Chapter 72 Ten Thousand Years of Ice Marrow

A huge city stands on the plain, with buildings of various shapes and sizes spreading out around it, prosperous and noisy commercial streets winding through it, and high towers in the city center standing in the sky, making people marvel at its grandeur.

The ancient trees on both sides of the city gate sway in the breeze, adding a bit of tranquility and mystery to the city. The whole city is bustling, but there is also a sense of peace. This is a mysterious and prosperous place called Shrek City.

In the center of Shrek City, there is an extremely large academy called Shrek Academy. In the academy, there is a huge artificial lake called Poseidon Lake. In the center of the lake there is a small island... called Poseidon Island.

On the Poseidon Island, there is a magnificent building carved from an ancient golden tree, called the Poseidon Pavilion. From afar, it is magnificent and splendid, with an ancient and elegant shape, and its branches intertwined, shining with golden luster under the sunlight, as if every leaf carries the traces of time.

On the walls of the rooms inside the Poseidon Pavilion, various ancient patterns can be vaguely seen, showing its profound historical heritage. Around the Poseidon Pavilion, a golden halo slowly flows, like a guardian, adding a sense of mystery and solemnity to this building carved from an ancient golden tree.

Whenever something big happens in Shrek Academy, a meeting will be held in Poseidon Pavilion, which is also the highest meeting of Shrek Academy.

There was no difference from the last time the Poseidon Pavilion held a meeting, but this time the atmosphere became unusually solemn. Elder Mu, who was sitting in the first seat, was still lying on the recliner, his eyes slightly closed. When he slowly opened them, a slightly frightening light flashed in his golden pupils, causing others to sit up straight unconsciously.

Below Elder Mu were Elder Xuan and Elder Lin, as well as the four deans and vice-deans of the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department, who still took the last seats.

Mu Lao's gentle voice sounded, saying: "Xuan Zi, Shao Zhe, you two were the first to arrive at the scene, tell us what happened."

Yan Shaozhe nodded, slowly stood up, and said in a deep voice: "I think everyone already knows about this matter, right? When Xuan Lao and I arrived, Dai Huabin was already dead, and his bones were broken all over his body, and he was beaten to a bloody mess by fists."

"Xiao Tao arrived before Master Xuan and I. I have already asked her. She originally planned to look for Xiao Yan, but she happened to see Xiao Yan leaving the city with Dai Huabin. Now Dai Huabin is dead, and Xiao Yan has also disappeared."

Hearing this, the other elders' faces changed and they looked at each other. After a long silence, Elder Lin suddenly spoke up, "From what you said, this student named Xiao Yan is with the person who killed Dai Huabin? He sneaked into the academy with great deliberation just to lure Dai Huabin out of the city?"

"Yeah." Yan Shaozhe nodded without comment.

"Xiao Yan? How is this possible?" Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo's face changed slightly, his face full of disbelief, and he murmured to himself. He didn't expect that the person who was just about to be absorbed into the Soul Guidance Department a few days ago has now become a murderer and fled for fear of punishment.

At this moment, Elder Xuan suddenly stood up from his seat, his brows furrowed, his eyes flashing with anger, his lips tightly pursed, as if suppressing the anger that was about to burst out, and said: "I have long felt that there is something wrong with Xiao Yan. During the last meeting of the Sea God Pavilion, I suggested that we arrest him first, but Elder Mu stopped me..."

Old Xuan's chest was heaving violently, his hands were clenched into fists, his knuckles turned white from exerting too much force, and his anger made the air around him seem heavy, giving people a chilling feeling.

"Ah..." With a deep sigh, Elder Xuan panted like an ox, his eyes swept over the bodies of the elders, and he said seriously: "Dai Huabin's family is quite powerful, and this matter is related to the reputation of Shrek Academy. I think it is necessary for the Sea God Pavilion to unite with the White Tiger Dai family and issue a wanted order to the entire continent to arrest Xiao Yan."

"What do you think?"

