The Ice Phoenix City was extremely majestic, with no end in sight. Thirty-six Ice Phoenix Palaces stood in it, each different from the others. The air here was extremely quiet, and the icy spiritual pressure almost completely froze everything between heaven and earth.

The 36th Palace is located in the central area of the southern part of the Ice Phoenix City. Although it is a palace, its interior is as large as a city in the underworld.

After entering it, Yun Che still felt the icy cold, spiritual pressure, and extreme chill.

“This is the 36th Palace where you will be in the future.” Mu Bingyun explained to Yun Che: “It is 300 miles from north to south and 7,000 feet high, but the space inside is much larger than what you see.”

The internal space is much larger than what you see? Yun Che was puzzled by this sentence.

"Now that you are a disciple of the Ice Phoenix Palace, you can freely enter and exit the Ice Phoenix City, the Frost Snow City, and the Falling Snow City, and you can use the teleportation array at will. However, each Ice Phoenix Palace is relatively independent, and you cannot enter at will unless you have permission."

“Oh.” Yun Che nodded.

“Hey! What’s your reaction?” Mu Xiaolan said dissatisfiedly, “In our Snow Song Realm, being able to enter the Ice Phoenix Palace is something that countless profound practitioners dare not even dream of. Even if one is extremely talented and qualified to enter, one must first pass a very strict assessment. There are very few people like you who are directly allowed by the Ice Phoenix Palace Master to become a disciple of the Ice Phoenix Palace. It is a blessing that you can’t cultivate in ten thousand lifetimes. You actually act like... like it’s a matter of course.”

Yun Che glanced at her and nodded again: “Oh, I see.”

"..." Mu Xiaolan was so angry that she couldn't catch her breath and her face turned red.

Mu Bingyun had long been accustomed to their tit-for-tat, so she simply ignored them and said, “Those who enter the Ice Phoenix Palace can be granted the surname ‘Mu’. Since you are already a disciple of the Ice Phoenix Palace, you are naturally qualified. The surname ‘Mu’ is a surname unique to our Divine Ice Phoenix Sect. Taking Mu as your surname will be of great benefit and convenience to you in the future in the Ice Phoenix Realm, and even in the entire Snow Song Realm.”

Mu Bingyun turned around and said, "Xiao Lan's real name is Situ Lanlan, and I personally gave you the name Mu Xiaolan. So, I will give you the name 'Mu Xiaoche', what do you think?"

Mu...Xiao...Che...

“~! #￥%…” Although Yun Che tried his best to endure it, the muscles on his forehead, the veins, and the corners of his mouth still twitched uncontrollably. He lowered his head, remained respectful, and said with great determination: “Thank you, Fairy Mu, for the name you gave me. I just… just…”

“Okay.” Mu Bingyun didn’t insist, nor was she surprised at all, and nodded in agreement.

"You are such an ungrateful fool." Mu Xiaolan muttered in disdain. To be given the surname "Mu" is the highest honor in the Snow Song Realm. Even an emperor would be flattered if he was given the surname "Mu". But Yun Che, a country bumpkin from the lower realm...actually refused!

Yun Che rolled his eyes at Mu Xiaolan and groaned inwardly: Mu Bingyun was as beautiful as a fairy, as elegant as an ice lotus, and had a very high status and divine power in the God Realm, but the power of this name was really... touching...

Mu Xiaolan...Mu Xiaoche...They both sound like nicknames!

Aren’t all the other disciples here named like this?

Hmm? Other disciples?

Yun Che carefully sensed the surrounding atmosphere and asked in doubt: “Fairy Mu, why is it so quiet here? Where are the other disciples?”

“Where are the other disciples?” Mu Xiaolan curled her lips. “Before, there were only Master and I here. Now, there’s also a bad guy like you.”

“No other disciples?” Yun Che was stunned for a moment, then he thought of Mu Bingyun’s state over the years, and slowly understood.

