Chapter 156: The Central District is Sealed Off

  The process of subduing the Jade Toad Spirit Stone was extremely perilous, and Yi Chen's long shirt had been drenched in sweat. Fortunately, that flame helped him in the end, allowing him to successfully refine the Jade Toad Spirit Stone.

  There is a passage in "Qí Shí Lù" that introduces the Yǔ Zhān Líng Shí, which has an extremely special function. However, what it specifically does is not recorded above, and Yì Chén can only explore on his own.

  "Hiss"

  His spiritual energy had been completely depleted just now. Yi Chen placed the Yu Chan Ling stone in front of him, driving out the distracting thoughts from his mind, and quickly pinched the hand seals with both hands.

  "Hum"

  The stone spirit quietly staying in the beast soul slightly trembled and then started to rotate, releasing soft green jade light.

  "Hiss" accompanied by the acceleration of rotation, a burst of energy shot out from the Stone Spirit, following the meridians to exit Yi Chen's body and inject into the Jade Toad Spirit Stone.

  At this moment, the Yu Chan Ling stone seemed to have received some kind of induction, supported by a formless energy, slowly leaving the ground and floating in front of Yi Chen.

  Yi Chenquan's pores all opened, and a strong suction force came out from the beast soul.

  A gentle "hiss" of attraction, a pure and refined soul force overflowed from the mouth of the Yu Chan Ling Stone, under the traction of the stone spirit, it surged into Yi Chen's meridians through his pores.

  That massive amount of soul force was so enormous that Yi Chen felt as if his pores were being torn apart, and a sharp pain followed.

  Especially when that soul force surged into the meridians, he felt that the meridians seemed to be about to burst, and that soul force was really too enormous.

  Fortunately, it is extremely pure and does not need to be re-refined. Otherwise, the rock-solid foundation of Yichen would probably be destroyed.

  He didn't dare to be careless in the slightest, and Yi Chen carefully controlled that strand of soul power, drawing it into the beast's soul.

  That surge of soul power was extremely massive, and Yi Chen's beast soul power increased at a visible rate.

  After about half an hour of continuous absorption, Yi Chen cut off the spell, and at this time his soul power had reached its limit.

  The suction disappeared instantly, and the Stone Spirit returned to calmness once again. The Jade Toad Spirit Stone also stopped seeping out soul power, falling onto the ground with a crisp sound.

  "With the help of the Jade Toad Spirit Stone, my cultivation speed has actually shortened by three-quarters!" Yi Chen's face showed a look of surprise, and he took the Jade Toad Spirit Stone in his hand.

  Yu Chan Ling Shi is indeed a treasure. Yi Chen only cultivated for half an hour, but he was able to achieve the same results as before in one day.

  With this treasure, his cultivation speed will be even faster in the future, catching up with other cultivators and narrowing the gap between them.

  Stroking the Yu Chan Ling stone, a smile appeared on Yi Chen's face, and with a flip of his palm, he stored it in his storage ring.

  "Hiss" Although it was stored in the storage ring, Yi Chen could clearly feel that the soul power between heaven and earth was surging towards the storage ring, and finally absorbed by the Yu Chan Ling stone.

  "The Yu Chan Ling Stone can store and refine soul power, such a thing is truly against heaven."

  Yi Chen's face flickered with a strange color, but the fluctuation of his soul power was not strong. If he hadn't sensed it carefully, he wouldn't have noticed it at all, which made him feel much more at ease.

  "The beast tide has probably receded too, if we don't go out now, I'm afraid we won't even be able to drink soup."

  Muttering to himself, Yi Chen opened the stone blocking the entrance and stepped out quickly, a gust of cold air hitting him and making him shiver.

  At this time, the Dongyuan Snowfield has returned to calmness, and occasionally you can hear the roar of magical beasts coming from afar, but there is no sign of a riot.

  Turning his head towards the direction of the central region, Yi Chen's slightly narrowed eyes flashed with a strange color.

  The Ice Palace did not float again, but one thing is certain, he was still in a central location.

  "The Ice Palace may have Snow Crystal Spirit Stones, but the central area has extremely terrifying magical beasts, it's better to observe for now."

  This time coming to the Dong Domain Snowfield, Yi Chen's purpose was to find the Snow Crystal Spirit Stone. However, the scene of the two great empires' people being beaten out provided Yi Chen with a piece of information: the central area is extremely dangerous.

  It's extremely dangerous to rush in, Yi Chen plans to stay outside for a few more days and observe the situation before making a move.

  With this idea in mind, Yi Chen's figure flashed and he quickly rushed out, starting to hunt down magical beasts on the outskirts of the Eastern Domain Snow Plains while also gathering information about the central area.

  "It's true as the legend says, in the central area of the snowy plains of the Eastern Domain, there is an ice and snow palace, and inside, there are extremely powerful magical beasts."

  "Now the two great empires have sealed off the central region and won't let anyone in. They are also hunting down a cultivator."

  "That wanted cultivator is really bold, actually daring to sell fake news to the two great empires, almost causing the death of the princess and prince of the two great empires."

