(Part 1)

After being on clouds and fog for a few days, the North Sea was in front of us. Hou Chi drove her cloud around the North Sea by herself, then stopped in front of the three's fantasy-filled expressions.

She turned to look at God Gu Jun, her face solemn, "God Father, do you know Bo Xuan's origin?"

The question was very abrupt. God Gu Jun was taken aback, then waved his hand and smiled, "Daughter, he came to Qingchi by himself. I had to go out every day to find spiritual elixirs for you and didn't have time to take care of you. Seeing that he had strong spiritual power, I kept him. In the beginning, he and I agreed that he could leave at any time, so after Bo Xuan left Qingchi Palace, I never looked for him."

God Gu Jun's words flickered. Not believing him, Hou Chi narrowed her eyes, not asking more of it, turned around, and drove down on her cloud.

She can ask more after she finds Bo Xuan.

The four stopped at the North Sea's border. Hou Chi threw an exquisite and transparent water bead into the sea. The clam sea suddenly parted, making waves several feet high. An old turtle emerged from the sea, transformed into a human, and bowed his head.

"I welcome Goddess Hou Chi, Lord Qing Mu, Lord Feng Ran."

"Prime Minister Turtle, no need to be this polite, how is the old Dragon King doing?" Hou Chi had always been reluctant to socialize. Feng Ran looked at the other three's expressions, accepted her fate, and started to talk.

"Thank you, Lord Feng Ran, for your worries. The Dragon King is doing very well."

After Prime Minister Turtle finished bowing, he raised his head. Seeing the three people in front of him, with the handsome male, and unordinary females, he secretly said that the immortals of the sky had great appearances, and could be compared with the princesses that the Dragon King loved. Before he could finish exclaiming, he turned his head to see a sneaky old man standing slantingly behind the three of them. Remembering the rumors that had been boiling for the past half month, his legs softened, and then came the welcome that was him falling to the ground.

"My eyes are clumsy, greetings to God Gu Jun." The old prime minister's voice trembled, and his hands on the ground trembled as well. God Gu Jun had disappeared for ten thousand years and appeared on the Heavenly Palace's Qinglong Platform half a month ago. Not only did he push back the Heavenly Emperor, but he also embarrassed the Heavenly Empress. In the end, to a small immortal like him, being able to see him was already a fate of heaven. And now that he offended the god...

"It's okay, it's okay, Prime Minister Turtle, lead the way." Gu Jun casually waved his hand, leading the other three toward the waterway separated by water droplets.

Prime Minister Turtle responded with a high voice. Showing a high speed completely inconsistent with his old form, he took the lead and moved to God Gu Jun's side, very carefully bending his waist and leading the way, "God, slow down, don't injure your feet."

"Don't worry. I'm getting old, but my eyes are still sharp. Prime Minister Turtle, you should slow down as well."

"Sigh, I have the luck of three lives to receive care from God."

The neglected three people glanced at each other, then took a step back and silently slowed down.

They didn't know that Prime Minister Turtle of the North Sea Palace was such a wonderful person!

The open road went deep into the North Sea. The four people walked slowly along the way. Aquatic people were tightly packed outside the road. Seeing the very rare people inside, many beautiful merfolk even secretly sent Qing Mu calm waves from far away.

Hou Chi's face was stern. Her hands were behind her, and she snorted. Qing Mu touched his nose, and after whispering a few words to Hou Chi, her complexion improved. Feng Ran smiled and secretly smacked her tongue. Immortals were rather reserved, besides the aquatic people in the sea who were unrestrained. Now, it seemed to be true, but she somehow remembered Pingyao in the Heavenly Palace's 'The princesses of the Dragon Palace had a bloody battle for my Second Highness's calligraphy piece', and then there suddenly was no interest in making fun of the two anymore.

As her mind calmed down, the Dragon Palace was already in front of her. The magnificent amethyst palace was particularly dazzling. Four silver-white pillars were carved with ancient Sanskrit, the four of them surrounding the palace. A hazy spiritual light shrouded the amethyst palace, forming a circle, standing in the deep sea like the shiniest treasure.

