Cold Clouds

Lin Xiaoxiao followed the people sent by Shuang Juewu for a while and came to a cave.

To join the Icefield Clan, you have to go through the cave. To help the Icefield Clan, you also have to go through the cave. Why don't you change your name to the Cave Clan... Cave dwellers, you are still the ones who dig three and fill one big hole.

Lin Xiaoxiao walked into the cave. The coldness inside was stronger than outside, but it didn't have much impact on Lin Xiaoxiao and Song Hanyun.

Song Hanyun also gained a lot after the last battle. Fighting with a strong man is beneficial to growth, not to mention that the opponent is a projection of a god. Although he is not a god of this world, he is indeed a god.

Moreover, because he helped the Taoxian clan a lot, Song Hanyun also received a gift from Fangxian. After officially breaking through to the middle stage of the Mahayana, his strength was also greatly enhanced. Now his strength has made a qualitative leap. This level of cold air can only produce a little cool feeling for him, but will not cause any harm.

Lin Xiaoxiao was even more important because of the Phoenix Fire and Ice Spirit Root in her body. Although the cold air was very strong, she did not feel the cold. She even felt a little comfortable and was not affected at all.

"So what's the problem with your dragon vein?" Lin Xiaoxiao didn't know anything after being silent all the way. Finally, she couldn't help but asked, "You have to tell us something first, right?"

"Uh..." The Icefield tribe member hesitated for a moment and said, "The spiritual energy of our tribe's dragon vein has been getting weaker and weaker recently. Sometimes it can't even be felt at all. The tribe leader and the elders have observed it, but they can't see any problems at all."

“Moreover, the spiritual energy is too low, and it is difficult for us to communicate with the outside world,” the Icefield tribe member sighed, his tone full of worry, “If the dragon vein is gone, the survival of our Icefield tribe will become a problem…”

"Ah?" Lin Xiaoxiao tilted her head and asked again, "How about injecting spiritual energy into it to try to restore it?"

"It dissipated as soon as it was injected. It has no effect at all..." The Icefield Clan member said with a bit of depression, "We even used the Spirit Gathering Array."

Low spiritual energy? Weak dragon veins? Injecting spiritual energy can't restore it? This really touched on Lin Xiaoxiao's blind spot in knowledge. Lin Xiaoxiao thought about it for a while, then turned to look at Song Hanyun.

Song Hanyun really understands this aspect better than her.

"Hmm..." Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao looking over, Song Hanyun frowned, a little puzzled, "It's hard to make an accurate judgment based on just these, but there are only four possibilities."

"Wait until you see the truth."

You're hiding this from me too? Lin Xiaoxiao angrily punched Song Hanyun lightly, and Song Hanyun looked a little puzzled after being hit, as if he was a little puzzled.

Why? Bewildered, Song Hanyun glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao in confusion. He just wanted to confirm it first.

After walking for a while, the space suddenly became empty. Bursts of vibrations came from the vast cave, and there seemed to be some heavy breathing sounds, which continued rhythmically, slowly and peacefully.

Wow, this dragon vein must be really old. As soon as Lin Xiaoxiao entered this underground space, she felt an old breath. The spiritual energy was indeed decreasing and seemed very thin, but it was very pure.

But I haven't seen the dragon vein yet. It's really deep. Lin Xiaoxiao looked around and saw a passage. There were many such passages around, and no one knew how they were dug out.

Perhaps seeing Lin Xiaoxiao's confusion, the Icefield tribe member said, "These are the tunnels that the Iceworm Dragons drilled out of. They look like giant earthworms with ice crystals on their skin and four claws, and two horns on their heads. They are very docile, so there's no need to be wary."

Oh, a variant of the Earthworm Dragon, right? The naming method is really simple and crude, so easy to remember, like the kind that can be compiled together in an illustrated book.

Lin Xiaoxiao and Song Hanyun walked for a while and finally saw the dragon vein.

Generally, a dragon vein that has survived for such a long time would condense into a dragon shape and move like the one Lin Xiaoxiao had encountered before, but now this dragon vein was still in the form of soil and rock, lying there motionless.

This is strange. Lin Xiaoxiao touched her chin in confusion. She had never seen such a situation before. It would be better to say that she had rarely seen dragon veins. Including this one, she had only seen two in total.

"How is it? Did you see anything?" Lin Xiaoxiao was very bold. She moved closer and observed carefully for a while, then turned to look at Song Hanyun.

Song Hanyun nodded: "Well, there are only two possibilities left now."

"The two possibilities that have been ruled out are that it was weakened and destroyed by humans, and that it was taken away by other dragon veins. But obviously, to weaken this dragon vein, one must have the strength of at least Luo Tianhe and Ding Cun, and the two must work together," Song Hanyun said. "There is no doubt that the cultivation of this dragon vein has reached the level of a half-step true immortal."

"There are only two possibilities left, and they are also the two most troublesome possibilities," Song Hanyun's expression became serious, "Either it is willing to self-destruct, or it is about to ascend."

Well, this is a big trouble.

Although both possibilities end with the Icefield Clan losing this dragon vein, the consequences are different. In the former, the dragon vein dies on the spot, and this area will fall into a state of spiritual power outage. It would be two or three times more difficult to suppress it than to fight Feng Mingyue. Moreover, it will be difficult to generate a new dragon vein for a period of time, and artificial induction would probably take about a hundred years. As for the latter... the noise made by this dragon vein when it ascends should be able to wipe out everything nearby. Although the thunder will intentionally avoid other creatures and not cause casualties, it will no longer be possible for people to live here after that. The Icefield Clan will have to move to another place or make major repairs.

However, there is also an advantage, that is, the dragon vein will feed back to those who have been devoutly worshipping it, and directly separate a young dragon vein, so that there is no need to wait for the dragon vein to regenerate naturally. In addition, when the dragon vein ascends, it will leave a large amount of majestic spiritual energy. This spiritual energy is simply a priceless treasure for practitioners, and can greatly improve their cultivation and strength. Therefore, although the dragon vein ascending may bring some risks, in the long run, it is also a sustainable development strategy.

However, it is very troublesome for the dragon vein to ascend, and it is also difficult to prepare to protect it. Moreover, there is no way to communicate with this dragon vein now, and I don’t know what it is thinking.

This difficult matter has become even more difficult. Lin Xiaoxiao's expression was not very good. She might not be able to handle this matter. It might even cause a counter-effect. It was a bit difficult to deal with.