  There are many practitioners on the periphery, and Yi Chen has heard a lot of news, and from time to time someone is discussing this topic.

  "Has the central district been locked down?" Yi Chen furrowed his brow, this was not good news for him. If it had really been locked down, how would he get in?

  The purpose of this trip is to find the Snow Crystal Spirit Stone, and it's most likely to appear in the Ice Palace. Yi Chen must think of a way to get in.

  "Let's just take it one step at a time." A strange glint flashed in his eyes, and then Yi Chen pulled out a drawing from his storage ring. It was a portrait.

  "This wanted person looks so familiar."

  This portrait was obtained by Yi Chen from other cultivators, and the person depicted is a cultivator who deceived two great empires. A reward of 500,000 gold coins will be given to anyone who can provide information about his whereabouts.

  But what surprised Yi Chen was not the reward, but the cultivator in the portrait. He had seen him before, it was the somewhat mysterious fat middle-aged man from that day.

  "It turned out that he was the one who had deceived two great empires, no wonder he left secretly and stealthily that day, it was because his heart was guilty of thievery." Thinking back to the situation at that time, Yi Chen finally understood.

  Putting everything together, Yi Chen felt that this person must have entered the central area before and he would sell this information to both empires, definitely having ulterior motives.

  As a general repairman, when finding the Ice and Snow Palace, he will never reveal any news, and must sneak in alone to occupy everything.

  "Could it be that the person who entered the Ice Palace earlier was him?" Yi Chen's face showed a thoughtful expression, if it wasn't like this, he wouldn't be so familiar with the central area.

  Tear off that painting paper, Yi Chen looked around and then headed towards the central area of the Blood Domain City.

  The emergence of the Ice Palace has attracted the attention of many people, and now both the Wind Shadow Empire and the Notti Empire are involved. It is believed that the Huangji Empire will also arrive soon.

  By then, it will be a game of chess among various forces, and it will be extremely difficult for ordinary cultivators to gain any benefits.

  To gain an advantage, Yi Chen should take action now. Even if he can't sneak into the Ice Snow Palace, he must first get familiar with the terrain there.

  Carefully approaching the central area, Yi Chen saw many cultivators grumbling and walking back from the central area.

  "How overbearing! They actually sealed off the central region, do they really think Dongyu Snow Plains is their territory?" One of the cultivators cursed with a face full of resentment.

  "Shh, keep your voice down. If the people from the Wind Shadow Empire and the Notti Empire hear you, we're done for. We can't afford to provoke such powerful entities." The cultivator's companion looked around nervously and covered his mouth.

  Although many people scolded and everyone knew that the central area had been blocked, there were still many monks rushing over here to join in the excitement.

  Yi Chen proceeded quietly, without drawing anyone's attention. Occasionally sensing the presence of a high-level demon beast, he would take action to hunt and kill it, then devour its soul.

  Two days later, Yi Chen arrived at the central region, where the temperature was even lower. Even with Yi Chen's soul power circulating to resist the cold air, there was still a chilling feeling.

  "Whoosh" came here, Yi Chen did not continue to move forward, his body jumped up into the air and landed on the trunk of a large tree.

  The path ahead was blocked, a large group of imperial soldiers stood in formation with weapons at the ready, an aura of dread emanating from their bodies, causing those who dared to try and force their way through to retreat.

  "The cultivation of these people is not low, and there are still many quasi-Huang Soul Realm hiding in the dark." Yi Chen slightly sensed it, his eyebrows furrowed.

  Geographically speaking, the Ice Palace is just ahead, but it has been sealed off and there are many powerful people here. It's extremely difficult to sneak in without being noticed.

  Shaking his head, Yi Chen observed for a while longer before circling around to check the defensive strength of other areas.

  After a thorough examination, Yi Chen found that every corner's defense was extremely strong, with no blind spots.

  "It seems there's no other way now." Yi Chen furrowed his brow even deeper, shook his head silently and turned to leave.

  "That figure looks so familiar." Just after walking out for a while, Yi Chen discovered a stout figure, he was wearing a conical hat and heading towards a forest covered with white snow.

  That figure gave Yi Chen a familiar feeling, and Yi Chen slightly sensed it, only to find that he couldn't catch his breath at all.

  "Could he be the middle-aged fat man who's been wanted?" After a moment of contemplation, Yi Chen composed himself and quietly followed him.

  That middle-aged fat man walked very fast, more importantly, he didn't leave any footprints on the snowy ground, as if he was floating on the snow.

  And his spiritual awareness was extremely keen, Yi Chen had been nearly discovered several times, which made Yi Chen's heart skip a beat and become even more cautious.

  "He stopped." After following for over ten minutes, the middle-aged fat man suddenly stopped and took off his bamboo hat, revealing his face.

  "It's really him." Yi Chen carefully hid in the distance, and when he saw the man's appearance clearly, a strange color flashed in his eyes. He was that middle-aged fat man who had been wanted.

  Under Yichen's gaze, the middle-aged fat man looked around sneakily and then jumped up to hide his figure behind a large tree.

  "What does he want to do?" Seeing this situation, Yi Chen's face showed a puzzled expression.