The capture of Xue Kui went smoothly, but Chen Yang still had some doubts. Primates are generally social animals, so why was this male Xue Kui alone?
“It’s very likely that it participated in the leadership competition of the Snow Queens, failed, and was therefore expelled from the Snow Queens,” Wengji said.
"This guy should have good cold resistance, taking him with me to climb snow-capped mountains might be helpful," Chen Yang said.
Ongji was quite certain about this: "There's absolutely no problem with that. It has a strong ability to withstand the cold and is very well adapted to the oxygen levels here, so there's no need to worry."
Chen Yang was delighted. If he had the Azure Ape with him, his chances of climbing the snow mountain would be much greater.
Because he was preparing to climb the snow-capped mountain, Chen Yang needed to first undergo rigorous training at the foot of Cang'er Snow Mountain for more than ten days. After adapting to the environment, he would then prepare to climb.
Actually, although it is almost winter now, Ding Qihan has observed that the wind at this time of year is actually quite suitable for mountain climbing.
Chen Yang then followed Master Chanshan to practice in the snowy region.
Master Chanshan truly deserves to be called a master on par with Master Yun. He also has his own insights into martial arts, though they differ from Master Yun's perspective.
These past few days, Chen Yang has been practicing under the guidance of Master Chanshan. Master Chanshan would occasionally give Chen Yang some pointers, which greatly benefited Chen Yang.
He spent more time practicing boxing and became more focused on it.
Zenshan was equally astonished by Chen Yang's talent in martial arts.
His disciple Dong Yujue was already a rare talent in this era, but Chen Yang's talent clearly surpassed Dong Yujue's by a lot. Although he had only been practicing martial arts for a short time, he was already not much worse than Dong Yujue. Considering his unique abilities, Dong Yujue should no longer be a match for Chen Yang.
When you encounter a promising talent, you can't help but offer guidance. This is no longer the era of hoarding knowledge, so Zenshan also provides serious guidance to Chen Yang.
Chen Yang spent every night in the snow, then practiced boxing for two hours each morning and evening, and spent the rest of his time looking around at the scenery and looking for something to eat.
The Snow-capped Ape had been following him the whole time. When Chen Yang was practicing his boxing, it curiously tried to learn from him, but it didn't learn very well and just punched blindly.
However, Chen Yang, with a keen eye, set aside half an hour each day to practice the monkey form from the twelve forms of Xingyi Quan for the ape to observe and to guide its learning. The ape followed suit and, although it was still not very good, it was much better than the first two forms.
Chen Yang was just having a sudden inspiration, wondering what it would be like if he could train a Xue Kui who knew kung fu.
Given Xue Kui's intelligence, which is second only to humans, this is not impossible. Chen Yang can also spar with the Cang Yuan and guide it to use Xingyi Quan.
After learning of Chen Yang's idea, Zenshan became very interested as well. He joined Chen Yang in guiding the ape. However, he only guided the ape, not taught it anything.
To expect an animal to learn his martial arts is truly wishful thinking. Chen Yang's Xingyi Quan is based on imitating animals, and the monkey form is very suitable for apes, which is why he could barely teach a little bit.
The ape was slow to grasp the application of Xingyi Quan, but it had a good ability to imitate and could make the same movements as Chen Yang.
Animals can be quite amazing at times. For example, an expert once trained a chimpanzee to improve its short-term memory, and it even surpassed the runner-up in an international short-term memory competition.
Xue Kui simply doesn't have the same level of thought and powerful computational thinking as humans, but that doesn't mean it has a poor memory.
Chen Yang did not teach it any other boxing techniques. During practice, he would even avoid the ape to avoid affecting it, focusing instead on teaching the ape the monkey-style boxing.
The day before Chen Yang was to set off, the ape had already learned quite well. It could even occasionally use a move or two during combat, though it probably saw it as just playing.
News came from the Xindu camp that the first snow of the year had arrived.
Although it only snowed briefly in the morning and didn't even accumulate into snow, this early first snow was already telling them that winter was coming.
There was no snowfall on Cang'er Snow Mountain, but the temperature dropped a little. It was at this time that Chen Yang set off with Cang Yuan to climb the snow mountain.
Ye Wu and Weng Ji were also preparing to return to their camp, and Master Chanshan saw them off in two separate groups.
They set off in opposite directions, one group heading south and the other north.
The further north Chen Yang went, the more difficult the journey became, because the snow layer was too thick and there were not many rocks to step on. Even with a light breeze, he could not fly and still had to walk step by step. Fortunately, he had made a round snowboard in advance, not the kind of ski sled, but just to increase the contact area.
Chen Yang set off in the morning and walked until dusk, but still hadn't reached the snow mountain.
The diameter distance from here to the foot of the snow mountain is not far, but there are multiple mountain peaks between the snowfield and Cang'er Snow Mountain, and the terrain is rugged, so it is not so easy to reach the starting point of the climb.
Climbing snow-capped mountains has always been the domain of adventurers. Unless it is a well-developed snow-capped mountain, climbing any other snow-capped mountain is life-threatening. Every year, a number of people die at the foot of Mount Everest. Many people who have never climbed the mountain attempt it every year, and it is considered lucky to come back alive.
When Chen Yang traveled around the world, he saw many snow-capped mountains and thought about climbing an unclimbed peak. He also dreamed of stepping onto Mount Everest, the top of the world. If you're a man, you have to reach an altitude of 8848 meters!
Therefore, this plan to climb Cang'er Snow Mountain, which is likely the highest point in the Micro Realm, can be considered as fulfilling one of Chen Yang's wishes.
Having reached the pinnacle of the world, and being the first to do so, Chen Yang had no intention of relinquishing this honor to anyone else.
On the first night, he dug a snow cave to spend the night and had no intention of leaving the micro-world; otherwise, what would be the point of such a challenge?
Chen Yang had consulted a lot of information and knew some tips for surviving in the snow. He also knew that two spaces, one at a higher level and one at a lower level, should be dug out inside the blood cave so that the cold air would sink to the lower one.
However, when the ape also squeezed into the snow cave, Chen Yang didn't have to worry about this problem anymore. He could just sleep on the ape's body, which was so warm that he didn't even wake up from the cold in the middle of the night.
Generally speaking, if you want to climb a snow-capped peak, you need to be equipped with breathing aids and a full set of cold-weather protection. However, for Chen Yang, the Light Breeze can replace oxygen cylinders and cold-weather clothing.
Therefore, apart from food, he carried almost no weight, and coupled with his speed, his climbing efficiency was incredibly high.
In the still of the night, he set off again, and at dawn he reached the foot of the Cang'er Snow Mountain.
The sun was rising in the east at that moment, and the peak of Cang'er Snow Mountain was bathed in sunlight, burning quietly like a lit incense burner. Golden light spread from the peak to the mountainside, and soon the entire snow mountain was bathed in a radiant glow—what a sacred scene!
Chen Yang took a step forward and began to climb the golden sacred mountain.
The 8848m altitude of Mount Everest is the altitude used in Nepal. In China, the officially recognized altitude is 8844m.
(End of this chapter)
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