"Great! Thank you, Daoist Fellow Fang!"

Sha Tongtian trusted Fang Zhi very much.

They met years ago in another domain.

After becoming acquainted, they met again in the Baichuan Realm, thus Sha Tongtian became a true confidant with him.

At this moment, his confidant was about to make a move, making Sha Tongtian nod with satisfaction.

He hadn't been wrong about him all these years!

Wait!

Sha Tongtian suddenly discovered that the coat he had taken off before casting his spell was actually picked up and worn by Fang Zhi.

...

Indeed, he was his good friend.

"Fellow Daoists, please come closer, the Flame Spirit Formation I am deploying has a certain warmth to keep you warm."

Fang Zhi said proudly.

Little did he know, Xia Liu was utterly perplexed.

He couldn't help but want to retort.

The Flame Spirit Formation arranged by Fang Zhi.

He could break it in an instant.

He was still shamelessly proud?

Is reputation worthless these days?

What made Xia Liu both amused and helpless was.

Ma Gao and others really approached the glacier's edge.

Foolishly trusting Fang Zhi.

Or perhaps, the environment here was genuinely too harsh.

Even Nascent Soul Stage cultivators couldn't withstand it.

"Ha!"

Fang Zhi shouted angrily, forming seals as a thousand array seals appeared one after another.

The array seals relied on the Spirit Formation Master's rank.

So, there was not much aura fluctuation on Fang Zhi's body.

In fact, there was no fluctuation at all.

Who made him just a Spirit Formation Master?

Soon, Fang Zhi deployed the Flame Spirit Formation.

It wasn't much different from the formations Xia Liu encountered before.

For ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, this formation might seem like heaven, unable to shatter the firmament no matter what.

In the eyes of Sha Tongtian and others, the Flame Spirit Formation was also immensely profound.

At least they hadn't researched it deeply.

So they felt Fang Zhi was quite formidable.

Except Xia Liu, the anomaly.

With the Wisdom Eyes divine power, he identified the formation eye at a glance.

Such a formation, to him, was nothing more than decoration.

As the formation started.

Under the severe cold.

The Flame Power within the spirit formation was very faint.

Even Fang Zhi was unsure whether the Extreme Cold Flame would be attracted by the Flame Spirit Formation.

"Daoist Fellow Sha, this place is very peculiar, I can't determine whether this spirit formation will function."

Fang Zhi would never admit his spirit formation was ineffective, he claimed it was all due to environmental reasons.

"I understand, reaching this point, it's considerate of you."

...

Looking at the two's demeanor and conversation, Xia Liu shook his head helplessly.

He seemed to have found a way to intimidate this group of Nascent Soul monsters.

Formation!

"Elder Bai, what should we do now?"

Putting aside distractions, Xia Liu transmitted to Bai Jue.

"That old fellow's method is quite good, maybe we can use the flame to draw out the Extreme Cold Flame."

"Is that so? Then let's wait and see."

Xia Liu paused, perhaps he could only linger like this.

"If it's just relying on this spirit formation, I'm afraid we could wait a lifetime without seeing the Extreme Cold Flame."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Bai Jue responded bluntly, "Can't you see? The Flame Power within this spirit formation is very weak, I'm afraid it can't penetrate the ice layers to the end, the Extreme Cold Flame is in the sea, sensing no homogenous power."

"Understood."

Xia Liu nodded, indeed, it was as he suspected.

Fang Zhi's flames were so lousy, how could they let the Extreme Cold Flame sense them?

Thinking for a moment, Xia Liu said to Sha Tongtian, "Daoist Fellow Sha, haven't you noticed, due to the issues here, the fire energy in the spirit formation can't spread very far?"

Fang Zhi glanced at Xia Liu.

Recognizing he wasn't disparaging him, he could only smile wryly.

Xia Liu could break formations in an instant, his accomplishments in spirit formations were undoubtedly high.

If he pointed out his weaknesses in spirit formations, it might cause everyone to laugh.

It would be very embarrassing.

Luckily, Xia Liu didn't reveal them.

"Indeed, could Daoist Fellow Xia have a way to enhance the power of the flames within the formation?"

"I observed that Daoist Fellow Sha has a faint fire energy fluctuation on him, perhaps this force can be injected into the spirit formation to enhance its power."

"Brilliant idea! Thank goodness Daoist Fellow Xia reminded us!"

Sha Tongtian had long discovered the problem with the spirit formation.

After Xia Liu pointed it out.

He immediately went to Fang Zhi to understand the method for injecting fire energy into the formation.

Sha Tongtian then infused his refined peak Fire Spirit Force into the spirit formation.

The crimson Fire Spirit Force provided a hint of warmth to the surroundings.

But only a hint.

In Xia Liu's eyes, Sha Tongtian's Fire Origin was still just a pawn.

Without relying on his deep Energy Body, Xia Liu could crush him with his Fire Origin.

"Elder Bai, isn't it peculiar how they convert Spiritual Energy to Spiritual Power without enhancing their origin?"

Suddenly, Xia Liu uncovered a severely significant issue.

When he advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage, he had to elevate all his origin to Rank Two.

Causing him to remain in the fifteenth layer of Qi Cultivation all along.

Having journeyed so far, he suddenly remembered this issue.

Seems like the cultivators he encountered rarely had their origin reaching Rank Two.

"You should know the answer to this, shouldn't you?"

Bai Jue replied irritably.

He also wanted to ask why.

"Could it be because of that thing!"

Xia Liu suddenly realized, in his Sea of Consciousness, there was a unique item.

The Five Elements Wheel!

Initially, Bai Jue wanted to seize his body.

His soul had already invaded the Sea of Consciousness.

Ultimately repelled by a ray of light.

There was probably only the Five Elements Wheel that could erupt in his Sea of Consciousness.

Xia Liu understood.

This must be the reason that made him different from the norm.

Also, due to this reason, he surpassed ordinary cultivators.

This feeling of enlightenment made Xia Liu feel entirely refreshed.

Even his cultivation loosened up a bit.

Luckily, there was Bai Jue's soul power enveloping him, or else Sha Tongtian and others would surely detect his aura.

"You realized, haven't you? Your path is long, learn slowly."

Bai Jue didn't inquire further about Xia Liu.

Because of certain matters, he even regretted attempting to seize Xia Liu initially.

If someone found out, his soul might be refined, never to reincarnate again...

Xia Liu nodded, then looked at the spirit formation enhanced with fire energy by Sha Tongtian.

"Indeed, Rank One Fire Origin is far from comparable to Rank Two Fire Origin."

If possible, Xia Liu would say, what's this spectacle, is this all a Nascent Soul Stage has?

The enhancement of the spirit formation wasn't significant.

If previously the aura could penetrate ten meters of ice, now it could likely reach the range of twenty-something meters.

Yet the thickness of the ice exceeded thirty meters.

"Daoist Fellow Sha, weren't you exerting yourself?"

Ma Gao couldn't help but ask.

Though his divine sense was limited, he could also sense, after Sha Tongtian strengthened it.

The spirit formation's aura failed to penetrate the ice.

The other people also looked at Sha Tongtian strangely.

Baffled, very baffled.

"Fellow Daoists, don't misunderstand, I've exerted all my strength, if I inject Spiritual Power, this spirit formation cannot withstand it."

Sha Tongtian didn't reveal the truth.

He never emphasized the enhancement of his origin.

He pursued invincible energy bodies, cultivating Spirit Arts to the peak.

"Ahem, if Daoist Fellow Sha trusts Xia, I am willing to give it a try…"