Chapter 1792: The Might of the Ape Guard

The Immortal Graveyard Glacier is one of the seven perilous lands of the South Sea. Strictly speaking, it's a vast glacier, perpetually covered in snow, laden with numerous restrictions, and inhabited by many powerful demonic beasts. Deep within the Immortal Graveyard Glacier lie many rare heavenly treasures, seldom seen elsewhere, attracting cultivators to seek them out.

The restrictions and demonic beasts of the Immortal Graveyard Glacier are not easy to deal with. Throughout history, countless cultivators have perished there. Despite this, whenever the Immortal Graveyard Glacier enters a period of weakened restrictions, a large number of cultivators still venture there to search for treasures.

A streak of green light appeared on the horizon. Shortly after, it halted, and its glow receded, revealing a hazy green scroll: the Soaring Dragon Heavenly Scroll. Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, Wang Qingling, and Huangfu Rui stood upon it.

Following Wang Changsheng's gaze, a colossal glacier stretched out below, its end nowhere in sight. The glacier's depths were shrouded in thick white mist and numerous powerful restrictions, making it impossible to ascertain its full extent.

Wang Qingling held a green beast hide, which depicted a topographical map of the Immortal Graveyard Glacier, provided by the Huangfu family.

The Immortal Graveyard Glacier is vast, and this map only documented two-fifths of its area; the remaining three-fifths remained unknown.

"The Immortal Graveyard Glacier's weakened period lasts for more than half a year. Even if the restrictions are somewhat weaker, they can still easily kill Nascent Soul cultivators and even threaten Spirit Transformation cultivators. Otherwise, the treasures of the Immortal Graveyard Glacier would have been taken long ago," Huangfu Rui explained cautiously, looking somewhat uneasy.

"Let's go quickly and return swiftly! Although we have the map, we must still be cautious. Prudence is the better part of valor," Wang Changsheng admonished, performing a hand seal. The Soaring Dragon Heavenly Scroll slowly descended, landing on the glacier.

The moment they landed, a biting cold swept over them. Wang Ruyan flicked her sleeve, and the chill immediately dissipated.

Wang Qingling waved her right hand, and over twenty streaks of white light flew out from her Spirit Beast Orb. These were Snow Apes: seven Fourth-tier Snow Apes and fifteen Third-tier ones. The Snow Ape King was a Mid-grade Fourth-tier beast, equivalent to a Mid-Nascent Soul cultivator. They all wore snowy white battle armor, constructed from countless interlocking white iron plates, with a white lotus pattern on the surface. Wang Qingling took out twenty-two magical artifacts and handed them to the apes. The Snow Ape King wielded a white bludgeon over ten zhang long, while the other Snow Apes used various weapons like sabers, spears, and staffs. These were the Wang family's Ape Guards.

Huangfu Rui was secretly astonished. This force was almost comparable to the Huangfu family's. The Huangfu family had a long heritage, with over ten Fourth-tier spirit beasts within the clan, not to mention individual clan members who possessed Fourth-tier spirit beasts. In time, the Wang family might truly catch up to the Huangfu family.

The twenty-two Snow Apes led the way, with the Third-tier Snow Apes forming the vanguard in a pyramid formation. Having grown up on the glacier, they were highly familiar with the environment and could easily respond to any anomalies. Wang Changsheng and the other three followed closely, their pace unhurried. A line of deep footprints marked their path, but soon, dense snowflakes concealed them. After a while, the four of them vanished into the vast snowy expanse, as if they had never been there.

Three days later, in a valley with pathways extending in all directions, twenty-two Snow Apes were fiercely battling over twenty entirely white spiders. These white spiders had remarkably small heads and bulging abdomens, giving them a somewhat comical appearance. They were Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders. Wang Changsheng and the other three stood by, not intervening.

Wang Qingling held a white command flag, emblazoned with a white ape motif. She waved the flag, issuing a series of commands. It was not an issue for cultivators to control a few spirit beasts simultaneously, but controlling over twenty and expecting timely responses was impossible without extensive training.

