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全文字无广告第两千四百九十八章妖族隐秘
Chapter 2498: The Hidden Secrets of the Beast Clan
xiū xiān zhī lù ， qū zhé ér kǎn kě ， líng jiè zī yuán fēng fù ， nà yě shì xiāng duì rén jiè lái shuō ， duì yú shù liàng páng bó de xiū xiān zhě ， yī jiù shì sēng duō zhōu shǎo 。
修仙之路，曲折而坎坷，灵界资源丰富，那也是相对人界来说，对于数量磅礴的修仙者，依旧是僧多粥少。
The path to cultivation was winding and fraught with challenges. While the Spirit Realm offered abundant resources, this was relative to the human world. For a large number of cultivators, it remained a case of too many monks and not enough porridge.
zhè yì diǎn ， yāo zú de qíng kuàng ， tóng yàng shì xiāng chà fǎng fú 。
这一点，妖族的情况，同样是相差仿佛。
This situation mirrored that of the beast clans as well. Various geniuses and earth treasures were scarce, and even superior spirit veins and beast veins were often contested by cultivators.
gè zhǒng tiān cái dì bǎo ， dōu shì qí quē zhī wù ， pǐn zhì yōu yì de líng mài yǔ yāo mài ， zì rán yě huì bù fá xiū shì bǐ cǐ zhēng duó 。
各种天才地宝，都是奇缺之物，品质优异的灵脉与妖脉，自然也会不乏修士彼此争夺。
Thus, the bloody struggles in the Spirit Realm were no less intense than those in the human world.
suǒ yǐ ， xīng fēng xuè yǔ ， zài líng jiè de nóng liè chéng dù ， nà shì yì diǎn yě bù bǐ rén jiè xùn sè 。
所以，腥风血雨，在灵界的浓烈程度，那是一点也不比人界逊色。
Given these conditions, it was not easy for the Snow Fox Clan to establish themselves in the Ice Sea World. Moreover, because of their nature, they needed to reside in extremely cold areas; otherwise, even if the quality of their beast veins was excellent, cultivation would be half the effort and twice the result.
zhè yàng de qíng kuàng xià ， wài lái de xuě hú yī zú xiǎng yào zài bīng hǎi jiè lì zú ， nǎ shì nà me róng yì de 。
这样的情况下，外来的雪狐一族想要在冰海界立足，哪是那么容易的。
Initially, the Snow Fox Clan appeared in a place other than the Frost Soul Ice Plain.
hé kuàng ， yǔ bié de yāo zú bù tóng ， yīn wèi shǔ xìng de yuán gù ， tā men xū yào jū zhù zài jí hán zhī chù ， fǒu zé ， yāo mài pǐn zhì zài chū zhòng ， xiū liàn qǐ lái ， nà yě shì shì bèi ér gōng bàn de 。
何况，与别的妖族不同，因为属性的缘故，牠们需要居住在极寒之处，否则，妖脉品质再出众，修炼起来，那也是事倍而功半的。
Their first few years in the Spirit Realm were filled with setbacks. They eventually found a common beast vein to settle down in, but it wasn't very suitable for their nature.
zuì xiān ， xuě hú zú chū xiàn de dì diǎn ， bìng bú shì hán pò bīng yuán 。
最先，雪狐族出现的地点，并不是寒魄冰原。
What could they do? Strangers in a new land, what right did they have to be choosy?
chū dào líng jiè ， tā men yě shì fèi le bù shǎo bō zhé ， suí hòu cái zhǎo dào yī chù pǔ tōng de yāo mài ， zuò wéi ān jiā zhī suǒ 。
初到灵界，他们也是费了不少波折，随后才找到一处普通的妖脉，作为安家之所。
They settled for now.
dāng rán ， xiāng duì xuě hú de shǔ xìng lái shuō ， zhè yāo mài de pǐn zhì ， bìng bú shì hěn shì hé 。
当然，相对雪狐的属性来说，这妖脉的品质，并不是很适合。
Time passed quickly. A century later, the Snow Fox Clan finally established themselves in the Spirit Realm.