"In the past few years, the Ice Phoenix Thirty-Sixth Palace has only had Xiao Lan as a disciple. You are the second one. In the past few hundred years, there was not even a single disciple." Mu Bingyun sighed softly, "After I was poisoned, my condition deteriorated over the past thousand years. I was at risk of dying every day. I was simply unable to support the Ice Phoenix Palace. However, the Great Realm King did not want me to lose my position in the Ice Phoenix Realm, so he forced me to retain the position of Palace Master of the Ice Phoenix Thirty-Sixth Palace. Since then, the Thirty-Sixth Palace has not had any new disciples. Therefore, in these years, although it is still called the 'Ice Phoenix Thirty-Sixth Palace', there are actually only thirty-five palaces. Even accepting Xiao Lan as a disciple was just an accident."

“Other Ice Phoenix Palaces all have around 3,000 disciples, two deputy palace masters, and a dozen instructors. But I don’t envy them.” Mu Xiaolan’s eyes sparkled. “Because I can be with Master all the time, and I have Master all to myself. The palace masters of other Ice Phoenix Palaces are all cold and scary, but Master is always so kind and gentle… Humph, Yun Che, I’m warning you, you… you… you are not allowed to snatch Master from me. Master and I have been together for so many years, and you can’t snatch it from me!”

Yun Che: “…”

Mu Bingyun smiled and shook her head.

“Fairy Mu, you have now gotten rid of the flame poison. It won’t take too long for your profound strength and vitality to fully recover. Will you then recruit new disciples and revive the Thirty-Six Palaces?” Yun Che asked.

Mu Bingyun shook her head: "I don't have such plans for the time being. Over the years, my temper has become a little calmer and I am more accustomed to being quiet. Let's talk about this matter in a few years."

Mu Bingyun's temperament was surprisingly calm, and Yun Che had sensed this a long time ago. There were many strange and even incomprehensible things about him, such as his profound skills, his ice and fire body, the Heaven Smiting Sword he showed today, and the origin of his Sky Poison Pearl... These would arouse a common person's strong desire to explore. However, Mu Bingyun never asked about these things. If she occasionally asked something, as long as Yun Che showed the slightest hesitation, she would never ask further questions.

This is definitely not the mentality that ordinary people can possess.

Perhaps it was the circumstances of the past thousand years that made her indifferent and see through many things.

"Yun Che, I have already explained your matter to the Great Realm King."

When Yun Che mentioned the purpose of coming to the God Realm, his mind instantly focused.

Mu Bingyun said slowly: "The Great Realm King has agreed to bring you to the venue of the Profound God Conference, but she also made it clear that bringing you into the venue is already the limit. Whether you can meet the person you want to see depends on your own luck."

“Okay.” Yun Che nodded excitedly: “Thank you Fairy Mu and the Great Realm King for your help.”

“No need to thank me.” Mu Bingyun shook her head gently. “You saved my life, so it’s only natural that the Great Realm King agreed. There are still thirty months until the start of the Profound God Conference. What are your plans during this time? I accepted you into the Ice Phoenix Palace mainly to help you, but not to restrict you too much.”

Yun Che thought for a moment and said calmly, “The spiritual energy in this world is far from comparable to the world I’m in. During the thirty months of waiting for the Profound God Conference, I will not waste the opportunity to cultivate here. After that, I will leave here. Therefore, during this time here, I should concentrate on cultivation and try not to contact the outside world, so as to avoid… causing any trouble.”

Mu Xiaolan opened her mouth, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

“Okay.” Mu Bingyun nodded. “There are a total of 5,000 training rooms and 5,000 living rooms here. Except for Xiao Lan’s room, all are vacant. You can choose any one you like.”

"What you did today will surely spread immediately. Many people will come to find you to find out what happened. Since you don't want to contact outsiders, I will fend them off for you. Just focus on your cultivation."

“Yes.” Yun Che agreed immediately.

Mu Xiaolan looked at Mu Bingyun with her lips wide open, looking confused.

