Chapter 568 - Chapter 568: Chapter 560: Some People Are Just Born Bad (1/2)

Chapter 568: Chapter 560: Some People Are Just Born Bad

The cold wind within the Great Snow Mountain penetrated their bodies, quickly revealing its might, as both of them felt their blood circulation slowing down, and their movements becoming increasingly sluggish.

Qin Niu now finally understood just how difficult it was to climb this Great Snow Mountain.

No wonder the little black dots he had seen before were moving so slowly through the mountains.

He had the Ice Lotus and Fire Lotus, so he wasn’t afraid of the cold.

Noticing the odd nature of the cold wind here, and finding it impossible to resist, he tried using the Ice Lotus to dispel the cold.

It was indeed effective.

As the Ice Lotus rotated within his body, it absorbed all the cold air that had invaded his body. His hands and feet, which had been numbed by the cold, regained their flexibility, and his speed in climbing the mountain was also restored.

Xu Weng, however, had no means to resist this peculiar cold wind, and his pace was getting slower and slower.

“Xu Weng, give me your hand.”

Qin Niu took hold of the other’s hand, then proceeded to climb up the mountain rapidly with Xu Weng in tow.

For now, apart from the special cold wind, no other dangers had appeared.

The two men struggled to climb toward the summit, gradually reaching the mid-mountain. There, the snow had slowly turned into hard ice blocks, which were very slippery underfoot.

Moreover, it was difficult to see any vegetation on the Great Snow Mountain, as if it were a desolate and silent solitary peak.

Even those terrifying evil plants did not wish to grow on this snow mountain.

As the sky gradually darkened, the two climbed even more earnestly. Not one to be sly or cheat, Xu Weng, in order to combat the cold, would take an elixir every so often.

Each time he took an elixir, his previously stiff movements would become much faster.

However, the effect would not last long, and soon his movements would become sluggish and slow again.

Fortunately, Qin Niu was pulling him along in the climb, preventing him from sliding down. Their speed was consistently maintained at a decent level.

While they were climbing, they caught a glance of a delicate female figure ahead, her posture agile, forcefully leaping through the ice and snow.

“Poisonous woman!”

Qin Niu had not expected to encounter the Nine Insects Gang Leader here.

If given the chance, he wouldn’t hesitate to kill this venomous woman.

The Nine Insects Gang Leader, with her keen perception, turned her head, immediately noticed Qin Niu and Xu Weng.

She quickly made a decision, deviating from her path, and moved to the side, avoiding getting any closer to the two men.

After all, she was alone while Qin Niu had an ally. If a fight really broke out, she would be at a great disadvantage.

This woman had secured the position of the Gang Leader of the Nine Insects Gang for many years, her intelligence was not comparable to that of ordinary women.

Qin Niu certainly would not sacrifice the greater good for something trivial and waste his precious time pursuing this venomous woman. The sky was getting darker, and if they couldn’t leave the Great Snow Mountain before nightfall, their situation would be worrisome.

“Qin my friend, do you have a grudge against that woman?”

Observing their interaction, Xu Weng could not help but ask.

“There’s no deep enmity, just that I don’t quite like her way of doing things. It happens that I’ve meddled with her interests, so if given the chance, she would not hesitate to get rid of me. Of course, if there were an opportunity, I would also decisively eliminate this potential threat.”

Qin Niu spoke frankly.

“I can see that! If we were somewhere else, the two of us together could surely take her down. But now, we probably can only give up.”

Xu Weng stared at the Nine Insects Gang Leader, his eyes narrowing slightly.

He was tactfully advising Qin Niu to prioritize the overall situation and deal with the immediate task at hand.

“Rest assured, I wouldn’t possibly delay crossing this mountain in order to get rid of her. With her current strength, she doesn’t pose much of a threat to me. The main issue with this woman is that she’s too vile and likes to drag others into her schemes. Last time, she pulled in a strong cultivator from the Fire Cloud Tunnel to deal with me.”

The image of the cultivator with the surname Yao facing death flashed through Qin Niu’s mind.

Poisoned by the stings of the Green Demon Bee, he had died a painful death.