Chapter 58
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Chapter 58: Boundless Artifact Equipment
Yuluan quickly became a chatterbox, eagerly recounting everything that had happened over the past five hundred years to help Bing Yuyan understand the current state of the world.
As Bing Yuyan listened, she felt a complex mix of sorrow, loss, surprise, and shock—especially concerning Zhang Yang. She realized that the young man standing before her was now on the verge of becoming the master of the Vast Forest.
The usually fiery Yuluan, now surprisingly talkative, finally said, "From now on, we’re family. We’re in this together, so if you need anything, just let us know."
It took Bing Yuyan some time to digest all the information.
Her mindset was still trapped five hundred years in the past, when she had been fighting desperately and fully supporting the Cangmang Sacred Land. Accepting the current reality required time.
After a while, she finally spoke. "Even though you are all quite weak, I still admire your decision to stand with the Cangmang Sacred Land."
Zhang Yang scoffed silently. This woman was prideful to an absurd degree. Was it simply habit, or was she deliberately putting on airs?
What did she mean by calling them weak? In the Vast Forest, he was unrivaled.
Bing Yuyan cast him a brief glance before continuing, "Since we are now allies, I should inform you that dangers still remain."
She pointed to the three-meter-tall giants wearing ghostly masks and said, "These are the Ghost King Guards of the Ghostly Divine Platform."
"I’ll destroy them," Yuluan declared without hesitation.
"Foolish…" Bing Yuyan instinctively began to scold her but held back. "Now that I’m awake, the others who have yet to die will eventually awaken as well. The Ghost King Guards are slowly reviving, and any outside attack will only accelerate their recovery. They cannot be harmed, as being frozen is also a form of protection."
She shot another glance at Zhang Yang and added coldly, "Don’t overestimate yourself. Your strength is not enough."
Zhang Yang remained unfazed and said nothing.
Yuluan asked, "Then what should we do?"
"I will first use a secret technique to awaken my people," Bing Yuyan replied. "Do you have spirit stones? I’ll need a large quantity."
Spirit stones were a higher-grade version of ordinary spirit stones, containing purer and more abundant essence, providing better support for cultivation and techniques.
Yuluan smiled and said, "We have plenty!"
Aside from her personal collection, she had also found many within the storage bags in the Ice and Snow Divine Palace.
"Give me one hundred," Bing Yuyan instructed.
Yuluan and Yuan Tong each took out a portion, quickly gathering over a hundred spirit stones, which they piled in front of the icy throne as Bing Yuyan directed.
Bing Yuyan took a deep breath. Her slender fingers formed intricate gestures, and faint lights appeared at her fingertips as she infused them into the icy throne.
The icy throne seemed to awaken, emitting soft, resonant sounds as lines and patterns appeared across its surface. The essence of the spirit stones was steadily absorbed.
When a crisp sound echoed from within the throne, Bing Yuyan suddenly struck the armrest.
Buzz!
A wave of light radiated from the throne.
As the light passed over them, the ice encasing two exquisitely dressed maidens rapidly melted. Their heartbeats grew strong once more, and signs of life returned to them.
The ice surrounding over twenty of the Ghost King Guards also began to thaw, but their recovery was much slower than that of the two maidens.
In just a few moments, the two maidens had fully awakened. They looked around cautiously, their gazes falling on Zhang Yang, Yuluan, and Yuan Tong.
"We’re on the same side," Bing Yuyan assured them.
Hearing this, the two maidens finally relaxed. They turned in unison, knelt before Bing Yuyan, and said respectfully, "Feng Daoer and Shuang Jianer greet you, Palace Master."
Bing Yuyan waved her hand, signaling them to rise.
Yuluan’s eyes lit up with delight. "So it really is Feng Dao and Shuang Jian! I’ve heard of you both. You’re said to be in the Small Boundless Realm, and you’ve followed the Palace Master since childhood. You’re exceptionally talented, yet you’ve remained as her attendants, never leaving her side. Is that true?"
Feng Daoer nodded slightly.
Yuluan, her curiosity piqued, immediately resumed her chatter, moving closer to them and speaking nonstop.
At first, Feng Daoer and Shuang Jianer appeared distant and reserved, but after Bing Yuyan gave them a nod, they began to respond here and there.
They were naturally quiet by disposition, having long served as Bing Yuyan’s sword and dagger.
As time passed, more people began to awaken.
They all shared a similar appearance, dressed in identical uniforms, with half wielding knives and the other half wielding swords.
There were both men and women, all appearing to be in their thirties.
In total, one hundred twenty-five people had been revived.
Zhang Yang observed them carefully and noticed that ten of them had a similar aura to Feng Daoer and Shuang Jian, indicating they, too, were in the Small Boundless Realm. The remaining one hundred fifteen were all in the Opening the Sky Realm.
