Chapter 509

Chapter 509: Shu Anshi’s Shock

Silver-clad, ice flowers bloomed!

A hundred zhang radius lay frozen, ice crystals glittering prismatically under sunlight – a breathtaking sight.

"What happened?"

A sudden voice pierced the air as two figures descended swiftly.

The arrivals were Shu Anshi and Zeng Xuan. They stared at each other, struggling to process the scene.

Ice pillars spanning a hundred zhang shimmered with contained power. Even Golden Core disciples would find this frost-hardened landscape challenging to breach.

"What have you cultivated, junior brother?" Shu Anshi scanned the area, astonished. Though freezing this expanse was trivial for him, Ye Yun’s inferior Ice Spirit Qi shouldn’t sustain such formidable ice structures.

Zeng Xuan silently observed Ye Yun. After witnessing countless miracles from this youth, even this frozen wonderland failed to surprise him.

Ye Yun smiled. "Thanks for lending the North Sea Xuan Ice House. Without its chill, I couldn’t have condensed the Ice Spirit False Pill so quickly."

Shu Anshi gaped, speechless for three breaths.

"False Pill? In mere days? Impossible!" Having spent a year refining his own Ice Spirit False Pill despite abundant resources, Shu Anshi found this unbelievable.

Ye Yun extended a finger. Blue light erupted, plunging temperatures dangerously low – tolerable only for Golden Core experts like them.

Shu Anshi immediately recognized the signature coldness. The youth had truly achieved the impossible.

This junior brother defied all norms – wielding Thunder Spirit Qi, Ice Spirit Qi, sword intent, and spatial comprehension required for Golden Core ascension. The Cleansing Immortal Heart Technique’s demands, coupled with needing three rare spiritual energies to form False Pills before merging into true essence… Such obstacles made Golden Core attainment seem unfeasible.

Shu Anshi had expected Thunder Spirit False Pill formation first, given Ye Yun’s Thunder Falls Valley gains. Yet here stood ice mastery surpassing decades of cultivation. History held no record of such rapid Ice Spirit False Pill completion.

Recalling Tian Yunzi’s instructions to hasten Ye Yun’s Golden Core breakthrough, Shu Anshi finally understood. Once the Spiritual Pond opened exceptionally, this prodigy might indeed reach Golden Core, qualifying for Tian Yunzi’s long-awaited pilgrimage.

"Master’s vision proves true!" Shu Anshi’s joy overflowed. "Your Ice Spirit Qi’s purity rivals mine despite my seniority!"

Ye Yun bowed. "The North Sea Xuan Ice House’s coldness sustained me, though I’ve drained much of its energy. My apologies."

Shu Anshi waved dismissively. "Expected consumption for such feat. Still, I’ll inspect the damage."

Entering the ice house, he froze.

The chamber’s cold essence had plummeted to one-tenth original levels. Days more of cultivation would’ve shattered the structure into mundane ice.

"Such… depletion?" Shu Anshi’s cheek twitched at the devastating consumption.

Zeng Xuan chuckled. "You underestimate his monstrosity. Know how long he’s wielded Thunder Spirit Qi?"

"Years?"

"Months!" Zeng Xuan revealed. "At Alchemy Cauldron Building’s auction, he bid against Golden Sword Sect’s Yun Tianxing. Compensated with a Thunder Spirit crystal, he gained Thunder Spirit Qi that very day! Later, Zhuge Chong recommended him to Master Tian Yunzi. The rest you know."

Shu Anshi paled. This youth had absorbed two Thunder Woods and thunder mystery seeds in Thunder Falls Valley, nearing Thunder Spirit False Pill formation within months.

Shaking his head ruefully, Shu Anshi regarded Ye Yun with newfound awe.

"Junior Brother… Master’s judgment never faltered."