Mortal: Fengling Linggen, married Chen Qiaoqian

"It is Brother Bai."

Yan Yun answered calmly.

"What a coincidence! I am returning to the sect this time to look for Junior Sister Bai. How about I lead the way? Would you like to share this joy?"

The monk named Ren's eyes sparkled and he extended the invitation enthusiastically.

However, Yan Yun's expression did not change, but he felt a little surprised in his heart.

However, before he could think carefully about how to respond, a red light suddenly appeared in the distant sky, and a ray of light rushed straight towards the stone cloud.

"It's Uncle Bai's sound transmission note!"

Shi Yun quickly caught the flaming light and explained to Yan Yun eagerly.

The words that Yan Yun was about to say were immediately swallowed back into his stomach.

Then, Shi Yun put his mind into the flames. After a moment, he said to Yan Yun respectfully:
"Senior Yan, Uncle Bai is very happy to know that you are here. She has ended her retreat. I implore you to go to Bai Ning Pavilion to have a chat."

"Bai Ning Pavilion. Shi Yun, you go and handle the affairs first. Fellow Daoist Yan, please follow me."

Monk Ren interrupted without hesitation.

When Shi Yun heard this, he did not dare to have any objection.

Yan Yun frowned slightly, but couldn't refuse anymore, so he just nodded and agreed:

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Ren."

"Haha, Ren and Junior Sister Bai have a deep friendship. Since you are Junior Sister Bai's best friend, you are naturally also Ren's friend. Please!"

The cultivator named Ren said politely, then turned into a red light and led Yan Yun to fly forward.

Yan Yun followed without hesitation.

"Is this your first visit to our Xiaoji Palace?"

The monk named Ren suddenly asked a question while escaping.

"Indeed, this is my first time to visit Beiming Island. As the number one sect in the north, your palace has an extraordinary demeanor that is breathtaking."

Yan Yun smiled calmly and responded.

Hearing Yan Yun's praise, the monk surnamed Ren also showed a hint of pride on his face:
"Brother Yan, you are too kind. If our palace were not located in a remote place, it would not be difficult for us to be among the top ten sects of the righteous and evil sects. By the way, Junior Sister Bai has only gone out once in recent years, ten years ago, and has spent the rest of her time in seclusion practicing. Brother Yan must have met Junior Sister Bai during her last time out of seclusion."

"As for your unfathomable cultivation, I wonder which sect it comes from? Forgive me for being so presumptuous. Although I am located in the far north, I often travel around Dajin and have some knowledge of those famous fellow Taoists."

The monk named Ren changed the subject and began to tentatively ask about Yan Yun's background.

Yan Yun couldn't help but chuckle.

"I am not from the Dajin clan, so it is normal that you don't know. Fairy Bai should know about my more detailed origins."

Yan Yun looked at the other person and answered with a smile.

"I see. I thought that a high-level cultivator like Brother Yan really appeared in Dajin, but why has he remained unknown?"

Ren Bi noticed Yan Yun’s dissatisfaction, laughed awkwardly twice, and stopped asking questions.

After all, knowing that the other party was not a cultivator from the Dajin Dynasty was also a gain.

At this moment, the two had already arrived at the entrance of the Ice City. The light around them gradually converged, and they began to descend one after another.

Since the glow above the Ice City was faint, covering the entire area except for the giant mountains, it was obviously an extremely powerful ban.

Standing under the ice city, Yan Yun felt more and more the magnificence of this ice city.

The ice wall, which is more than thirty feet high, may not seem very high, but its extraordinary crystal clearness is fascinating and one can't help but be deeply attracted to it.

What is even more amazing is that the entire ice wall is not made up of brick-like blocks of ice, but is transparent throughout, as if it were a huge block of ice carved directly by the hands of a magical craftsman, with no cracks on the surface at all.

At the city gate, more than a dozen monks in white robes were standing guard.

The one with the highest cultivation among them had only reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, but what was striking was that there were actually several white spirit beasts that looked like apes traveling with them.

It was covered with pure white fur, half-crouching there, with a pair of green eyes flashing with a cold light.

These ape-like beasts are a type of snow ape that lives exclusively in extremely cold regions.

Although the beast is not of high rank, it is extremely intelligent and easy to tame, so it is raised by many monks throughout the northern region.