The North Sea Dragon King, wearing a purple dragon robe, stood atop the palace and saw everyone from a distance. He was first taken aback, and then his complexion changed. He quickly walked down the balcony, and he bowed to God Gu Jun who was approaching, "I am frightened, I didn't know that God Gu Jun was coming to the North Sea personally."

It was no wonder that the North Sea Dragon King was shocked. There was something strange going on in the North Sea, and although he planned on borrowing help from Qingchi Palace, he didn't think that God Gu Jun would come. It seemed that his name of loving his daughter wasn't false.

"Long Xu, after Kunlun Mountain that year, we haven't seen each other in tens of thousands of years. This time, Hou Chi has been stubborn and disturbed the entire world, really troubling you." God Gu Jun was smiling and he slightly bowed his head to the Dragon King.

Although Qing Mu had asked the dragon kings of the Four Seas, in the end, they did this to look good in front of Qingchi Palace. Otherwise, the news wouldn't have come this quickly.

When the Dragon King heard the words, he hurriedly waved his hand, "High God is being too serious..."

"Dragon King, can you take us to that frozen place?" Before the two of them had finished their exchanges, a faint voice came in. God Gu Jun immediately closed his mouth and looked eagerly at his impatient daughter behind him.

The Dragon King raised his head. Seeing the faint eagerness in Hou Chi's eyes, he said hurriedly, "Little god has waited for too long. But I am a little tired, please wait a moment."

As the Dragon King said this, his long sleeves waved, and a pocket-sized boat appeared not far away. In an instant, the boat became a foot tall, with red lacquered wood and a dozen head-sized night pearls set on the hull, shining like the amethyst Dragon Palace.

The corner of Hou Chi's mouth was slightly hooked, and she began to understand the North Sea Dragon King's interests.

Thinking of the precious treasures riled up in Qingchi Palace, she looked at God Gu Jun, who had clearly narrowed his eyes, and sighed.

Dragons are indeed the species that could find the most profit in the world.

But, fortunately, she did not inherit such a shameful quality.

"God, the frozen place is extremely cold and unbearable for normal aquatic people. I shall take you guys there." After the Dragon King summoned the red boat, he was the only one who stepped forward. Seeing everyone's slightly suspicious faces, he immediately explained.

Hou Chi nodded her head, beckoned to the others, and boarded the red boat.

The speed of the red boat in the sea was no slower than that of driving a cloud. After traveling on the North Sea for an hour, it finally entered the depths.

In such a small amount of time, the Dragon King, who had lived for an unknown number of years, knew who was the boss among this group of people. Looking at the deep blue sea, he said towards Hou Chi, "Little god, Lord Qing Mu asked me to search the North Sea. I originally didn't find anything. Half a month ago, when the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder descended, this ice-covered place unexpectedly churned out from the bottom of the sea, and completely froze the surrounding sea fr thousands of kilometers. Even the aquatic people living here weren't spared. I tried to enter, but it came to no avail. I originally wanted to ask the Heavenly Emperor for help, but thinking of Lord Qing Mu's entrustment, I told you first."

Hou Chi nodded her head and arched her hands, "Thank you, Dragon King." Saying this could be considered his explanation.

The Dragon King touched his beard, his expression gentler, and he continued, "Although it is difficult for me to get close, I sensed that the center of the ice-covered place has an extremely strong immortal power. Little god has to be careful later."

After speaking, he pointed to a place not far away and stepped aside. He had suffered enough from that frozen place.

The azure blue sea in front of them was gradually becoming frozen. When one looked at it, a vast expanse of thousands of kilometers could be seen. Icy cold air came from the surface of the sea, and it was crystal clear when one looked down on it. It has become a world of ice and snow, and many aquatic people's expressions before being frozen could be seen completely.

The red boat docked not far from the ice. Hou Chi explored it with spiritual power, and said lightly, "These aquatic people are actually still alive?"

God Gu Jun stepped forward and said, "The ice is full of immortal aura and it has only been half a month, it's enough to keep these aquatic people alive." After speaking, he took the lead and flew off the boat, heading towards the ice.

(Part 2)

The instant God Gu Jun touched the ice, the bone-thinning coldness turned into millions of icy arrows coming out from under the ice and attacking him.

The Dragon King exclaimed, reaching out to stop him. Seeing the icy arrows covering the sky and sun turned into ice and snow scattered onto the icy surface with a wave of God Gu Jun's hand, he slowly put down his hands and put away his worry.

