Chapter 410 - The Ice Cave Predicament (2/2)

Su Lianyue’s mind finally cleared up a little. Seeing the tunnel in front of her, she walked over, step after strenuous step. Xiao Chen supported her along the way, afraid that she would fall.

They had been walking down the tunnel for quite some time but still couldn’t see the end of it. It was even getting colder. Su Lianyue was staggering like she was drunk. Her head rested on Xiao Chen’s shoulder, her eyes open with great difficulty. If it weren’t for Xiao Chen supporting her, she might not even be able to stand up.

They walked for another hour. The length of this ice tunnel had greatly exceeded Xiao Chen’s expectations. Their surroundings were also getting more frigid and Su Lianyue’s breathing was weakening. She was about to die. Xiao Chen was also beginning to feel like he couldn’t stand anymore.

Suddenly, Su Lianyue’s legs turned soft and she finally fell. Xiao Chen wanted to catch her but slipped and crashed onto the ground. The two of them fell on the ice floor just like that. Su Lianyue’s breathing was becoming as thin as silk. “Young Master… I’m cold…”

Xiao Chen tried his best to edge closer to her and pulled her into a hug. Su Lianyue lay in his embrace, clutching both his arms. She was still shaking from the cold.

“Don’t sleep. We’ll make it out of here…” Even talking felt strenuous for Xiao Chen. He had never imagined that he would one day fall into such a predicament. So what if he was a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator? So what if he was a Nirvana Realm cultivator…

Su Lianyue didn’t reply. Her breathing was getting weaker. She weakly released her hold on his shoulders. Alarmed, Xiao Chen immediately poured more True Energy into her body.

“Young Master… I… I can’t anymore… You should go…” Su Lianyue opened her eyes weakly. Even talking took a lot of her strength.

“Don’t talk… Let’s go!”

Xiao Chen pulled her up strenuously and helped her keep walking. Right now, he didn’t want to think about the difference between Orthodox Path and Devil’s Practice. Since the two of them came here together, they were going to leave together too. If he abandoned her here and left by himself, the guilt would cause him to fail his ascent to immortality in the future.

After walking for nearly 500 meters, Xiao Chen saw a block of ice. He immediately struck it with his palm so that it would be loose. The block of ice happened to be the right size for both of them to sit on it. Xiao Chen helped Su Lianyue sit on the ice and sat down next to her. He then struck the block of ice with his energy and it slid forward, carrying both of them with it.

Su Lianyue was leaning onto him, her mind becoming blurrier. “Young Master… That night, you mentioned the people, her, and your own life… I want to know. The people and her… Which is more important to you…”

Xiao Chen hugged her tightly. “Don’t talk. We’re nearing the exit.”

Moments later, Su Lianyue finally fell quiet but so did her breathing. Her body was turning colder and colder, alarming Xiao Chen. Why was her body this cold? He immediately propped her up and pushed more True Energy into her, but it was all in vain.

“Su Lianyue! Wake up! Don’t fall asleep!”

After shaking her for a while, Su Lianyue gradually woke up again. Xiao Chen immediately pulled energy from his Elixir Field and kissed her on the lips. Su Lianyue trembled when she felt his lips on hers and hastily turned her head. Anger seeping into her voice, she said, “What are you doing… If you dare to do anything improper, I’ll kill myself!”

“Don’t misunderstand. I’m not taking advantage of you. I’m just giving you a breath of Pure Yang Qi.”

Xiao Chen pressed his lips on hers again as he spoke. Even though Su Lianyue wanted to push him away, she felt her body suddenly going numb and all her strength leaving her. Soon, a warm sensation entered her body through her throat and moved to every part of her body. Haziness gradually filling her mind, she couldn’t help crisscrossing her hands behind his neck.

Xiao Chen cautiously ushered his Pure Yang Qi into her mouth, bit by bit. He dared not get distracted. Su Lianyue could feel warmth throughout her body; even her head was spinning a little. Their lips pressed against each other produced a rather curious sensation. Gradually, she began to lose focus and poked out her tongue ever so slightly. A little more, then a little more. Her heartbeat sped up. She felt a little timid, yet also a little uncontrollable…

Xiao Chen was concentrating on ushering his Pure Yang Qi when he suddenly felt a cold, soft object touching the tip of his tongue. He instantly shivered. Su Lianyue’s mind cleared up right then and the two of them separated at lightning-speed.

Su Lianyue’s cheeks were burning red. She was much better now thanks to Xiao Chen’s Pure Yang Qi. However, after that lapse of judgment earlier, she dared not raise her head and look at him. She muttered, “Why do you have Pure Yang Qi in your body? Don’t tell me, you’re…”

Xiao Chen was stunned but soon recovered his senses. “I, I don’t know either. I only discovered it when I reached the Corpse Refinery Sect a few days ago…”

The two of them became very awkward. Then, out of the blue, their bodies were flung forward and they knocked into each other. It was because the block of ice under them had stopped after hitting something.

Xiao Chen’s hands were on Su Lianyue’s shoulders, supporting her. He looked up and saw an ice wall blocking their way. The wall wasn’t thick but he couldn’t see through the other side. To hide her embarrassment, Su Lianyue stood up and said, “Let’s see if we can shatter it.”

Xiao Chen nodded. The two of them worked together and used all of their strength to strike the ice wall with their palms. “BOOM!” The ice wall easily fell apart, but a strong gravitational force suddenly emerged from the other side and instantly pulled them in.

“Ahh!”

Caught off guard, Su Lianyue let out a yell. Xiao Chen hugged her tightly and said, “Don’t be scared.” Despite his words, he wasn’t fully confident. It was completely dark around them and the gravitational force was so powerful that he couldn’t even circulate his energy.

Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. It was as if he had knocked hard onto something. The two of them then found themselves suspended in midair, their surroundings brightening. The scene around them gradually became clearer. Su Lianyue cried out in fear, “Wh-What is this place?!”