As they rushed upward, the power of the icy cold wind around them also began to increase rapidly.
Waves of strong wind hit the surface of the light curtain, causing the originally stable light curtain to begin to vibrate.
If this continues, it won't take long for the light curtain to break.
But at this time, Fatty Xu suddenly had an item next to him.
This object is a small crystal shield, emitting light blue light outwards. At the same time, a vast aura radiates outwards from its interior.
Fatty Xu immediately activated the object, and a light blue light curtain appeared, began to rapidly expand to the surroundings, and finally merged with the previously existing light curtain.
During the fusion, the aura emitted by this small shield also became a little weaker. And as time passed, the energy inside the small shield began to be consumed rapidly.
After three breaths, countless cracks appeared on the surface of the small shield, and with an explosion, it suddenly exploded.
However, Xu Ling had already made adequate preparations for this situation.
An emerald green crystal the size of a thumb appeared in her hand. Under her urging, it turned into a green light, left her palm, and disappeared into the light curtain that was on the verge of collapse.
With the fusion of this emerald green crystal, green lines appeared on the surface of the light curtain, becoming stable again.
It can be seen from the outside that the surrounding icy wind is constantly impacting this light curtain. Every impact of the wind will cause some of the green lines existing on the surface of the light curtain to be lost.
After three breaths, these green lines were completely erased by the countless strong winds around them.
The light curtain also returned to its original state at this moment. However, because the power of the surrounding icy wind has been greatly improved compared to before, the frequency of vibrations of the light curtain has become faster and faster, appearing on the surface of the light curtain.
There are more and more cracks.
"Go!" At this time, Zhao Ling took out the two defensive treasures he had mentioned before.
Both defensive treasures are in the shape of shields, but their appearances are obviously different.
One of the shields was silver in color with light golden spiritual patterns, and looked extremely delicate.
The other shield looked like a crude thing, but from its inside, it exuded an extremely rich aura.
Under Zhao Ling's urging, the two shields flew up one after another and merged into the light curtain.
After the integration of the two shields, the defensive capabilities of the light curtain began to be greatly improved. If you look closely, you can find that the shadows of the two shields appear in the light curtain.
At this moment, the light curtain continued to resist the surrounding icy wind, providing sufficient guarantee for them to move forward smoothly.
Now it seems that everything went so smoothly. Soon, they were able to climb all the steps and successfully reached the second floor of the palace.
But soon, they discovered variables.
An unknown force appeared under their feet, and the appearance of this force greatly reduced their forward speed.
In this way, whether they can successfully reach the second level is unknown.
"It's a bit bad!" Zhao Ling's face looked a little ugly.
Such variables were something he had never considered before.
"Anyway, let's speed up a little bit first!" After Zhao Ling finished speaking, his speed increased again.
The other eight people also immediately started to speed up, but soon, new problems appeared again.
Except for Mo Ye, the speed of the remaining five spiritual realm monks has been increased to the limit and cannot continue to improve.
In order to take care of them, the others had to maintain their own speed at the same level as them.
Otherwise, with the speed of the five of them, they will soon fall behind. At that time, without the protection of the light curtain, they will immediately be shattered by the attack of the surrounding icy wind.
After a while, in the light curtain, the shadow of one of the shields began to dim rapidly.
This shield whose power has disappeared is exactly the side with a more delicate appearance.
The other side looks like a crude shield, but it may be able to hold up for a while depending on the situation.
However, at their current speed, if they do not speed up, it is completely impossible to reach the second level before the power of the second shield is exhausted.
As if they were aware of this situation, the expressions of the five spiritual realm monks also changed slightly.
"Don't panic, I am your senior brother and I will not abandon you!" Zhao Ling said.
After hearing Zhao Ling's words, the five of them felt relieved, and at the same time they also felt a little guilty.
After all, the inability to speed up happened because of them.
After some time, the power of the second shield was almost exhausted.
But there are still more than twenty steps between them and the ground on the second floor.
Where they are now, the icy cold wind has become very terrifying. Just through the light curtain, they can feel the powerful power contained within these icy cold winds.
When the power of the second shield completely disappears, it may only take an instant for the surrounding icy wind to tear the light curtain apart.
By that time, with the cultivation level of Mo Ye and the six people who had opened the spiritual realm, they would have no ability to resist in the face of these icy cold winds.
Perhaps, only Zhao Ling, the three spiritual liquid realm monks, have the chance to withstand these icy winds and successfully reach the second floor of the palace.
But suddenly, Zhao Ling quickly drew his long sword across his finger, and a drop of blood overflowed from the wound.
