Chapter 197 Act 4: North Cold Sect, Lu Yuan Visits!
Southern Domain.
Land of the Far North.
This place is rarely visited by people, and is covered in snow and ice all year round.
Feathery snowflakes flutter down from the sky.
As far as the eye can see, everything is a pure white.
A bitterly cold wind, carrying a blizzard, howls across the snowy ground, sweeping over the entire icefield.
Thousands of miles of ice, ten thousand miles of snow, like a kingdom of ice and snow.
If any frail mortal dares to step into this place, they would be frozen into an ice sculpture in just a breath.
Thus, this icy field is regarded by all mortals and even lowly Qi Cultivation Cultivators as a forbidden zone of life, even many birds and beasts choose to detour when passing through here.
However, this once deserted, extremely quiet snowfield has now become bustling with activity.
One could see streaks of colorful escape lights rushing from afar, disappearing into the depths of the icefield.
And at the very center of the icefield stands a towering snow mountain!
The snow mountain stretches for several thousand feet tall, standing proudly on the flat, vast ice plain, creating a striking visual impact.
Not only that.
A translucent light screen floats from the void, enveloping the entire snow mountain.
It's said that the first Sect Leader of the North Cold Sect once used this snow mountain as a foundation, employing heaven-reaching means to gather the spiritual power of the entire icefield, constructing an unparalleled grand array.
Under the protection of the grand array, the temperature on this snow mountain is pleasant, like spring all year round.
The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy is so dense that it turns into mist; an ordinary cultivator taking just a single breath here would be equivalent to half an hour of arduous cultivation.
This is precisely the location of the North Cold Sect, North Cold Peak!
At the foot of the snow mountain, there is also a bustling and prosperous giant city.
This city is built against the mountain, with most of its inhabitants being relatives or family members of the disciples of the North Cold Sect.
Others include merchants selling spiritual materials and elixirs, as well as many loose cultivators hoping to join the North Cold Sect.
At this moment, the entire Beihan City is adorned with festive decorations, and people's faces are filled with joy.
For today is the succession ceremony of Ye Chen, and also the day of his betrothal to the Ten Thousand Poisons Saintess!
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Streaks of escape light pierce through the sky, leaping over the city.
However, as they approach the snow mountain, most cultivators would restrain their aura and choose to walk toward the mountain gate.
The rules of North Cold Sect are strict; even Core Formation cultivators dare not be presumptuous.
Only esteemed sect leaders of prestigious sects or long-renowned Nascent Soul strong persons qualify to fly directly into the North Cold Sect.
"Is this the North Cold Sect?"
At the foot of North Cold Peak.
A tall and handsome young man in black clothes followed the crowd up the steps, curiously observing the surroundings.
North Cold Peak is majestic and grand, with its spirit plant medicinal garden on the mountain growing a large number of rare treasure medicines.
These treasure medicines swayed in the wind, emitting a rich fragrance that is intoxicating after just one whiff.
Besides that.
Many rare birds and beasts, with heads held high, roamed leisurely in the medicinal garden.
Upon seeing unfamiliar cultivators, instead of fear, a hint of arrogance and disdain would flash in their intelligent eyes.
For these are spirit pets raised by the Divinity Transformation Ancestor, each possessing a Core Formation level of battle power!
Certainly.
In Lu Yuan's eyes.
What were supposedly rare birds and beasts were nothing but bizarre biological beings with twisted forms and mutated flesh.
In the sky above the snow mountain, numerous North Cold Sect disciples clad in armor, wielding weapons, patrolled back and forth, maintaining the order of the sect.
Ten people form a group, a hundred people a team.
Each group had a Core Formation cultivator in charge, and the captain of each team possessed the power of the Nascent Soul Realm!
The number of these sect guardians at least reached a thousand; Lu Yuan saw several Nascent Soul strong persons alone.
Apart from this.
The commander of all the guards, clad in black armor, had unfathomable aura, evidently a half-step Divinity Transformation strong person!
Many cultivators, seeing this, grew even more in awe of the North Cold Sect.
In the outside world, a half-step Divinity Transformation strong person was enough to become the sect leader or Supreme Ancestor of major sects.
However, in the North Cold Sect.
This powerful half-step Divinity Transformation strong person before them was merely a guard commander.
This alone was enough to show just how terrifying the foundation of the North Cold Sect truly was!
"In recent years, the momentum of North Cold Sect has grown increasingly grand, even overshadowing the Giant Sword Pavilion slightly."
"If it continues with this rapid pace, it might not be a hundred years before it becomes the number one sect in the Southern Domain!"
Many cultivators marveled.
Once upon a time.
The North Cold Sect was the last among the five top forces in the Southern Domain, merely surviving under the Medicine Buddha Sect's breath.
But as time passed, who would have thought that the North Cold Sect could grow to rival the Giant Sword Pavilion?
And all of this.
Was because their sect gave birth to an unparalleled celestial pride!
"I heard the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons was willing to become a vassal to marry into North Cold Sect with Ye Chen. Is this true or false?"
"How could it be false? Just look at Sect Leader Ye Chen's terrifying talent; he is the youngest Divinity Transformation Great Power in the history of the Southern Domain, with the potential to cross the tribulation and ascend in the future!"
"The Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons certainly has foresight; as long as it clings tightly to Ye Chen, even becoming a vassal is dozens of times better than before."
Many cultivators discussed animatedly.
With North Cold Sect having two Divinity Transformation individuals, many forces didn't even have the chance to be his followers!
"However, it is said that the Medicine Buddha Sect produced another unparalleled celestial pride named Xuanxin, who reached the peak of Nascent Soul Realm at the mere age of thirty. With his qualifications, he might well surpass Ye Chen."