On the other side, he activated two Golden Light Talismans again, stacking one on himself and sticking the other on Chen Xian.
Chen Xian is the leader of these people, so it’s necessary to protect him as much as possible; otherwise, acting alone would be too dangerous.
As he pulled Chen Xian back, the cold aura continued to emanate between the Thousand-year-old Snow Lotus, and an extra layer of frost appeared around, making the Snow Lotus look unharmed, yet Shen Wang felt his body becoming uncontrollably stiff.
The Golden Light Talisman could block the cold aura but not the chill; Chen Xian was about to become an ice block and nearly fell off the cliff when Shen Wang yanked him back.
The over two-meter-tall body fell, and Shen Wang almost got pulled off the cliff. He gripped the rope tightly with one hand and clutched the rock on the cliff with the other, speechless: "So heavy."
Though teasing Chen Xian, his gaze remained fixed on the spot of cold aura, and nothing jumped out. As he retreated, the cold aura also ceased abruptly.
Shen Wang wondered, not stopping, and quickly retreated from the cliff.
Seeing Chen Xian completely frozen with frost, Li Yuanning and others below showed anxious expressions.
Wang Chuanfu questioned: "Shen Wang, what did you do to big brother?"
"Find someone with good eyesight to speak!"
Shen Wang’s face sank; even though many protruding rocks on the cliff blocked the view and the incident happened suddenly, he didn’t believe nobody saw it.
"Fifth brother, it should be the demon beast guarding the Snow Lotus."
Liao Lie shook his head.
Ning Xia panicked: "Is it that powerful? I only saw a burst of cold air, and big brother was completely frozen!"
"Not yet, let him catch his breath."
Shen Wang landed on the ground a few times, retrieved the vines, and put Chen Xian to one side.
Looking at Chen Xian, who maintained a one-hand blocking posture: "That thing didn’t come out for some reason, make use of the time to expel the cold aura."
Chen Xian’s eye moved slightly to indicate he heard, and the black stream of True Qi on his body flowed slowly, his body trembling bit by bit.
Li Yuanning sighed: "Indeed, there are no treasures obtained for free in this world."
"We celebrated too early."
Li Jian’an nodded: "None of us are in the condition to act now; we can only let big brother recover gradually."
Shen Wang looked up and said: "Could this be the legendary Profound Ice Power?"
"It probably is; it froze big brother in an instant. That thing is not simple."
Li Yuanning nodded and after pondering for a moment said: "Surviving in this icy world, possessing Profound Ice cold aura, and able to emit cold air, it might be a Snow Toad, other demon beasts don’t possess this method."
Shen Wang nodded: "Then it could be hiding within the Snow Lotus, no wonder it didn’t jump out, frogs don’t really have any attacking means except their tongue."
"Only this cold aura could deal with ninety-nine percent of enemies."
Li Yuanning smiled bitterly: "Profound Ice Power is a top-level ice attribute power, even Foundation Establishment Cultivators might not handle it."
"Ah, doesn’t that mean we can’t collect the Snow Lotus anymore?" Hou Shangcai looked regretful.
"If we can’t handle the cold aura, going there is courting death."
Li Yuanning shook his head.
Ning Xia was puzzled: "But the cliff is so high, how did the Snow Toad get up there? Frogs don’t have claws."
Li Yuanning was taken aback: "That’s true, could it possibly be another type of cold attribute demon beast, a Snow Silkworm?"
"But there’s no sign of the Snow Lotus being consumed by worm-like creatures, and the cold aura seemed more like it was expelled; a Snow Toad seems more likely."
Shen Wang shook his head: "As for how it got up there, there might be other reasons."
"Big brother is moving."
Wang Chuanfu exclaimed with joy.
Heat started to emanate from Chen Xian’s body, the flow of black True Qi began to accelerate, and Chen Xian’s stiff body gradually recovered. He said nothing, sitting cross-legged, his True Qi circulation speeding up.
His exertion caused an imbalance of Yin and Yang around him, and the Stone Talisman couldn’t completely cover it, gradually causing a cold wind. Shen Wang thought for a moment and walked over, using two Stone Talismans to balance the Yin and Yang.
The surrounding cold wind gradually calmed down, and Chen Xian, like a burning furnace, gradually shed the cold aura.
Dragon-Suppressing Force is a Yang Attribute Technique and offers some resistance to the Profound Ice Power.
Shen Wang watched enviously, thinking: That’s what a proper body refining technique looks like.
If he were frozen by the cold aura, who knows how long it would take to recover.
Chen Xian, who expelled the cold aura, began to cough violently and soon spit out a mouthful of black blood full of cold aura, turning pale for a moment but gradually regaining some color.
"Big brother, how are you feeling?"
Li Yuanning inquired, as they could only watch powerlessly, and were actually very anxious.
Chen Xian weakly said, clasping his hands towards Shen Wang: "Many thanks to Younger Brother Shen for pulling me back in time, otherwise, if the cold aura attacked my heart, I’d be done for."
"Since we’re cooperating, in dire situations, one must lend a hand if capable."
Shen Wang shook his head.
Wang Chuanfu, feeling awkward, said: "Brother Shen, I misunderstood you, I apologize."
"It’s alright, just know that although I’m not a good person, I’m not an evil person either."
Shen Wang waved his hand and looked at Chen Xian: "You’re not in good shape, let’s rest for a while before we try again."
"Yes, this creature’s cold poison is terrifying, I haven’t completely expelled it yet."
Chen Xian nodded and glanced back at Li Yuanning and others: "I have to trouble all of you brothers and sisters to remain here a bit longer."
"Big brother, you just focus on recovering, staying here is no problem for us."
Li Yuanning led the response.
Everyone was familiar with each other, so Chen Xian didn’t say much more, took out an elixir, consumed it, and closed his eyes to cultivate again.
Shen Wang glanced at the cliff: "I’ll go back up and see if that thing is immobile."
"It’s possible, Snow Toads are creatures of ice but move in the snow after it melts."
Li Yuanning, knowledgeable and scholarly, provided Shen Wang with information: "If it can’t come out, it will be much easier to deal with."
Shen Wang remembered those words and pasted another Golden Light Talisman on himself.
Li Yuanning and others’ faces twitched slightly, wondering just how many defense talismans this man had; they had already seen six in such a short time, worthy of a cultivation clan.
They didn’t know Shen Wang had long been abandoned by his clan and had his resource supply cut off; all this was earned by his own skills.
Shen Wang carefully returned to the Snow Lotus area, stopping ten meters away, and formed a hand seal with one hand, sending out a burst of fire from his sleeve.
The Red Flame Sword, with its Supreme Yang attribute, when released, stirred up a cold wind, but Shen Wang paid no mind, and the flying sword quickly appeared above the Snow Lotus.
Detecting something annoying, a burst of cold erupted from the center of the Snow Lotus, and the Red Flame Sword, like a nimble bird, pulled away to a distance.
Even so, the glow of the Red Flame Sword dimmed, and it was covered with a layer of frost.
Shen Wang combined with the sword felt a chill running through his thoughts, but his intention wasn’t to attack the demon beast here but to use the sword’s reflection to successfully spot a palm-sized toad between several Thousand-year-old Snow Lotuses.
It was more of a frog than a toad, blue-white all over, with a jade-like skin, yet now frozen in the ice, looking immobile.
"It really is a Snow Toad."
Shen Wang hurriedly withdrew the flying sword to a safer distance, his eyes turning: "But it seems to be hibernating and is not agile now."