Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 1897 - 1879: Chu Meng’s Confusion

"What’s strange about it? My master sealed me before, and I only recently woke up. With such heaven-reaching means, couldn’t the master seal himself? It’s really rare and strange!" The Annihilation Three-Eyed Beast explained to Fang Yan.

"Why did Emperor Hong Bing build Myriad Ice City and seal you here?" Fang Yan felt his head was about to explode. An Earth Immortal Realm expert from the Ancient Era was still alive—who would believe it? But since the Annihilation Three-Eyed Beast said it, it must be true. If Emperor Hong Bing were truly gone, the Annihilation Three-Eyed Beast would surely know.

Thus, Fang Yan swiftly changed the topic to Myriad Ice City. He couldn’t understand why Emperor Hong Bing would build such a city if he were still alive. It had made him think Emperor Hong Bing had long since died!

"The master built Myriad Ice City for the sake of inheritance. Only those with fate can come here, and they must defeat me to obtain the inheritance. This was the master’s command to me. As for where the master went, I don’t know, but the master is definitely not dead now!" The Annihilation Three-Eyed Beast explained, looking dejected. He really missed Emperor Hong Bing, but the emperor had left him here and disappeared, and he couldn’t find him.

"So it was... all for inheritance..." Fang Yan was truly speechless now. He hadn’t expected things to develop this way. To establish such a Myriad Ice City just for inheritance—what a grand gesture from Emperor Hong Bing!

After a long time of shock, Fang Yan returned to a normal state and asked, "Your master mentioned in the inheritance that if you wanted to follow me, you could. What’s your meaning?"

Fang Yan deliberately brought this up out of self-interest. As an undercover agent, his identity was bound to be exposed sooner or later, and when that happened, he would likely become the public enemy of the entire Eternal Joy Immortal Realm. Therefore, the more powerful allies he had, the better. The Annihilation Three-Eyed Beast possessed such strength that if it weren’t for Fang Yan’s happenstance encounter with him, even a late-stage Earth Immortal Realm expert would be no match. Having such a Demon Beast on his side would be invaluable, especially after Emperor Hong Bing had left instructions about this.

However, despite Fang Yan’s hopes, things didn’t turn out the way he imagined.

"I’m not leaving. I’ll stay here in Myriad Ice City, waiting for my master," the Annihilation Three-Eyed Beast shook his head. The outside world held no allure for him. Whether outside or here, it’s all about cultivation, just in different environments for sleeping. His only desire is to wait for his master, not wanting Emperor Hong Bing to return one day and find him absent.

"Since that’s the case, I won’t insist. Until we meet again." Hearing the Annihilation Three-Eyed Beast’s words, Fang Yan looked at him with admiration. He honestly hadn’t expected the Annihilation Three-Eyed Beast to be so loyal, enduring solitude just to wait for Emperor Hong Bing—a loyalty unmatched by any human.

Having said that, Fang Yan turned to wander around Myriad Ice City since he had already received the inheritance from Emperor Hong Bing. With all restrictions in Myriad Ice City nullified, he wasn’t particularly interested in the city’s other treasures, but he was keen on the place housing books. He spent three entire days in the ice hall dedicated to storing books...

During those three days, Fang Yan wasn’t looking for cultivation technique manuals but reading various chronicles from the Ancient Era. This allowed him to gain a lot of knowledge. From the books, he learned that Earth in the Ancient Era had countless powerful beings, with several hundred in the Earth Immortal Realm. What a concept!

Yet in today’s records, only about a dozen Earth Immortal Realm experts are documented. Evidently, a portion of the records is missing. Due to the vast passage of time, no one knows what transpired then. However, on the third day, by chance, Fang Yan came across a piece of paper with the term "Origin of All Immortals" on it—standing alone, with no words linked to it, it piqued Fang Yan’s curiosity about what this "Origin of All Immortals" was.

But after scouring through every book in the room, he found no further mention of this term, which only deepened his confusion. Ultimately, he had to set aside his curiosity and leave. However, he didn’t forget to pack all the books into his Space Ring before departing.

Fang Yan lingered in Myriad Ice City for another two days, exploring every part of it. To his disappointment, the city seemed like a ghost town. Only Myriad Ice Tower held some noteworthy items on each floor—all of which further confirmed that Myriad Ice City wasn’t Emperor Hong Bing’s residence but a place meant for passing on the Nine Ice Divine Control Technique.

