Lin Wu looked around theke with his Radiation perception turned to the max.


    But despite that, he was still unable to see the bottom of theke.


    "Strange…" Lin Wu muttered.


    At his cultivation base, his Radiation Perception was strong enough to pierce through kilometer of solid rock. But now, it was unable to see through theke.


    "How deep is theke?" Lin Wu questioned the lord.


    "We… don''t know." Lord Geng Zi answered.


    "You don''t?" Lin Wu was surprised.


    "We''ve excavated several chunks of theke and have even built storage in it, but we still haven''t hit the bottom. Even my senses can''t go below a kilometer." Lord Geng Zi answered.


    "A Kilometer deep? That''s a bit too much for ake, isn''t it?" Lin Wu said, thinking that this might not be a normalke.


    He was reminded of his experience with the Aqua Dream Sea Lotus. He had found the nt beast when he had met Tim for the first time and the beast had appeared in ake that was attached to the ocean from underwater channels.


    Lin Wu wondered if it was the same for thiske too.


    "The easiest way to confirm is to check the salinity." Lin Wu reckoned.


    Salt would usually be removed from the ice when water froze, and only a very small amount of it would actually be left in the frozen sea water. Lin Wu got system do to a quick salinity test, which showed him that there was actually no salt in the ice.


    "It''s all fresh water ice?" Lin Wu was confused at first, but then recalled the history of the Steel Frost Ind. ''Wait, thiske has been frozen for a long time. The freshwater ice probably rises up with the salt water being left deep. Also with the snow that falls and getspacted, the level of ice would never actually decrease.'' He thought.


    The Circle Peak Lake was like a cross between Sea Ice and a cier.


    This allowed Lin Wu to form a hypothesis that the reason behind the unique situation of the Steel Frost Ind might also be underneath it all. Lin Wu was sure it wasn''t anywhere on the surface or in the mountains, as the system had already ruled them out in the scan.


    ~DING~


    ——


    SCAN: Completed


    NOTIFICATION: A potential anomaly has been found.


    ——


    "It did find it, good." Lin Wu looked at the map and saw a new marker appearing.


    The marker was located severalyers deep, showing that it was indeed underneath theke.


    "Seems like I know where the source of this weather is, Lord Geng Zi." Lin Wu spoke to the man.<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    "You do?!" The man was stunned at the speed at which Lin Wu had found it.


    "Yes… it''s under theke." Lin Wu revealed. "That is also why you''ve been unable to find it."


    "I see… but if its under theke, that basically means we won''t be able to do much to it." Lord Geng Zi replied. "Even I was unable to break the ice after a certain point. It bes extremely dense, plus new ice is formed soon after." He added.


    "That''s ording to what I thought too. Thiske isn''t actually a fresh waterke." Lin Wu stated. "It is actually a saltwaterke that is connected to the ocean."


    "We would have never thought that. All these years we were sure that it was a freshwaterke since the ice tasted normal." Lord Geng Zi was baffled.


    Though Lin Wu knew this was to be expected. After all, even if cultivators were quite strong, many stillcked the knowledge about certain scientific principles.


    "Don''t worry, I can still get to the bottom of theke." Lin Wu assured with confidence.


    "If you really can solve our problem, we''ll be forever grateful to you King Lin Wu." Lord Geng Zi stated with emotion.


    Lin Wu gave a little nod, before checking the location on map and preparing a route.


    "I''ll get started on it then. No use in waiting." Lin Wu''s task was something he was extremely used to.


    "Drilling is something I''m an expert it." Lin Wu stated. "If I proim to be second, no one can im to be first in this world!"


    With that deration, Lin Wu transformed his tail into a drill shape and gathered Sapphire Qi in it. He first coated it with the piercing Sapphire Qi then infused Fire spirit Qi in it, to further melt the ice.


    Soon, Lin Wu''s crystal tail was glowing in a mix of Blue and red lights. The two lights swirled as his tail started to turn.


    Lord Geng Zi watched with awe as Lin Wu rose his tail high before stabbing it straight into the ice.


    ~SCREECH~


    An awful screeching sound was heard as Lin Wu''s tail effortlessly drilled into the ice. Everyone on the Steel Frost Ind heard the screech and got a headache from it.


    Thankfully the noise didn''tst long, as Lin Wu''s tail had already gone a over two hundred meters deep. Now all they could hear was the rumbling of the ground that was apanied by faint vibrations.


    Lin Wu continued to drill and let his entire body enter the hole he had made. The chilly ice was nothing to him and he could effortlessly continue his work.


    Lord Geng Zi followed down the hole, once Lin Wu had gone over five hundred meters deep. His body was quite wide, so it was no issue for the man to freely descend through the hole.


    They kept on going deeper, and at the two kilometer mark Lord Geng Zi started to feel incredibly cold.


    "This cold… this is the same chill as that of the snow storm!" Lord Geng Zi said out loud. "Not just that but its a lot stronger here."


    "That just confirms that whatever is causing the weather is down there." Lin Wu''s voice trailed over to the man''s ears.


    They continued to go deeper, but after a certain point Lord Geng Zi couldn''t endure the cold.