176, Inside the iceberg

  Jiang Shanghang replied like this, causing Mo Tian Ge to pause for a moment: "This..."

  Jiang Shanghao smiled: "Ye Shidi, you've been in Kunwu for a long time, and you must have seen many beautiful women in the immortal world. Don't you think about yourself? But this is the Extreme North, haven't you noticed that the two female seniors are ordinary-looking?"

  Upon hearing this, Mo Tian Ge raised his eyes to look ahead and saw that Ai Yan and Xia Hou Yuan, as cultivators, were indeed too ordinary.

  "In the far north, there are few beautiful women. When I first arrived, I was also very unaccustomed to it. Before, I didn't think Ye Shidi was anything special, but this time when we met again, I realized that I had missed out on a beauty back then!" Jiang Shanghang's words already carried a playful tone.

  Mo Tian Ge was really not used to this kind of joke, and helplessly said: "Jiang Shixiong, stop teasing me, I have thin skin."

  "Hehe," seeing that she was indeed somewhat ill at ease, Jiang Shanghang stopped talking, "Sorry, Ye Shi Di. Shouldn't have made such a frivolous joke with you."

  Mo Tian Ge shook his head: "It's just that I'm not used to it, Jiang Shixiong doesn't need to mind."

  "Hmm." Jiang Shanghang thought for a moment, then comforted her, "Ye Shidi, you don't have to worry either. These few shixiong are just used to seeing the female disciples of our sect every day, so they're a bit curious about you. Besides, even if those two shijie don't like you, you're still a disciple of the Xuanqing Sect, they won't do anything to you."

  “……I knew.” The nun was always more rational, and she wasn't an absolute beauty who would make people jealous to the point of madness. It's just that this situation now made her somewhat at a loss for words. Originally, looks were meant to be complemented, during her time in Kunwu, only one white goose had shown interest in her, and the reason was because she met the conditions, but it wasn't until she arrived in Beijian that she realized she could also be considered a beauty.

  Take another look at these temporary teammates, the two of them are slightly older, looking to be in their forties, while everyone else is still in their twenties or thirties. After all, they are sect disciples, compared to scattered cultivators, they are much younger. However, their appearances are indeed quite ordinary, not comparable to those of Kunwu's disciples. Most of them look mediocre - Mo Tian Ge glanced at Jiang Shang Han and couldn't resist the urge to joke around, in comparison to these people, Jiang Shang Han also looked more handsome.

  A line of ten people flew for a long time, and the iceberg was still far in sight.

  Mo Tian Ge furrowed his brow and asked Jiang Shang Hang: "Elder Brother Jiang, doesn't it seem like it's not that far?"

  "Brother Ye, you don't know that in our extreme north, everywhere is glaciers and white snow, so it's easy to get an illusion. This Dragon Hiding Place is actually thousands of miles away."

  "It's like this after all......" Thousands of miles away, it would indeed take a long time for the Jikuu Kishi to fly.

  After flying for a while, the iceberg finally slowly approached. When it was in front of her eyes, Mo Tian Ge suddenly realized that this iceberg's grandeur was not inferior to Kunwu Mountain Range at all.

  The majesty of Kunwu lies in its vast and majestic mountain scenery, stretching for tens of thousands of miles. Each mountain is connected to the next, with different landscapes unfolding before one's eyes, some steep and precipitous, others elegant and serene. Yet, the iceberg in front of me stands alone, towering above the sea, hundreds of feet high, solitary and silent, as if it has been standing there since time immemorial, gazing out at the Arctic Ocean, watching the surrounding icebergs drift by, witnessing the passage of time, while remaining eternally independent and aloof - this is a beauty that stands apart from the world.

  Looking up, Jiang Shang said, "In the legend of the people in the Far North, this iceberg has been here from the beginning. Other icebergs melted, disappeared, drifted away, but only it remains as it was since ancient times."

  "Why doesn't it melt?" Meng Tian Ge asked involuntarily. Under the sunlight, each icy peak was crystal clear and sparkling with light, beautiful and magnificent.

  "I don't know." This time it was Ren Yu Feng who spoke, his cultivation being the highest and also the leader of the group, standing at the very front. "The Dragon Hiding Land is like this, even Master Yuan Ying can't answer these questions. Perhaps when we become Deified cultivators, we might be able to understand a thing or two."

  "Alright, are all of you junior brothers and sisters ready? If you're ready, let's go in."

  Mo Tian Ge looked towards Jiang Shang Hang. Before this trip, Jiang Shang Hang said he needed some special items, but he would prepare them for her.

  Jiang Shanghang took out a small cloth bag the size of his palm and handed it to Mo Tian Ge: "Ye Shi... sister, this is bubble fruit. Eating one will form a barrier around your body that repels water, which can last for a day. There are several dozen here, should be enough."

  Pāo pāo guǒ? Hǎo…… yòu zhì de míng zì. Mò tiān gē jiē guò xiǎo bù dài, xué tāmen de yàng zǐ, qǔ chū yī méi rú lǐ zi yì bān de guǒ zǐ, yǎo le tūn xià——ńg, wèi dào hái bù cuò, yǒu diǎn tián.

  Translation:

  Pāo pāo fruit? Good…… childish name. Mò tiān gē took over the small bag, learned their way, took out a fruit like a plum, bit and swallowed——hmm, the taste is not bad, a little sweet.

  Jiang Shanghang also ate one and leaned in to say: "This fruit is unique to the far north, often used to coax children."

  "...In silence, Ren followed the wind as it led the crowd down into the water."

  They didn't raise a defensive shield when they saw the Mo Tian Ge, but after entering the water, an automatic water-repelling boundary was formed around their bodies - this bubble fruit is indeed true to its name.

