Above the ice field, the sky was dark.
Due to the low visibility of the surroundings, although Liu Ming's Divine Sense could not detect any obvious spirit power fluctuations, who knew if there was any danger lurking in the surroundings that could not be judged by common sense.
Gradually, the snowflakes falling from the sky became denser and denser. As far as the eye could see, the surroundings were all greenish gray.
Under Han Li's control, the speed of the Spirit Boat was not very fast. The four wings on both sides were emitting a layer of green light that enveloped the entire boat, as well as Han Li and Lu Yuqing.
The dense snowflakes fell on this layer of green light and shattered without a sound. It did not have much of an impact on the Spirit Boat's advance.
"The wind and snow here are a bit strange. My Spirit Eye is restricted a lot. Can your Ghost Eye see further?" Han Li asked with a frown.
"I tried just now, but I can't see too far.
Not only that, my Divine Sense is also disturbed. At most, I can only detect movements a few miles away, and it is a bit blurry. "Lu Yuqing shook her head and said.
Han Li came to a realization. As the strange snowflakes became more and more concentrated, his spiritual sense was only able to detect activity within a 50-kilometer radius. Beyond this range, his spiritual sense would become less effective.
"There seems to be something over there."
After flying for another hundred miles, Han Li's eyes suddenly flashed and he pointed down.
"It seems to be some kind of palace?" Lu Yuqing looked over and murmured.
In the depths of the snow, they could vaguely see the high eaves of some houses and the top of some pavilions and towers.
"Let's go down and take a look."
As Han Li said this, he made a hand sign and drove the Spirit Boat to dive down through the wind and snow, arriving in front of the buildings.
After putting away the Spirit Boat and landing, the two of them found that the snow here was not as deep as they had imagined. It was only up to their ankles, and there were hard stone slabs under their feet.
After looking around for a while, they walked one after the other on the open square covered in snow, heading towards the depths of the buildings.
Standing at the very front was a red brick and wood archway that was several feet tall. It had two pillars and only one floor at the top. It wasn't very tall, and the eaves were covered with snow. The writing on the archway was already blurred, and it was impossible to tell what was originally written.
Only when they got close did Han Li and Chen Xi notice that the pillars and beams of the decorated archway were all engraved with dense talisman markings. However, the spiritual energy that was originally contained within it had already dissipated completely. Obviously, it had already lost its effectiveness.
The two of them didn't stay here for long. They passed through the decorated archway and walked another hundred or so steps, arriving in front of a large hall on the peak of a mountain.
The appearance of the large hall was basically complete, but half of the hall door was missing. The stone steps in front of the door were hidden under the eaves and were not covered by snow. There was an extremely deep black mark on it. Obviously, it was split in half by someone with a knife.
"Brother Liu, the previous pillars of the decorated archway had talisman markings, but why are there talisman markings on the stone steps?" Lu Yuqing bent over to look at the broken stone steps and said with some doubt.
"If I'm not wrong, this area should have been wrapped and hidden by an array. The decorated archway and these stone steps, as well as some of the bricks on the square, are all the array eyes of the array. It's just that it has been destroyed." Han Li said in a low voice.
"You mean to say … someone got here before us?" Lu Yuqing asked softly as she looked around in a flustered manner.
"The spiritual Qi in this formation has already completely dissipated, so the formation was most likely broken a very long time ago. It's most likely that someone came here during the emergence of the immortal abode, broke through the restriction, and took away the treasures hidden here," Han Li said after a brief moment of contemplation.
When Lu Yuqing heard that the treasures had been taken away, she let out a sigh of relief. However, she couldn't help but feel disappointed. She said, "In that case, let's not waste any more time here. Let's continue forward?
We don't have much time. "
"There's no rush. There should be many places like this in the Holy Realm's Mansion. There might be places that use the same kind of restriction. Let's first look at the arrangement of the array here. If we encounter it later, we can save a lot of time." Han Li said unhurriedly.
"Yes, why didn't I think of that!
Brother Liu, you are really experienced and thoughtful. "Lu Yuqing heard this and said with sudden realization.
Han Li smiled and walked up the steps. He pushed open the half-closed door and walked into the hall.
Lu Yuqing also tiptoed behind Han Li and stepped into the hall.
There was nothing in the hall except for a few damaged parts of the roof. Snowflakes fell from it, but before they touched the ground, they dissipated …
Walking out the back door of the hall, there were a few halls and a three-story pavilion behind it. The situation was basically the same as before. There was no obvious damage, but there was nothing inside.
