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Chapter 1126

Chapter 1126: Faraway Guest

Qianye looked up at the aged outline of the structure . After a momentary pause, he walked straight toward the main doors .

There were ribbons of light flickering into existence on the path ahead, but he dispersed them with a wave of his hand . It was as though he were walking through an excessively decorated street during a festival . This process seemed easy, but every step was akin to walking on the edge of the abyss . Ordinary experts would lose half their palm after each swing, but the luminous ribbons were fairly obedient and kept their fangs hidden in front of Qianye .

Brushing away the colorful ribbons, Qianye finally arrived at the doors of the Thunderfrost Temple .

The doors were several dozen meters tall, making Qianye look like a small ant in comparison . The doors were similarly made of deep ice—they were entirely dark blue with continuous carvings upon it . Upon careful inspection, the images upon them were a depiction of various legends and stories about how the ancients had sought survival in this wasteland and finally constructed this temple .

There was no better construction material than deep ice upon this cliff . These predecessors who had managed to build the temple under such adverse conditions would be experts by today’s standards . At the very least, people under the champion realm couldn’t survive here .

Just as Qianye was admiring the sculptures, the door opened on its own and a warm stream of air flowed out of the hall, suffused with a mild fragrance .

“Esteemed guest, this way please . ”

Qianye entered without hesitation as the doors closed up behind him .

There was no light source inside the hall . However, not only was it not gloomy inside, but the four walls, floor, and roof were glistening with a faint light . Everything was pure, brilliant, and mysterious . The roof was almost a hundred meters tall, making people feel like they were standing in the hall of a primordial giant .

There was an icy sacrificial altar at the center of the hall, above which an icicle was hovering in slow rotation .

Qianye glanced about, but seeing no one, he walked up to the altar and glanced at the icicle .

“This is the first piece of ice our ancestors chiseled after drifting to this world . It took three hundred years after that to construct this Thunderfrost Temple . Nobody knows this anymore, but countless ancestors were buried under the temple during the three centuries of its construction . The dead would disintegrate quickly in this world, not even leaving a corpse . This ice isn’t an offering, but a memory of past sacrifices . ”

The cold voice appeared once again, and this time, Qianye no longer made mistakes with his perception . He turned toward a certain direction and saw a young blue-haired man in long white robes walking over slowly .

The young man looked unusually young, at most a teenager by human appearances . His face was like an intricate work of art, with almost translucent skin and lips . If it weren’t for the terrifying amount of origin power within his body, Qianye would’ve suspected that he was made of ice .

The young man stretched his hand out . “Arkfaire, lord of the Thunderfrost Temple . Caroline is my sister . I welcome you, Qianye . ”

Qianye shook Arkfaire’s hand and immediately lost all sensation on his skin; it was as though he had gripped a block of ice . A faint glow of scarlet gold ignited on Qianye’s hand as the power of Venus Dawn suppressed the cold, protecting his flesh from damage .

The scarlet gold flames wavered unstably . Although it was only a thin layer, the drain involved was rather shocking, and Qianye could clearly feel the origin power draining from his body . This meant that, although he wasn’t at a disadvantage during the exchange, the difference in cultivation was too big for his Venus Dawn to keep up with .

Fortunately, Arkfaire pulled his hand back within moments . There was an incomprehensible glint in his eyes as he gazed at Qianye . “It’s lunchtime, I hope you’ll honor us by sharing a meal . ”

Qianye was startled . “Thank you for the reception . Lunch at the Thunderfrost Temple isn’t something an outsider can enjoy . ”

Arkfaire’s brows arched up as he broke into a smile . “Follow me . ” He led Qianye through a side door and toward the dining hall at the end of a long corridor .

The dining hall was shockingly large as well, at least big enough for hundreds of people to eat at the same time . There was a long table at the center with a chair on either end .

Arkfaire sat down at the master’s seat and invited Qianye to take the other . Two elders in formal attire began serving the food .



Despite their age, they were elegant and well-groomed . They moved in utter silence, almost as though they were gliding on water . Whether they were walking, standing, or serving, the soup on their trays never rippled .

Their exceedingly steady hands could be used to serve food, or they could be used to kill people . With their rank-seventeen cultivation, they could turn into terrifying assassins at a moment’s notice .

Even the attendants possessed a higher level of origin power than Qianye . It looked like Arkfaire was trying to demonstrate his power, but then again, it didn’t look like that, either .

The soup in front of Qianye was like clear water with a couple of blue leaves floating in it . The dish looked more like tea than food .


Arkfaire’s voice arrived from the other end of the table . “This dish is made with water from the first batch of excavated deep ice, and the ice leaf is a local specialty produce . It can only grow in low-temperature environments, so you won’t be able to have them again after leaving this place . ”

With that, he picked up his spoon and sipped a spoonful of soup .