After hearing what Master Xuan said, the elders looked at each other. Some agreed, while others disagreed. They wanted to speak, but did not dare to open their mouths casually. Then, they turned their eyes to Master Mu, who was lying on the chair and had not spoken a word.

"Xuan Zi, what I said to you before I came back, have you turned a deaf ear to it again? Don't force me to slap you!" At this moment, a plain but invisible majestic voice sounded. It was from Moon who was lying on the chair.

Elder Mu slowly sat up from the recliner and said in a deep voice: "You have also experienced the strength of that mysterious man. His strength is not inferior to mine at all. Dai Huabin is dead, and Xiao Yan disappeared with him. What does that mean?"

"This means that there must be a certain connection between Xiao Yan and that mysterious person. Although Xiao Yan's strength is not strong, if you deliberately target him, will it anger that mysterious person and force him to take action against the academy?"

"Dai Huabin died outside the academy, not because the academy didn't protect him properly. At the same time, that person also made it very clear that he killed Dai Huabin because he had a blood feud with the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, and it had nothing to do with the academy. Considering the long-standing relationship between the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and the academy, you should personally take Dai Huabin's body to the Xingluo Empire, tell Dai Hao and his wife the whole story, and do your best to ease their grief."

"That black-robed man, even I am not sure I can defeat him. Although Shrek Academy has a strong foundation on the continent, we may not be afraid of him even if we put all our efforts into it, but if we really want to be his enemy, how much will it cost?"

"Dai Huabin is dead, so let's not get involved in this matter anymore. Especially you, Xuanzi. I know you feel upset after being beaten, but you have to think about the future of the academy. Don't let the academy be destroyed in your and my hands."

"Remember what I said today. If you dare to disobey me, don't blame me for expelling you from the Sea God Pavilion!"

At the end, Mu Lao's tone became heavier, which immediately made Xuan Lao's body tremble slightly. Over the years, he had never heard Mu Lao say that he would expel anyone from the Sea God Pavilion. Although he was extremely reluctant in his heart and still wanted to refute, the former had already said so much, which made him silent and dared not speak again.

"Yes, Mr. Mu." After a moment, Mr. Xuan bowed respectfully to Mu En, then sat back in his seat with an unwilling look on his face.

.........

A few minutes later, Old Xuan came out of the Poseidon Pavilion, drinking wine and eating chicken legs. He had a frown on his face and did not look good.

At this moment, a male student hurriedly walked towards Master Xuan. He was very tall, about 1.8 meters tall, with broad shoulders, handsome features and a bit of firmness, short golden hair like steel needles, evil eyes, double pupils, and evil light flashing between their half-open and half-closed parts.

This person is Dai Huabin’s brother Dai Yaoheng.

In the Duke of White Tiger's mansion, the Duchess has two biological sons. The eldest son is the Duke of White Tiger's eldest son, named Dai Yaoheng, and the second son is Dai Huabin.

Dai Yuheng walked quickly to the front of Master Xuan, his face pale, and said in a low voice: "Master Xuan, what's going on? I heard from Xiaotao that Hua Bin..."

Dai Yuheng's face was not looking good, because Dai Huabin died suddenly, and died in Shrek Academy. If the real murderer could not be found, he would become the biggest suspect. Although the Dai family has always had the rule of free competition regardless of the method, the problem is that this matter has nothing to do with him.

Dai Huabin is dead, and Dai Yueheng is almost 100% likely to become the next White Tiger Duke heir, but the problem is that this is not what he did. In addition, since the Dai family gave up the throne of the Xingluo Empire and became the White Tiger Duke, although there has been constant competition within the family, it is no longer like ten thousand years ago, where they had to fight to the death. Only those who are capable can inherit the title of White Tiger Duke. Now, Dai Huabin has died tragically. If his father and mother knew about it, how would they view him?

Killing his brother for a mere title? Dai Yuheng didn't want to be accused of such a crime...

