Chapter 32: Ancestor Hong Ling
The Xuanbing River is a river formed by the melted ice and snow from hundreds of snow-capped mountains. It is the largest river in the entire ice and snow wasteland and has given birth to large and small northern countries including the Yuantu Kingdom.

Although the weather in Yuantu Country is freezing cold, and people will feel bone-chilling even if they are wearing leather clothes, there are many craters at the source of the Xuanbing River, which makes the source not as cold as other places in the north.

These craters created the water of the Xuanbing River and a large number of hot springs, and the accumulated volcanic ash is at the source of the Xuanbing River, creating a large fertile plain.

The plain is like spring all year round, and the land is so fertile that it can grow excellent crops without any fertilizer. There is also a large tribe living there, called Hongling Kingdom.

This tribe occupies this plain. Although all the northern countries want to obtain this plain, the Hongling Kingdom has the ancestor Hong Ling, a master who has survived the thunder tribulation.

Therefore, Lian Yuantu Kingdom was unwilling to attack Pingyuan and provoke Hong Ling, the master of thunder tribulation.

……

There is a crystal palace underwater in the Xuanbing River.

This palace was built by Taoist Bingpo two thousand years ago. However, when Taoist Bingpo was going through the seventh thunder tribulation, he was struck by the thunder of creation and his soul was shattered and he died.

After the death of Taoist Bingpo, the entire palace had been in a state of being ownerless. Finally, the palace was found by Patriarch Hong Ling when he was collecting herbs three hundred years ago.

So Patriarch Hong Ling took the entire crystal palace for himself, refined the Bingpo Yuanzhu left by Taoist Bingpo, and increased his own magic power to the level of three thunder tribulations.

The Crystal Palace is built entirely of crystal white stone. It is more exquisite and magnificent than the imperial palace. In the sky, there is a huge ice soul bead that supports a light curtain like a glass cover.

The glazed light curtain created a waterless space underwater. From inside the crystal palace, one could see all kinds of fish swimming under the Xuanbing River, making one feel as if they were in an underwater dragon palace.

……

In the center of the crystal palace sat a Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe, holding a whisk, with a gloomy face. There was someone next to him telling Bai Ziyue's information.

This Taoist priest was none other than Patriarch Hong Ling, and the young Taoist priest sitting next to him was Patriarch Hong Ling’s disciple Xue Gu Zi.

"Master, Bai Ziyue returned to Xiaoyao Mansion ten days ago and seemed to have invited other people."

“Ever since Bai Ziyue came back, he has been collecting medicinal herbs everywhere, apparently wanting to refine some kind of elixir. However, our spies cannot get into Xiaoyao Mansion, so we have no idea who Bai Ziyue invited or what he wants to do.” Xue Guzi reported to Patriarch Hong Ling about the situation in Xiaoyao Mansion in the past few days.

Patriarch Hong Ling looked up at Xue Gu Zi and said, "It seems that Bai Ziyue is determined to get the position of the leader of the Zhengang Sect. I just don't know who he invited, the Eight Demon Immortals Fragrant Fox King who is on good terms with him, or other ghost fairy masters."

"Pass this message to Guan Jun Hou, and unite to eliminate Bai Ziyue and his accomplices, and remove the obstacles on Bai Ziyue's path to becoming the leader of the Zhengang Sect."

When Xue Guzi heard that Patriarch Hong Ling asked him to contact Guan Jun Hou, he frowned and said, "Master, we really have to cooperate with Guan Jun Hou. I have met Guan Jun Hou once and found that he is the devil among devils. The possessive desire in his soul is beyond the limit of human beings. I am worried that we and Zhengang Sect will fall into his hands in the end."

Patriarch Hong Ling knew Xue Guzi's concerns and said, "I know that cooperating with Guan Jun Hou might lead to disaster, but if we don't cooperate with Guan Jun Hou, Bai Qingqing will not be able to defeat Bai Ziyue and take the position of the head."

Although Patriarch Hong Ling knew that cooperating with Guan Jun Hou might lead to disaster, the huge piece of fat meat of the Zhengang Sect's leader still made him decide to cooperate with Guan Jun Hou. …

"Ancestor Hong Ling, you are so confident that you really think you can cooperate with the Champion Marquis on an equal footing."

Just when Patriarch Hong Ling was about to say something, a voice came into the Crystal Palace and interrupted him.

Ye Tianming's figure broke through the Xuanbing River and walked into the Crystal Palace from the surface of the Xuanbing River. As he walked, he said to Patriarch Hong Ling: "Guanjun Hou is much more powerful than you think. It is too easy for him to kill you. If you cooperate with him, your fate will be the same as that of the Divine Eagle King, and you will become his servant."

Ye Tianming looked at the Bingpo Yuanzhu on the crystal palace and said, "This Yuanzhu is quite beautiful. I will accept it."

Then, Ye Tianming took off the Ice Soul Yuanzhu and played with it in his hand.

After the Ice Soul Yuanzhu was taken away by Ye Tianming, the entire Crystal Palace began to shake, the light curtain began to collapse, and the water from the Xuanbing River began to flow back in. However, the Ice Soul Yuanzhu in Ye Tianming's hand then began to release thick icy air, forming a solid ice dome that blocked the lake water.

At the same time, the soul imprint within the Ice Soul Yuan Pearl was constantly breaking, and even the Ice Soul Yuan Pearl began to be gradually controlled by Ye Tianming, and the control was being transferred from Ancestor Hong Ling to Ye Tianming.

"Who are you? Stop what you are doing."

"Yuan Bing Explodes!"

As the master of the entire crystal palace, Patriarch Hong Ling naturally felt that someone was trying to refine his magic weapon, and hurriedly launched the forbidden method of the water palace to fight back and prevent Ye Tianming from continuing to refine it.

Thick ice crystal fog emerged from the crystal palace, and the icy air filled the entire crystal palace. It was as if the ice age had descended here. The ice crystal fog condensed into large chunks of ice cones, which constantly made crackling sounds, like ice exploding in a glacier.

The power contained in each ice cone can disintegrate a person, can pierce through the body of a martial arts grandmaster, and completely freeze the human body for hundreds of years. The ice cones shot towards Ye Tianming in the air like icy swords.

"Don't play such little tricks, let's do something serious!" Ye Tianming snapped his fingers, blasting hundreds of ice cones in the air.

Ancestor Hong Ling looked at the power displayed by Ye Tianming and said viciously: "So you are a master who has survived the thunder tribulation. No wonder you dare to break into the Crystal Palace alone. But do you think you can be so arrogant in front of me just because you have survived the thunder tribulation?"

"It seems that I, the ancestor, have not appeared in the world for too long, and the world has forgotten my reputation. Anyone who dares to show off in front of me is simply courting death."

"Boy, I will extract your soul and burn it with magic fire for a hundred years to show the world what happens when you offend me."

Countless streams of icy air surged out from the body of Ancestor Hong Ling, forming an ice dragon, which roared at Ye Tianming with its fangs and claws bared.

"Go die for me, ancestor!"

(End of this chapter)