The strongest person in the Three Realms was here. Where else could he not go?

God Gu Jun stood on the snow-white icy surface. The phantom of a long sword appeared in his hand, and he gently chopped at the icy surface with it. The icy surface shattered with the long sword opening leading the way in the front. After a while, a round channel leading directly to the bottom of the sea was excavated. Feeling the aura inside, God Gu Jun raised his eyebrows and walked in.

Hou Chi and the other three followed behind him. The deeper they went, the deeper the immortal aura became. Sensing the familiar spiritual power, Hou Chi was unusually calm, and her eyes were full of delight.

After a while of walking to the depths of the seabed, a light suddenly appeared. Seeing the figure leading the way in front gradually slow down, uneasiness arose in Hou Chi's heart. She quickly took a step and ran forward. Qing Mu wasn't in time to grab her sleeve, and could only touch the corner of it.

Seeing that Hou Chi seemed to have forgotten his existence, Qing Mu's eyes were dim. His figure paused, and the corners of his mouth were hooked with a wry smile.

Feng Ran glanced at him sympathetically, patted Qing Mu on the shoulder, and said, "Don't be so selfish. Bo Xuan is the person closest to her besides the old man."

Qing Mu nodded, changed his expression, straightened his body, and walked forward.

The old Dragon King to the side analyzed every movement, completely taking himself as an invisible person.

The phantom long sword only opened the path to the light and then stopped. Gu Jun waved his hand, and the world at the end of the passage was visible.

The group stopped walking. Besides God Gu Jun, everyone was stunned.

No one could have imagined that the depths of this frozen seabed would be such a scene.

At the end of the passage, an ice valley a few meters wide came into view. Ice trees transformed from covered the entire valley from top to bottom, crystal clear and magnificent. At the bottom of the valley was a coffin of ice with a faint black figure lying inside.

The immortal aura was strong there and was the source of vitality for the entire icy valley and this thousand-kilometer ice-covered place.

After staring at the icy coffin for a moment, Hou Chi's pupils tightened, and she suddenly bit her lip and flew down without notice.

Feng Ran also softly grunted with a changed expression. Looking at their expressions, Qing Mu was eighty percent sure that it was Hou Chi's Bo Xuan that was lying inside the coffin, and he flew down as well.

The face of the person inside the coffin was ordinary, but the mysterious robe added to his body gave him a kind of soaring and worldly calmness. The long black hair was quietly placed on his shoulders. His hands were folded across his chest, and his expression was serene.

When the four of them approached the icy coffin, Hou Chi was already standing there, silent and with her eyes closed. After a while, she suddenly opened her eyes and looked at God Gu Jun with a solemn expression.

"Old man, what's the situation? The aquatic people frozen in here are all alive. Why is Bo Xuan clearly full of immortal power but doesn't have a bit of soul power?"

Her implication was that this was just an empty power with immortal power. The soul of the person inside the coffin had scattered, and he was long gone.

Seeing Hou Chi, whose hands were slightly trembling with substantive anger on her body, the old Dragon King consciously took a few steps back. He originally thought that the immortal power in this frozen place was so strong that the little god would be able to find the person without any worries, but now...

"Don't worry, daughter. Bo Xuan's body is still there but his soul has dissipated, so there's only one possibility." God Gu Jun slightly groaned, and he said under Hou Chi's darkening face, "His soul has entered the six paths of the Underworld, and he has gone into reincarnation."

"What do you mean?" If it weren't for this body full of immortal power with no sign of decay, Hou Chi would have thought that Bo Xuan was long gone. Hearing God Gu Jun's words, she slightly raised her eyebrows.

"Hou Chi, you know that immortals have a long lifespan. Sometimes when you live for a long time, one naturally likes to look for something fun. Since Bo Xuan has placed his body here in ice, this proves that no one forced him, so he must have gone to the Mortal Realm to experience the world."

It wasn't uncommon for immortal lords to reincarnate. Hou Chi accepted what God Gu Jun said, then immediately thought that something wasn't right, and said, "Old man, a mortal's lifespan doesn't exceed one hundred years. Even if he reincarnated into each of the six paths, it won't take ten thousand years. Why isn't he waking up yet?"

