Chapter 27: The First Snow Mirror Scroll

His own follower had become a Chaos Immortal, yet he himself had not broken through. Still, Ji Ning was very happy; he now had a good helper. But even though Fire Fairy Su Youji had broken through to become a Chaos Immortal, since she had just broken through, she didn't even have a suitable Dao weapon. Her strength was inferior even to an ordinary World-level cultivator; she was only at the threshold of the World level.

A Chaos Immortal who had just broken through, lacking good treasures and with her strength not yet consolidated, was at her most vulnerable. Under normal circumstances, she would find a place to cultivate for several thousand or even ten thousand years, until her strength rose to match an ordinary World-level cultivator, before venturing out.

"Haha, congratulations to Fire Fairy. This breakthrough is a fundamental transformation," said the Boundless World God. "From now on, you are no longer who you were."

Su Youji's eyes shimmered with light, her mind stirred.

Memories of the past surged into her heart. Because of the technique she had created, her allure was astonishing, naturally attracting many cultivators who wished to become her Dao companions. If they were proper, it was fine, but some ancestral gods and ancestral immortals had cultivated for too long and could no longer break through. Some of them were obsessed with pleasure, capturing beautiful women to satisfy their desires. Su Youji, with her high strength and captivating charm, drove them crazy.

Before reaching the World level, Su Youji's technique could not allow her to break her virginity, so she could only flee in disgrace, living a very hard life.

"Finally... finally..." Su Youji felt her own power. The vast 'World Force' within her golden core chaotic world gave her an absolute sense of control.

"I, from now on, am Chaos Immortal Su Youji."

A Chaos Immortal, upon joining any force within the Da Mo region, would be among the highest echelons, with extremely high status.

"Since Fire Fairy has broken through, Brother Ji Ning, let us part ways here," said the Boundless World God. "I plan to explore the Fog Sea."

"Thank you, Senior Apprentice Brother Boundless," said Ji Ning.

"It's nothing," said the Boundless World God, then strode away.

Su Youji snapped back to attention and quickly said, "Thank you, Big Brother Boundless."

"To be able to protect Fairy Sister, others would beg for the chance!" The Boundless World God's voice came from afar, and soon he was gone.

On the mountainside, only Ji Ning and Su Youji remained.

"Thank you, Master," said Su Youji gratefully.

"By the way," Ji Ning flipped his hand, and a palm-sized fire-element statue appeared. Seeing it, Su Youji's eyes lit up. The techniques contained in the statue suited her perfectly. The statue was divided into eight sections, one of which was about allure, which was why she had been moved to break through to the World level upon seeing it.

Su Youji's gaze burned; this fire-element statue was of great use to her.

"Here," Ji Ning handed it to her.

"This, this..." Su Youji was at a loss. She had participated in treasure-gathering meetings and knew the value of such a treasure. If auctioned, the starting price would be at least a thousand cubes!

"Take it if I give it to you," Ji Ning ordered.

"This... I..." Su Youji hesitated. The fire-element statue was too tempting. She whispered, "Master, let me look at it for half an hour. I'll memorize the techniques and return it to you."

Ji Ning said, "What use is memorizing the techniques? This fire-element statue contains eight great concepts, which will greatly benefit your comprehension. Besides, I'm not giving it to you; I'm just letting you use it. When I want it back, you'll give it to me."

"Take it." Ji Ning placed the fire-element statue directly into Su Youji's hand.

When Ji Ning touched her hand, Su Youji's heart trembled.

Although she had followed Ji Ning for a very long time, the two had never touched hands.

"Mm," Su Youji nodded obediently.

"By the way, I'm going into the Fog Sea next," Ji Ning said. "You go into the cave world and consolidate your cultivation. After all, you've just broken through."

"Master, it's not necessary," Su Youji said, flipping her hand to put the fire-element statue into her golden core chaotic space. "I'll devote a little attention to studying the statue. With this technique, I should be able to consolidate within a hundred years. Besides, your puppet is with me. Now that I control it, I can make it display even greater strength. I'm not afraid of danger."

With such a detailed technique, one that pointed directly to World-level perfection, she would naturally consolidate quickly.

Without the statue, if she cultivated on her own, it would usually take over a thousand years.

