The group hadn't reacted yet.

In the next moment.

They saw the woman in purple slightly raise her hand.

Everyone present suddenly felt an unprecedented, powerful pressure. It was the transition between spring and summer, yet a chilling cold stream descended from the skies and swept past everyone.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Whoever was shrouded by this cold stream was unable to escape, freezing in place, maintaining their pose from when they were alive!

Yuwen Dong, Shi Hongzhang, and Ying Liquan, no matter how fast, were still slower than the cold descending from the heavens!

Swish!

The wind howled as the cold swept in.

The cold actually transformed mid-air into wind blades and frost swords, materializing, and slashed towards the three!

The three turned pale with fright, frantically circulating their Inner Qi to the limit, each wielding a sword and stabbing out with a long spear.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The weapons of the three collided with the wind blades and frost swords in mid-air.

With a crisp sound, the weapons forged from steel by the three completely shattered!

This was not the end!

Just this brief contact caused them to terrifyingly discover that their Inner Qi could no longer circulate through their meridians, and their blood was completely frozen!

A layer of frost rapidly formed on the surface of their bodies!

The coldness penetrated their organs, limbs, and bones!

Their hearts stopped beating.

In the next moment, the consciousness of the three fell into endless darkness.

Under Chen Tang's gaze, the three hadn't managed to escape far before they fell from mid-air, becoming a pile of ice, scattered across the ground.

The majority of Yuwen Dong's forces, too, froze at the entrance of the valley, covered in frost, completely motionless.

Even their expressions were perfectly preserved, be it terrified, ferocious, bewildered, or shocked…

All captured in that prior instant.

In this sunny weather, this scene was somewhat eerie, and even more shocking!

Everyone was dead!

The woman in purple merely glanced casually and raised her hand to kill so many people!

Only the soldiers at the back of the force who hadn't followed immediately were spared by fortune from this calamity.

This group witnessed the scene from afar, scared out of their wits, and fled madly without looking back.

The woman in purple was expressionless, having killed thousands as if she had done something trivial.

"Wait for me here."

The woman in purple said to Lu Qing, then her figure flashed.

She leapt over the heads of many ice sculptures, disappearing into the air, vanishing before Chen Tang in a blink!

Chen Tang clicked his tongue silently.

From what he understood of this world, no matter how advanced the Lightweight Skill, it still required a bit of leverage.

But the woman in purple's methods had completely surpassed his comprehension!

Flying in the Sky?

What level of cultivation would this take?

"What is your aunt's realm?"

Chen Tang couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know."

Lu Qing shook her head and said, "When I was little, I stayed here for a few days and didn't understand anything at the time; I was just playing and didn't ask about these things."

The two didn't wait long here, about an hour or so, before the woman in purple returned.

"Yunyan is injured, fell from the waterfall, and disappeared."

The woman in purple said, "You should stay here for now."

Lu Yunyan was actually Madam Lu; to avoid trouble, Lu Qing used her mother's surname.

Lu Qing asked again, "Aunt, what about my father?"

"I don't know."

The woman in purple replied calmly, seeming unconcerned.

Lu Qing's eyes dimmed.

Although they had repelled their pursuers, her parents' fate was unknown, and their whereabouts unclear, leaving her worried and anxious.

"Why are you not leaving?"

The woman in purple turned her gaze to Chen Tang, coldly asking.

Chen Tang was worried for Lu Qing, fearing she'd encounter some issue alone here, so he stayed with her.

He hadn't planned to linger long here; seeing the woman in purple's unfriendly tone, he said to Lu Qing, "I'm leaving now."

Lu Qing knew that keeping Chen Tang here, facing her aunt, might be even more dangerous, so she didn't hold him back, just nodded.

Being with the woman in purple always gave Chen Tang a sense of unease.

Even after leaving the valley, the feeling did not dissipate.

A breeze blew, and Chen Tang couldn't help but shiver.

Without thinking much, he headed towards Martial General Mountain.

Xinping Zen Temple is located in the heart of Martial General Mountain, solemn and spacious, covering a vast area with a conspicuous gate visible even at the mountain's base.

Chen Tang didn't see where Xiping Temple was, intending to ask the novice monk at Xinping Zen Temple.

"Dear patron, if you wish to enter the temple, please relinquish your weapons."

Before the mountain gate, two young novice monks stood guard on either side, one pressing his palms together, smiling at Chen Tang.

Chen Tang said, "I'm not going in; I just want to ask where Xiping Temple is."

"Xiping Temple?"

The two novice monks had peculiar expressions. One said, "That temple has been abandoned for years. If you wish to make offerings, you can only come to Xinping Zen Temple."

The other novice monk looked Chen Tang over carefully, saying, "I see the patron's complexion is poor; could you have caught a chill?"

Chen Tang was slightly startled.

His journey indeed felt inexplicably chilly, unlike his usual self.

Upon hearing the novice monk's remark, a cold sensation arose within him, spreading throughout his body, and he shivered again.

"Could you kindly, little master, tell me how to reach Xiping Temple?"

Chen Tang was startled by his own voice.

It trembled uncontrollably, his teeth chattering.

"Follow this small road south, and you'll see Xiping Temple."

The novice monk, frightened by the pallor and purple lips of Chen Tang, quickly pointed in a direction.

"Th-Thank you."

Chen Tang thanked, breath visible as cold mist upon speaking!

Alarmed, he awoke from his daze, realizing there was something seriously wrong with his body!

What was going on?

Had he been impacted by the residual effects of the woman in purple's battle, suffering hidden injuries?

Chen Tang immediately entered the Divine Illumination State, introspecting within, checking himself.

This inspection left him in shock.

His blood flow was extremely sluggish, with faint icy crystals condensing inside, nearly freezing!

Each breath exhaled a large amount of cold air.

Chen Tang strained to keep his eyes open, struggling to stay conscious, stumbling south.

Over time, the cold in his body became more pronounced, a fine layer of frost even forming on his eyebrows and hair, with his hands and feet long devoid of sensation.

Luckily, he had unlocked the Mud Pill, with his Divine Soul residing firmly, allowing him to maintain some clarity.

Otherwise, he might have collapsed earlier, freezing by the roadside!

Chen Tang pressed on with sheer willpower.

It was unclear how long had passed, as cold permeated ever deeper, nearly entering the Mud Pill.

Chen Tang's vision gradually blurred.

A dilapidated temple seemed to emerge ahead, its gate partially ajar.

Chen Tang, unstable and nearly rigid, still staggered towards the temple.

At the entrance, he tried to lift his foot to enter, but his leg would not budge, collapsing at the temple's door, losing consciousness.

"Amitabha."

Before passing out, Chen Tang seemed to hear a chant beside his ear.

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