Chapter 1005: Glacier Godlotus
The tightly shut gates of the cave were covered with the corrosive marks of time. Despite that, the wards were solid and gave off a frightening sensation, unaffected by the passing of time and holding great power to this day. "Young Mistress Qing, the wards have been preserved very well. I'm afraid even a Duke would have difficulty penetrating them." Mu Yao frowned as he examined the cave abode's gates. At the same time, the others from the Golden Dragon Bank nodded in agreement.
Young Mistress Qing's veil seemed to shift slightly as though she was smiling. "That is not a problem. Since we chose to come here, we have naturally made arrangements."
She stretched out her right arm, revealing that it was garbed in snow-white, ice silk gloves. She gingerly removed the gloves, exposing her flawless jade hand to the biting chill.
Yet those hands seemed to bring a sense of coldness to the air around it. Simply leaving it exposed caused a cold mist to form around them.
Just looking at her flawless hands left all of the men and women around her a little surprised. That hand was too beautiful for their mortal eyes. It almost looked like a divine work of art.
Suddenly, a complicated, dark-blue rune that seemed to be made of ice appeared in the center of Young Mistress Qing's palm. It contained an indescribably terrifying power.
She then placed her hand on the gates to the cave abode. A moment later, dark-blue frost spread out from her palm and completely encapsulated the gates.
The wards that protected the gates then gradually began to dim after being sealed by the dark-blue frost.
It was then when the heavy gates began to slowly open up.
"Let's go. This seal will only last for a period of time, so we cannot tarry." Young Mistress Qing took the lead into the abode.
Behind the gates was a massive cave where an endless number of icicles hung from the ceiling and protruded from the ground. A piercing chill permeated the entire area.
It was as though they had walked into a world of ice.
Everyone curiously sized up their surroundings.
However, at this point in time, the surrounding icicles seemed to be making some clacking sounds. A brief moment later, they snapped off and transformed into numerous icy puppets.
The puppets were a defensive measure that had activated upon sensing intruders.
Bang!
The moment they took form, they spat out cold air before taking on a life of their own and attacking the group.
"Elder Brother Mu Yao, I'll have to trouble you to restrain them," Young Mistress Qing said.
"You can rest assured, Young Mistress Qing. Focus on your mission and leave the rabble to us," Mu Yao immediately asserted as boundless amounts of resonant power burst forth from his body. He led a group to fight off the ice puppets.
When the two sides clashed, energy undulations swept across the frigid world.
Young Mistress Qing, under the protection of Elder Sister Jin, then rushed forward, weaving through the complex layout of the cave. After avoiding many obstructions, she eventually emerged in an underground location full of ice crystals.
The area pulsed with a cold air, and flowers bloomed amidst the ice crystals. These were no simple flowers—they looked like sapphires, reflecting a deep, dark-blue radiance as they basked in the chilly light.
In the centermost area was a frozen platform. It looked to be made of ice as it was transparent and exuded intense frostiness.
Young Mistress Qing's crisp gaze turned towards the peak of the platform. There was a white lotus quietly growing there. It was absorbing the frigid air from the heavens and earth and almost seemed like a sculpture made out of ice.
The lotus itself was covered in numerous ancient runes that gave it a hint of mystique.
Most uniquely, there was a seat right in the middle of the lotus. It was a flowerbud that appeared to be transparent, and one could make out a vague, human-shaped figure no larger than the size of a palm curled up within.
Young Mistress Qing's eyes flickered as she observed the snow-white lotus, and she murmured to herself, "So it truly is a Glacier Godlotus."
The Glacier Godlotus was a scarcely seen heavenly treasure. It was incomparably valuable to those who possessed ice resonances. Most importantly, when the Glacier Godlotus reached maturity, an ice spirit would take form.
This was her true aim.
With that, her ice resonance would fundamentally metamorphosize and she would reach a peerless compatibility with the Holy Permafrost Seed of her family. She cautiously made her way towards the icy platform.
The one addressed as Elder Sister Jin followed closely, her gaze cautiously observing their surroundings. It was at this point that her expression changed.
She hurriedly stretched her hand out and grabbed the young mistress as she spat out a ball of golden light that gave off a peerlessly sharp aura towards the attackers.
Ding!
The golden light immediately clashed with the tip of a sharp sword, erupting with immeasurable amounts of resonant power and completely shattering the blade.
At the moment Elder Sister Jin took action, the bodyguards who had been accompanying them appeared, all with gazes that glinted with vicious light. They directly jumped into action, looking to harm Young Mistress Qing.
The sudden ambush left Elder Sister Jin confused, and she bellowed, "Lu San, what are all of you doing?!"
However, all of the bodyguards turned a deaf ear to her pleas as they continued to ferociously strike at the young mistress.
