Chapter 1793: Treasure Hunting Expert Huang Fugui

Fu Rui's eyes were filled with horror. How could he not see that the ape guards were proficient in battle formations?

Wang Qingling put away the corpse of the white-patterned demon beast. Even a small gain was still a gain; it could earn her some spirit stones.

The snow apes continued to advance, their pace not fast.

"Qingling," Wang Ruyan suddenly exclaimed, her voice urgent, "make them stop and put them back into the spirit beast pearl. There are spatial rifts here!"

Wang Qingling did not hesitate at all; she immediately put all the snow apes into the spirit beast pearl.

Several large trees suddenly broke apart. The cuts were incredibly smooth, as if sliced by a sharp weapon, but strangely, no weapon was visible.

A red eyeball, her Black Phoenix Dharma Eye, appeared on Wang Ruyan's forehead. She could clearly see several faint white spiritual lights flying towards them.

Wang Changsheng's expression darkened as he looked at Fu Rui.

Fu Rui was completely bewildered. His Fu family had taken this path many times, and there had never been any spatial rifts. If there truly were rifts, he wouldn't dare bring Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan here—that would be seeking death.

"Dodge to the left, stay close to the ground," Wang Ruyan warned, and the four of them immediately moved to the left.

Dozens of white trees suddenly shattered into pieces. The four of them, including Wang Changsheng, were safe and sound; it had been a false alarm.

"Little friend Fu, what's going on?" Wang Changsheng demanded, his expression grim. "You owe me a reasonable explanation!" If Wang Ruyan hadn't noticed the anomaly, their lives might have been in danger. His own divine sense had not detected the spatial rifts.

"I truly didn't know there were spatial rifts here, let alone moving ones," Fu Rui explained nervously, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. "We've walked this path many times, and no spatial rifts ever appeared."

"Then how is it that rifts appear just because we're here?" Wang Changsheng said in a heavy tone. "If you're trying to deceive me, come up with a better excuse."

"Someone must have triggered some kind of linked restriction formation," Fu Rui explained, forcing himself to speak. "This situation has happened before."

"I hope you're not lying, otherwise you know the consequences," Wang Changsheng said coldly. Fu Rui probably wouldn't lie to him; otherwise, he would certainly face severe consequences.

Considering the presence of spatial rifts, Wang Qingling did not release the snow apes again, as she was helpless against them.

The four of them, including Wang Changsheng, slowly walked forward. Their pace was very slow, and their faces were filled with vigilance.

Wang Changsheng fully extended his divine sense to observe the surroundings, while Wang Ruyan used her Black Phoenix Dharma Eye, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Two days later, they exited the white forest. They encountered several demon beasts along the way, but these did not threaten their safety. They did not encounter any more spatial rifts.

After passing through the white forest, a majestic snowy mountain appeared before them. It stood like a giant snow-white club, towering over the snowfield.

"Senior Wang," Fu Rui began, "once we cross this snowy mountain and travel another 30,000 li, we'll reach our destination. This snowy mountain has powerful restrictions; white lightning will strike when we pass through it. However, I've prepared a defensive spirit treasure, so crossing this mountain won't be a problem for us."

As Fu Rui spoke, he took out a small green umbrella, its spiritual light shimmering. The umbrella's surface was covered with intricate spiritual patterns, and the characters "Profound Moon Umbrella" were engraved on its frame. It was a defensive spirit treasure.

As the saying goes, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. While the Fu family currently had no Soul Transformation cultivators, they could still produce several spirit treasures.

He tossed the Profound Moon Umbrella above his head and cast an incantation. With a flash of green light, the umbrella flew above them. It spun gently, releasing a hazy green glow that enveloped all four of them.

The four of them walked towards the snowy mountain. The moment they stepped onto the mountain, a deafening roar immediately sounded from high above, as a silvery-white lightning bolt tore through the sky and struck towards them.

The silvery-white lightning bolt struck the green glow and instantly vanished. Clearly, the Fu family had prepared in advance, as this defensive spirit treasure was specifically for resisting the mountain's restrictions.

Their pace was not fast. Silvery-white lightning bolts continuously tore through the sky, striking the green glow one after another. They vanished without a trace, like mud dissolving in the sea, leaving the green glow completely intact.

Upon reaching the mountaintop, the number of silvery-white lightning bolts increased significantly, and Fu Rui's face grew pale.

Wang Changsheng conjured two Sea-Stabilizing Pearls. He cast an incantation, and the two pearls emitted dazzling blue light. Countless streams of blue seawater surged out, forming a thick blue water curtain that enveloped all four of them.

