Rafam Continent

Land of Extreme Cold, at the foot of Pilgrimage Peak [Earth Peak]

Two figures braved the wind and snow to arrive.

Red Eyes and Tian Ci stood at the mountain's base, gazing at the vast snowy peak. Tian Ci sighed:

"We've finally arrived."

Red Eyes forced a bitter smile:

"Without the wind boss around, it's really a bit uncomfortable, isn't it?"

"Yeah!"

"If the wind boss were here, we wouldn't have to spend half the day just getting here."

For players, everything about this Land of Extreme Cold is great, except that getting here is a real hassle.

When Aifula returned to Zhang Xinying's side and shared her guesses with the group.

The group, already curious about Lin Yi's whereabouts, naturally wanted to come and check it out.

However, Dongfang Jing stopped them and only allowed Tian Ci and Red Eyes to come over.

According to Dongfang Jing, even if everyone came, it wouldn't be much help for Lin Yi considering their current strength.

In that 'instance,' the only ones who could help Lin Yi were Tian Ci and Red Eyes.

Moreover, they had to personally verify one thing, whether Lin Yi was as Aifula suspected.

If it was confirmed that Lin Yi could freely enter the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, then they would plan further.

Looking at the towering majestic [Earth Peak] before them, Tian Ci suddenly realized something important:

"Now we don't have coordinates, how are we supposed to find the entrance to the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts."

It's known that Pilgrimage Peak is notoriously unpredictable.

Without a clear task and coordinates, an ordinary player would just get lost and inexplicably end up back at the mountain's base.

Red Eyes quickly realized this too, forcing a bitter smile:

"So what do we do?"

Just when the two were at a loss, they overlooked Aifula beside them:

"I know!"

"Follow me."

The two couldn't help but brighten up:

"You should have said that earlier!"

"Let's go!"

Watching Aifula fly up the mountain, the two quickly went into stealth mode and followed.

At the foot of [Earth Peak], hundreds of players from all battle zones stood, each hoping to try their luck here.

As players learned more about Pilgrimage Peak over time, there were more who wanted to witness miracles.

The internet in each battle zone was already filled with various mystical legends about [Earth Peak].

Some of the content was real, some false, none reproducible, and indistinguishable.

Yet this very quality drew more and more people here to explore, didn't it?

...

Tian Ci and Red Eyes followed Aifula, weaving through the almost identical snowy peaks.

If not for Aifula leading the way, Tian Ci and Red Eyes would have likely lost their way.

Indeed, after half an hour, Red Eyes finally saw familiar scenery:

"There it is!"

It was a towering rugged cliff, the most memorable part for Red Eyes were the sprawling green plants like climbing vines.

Such plants were scarcely seen on the entirety of [Earth Peak].

Red Eyes had only seen them here.

The two braved a blizzard that nearly blew them away, climbing up the narrow protrusions of the cliff.

The closer they got to the cliff, the more the mountain winds howled and the temperature dropped.

Aifula landed on Tian Ci's shoulder, clutching his hair tightly with her tiny hands, her face contorted by the gale.

Looking at the barely foot-wide 'path' extending from the cliff, Tian Ci gritted his teeth and led the way:

"Let's go."

The enormous blizzard almost obscured their vision, and each step took them several minutes to make.

Clearly, this blizzard was far worse than the last.

A path barely ten meters long took them nearly half an hour to reach its end, which led to an unfathomable abyss.

Even though they had experienced it once before, peering down still made their legs weak.

Tian Ci pulled a grim face and said:

"I really don't want to go through this a second time."

Red Eyes snapped:

"We're already here."

"Jump."

Then Red Eyes shut his eyes and took a leap into the void:

"Ah~~~~~"

Hearing Red Eyes' scream fading, Tian Ci couldn't help swallowing hard:

"Damn it, death it is then."

Tian Ci then also jumped down with gritted teeth:

"See you in eighteen years... um~"

In just a moment, the two reappeared mid-air in the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, falling like shooting stars.

Having learned from their last experience, both had already activated flight mode in the air, avoiding a deadly fall.

But before they landed, a loud beast roar and an angry voice rang out:

"Who dares to trespass on my master's territory."

Following this, what left Tian Ci and Red Eyes incredulous was the figure glaring at them from the lakeside.

Red Eyes was in shock:

"Isn't that the wind boss's combat pet, Little Gold?"

"I can't be seeing things."

Tian Ci also recognized the Golden Behemoth, his face full of disbelief:

"I can't believe it, it really is it."

Then the two couldn't help but wonder: 'If the Golden Behemoth is here, does that mean Lin Yi is here too?'

Without hesitation, they flew directly from the mountainside platform towards the center of the lake.

The Golden Behemoth quickly recognized Tian Ci and Red Eyes too:

"Oh~ it's you guys."

Tian Ci landed in front of the Golden Behemoth and asked:

"Why are you here, where's the wind boss?"

Facing Tian Ci's inquiry, the Golden Behemoth, previously fierce, turned into a giant goofball scratching its head:

"The master left me here and went away, I don't know where he is now."

Aifula's eyes gleamed like discovering a new world, exclaiming joyfully:

"The master really can return, this is great!"

Tian Ci and Red Eyes still looked utterly clueless at Aifula, not knowing what had happened.

"Oh right!"

Red Eyes curiously asked the Golden Behemoth:

"Why did the wind boss leave you here?"

Under normal circumstances, combat pets are usually kept by their side.

Leaving the Golden Behemoth here, could it be that he predicted they would come, so left it here to wait for them?

Just then, the Golden Behemoth suddenly remembered something and slapped its forehead:

"Oh gosh, it's all your fault, I forgot about my sister."

"I won't tell you guys."

Saying this, the Golden Behemoth turned and bolted into the forest without even a goodbye, leaving the two staring at each other:

"Sister?"

"Wow! It's only been a few days, and it suddenly has a sister now."

Just then, Aifula's expression suddenly tightened:

"Could this presence be... Alina?"