Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

White Fur Peak.

The thick snow turned into frost, covering the steep mountain walls, as fierce winds carried sharp ice blades that swept across the cliff, cutting deep marks into the hard rock.

At a distance of fifteen hundred feet from the ground, the environment was so harsh that it was unimaginable to ordinary people.

Low-tier cultivators or innate martial artists would absolutely not be able to withstand it for the duration of a single cup of tea!

Braving the raging snowstorm, Wang Chen looked ahead. Find your next adventure on empire

However, visibility around him did not exceed twenty steps, and all he could see was a vast expanse of white.

The temperature here had dropped to a terrifying degree, and the omnipresent frost and cold were a tremendous test for anyone attempting to cross White Fur Peak.

Yet, inside Wang Chen's body was as if an oven was burning, with endless heat radiating through his skin and forming an invisible barrier on the surface of his body, isolating the icy winds and snow blades.

Thin as cicada wings, the high-speed ice blades struck Wang Chen's body and instantly turned to powder.

His long-term arduous practice of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method unleashed its potent potential in this unique environment.

But Li Qingxi, who followed behind Wang Chen, did not possess such a formidable body refinement prowess; she held up the Green Sun Umbrella, relying on the power of this top-tier magic artifact to block the cold.

No matter how severe the environment at the higher reaches of White Fur Peak, seeing Wang Chen ahead, immovable as a mountain, filled her heart with a sense of safety.

The two of them, one in front of the other, moved resolutely towards the mountain ridge step by step.

White Fur Peak stood three thousand feet high, but the ridges on either side of the main peak were a little over two thousand feet, making the crossing comparatively easier.

Climbing up for about a hundred feet, the snowstorm suddenly lessened, and the fog swirling around the mountain dissipated significantly.

Through the gaps in the clouds, the azure sky was now visible.

The situation around them seemed to be improving.

At this moment, Wang Chen suddenly spotted a figure appearing to his right.

A few hundred steps away.

"Fellow Daoist, save me!"

The other party was a middle-aged cultivator who, upon spotting Wang Chen and Li Qingxi, immediately called out in surprise, "Quick, save me!"

And he rushed toward their location!

Wang Chen's eyes instantly turned frosty.

Because following the middle-aged cultivator, there were over a dozen long-haired creatures, neither fully human nor demon, coursing through the snow on all fours with remarkable speed, their pairs of blood-red eyes glowing with a bloodthirsty light!

White Fur Ice Xiang!

Wang Chen recalled what the Xu-surnamed cultivator had mentioned, a type of creature that dwelled on White Fur Peak.

These creatures were incredibly strong, excelled in close combat, had thick skin and flesh that feared no ordinary spells, especially those of the ice and water elements, against which they had substantial resistance.

The most terrifying part was that the White Fur Ice Xiang lived and hunted in groups; to provoke one was to attract an entire swarm.

The middle-aged cultivator had evidently had the misfortune to run into the White Fur Ice Xiang and was then pursued by them.

Now that he saw Wang Chen and Li Qingxi, he grasped at them like a lifeline, clearly trying to lead the disaster to them.

In an instant, Wang Chen remained still where he stood.

When the middle-aged cultivator got to within a hundred steps of him, Wang Chen suddenly reached out his hand and made a grabbing motion through the air.

"Freeze!"

The middle-aged cultivator rushing through the snow trembled, feeling his entire body enveloped by an invisible force, with the flow of mana inside his body severely disrupted.

He stumbled, nearly falling onto the snowy ground.

"Binding Skill!"

The middle-aged cultivator showed a look of resentment as he struggled to activate his mana and break free from the constraint.

A Qi Cultivation level binding skill wasn't much to someone of his Primary Tier in the Purple Mansion, and he had only been caught off guard momentarily.

But in the next moment, a dazzling sword light pierced through the wind and snow, rushing towards him with unbelievable speed.

The middle-aged cultivator's face paled with fright, and he quickly brought out a Turtle Shield spiritual artifact to protect himself.

Just as the flying sword was about to collide with the Turtle Shield, it suddenly shot upward, vanishing into the blizzard.

The rolling sound of thunder only then entered the ears of the middle-aged cultivator.

Thunder Sound Sword Qi!

The middle-aged cultivator's heart shattered with terror as he realized he had made a grave mistake.

He had attempted to use Wang Chen and his companion as a shield to avert disaster, but he hadn't expected that Wang Chen was a Sword Cultivator who had mastered the Thunder Sound Sword Qi and had seen through his ruse.

Now he had acquired an even more powerful enemy!

The middle-aged cultivator didn't even have time to regret his actions, for two Ice Xiangs had already pounced on him from behind, their deadly claws reaching for his back with ferocity.

Their claws, curved like daggers, flashed with a metallic gleam!

The middle-aged cultivator sensed the danger and immediately turned around, commanding the Turtle Shield to protect himself.

Bang! Bang!

The defense of the middle-aged cultivator's Spiritual Artifact was incredibly high, and it robustly blocked the fierce assault of the two Ice Xiangs.

Then more White Fur Ice Xiangs swarmed in, suddenly leaping high or charging forward in a sudden burst of speed across the ground.

In the blink of an eye, the middle-aged cultivator was engulfed!

The sounds of collision, roars, and shrieks rose and fell in turn, making anyone who heard them feel their heart pounding!

Meanwhile, Wang Chen took a step back and pulled Li Qingxi with him.

He performed Shrinking Ground into Inches, moving them dozens of steps away.

Because he was taking someone with him, and because of the special environment on White Fur Peak, even though his Shrinking Ground into Inches had reached the level of Great Perfection, the distance moved was very short.

And it consumed a great deal of mana.

After using Shrinking Ground into Inches five times in a row, Wang Chen's mana in his Dantian was reduced by one-fifth!

On his last move, he took Li Qingxi and hid behind a boulder.

He wrapped the two of them in a white fluffy blanket that he flung out from his hand.

He activated the Hidden God Technique, concealing their presence.

Without needing a reminder from Wang Chen, as soon as the blanket covered them, Li Qingxi also bestowed the Hidden God Technique upon herself.

After just a moment, the surface of the blanket sprouted countless tiny ice needles.

It blended perfectly with the surrounding environment.

By this time, the group of Ice Xiangs had already torn the middle-aged cultivator to pieces; some greedily devoured the fresh flesh, while others searched for new targets with unsatisfied desires.

They had previously sensed the presence of Wang Chen and his companion.

However, after searching the vicinity, the Ice Xiangs found no trace of them.

The leader of the Ice Xiangs roared in frustration a few times and reluctantly led its minions away.

The snowfall slowly increased, covering the bloodstains and fragments of corpses scattered on the snowy ground with frost.

Half a stick of incense's time later, the group of Ice Xiangs from before suddenly reappeared.

They spread out and searched again.

They found nothing again.

The leader of the Ice Xiangs was unwilling to give up, but it could do nothing and had to leave once more.

This time, they truly left.

After another period of an incense stick's burning, Wang Chen and Li Qingxi emerged at the spot where the middle-aged cultivator had met his end.

Wang Chen scanned the area and expanded his Divine Sense.

Immediately afterward, Wang Chen dug out a Storage Bag and a small Turtle Shield from beneath the snow.

He looked at Li Qingxi with satisfaction and said, "Let's go."

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The first release is here.