The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

"She finally integrated her essence into the bodies of both of you." Qingyue answered her, but did not look at her. Her eyes were fixed on Sun Ze. There was suspicion and confusion in her eyes, but also a hint of relief.

Sun Ze was also looking at Qingyue. He remembered that his three junior sisters had said that this Snow Moon Demon hated male cultivators and did not seem to like getting close to or seeing male cultivators. But at this moment, this Snow Moon Demon was looking at him like this and was willing to help him wake up. He was a little confused for a moment, but his vigilance remained undiminished.

"You also have a strange fire?" Qingyue asked him. Sun Ze thought about it and answered truthfully: "Yes, it's life fire."

"She is indeed different. No wonder she is willing to merge herself with you." Qingyue did not look like she was asking him a question, but rather seeking an affirmation. Sun Ze did not speak, but looked at Hu Xingtong with a questioning look on his face. The latter just shrugged, indicating that she did not understand this person's train of thought either.

"Your fellow disciples have found the cold demon. Do you want to go and see it together?" Qingyue said this with her back to the two of them, but it didn't sound like a question, because the next second, Hu Xingtong felt a dizziness coming over her, and the familiar feeling of motion sickness enveloped her again.

So, the moment he landed, Hu Xingtong vomited all over the floor again.

Time goes back to before the five people separated...

"Second Senior Sister, what kind of monster is the cold monster that Third Senior Sister mentioned?" Tan Yuruo approached Han Qianyu and asked.

Han Qianyu pondered over the information about the Cold Demon in her mind, and it took a long time before she found a similar explanation. "I remember seeing it in the files of the Sutra Library a long time ago. It said that there are four monsters with different attributes born and raised in this world. Rumor has it that they correspond to the four seasons of the year. There is the Spring Branch Demon corresponding to spring. I heard that the Spring Branch Demon is a snake demon that gains intelligence when the branches first grow in spring. Then there is the Flame Demon, born in the yang fire of summer. It is a fire demon that absorbs the essence of the sun to grow. Then there is the Cold Demon, born in the cool breeze and dead leaves of autumn. It seems to be a wind demon that absorbs the sorrow and residual souls of the world. The last one is the Snow Moon Demon, which absorbs the essence of the moon to grow in the ice and snow of winter. And she is a snow demon."

"Four seasons monsters, wood, fire, wind and ice?" Xiao Yuheng counted on his fingers.

"That's right, but the Snow Moon Demon should not correspond to ice, but to snow. They are both elemental demons born and raised naturally, but they can also be said to be demon gods." Han Qianyu added.

"Hey, senior sister, how can we find that cold demon?" Tan Yuruo stopped and seemed to be thinking about something.

Han Qianyu looked at her and shook her head. In fact, she didn't know how to find the wind demon. The wind demon's body had no form, not to mention that it was now inside a formation. It would be even more difficult to find her and destroy the formation.

"Then senior sister, tell me, can we try the wind element using the wind spirit root?" Tan Yuruo said, looking up at Han Qianyu, her eyes full of hope.

Han Qianyu frowned slightly upon hearing this, and after a moment of contemplation, she said, "The wind spirit root and the wind element can indeed resonate, but the Wind Demon is no ordinary wind demon. It is a demon born and raised by nature, and is the condensation of the world's residual souls. It possesses self-awareness and a powerful spiritual consciousness. Moreover, we don't know its current state, and rash attempts may lead to unpredictable consequences."

"But if we don't try, how can we find it?" Tan Yuruo seemed a little anxious, and her tone was a little more urgent.

"Don't worry, Junior Sister." Xiao Yuheng patted her shoulder and comforted her, "There's always a way. Perhaps we can also start with its properties. Since it was born from the dry leaves in the cool autumn breeze, could it be related to dead trees, fallen leaves, etc.? We can try to look for clues in these places."

"Well, Yuheng does have a point." Han Qianyu nodded in agreement, "It's just... there don't seem to be any fallen leaves around here."

Han Qianyu thought about it and looked around, then his eyes stopped on a familiar broken plant.

A familiar scene flashed through his mind quickly - that was the starting point of the journey he and Hu Xingtong and Tan Yuruo had taken to slide. In other words, this area was close to the dividing line where the first three people had stayed, and the opposite side was most likely the spring-filled woods?

"Yuruo, take a look over there. Is that the boundary we were at before?" Han Qianyu was unsure, so she pulled Tan Yuruo along to observe. After a while, Tan Yuruo suddenly realized, "Senior Sister, we're definitely going to encounter a wind demon over there."

Having said that, Tan Yuruo immediately pulled Xiao Yuheng and Han Qianyu to run forward. At the same time, in order to increase the speed, Tan Yuruo directly drew the wind-controlling talisman with his bare hands and applied it to the three of them. For a moment, the speed was so fast that it felt like a strong wind. At this moment, a subtle but clear sound of wind sounded in Tan Yuruo's ears. As a cultivator with wind spiritual roots, Tan Yuruo naturally noticed that this wind was different from the natural wind. There seemed to be some emotions mixed in this wind, sad and resentful.

"Brother and sister, it should be just ahead. I can feel it." Tan Yuruo reminded, and her steps moved faster. Xiao Yuheng and Han Qianyu looked at each other. Without saying anything, they knew that the cold demon should be close at hand.

As the sound of the wind grew closer, the air around them seemed to grow heavier, and an invisible pressure made it difficult for everyone to breathe.

The environment here was as if it had been stained by ink, all black. Even the wind was that cold and terrifying black wind. The three of them standing in front of the black wind felt like they were standing at the gates of hell. The cold and resentful feeling was as if there were countless pairs of eyes staring at them.

"Be careful," Han Qianyu stared at the black wind, while his right hand continuously output spiritual power behind him to draw the formation.

Just when Han Qianyu's formation was about to be completed, the black wind in the air suddenly let out bursts of shrill wails as if it had received some kind of stimulation. Then, the black wind seemed to have received some kind of command and disintegrated in an instant in front of the three people's eyes. The breeze gently caressed the three people's cheeks. It was not as gentle as a breeze, but as sad as the sufferings of the world. The wind blew the three people's hair and dispersed the cool breeze into the air, leaving only a ball of gray wind.

"All living beings are suffering, helpless, full of sorrow, and difficult to leave the resentment." A sad and vicissitudes of life female voice came inexplicably from the air, like the sound of Sanskrit from the sky, penetrating into the thoughts of the three people.

Suddenly, Tan Yuruo felt a gust of wind blowing past, and her whole body seemed to be floating on the water, light and free, as if there was an invisible force holding her up, free and full.

Hu Xingtong and the other two arrived a little late. By the time they arrived, the cold demon had completely dissipated. Nothing was left but a wisp of wind carrying the sorrow of time, blowing through Qingyue's white hair, as if caressing her goodbye.

Qingyue closed her eyes, as if making some important decision. She took a deep breath and exhaled heavily, pointing to the place where they had first arrived. She said in a deep voice, "Go there. Just break the last barrier. Take away any treasures inside that you like. If you like the inheritance given to you by the people inside, keep it. When you come out, I will go in and destroy that place!"