Chen Fan felt like warm tears were welling up in his eyes when he saw the palace halls in the distance. “I can finally see the opposite bank!” He had been dashing madly across the ice river for three whole days, unaware of how far he had come. Now, the sight of the distant palace halls confirmed it: there was an end to this frozen hell. At his speed, it took three days just to reach this point. Those struggling behind, slowly advancing and clinging to survival, would take far longer. Even though they would also capture the treasure demon spirits and absorb their treasure qi along the way to strengthen their physique, their foundation was far from comparable to Chen Fan’s. Even with improvement, they couldn’t match his level or speed. Some might need half a month, or longer, to escape this ice river, all while dealing with ambushes from demon spirits, further delaying them. Yet, Chen Fan spotted human silhouettes moving among the palace halls across the river. Clearly, others had already crossed and entered. This surprised him, but not too much. Among the tens of thousands of people who entered, many were Void Immortals or had cultivated their physiques. If they had discovered the way out of the flaming mountain range early and entered the river ahead of time, it would make sense. With their power, crossing wouldn’t have been too difficult. Therefore, it was only normal that some people had arrived before him. Moreover, many among those who entered had powerful backgrounds. These people also had methods, treasures, or immortal artifacts to resist the coldness of the ice river of death, which Chen Fan saw while crossing the river. In contrast, most still struggling in the river were rogue cultivators: no backing, little wealth, relying only on the most primitive means to survive. Chen Fan shook his head and shot forth once more like an arrow, leaving a white streak across the icy surface. “Arrive late to a place ,” he muttered, “and you won’t even get leftovers. I wonder if any treasure demon spirits remain in those palace halls?” Swish! Newest update provıded by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾※𝙣𝙚𝙩 Chen Fan rushed ashore and entered one of the palace halls ahead. As soon as he rushed into one of the palace halls, an angry roar entered his ears. “Get lost, this ten-thousand-year black iron is mine!” “Hmph, who do you think you are, to dare snatch my ten-thousand-year black iron? Are you tired of living?” “Hoho, big words. And who do you think you are, Zhu Hongtao? Scram aside, this isn’t the Heaven Locking Valley.” “Wahhh, you losers, how dare you snatch my ten-thousand-year black iron! It seems like you really are tired of living. I’ll send you guys to hell!” A furious roar followed. Violent energy surged from a nearby stone room. Clearly, someone had found a treasure, and a fight had broken out. “Ten-thousand-year black iron? That’s some good stuff.” Chen Fan’s eyes flickered, and he walked toward the source of the noise. He discovered that there were three people inside the stone room. All of them were in the peak Greater Legendary realm, and Zhu Hongtao was a disciple of one of the ten major immortal holy lands, the Heaven Locking Valley. The other two weren’t weak either: both were descendants of Immortal King clans. As the three men fought furiously, Chen Fan strolled in with swagger and declared ownership of the fifty-kilogram ten-thousand-year black iron resting on the stone platform. “Stop! This is mine.” The trio froze, turning their gazes toward him. Realizing that Chen Fan was only in the middle-stage Greater Legendary realm, they immediately flew into a rage. “Where did this loser come from? Get lost!” “Brat, if you wish to die, then I’ll grant your wish!” “On account of you being a disciple of the Featherlight Sect, I’ll give you a chance to admit your mistake. Kneel and kowtow to admit your wrongdoing, hand over all of your fortune, and scram. Remember, it’s to scram!” They dismissed him outright. A mid-stage nobody daring to snatch their treasure? He clearly didn’t know the meaning of death. Chen Fan couldn’t be bothered to waste his breath and attack. A terrifying Hand of Demon grabbed toward the three of them. “You’re courting death!” “You even dared to make a move? Not even the god emperor can save you!” Enraged, the trio joined forces and launched a combined assault. However, their attacks were as fragile as butter or tofu in front of Chen Fan’s Hand of Demon, crushed into pieces. The attack struck them, and the sound of their bones breaking rang out. They flew out, spewing blood, sustaining heavy injuries in an instant. Although Chen Fan was only in the middle-stage Greater Legendary realm, his physique had reached the level of an immortal artifact, his strength skyrocketing as a result. Now, he could even contend against an Invincible Legendary realm martial artist. “Know your place.” Chen Fan left those words behind, stored the ten-thousand-year black iron in his ring, and headed straight into the next stone room. Chen Fan moved through the various stone rooms like a whirlwind. The treasures in some stone rooms were taken by the people who had arrived first. Traces of fresh blood and even severed limbs could be seen on the ground. Evidently, some fierce struggles had taken place. In some stone rooms, there were intense clashes going on. Chen Fan sized up each situation: if it looked manageable, he barged in and seized the treasure; if not, he moved on without hesitation. He also found some stone rooms without people. After opening them, he collected the treasures inside. However, millions of years had passed. Many of the treasures had degenerated. In one room, a skeleton crumbled to dust as the wind brushed past it. It had once gripped a sword that still faintly glowed with immortal light. But the moment it hit the ground, it shattered like tofu. It had completely degenerated a long time ago. He charged into numerous palace halls and collected the treasures. Although many treasures had already degenerated with time, there were still some treasures that were still usable. Chen Fan’s gains were decent after the collection. He obtained many materials for refining artifacts, such as ten-thousand-year-old black iron and Taiyi golden essence, among others. He also found three low-grade immortal artifacts and a low-grade immortal art. In the process of collecting the treasures, although he didn’t come across treasure demon spirits, he came across many war puppets. There were war puppets on guard in many of the stone rooms, and if one wanted to obtain the treasure inside, one would need to get rid of these war puppets first. Just as Chen Fan rushed out of a stone room and was about to enter the next, a voice came from behind. A terrifying aura descended, locking him in place. “Stop right there, kid. Hand over everything you have!”