Wang Junze's reaction was quick enough, but he still couldn't control the falling momentum.

Because the ice walls around were too smooth, even the sword edge couldn't pierce into them, only breaking through a thin layer of surface ice. Fortunately, in any case, this thin layer still provided some slowing effect. Although still falling, the speed was much slower, not completely out of control.

"Splash!"

A few dozen breaths later, Wang Junze suddenly felt himself plunge into water, and before he could react, an extreme coldness assaulted him!

This chill was at least ten times stronger than outside, even with Wang Junze's strength, his body couldn't help but start to shiver under such extreme cold. The most terrifying thing was that when Wang Junze tried to circulate his True Qi to dispel the cold, he suddenly found that the speed of his True Qi flow had become extremely slow, ten times slower than normal!

Fortunately, Wang Junze's physical body had been tempered. After a brief loss of control, he forcefully regained control over his body.

Moreover, the water pool beneath the ice cave was not deep, only a little over a meter, just up to his waist, soon allowing Wang Junze to stand steadily.

The next moment, another splash sounded beside him, clearly everyone else had fallen down from above.

"Brother!"

Hearing a somewhat weak voice, Wang Junze abruptly turned his head and saw Xin'er emerge from the water, her face pale, her whole body shivering uncontrollably, seeming unable even to stand properly.

"Xin'er, how are you?"

Suddenly embracing Xin'er, Wang Junze asked incredulously.

Though the pool was extremely cold, Xin'er was, after all, a Refining Spirit practitioner; logically, the cold that he could withstand shouldn't have overwhelmed Xin'er.

"Brother, there's something wrong with this pool water, the coldness invades the body, freezing the meridians... I practice the Fire Element Cultivation Technique here, I can't circulate my True Qi at all." Leaning against Wang Junze, Xin'er spoke with difficulty.

Startled, Wang Junze realized that this pool water was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

Moreover, his ability to endure was due to his already tempered physique, but most importantly, it was the significant advantage brought by the Hundred Meridians Opening!

For him, it merely delayed the speed of True Qi circulation, but for others, if their meridians were not wide enough and had not achieved a perfect Great Cycle, their True Qi circulation might slow to an almost stagnant pace.

Looking around instinctively, Wang Junze noticed that the state of others seemed no better than Xin'er's; even though most were Refining God Powerhouses, they were all shivering uncontrollably.

"Ice Crystal, everyone refine the Ice Crystal Power, it can alleviate the cold!"

Suddenly, Lin Tong's voice rang out, and the next moment, everyone who reacted hurriedly took out Ice Crystals and started refining.

Even Xin'er dared not hesitate, taking out an Ice Crystal from her belongings to refine.

Although she hadn't purposefully stored Ice Crystals, Xin'er had previously killed many Ice Crystal Tigers, so she naturally had some Ice Crystals at hand. As everyone began refining them, their auras gradually stabilized.

Only now did Wang Junze breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Taking this opportunity, he began to survey the surrounding environment.

The lighting here was dim, with all light sources coming from some pearl-like objects embedded in the nearby ice walls, emitting a faint white glow!

This ice cave was very deep. Looking up from here, it was about two to three hundred meters to the cave entrance. The surrounding area was slightly larger than the entrance, almost a hundred meters in range, but all around were smooth ice walls, with no route for climbing unless one was a Heaven-Stepping Powerhouse capable of flight; it was impossible to return the way they came.

Looking at the water around the pool, there was no other exit either.

The key point was that this was not the previously hypothesized entrance to some deep part of relics, but possibly a special training ground, or even... a prison!

In a split second, many thoughts flashed through Wang Junze's mind, and it was clear to him now that the battle marks and bloodstains near the ice cave entrance above were likely deliberately left by Jing Yuan to mislead him.

But... how did Jing Yuan know this was a trap?

Stela!

With a flash of insight, Wang Junze recalled the stela next to the ice cave entrance, with inscriptions carved on it.

Wang Junze and his group didn't recognize these inscriptions, but that didn't mean others wouldn't; at the very least... Su Yuwei recognized this script!

In that case, there's a high possibility Jing Yuan also recognized the script.

And those inscriptions on the stela might record the situation of this ice cave itself.

If so, Jing Yuan used this information advantage and Wang Junze's eagerness to catch up with them to set a trap and mislead him into the ice cave, which would be unsurprising.

Ultimately, it was his own impatience; had he calmed down and thought it over, it would not have been difficult to realize that the entrance to the depths of the relics shouldn't be such an obviously problematic ice cave.

However, thinking about it now was meaningless; the most important thing was... how to escape this ice cave!

"No, there's a restriction at the entrance, with a stone tablet warning... This shouldn't be a dead end!"

Forcing himself to calm down, Wang Junze soon noticed something unusual.

The water in the pool was flowing!

The water here wasn't stagnant but flowing, albeit very slowly.

With a slight shift in thought, Wang Junze realized the only way out might be hidden under the water; following the water flow could lead them out. However, the water was too cold, diving in to find an exit posed significant risks!

What's more, Wang Junze wasn't the only one trapped here, and getting everyone out was naturally much more difficult.

"What on earth is this cursed place?"

In this short time, some had already refined Ice Crystal Power, stabilized their breath, and cursed angrily.

"How are you, can Ice Crystal Power resist the extreme cold of the pool water?"

Wang Junze asked the others solemnly.

Honestly, Wang Junze was also cold to the point of being unsustainable, but instinctively, he still thought that refining Ice Crystals might not be a good thing, so he endured, intending to ask others before making a decision.

"It can resist the cold in the pool water, but... the meridians will still be eroded, and the more Ice Crystal Power absorbed, the more severely the meridians are blocked... It's just a palliative measure."

Next, Lin Tong opened his eyes and explained solemnly.

As expected!

With a slight movement in his heart, Wang Junze realized that using Ice Crystals was somewhat like cheating; if relying on Ice Crystals alone could resolve the danger, that would be too easy.

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