Sovereign to Immortality

If the Ice Fox were to really hide, it would be extremely difficult for even a Mortal Realm cultivator to discover it. Thus, even though they knew that every ice fox in the Extreme North Icecap meant a small treasure, the Mortal Realm cultivators that actually set their eyes on it would usually spend a large amount of time without success.    

    

These ten cultivators of the Ning Family could be said to have been extremely unlucky, as they actually encountered the ice fox not long after the ice wave broke out. However, it could be said that their luck was extremely good, because among them was not only hiding a cultivator like Yang Junshan, but his techniques could also be said to be extremely effective in restraining the ice fox.    

    

If not for Yang Junshan's spiritual awareness which was far sharper than cultivators of the same cultivation level, he wouldn't have been able to discover the tracks of the Ice Fox.    

    

Furthermore, Yang Junshan also had his magnetic spirit energy, which could instantly suppress the speed of the Ice Fox. However, Yang Junshan was unwilling to reveal his cultivation at the Mortal Realm, so the effect of the magnetic spirit energy couldn't be maximized.    

    

However, this was enough. As long as he could control the Ice Fox's trail at any time, Yang Junshan had to use a lot of methods to kill the Ice Fox.    

    

After the three of them had agreed to kill the Ice Fox, they pretended to be less alert to lure it out. In fact, Yang Junshan had already found out where the Ice Fox was hiding.    

    

Yang Junshan raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky. After the cold wave passed through, the sky above the ice field had always been gloomy like dusk. He could vaguely see thick gray clouds piled up above, accompanied by the chilly wind of the extreme north ice field, as if a blizzard was about to descend at any time.    

    

However, the strangest thing was here. Even though the sky was dark, the snow on the ice plains still reflected a faint white light. The cultivators of the Ning Family were completely focused on the movements on the snow, and as time passed, their eyes became tired. Just as a cultivator was about to be hit by a tiny white light, a loud shout suddenly rang in his ears, "Be careful!"    

    

"It's over!" The Ning Family cultivators' minds instantly went blank.    

    

However, the crisp sound of metal clanging rang out followed by a hoarse chirp. It was only at this moment that this Ning Family cultivator finally regained her senses. She actually did not die!    

    

In the nick of time, Yang Junshan used the mountain guarding technique to block the ice fox's second sneak attack. He then turned around and retreated from the ice fox's strike, causing a yellow light barrier to cover an area of several dozen feet.    

    

The ice fox instantly felt as if she had fallen into a quagmire. Although her speed was still there, she clearly felt that it was a lot slower and a lot harder to control.    

    

"Now is the time!" Yang Junshan shouted.    

    

Old Patriarch Ning and Ning Hanwu attacked at the same time. First, a tornado suddenly appeared in front of the ice fox, and the ice fox, who had just managed to break out of the encirclement, stepped into it with difficulty. Its entire body was pulled by the tornado, spinning on the spot, but with a shake of its thick and fluffy tail behind the ice fox, the tornado instantly collapsed.    

    

However, immediately after, the snow on the ground suddenly condensed, freezing the ice fox that was just about to escape, but the ice fox itself was a fairy from the extreme north ice plains, and it had a natural resistance towards ice attribute abilities. The ice fox had just escaped from the ice fox's grasp, and the moment the snow froze its four limbs, it swung its tail, which had just swept away the whirlwind, the frozen snow suddenly became loose again, and the ice fox easily escaped.    

    

Even though Patriarch Ning and Ning Hanwu had only managed to trap the ice fox for an instant, that one moment was more than enough for Yang Junshan.    

    

The Mountain Lord's Seal suddenly flew over Yang Junshan's head and floated above the Ice Fox. The area originally covering a radius of 300 feet suddenly shrank, and the dispersed force of the magnetic spirit energy also gathered. The Ice Fox, who had originally been able to traverse through the spirit lights, now found it even more difficult to move forward.    

    

Seeing that the ice fox's most terrifying speed was completely suppressed by Yang Junshan, Ning Hanwu and Old Patriarch Ning were immediately overjoyed. However, they didn't see the seal that Yang Junshan had made on his face.    

    

Although Yang Junshan attached great importance to the ice fox, he still didn't expect that the magnetic ray that should have been able to suppress it would not have played its due role. If Yang Junshan had not reacted in time and secretly used a part of his [Overcast] technique to suppress the ice fox to the point that it couldn't move, he would have really been disgraced.    

    

"I'm frozen!"    

    

Ning Hanwu cried out loudly. A light flashed in his hand, and a magical equipment flew out, directly hitting the ice fox's head. Blood splattered everywhere, and the ice fox, which only had a one-foot long tail, instantly died.    

    

He took out a jade bottle and collected all of the blood from the Ice Fox, then gave it to a few disciples below the middle stage of the Martial Saint Realm in the family. After seeing them drink the Ice Fox's blood, their shivering bodies calmed down, and their complexions turned red, finally letting out a sigh of relief.    

