Chapter 133: The Twelve Spirit Pattern Pillars
On the deep ice land at the bottom of the Arctic Mountain Range.
The ice peaks stood, and the ice glaciers never melted. A cruel, cold energy covered this place and caused it to be frozen without life.
Qin Lie was sitting on the top of a small glacier like a statue made from ice as he studied the frost picture scroll inside the Soul Suppressing Orb with his eyes closed. He was feeling the cold essence in the picture scroll and silently understanding the changes inside his dantian’s spirit sea.
In the early stages of the Natal Opening Realm, the spirit sea would form three Natal Palaces. Only when the three Natal Palaces were all filled with power would one have the qualifications to create new Natal Palaces and step into the middle stage of the Natal Opening Realm.
At present, he had not comprehended the core of the frost concept, but whenever he studied the frost picture scroll inside the Soul Suppressing Orb, the two Natal Palaces inside him would absorb the icy energies of this icy land which would condense into cold spirit energy and gather in his Natal Palaces.
Of the three Natal Palaces, one was filled with furious lightning and thunder while the other two were extremely cold, filled with a special cold energy.
“For the middle stage of the Natal Opening Realm, I will need to create three more Natal Palaces…”
An unknown amount of time later, Qin Lie opened his eyes. His gaze was bone-chillingly cold as he quietly murmured with a creased brow, “If I can’t comprehend the essence of the frost picture scroll, I can’t grasp the method of channeling frost power. Consequently, I can’t use the power of the two frost Natal Palaces. This might possibly… become a chain on me. If I cannot break this restraint, I will be unable to create new Natal Palaces and break through to the middle stage.”
What entered his eyes were the cruel and cold glaciers. Within them were ancient spirit beasts that were frozen inside.
“Are these spirit beasts… dead or alive?” A thought suddenly rose in Qin Lie’s mind. He looked at the shadows of the enormous spirit beasts inside the glaciers and couldn’t help but feel coldness. “If the ice here melted, I wonder if these ancient spirit beasts, which have been frozen for so many years, would open their eyes?”
When he thought of this, Qin Lie’s expression became grave. Then, as he looked at the colossal spirit beasts inside the glaciers, he felt a sliver of uncertainty.
Within the scope of his knowledge, these enormous spirit beasts that were like little mountains must possess immeasurable power.
“Rank Five? Rank Six? Or Rank Seven?
He didn’t dare to imagine it, nor did he dare to imagine which force on this continent could stand up against these spirit beasts if they woke up. Who would face the onslaught of these terrifying spirit beasts?
“They should be dead…”
After reassuring himself, he estimated the time. He took out the Eye of Frost and activated the crux.
The cold energy wrapped around him as though it was intelligent. With a strong wave of dizziness, his figure slowly disappeared.
Ten seconds later, he appeared inside a little yard in Armament City. Then, he put away the Eye of Frost and took his spirit tablets, spirit stones, and clothing with him as he walked to Armament Sect’s outer sect.
This was the third day and also the day he was to go to Armament Sect to report in.
“Sir, who are you?” questioned two guards in front of the sect gates of Armament Sect.
“Qin Bing, reporting in,” responded Qin Lie as he stood at the gates of Armament Sect.
“What is your number?”
“Two hundred and thirty.”
“Two hundred and thirty?” A guard froze and then suddenly chuckled. He nodded and said, “Go in, someone will take you to your residence.”
Qin Lie nodded aloofly.
A while later, an outer sect disciple of Armament Sect lead Qin Lie past beautiful buildings to Flame Volcano’s base.
Rows of stone towers made from limestone stood at the base of Flame Volcano. In addition, there was a large lake in the center of the crowd of towers. The lake water was clear enough that the bottom could be seen with many fish swimming around.
There was a circular plaza beside the lake that was paved in limestone, and twelve stone pillars stood above that very plaza. There were many exquisite patterns and diagrams of flora and fauna carved on the pillars which appeared extremely beautiful and seemed to hold a special meaning.
Many outer sect disciples of Armament Sect were scattered around the pillars on the plaza as they focused on the diagrams on the stone pillars. They seemed to be concentrating on inscribing something with the spirit tablets on their hands…
After Qin Lie came over, he also looked at the inscriptions on the stone pillars. His eyes lit up and he thought, “Are these also spirit diagrams?”
“What are you looking at?” The outer sect disciple leading Qin Lie had a cl