Chapter 57 The Ice and Snow Maiden
However, Qin Mu's gaze did not linger on the woman's appearance for long.
Seeing that she was also scrutinizing him, Qin Mu immediately and cautiously assumed a fighting stance.
"Who are you? Why have you come to my ice cave?"
Although the voice was pleasant to hear, it also revealed a sense of indifference and etherealness, which made Qin Mu shiver involuntarily.
"This...fairy sister! My name is Qin Mu! I didn't mean to trespass into your ice cave, please forgive me!"
"I was being hunted by my enemies and had no choice but to enter the far north. In order to avoid a monster that was hundreds of meters tall, I managed to slip in through an ice crevice by chance."
Facing the beautiful woman in front of him, Qin Mu dared not be negligent in the slightest. Although he could not sense any soul power fluctuations from her, he could vaguely feel that this woman's strength was absolutely terrifying!
"Monster? You mean that Titan Snow Demon King? Don't worry, it wouldn't dare come here."
Upon hearing this, Qin Mu breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then he immediately sensed something was wrong.
Titan Snow Demon King? And a hundred meters tall? Isn't that one of the three Heavenly Kings of the far north?! So that's the terrifying being I just encountered!
Thinking about how he had just escaped from the clutches of the Titan Snow Demon King, Qin Mu couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.
Wait! If what I just encountered was the Titan Snow Demon King, then this beautiful woman in front of me...
Qin Mu glanced at the woman in front of him cautiously. Seeing that she didn't seem to have any intention of harming him, he carefully asked.
"Then, are you the Snow Emperor, the ruler of the far north?"
"Snow Emperor? Master?"
A slight look of doubt appeared on the woman's face.
"How could such a vast land in the far north possibly have a ruler?"
"As for me, I am the Ice and Snow Maiden."
Qin Mu was taken aback by Xue Nu's words. Could it be that the Xue Nu in front of him was not the Snow Emperor who would become Huo Yuhao's soul ten thousand years later?
Before Qin Mu could say anything more, Xue Nu's gaze turned to the jade bottle in Qin Mu's hand.
"There seems to be some incredible treasure in your bottle."
Upon hearing Xue Nu's words, Qin Mu did not dare to hesitate any longer and immediately handed over the jade bottle.
"This contains both scorching hot spring water and extremely cold Yin Spring water, which I found in a treasure land."
With great interest, the Snow Woman reached out and beckoned, and the jade bottle was simply sucked into her hand.
"Be careful, the outermost layer contains the blazing Yang Spring, the hottest substance in the world!"
Seeing the Snow Maiden open the jade bottle so abruptly, Qin Mu couldn't help but remind her.
Upon hearing this, the Snow Woman rolled her eyes at him, as if to say, "Do you think I don't know?"
Upon opening the jade bottle, the Snow Maiden glanced at it and a look of delight appeared on her face.
"It really is an extremely cold Yin Spring!"
With a flick of her wrist, the Snow Maiden drew out a considerable amount of extremely cold Yin Spring from the jade bottle, which she swallowed alive, leaving Qin Mu dumbfounded!
Seeing the Snow Maiden swallow the Extreme Cold Yin Spring, Qin Mu was about to speak up to remind her, but then he remembered that the Ice and Snow Maiden herself was a being formed from the purest ice-attribute elemental energy of heaven and earth within the core circle of the far north.
Although the extreme cold of the Yin Spring is terrifying, it shouldn't be able to threaten the Snow Woman.
Just as Qin Mu had expected, shortly after the Snow Maiden swallowed the Extreme Cold Yin Spring, a satisfied expression appeared on her face, followed by a long sigh of relief.
"This is really good stuff, I feel so much better!"
After taking the medicine, the Snow Maiden sealed the mouth of the jade bottle. Seeing that Qin Mu was trembling slightly, she reached out and beckoned, and instantly, all the chill on Qin Mu's body disappeared.
Do you still have this spring water?
Just as Qin Mu was marveling at the Snow Maiden's immense power, the Snow Maiden's voice rang out once more.
"That's all I have on me right now. If you want more, I'll probably have to go out and get some for you..."
Qin Mu was afraid of upsetting the snow woman in front of him, but fortunately, the snow woman just pouted unhappily.
This isn't right!
In Qin Mu's memory, the Snow Emperor of the far north should be the kind of domineering being whose words alone could instill fear.
Why is the snow woman in front of me so good-tempered?
"Qin...Mu, right? Sit down and heal your wounds first!"
The Snow Maiden enthusiastically placed a piece of ten-thousand-year-old cold marrow behind Qin Mu, gesturing for him to sit down and cultivate.
"This... Senior Yuki-onna, how can this be!"
The more enthusiastic the Snow Woman was, the more frightened Qin Mu became.
However, the Snow Maiden didn't say much to him. She gently exhaled her energy, causing Qin Mu to sit down on the Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow.
"I don't care! I just used your spring water, and now you're using my Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Marrow, so we're even!"
The Snow Maiden smiled slyly, a smile that even Qin Mu couldn't help but feel a little moved.
"You can cultivate up there, and I can help you deal with the cold energy accumulated in your body."
"But as payment, you must tell me the story of your human society!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Mu was momentarily stunned, then thought of the information about the Ice and Snow Maiden.
Although the Ice and Snow Maiden is a being formed from the primordial energy of heaven and earth, she is an extremely unique intelligent being in the Douluo Continent.
But because she was born and raised by nature, she never enjoyed the warmth and care of her parents and was always alone.
Thinking of this, Qin Mu looked at the Snow Woman opposite him, and saw that there was a hint of expectation in the Snow Woman's two sky-blue eyes.
Seeing this, Qin Mu understood what Xue Nu meant, and then sat down on the Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow with a little peace of mind, chatting with Xue Nu about the interesting things that had happened to him over the years.
Qin Mu even coaxed Xue Nu like a child, telling her about his life before he reincarnated and some fairy tales he knew, which made Xue Nu smile from time to time, her eyes filled with longing as she looked at Qin Mu.
Seeing that the time was right, Qin Mu began to subtly inquire about the story of the Snow Woman and the far north.
It was learned that the Snow Maiden had cultivated for 600,000 years, making her undoubtedly one of the most powerful soul beasts in the far north.
However, due to the Titan Snow Demon King, the Snow Maiden did not unify the far north.
The reason is that this Titan Snow Demon King also has a cultivation level of 600,000 years, and is extremely at odds with the Snow Maiden.
The reason why the Titan Snow Demon King did not chase after Qin Mu was because Qin Mu had already entered the Snow Maiden's territory.
Qin Mu sorted out the timeline, which meant that the Snow Maiden first killed the Titan Snow Demon King, who was of equal cultivation level to herself, before becoming an emperor in the far north.
The Titan Snow Demon King lineage was already powerful, and after ten thousand years, another member reached a cultivation level of two hundred thousand years, becoming one of the three great heavenly kings of the far north during the Douluo Continent era.
That makes sense.
After sorting things out, Qin Mu turned around, about to ask Xue Nu something else, when Xue Nu suddenly appeared beside him.
"Qin Mu, how about we team up?"
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