  After diving tens of meters underwater, everyone stopped. Ren took out a jade token and chanted an unknown incantation. Several streams of spiritual energy hit the ice surface, causing the water above to ripple slightly. A black hole slowly appeared on the previously flat and unblemished ice surface.

  This is an extremely high-level seal, with the array attainment of Mò Tiān Gē, yet it's completely invisible. It seems that the Yuányīng Shīzǔs of the Orthodox Sect also attach great importance to this place. But in that case, Mò Tiān Gē is even more puzzled - if this is a sacred place of the Orthodox Sect, why would they invite her, a disciple from another sect? Jiāng Shàng Háng trusts her, so why don't others have any objections?

  No time to think more. Ren Yu had already turned his head, and his voice was somewhat distorted under the water: "Fellow disciples, we're going in now, be careful!"

  Everyone nodded in unison, their faces solemn and stern.

  Mo Tian Ge couldn't help but want to laugh at this moment, she had never seen such a scene before, so many foundation-building cultivators, each with a bubble on their head, speaking... it was really... interesting.

  Ten people followed Ren and Feng, slowly passing through the black cave entrance. Mo Tian Ge followed behind, Jiang Shang Hang deliberately let her swim in front of him.

  As I passed through the entrance, the scenery in front of me changed suddenly, and I felt warm all over. Under the water of this northernmost sea, there was only ice and water, but inside the iceberg, it was a vast expanse of blue, with lush aquatic plants and schools of fish swimming together, reflecting points of light, completely a warm ocean scene.

  The stranger lifted his head, and even felt that the water's surface and sunlight were not far away. A group of small silver fish with long and short fingers swam over, their silver scales shimmering in the refraction of the water and light, shining brightly, extremely beautiful.

  She was enchanted by such a scene, and even wanted to stretch out her hand to touch those silver fish, but the river behind her suddenly changed color, a sword appeared in his hand, and he went to slaughter the school of fish.

  The sky was shocked by a song, turned his head and looked, only to find that the faces of others were also so expressionless, each using their own magic tools.

  She should have known that the silver fish was problematic, and she immediately threw out the Flying Sky Dart, a piece of golden light flashing by - but in this underwater environment, it seemed somewhat lacking in power, clearly much slower.

  Aware of this problem, Mo Tian Ge pondered silently. These Orthodox Sect disciples had been coming here for years, and their moves were not hindered in the slightest. But she was being held back by the water's power, her strength having to be discounted, which was very disadvantageous to herself...

  Ten foundation-building cultivators made their move, and the small fish were quickly killed. Mo Tian Ge took advantage of everyone's cleanup to ask Jiang Shang Hang in a low voice: "Jiang Shixiong, these small fish only have a little spiritual energy and are not even demon beasts, why..."

  Jiang Shanghao sheathed his sword and said, "Ye Shimei, this fish is indeed not a demon beast, but it has peculiar teeth. If we get touched by them, they will bite us - they can even pierce through our protective shields."

  "...Moke Tiansong was shocked. She had never heard of it before, that a non-demonic beast could cause harm to a cultivator, indeed the world is vast and full of wonders."

  Next, the seemingly harmless water grass also stretched out its tentacles, intending to entangle them, and even in the grass thicket grew huge mouths that wanted to swallow them up.

  Having entered the interior of the iceberg, within just one hour, they had already encountered several major battles. It wasn't until then that Mo Tian Ge understood what Jiang Shang Hang meant.

  Facing these strange creatures, you need to be vigilant at all times. Things that look harmless may take your life. So, it's full of dangers here, because many small things may not have caught your attention, but they are actually dangerous objects. However, if you stay alert all the time, these seemingly harmless things are not difficult to kill.

  After killing a batch of transparent jellyfish, they arrived at a huge coral reef with a bright red color and sparkling luster. Mo Tian Ge could see that these corals were full of spiritual energy and could be considered treasures.

  At this time, the leader Ren Yu Feng stopped and turned his head to say: "Everyone, these red flame corals are rare, we can pick them. However, there will be some hidden dangers inside, be careful."

  Everyone nodded in agreement and then dispersed in all directions, searching for their own chosen piece.

  Jiang Shang Hang also pulled Mo Tian Ge to a place and said, "Ye Shi Mei, these Chi Yan coral are at least a thousand years old. Let's pick some and take them back. Even if we don't get anything else later, this trip won't be in vain."

  Coral is a rare material, only a small amount of special elixirs use it, and I haven't heard of any other uses for refining equipment. It's not particularly valuable, but after all, it's a thousand-year-old spiritual object, which is rarely circulated in the world. Keeping some on hand might come in handy at some point.

  Jiang Shanghang had already taken out his flying sword and was carefully cutting through a cluster of coral. Mo Tian Ge followed suit, taking out his own small flying sword and carefully cutting off a piece, confirming it was safe before storing it in the Qian Kun bag.

  After receiving several pieces, Mo Tian Ge stopped. She wasn't greedy and told Feng that there might be danger in this coral cluster, and it wasn't worth taking these risks for something not particularly precious.

  After a while, Ren Yu also spoke up: "Alright, everyone stop now, don't take too much, it's not worth the risk if we encounter danger."

  As soon as he spoke up, these monks of the Orthodox Church obediently stopped their hands, put away their spoils of war and approached him.

  Everyone converged, but Ren Yu didn't continue walking forward, instead he looked very serious and swept his gaze over the crowd, finally fixing his eyes on Mo Tian Ge, yet spoke to Jiang Shang Hang: "Jiang Shidi, what is the purpose of this trip after all? Have you told Ye Shimei?"

  It's slow, but I finally managed to write it out...