Hearing Hou Chi's questioning, God Gu Jun wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead, and said, "If his soul still hasn't returned by now, that means..." He paused, then continued, "His soul is currently experiencing a difficulty, has been turned into powder, and is floating in the Three Realms. It can't reenter the body with its own strength."

"Why is it experiencing a difficulty? With his immortal power, very few people in the Three Realms could do it."

"Daughter, the soul's power is already weak. This is even more so when it leaves the body. If he encounters a tribulation when he reincarnates, no one can say what the consequences will be."

"God Gu Jun, how can we save him?" Looking at the person in the coffin, Qing Mu felt a bit of inexplicable familiarness. Could this be the person who had left him the stone bracelet?

God Gu Jun's expression paused, and he did not speak. The atmosphere suddenly sank. Qing Mu looked at Hou Chi, who had her head down in bewilderment, stretched out his hand, then retracted it again.

Hou Chi's expression was distressed. Her hands were firmly on the lid of the cold coffin, and her eyes slowly turned red as she looked at Bo Xuan who was sleeping like he was dead in the coffin.

In order to let her live longer, the old man looked for medicine everywhere. In the empty Qingchi Palace, there will always only be her and the young immortals who transformed from flowers, grass, and trees.

Before Bo Xuan appeared, there was only loneliness and darkness in Qingchi Palace. In the few thousands of years after the shell was broken, if Bo Xuan was not by her side...Now, Hou Chi didn't even dare recall the loneliness then.

"I've heard that if someone's soul is scattered across the Three Realms, as long as the person's body is connected with the Spirit-Gathering Orb and Demon-Gathering Banner, which are them thrown under the Soul-Suppressing Tower [1] and the gathered spiritual energy from the Mortal Realm is refined for a hundred years, then the soul can be reunited and attached to the body." The old Dragon King who had buried his head for a long time suddenly remembered and said casually.

Seeing the stunned three people, the quick-mouthed old Dragon King wanted to slap his mouth two times. Although such a matter was ancient and mysterious and Lord Feng Ran and Qing Mu may not know of it, HGod Gu Jun had absolutely no reason to not know about it. The reason why he didn't say it...was because the relationship in this matter was just too big.

These three treasures were passed down together from ancient times. The Spirit-Gathering Orb was owned by the Heavenly Emperor and was the Immortal Realm's source of spiritual energy, relating to numerology. Legend had it that it was set on the Heavenly Emperor's throne in Xuantian Palace and was the lifeline of the palace. If taken away, the Immortal Realm would suffer a catastrophe.

The Demon-Gathering Banner was the Demon Realm's symbol and was passed down the Demon Emperor line. This treasure could gather all the demons in the world. The Tiger Demon Clan relied on this thing to control the Demon Realm. Demons excelled in martial arts. If they lost this object, without the help of the gods, the Demon Realm would be chaotic.

And the Soul-Suppressing Tower...The world was millions of years old with countless souls. All the ghosts who had not succeeded were shaken under the tower. The Soul-Suppressing Tower stood at the bottom of the Underworld to ensure the peace of people aboveground.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say that these three objects were the treasures of the Nine Continents and Eight Lands. What's more, if they were put together for refining, the Three Realms would inevitably be in chaos during the one hundred years. To pay such a price to save one person, forget about the Heavenly Emperor's inability to do this, even God Gu Jun couldn't ignore the dangers the Three Realms would face and take the responsibility of the world by acting so recklessly.

So, it wasn't that he couldn't say it, but...that it was simply impossible.

Thinking that she also understood how serious this matter was, Hou Chi was stunned for a while. She looked at God Gu Jun and seeing that he had turned his head, the light in her eyes suddenly disappeared. She let go of her hand on the icy coffin and it dropped weakly. The scene made Qing Mu's heart break, and after pausing he raised his hands to wrap them around Hou Chi's shoulders.

Everyone was silent for a while. Seeing everyone's faces, Feng Ran rubbed her hands, trying to enliven the atmosphere, "Hou Chi, don't be discouraged. There are many ancient books in Qingchi Palace. There will definitely be a way to wake up Bo Xuan. This time shouldn't be considered completely unsuccessful, at least we found his stinky skin. Let's get him back first."