Qianye followed suit and drank a mouthful of soup, swallowing it along with the ice leaf .

The soup had no taste of its own, but once inside his stomach, terrifying frost energy erupted and almost froze Qianye from the inside out .

Qianye’s body reacted instinctively . His blood core pulsed at full force as the blood in his entire body ignited to suppress the invasive cold energy .

Qianye sat straight and still, when all of a sudden, two streams of sanguineous flames gushed out of his nose .

His face switched between red and blue, fluctuating several times before finally calming down . The two elders nearby cast their observant gazes away while calming their surprised expressions .



Qianye gazed up at Arkfaire in utter silence, his eyes surging with a blue intent .

The young man revealed a clear and mischievous smile . “This soup is a bit tyrannical in the beginning, but it’ll bring about great benefits once you tide over it . The deep ice left behind by the ancestors dwindles with each use, and there are less than ten ice leaves left in storage . I wouldn’t bring them out if you weren’t an honored guest . ”

Qianye spat out a cloud of white mist, then his body trembled as more flames gushed out of his nose .

Since he was already breathing fire, Qianye had no need to hide his situation . After suppressing the chill, he said, “The soup is indeed tyrannical, but what will happen if I’m unable to endure it?”

Arkfaire rested his chin on his palm . “Such an obvious question isn’t something a smart person should be asking, those who can’t endure the effects will turn into an ice sculpture . The ice leaf itself can be considered a powerful poison, but this item is too valuable to be used for killing . In any case, I can only say that my sister misjudged if you can’t endure the effects . ”

Qianye snorted but made no further comments . He took another mouthful of soup and closed his eyes .

This time, he didn’t gush flames, but his hair flew up and his eyes shot out beams of light when he opened them .

Qianye exhaled another wisp of white energy . “This is good!”

Just two spoonfuls of soup had pushed his origin power forward . This was extremely valuable to Qianye and his extraordinary origin power requirements . His eighth origin power vortex was about to take form, and he might actually break through by the time he had finished the soup .

It was just as Arkfaire had said; this soup would provide great benefits if only he could endure .

The word endure was easier said than done . The cold energy was extremely pure and would break out from the inside . Suppressing it wasn’t just about high cultivation; it was also dependent on the quality of origin power . Qianye could keep the energy in check and melt it because of his Venus Dawn . Any other person—those divine champions with no hope of further progress for instance—would probably turn into ice after one bowl .



This soup was the main course . The other fruits and snacks on offer were rare, but they weren’t that attractive .

The meal was finally completed as the origin sundial pointed toward dusk . He had spent most of the time drinking that soup, digesting it for a while after each mouthful . As cold energy accumulated inside his body, Qianye’s rate of ingestion grew slower and slower until he had to spend half an hour drinking the last small mouthful .

Arkfaire showed no semblance of impatience . He accompanied Qianye calmly, drinking as much as Qianye did, and then waited as the latter digested the energy . Only when the meal was over did he say with a nod, “Finishing this soup means you’ve passed the first test! Follow me . ”

Qianye wasn’t really happy about the sudden test, but Arkfaire wasn’t going to care about his mood . The young man walked out of the dining hall, smiling like a mischievous kid as Qianye walked out behind him .

Regardless of the method, Qianye had obtained a tangible benefit, so he decided not to argue where it didn’t matter . The two walked down a spiral staircase and kept going until they were deep underground . Here, Arkfaire pushed open the doors and brought Qianye into a different hall .

This hall wasn’t as majestic as the main building, but its height of ten meters made for a fairly grand spectacle . The sculptures in the hall were vivid and lifelike—if it weren’t for them being made of transparent deep ice, people would wonder if they were frozen humans .

Arkfaire arrived at the biggest group of sculptures . Gazing up at the several dozen sculptures of varying expressions and postures, he said, “These are the heroes of the first ancestral generation . They had fought dangerous enemies in harsh battlefields, risking their lives to carve out the first block of deep ice to serve as the temple’s first foundation . ”

He then arrived at the second group . There were noticeably fewer people here, barely over a dozen, and their momentum was weaker than the first . Their equipment, however, looked better .

Arkfaire said after some hesitation, “These are the heroes of the second ancestral generation . They are smaller in number because most of the ancestors had passed away while pioneering this world of ice . What took their lives weren’t just the cold and monsters, but… also hunger . There wasn’t enough food in this land to support so many people . Their main source of food came from the beasts living between the edge of the continent and the void . "

Qianye knew there would be beasts around the edge of the continent . These fierce creatures could move through the void for a short period . Although they weren’t comparable to void colossi, they were definitely much stronger than ordinary beasts and not a force ordinary champions could handle . One could imagine the price these ancestors would have to pay in order to hunt them down for food .

“These beasts are crafty and would rarely set foot on land . Every time, the ancestors would have to pick one person as bait in order to lure them down . "

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