Chapter 150: Ice Soul Gu Awakens

In an instant, Lin Jing saw the Cold Pond that Divine Pine had mentioned.

The pond’s surface was calm and ripple-less, like a giant mirror. Cold air rose slowly from the bottom, forming a thin layer of icy mist that swirled over the water, lending the pond a touch of Immortal Qi.

Holding the Dragon Carp, Lin Jing dove headfirst into the Cold Pond. As he swam deeper, the temperature plummeted rapidly. However, it had little effect on Lin Jing. Not even mentioning the warmth provided by the Dragon Carp, Lin Jing’s Ice Soul Physique alone granted him an extremely high resistance to the cold!

Thud. After an unknown amount of time, Lin Jing felt as if he were falling from a celestial pond. Enveloped in pond water, he landed heavily on the ground. The surrounding temperature suddenly underwent a qualitative change; even someone with an Ice Soul Physique like Lin Jing began to feel the chill.

He quickly looked up at the sky and saw that the bottom of the pond had become a celestial pool above him. He was currently inside a massive Ice-Snow Grotto, surrounded by piles of ice stones. The cold was bone-chilling, piercing straight into his Soul. Upon entering this place, he even felt the Ice Soul Gu, which was under the Divine Wood Seal, stir slightly.

“Bo!!!” Upon arriving here, even the Dragon Carp, which had previously been indifferent to the cold, began to shiver. Seeing this, Lin Jing threw it directly back into the Cold Pond above, saying, “You train in the pond water until you no longer fear the cold.”

“A descendant of a Fire Qilin being afraid of the cold is truly unseemly.”

The Dragon Carp glanced at Lin Jing, feeling that for Lin Jing to talk about attributes while ignoring the actual temperature values was simply being a rogue.

Having settled the Dragon Carp, Lin Jing exhaled a breath of white mist and observed his surroundings, saying, “Anyone below the Golden Core stage without a special Physique would likely freeze to death quickly upon entering this place.”

“Freezing to death is the mildest outcome. Even Cultivators with higher cultivation bases will be left with permanent ailments if they stay in a place like this for too long. Alright, hurry up and undo the Seal on that Ice Soul Gu. Let it freely absorb this extreme cold Qi!”

Urged by a Pine Cone that had suddenly popped out, Lin Jing nodded and said, “Then I’ll have to trouble Senior to be my Protector. Also, the great formation you mentioned to deal with the Yin Corpse Sect Cultivators—”

“You don’t need to worry. If he can find this place, I’ll make sure he never returns.” Divine Pine was full of confidence.

Hearing this, Lin Jing closed his eyes and entered the world of the Seal with his consciousness, seeing the Ice Soul Gu bound by layers of trees.

Looking at this giant spider composed entirely of ice and snow, he couldn’t help but sigh with emotion:

“Having you sealed for so long must have been hard on you—wait, you weren’t mistreated in the Dragon Phoenix Cave Heaven either. In your past Reincarnation, you might not have even broken through to the Qi Refining Eleventh Layer.”

“I hope this Foundation Establishment of yours can help me break through to the Qi Refining Twelfth Layer in one go!”

“The Qi Training Stage Thirteenth Layer would be even better!”

Crack.

Under Lin Jing’s release, the divine trees binding the Ice Soul Gu began to withdraw. The giant spider’s entire body was revealed. More and more cold Qi surged from the outside into Lin Jing’s body, which was then passively absorbed by the Ice Soul Gu.

At the same time, the Ice Soul Gu was also continuously emitting cold Qi. The two types of cold Qi were completely different: one was the pure cold Qi nurtured by heaven and earth, while the other was the toxic cold Qi transformed by the Ice Soul Gu.

The latter was more destructive to Lin Jing’s body, but fortunately, a Golden Buddhist Bead inside him could help him absorb most of the Yin-cold energy.