rán ér yòu yǒu shén me bàn fǎ ne ， chū dào guì dì ， rén shēng dì bù shú ， yǒu shén me zī gé ， qù suí yì de tiāo sān jiǎn sì ne ？
然而又有什么办法呢，初到贵地，人生地不熟，有什么资格，去随意的挑三拣四呢？
With a solid footing, they naturally weren’t content with staying in such an unsuitable spirit vein.
xiān ān dùn xià lái zài shuō 。
先安顿下来再说。
A hundred years was not long but enough for them to understand the Ice Sea World thoroughly. The area was vast, and there were over a hundred cold regions. After careful consideration, they chose the Frost Soul Ice Plain as it was most suitable for their reproduction and survival.
shí guāng rú bái jū guò xì ， cōng cōng bǎi nián guò qù 。
时光如白驹过隙，匆匆百年过去。
The temperature and quality of the beast veins suited the Snow Fox Clan perfectly.
xuě hú yī zú zhōng yú zài líng jiè ān dùn xià lái le 。
雪狐一族终于在灵界安顿下来了。
However, moving there would be extremely difficult. If just one or several small tribes moved, that wouldn’t be an issue. But with thousands of Snow Foxes migrating, they were bound to clash with other beast clans residing in the Frost Soul Ice Plain.
jì rán zhàn wěn le jiǎo gēn ， tā men dāng rán bù mǎn zú jì xù kùn yú nà bìng bù shèn hǎo de líng mài le 。
既然站稳了脚跟，他们当然不满足继续困于那并不甚好的灵脉了。
Princess Yuanke was aware of this but had no choice. For the future of her clan, she had to take such a risk. In the end, it came down to strength; without power, there would be no way to compete for resources and spirit veins in the Spirit Realm.
bǎi nián de shí jiān bù suàn zhǎng ， dàn yǐ zú gòu tā men duì bīng hǎi jiè liǎo jiě dé yì qīng èr chǔ 。
百年的时间不算长，但已足够他们对冰海界了解得一清二楚。
With their current strength, fighting against all the beast clans in the Frost Soul Ice Plain was unrealistic. It would only lead to defeat. Although Yuanke was broad-minded, she couldn’t afford such foolishness.
cǐ jiè miàn jī yě hěn guǎng bó ， jiào wéi hán lěng de dì yù gèng shì yǒu shàng bǎi zhī duō ， bù guò zài zōng hé kǎo liáng le yī fān zhī hòu ， tā men què xuǎn dìng le hán pò bīng yuán ， yǔ qí tā dì fāng xiāng bǐ ， zhè lǐ cái zuì shì hé tā men fán yǎn shēng xī 。 quán wén zì wú guǎng gào
此界面积也很广博，较为寒冷的地域更是有上百之多，不过在综合考量了一番之后，他们却选定了寒魄冰原，与其他地方相比，这里才最适合他们繁衍生息。全文字无广告
She had a target in mind.
bù lùn wēn dù ， hái shì yāo mài de pǐn zhì ， duì xuě hú yī zú lái shuō ， dōu shì shàng shàng zhī xuǎn 。
不论温度，还是妖脉的品质，对雪狐一族来说，都是上上之选。
Apart from the scattered cultivators and small tribes, at that time, the Frost Soul Ice Plain was ruled by the Cold Rat Clan, the Ice Bear Clan, and the Snow Crow Clan.
rán ér zhēn xiǎng yào qiān jū dào nà lǐ ， què shì tán hé róng yì ， rú guǒ zhǐ shì yī zhī xuě hú ， shèn zhì jǐ bǎi zhǐ de xiǎo bù luò ， nà yě bù dǎ jǐn ， rán ér xiàn zài yào qiān xǐ guò qù de xuě hú ， què shì yǒu chéng qiān shàng wàn zhī duō ， rú cǐ yī lái ， kěn dìng yào yǔ jū zhù zài hán pò bīng yuán de qí tā yāo zú fā shēng chōng tū 。
然而真想要迁居到那里，却是谈何容易，如果只是一只雪狐，甚至几百只的小部落，那也不打紧，然而现在要迁徙过去的雪狐，却是有成千上万之多，如此一来，肯定要与居住在寒魄冰原的其他妖族发生冲突。
Defeating any one of these three clans and seizing their territories would be sufficient for the Snow Foxes to thrive. Compared to the first two, the Snow Crows were weaker, but defeating them wouldn’t be easy. Moreover, success depended on other beast clans in the Frost Soul Ice Plain; otherwise, if they sided with the Snow Crows, it would be disastrous.