The Snow Ape King roared, letting out a deep growl, and a vast white sound wave swept forth. The twenty-one other Snow Apes emulated it, each emitting a similar white sound wave. Struck by the dense white sound waves, the Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders were sent flying backward in unison. The Mid-grade Third-tier Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders suddenly collapsed to the ground, motionless, their internal organs shattered. This was a battle formation, and thanks to Wang Qingling's training, the Snow Apes' strength had significantly increased.

As soon as the Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders tried to stand, the twenty-two Snow Apes divided into eight groups: the Snow Ape King forming one group alone, and three Snow Apes forming each of the other groups, to encircle and attack the spiders. The Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders spat out white silk threads, attempting to ensnare the apes. However, the Snow Apes exhaled a vast amount of icy cold air, instantly freezing the white silk. With a forceful tug, the threads snapped. The Snow Apes swung their magical artifacts, striking the Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders. The Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders' scythe-like claws struck the Snow Apes with dull thuds. The Snow Apes had thick hides and tough flesh, making it difficult for the spiders to wound them. Conversely, the Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders' physical bodies were no match for the Snow Apes'. While they could withstand a few attacks from magical artifacts, they couldn't endure repeated blows. The Snow Ape King swung its white bludgeon, smashing the Eight-Clawed Ice Spider King's head to pieces. The other Snow Apes fragmented the remaining twenty-plus Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders into smaller groups, eliminating them one by one. In less than ten breaths, all twenty-plus Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders were slain; not one escaped.

The Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders' claws could be used to refine ice-attribute magical artifacts. With five Fourth-tier Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders, several sets of ice-attribute magical artifacts could be refined. However, to forge a spirit treasure, rare ice-attribute materials like ten-thousand-year profound jade would need to be incorporated; otherwise, they would only be able to create sets of magical artifacts. Wang Qingling stored the Eight-Clawed Ice Spiders' corpses in her storage ring and ordered the Snow Apes to continue forward.

After about the time it takes to steep a cup of tea, they passed through the valley. Before them lay a dense white forest, filled with numerous white trees. The leaves of these trees were snowy white, their branches lush, and their trunks covered in sharp thorns.

"There's a type of demonic mosquito here whose individual strength isn't great, but they are formidable in number. There's also the Snow Crystal Python, which excels at concealing itself and is incredibly venomous," Huangfu Rui warned, his expression solemn.

"Just a few Fourth-tier Snow Crystal Pythons, they're nothing to worry about. We need to be careful of the restrictions," Wang Ruyan said calmly, a flicker of red light crossing her eyes before quickly returning to normal.

The twenty-two Snow Apes led the way, with Wang Changsheng and the other three following behind.

Not long after entering the white forest, a buzzing sound arose. Hundreds of thousands of white mosquitoes swarmed out from the canopies of the white trees, rushing towards Wang Changsheng and his companions. Huangfu Rui's expression changed. The twenty-two Snow Apes reacted immediately, quickly spreading out to encircle Wang Changsheng and the other three.

A series of loud roars erupted, and white sound waves surged from the Snow Apes' mouths, one after another. The air vibrated, and countless snowflakes were swept up by the powerful sound waves, swirling everywhere. Hundreds of thousands of white mosquitoes, upon contact with the white sound waves, fell from mid-air, never to fly again.

The twenty-two Snow Apes continued to emit loud roars, and white sound waves swept forth, tearing apart white trees, turning them into large piles of white sawdust. Huangfu Rui felt dizzy and struggled to stand steadily. The power of the sound wave attacks was immense, especially with twenty-two Snow Apes unleashing them simultaneously. Wang Qingling, who was responsible for training the Snow Apes, felt some discomfort but was accustomed to it. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan appeared unperturbed. Even Nascent Soul cultivators would find it unbearable to endure the sound wave attacks from twenty-two Snow Apes.

After ten breaths, hundreds of white trees had been reduced to large piles of white sawdust, and hundreds of thousands of demonic mosquitoes lay on the snow, all having been killed by the powerful sound waves.