As the Universe Turns - Chapter 86

Chapter 86 Crane Snowlotus Python
“So cold … so cold …”

Even though he was being hugged tightly, Hua Weiyang was still trembling with cold and his face was getting paler and paler. Yi Chen hugged her tightly, as if he was hugging a piece of ten thousand year old ice. The cold energy continued to invade his body. The corner where the two of them were was actually slowly condensing into ice and spreading out.

“How could this be …”

Yi Chen felt that it was even more inconceivable. Why was there such a terrifying chill in her body? This cold energy was definitely not ordinary cold energy. If he hadn’t cultivated in Tianshui Creek in the past, he would have been unable to resist the invasion of this cold energy.

“It’s so cold, I’m so cold …”

“Miss Wei Yang!”

Yi Chen immediately hugged her tighter. However, he could only barely resist the cold invasion from outside. The cold energy in her body could not be neutralized by any means. If he could circulate the pure Yang energy in her body at this moment, it would still be difficult for him to circulate it now.

“Miss Wei Yang, hold on …”

Yi Chen hugged her tightly, unable to figure out who she was. Previously, she had suddenly released an incomparably powerful mysterious power from below. Now, there was such a terrifying chill in her body. Who exactly was she …

“I’m sorry, it was me who harmed you … I didn’t expect it to be like this …”

At this moment, Wei Yang’s eyes were half open and half narrowed, barely awake. She was hugged tightly by a man like this. If it had been in the past, she would have jumped away long ago. But now, she could not resist the cold energy in her body. She knew that the cold energy would take her life, but the pain she was enduring now was even more painful than her life.

“Don’t say anything. Hold on …”

Yi Chen hugged her even more tightly. Although he felt miserable this time, he felt guilty when he saw this girl’s weak appearance. He had wronged her and even made such a heavy hand at her. If he hadn’t injured her, he probably wouldn’t be like this at this moment …

After a hard night, the wind and snow outside became even heavier. Yi Chen went to the entrance of the cave and looked outside. Although his footprints had been buried by the wind and snow when he arrived, it wouldn’t be long before Cangfeng Valley and the others would find him. He would die at their hands. However, Miss Wei Yang might suffer some torture. No, he had to leave this place.

“Miss Wei Yang, are you feeling better?”

When Yi Chen returned to the cave, Wei Yang’s face turned pale. He opened his eyes slightly and said angrily, “Did they catch up?”

Yi Chen shook his head. “Not yet. I’ll take you away.” As he spoke, he picked her up and walked out of the cave.

The two of them walked through the snowstorm for a day and night. The Kunlun Mountain Range was frozen for tens of thousands of kilometers and stretched endlessly. How could two seriously injured people walk out?

With a “putong” sound, Yi Chen stepped on a patch of pine snow and fell down again. He hurriedly went over to help Wei Yang up and said, “How are you?”

“I… I…”

Hua Weiyang was getting weaker and weaker. He said, “You can’t take me out … Remember the third thing you promised me …”

“Stop talking. If I can bring you in, I will definitely be able to bring you out …”

Yi Chen gritted his teeth and carried her on his back. If he were to abandon her and flee for his life alone, he would have walked out of the boundless snow mountain today. In the future, he would not be able to escape this tribulation. However, how would he get out now? Not only could he not recover from his injuries in this cold and snowy mountain, but his injuries were getting worse and worse.

The two of them walked for another day and night, and their eyes were filled with endless snow-capped mountains, endless white, endless.

“Miss Wei Yang, wake up, wake up … We went out, did you see that? There’s a green mountain ahead, wake up …”

No matter how he shouted, Hua Weiyang didn’t make a sound today. His aura of life became weaker and weaker, as if it was a candle in the wind that could be extinguished at any moment.

“Wei Yang, wake up … We’re going out. Wake up, don’t fall asleep. Look, someone’s coming to save us. It’s Lianhua Palace’s people. Wake up …”

No matter how Yi Chen shouted, it was useless. He slowly put her down and probed her nose. There was still a trace of aura left. It was just that he didn’t know how much longer he could last. This boundless snow mountain couldn’t walk out at all. If she died, he probably wouldn’t have the courage to continue walking.

Just as he was at a loss, a long crane jittery sound suddenly sounded from the sky. Yi Chen raised his head and saw a pill-topped immortal crane circling in the air. Immediately, his heart was filled with joy. There must be a senior expert cultivating the Immortal Dao nearby!

“Wei Yang! Wake up! We’ve met an immortal, Wei Yang …”

Yi Chen shouted a few times, but Hua Weiyang was still unconscious. He looked around and found a cave. He immediately carried Hua Weiyang into the cave. He thought to himself that Miss Wei Yang was unconscious and could only go find the immortal by herself. If the crane outside flew away, how could he find the boundless snow mountain?

Thinking of this, he did not hesitate to wrap his coat tightly around Hua Weiyang, and took great effort to bring over a few stones to seal the entrance of the cave, so as to prevent the wild beast from running in and taking her away.

After everything was done, Yi Chen hurriedly ran outside the cave. Seeing that the immortal crane was still circling above his head, he shouted, “Brother He! Brother He! I’m here!”