Allowing the Ice Soul Gu to absorb the extreme cold Qi and no longer restricting the growth of its cultivation, its Foundation Establishment was only a matter of time. During this period, Lin Jing didn’t plan to stay idle himself. He took out the hundred flowers immortal honey gifted by the Hundred Flowers Valley and a one-time secret technique Jade Slip he had imprinted. He intended to take this opportunity to practice the Moulting Technique to diminish his sense of presence.

“So fragrant.” The hundred flowers immortal honey truly lived up to its reputation as one of the Ten Great Spiritual Treasures of the Great Wilderness. Lin Jing had only opened the jade bottle and sniffed the fragrance of the golden nectar within when his taste buds, which had long been sealed by the deliciousness of dragon liver and phoenix marrow, showed signs of loosening.

“So fragrant,” a voice spoke out, seemingly in agreement.

Lin Jing nodded, but his expression froze in an instant. This was because the voice just now had not come from Senior Divine Pine, nor from the Pine Leaf Squirrel or the Dragon Carp. His face changed drastically as he quickly sensed inside his body.

Inside his body, in an area filled with ice and snow, a small white ice-crystal spider had already awakened from its slumber.

Lin Jing was shocked. Wasn’t it said that it is difficult for an Ice Soul Gu to awaken before Foundation Establishment? How did it wake up so soon after the Seal was undone?

“Vessel, you smell so good,” the Ice Soul Gu continued to speak.

“So this fellow was saying I smell good.” Black lines appeared on Lin Jing’s forehead.

The sudden awakening of the Ice Soul Gu was beyond Lin Jing’s expectations. Furthermore, he remembered that after the Ten Unique Gu underwent Reincarnation and Rebirth, their memories would be wiped. In other words, this Ice Soul Gu should be considered an “infant” right now.

Yet it actually knew it was the other party’s vessel and could even communicate mentally. Its intelligence was clearly several levels higher than that of the Pine Leaf Squirrel and the Dragon Carp.

“Let me have a bite.” After the Ice Soul Gu finished speaking, it began to crawl around inside Lin Jing’s body. It broke through the ice room and immediately tried to suck Lin Jing’s blood, just like the Mosquito Beast. Seeing this, Lin Jing immediately used the contract power to restrict the Ice Soul Gu.

The Ice Soul Gu was suddenly unable to move. It asked in confusion, “Why are you stopping me?”

“You want to eat my flesh and blood, and you’re asking me why I’m stopping you?”

“But you used my power yet don’t want to give anything in return. Isn’t that very unfair?” the Ice Soul Gu asked.

Lin Jing was stunned. This Ice Soul Gu… was trying to reason with him?

“No means no. Stop thinking about my body.”

“Then undo this strange Restriction and let me go,” the Ice Soul Gu said.

Lin Jing remained silent.

“I say I want to leave, yet you’re unwilling.”

“Not giving the Gu anything to eat but wanting the Gu to work… you’re not being good. We should be mutually beneficial.”

Lin Jing only felt it was eerie. “Were you really just born? This doesn’t sound like something a spider hatchling could say.”

If the Ice Soul Gu possessed such intelligence right from birth, then Lin Jing had to admit that the Bloodline of the Ten Unique Gu was indeed extraordinary.

In comparison, the Dragon Carp, which inherited the Fire Qilin Bloodline, was practically a stupid fish at the beginning.

“I don’t want to reason with you either, but I feel strange Restrictions on my body. You must have done something to me while I was sleeping. It’s hard for me to attack you directly, so I can only reason,” the Ice Soul Gu said.

“If you don’t answer me, I’ll commit suicide. I can be Reborn anyway, but if you lose me, you’ll lose the chance to become a powerhouse.”

“Then please, go ahead.” Lin Jing picked his ear. The Ice Soul Gu fell silent instantly. Lin Jing added with a smile, “A child shouldn’t learn to threaten others like an adult. Although I can’t let you eat my flesh directly, I can give you other things to enjoy.”

The Ice Soul Gu’s mood improved a bit. “I knew that fish in the pond was food prepared for me.”

“I misjudged you, vessel. It smells very good too.”