Standing under the pavilion, Han Li waved his hand and summoned the spirit boat again. He called Lu Yuqing, and the two of them drove the spirit boat into the sky again, hurrying forward.
The snowflakes in front of them were still dense. The further they went into the ice field, the more buildings they encountered along the way. Among them, the largest was more than ten times the size of the first one. The smaller ones were just some stand-alone attics and towers, which looked like places for servants and odd-job workers.
However, no matter which one it was, it had basically been broken and looted during the process of opening the Immortal's Abode.
Han Li had already expected this, so he didn't think much of it. But Lu Yuqing pouted, feeling that it was a great pity.
But along the way, it was quite peaceful. They didn't meet anyone, and they didn't meet any monsters.
The two of them drove the spirit boat all the way. The deeper they went, the stronger the wind and snow in the sky, and the more severe the suppression on their Divine Sense. Towards the end, even with the strength of Han Li's Divine Sense, he could only explore a range of dozens of miles.
After flying over a winding snow mountain range, Han Li could vaguely see in the valley ahead, there was another group of buildings hidden in the wind and snow.
He called out to Lu Yuqing, and drove the spirit boat to fly down into the valley.
As they approached the entrance of the valley, the two of them saw from afar that there was a stone lion several feet tall on the left side of the mountain pass, covered in snow. On the opposite right side, there was another stone lion lying on the ground, also buried in snow.
After landing on the ground, Han Li strode over to the stone lion on the left and swept away the snow that had accumulated on its body. He discovered that there were a series of complex runes engraved on its body that were slightly different from the ones he had seen before, but they were generally of the same type.
"It seems that there is no need to go into the valley. The restriction here has been destroyed …" Lu Yuqing only took a glance and said with some disappointment.
Hearing this, Han Li was about to speak when he suddenly frowned. He grabbed Lu Yuqing's shoulder and pulled her back. His body was pressed against the stone wall behind him.
They saw that the "stone lion" lying on the ground on the right side of the valley suddenly came to life. Its body trembled, and it suddenly jumped up. It waved a huge claw and slammed it down at the two of them with great force.
A thick layer of snow fell off the lion's body, and what was exposed underneath was actually ice and snow. It was like a snow beast that was piled up with ice and snow.
Not knowing if it was because of this, before it suddenly attacked, Han Li could not perceive it. He just thought it was a lifeless stone lion.
Han Li's eyes slightly focused. He raised his fist, and green light condensed on it. He punched straight up.
A green shadow of the fist immediately broke through the snow and collided with the falling claw of the snow lion.
"Bang", there was a loud noise!
The giant claw of the snow lion exploded directly after the fist shadow touched it, turning into a snow mist and dissipating.
Before Han Li could withdraw his fist, he frowned. He only felt that a bone-piercing cold breath penetrated through the snow mist, and the joints of his fist were suddenly covered with a layer of white frost.
He was shocked in his heart, and he quickly withdrew his fist.
Looking at the raised front claw of the snow lion again, there was a blue vortex forming. From it, a whirlwind-like suction force was generated, attracting the snowflakes flying around and converging into it.
As more and more snowflakes poured into the vortex, the front claw of the snow lion that had already collapsed was restored by more than half in an instant.
"Brother Liu, this is not a formation puppet, but a unique cold beast in the Holy Mansion Secret Realm. If the cold spirit in its body is not shattered, it can continue to absorb the power of wind and snow to repair the damage. It is almost indestructible!" Lu Yuqing seemed to recognize the thing in front of her, and she quickly reminded.
What is that? "Han Li stared at the cold beast that was recovering and asked.
"It is an extremely cold crystal that is bred in the body of this beast. It is a bit similar to the demon pill of a demonic beast. It is usually directly behind its eyes." Lu Yuqing thought about it and said quickly.
When Han Li heard her say this, his eyes focused on the dark blue eyes of the snow lion. With a thought, a green flying sword flew out of thin air, and with a flash of cold light, it came in front of the snow lion's left eye.
This beast did not seem to be very intelligent. When it saw the sword light coming, it directly raised its giant claw that had not yet recovered and directly swatted at the flying sword.
Although the flying sword was fast, its aura was not very strong. However, the moment it came into contact with the Snow Lion's huge claw, a dense wave of sword light pierced in all directions like a blooming sword lotus, directly turning the entire arm into dust.
At the same time, the green sword light directly pierced through the left eye, splitting its entire head in half.
"Clang!" A sharp sound was heard.
Han Li saw that the tip of the Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword was nailed into a light blue crystal the size of a human head. It only pierced about an inch, but did not pierce through.