?Chapter 901: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 898 On the Boat Chapter 901: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 898 On the Boat Wang Tieqiang was startled when he heard the cry.


    It sounded like the maid called Oriole on the boat.


    Yet, Shun River might freeze over sometimes, but never during the flood season.


    Moreover, today’s weathera€|


    Unable to help himself, Wang Tieqiang looked up at the sky, only to see the blazing sun high at noon.


    Despite wearing just a thin leather jacket, he still felt a slight warmth and a bit of a sweat coming on.


    More so, there was actually someone in the ice?


    Having roamed the jianghu for so many years, this was the first time he had heard of such a peculiar incident.


    He reached back to touch the two iron short spears he carried, then, as if possessed, he walked toward the source of the sound.


    As he approached the side of the boat, he immediately saw a group of seven or eight people, both men and women, including maids, male servants, and boatmen, all huddled together.


    They were pointing at something in the river, exclaiming with surprise.


    Glancing slightly to the side, right there about fifteen meters away to the east of the boat, a stark white object bobbed up and down on the river surface, catching everyone’s eye.


    Looking intently he saw, indeed, it was a block of crystal-clear ice, and there truly seemed to be a figure trapped inside it.


    “How strange indeed.


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    Could it be someone from before fell into the river and is now surfacing as the ice melts?” Wang Tieqiang couldn’t help but mutter to himself, his face showing a look of surprise.


    “Senior Brother Wang, what has happened?” A husky voice came from behind him followed by footsteps.


    “Brother Gao, you’re here too.” Without even turning around, Wang Tieqiang knew it was his longtime partner, a bodyguard known for his solid martial arts skills and some minor fame for his hand-to-hand combat.


    “Oh, there’s really someone in the ice.


    What a rare sight indeed,” remarked a large man with a bushy beard, casually strolling over and clicking his tongue in amazement.


    “A dead person, no matter how strange, doesn’t matter,” said Wang Tieqiang with a cold laugh, indifferent.


    “That’s true!


    A dead person at least can’t rob us,” the large man said, rubbing his bristly beard and chuckling “hehe”.


    “What are you all clamoring about?


    Don’t you know the madam has just settled down?” A middle-aged man dressed as a scholar walked out of the cabin, his face somewhat stern as he scolded the maids and servants.


    This was Master Zhou, reputedly a trusted aide of a high-ranking official.


    He had hired Wang Tieqiang and his companion to accompany the official’s family on the boat.


    “Master Zhou, in the rivera€|” the maid named Oriole timidly pointed out toward the river with her delicate finger.


    Upon seeing Wang Tieqiang and his companion standing there, Master Zhou was initially perplexed.


    Hearing the maid’s words, he glanced over, and upon seeing the ice block and the figure within, his face showed immense surprise, but then he frowned and said:


    “It’s just a dead person, no point in staring.


    Everyone get back to work.


    Do I need to call Steward Wang instead?” His tone became stern by the end of his statement.


    At the mention of “Steward Wang,” the maids and servants instantly changed color and dispersed, leaving behind two or three crew members who sneaked away.


    Wang Tieqiang and the large man exchanged glances, feeling it was inappropriate to linger and preparing to leave together.


    However, just as Gao Dafeng, the large man, was about to step away, he couldn’t help but take another look at the river, suddenly freezing in place and exclaiming in shock.


    “How is it possible, this person is still alive.”


    Hearing this, both Wang Tieqiang and Master Zhou were startled and looked as well, but they saw no signs of abnormality; the figure in the ice remained motionless.


    The scholar cast a doubtful look at the large man.


    “There’s no mistake.


    Just now, the person in the ice blinked.


    I truly saw it.” The large man stated confidently.


    “Brother Gao wouldn’t lie to us.


    It seems this person is indeed not dead,” Wang Tieqiang quickly chose to believe his companion’s words.


    Master Zhou saw this and was somewhat skeptical.


    However, after thinking for a while, he shook his head and said:


    “Even if that person is not dead, it’s none of our business.


    There’s no need to trouble the Lady or Miss.


    If no other boat is meddling, we shouldn’t either.”


    Upon hearing this, Wang Tieqiang felt neither anger nor injustice.


    The person in the ice appeared quite eerie, and it suited him fine not to bring them aboard.


    After all, as someone long accustomed to the jianghu, his guard against such strange occurrences was far stronger than that of ordinary people.


    Nevertheless, Gao Dafeng hesitated visibly.


    “Master Zhou, hold on!


    Saving a life is more meritorious than creating seven-storey pagodas, and my mother has always been compassionate.


    Since this person is not dead, let’s save him first.” A sweet voice suddenly echoed from inside the cabin, following which a beautiful young girl in brocade came out, trailed by the maid Oriole, who had just left and was now demurely following behind.


    It seemed she had informed the girl about the situation.


    “Second Miss!


    Is this really alright?


    Allowing a stranger on board…?” As soon as Master Zhou saw the young lady, he respectfully bowed, but his face showed hesitation.


    “There’s nothing wrong with it.


    Since this person survived a great disaster in the ice and also met us, it must be considered our family’s good deed.


    Besides, there are many vacant rooms on the ship; arranging one will do.


