dispersed with a roar. A powerfully built man with a bushy beard strode forward from the path they automatically cleared.Let me know if you have any other text you'd like translated!There was a hint...The Ice Shadow Clan's location was actually suitable for Lu Xia Tian to cultivate. If the other party didn't interfere too much, or if he didn't need to search for the Fa Jing Immortal Tree, Lu Xia Tian also felt that staying here to cultivate for a while would be acceptable.

Although Bing Qianren said that after successfully refining the Chi Yan Jiuqiao Ice Po Dan, he would let Lu Xiaottian and Lou Yikong leave, his words were just verbal promises. There was no substantial guarantee for Lu Xiaottian and the others. After all, they were currently under house arrest by the Bingying Clan.

Even after the fact, Lu Xia Tian didn't know if the Bing Ying Clan harbored ill intentions. He had personally witnessed the Bing Ying Clan killing other celestial beings, taking their hearts and consuming them. It was clear that these Bing Ying Clan members were not only powerful but also extraordinarily cruel. As for Lu Xia Tian, he had only directly interacted with one of them, Bing Qian Ren, so far.

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Bing Qianren appeared perfectly normal in front of Lu Xiaoteng, her cultivation also seemed unfathomable. But the more so, the more Lu Xiaoteng thought that Bing Qianren had simply cultivated to a certain level and controlled her bloodthirsty greed to a certain extent, or perhaps masked it better. If this were the case, Bing Qianren would be even more frightening.

Over the years that Bing Qianren had imprisoned him, Lu Xia Tian had only two options: diligently cultivate his strength and hope for a miracle. There wasn't much else he could do to escape his predicament.

But right now, Lu Xia Tian suddenly discovered a place that was the only chance he had to escape. Naturally, this made Lu Xia Tian pay more attention to it.

Nearby the twelve ice peaks and snow pools, other Bingying tribe members lurked about. Without special means, Lu Xia Tian would find it difficult to make any small moves under their watchful eyes.

Lu Xia Tian stroked his chin, he could indeed instruct the projection avatar to explore the Bing Lei Hall on the other side. However, the projection avatar's strength was ultimately limited. If it fought the Bing Lei Immortal Guards for too long, it would eventually be exhausted. He couldn't have too high hopes. The key was that he needed more substantial action here.

After a moment of contemplation, Lu Xiaotian's eyes lit up. He then waved his hand, and a faint light curtain rose from all around.

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“What do you intend to do, Mr. Dongfang” As Lu Xia Tian was about to make a move, a shadow emerged from the snow, gradually becoming solid. The other party looked at Lu Xia Tian with suspicion, though they didn’t directly stop him. However, the doubt in their words was unmistakable.

“The birth of Bingji Qi is inherently extremely slow. If it’s not sealed, although there’s a constant flow of Bingji Qi from this Ice Snow Peak Pond, a certain amount also dissipates into the void. By sealing it and reducing its dissipation rate, it greatly benefits my alchemy. Don’t bother me unless you have something important to say. If you have any concerns, go ask Bing Qianren immediately to avoid interrupting my alchemy process and causing a failure. After all, every ingredient for this Chi Yan Nine Cavities Ice Soul Pill is hard-earned.” Lu Xia Tian replied calmly.

“I’ll go consult with someone. Before that, it’s best if Dongfang Dansheng remains completely still. Let’s first lift the current restrictions before discussing anything further.”

There was a hint of coldness and suspicion in Bing Ying's voice. She didn't show the hospitality one would expect from Bing Qian Ren towards Lu Xia Tian, but her attitude made Lu Xia Tian even more vigilant. Not long after Bing Ying left, Bing Qian Ren came over herself to inspect the restrictions Lu Xia Tian had set up. Besides sealing the leakage of his aura, there was nothing malicious or harmful about them. However, the members of the Bing Ying clan outside the restrictions could no longer see what Lu Xia Tian was doing inside. After hearing Lu Xia Tian emphasize the use of alchemy, Bing Qian Ren frowned and agreed.

After all, Lu Xia Tian was refining medicine under the noses of the Bingying Clan. Everywhere he looked, there were layers upon layers of traps and surveillance. Even with his immense abilities, Lu Xia Tian couldn't escape their watchful eyes or concoct anything else. In that case, it might as well be better to let Lu Xia Tian do whatever he pleased.

After receiving Bing Qianren's consent, Lu Xia Tian set up a restriction, encompassing the twelve Bingjiru Xuechi with it. From outside the restriction, even a Golden Immortal-level expert would find it difficult to easily see what was happening inside.

After doing all of this, Lu Xiaoteng once again split a projection clone. At the same time, his main body remained seated and refining pills. Occasionally, a faint, fluctuating thread of dan qi would permeate beyond the restriction under Lu Xiaoteng's deliberate control, so as to let the Ice Shadow clan know that he was constantly refining pills within the restriction. However, they were unaware that while Lu Xiaoteng was refining pills, he was also controlling his projection clone to slowly explore the Ice Crystal Snow Pool.

The power of the Ice Peak's Qi was truly formidable, and even with Lu Xia Tian's projection avatar's strength, it wouldn't be easy to block it easily. The projection avatar's strength was constantly being consumed during the process of infiltrating and exploring the Bingjiu Xuechi. Fortunately, this Bingjiu Xuechi was right before them, so even if there was some consumption, Lu Xia Tian could replenish his power immediately from here.

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However, alchemy was not something that necessarily required Lu Xia Tian to pay a significant amount of immortal essence. Even if he was distracted and divided his attention, it wasn't a particularly difficult task for him.

As long as the glacial qi emanating from the ice peak pool is regularly extracted and injected into the alchemy furnace, even if Lu Xiaoteng's projection avatar begins to explore the ice peak pool, it will not have much impact.

At this time, the Bingying Clan members were isolated outside the barrier and were unaware of Lu Xiaottian's other schemes besides alchemy within. Lu Xiaottian guessed that the Bingying Clan might not know about the hidden world beneath the Twelve Ice Peak Snow Pond, otherwise they wouldn't have used a barrier to separate the inside from the outside.

The projection clone entered the ice peak snow pond. The icy aura from the ice peak pierced deep into the bone marrow, continuously consuming the projection clone's strength. Lu Xiaoteng could only continue to supplement it. Fortunately, refining this blazing nine orifices ice soul pill was extremely time-consuming, otherwise even if Lu Xiaoteng knew that the ice peak snow pond and the Ice Thunder Hall of the Great Sun Immortal Sect were related, he wouldn't have enough time to explore it.

During Lu Xia Tian's alchemy, Bing Qian Ren would come to check outside the restriction every few hours. With Bing Qian Ren's cultivation base, she could sense the faint aura of medicinal energy within the restriction, but she didn't know that this fluctuation was intentional on Lu Xia Tian's part.

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"Having the area sealed off with prohibitions for alchemy, I've consulted with fellow alchemists of the same rank within our clan. According to common sense, there isn't much need for this, and I don't know what this Eastern Alchemist is trying to accomplish." At this time, besides Bing Qianren, there were also several other individuals from the same clan who possessed formidable strength.

"Bing Mo Dan Sheng, my sensing of the dan qi inside is extremely faint, and I can't be sure. You see if there's any problem" Bing Qian Ren looked at another clansman.

"The surging energy within is indeed the Blazing Nine Apertures Ice Soul Pill, there's no doubt about it. This Eastern Saint of Alchemy is indeed refining this pill, otherwise, such energy couldn't be produced." Bing Mo scrutinized for a moment before stating with conviction.

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