Ling Zhou had been chattering in her mind, telling her where to go. But just like in the previous secret realm, as soon as she stepped into the Extreme Ice Plains, Ling Zhou's voice suddenly stopped.
It was as if there was some kind of restriction here that didn't allow any spiritual souls other than the sword spirit to stay.
Eight days passed in a blink of an eye. The three of them found nothing on the extreme ice glacier. Even the occasional cultivators they saw were covered in frost and dejected.
The Sword Tomb would only be open for half a month. If they couldn't find a precious sword within this half - month, they would have to leave and wait for another three years.
Shen Qing didn't have so many three - year periods to waste. So she didn't even dare to take a break and kept walking around on the extreme ice glacier in search.
There was no trick to finding a precious sword. One could only rely on fate or keep moving around.
When they came to a snow - covered mountain, they felt a fierce gale sweeping towards them, cutting their faces painfully.
They had already walked through all the flat areas on the ice glacier in eight days. All that was left were some towering snow - covered mountains.
Shen Qing picked a mountain that she found very appealing and started climbing it.
She originally thought that Xian Shiyu would find it tiring, but unexpectedly, the young girl had been full of enthusiasm ever since they entered the Sword Tomb.
Even though they hadn't found anything, she was still very excited and followed Shen Qing around, looking here and there.
"Sister, look how steady I'm standing here. I grew up in the Beast - Taming Sect and have never seen so much snow."
As Shen Qing climbed upwards, she replied with a smile, "The Hundred - Mile Beast Forest where the Beast - Taming Sect is located is evergreen all year round and never snows. Not only you but even I have never seen snow before."
Li Xian followed behind Shen Qing, carefully observing her expression. When he saw that she was unsteady on her feet, he would step forward in time to support her.
"It does snow where the Five - Element Dao Sect is located, but only rarely. Next time it snows... I'll invite you over."
Shen Qing nodded and joked, "Sure. I'll fill your yard with snowmen."
Li Xian imagined the scene of his yard full of snowmen and couldn't help smiling.
Xian Shiyu turned around and saw Li Xian and Shen Qing chatting intimately. She suddenly felt a bit envious. "Sister and brother - in - law have such a good relationship. Unlike me..."
Seeing that she seemed to be thinking of Xiao Jinglan again, Shen Qing immediately changed the subject. "Don't think too much. You'll also meet someone good. Hey, is there a cave over there? Let's go and take a look."
Sure enough, Xian Shiyu's attention was attracted. She skipped over in a few steps and arrived at the cave entrance in no time.
Shen Qing sighed, "Sure enough, young people have good stamina."
Xian Shiyu waited at the cave entrance for a long time before Shen Qing and Li Xian slowly climbed up.
"Why are you two so slow? This snow - covered mountain is actually quite easy to climb. Why do you two look so exhausted?"
Shen Qing and Li Xian were a bit speechless. They had never walked on a snow - covered mountain before, and they couldn't fly with their swords in the Sword Tomb. They already felt completely drained just climbing up with their physical strength.
On the other hand, Xian Shiyu, who claimed to have never seen snow, could walk on the snow as if it were flat ground. Wasn't that strange?
Shen Qing took a deep breath first to calm her heaving chest and said, "Let's go in and try our luck."
"Okay."
The three of them entered the cave. The entrance of the cave was only big enough for one person, but after they went in, it was like a funnel and gradually became wider.
Some cultivators had already been to this cave, and the surrounding walls were carved with words.
Words like "I was here" and "There's nothing here" were everywhere.
Xian Shiyu was a bit disappointed. "It seems there's nothing in this cave. Some cultivators have already explored it."
Shen Qing also felt a bit disappointed. "Yes. This cave looks quite big, but it seems there's no way further in."
Xian Shiyu nodded as she walked forward.
She was curious about everything. Seeing the interesting words left by the cultivators on the walls, she kept looking inside as she walked.
It wasn't until she reached the innermost part that she made a confused sound. "Hey? This place is so strange!"
Shen Qing was afraid that Xian Shiyu would be in danger. After hearing the exclamation, she quickly walked inside.
"Shiyu, be careful. Don't go too far away from us."
When Xian Shiyu saw Shen Qing approaching, she quickly pulled her to a wall at the innermost part.
"Look. The surrounding walls are all carved with words by the cultivators, but only this wall is as smooth as ever, with nothing on it."
Shen Qing walked over, lit a fire - starter, and looked around. She found that it was really as Xian Shiyu said.
The walls around them were all carved with words left by some cultivators, but only the wall at the innermost part that blocked their way had nothing on it.
"This is really a bit strange..."
Shen Qing took out a sharp dagger and tried to carve a word on this wall. But she found that the wall was very smooth. Even though she used all her strength, she couldn't leave a single mark on it.
"Let me try!"
Xian Shiyu gently pushed Shen Qing aside, took the dagger from Shen Qing's hand, and stabbed the wall with all her might.
Not to mention leaving a carving mark, not even a white mark was left.
Shen Qing knew that Xian Shiyu was very strong. If even Xian Shiyu couldn't leave a mark on it, let alone herself.
Li Xian walked over, raised his hand, and touched the wall. "It feels like an ordinary stone wall. Maybe it's made of some kind of hard mineral material, so we can't leave a mark on it."
Shen Qing nodded, put away the dagger, and was just about to leave.
But then she saw Xian Shiyu raising her hand to touch the wall with her eyes closed, as if she was feeling something.
Shen Qing and Li Xian looked at each other and didn't disturb her. They just quietly watched.
After a moment, Xian Shiyu retracted her hand, stroked her chin, and said to Shen Qing, "Sister, this stone wall is a bit strange."
Shen Qing frowned. "What do you mean?"
Xian Shiyu's expression became serious, and she began to explain. "One of my senior brothers once told me that he went into the Beast Forest to practice and entered a cave."
"There were many white bones in that cave, as if there were traces of beast activities. Seeing that the beast was harming people, the senior brother decided to stay nearby and get rid of the beast to eliminate harm."
"But after waiting for a long time, the senior brother even lived in the cave, but he never saw the beast come back.
"You know, when we in the Beast - Taming Sect catch spiritual beasts, we have a special secret method to hide our aura. Ordinary beasts should never be able to detect that we're waiting for them in their cave."
"But it was so strange that for almost half a month, no beast came back to the cave."
As she said this, Xian Shiyu showed a mysterious expression.
"Sister, brother - in - law, guess what happened in the end?"
In this cold and gloomy cave, combined with Xian Shiyu's expression, Shen Qing felt a bit strange. She rubbed her arms and swallowed hard.
"What... happened in the end?"
Xian Shiyu suddenly raised her voice. "That cave wasn't an ordinary cave at all. It was the mouth of that beast!!"