zhè yì diǎn ， yuàn kē gōng zhǔ yě qīng chǔ ， dàn tā méi yǒu tuì lù ， wèi le xuě hú zú de wèi lái ， bì xū nà me zuò ， xiū xiān jiè yāo mài yǔ zī yuán de zhēng duó ， guī gēn jié dǐ ， hái shì yào yòng shí lì shuō huà de 。
这一点，媛珂公主也清楚，但她没有退路，为了雪狐族的未来，必须那么做，修仙界妖脉与资源的争夺，归根结底，还是要用实力说话的。
Princess Yuanke had come prepared. She adopted a strategy of befriending distant enemies and attacking nearby ones. All her preparations were thorough, but when facing the Snow Crow Clan, things went awry.
yǐ xuě hú zú de shí lì ， tóng zhěng gè hán pò bīng yuán de yāo zú wèi dí ， nà shì bù xiàn shí dì ， jié guǒ zhǐ néng shì yǐ luǎn jī shí ， yuàn kē suī rán háo mài dà dù ， dàn zhè yàng de chǔn shì ， zì rán shì bù kě néng zuò de 。
以雪狐族的实力，同整个寒魄冰原的妖族为敌，那是不现实地，结果只能是以卵击石，媛珂虽然豪迈大度，但这样的蠢事，自然是不可能做的。
In general, everything was going smoothly until key moments in the battle revealed hidden experts.
tā duì mù biāo yǒu xuǎn zé 。
她对目标有选择。
Divine Focus existence!
nà xiē sàn xiū yǔ xiǎo de bù luò bù shuō ， zhěng gè hán pò bīng yuán dāng shí ， shì yóu hán shǔ 、 bīng xióng hái yǒu xuě yā tǒng zhì de 。
那些散修与小的部落不说，整个寒魄冰原当时，是由寒鼠、冰熊还有雪鸦统治的。
At that time, Yuanke had just reached the stage of Separation, and the Snow Fox Clan’s time in the Spirit Realm was short. Although their cultivation progress was swift over a century, their foundation was still shallow. The other elders within her clan were also at similar stages to Yuanke.
zhè sān dà bù luò ， zhǐ yào dǎ bài qí zhōng zhī yī ， qiǎng duó tā men yuán xiān zhàn jù de lǐng dì ， jiù zú gòu xuě hú yī zú kuài lè de shēng cún xià qù 。
这三大部落，只要打败其中之一，抢夺他们原先占据的领地，就足够雪狐一族快乐的生存下去。
Despite hiring several Inner Profound realm beast cultivators for assistance, they couldn’t stand up to the Snow Crow Clan’s Elder of Divine Focus. It was like sending a lamb into a tiger's den.
yǔ qián liǎng zhě xiāng bǐ ， xuě yā de shí lì xiǎn rán yào ruò yī xiē ， bù guò xiǎng yào dǎ bài tā men yě bù róng yì ， ér qiě néng fǒu zuì zhōng dá dào mù dì ， hái qǔ jué yú hán pò bīng yuán qí tā de yāo zú ， fǒu zé ， tā men ruò shì zhàn zài xuě yā yī biān ， zì jǐ kě jiù zāo le 。
与前两者相比，雪鸦的实力显然要弱一些，不过想要打败他们也不容易，而且能否最终达到目的，还取决于寒魄冰原其他的妖族，否则，他们若是站在雪鸦一边，自己可就糟了。
Yuanke wasn’t careless; she had prepared well. However, it was normal that divine focus experts rarely ventured out, making such information hard to come by.
bù guò yuàn kē jì rán gǎn lái ， dāng rán shì yǒu zhǔn bèi de ， yuǎn jiāo jìn gōng ， néng lā lǒng de jiù shì lā lǒng ， gè fāng miàn de zhǔn bèi ， yǐ shì fēi cháng chōng zú ， rán ér zài duì shàng xuě yā yī zú de shí hòu ， hái shì chū le chā cuò 。
不过媛珂既然敢来，当然是有准备的，远交近攻，能拉拢的就是拉拢，各方面的准备，已是非常充足，然而在对上雪鸦一族的时候，还是出了差错。
Regardless of the reason, this mistake proved fatal.