This was quite an impressive force.
They referred to themselves as the Ice and Snow Divine Guards.
Yuluan quietly informed Zhang Yang that in their prime, the Ice and Snow Divine Guards had numbered around three hundred. Feng Daoer and Shuang Jian had been their leaders, serving as Bing Yuyan’s most trusted subordinates.
"Five hundred years have passed…" Bing Yuyan gazed over her people, her emotions stirring.
The Ice and Snow Divine Palace had once stood in glory, boasting ten Great Boundless cultivators, with countless more in the Small Boundless and Opening the Sky Realms. She had been only one step away from sainthood, ready to establish the Ice and Snow Sacred Land.
Who could have imagined that a single battle would freeze time for five hundred years?
And now, upon awakening, everything had changed.
The once-glorious Ice and Snow Divine Palace had fallen to such a state—yet her ambitions remained.
She declared, "Five hundred years ago, we lost; five hundred years later, we will continue!"
"Everything begins with the extermination of these Ghost King Guards."
The one hundred twenty-five Ice and Snow Divine Guards immediately dispersed, forming small groups of five to surround each Ghost King Guard that was steadily melting and breaking free from the ice.
Yuluan said, "Actually, it’s not that complicated."
Bing Yuyan glanced at Zhang Yang and asked, "Are you talking about him?"
"Yes. Our monster here is extremely powerful! In the Vast Forest, he is invincible. Anyone limited to the Returning to Origin realm can’t match him," Yuluan praised Zhang Yang enthusiastically.
Bing Yuyan responded calmly, "But that’s still not enough."
Yuluan wanted to ask why, but Zhang Yang gently pulled her hand, and she fell silent, though her expression clearly showed her dissatisfaction.
Bing Yuyan chose not to elaborate further.
Time passed slowly in the heavy silence.
The ice encasing the Ghost King Guards melted rapidly. They twisted their heads with creaking sounds, the eyes behind their ghostly masks gleaming with a cold, menacing light.
"Roar~~"
One of the Ghost King Guards nearest to them let out a fierce roar, shaking as the ice on its body shattered.
The five Ice and Snow Divine Guards surrounding it were fully prepared. One in the Small Boundless realm led four others in the Opening the Sky realm, all restricted to the sixth level of the Returning to Origin realm. Despite the long passage of five hundred years, their teamwork and precision had not dulled.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Five muffled sounds echoed as three knives and two swords struck the Ghost King Guard’s forehead, the back of its head, throat, neck, and heart.
The attacks had no effect.
Reacting swiftly, the five guards coordinated another powerful assault, aiming directly at the Ghost King Guard’s throat.
However, when the Ghost King Guard lowered its head, its massive ghostly mask easily blocked the strikes.
"Roar~~"
With another furious roar, the Ghost King Guard swung the black long knife in its hand, forcing the five Ice and Snow Divine Guards to retreat.
Its display of strength was enough to make anyone’s heart race.
Bing Yuyan explained, "These Ghost King Guards were crafted through a thousand years of effort by the Ghostly Divine Platform. Each one possesses incredible power, and their bodies have been refined to the point where they feel no pain. Even if their limbs are severed, they will keep fighting. Their ghostly masks, armor, and long knives are all boundless artifacts, forged from immeasurable resources by the Ghostly Divine Platform. Though they are currently restricted to the sixth level of the Returning to Origin realm, their physical bodies and equipment make them nearly invincible. Killing them is extremely difficult."
Zhang Yang, Yuluan, and Yuan Tong all stared wide-eyed.
Everything was made of boundless artifacts!
The masks, the armor, the long knives—every piece.
If such equipment were used by the experts of the Cang Wolf Palace above the Touching Heaven realm, how much stronger could they become?
Zhang Yang couldn’t help feeling excited.
By now, one Ghost King Guard had fully awakened, and the five Ice and Snow Divine Guards could only hold it back, unable to gain any advantage.
Bing Yuyan furrowed her delicate brows, feeling the situation grow increasingly troublesome. Back then, the reason she had chosen to freeze them was because her resources had been depleted, and the Ice and Snow Divine Palace had suffered devastating losses. She had been left with no choice—and it was all due, in part, to these Ghost King Guards.
As she was considering a solution, a Ghost King Guard suddenly broke through the blockade of the five Ice and Snow Divine Guards and charged directly toward Bing Yuyan.
Feng Daoer and Shuang Jianer reacted instantly, leaping into action.
Bing Yuyan quickly shouted, "Don’t face them head-on!"
Before her words had even faded, a figure darted past the two maidens, heading straight for the Ghost King Guard.
It was none other than Zhang Yang!
Drawn by the allure of the boundless artifact equipment worn by the Ghost King Guard, Zhang Yang was filled with eager determination.
