Chapter 33

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Zhu Ganglie stood on Yan Beisheng's flying sword, seeing a vast river stretching out before him. This river was almost three times larger than the Ying River, and it could almost be called an inland sea.

Following the river upstream, he saw a mountain range towering several ten thousand feet high, almost touching the sky. This mountain range extended for thousands of miles, like a giant dragon coiling on the ground.

The peaks in the mountains rose one after another, like sharp swords piercing the sky, like cranes raising their heads, and like drums half-fallen on the mountain tops. These peaks varied in height but were all marvelously strange.

Clouds and mist floated around the waist of the mountains, and ancient green trees were barely visible. Some cranes and strange birds occasionally appeared, giving people endless imagination.

In the middle of this vast mountain range, a huge waterfall fell from the sky, forming the river in front of him.

Seeing Zhu Ganglie's amazed expression, Yan Beisheng smiled and said, "Junior Brother, this is the entrance to our Shenxiao Dao, the Tongtian Mountain. When I first came here, I was also extremely amazed. But when you reach the Bingpo Peak, you will be even more amazed."

Yan Beisheng chuckled, making Zhu Ganglie feel that his senior brother was looking at him with a bit of schadenfreude and even a hint of pity.

"Senior Brother, tell me about Shenxiao Dao."

Zhu Ganglie, not wanting to think too much, smiled and asked, taking the opportunity to learn more about Shenxiao Dao.

Hearing Zhu Ganglie's words, Yan Beisheng smiled and said, "Alright, I'll explain. Shenxiao Dao has four peaks and one gate: Yvnü Peak, Bingpo Peak, Shenxiao Peak, Tiangu Peak, and Jian Shou Gate. Each peak and gate has its own cultivation techniques. Your Uncle Bingpo is in charge of Bingpo Peak, and I will take you there now."

Yan Beisheng didn't say much more, just gave a brief description. The sword light cut through the air and directly flew into Tongtian Mountain. After entering Tongtian Mountain, Yan Beisheng didn't stop but continued flying for about dozens of miles before the sword light stopped.

At this moment, Zhu Ganglie saw a huge snow mountain standing before him. Strictly speaking, it wasn't a snow mountain but a towering ice pillar.

This snow mountain was dozens of miles wide. If you didn't look at the top, you would see it as a large mountain.

But looking up from the bottom, the thickness of the mountain didn't change at all. The bottom was dozens of miles wide, and the middle and top were also dozens of miles wide.

Looking closely, it was a huge pillar reaching to the sky.

What made Zhu Ganglie even more amazed was that the pillar was covered with snow, with countless ice and snow covering it, and no sign of life, a vast expanse of ice and snow.

"Junior Brother, your Master Bingpo is at the top of the mountain. You need to climb up by yourself; this is a test."

Yan Beisheng looked at Zhu Ganglie with a sympathetic gaze, and at this moment, Zhu Ganglie finally understood the meaning behind Yan Beisheng's gaze.

This Bingpo Peak was a thousand feet high. From what Yan Beisheng said, he would have to climb it by hand, which made Zhu Ganglie feel a sense of despair.

But since he had already come this far, he couldn't give up. He bowed to Yan Beisheng and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother, for your guidance. I will go to see my Master."

"Good, Junior Brother. This is your Futo War Chariot. Without your war chariot, I couldn't have completed the task so easily. After you see Uncle Bingpo, you can come to Shenxiao Peak to see me."

Yan Beisheng handed the Futo War Chariot to Zhu Ganglie, smiled faintly, and turned to leave.

"Kee!"

At this moment, a phoenix cry echoed through Tongtian Mountain. A huge ice phoenix dove from the distant sky, followed by countless white spirit eagles, which circled around the huge Bingpo Peak and landed.

"Junior Brother, Master Bingpo has returned, and the spirit eagles have also returned. When you climb the mountain, don't anger these spirit eagles, or it might displease Master Bingpo."

Yan Beisheng, looking at the countless spirit eagles, reminded Zhu Ganglie.

Zhu Ganglie frowned. These spirit eagles were scattered all over Bingpo Peak, and he would likely encounter them while climbing, hoping they wouldn't attack him.