píng xīn lái shuō ， qián miàn hái shì bǐ jiào shùn lì de ， kě zài zhēng dòu de guān jiàn shí kè ， duì fāng què chū xiàn le yǐn cáng gāo shǒu 。
平心来说，前面还是比较顺利的，可在争斗的关键时刻，对方却出现了隐藏高手。
In their struggle for territory, the Snow Crows suffered significant losses. Their supreme elder was furious and immediately unleashed a heaven-defying technique to eradicate the entire Snow Fox Clan.
fēn shén qī cún zài ！
分神期存在！
Yuanke, who wasn’t one to give up, must have felt utterly hopeless in such a situation. The gap between them was too great; there could be no doubt of victory!
dāng shí de yuàn kē ， bù guò lí hé ， xuě hú yī zú lái líng jiè de shí jiān ， bì jìng duǎn le ， suī rán zhè yì bǎi nián ， xiū liàn hěn kuài ， dàn gēn jī shàng qiǎn ， zú nèi de qí tā jǐ míng zhǎng lǎo ， yě yǔ yuàn kē xiāng chà bù duō 。
当时的媛珂，不过离合，雪狐一族来灵界的时间，毕竟短了，虽然这一百年，修炼很快，但根基尚浅，族内的其他几名长老，也与媛珂相差不多。
Lin Xuan was intrigued by this story. He had faced countless dangers himself, but it seemed that the Snow Fox Clan’s experiences were just as colorful.
jǐn guǎn tā men yòng gāo áng de dài jià qǐng lái le jǐ wèi dòng xuán qī yāo xiū xiāng zhù ， dàn miàn duì fēn shén qī de xuě yā zú dà zhǎng lǎo ， hái bú shì sòng yáng rù hǔ kǒu me ？
尽管他们用高昂的代价请来了几位洞玄期妖修相助，但面对分神期的雪鸦族大长老，还不是送羊入虎口么？
"Then how did they turn danger into safety? Did any powerful benefactor assist them?"
zhè bù néng guài yuàn kē dà yì ， qíng bào tā men yǐ zhǔn bèi dé hěn chōng fèn le ， rán ér fēn shén qī dà néng ， yì bān qíng kuàng xià gēn běn jiù bú huì zài wài zǒu dòng ， gù ér dǎ tīng bú dào yě shì hěn zhèng cháng de 。
这不能怪媛珂大意，情报他们已准备得很充分了，然而分神期大能，一般情况下根本就不会在外走动，故而打听不到也是很正常的。
"Eh, big guy, you guessed it?" Shang'er turned around in surprise, her melancholy expression fading slightly.
rán ér bù guǎn yuán yīn shì shén me ， fàn xià zhè yàng de cuò wù què shì zhì mìng de 。
然而不管原因是什么，犯下这样的错误却是致命的。
"What's so hard to guess? In such a situation, no matter how wise Yuanke is, she couldn’t have turned the tide. Unless there was a powerful benefactor," Lin Xuan said thoughtfully.
zài zhēng duó lǐng dì de dòu fǎ zhōng ， xuě yā sǔn shī yě bù xiǎo ， gāi zú de tài shàng zhǎng lǎo dà nù ， lì kè jiù shī zhǎn nì tiān shén tōng ， xiǎng yào jiāng zhěng gè xuě hú zú mǒ chú 。
在争夺领地的斗法中，雪鸦损失也不小，该族的太上长老大怒，立刻就施展逆天神通，想要将整个雪狐族抹除。
"Snow Crow King, humph! That cunning and deceitful fellow wouldn't be that kind; it’s my uncle," Shang'er said disdainfully.
yuàn kē shì bù fú shū de xìng gé ， bù guò zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng xià kěn dìng yě shì jué wàng le ， shuāng fāng chà jù tài dà ， gēn běn jiù méi yǒu rèn hé xuán niàn a ！
媛珂是不服输的性格，不过这种情况下肯定也是绝望了，双方差距太大，根本就没有任何悬念啊！
"My uncle?" Lin Xuan was surprised: "Who is this?"
lín xuān tīng dào zhè lǐ ， yě dà shì hào qí ， tā běn rén zāo yù guò de wēi xiǎn wú shù ， bù guò xiàn zài kàn lái ， xuě hú yī zú de jīng lì ， tóng yàng shì duō zī duō cǎi 。
林轩听到这里，也大是好奇，他本人遭遇过的危险无数，不过现在看来，雪狐一族的经历，同样是多姿多彩。
"My uncle is indeed an extraordinary figure. The Ice Elder Immortal, big guy, have you heard of him?"