    

Yang Junshan watched Ning Hanwu take care of the ice fox's body without saying a word. It wasn't until Ning Hanwu took off the ice fox's skin and was about to throw it to the youngest person in the family, the young man who had entered the Martial Disciple realm, that he coughed and said, "Hanwu, this ice fox skin belongs to little Yang."    

    

Ning Hanwu was stunned. He looked at the ice fox skin in his hand, obviously unwilling to part, but next to him, Clan Head Ning had already pulled the ice fox skin from his hand, and said with a smile, "To be able to kill the ice fox this time, Fellow Yang is the first achievement. The ice fox is full of treasures, but the most valuable thing is still this piece of skin."    

    

Ning Hanwu's lips moved. Although he was still reluctant, he didn't object. After all, the role of Yang Junshan in capturing ice foxes was obvious to all.    

    

Patriarch Ning passed the Ice Fox Skin to Yang Junshan and continued, "Fellow Little Yang, do not underestimate this Ice Fox Skin. If you hand this adult Ice Fox Skin over to the Snow Wind Sword Sect, you will at least be able to exchange for a low-grade magic clothing."    

    

This time, Yang Junshan's face revealed a trace of surprise, and he said, "Vest?" You think that this piece of Ice Fox Skin can be traded for a piece of Magic Cloak? "    

    

There was a hint of disbelief in his tone as he said, "Although this ice fox is hard to catch, but if a cultivator is willing to spend a lot of effort, I presume he would still be able to catch it, right?"    

    

A single piece of Ice Fox Skin could be exchanged for a piece of magic clothing. If the few cultivators each caught seven or eight, no matter how rich and imposing the Snow Wind Sword Sect was, they might not be able to take out dozens of magic clothes in one go.    

    

In addition to that, it's extremely difficult to find and capture the Ice Fox on the Ice Plains. In fact, every time the Ice Waves arrive, among the hundreds and thousands of cultivators that enter the Ice Plains, being able to catch a few dozen Ice Foxes is already a rare harvest. And out of those few dozen Ice Foxes, only a third end up in the hands of the Snow Wind Sword Sect.    

    

Yang Junshan nodded suddenly. Seeing that he was not dissatisfied with the previous incident of the Ice Fox's skin, he smiled and said, "Well, since the Ice Fox has been killed, the next step is to find its nest. Every Ice Fox's nest can be considered a small treasure trove."    

    

When Ning Hanwu and the others heard this, their spirits were also lifted, "I hope I can find a few Aurora stones, but Ice Stones are not bad too. If I can find some Ice Jade, it would be even better!"    

    

"Haha, that's right, that's right, compared to the Aurora Stone, I wish I could find a few Frost Stones. The best would be a 100 year old Frost Stone.    

    

One of the Ning Family cultivators laughed upon hearing that, "Ice Stone, and a hundred years old Ice Stone? We are actually still at the periphery of the ice plains, and that thing has to depend on luck even if we are in the depths of the ice plains.    

    

"Seriously, he didn't even let me think about it …"    

    

However, it was not easy to find the ice fox's nest. Even though everyone knew that the nest should be in the vicinity and the eleven Martial Disciples had split up to search for it, they still failed to find it after half a day.    

    

"I heard that the ice fox's nest is usually even harder to find than the ice fox's. The ice fox might be discovered after being shocked, but the nest should be nearby, yet I couldn't find it."    

    

Looking at the Ning Family cultivators who were initially in high spirits but were now depressed, Yang Junshan could not help but mutter to himself, "Could it be that the Ice Fox's lair is not here?"    

    

Yang Junshan helplessly put his hands on his waist, and unintentionally touched the ice bottle on his waist. The bone-piercing cold feeling made him quickly withdraw his hand, and then he softly exclaimed, "Huh?!" If the stone bottle was really that cold, he should have felt it a long time ago, but he didn't feel it at all!    

    

Yang Junshan held the bottle again, and then he felt that it wasn't that the whole bottle had turned cold, but just the small area of the bottle had suddenly turned cold.    

    

This was obviously the work of the thousand-year-old ice silkworm, but why was it doing this?    

    

Yang Junshan paced back and forth across the ice plains, making it seem as if he was anxious about not finding his lair. Patriarch Ning, who was beside him, comforted him, "Don't be disappointed, it's not uncommon to kill an ice fox but never find his lair."    

    

However, Yang Junshan suddenly raised his head and said, "Crack, have you found the crack on the ice plains?"    

    

"Crack?" "Why would an ice fox set up a nest …"    

    

Ning Hanwu said half of his sentence and suddenly said, "It seems like there is only one crack on the left side of the iceberg!"    

    

"Which way?" Yang Junshan asked.    

    

Ning Hanwu pointed to the northwest. Yang Junshan's face was filled with surprise, and he immediately walked towards that direction, "Come, let's go take a look!"    

    

After a while, Yang Junshan, Patriarch Ning and Ning Hanwu finally cut a path through the crack in the ice cliff. And at the bottom of the ice cliff, a hole in the cliff appeared in front of them.