    Are we really afraid of a dying man with so many of us here?”, said the young lady softly, her expression leaving no room for doubt.


    “Very well.


    Since the young lady has instructed so, I will have someone go down to rescue him.” The scholar hesitated for a moment before reluctantly agreeing with a fist salute.


    The young lady in the brocade dress smiled faintly, then said no more, and walked back to the cabin with her maid.


    Master Zhou, however, looked towards the cabin, his brows furrowed deeply.


    “You both heard it.


    It seems we really need to save this person.


    But this block of ice is so huge, I’m afraid we will need your help.” Master Zhou said with a wry smile.


    “No problem.


    I might not have much, but I can still muster some strength,” Gao Dafeng said nonchalantly.


    Wang Tieqiang took another look at the huge ice before slowly nodding, indicating no problem.


    …


    Han Li didn’t know how long he had been in the darkness, but a splitting headache finally brought him back from his stupor.


    Yet before he even opened his eyes, he first heard a young girl’s voice,


    “Old Master, when will this man wake up?


    It’s already been two days and nights.


    Is he really alright?


    Miss is still waiting for my reply!”


    “Hmph!


    What do you know, young girl?


    I only have a slight understanding of medicine; how would I know when he will awake?


    But this man’s condition is indeed strange.


    His face is deathly pale, and there are signs of severe blood loss, yet upon checking his pulse, it’s unusually strong as if his body is much stronger than ordinary people.


    This truly baffles me!” An old voice said, sounding somewhat frustrated.


    “Hehe!


    I think the Old Master probably got the pulse wrong!” The girl seemed very familiar with the Old Master and started teasing him.


    “Nonsense, whenever any of you had headaches or fevers, wasn’t it always I who cured you?


    Have I ever made a mistake?


    Perhaps this man has contracted some strange disease that no one has seen before.


    I’m not a doctor, so what’s so strange if I can’t figure it out?” The old man seemed a bit embarrassed but still insisted on his point.


    Hearing this, Han Li finally realized he was lying on an extremely comfortable bed, with a thick mattress beneath him and a smooth blanket covering him, making him feel exceptionally warm.


    Listening to this old man and young girl converse in the language of Great Jin, Han Li felt slightly relieved.


    It seemed not only had ordinary mortals rescued him, but he had also finally arrived in Great Jin.


    However, his current situation was really not good!


    The moment he woke up, he used his divine sense to scan his body and inhaled sharply, feeling bitter in his heart.


    After escaping from the pursuit of the Endless Sky Saintess and fleeing thousands of miles, the time to undo the seal had come.


    He immediately jumped into the river, used the feign-death technique taught by Monarch Great Development, sealed himself in the icy coldness, and then let the ice drift with the stream, thus escaping the Soaring Tribes’ pursuit.


    But now his physical condition was utterly terrible.


    It was even worse than he’d feared by threefold.


    Not only had he lost a significant amount of essence from overusing the Bloodshadow Evasion, leaving his body extremely weak, but the deficit in his True Yuan was severely serious, causing his cultivation level to plummet several layers, to the point of falling to the Qi Refinement Realm level.


    Without five or six years of proper rest and recovery, he couldn’t hope to return to his original cultivation level.


    Han Li sighed deeply, then suddenly remembered something, and hastily checked the flying swords inside his body.


    There, within one flying sword, he found Silvermoon, who was also extremely weak and in a deep coma.


    This slightly eased his mind.


    However, the absence of the second Nascent Soul gave him a severe headache.


    Although the distance was too far to sense accurately, it was clear that the second Nascent Soul had not been killed by the Soaring Tribes Great Immortal Master as he had anticipated; there was still a faint yet unbroken subtle connection, letting him know the Nascent Soul still existed.


    But if he couldn’t recall this Nascent Soul within a certain number of years, the backlash once it became independent could be anticipated.


    The only thing that kept him composed was that once his original cultivation level was restored, the early-stage cultivation of the second Nascent Soul would certainly not be a match for him.


    Finding it and subjugating it again wouldn’t be an issue for him.


    Thinking thus, he suddenly transmitted a message in his sea of spiritual awareness.


    “Elder, how long did I stay unconscious in the ice before arriving in Great Jin?


    Are there any Great Jin cultivators nearby?”


    “Ah!


    You’re finally awake.


    You drifted at the river bottom for over a year.


    In the end, the mana attached to the ice was exhausted, and the ice block automatically surfaced.


    But, Han Li.


    Your situation really isn’t good,” Monarch Great Development responded, sounding somewhat lazy.


    “I am well aware of how dire my situation is.


    But having finally escaped by luck, it’s a fortune amidst the misfortune, and I have nothing to complain about.


    After all, in that situation, not everyone can slip through the hands of a late-Nascent Soul cultivator.” Han Li smiled, and rather took pride in his words.


    “Hmph, you’re taking it quite lightly!


    But the elder has yet to ask you, why have you never told the elder about possessing the spirit treasures?


    No wonder, a few times when I was in seclusion, you always kept the elder out of the chamber.


    The elder has long wanted to study a real spirit treasure personally.


    Enough chit-chat, find a moment to bring that small cauldron to the elder for a closer look,” Monarch Great Development’s tone changed, sounding somewhat annoyed.


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