“ nà hòu lái ， shì zěn me huà xiǎn wéi yí ， nán dào yǒu guì rén xiāng zhù ？”
“那后来，是怎么化险为夷，难道有贵人相助？”
"What? The Ice Elder Immortal?"
“ yí ， dà kuài tóu ， nǐ zěn me cāi dào le ？” xiāng ér jīng qí de huí guò tóu ， liǎn shàng de chóu chàng sì hū yě xiāo jiǎn le xǔ duō 。
“咦，大块头，你怎么猜到了？”香儿惊奇的回过头，脸上的惆怅似乎也消减了许多。
Lin Xuan was genuinely shocked. He couldn’t possibly not know about this beast. Legend had it that he was the only Transcendence Realm existence in this world.
“ zhè yǒu shén me nán cāi de ， dāng shí nà zhǒng qíng kuàng ， rèn píng yuàn kē zhì móu wú shuāng ， yě jué bù kě néng huà xiǎn wéi yí ， chú fēi shì yǒu guì rén xiāng zhù ， bù guò néng gòu shèng guò fēn shén qī yāo zú ， nán dào shì nà hán shǔ wáng me ？” lín xuān chén yín zhe shuō 。
“这有什么难猜的，当时那种情况，任凭媛珂智谋无双，也绝不可能化险为夷，除非是有贵人相助，不过能够胜过分神期妖族，难道是那寒鼠王么？”林轩沉吟着说。
Such a powerful being could be Shang'er's uncle?
“ hán shǔ wáng ， hēng ， nà jiān zhà jiǎo huá de jiā huo ， huì nà me hǎo xīn me ， shì wǒ yì fù 。” xiāng ér bù xiè de shuō 。
“寒鼠王，哼，那奸诈狡猾的家伙，会那么好心么，是我义父。”香儿不屑的说。
Wait, if such an existence supported her, how could the Cold Rats and Ice Bears treat her so poorly? With just one whim from the Ice Elder Immortal, their clans would face eternal destruction.
“ nǐ yì fù ？” lín xuān yǒu diǎn yì wài le ：“ nà shì hé fāng shén shèng ne ？”
“妳义父？”林轩有点意外了：“那是何方神圣呢？”
Knowing Lin Xuan’s formidable strength, far surpassing that of his peers, he understood the terrifying nature of Transcendence Realm beings.
“ yì fù què shí shì liǎo bù qǐ de rén wù ， xuán bīng lǎo zǔ ， dà kuài tóu ， nǐ tīng shuō guò me ？”
“义父确实是了不起的人物，玄冰老祖，大块头，你听说过么？”
Shang'er sighed when she heard Lin Xuan's doubts. A look of desolation appeared on her face: "That’s because my uncle isn’t truly the Ice Elder Immortal but merely one of his manifestations."
“ shén me ， xuán bīng lǎo zǔ ？”
“什么，玄冰老祖？”
"One manifestation?"
zhè yī cì ， lín xuān shì zhēn de yǒu diǎn hài rán le 。
这一次，林轩是真的有点骇然了。
Lin Xuan nodded. "Even so, a Transcendence Realm manifestation is still not something the Ice Bears and Cold Rats can provoke. Besides, its strength far exceeds that of ordinary Divine Focus beings, and its actions should reflect those of the original entity."
cǐ yāo de míng tóu tā yòu zěn me kě néng méi yǒu tīng shuō guò ， chuán shuō ， tā shì cǐ jiè wéi yī yī wèi dù jié qī cún zài 。
此妖的名头他又怎么可能没有听说过，传说，他是此界唯一一位渡劫期存在。
"Big guy, you're wrong," Shang'er said.
