"I've also considered the Snow Camel Ridge route, but although it's a short route, the chances of encountering powerful demon beasts are several times higher than other routes. It's truly a bit dangerous." Bai Suyuan frowned and revealed a slightly timid expression.
"Junior Sister Bai, don't worry about this. With me here, I will absolutely not let Junior Sister come to any harm." Qi Huan Yu hurriedly patted his chest and guaranteed.
"Young Master Qi, aren't you afraid that the wind and snow will cut your tongue?
You dare to say that you can protect Junior Sister Bai? "Before Bai Suyuan could speak, Tang Chuan also walked over and said with a disdainful expression.
"Senior Brother Tang, don't say that. Senior Brother Qi only has good intentions." Seeing this, Bai Suyuan smiled and explained for Qi Huan Yu.
When Qi Huan Yu heard this, his heart immediately warmed and he coldly rebuked Tang Chuan, "I'm asking Junior Sister Bai to go with me. What does that have to do with you?
Go to the side and cool off. "
"Junior Sister Bai, Junior Brother Chen and I plan to go through the White Fox Valley route. The benefits won't be any less than the Snow Camel Ridge route, and the risks are also slightly lower. After all, our ultimate goal is the snow bear.
Junior Sister, why don't you go with us? "Tang Chuan ignored Qi Huan Yu and directly spoke to Bai Suyuan.
When Bai Suyuan saw this, she crossed her hands in front of her and twisted them, appearing to be very hesitant.
When Qi Huan Yu and Tang Chuan saw this, they still wanted to say something, but the girl suddenly said,
"I'll go with Senior Brother Sun Ke and the others to the Pine Green Ridge route."
When Qi Huan Yu and Tang Chuan heard this, they were both startled. Even Sun Ke and the others, who were already walking towards the Pine Green Ridge, couldn't help but stop and stand in place.
The Loose Cultivators that were traveling with Sun Ke all became excited. There weren't many female cultivators on this trip, and most of them had already decided to join Qi Huan Yu and Tang Chuan's team when they were on the flying boat. Now that they had the most beautiful Bai Suyuan to go with them, it could naturally be said to be a blessing from the heavens.
Only Sun Ke's mouth flashed a trace of a bitter smile.
He just wanted to complete the trial peacefully and did not want to be involved in other people's disputes. However, since Bai Suyuan had called out his name, they could not just ignore it. They could only turn around and look at her.
However, at this moment, Qi Huan Yu and Tang Chuan's gazes towards him were already burning with anger. The two were almost at the same time, wondering if they should change their route and go with Bai Suyuan.
"Junior Sister's ability is not as strong as the two Senior Brothers, so I should choose the safest path.
Senior Brothers, both of you are well-known figures in our generation, and I admire you greatly. Although I can't travel together with you, I still wish to cheer for you from the bottom of my heart. I just wonder which one of you will be able to seize the championship this time? "Right at this moment, Bai Suyuan spoke again.
Her casual words were like a compliment, making the two of them feel extremely comfortable. At the same time, it also dispelled their thoughts of changing their route.
This time, none of them looked at Sun Ke. They fiercely glared at each other. After bidding farewell to Bai Suyuan, they led their respective teams towards the two most dangerous routes.
"Senior Brother Sun, Junior Sister will travel with you. You don't mind, right?" Bai Suyuan came to Sun Ke and the others and said with a sweet smile.
"I couldn't ask for more." Sun Ke smiled politely and said.
The people behind him all had joyful expressions on their faces as they said a few words of welcome and began to introduce themselves.
At the same time, Han Li and Su Tongxiao, who had concealed their auras, hovered in the air above the snowy mountains a hundred or so miles away. There was a thin screen of water in front of them, and the images on it were of Bai Suyuan and the others.
"This Bai Family's young lady is quite impressive. With just a few words, she provoked her two strongest competitors into a dangerous path. Her schemes are all top-notch." Su Tongxiao couldn't help but praise.
"Don't blame others for scheming. You can only blame yourself for being too stupid." Han Li had seen this woman's schemes, so he didn't find it strange. He just said with a smile.
"Haha, Brother Li is right. As the saying goes, it's hard to accept a beauty's kindness.
The two of them have received such expectations from the Bai Family's young lady. Wouldn't they risk their lives to compete for the top position? "Su Tongxiao said with a smile.
"It's said that Bai Suyuan once had an ancestor who was also an inner sect elder of our Fire Dragon Taoism. He seemed to have some weight in the sect. I wonder if Brother Su knows him?" Han Li didn't seem to want to talk about this topic, so he changed the topic and asked.
"Yes, his ancestor should be Elder Bai Fengyi who disappeared thousands of years ago.
He was familiar with Elder Qi Liang. Although I didn't have a deep friendship with him, I have met him several times in the sect. "Su Tongxiao nodded.
"Brother Su, do you know what happened to this Elder Bai back then? Why did he suddenly disappear?" Han Li asked with interest.
"Well … there are different opinions in the sect. Some say that he died accidentally while carrying out a mission, and some say that he was framed by his enemies and lost his life … In my opinion, Elder Bai may have gone to some place for closed-door cultivation in order to break through the shackles of the Late-stage of True Immortal and reach the Golden Immortal Realm … By the way, according to some secret news in the sect, the Soul Lamp that Elder Bai left in the sect has not been extinguished." Su Tongxiao said after thinking for a while.
