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From the Ice Demon’s mouth, Ye Tianchen and the burly man with the knife on his back learned nothing about the clues to the "Hidden World," which left them a bit surprised and even somewhat disappointed. This Ice Demon, from the moment it developed Spiritual Wisdom, managed to cultivate to such a level over countless years. However, even it didn’t know there was a "Hidden World" here. Thus, Ye Tianchen concluded that the "Hidden World" of the Mortal World is not within the borders of Mount Everest!

But just as they were about to leave, the Ice Demon revealed another surprising clue. A few days ago, the silhouette of an elder had crossed through the Snow Domain. At that time, the Ice Demon was in seclusion, and upon sensing this powerful force, it immediately broke out of its retreat. To its surprise, upon emerging, it saw only the silhouette of an elder passing through this Snow Domain towards another direction, leaving the Ice Demon astonished. When it mentioned it, Ye Tianchen and the burly man were also surprised. It’s important to know that this Ice Demon has been cultivating here for an untold amount of time with a strong Cultivation Realm. This icy and snowy world is indeed under the Ice Demon’s control. Even it only caught a glimpse of that elder’s figure and couldn’t pursue it, indicating that the elder’s strength is quite extraordinary!

So, who is this elder? Could it be the Great Elder of the Chinese Kunlun Secret Realm? Or perhaps a hidden master in the Mortal World?

What shocked Ye Tianchen and the knife-bearing burly man even more was when the Ice Demon told them that on one side of the Snow Domain, the side where they came from, lies outside the true boundaries of Mount Everest. However, on the other side of the Snow Domain is a vast ocean of fire, merely blocked by a barrier. If one doesn’t carefully perceive and discover it, they wouldn’t notice this anomaly.

Imagine, on one side is a world of ice and snow, and on the other, a vast ocean of fire, forming the most vivid contrast, separated by just a small barrier. What kind of place is this? Why would such a strange sight appear? The elder’s silhouette seen by the Ice Demon traversed the world of ice and snow to the ocean of fire. Why is that? What purpose could there be? Is he the Great Elder of the Chinese Kunlun Secret Realm after all?

No matter the reason, Ye Tianchen and the burly man with the knife on his back have decided to head to the other side of the Snow Domain, into the ocean of fire, to see what they might discover. This is a rather peculiar place, worth exploring!

Ye Tianchen and the knife-bearing burly man are both adventurers who won’t miss any opportunity. They decided to head to that ocean of fire at once. The Ice Demon naturally would not accompany them. The world of ice and snow and the ocean of fire are forever irreconcilable, a life-and-death struggle. As for that Little Black Bear, upon hearing that they would reach the ocean of fire from the icy world, it was practically collapsing at the thought, feeling a strong reluctance to enter!

"Since you don’t want to go in, just stay here and wait for us!" Ye Tianchen said indifferently.

"Right, just wait patiently and don’t die on us!" The burly man with the knife chuckled maliciously.

The Little Black Bear was stunned, cold sweat dripping from its forehead, turning to glance at the Ice Demon. The Ice Demon was also smiling at it, but a clear murderous aura permeated the air. The Little Black Bear shivered in fear; it had exposed the Ice Snow Divine Lotus Seed planted under the thick snow by the Ice Demon, otherwise, it wouldn’t have fallen into Ye Tianchen’s hands. The Ice Demon was dying to tear the Little Black Bear to pieces, if not kill it, then at least teach it a harsh lesson!

"Fine, I’ll just go with you into the ocean of fire," the Little Black Bear trembled as it said.

"Going along? That’s an ocean of fire, fiercer than the icy world; you might get your entire fur burned off!" Ye Tianchen intentionally frightened the Little Black Bear.

"Yeah, you could very well be burned alive," the knife-bearing burly man nodded in agreement.

"Die if I must, I refuse to believe I’m so unlucky. Besides, I’m a powerful bear!" The Little Black Bear clenched a paw tightly and spoke.

Ye Tianchen and the knife-bearing burly man said nothing. It was clear that the Little Black Bear feared staying here would lead to severe retribution from the Ice Demon, leaving it either dead or severely injured. So it acted like it wanted to align with them on a common front. This Little Black Bear really has a sly mind!

"Thank you, this Ice Snow Divine Lotus Seed rightfully belongs to you." Ye Tianchen smiled as he spoke to the Ice Demon, handing over the light red fruit in his right hand back to it.