zhè yàng de dà néng ， jū rán shì xiāng ér de yì fù ？
这样的大能，居然是香儿的义父？
"Wrong?"
yí ， bú duì ， ruò shì yǒu zhè yàng de cún zài zuò kào shān ， hán shǔ yǔ bīng xióng ， duì dài xiāng ér yòu zěn me kě néng shì nà ge tài dù 。
咦，不对，若是有这样的存在做靠山，寒鼠与冰熊，对待香儿又怎么可能是那个态度。
Lin Xuan was greatly surprised. He had dealt with many Transcendence Realm existences before and encountered numerous manifestations. What was his mistake?
xiāng ér zhǐ xiāo sā gè jiāo ， ràng xuán bīng lǎo zǔ tì zì jǐ chū tóu ， huī huī shǒu ， jiù néng ràng nà liǎng zú wàn jié bù fù 。
香儿只消撒个娇，让玄冰老祖替自己出头，挥挥手，就能让那两族万劫不复。
"The Ice Bear Clan and Cold Rat Clan also have other manifestations of the Ice Elder Immortal as their support," Shang'er said softly.
zhèng yīn wèi lín xuān de shí lì fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， yuǎn shèng tóng jiē cún zài ， suǒ yǐ gèng zhī dào ， dù jié qī dà néng ， nà shì duō me de kě bù 。
正因为林轩的实力非同小可，远胜同阶存在，所以更知道，渡劫期大能，那是多么的可怖。
"What?!"
xiāng ér tīng le lín xuān de yí huò ， tàn le kǒu qì ， liǎn shàng lù chū jǐ fēn luò jì ：“ nà shì yīn wèi wǒ yì fù ， bìng bú shì zhēn zhèng de xuán bīng lǎo zǔ ， ér jǐn jǐn shì tā de yī jù huà shēn lái zhe 。”
香儿听了林轩的疑惑，叹了口气，脸上露出几分落寂：“那是因为我义父，并不是真正的玄冰老祖，而仅仅是他的一具化身来着。”
Lin Xuan turned back sharply. It wasn’t strange for a Transcendence Realm existence to have multiple manifestations, but these manifestations didn't get along with each other. Could it be...
“ yī jù huà shēn ？”
“一具化身？”
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Chapter 2498: The Hidden Secrets of the Beast Clan
The path to cultivation was winding and fraught with challenges. While the Spirit Realm offered abundant resources, this was relative to the human world. For a large number of cultivators, it remained a case of too many monks and not enough porridge.
This situation mirrored that of the beast clans as well. Various geniuses and earth treasures were scarce, and even superior spirit veins and beast veins were often contested by cultivators.
Thus, the bloody struggles in the Spirit Realm were no less intense than those in the human world.
Given these conditions, it was not easy for the Snow Fox Clan to establish themselves in the Ice Sea World. Moreover, because of their nature, they needed to reside in extremely cold areas; otherwise, even if the quality of their beast veins was excellent, cultivation would be half the effort and twice the result.
Initially, the Snow Fox Clan appeared in a place other than the Frost Soul Ice Plain.
Their first few years in the Spirit Realm were filled with setbacks. They eventually found a common beast vein to settle down in, but it wasn't very suitable for their nature.
What could they do? Strangers in a new land, what right did they have to be choosy?
They settled for now.
Time passed quickly. A century later, the Snow Fox Clan finally established themselves in the Spirit Realm.
With a solid footing, they naturally weren’t content with staying in such an unsuitable spirit vein.
A hundred years was not long but enough for them to understand the Ice Sea World thoroughly. The area was vast, and there were over a hundred cold regions. After careful consideration, they chose the Frost Soul Ice Plain as it was most suitable for their reproduction and survival.
The temperature and quality of the beast veins suited the Snow Fox Clan perfectly.
However, moving there would be extremely difficult. If just one or several small tribes moved, that wouldn’t be an issue. But with thousands of Snow Foxes migrating, they were bound to clash with other beast clans residing in the Frost Soul Ice Plain.
Princess Yuanke was aware of this but had no choice. For the future of her clan, she had to take such a risk. In the end, it came down to strength; without power, there would be no way to compete for resources and spirit veins in the Spirit Realm.