However, these snow apes are slightly different. Not only are their bodies much larger than ordinary snow apes, their demonic aura has also reached the level of a fourth or fifth level demon beast, which is almost equivalent to the strength of a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

This made Yan Yun couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Presumably, as the leading sect in the northern land, Xiaoji Palace must have its own unique secret methods for taming these snow apes.

When the monks at the city gate saw the monk named Ren coming, they immediately split into two sides and stood respectfully, calling him "Uncle Master" repeatedly.

However, Ren Bi did not nod in response, but just responded faintly and walked away with big strides.

Although those cultivators found Yan Yun unfamiliar, since he was accompanied by his uncle-master, they naturally did not dare to ask a single question.

However, just as Yan Yun stepped into the city gate and passed by the snow apes, something unexpected happened suddenly.

These monsters suddenly let out a few low wail sounds, and then retreated in fear.

Several monks from Xiaoji Palace nearby were greatly shocked upon seeing this, and immediately started shouting in animal language.

However, these snow apes turned a deaf ear to it, and all huddled to one side with their hands on their heads, with expressions of great awe for Yan Yun on their faces.

Seeing this scene, the cultivator named Ren couldn't help but let out a light exclamation, turned his head to look at Yan Yun, with a hint of doubt on his face.

"Does Daoist Fellow carry a high-level ape spirit beast? Although these snow apes are not very useful, they are extremely sensitive to their own kind, and are able to scare them to such an extent. This shows that Daoist Fellow's spirit beast must be an extraordinary creature."

"I do carry an ape-like spirit beast. But it doesn't have much use, so I rarely use it."

When Yan Yun heard this, he naturally understood that these snow apes were showing such fear because they had sensed the crying souls in the spirit beast bags.

So he answered casually, and at the same time he had no intention of summoning the weeping soul to appear. The monk surnamed Ren smiled slightly, and did not really ask about this matter.

So, the two of them stepped into the Ice City.

The main road in the Ice City was unusually flat and wide, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of ice, leading directly to the city gate.

From a distance, the street was not crowded with people, as most of them were low-level monks wearing yellow and white clothes; and on both sides of the street, the houses were arranged in an orderly manner.

What is called a city is actually more like a magnificent city.

Before Yan Yun had the time to carefully observe the surrounding environment, the cultivator named Ren beside him once again turned into a dazzling beam of light and rushed towards the huge mountain from low altitude.

Yan Yun noticed this change and immediately followed the footsteps of the monk surnamed Ren without hesitation and fled away quickly. Not long after, the two of them landed on an ice platform on the mountainside of the giant mountain.

"From now on, Brother Yan will have to follow me up the mountain on foot. Because from here on, it is the territory of the Inner Palace. Although I am an elder of the Inner Palace, I also need to abide by the palace rules."

Monk Ren explained to Yan Yun patiently with a smile on his face.

Yan Yun nodded gently, indicating that he understood. Then, the two of them slowly climbed up along a crystal clear ice ladder extending upward from the platform.

There were not too many disciples of Xiaoji Palace who were fortunate enough to enter the inner palace. Along the way, Yan Yun only met a handful of them.

When these people saw the monk named Ren, they all came forward respectfully and greeted him.

However, facing these inner palace disciples, the attitude of this Xiaoji Palace elder was completely different from before at the city gate. Regardless of whether they were disciples with higher or lower cultivation levels, he responded with a friendly smile.

After careful observation, Yan Yun discovered that the qualifications of these inner palace monks were quite outstanding regardless of their level of cultivation.

In addition, during this journey, relying on his profound attainments in formations, Yan Yun discovered at least three or four powerful restrictions that shocked him.

From this, it can be seen that there must be a grandmaster-level formation master hidden inside the Xiaoji Palace.

This made Yan Yun more interested in Xiaoji Palace. At the same time, he was thinking deep in his heart whether he should find an opportunity to have an in-depth discussion on formations with this formation master.

Just as he was lost in thought, the monk named Ren led Yan Yun around and unexpectedly set foot on a relatively remote path.

When they reached the end of the road, an ice wall hundreds of feet high appeared in front of them.

Yan Yun examined the ice wall, frowned slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Suddenly, the monk surnamed Ren waved his hand, and a jade plate with a glittering silver light flew out of his hand. Silver rays of light gushed out from the jade plate and instantly disappeared into the ice wall.