"Xiao Dai, please accept my condolences." After drinking a sip of the wine in the gourd, Elder Xuan raised his hand and patted Dai Yuheng on the shoulder, comforting him: "Elder Mu asked me to go to Xingluo Empire in person to hand over Dai Huabin's body to your father. Do you want to come with me? I'll tell you the details of what happened on the way."

"Yes." Nodding slightly, Dai Yueheng said seriously: "Father has been fighting outside for many years. He is not in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion now, but in the western border of the Star Dou Empire. If you want to go, Elder Xuan, let me lead the way for you."

Hearing this, Elder Xuan glanced at Dai Yuheng, a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and said, "There is no time to lose, let's set off now."

"Okay, Master Xuan, please tell me what's going on."

"Hey... the man who killed your brother has been investigated by the academy. His name is Xiao Yan, and he is also a student of Shrek Academy. However, he has now fled for fear of crime. When I meet your father, I will tell him the details."

"Xiao Yan? How come I have never heard of this person?"

"Let's go quickly and see your father first. You, the Dai family, must not forget such a great vengeance. I would like to help you, but Elder Mu stopped me. I have no power to help you. Everything that follows can only be done by yourselves."

"Mr. Mu stopped us? Why?" The two of them were walking and chatting. Xuan Zi did not tell Dai Yueheng that the person who killed Dai Huabin was a mysterious man comparable to the ninety-nine-level peerless douluo, but pushed all the blame on Xiao Yan.

After being beaten twice in a row, Xuanzi's mentality has changed a lot. He wants to regain his face. Since he can't use Shrek Academy to retaliate against his opponent, he plans to use the help of White Tiger Duke Dai's family to accomplish this task.

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Meanwhile, the Far North.

The biting cold wind whistled through the ice and snow, and a white world spread out before the eyes, like a white painting. Snowflakes danced in the air like a dream, falling silently on the body of the black-robed boy and quickly melting.

The high mountains in the distance, covered with snow, are looming, like huge white giants standing there, guarding this silent world.

At this time, Xiao Yan was wearing a white robe, which was the remains of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. The cold wind from outside blew on his body, but he could no longer feel the coldness at all. His feet were stepping on the thick snow, and every step seemed extremely difficult.

The footprints on the snow were gradually covered by newly fallen snowflakes, as if all traces would disappear in this silent world.

Here, time seemed to slow down, and everything around was quiet and peaceful. However, Xiao Yan's heart was turbulent at the moment. His thoughts gradually unfolded as he walked, recalling every bit of his past with his mother. Those beautiful moments had now become regrets. Xiao Yan told himself that no matter how difficult the future would be, he would bravely keep going until he had completely completed his revenge.

At this moment, the voice of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly rang in Xiao Yan's mind. It shouted anxiously, "Xiao Yan, something is coming. Quick, lie on the ground, bury yourself in the snow and hide. Don't move at all."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, then he quickly squatted down and lay down on the thick snow. He quickly pushed the snow around him onto himself and held his breath.

After doing all this in less than ten breaths, Xiao Yan's body suddenly began to tremble. He clearly felt that something was passing by him. The size of the thing and its terrifying aura were comparable to those of a Titled Douluo.

Secretly pulling away a piece of snow covering his body, revealing a hole, Xiao Yan looked towards the distance and found that there was a sturdy white giant ape nearly ten feet in size standing upright in the snow. It exuded a sharp and icy breath, and the heavy breath came out of its huge nostrils like two white mists.

"What...is this? A soul beast?" Xiao Yan asked in a trembling voice, his face changing slightly.

Hearing this, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's somewhat nervous voice sounded: "It is the Titan Snow Demon King, one of the Three Great Kings of the Far North. The status of the Three Great Kings of the Far North in the Far North is equivalent to the ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. They are the real rulers of this Far North and the real top powerhouses here."

"In this extremely cold environment, they are almost invincible. In terms of overall strength, even if all the guys in the Star Dou Great Forest were added together, they might not be able to defeat the soul beasts in our Far North. It's just that the Far North is larger in area and scope, but there are not many soul beasts, so it's difficult to gather them together."

