The Ice and Snow Divine Palace!
For Ye Qingchen, this news was simply too important. Last time he went to the xtreme North, he returned with nothing; just how much regret he felt, only he himself knew.
"Tell me."
Ye Qingchen’s face was as calm and dark as still water.
"Mr. Ye, please look!"
Zheng Jiuling hurriedly took out a piece of Crystal Stone and infused it with True Qi.
Only to see.
The Crystal Stone quivered slightly, then released boundless radiance. Within the light, a vast world gradually unfolded before the two of them. It was clearly a land of raging ice and snow; the ferocious blizzard all but blotted out the sky, and one could only make out range after range of continuous mountains.
On top of these mountain ranges, surprisingly, stood one majestic great hall after another, with numerous cave abodes hidden among them, appearing incomparably mysterious and profound!
The final image froze on a great hall.
On the great hall, four large characters were clearly displayed:
Ice and Snow Divine Palace!
"This Memory Crystal, I obtained it from the Martial City in Lintian City..."
Seeing the doubt in Ye Qingchen’s eyes, Zheng Jiuling hastily explained, "As for its origin, I did not manage to trace it. It was only said to be the relic of an Earth Immortal, and no one knows how it ended up in the Martial City of Lintian City! However, where exactly this mountain range lies, I am not clear either..."
Only then did Zheng Jiuling slowly recount the process of how he obtained this crystal.
Someone had taken this crystal to sell at the Martial City; because many people did not recognize its value, it ended up falling into Zheng Jiuling’s hands.
"I can be certain that the Ice and Snow Divine Palace is in the xtreme North, but the xtreme North is vast. Relying only on the contents of the crystal to search would be no different from looking for a needle in a haystack. The only distinguishing feature is this mountain range!"
"To find out, we must ask those people of the xtreme North. It seems I have no choice but to go there myself!"
Ye Qingchen held the Memory Crystal; since that was the case, it was naturally a matter that brooked no delay. While there were not many matters at hand, he set off directly for the xtreme North.
Seeing Ye Qingchen rise to his feet.
Zheng Jiuling was surprised, yet it was within his expectations.
...
Heaven-Shocking Peak.
Su Moran half-reclined against Loulan, gazing absent-mindedly at the sea of clouds. When she saw Ye Qingchen, she was slightly stunned, then said, "You’re leaving?"
"Yes, I’m going to the xtreme North. From this Memory Crystal Stone I discovered the Ice and Snow Divine Palace. As long as I find this mountain range, I can find the Ice and Snow Divine Palace!" Ye Qingchen said blandly.
"Do you realize that right now, in Taotian Palace, you are at your safest? Once you step out, life and death will be unpredictable." Su Moran smiled and said, "The Ice and Snow Divine Palace is extremely well hidden. For news to suddenly surface this time, there must be something fishy about it!"
Ye Qingchen nodded slightly: "Of course I know, but I have reasons that leave me no choice but to go!"
Su Moran gazed deeply at the young man before her.
Resolute, unyielding!
Far surpassing his peers. Even her past self was somewhat inferior.
"Very well."
Su Moran nodded lightly. With a flick of her finger, nine streaks of light flew to the front of Ye Qingchen. They were none other than the bone swords forged from the remains of Venerable Yin Mountain!
Previously, these nine bone swords had been ghastly white, exuding a sinister, ghostly aura.
But after being reforged by the Wind Stone, they had become like nine pieces of translucent Jadeite, and had even reached the lower grade of the Immortal rank.
Besides that, there was also a list.
"On this trip to the xtreme North, these nine swords can lend you a hand!"
"The Heavenly and Earthly Treasures you sought before, I have also helped you locate them. I just did not expect you to suddenly head to the xtreme North, so you can only rely on yourself to find them now!"
"By the way, among them is one particular Heavenly and Earthly Treasure. If you encounter it, bring it back for me—I need it to step into the Half-Step Celestial Immortal Realm!"
"Alright!"
Ye Qingchen took the nine swords and the list map, and nodded heavily.
’You go to the xtreme North, I’ll guard Taotian Palace for you!’
Su Moran watched Ye Qingchen’s departing back and said calmly.
As her words fell.
She picked up a wine cup with her hands folded behind her back, stood atop the Mist Rain Pavilion, and gently scattered it.
Crash!
In an instant, over the seven peaks of Taotian Palace, without the slightest warning, a torrential downpour began. The rain pierced through the protective canopy of Taotian Palace, bean-sized drops drumming heavily against the ground.
"What’s going on?"
"Why did it suddenly start raining?"
"Isn’t there a protective canopy outside Taotian Palace, impervious to rain and snow? Could this be some Supreme Elder casting a spell?"
Countless Seven Peaks Disciples stared at this curtain of rain with faces full of shock and astonishment.
At this moment.
Above the seven peaks.
Ye Xu Kong stood with her hands clasped behind her back, looking at the torrential rain. Her face was cold as she stared into the void and said, "Ye Qingchen has indeed fallen into the trap. After obtaining the crystal, he left Heaven-Shocking Peak directly!"
"So what if he took the bait?" A voice sounded quietly, coming from Lu Xingzhou, the Supreme Elder of Seven Stars Peak. "This downpour is precisely what Su Moran has prepared for us... With her sitting in Taotian Palace, no matter which of us goes out, she will definitely make a move to stop us!"
"Humph, after we went to such lengths to lure Ye Qingchen out of Taotian Palace, are we just going to let it go like this?"
Kong Yuanhao’s voice replied coldly, "This brat is growing too fast. One Su Moran has already made us wary of acting rashly. If we wait several decades more, until Ye Qingchen attains the position of a top-level Earth Immortal, I fear there truly won’t be anyone left in Taotian Palace who can suppress the two of them!"
"Don’t worry, this time I will act personally!" A cold, grim voice sounded. "He caused me to be suppressed, slaughtered my disciples, and flattened my Void Peak. How could I possibly let this debt go?"
"You all guard the palace for me. I’ll leave Taotian Palace by projection!"
Hearing this voice, the few of them were overjoyed.
The owner of the voice was none other than—
Marquis Guangjun!
...
Void Peak.
At the base of the peak.
There was no vast abyss here, no imagined mountains of corpses or seas of blood—only a three-foot-deep pool.
By the pool, a man with silver at the tips of his hair and a cold, grim face sat cross-legged; he was an old man in his sixties.
If Ye Qingchen were here, he would immediately recognize that this man was Marquis Guangjun!
At this moment.
Golden runic chains coiled around his entire body. These chains were precisely the transformed form of the golden giant palm Yu Hongqing had used to suppress him that day. Do not be deceived by how thin this rune appeared; it had caused Marquis Guangjun’s top-level Earth Immortal cultivation to become like a placid ancient well, unable to circulate in the slightest!
After sitting for a long time.
His body suddenly trembled; he snapped his eyes open and opened his mouth wide.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Streams of white mist sprayed directly from Marquis Guangjun’s nostrils, ears, and eyes. After surging out, this white mist did not disperse, but instead gradually condensed in the void, finally taking the shape of a young man.
This young man was clearly Marquis Guangjun’s projection, bearing seventy percent of his cultivation!
"Ye Qingchen, just you wait. Did you think that with me suppressed beneath Void Peak, I would be unable to do anything to you? This time, I will personally take your head and settle all our grudges once and for all!"
Marquis Guangjun cast a glance back at his true body, then strode away with great, unhurried steps, leaving only his voice echoing in the air.