found the location the old man had mentioned.
They cleared away the snow and a thin layer of soil, revealing the ice layer beneath.
But there was no Ice Soul in sight.
Jun Wen muttered, "That old fellow wouldn't have been lying to us, right?"
Jiang Ji said, "He probably wasn't. According to the records, Ice Souls are transparent, so hiding in the ice makes it hard to detect.
We'd better think of a way to make the Ice Soul move. Only then can we spot it."
Everyone was stumped!
How could they make the Ice Soul move?
After thinking for a while, Feng Xi formed hand seals. Countless tiny flames of spiritual power danced across the ice surface.
As for Feng Xi knowing Instant Recast, Qin Shifeng and the others were long used to it.
More accurately, any bizarre thing happening to Feng Xi no longer surprises them.
However, her little spiritual flames had no effect.
She released the little phoenix and had it spit out a mouthful of fire.
Almost the moment the fire touched the ice, they saw petal-shaped objects moving beneath the surface.
The speed wasn't very fast.
Everyone was overjoyed. Ice Soul! It must be Ice Soul!
They each used their own methods to dig at the ice. Even the Icefield Earth-Shaking Bear and the wolves joined in.
As for the little phoenix, after spitting one mouthful of fire, it hurried back into the spirit beast pouch.
It is a fire-type beast and was very uncomfortable in the environment of the Extreme Cold Ice Plains.
After digging for a while, just as they were getting closer to the Ice Soul, the Ice Soul sprouted thread-like filaments and began attacking them.
Jun Wen was accidentally brushed by a "filament". He instantly shivered, and even his hair was frosted white.
Everyone was shocked. They hadn't expected the Ice Soul to be so domineering!
Out of fear, even with the Ice Soul right before their eyes, no one dared touch it.
Feng Xi's eyes turned. She waved her hands and used spiritual vines to entangle one Ice Soul.
The Ice Soul naturally wouldn't surrender. It desperately drilled downward. Feng Xi pulled upward with all her might.
Under the tug-of-war, a crack instantly appeared in the ice.
Then Feng Xi fell in.
Then the ice closed.
This all happened too fast!
Jiang Ji and the others had no time to react!
By the time they recovered, Feng Xi was already frozen in the ice like a little turtle, limbs spread, and the Ice Soul was nowhere to be seen.
Everyone instantly panicked.
Fortunately, Jiang Ji remained relatively calm and directed everyone to work together to break the ice.
The ice looked thin, but no matter how hard they tried, they still couldn't reach Feng Xi.
Clearly, she was frozen at quite some distance below the surface.
Everyone was terrified and anxious. Jun Wen and Xing Wu's eyes were already red!
It's over!
An hour had already passed!
Little Junior Sister must have frozen to death!
Just as they were about to wail, Feng Xi's mouth moved, and she spat out… a little fish.
Then a tiny shrimp.
Everyone: "…"
Seeing that Feng Xi was still alive, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and continued breaking the ice.
Two more hours passed before they finally managed to dig Feng Xi out from the ice.
Feng Xi gave them an extremely radiant smile.
Everyone: "…"
It's over.
She's frozen into an idiot!
Then Feng Xi slowly opened her right hand.
In her palm lay a petal-shaped object, crystal clear, captivating.
It was that Ice Soul.
Exclamations and envy broke out. Jiang Ji's first reaction was, "Little Junior Sister, let go quickly! Don't let it freeze your hand!"
Feng Xi felt warmth in her heart, "Eldest Senior Brother, it's fine. This thing should no longer be aggressive."
Jiang Ji was flustered by concern. If there was any danger, Feng Xi would've already frozen into an ice sculpture.
Even so, he urged her to put the Ice Soul into a jade box, lest she get frostbite.
Feng Xi, this pauper, naturally had no jade boxes and went around… begging a few from everyone.
With this successful example, everyone's enthusiasm soared, and they continued searching for Ice Souls.
The hardest part was the beginning. After that, capturing the Ice Souls became easier with experience.
As long as they wrapped it in spiritual power and held on for a while, the Ice Soul would lose its aggression. Then it could be captured.
After five days, Feng Xi and the others had captured thirty-two thousand-year Ice Souls.
Feng Xi gave each person two and kept four for herself.
Qin Shifeng and the others could've never dreamed of Feng Xi being so generous!
Even if she had given them only one each, they would've been satisfied. After all, Feng Xi had contributed the most.
Feng Xi smiled, "We've shared life-and-death together. These worldly possessions are nothing.
Rest assured, so long as you follow me in the future, I absolutely won't treat you unfairly!"
Everyone subconsciously nodded.
Then: "…"
What do you mean, follow you in the future?
We're not even from the same sect!
Follow you for what?
For some reason, the thousand-year Ice Souls in their hands suddenly felt a bit hot, like… money from selling themselves.