"The Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North?" Xiao Yan muttered with a puzzled look on his face.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm explained: "Among the three great kings of the Far North, the first one is called Snow Girl, and her cultivation is close to 700,000 years. The second one is called Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, and its cultivation is close to 400,000 years. It is also the one we are going to find this time, my favorite Bingbing. As for the third one, it is the ape soul beast you see now - Titan Snow Demon King."

"The soul beast with the highest cultivation level is only seven hundred thousand years old. Tian Meng, aren't you known as a million-year-old soul beast? Why are you not among the three great kings of the Far North?" Xiao Yan suddenly asked in his heart, as if he had discovered some blind spot.

"Uh..." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's face turned red, and it stood there for a moment. Then, it said very proudly: "Brother... I just don't care about these false names, so I didn't rank with them. If I compete for these false names, then the Far North will be the Four Heavenly Kings of the Far North. You guys, why are you asking so many questions?"

“Pfft…” Xiao Yan almost laughed out loud, and said unhappily: “If you could have squeezed into the ranks of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Far North, would you have been forced by the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion to flee to the Star Dou Great Forest? Speaking of which, if I hadn’t been with you, I always felt that coming to this Far North with you was like delivering food to others thousands of miles away.”

The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly became angry. It jumped up in Xiao Yan's spiritual sea and roared, "You are talking nonsense. What do you mean by delivering food thousands of miles away? Is that how you look at me? Aren't they just the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North? What's there to be afraid of?"

As the voice of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm fell, Yao Lao's old voice suddenly came out from the ring: "Stinky boy, look at the white ape's body, it seems to be stained with a kind of white crystal. This thing, I have detected through the power of the soul, should be a natural treasure with ice attribute."

"It's true." Hearing this, Xiao Yan looked at it intently and nodded.

"Ten Thousand Years of Ice Marrow?" The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm repeated the name. After a moment, its fat body began to tremble. Its face was filled with a look of extreme astonishment and joy. It exclaimed, "It's Ten Thousand Years of Ice Marrow. Why didn't I notice it just now? Why is it covered in this stuff?"

"Ten Thousand Years of Ice Marrow? What is that thing?" The unfamiliar name made Xiao Yan frown and ask in confusion.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm explained: "Ten Thousand Years Ice Marrow is a rare supplement that is extremely beneficial to the cultivation of ice attribute soul masters and soul beasts. It was with the help of Ten Thousand Years Ice Marrow that my brother was able to break through to a million years of cultivation."

"A natural treasure of ice attribute... My second martial spirit, the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, is of both ice and fire attributes. I wonder if this ten thousand year old ice marrow will be of any use to me?" Trying hard to suppress his breath, Xiao Yan's eyes involuntarily turned to the Titan Snow Demon King, muttering softly in his heart.

"What? Are you moved?" Yao Lao's laughter sounded in Xiao Yan's heart.

“Hehe, after all, it is a natural treasure. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t tempted. The martial spirits in this world can evolve. If I can get this Ten Thousand Years Ice Marrow, maybe my second martial spirit, Bone Spirit Cold Fire, can evolve with it.” Xiao Yan did not hide his desire for this Ten Thousand Years Ice Marrow, and said seriously, “Even if this thing can’t make the Bone Spirit Cold Fire evolve, it can be combined with other medicinal materials to refine into a pill, which can help me improve my cultivation to a certain extent.”

Hearing this, Yao Lao said shrewdly: "This guy is only stained with a little bit of the ten thousand year old ice marrow. I think the cave where it lives..."

"Teacher, you mean that I should secretly follow him, find the location of his cave, and then find a chance to sneak in. In there... there should be a large amount of ten thousand year old ice marrow, right?" Xiao Yan asked softly in his heart.

Yao Lao chuckled and said, "You are a teachable boy. Although I can defeat the Titan Snow Demon King in my current state, this is the far north after all. Once a fight breaks out, it is very likely to cause an avalanche or attract other soul beasts."

