"I was surrounded by extremely hard ice in that icy cave. Although I had already become a ten thousand year spirit beast, our Iceworm clan has always been weak in combat, resulting in me being unable to forcefully break through the ice. Fortunately, there were many holes in the icy cave that I was able to climb through. Thus, I crawled around in search of an exit. In the end, I still couldn't find an exit, but I found an even larger of Ice Crux. The appearance of this new Ice Crux signified that I had food to eat. Hence, I entered another deep sleep. However, this sleep lasted several tens of thousands of years…"
As Sai Joshi listened to the Stardream Iceworm's explanation, he suddenly felt a strange feeling. Could it be that the Stardream Iceworm's name was because it had dreamt everyday?
"Although I wasn't able to leave the icy cave, eating the ten thousand year Ice Crux simply felt too good. Thus, I was lucky to not be able to find a way out, because I found another large ten thousand year Ice Crux whilst crawling around to look for one. I slept again, but I didn't even know how long I'd slept for this time—yet the first set of golden patterns had appeared on my body by the time I woke up."
"A golden pattern has an extremely important meaning to us Iceworms. It signifies that our cultivation has reached a hundred thousand years. From what I remember, our Iceworm clan has never had an existence possess a cultivation of a hundred thousand years. I was the first to do this! This was unprecedented in history! At that time, I evolved into a Gold-patterned Iceworm. I also had sufficient power to break through the ice to leave. However, at that time, I didn't know that hundred thousand year spirit beasts would suffer enormous restrictions, which would make it harder for them to increase their cultivation. Perhaps it was because I was lucky, or perhaps it was because our Iceworm clan has a deficiency of combat strength, but I miraculously didn't attract any Tribulation." The Stardream Iceworm sighed. "I decided to continue sleeping, since I was too lazy to leave anyway. Thus, I continued to sleep in the icy caves. Because my cultivation had reached a certain level, I was able to break the ice and enter areas which I previously couldn't. This allowed me to find even more top quality Ice Cruxs, all of which became my food."
"Just like that, I repeated the cycle of sleeping after eating, and eating after waking up. I didn't even know how much time had passed. Only the golden patterns on my body were able to tell me how long I'd lived for."
"In the end, I finished eating all of the Ice Crux within the icy caves one day. I then dug myself out from the bottom of the icy caves, arriving at the ocean. I floated in the ocean, and moved with the tide; I floated along the edge of the continent, eventually moving towards the south. I also encountered my first enemy during this journey."
"At that time, I already had nine golden patterns, which meant that I was a powerful nine hundred thousand year spirit beast. I originally thought that I was an unequalled existence within this world. However…"
As he continued to speak, the Stardream Iceworm clearly became somewhat embarrassed, "However, I'd never done anything like fought with anyone when I was awake. In the end, I had to rely on my enormous spirit power to scare that enemy away. This finally roused my caution, which made me attempt to cultivate the ability to attack. However, I discovered that my cultivation lifespan didn't mean that I was strong. I was indeed a million year spirit beast, but my combat power was in fact inferior to some ten thousand year spirit beasts. Those ten thousand year spirit beasts that were good at fighting were simply opponents I couldn't hope to achieve victory over. The outside world was truly too dangerous. However, I didn't know the way back."
"I thought that since the ocean was dangerous, perhaps the continent would be safer. Thus, I went ashore. However, I discovered that the continent wasn't very peaceful either. Maybe it was an effect of absorbing too much Ice Crux, but my body had a special smell that could attract the attention of all spirit beasts. It caused them to see me as food."
"In the end, I was captured by a strong hundred thousand year spirit beast from the Spirit Hunting Forest. However, it didn't immediately kill me; Instead, it brought me to the Spirit Hunting Forest. Only after listening to him did I understand what was going on. As it turned out, I possessed too much Heaven and Earth spirit power. As long as they were able to absorb and transform my power, any spirit beast could become a hundred thousand year spirit beast, and any hundred thousand year spirit beasts could break free from the limit of their cultivation lifespan. But, it took a long time to absorb my power, since the power I'd cultivated for a million years was too enormous. Thus, it brought me back to its nest."
"However, that fellow underestimated how awesome this Brother is. Although I wasn't too good at fighting, I was able to increase the strength of my aura. Thus, I was able to attract all of the hundred thousand year spirit beasts in the Spirit Hunting Forest. Hehe."
"The huge battle royale that ensued included nearly every single spirit beast in the Spirit Hunting Forest whose age exceeded ten thousand. They fought so desperately! I originally thought that I now had a chance to escape. However, who could've known that they'd be so crafty? Once the battle had almost ended, they actually stopped and negotiated with each other. In the end, a tragedy occurred to thisBrother. They finally came to an agreement, deciding to absorb my power together, since the spiritforce in my body was large enough."