"Mm, that's fine," Ji Ning nodded. Although Su Youji had no Dao weapons, she had that puppet. In a critical moment, she could instantly enter the puppet, so there was no danger.

"Let's go, into the Fog Sea."

Ji Ning turned to look into the distance, where the vast, misty Fog Sea lay. He could sense the fluctuations of the Snow Mirror Scroll he had refined, yearning to enter the Fog Sea and reunite with the other scroll.

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The Fog Sea, part of the inner region of the Ten Thousand Gods Mansion, was extremely dangerous.

"Whoosh..." The mist drifted.

Ji Ning stood on a mound, gazing into the distance. With his vision, even through the mist, he could only see a few hundred li.

"It's right ahead," Ji Ning pointed forward. With the Snow Mirror Scroll's guidance, he could easily find the target. The most famous aspect of the 'Fog Sea' was that it was hard to discern direction. Once inside, one would lose all sense of direction. Even World-level cultivators would wander aimlessly, though given enough time, they could naturally leave the Fog Sea.

"A lake?"

After traveling tens of thousands of li forward, they saw a lake as calm as a mirror. The lake was vast; Ji Ning's vision couldn't see its end. It was so still that not even a ripple appeared on the surface, making Ji Ning sense a threat.

Su Youji looked at Ji Ning: "I feel that this lake seems..."

"I feel it too," Ji Ning nodded.

"Walk on the water and fly across? Or go around?" Su Youji waited for Ji Ning's decision.

Ji Ning frowned at the huge lake before him and finally said, "Go around. Let's go around the lake."

"Mm," Su Youji also preferred to go around.

The two began to walk along the lake's edge. The lake was very large; based on the distance they traveled, Ji Ning estimated its diameter to be about a hundred thousand li.

"Splash." "Splash." "Splash."

In the silent lake, ripples suddenly appeared, and then a golden head silently emerged from the water. On the sides of its head, where ears should be, grew a pair of golden wings. It gazed into the distance, where Ji Ning and Su Youji had just passed. After a long while, the strange beast slowly submerged.

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Ji Ning and Su Youji moved cautiously, avoiding some places if anything seemed off. After all, this was the Fog Sea, a terrifying place where even World-level cultivators had nearly a fifty percent death rate. Even with strength comparable to a perfected World-level cultivator, Ji Ning dared not be careless, and his main goal was the Snow Mirror Scroll.

"Almost there. I estimate it's less than fifty thousand li away," Ji Ning said. He and Su Youji had been walking in the Fog Sea for over a month, covering more than ten million li, mainly because they had to detour frequently.

In that month, it had been relatively safe. They had only fought once, against a scorpion-like insect beast that was barely at the World-level threshold. Ji Ning had used the 'Five Thunder Calabash' to easily kill it.

"It's right ahead."

"Right here."

Ji Ning and Su Youji stood side by side on a mountainside, where there was an elegant palace. On the gate were three large characters: 'Yi Shui Hall'.

"Yi Shui Hall?" Ji Ning frowned.

"What's wrong?" Su Youji looked at him in confusion.

"It shouldn't be," Ji Ning frowned. Within the Fog Sea, there were many dangerous places. Since generations of cultivators had ventured here, some famous dangerous places were recorded, and 'Yi Shui Hall' was one of them. There were treasures inside Yi Shui Hall, but it was also very dangerous.

According to the information Ji Ning had obtained from Heavenly Unity Daolord, the Snow Mirror Scroll was in the inner region, but not in Yi Shui Hall.

"Perhaps for some reason, the Snow Mirror Scroll moved from another area into Yi Shui Hall," Ji Ning muttered to himself.

"Bang." Ji Ning stepped forward and pushed open the gate of Yi Shui Hall.

Rumble... The gate opened.

"Let's go in," Ji Ning instructed. "Youji, the depths of Yi Shui Hall are full of dangers. Don't go deep. I'll first check the outer areas."

"Alright," Su Youji nodded.

The two carefully entered. Yi Shui Hall was very large, divided into a front hall, main hall, rear hall, and many side halls. According to what Ji Ning knew, other parts of Yi Shui Hall were safe, but the 'main hall' was full of dangers and also held many treasures.

"The Snow Mirror Scroll... is not in the main hall..." Ji Ning sensed its exact location; it was in a side hall.

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