With their current strength, fighting against all the beast clans in the Frost Soul Ice Plain was unrealistic. It would only lead to defeat. Although Yuanke was broad-minded, she couldn’t afford such foolishness.
She had a target in mind.
Apart from the scattered cultivators and small tribes, at that time, the Frost Soul Ice Plain was ruled by the Cold Rat Clan, the Ice Bear Clan, and the Snow Crow Clan.
Defeating any one of these three clans and seizing their territories would be sufficient for the Snow Foxes to thrive. Compared to the first two, the Snow Crows were weaker, but defeating them wouldn’t be easy. Moreover, success depended on other beast clans in the Frost Soul Ice Plain; otherwise, if they sided with the Snow Crows, it would be disastrous.
Princess Yuanke had come prepared. She adopted a strategy of befriending distant enemies and attacking nearby ones. All her preparations were thorough, but when facing the Snow Crow Clan, things went awry.
In general, everything was going smoothly until key moments in the battle revealed hidden experts.
Divine Focus existence!
At that time, Yuanke had just reached the stage of Separation, and the Snow Fox Clan’s time in the Spirit Realm was short. Although their cultivation progress was swift over a century, their foundation was still shallow. The other elders within her clan were also at similar stages to Yuanke.
Despite hiring several Inner Profound realm beast cultivators for assistance, they couldn’t stand up to the Snow Crow Clan’s Elder of Divine Focus. It was like sending a lamb into a tiger's den.
Yuanke wasn’t careless; she had prepared well. However, it was normal that divine focus experts rarely ventured out, making such information hard to come by.
Regardless of the reason, this mistake proved fatal.
In their struggle for territory, the Snow Crows suffered significant losses. Their supreme elder was furious and immediately unleashed a heaven-defying technique to eradicate the entire Snow Fox Clan.
Yuanke, who wasn’t one to give up, must have felt utterly hopeless in such a situation. The gap between them was too great; there could be no doubt of victory!
Lin Xuan was intrigued by this story. He had faced countless dangers himself, but it seemed that the Snow Fox Clan’s experiences were just as colorful.
"Then how did they turn danger into safety? Did any powerful benefactor assist them?"
"Eh, big guy, you guessed it?" Shang'er turned around in surprise, her melancholy expression fading slightly.
"What's so hard to guess? In such a situation, no matter how wise Yuanke is, she couldn’t have turned the tide. Unless there was a powerful benefactor," Lin Xuan said thoughtfully.
"Snow Crow King, humph! That cunning and deceitful fellow wouldn't be that kind; it’s my uncle," Shang'er said disdainfully.
"My uncle?" Lin Xuan was surprised: "Who is this?"
"My uncle is indeed an extraordinary figure. The Ice Elder Immortal, big guy, have you heard of him?"
"What? The Ice Elder Immortal?"
Lin Xuan was genuinely shocked. He couldn’t possibly not know about this beast. Legend had it that he was the only Transcendence Realm existence in this world.
Such a powerful being could be Shang'er's uncle?
Wait, if such an existence supported her, how could the Cold Rats and Ice Bears treat her so poorly? With just one whim from the Ice Elder Immortal, their clans would face eternal destruction.
Knowing Lin Xuan’s formidable strength, far surpassing that of his peers, he understood the terrifying nature of Transcendence Realm beings.
Shang'er sighed when she heard Lin Xuan's doubts. A look of desolation appeared on her face: "That’s because my uncle isn’t truly the Ice Elder Immortal but merely one of his manifestations."
"One manifestation?"
Lin Xuan nodded. "Even so, a Transcendence Realm manifestation is still not something the Ice Bears and Cold Rats can provoke. Besides, its strength far exceeds that of ordinary Divine Focus beings, and its actions should reflect those of the original entity."
"Big guy, you're wrong," Shang'er said.
"Wrong?"
Lin Xuan was greatly surprised. He had dealt with many Transcendence Realm existences before and encountered numerous manifestations. What was his mistake?
"The Ice Bear Clan and Cold Rat Clan also have other manifestations of the Ice Elder Immortal as their support," Shang'er said softly.
"What?!"
Lin Xuan turned back sharply. It wasn’t strange for a Transcendence Realm existence to have multiple manifestations, but these manifestations didn't get along with each other. Could it be...
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