Chapter 96: Hong Die Comprehends the Spirit of the Five Elements, Breaking Through to the Soul Formation Realm!

The cultivators of the Snow Region Kingdom immediately flew out from the Ice and Snow Tower, staring fiercely at the man before them, their eyes filled with endless killing intent.

Lin Che stood with one hand behind his back, his expression icy and bone-chilling as he said, "Have the Soul Formation stage cultivator here come out."

The leading Nascent Soul stage expert frowned slightly; clearly aware that this person was not here with good intentions, he immediately used a special communication method to summon the Soul Formation stage expert assigned to this location.

It was a shapely, beautiful woman with a thin veil covering her face. As soon as she appeared, the entire atmosphere became gloomy, as if everything was on the verge of destruction.

Lin Che looked at the woman before him, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "You are Qinghe, right?"

The Snow Region Kingdom's late-stage Soul Formation cultivator, Qinghe, immediately raised her head to look at Lin Che. Upon seeing him, her expression froze, and she hurriedly knelt on the ground, saying, "Junior Qinghe of the Snow Region Kingdom pays respects to Senior Lin Che."

Upon learning that the person before them was the powerhouse who had broken through to the Ascendant stage within their Snow Region Kingdom decades ago, the other Snow Region Kingdom cultivators were so frightened that they fell to their knees; they clearly had not expected to encounter the legendary Ascendant stage powerhouse here.

It was simply shocking.

Qinghe kowtowed again, a trace of strange emotion flashing in her eyes as she asked, "Senior, why have you appeared here?"

Lin Che landed steadily on the ground and, with one hand behind his back, said, "This seat is here experiencing life as a mortal to comprehend an intent. What is your purpose in coming here this time?"

Qinghe bit her lower lip gently. Originally, this was top secret, but since the man before her was a powerhouse who had once made even the Vermilion Bird Kingdom wary, she hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Senior, our Snow Region Kingdom intends to attack the Four Sects Alliance… and take over the territory of the Four Sects Alliance."

The Snow Region Kingdom was no longer the same as it was back then; a half-step Spirit Severing stage expert had now been born within the nation, which was why they were planning to attack the southern lands of the Four Sects Alliance to completely replace them in that territory.

"It is indeed developing according to the plot of the original work…" Lin Che stroked his chin, turned to the side, and looked at the kneeling Qinghe, asking, "In whose hands is the Rain Cauldron currently?"

Qinghe did not hide anything and said, "Reporting to Senior, the Rain Cauldron has currently fallen into the hands of the Four Sects Alliance, which is why our Snow Region Kingdom is using the matter of the Rain Cauldron as a pretext to attack the Four Sects Alliance."

"Could it be that Senior wishes to… stop us from attacking the Four Sects Alliance?"

Lin Che shook his head and said, "I do not wish to interfere or get involved in your affairs; all I want is your Rain Cauldron."

Qinghe had a strange expression, cupped her hands in a salute, and said, "In that case… we will go and snatch the Rain Cauldron back right now and present it to Senior."

"There is no need. When the Rain Cauldron appears, I will go and take it myself. As for other matters, that is up to your Snow Region Kingdom. However, I need two Rain Cauldrons; you understand, right?"

Lin Che glanced in Qinghe's direction and said softly, "Have your Snow Region Kingdom prepare another Rain Cauldron for me; consider it the settling of the karma from when I bestowed a fortuitous encounter upon your elder back then."

Qinghe could not refuse and immediately agreed, deciding to inform the experts within her sect so that the experts within the Snow Region Kingdom could search for the Rain Cauldron of another cultivation nation.

Lin Che nodded with satisfaction and turned to leave. As for the matter of the Rain Cauldron, he would leave it to the Snow Region Kingdom to handle.

"Respectfully sending off Senior."

Watching Senior Lin Che depart, Qinghe was drenched in sweat; even her undergarments were soaked through, revealing her alluring figure.

Qinghe stood up, wiped the sweat from her cheeks, turned to the side, and looked at the few disciples beside her, saying indifferently, "Notify the Hall Master of the Ice and Snow Temple, and have him search for a Rain Cauldron and deliver it to Senior Lin Che personally. There must be no mistakes."

"Understood!"

The Snow Region Kingdom disciples dared not delay; they immediately wrote a letter and sped toward the distant ancient teleportation formation, simultaneously shouting at the cultivators stationed there, "Urgent letter from the Snow Region Kingdom, who is the recipient?!"

"It is of the utmost urgency. Take this letter immediately to the Ice and Snow Temple and give it to Hall Master Li Yuanfeng. Anyone who dares to obstruct you, regardless of their status, is to be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!"

This incident was treated with extreme importance; no one dared to refuse a task assigned by an Ascendant stage powerhouse. Moreover, angering this Ascendant stage powerhouse would bring only harm and no benefit to all the cultivators within the Snow Region Kingdom.

After leaving, Lin Che returned to the courtyard to continue comprehending his intent. With just a few more decades, he should be able to successfully continue his mortal realm experience.

Seeing Lin Che return, Li Muwan did not say much and continued to tidy up the furniture in the room as usual, appearing as if she were on the verge of breaking through to the Soul Formation Realm at any moment.

… Within the Zhao Kingdom, at the Hengyue Sect.

The Giant Demon Clan ancestor, Leiji, stood with one hand behind his back, his gaze calmly fixed on the distant firmament as he muttered to himself, "Master has not sent back any news for a long time; I do not know what the specific situation is."

"Indeed. Wan'er and the others have been gone for decades. I wonder how their comprehension of intent is going. Now, Hong Die is also about to break through to the Soul Formation Realm; I just don't know if it will be Hong Die who steps in first, or Wan'er."

Li Qiqing walked over, looked at Hong Die with her Five Elements Body in the sky, and said, "The intent that Hong Die is comprehending now should be the Spirit of the Five Elements that Senior Lin Che once mentioned."

When Lin Che left back then, he had already guessed that Hong Die would definitely break through to the Soul Formation intent ahead of time, so a long time ago, he had told her that if she felt an intent, she should use her Spirit of the Five Elements to comprehend it.

After all, the intent of Hong Die in the original work was the Intent of Heartlessness. If this intent were comprehended, Hong Die's karma would change, and in the future, she might even perish because of it.

It was precisely because of this that Lin Che had arranged in advance for Hong Die to comprehend the Spirit of the Five Elements, rather than the Intent of Heartlessness, which requires abandoning all kinship, friendship, and love.

"Hong Die's comprehension of intent has reached great success; she will be able to break through to the Soul Formation stage in a few days. However, I wonder what the situation is on Master's side."

Just as the Giant Demon Clan ancestor, Leiji, finished speaking, a surge of majestic energy, like raging waves, continuously spread outward. The entire Hengyue Sect seemed to spread and extend crazily in all directions like an ink wash painting.

Even the Spirits of the Five Elements flew into mid-air at this moment, their mouths continuously emitting deafening roars, as if they felt a sense of joy and excitement.

Li Qiqing immediately turned around and, looking at the energy gathering in the sky, said excitedly, "Hong Die… she has successfully reached the Soul Formation Realm."

"Is this Hong Die's intent? This astonishing deterrent power… Senior Lin Che's disciple is truly worthy of her reputation!"