"We can outwit them... so let's outwit them."

After saying this, Yao Lao pondered for a moment, and a huge amount of soul power swept out, transforming into a curtain of light that covered Xiao Yan's body, completely isolating his aura.

As thoughts turned in his mind, Xiao Yan suddenly raised the corner of his mouth and stared at the Titan Snow Demon King. After the latter walked away for a distance, he quickly got out of the snow, turned into a black shadow and quickly followed.

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The sky is full of stars and the cold moonlight shines down from the sky, wrapping the entire Far North in a layer of faint silver light, making it look hazy and mysterious.

In the dead of night, except for some soul beasts that came out to look for food at night, most soul beasts had returned to their nests and were fast asleep, even the Titan Snow Demon King was no exception. The whole earth fell into silence at this moment...

At this moment, a black figure suddenly flashed into a valley in the far north. Not far away was a dark cave.

Sniffing the air coming out of the cave, Xiao Yan faintly smelled the smell of urine, which was similar to the smell of the Titan Snow Demon Ape.

"It should be here. Teacher, if I get discovered later, you have to save me." After whispering in his heart, Xiao Yan walked carefully into the dark cave. With the help of his spiritual eyes, the night was as bright as day.

The area of ​​the cave is quite large, otherwise it would be difficult to accommodate the Titan Snow Demon King. The top of the mountain is nearly a hundred meters high. Inside the cave, rocks are scattered and white hair can be seen everywhere. Xiao Yan walked into the cave cautiously.

After passing through the long and dark cave passage, after a while, two forks in the road suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Yan.

Frowning as he looked at the two forks in the road ahead, Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, then activated his spiritual eyes. A faint golden light flashed in his eyes, and his mental detection started in a straight line. Soon, he noticed that there were many white crystals in the passage on the left.

Then, Xiao Yan walked carefully towards the passage on the left. The passage was quite winding, and the further he went inside, the lower the temperature around him became.

After walking in this quiet atmosphere for nearly a few minutes, Xiao Yan suddenly discovered that there was a faint white light at the end of the dark passage not far away. He was immediately delighted and quickly increased his speed. As he got closer, the white light gradually became larger, and in the end, it turned into a cave entrance emitting a strong white light.

Standing at the entrance of the passage, Xiao Yan took a deep breath and then stepped in.

As he stepped out of the dark passage, Xiao Yan felt a sudden brightness in front of his eyes. After getting used to the light, he turned his head to look around. When he saw the surrounding environment, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

What appeared in front of Xiao Yan was a huge cave covered with white ice marrow. Looking around, the dark white ice marrow stretched to the end of his sight, and a pale white light emanated from it. However, most of them were ice marrows that were hundreds or thousands of years old, and those that were ten thousand years old were very rare.

"You little brat, take away the ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow before the Titan Snow Demon King finds it. Remember to dig it out with jade tools and don't touch it with your hands." Looking at the ice marrow that spread all over the cave, Yao Lao whispered.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded hurriedly. After searching in the soul guide for a long time, he finally found a jade spoon. Then he took a step forward, found the location of the Ten Thousand Years Ice Marrow, and carefully inserted it inside.

With a nimble movement of his wrist, Xiao Yan scooped up a large portion of the "Ten Thousand Years of Ice Marrow" in a few seconds. Just as he was about to take all of the Ten Thousand Years of Ice Marrow away, Yao Lao suddenly reminded him:

"You little brat, leave a way out for everything. We have an unwritten rule in the alchemy world that when you encounter a natural treasure, you must not cut off its roots. This "Ten Thousand Years of Ice Marrow" takes ten thousand years to form, so we have to leave a little chance for future generations."

"People can't be too selfish... You can't just eat your fill and completely ignore others."

As Yao Lao finished his words, a pair of scarlet spots of light gradually appeared in the dark cave behind Xiao Yan. Then, the spots of light gradually grew larger, and finally, with the sound of low footsteps, a huge monster slowly emerged.

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