After sitting silently on top of the Great Snow Mountain for a while, Shu Han turned to Shangguan Ruolin and scratched his head, saying, "Senior, let's go. After sitting for a while, I feel like my butt is about to freeze off."

Shangguan Ruolin was startled and immediately said, "Shu Han, there's something strange about the place where the Millennium Snow Lotus is rooted! Dig up this area!"

Understanding her, Shu Han immediately stood up and began to dig with his Black Claw.

After removing layers of ice and snow, they exposed thick permafrost and rocks. Shu Han concentrated his Black Claw and dug down, only to find the permafrost extraordinarily hard. Furthermore, the deeper they dug, the more pressing the cold became.

Shu Han and Shangguan Ruolin exchanged glances; there was definitely something at play beneath them.

So, Shu Han used his Black Claw and Pursuing Sword together to strike. The two magic treasures hitting the permafrost were like striking black iron, even sparks flew out occasionally.

Under Shu Han's persistent digging, finally, a blue light emerged from the bottom of the pit. A piece of crystal clear blue ice revealed a corner within the dark permafrost.

Shu Han didn't dare to touch it with his hand. He used his Black Claw to hold it and pulled it out of the pit.

Holding the blue ice in his Black Claw, Shu Han immediately felt a chill transferred to him through the Black Energy, causing him to shiver. The temperature of the entire peak also drastically dropped with the emergence of the blue ice.

The crystal clear blue ice reflected dazzling blue light in the sunlight. Shu Han asked in surprise, "Senior, what is this? My divine sense will freeze when it gets close to this thing."

Shangguan Ruolin stared at the blue ice and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the legendary Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice!" She couldn't help but laugh, "Well, well, no wonder a mere Millennium Snow Lotus has such a capability to control the weather. It turns out that it is leveraging this Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice to increase its power!"

Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice!

Shu Han gazed at the blue ice, asking, "What's so special about this Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice?"

Shangguan Ruolin leisurely said, "Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice was initially just an ordinary piece of ice. However, after being buried in the extreme cold for tens of thousands of years, it gradually transformed into this rare blue ice. As for its specific uses, I only know a few. I heard that the Eternal Night Palace in the extreme south excels in using this kind of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice. Their high-ranking cultivators use Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice to create their life-bound magic treasures, combined with their extreme cold cultivation method, their power is formidable."

Shu Han became excited, holding up the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice, and said, "I was just worrying about not having materials to cast my life-bound magic treasure, and here it comes!"

"No!" Shangguan Ruolin quickly stopped him, saying, "You'd better not use this Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice to cast your life-bound magic treasure. The material for a life-bound magic treasure not only needs to be rare, but it also needs to match your own cultivation method. I see your method is not of the extreme Yin or cold type, so it's not appropriate to use Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice. There will be more suitable materials in the future. Also, don't you think this piece of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice is too small?"

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Shu Han scratched his head, "But Senior, casting a life-bound magic treasure would be of great help to my future actions. As for the compatibility issue, I don't have any background, encountering such divine material is already considered lucky, I don't strive for perfection."

Shangguan Ruolin suddenly kicked him, puffing up in anger, and said, "Who says you don't have a background? In the future, I am your background! Once I restore my strength, won't there be other better materials for you to cast your life-bound magic treasure?"

Seeing Shangguan Ruolin's serious face, Shu Han couldn't help but laugh.

Upon seeing Shu Han grinning at her, Shangguan Ruolin blushed and stammered, "What... are you laughing at?"

Shu Han said, "I will follow all the arrangements made by Senior."

Hearing Shu Han's absolute trust in her, a sweet feeling welled up in Shangguan Ruolin's heart. Then Shu Han asked, "What are we going to do with this Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice now?"

Shangguan Ruolin extended her little hand and said, "Lend me your cultivation."

Without hesitation, Shu Han held Shangguan Ruolin's small hand, and the magic power flowed from him to her. Shangguan Ruolin's cultivation gradually returned to the Foundation Establishment stage, and her figure began to return to normal, the enchantingly beautiful woman stood in the world again.

Holding Shangguan Ruolin's delicate hand, looking at her exquisite and beautiful face, Shu Han couldn't help but be in a daze.

Shangguan Ruolin gave him a glance and said, "What are you looking at? Give this Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice to me quickly!"

"Ah...yes!"

The Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice fell into Shangguan Ruolin's other hand, she made seal formations with both hands. One by one, golden characters emerged from her fingertips, inscribed on the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice. Soon, these characters glowed brilliantly, suppressing the cold aura emanating from it.

At this moment, a beautiful jade bracelet coalesced around Shangguan Ruolin's left wrist. The fine silk threads emanating from the bracelet were her life-bound magic treasure, the Six Harmonies Silk Bracelet.

Under Shangguan Ruolin's command, the silk threads automatically wove into a long rope, strung the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice into a pendant, and made it into a jade ornament.

Shangguan Ruolin walked over to Shu Han with the jade ornament, stretched out her arms around Shu Han's neck, and put the ornament on him.

At this moment, Shu Han couldn't help but feel his heart pounding, he asked, "Senior... what is this..."

The moment the pendant hung on his neck, Shu Han immediately felt a surge of cold spreading from his chest, shaking his entire body, and causing him to tremble.

Seeing this, Shangguang Ruolin immediately said, "Bear with it. This is a method I learned from the Eternal Night Palace. It uses the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice to refine your body. If you wear this pendant for a long time, over time, you will be able to refine a Heavenly Cold Body. By then, not only will you not fear extremely cold cultivation methods, but you will also be immune to all poisons."

Shu Han curled up, his teeth were chattering.

"Senior, I fear that I will perish from this cold before I complete my cultivation of the Heavenly Cold Body."

A faint, mirthful laugh escaped Shangguan Ruolin as she delicately covered her mouth. "The Eternal Night Palace has a bed of ten-thousand-year-old ice, devoid of any sealing spell, yet they recline upon it just the same. I hear, though, it seems only those in the Core Formation stage are eligible to rest on that icy bed..."

Ice crystals had begun to form on Shu Han's lips. "But senior... I am merely at the early stages of Foundation Establishment."

Caught off guard, Shangguan Ruolin replied, chuckling, "It matters not. With the seal I've applied, no harm will come to your body. It is merely a process of adaptation. However, the initial stages are indeed trying. Should you fail to endure..."

Biting her lip, Shangguan Ruolin enveloped Shu Han in her arms, whispering, "I can assist you." As Shu Han held the delicate body in his arms, he swallowed hard, stuttering out, "That's enough, senior. With your embrace, I feel warmth creeping in..."

But Shangguan Ruolin did not release her hold, resting her head on Shu Han's shoulder, She murmured, "In the future, cease to call me senior. To be addressed so continuously, I feel as if you've aged me."

Shu Han: You are hundreds of years older than me...