The immortal crane let out a long cry and flew forward. Yi Chen thought to himself that it wanted to bring him to see its master and immediately chased after it. However, the immortal crane flew high up in the sky. How could he catch up now that he no longer had the strength to do so?

Seeing that the immortal crane was about to disappear, Yi Chen cried out anxiously, “Brother He! Wait for me, wait for me!”

The immortal crane seemed to be human as well. Seeing that he couldn’t catch up, it let out another long crane jittery sound and circled back, continuing to bring him forward.

Along the way, Yi Chen had almost fallen into the ice abyss several times. Fortunately, the Immortal Crane had led the way, allowing him to avoid many dangers.

Finally, two hours later, the immortal crane brought him to a high peak of a snow mountain. There was something shining on the edge of the cliff. Looking closely, it was actually a rare snow lotus of the Tianshan Mountain. It was likely that it was about to mature.

“That’s great!”

Yi Chen was overjoyed. With this snow lotus, Miss Wei Yang’s injuries would be saved! Thinking of this, he couldn’t wait to run towards the cliff. However, the immortal crane suddenly let out a sharp crane jitter. It seemed to be warning something, but it was still a step too late.

A fifty to sixty foot long snow python suddenly jumped up from the bottom of the cliff, frightening Yi Chen to the point of splitting his heart. Only then did he realize that under such a precious treasure, how could there be no demonic beast protecting him? This python’s path is not shallow, what should we do this time?

“Bang!”

There was a loud explosion. Before Yi Chen could dodge, he was sent flying by the python’s tail. He rolled seven or eight times in the snow before stopping. His muscles and bones seemed to be about to break, causing him to grimace in pain.

The python’s eyes glowed with a fearsome green light. Clearly, it was a giant snake that had cultivated in the Kunlun Mountains for hundreds of years. If Yi Chen was still able to deal with it at its peak, how could it fight it now?

Right at this moment, the immortal crane suddenly dived down. Only then did Yi Chen see clearly that this immortal crane was more than three times larger than an ordinary immortal crane. It must be a spirit beast that had cultivated in the Kunlun Mountains for hundreds of years. With this immortal crane holding the python back, he gathered his energy and climbed up to the edge of the cliff.

The snow lotus blossomed with white light. There were more than ten lotus seeds at its core. However, the lotus seeds were still green. Unfortunately, such a rare heavenly treasure was only six hours away from ripening. However, he was about to save someone, so he could no longer care about it. He picked the snow lotus with one hand.

“Boom!”

It was also at this moment that the entire snowy mountain trembled violently. That large patch of snow was like an avalanche, and it surged downwards. The vast world was filled with snow that collapsed, and the scene was extremely terrifying.

The python’s eyes glowed with green light as it rushed towards him in uncontrollable rage. In an instant, it tightly wrapped itself around him. After being wrapped around by the python, Yi Chen immediately felt his internal organs shatter, all of his muscles and bones shattered, and a mouthful of blood gushed out.

This python had been guarding the snow lotus here for hundreds of years in order to wait for it to mature and swallow it into a mortal spirit. At this moment, no outsider would be allowed to seize it.

The more Yi Chen was entangled, the tighter he became. He had to turn into a pool of flesh and blood. At this moment, blood was gushing out of his mouth, but he still held onto the snow lotus tightly in his hand and refused to let go.

At this moment, the immortal crane suddenly rushed over. Yi Chen tried his best to say, “Brother He … peck its eyes …”

The immortal crane seemed to be intelligent as well. Taking advantage of the python wrapping around Xiao Yichen, it pecked hard into its eyes. This immortal crane also had some dao skills. Although the giant python was not blinded by the peck, it immediately suffered endless pain. It could only let go of Yi Chen and pounced towards the immortal crane.

Once Yi Chen was free, he hurriedly rolled to the side. Seeing that the immortal crane was fighting with the python, he thought to himself that Brother He would help me stall the python. He had to leave as soon as possible. Thinking of this, he spread out his body and sprinted towards it.

After nearly an hour, he finally ran back to the vicinity of the cave. The crane also flew back. However, its feathers fell off and its head was stained with blood. It was unknown if it was the blood of the python or its blood, but it was presumed that it was also injured.

“Brother He, thank you just now … How are your injuries?”

Yi Chen did not expect that Kunlun was indeed worthy of being called the ancestor of the Myriad Mountains. As expected, it had its own spirit. Immortal cranes cultivating in the mountains could also be so intelligent, helping him steal food from the tiger’s mouth today.

The immortal crane only surrounded him and did not speak. Naturally, it could not speak. After a while, it soared into the sky and flew off into the distance.

Yi Chen watched as it gradually disappeared into the clouds. He thought to himself that a crane was much more affectionate and righteous than many people. He suddenly remembered that Wei Yang was still in the cave. He didn’t know how she was injured, so he had to hurry back as soon as possible.

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Note: Generally speaking, yao and beast dao cultivations are counted by years. One year of cultivation is one year of dao cultivation, while a hundred years of cultivation is a hundred years of dao cultivation. However, human cultivators are not. Those with outstanding talent can achieve a hundred years of dao cultivation in ten years. Therefore, yao and beast dao cultivation is not the same as cultivators’ dao cultivation. Moreover, demonic beasts were far inferior in talent to humans. A 500-year-old demonic beast might not necessarily be as strong as a 100-year-old cultivator.