In the Southern Region, in front of the Tower of Pride, there were still so many people.

Zhou Jian, the patriarch of the Heavenly Sword Sect, arrived here and went straight in; no one dared to stop him.

Zhou Jian took out the jade token Qin Feng had given him and discovered that he could directly ascend to the top; he arrived at the thirty-seventh floor.

He had tried to conquer the Tower of Pride before, but had never reached the top. He was very curious about this place and kept looking around.

He saw four statues and a formation.

"This statue must belong to the ruler of the Southern Region, and this formation must be a teleportation array leading to the Holy Domain."

He took a deep breath and carefully stepped into the array, placing the jade tablet into the detection slot.

The jade pendant lit up and was then ejected. Zhou Jian carefully put the jade pendant away.

The formation began to operate, and a glow started to appear. Zhou Jian was still a little nervous at this moment.

He felt an energy enveloping him, then his head spun, and when he came to his senses, he found himself in an unfamiliar place.

Zhou Jian looked around cautiously and found that there seemed to be no one there.

He sensed the concentration of spiritual energy here and muttered to himself:

"The spiritual energy here is so dense, more than ten times that of Yizhou. This must be the Sacred Domain, but where in the Sacred Domain is this?"

An old man suddenly appeared in front of him, looking at him curiously.

The old man had an air of otherworldly wisdom, a thin face, a long beard, a whisk in his hand, and a kind smile. Overall, he looked like a profound Taoist master.

This old man was none other than Xu Qingchen, the Qingyun Sect's old Daoist, who had met Qin Feng twice.

Zhou Jian was startled and became wary, but when he sensed the other party's aura that seemed to penetrate to the deepest abyss, he could only smile bitterly in resignation.

The other party could crush him with a flick of their finger; no amount of vigilance or precaution would be of any use.

He bowed respectfully to the old man and said, "Junior Zhou Jian greets senior."

The old Taoist priest, Qingchen, had a kind face and nodded.

"Don't be afraid, this is the territory of my Qingyun Sect. You were able to get here via the teleportation array, so you must have used the Yizhou Heavenly Pride Tower teleportation array, right? Where is Qin Feng? Why isn't he here?"

Zhou Jian breathed a sigh of relief. If the other party knew Qin Feng, then there was no problem. He respectfully said:

"Yes, I came from Yizhou. Qin Feng had important matters to attend to, so he gave me the jade token and told me to come over first."

The old Taoist priest nodded slightly. "This is a troublesome young man. You go ahead and do your work."

Then he disappeared.

Zhou Jian knew that Qingyun Sect was in the southern part of the Holy Domain, which proved that his direction and location were correct. He immediately became excited and left in one direction to find his senior brother.

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After parting ways, Leng Yuexi and Qin Feng headed west in the western part of the Monster Forest.

Leng Yuexi's journey has been relatively smooth; apart from a few ignorant beasts, she has not encountered any danger.

Following her instincts, she arrived at a mountain peak with a cold climate, covered in ice and snow all year round.

Leng Yuexi stopped at the foot of the mountain and carefully sensed it. "There's no mistake, what is this snow-capped peak calling to me?"

She slowly approached, discovering many ice-attribute monsters along the way, such as snow rabbits, snow foxes, ice bears, and snow demon apes.

These demonic beasts were initially wary of Leng Yuexi, but upon seeing her clearly, they all bent their knees and knelt down in worship.

This scene, one of respect and submission, surprised and puzzled Leng Yuexi.

Before she reached this snow-capped peak, the monsters wouldn't have treated her like this; the monsters here were clearly different from those elsewhere.

Driven by curiosity, Leng Yuexi continued walking in the direction of the summons and slowly came to see an ice palace.

It is extremely majestic and magnificent, as if it were created by nature itself, not by human intervention, and is truly extraordinary.

There were guards outside the palace, and Leng Yuexi could tell at a glance that some of them were transformed demon beasts.

Their cultivation levels were not low; some were at the Nascent Soul stage, and others even at the Divine Transformation stage. The guards habitually rebuked anyone who approached.

"Who are you, and why have you trespassed into my Ice Palace?"

Leng Yue raised an eyebrow; she sensed something calling to her within.

At this moment, another person, somewhat uncertain and apprehensive, said, "Doesn't she look like the Venerable One our Empress spoke of?"

The man who had just reprimanded her paused, carefully examining Leng Yuexi. He immediately knelt on the ground, his expression terrified, and said:

"I was blind and did not recognize Your Excellency's arrival. Please forgive me."

All the guards present reacted and knelt on one knee, bowing respectfully to Leng Yuexi.

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

Someone else sent a signal to inform their superiors of Leng Yuexi's arrival.

Leng Yuexi frowned, her beautiful brows furrowed in confusion. These people's behavior was very strange.

She asked, "You haven't seen me before, have you? How do you know me? And why are you bowing so deeply to me?"

"In reply to Your Excellency, I have indeed never seen Your Excellency's true face, but I do remember Your Excellency's appearance. Our Ice Emperor has long instructed us that we must bow to Your Excellency upon seeing you, showing even greater respect than when we see her."

Leng Yuexi asked with even greater curiosity, "Oh, who is your Ice Emperor?"

"Your Majesty, our Ice Emperor's true form is an Ice Phoenix. We have already sent a signal, and she is on her way."

"Yes, the Ice Queen would be very happy if she knew you were here."

"Your Excellency, please move into the Ice Palace. If the Ice Emperor knew that we made you wait outside, he would surely blame us."

Leng Yuexi had no impression of the Ice Emperor, but she did have some fragmented memories of the Ice Phoenix, which were probably related to her.

She nodded to the guard. "Okay."

The guards breathed a sigh of relief and led Leng Yuexi into the palace.

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