After listening, Han Li only felt that this matter didn't seem to be simple, but that was all. He didn't want to go deeper into it.
Su Tongxiao saw the figures of Bai Suyuan and the others in the water curtain gradually disappear between the white snow towers supported by pine trees. He wiped the water curtain away and said, "Let's go, Brother Li.
"Let's go, Brother Li. We have to follow them."
Han Li nodded. The two of them stopped flying and landed in the forest. They chased in the direction of Bai Suyuan and the others unhurriedly, using their divine senses to lock on the movements in the three paths ahead.
After secretly following them for a while, Han Li frowned slightly, as if he sensed something, but his expression returned to normal.
…
Sun Ke, Bai Suyuan, and the others flew low in the direction of the Mysterious Ice Mountain along a mountain road with a slight slope.
This place seemed peaceful, but there were many demonic beasts who were good at concealing their aura through the snow. If they flew rashly at a high altitude, they would easily become the target of the demonic beasts. They had learned from their predecessors, so they naturally didn't dare to be greedy.
Perhaps it was because of the division of labor that they had discussed before, Sun Ke took up the task of opening the way.
At this moment, a jade-bowl-shaped magic treasure was floating above his head. Wisps of white light shone down and covered his whole body. At the same time, four crystal clear green flying daggers flew out and slowly rotated around his body.
He still didn't seem to be at ease. In his hand, there was a small yellow shield that was as smooth as a mirror.
Behind him, the other four male cultivators also used various methods to protect themselves as they looked around with vigilant expressions.
At the back of the group, Bai Suyuan held a white jade bracelet in her hand, which transformed into a white halo that covered her body. She also wore a white muslin robe that emitted specks of silver-white light.
The group flew while being vigilant. Their speed wasn't fast, but apart from a few reckless demonic beasts that didn't have a high cultivation, they didn't encounter any major dangers.
As the group went deeper into the mountain range, the surrounding temperature became lower and lower.
Waves of bone-piercing cold air gushed out from the ground. At the same time, gusts of cold wind mixed with ice and snow whistled past from time to time. Even with Sun Ke and the others' Void Training Stage cultivation, they felt that they couldn't withstand the cold and shivered. Apart from Bai Suyuan, who was able to withstand the cold, the faces of the others began to turn purple.
These people were startled and quickly circulated their Qi to resist the cold.
However, the temperature was getting lower and lower, and they didn't prepare anything to ward off the cold. They couldn't help but feel regretful.
After all, relying on circulating their Qi to ward off the cold consumed a lot of their magic power. It wasn't beneficial for them in the future battles and hunts. If they had known this earlier, they would have prepared one or two more cold-resistant magic treasures.
"I have some spirit wine here. It's refined with fire attribute spirit materials. It has some effect on warding off the cold. If you don't mind, you can have a taste."
At this moment, Sun Ke suddenly stopped and turned around. He then took out an exquisite red wine bottle.
"Spirit wine …" Everyone looked at each other and seemed to be a little hesitant.
Sun Ke took out a cup and poured out a cup of spirit wine.
The wine was bright red in color and emitted a flame-like red light. It was as if it was burning, causing the surrounding temperature to rise by a lot.
At the same time, a strange wine fragrance spread out. Even Bai Suyuan's eyes lit up slightly. The thought of tasting it emerged in her heart.
"Good wine!" A Youth with dashing eyebrows, who seemed to be a wine lover, praised.
"Brother Lin is also a wine lover?
If you don't mind the poor quality of the wine, please have a taste. It's very helpful to ward off the cold. "Sun Ke handed over the cup.
"Thank you very much." The Youth with dashing eyebrows couldn't wait to take it and drink it in one gulp.
When the wine entered his stomach, it was as if a line of fire flowed down his throat and into his lower abdomen. Then, it turned into a ball of flame-like hot air that wrapped around his stomach.
Then, this hot air burst and turned into a stream of heat. It flowed into his limbs as if it had a mind of its own. His body became extremely light, as if it was about to float with the wind.
The Youth with dashing eyebrows seemed to have been struck by lightning. His whole body stiffened and his face showed an intoxicated expression. It took a while for him to recover.
"Good wine. It's really worthy of being called a fairy nectar.
May I ask Brother Sun, what's the name of this wine? "He couldn't help but applaud and ask.
"This wine is called Fire Saliva." Sun Ke laughed.
"Fire Saliva Wine!
That's a good name. It's very suitable for this wine. I've had the honor to drink the Green Pear Wine, one of the top ten celestial brews. It doesn't taste as good as your Fire Saliva. "The Youth with dashing eyebrows said excitedly.
Not only was this wine delicious, but it also had the ability to ward off the cold, just as Sun Ke had said.
At this moment, his body was warm from head to toe as if he was being bathed in the sun. The cold air was dispelled and his face revealed a faint layer of red light.
When the other three male cultivators saw this, they no longer had any doubts. They all asked for a cup of spirit wine with a look of surprise on their faces.
They weren't wine lovers and didn't care about the taste of the wine. What surprised them was that the cold air in their bodies was easily dispelled.
Moreover, the hot air from the Fire Saliva Wine lingered around their bodies and didn't seem to dissipate for a while. In this way, they didn't need to circulate their spiritual energy to dispel the cold. They could even find a way to replenish the spiritual energy they had used earlier.
"This Fire Saliva Wine has a long lasting effect. The hot air will last for half a day before it slowly dissipates.
Sister Bai, you should have a cup too. "Sun Ke laughed.