I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

Upon returning to Tianshan City, Shen Ming immediately went to find Cheng Ying.

"Senior Brother Shen, you were looking for me?"

When Cheng Ying met Li Miaozhen, she felt ashamed of her own appearance and thought that they were a perfect match, a match made in heaven.

Cheng Ying was still very happy that Shen Ming took the initiative to come to her.

Even when Shen Ming was only asking about things related to the snow mountain, she answered everything she knew.

"Legend has it that there is a piece of pure ice deep in the snow mountain. The extreme cold spiritual energy it releases can cause even kings to fall. Our Misty Palace uses the snow mountain to cultivate the Ice Soul Divine Technique, but we can only move around in the outer area. Unless you have the Frost Dao Bone or the Frost Heaven Bone, you can enter the inner domain."

Shen Ming nodded slightly and inquired about the snow ape.

"That's the Snowstorm King Ape, a quasi-demon king of the inner region! Senior Brother Shen, are you alright?"

Cheng Ying rushed forward, wanting to check Shen Ming's body. The cold air was hard to guard against, and if it entered his body, it would leave hidden ailments.

"I'm fine, I just got punched by him," Shen Ming said.

"what?"

Cheng Ying was taken aback, her face filled with admiration. Shen Ming was not only able to enter the inner domain, but had also fought against a quasi-demon king.

She didn't doubt that Shen Ming was lying to her; how could someone so handsome lie?

"Is there any way to protect myself from the cold?" Shen Ming asked.

"It's very difficult. Even if you have the Frost Heaven Bone and cultivate the Ice Soul Divine Technique to the highest level, you still won't be able to penetrate into the core forbidden zone unless you have the Ice Spirit Holy Body or are a member of the Ice Spirit Clan."

Ice Spirit Holy Body!

A person came to Shen Ming's mind: Nalan Li from the Xuantian Sect.

He is the Son of the Mysterious Heaven, and Nalan Li is the Goddess of the Mysterious Heaven.

He remembered that Nalan Li had this kind of constitution, and the spiritual peak where she lived was covered in ice and snow all year round.

We don't even know where they are now, so we can't count on them.

"Senior Brother Shen, why do you want to go deep into the snow-capped mountains?" Cheng Ying asked.

"I need to find a medicinal herb to save Miss Li's life," Shen Ming said.

He's not afraid of being exposed now; on the contrary, he hopes more people will come to search for it so he can snatch it from others.

"I thought Senior Brother Shen came for the hunting competition."

Cheng Ying sighed and remained silent in thought.

Miss Li was as beautiful as a fairy, but in the end she was only a supreme being with a collapsed foundation. Senior Brother Shen was actually willing to risk his life to enter the forbidden area of ​​the snow mountain to find a spiritual medicine to save her.

As she pondered this, Cheng Ying imagined herself as Li Miaozhen, and her heart pounded with excitement.

“Our Misty Palace possesses a Yuan weapon, the Nine Yang Divine Fire Pearl, which can unleash powerful Nine Yang True Fire to dispel extreme cold,” she said.

"Oh?"

Shen Ming raised an eyebrow. Yuan weapons are superior to Dao weapons; they are true magical treasures.

He was surprised when Cheng Ying told him this. Could it be that the Misty Palace allows lending out its facilities?

Seeing the struggle on Cheng Ying's face, he said urgently, "Junior Sister Cheng, that is the treasure of the Misty Palace, it is not for me. I appreciate your kindness."

He used to think that the honey trap was a lie, but now he realizes that was all too old-fashioned.

If he hadn't said that, but instead pretended to be heartbroken, he could have definitely convinced Cheng Ying to steal the beads back.

Shen Ming naturally disdained to do such a thing.

Over the next few days, Shen Ming would venture deep into the snow-capped mountains every day to try and find traces of the spider lily.

But this was like finding a needle in a haystack; it was impossible to succeed by luck alone. During the process, they were even chased by a dragon demon king.