After a while, the ice wall trembled slightly, and slowly cracked, revealing a passage about two feet wide. Monk Ren turned to face Yan Yun and explained in detail:

"Those palace-like buildings on the top of the mountain are actually only used for the low-level disciples of the inner palace to practice and live. The real high-level inner palace disciples actually live in the Hanli Secret Realm behind this ice wall. This is the core area of ​​our Xiaoji Palace. If it weren't for Brother Yan as Junior Sister Bai's friend, I really wouldn't dare to bring outsiders here so easily."

When Yan Yun heard the flattering words from the monk named Ren, he kept a faint smile on his face, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart.

He knew very well that this so-called Hanli Secret Realm was no longer a mystery to many northern cultivators.

Otherwise, why would Bai Yaoyi specially invite him here, and why would this cultivator named Ren lead him here so easily?

What is particularly puzzling is that this monk named Ren had never met him before, but when they met for the first time he was so enthusiastic and tried to establish a friendly relationship with him.

In this situation, although Yan Yun felt confused, he became more alert to the stranger.

However, at this moment, after seeing the other party's sincere invitation, Yan Yun gave up any intention of humility and courtesy, and walked towards the passage shoulder to shoulder with the monk named Ren.

This passage was not very long, only a hundred feet. When Yan Yun walked out of the passage and glanced ahead, he could not suppress his surprise and showed a shocked expression.

All I saw was lush green, birds singing and flowers blooming. It turned out that this was a completely enclosed valley surrounded by mountains on all sides.

Various exotic flowers and plants grow everywhere here, the sun is shining, and it is like spring all year round.

This valley is several miles wide and is surrounded by green mountain walls. However, along the mountain walls, there are towers and pavilions that are extremely exquisite.

In the center of the valley, there stand three magnificent palaces carved from white jade, occupying one third of the entire valley area.

Yan Yun looked at the three halls, his expression changed slightly, and a feeling of surprise suddenly arose in his heart.

"Xu Tian Palace!"

He whispered to himself that these three white jade palaces, apart from the difference in size, were exactly the same in style as the Xutian Palace seen in the Chaos Star Sea.

It is also made of pure and flawless jade, exquisite and gorgeous, emitting a faint glow.

However, compared to the palace floating in the void that day, the volume of these three palaces is only one-third of the size of the Xutian Palace.

Yan Yun's eyelids twitched, and then he said nonchalantly to the monk named Ren:
"Is this the inner palace of Xiaoji Palace? It is indeed a paradise on earth. However, these three halls seem to be quite old. I don't know why they adopt the same style. I guess there must be an unknown history behind them!"

Monk Ren glanced at the three halls and answered casually:

"What you are talking about is the Xuling Palace. These three palaces have existed since the day I founded the sect. It is said that they were built by the founder of the sect and several close friends with their powerful magical powers, and they contain many mysteries."

Hearing the answer from the monk surnamed Ren, Yan Yun murmured, "Xu Ling Palace?"

This Xiaoji Palace is the inheritance left behind by Fairy Bingpo before she ascended to heaven, and it has a great connection with Xutian Palace.

When the monk surnamed Ren saw that Yan Yun was quite interested in this, he smiled mysteriously and said:
"Fellow Daoist Yan, are you curious about this? However, unless a major event occurs, these three halls are usually closed. Only with the approval of more than half of the elders can the Void Spirit Hall be activated. As for the reason, it is really inconvenient for me to reveal too much."

Seeing Yan Yun's expression, the monk surnamed Ren suddenly showed a strange smile on his face. Seeing this, Yan Yun just smiled lightly and did not ask any more questions.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, please follow me. Bai Ning Pavilion is over there. It seems that Junior Sister Bai thinks highly of Fellow Daoist Yan. This pavilion was specially built by her to receive close friends. The environment is elegant and peaceful."

The monk named Ren seemed to know Bai Yaoyi's situation very well.

"Really? I'm truly honored!"

Yan Yun responded with a slight smile.

Monk Ren chuckled and led Yan Yun to fly towards the side of the mountain wall, and finally landed in front of the door of an attic.

The building has three floors, each more than ten feet high. It is constructed entirely of emerald green wood, most of which is embedded in the mountain wall.

Above the attic door, there was a pale yellow plaque with three large silver characters "Bai Ning Pavilion" engraved on it. (End of this chapter)