After Yan Beisheng left, Zhu Ganglie looked at the tall Bingpo Peak and smiled bitterly. Now that he was in Shenxiao Dao, he couldn't use the Fenshen Tower, Jianwan, or Yuanyang Ruler. He could only rely on his own strength to climb this huge mountain.

"So cold!"

As Zhu Ganglie approached Bingpo Peak, a cold wind hit him, making him shiver. He secretly cursed, knowing that even with his extreme martial arts cultivation, an ordinary person would have been frozen.

He immediately circulated his spiritual energy to resist the cold, slightly mitigating the chill. At this moment, he understood that this was both a test and a way to better cultivate the Ice Heart Technique and lay a solid foundation.

Although he was already a high-level expert in the Manifestation Realm with a thick divine soul and powerful spiritual energy, his foundation was already very solid and didn't need to be reinforced.

However, he had previously cultivated the Great Yin Qi Technique to absorb the elemental energy of heaven and earth, and he had barely touched the Ice Heart Technique.

Now he had to use the Ice Heart Technique to absorb the cold energy of Bingpo Peak and recondense his spiritual energy. But he also had to use the Heavenly Cicada Leaf to conceal his cultivation level.

He began to circulate the Ice Heart Technique to absorb the terrifying cold energy of Bingpo Peak and climbed upward.

This climb lasted for three days. On the third day, Zhu Ganglie carved a small cave in the rock for rest, ate a small piece of Thousand-layer Lingzhi, and then sat in meditation, circulating the Ice Heart Technique to absorb the elemental energy and recondense his spiritual energy.

During these days of climbing, his spiritual energy was severely depleted, and he had to use it almost constantly to resist the cold. When his spiritual energy was depleted to a certain extent, he had to stop and absorb the elemental energy to recover.

If he completely depleted his spiritual energy, he would have to use his soul energy and the elemental energy to recondense it, which would not only damage his soul but also hinder his cultivation.

While Zhu Ganglie was climbing, two figures were sitting on a rock at the top of the mountain, looking down and chuckling, "Senior Brother, this kid has some skills. In three days, he climbed nearly a hundred meters. It's a pity about the Thousand-layer Lingzhi. I hope this kid doesn't eat it all when he comes up."

"Keep a close eye on him. Master values this kid and asked us to pay more attention to him before the Nine-Dragon Ice Pot ritual."

A white-robed figure flashed and disappeared, leaving a young man with a sword case on his back, sitting in meditation, calmly watching Zhu Ganglie climb up.

After meditating for a while, Zhu Ganglie stood up again and continued climbing. The higher he climbed, the colder it became, and the more demanding it was on him.

The spirit eagles also occasionally harassed him, as if they were curious about this climbing youth, making Zhu Ganglie have to be cautious.

After thirteen days of continuous climbing, Zhu Ganglie was only a hundred meters from the top.

But these hundred meters were increasingly difficult to climb. The cold and the high-altitude wind made him feel extremely cold, and he had to use all his spiritual energy to resist the cold.

So, he almost had to stop and rest after climbing one meter, absorbing the elemental energy to recover his depleted spiritual energy.

"If I could use the magical weapons, the nine flames of the Yuanyang Ruler would easily resist the cold and the wind, and I could reach the top of this mountain."

Looking at the remaining hundred meters, Zhu Ganglie sighed, stopped thinking, and continued climbing.

Zhu Ganglie climbed one meter at a time. On the twentieth day, he was only one meter from the top, and he was overjoyed, almost wanting to let out a long cry to vent his joy.

He suddenly leaped, his eight spiritual energies circulating, and with all his strength, he jumped to the top of the mountain.

Standing at the edge of the mountain top, his eyes suddenly brightened. The top of the mountain was full of birds singing and flowers blooming, with lush forests, no longer the icy and snowy scene.

"Hehe, congratulations, Junior Brother, for successfully completing the test. I am finally no longer the youngest on Bingpo Peak."

While Zhu Ganglie was in a daze, a laugh came from a distance. He looked and saw a young Taoist standing there, wearing a blue Taoist robe and a green sword case on his back, looking quite heroic, but with a hint of a carefree attitude.