"There are several halls in the center of the city. You can choose to comprehend profound skills in the Holy Scripture Palace, all of which are ice-related. You probably have no interest in them. You can choose a weapon in the Holy Weapon Palace, and in the Holy Jade Palace, you can use your Ice Phoenix Inscribed Jade to receive a monthly salary of 5,000 purple stones and resources every month."

“Purple stone? What is that?” Yun Che asked.

"Energy profound stones." Mu Bingyun explained, "In terms of energy intensity and purity, from low to high, they are purple stone, purple crystal, and purple jade. These energy profound stones can be absorbed to assist cultivation, but the conversion rate is very low and it does not help to break through the bottleneck at all. Therefore, most of them are used as energy for profound formations, profound talismans, profound boats, and profound warships. At the same time, they are also the universal currency of the God Realm."

Universal currency! Yun Che understood immediately.

“These energy profound stones are all in units of one tael. One thousand purple stones can be converted into one purple crystal, and one thousand purple crystals can be converted into one purple jade.” Mu Bingyun glanced at Yun Che and said, “You may not know about purple jade, but you must have seen purple stones and purple crystals.”

"ah?"

“Purple stone is what the Profound Sky Continent calls purple-veined heavenly crystal, and purple crystal is purple-veined divine crystal.”

Yun Che was immediately shocked.

The Purple Veined Heavenly Crystal, which is considered a divine object in the Profound Sky Continent, is actually just the lowest-grade energy profound stone in the God Realm! !

An ordinary disciple of the Ice Phoenix Palace can directly receive 5,000 purple stones per month... that is, 5,000 taels... 500 kilograms of purple veined heavenly crystals! !

In a year, that’s six thousand kilograms of Purple Vein Heavenly Crystal… which is equivalent to six kilograms of Purple Vein Divine Crystal.

If the top sects in Tianxuan Continent heard this, their jaws would probably drop to the ground in shock.

After taking a look at Yun Che's condition, Mu Bingyun said, "You have consumed too much energy today, and it seems that your vitality has been damaged. Please choose a living room and rest and recuperate immediately. If there is anything, you can use your Mingyu to send a message to me or Xiaolan."

"Okay." The huge load caused by forcibly opening "Booming Sky" made him feel severe pain all over his body until now, and he was exhausted. After standing for a while, he began to shake.

"Also, since you have entered the Ice Phoenix Palace, you must address me as 'Palace Master' from now on. And address Xiao Lan as Senior Sister, and do not be too rude."

"Yes, Palace Master... Senior Sister Xiaolan."

Senior sister is senior sister, it won’t hurt to call her that!

“Humph, that’s more like it.” Mu Xiaolan finally felt a little proud.

Mu Bingyun nodded slightly, and turned around: "Xiao Lan, accompany me to the First Palace."

Just as she was about to leave, Mu Bingyun suddenly stopped and turned her head to the side, "Yun Che, the Star-Picking Stone you obtained today is a divine stone formed by bathing in the essence of the sun and the moon. It is extremely beneficial to practice and heal injuries on the Star-Picking Stone, and even if you practice for twelve hours a day, it can last for ten years. But the medicinal power of the 'Jade Falling Ice Soul Pill' is too strong for you, and it is definitely not something you can bear now. After you achieve the divine way and your divine power is stable, I will help you refine it."

“Yes, I’ve made a note of it.” Yun Che agreed respectfully.

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After leaving the Thirty-Sixth Palace, Mu Bingyun, bathed in the falling snow, took Mu Xiaolan to the First Palace. Mu Xiaolan finally couldn't help but say, "Master, you... why are you so good to him? You obey his wishes in everything, and even personally come forward to block the troubles caused by the Snow Palace for him."

"And look at him. He only wants to practice here. He doesn't want to do anything else, go anywhere, or see anyone. He doesn't look like a disciple at all. He looks like...he looks like he's here to retire!!"