Having explored Myriad Ice City, just as he was about to leave, he remembered something and sought out the Annihilation Three-Eyed Beast again to learn more about the fifth layer of the Ice Abyss. Initially, he wanted to see what it had to offer, but one sentence from the Annihilation Three-Eyed Beast completely quashed his idea.

According to the Annihilation Three-Eyed Beast, Emperor Hong Bing had ventured into the fifth layer but only stayed for one two-hour period before exiting. That was a place even Emperor Hong Bing dared not linger. About its contents, Emperor Hong Bing had never spoken a word.

In such circumstances, if even Emperor Hong Bing dared not linger, then going there would be tantamount to seeking death. Fang Yan was not so arrogant as to think himself mightier than Emperor Hong Bing. After a quick farewell to the Annihilation Three-Eyed Beast, Fang Yan left Myriad Ice City alone...

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While Fang Yan wrestled with grasping the Nine Ice Divine Control Technique within the Myriad Ice Tower, much was happening in the Immortal-Slaying Secret Realm and Earth’s Secular World. Cultivators were continuously being slaughtered. Upon discovering this, the Holy Wind Sect immediately launched an offensive to hunt down the perpetrators.

With Lin Feng’s prior instructions, the Inner Pavilion Elders mobilized to quash these miscreants. Upon encountering them, they quickly confirmed that these intruders were indeed from the Immortal Realm, dispatched to resolve issues here. Thus, without further ado, battle ensued.

Initially, the Immortal Realm envoys believed that, with their strength, they’d steamroll over Earth. However, after clashing with the Inner Pavilion Elders, they realized that this was far from the truth. Earth’s inhabitants were far from weak; indeed, they were mightier than imagined. What’s more frustrating was that the hunters had become the hunted, now pursued by the Holy Wind Sect’s Elders worldwide.

Within just three days, the Elders rounded up all intruders from the Immortal Realm and strictly controlled them. Once this was done, they took time to interrogate the captives and discovered the precise location of their teleportation formations. The Elders then began deliberations on how to proceed.

Initially, they considered destroying these formations, following Lin Feng’s directive. However, after some discussion, they reasoned that since the formations could only transport limited numbers at a time, it might be better to keep them under surveillance. When someone arrived, they could eliminate them, thus draining the opponent’s forces gradually, reducing future pressures during the human-Immortal war.

Upon reporting this plan to Lin Feng, he concurred but emphasized one point: the Elders should be ever vigilant. Any person from the Immortal Realm was to be slain without hesitation!

Thus, a bloody slaughter began between the Immortal-Slaying Secret Realm and Earth’s Secular World. Yet, its effects were negligible; ordinary people in the Secular World had no inkling of the unfolding events. Only the cultivators within the Immortal-Slaying Secret Realm were aware that war had commenced. While, for now, only the Inner Pavilion Elders had intervened, many cultivators grew anxious and began frantically cultivating.

Seeing how smoothly matters were progressing, Lin Feng felt no rush to act. He often spent time observing starlight from atop the Ice Mountain, wandering the extreme cold of Antarctica, embracing all that nature offered. He aspired to grasp insights sooner—once he reached his master’s level, the human-Immortal war could become that much easier...

Among the women, after Leng Mei, Ding Wan’er, Qian Duoduo, Mao Rongrong, and Ye Xiaoyu were all admitted. Yet the smartest of them, Chu Meng, hadn’t been. This situation left Chu Meng bewildered, wondering why her intelligence was a hindrance to entering.

Helpless, she sought Lin Feng’s help, calling him to her side.

"Junior brother, why can all the other sisters enter, but I can’t?" Chu Meng asked Lin Feng earnestly, truly anxious to understand the matter.

"Actually, it’s quite simple." Seeing Chu Meng’s worried expression, Lin Feng smiled gently. "They have no other matters to attend to, focusing entirely on comprehending the Ice Power. Meanwhile, each day you must spend hours handling Cloud Fund matters, subconsciously dividing your attention and preventing you from focusing on cultivation. Naturally, you can’t gain entry in a short time. Cultivation is inherently a defiance of the natural order—without dedication, how can you achieve progress? So, your predicament is normal."

"Ah... so that’s what it is..."

Upon hearing Lin Feng’s explanation, Chu Meng was dumbfounded. She hadn’t considered this to be the reason, but upon reflection, Lin Feng’s words made sense. She indeed was distracted, but it wasn’t entirely her fault; Cloud Fund couldn’t operate without her, and so many people’s livelihoods depended on it, she couldn’t just neglect it entirely.