A dozen silvery-white lightning bolts struck the blue water curtain, causing it to ripple but leaving it completely intact.

After the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls were promoted to spirit treasures, their power greatly increased, and their defensive capabilities also improved.

After about fifteen minutes, they crossed the snowy mountain. Wang Changsheng's expression was normal as he cast an incantation and put away the two Sea-Stabilizing Pearls.

Without defensive spirit treasures, it would have been truly difficult to cross this snowy mountain.

Before them was a vast, boundless snowfield, a pure blanket of white.

"Cold winds often blow here," Fu Rui said with a solemn expression. "There are a few places with spatial rifts, but they are all stationary. However, we still need to be careful; the restrictions might change." Fu Rui's expression was solemn; several high-level cultivators from the Fu family had died here.

Wang Changsheng fully extended his divine sense, scanning an area of 500 li. He found no anomalies or any restriction fluctuations.

"Everyone be careful," Wang Changsheng instructed. "Let's hope we reach our destination smoothly."

The four of them walked towards the snowfield, their pace not fast.

White snowflakes continuously drifted down from high above, but before they could land on them, they suddenly disintegrated and vanished without a trace.

After they had walked several li, a strong wind suddenly swept across the snowfield. Over a dozen white tornadoes appeared on the snow, rapidly surging towards them. Wherever the white tornadoes passed, they stirred up large quantities of white snowflakes, emitting a deafening roar.

Wang Changsheng frowned. He flipped his hand and took out the Seven Stars Demon Slaying Blade, swinging it towards the void. A piercing blade hum sounded, and hundreds of hazy blue blade energies surged out, meeting the dozen white tornadoes head-on.

After a series of thunderous roars, the dozen white tornadoes were shattered by the blue blade energies. Countless white snowflakes flew out and drifted down to the ground.

The four of them, including Wang Changsheng, continued on their way. After a while, they disappeared into the vast white snowfield.

Three days later, the four of them, including Wang Changsheng, appeared on a low mound. Ahead was a narrow valley, with steep cliffs on both sides.

The restrictions of the Fallen Immortal Ice Plains had entered a weakened phase and did not cause them much trouble.

"Once we pass through this valley, we'll reach our destination," Fu Rui said excitedly.

"Then let's go!" Wang Changsheng ordered in a heavy tone. "Let's get this over with quickly."

They entered the valley, finding nothing unusual.

They hadn't walked far when a deafening roar sounded not far from them.

"Oh no," Fu Rui frowned, "someone got here first." This was already deep within the Fallen Immortal Ice Plains, where cultivators' divine senses were severely restricted.

A strong wind suddenly swept through the valley, sending countless snowflakes flying, which transformed into thousands of white ice blades.

After a series of whistling sounds, a dense volley of white ice blades struck from all directions.

At the same time, the four of them, including Wang Changsheng, felt their vision blur and suddenly found themselves in a vast white snowfield, with a strong wind howling past.

"A formation!" Wang Changsheng's expression turned cold. "Someone set an ambush here!" He looked at Fu Rui.

Fu Rui's legs turned to jelly from fright. He quickly said, "Senior Wang, please don't misunderstand. I wouldn't dare plot against you. This formation was probably set up by other cultivators who want to prevent others from disturbing their treasure hunt. Perhaps the previous linked restrictions were also triggered by them."

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan exchanged a glance and nodded to each other.

Wang Changsheng swung the Seven Stars Demon Slaying Blade and sliced at the void. Hundreds of hazy blue blade energies surged out, slashing in all directions.

Wang Ruyan's fingers swiftly swept across the zither strings. A rousing zither melody sounded, and dozens of blue sound waves flew out.

Boom!

After a series of loud explosions, they were back in the valley. On the snow, dozens of broken formation flags and several shattered formation plates now lay.

Just then, a yellow escape light flew from the valley exit, revealing a corpulent, pockmarked man in a yellow robe. His expression was panicked, and his eyes were filled with terror.

"Huang Fugui! Is that you!" Wang Qingling exclaimed in surprise. She hadn't expected to encounter Huang Fugui here.

When the Wang family attended the Green Lotus Dharma Assembly, Huang Fugui hadn't been present. Yet, whenever the Wang family held grand celebrations, Huang Fugui always attended. Wang Qingling found this somewhat strange. Could Huang Fugui have been active in the Fallen Immortal Ice Plains all these years, unaware of the Wang family hosting the Green Lotus Dharma Assembly?