Chapter 467: Chapter 161: The Mysterious Western Pole—Seeking Alliance with the Ice Race Through Marriage

The blizzard grew stronger, intensifying as one headed west.

Li Yuan had been flying for three days and nights; the light had completely vanished.

The wonders recorded in the book appeared before him.

Where once there was an unremarkable frozen boulder, it now marked the boundary. Westward lay complete darkness, while to the east there was still a faint glow.

Li Yuan glanced at the Rebirth Flower Demon still spreading wildly, then at the distant flat frozen soil, and further away, some protruding glaciers in the darkness, before stepping into the gloom.

Days later, he circled back, having found nothing at all but also encountered no danger.

In this icy world, everything was frozen stiff; what could possibly pose a threat to him?

"Perhaps I took the wrong path."

Li Yuan decided to try a different route.

He named the boundary line between light and darkness the "Eternal Night Line."

Then, he began his search by cutting in from different points along the Eternal Night Line.

He started to try patiently.

In the blink of an eye, two months passed.

This western frozen soil was now completely insulated from warmth and light; anyone traversing it might be buried by the heavy snow...

Li Yuan flew in the air, searching as he went.

In this seemingly unrelated world of ice and snow, his vision and perception were greatly reduced from the original ten miles to just a few hundred meters.

And the further west he went, the more pronounced this decline in perception became.

Not only that, Li Yuan also felt his Shadow Blood within him was failing.

If he journeyed along the Eternal Night Line for a day, his Shadow Blood would quickly cool, and the power bound to it would vanish rapidly.

If he traveled for two days, Li Yuan felt his power had regressed to the Sixth Grade; here...even the Celestial Thunder Possession of the White Snake Blade was ineffective, because here...there was no Celestial Thunder.

Fortunately, Li Yuan had brought plenty of Grain Avoidance Pills and Burning Fire Pills.

These were the elixirs he had secretly taken from the Divine Wood Hall while impersonating Master Li.

The Grain Avoidance Pill ensured he wouldn’t feel hungry, while the Burning Fire Pill kept his body warm at all times.

One day...

Li Yuan reached a glacier.

He had been traveling inward for a full four days.

In four days, the vitality of the Shadow Blood in his body was almost gone, and his strength had declined from the Fifth Grade to the Eighth Grade.

Fortunately, the Rebirth Flower was indeed a cold-resistant flower, continuing to grow with his footsteps.

"What a mysterious land, how could such a place exist in the world?"

Li Yuan mused, "Could it be that the Immortal Tomb is truly untraceable?"

"No, I can still try again."

Li Yuan gritted his teeth; he must find the Immortal Tomb, for he did not wish for his loved ones to permanently pass away.

If the Immortal Tomb truly had the power of preservation, he would freeze his dying loved ones there.

Once he becomes stronger, once he comprehends the secrets of immortality, perhaps he could resurrect his loved ones.

In the blink of an eye, another two months passed.

His luck seemed to be less than favorable, for despite his extensive search, he discovered no clues about the Ice Race and the Immortal Tomb.

This led Li Yuan to doubt whether the area where the Ice Race resided wasn’t a normal region, but something akin to a secret realm as he had read about in tales before his journey.

Only by entering the secret realm could one see the sights within. If only lingering on the outskirts, regardless of how close to the secret realm, passing by would offer no glimpse inside.

...

Days later.

Li Yuan returned to the Tang Sect Forbidden Land, visiting Lady Yan, Lady Xue, and Tang Nian for a while before continuing to delve into more advanced sword skills.

During this time, something interesting happened.

Lady Xue received a "peace letter" from trusted advisors within the Cloud Mountain Commerce Association.

The letter of reconciliation proposed: they were willing to withdraw all secret investigators hidden within the Cloud Commerce Association and hoped Lady Yan would withdraw the secret investigators hidden within Fujia Commerce Association. After all, the two parties were not adversaries and it was unnecessary to add pressure to each other.

Such an insincere letter, neither Li Yuan nor Lady Xue believed it.

In a world where things like "Soup" and "Human Skin Handcuffs" existed, trust and contracts were already meaningless.

As time passed day by day, it soon turned to May.

The long winter on the Cloud Mountain Path had ended, ice and snow melted, and spring water trickled down.

Li Yuan was practicing the "Park Grandpa’s Tai Chi-style Grinding Blade Skill," when a piece of special news came.

The twenty-seven-year-old Mrs. Tang personally delivered the information to Li Yuan.

"Godfather, there’s news about the Ice Race.

My people found out that in Fuchun Village, an old hunter brought back a frozen girl while hunting in the frozen soil.

The girl claimed her name was Zhenyan Xue, yet the Cloud Mountain Path had no such surname as ’Zhenyan.’

This Zhenyan Xue had a strange appearance, wrapped in animal hides, found frozen within the ice, yet after being thawed by the old hunter by the fire, she miraculously survived.

The girl was exceedingly reclusive, oblivious to external affairs, only trusting the hunter who saved her.

But when asked where her home was, the girl refused to tell.

My people speculate that Zhenyan Xue might be a member of the Ice Race."

Li Yuan’s expression shifted.

Since even Tang Nian was so certain, there was a high probability of something unusual.

He could try figuring it out.

"Godfather, what do you plan to do?"

Li Yuan pondered for a moment, then said, "Niannian, when the old hunter goes out hunting, have your people take him to a better place, give him some money to start a new life, then disguise yourself with Yin Makeup to imitate the old hunter."