The Demon King is the king among fifth-tier demons, corresponding to the king level in the Dominator Realm.

Shen Ming wanted to kill the king to prove his Dao, but not now. Coupled with the extreme cold, he was chased for thousands of miles and was hit by a claw, causing him to bleed profusely.

After driving Shen Ming out of the inner domain, the Chilong returned to its lair, satisfied.

The Chilong is a close relative of the real dragon. It resembles both a Jiao and a dragon, but it has no horns on its head. Compared to the real dragon, it can be described as a small dragon.

Having cultivated in the snowy mountains for a thousand years, the Chilong has reached the level of a demon king. Its body is covered with an exquisite layer of scales, each scale seemingly carved from the purest ice crystals.

"Humans who are oblivious to their own mortality."

The dragon had long disliked that human, and these past few days it had been flying around aimlessly, disrupting the tranquility of the snow mountain.

Suddenly, the dragon extended the claw that had just injured Shen Ming; the blood still on it shone with a golden glow.

For some reason, the dragon's heart pounded and it became restless.

It's not that the blood is poisonous, but rather that something is drawn to it.

Chilong looked towards the central area of ​​the snow mountain, which was also a forbidden zone for the Demon King.

Above the dragon's lair, bright red petals seemed to fall from the end of the void.

They weave together an extremely beautiful picture, yet amidst this splendor, there is a hint of eeriness.

Unbeknownst to them, the laws of the Great Dao were woven together and enveloped them.

Before the dragon could react, its scales shattered, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and a terrifying force engulfed it like a tidal wave, turning it into dust.

And so, a demon king was erased from the world without any explanation.

In the forbidden zone of the snow-capped mountains, the red spider lilies glow with a mysterious and dangerous red light.

The light slowly spread from the center of the flower, like a flowing river of light, gradually permeating every stamen and every petal.

It will not allow anything to harm its creator.

……

"These snow-capped mountains are even more troublesome than forbidden zones for life." In Tianshan City, Shen Ming finished treating his injuries and was somewhat worried.

Are we really going to have to wait until the red spider lily blooms? That would take two and a half years.

Just then, a beam of light, like a shooting star, flew out from the mirage-like Hundred Battles Royal Court above the clouds.

That's the War King's Decree; wherever it falls, that becomes the battlefield.

Prior to this, several War King Tokens had already been issued in various parts of the Central Region.

Suddenly, Shen Ming and the people of Tianshan City became excited as the War King's Decree from the sky was heading their way.

As the distance gets closer, the trajectory becomes clearer.

Finally, the War King's Decree landed deep in the snow-capped mountains, radiating a dazzling golden light.

About fifteen minutes later, a massive wave of energy spread out from the snow-capped mountains, engulfing the entire city of Tianshui.

Everyone can sense the profound meaning contained within this fluctuation.

The most excited were those in the Misty Palace. Yun Qianqiu immediately ordered everyone to prepare, but instead of entering the snow mountain to explore, they waited patiently.

In less than half a day, the upper-realm cultivators who participated in the hunt appeared in the sky above Tianshan City.

Without stopping, they pressed on into the snow-capped mountains.

Before long, they returned looking disheveled and worse than Shen Ming, some of whom had already perished in the snow-capped mountains.

"How could there be such terrifyingly cold air in the lower realm!"

"A quasi-demon king is equivalent to a demon king inside, and a demon king is equivalent to a great demon king."

"The War King's Decree has stirred the creatures within to a frenzy; the icy storm can freeze even a Dominator Realm expert to death!"

They kept complaining as they entered Tianshan City, trying to come up with a solution.

Just like when they first met Shen Ming, the Misty Palace searched among these people for a worthy leader to follow.

This time they were no longer worried about making a fool of themselves. Before, they lacked experience and didn't know that the War King's Decree had to appear first before the Venerable One arrived.