The next morning, as the first rays of cool sunlight pierced through the polar gray clouds, gilding the continuous glaciers with a pale gold hue, Lin Feng awoke from his bed.

His breathing was steady and long, each breath resonating with the pulse of the world. Beside him, several soft, delicate bodies lay sprawled, their sleeping faces serene and content.

He didn't disturb them; with just a thought, a loose robe woven from "cloud silk" automatically draped over his body.

Barefoot, he stepped out of the warm, spring-like tent and into the icy, snowy landscape.

"Alan" lay quietly not far from the camp, like a silent mountain range.

Its massive body almost blended into the surrounding snow-capped mountains. Upon seeing Lin Feng emerge, its two enormous, blood-moon-like eyes slowly opened, filled with reverence and awe.

"Aww!"

In the sky, "Chasing the Wind" and "Chasing the Moon" circled down, and the huge Shining Wing Ice Falcon landed beside Lin Feng, affectionately rubbing its icy head against his cheek.

Lin Feng's gaze turned to the deeper part of the hunting grounds, to the area known as the "Ten Thousand Year Ice Layer".

"Wanqing," his voice was soft, yet it clearly reached the tent.

Almost instantly, Su Wanqing, already dressed, gracefully walked out, holding a holographic screen in her hands, which displayed a three-dimensional map of the entire hunting ground.

"Your Majesty, I am here."

"Which direction is the hot spring here?" Lin Feng asked.

“Your Majesty,” Su Wanqing zoomed in on the map, and a dot emitting a soft red light was marked: “‘Heavenly Heart Divine Spring’ is located seventy kilometers to the due north and is the only natural geothermal hot spring in this polar ice field.”

"According to the 'divine oracle' exploration, the spring water is rich in thirty-seven kinds of rare minerals and trace amounts of life energy that are beneficial to the human body, and the water temperature remains at the most suitable for the human body at forty-two degrees all year round. I have already arranged for an advance team to make the relevant preparations last night."

Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction.

Su Wanqing's thoughtfulness and efficiency always saved him from all unnecessary thinking, allowing him to focus solely on enjoying the results.

"Get ready, we're coming over."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Su Wanqing bowed and accepted the order, then began to issue instructions to the logistics team in an orderly manner.

When the concubines lazily got up and learned that today's itinerary was to soak in hot springs, they all showed expressions of excitement and anticipation.

In such a cold and harsh world, nothing washes away fatigue and brings joy to the body and mind better than a warm bath.

This time, they did not ride those magnificent wildebeest.

Lin Feng now has a new, and most imposing and luxurious, mode of transportation in his life.

With the help of the attendants, a small, open-air mobile palace was quickly erected on the broad, plaza-like back of "Alan".

This is called the "Sky Watch Platform".

The floor was covered with a thick, soft carpet. In the center was a circular sofa made of warm jade, and at the center of the sofa was a piece of sun-wheel wood, which dispelled the chill of the plateau.

Lin Feng leaned leisurely in the center, with Qin Lan and Su Wanqing on his left and right, respectively, briefing him on some documents sent from "Cheng Tian Capital" that he needed to symbolically review.

Meanwhile, the four beauties, Qian Xiaoxiao, Liu Yanxi, Shen Jiaqi, and Ruan Mengtian, sat around the sun-wheel tree, laughing and joking.

Qian Xiaoxiao took a pot of warmed "Dragon Blood Wine" from the maid, filled it for Lin Feng, and held it to his lips with a seductive look in her eyes: "Your Majesty, please try it. This is made with the heart blood of the snow yak king from yesterday, combined with a hundred kinds of herbs. It's very nourishing!"

Lin Feng took a small sip, and a warm current instantly flowed into his limbs and bones, filled with primal and boundless vitality.

Under Lin Feng's will, "Ah Lan" slowly got up.

When it moved, there was no bump at all. When its four giant feet landed, they were supported by an invisible telekinetic force, making it feel as light as if it were walking on flat ground.

This mobile "mountain palace" moved slowly toward the "Heavenly Heart Divine Spring" with an extremely imposing yet incredibly stable posture.

"Chasing the Wind" and "Chasing the Moon" escorted them in the sky, sometimes swooping down to play with the women on the "Sky Patrol Platform," and sometimes soaring into the clouds, emitting high-pitched cries that asserted their dominance, frightening all the creatures on the distant snowfield into fleeing far away.

"Your Majesty, look! This perspective is amazing!" Ruan Mengtian excitedly controlled her drone, projecting the magnificent view of "Alan" moving forward onto the holographic screen in front of everyone in real time.

In the scene, a moving mountain, carrying a luxurious palace on its back, slowly moves across an endless ice field.

In the sky, two mythical giant falcons circled. This was no longer a parade, but a reenactment of mythology, a divine kingdom walking among humans.

The 70-kilometer journey passed in the blink of an eye in such a leisurely atmosphere.

When "Alan" stopped, the sight before him made everyone on the "Sky Patrol Platform" hold their breath.

It was a vast valley surrounded by rings of icebergs. Outside the valley, temperatures plummeted to tens of degrees below zero, accompanied by relentless blizzards. But inside, it was like a paradise blessed by the gods, a completely different world.

Inside the valley, there was no snow; the ground was warm, black rock that emitted a faint smell of sulfur.

Wisps of fragrant white steam rose from all parts of the valley, enveloping the entire valley like a fairyland.

In the center of the valley lies a vast, naturally formed hot spring lake.

The lake water is not colorless, but rather has a dreamlike hue, like a melted sapphire.

Countless tiny, twinkling points of light float on the surface of the lake; these are the light emitted by the life energy contained in the spring water when it comes into contact with the air.

Around the lake grow lush and exotic flowers and plants that would never exist in the polar regions. There is the "Flame Heart Grass" with leaves like jade and flowers like flames, and the "Crystal Orchid" which is completely transparent and emits a calming fragrance in the steam.

This extreme fusion of ice and fire, this stark contrast between life and extreme cold, creates a breathtakingly beautiful picture.

This natural landscape has been adorned with even more extravagant luxury by Lin Feng's servants.

Along the shore of the hot spring lake, a lakeside corridor has been paved with the finest white marble.

Every few meters along the corridor, a palace lantern carved from moonstone hangs.

Along the lake, several semi-transparent curtains made of light silk and light and shadow were erected to serve as temporary changing rooms and rest areas.

Inside the curtains, a soft animal skin carpet had already been laid out, along with an exquisite dressing table and various light and thin bathrobes specially supplied by the Imperial Household Department's "Weaving Cloud Workshop".

Even the natural sulfur smell in the air has been replaced by a more elegant "Nine Heavens Fragrance," extracted from hundreds of rare flowers.

This was no longer a simple "preparation," but rather the transformation of a natural wonder into a top-tier royal bath exclusively for the emperor, all within just a few hours.