Young Mistress Qing frowned as her hands formed a hand seal. A bracelet made of dark-blue beads appeared on her slender wrist, each bead engraved with frosty runes.
With a flick of her fingers, the beads shot outwards and formed a series of ice-crystal shields that floated before her and blocked the relentless assault.
Ding! Clang!
The shields held firm as the wave of attacks was repelled, then the attackers quickly retreated.
Elder Sister Jin hurriedly stood before Young Mistress Qing as she shouted in fury, "Lu San, have you all gone crazy? You dare to ambush the Young Mistress? Aren't you afraid of the consequences?!"
These individuals had been specially chosen to become the young mistress' bodyguards. They were originally a group of loyal helpers, but it seemed like they had chosen to betray them. This was something Elder Sister Jin could not believe.
When faced with her frustrated shouts, the figures remained deathly silent.
"Elder Sister Jin, there is no need to beat yourself up over this. Since they took action, it means that their intention has always been to obstruct me, not to protect me," Young Mistress Qing said indifferently.
When Elder Sister Jin heard those words, she felt her heart shudder. All of these bodyguards had been selected by the Family Head himself. Yet they were still compromised, which demonstrated how deep the plot went.
It seemed that there were numerous people in Golden Dragon Mountain that were not keen on seeing the young mistress obtain the Glacier Godlotus.
Young Mistress Qing spoke her mind as she stared at the group. "I suppose there should still be more of you. However, they probably did not enter as bodyguards. The most likely possibility is that they are from the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent's Golden Dragon Bank." As soon as she finished speaking, a peal of laughter came from the path that led here.
"Young Mistress Qing, you are a sharp one. It looks like you already harbored doubts about us from the beginning." At this point, Mu Yao appeared with ten others, slowly sauntering in.
As he made his way over, he inadvertently released the resonant power within him, exuding a wave of pressure that swept across the icy cave.
He was at the Lesser Heavenly Resonance Tier.
He was no weaker than Zhao Yan, who had borrowed the aid of a Resonance Forming Pill!
Elder Sister Jin could feel the pressure radiating from the enemy, and her expression turned gloomy. When they were on the Golden Dew Platform, Mu Yao was only half a step into the Lesser Heavenly Resonance Tier. He had clearly concealed his true strength.
Elder Sister Jin herself was only half a step into the Heavenly Resonance Tier. The two of them were previously neck and neck, but now he held the advantage.
Additionally, there were countless helpers with him. Including the bodyguards who had turned against them. Their strength had waned immensely.
"Young Mistress, hurry and take the treasure. I'll escort you out of here immediately after!" Elder Sister Jin whispered.
Young Mistress Qing shook her head slightly. "You are not strong enough to deal with him."
At this point, Mu Yao revealed a warm smile. "Young Mistress Qing, I truly don't wish to hurt you. However, the Glacier Godlotus cannot end up in your hands. If you are willing to let it go, we will escort you out of here."
Young Mistress Qing then took a step forward, stepping in front of Elder Sister Jin. The veil covering her face rippled, as though she was smiling. "Sure."
Listening to her concede so readily shocked Mu Yao. Just as he was about to respond, Young Mistress Qing raised her hand, and a dark-blue rune surfaced from her palm.
Bang!
A moment later, a dark-blue halo of light suddenly swept across the group before her. The light contained an indescribable sort of coldness that completely froze the world before her.
This included the entire group that had ambushed them.
Mu Yao's expression warped as he swiftly roused his Heavenly Resonance Tier resonant power to resist it. However, the halo of light was tyrannically mighty, easily freezing his resonant power when it swept past his body.
As a result, Mu Yao noticed that he was gradually losing control of his body before he transformed into a sculpture of ice.
"Young Mistress Qing, your own body will also be sealed by the frost by doing this," Mu Yao said in a gloomy tone.
It was indeed as he said. The method employed by her did not differentiate friend from foe, and she similarly lost all control of her entire body as the frost spread across her skin.
"Young Mistress!" Elder Sister Jin worriedly shouted.
At this point in time, Young Mistress Qing stretched her hand out, shooting an icy talisman into Elder Sister Jin's hand. She calmly told her, "Hurry and leave. Find Li Luo and tell him that his old friend seeks his help."
Elder Sister Jin was taken aback. This was an internal struggle of the Golden Dragon Bank, and Li Luo was the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li's Dragon's Head, so why would he stick his nose into this?
However, the frost seal was still spreading, so Elder Sister Jin couldn’t just stand there. She directly shot out of the area with the aid of the icy talisman protecting her.
When she was a distance away, she turned back to look. The entire passage had been frozen solid, and the temperature alone made her shudder. Elder Sister Jin hesitated for a moment before she made her decision. Clenching her teeth, she rushed out of the cave.
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