The Ice Demon was taken aback; it honestly hadn’t expected that Ye Tianchen and the burly man with the knife wouldn’t kill it, and would even return the Ice Snow Divine Lotus Seed. It was truly beyond the Ice Demon’s expectations!

"You..." The Ice Demon was momentarily at a loss for words, unsure of what to say. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"It’s yours to begin with; it’s just that this Little Black Bear wanted to snatch it away!" Ye Tianchen said with a smile and a shake of his head.

After speaking, Ye Tianchen and the knife-bearing burly man headed towards the other side of the Snow Domain, into the vast ocean of fire. The Little Black Bear hurriedly followed, afraid Ye Tianchen and the burly man might leave it behind. Whether in the icy world or the ocean of fire, it would be extremely dangerous for it.

"Obviously, you two guys are also eyeing this Ice and Snow Divine Lotus Seed, yet you have to say I’m the one robbing, isn’t that too much?" Little Black Bear muttered discontentedly.

Ye Tianchen grabbed the shoulder of Little Black Bear and lifted it up, using Qi Manipulation Flight to rush forward, saying, "You better behave, otherwise, later on, I’ll let the sea of flames burn all your fur off!"

Boom!

Boom!

The two figures headed towards the other side of the Snow Domain, and immediately passed through such a barrier. When this barrier was crossed, both Ye Tianchen and the big man with a knife were startled. They felt incredibly hot flames rushing towards them, attacking their entire bodies, giving a sensation as if they were about to be refined alive!

"Damn it, it’s too hot here, it’s literally the Ice and Fire Dual Realm!" the big man with a knife couldn’t help but curse, and circulated a rune around himself to fend off this scorching power.

"It’s a bit strange, the temperature here is not low, but still defendable!" Ye Tianchen was able to withstand the flame temperatures here just with Physical Body Power.

"My gosh, my fur is burning, really burning, help me, save me..." Little Black Bear screamed and shouted.

Next to Ye Tianchen and the big man with a knife, Little Black Bear screamed as it had just entered here, its entire body fur ignited, turning into a fire bear, constantly flailing and twisting, trying to shake off the burning flames. Unfortunately, given its Cultivation Realm, it couldn’t withstand the flame power here. Aside from Ye Tianchen’s formidable Physical Body Power, even the big man with a knife needed Rune Power to protect his entire body!

Swish!

Of course, Ye Tianchen couldn’t just watch Little Black Bear be burned to death. After this fellow struggled a few times, Ye Tianchen waved his right hand, casting a Rune Power to cover Little Black Bear’s entire body. Instantly, the flames on Little Black Bear vanished completely, but Little Black Bear sat on the ground with a mournful face, crying, "Why did you act only now? I was almost roasted, boohoo..."

"Perfectly roasted, we can have roasted chest meat, I haven’t tried it yet!" the big man with a knife chuckled.

Little Black Bear gave the big man with a knife a fierce look, filled with anger but helplessness, only able to sigh and sit sadly at the side without a word.

Ye Tianchen and the big man with a knife naturally didn’t pay much attention to this. They also felt the weirdness here; flames were everywhere, seemingly filling the sky and ground, overwhelming and scorching with rampant firelight, it was astonishing!

Buzz!

Buzz!

Two strong Divine Thoughts probed outward, naturally the Divine Thought Power of Ye Tianchen and the big man with a knife. They wanted to see what kind of place this vast sea of flames was. Why were there flames everywhere, burning seemingly endlessly? And if what the Ice Demon said was true, that a strong elder’s figure headed to this place, there was only one possibility, that this powerful elder reached this sea of flames, so where could he be?

Suddenly, Ye Tianchen and the big man with a knife couldn’t help but step back two steps, exchanged a glance, surprise filling their eyes. However, they didn’t converse but instead flew forward using Qi Manipulation Flight. This move frightened the Little Black Bear sitting on the ground; if Ye Tianchen and the big man with a knife left it behind, encountering any danger here, it truly would stand no chance!

"Wait for me, don’t fly so fast, I fly very slowly..." Little Black Bear also flew using Qi Manipulation, but its speed was slow, just hovering three feet off the ground. If Ye Tianchen and the big man with a knife flew behind, they would laugh to bits, because Little Black Bear just had its fur burned off its butt, now it appeared bare-bottomed.

"Hey, hey, you can’t do this, you have to protect me..." Little Black Bear flew bare-bottomed, shouting ahead. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote for it with recommendation votes and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)