Chapter 936: Solving the Spell Formation (1/2)

Ten days passed...

Nie Tian was still stranded within the Spirit-sealing Frozen Mountains Formation by himself, without even getting nearer to the mountain valley in the middle.

High in the sky, Jing Feiyang and the others looked down and saw nothing but the vague shapes of mist-enveloped mountains. There wasn’t any sign of Nie Tian.

Jing Rou sighed. “It’s been ten days, and there’s still no sign of him. Patriarch Icy Crystal is guarding this grand spell formation. So even if we try to use force, it probably won’t end well for us.”

“It’s a bit tricky indeed,” Jing Feiyang chimed in. “The Spirit-sealing Frozen Mountains Formation is one of the most famous spell formations of the Heavenly Ice Sect. It’s actually very deadly. Bewildering those who enter it is only a small part of its profound mysteries. This grand spell formation can automatically channel frigid aura from the frozen mountains in its surroundings, all of which have stood there for hundreds of thousands of years.

“I might be able to defeat Patriarch Icy Crystal if we were to fight in the starry river.

“But if I fight him here, there’s a good chance that I’ll be the one who’ll lose.

“It would probably take me a significant amount of time and energy just to break the Spirit-sealing Frozen Mountains Formation alone. If I have to fight Patriarch Icy Crystal after that, I’ll definitely be at a disadvantage.”

“What should we do then? Do we just sit here and wait?” Jing Rou asked.

“It doesn’t seem that we have a choice,” Jing Feiyang said with a frustrated expression. “We can only wait for Nie Tian to solve the spell formation, or admit his failure.”

...

Inside the spell formation.

The late Void domain expert from the Heavenly Ice Sect turned to Patriarch Icy Crystal, who was sitting and meditating in silence, and asked, “How much longer are we going to trap him, Patriarch?”

“Two to three years,” Patriarch Icy Crystal said with a plain tone.

“What if he admits to his failure?”

A cold smile appeared on Patriarch Icy Crystal’s face. “That’s even better. If he does that, he’ll have to return empty-handed, which means that his trip to our domain will be a complete failure. Then, it’ll be a job well-done for us.

The late Void domain expert seemed a bit concerned as he said, “There’s no doubt that he won’t be able to solve the Spirit-sealing Frozen Mountains Formation when he’s only at the Profound realm. The only thing that worries me is that I’m afraid his arrival will trigger changes in the Realm of Crystal Snow like it did with the other realms.

“It’s still unknown whether those changes were triggered by him.” Patriarch Icy Crystal said, his brow furrowed. “If he did have what it takes to trigger the upheavals in those eight realms, he should have solved the Spirit-sealing Frozen Mountains Formation long ago.”

The late Void domain expert nodded slightly. “Good point. If he was actually able to provoke change in the geographical structures of those realms, the Spirit-sealing Frozen Mountains Formation shouldn’t have been able to trap him for so long.”

“Again, he’s only at the Profound realm,” Patriarch Icy Crystal said disdainfully. “Sure, he’s a Son of the Stars, but so what?”

Inside the ice prison, Fan Kai and the others roughly figured out the situation from the signs and pieces of conversation they picked up.

Whether Nie Tian was able to solve the Spirit-sealing Frozen Mountains Formation would determine whether they would be able to get out of this ice prison and return to the Domain of the Falling Stars.

It had been ten days since Nie Tian’s landing, and they hadn’t seen any sign of him yet.

This made them feel very frustrated.

“Patriarch Icy Crystal is at the Saint domain,” Zhao Luofeng said in an angry low voice. “He gave Nie Tian this important task on purpose. What can he do? The Heavenly Ice Sect is clearly using us to trap Nie Tian here. Damn those bastards.”

Fan Kai sighed. “It’s all because we’re too weak.”

“Let’s just hope Nie Tian can come through and get us back to the Domain of the Falling Stars,” Lei Zhenyu said with a bitter expression. “If we can get back alive this time, I’ll go into secluded cultivation right away, and won’t come out until I break through into the Void domain! The starry river is vaster than our imagination. Given our cultivation bases and strength, we should have stayed in the Domain of the Falling Stars. We were being naive by being so eager to see the outside world.”

...

In the depths of the frosty mist.

Nie Tian finally stopped traveling aimlessly. Instead, he sat down in the lotus position and communicated with the Flame Dragon Armor on a soul level.

He wondered if the Flame Dragon Armor, which was a fire-attributed unique treasure, would be able to break the Spirit-sealing Frozen Mountains Formation.

The Flame Dragon Armor gave him an answer moments later.

According to it, frost power filled every corner of the Spirit-sealing Frozen Mountains Formation. On top of that, the frozen mountains in its surroundings kept infusing it with an endless frigid aura.

Therefore, it was impossible for the Flame Dragon Armor to expel the frigid aura and break the grand spell formation by relying on its flame power alone.

Therefore, even if he brought it out, he wouldn’t be able to turn the situation around.

“The Flame Dragon Armor won’t be able to change much, and the Heaven Eyes will be frozen...” After pondering painstakingly for a long time, Nie Tian decided to give the Spirit Pearl a shot.

The five evil spirits suddenly flew out of the Spirit Pearl to float over him like five demonic gods.

Howling non-stop, the five of them seemed to suddenly sense something as they flew out in different directions.

Inside the mountain valley, Patriarch Icy Crystal sprang to his feet. His expression flickered for the first time. “What are those?”