Qi Yu looked at Qi Nian and thought carefully before answering, "Do you think human Golden Core stage cultivators can live as long as you? Feng Siqian is the third princess of the demon race."
Qi Nian's mouth dropped open, never expecting the reason for her cover being blown to be so simple.
"So what race are you, second senior sister?" Qi Yu asked his question again.
"Demon race," Qi Nian felt she had no room to resist, so she confessed, "I am the Di Ji of the demon race."
Which meant the leader of the demon race.
Qi Yu was stunned for a moment, the title "Di Ji of the demon race" sounding very familiar.
Just then, footsteps were suddenly heard from not far away.
Feng Mingqi and Feng Siqian immediately stopped.
Qi Yu and Qi Nian turned their heads together towards the source of the sound and saw Yu Zhen and Li Yu walking over.
"Master, Mistress," Qi Yu, Qi Nian, and Feng Mingqi immediately bowed and greeted them.
Feng Siqian also greeted Yu Zhen and Li Yu.
Li Yu, with his hands behind his back, said, "I could hear your playful noises from afar. I assume the misunderstanding has been cleared up?"
Feng Siqian nodded slightly, casting a fierce glare at Feng Mingqi from the corner of her eye.
Feng Mingqi rubbed his nose. He was used to being the scapegoat, so he ignored Feng Siqian and grinned, asking Li Yu, "Master, what are you and Mistress holding?"
Qi Yu followed their gaze to Yu Zhen and Li Yu's hands and indeed saw that each of them was holding a scroll.
Yu Zhen unrolled the scroll in her hand and pointed to the landscape painting on it, saying, "These are magical artifacts that your Master and I recently finished refining. We were thinking of going to the Xuan Yue Mountain range later, so we'll bring these two artifacts to test how well they've been made."
Li Yu looked at Feng Siqian, "Third Princess Feng, would you like to join us?"
Feng Siqian never expected Li Yu to invite her so proactively. A flicker of awkwardness crossed her face, and then she hummed and nodded, "If you want me to go, I suppose I can go along."
Qi Yu, hearing this from the side, couldn't help but want to laugh.
What a tsundere little princess.
Feng Siqian, sensing Qi Yu's laughter, immediately glared at her.
But the glare had no power at all.
Yu Zhen didn't tease them. "Alright, since we've decided to go, then Qi Yu, hurry and tell your senior brother, and have everyone prepare."
Qi Yu nodded in agreement and turned to call Yue Zhiyin and the others.
Three sticks of incense later.
All the disciples of the Bei Yuan Sect were assembled.
They all flew into the air on their swords, heading towards Xuan Yue Mountain.
Xuan Yue Mountain was not far from the Bei Yuan Sect.
Qi Yu didn't need to fly on a sword; she sat on her natal magical artifact, with Si Qing flying on a sword beside her.
Feng Siqian, being a demonic cultivator, also didn't need to fly on a sword. As a demon, she had wings behind her and could fly herself.
Feng Mingqi also wanted to fly, but unfortunately, due to his disguise, not only could he not fly, but because his cultivation time was still short and he hadn't formed a Golden Core, he could only stand on Senior Brother Yue Zhiyin's sword.
Xuan Yue Mountain.
Qi Yu, following Yu Zhen and Li Yu, jumped off their artifact first. She took out the token she had obtained from Venerable Zhao Jinghuai earlier and waved it in the direction of Xuan Yue Mountain.
The originally lush green mountain peak suddenly began to vibrate violently. After a while, a stone gate several feet high appeared halfway up the mountain.
Qi Yu placed the通行 token in her hand into the groove in the center of the stone gate.
The stone gate vibrated with a hum, and a white light began to glow in the center, then slowly opened to the sides.
From within the gate, a cold, biting wind blew out.
Qi Yu looked at the ice-covered scenery within the gate and shivered, her face showing a look of surprise. "Logically speaking, the mountain range of Xuan Yue Mountain should be full of spring vitality. Why is it so cold and frozen?"
Even Feng Siqian, a demonic cultivator, found it strange. "Yes, this is really not normal. Normal mountain ranges are full of spring vitality. Unless this mountain has been depleted of spiritual energy, it wouldn't be this snowy scene."
"...Ming Lou, Qi Yan, Chi Ming, you three stay here and guard. Take the communication talismans," Li Yu instructed. "We're going inside to take a look. If we're not out by the time, remember to use the communication talismans to call us. If you can't reach us, then come in quickly to help."
Although Chi Ming was just a small child, he was the most senior in terms of辈分, so he quickly replied, "Yes."
Qi Yan bent down to pick something up, and Ming Lou bent down to pick up Chi Ming. Chi Ming, addressing Li Yu, replied, "Master, don't worry, we've got this."
Li Yu nodded, then, holding Yu Zhen's hand, turned and walked into the mountain gate.
The mountain range, which looked frozen from the outside, was even more bone-chillingly cold once they entered.
Sui You, being of the Phoenix race, feared the cold the most and couldn't bear it, but he still forced himself to walk forward.
Li Yu couldn't help but advise him, "Sui You, if you really can't stand the cold, why don't you switch with Ming Lou or Qi Yan now that we haven't gone too far?"
"Switch what? Just bear with it," Yu Zhen had a different opinion. She took off her cloak and draped it over Sui You. "Although I don't understand why there's such strong cold air inside the Xuan Yue Mountain range, no matter what, Sui You has always lacked training in this kind of environment. This is a good opportunity to temper his state of mind."
Qi Yu didn't object.
Because Yu Zhen was right, his fear of the cold was Sui You's biggest weakness.
Not to mention that this weakness could be exploited by others when Sui You was alone in the future, but even more terrifyingly, when Sui You's cultivation reached the Nascent Soul stage and he faced tribulation, the heavenly lightning would, in order to temper his state of mind, make the cultivator experience what they feared the most during the tribulation.
Some people feared fire, so during their Nascent Soul tribulation, they would see themselves burning in flames.
Some people feared water, and they would naturally see themselves drowning.
If they couldn't withstand this terrifying pressure, their cultivation would be destined to not reach its peak.
This was also why she had to resolve her inner demons before reaching the Nascent Soul stage.
Sui You shivered uncontrollably, his face pale, but he still nodded with great effort, clutching the cloak tightly.
Feng Siqian glanced at Sui You and couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you get a fire talisman to warm yourself?"
Sui You was stunned for a moment, he really hadn't thought of this, and his face immediately felt a little hot.
He stopped, preparing to take out a fire talisman to warm himself, when the ice beneath his feet began to crack.
Qi Yu, standing at a closer distance, quickly pushed Sui You aside.
Feng Siqian saw the cracking ice rapidly spreading towards Qi Nian and Qi Yu. Her expression changed slightly, and she instinctively stepped forward, grabbing Qi Nian's arm, intending to push Qi Nian and Qi Yu away.
But the cracking ice could no longer bear the weight of three people and let out a crack.
Immediately after, Qi Yu, Qi Nian, and Feng Siqian all fell down together.