If this had happened before, anyone who spoke like that would have been sent to meet their great-grandmother long ago by Di Nü Feng.

However, now, when Di Nü Feng wanted to take action, she recalled Li Xuanxiao’s warning.

She could only grit her teeth and clench her fists, swallowing her anger as she turned to walk back.

The young cultivator still had White Bear’s blood smeared on his face. His naturally pale skin made his smile look rather creepy.

“Hey, miss, don’t be so cold. After all, I did save you.”

The young cultivator reached out his hand to grab Di Nü Feng’s.

When Di Nü Feng sensed a powerful force approaching, her body reacted instinctively.

She swiftly flicked her hand backward. Although the motion seemed casual, for the young cultivator, the force was like a surging, overwhelming flood.

The young cultivator didn’t expect Di Nü Feng’s strength to be so terrifying. He had no time to defend himself effectively and was violently struck by this massive power.

With a loud bang, the young cultivator was flung away like a kite with a broken string.

He flew backward rapidly through the air and finally crashed violently into an iceberg a hundred meters away.

The iceberg shattered instantly from the tremendous impact, sending countless ice shards flying in all directions.

The young cultivator was not defeated by this fierce collision.

After a moment, he stood up again. Though a little disheveled, his aura remained largely unaffected.

It was purely a matter of force, which had not caused him any real damage.

He adjusted his stance and then charged toward Di Nü Feng again without hesitation.

The young cultivator grew angry. “I saved your life, and you attack me instead? Ungrateful!”

“Who needs your help? Get lost!”

The young cultivator sneered, “Stinky woman!”

Though the opponent was strong, the young cultivator felt the power was somewhat shallow, so he was not very wary.

Meanwhile, the other three cultivators in midair did not intervene.

They seemed accustomed to the young cultivator’s behavior.

“Hey, senior brother, finish this quickly. Master is still waiting for us.”

Several blade-like ropes shot out from the young cultivator’s sleeves and flew toward Di Nü Feng.

The rope blades quickly wrapped around Di Nü Feng.

Di Nü Feng clenched her teeth in fury, nearly grinding them to pieces.

At that moment, the poison in her neck flared up.

She felt dizzy and lightheaded, gasping for cool air to keep herself upright.

She tried to break free from the rope blades, but they were not ordinary weapons.

For a while, relying on strength alone was not enough to escape.

Moreover, the tighter she pulled, the more resilient the rope blades became, shrinking even tighter.

The young cultivator smiled.

Just as he expected.

He reached out his hand to grab her, preparing to take her away.

Anger flickered in Di Nü Feng’s eyes.

She was no longer willing to endure this blatant bullying.

She extended her hand, channeling her spiritual energy, ready to crush the young cultivator’s head.

The next moment, a sword light flashed from afar in the sky.

“Hum—!!”

The young cultivator immediately sensed danger.

He swung his blade without hesitation.

The battle knife clashed against the sword light.

In no time, the victor was decided.

The young cultivator was pinned to the ground by the milky white sword light, his battle knife shattered into pieces.

The sword light lingered, connecting the young cultivator and the ice surface.

At the instant of penetration, the overflowing sword energy had already destroyed the young cultivator’s internal organs.

The three cultivators above were stunned at the sight.

“Senior brother!?”

The three stiffened suddenly.

Because a powerful aura had already immobilized them.

A figure landed among the three.

Almost simultaneously, they all sensed the intense killing intent.

That fierce intent made them immediately abandon any thought of attacking.

Li Xuanxiao’s complexion regained some color, but with his white hair as a contrast, his face still looked extremely pale.

“Fellow cultivators, this is a misunderstanding, purely a misunderstanding!”

“We mean no harm. It’s just that my junior brother has a playful nature and accidentally hurt your friend. We apologize!”

“Right, right, my senior brother’s death is nothing, but please, fellow cultivator...”

Li Xuanxiao ignored their explanations.

With a swing of his long sword, he effortlessly ended the lives of the three.

Then he floated down lightly.

“Li Xuanxiao!!”

╰(*°▽°*)╯

Di Nü Feng flew over.

The wide black robe covered Li Xuanxiao.

Li Xuanxiao forced a smile and reached out to stroke Di Nü Feng’s smooth hair.

At this moment, all the hardships along the way seemed worthwhile.

Rarely, Li Xuanxiao rested his head on Di Nü Feng’s shoulder and exhaled deeply.

His hand pressed on her waist, pulling her tighter into his embrace.

Di Nü Feng seemed to realize something. She blinked and buried her head in Li Xuanxiao’s chest.

In this icy wilderness, only the two of them could warm each other.

Only the two of them.

“.............”

Inside the ice cave,

Di Nü Feng regained her vitality.

She had been silent for too long and chattered nonstop beside him.

Li Xuanxiao’s attention was divided.

He half-heartedly responded to Di Nü Feng,

“Mm.”

“Okay.”

“Really?”

“.........”

While simultaneously calculating the necessary ingredients for refining the antidote.

When refining pills, someone was needed to protect him.

Additionally, the ley lines, earth fire, and more manpower were required.

Just like Caishen said, if they could get help from others, the results would be twice the effort for half the work.

After some hesitation, Li Xuanxiao decided to seek help from others.

Having made the plan, Li Xuanxiao habitually grabbed Di Nü Feng’s hand.

“Let’s go.”

Leaving the cave, Li Xuanxiao cleared the residual aura there.

“............”

In the mountain village,

Cao Changjing carried an axe and wood, walking back along the mountain path.

His pace was not fast, but if one paid attention,

Each step left a deep footprint on the ground.

This was a cultivation method of his.

Cao Changjing paused and noticed Li Xuanxiao and Di Nü Feng standing not far away.

Cao Changjing was delighted, “You’re back!!”

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“Fellow cultivator Cao.” Li Xuanxiao smiled slightly.

“How did things go?”

“Thanks to you, fellow cultivator Cao, things went fairly smoothly.”

“That’s good.”

“But I still need to visit the Snowveil Commerce.”

“Snowveil Commerce?” Cao Changjing was puzzled. “What for?”

Li Xuanxiao briefly explained the situation.

He needed Snowveil Commerce’s help to refine the antidote.

Cao Changjing hesitated for a moment. “In that case, I’ll accompany you. Snowveil Commerce has a good reputation. It’s better to have someone along for support.”

Li Xuanxiao had already considered this, and hearing it from Cao Changjing made it even better.

“Thank you, fellow cultivator Cao.”

Two days later,

Li Xuanxiao set off with Di Nü Feng and Cao Changjing together toward the location of Snowveil Commerce.