This drop of blood is crystal clear, and its rich vitality is constantly emanating from its interior.
"Go!" Zhao Ling waved one hand, and the drop of blood on his finger was thrown out and disappeared into the light curtain.
With the integration of this drop of blood, bloody lines suddenly appeared on the surface of the light curtain. At the same time, the aura emitted by the light curtain began to surge, and the defense began to increase again.
Soon, the power of the second shield completely disappeared. However, due to the integration of the drop of blood, the light curtain did not collapse the moment the power of the second shield disappeared.
Although the light curtain was temporarily maintained, Zhao Ling's face looked a bit pale.
What he just sacrificed was the essence and blood in his body. Under the urging of the secret method, this drop of essence and blood also replaced the power of the shield, continuing to maintain the normal existence of the light curtain.
With this skill, everyone once again crossed several steps, and there were less than ten steps left from the second floor.
Fortunately, there were no twists and turns on the rest of the way. Soon, they climbed the last step and finally stepped onto the second floor.
After reaching the second floor, the icy cold wind that surrounded them disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Moreover, the entire second floor no longer has that cold aura.
"The cold breath has disappeared." After Zhao Ling discovered this situation, he immediately removed the light curtain that was already on the verge of collapse.
The others immediately breathed a sigh of relief and began to look around.
Soon, a group of monks appeared in their sight. Along with those monks, there was also a huge white ball of light.
At the same time, strong spiritual energy fluctuations also appeared in that direction.
"Shall we recover where we are first?" Xu Ling asked.
"No, let's go directly, the other party has already discovered us!" Zhao Ling said calmly.
His complexion has returned to normal at this moment. If you just look at his appearance, it is absolutely impossible to know that he has just suffered a lot of wear and tear.
"Okay then!" Xu Ling nodded.
Now that those people have discovered them, if they continue to adjust their breath in the same place, wouldn't they be openly showing to the other party that their own strength is empty?
All nine people took a recovery pill, and then walked slowly towards that side. After a while, they clearly saw the huge white ball of light suspended in mid-air.
The light ball is huge, and there are artifacts scattered inside. These artifacts are suspended in the light ball, and they all exude a rich aura.
The fluctuations of spiritual power they felt were caused by the monks' constant attacks on the light balls.
"Looking at them, they want to get the things in there!" Fatty Xu smiled.
"I guess they have already regarded us as competitors at this time." Xu Ling said, with a look of confusion on his face, "But these monks don't seem to be from the Wanxie Alliance!"
"Let's go over and get in touch first," Zhao Ling said.
When they got closer, they immediately knew each other's strength.
Among that group of monks, there are four spiritual liquid realms and five spiritual liquid realms. Among them, the cultivation levels of the spiritual liquid realm monks have all reached the peak of the spiritual liquid realm. Among the four spiritual liquid realm monks, two are in the late spiritual liquid realm.
, two middle stages of the spiritual fluid realm.
With such strength, they naturally have little chance of winning against those who are at their peak. But now that they have just reached the second level, they have not yet had time to replenish the consumption. Therefore, if they face these people, they will probably spend a lot of money.
A lot of effort went into it.
The two monks in the late stage of the spiritual fluid realm stopped attacking and walked toward them.
"May I ask where you fellow Taoists are from?" one of them asked with a smile.
"Wentian Academy." Zhao Ling said calmly.
Upon hearing these four words, the expressions of the two people changed instantly. But they soon recovered.
"It turns out that you are fellow Taoists of Wentian Academy. Wentian Academy is the holy place of practice that we practitioners long for!" One of them sighed.
"Fellow Taoists from Wentian Academy, do you want to work with us to unlock the secrets here?" Another person asked.
"Oh?" Fatty Xu showed an interested expression.
Seeing Fatty Xu's expression, they immediately spoke: "We have been here for a while, but we haven't made any progress on that ball of light. If you fellow Taoists help us, we will surely defeat the ball of light."
The time required will be greatly shortened.”
"What can we gain by helping you?" Fatty Xu laughed.
"Four or six points, you are four and we are six." One of them said immediately.
"Yes, but it must be the other way around." Fatty Xu narrowed his eyes.
"This..." One of them was about to say something, but was quickly interrupted by the other.
After the interruption, the man immediately nodded and said: "We agree to your request, but after you get the treasure, you can't take action against us. I think the people in Wentian Academy should keep their promises!"
"This is natural!" Zhao Ling nodded.
In this way, the two sides reached a consensus. Mo Ye and his group of nine people began to join the battle to break the light ball. (To be continued)